Course Descriptions
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- AAST Africana Studies
- ACCT Accounting
- AFAS African American Studies
- ANTH Anthropology
- APAN Applied Anthropology
- ARAB Arabic
- ARCH Archaeology
- ART Art
- ARTG Art Graphic Design
- ARTH Art History
- ARTS Art
- ASTR Astronomy
B
C
- CENG Civil Engineering
- CHBE Comm Hlth Behavior & Ed
- CHEM Chemistry
- CHFD Child and Family Devel
- CHIN Chinese
- CIED Valdosta State-Franchise
- CISM Computer Infor Systems
- COED PBB Practicum
- COHE Community Health
- COML Comparative Literature
- COMM Communication Arts
- COMS Communication Studies
- COOP Cooperative Education Pro
- COUN Counseling Education
- CRJU Criminal Justice
- CSCI Computer Science
- CSDS Communication Disorders
- CVIS Cardiovascular/Interven
- CWP Conversations with Professors
D
E
- ECE Elect/Compter Engineering
- ECEG Early Childhood
- ECON Economics
- EDAT Accomplished Teaching
- EDCI-Education GAState Franchi
- EDET Education-GOML
- EDLD Educational Leadership
- EDMS Ed Accplish Teach CSU-GML
- EDMT Educ Math-GOML
- EDRD Georgia State Univ Franch
- EDSC Sci for Teachers
- EDUC Curriculum
- EDUF Educational Foundations
- EDUR Educational Research
- EELE Early Elementary Edu
- EENG Electrical Engineering
- EEXE Exceptional Education
- EGC East Georgia College
- ELEM Elementary Education
- ENGL English
- ENGR Engineering
- ENVH Environmental Hlth Scienc
- ENVS Environmental Science
- EPID Epidemiology
- EPRS Georgia State Univ Franch
- EPSF Education Foundations-GML
- EPY ED Psyc GOML
- ESED Element - Secondary Educa
- ESL English as a Second Lang
- ESPY School Psychology
- EURO European Union
F
- FACS Family and Consumer Sci
- FILM Film
- FINC Finance
- FMAD Fash Merchan/Apparel Des
- FORL Foreign Language
- FOUN Education Foundations
- FRCT Curriculum Theory
- FREC Early Childhood
- FREN French
- FRER Educational Research
- FRIT Instructional Technology
- FRLT Educational Foundations
- FRMS Middle & Secondary Ed
- FYE First-Year Experience
G
- GCM Graphic Comm Management
- GEOG Geography
- GEOL Geology
- GEPH General Public Health
- GERO Gerontology
- GFA Georgia Film Academy
- GRMN German
- GSOU CIR Placeholder Course
- GSU GSU
H
- HADM Health Administration
- HIST History
- HITC Health Informatics
- HLPR Health Professions
- HLTH Health
- HNRM Hotel and Restaurant Mgt
- HONS Honors College
- HSCA Health Sciences Adm
- HSCC Health Sciences, Core
- HSCF Health Sci Fitness Mgmt
- HSCG Health Sci Generalist
- HSCP Health Sci Public Health
- HSPM Hlth Service Policy Mgnt
- HUMN Humanities
I
- IDS Interdisciplinary Studies
- INDS Interior Design
- INTS International Studies
- IPSE Inclusive Post-Sec Ed
- IRSH Irish Studies
- ISCI Science-Teach/Learn
- IT Information Technology
- ITEC Instructional Tech Ed
- ITW Information Technology Web
J
K
L
- LAST Latin American Studies
- LATN Latin
- LEAD Leadership
- LESP Learning Support
- LING Linguistics
- LOGT Logistics & Intermodal Transportation
- LSCM Logistics Supply Chain Mg
- LSTD Legal Studies
- LWSO Law and Society
M
- MAED Math Education
- MATH Mathematics
- MEDT Medical Tech
- MENG Mechanical Engineering
- METR Meterology
- MFGE Manufacturing Engineering
- MGED Middle Grades Education
- MGMS Valdosta State Franchise
- MGNT Management
- MGSE Middle Grades/Secondary
- MHSA Health Services Admin
- MKTG Marketing
- MMFP Multimedia Film & Prod
- MMJ Multimedia Journalism
- MSCI Military Science
- MSED Middle Grades & Second Ed
- MUSA Applied Music
- MUSC Music
- MUSE Music Ensemble
N
- NMLI Nonprofit Mgnt, Lead Inno
- NSCI Naval Science
- NTFS Nutrition and Food Science
- NUCM Nuclear Medicine Course
- NURS Nursing
O
P
- PBAD Public Administration
- PBHS Public History
- PBIS Positive Behav Interventi Supp
- PEAT Physical Edu, Ath Train
- PEBC Physical Edu Activities
- PECI Physical Edu, Curr & Ins
- PEEC Physical Education Elec
- PEHM Phys Edu/Health Major
- PHIL Philosophy
- PHLD Public Health Leadership
- PHSC Physical Sc
- PHTH Physical Therapy
- PHYS Physics
- POLS Political Science
- PRCA Public Relations
- PSYC Psychology
- PSYG Psychology-GOML
- PUBH Public Health
R
- RADR Radiography
- RADS Radiologic Sciences
- RDSC Radiologic Science
- READ Reading
- RECR Recreation
- RELS Religious Studies
- RESP Respiratory Therapy
- RHAB Rehabilitation Sciences
- RLC Residential Life Communities
- RTHR Radiation Therapy
S
- SABR Study Abroad
- SCED Secondary Education
- SCIE Science
- SEAC Valdosta State Franchise
- SEGC Valdosta State Franchise
- SERD GOML Valdosta
- SLPA Speech/Language Path
- SMED Sports Medicine
- SMGT Sport Management
- SOAR Student Orientation & Registra
- SOCI Sociology
- SONO Sonography
- SPAN Spanish
- SPED Special Education
- SSCI Social Science
- STAT Statistics
- SUST Sustainability
T
- TCGT General Technology
- TCLD Teach Cult Ling Div Stdnt
- TCM Construction Management
- TFG Technology-Fort Gordon
- TGET Engineering Tech - Grad
- THEA Theatre
- TMAE Applied Engineering
- TMFG Manufacturing Technology
- TSEC Safety and Environ Compl
- TSLE North Georgia-Franchise
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Introduction
This section of the catalog offers an alphabetical listing of undergraduate courses offered at Georgia Southern University, along with the college in which that course is taught. Undergraduate courses, in general, begin with a 1, 2, 3, or 4. Courses numbered "5000" are also undergraduate courses. Prerequisites, co-requisites and cross listings are noted at the end of each description.
Course Numbering System
In general, the first digit of the course corresponds to the level of the class.
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| 1 | Freshman |
| 2 | Sophomore |
| 3 | Junior |
| 4 | Senior |
| 5 | Dual Undergraduate/Graduate |
A 5000 course number followed by a “G” indicates a Graduate course.
The fourth digit indicates the sequence of the course.
College Abbreviations
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| CAH | College of Arts and Humanities |
| CBSS | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| COB | Parker College of Business |
| COE | College of Education |
| CEC | Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing |
| CHP | Waters College of Health Professions |
| COPH | Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health |
| COSM | College of Science and Mathematics |
| VPAA | Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Interdisciplinary | Courses offered by more than one department and/or college |
Course Prefixes
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| AAST | Africana Studies |
| ACCT | Accounting |
| AFAS | African American Studies |
| ANTH | Anthropology |
| APAN | Applied Anthropology |
| APPH | Applied Public Health |
| ARAB | Arabic |
| ARCH | Archaeology |
| ART | Art |
| ARTG | Art Graphic Design |
| ARTH | Art History |
| ARTS | Art |
| ASTR | Astronomy |
| BCHM | Biochemistry |
| BIOL | Biology |
| BKIN | Birth to Kindergarten |
| BUSA | Business Administration |
| CENG | Civil Engineering |
| CHEM | Chemistry |
| CHFD | Child and Family Development |
| CHIN | Chinese |
| CISM | Computer Information Systems |
| COED | College of Education |
| COML | Comparative Literature |
| COMM | Communication Arts |
| COMS | Communication Studies |
| COOP | Cooperative Education |
| CORE | Core Curriculum |
| CRJU | Criminal Justice |
| CSCI | Computer Science |
| CSDS | Communication Disorders |
| CVIS | Cardiovascular Interventional Sciences |
| DATA | Data Science |
| DDTS | Diagnostic & Therapeutic |
| ECE | Electrical/Computer Engineering |
| ECEG | Early Childhood Education |
| ECON | Economics |
| EDSC | Education Science |
| EDUC | Curriculum |
| EDUF | Educational Foundations |
| EDUR | Educational Research |
| EENG | Electrical Engineering |
| ELEM | Elementary Education |
| ENGL | English |
| ENGR | Engineering |
| ENVS | Environmental Science |
| ESED | Early Childhood-Secondary Education |
| ESL | English Second Language |
| ETHC | Ethics |
| EURO | European Union |
| FACS | Family and Consumer Science |
| FILM | Film |
| FINC | Finance |
| FMAD | Fashion Merchandising/Apparel Design |
| FORL | Foreign Language |
| FREN | French |
| FSCI | Forensic Science |
| FYE | First-Year Experience |
| GCM | Graphic Communications Management |
| GEOG | Geography |
| GEOL | Geology |
| GERO | Gerontology |
| GFA | Georgia Film Academy |
| GRMN | German |
| GSU | Georgia Southern University |
| GWST | Gender and Women's Studies |
| HIST | History |
| HITC | Health Informatics |
| HLPR | Health Professions |
| HLTH | Health |
| HNRM | Hotel and Restaurant Management |
| HONS | Honors |
| HSCA | Health Sciences Adm |
| HSCC | Health Sciences, Core |
| HSCF | Health Sci Fitness Mgmt |
| HSCG | Health Sci Generalist |
| HSCP | Health Sci Public Health |
| HSEM | Homeland Security and EM |
| HUMN | Humanities |
| IDS | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| INDS | Interior Design |
| INTS | International Studies |
| IPSE | Inclusive Post Secondary Education |
| IRSH | Irish Studies |
| ISCI | Science, Teaching and Learning |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITEC | Instructional Technology Education |
| ITW | Information Technology Web |
| JAPN | Japanese |
| KINS | Kinesiology |
| LAST | Latin American Studies |
| LATN | Latin |
| LEAD | Leadership |
| LESP | Learning Support |
| LING | Linguistics |
| LOGT | Logistics & Intermodal Transportation |
| LSTD | Legal Studies |
| LWSO | Law and Society |
| MATH | Mathematics |
| MEDT | Medical Tech |
| METR | Meterology |
| MENG | Mechanical Engineering |
| MFGE | Manufacturing Engineering |
| MGED | Middle Grades Education |
| MGNT | Management |
| MGSE | Middle and Secondary Education |
| MHSA | Health Services Admin |
| MKTG | Marketing |
| MMFP | Multimedia Film & Production |
| MMJ | Multimedia Journalism |
| MSCI | Military Science |
| MSED | Middle Grades and Secondary Education |
| MUSA | Applied Music |
| MUSC | Music |
| MUSE | Music Ensemble |
| NMLI | Public & Nonprofit Studies |
| NSCI | Naval Science |
| NTFS | Nutrition and Food Science |
| NUCM | Nuclear Medicine |
| NURS | Nursing |
| OSCM | Operations and Supply Chain Management |
| PBAD | Public Administration |
| PEAT | Physical Education Athletic Training |
| PEBC | Physical Education Activities |
| PEEC | Physical Education |
| PEHM | Physical Education Health |
| PHIL | Philosophy |
| PHSC | Physical Science |
| PHYS | Physics |
| POLS | Political Science |
| PRCA | Public Relations |
| PSYC | Psychology |
| PUBH | Public Health |
| RADR | Radiography |
| RADS | Radiologic Sciences |
| RDSC | Radiologic Science |
| READ | Reading |
| RECR | Recreation |
| REDV | Regional Economic Development |
| RELS | Religious Studies |
| RESP | Respiratory Therapy |
| RHAB | Rehabilitation Sciences |
| RLC | Residential Life Communities |
| RTHR | Radiation Therapy |
| SABR | Study Abroad |
| SCED | Secondary Education |
| SCIE | Science |
| SLPA | Speech/Language Path |
| SMED | Sports Medicine |
| SMGT | Sport Management |
| SOAR | Student Orientation & Registration |
| SOCI | Sociology |
| SONO | Sonography |
| SPAN | Spanish |
| SPED | Special Education |
| SSCI | Social Science |
| STAT | Statistics |
| SUST | Sustainability |
| TCLD | Teach Cult Ling Div Stdnt |
| TCGT | General Technology |
| TCM | Construction |
| THEA | Theatre |
| TMAE | Applied Engineering |
| TMFG | Manufacturing Technology |
| TSEC | Safety and Environmental Technology |
| UHON | University Honors |
| USGG | USG Goes Global |
| WBIT | Web Information Technology |
| WGSS | Womens Gender Sexuality |
| WRIT | Writing |
Introduction
This section of the catalog offers an alphabetical listing of graduate courses offered at Georgia Southern University, along with the college in which that course is taught. Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Cross Listings are noted at the end of each description. Graduate courses, in general, begin with a 6, 7, 8, or 9. Courses numbered "5000" followed by a "G" are also graduate courses. (See “Course Numbering” below).
Course Numbering System
In general, the first digit of the course corresponds to the level of the class.
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| 5 | Dual Undergraduate/Graduate |
| 6 | Lower Division Graduate |
| 7-8 | Upper Division Graduate |
| 9 | Doctoral Level Graduate |
A 5000 course number followed by a “G” indicates a Graduate course.
The fourth digit indicates the sequence of the course.
College Abbreviations
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| CAH | College of Arts and Humanities |
| CBSS | College of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| COB | Parker College of Business |
| COE | College of Education |
| CEC | Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing |
| CHP | Waters College of Health Professions |
| COPH | Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health |
| COSM | College of Science and Mathematics |
| VPAA | Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Interdisciplinary | Courses offered by more than one department and/or college |
Course Prefixes
| Prefix | Department |
|---|---|
| AAST | Africana Studies |
| ACCT | Accounting |
| AFAS | African American Studies |
| ANTH | Anthropology |
| ART | Art |
| ARTH | Art History |
| ARTS | Art |
| ASTR | Astronomy |
| BCHM | Biochemistry |
| BIOL | Biology |
| BIOS | Biostatistics |
| BUSA | Business Administration |
| CHBE | Community Health: Behavior and Education |
| CHEM | Chemistry |
| CENG | Civil Engineering |
| CHFD | Child and Family Development |
| CISM | Computer Information Systems |
| COHE | Community Health Education |
| COML | Comparative Literature |
| COMM | Communication Arts |
| COMS | Communication Studies |
| COOP | Cooperative Education Pro |
| COUN | Counseling Education |
| CRJU | Criminal Justice |
| CSCI | Computer Science |
| CSDS | Communication Disorders |
| ECEG | Early Childhood |
| ECON | Economics |
| EDAT | Accomplished Teaching |
| EDLD | Educational Leadership |
| EDSC | Education Science |
| EDUC | Curriculum |
| EDUF | Educational Foundations |
| EDUR | Educational Research |
| EELE | Early Elementary Edu |
| EENG | Electrical Engineering |
| EEXE | Exceptional Education |
| ELEM | Elementary Education |
| ENGL | English |
| ENVH | Environmental Health Sciences |
| ENVS | Environmental Science |
| EPID | Epidemiology |
| ESED | Early Childhood-Secondary Education |
| ESPY | School Psychology |
| FILM | Film |
| FINC | Finance |
| FORL | Foreign Language |
| FOUN | Education Foundations |
| FRCT | Curriculum Theory |
| FREC | Early Childhood |
| FREN | French |
| FRER | Educational Research |
| FRIT | Instructional Technology |
| FRLT | Educational Foundations |
| FRMS | Middle and Secondary Education |
| GCM | Graphic Communications Management |
| GEOG | Geography |
| GEOL | Geology |
| GEPH | General Public Health |
| GERO | Gerontology |
| GSU | GSU |
| HADM | Health Administration |
| HIST | History |
| HLTH | Health |
| HSPM | Health Services Policy Management |
| INTS | International Studies |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITEC | Instructional Technology Education |
| KINS | Kinesiology |
| LEAD | Leadership |
| LING | Linguistics |
| LOGT | Logistics & Intermodal Transportation |
| LSCM | Logistics Supply Chain Mg |
| LSTD | Legal Studies |
| MAED | Math Education |
| MATH | Mathematics |
| MENG | Mechanical Engineering |
| MFGE | Manufacturing Engineering |
| MGED | Middle Grades Education |
| MGNT | Management |
| MHSA | Health Services Admin |
| MKTG | Marketing |
| MSED | Middle Grades and Secondary Education |
| MUSA | Applied Music |
| MUSC | Music |
| MUSE | Music Ensemble |
| NTFS | Nutrition and Food Science |
| NURS | Nursing |
| ONTL | OnlineTeaching & Learning |
| PBAD | Public Administration |
| PBHS | Public History |
| PBIS | Positive Behavior Intervention Support |
| PECI | Physical Edu, Curr & Ins |
| PHIL | Philosophy |
| PHLD | Public Health Leadership |
| PHTH | Physical Therapy |
| PHYS | Physics |
| POLS | Political Science |
| PSYC | Psychology |
| PUBH | Public Health |
| RADS | Radiologic Sciences |
| READ | Reading |
| RECR | Recreation |
| RELS | Religious Studies |
| SCED | Secondary Education |
| SMGT | Sport Management |
| SOCI | Sociology |
| SPAN | Spanish |
| SPED | Special Education |
| STAT | Statistics |
| TCET | Civil Engineering Technology |
| TCLD | Teaching Culturally Linguistically Diverse Students |
| TCM | Construction Management |
| TFG | Technology Fort Gordon |
| TGET | Engineering Tech - Grad |
| THEA | Theatre |
| TMAE | Applied Engineering |
| TMFG | Manufacturing Technology |
| TSEC | Safety and Environmental Technology |
| WBUS | Web Business |
| WGST | Women's and Gender Studies |
| WLST | Web Legal Studies |
| WMAC | Web Accounting |
| WMBA | WebMBA Consortium |
| WRIT | Writing |