Course Descriptions
- Accounting (Acctg)
- American Studies (Am St)
- Anthropology (Anth)
- Astronomy (Astr)
- Biology (Biol)
- Business Law (B Law)
- Chemistry (Chem)
- Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES)
- Computer Science (CS)
- Criminal Justice (Crm J)
- Digital Technology and Culture (DTC)
- Economic Sciences (EconS)
- Educational Administration (Ed Ad)
- Educational Psychology (EdPsy)
- English (Engl)
- Environmental Science and Regional Planning (ES/RP)
- Finance (Fin)
- Fine Arts (F A)
- General Education (GE, GenEd)
- Geology (Geol)
- Health Policy and Administration (HPA)
- History (Hist)
- Horticulture (Hort)
- Human Development (H D)
- Humanities (Hum)
- Kinesiology (Kin)
- Management Operations (Mgt Op)
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Marketing (Mktg)
- Math (Math)
- Mechanical Engineering (Mech)
- Molecular Biosciences (MBioS)
- Music (Mus)
- Nursing (Nurs)
- Pharmacy Practice (PharP)
- Physics (Phys)
- Political Science (Pol S)
- Psychology (Psych)
- Rural Sociology (R S)
- Science (Sci)
- Sociology (Soc)
- Special Education (Sp Ed)
- Statistics (Stat)
- Teaching and Learning (T & L)
- Women's Studies (W St)
Accounting (Acctg) 
Acctg 230
Introduction to Financial Accounting 3
Prereq sophomore standing. Introduction to
corporate financial reporting via the preparation
and interpretation of financial statements.
Acctg 231
Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
Prereq Acctg 230. Introduction to managerial
accounting; generation and use of accounting
data for planning and controlling business
operations.
Acctg 330
Intermediate Accounting I 3
Prereq Acctg 231. Theory underlying the
determination of income; analysis of financial
statements.
Acctg 331
Intermediate Accounting II 3
Prereq Acctg 330. Continuation of Acctg 330.
Acctg 335
Introduction to Taxation 3
Prereq Acctg 230, 231. Fundamentals of tax
information for use in making sound business
and financial decisions.
Acctg 338
Cost Accounting 3
Prereq Acctg 231; Mgt Op 215; Math 107 or
201; 202. Management uses of cost information;
cost systems and system design; cost
analysis.
Acctg 433 [M]
Accounting Systems and Auditing 3
Prereq Acctg 330. Accounting systems design;
internal control and computerization.
Acctg 430
Advanced Accounting 3
Prereq Acctg 331. Enrollment limited to certified
Acct or AIS majors or minors, Pullman
and Vancouver campuses only. Partnership
equities and extended forms of corporate ownerships
and entities.
Acct 435
Individual Income Taxes 3
Prereq Acct 335. The study of individual
income taxes from both compliance and planning
perspectives. Credit not granted to those
taking Acctg 335 prior to fall 1999.
Acctg 438 [M]
Advanced Cost Accounting and
Management 3
Prereq Acctg 338. Cost/managerial accounting
as it is used for decision making and strategic
planning; emphasis on budgeting product cost
and performance measurement.
Acctg 439 [M]
Auditing 3
Prereq Acctg 433 or c//. Nature of auditing,
generally accepted auditing standards, and
audit procedures as related to auditing of
financial statements by independent accountants.
Acctg 498
Accounting Internship V 2-15
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 15 hours. Cooperative educational
internship with a business, government, or
nonprofit organization. S, F grading.
Acctg 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Acctg 533
Administrative Control 3
Prereq enrollment in MBA program. Managerial
evaluation of budgeting, cost accounting,
and financial analysis techniques; their utilization
in control of operations.
Acctg 550
Introduction to Financial and Managerial
Accounting 3
Fundamentals of financial and managerial
accounting; primarily for graduate students
who wish to meet the M.B.A. core requirements
in accounting.
American Studies (Am St) 
Am St 470 [T]
Literature and Culture of the American
West 3
Prereq. completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Same as English 470.
Am St 471 [T]
Cultural Politics Since World War II 3
American popular culture, politics, and culture
of the 1960s, or topics in recent cultural
politics.
Am St 472 [T]
Ecological Issues and American Nature
Writing 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Representation of nature in American
fiction and nonfiction; role of culture in
shaping environmental problems and solutions.
Am St 474 [T,D,M]
Social Movements and the US Culture 3
Prereq junior standing. Cultural impact of
selected social movements such as abolition,
populism, labor, women's, ethnic power, gay/
lesbian, and anti-globalization.
Am St 475 [T,D,M]
Digital Diversity 3
Prereq junior standing; completion of one Tier
I and three Tier II courses. Cultural impact of
electronic media, especially the World Wide
Web; issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality
online.
Anthropology (Anth) 
Anth 203 [K]
Peoples of the World 3
Principles of cultural anthropology through
study of various ethnic groups from different
parts of the world.
Anth 230
Introduction to Archaeology 3
Development of a dynamic picture of past
human behavior from archaeological evidence.
Anth 260 [B]
Introduction to Physical Anthropology 4
(3-3)
Evidence for human evolution; processes of racial
differentiation; techniques of physical anthropology.
Anth 302 [K,M]
Childhood and Culture 3
Anthropological theory and methods applied
to the study of infant, child, and adolescent
development.
Anth 303
Gods, Spirits, Witchcraft, and Possession 3
Non-Western religions; religion as a cultural
system.
Anth 306 [K]
Cultures and Peoples of the Middle East 3
Contemporary Arab cultures in a historical
perspective within the framework of Western-
Middle Eastern relations.
Anth 307 [K]
Contemporary Cultures and Peoples of
Africa 3
Introduction to family, social, political, economic,
and religious institutions of African
cultures in context of African social issues.
Anth 309 [K]
Cultural Ecology 3
Major findings of ecological anthropology
relating to problems of population, resources,
and environment in small-scale cultures.
Anth 316 [K]
Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective 3
Prereq Anth 101; Psych 105; Soc 101; or W
St 200; sophomore standing. Cross-cultural
examination of the status and roles of women
and men, the institution of marriage, and
symbols of gender valuation.
Anth 317
Global Feminisms 3
Same as W St 332.
Anth 330 [S]
Origins of Culture and Civilization 3
Prereq 3 hours Anth. Prehistoric roots of
modern culture from the beginnings of
humankind to the rise of the first great civilizations
in Africa and Eurasia.
Anth 331 [K]
America Before Columbus 3
Prereq Anth 101 or GenEd 110. Cultures and
environments of North/Middle America from
the arrival of the earliest hunter-gatherers to
the complex Mayan and Aztec civilizations.
Anth 333
Archaeology of Washington 3
Archaeologically reconstructed environments
and cultures of Washington including contemporary
scientific and social issues; for majors
and nonmajors.
Anth 336
Old World Civilizations 3
Prereq Anth 101; 230 or 330. Evolution of
complex society, urbanism, states, and empires
in the eastern hemisphere; survey of European,
African, and Asian civilizations.
Anth 350 [S]
Speech, Thought, and Culture 3
The role of language in social situations and as
a reflection of cultural differences.
Anth 355
Language in History 3
Writing systems, language in reconstruction of
culture history, language families, evolution,
and parallels.
Anth 370
Past Environments and Culture 3
People and their environments from the Ice
Age to modern time; archaeological, ecological,
and biological data.
Anth 390 [M]
History of Anthropological Thought 3
Prereq junior standing. Development of theories
in anthropology including contributions
of significant individuals, representative classics
and influential current movements.
Anth 395
Topics in Anthropology V 3-6
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq junior standing. Examination
of selected topics in contemporary
anthropological theory and practice.
Anth 401 [M]
History of Anthropological Theory 3
Prereq 6 hours Anth. Development of theories
in cultural anthropology; contributions of specific
individuals; representative classics. Credit
not granted for both Anth 401 and 501.
Anth 405 [M,T]
Medical Anthropology 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three
Tier II courses. Relationships among disease,
curing, culture, and environment; non-western
medical systems; political economy of
health care.
Anth 417 [T]
Anthropology and World Problems 3
Prereq 3 credits Anth, compleiton of one Tier I
and three Tier II courses. Data and methods of
cultural anthropology applied to the solution
of contemporary human problems, emphasizing
sustainable development.
Anth 430 [M]
Introduction to Archaeological Method and
Theory 3
Prereq Anth 230; 330 or 331. Archaeological
theory in anthropological perspective; current
trends in method and theory in American
archaeology.
Anth 436
Ethnoarchaeology 3
Multidisciplinary approach (archaeology, ethnography,
and history) to the interpretation
of past human cultures. Credit not granted for
both Anth 436 and 536.
Anth 450
Descriptive Linguistics 3
Introduction to analysis and description of
natural languages; phonological, syntactic,
and semantic analysis of data from a variety of
languages. Credit not granted for both Anth
450 and 550.
Anth 468 [T]
Sex, Evolution, and Human Nature 3
Prereq 3 hours Anth or Biol; completion of
one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Human
sexuality, male-female relations, cooperation,
violence, and parent-child relations examined
cross-culturally and in nonhuman primates
utilizing evolutionary and biocultural perspectives.
Anth 469 [T]
Genes, Culture, and Human Diversity 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three
Tier II courses. Relationships between genes,
language, and culture are explored as a means
to understanding world history, genetic and
cultural diversity, and unity.
Anth 535
Cultural Resource Management 3
Prereq graduate standing. Role of archaeology
in historic preservation and resource conservation;
legal and institutional frameworks;
research and interpretation in a CRM context.
Astronomy (Astr) 
Astr 135 [P]
Astronomy 4 (3-2)
Overview of the solar system, stars, galaxies,
cosmology, and the history of astronomy.
Includes a lab component with occasional
evening meetings. Credit not granted for both
Astr 135 and 150.
Astr 138 [P]
Planets and Planetary Systems 3
Formation and dynamics of planetary systems;
major planets: interiors, surfaces, atmospheres;
minor planets: moons, asteroids, comets; science
missions; extrasolar planets.
Astr 390 [P]
The Night Sky 1 (0-3)
Prereq science GER courses. Star names, magnitude
scales, constellation identification,
astronomical coordinates, solar, lunar and
planetary motions, practical astronomy. Some
outdoor evening time required.
Astr 450 [T,P]
Life in the Universe 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses and mathematics proficiency. The
natural history of life on earth and prospects
for life elsewhere; includes chemistry, biology,
geology, physics, and astronomy.
Biology (Biol) 
Biol 101 [B]
General Biology Lecture 3
Understanding biology as a science and its
effect on issues within society. Lecture only;
not for life science majors. Credit not granted
for students who have completed Biol 102,
106, or 107.
Biol 102 [B]
General Biology 4 (3-3)
Understanding biology as a science and its
effect on issues within society. Lecture and
laboratory; not for life science majors. Credit
not granted for students who have completed
Biol 101, 105, 106, or 107.
Biol 106 [B]
Introductory Biology: Organismal Biology
4 (3-3)
Biology of plants and animals, ecology and
evolution.
Biol 107 [B]
Introductory Biology: Cell Biology and
Genetics 4 (3-3)
Prereq one semester of chemistry or c//. Cellular
and molecular biology including genetics.
Biol 301
General Genetics 4
Prereq Biol 106 and 107; two semesters Chem.
Same as MBioS 301. Credit not normally
granted for Biol/MBioS 301 and Biol 408.
Biol 308 [B]
Marine Biology 3
Prereq college-level biology or chemistry.
Introduction to the marine environment
including oceanic, near-shore and estuarine
communities of organisms and their roles and
interactions.
Biol 318
Introductory Plant Physiology 3
Prereq Biol 106 or 120; organic chemistry or
c//. Water relations, mineral nutrition, photosynthesis,
respiration, and growth of plants.
Via WHETS; not open to Pullman Campus
students.
Biol 321
Principles of Animal Development 4 (3-3)
Prereq Biol 301. Experimental analyses of
development and descriptive and comparative
examination of embryology; emphasis on the
chordates.
Biol 322
Invertebrate Biology 4 (3-3)
Prereq Biol 106. Phylogenetic relationships,
development, and functional ecology of the
invertebrate animals.
Biol 330 [B]
Principles of Conservation 3
Prereq Biol 102; 106 or 107. Conservation of
major natural resources through a biological
approach; philosophical, economic, and political
aspects of important conservation issues.
Biol 350
Comparative Physiology 4 (3-3)
Prereq Biol 106. Analysis of systems and integrative
physiology with an emphasis on evolutionary
adaptation among mammalian and
nonmammalian vertebrates.
Biol 353
Mammalian Physiology 4 (3-3)
Prereq Biol 106; Biol 352; Rec c// in organic
chemistry. Function and control at the organorganismic
level with emphasis on mammals,
including humans.
Biol 372 [M]
General Ecology 4 (3-3)
Prereq Biol 106, one semester Chem. Relationship
of organisms with physical and biotic
components of their environment at the population,
community, and ecosystem level.
Biol 390 [B]
Stream Monitoring 1 (0-3)
Prereq Biol 101; 102 or 106; Chem 101 or 105,
or equivalent. Principles and methods of water
quality monitoring, including habitat assessment,
water chemistry, and biological assessment.
Field work and independent research
required.
Biol 393 [M]
Seminar I 2
Literature investigation, oral presentation and
written reports of selected topics in zoology.
Biol 405
Principles of Organic Evolution 3 (2-3)
Prereq Biol 301. The evolutionary processes
that influence adaptation, population differentiation,
and speciation in organisms. Credit
not granted for both Biol 405 and 505.
Biol 407 [T]
Biology of Women 3
Prereq Biol 102 or Biol 106 and 107 or Chem
105 and 106; junior standing. Biological basis
of body function, role of medical technology
in health care of women, impact of social and
cultural perspectives of female role.
Biol 413
Fish Ecology 3
Prereq Biol 106; 107. Examination of physical,
chemical, and biological factors that affect fish
populations and communities, with emphasis
on environmental stressors.
Biol 430
Methods of Teaching Science 3 (2-3)
Prereq admission to secondary teacher prep;
36 hours science. Methods, philosophy, and
structure of science; application in teaching
middle and secondary school science courses.
Taken after submission to teacher certification
program.
Biol 438 [M]
Animal Behavior 3 (2-3)
Prereq Biol 106. Biological study of animal
behavior as viewed from ethological, genetic,
developmental, ecological, and evolutionary
perspectives. Credit not granted for both Biol
438 and 538.
Biol 456
Neuroethology 3
Prereq Biol 301; MBioS 303 or introductory
neuroscience course; Stat 412 or c//. Introduction
to the neural mechanisms underlying
natural animal behaviors, from the cellular to
the organismal level.
Biol 468 [M]
Conservation Ecology 3
Prereq Biol 372. Diagnosis of endangered species,
population viability analysis, invasive
species ecology, landscape ecology and ecosystem
management.
Biol 480 [M]
Writing in Biology 2
Discussion and practice in relating thinking
and writing; popular and professional communication
in biology.
Biol 492
Topics in Zoology V 1-3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours.
Biol 495
Internship in Biology, Botany, and Zoology
V 2-4
Prereq major in Biol. By interview only. Experience
in work related to specific career interests.
S, F grading.
Biol 496 [M]
Special Problems and Reports V 2-4
Independent project with written project
proposal, progress report, and final report
required. S, F grading.
Biol 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Biol 505
Principles of Organic Evolution 3 (2-3)
Prereq Biol 301. Graduate-level counterpart of
Biol 405; additional requirements. Credit not
granted for both Biol 405 and 505.
Biol 520
Conservation Genetics 2
Prereq Biol 301. Genetic studies and
approaches relevant to efforts to conserve
threatened and endangered populations of
organisms.
Biol 530
Statistical Ecology 4 (2-6)
Prereq introductory statistics course. Collection
and interpretation of ecological data
according to biometrical procedures.
Biol 538
Animal Behavior 3 (2-3)
Prereq Biol 106. Graduate-level counterpart of
Biol 438; additional requirements. Credit not
granted for both Biol 438 and 538.
Biol 565
Topics in Ecology and Evolution V 1-3
Current topics in ecology, population, biology,
evolution, behavior, systematics, and biogeography.
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours.
Biol 567
Ecological Restoration 3
Prereq graduate standing or by permission.
Introduction to major issues in restoration
ecology; major ecological dimensions of restoration.
Biol 568
Conservation Ecology 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Biol 468. Credit
not granted for both Biol 468 and Biol 568.
Biol 589
Advanced Topics in Zoology V 1-3
Recent advances in zoology. May be repeated
for credit.
Biol 590
Advanced Topics in Botany V 1-4
Recent research in plant science. May be
repeated for credit.
Biol 596
Advanced Topics in Development
Current biochemical and ultrastructural
research in developmental biology.
Biol 600
Special Projects or Independent Study
Variable credit S, F grading.
Biol 700
Master's Research, Thesis, and/or
Examination
Variable credit S, F grading.
Biol 702
Master's Special Problems, Directed Study
and/or Examination
Variable credit S, F grading.
Biol 800
Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or
Examination
Variable credit S, F grading.
Business Law (B Law)
F
B Law 210
Law and the Legal Environment of Business
3
Fundamentals of business law; the legal
system, legal reasoning, public, commercial,
managerial and property law, and government
regulation.
Chemistry (Chem) 
Chem 105 [P]
Principles of Chemistry I 4 (3-3)
Prereq one year high school chemistry or
Chem 101; Math 107 or c//. Stoichiometry,
structure, gases, liquids, solids, solutions,
thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, volumetric,
and gravimetric analysis. Credit not
granted for both Chem 105 and 115.
Chem 106 [P]
Principles of Chemistry II 4 (3-3)
Prereq Chem 105; 115 with a grade of C or
better; Math 107 with a C or better or placement
into Math 140 or higher. Acid-base,
ionic, molecular, solubility, oxidation/reduction
equilibria; kinetics, electrochemistry; systematic
chemistry of the elements; coordination
compounds. Credit not granted for both
Chem 106 and 116.
Chem 345
Organic Chemistry I 4 (3-3)
Prereq Chem 102 or 106 with a grade of C or
better. Survey of organic chemistry providing
an overview of the chemistry of the functional
groups.
Chem 346
Organic Chemistry II 3
Prereq Chem 345 with a grade of C or better.
Advanced concepts in organic chemistry
including mechanisms and multi-step synthesis.
Chem 347
Organic Chemistry I 4 (3-3)
Prereq Chem 345 with a grade of C or better.
Isolation, purification and identification of
unknown compounds.
Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES) 
CES 220 [H,D]
Introduction to Multicultural Literature 3
Survey of multicultural literature including
European American, African American, Asian
American, Chicana/o, and Native American
authors.
CES 255 [S,D]
Chicana/o History 3
The historical development of the Chicano/a
community in relation to the dynamics of
race relations, class structure, ethnic identity,
gender, and sexuality in American society
from 1521 to the 20th century.
CES 300 [S,M]
Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender 3
Same as W St 300.
CES 304 [H,D]
American Roots: Immigration, Migration,
and Ethnic Identity 3
Same as Hist 314.
CES 313 [G]
Asian Pacific American Literature 3
Asian American fiction, drama, poetry, and
other arts, 1900 to present; impact of Asian/
Pacific American culture and experience upon
these works.
CES 331 [G]
African American Literature 3
Introduction to major issues and major works
in the African American literary tradition.
CES 353 [G,M]
Chicana/Chicano Literature 3
Chicana/o literature, narrative (novel and
autobiography), poetry, short story, drama;
development of writing skills.
CES 357
Chicana/o Identity, Power, and
Empowerment 3
History and evolution of Chicano/o identity
as an essential means toward understanding
the Chicana/o experience.
CES 373 [G,M]
Native American Literature 3
Native American literature by and about the
original inhabitants, image and counterimage,
with emphasis on the 20th century.
CES 375 [K]
North American Indian History, Precontact
to present 3
Same as History 308.
CES 376 [K]
America Before Columbus 3
Prereq Anth 101 or GenEd 110. Same as Anth
331.
CES 398 [H,D]
History of Women in American West 3
Same as Hist 398.
CES 415
United States, 1945-Present 3
Same as Hist 419.
CES 419
History of the Pacific Northwest 3
Same as Hist 422.
CES 474 [T]
African Politics 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Historical, economic, and social factors
that shape contemporary African political
systems and problems of nation-building.
CES 475 [T,D]
Indians of the Northwest 3
Prereq Anth 320; CES 171; 375; 377, or Hist
308; completion of one Tier I and three
Tier II courses. History and ethnography of
Native Americans of the Coast and Plateau;
historic relationship with Europeans and Euro-
Americans, and other Native Americans, Asian
Americans, and Chicanas/os.
Computer Science (CS) 
Enrollment in 400-level computer science courses is restricted to certified majors or minors in computer science and to juniors and seniors officially certified in other degree programs requiring these computer science courses.
Students planning to transfer are encouraged to consult with the academic coordinator for the School of Engineering and Computer Science to plan and assess the transfer of their course work and the degree requirements their lower-division course work may fulfill.
CS 121
Program Design and Development 4 (3-3)
Prereq Math 107; 201, or satisfactory math
placement score. Formulation of problems and
top-down design of programs in a modern
structured language for their solution on a
digital computer.
CS 122
Data Structures 4 (3-3)
Prereq CS 121. Advanced programming techniques:
data structures, recursion, sorting and
searching, and basics of algorithm analysis.
CS 153
BASIC Programming 3
Comprehensive programming practice using
contemporary instances of the BASIC programming
language.
CS 214
Design of Logic Circuits 3 (2-3)
Prereq CS 121; 251. Design and application of
combinational logic circuits with exposure to
modern methods and design tools; introduction
to sequential logic circuits.
CS 216
Discrete Structures 3
Prereq Math 107; Phil 201, and a programming
course. Same as Math 216.
CS 223
Advanced Data Structures 3
Prereq CS 122; Math 216. Advanced data
structures, object-oriented programming
concepts, concurrency, and program design
principles.
CS 224
Programming Tools 2
Prereq CS 122; Math 216. Debugging tools,
scripting languages, UNIX programming tools,
introduction to graphical user interface programming.
CS 234
Microprocessor Systems 3 (2-3)
Prereq CS 122; CS 214. Microprocessor system
architecture, instruction sets, and interfacing;
assembly language programming.
CS 251
C Programming Language 2
Prereq Math 171. Comprehensive programming
practice using C.
CS 253
Java Programming Language 3
Prereq CS 121; CS 251. Comprehensive programming
practice using Java.
CS 317
Automata and Formal Languages 3
Prereq CS 122; Math 216. Finite automata,
regular sets, pushdown automata, context free
language, Turing machines and the halting
problem.
CS 320 [M]
Fundamentals of Software Engineering 3
Prereq CS 224; Math 216; c// in Engl 402.
Introduction to software engineering; requirements
analysis, definition and specification;
software process models; prototyping; architecture;
object-oriented design with UML.
CS 330
Numerical Computing 3
Prereq CS 121 or 251; Math 172, 220. Power
and limitation of numerical solutions; design,
analysis and implementation of numerical
algorithms; visualization and rendering.
CS 355
Programming Language Design 3
Prereq CS 223; 224. Design concepts of highlevel
programming languages; survey of
existing languages; experience using some
languages.
CS 360
Systems Programming 4 (3-3)
Prereq CS 223; 234. Implementation of systems
programs, concepts of computer operating
systems; laboratory experience in using
operating system facilities.
CS 402 [M]
Social and Professional Issues in Computer
Science 3
Prereq CS 121; certified in computer science;
completion of University Writing Portfolio. A
study of the social, legal, ethical, and professional
issues that arise in the context of computing.
CS 420 [M]
Software Engineering Practice 3
Prereq CS 320. Development of software in a
team environment; project management; unit
and integration testing, bug tracking, configuration
management, software process models;
object-oriented design with UML.
CS 427
Computer Security 3
Prereq CS 360; Math 216. Computer security
concepts, models and mechanisms; encryption
technology, formal models, policy and
ethical implications.
CS 440
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3
Prereq CS 122; Stat 360. Search as a problem
solving strategy; basic issues of knowledge
representation; introduction to machine learning
techniques.
CS 442
Computer Graphics 3
Prereq CS 223; 224; Math 220. Raster operations;
transformations and viewing; geometric
modeling; visibility and shading; color. Credit
not granted for both CS 442 and CS 542.
CS 443
Human Computer Interaction 3
Prereq junior or senior standing. Introduction
to the field of human-computer interaction.
Understanding the system user, user-centered
design, and evaluation techniques, including
heuristic evaluation and usability testing.
CS 446
Animation Programming 3 (1-4)
Prereq CS 122. Introduction to computer animation
programming techniques, simulation,
and dynamic visualization.
CS 447
Computer Game Design 3
Prereq CS 420 or c//. Design and implementation
of computer games.
CS 450
Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3
Prereq CS 223; 317; Stat 360. Analysis of data
structures and algorithms; computational
complexity and design of efficient data-handling
procedures.
CS 451
Introduction to Database Systems 3
Prereq CS 223; 224. Introduction to database
concepts, data models, database languages,
database design, implementation issues.
CS 452
Compiler Design 3
Prereq CS 317; 355. Design of lexical analyzers,
syntactic analyzers, intermediate code
generators, code optimizers, and object code
generators.
CS 455
Introduction to Computer Networks 3
Prereq CS 360. Concepts and implementation
of computer networks; architectures, protocol
layers, internetworking, and addressing case
studies.
CS 460
Operating Systems and Computer
Architecture 3
Prereq CS 360. Operating systems, computer
architectures, and their interrelationships in
micro, mini, and large computer systems.
CS 464
Distributed Systems Concepts and
Programming 3
Prereq CS 360. Concepts of distributed systems;
naming, security, networking, replication,
synchronization, quality of service;
programming middleware including CORBA,
XML, DCOM/SOAP. Credit not granted for
both CS 464 and CS 564.
CS 466
Embedded Systems 3 (2-3)
Prereq CS 360. The design and development of
real-time and dedicated software systems with
an introduction to sensors and actuators.
CS 471
Professional Programming Problems and
Practice 3
Prereq CS 320; 360. Application of OOP techniques
to a variety of challenging, real world
problems. Industrial program development
processes, peer reviews, and inter-personal
skills are presented and exercised.
CS 483
Topics in Computer Science V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. Prereq CS 320.
Current topics in computer science or software
engineering.
CS 490
Work Study Internship V 1-9
May be repeated for credit. Prereq CS 224;
234. CS major. By interview only. Experience
in programming and systems analysis in a
working environment under supervision of
industrial or governmental professionals and
faculty. S, F grading.
CS 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. By interview only.
S, F grading.
CS 500
Computer Science Seminar 1
Faculty research interests, departmental
computer systems, computer science research,
report preparation. S, F grading.
CS 516
Algorithmics 3
Prereq CS 450. Discrete structures, automata,
formal languages, recursive functions, algorithms,
and computability.
CS 521
Software Engineering Analysis 3
Prereq CS 320. Research in software engineering;
application of quantitative techniques in
the software life cycle; current software engineering
literature; exploration of techniques
of mathematical modeling and solutions to
software engineering problems.
CS 522
Software Reuse 3
Prereq CS 420. Basic principles of software
reuse, compositional and generative reuse,
with specific topics selected from current literature,
reverse engineering.
CS 527
Computer Security 3
Prereq CS 360, Math 216. Graduate-level counterpart
of CS 427; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both CS 427 and 527.
CS 534
Neural Network Design and Application 3
Prereq graduate standing. Graduate-level
counterpart of CS 434; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both CS 434 and
534.
CS 541
Artificial Intelligence 3
Prereq CS 440. Intelligent computer programs;
simulation of cognitive processes.
CS 542
Computer Graphics 3
Prereq graduate standing. Graduate-level
counterpart of CS 442; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both CS 442 and
542.
CS 547
Computer Game Design 3
Prereq CS 420 or c//. Graduate-level counterpart
of CS 427, additional requirement. Credit
not granted for both CS 447 and CS 547.
CS 548
Advanced Computer Graphics 3
Prereq CS 442. Solid modeling, visual realism,
light and color models, advanced surface generation
techniques.
CS 550
Parallel Computation 3
Prereq CS 450. Parallel machine models, principles
for the design of parallel algorithms,
interconnection networks, systolic arrays,
computational aspects to VLSI.
CS 564
Distributed Systems Concepts and
Programming 3
Prereq CS 360. Graduate-level counterpart of
CS 464; additional requirements. Credit not
granted for both CS 464 and 564.
CS 566
Embedded Systems 3 (2-3)
Prereq graduate standing. Graduate-level
counterpart of CS 466; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both CS 466 and
CS 566.
CS 570
Machine Learning 3
Prereq CS 122, graduate standing. Introduction
to building computer systems that learn
from their experience; classification and
regression problems; unsupervised and reinforcement
learning.
CS 580
Advanced Topics in Computer Science 3
May be repeated for credit.
CS 595
Directed Study in Computer Science V 1-3
Current topics in computer science.
CS 700
Master's Research, Thesis, and/or
Examination
Variable credit. S, F grading.
Criminal Justice (Crm J) 
Crm J 101
Introduction to the Administration of
Criminal Justice 3
Agencies and processes in the administration
of criminal justice. Cooperative course taught
by WSU, open to UI students (CJ 101).
Crm J 320
Criminal Law 3
Substantive criminal law; principles, functions,
and limits; basic crime categories, state
and national legal research materials.
Crm J 330
Crime Control Policies 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Analysis of ideologies,
assumptions, and performance of crime control
and policies.
Crm J 365
Juvenile Justice and Corrections 3
Prereq Crm J 101. History, philosophy, legal
process, performance, and outcomes of the
juvenile justice and corrections systems.
Crm J 370
Introduction to Policing in America 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Development, organization,
policies, and performance of the police.
Crm J 381
Crime and Justice in the Movies 3 (2-2)
Prereq Crm J 101 or Pol S 101. Mass media as
both reflector and shaper of public attitudes
and opinions about crime, criminals, law,
order, and justice, using films.
Crm J 400 [M]
Issues in the Administration of Criminal
Justice 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Prereq Crm J 101. Selected
topics in criminal justice.
Crm J 403 [T]
Violence Toward Women 3
Prereq Crm J 101 or W St 200; completion of
one Tier I and three Tier II courses. Violence
toward women and its relationship to broader
social issues such as sexism and social control.
Crm J 405 [M]
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Comparative study of criminal
justice systems in the U.S. and selected
foreign countries.
Crm J 420 [M]
Law of Evidence and Criminal Procedure 3
Prereq Crm J 320. Principal court decisions
concerning standards of conduct and rights
in the criminal process; evidentiary principles
and privileges.
Crm J 424
Community Corrections 3
Prereq Crm J 150. Theory practice and human
impact of treating criminal offenders in the
community.
Crm J 426
Victimology and Public Policy 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Examination of victimization;
policy responses to victims; victim's
rights.
Crm J 427
Crime Prevention Strategies 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Personal, environment,
community-based and government crime prevention
strategies and issues.
Crm J 450 [M]
Senior Seminar: Ethical Issues in Criminal
Justic 3
Prereq Crm J 101. Examination of ethical
issues in decision making in criminal justice.
Crm J 490
Criminal Justice Internship V 2-12
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. Prereq Crm J 101. By interview
only. Off-campus professional internship in
selected criminal justice agencies. S, F grading.
Crm J 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Crm J 530
Criminal Justice: Process and Institutions 3
Process of criminal justice in the context of
the social, political, and economic environments.
Crm J 540
Seminar in Research Evaluation 3
Interrelationship of ideology, data, policy
development, and policy implementation in
public policy analysis.
Crm J 550
Planned Change in Criminal Justice 3
Analysis of change efforts aimed at individuals,
organizations, and communities to
reduce crime and improve the criminal justice
system.
Crm J 591
Seminar in the Administration of Criminal
Justice 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Current issues, problems, and
critical concerns within the field of administration
of criminal justice.
Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) 
DTC 335
Digital Animation: Story, Narration and
Production 3 (2-2)
3-D digital animation for creative and professional
presentations using Maya software, art
skills, story-telling and team problem-solving
techniques.
DTC 336 [H]
Composition and Design 3
Prereq junior standing. Design practices and
process for composing for a multimedia environment
including color, pattern and shape.
DTC 338
Special Topics in Digital Technology and
Culture 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq junior standing. Major
trends or artists in digital technology and
culture.
DTC 355 [C,M]
Multimedia Authoring: Exploring New
Rhetorics 3
Writing for new computer-based media; multimedia
authoring project; examination of new
rhetorics of information technology. Same as
Engl 355.
DTC 356
Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of
Information 3
Social and Cultural role of information;
research with electronic sources; production;
validation, storage, retrieval, evaulation, use,
impact of electronic information. Same as
Engl 375.
DTC 375 [H,M]
Language, Texts and Technology 3
Prereq junior standing. Relationship between
technology and communication; writing practicies
from a historical point of view. Same as
Engl 375.
DTC 475 [T,D,M]
Digital Diversity 3
Prereq junior standing; completion of one Tier
I and three Tier II courses. Same as Am St 475
and Engl 475.
DTC 476
Digital Literacies 3
Prereq junior Engl/DTC 375. Development
and use of new literacies as they affect communication
through technology. Same as Engl
476.
DTC 477
Advanced Multimedia Authoring 3 (0-6)
Prereq Engl 355. Advanced writing, imaging,
and teamwork skills for authoring in new
computer-based media; website project in client-
oriented context. Same as Engl 477.
DTC 478
Usability and Interface Design 3 (0-6)
Prereq Engl 355. Design of websites using best
practices of visual literacy, interface architecture
and usability. Same as Engl 478.
Economic Sciences (EconS) 
EconS 101 [S]
Fundamentals of Microeconomics 3
Theory and policy of human responses to scarcity;
how this affects business competition,
international trade, industrial organization,
investment, and income distribution.
EconS 102 [S]
Fundamentals of Macroeconomics 3
Theory and policy related to unemployment,
inflation, foreign trade, government spending,
taxation and banking.
EconS 305
Theory of the Firm and Market Policy 3
Prereq EconS 101. Price determination and
market behavior under different market
structures and the problems posed for public
policy; not calculus-based. Credit not granted
for both EconS 301 and 302.
EconS 320
Money and Banking 3
Prereq EconS 102. Analysis of banking institutions
and monetary policy in the US, with
comparision to abroad.
EconS 327
International Trade and Finance 3
Prereq EconS 102. Analysis and description of
international trade flows; commercial policy;
multinational firms, foreign exchange markets;
open economy macroeconomics; international
monetary systems.
EconS 404
Introduction to Micro and Macro
Economics 3
Permission of Vancouver or Tri-Cities MBA
coordinator required. Topics in calculus and
principles of micro and macro economics for
entering M.B.A. students.
Educational Administration (Ed Ad) 
Ed Ad 503
Values and Ethics for Educational Leaders 3
Study of ethical theories, the moral dilemmas
of public schooling, and the skills of ethical
reasoning; professional code of ethics.
Ed Ad 506
Social Context of Education 2
The interpretation of social context issues
including historical, legal and cultural factors
as these influence policies and practice in
education.
Ed Ad 507
Social Foundations of Education 3
Educational adaptations to the economic and
social trends and forces.
Ed Ad 510
Improvement of Instruction 3
Rec teaching experience. Analysis and evaluation
of instructional models with emphasis
on information processing; implications for
changing teaching style.
Ed Ad 511
Models of Teaching 2
Theoretical models and strategies of teaching
in classrooms; relationships between specific
models and curriculum priorities.
Ed Ad 516
Instructional and Curricular Leadership 2
or 3
Rec teaching experience. Theory, research, and
practice of providing instructional and curricular
leadership in schools and other educational
settings.
Ed Ad 520
Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction 2
or 3
Rec teaching experience. Contemporary issues,
analyses, and developments of educational
programs.
Ed Ad 536
Introduction to Qualitative Research in
Education 3
Prereq EdPsy 505. Introduction to the theory
and methods of qualitative research; field relations,
data collections, data analysis, hypothesis
development, and theory generation.
Ed Ad 580
School Organization and Administration 3
Rec teaching experience. Readings and discussions
on the theories and practices of school
organization and administration.
Ed Ad 582
Policy Formation and Analysis in Education
3
Political and organizational policy formation
processes in educational organizations; policy
analysis in education.
Ed Ad 583
Community and Communications 3
Social, political, and economic relationships
between education and the community; methods
of public polling and campaign strategy
techniques.
Ed Ad 584
Human Resource Management 3
Human relations in education; problems
involved and practical solutions considered.
Ed Ad 585
Financial Management in Education 3
Economics and financing of education; financial
planning, budget development, investment
analysis, bonding, cost effectiveness;
current trends in educational finance.
Ed Ad 587
Seminar in School Administration V 1-6
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Interdisciplinary seminars;
related studies; discussions in several areas by
specialists.
Ed Ad 588
The Law and Education 3
Fundamental legal principles within which
public education functions; applicable school
codes of Washington and other states; review
important court cases.
Ed Ad 589
Leadership Development Seminar 3
Improving knowledge and skills in strategic
planning, decision making, leadership issues,
conflict, motivation, staff development, productivity,
and stress.
Ed Ad 590
Internship 3 or 6
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. By interview only. Internship
in professional positions. S, F grading.
Educational Psychology (EdPsy) 
EdPsy 401
Classroom Assessment, Elementary 2 or 3
Prereq certified education major; T & L 301;
c// in T & L 310, 403, 413, 445, 490 (3 credits);
and Sp Ed 420 or 421. Principles and practice
of high-quality classroom assessment in the
elementary schools.
EdPsy 502
Theoretical Foundations of Learning and
Instruction 3
Historical and contemporary theories of learning
and instruction; application of theory in
counseling and teaching settings.
EdPsy 503
Advanced Educational Psychology 2
Theories of learning and development as
applied to education.
EdPsy 504
Classroom-focused Research Methods 2
Methods, design, implementation, and application
of results in classroom context.
EdPsy 505
Research Methods I 3
Research methods; literature review, design,
implementation, and interpretation of results.
EdPsy 510
Assessment of Learning 3
Prereq graduate standing. Assessment of student
learning, school and district evaluation;
particularly appropriate for school administrators.
English (Engl) 
Engl 101 [W]
Introductory Writing 3
Prereq writing placement exam or Engl 100.
Designed to develop students' academic writing,
critical thinking, rhetorical strategies,
reading and library skills. Credit not granted
for more than one: Engl 101, 105, and 198.
Engl 102
Writing Tutorial V 1 (0-3) to 3 (0-9)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
5 hours. Prereq writing placement exam.
Student-centered group tutorial focusing on
writing improvement usually connected to the
Engl 101 or 105 course. S, F grading.
Engl 200 [W]
Expository Writing 1 or 2
Prereq sophomore standing. For transfer students
who need to make up writing credits.
Engl 220 [H,D]
Introduction to Multicultural Literature 3
Same as CES 220.
Engl 251
Introduction to Creative Writing: Exploring
the Genres 3
Beginning writer's workshop covering short
fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry with
discussion of the elements of each genre; poetric
forms.
Engl 300
Computers in English 1 (0-3)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Use of computers in the writing
process and in the analysis of literature. S, F
grading.
Engl 301 [W]
Writing and Rhetorical Conventions 3
Prereq Engl 101 or 105. Designed to provide
students with advanced practice in and study
of style, argument, and other discourse conventions.
Engl 302 [W,M]
Introduction to English Studies 3
Prereq Engl 101; one college-level literature
course or c//. Interpretation of texts in several
fields of English studies including rhetoric,
literary study, creative writing and professional
writing.
Engl 304
Revision Workshop 3
Prereq GER written communication proficiency
course and completion of University
Writing Portfolio. Appreciation of writing processes
and revision, including self-assessment,
developing rhetorical approaches; diagnosing
and solving consistent problems, editing, and
proofreading strategies.
Engl 305 [H]
Shakespeare 3
Shakespearean drama to 1600.
Engl 306 [H]
Shakespeare 3
Shakespearean drama after 1600.
Engl 307 [M]
Historicized Analysis of Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or c//. Introduction to analyzing
literary texts in relation to literary and
cultural history.
Engl 308 [H,M]
Introduction to Literary Criticism 3
Introduction to the systematic study of critical
and theoretical approaches to literature;
emphasis on problems of interpretation.
Engl 309 [H]
Women Writers 3
Women's artistic and intellectual contributions
to prose, fiction, drama, and poetry.
Engl 311 [G]
Asian/Pacific American Literature 3
Asian American fiction, drama, poetry, and
other arts, 1900 to present; impact of Asian/
Pacific American culture and experience upon
these works. Same as CES 313.
Engl 314 [M]
Topics in Asian/Pacific American Literature
3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Trends, themes, major writers.
Same as CES 314.
Engl 321 [G]
African American Literature 3
Introduction to major issues and major works
in the African American literary tradition.
Same as CES 331.
Engl 323
Approaches to the Teaching of English 3
Literature and language arts in secondary
schools.
Engl 324
Rhetoric and Composition for Teaching 3
Prereq junior standing. Rhetoric, composition
grammar, and assessment for secondary teaching.
Engl 325
Young Adult Literature 3
Issues in literature written for young adults
and strategies for teaching the genre in secondary
schools.
Engl 326
Applied Grammar for Teachers 3
Application of traditional English grammar for
K-12 teachers, with focus on edited, American,
African American, vernacular, and Spanishinfluenced
English.
Engl 332 [M]
Topics in Poetry 3
Forms, history, development of poetry; the
epic, the lyric, verse satire, dramatic monologue,
modernist verse. May be repeated for
credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours.
Engl 333 [M]
Topics in Fiction 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Forms, history, development of
narrative fiction; the tale, short story, Continental
and experimental novel.
Engl 336 [H]
Composition and Design 3
Prereq junior standing. Same as DTC 336.
Engl 338 [M]
Topics: Major Trends and Figures 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Literary trends or major writers.
Engl 339
Topics in Film as Literature 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Analytical study of film as
major literary genre.
Engl 341 [G,M]
Native American Literature 3
Same as CES 373.
Engl 342
Documentary Film Theory and Production
3
Theory of documentary film in social contexts
culminating the creation of actual films by
students.
Engl 345 [G,M]
Chicano/Chicana Literature 3
Same as CES 353.
Engl 351
Creative Writing: Prose 3
Prereq Engl 101. Writing the short story: practice
and theory.
Engl 352
Creative Writing: Poetry 3
Prereq Engl 101. Workshop approach to poetry
writing.
Engl 353
Creative Writing: Nonfiction 3
Prereq Engl 251 or substitution approved by
instructor. Writing literary nonfiction: practice
and theory.
Engl 355 [C,M]
Multimedia Authoring: Exploring New
Rhetorics 3
Prereq Engl 301 or F A 331. Writing for new
computer-based media; multimedia authoring
project; examination of new rhetorics of information
technology. Same as DTC 355.
Engl 356
Electronic Research and the Rhetoric of
Information 3
Social and cultural role of information;
research with electronic sources; production,
validation, storage, retrieval, evaluation, use,
impact of electronic information. Same as
DTC 356.
Engl 357
Topics in Magazine Editing and Creative
Writing 3
Magazine editing, audience, and cultural
contexts; professional publishing techniques;
other specialized topics in professional and
creative writing.
Engl 362
Rhetoric of Racism 3
The language of racism since WWII.
Engl 366 [H]
The English Novel to 1900 3
Classic English novels in cultural perspective
by such authors as Defoe, Fielding, Austen,
the Brontes, Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot,
Hardy.
Engl 368 [H]
The American Novel to 1900 3
Classic American novels in cultural perspective
by such authors as Cooper, Hawthorne,
Melville, Stowe, Twain, James, Jewett, Chopin,
Crane, Dreiser.
Engl 370
The Making of "English": Literature,
Language and Culture Before 1600 3
Literature before 1600, highlighting the
making of "English" through its interaction
making of "English" through its interaction
with other cultures/languages including
Anglo-Saxon, French and Spanish.
Engl 371
17th and 18th Century Transnational
Literature in English 3
Literary and cultural texts in English from
1600 to 1800 including British and colonial
American literatures within their transnational
contexts.
Engl 372
19th Century Literature of the British
Empire and the Americas 3
Literary and cultural texts in English from
1800 to 1900 focusing on global British literature
and literatures of the Americas.
Engl 373
20th and 21st Century Global Literacies in
English 3
Literary and cultural texts in English from
1900 to the present focusing on literatures
representing the complex processes of globalization.
Engl 375 [H,M]
Language, Texts and Technology 3
Prereq junior standing. Relationship between
technology and communication; writing practices
from a historical view. Same as DTC 375.
Engl 401
History of Rhetoric 3
Survey of influential theories of rhetoric,
ancient to modern.
Engl 402 [W,M]
Technical and Professional Writing 3
Prereq Engl 101, junior standing. Research
writing: defining, proposing, reporting progress;
presenting a final product; other professional
writing needs. Credit not granted for
both Engl 402 and 403.
Engl 405
Advanced Professional Writing and Editing
3
Prereq Engl 402 or by interview. Professional
writing and editing; textual alterations, design,
and layout, including internship experience.
Engl 409 [T]
Women Writers in the American West 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Diversity of writings by women in
the trans-Missouri West from the 1890s to the
present.
Engl 415 [T]
Traditions of Comedy and Tragedy 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Study of tragedy and comedy in the
age of Shakespeare.
Engl 419 [T]
The Twentieth Century Novel 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. The novel in English in the literary
and cultural context of the modern age.
Engl 446
Form and Theory in Creative Writing: Prose
and Poetry 3
Prereq two college-level creative writing
courses. Formal elements of fiction, creative
nonfiction, poetry for creative writing students;
analysis of contemporary applications
of traditional and experimental techniques.
Engl 451 [M]
Advanced Creative Writing: Prose 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq Engl 351 or consent of
instructor. Writing the novel.
Engl 452 [M]
Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq Engl 352 or consent of
instructor. Workshop approach to poetry writing
for the advanced student.
Engl 470 [T]
Literature and Culture of the American
West 3
Prereq completion of one Tier 1 and three Tier
II courses. Cultural exploration of American
West in written texts; outsider and insider versions
of reality and imagination of its diverse
peoples.
Engl 471 [T]
Cultural Politics Since World War II 3
Same as Am St 471. American popular culture,
politics, and culture of the 1960s, or topics in
recent cultural politics. Same as AmSt 471.
Engl 472 [T]
Ecological Issues and American Nature
Writing 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Representation of nature in American
fiction and nonfiction; role of culture in
shaping environmental problems and solutions.
Same as AmSt 472.
Engl 475 [T,D,M]
Digital Diversity 3
Prereq junior standing; completion of one Tier
I and three Tier II courses. Same as AmSt 475
and DTC 475.
Engl 476
Digital Literacies 3
Prereq Engl/DTC 375. Development and use
of new literacies as they affect communication
through technology. Same as DTC 476.
Engl 477
Advanced Multimedia Authoring 3 (0-6)
Prereq Engl 355. Advanced writing, imaging
and teamwork skills for authoring in new
computer-based media; Web site project in
client-oriented context. Same as DTC 477.
Engl 478
Usability and Interface Design 3 (0-6)
Prereq Engl 355. Design of Web sites using
best practices of visual literacy, interface architecture
and usability. Same as DTC 478.
Engl 480
American Literature to 1855 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitutions approved by
adviser. American writing from settlement and
Revolution through the times of Irving, Poe,
Emerson, Hawthorne, Fuller, Thoreau, and
Melville.
Engl 481
American Literature 1855-1916 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitutions approved by
advisor. American writing in an era of expansion,
social, and literary ferment: Whitman,
Dickinson, Frost, the literature of realism and
naturalism.
Engl 482
Modern American Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Major literary movements and alternate
voices in American poetry, fiction, and
drama from WWI to the present.
Engl 483
Chaucer and Medieval Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the
context of Medieval culture and literary tradition.
Engl 484
English Literature of the 16th Century 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Nondramatic literature of English
Renaissance, including More, Wyatt, Sidney,
Spenser, Raleigh, and Shakespeare, in the age
of Humanism and Reformation.
Engl 485
Milton and English Literature of the 17th
Century 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved
by advisor. Nondramatic literature from the
Metaphysicals and Johnson through Milton,
against background of scientific revolution,
religious controversy, and civil war.
Engl 486
English Literature of the Restoration and
18th Century 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Neo-classical literature from 1660 to
the Romantic era: Dryden, Swift, Pope, Johnson,
Gray, Goldsmith, Burns, and others.
Engl 487
English Romantic Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Major works by Blake, Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and others
during Romantic literary revolt, especially
1798-1832.
Engl 488
Victorian Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Major works by Tennyson, Dickens,
Browning, Swinburne, Wilde, and others in a
dynamic age of change in Britain, 1832-1901.
Engl 489
Modern British Literature 3
Prereq Engl 302 or substitution approved by
advisor. Fiction, drama, poetry in age of conflict,
artistic experimentation: Joyce, Woolf,
Lawrence, Murdoch, Shaw, Pinter, Yeats, Eliot,
Auden, and others.
Engl 492 [M]
Advanced Topics in Literature, Criticism,
and Theory 3
Prereq senior in English. Not open to graduate
students. Seminar with term paper project;
focused studies in literature and critical
theory.
Engl 493 [M]
Advanced Topics in English Literature 3
Prereq senior in English. Not open to graduate
students. Seminar with term paper project;
focused studies in English literature.
Engl 494 [M]
Advanced Topics in American Literature 3
Prereq senior in English. Not open to graduate
students. Seminar with term paper project;
focused studies in American literature.
Engl 495 [M]
Advanced Topics in English for Teachers 3
Prereq senior in English/teaching option. Not
open to graduate students. Seminar with term
paper project; literature, composition theory,
pedagogy.
Engl 496
Topics in American Studies 3
American Studies Summer Institute. Credit
not granted for both Engl 496 and 596. May
be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
9 hours.
Engl 498
Internship V 1-15
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 15 hours. Prereq junior in Engl.
Cooperative learning experience in business,
education, or industry in English-related jobs.
S, F grading.
Engl 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Environmental Science and Regional Planning (ES/RP) 
ES/RP 402
Human Health and the Environment 3
Prereq Biol 106, 107, Chem 105, 106; ES/RP
335 or junior in ES/RP. Problem-solving
approach to adverse effects on human health
caused by contamination of environmental
media or anthropogenic changes in ecosystems.
Credit not granted for both ES/RP 402
and 502.
ES/RP 444
Environmental Assessment 4
Recomended Biol 372. Environmental impact
statements and their national and state policy
frameworks, methods of assessment, and team
preparation of an impact statement. Credit
not granted for both ES/RP 444 and 544.
ES/RP 445
Hazardous Waste Management 3
Environmental, technical, and political aspects
of hazardous waste management; evaluative
methods, risk assessment, and current management
requirements. Credit not granted for
both ES/RP 445 and 545.
ES/RP 466
Environmental Psychology 3
Same as Psych 466. Prereq Psych 105. Psychological
concepts applied to the mixture of
positive and negative interactions individuals
have with their physical environment.
ES/RP 486
Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems 4 (2-6)
Rec DOS knowledge. Geographic Information
Systems technology. Credit not granted for
both ES/RP 486 and 586.
ES/RP 490
Special Topics V 1-3
Introduction to key concepts and debates,
with attention to issues such as global warming
and climate change, bioengineering, and
corporate ethics.
ES/RP 491
Senior Seminar 1
Prereq senior in ES/RP.
ES/RP 495
Undergraduate Internship V 1-12
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. By interview only. Practical
experience in appropriate agencies; for career
students in environmental science.
ES/RP 502
Human Health and the Environment
Prereq Biol 106, 107, Chem 105, 106; ES/RP
335 or junior in environmental science and
regional planning. Graduate-level counterpart
of ES/RP 402; additional requirements. Credit
not granted for both ES/RP 402 and 502.
ES/RP 527
Environmental Chemistry 2
Prereq Chem 483. Laboratory projects in
environmental chemistry or environmental
analytical chemistry.
ES/RP 532
Applied Environmental Toxicology 3
Prereq ES/RP 531 or P/T 505. Overview of the
field of environmental toxicology; interactions
of zenobiotics with natural systems.
ES/RP 544
Environmental Assessment 4
Graduate-level counterpart of ES/RP 444; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both ES/RP 444 and 544.
ES/RP 545
Hazardous Waste Management 3
Graduate-level counterpart of ES/RP 445; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both ES/RP 445 and 545. Cooperative course
taught by WSU, open to UI students. (EnvS
545)
ES/RP 586
Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems 4 (2-6)
Rec DOS knowledge. Graduate-level counterpart
of ES/RP 486; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both ES/RP 486 and
586.
ES/RP 592
Special Topics V 1-4
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
4 hours.
ES/RP 593
Seminar in Environmental Science and
Regional Planning 1
May be repeated for credit, cumulative maximum
8 hours.
ES/RP 700
Master's Research, Thesis and/or
Examination
Variable credit. S, F grading.
ES/RP 800
Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or
Examination
Variable credit. S, F grading.
Finance (Fin) 
Fin 325
Finance 3
Prereq Acctg 231, Mgt Op 215, Econ 101.
Financial decision making, financial strategies,
investment in current and fixed assets, financial
instruments, and capital markets.
Fin 345
Real Estate 3
Prereq B Law 210; Econ 102 and Fin 325 or c//.
Relationships between location and value; patterns
of urban land use; legal, financial, and
organizational framework of the real estate
business.
Fin 421
Financial Institutions and Markets 3
Prereq Fin 325. Level and term structure of
interest rates; characteristics of financial institutions
and markets; financial futures.
Fin 422
Financial Institutions Management 3
Prereq Fin 325. Problems facing financial
institution managers and solution techniques;
credit risk analysis and management; financial
institutions structure and regulation.
Fin 425 [M]
Advanced Financial Management 3
Prereq Fin 325. Theory and practice of financial
management; applications of financial
principles to problems in financial management.
Fin 427 [M]
Investments and Security Analysis 3
Prereq Fin 325. Investment objectives, security
markets, market efficiency, and principles of
security valuation.
Fin 428
Portfolio Theory and Management 3
Prereq Fin 427. Principles of portfolio theory
and the use of derivative securities in portfolio
management.
Fin 481
International Finance 3
Same as I Bus 481. Prereq Fin 325. Financial
problems of multinational businesses; international
financial environment, long-term capital
commitment to an international venture,
financial techniques for firm operation.
Fin 498
Finance Internship V 2-15
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 15 hours. Cooperative educational
internship with a business, government, or
nonprofit organization. S, F grading.
Fin 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Fin 526
Problems in Financial Management 3
Prereq Fin 325, enrollment in MBA program.
Application of financial principles to problems
in financial management; credit policy, capital
budgeting, leasing and mergers, cash management.
Fine Arts (F A) 
F A 102
Art I 3 (0-6)
Introduction to studio practice and composition
of form in two-dimensional space.
F A 302 [G,M]
Arts of Asia 3
Prereq GenEd 110, 111. Art and architecture of
India, China, and Japan within their historical,
religious, and cultural contexts.
F A 304 [H]
Modern Art–20th Century 3
Prereq F A 201, 202. Modern art in the 20th
century.
F A 331
Art and Its Relationship to New
Technologies 3
Survey of art's relationship to science and
technology from Renaissance to present day;
emphasis on historical overview and cultural
implications.
F A 332
Introduction to Digital Media 3 (0-6)
Introduction to principles and processes of
digital media through print and web-based
projects; emphasis on theoretical investigations,
conceptual development.
F A 363
Special Topics: Digital Media V 1-6
May be repeated for credit.
F A 380
Introduction to Photography 3
An experience with cameras and associate
materials and techniques; photography in a
historical and aesthetic context.
F A 381
Beginning Photography 3 (0-6)
Prereq F A 102. Camera and black/white film
used in conjunction with studio and darkroom
techniques; composition and aesthetic
concepts introduced.
F A 385
Digital Imaging 3 (0-6)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
9 hours. Prereq F A 332; 381. Principles
and processes of digital imaging including
color theory, software, cameras, scanning,
color management and output options.
F A 433
Print Based Media 3 (0-6)
May be repeated for credit. Prereq F A 331,
332. Principles and processes of visual communication
in digital print; may include
typography, image/text relationships, layout
design and book arts.
F A 434
Time Based Media 3 (0-6)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq F A 331, 332. Principles
and processes of video, installation, and
sound-based art; emphasis on conceptual
development of experimental forms.
F A 435
Interactive Media 3 (0-6)
Prereq F A 332. Interactive possibilities in digital
media including web-based projects, installation
and physical computing.
F A 471
Digital and Photo Processes for
Printmaking 3 (0-6) or 6 (0-12)
May be repeated for credit. Six credits only
with permission of instructor. Prereq F A 110.
Survey of digital and photo processes for
printmaking.
F A 499
Special Problems V1-4
May be repeated for credit. S,F grading.
General Education (GE, GenEd) 
GE 101 [E]
Introduction to University Learning Goals 1
Orientation to learning outcomes, e-portfolio,
technology and skills seminars for first year
students.
GE 105 [V]
Interdisciplinary Core I 3
Interdisciplinary exploration of campus theme
from multiple perspectives, including integrated
science and social scient. Part 1 of 2.
GE 106 [V]
Interdisciplinary Core II 3
Interdisciplinary exploration of campus theme
from multiple perspectives, including integrated
science and social scient. Part 2 of 2.
GE 110 [A]
World Civilizations I 3
Integrated study of social, political, and philosophical/
religious systems in early civilizations,
with an introduction to distinctive art
forms.
GE 111 [A]
World Civilizations II 3
Integrated study of social, political, and philosophical/
religious systems in early civilizations,
with an introduction to distinctive art
forms of the major world civilizations.
GenEd 300
Accessing Information for Research 1
Effective research strategies in the disciplines,
including emerging information resources,
such as the Internet.
GE 301 [E]
Connecting to University Learning Goals 1
Orientation to learning outcomes, e-portfolio,
technology and skills seminars for transfer
students.
GenEd 302
Advanced Writing Tutorial V 1 (0-3) to 3
(0-9)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
5 hours. Prereq permission of Writing
Lab Director/Writing Assessment Coordinator.
Assigned tutorials in the Writing Lab. S, F
grading.
GE 303 [E]
Connecting to Research Across the
Disciplines 1
Prereq GE 101 or 301. Introduction to the
way research is conducted on campus and in
the community in various disciplines, using
e-portfolios.
GE 401 [E]
Connecting Learning to Life 1
Prereq GE 303. Refinement of general education
and major undergraduate portfolio in
preparation for career path, graduate education
and life-long learning.
Geology (Geol) 
Geol 102 [P]
Physical Geology 4 (3-3)
For science majors and honors students.
Modern concepts of earth science; mineral
rock, resource, and map study. Field trip
required. Credit not granted for more than
one of Geol 101, 102, 180.
Geol 390 [P]
Living on the Edge: Global Climate Change
and Earth History 3
Prereq junior standing. Global earth system:
ocean, earth, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere;
human impact on the climate system;
climate change data predictions; debates.
Geol 391 [P,L]
Living on the Edge: Global Climate Change
Laboratory 1 (0-3)
Prereq junior standing. Laboratory for Geol
390.
Geol 597
Advanced Topics in Geology V 1-4
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Topics of current interest in
geology.
Health Policy and Administration (HPA) 
HPA 500
Introduction to the Health Care System 3
Orientation to history and organization of the
health care system.
HPA 501
Health Care Policy and Politics 3
History, methods, results, and evaluation of
health-care-related policy and politics.
HPA 502
Law and Ethics of Health Management 3
Private health law and ethics, including professional
liability, relationship of physician
and patient, malpractice reform, health institutions,
and health access.
HPA 510
Health Care Cost Accounting 3
Prereq basic financial accounting; graduate
standing. Basic cost-accounting concepts,
principles, and applications in the health care
setting.
HPA 511
Health Care Finance 3
Prereq HPA 510. Aspects of health care financial
management fundamentals and managerial
accounting for strategic financial management.
HPA 515
Health Care Management 3
Introduction to the knowledge, skills, and
values associated with the practice of health
management.
History (Hist) 
Hist 101 [H]
Classical Christian Europe 3
Greece and Rome, birth of Christianity and
Islam, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation,
religious wars, Louis XIV.
Hist 102 [H]
Modern Europe 3
War, revolution, industrialization, culture 18th
to 20th centuries; imperialism, democracy,
and totalitarianism; Europe's leaders Napoleon
to Hitler; Post-WW II developments.
Hist 110 [S]
American History to 1877 3
Social, economic, cultural history of British
mainland colonies/United States to 1877.
Hist 111 [S]
American History Since 1877 3
Social, economic, cultural history of United
States, 1877 to present.
Hist 255 [S,D]
Chicana/o History 3
Same as CES 255.
Hist 275 [K]
Introduction to East Asian Culture 3
Civilizations of China and Japan.
Hist 300 [M]
Writing about History 3
Prereq Engl 101. Historical topics, use of
sources, analytical thought, and precision in
language.
Hist 306 [K]
Cultures and Peoples of the Middle East 3
Same as Anth 306.
Hist 308 [K]
North American Indian History, Precontact
to Present 3
History of North American Indian peoples
from circa 1350 to present.
Hist 314 [H][D]
American Roots: Immigration, Migration,
and Ethnic Identity 3
An analysis of immigration to migration
within the U.S. including political and social
consequences and the experiences of ethnic
groups since the early nineteenth century.
Hist 331 [K]
Cultural History in Latin America 3
Social development of Blacks, Whites, and
Indians in Latin America from the conquest to
the modern era.
Hist 350 [S]
European Women's History, 1400-1800 3
Women's experiences in Europe from the
Renaissance to the Enlightenment and the
ideas and roles that shaped their opportunities.
Hist 373 [G]
Chinese Civilization 3
Growth of Chinese civilization from the dawn
of history to the present.
Hist 381 [S]
Science in Western Civilization Through
Newton 3
Development of Western science and its influence
on European culture and society.
Hist 395
Topics in History 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Analytical study of selected
historical movements and events.
Hist 398 [H,D]
History of Women in the American West 3
The multicultural history of women in the
west through women's literature, archives, and
oral history.
Hist 400
History in Media 3
Representation of historical people and events
through different media e.g., text, film, video,
and computers.
Hist 408 [T,D]
Indians of the Northwest 3
Same as CES 475.
Hist 410
History of American Indian Sovereignty
and Federal Indian Law 3
The history of sovereignty and Federal Indian
Law against the backdrop of treaties and trust
responsibility.
Hist 413 [M]
Early American History to 1750 3
The cultures and interactions of Native Americans,
Europeans, and Africans; development of
colonial American societies and institutions.
Hist 415
Jeffersonian-Jacksonian America 3
Social and political history of the United
States from 1789 to 1845; Jeffersonian and
Jacksonian eras. Credit not granted for both
Hist 415 and 515.
Hist 419
United States 1945-Present 3
International and domestic impact of the Cold
War, era of McCarthyism, American aspirations,
tensions and conflicts in the post-industrial
era. Credit not granted for both Hist 419
and 519.
Hist 421
The American West 3
Multicultural exploration of the frontier experience
and western America; environment,
economic development, gender, class, and
race emphasized. Credit not granted for both
Hist 421 and 521.
Hist 422
History of the Pacific Northwest 3
Fulfills the teaching certification requirement
in state history and government in Washington
and other Pacific Northwest states. Credit
not granted for both Hist 422 and 522.
Hist 427 [M]
Public History: Theory and Methodology 3
An introduction to the broad range of non-traditional
careers in history. Credit not granted
for both Hist 427 and 527.
Hist 432
20th Century Latin America 3
Contemporary developments, policies, and
trends in the Latin American states. Credit not
granted for both Hist 432 and 532.
Hist 435 [T]
European Expansion Overseas, 1400-1800 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. The factors underlying European
overseas expansion before 1800 and its impact
on indigenous societies and world trading
patterns.
Hist 436 [T]
Imperialism in the Modern World 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. History of imperialism (colonial,
economic, territorial, cultural) since 1800 as a
global phenomenon.
Hist 439
Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation in
World History 3
Prereq Junior standing. History of slavery and
abolition as a world-wide phenomena; trends
and debates in historio-graphical literature.
Hist 446
Age of Louis XIV: Europe 1600-1789 3
Early modern Europe emphasizing artistic,
intellectual, and political trends.
Hist 462
History of Imperial Russia 3
History and culture of Imperial Russia from
Peter the Great to the 1905 revolution. Credit
not granted for both Hist 462 and 562.
Hist 468
Hitler and Nazi Germany 3
Origins and rise of Nazism; state, society, and
culture in the Third Reich; Nazi racial ideology;
world war; the Holocaust. Credit not
granted for both Hist 468 and 568.
Hist 469 [M]
Seminar in History 3
May be repeated for credit. Prereq Hist 300.
Hist 476 [M]
Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present 3
Continuity and change in the political, social,
cultural and economic experience of China
since 1800. Credit not granted for both Hist
476 and 576.
Hist 480
Methods of Teaching Social Studies 3
Prereq certification; by interview only. Methods,
resources, selection of content, past and
present issues in social studies education.
Hist 483 [T]
Technology and Social Change to 1950 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. The emergence of modern technological
society with emphasis on the period
1750-1950.
Hist 495 [T]
Space, Place, and Power in History:
Historical Geography in Global Perspective
3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. Introduction to the discipline of
historical geography; geographical and spatial
approaches to European, North American, and
Asian history.
Hist 496
Topics in American Studies 3
Same as Engl 496. Credit not granted for both
Hist 496 and 596.
Hist 498
History Internship V 1-12
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. Prereq major or minor in Hist.
Participation as intern in public or private
sectors. Credit not granted for both Hist 498
and 598.
Hist 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Hist 510
Field Course in American History 3
May be repeated for credit. Readings and interpretive
problems of American history.
Hist 515
Jeffersonian-Jacksonian America 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 415; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 415 and 515.
Hist 519
United States, 1945-Present 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 419; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 419 and 519.
Hist 521
The American West 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 421; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 421 and 521.
Hist 522
History of the Pacific Northwest 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 422; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 422 and 522.
Hist 525
Seminar in American History 3
May be repeated for credit.
Hist 527
Public History: Theory and Methodology 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 427; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 427 and 527.
Hist 528
Seminar in Public History 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. The development of skills at
the graduate level to be used in nontraditional
careers for historians.
Hist 539
Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation in
World History 3
Prereq graduate standing. Graduate-level
counterpart of Hist 439; additional requirements.
Credit not granted for both Hist 439
and 539.
Hist 571
Topics in World History 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Prereq graduate standing.
Readings in themes and literature of a global
approach to history.
Hist 575
Field Course in Women's History 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq graduate standing. Readings
and interpretive problems in women's
history.
Hist 576
Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present 3
Graduate-level counterpart of Hist 476; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both Hist 476 and 576.
Hist 580
Historiography 3
Hist 596
Topics in American Studies 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
9 hours. Graduate-level counterpart of
Hist 496; additional requirements. Credit not
granted for both Hist 496 and 596.
Hist 597
Seminar in History 2 or 3
May be repeated for credit.
Hist 598 V
History Internship V 1-12
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. Graduate-level counterpart of
Hist 498; additional requirements. Credit not
granted for both Hist 498 and 598.
Hist 599
History Colloquium 1
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
4 hours. Weekly discussions and presentations
on historical topics or current faculty
and graduate student research. S, F grading.
Hist 600
Special Projects or Independent Study
Variable credit. S, F grading.
Hist 700
Master's Research, Thesis, and/or
Examination
Variable credit. S, F grading.
Horticulture (Hort) 
Hort 438
Ornamental Plant Production I 3 (2-3)
Prereq Hort 234. Fall and winter production
practices of greenhouse and nursery crops.
Field trip required. Credit not granted for
both Hort 438 and 538.
Human Development (H D) 
H D 101 [S]
Human Development Across the Lifespan 3
Overview of lifespan development from a psychological
ecological perspective; individuals,
families, organizations, and communities and
their interrelationships. [Fall]
H D 204 [S]
Family Systems: Understanding Family
Interaction 3
Introduction to the study of family processes;
family generational, emotional, boundary,
rule, and ritualistic systems. [Spring]
H D 300
Child Abuse and Neglect 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc;
Engl 101. Overview of causes, identification,
reporting, and treatment of children who are
abused and/or neglected. [Spring]
H D 301
Families in Crisis 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or
Soc. Examination of the nature and course
of family crisis, using a family systemic
approach, including principles used in intervention
strategies. [Fall]
H D 302
Parent-Child Relationships 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Parenting in contemporary society with focus
on reciprocity of parent-child relationships
and diversity of families. [Spring]
H D 304
Intimate Relationships Across the Life Span
3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc. An
examination and analysis of intimate relationships
across the life span, including friend,
family, and partner relationships. [Fall]
H D 305
Gerontology 3
Prereq 6 hours H D or social sciences. Examination
and analysis of social context of aging
including public policy, implications of demographic
shifts, and quality-of-life issues. [Term
varies]
H D 310 [M]
Research Approaches to Human
Development 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Overview of research techniques in human
development; methods of evaluating research
products. [Fall and Spring]
H D 320
Resource Management and Problem
Solving 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Styles of managing material, human, and
environmental resources with families; various
approaches to problem solving with individuals
and families. [Fall]
H D 334 [S]
Principles of Community Development 3
Prereq social science course, sophomore standing.
Factors influencing how communities
grow and decline and the ways in which social
interventions influence these outcomes. Same
as CRS 334. [Fall]
H D 340
Development in Context 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
In-depth study of contextual influences (i.e.,
culture, place, family, school) on early years of
human development; application of multi-cultural
perspectives/practices. [Fall and Spring]
H D 342
Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs
4 (3-3)
Prereq H D 101, 201, 341. Planning and implementation
of developmentally appropriate
curriculum for use in programs serving young
children. [Spring]
H D 345
Managing Behavior in Early Childhood
Settings 3
Prereq H D 101 or 201; 204. Principles and
strategies for management of children's individual
and group behavior in early childhood
settings; professional and ethical responsibilities.
[Term varies]
H D 346
Middle Childhood and School Age Care 3
Prereq 6 hours in H D, Psych, or Soc. Understanding
development in middle childhood
(approximately 5-12 years); understanding
and planning school age care programs. [Term
varies]
H D 350 [S,D]
Diversity in Contemporary Families 3
Prereq 6 hours in H D or social science. Preparation
for students in human service professions
to work with ethnic, cultural, economic,
language, gender, religious, and other types of
diversity. [Spring]
H D 360
Death and Dying 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Death and dying throughout life and in different
contexts; manner of death, grief, and legal
and ethical considerations. [Spring]
H D 385
Perspectives in Human Services 3
Prereq 6 hours of Anth, H D, Psych or Soc. Indepth
study of human service practice, theoretical
perspectives and strategies for delivery
of appropriate services to diverse clientele.
[Fall]
H D 403 [T]
Families in Poverty 3
Prereq H D 101, 204; or 6 hours in H D or
social sciences; completion of one Tier I and
three Tier II courses. Examining poverty in US
and globally; description of groups most often
poor; identification of effective solutions and
successful interventions. [Fall]
H D 406
Work and Family 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Issues related to work and family; workplace
environments; fostering effective policy
responses to family needs; role of work-family
coordination. Credit not granted for both H D
406 and 506. [Fall and Summer]
H D 408
Advanced Adolescent Development 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc. Indepth
examination of theories and research;
developmental issues and prevention and
intervention programs for school-aged child
and adolescent. [Spring]
H D 409
Current Consumer Issues 3
Prereq 6 hours of social sciences. Analysis
of the consumer role; ecological perspective;
interaction of consumers, government,
market; effects on communities, families, and
individuals. [Spring]
H D 410 [M]
Public Policy Issues Impacting Families and
Individuals 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc.
Family policy issues in a changing society;
ecological perspective; relationship of
public policy to communities, organizations,
families, and individuals. [Spring] [Successful
completion of H D 310 is a recommended
prerequisite.]
H D 412
Adult Development and Learning 3
Prereq 6 hours of H D, Psych, or Soc. Understanding
growth and change in adulthood
with application of effective learning and
teaching practices with adult populations.
[Spring]
H D 420 [M]
Application of Human Development
Theories 3
Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D, Psych, or Soc. Indepth
examination of theories and their use
in understanding individual development in
context of family and community. [Fall]
H D 423
Fundamentals of Participatory Research 3
Same as R S 423. Prereq sophomore standing,
two social science courses. Principles/methods
of involving community/interest group members
in knowledge generation to understand
local issues while building local capacity.
Credit not granted for both H D 423 and 523.
[Term varies]
H D 430
Professional Skills for Working with
Individuals and Families 3
Prereq 3 hours in H D; junior standing.
Development of skills important for effective
human service professionals: communication,
group dynamics, supervision, leadership, ethical
behavior, cultural sensitivity, and others.
[Fall and Spring]
H D 446
Practicum in Early Childhood Programs V 3
(0-9) to 6 (0-18)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
12 hours. Prereq H D 341, 342. Teaching
in department's child development laboratory;
emphasis on skill building in working with
diverse groups and building partnerships with
families. [Fall, Spring, and Summer]
H D 449
Seminar in Early Childhood Education 3
Prereq H D 341, 342. Identification and
examination of current issues and trends in
early childhood education with emphasis on
child, family, and community concerns. [Term
varies]
H D 479
Planning and Evaluation in Human
Development 3
Prereq 9 hours of H D. Design, implementation
and evaluation of community/school
programs; needs assessment; appropriate curriculum
resource indentification; outcomes
development; includes individual and program
evaluation. [Term varies]
H D 482
Child Assessment and Evaluation 3
Prereq H D 201; 6 additional hours in H D.
Understanding aspects of assessment and
evaluation of young children; selection,
administration, summary development, ethics
and professional responsibilities, evaluation,
and follow-up. [Fall]
H D 485
Participation in Human Development
Research V 1 (0-3) to 3 (0-9)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq 9 hours in H D; junior
standing. Supervised participation in faculty
research including data collection, analysis,
literature review, preparation of findings. S, F
grading. [Fall, Spring, and Summer]
H D 487
Special Topics in Human Development V
1-3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Prereq 6 hours in Anth, H D,
Psych, or Soc. Assessment and evaluation of
families and children. [Term varies]
H D 495
Instructional Practicum V 1-4
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
4 hours. By interview only. Opportunity
to assist with instruction; experience in further
study of topic, organization of material,
grading, management of resources. S, F grading.
[Fall, Spring, and Summer]
H D 497
Professional Preparation 2
Prereq 12 hours in H D. Human service career
preparation through: career exploration; relating
students' skills and educational plans to
professional plans; cover letters; resumes;
interviewing. [Term varies]
H D 498
Field Placement V 4 (0-12) to 8 (0-24)
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
8 hours. By interview only. Prereq H D
497. Self-initiated, supervised work experience
with appropriate private organizations, businesses,
or government agencies; interaction
with professionals in related fields. S, F grading.
[Fall, Spring, and Summer]
H D 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading. [Fall,
Spring, and Summer]
H D 506
Work and Family
Graduate-level counterpart of H D 406; additional
requirements. Credit not granted for
both H D 406 and 506. [Term varies]
H D 520
Adolescence 3
Prereq graduate standing. In-depth examination
of theories and research, developmental
issues, and prevention and intervention
programs for school-aged children and adolescents.
[Term varies]
H D 560
Seminar in Child Development 3
Prereq graduate standing. Survey of literature
on selected areas in child development; discussion
of research and application related to
current issues and trends. [Term varies]
H D 580
Families, Community, and Public Policy 3
Prereq H D 513, 514, or approved graduate
research methods course. Analysis of family
policy research; role of family policy research
in public policy and knowledge building processes.
[Term varies]
Humanities (Hum) 
Hum 331
Topics in Humanities: Globalization 3
Explores key issues of American diversity from
global and historical perspectives, inlcuding
their cultural and philosophical contexts.
Hum 335 [H]
The Bible as Literature 3
Hum 338
Topics in Humanities 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum
6 hours. Interdisciplinary, international
topics in the humanities (art, architecture,
music, literature, philosophy, film).
Hum 350 [G]
Sacred Texts and Cultures of World
Religions 3
Sacred and literary texts, spiritual practices,
and cultural origins and values of six world
religious traditions from an intercultural perspective.
Hum 410 [T]
Love in the Arts 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses; one college-level literature or art
history course. Concepts of love around the
world and in history through literature, art,
music, dance, and theater.
Hum 450 [T]
Representations of the Holocaust 3
Prereq completion of one Tier I and three Tier
II courses. How the Holocaust is represented
and enters public memory through documentaries,
memoirs, works of fiction, poetry, film,
museums and monuments.
Kinesiology (Kin) 
Kin 586
Methods of Health and Physical Education
2
Physical activity and health promotion for
school programs K-8.
Management Operations (Mgt Op) 
Mgt Op 215
Statistics 4 (3-3)
Prereq Math 201; MIS 250 or c//. Data presentation,
probability, distributions, inferences,
and linear regression as applied to business
and economics.
Mgt Op 301
Principles of Management and
Organization 3
Principles of management and administration
aimed at improving effectiveness of all types
of organizations.
Mgt Op 340
Operations Management 3
Prereq Mgt Op 215. Management of production
and service operations with an emphasis
on quality management; planning and control
of workflow; resource allocation and utilization.
Mgt Op 401 [M]
Leadership Skills for Managers 3
Prereq Mgt 301. Leadership, motivation, team
building, group dynamics, interpersonal and
group conflict, and job design.
Mgt Op 450
Personnel and Human Resources
Management 3
Prereq Mgt Op 215; Mgt 301. Policy and
practice in human resource utilization, selecting,
training, motivating, evaluating, and
compensating employees; labor relations; EEO
legislation.
Mgt Op 451
Business Statistical Analyses 3
Advanced preparation for graduate-level business
analyses, applied finite math and statistics
principles.
Mgt Op 453
Comparative International Management 3
Cross-cultural implications of management
theories and approaches; the role of national
culture in management theory and practice.
Mgt Op 455 [M]
Staffing 3
Prereq Mgt 450 or c//. Selection issues; methods
of forecasting, planning, recruitment,
selection; analysis of psychometric properties
of tests; techniques for assessing reliability and
validity.
Mgt Op 456
Compensation Administration 3
Prereq Mgt 450 or c//. Theoretical, research,
and applied issues related to the compensation
of employees.
Mgt Op 485
Negotiation Skills 3
Bargaining skills across a broad range of business
settings; experiential work. Credit not
granted for both Mgt 485 and 585.
Mgt Op 487
Business Ethics 3
Prereq Mgt 301. The nature and sources of
ethical conflicts and dilemmas individuals
and organizations confront in the business
context.
Mgt Op 491
Business Strategy and Policy 3
Prereq Mgt Op 340, Fin 325, Mgt 301, MIS
250, Mktg 360. Overall management of the
firm; top-level decision-making and planning.
Mgt Op 492
Small Business Policy 3
Prereq Acctg 230, B Law 210, Fin 325, Mgt
301, Mktg 360. Application of management
theory and principles to small firms; applied
consulting experience with operating businesses.
Mgt Op 496
Seminar 3
May be repeated for credit.
Mgt Op 498
Management Internship V 2-15
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 15 hours. Cooperative educational
internship with a business, government, or
nonprofit organization. S, F grading.
Mgt Op 499
Special Problems V 1-4
May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Mgt Op 585
Negotiation Skills 3
Graduate counterpart of MgtOp 485. Credit
not granted for both Mgt 485 and 585.
Mgt Op 587
Business Ethics 3
Prereq MgtOp 451 or 591. Ethical issues faced
by businesses in the current environment;
traditional sources for discerning professional
and ethical practices.
Mgt Op 589
Seminar in Management 3
May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Prereq admission to MBA
program. Special topics in management,
organization behavior, organization theory,
human resource management and strategic
management. [The Vancouver course topic is
Managing Value-Chain Partnership and can
not be repeated.]
Mgt Op 590
Strategy Formulation and Organizational
Design 3
Prereq enrollment in MBA program. Relationship
between the formulation of strategy and
the selection of effective organizational structures
and systems.
Mgt Op 591
Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions 3
Prereq enrollment in the MBA program. Analytical
skills for decision-making; data collection
and analysis, sampling, inferential, regression
methodologies, experimental design,
time series, forecasting analysis.
Mgt Op 593
Managerial Leadership and Productivity 3
Prereq enrollment in MBA program. Organizational
behavior and human motivation in
the workplace; organization and leadership
theories, studies, projects, and models leading
to improved productivity.
Mgt Op 702
Master's Special Problems, Directed Study,
and/or Examination
Variable credit. S, F grading.
Management Information Systems (MIS) 
MIS 171
Introduction to Business Programming 3
Fundamentals of business programming logic
and development environments.
MIS 250
Management Information Systems 3
Management information systems foundations;
current trends; MIS technology fundamentals;
applications to business functions
and management practice.
MIS 271
Intermediate Business Programming 3
Top-down program design, structured programming
techniques, and program testing.
MIS 322 [M]
Systems Analysis and Design 3
Prereq MIS 250. The application of systems
analysis and design to the development of
information systems; structured and interactive
development methodologies.
MIS 325
Enterprise Business Programming 3
Prereq MIS 250, 271. Basic principles of
designing and developing enterprise-level
business applications.
MIS 372 [M]
Database Management Systems 3
Prereq MIS 250, 322. Database management
systems and non-procedural languages; principles
of file design and optimization.
MIS 374
Telecommunications and Networking in
Business 3
Prereq MIS 250. Data communications; infrastructure
and protocols; network topologies
and management; business applications of
communication technologies.
MIS 375
Electronic Commerce and the Internet 3
Prereq MIS 250. Capabilities of the Internet
to support and enable electronic commerce;
effective design and implementation; managerial
issues.
MIS 424
Internet Business Programming 3
Prereq MIS 325. Designing and building n-tier,
enterprise-level, multi-user business information
systems using internet technologies.
MIS 448
IS Project Team Management 3
Prereq MIS 322. Information systems pro