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ACCT 2030 - Survey of Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of the theory and application of accounting concepts used to gather and report economic information to users within and outside of the organization. The course stresses the use of accounting information for decision making within the framework of a free economy. Open to non-BBA students. Credit for graduation can only be granted for either ACCT 2030 or ACCT 2101 and ACCT 2102 .
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ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The theory and application of financial accounting concepts for reporting financial information to outside users. The course stresses the relationship between the rules by which financial statements are prepared and the use of financial statement information for decision making. Credit for graduation can only be granted for either ACCT 2030 or ACCT 2101 and ACCT 2102 .
Prerequisite(s): Students must have a minimum grade of “C” in BUSA 1105 , MATH 1111 (or higher level math course), and prior or current enrollment in CISM 2530 , ENGL 1102 , MATH 1232 , or MATH 1441 .
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ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The theory and application of managerial accounting concepts. The course stresses the use of accounting information for decision making and the role of managerial accounting in a business environment.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in all of the following: ACCT 2101 , CISM 2530 , ENGL 1101 , or WRIT 1101 , ENGL 1102 , MATH 1232 , or MATH 1441 .
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ACCT 3131 - Intermediate Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The conceptual framework behind financial accounting, reporting and current practice in the preparation of financial statements including the income statement and balance sheet is the focus of this course. This Includes accounting for changes and errors in financial reporting, income recognition, financial accounting disclosure, and analysis of financial statements through percentage and ratio analysis. Recent developments at the FASB, SEC and IASB are reviewed as an essential part of this course and students should be prepared to critically examine prospective financial accounting standards. The course stresses problem solving, critical thinking and research skills.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in all of the following: ACCT2101, ACCT 2102 , CISM 2530 , ENGL 1101 , or WRIT 1101 , ENGL 1102 , MATH 1232 , or MATH 1441 .
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ACCT 3132 - Intermediate Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is a continuation of ACCT 3131 . This course focuses on the accounting treatment for assets and liabilities including cash; current receivables; inventories; property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; current liabilities and contingencies; and long-term liabilities and receivables. The financial statements of several public companies are reviewed and a detailed analysis of these statements is an essential part of this course.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 2102 and ACCT 3131 .
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ACCT 3231 - Managerial Accounting II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Preparation and analysis of information to assist management in decision making, learning, planning, and controlling business activities. The use of management accounting information for costing products and services, budgeting, pricing and product mix decisions, and evaluating operating performance are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 2102 , CISM 2530 ,ENGL 1101 , or WRIT 1101 , ENGL 1102 , MATH 1232 , or MATH 1441 .
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ACCT 3330 - Income Tax (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to the basic concepts of federal income tax with a focus on taxation of individuals.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3131 .
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ACCT 4030 - Special Topics in Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A customized course that allows students to pursue further study in a specific accounting topic at the frontier of an area of research or a contemporary topic related to current real-world events.
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ACCT 4130 - Accounting Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to how accounting activities are implemented and integrated in manual and computer-based accounting information systems. Topics include AIS components, transaction cycles, system development, internal control, the relationship between AIS design and the audit process, and the effects of technology. The course stresses problem solving, critical thinking, and computer application skills.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 3131 .
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ACCT 4131 - International Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of accounting issues and business operations in a global environment. Topics include foreign market currency systems, inflation and currency translation methodology, and international auditing and taxation issues impacting multinational corporations and individuals involved in exports, services, or capital transactions at an international level.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3132 .
Restriction(s): Accounting majors only.
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ACCT 4133 - Intermediate Accounting III (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The capstone of the intermediate accounting sequence, this course is a continuation of ACCT 3132 . Advanced accounting topics including accounting changes and error corrections, stockholders equity, accounting for income taxes, accounting for pensions and other postretirement benefits, accounting for leases, and the statement of cash flows are the basis for this course.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3132 and ACCT 3330 ,
Restriction(s): Accounting majors only.
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ACCT 4430 - Auditing (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Develops the background to understand the auditing process and judgments made by auditors. Topics include external, internal and governmental auditing.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in all of the following: ACCT 3132 and prior or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 4130 .
Restriction(s): Accounting Majors only.
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ACCT 4530 - Governmental and Institutional Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments and not-for-profit entities. Financial management and accountability considerations particular to government and not-for-profit organizations are emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3131
Restriction(s): Accounting majors only.
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ACCT 4631 - Fraud Examination (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course takes a look at fraud by examining the pervasiveness of, and the causes, of fraud and white-collar crime in our society. Other topics to be explored include financial crime statutes, evidence gathering and admissibility, types and elements of fraud, general investigative methods, and report writing.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2030 and junior status.
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ACCT 4632 - Fraud Schemes Fraud Schemes (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course takes a look at the 44 most common fraud schemes, including how they work and how they can be effectively detected, investigated, and prevented.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2030 and junior status.
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ACCT 4633 - Forensic Interviews and Interrogation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course takes a look at fraud by examining the pervasiveness of, and the causes, of fraud and white-collar crime in our society. Other topics to be explored include financial crime statutes, evidence gathering and admissibility, types and elements of fraud, general investigative methods, and report writing.
Prerequisite(s): Junior Status.
Cross Listing(s): LSTD 4633 .
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ACCT 4790 - Internship in Accounting (3-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A supervised work-study program in selected business and accounting firms throughout the southeast. Any student enrolled in the internship program will be required to work for one full semester.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
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ACCT 4830 - Special Problems in Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A customized course that is under the direction of a faculty sponsor. The Course is designed to offer students an opportunity to pursue studies at a level or on topics not covered in scheduled courses. The scope and nature of the material covered is determined in consultation with faculty sponsor.
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ACCT 4890 - Directed Study in Accounting (0-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0-3 Lab Hours: 0
Designed for independent study and research in selected areas of accounting under faculty supervision.
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ACCT 5232 - Managerial Accounting III (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Continues the study of management accounting by focusing on current topics in the areas of 1) controllership, 2) applications and implications of modern costing and management accounting techniques, including advanced costing techniques, performance measurement, and process analysis, and 3) the legal, corporate and professional responsibilities of accounting departments. Specific topics may vary from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3231 , Accounting majors only.
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ACCT 5330 - Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of the laws involving the formation, operation, and liquidation of corporations, S corporations, and partnerships.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3330 , Accounting majors only.
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ACCT 7130 - Seminar in Financial Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of business combinations, consolidation of financial statements of affiliated companies, multinational operations, foreign currency transactions, translation of foreign currency financial statements, reporting disaggregated information, and interim financial statements.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 4133 and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7131 - Selected Topics in Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to pursue studies at a level or on topics not covered in existing graduate courses. The scope and the nature of the material covered is determined in consultation with the faculty sponsor.
Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7330 - Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of the laws of taxation involving the formation, operation, and liquidation of corporations, S corporations, and partnerships.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3330 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7331 - Taxation of Pass-Through Entities (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The federal income taxation of pass-through entities, including partnerships (LLC), S corporations, and trusts and estates. The income tax aspects of each of these entities are examined with regard to formation, operation, allocation of income among owners (or beneficiaries), distributions and liquidation.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 7330 or concurrent enrollment in ACCT 7330 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7334 - Tax Research (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Application of research techniques to income tax and other tax planning; case studies and reports. This course provides the student with the opportunity to analyze, critique, and do practical tax research. Emphasis is placed on research methodology rather than on technical or legal knowledge of the tax law.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 3330 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7430 - Seminar in Auditing (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Advanced topics in external auditing related to engagement planning, risk assessment, audit procedures and the gathering of evidence, and concluding and reporting on the audit.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 4430 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7530 - Seminar in Accounting Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Develops an understanding and appreciation for the design, analysis, development and implementation of computer-based accounting information systems with an emphasis on control and management issues of this accounting function. Practical application will be examined through computer projects and systems cases.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 4130 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7634 - Fraudulent Financial Reporting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
While asset theft fraud is well covered in the two fraud examination courses, additional training in financial statement fraud is needed due to the technical nature of accounting and reporting standards. This course demonstrates how financial statement analysis can be used to uncover fraudulent financial reporting. In addition, the most common methods for “cooking the books” will be examined along with strategies for detecting and investigating such schemes.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 4133 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7636 - Expert Witnessing (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the role of accountants as either testifying or consulting experts in legal disputes involving professional negligence cases, securities fraud, business/partnership disputes, business interruption losses, business valuations, and marital disputes. Topics include how to communicate opinions effectively at deposition, at trial, and in written report; the law and procedure dealing with experts; ethics; and how to deal with attorneys.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7637 - Forensic Accounting Capstone (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This capstone course will integrate the forensic accounting knowledge, skills, and abilities learned in previous courses by requiring students to complete practice cases, a fraud examination case simulation, and a pro bono forensic audit for a local business. Students will be expected to demonstrate via the quality of their work product and in-class participation that they have mastered the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be effective forensic accountants.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in both of the following courses: ACCT 7634 and ACCT 7636 or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7638 - Business Valuation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This class focuses on determining the fair values of individual tangible and intangible assets, as well as the overall value of a business and includes calculating fair values for financial reporting. The three valuation approaches (Market Approach, Income Approach, and Asset Approach) are covered in depth along with the professional standards, developing the cost of capital, and applying valuation adjustments (discounts and premiums).
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ACCT 4133 , and admitted to the Masters of Accounting program, or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7680 - Professional Problems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course is a comprehensive update of accounting regulations, laws, and standards. Competency is demonstrated by performance on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. Students registered for this course must also register for the associated external CPA exam review course, the cost of which is not covered by university tuition and fees. It is recommended to contact the instructor of record prior to registering for this course.
Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the Masters of Accounting program or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7730 - Internship in Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
A supervised work-study program of specified length in selected business and accounting firms.
Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the Masters of Accounting program or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ACCT 7899 - Directed Study in Accounting (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Designed for independent study and research in selected areas of accounting under faculty supervision.
Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the Masters of Accounting program or permission of the School of Accountancy director.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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AFAS 5000 - Topics in African American Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Special topics in African American Studies. Will be offered in conjunction with selected upper level courses in the university curriculum when content of those courses address issues related to African American studies.
Prerequisite(s): AAST 2000 .
Cross Listing(s): AFAS 5000G .
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AFAS 5000G - Topics In African American Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Special topics in African American Studies. Will be offered in conjunction with selected upper level courses in the university curriculum when content of those courses address issues related to African American studies.
Cross Listing(s): AFAS 5000
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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AAST 2000 - Introduction to African American Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Interdisciplinary introduction to African American studies from a social science perspective.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101 .
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AAST 3030 - Selected Topics in Africana Studies (1-4 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-4 Lab Hours: 0
Designed to promote interdisciplinary engagement and, or, in individualized specialization so that the student can deepen their knowledge of Africa and the African Diaspora.
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AAST 3230 - Introduction to Africa and Its Diaspora (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A general examination of the history, cultures, and societies of peoples of African descent throughout the world, with emphasis on those who live in Africa, the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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AAST 3235 - Race and Ethnicity (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is a survey of the major concepts and theories in the study of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The situations and experiences of various racial and ethnic groups are considered.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in SOCI 1101 .
Cross Listing(s): SOCI 3235 .
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AAST 3330 - Yoruba Culture and Civilization (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to Yoruba culture in Nigeria and other west African societies as well as the Diaspora.
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AAST 3332 - African American Theatre (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Investigates the contributions of black playwrights, actors, and directors to American theatre.
Cross Listing(s): THEA 3332 .
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AAST 3435 - African Art History (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Surveys the major themes, cultural groups, and art traditions of Africa. Focuses on materials, functions, meaning and the distinctive aesthetic values of cultural objects and their ritual significance in African societies.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532 .
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AAST 3436 - African American Art History (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The study of African American art and design from the period of pre colonial Africa to the contemporary United States. The course investigates the creativity and cultural identity of African Americans and their contributions to the visual culture in America.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531 or ARTH 2532 .
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AAST 4133 - Gullah and Geechee Language and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the culture, language, folklore, traditional stories, and creative output of the Gullah and Geechee people in Georgia and South Carolina through readings, lectures, films, and hands-on experiences.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 1102 .
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AAST 4134 - The Civil Rights Movement (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course explores the origins, ideologies, strategies and legacy of the modern civil rights movement in the North and the South with special focus on the impact of race, class and gender on civil rights from 1946-1968.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 4134 .
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AAST 4330 - Geography of Africa South of the Sahara (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A survey of the physical, cultural, political and economic geography of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Selected problems or situations of contemporary interest will be incorporated.
Cross Listing(s): GEOG 4330 .
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AAST 4337 - Rhetoric of Social Movements (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduces students to the rhetorical significance of selected movements, including labor reform, civil rights and environment protection, emphasizing the analysis of persuasive social movement discourse.
Cross Listing(s): COMS 4337 .
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AAST 4530 - Revelation and Revolution (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Explores issues of gender, spirituality, and power within the context of African history.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 4530 .
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AAST 4532 - Destruction of Slavery (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Focuses on the end of plantation slavery in the nineteenth century Atlantic World. The geographic concentration and topics covered will vary according to the focus of the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 4532 .
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AAST 4630 - Seminar in Africana Studies (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The Seminar in Africana Studies must be taken within the 15-hours block required for the minor in Africana Studies. It is a capstone course in which students apply knowledge gained in the classes they have taken in the Africana Studies program through discussion of selected texts, a major research paper, and an oral presentation required of all Africana Studies Minors.
Prerequisite(s): AAST 3230 .
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AAST 4890 - Directed Individual Study in Yoruba (1-15 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-15 Lab Hours: 0
Concentrated study of a topic in Yoruba literature, culture, society, thought or language.
Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated for credit provided a new topic is studied.
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AAST 5233 - The American City (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An examination of American urban development from the colonial period to the present with particular attention paid to migration, architecture, technology, politics, transportation, and urban culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Cross Listing(s): AAST 5233G , HIST 5233 , HIST 5233G .
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AAST 5233G - The American City (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An examination of American urban development from the colonial period to the present with particular attention paid to migration, architecture, technology, politics, transportation, and urban culture in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to do.
Cross Listing(s): AAST 5233 , HIST 5233 , HIST 5233G .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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ANTH Anthropology |
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ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The comparative study of humankind draws materials from the widest possible range of peoples, cultures, and time periods to determine and explain similarities and differences among peoples of the world. This course brings the perspectives of all of the sub-fields of anthropology to the study of humanity: cultural anthropology, archeology, linguistics, and biological anthropology.
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ANTH 1150 - Glob Pers Ant: People of World (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an ethnographically focused survey of the world and its peoples. Topically organized, this exploration emphasizes contemporary social issues as they relate to globalization and cultural change. Students will gain an understanding of the interactions between local peoples and their place in the larger world.
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ANTH 2131 - World Archaeology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will introduce the methods and theories used by archaeologists to investigate and interpret the past, and apply them to an overview of the archaeology of the Old and New Worlds. It will examine how archaeology tells us about significant cultural developments in humanity’s past, with a particular focus on the transition to farming, the rise of complex societies, and the development of state level societies. The impact of these transitions on societal and cultural change will also be explored.
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ANTH 2231 - Biological Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines social life and physical diversity in the context of hominin evolution. Key areas of study include the fossil record, basic genetics, primatology, human variation, and the evolution of communication.
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ANTH 2331 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an exploration of the nature, structure, and dynamics of human cultural systems. Cultural patterns are used as a lens to examine what makes us uniquely human. Students will gain a better understanding and appreciation of difference and diversity through the practice of cultural relativity and a better grasp of how and why people, including ourselves, live as they do.
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ANTH 2530 - Anthropological Inquiry (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to give students an introduction to the profession of anthropology. Students will focus on questions, such as: How do anthropologists investigate culture? How do we know what we know? How Do students become an anthropologist and what is involved?
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ANTH 3091 - Selected Topics Anthropology (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
Various topics in Anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
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ANTH 3130 - Fire, Stone, Hide and Bone (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Emphasizing hands-on learning, this course introduces the concepts and evolution of basic human technologies. Students explore the manufacture and use of stone, bone, and wooden tools, cordage, and containers, and also practice the arts of fire-making, traditional hide tanning, and projectiles. Ranging across continents and through thousands of years, Fire, Stone, Hide & Bone instills an appreciation of the technologies developed, adapted, and applied by our shared ancestors.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
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ANTH 3133 - Southeastern Prehistory (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Using archaeology and environmental studies, this course allows students to investigate cultural developments of native societies in the New World, with specific focus on the American Southeast, prior to contact with civilizations in the Old World. From small foraging bands to large-scale chiefdoms, topics include technology, economy, social organization, natural landscapes, and the built environment.
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ANTH 3134 - Material Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Ranging from 14,000 years ago to the early 20th century, this course introduces the substance, composition, and characteristics of those things that remain from the material culture of human societies who inhabited the Southeastern United States. Students benefit from the historical nature of this study, as well as the direct hands-on identification and dating of artifacts.
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ANTH 3136 - Historical Archaeology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Historical archaeology is the archaeological and archival study of literate societies. This survey course explores the development of historical archaeology, its overarching methodological and theoretical foundations, and the predominant research themes within the discipline. Students Will be introduced to the ways that archaeologists evaluate and analyze historic period artifacts, documents, and oral histories, and how they harness these data to interpret the past.
Cross Listing(s): HIST 3720 .
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ANTH 3137 - Foraging to Farming (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course surveys the archaeological evidence for the origins of food production, specifically the transition from hunting and gathering wild foods to the cultivation and raising of domesticated plants and animals. Evidence derived from zooarchaeology, paleoethnobotany, human bioarchaeology, and other disciplines is used to identify where and when food production originated. Special attention is paid to the major centers of domestication and how the use of domesticated plants and animals spread from these primary centers.
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ANTH 3138 - Contact: Worlds Collide (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Weaving together archaeology and history, this course explores the complex interactions resulting from contact between the Old World civilizations of Scandinavia, Africa, and Eurasia, and those of the New World, with particular focus on the American Southeast. Students will expand their perspectives on culture, politics, economy, and the resiliency of native peoples.
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ANTH 3150 - Public Archaeology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers Cultural Resource Management (CRM) and Public Archaeology, and the theory, methods, and techniques involved in their practice. CRM deals with the research, conservation, and management of cultural resources within a regulatory framework, and public archaeology is the communication of these results to the public. The course will address ethical responsibilities, the interpretation of archaeological sites, and public outreach techniques; international, federal, state, and local statutes affecting their practice and the integration of CRM and public archaeology.
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ANTH 3250 - Forensic Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to the forensic subfield of biological anthropology. Topics Include identifying human skeletal remains, cause of death, and search and recovery methods.
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ANTH 3280 - Primate Social Behavior and Ecology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Social behavior and ecology of prosimians, monkeys, and apes and the implications for the evolution of human social behavior. Topics include primate origins and evolutionary trends, survey of living primates, social organization, ecology and social behavior, and models for the evolution of human behavior.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1150 or ANTH 1102 .
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ANTH 3332 - European Cultures (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the differences and similarities among European Peoples and the effects of social, political, and economic changes on their cultures from an anthropological perspective. It also examines the principal anthropological methods and theories used in the study of European culture systems.
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ANTH 3333 - Native Peoples of North America (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a survey of the hundreds of native communities in North America and examines the Native American experience from the time of European contact through the present. It focuses on understanding the nature and variety of Native American cultures and on the contemporary lives of native peoples.
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ANTH 3334 - Native Peoples of the Southeast (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an overview of the lifeways of the native peoples of the Southeastern United States from the late prehistoric period to the present. The resilience and adaptability of Southeastern peoples and their communities are emphasized as we focus on the post-removal period to the present.
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ANTH 3335 - Caribbean Cultures (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines significant themes in the anthropology of the Caribbean region, such as nationality, ethnicity, economics, transnationalism, globalization, family and gender systems. Study of these issues is situated in the history of slavery and indenture in the region.
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ANTH 3336 - Anthropology of the Body (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course takes a biocultural anthropological approach to concerns of the body, as they relate to cultural expectations, gender, weight, health, disability, production, and the state.
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ANTH 3350 - Anthropology of Adornment (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores the cultural practices of body modifications, jewelry, decoration, and sumptuary regulations in prehistoric through contemporary populations and their impact on gender, class and group identity.
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ANTH 3431 - Linguistic Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the anthropological study of language including the structural and cultural aspects of language. Students will learn to analyze the intersections between language, culture and worldview as well as the basic methods used by anthropologists for collecting linguistic data in unwritten languages.
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ANTH 3532 - Frameworks for Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an overview of and orientation to the theoretical models that guide anthropological research and practice. The history of anthropology and the development of anthropological paradigms will be explored within their social and cultural contexts.
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ANTH 3800 - Introduction to Public History (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
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ANTH 4131 - Archaeological Methods and Theory (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an examination and application of current topics in archaeology relating to excavation strategy and interpretation. Analysis of various theoretical approaches as well as field techniques.
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ANTH 4134 - Archaeological Curation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6
The course focuses on the process of managing and interpreting archaeological collections over the long term. Course work emphasizes hands-on experience with students participating in curation activities of the archaeological repository. Instruction in the history, legal issues, and best practices regarding archaeological curation is provided.
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ANTH 4135 - Advanced Archaeo Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An advanced course in the analysis of archaeological sites and materials. In-depth examination of certain types of archaeological materials. Students Also learn about the conservation of archaeological materials.
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ANTH 4136 - Potsherds to Pixels: Digital and Spatial Technologies For Archaeologists (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will examine and provide practical instruction in the application of a range of computer graphical techniques to archaeological problems, including site and landscape survey, modeling topographic and geophysical data, and 3-D archaeological modeling and scanning.
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ANTH 4137 - Archaeologies of Conflict (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores the global archaeology of conflict from the prehistoric to the modern period, and provides a foundational understanding of the main themes and approaches to the study of conflict in humanity’s past. Moreover, it will discuss recent theoretical debates within conflict archaeology, and the anthropology of conflict and violence, and their relationships with overarching cultural frameworks and social structures.
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ANTH 4138 - Zooarchaeology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course focuses on laboratory methods in zooarchaeology, the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. Coursework emphasizes hands-on experience and will teach students how to identify, analyze, and interpret animal remains from archaeological sites. Other Topics Include taphonomic processes and assemblage formation, advanced archaeological techniques, and human use of animals in the past.
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ANTH 4150 - Environmental Archaeology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the complex relationship between humans and the environment over time. Students learn the methods used by archaeologists to investigate how humans interacted with and responded to diverse and changing environmental conditions. Emphasis is placed on environmental reconstruction and human resource use.
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ANTH 4230 - Paleoanthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a detailed examination of the fossil record of human evolution and the methods of paleoanthropological research. Evolutionary Events from the initial divergence of ape and human lines through the origin of anatomically modern humans as we reconstruct their worlds in the past are covered.
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ANTH 4331 - Anthropology and Human Problems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides a study of the applications of anthropology in coping with a variety of problems among diverse peoples of the world. Issues Include intercultural health care, rural to urban migration, and international development. The history, methods, and ethics of practical or applied anthropology are examined, as well as career opportunities.
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ANTH 4332 - Anthropology of Sex and Gender (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the biocultural and multicultural perspectives on gender and sex provided by anthropology. Theories and examples from biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.
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ANTH 4334 - Ethnographic Methods (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the study of the research methods used by cultural anthropologists to gather and analyze data in order to describe and explain how people live and why they live that way. It emphasizes qualitative techniques such as interviewing and participant observation.
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ANTH 4336 - Medical Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an integrative and multidisciplinary approach to medical anthropology by exploring perspectives relating to global and cross-cultural issues of human health, body, sickness, disease, health, and culture. In particular, this course integrates biocultural viewpoints, which incorporate how people interact with their environment, and cultural viewpoints that attempt to understand the ideas, beliefs, and values that shape human.
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ANTH 4338 - Reading Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course evaluates ethnographic writing as a form of narrative and exposes students to the breadth and depth of the styles and content that anthropologists use to communicate. Students will learn to read critically and efficiently, and will write a book review according to the standards of the discipline. The class will focus on understanding ethnographies in their cultural contexts, and read studies from around the globe to illustrate the various ways in which ethnographers write culture.
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ANTH 4340 - Anthropology of Foodways (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines foodways, a central focus of Anthropology since the earliest days of the discipline. Our study is situated within the global political economy and focused on anthropology’s unique contribution to the study of foodways. Topics will include cultural practices surrounding food selection, preparation, sharing, and consumption in a variety of cultures and contexts.
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ANTH 4350 - Sorcery, Demons and Gods (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an anthropological analysis of religion and religious beliefs across cultures, including father gods and mother goddesses, sorcery and magic, shamanism, sacrifice, and totemism.
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ANTH 4432 - Language and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This advanced anthropology course will explore the theories and methods related to linguistic anthropology. Topics covered include the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, ethnoscience, language socialization, the ethnography of speaking, ethnolinguistic methods, linguistic and cultural discourse analysis and other methods for conducting language and culture research.
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ANTH 4433 - Anthropology of Language and Gender (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course examines the cross-cultural use of language as a central aspect in the construction, negotiation and performance of gender, and will provide students with an understanding of the complexities of language and gender from an anthropological perspective.
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ANTH 4434 - Life Cycle of Language (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course explores various aspects of the life of languages including created languages, creoles and pidgins, language shift, linguistic purism, language death and language revitalization and identity movements. Emphasis will be on the cultural social factors that impact language survival.
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ANTH 4630 - Capstone Seminar in Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will review and synthesize the concepts, theories, methods and ethics of archeology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. Applications of anthropological knowledge and skills, and career options, will be examined.
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ANTH 4890 - Directed Individual Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Independent study under faculty supervision.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 1102 or ANTH 1150 and ANTH 3532 or departmental approval required.
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