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ENGL 4440 - Studies in the Novel
The study of the development and diversity of the novel as a literary form. Emphasis will be on the novel from the eighteenth- to the early twentieth-century. Attention shall be paid to the critical and theoretical bases of interpretation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Two courses that count toward the English major at the 3000-level.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGL 4520 - Shakespeare Seminar
Intensive study of selected aspects of Shakespeare’s poetic and dramatic art.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1100 or ENGL 2520.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
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ENGL 4720 - Language Variation in American English
A study of regional and social varieties of American English from sociolinguistic perspectives, focusing on the forces which influence different types of language variation. Examines issues of linguistic bias, and offers a multi-cultural perspective on the role of language in daily life.
Credits: 4 hours
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ENGL 4790 - Writing in the Secondary School
Focuses on the continued development of student writers in grades 7 to 12, and on ways one can encourage and respond to student writing, assess writing growth, and use writing as a means of learning. Fosters a theoretical understanding of the writing process, in part by writing in varied genres and forms. Emphasizes writing as an integral component of the entire curriculum.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Two 3000-level English courses that count toward the major.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGL 4800 - Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools
A study of techniques and theories of teaching literature to young adults. Does not count as credit toward the major.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ED 4060 and two 3000-level English courses that count toward the major.
Credits: 4 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGL 4840 - Multi-Cultural American Literature for Children
A course designed to develop an understanding of the cultural diversity of the American experience through multi-cultural oral and written literature for young people. Attention will be paid to developing criteria for selecting and evaluating literature which reflects diversity within the American heritage.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 16 hours of course work in English, including ENGL 3820 or ENGL 3830.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area III: The United States: Cultures and Issues.
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ENGL 4950 - Internship/Field Work
Open to juniors and seniors with a 3.0 GPA, this course enables advanced students to gain practical writing experience in the working world while earning academic credit. Specific arrangements are made in consultation with the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Writing majors or minors.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated; no more than four hours total credits.
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ENGL 4970 - Studies in English: Variable Topics
Group study of special topics in literature, film, English language, and writing. Many of these special courses are organized around special events or speakers on campus or in the community, or in response to special needs or interests of students. Some topics are announced in the schedule of classes; some are added during the semester. Further information and full listing of topics may be obtained from the English Department, sixth floor Sprau Tower.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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ENGL 5220 - Studies in American Literature
Study of a movement or a recurrent theme in American literature, such as romanticism, realism, naturalism, humor, racial issues.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5300 - Medieval Literature
Readings in the medieval literary tradition. Some Middle English works will be studied in the original; works in Old English and continental literature will be mainly in translation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
When Offered: Fall
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ENGL 5320 - English Renaissance Literature
Readings in representative writers of the period 1500-1660.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5340 - Restoration and 18th-Century Literature
British Literature 1660-1800. Readings in representative writers of the period, focusing on the diversity of literary forms in the period.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5360 - Romantic Literature
Readings in poetry and criticism, with emphasis on such writers as Blake, Burns, Dorothy Wordsworth, William Wordsworth, Coleridge, Scott, Byron, Mary Shelley, P.B. Shelley, and Keats.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5370 - Victorian Literature
Readings emphasizing such writers as Carlyle, Mill, Dickens, Thackeray, George Eliot, Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Arnold.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5380 - Modern Literature
Readings in representative writers in the period 1890-1945, not exclusively in British and American literature.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5390 - Post-colonial Literature
Readings in representative writers from colonial and post-colonial cultures.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5400 - Contemporary Literature
Readings in representative writers who have come to prominence chiefly since 1945.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5550 - Studies in Major Writers
Study of the works of classical, European, British or American writers. Limited to one or two authors.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit as long as the authors covered are different. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5660 - Creative Writing Workshop - Fiction
A workshop and conference course in the writing of fiction, with emphasis on refinement of the individual student’s style and skills.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 3660 or department approval.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5670 - Creative Writing Workshop - Poetry
A workshop and conference course in the writing of poetry, with emphasis on refinement of the individual student’s style and skills.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 3670 or department approval.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5680 - Creative Writing Workshop - Playwriting
A workshop and conference course in playwriting, with emphasis on refinement of the individual student’s style and skills.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 3680 or department approval.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5700 - Creative Writing Workshop - Creative Non-fiction
A workshop and conference course in the writing of creative non-fiction, with emphasis on refinement of the individual student’s style and skills.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 3700 or department approval.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5740 - Grammar in Teaching Writing
Dealing with issues and methods in the teaching of grammar, this course for teachers focuses on using grammar to develop content, style and voice, and skill in revising and editing writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5750 - Icelandic Sagas in Translation
Readings in medieval Icelandic literature. This class provides students an opportunity to explore medieval Iceland through its rich mythology, literature, and culture. No previous coursework required in either Old Norse/Icelandic or medieval literature.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5760 - Introduction to Old Norse
An introduction to the fundamentals of Old Norse grammar and language. By translating prose and poetry, students will develop an appreciation of the literature and culture of medieval Iceland as well as a reading knowledge of Old Norse.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
When Offered: Fall - every other year
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ENGL 5770 - Advanced Readings in Old Norse
A review of the fundamentals of Old Norse grammar and language learned in ENGL 5760 by focusing on longer selections from sagas and poems. This class will further students’ knowledge of the language and the literature through discussion of them.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 5760
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
When Offered: Spring - every other year
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ENGL 5820 - Studies in Children’s Literature
A study in depth of significant themes, movements, types in children’s literature. Prerequisite: ENGL 3820 or 3830 or permission of the department.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level (which must include ENGL 3820 or ENGL 3830), and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5830 - Multicultural Adolescent Literature
Critical analyses of literature read by young adults, with special attention paid to American and world literatures that reflect the diversity of the increasingly global community.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses with a grade of “C” or better, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5970 - Studies in English: Variable Topics
Group study of special topics in literature, film, English language, and writing. Many of these special courses are organized around special events or speakers on campus or in the community, or in response to special needs or interests of students. Some topics are announced in the schedule of classes; some are added during the semester. Further information and full listing of topics may be obtained from the English Department, sixth floor Sprau Tower.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGL 5980 - Readings in English
Individual reading project available to advanced students by special permission from the appropriate departmental advisor (undergraduate or graduate) and the staff member who will supervise the study. Normally, permission is granted only to students who have well thought-out projects dealing with authors or materials not being covered currently in the schedule. Permission is usually not granted to students who want to use the course simply to get one or two hours credit to complete an English major or minor.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: 18 hours of English courses, including eight or more hours at the 3000- 4000-level, and second semester junior status; exemption only by permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to Upperclass and Graduate students.
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ENGR 1001 - Introduction to Engineering Design
An introduction to engineering design process and the engineering and engineering technology disciplines. Topics include engineering design process, teamwork, written and oral communications, engineering ethics, and impact of engineering solutions on society.
Credits: 1 hour
When Offered: Fall
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ENGR 1002 - Introduction to Engineering Analyses
Introduction to Engineering Analyses and exploration of the career opportunities and demands of the engineering and engineering technology professions. Topics include problem-solving, using computer spreadsheet program for engineering analyses, teamwork, communications, and career opportunities and demands of the engineering and engineering technology professions.
Credits: 1 hour
When Offered: Spring
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ENGR 1990 - Engineering Mathematics
Application of mathematics to introductory engineering problems. Topics include mechanical and electrical engineering applications using: algebra and trigonometry, vectors, sinusoids and harmonic function, systems of equations and matrices, simple derivatives and integrals, and simple linear differential equations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ACT Math score for placement in MATH 1180 or equivalent or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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ENGR 2980 - Parallel Cooperative Education and Internship
A parallel cooperative education program or insternship involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or approval of the Director of Cooperative Education.
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
May be elected two semesters.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGR 2990 - Alternating Cooperative Education
An alternating cooperative education program involves full-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education.
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Notes: Students enrolled in this course will be classified as having full-time student status for the purpose of loan deferments and insurance eligibility. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
May be elected two semesters.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGR 3100 - Practicum
A practicum involved full-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required. Students enrolled in this course will be classified as having full-time student status for the purpose of loan deferments and insurance eligibility.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a C/NC basis.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENGR 3110 - Practicum
A practicum involved part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Advisor approval.
Credits: 1 hour
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a C/NC basis.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENGR 3400 - Engineering Global Practices in Non-Western Countries
This course is designed to help students develop the necessary skills to allow them to interpret and understand non-western cultures and enable them to successfully work in a global industry. Design, business, manufacturing, problem solving, quality control, and supply chain management developed in non-western countries will be observed and studied. Theories, practices, copyright and patent protection, research protocol review boards, political practices, etc., will be examined. Discussions will include alternative views of engineering and modern technology to stimulate reflections on their characteristics from a global perspective.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Pre-visit orientation will be held to provide introduction to culture and language of the host country.
When Offered: Summer I and II
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ENGR 3700 - Engineering Global Practices in Western Countries
This course is designed to help students develop the necessary skills to allow them to interpret and understand other western cultures and enable them to successfully work in a global industry. Design, business, manufacturing, problem solving, quality control, and supply chain management developed in other western countries will be observed and studied. Theories, practices, copyright and patent protection, research protocol review boards, political practices, etc., will be examined. Discussions will include alternative views of engineering and modern technology to stimulate reflections on their characteristics from a global perspective.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Pre-visit orientation will be held to provide introduction to culture and language of the host country.
When Offered: Summer I and II
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ENGR 3980 - Parallel Cooperative Education and Internship
A parallel cooperative education program or internship involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
May be elected two semesters.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGR 3990 - Alternating Cooperative Education
An alternating cooperative education program involves full-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student’s major during a semester. A written report of the student’s work activities will be required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and approval of the Director of Cooperative Education.
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Notes: Students enrolled in this course will be classified as having full-time student status for the purpose of loan deferments and insurance eligibility. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
May be elected two semester.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ENGR 4950 - Topics in Engineering and Applied Sciences
A specialized course dealing with current topics and issues that cut across the engineering and applied sciences disciplines.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit with different topics. Graded on a C/NC basis.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ENVS 1000 - Climate Challenged Society
This course promotes general awareness and literacy on the broad range of societal challenges that climate change presents, the role of human behavior in both the creation of and solutions to these challenges, and the prospects for fundamental societal transition in values, economics and political institutions necessary to meet these challenges.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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ENVS 1100 - Nature and Society
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of environmental studies designed for majors and minors in the program. Through a survey of environmental topics, students will examine changing human relationships to the nonhuman world, diverse approaches to environmental problems, and environmental literature from the humanities to the sciences. The course is reading and writing intensive, and also includes a required weekend camping trip.
Credits: 4 hours
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ENVS 2150 - Environmental Systems and Cycles
This course presents an overview of the fundamental physical, biological, and geochemical processes governing the movement of energy and matter in the environment, and the constraints imposed by these natural systems on human activities. Topics include the properties and use of energy resources, synthetic chemical and their biological effects, the chemistry of natural and polluted water, food production and population, acid rain, ozone depletion, and global climate change.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000) and (CHEM 1000 or CHEM 1100 or GEOS 1000 or GEOS 1300); or program advisor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 2250 - Environmental Ecology
This course focuses upon the study of living systems of various sizes and degrees of complexity. Emphasis is on how individual organisms, natural populations, biotic communities, and ecosystems vary, how they are interconnected, and how human activities influence the complex interrelationships within and among them.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000) and (BIOS 1120 or BIOS 1510).
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 2260 - Field Environmental Ecology
An introduction to the major natural ecosystems of southwest Michigan, and modern ecological methods used in their study. Exercises and activities will be conducted largely in the field, primarily at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. Course content will complement lecture material presented in ENVS 2250.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENVS 2250 (may be taken concurrently); or program advisor approval.
Credits: 1 hour
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ENVS 3000 - Introduction to Sustainability: A Local to Global Survey
This course examines the modern concept of sustainability; its historical roots, theories and debates, emerging principles and practices, and moral visions for the future. From household to global scales, students will analyze interrelated questions of ecological resilience, social justice, technological change, and alternative economic paradigms. Case studies will include core sustainability challenges such as energy, water, food systems, endangered species, land use, and population. The class will require community-based field experience during the semester.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications.
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ENVS 3200 - Major Environmental Writings
This course uses selected readings of classical works in the environmental field, together with current works of significant import, to introduce students to the wisdom and the variety of voices speaking on behalf of the environment and environmentally responsible courses of human action.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000) and (ENVS 2150 or GEOS 2320 or ENVS 2250 or BIOS 3010), with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
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ENVS 3300 - Climate Change and the Literary Arts
This course explores human responses to the climate change crisis through the special perspective provided by literary studies. We will investigate the ways in which the stories we tell and the words we choose inform the ways we imagine, think, and communicate about, as well ad mitigate and adapt to the consequences of a warming planet.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 3400 - Environmental Policy
This course explores why environmental policy is necessary and how environmental policy has been made, is being made, and might in the future be made in the United States. The emphasis is on environmental policy and regulation at the national level, but regional, state, and local approaches/initiatives will also be considered. In addition to considering the policy process (the how), we will also review the state of environmental policy (legislation and effectiveness) and explore the policy evaluation process (the tools and techniques policy makers use to make better decisions - cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis, and environmental impact assessment). A substantial part of the course will also be devoted to considering emerging alternatives that are based on the principles of sustainability and the challenges involved in institutionalizing them.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000) and (ENVS 2150 or GEOS 2320 or ENVS 2250 or BIOS 3010), with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites, or instructor approval.
Credits: 4 hours
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ENVS 3600 - Environment and Culture
A global cross-cultural exploration of human-environment interactions. This course will examine a variety of different technological/economic systems ranging from small-scale foraging and horticultural societies to large-scale, complex and stratified societies. Special themes each semester will address different environmental problems and how they have been solved - or not - historically and contemporarily. Such themes might address: the origins and contemporary dimensions of the population debate, the role of “values” in sustainable societies, or controversies between indigenous peoples and environmentalists.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000) and (ENVS 2150 or GEOS 2320 or ENVS 2250 or BIOS 3010), with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites, or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 3700 - Race, Climate, and the Environment
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of race and climate. It explores how climate shaped human population evolution, how modern “races” have experienced the impacts of recent climate change in uneven ways, and what might be done to heighten understanding of the future consequences on vulnerable populations of projected climate changes.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 1000, ENVS 2150 or GEOS 1200) or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 4010 - Selected Environmental Topics
An intensive, focused study of an environmental topic such as solid waste management and resource recovery, energy management, environmental law, or environmental communications. Topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. This course may be repeated for credit with a second topic.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ENVS 2150, ENVS 3200, ENVS 3400, ENVS 3600 and either (ENVS 2250 or BIOS 3010); or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 4100 - Appropriate Technologies and Sustainability
In the light of the debates on sustainability, the course analyzes how technologies and technological systems have interacted with and influenced social change in both industrial countries and the Third World. Criteria for assessing the appropriateness and sustainability of various technologies and technological systems in different settings will be discussed and mini-assessments will be conducted.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENVS 1100 or ENVS 3000 or GEOG 1000 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 4110 - Climate Change and Society
This course explores the social, political, and cultural factors that collectively shape how society understands and responds to climate change. We will trace climate science from its beginnings to present day, investigate how cultural aspects influence our understanding of climate change, identify the ideological positions of supporters and skeptics, analyze current policies and politics, and explore individual and collective actions to meaningfully address the challenges climate change poses to society.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 2150, GEOS 2320 or GEOG 1050) and junior standing, or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 4120 - Climate Change and Cultural Studies
This course brings together critical theory and tools from the humanities and social sciences to consider the ethics and politics of climate change, to examine representations of climate change in fictive, documentary, and scientific discourses, and to understand efforts to address climate change as a social movement.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 4150 - Environmental Law
Surveys the major federal statutes and regulatory schemes relating to environmental quality; analyzes and compares the contrasting approaches to regulation with focus on the interaction of Congress, the regulatory agencies, and the courts in defining and implementing environmental mandates.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENVS 3400
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with PSCI 4240.
When Offered: Fall
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ENVS 4200 - Internship
The environmental internship gives students the opportunity to gain practical experience in a particular area of environmental activity, and to work with professionals. Students will gain “hands on” knowledge and add an important non-academic dimension to their resumes.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval of a program advisor.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
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ENVS 4300 - Environmental Projects
This course is designed for students who wish to carry on advanced interdisciplinary work in Environmental Studies under the direction of a faculty member. Work will be geared to a single project in which there is outside investigation, research, and/or workshop experience. Students selecting this course will work on projects especially designed for their programs. They will be asked to identify a problem, outline an investigatory approach, and consider paths to solving the problem.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Approval of instructor and a program advisor.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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ENVS 4400 - Field Experience
This course is a vehicle to provide academic credit for students participating in legitimate off-campus environmental field programs and foreign exchange programs. May be repeated for up to eight hours of academic credit.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval of a program advisor.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
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ENVS 4500 - Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies
A team-taught, integrated capstone experience involving a semester-long environmental problem-solving/planning simulation. Students will be evaluated in terms of their ability to function individually and with their colleagues in a simulated professional work environment. As the capstone course, this should normally be the last course taken from the program.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENVS 2150, ENVS 3200, ENVS 3400, ENVS 3600, and (BIOS 3010 or ENVS 2250/ENVS 2260); or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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ENVS 5400 - Freshwater Policy
This course explores the structure and dynamics of the major policies and politics governing management of freshwater resources. Emphasis is on understanding how underlying social valuation systems of economics, ethics and legal theory shape policy choices and evaluating the role of freshwater policies in achieving sustainable solutions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (ENVS 3400 or PSCI 3060) and ECON 3190, with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate students
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ES 2000 - Introduction to U.S. Education
This course is designed to explore major issues that have provoked public debate and institutional reform in U.S. education. The purpose of the course is to understand the structures and functions of education through historical, sociological and philosophical perspectives. The course explores the interface between secondary schooling and the social, political, and cultural contexts of education. A major aim of this course is to provide an opportunity for pre-education students to orient themselves to a career in teaching.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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ES 2800 - Human Flourishing and the Pursuit of Happiness
This course is designed to address the enduring question “What is Human Flourishing?” Drawing from philosophy, literature and the social sciences, we introduce students to conceptions, visions, and conditions of human flourishing, its changing nature across many periods of Western history, its manifold expressions in contemporary life, and its pursuit in the local community. This course is also an invitation to explore one’s own biases about what it is to flourish and achieve (or at least pursue) happiness.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities. May be repeated for credit.
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ES 3950 - School and Society
This course focuses on major issues affecting the advancement of American education in a culturally diverse, democratic society. Course content includes inquiry as to how social, historical, political, philosophical, economic, and legal factors influence educational policy and practice. Connections between school and issues of race, class, gender, and the environment are explored. An interdisciplinary approach is used.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Minimum of 70 earned semester credit hours.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in education.
Notes: May repeat course one time only. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course which may fulfill the baccalaureate-level writing requirement of the student’s curriculum.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I
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FCS 1000 - Career Seminar
Orientation to special career opportunities in various majors, featuring guest speakers. Specific sections per area of interest.
Credits: 1 to 2 hours
When Offered: Fall (for Dietetic and Family Studies), Spring (for Family Studies), Summer I
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FCS 1010 - Introduction to Family Life Education
Introduces the profession of family life education and explores career options in family studies and child development. Ethical standards and professional behaviors are discussed.
Credits: 3 hours
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FCS 1020 - Introduction to the Food Service Industry
The purpose of this course is to learn about professions within the food service industry. Exploration of career paths available to the student will be facilitated, setting the stage for the direction of the Food Service Administration program. Includes focused discussion on sustainability and corporate responsibility in the global marketplace.
Credits: 2 hours
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FCS 1240 - Apparel Construction I
Basic construction techniques for apparel products. Addresses how to handle fabrics prior to sewing, and skills commonly used in the construction of clothing. Test available for those desiring placement in upper level courses.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development, Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education, and Pre-Family and Consumer Science Teacher Education.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 1260 - The Fashion Industry
An introduction to the manufacturing and merchandising of apparel. This course includes the business, environment, movement, and market centers of fashion. An emphasis on designers, specialty fashion retailers, trends and auxiliary services is explored.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 1490 - Design Communication I: Architectural Drawing
Introduction to the tools and techniques to enable the student to read, compose, and create architectural drawings related to interior design and construction.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in interior design, and majors or minors in industrial tech.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 1500 - Introduction to Interior Design
Basic study of the elements and principles of designing and furnishing interiors.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: This course is restricted to Interior Design majors only.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 1550 - Design Principles
Introduction to basic principles and elements of design and color fundamentals, with application particularly in the fields of fashion and textiles.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 1560 - Introduction to Design Theory and History
An introductory overview of design history and how movements in art, architecture and industrial design have influenced the articulation of interior space over the centuries. Emphasis will be placed on research projects and classroom discussions.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 1570 - Sketching for Interior Designers
Development of freehand drawing skills pertinent to interior designers by emphasizing non-mechanical perspective, controlled line quality and presentation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1560
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 1650 - Culinary Skills
Teach basic cooking skills with emphasis on modern trends and techniques for home as well as foodservice operations. Basic food sanitation principles, menu planning, use of kitchen tools/equipment, measurement techniques, serving size and yield information, recipe costing, planning and evaluating food budgets. Basic techniques of food preparation and service are covered emphasizing competency development in culinary skills.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 2020 - Field Experience
On-the-job experience under supervision of department with cooperating organizations. Written assignments, documentation of hours and performance appraisal required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval required.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to family and consumer sciences majors only.
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a credit/no credit basis.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
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FCS 2050 - Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences
Individual topics in five/ten/fifteen week formats, ranging in 1 to 3 hours of credit. Student may elect up to 6 hours of credit if topics vary. Topics to be announced.
Credits: 1 to 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 2090 - Consumer Education
A study of the information available to consumers with emphasis on personal decision making in money management and product and services choices. Includes overview of consumer protection and public policy as it affects the family.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 2100 - Human Sexuality
A study of the bio-psychosocial factors of human sexuality, emphasizing an understanding of sexuality as a social construction. Topics include: reproduction and birth, family planning, and contraception; sexually transmitted infections; sexual responses and dysfunction; emotional and physical intimacy; the range of sexual values and behaviors; and legal, ethical, and public policy implications related to human sexuality.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 2140 - Child Development
A study of the development of children (including prenatal, infancy, early and middle childhood) and their families, and the adjustments required to meet children’s changing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. Hands-on experience (20 to 26 hours arranged) with children in a structured environment is required.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2150 - Adolescent Development
A study of the development of adolescents, their families, and adjustments required to meet their changing physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. Special emphasis is placed on identity, social, moral, and sexual development of adolescents.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2200 - Textiles
Basic textile course emphasizing fibers, yarns, fabric constructions, dyes and printing, and finishes. These five components are studied for their contribution to the characteristics and performance of a textile fabric, and its use and care.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design, or majors in Interior Design.
When Offered: Fall, Spring
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FCS 2220 - Fashion Design Studio I
A study of the drafting techniques employed in the flat pattern method for designing clothing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1240
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2240 - Apparel Construction II
Continuation of basic construction techniques for apparel products, including skills, pattern alteration and fitting. Emphasis on self-directed individual projects with more difficult fabrics and construction techniques. May be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1240
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design: Design and Development.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2250 - Computer Applications
An introduction to the essentials of microcomputer usage. The student will gain application skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and operating systems. The impact of computer usage in society and ethical computer behavior will also be covered as well as terminology, electronic communications, and hardware and system components.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Credit cannot be earned for both FCS 2250 and either CIS 1020, CIS 1100, SOC 1820, PEPR 1490, or CS 1000.
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I
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FCS 2260 - Fashion/Retail Buying
Fundamentals of merchandising mathematics, its relationship to buying, and use in the fashion/retail industry. Includes elements of profit and loss statements, purchase discounts, dating, markup, markdown, turnover, and open-to-buy. Also includes sources of buying information, and responsibilities of buyers in various types of firms.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of department’s computer usage requirement.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors and minors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2300 - Computer Aided Design for Fashion
Introduction to the use of CAD software as applied to preproduction tasks in manufacturing of textile and apparel products.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2400 - Woodworking
Identification of selected wood species and man-made composites. Basic principles of wood product design are introduced. Aesthetic and ergonomic criteria will be emphasized. Selection of materials, basic processes and tools, introduction to machining and selection and application of finishing materials is taught. Preparation of Industrial Design documentation is required, i.e. 3D, orthographic and working drawings of the product and its parts.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (2 - 3)
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FCS 2490 - Residential Architectural Design
The study of architectural plans and principles of residential structures. Plans produced and studied include floor plans, plot plans, foundation plans, electrical plans elevations and all necessary details and specifications.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1490, FCS 1500, FCS 1560, and FCS 1570.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is restricted to Interior Design majors only.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2500 - Interiors CADD Applications
Introduction to computer-aided design and drafting for interior design majors.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1500, FCS 2250.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2510 - Period Interiors I
Influences and characteristics in period decoration and furniture of historical interiors and exteriors from antiquity up to English Victorian.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2520 - Period Interiors II
Influences and characteristics in period decoration and furniture of historical interiors and exteriors from Early American through contemporary.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2530 - Fashion Illustration
Introduction to concepts, techniques and uses of various drawing techniques and media that facilitate the communication of ideas in the fashion industry. Focus on drawing live models and rendering of fabric, color and texture.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 1550
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Fashion Merchandising and Design.
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FCS 2540 - Materials for Interiors: Hard Finishes
A study of products and finishing materials for the interior environment which considers basic materials, manufacturing processes and the generic characteristics of goods specified by the interior designer.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1490, FCS 1500, and FCS 1570.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Interior Design and Pre-Interior Design.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2560 - Materials for Interiors: Soft Finishes
Evaluation and analysis of carpets, drapery and upholstery fabrics, carpet and wall coverings products with regard to quality, selection, performance, and maintenance for residential and commercial application. Special attention devoted to material estimating and installation.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: FCS 1490, FCS 1570, and FCS 2200.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Pre-Interior Design majors only.
When Offered: Fall
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FCS 2590 - Studio I
Creation of artistic interiors with appropriate materials, space planning, preparation of graphic documentation, renderings and purchasing data for completing the design process.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: FCS 2490
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Spring
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FCS 2600 - Nutrition
A study of the functions and sources of nutrients and their role in health; topics include digestion, absorption and metabolism of nutrients; energy balance and weight maintenance; eating disorders; nutrition and chronic disease prevention.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Either (CHEM 1120/1130 or CHEM 1510/1520) and BIOS 2400 with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II
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FCS 2660 - Personal Nutrition
A study of the effect of personal nutrition on overall health.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: This course is not recommended for Dietetics majors.
When Offered: Spring, Summer I
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