Undergraduate
Course Offerings
Spring '12
Number in parentheses refers to credit hours.
Note: Course listings may be changed pending updates by individual departments.
Computer Science
CDA 3100
Computer Organization I (3)
Corequisites: COP3330, MAD2104.
This is a core course intended for computer science majors with previous C/C++ background. The course introduces fundamental concepts in computer organization and digital logic design, includeing numbering systems and number representation, logic gates and design, the Von-Neumann architecture principle, and the machine instruction cycle. Assembly language programming with C language interfacing is also presented, reinforcing basic computer structure and machine cycle operation principles.
CEN 4021
Software Engineering II - Design & Implementation (3)
Prerequisites: CEN 4020.
This course is the second semester of a two-semester software engineering sequence with focus on software project systems development. Topics include software design, software architectures, testing, deployment, software metrics, configuration management, reusability, portability and interoperability.
CIS 3931
Ethics for Computer Science (3)
Prerequisite: COP 3502.
This is a theory and skills course intended for students with a basic knowledge of computer science principles and programming languages. The course introduces fundamental concepts and analytical methods in Ethics, along with ethical, legal and social issues and questions in computer science that call for ethical analysis.
CIS 4930
Generic Programming (3)
Prerequisite: COP 4530.
Generic Programming Principles and Techniques, including most of the following topics: Generic Containers; Function and Predicate Objects; Generic Algorithms; Mediation between containers and algorithms with iterators; Containers and Algorithms in the C++ STL Vectors, Lists, and Deques; Stacks, Queues, Priority Queues, Ordered Sets and Maps, Hashed Sets and Maps, Iterators and Iterator Adaptors, General algorithms, Set algorithms, Heap algorithms, Search algorithms, and Sort algorithms; Extending the STL; Graphs, Digraphs, and Graph Algorithms; Policy Based Design; Partial template specialization; Traits; Typelists; Design Pattern Implementations: Singletons; Smart Pointers; Abstract Factory; and related special topics.
COP 3252
Internet Applications Programming with Java (3)
Prerequisites: COP 3330.
This course covers the applications of the Java language to education, electronic commerce, scientific research, and distributed systems in general. Topics include the following: the architecture of the Web, including software protocols for passing information in typical Web applications; introduction to the Java programming language; developing Graphical User Interfaces using Swing; an introduction to distributed objects using Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI); and server-side programming using Servlets and JDBC. Emphasis is placed on practical programming using these technologies.
COP 4530
Data Structures, Algorithms and Generic Programming (3)
Prerequisites: COP 3330; MAD 2104.Pre- or corequisite: CDA 3100.
Definition, use and implementation of generic data structures using a modern programming language; reusable program components.
COP 4610
Operating Systems (3)
Prerequisite: COP 4530.
Pre- or Corequisite: CDA 3101. Design principles of batch, multiprogramming, and time-sharing operating systems; linking, loading, input-output systems, interacting processes, storage management, process and resource control, file systems.
COT 4420
Theory of Computation (3)
Prerequisites: MAD 3105.
Introduction to the theory of computation, including models of computation such as Turing machines; theory of programming languages, including grammars, parsing, syntax and semantics.
MAD 3105
Discrete Mathematics II (3)
Prerequisite: MAD 2104 or MGF 3301
Techniques of definition and logical argument as applied in several areas of discrete mathematics; counting techniques, permutations, combinations; recurrence relations, graph and network algorithms.
Criminology
CCJ 4601
Human Behavior (3)
The study of the origins of human and deviant behavior from a multidisciplinary approach (biological, psychological, sociological, criminological); addresses major theories and research, including case studies illustrative of deviant behavior such as drug abuse, suicide, mental illness, and sexual deviance.
CJC 3010
Corrections (3)
This course provides an overview of correctional philosophies, practices, and procedures.
CJJ 4010
Juvenile Justice (3)
This course provides an examination of juvenile delinquency and juvenile justice, including legal and social history, definition and explanation of delinquency, and assessment of delinquency prevention and correctional programs, with emphasis on application of philosophical, legal, and procedural principles to problems and cases of juvenile justice. May require community service hours.
Electives
ADV 3410
Hispanic Marketing Communication (3)
This course prepares undergraduate students to become educated decision makers and consumers of information regarding US Hispanic marketing communication issues.
CHD 4615
Public Policy: Child and Family Issues (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to major or permission of instructor.
Through readings, lecture, discussion, guest speakers, field work, research, and writing, students will become familiar with the process of formulating, implementing, and evaluating public policy. Family and child issues that have resulted in policy decisions at every level will be identified, and current issues that are in need of attention by policy makers will be explored. Research related to family issues and its impact on family policy will be analyzed with emphasis on enhancing the role of family and child professionals in policy process.
CHD 4630
Studying Children: Techniques & Issues (3)
Prerequisite: Major status.
A survey of methods of child study and research.
COM 3332
New Communication Technology and Contemporary Society (3)
Relates the design, development, and the use of new communication technologies to social, economic, and policy implications.
COM 4132
Communication & Stress Management (3)
Course examines the causes of and remedies for stress in the workplace. Course provides practical education in controlling stress that emphasizes primarily organizational, intrapersonal, and interpersonal communication skills and utilizes primarily written channels. Course is reading and writing intensive.
FAD 2230
Family Relationships: A Lifespance Development Approach (3)
A study of families and interpersonal relationships in a changing society. Emphasis is on a life cycle approach to understanding the dynamics of family relationships.
FAD 3220
Individual & Family Life Span Development (3)
Analysis of individual and family development as it applies to professional application in human services.
FAD 3271
Ecological Contexts for Individual and Family Development (3)
FAD 4265
Family Diversity (3)
This course is designed to expose students to the diversity of families by race, ethnicity, social classes, and structures in an eco-systemic context.
GLY 1000
Dynamic Earth (3)
Introduction to geology as the study of planet earth, its internal dynamics and its surficial weathering, erosion, and sedimentary processes.
HFT 2061
Ale Lager International Culture (3)
HFT 2062
International Wine & Culture (3)
HME 4221
Family Resource Management (3)
Analysis of family decision making, goals, values, and resources.
LIS 3103
Information & Society (3)
This course examines major issues related to living in the "information society," including information literacy, information security, identity theft, privacy, intellectual property, and information ethics. Students gain skills in searching the Web, electronic databases, and print resources. The three broad areas covered by the course are personal information management, academic information, and career/professional information.
MET 1010
Introduction to the Atmosphere (3)
Structure of the atmosphere; weather processes and weather systems, including climatic processes. Credit may not be received in this course if student has already received credit in 2000-level or higher MET courses.
MMC 2000
Introduction to the Mass Media (3)
Prerequisite: MMC2000.
Review and application of media business practices and legal requirements involved in the conception and production of media content for radio and television.
MUH 2051
Music World Cultures (3)
For non-music majors only. Meets the University multicultural component for the liberal studies requirements in cross-cultural studies.
OCE 1001
Elementary Oceanography (3)
Prerequisite: MGF 1106 or 1107
Structure and motion of the ocean and its environs, properties, populations, and energy budget. Not intended for upper-division science or mathematics majors. Upper-division science or mathematics majors are encouraged instead to take OCE 4008.
PUR 3000
Introduction to Public Relations (3)
RTV 3001
Media Techniques (3)
Introduction to basic principles and terminology associated with photography, filmmaking, television, and radio.
SPC 2608
Public Speaking (3)
This course covers both the principles of and the practical experience of public speaking. The course is required of all majors.
SPC 3210
Contemporary Human Communication (3)
An introductory course that surveys current scholarship in five areas of communication theory: group, rhetorical, interpersonal, legal, and performance communication.
STA 2023
Fundamental Business Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: MAC 1105 or equivalent.
No credit is given for STA 2023 if "C–" or better has been previously earned in STA 2122, 2171, or 3032. High school students who earn a "3" or better on the AP statistics exam will be given credit for STA 2023. Statistical applications in business, involving graphical and numerical descriptions of data, data collection, elementary probability, random variables, binomial and normal distributions, sampling distributions, and confidence intervals and hypothesis tests for a single example.
Emergency Management
PAD 3931
Sunshine State of Emergency (3)
PAD 4372
Leadership & Communication in Emergency Management (3)
This course focuses on leadership in Emergency Management settings; volunteer management; and the need for correct crisis communication before, during, and after a disaster.
PAD 4374
Introduction to Terrorism (3)
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts, theories, principles, and practices of terrorism and terrorist events.
PAD 4375
Advanced Topics in Terrorism (3)
Prerequisite: PAD 4374.
This course reviews the contemporary evolution of terrorism and the current, direction of global terrorism with regards to domestic policies and programs.
PAD 4391
Foundations in Emergency Management (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, theories, principles, and practices of emergency management.
PAD 4393
Emergency Management Programs, Planning, and Policy (3)
This course examines functional demands that emergency managers should be aware of in crafting emergency management programs. Students investigate how public policy choices impact emergency planning and the consequences of a disaster event.
PAD 4833
International Comparative Emergency Management (3)
This course will discuss practical and theoretical issues associated with international disaster management. Risk, hazards, and disasters will be addressed from a global perspective with particular emphasis placed on the differences in key issues between developing and developed countries. The impact of climate change and non-sustainable land practices will also be discussed.
PAD 4936
Disaster Dollars (3)
This course is intended to provide you with an introduction to disaster risk, as well as with the various ways that we find ways to deal with that risk.
Geography
GEA 1000
World Geography (3)
A regional survey of the human occupation of the face of the earth, local cultures, political systems, and development problems.
GIS 3015
Map Analysis (3)
Exploration of map design, map use, and the impact of maps on society, economy, politics, and environment.
GIS 4006
Computer Cartography (3)
Introduction to computer-generated mapping systems, software manipulation, and graphics design.
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (ISS)
CPO 3103
Comparitive Government & Politics: Western Europe (3)
Prerequisite: CPO 2002 or instructor permission.
Political behavior and institutions in Britain, Germany, France, and other European countries and transnational developments in Europe, such as the postindustrial society phenomenon, terrorism, Eurocommunism, and European federation.
ECO 2000
Introduction to Economics (3)
A survey of the discipline for people taking only one economics course. Historical perspective and major principles of theory are presented. Not to be taken by students who have had or who must take ECO 2013 and 2023. Not applicable to the economics major or the economics minor.
ECP 3010
Economics of Art & Culture (3)
Prerequisites: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023.
This course allows students to use traditional economic analysis of supply and demand to examine the markets for "high art". Students discover in the class that many of the standard approaches to economic analysis apply to these markets, but there are also features of the art markets that are unique.
GEO 2200C
Physical Geography (3)
This course is an overview of earth-sun relations, weather, climate, landforms, water systems, soils, and vegetation.
GEO 4930
Teaching Geography (3)
POS 4624
The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (3)
Prerequisite: POS 1041 or consent of instructor.
Reviews recent interpretations of the Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment case law with special attention to freedom of expression, equal protection, and criminal due process rights.
SYA 4010
Sociological Theory (3)
This course introduces the student to the kind of theory that has developed in the field of sociology since its foundation, moving through to the contemporary scene. Major theoretical fields, major theorists, and dominant theoretical issues that continue to be part of the sociological approach to explanation are covered.
SYA 4300
Methods of Social Research (3)
Broad coverage of research design, data collection, and data analysis. This is a required course for sociology majors.
SYA 4932
Methods of Social Research (3)
SYD 3020
Population & Society (3)
This course examines the causes and consequences of population change in the United States and the world with an assessment of the impact of demographic change on various social institutions.
SYG2430
Sociology of Marriage & the Family (3)
This course focuses on marriage and family relationships over the life course. Topics covered include dating, love, sexuality, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, reconstituted families, parenting, and marital and family relationships in later life. The major course objective is to critically analyze some of our most private social relationships from a sociological perspective.
SYP 3000
Social Psychology of Groups (3)
This course represents the study of social psychology from a sociological perspective. Specifically, it is an analysis of the influence of groups and the individual on each other, including the study of norms, group pressure, leadership, motivation, and social personality.
SYP 3454
The Global Justice Movement (3)
This course critically examines the history, organization, strategies, ideology, opponents, culture, and future prospects of the global justice movement.
SYP 3540
Sociology of Law (3)
This course examines the interrelationship between the legal order and the social order. Limitations of civil and criminal law for conflict management and for implementation of social policy are considered.
SYP 3730
Aging & the Life Course (3)
In coming years, Americans will have to make important decisions regarding the consequences of population aging. This course explores how changing life course patterns have influenced retirement, health care, politics, and family structure. It also considers the policy choices that will have to be made in the twenty-first century as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age.
SYP 4550
Alcohol & Drug Problems (3)
This course presents a review and analysis of sociological approaches to the study of alcohol and drug problems. It addresses theoretical perspectives on recreational and deviant drinking and drug use and introduces important empirical methods in the study of alcohol and drug problems and current debates over alcohol and drug policy.
SYP 4570
Deviance & Social Control (3)
This course focuses on major theories and research traditions, including structural and social psychological causes of deviant behavior, processes of labeling deviants, and social conflict over definition and treatment of deviance.
SYP 4764
Aging Policy & Services (3)
This course examines issues faced by older people and the current federal and state policies and services designed to address these issues. It explores these policies and issues, in the context of both political economy and the long-term care continuum of services from independence to dependence.
Library & Information Studies
LIS 4940
Library & Information Studies (1–6)
(S/U grade only)
Prerequisites: LIS 3201, LIS 3353, LIS 3602, and adviser permission.
This paid or unpaid internship offers work experience in the information industry that expands and integrates classroom work. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours.
Public Safety & Security
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CCJ 3032
Crime in Media 
(3)
This course examines the relationship among media crimes, criminals and the criminal justice system. Sensational cases will be analyzed according to the impact of media and media attention on the criminal justice system. The course will also examine theoretical explanations set in the historical context of the criminal events.
CCJ 3661
Terrorism and Violence (3)
This course provides a critical examination and analysis of major issues, definitions, and controversies associated with the development of terrorism in the modern world. Historical, religious, psychological, and sociological aspects that explain terrorism will be covered, along with the characteristic means and methods of terrorist groups.
CCJ 4710
Applied Probability for Research and Investigation (3)
This course explores how probability and statistics underlie the decisions of researchers and investigators and how to evaluate the expression of probabilistic and statistical information being used to support such decisions. It provides an overview of types of quantitative data products concentrating on their interpretation and application. Techniques for combining multiple forms of evidence to achieve proof will be examined.
CCJ 4744
Evidential Reasoning for Research and Investigation (3)
This course addresses formal and informal approaches for making decisions on information that is uncertain and from diverse sources.
CJE 3065
Police and Society (3)
This course provides an advanced comprehensive overview of the foundations of policing in modern American society. Emphasis is on the functions of law enforcement and its interaction with a democratic society.
CJE 3612
Interview and Interrogation (3)
This course introduces students to the dynamics of conducting face to face interviews and interrogations from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Emphasis is on both collecting reliable information via interviewing and interrogation for use in criminal justice and corporate investigations and on evaluating that reliability via a scientific approach.
CJE 3761
Introduction to Underwater Investigation (3)
This course presents the history, physics, physiology, and basic scientific methodology as they relate to exposure to compressed gas environments and how to deduce safe parameters from those principles. This course provides the theoretical foundation for individuals preparing to be investigators for scientific research and evidence / data collection underwater.
CJE 4615
Conduct of Investigation (3)
Prerequisite: CJE4611
This course builds on the Criminal Investigations: Theory and Practice course to provide students the practice of applying investigative procedures within legal constraints; the use of specialized documentation and analyses required in the investigation of injury and death; crimes against persons and property; and, the combination of evidence from crime scenes, medical-legal examinations, records, and interviews to produce legal proof and articulate its reliability.
CJE 4762
Forensic Science in Investigation (3)
This course combines the various theories of the conduct of crime with knowledge of how physical evidence is generated during the commission of a crime in order to produce information that enables the investigation and prosecution of criminal activity. The course emphasizes decision-making in forensic science examinations and evaluation of their reliability.
CJE 4762L
Forensic Science in Investigation Laboratory (3)
Corequisite: CCJ4762
This laboratory applies various techniques for the examination of physical materials generated during the commission of a crime in order to produce information required to detect and investigate criminal activity. This laboratory emphasizes the implementation of protocols and the calculation of error rates.
Special Education
EEX 3601
Applied Behavioral Analysis of Special Education (3)
Corequisite: EEX 3820.
Introduction to behavioral principles and procedures useful for managing the behavior of students with handicaps. For majors only.
EVI 4121
Anatomy & Diseases of the Eye (3)
The purpose of this class is to introduce prospective teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility specialists, and rehabilitation teachers to the anatomy and physiology of the human eye, the visual mechanism, its embryologic development, and various eye pathologies. Particular emphasis is placed on the impact of these eye pathologies on the visual functioning of the individual.
RED 4335
Content Area Reading for Secondary School Teachers (3)
This course introduces pre-service teachers to the role of literacy in the content areas. Students develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to meet the literacy needs of students. This course is required for all teacher education majors, with the exception of English education majors.
