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COM 3430 - Film History
This course is an historical survey of technical, aesthetic and industry developments in the production, distribution and reception of American and international cinemas. Major areas of study include the evolution and impact of cinema technologies, the Hollywood studio system, changing storytelling styles, and he relationship of mainstream cinema to other national or emerging cinema movements. Using historical and cultural studies perspectives, the course explores the shaping impact of cinema on society, and our lives. Representative independent and mainstream films will provide key texts for each unit of the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: COM 2410 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 3440 - History of Animation
This course surveys the history of animation from its beginnings in the early twentieth century to its shift toward computer-generated imagery in more recent decades. We will examine short and feature-length animated films from across the world, focusing on the social, cultural, and economic circumstances that have influenced their production and reception.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: COM 2410 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 3480 - Public Relations Writing
The course covers the styles and various forms of advanced PR writing including news releases, fact sheets, media lists, speeches, feature stories, letters, memoranda, company histories, annual reports, etc. Students develop the analytical and writing skills required in the field. Media and message targeting to appropriate audiences are examined and evaluated through the preparation of a traditional social media campaign. Additionally, this course examines the ethics involved in researching and writing for public relations contexts.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: COM 2500 or COM 3500, with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 3540 - Web Design and Digital Communication
Focuses on intelligent website design, including principles of accessibility, usability, information-richness, and effective communication in a digital environment. Students will learn HTML and CSS as well as the fundamentals of Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 3550 - Digital Video Production: Nonfiction
This course familiarizes students with the techniques digital field production in HD format, utilizing pre-production, production and post-production professional practices. Students will develop their own short nonfiction projects, serve as crew on various team projects, and demonstrate technical proficiency using non-linear editing software.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: COM 2550 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 3560 - Digital Video Production: Fiction
This course familiarizes students with the techniques of narrative fiction film-making in the HD format, utilizing pre-production, production and post-production professional practices. Students will develop their own short projects, serve as crew on various team projects, and demonstrate technical proficiency using non-linear editing software.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: COM 2550 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 3570 - Introduction to TV Studio Production
Explores the elements of television studio production planning and collaborative implementation. Students are introduced to TV studio operations including equipment operation, crew responsibilities, producing and directing various types of television studio formats.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (COM 1000 or COM 2000) and either (COM 2410 or COM 2560); with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 3580 - Scriptwriting
Through the practice of scriptwriting, students will learn how to represent in words not only story, but also sound design, editing, visual design, and other parameters of media making as applied to commercials, dramatic scripts, small format video, and documentary. Students will discover how core narrative concepts of character, structure, plot, theme and tone interact within existing and emerging media and explore how to utilize these concepts to express their personal vision, creativity, and voice.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 3710 - Human-Machine Communication
An introduction to human-machine communication, this course focuses on the theory and practice of interpersonal interactions with digital interlocutors in the form of artificial conversation entities, artificially intelligent software agents (chatbots), embodied machine communicators (robots), and technologically-augmented persons, as well as interpersonal communication in the context of virtual and augmented spaces.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 3840 - Organizational Communication Technologies
This course reviews the significance of communication techniques in our capacity to organize and engage in collective action; and how communication technologies affect the communication processes and outcomes at the interpersonal, organizational, and social contexts. Our approach encompasses both of the dominant ideological perspectives - techno-determinism and social constructivism in order to develop a more holistic perspective on the impact of communication technologies on our lives.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 3980 - Independent Study Communication
Designed to allow outstanding students to work independently under faculty supervision. Includes extensive study, research or special creative projects in any of the several areas of communication. One to six hours credit may be accumulated.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approval of the School of Communication Director.
Credits: 1 - 6 hours
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COM 4300 - Persuasion and Social Influence
This course examines theory and research on social influence processes including compliance, conformity, and persuasion. Specifically, the course examines cognitive, interpersonal, and structural-level models of social influence and persuasion, and the impact of source, message, receiver, context, and channel on the influence process. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4400 - Public Relations Case Studies
This course uses a case study approach to apply principles of communication and persuasion theory to public relations problems. The course examines a variety of types of organizations in relation to issue advocacy and public policy, risk communication, legitimization, defense, and crisis management.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: COM 2500 or COM 3500 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 4410 - Documentary in Film and Television
A study of documentary philosophies, strategies, and accomplishments through an examination of important documentarists, movements, and films.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: COM 2410 with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 4430 - Media and Social Change
The course examines the role of the media in diffusing information, ideology, and persuasive messages, and explores the influence/effects of these transactions on individuals, groups and institutions. The course critically situates media within diverse elements of culture as an agent of social change.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4440 - Mass Communication, News, and Public Affairs
The course examines the role of the media in covering public affairs news and disseminating it to the public. Questions related to media access, fairness, media regulation and message production are discussed in light of current events.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4450 - Media Criticism
Examines the content, production, circulation, and consumption of media. Students will apply analytical techniques for breaking down and evaluating media texts developed by various schools of media criticism; these may include semiotics, narrative theory, and political economy.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4460 - Telecommunications Law and Policy
This course provides an overview of the essential regulatory and policy issues governing the field of media and telecommunications. Special attention is given to such topics as First Amendment, libel, intellectual property, media ownership and privacy. A case study approach is used for the purpose of understanding legal precedent.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or instructor approval; COM 3070 recommended.
Credits: 3 hours
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COM 4480 - Media Management and Telecommunications
Advancements in technology, most notably the Internet and digital media arts, are changing many of our basic assumptions regarding information, news and entertainment content. This course examines the business strategy and management principles involving five sectors of the media and telecommunications fields, including: Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Telephony (wired & wireless communication), Satellite Communication and the Internet. This course is approved as a writing-intensive course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (COM 1000 or COM 2000 or CIS 2700) and COM 2400; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 4490 - Communication Technology and Innovation
Innovation can also be described as the “power to redefine an industry.” From Direct Broadcast Satellites to fiber optic delivery and smart homes, this course will examine a number of media and information technologies that have transformed the business of communication. It is intended for the student and working professional who requires an applied understanding of the design characteristics and performance features of several important communication technologies including satellite communications and television broadcasting, fiber optic delivery and smart homes, the Internet and E-commerce, smart phones and wireless communication, and intelligent networking and virtual reality.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2700 or COM 2400; with a grade of “C” or better.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Junior or senior standing or by instructor approval.
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COM 4500 - Public Relations Campaign Development
This is an advanced course in public relations emphasizing research methodology, developing planning objectives, and program evaluation for corporate, governmental, educational, and social service organizations.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (COM 2010 or COM 3000) and (COM 2500 or COM 3500); with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 4570 - Advanced Digital Video Production
This is an advanced course that gives students the opportunity to apply concepts developed in several other media production classes. Students work in production teams and independently to conceptualize, design, and produce segments for collaborative long-form programs and/or single video projects. Students serve as crew for other members of the class as needed. The course includes specialized areas of focus within single-camera, digital media field production such as pre-production planning, lighting, audio, directing, post-production, and working with talent.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Two of the following: COM 3550, COM 3560 or COM 3570; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites; or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
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COM 4700 - Applied Topics in Interpersonal Communication
This course will provide students with an in-depth treatment of advanced interpersonal communication. Students will complete an applied project within a particular interpersonal context, synthesizing existing competencies in public presentation, research methods, and interpersonal communication theory.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (COM 1000 or COM 1040), and COM 1700, and (COM 2010 or COM 3000), with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
Notes: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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COM 4710 - AI and Interaction
This course focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and interaction in society from a theoretical and application standpoint. Students will learn critical AI questions, issues, and debates that influence the development and deployment of AI. The basics of building an AI interaction system and the best practices will be discussed.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4720 - Nonverbal Communication
The course examines theory and research in the nature and function of nonverbal message systems. Topics include: the role of nonverbal communication in the developmental stages of humans; individual differences in ability to interpret messages; the relationship of nonverbal communication to the concept of culture; extension of a person such as space, clothing, possessions; and specific messages related to the face and body.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4740 - Intercultural Communication
An examination of the factors contributing to effective communication in an intercultural context. The course focuses on such topics as ethnocentrism, cultural perceptions, values and beliefs, language and meaning, and nonverbal factors. Communication systems of selected cultures are described and analyzed.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4750 - Family Communication
Examines the current literature pertaining to holistic systems, power influences, and satisfactory patterns of family communications. Students analyze family interactions and identify satisfactory patterns of marital family communication.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4770 - Communication Ethics
Ethical theories and justification models are studied and related to ethical decision making in a variety of communication contexts, including mass communication, organizational communication, and interpersonal communication. The course will examine the components of good ethical decision making in communication, as well as obstacles that can stand in the way of responsible choices.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4790 - Gender and Communication
This course examines the construct of gender through a communicative lens. Topics include interpersonal, organizational, mass media, and social media communication. Issues of gender identity, sexual orientation, gendered structures, and more are explored.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4800 - Applied Topics in Organizational Communication
This course will enable students to master knowledge and skills in an applied specialty area of organizational communication. Students will participate in an extensive hands-on project addressing a pragmatic problem in an organizational setting.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: COM 2800 and (COM 2010 or COM 3000); with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to specific School of Communication majors/minors. Please see advisor for program restrictions.
Notes: Topics will vary. Six hours of COM 4800 may be taken for credit toward the Strategic Communication major. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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COM 4840 - Health Communication
Studies concepts and theories relevant to the maintenance and enhancement of effective communication in health care settings. Emphasis is given to the study and application of communication theories, to the transactions which occur among health professionals, and between professionals and clients/patients. This course may be offered in an accelerated format.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to juniors and seniors only.
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COM 4990 - Internship
This internship for academic credit is available only to those students who meet School requirements of prerequisite courses and grade point average. Specific requirements for various types of internships are described in the School’s undergraduate handbook, available in the School of Communication office.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Minimum G.P.A. of 2.5; junior standing or higher, declared major or minor in the School of Communication.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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COM 5060 - Special Topics in Global Communications
Study of special topics in global/international communication such as comparative media systems, development communication, Asian/African/South American communication, Governments and Propaganda, Transnational Media Corporations and Communication.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in the School of Communication, or instructor approval.
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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COM 5600 - Instructional Communication Best Practices
This course will explore best practices related to various aspects of instructional communication that span disciplines and extend to professions outside higher education that are not discipline specific (e.g., communicating effectively, preparing a course or training, learner management, creating assessments). We will discuss the value of thoughtful pedagogy and develop techniques that make instruction approachable and engaging for all learners. Students will focus on topics specific to their academic discipline and preferred instructional modality.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: COM 1000 and COM 1040 and COM 2000; with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites; and approval of advisor and/or instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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CORP 3030 - Planning Inquiry
Students will be introduced to Planning as a field of study, research, and professional opportunity. Students will have an opportunity to investigate social and environmental problems through data collection, analysis, interpretation and graphic and written presentation. The emphasis throughout will be on the application of inquiry models to geographic and planning problems. For Planning majors and minors.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: STAT 2160 or STAT 2600 or STAT 3640 or STAT 3660.
Credits: 4 hours
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CORP 4120 - Professional Practice (Internship)
Provision for an advanced student to benefit by supplementary practical experiences in a particular branch of community and regional planning, either by assisting faculty engaged in research or by working in a departmentally-approved off-campus agency. Specific assignments are arranged in consultation with departmental advisors during the semester preceding that in which the student expects to enroll in 4120. The student may enroll for one additional semester, but no student will be allowed more than three hours total credit for 4120.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and Department Chair approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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REL 1050 - What is Religion Today?
Introduces students to the fundamental big questions about religion in contemporary life. We begin by trying to define what ‘religion’ means in the diversity of religious beliefs and practices today. In the following units we address issues such as religion and social justice, political power and religion, religion as ethnic and cultural identity, religion and violence, gender in world religions, mythical figures and spirituality, and globalization and religion. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Inquiry and Engagement: Critical Thinking in the Arts and Humanities Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 2000 - Thinking About Religion
An introduction to some of the ways in which both academics and the people they study have thought about and used “religion” and related concepts. Students will compare and evaluate scholars’ efforts to define, describe, interpret, and explain religion(s), as well as analyze case studies illustrating the roles that religion has played in human history and culture. Much of the assessment for this course involves writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1050 or equivalent.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2010 - Buddhism
An introduction to the variety of Buddhist traditions in South, Southeast, Central and East Asia, as well as in the United States. We will study the history of Buddhism, its characteristic teachings and practices, and assess its cultural impact. Readings include scholarly studies on the traditions as well as original Buddhist texts in translation. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2020 - Religion in China
Compared to the relatively recent appearance of China as a nation state, its written history started over three millennia ago. Many different peoples have dwelled in the geographical area that today is called China, the ethno-political borders of which have long been fluid. These peoples have produced and preserved a rich repertoire of diverse ideas and practices that may be categorized as religious. This course traces the history of the major religious traditions, including Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism, that have developed in and adapted to China. The emphasis of the class is on the way that these traditions have been perceived and received in different historical contexts. By introducing how these traditions affected past people’s lives, this class aims to lead students to a historically better-informed understanding of the religious aspect of people’s life in contemporary China.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2030 - Religion in Japan
A study of the historical continuity and overall unity in the Japanese religious tradition. The major organized religions of Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, and also the influence of Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity are discussed. Also taken up are the informal religious movements of “ancestor worship,” family religion, and state religion. An attempt is made to assess the role and significance of religion in Japanese culture.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2040 - Religion in India
Provides a survey of religion in India, focusing mainly on the major religious traditions native to India, i.e., Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Examines social and political contexts in which these traditions have arisen and developed, and examines examples of religious literature, art, architecture, music, ritual, and spiritual discipline.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2050 - Christianity
Provides a selective but wide-ranging survey of Christianity, tracing developments in Christian thought, practices, institutions, and expression, and emphasizing study of primary sources within their social and cultural contexts. Aims to enhance students’ knowledge of persons, groups, events, texts, and ideas that have contributed significantly to Christian history, and their appreciation for the diversity of forms that Christian discourses and practices have taken. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 2065 - Islam in America
Explores the histories of the creation and engagement of Muslim communities in the United States. Investigates trends in immigration and conversion, life styles, rituals, beliefs, and the diverse roles of women in American Islam. The aim of the course is to examine deeper questions about the relationship between religion and politics, pluralism, and representations of Islam in the media.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2070 - Judaism
Traces the development of Judaism from its roots in the Ancient Near East to the present, and examines the role of this religion and its practitioners in world history. Particular attention is given to periods of social, political, and cultural change in Jewish history and hence to the problem of Jewish identity. Attention is given to Jewish writings, customs, and institutions from many periods and places, as well as social movements and political revolutions that have significantly impacted the history of Judaism.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2080 - Religion in Europe
Selective yet thorough historical and topical survey of religion on the continent of Europe. Topics covered include ancient “tribal” religions such as the Roman, Celtic, and German/Norse; the intertwined history of forms of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages; the redefinitions of religion and its place in society marked by the Reformations and the Enlightenment; and major events and movements of modern European history that have impacted or involved religion, such as the French Revolution, World Wars, and Cold War.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 2100 - Religions of the World
An investigation of fundamental beliefs and practices of the religious traditions of the world, including a selection of the following: the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam; and religions originating in Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto. Indigenous religious traditions will also be addressed in some semesters. The course explores definitions of religion within the diversity of religious beliefs and practices and focus on the fundamental role of religion in shaping societies and cultures of the past and present. Students will examine skills in applying two models of analysis in religious thought and activity. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 2630 - Asian Religions
Introduces students to the major religious traditions that originated in India and East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Daoism, and indigenous traditions. The focus on the course is on patterns of religious understanding and expression that are found throughout the region, including non-theistic and theistic forms, meditation, perceptions of the self and the divine, shamanism, asceticism, and religion and the state. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 2786 - The Qur’an
An overview of the central religious text in Muslim societies, the Qur’an. Students will gain familiarity with the major themes of the Qur’an and explore the historical and cultural context of the earliest Muslim societies. Students will assess and synthesize the multiple interpretations that have brought the Qur’an to life over various eras. The course goes beyond the text itself to trace how the Qur’an influences ritual, practice, social organization, culture, and everyday life. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3015 - Christianity in the United States
Since its founding, the United States has been dominated by the Christian tradition, although at no time has the tradition been monolithic. The goal of this course therefore is to introduce students to the wide range of Christian groups in the United States from the colonial period to the present. We will explore the process of Protestant denominationalism in this country, the rise of Evangelicalism, and the growth of the Roman Catholic Church. We will also be exploring some broad themes that cut across confessional boundaries: ethnicity, race, and religion; issues of church and state; and the tensions between religious conservatives, religious liberals, and secularists. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 3111 - Superhero Comic Book Religion
This course examines themes pertaining to religion, gods, and myths as they relate to mainstream superhero comic books. Questions we will explore include: How do superheroes resemble and function like gods of traditional religions and mythologies? What does it mean to refer (as many do) to superhero narratives as modern mythology? What are the explicit and implicit theologies and cosmologies of comic book universes? How are gods and other super-powered figures from real-world religions incorporated into superhero stories? How are religious themes and specific religions depicted in superhero comics? What meanings and significance do religious readers of superhero comics find in these stories? Do superhero comics serve as media of religious expression, or even as sources of religious identity? How do fan cultures, in their organizations, practices, and discourses, compare with religious ones? To explore such questions, we will look at sources for the perspectives not only of comic book producers (graphic novels, comic collections, interviews, press releases), but also of consumers (fan letters, fanzines, reviews, blogs, discussion forums) and scholars (academic histories, analysis, and criticism). This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 3115 - Myth and its Study
Provides students with the opportunity to study and compare a selection of myths and mythological systems from throughout the world and history, and to consider a variety of academic and other sorts of discourses about myth, its nature, forms, functions, and value.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3145 - Cults, Sects, and New Religions
New Religious Movements (NRMs), also known as “cults and sects,” are those religious movements such as Mormonism and Jehovah’s Witness that have arisen during the modern period (roughly from the 18th century on). This course will explore a wide range of NRMs in order to ask the question, in what ways do NRMs reflect modern themes and concerns? The course will begin with a discussion of theories of modernity and the sociology of NRMs, and then apply these theories to detailed case studies of particular NSMs, specifically within the context of the United States. The course will also explore the challenges NRMs pose as the United States becomes increasingly religious diverse. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 3165 - Religion and Globalization
In this class we will analyze intersections between religion and globalization by focusing on recent ethnographic accounts. Beginning with a preliminary definition of globalization as the increasing flows of people, money, technology, media and services across borders, we will deepen our understanding of this complex phenomenon by studying how global forces influence the formulation of religious subjectivities, communities, and practices. In order to gain a contextualized perspective on how macro-level processes impact the everyday lives of people and communities, we will emphasize the work of ethnographers who base their studies on long-term engagements and qualitative research techniques. Through these means, we will gain a set of grounded insights into the historical and cultural determinants of why and how certain religious individuals or religious groups support, resist, or become swept up in globalizing trends and the long and short term effects these dynamics bring to their moral, communal, and spiritual senses of self. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 3170 - Religion and Gender
Considers questions of gender as they relate to religion and its study. Particular attention is given to the ways in which gender roles and relations between the genders are constructed, defined, articulated, justified, supported, contested, and reformulated in various religious traditions, both throughout history and in contemporary contexts, and in interaction with other social, cultural, and political systems and institutions.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3180 - Death, Dying, and Beyond
Focuses on death, dying, and the afterlife in the religious traditions of the world. Traditions and regions covered may vary by year and could include the religious traditions of Japan, China, India, and the United States as well as the religious traditions of Christianity or Islam. How one dies, how others view that death, how the body is disposed of, what role the death plays in the life and times of others, the history that develops from it, and what the common beliefs are regarding life beyond death are some of the questions that this course will address. Discussion each week may focus on burial customs, views of the afterlife, the grieving process, hospice, suicide, pollution, ritual, abortion, and other topics. Readings will be drawn from a variety of sources. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3190 - Religion and Health
This course will look at how human beings over time have conceptualized their bodies, the experience of good health and illness, and the causes of good health and illness. Human beings throughout history, and in all cultures, have sought explanatory models for the nature of the body and how our actions and environment affect health and illness. Religious and spiritual beliefs and practices often play a significant role in these explanatory models. In this course, we will cover how different cultures incorporate religious or spiritual principles for achieving a healthy lifestyle as a part of these explanatory models. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3220 - Spirituality and the Environment
Since 1990, people of faith have become increasingly active in efforts to address climate change. They are developing programs to “care for creation”, greening houses of worship, and marching for climate justice. These efforts are not, however, without precedent. Religion and spirituality, which affects cultural perceptions of the relationship between human and nature, have long played a role in efforts to address environmental issues. This course will explore interactions between the environment and spirituality (both formal religion and less formal personal spiritual experiences) in both the past and present, with particular attention to ways people adapt religious ideas to address their experiences with the natural environment in response to specific issues.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3230 - Religion and Revolution
This course will explore, investigate and compare different religions in different cultures as driving forces of social and cultural change. The course will examine the conservative and progressive roles the religions of the world play in familial, social, economic, and political stability and change. Different approaches to analyzing these forces and roles will be examined, but particular emphasis will be placed upon the contribution of critical theory and its dialectical method of thinking. The course will stress communicative ethics and discourse theory of rights and of the democratic constitutional state.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3240 - Psychological Elements in Religion
This course offers students a survey of theories and approaches to the study of religion from the perspective of psychology, with an emphasis on psychoanalytical, analytical, humanistic, behavioral, and cognitive psychology as well as on other theorists and trends emerging out of or relating to these traditions in psychology. The seminal texts of such classical theorists as Freud, Jung, James, Otto, Fromm, Skinner, and Erickson will be considered, as well as more contemporary psychological approaches to religion.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3320 - Religion and Social Ethics
This course will compare different forms of religious and secular ethics from ancient moral codes to contemporary ethical systems. It will deal with the creative ideas, problems and attitudes toward the social world intrinsic to these different ethical norms. While the course will emphasize the variety of ethical responses to social problems provided by the religions of the world as well as to secular approaches it will pay particular attention to problems raised and solutions proposed by critical theorists about issues such as abortion, euthanasia, artificial insemination, race, gender, class, war and peace, poverty and ecological catastrophes. The course will stress communicative ethics, the discourse theory of rights, and of the democratic constitutional state.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3325 - Muslim Cultures and Societies
Explores various expressions of religious identity across global Muslim societies. With an eye to religion in specific contexts focus is given to major topics from the Qur’an, Muhammad, rituals, religious and political authority, Islamic mysticism, colonialism, modernity, gender, and representation. To highlight broader questions in the study of Islam, particular examples range from the classical Islamic period in the Middle East to the contemporary United States. The overall approach of the course is grounded in an understanding of the relationship between religion, history, and cultural context.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3340 - Religion in Modern Society
Whereas a major focus of the systematic study of religion is upon religious traditions, or aspects of them, it is important that attention also be paid to the questions raised by the various contexts in which religion occurs as well as to questions raised by the methods developed in studying religion in such contexts. The specific context of religion to be studied in this course is that of industrial society. For religion to be understood in more than historical terms it is important that attention be paid to this kind of context. As a consequence of such a focus questions also are raised about the methods developed to specify and delineate such contexts and the role that religion plays in them. This provides an occasion for raising questions about the assumptions underlying such methods and about their relationship to the systematic study of religion.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3360 - Zen and Buddhist Meditation
This course examines the development and adaptation of Buddhist meditation traditions across cultures. In the first part of the course, students acquire knowledge of Indian Buddhist meditation techniques of mindfulness and the Chinese adaptation of meditation in Zen. The latter part of the course focuses on how the techniques of Buddhist meditation have been adapted to Western culture. In clinical adaptations this often involves stripping out religious perspectives and activities in order to use them in secular contexts, shifting the goal and raising ethical questions. Throughout the semester students will learn different approaches to meditation, reflecting on how Buddhist meditation practices have affected human culture in the past and globally in contemporary society. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1050 or instructor approval.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 3600 - The Art of Living: Traditions of Self-Cultivation
What is the Art of Living? For many throughout history life was not about the accumulation of knowledge or wealth, but about learning to live a good life. Just how a good life is defined changes depending on the time, culture, and religion. This course explores the topic of self-cultivation practices as means of understanding how people have in the past and continue today to cultivate personal and social wellness. This course will focus on the Asian traditions of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism including following their contemporary adaptations in the West. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 4000 - Topics in Religion
The topic to be announced in the Schedule of Course Offerings. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester. Topics will include religious traditions, forms of religion and current issues in method and theory.
Credits: 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit as long as the subject matter is different.
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REL 4010 - Animals and Religion
This course examines connections between animals and religion from a variety of perspectives and drawing on data from many times, places, and religious traditions. Questions that will be explored include: How are animals thought about in particular theological traditions, in terms of their relationships to god(s), human beings, and the natural world’ their possession of souls, their place in the afterlife, and so on? How are animals depicted in religious myths? How are animals used or involved in religious rituals? Can animals be thought of as having or practicing religion? How do religious ideas about animals influence and interact with ethical considerations about the exploitation of animals for food, labor, medical and chemical testing, companionship, entertainment, and so on? What relationships do religions have with animal liberation and vegan philosophies and movements? This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Credits: 3 hours
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REL 4500 - Capstone Seminar in Religion
Designed as a culminating experience for Comparative Religion majors completing or nearing completion of their degree. Focuses readings and discussions on a theme or problem identified by the instructor, and requires students to engage in original research that explores this theme or problem through comparison and application of theory. A significant portion of the work assigned in this course involves writing.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of REL 2000, with a grade of “C” or better; completion of or concurrent enrollment in at least four total Comparative Religion courses.
Credits: 4 hours
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REL 4980 - Independent Study
Research on some selected problem under supervision of a member of the Religion faculty.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Application and department approval.
Credits: 1 to 6 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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REL 5000 - Historical Studies in Religion
The topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester. Students may repeat the course for credit as long as the subject matter is different. Topics such as the following will be studied: Zen Buddhism; Buddhism; Taoism; Shinto; New Religions of Japan; Religion in Japanese Literature; Islam in the Modern World; Christian Theology to 1500; Renaissance and Reformation Theology; Mystical Dimensions of Islam.
Credits: 2 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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REL 5011 - Religion, Culture and Health: Cultures from the East
Study of spirituality, culture, and religion in relation to understanding the body, illness, and health in South and East Asian culture and religion. The course covers the impact of spirituality, religion and culture on health status and health outcomes; the nature and history of religions that originated in South and East Asia; practical application of culturally competent care for patients with East and South Asian cultural/religious beliefs, and; the impact of religious belief, spirituality, and culture on patient and provider relationships, in the context of the healthcare and human services environment in the United States.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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REL 5012 - Religion, Culture and Health: Cultures from Africa, the Middle East, and West
Study of spirituality, culture, and religion in relation to understanding of the body, illness, and health in Middle Eastern and African religions, and in folk medicine and religious healing with origins in multiple geographic areas. The course covers the impact of spirituality, religion, and culture on health status and health outcomes; the nature and history of religions that originated in the Middle East and Africa and folk medicine and religious healing; practical application of culturally competent care for patients with religious/cultural beliefs that originated in the Middle East and Africa, and in cultures where folk medicine and religious healing are practiced, and; the impact of religious belief, spirituality, and culture on patient and provider relationships, and on the process of healing, in the context of healthcare and human services environment in the United States.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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REL 5100 - Comparative Studies in Religion
The topic to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. The content of the course will vary from semester to semester. Students may repeat course for credit as long as the subject matter is different. Topics such as the following will be studied: Millenium, Utopia, and Revolution; Femininity as a Religious Form; Great Islamic Thinkers; the Hindu Yogas; the Occult Tradition.
Credits: 2 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for credit. Open to upper level and graduate students.
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REL 5980 - Readings in Religion
Research on some selected period or topic under supervision of a member of the Religion faculty.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Completion of two previous courses in religion; approval of the instructor involved and Chairperson of the Department must be secured in advance of registration.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: Open to upper level and graduate students.
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CIS 1020 - Introduction to Business Computing and Data Analysis
This course focuses on developing students’ skills in business applications of productivity software and information technologies. All course activities relate to data manipulation, communication, organization, or analysis for decision making in various business functional areas. Specific topics covered include advanced use of spreadsheets, development of integrated electronic documents for business communications, database storage, retrieval, and reporting, creating and editing Internet web pages for business information display and data transfer, development of professional business presentation, and Internet search. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category. A student may receive credit for only one of CIS 1020, CIS 1100, CS 1050, FCS 2250, HPHE 1490, or SOC 1820.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 1100 - Business Computing
This self-paced, one-credit course focuses on business computing skills needed by individuals to increase their productivity. It is designed as an equivalent course to CIS 1020 for students with partial skills in computer usage. This course develops student’s skills with spreadsheets, databases, search techniques, basic Web page creation and the use of computers as a presentation medium. Students are required to pass the test-out exam. There is a one hour lab for Q&A.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Department approval.
Credits: 1 hour
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
Notes: A student may receive credit for only one of CIS 1020, CIS 1100, CS 1000, CS 1050, FCS 2250, HPHE 1490 or SOC 1820. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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CIS 2600 - Object-Oriented Programming for Business
This course is an introduction to basic concepts in computer programming with an emphasis on business applications. In the course, students learn the fundamentals of the object-oriented programming paradigm, programming structures, and develop skills to provide business solutions by using object-oriented programming. The object-oriented approach to application development is in high demand as it allows for improved re-usability, maintenance, and security of business applications. Major topics covered in this course include data structures, methods, objects, classes, decision, and control flow structures. This course also introduces advanced data types (e.g., strings, arrays), inheritance property, exception handling, and file input-output for object-oriented applications. Upon completion of this course, students will develop both console-based and graphical user interface-based business applications using an object-oriented programming language.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 1020, CIS 1100, CS 1000, CS 1050, FCS 2250 or MUS 3860.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 2610 - Advanced Programming for Business
This course introduces advanced programming techniques for business. Main topics include but not limited to data structures, application programming interface (API), manipulation of data (e.g., databases, JSON, XML, and other data formats), web services (e.g., REST, SOAP, etc.), advanced GUI, design patterns and other related topics. Students also learn advanced knowledge and skills needed to implement applications expected for computing architectures and standards in the business environment.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2600
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 2640 - Applied Analytics Foundations
This course is designed to train undergraduate students with skills to apply scientific and analytical methods to plan for analytics projects, design data collection methods, clean and analyze data, and report findings. The students will also be trained to interpret the findings from data analysis in a meaningful way. Emphasis will be placed on uncovering insights through visualization, basic analytics techniques, data manipulation, and other methods for intellectual inquiry. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 1020 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 2650 - Programming for Data Analytics
Introduces programming for predictive analytics utilizing popular software languages. Programming concepts of, data structures, input-output, and flow control will be covered, as well as techniques applied by analysts to organize and interpret data that varies in type, volume, and rate of change.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 1020, CIS 1100, CS 1000, CS 1050, FCS 2250 or MUS 3860.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 2660 - Networking and Data Communications
This course provides an introduction to modern computer networking, data communications, network security, and associated technologies. The content focuses on the design, implementation, administration, and security of computer (wired and wireless) networks and data communications. The concepts of business networks as business process integration (BPI) tools to facilitate business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) operations are also discussed. Case projects and hands-on labs are used throughout the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 1020 or CIS 1100 or CS 1050 or CS 1000 or FCS 2250 or HPHE 1490.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 2700 - Business-Driven Information Technology
This course provides an introduction to information-communication literacy, system literacy, and business information technologies. It emphasizes the relationship between Information Technology (IT) and business processes and the importance of aligning business information systems with business strategy. By interacting with integrated enterprise system(s), this course helps students understand the modern IT-driven business value chain and business process integration (BPI). The role of IT in organizational change and business transformation, IT history, and IT cultural issues are discussed. Team/individual class projects are used throughout the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (CIS 1020 or CIS 1100 or CS 1000 or CS 1050 or FCS 2250 or MUS 3860 or HPHE 1490) and (BCM 1420 or ENGL 1050 or IEE 1020); sophomore class standing required.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 2720 - Cloud Computing Applications
Cloud computing is the latest paradigm shift in information technology (IT). It has seen the fastest adoption into the mainstream IT than any other technology in the domain. The core objectives of cloud-based services are to provide the highest level of agility, performance and efficiency, thus completely dominating IT service delivery. With this unique paradigm shift, cloud computing brings in new opportunities and challenges for businesses, as well as for the system administrators who manage the IT-related activities. This course covers several cloud-based models that comprise the modern concept of cloud computing, such as SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and XaaS. Topics also include cloud computing infrastructure, datacenter architecture, cloud-based network, cloud storage, virtualization, and cloud-based services. Students receive experiential learning on popular cloud service platform like Amazon AWS. The goal is to prepare students to obtain entry-level AWS cloud certification.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 2700 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 2800 - Internet Programming
This course is a programming course that develops the basic knowledge and skills needed to implement solutions with Internet programming tools. Students will create Internet solutions using current client-side programming technologies such as XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and VBScript, as well as current server-side programming technologies such as PHP and ASP.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 1020, CIS 1100. CS 1000, CS 1050, FCS 2250 or MUS 3860.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 2900 - User experience Design
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the user-experience design process, and is intended to familiarize students with the methods, concepts, and techniques necessary to make user experience design an integral part of developing information interfaces. In addition, this course will focus on usability, usefulness, emotional impact, and meaningfulness. The course provides students with an opportunity to acquire the resources, skills, and hands-on experience they need to design, develop, and evaluate information interfaces from a user-centered design perspective.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: (CIS 1020 or CS 1000 or CS 1050 or FCS 2250 or HPHE 1490) or equivalent, and (BCM 1420 or ENGL 1050 or IEE 1020) or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: No programming knowledge is assumed for this course.
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CIS 3600 - Systems Analysis and Design
This course focuses on the methodologies that employ multi-phased process for developing information systems to be deployed in an organization. The course introduces various methods, techniques, and tools to determine and meet the information requirements by building proper information models that can be further implemented. This course is not merely a technical or computer course. It is a business course with strong focus on business applications. The course will cover roles, responsibilities, and mindset of the business analyst as well as the project manager rather than those of the programmer.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and (CIS 2700 or COM 2000 or HSV 2350 or NUR 2350).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 3620 - Practical Project Management
This course teaches project management knowledge, methodologies, techniques and tools based on international project management standards. Students are trained in project management software, team techniques and methodologies for key project process groups, including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and project closure. Techniques and standard-based project management knowledge learned from this course are practical for projects in a wide variety of disciplines.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 2700 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 3640 - Visual Analytics
This course is designed to give students with foundational analytics experience comprehensive skills, and in-depth knowledge in analytical problem solving through business examples with particular focus on visualizing analyses. Students will learn visual representation techniques to transform data into insights. Tools, techniques, and theories within the realm of business intelligence and data visualization will be explored, utilizing both productivity and specialized software.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2640
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors in Leadership and Business Strategy.
When Offered: Fall and Spring
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CIS 3660 - Information Assurance and Compliance
This course examines information security and its managerial and legal requirements. The content focuses on information security fundamentals and technologies, security policy, risk assessment, network defense strategy and design, and information compliance. This course helps students understand and learn the information security architecture and management requirements for business process integration (BPI), disaster recovery, business continuity, incident response, and security management. Case projects are used throughout the course.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing and (CIS 2700 or COM 2000 or HSV 2350 or NUR 2350).
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors or minors in Computer Information Systems, Electronic Business Design and Health Informatics and Information Management; majors in Telecommunication and Information Management; and minors in Health Informatics and Information Management.
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CIS 3720 - Cloud-based Business Application Development
The cloud has become a key enabler for development and delivery of IT services due to advantages such as high availability, unlimited storage capacity, on-demand scalability and resilience. This course begins with fundamentals of cloud computing. Gradually, students are introduced to computing power, security, storage, networking, messaging, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. The topics also include the fundamental concepts of designing and deploying scalable, extendable, and maintainable cloud-based applications using modern cloud architecture. This course also explores server less technologies that improve the speed of application development and discusses the cost of running a cloud infrastructure. Experiential learning includes integration of components from AWS platform to prepare students for associate-level AWS developer certification.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Rerequisite: CS 2720
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 3760 - Cloud-based Networking
This course focuses on developing cloud-based network, including the foundational knowledge of communication networks for a modern large-scale cloud computing environment. The course explores in-depth concept and identifies challenges for cloud networking. The emphasis is on building a network infrastructure that provides the agility to deploy virtual networks on a shared infrastructure, providing both efficient transfer of big data and low latency communication. In addition, the course provides operational and design rationale. The topics include switching, packets routing, interdomain networking, flow control, congestion control, Quality of Service (QoS), virtualized networks, datacenter network architecture, cloud network requirements and traffic patterns. The course also covers the emerging idea in advancing the current network architecture, the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to be more specific. Experiential learning includes integration of components from AWS platform to prepare students for AWS advanced networking specialty certification.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2660
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 3900 - Business Web Architecture
This course applies human computer interaction theories, principles, and techniques to develop effective and usable Web applications for the business environment. Topics include WWW architecture, modern web-based languages, search engines, interactive content, multimedia, and other technologies for the WWW. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of various websites and develop Web applications to support Internet commerce.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 4100 - Internship
Under the direction of a faculty advisor, qualified students may engage in a variety of professional experiences. Scheduled meetings with advisor and written experience reports required.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Notes: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours credit.
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CIS 4500 - Customer Relationship Management
Examines customer relationship management (CRM) and its application in marketing, sales, and service. Effective CRM strategies help companies align business process with customer centric strategies using people, technology, and knowledge. Companies strive to use CRM to optimize the identification, acquisition, growth and retention of desired customers to gain competitive advantage and maximize profit. Anyone interested in working with customers and CRM technology will find this course beneficial. Emphasis is given on both conceptual knowledge and hands-on learning using a CRM software.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 2700 and MKTG 2500.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 4600 - Business Database Applications
This course focuses on the design and development of business database applications. Content includes data modeling, data dictionary, normalization theory, logical and physical database design, database inquiry using query languages, database implementation using modern database management systems and networking technologies, and data maintenance and administration skills. Students are required to construct and develop a business database using current technology and graphic user interface design packages.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 3600 or CIS 3900.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 4610 - Database for Business Analytics
Database for Business Analytics emphasizes on preparing students with database skills necessary for them to thrive in Business Analytics positions. The course focuses on delivering relational database modeling techniques along with teaching advance SQL code to create flexible and usable solutions to solve business problems. Students will work on Data Migration e.g., Extraction from multiple sources, Transformation and Loading into the target database. A portion of this course will involve hands-on experience in data access and analytics reporting. Students will learn how to use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for report generation and data visualization. The course will finish with coverage of current database options such as NoSQL DB and/or DB for Big Data as well as 5 Vs of Big data. This class will build upon individual’s strengths in business, information technology and analytics.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: CIS 2650 and junior standing.
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 4640 - Business Data Mining
This course focuses on the theoretical understanding and practical applications of data mining as a decision support tool. Specifically, it covers several types of modeling techniques and tools such as prediction, classification, segmentation and association detection algorithms. Students are introduced to the state-of-the-art data mining applications software such as SAS Enterprise Miner or SPSS Clementine for their class assignments and term project.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2700 and (MGMT 2500 or MKTG 2500) or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
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CIS 4700 - Mobile Commerce Development
This is an advanced mobile programming course that focuses on advanced mobile commerce, or m-commerce, programming to include location-based services, mobile payment services and transactions, as well as designing and delivering advanced content and advertising for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Because m-commerce is constantly evolving, this course will integrate new topics as necessary as reflected in the mobile application development area.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIS 2610
Credits: 3 hours
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CIS 4960 - Independent Study
A directed independent project in the area of Computer Information Systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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CIS 4980 - Readings
A series of direct readings in the area of Computer Information Systems.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application.
Credits: 1 to 4 hours
Restrictions: Restricted to Pre-Business, Business Administration and General Business majors.
Notes: May be repeated for credit.
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