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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A. (Double Concentration)

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Interdisciplinary Studies (Double Concentration): Total Semester Hours = 120

Freshman Year

First Semester

FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1 Credit Hour ^GE
EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours ^GE ^*
MAT 131 - Liberal Arts Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE*
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
CS 132 - Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours ^GE
OR
SS 150 - Computer Applications for the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours ^GE
3 Hour Free Elective (200+ Level)

Total: 16

Second Semester

PE 113 - Health and Wellness 1 Credit Hour ^GE ^**
FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 132 - College Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours ^GE
PHIL 230 - Ethics 2 Credit Hours ^GE

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

SC 230 - Introduction to Effective Oral Communication 2 Credit Hours ^GE
ML_ 131 - Modern Language I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 280 - Sophomore Seminar: Leadership 1 Credit Hour ^GE
ES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours ^GE
SS 245 - Interdisciplinary Social Science 3 Credit Hours
OR
HU 225 - Interdisciplinary Humanities 3 Credit Hours ^GE
3 Hour Concentration Elective (200+)

Total: 15

Second Semester

ML_ 132 - Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
3 Hour Free Elective (200+)
3 Hour Concentration I Elective (200+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (200+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (200+)

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

3 Hour Concentration I Elective (200+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (300+)

Total: 15

Second Semester

3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (300+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (300+)

ENT 300 - Junior Seminar: Entrepreneurship 1 Credit Hour ^GE

Total: 13

Senior Year

First Semester

3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (400+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (400+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (400+)
3 Hour Concentration 2 Elective (400+)
3 Hour Concentration 1 Elective (400+)

Total: 15

Second Semester

IDS 490 - Internship/Field Experience 6 Credit Hours
IDS 495 - Applied Community Service 3 Credit Hours
IDS 499 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit Hours
3 Credit Hours Concentration 2 (400+)

Total: 15

Notes:

GE = General Education Courses

* Based on your placement testing scores, these courses may require prerequisites which may extend the number of semesters needed to complete degree requirements. These prerequisites do not count towards the degreee for graduation.

**MARCHING BAND MEMBERS ONLY, MUST substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band

**ROTC MEMBERS ONLY, substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science and MYL 104L - Basic Military Science Laboratory (ROTC)

Concentration Requirements and Electives

Interdisciplinary Studies Double Concentrations

The select courses listed below are for double concentrations which would include academic areas from business and entrepreneurship, hospitality management, liberal arts, performing arts and communication, and religion.

College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Required Core Courses (27-30 credit hours)

Students may select either 9 or10 courses, for either 27 or 30 credit hours, to meet the concentration in Business requirements.

BA 110 Introduction to Business
BA 234 Business Law
IB 350 International Business
MG 300 Management and Organizational Behavior
MG 411 Seminar in Management
MG 493 Business Ethics
MK 341 Marketing
MK 411 Seminar in Marketing
AC 231 Principles of Accounting I
BA 231 Economics-Micro
or BA 232 Economics-Macro

College of Hospitality Management

Required Core Courses (22-23 credit hours)

HM 110 Intro to Hospitality (must be taken as Free Elective)
HM 190 Internship I (1 credit hour)
HM 230 Principles of Tourism
HM 290 Internship II (1 credit hour)
HM 292 Professional Development III (.5 credit hours)
HM 293 Professional Development IV (.5 credit hours)
HM 330 Hospitality Sales and Marketing
HM 331 Hospitality Legal Environment and Risk Management
Beverage (4 credit hours)
HM 417 Strategic Leadership & Entrepreneurship
HM 430 Event Management

Required courses in which Lodging Management is the focus of the concentration.

HM 492 Professional Development III (1 credit hour)
HM 347 Lodging Operations Management
or HM 260 Fundamentals of Food
HM 431 Guest Service Management

Hospitality Management Electives (Choose 2-3 courses [5-9 credit hours] from below to complete the concentration in Hospitality Management.)

HM 240 Front Office Management
HM 255 Hospitality Purchasing and Cost Control
HM 320 Hospitality Managerial Accounting
HM 360 Hospitality Human Resource Management
HM 443 Facilities Engineering and Design

College of Liberal Arts

Department of Criminal Justice (30 credit hours)

Required Core Courses

CJ 131 Introduction to Criminal Justice (must be taken as Free Elective)
CJ 205 Criminal Law
CJ 206 Ethics, Crime & Justice
CJ 216 Criminal Procedure
CJ 389 Criminology

The remaining pool of courses from which students may choose 3-300 level courses and 3-400 level courses to complete the concentration in Criminal Justice requirements.

CJ 314 The Color of Law
CJ 327 Corrections
CJ 337 Law Enforcement
CJ 360 Victimology
CJ 406 Probation and Parole (CJ 327 may be waived as a prerequisite for this course.)
CJ 461 Juvenile Justice
CJ 463 Juvenile Justice Reform
CJ 464 Juvenile Law

Department of English (27 credit hours)

Required Courses

EN 210 Introduction to Literary Analysis
EN 250 Technical Communication
EN 320 Black American Literature
EN 350 Post-Colonial Literature
EN 334 American Literature
EN 340 Creative Writing
EN 431-34 Major Authors
EN 421-24 Special Topics
EN 440 Shakespeare

Department of English (30 credit hours)

Required Courses

EN 210 Introduction to Literary Analysis
EN 240 Advanced Composition
EN 250 Technical Communication
EN 320 Black American Literature
EN 350 Post-Colonial Literature
EN 334 American Literature
EN 340 Creative Writing
EN 431-34 Major Authors
EN 421-24 Special Topics
EN 440 Shakespeare

Department of History (27-30 credit hours)

Select 9 or 10 courses from below for either 27 or 30 credit hours to meet the concentration in History requirements.

HI 231 US History to 1865
HI 232 US History Since 1865
HI 233 African American History to 1865
HI 234 African American History since 1865
HI 320 US Women’s History
HI 333 Europe I
HI 334 Europe II
HI 335 History of West Africa
HI 340 Florida History
HI 353 Modern Asian Studies
HI 337 Topics in History
HI 420 Contemporary African Studies
HI 431 History of Latin America and the Caribbean

Department of Political Science (27 credit hours)

Required Courses

POL 230 American Government
POL 236 State and Local Government
POL 237 Introduction to Public Administration
POL 330 International Politics
POL 335 Constitutional Law
POL 336 Comparative Politics
POL 420 Contemporary African Studies
POL 436 Political Theory
POL 440 International Political Economy

Department of Psychology (30 credit hours)

Required Courses

EN240 Advanced Composition (for Free Elective)
PS 231 General Psychology
PS 236 Developmental Psychology

The remaining pool of courses from which students may choose four to five-300 level courses and three to four-400 level courses to complete the 30-credit hours of concentration in Psychology requirements.

PS 325 Abnormal Psychology
PS 328 Educational Psychology
PS 330 Social Psychology
PS 332 Personality Theories
PS 337 African/ Black Psychology
PS 338 Research Methods in Psychology
PS 340 Psychological Measurement
PS 352 History & Systems of Psychology
PS 418 Health Psychology
PS 444 Human Sexuality
PS 428 Physiological Psychology
PS 420 Counseling Theories
PS 435 Cognitive Psychology
PS 441 Psychology of Aging

Department of Sociology (30 credit hours)

Required Courses

SO 131 Introduction to Sociology (for Free Elective)
SO 436 Sociological Theories

The remaining pool of courses (27 credit hours) from which students may choose 3-200 level courses, 4-300 level courses, and 2-400 level courses to complete the concentration in Sociology requirements.

SO 230 Social Psychology
SO 231 Introduction to Social Welfare
SO 232 Sociology of Health and Illness
SO 234 Sociology of World Societies
SO 235 Marriage and the Family
SOG 235 Sociology of Aging
SO 250 Gender Studies
SO 331 Demography
SOG 337 Death and Dying
SO 339 Social Stratification
SO 344 Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SO 432 Community Organization
SO 438 Urban Sociology
SO 439 Race and Ethnicity

School of Performing Arts and Communication

Department of Communication Studies (30 credit hours)

Must take for Free Elective

SC 101 Introduction to Human Communication

The remaining courses (30 credit hours) from which students may choose to complete the concentration in Communication Studies.

SC 203 Effective Listening
SC 220 Communication Ethics
or SC 231 Introduction to Communication Theory
or SC 232 Rhetorical Criticism
SC 301 Issues in Multicultural Communication
SC 302 Organizational Communication
SC 304 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
SC 335 Introduction to Argumentation & Debate
or SC 305 Persuasion Theory & Practice
SC 401 Small Group Communication
SC 403 Communication in Conflict Mediation & Negotiation
SC 407 Special Topics

Music Recording Technology (28 credit hours)

Must take up to 3 credit hours of the following courses for a 3-credit hour Free Elective:

MU 135 Introduction to Songwriting (1 credit hour) MU 134 Introduction to Beat Making (1 credit hour) MU 228 ProTools 101(1 credit hour)
or MU 229 ProTools 110 (1 credit hour)
or MU 328 ProTools 201 (1 credit hour)
or MU 329 ProTools 210 (1 credit hour)

The remaining pool of courses (28 credit hours) from which students may choose to complete the concentration in Recording Technology requirements.

MU 233 Advanced Computer Applications
MU 237 Music Industry
MU 243 Audio Fundamentals I
MU 244 Audio Fundamentals II
MU 343 Music Production I
MU 344 Music Production II
MU 498 Production Portfolio (Repeatable 2X for 4 credit hours)
MUB 464 Music Recording Internship (6 credit hours)

Theatre Arts-Performance (30 credit hours)

Must take one of the following courses for the Free Elective:

TA 100 Introduction to Theatre
or TA 110 Acting I

The remaining courses (30 credit hours) are required for the concentration in Theatre Arts-Performance.

TA 201 Movement for the Actor
TA 210 Acting II
TA 302 Theatre History
TA 307 Voice Production for the Performer
TA 310 Acting III
TA 330 Performance Repertory I
TA 402 Black American Drama
TA 420 Script Interpretation
TA 421 Directing
TA 430 Performance Repertory II
or TA 490 Internship (3 credit hours)