The statements set forth in this catalog are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between a student and this institution. While the provisions of the catalog will ordinarily be applied as stated, Augusta University reserves the right to change any provision listed in this catalog, including but not limited to academic requirements for graduation, without actual notice to individual students. Reasonable effort will be made to keep students advised of any such changes. It is especially important that students note that it is their responsibility to keep themselves apprised of current graduation requirements for their particular degree program.
The major Shakespearean histories, comedies, and tragedies within the context of the Elizabethan theater. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An intensive examination of the works of a major British writer (e.g., Blake, Joyce, or Woolf). Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An intensive examination of the works of a major American writer (e.g., Faulkner, Melville, or Morrison). Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
A study of the major critics from Aristotle to the present, with emphasis on the development of various twentieth-century critical positions. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An introduction to theories of writing, both classical and modern, including the perspectives offered by linguistics, psychology, rhetoric, and literary theory. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An intensive examination of selected topics in critical theory and practice; the course may focus on major theorists, periods, or movements. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable or near-publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2110.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2110, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, D, D
An advanced independent study course which allows the student to devote full attention to a writing project. The student should focus on some aspect of narrative, dramatic, or poetic writing and should produce a work of publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2110.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2110, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, D, D
An intensive practicum in the writing of poetry. Students will write and revise their own poetry, participate in a weekly workshop of evaluation and criticism, and read extensively in the work of contemporary poets. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2110.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2110, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
Advanced concepts and procedures important to the writing process, among them questions of genre, mode, and technique. Students will write material in the (fiction) genre of their choice, critique the work of other students, analyze selected published works, and read selected texts focusing on the writing process. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2110.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2110, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, D, D
An intensive study of selected topics in professional or creative writing. The course may focus on issues of craftsmanship, technique or genre. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
The fundamentals of descriptive and structural linguistics; phonemes and phonemic transcription; morphology and syntax; and transformational grammar. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An examination of modern grammatical systems, with emphasis on a description of the grammatical structure of English. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A study of the history and structure of the English language from Old English to the present. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
Seminar in a particular author, period, style, subject or movement, often conducted on an interdisciplinary basis. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
An internship is a service-learning experience based in an off-campus agency or organization. The experience entails the completion of a specific task and the acquisition of specific knowledge and skills under the supervision of Augusta State University faculty and the cooperating organization or agency. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1101-1102 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; ENGL 2250, and permission of the instructor.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ENGL1101, ENGL1102, ENGL1113, ENGL1114, ENGL2250, HUMN2001, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C, D, D
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3Contact Hours: 1 TO 3 Lecture Hours: 1 TO 3
A major research project exploring a specific topic under the close direction of the supervising instructor. Emphasis is placed on the student’s learning research techniques. The student should produce a work of near-publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Provides individuals with the tools necessary to manage their personal financial affairs. Topics covered include budgeting, debt management, investments, insurance, taxes, and real estate. This course may not be used to fulfill major requirements for business. Prerequisite(s): None.
This course deals with the fundamental tools of financial management: financial statement analysis, the time value of money, risk and return measurement, valuation of financial assets, capital budgeting decisions and cost of capital. Prerequisite(s): Full admission into the Hull College of Business; ACCT 2101 with a minimum grade of C.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ACC212, ACCT2102, BUS212Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C
This course is designed to introduce the theory and practice of personal financial planning. The course coverage includes an overview of the financial planning process including insurance, education funding, cash management and budgeting, retirement, investment and tax planning. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 45 semester hours or permission of the instructor.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: ACCT2101, ACCT2102, ECON2105, ECON2106Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C, C
Credit Hours: 3Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Major Restrictions: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester
This course gives the student an understanding of pure risk, the nature of risk management, the role of risk managers, and the various tools of risk management with major emphasis on insurance. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 45 semester hours or permission of the instructor.
A fundamental coverage of real property rights and interests, mortgage financing, taxation, leasing and settlement. Course provides information for the consumer and/or investor on how to select, finance and manage real property. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 45 semester hours or permission of the instructor.
This course is designed to further both theoretical and practical applications of corporate finance. Substantial emphasis will be placed on capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, and financial planning. Prerequisite(s): FINC 3400 with a minimum grade of C.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FIN315, FINC3400Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This course explores the role of financial markets and institutions in the economy. Topics include money and capital markets, the role of the Federal Reserve and the function and operating characteristics of financial institutions. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 60 semester hours or permission of the instructor.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FIN315, FINC3400Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This course provides an introduction to the various types of securities traded in the financial markets, investment theory and practice, portfolio construction and management, and investment strategies and tactics. Coverage includes both fundamental and technical analysis. Prerequisite(s): FINC 3400 with a minimum grade of C or permission of the instructor.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FINC3400Pre-Req Min Grade: C
This course is dedsigned to provide the student with an understanding of the role of finance in managerial decision making. Cases and/or supplemental readings are used to apply financial concepts.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FINC3400Pre-Req Min Grade: C
A course and/or directed study of a major issue, practice, or problem in the area of finance. Content to be decided based on needs and professional objectives of students and the experience and availability of faculty. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 3Contact Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3
Major Restrictions: Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing Class Restrictions: Junior-Semester, Senior-Semester
The First-Year Academic Seminar is a discipline-or theme-based course that addresses an engaging and fun topic of interest in an environment that stimulates the joy of learning, taught by a professor with expertise in the course content. Each section challenges students to adapt successfully to the demands of college and to critically evaluate, analyze, and apply information within the context of the course topic. This course is specifically designed for freshman. Other students must receive special permission to enroll.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 TO 2Contact Hours: 1 TO 2 Lecture Hours: 1 TO 2
Fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing French in a proficiency-based classroom. Introduction to French-speaking cultures. Designed for students who have never studied French. Students who entered GRU for the first time in the fall of 1998 or later, or those returning students who have not been enrolled for two consecutive years prior to 1998, will not be able to count Foreign Language 1001 towards graduation if it is the same language they took in high school. (First time freshmen who graduated from high school five or more years ago may count Foreign Language 1001.) However, it does count for computing eligibility for financial aid and calculating full-time student status. Students taking the language for the first time will receive credit. For RHSC students, please consult p. 6 of the catalog. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take French 1002.
A continuation of French 1001. Students admitted provisionally with RHSC deficiency in foreign languages may take this course to satisfy the foreign language RHSC requirement. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1001 with a grade of C or better or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR111, FREN1001Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This proficiency-centered course is designed to build on high school French or on FREN 1002. More emphasis will be placed on listening, speaking, and reading skills in practical situations. Students will learn how to “get around” in places where French is spoken natively. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Prerequisite(s): FREN 1002 with a grade of C or better or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR112, FREN1002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This proficiency-centered course includes a grammar review and more intensive work in listening comprehension, speaking, and reading, with more emphasis on writing than in FREN 2001. French-speaking cultures will be studied through music, art, film, literary and cultural readings, including current events. At the end of this course, students should have a basic competence in French. Students who wish to take upper-division courses in French will need to demonstrate sufficient proficiency as determined by the foreign language faculty before enrolling in major/minor courses. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take classes at the 3000/4000 level.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR201, FREN2001Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A variable content course taught in English that will center on one Francophone country or area, or a specific issue dealing with Francophone culture. May not be counted towards the French major and may not satisfy foreign language requirement.
An intensive course in which students will learn strategies for communication on levels from conversing in everyday practical situations to discussing opinions on politics, culture, and the arts. May not be taken by native speakers of French. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
French in North America, with emphasis on the history and contemporary situation of Quebec; French in West and North Africa, the Caribbean, Vietnam. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Historical overview of France emphasizing great moments in French history and the arts; a course designed in part to prepare students to visit French cathedrals, chateaux, monasteries, museums, and other historical and cultural sites of France. Paris will be highlighted. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This course will examine the role of contemporary France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg in the European Union. Students will use television broadcasts, journal articles, and the World Wide Web. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An intensive course in which students will learn strategies for written communication on numerous levels and in varied styles: compositions based on personal topics, current events, literary readings; styles range from email messages, letters, creative writing, imitation of stylistic models. Course includes advanced grammar and stylistics. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A course in descriptive, comparative/contrastive and corrective phonetics. Students will learn the sound system of French and how it relates to spelling. Emphasis will be put on comparing the French sound system to that of American English. The course will address common American phonetic errors in French from both a pedagogical and a corrective point of view. Morphology and syntax will be studied as they relate to phonology. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An introduction to literary reading and analysis, based on texts in prose, poetry and dramatic forms. Analysis of narrative (short story and novel) in terms of characterization, plot, setting, role of the narrator, etc.; introduction to poetics, including versification, and the use of figurative language in classical and romantic forms; selected readings from the classical and romantic theater. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Study of films by Jean Renoir, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and other great French directors; films starring Gerard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Adjani, and others. Development of the film medium in historical-cultural perspective. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An intensive, advanced course in which students will use strategies for communication on levels from conversing in everyday practical situations to discussing opinions on politics, culture, and the arts. May not be taken by native speakers of French. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An intensive course at an advanced level in which students will learn strategies for written communication on numerous levels and in varied styles: compositions based on personal topics, current events, literary readings; styles range from email messages, letters, creative writing, imitation of stylistic models. Course includes advanced grammar and stylistics. Advanced stylistics will be stressed. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Study of masterworks of drama from the 17th and 19th centuries. In addition to literary-critical discussion, students memorize and produce scenes from the plays, which are recorded. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Study of masterworks of drama from the 20th century. In addition to literary-critical discussion, students memorize and produce scenes from the plays, which are recorded. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Study of poetry from the medieval period through the modern era. A survey of major movements and representative writers; techniques of poetic artistry (versification, figurative language, strophic forms) and sources of inspiration. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Studies of the novel, from the medieval romance to modern realistic and philosophical narrative. The art of extended narration as developed in France; literary movements, themes and techniques. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Special course, with varying content, cross-listed with Humanities, English and/or other languages. Readings of major French literary works in English translation; classroom discussions and writing assignments also in English. French majors may take no more than one course in translation for major credit. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1001-1002 or 1113-1114; HUMN 2001-2002; a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement..
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: HUM222, HUMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Methods and materials for listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural activities appropriate for elementary and middle school learners. First and second language acquisition theories, a review of foreign language teaching methods, testing procedures and teacher preparation and evaluation. A field experience of 45 clock hours is a required component of the course. Prerequisite(s): Junior status and permission of the instructor. This course is a prerequisite for SCED 4901.
Methods and materials for listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural activities appropriate for secondary learners. First and second language acquisition theories, a review of foreign language teaching methods, testing procedures and teacher preparation and evaluation. A field experience of 45 clock hours is a required component of the course. Prerequisite(s): Junior status and permission of the instructor. This course is a prerequisite for SCED 4901.
Special course, with varying content, cross-listed with Humanities, English and/or other languages. Topics such as the following: Great Thinkers of France; Modern Critical Theory; Modern French Mass-Media; Literature and Spirituality. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in FREN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: FR202, FREN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A study of the world and its topography, political divisions, cultural development, cultural spheres, geographic spheres, and climatic regions; as well as cartography, geology, physics, and astronomy, as they pertain to the earth.
Atmospheric composition and structure, clouds, precipitation, atmospheric motion and winds. Organized weather systems, including air masses, fronts and severe weather. Discussion of global climates includes circulation, wind systems and climate classification. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1101 or MATH 1111.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: MATH1101, MATH1111Pre-Req Min Grade: D, D
The study of minerals and rocks; fundamentals of earth structure and processes including vulcanism, mountain-building, erosion, sedimentation and metamorphism. Laboratory includes study of common minerals and rocks, and interpretation of geologic maps and cross-sections. Prerequisite(s): Recommended but not required: MATH 1101 or MATH 1111.
A study of geologic principles applicable to earth history. Includes basic stratigraphy and paleontology. Survey of geologic time periods, including geological and biological events during earth development. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1121.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GEOL1121Pre-Req Min Grade: D
Individual modern geology/geoscience research. A minimum of three hours of laboratory work per week for each semester hour of credit. Report/thesis required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4Contact Hours: 1 TO 4 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 1 TO 4
Fundamentals of listening, speaking, reading, and writing German in a proficiency-based classroom. Introduction to German-speaking cultures. Designed for students who have never studied German. Students who entered GRU for the first time in the fall of 1998 or later, or those returning students who have not been enrolled for two consecutive years prior to 1998, will not be able to count Foreign Language 1001 towards graduation if it is the same language they took in high school. (First time freshmen who graduated from high school five or more years ago may count Foreign Language 1001.) However, it does count for computing eligibility for financial aid and calculating full-time student status. Students taking the language for the first time will receive credit. For RHSC students, consult p. 6 of the catalog. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take German 1002.
A continuation of German 1001. Students admitted provisionally with RHSC deficiency in foreign languages may take this course to satisfy the foreign language RHSC requirement. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 1001 or placement. Students must earn a C or better in order to take GRMN 2001.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER101, GER111, GRMN1001Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This proficiency-centered course is designed to build on high school German or on GRMN 1002. More emphasis will be placed on listening, speaking, and reading skills in practical situations. Students will learn how to “get around” in places where German is spoken natively. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 1002 with a grade of C or better or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER102, GRMN1002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This proficiency-centered course includes a grammar review and more intensive work in listening comprehension, speaking, and reading, with more emphasis on writing than in GRMN 2001. German-speaking cultures will be studied through music, art, film, literary and cultural readings, including current events. At the end of this course, students should have a basic competence in German. Students who wish to take upper-division courses in German will need to demonstrate sufficient proficiency as determined by the foreign language faculty before enrolling in courses for the minor. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers should take the placement exam. Students must earn a C or better in order to take classes at the 3000/4000 level. Prerequisite(s): GRMN 2001 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER201, GRMN2001Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An intensive course designed to examine the codes of oral communication in German and to improve the student’s productive and receptive skills in a variety of practical situations. Special emphasis given to oral communication. May not be taken by native speakers of German. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A course designed to introduce the student to contemporary German society and culture and the historical dimensions of contemporary social, political and intellectual issues. Emphasis on the development of productive and receptive skills in German. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
An intensive course designed to teach the student the finer points of German grammar, examine the codes of written communication in German, and improve the student’s productive and receptive skills in German. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A course designed to introduce the student to literary reading and analysis using exemplary works from German literature. Emphasis on the development of productive and receptive skills in German. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A course designed around the study of a particular genre, period or theme in German literature. Emphasis on the development of productive and receptive skills. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
A variable content course, intended to meet the interests of students studying German and desiring to make an intensive study of a specific area of German Studies. Emphasis on the development of productive and receptive skills. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): a grade of C or better in GRMN 2002 or placement.
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Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: GER202, GRMN2002Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a broad understanding of the law and its administration and to apply this understanding to relevant questions of policy and procedure development for documentation requirements in a healthcare setting.
This course introduces the health information management student to quality management. Quality management includes continuous quality improvement, utilization and risk management, outcomes management and credentialing activities. This course also familiarizes the student with the quality issues, compliance issues, and agencies in alternative healthcare settings.
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to database design and health information systems. An introduction to security issues regarding information systems is also included.
This course is designed to introduce students to systems analysis and design concepts. Students will study principles of project management, as well as system planning, analysis, and design functions.
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Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3002, HINF3003Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
This course integrates didactic and workplace experience to create a structured environment which allows the student to gain practical experience in health information management.
This course integrates didactic and workplace experience to create a structured environment which allows the student to gain practical experience in health information management.
Students will be instructed in CPT/HCPCS coding. Students will learn the fundamentals of reimbursement processes as they relate to coding, documentation, and regulations set forth by various federal agencies and managed care organizations.
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Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3312, HINF3314, HINF3415Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C
Applied study of the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Students work through specific issues related to operational and strategic planning, organizational structures and relationships, decision making, motivation, leadership theories and application, as well as fiscal and non-fiscal control processes, work standards, work measurement, and productivity. Special attention is given to the concept of systems management and techniques of systems analysis. Includes office ergonomics, information management, and equipment procurement.
A comprehensive human resource management course which develops student understanding of the employer-employee relationship. Includes the major human resource management functions. Topics include job analysis, job descriptions, employee recruitment, selection, and training, salary administration, performance appraisals, and collective bargaining
Students work in a designated health record department to complete assigned management projects related to the basic functions of a health record department.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3101, HINF3208Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Methods utilized to transform health data into information. Fundamental procedures in collecting, summarizing, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting data. Includes acceptable terminology, definitions and formulas necessary to compute common healthcare statistical reports.
Provides a structured environment in which students gain practical experience by completing exercises using a virtual laboratory and by touring and observing processes in designated health record departments. Supports technical and conceptual skill development by providing the students the opportunity to observe and perform various functions common to most health record departments.
Introduction to the language used in healthcare. Emphasis on word components (combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes), pronunciation, and writing exercises.
Course presents disease processes in the human body, diagnostic techniques, and treatment methods. Basic principles of pharmacology drug classifications, and commonly used drugs are introduced.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3312Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Students will be instructed in ICD-9-CM diagnostic and procedural coding and introduced to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding classifications. Students will learn coding fundamentals and apply coding skills using case studies and encoders. Ethical coding principles will be emphasized.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3312Pre-Req Min Grade: C
Introduces students to computer concepts of hardware, software, the Internet, and uses of computers in healthcare. Students will demonstrate proficiency in use of word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics application software and the Internet through lab exercises and assignments.
Course Prerequisite: Successful Completion of Financial Accounting I with a C or better grade.
Students learn the basic concepts of accounting and finance in the healthcare organization. Included in the course is a refresher on accounting principles. Students are taught the following areas of finance: financial statements, financial analysis and control, characteristics of the financial environment, analysis of financial information, management of capital, budgeting, and decision analysis. The course culminates with a budget board hearing in which students use their newly acquired skills and knowledge.
College Restrictions: Allied Health Sciences Program Restrictions: BSHIA_HINA-Health Information Admin, CERHIA_HINA-Health Inform Administration Level Restrictions: Undergraduate Semester
Provides advanced concepts in healthcare leadership and guides students through activities designed to build leadership skills and creative problem solving.
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3101, HINF3102Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C
Overview of the law and its administration as it applies to questions of policy and procedure development for health data requirements in a healthcare setting. Includes basic ethical principles and situations of ethical dilemma, and ethical decision-making processes.
Designed to familiarize the student with various nontraditional healthcare settings in order to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for assisting in the development and evaluation of health information practice in those settings.
Students will be instructed in CPT/HCPCS coding. Student will learn the intricacies of the reimbursement process as they relate to coding, documentation, and regulations set forth by various federal agencies and managed care organizations
Grade Mode: Normal, Audit
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: HINF3212, HINF3314, HINF3415Pre-Req Min Grade: C, C, C
A six-week administrative affiliation in selected healthcare organizations. Students, in addition to “shadowing” the department director, are actively involved in projects which use the skills they have developed through the curriculum.
A survey of world history to early modern times. The course will examine the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of various civilizations from ancient times to the Renaissance.
A survey of world history from early modern times to the present. An examination of the development of world civilization from the beginnings of European colonization to the present, including events, trends, institutions, and ideas that have had global impact.