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COMM 406 - 3-D Game and Simulation Design and Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 348
Examines the theory and development of 3-D digital games and simulations from a communications media perspective. Learners are exposed to topics such as the logical structure of 3-D games and simulations, 3-D game technology, and the process of 3-D digital game development. Learners are also exposed to the history and organizational structure of the 3-D game industry as well as its theory and history.
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COMM 407 - Television Feature Production
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 251
Teaches the creative and technical elements necessary to produce feature programming for television. Combines theory and practice, with an emphasis on practice. Provides knowledge and skills on video capture, audio pick-up and mixing, and lighting design for field production and in-studio production. Produces feature stories for television, which includes filming on and off campus, script writing, interviewing, and editing as practiced at an international level.
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COMM 408 - Media Field Studies
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 101 or JRNL 105 , junior standing, and instructor permission
A hands-on course to help students learn about the production process involving on-location production. Has three distinct phases: Students begin with research and preproduction tasks on campus, may travel to a remote site to collect additional information and images, and use those images to complete a production; students are responsible for travel expenses.
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COMM 414 - Music, Media, and Culture
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Communications media major or minor, or popular music studies certificate and junior standing
Examines the intersections between media technologies, popular music, and culture. May include technology’s constant influence in musical performance, production, and distribution; the music industry’s marketing of popular music; popular music’s relationship to cultural identity (e.g., race, gender, sexuality); and music as a cultural practice.
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COMM 420 - Media Portrayal of Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 101 or JRNL 105 or CRIM 101 or departmental permission
An examination of the portrayal of crime in the media (television, film, newspapers, music, video games, electronic/Internet). This includes, but is not limited to, victims, offenders, criminal justice actors, and the criminal justice system. Of importance is how the media select what is newsworthy and how they describe and/or alter criminal justice issues. Attention is paid to the media’s influence on perceptions of crime, the ethics behind the media’s perceptual influence, criminology and criminal justice issues of the general population, and the resultant criminal justice policies. Seminar based. (Also offered as CRIM 420 ; may not be taken as duplicate credit.)
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COMM 440 - Multimedia Production
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 240 or instructor permission
Presents the processes and techniques of planning, designing, and producing used with interactive multimedia. Provides hands-on experiences in the use of graphics, audio, animation, video, and authoring software applications to produce an aesthetically acceptable product that meets specific objectives. Meets the needs of educational media, corporate training, and communications specialists.
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COMM 445 - Cinematic Directors
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 150 or instructor permission
Analyzes examples of classical cinematic techniques, identifies, through research and watching film, classical techniques of cinema as well as the preproduction, production, and post-production required to successfully utilize them. Offers a context and critical tools for a better understanding of the moving image in its different manifestations.
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COMM 446 - 3-D Modeling and Animation for Games and Simulations
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 348
Examines the basic principles of three-dimensional computer modeling and animation. Learners are exposed to an overview of the history of computer-based animation and the fundamental theories behind digital animation and modeling. They also receive an introduction to the design and development of three-dimensional computer-based models and animation. Topics, e.g., aesthetics, as well as modeling, texturing, lighting, animating and rendering, rigid body dynamics, and manipulations of meshes through bones, are discussed. Forward and inverse kinematics, object hierarchies, and animation techniques, including frame-based, particle system, and physics-based/ algorithmic, are described and applied.
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COMM 449 - Advanced Audio Recording Techniques
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 249 , permission
Sound recording utilizing advanced techniques and concentrating on specific applications. Students participate in an intensive lab experience utilizing the most advanced equipment available. Emphasizes application, editing, signal processing, and multitrack recording. Student is expected to produce a sound recording for a specific use of professional quality. May be offered under a different topic area such as: COMM 449 Advanced Audio Recording Techniques: Music Recording or COMM 449 Advanced Audio Recording Techniques: Instructional Media. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits under a different topic area. Students who need to D/F repeat COMM 449 may repeat the course under a different variable title.
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COMM 451 - Multimedia News Production
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 251 or permission
Engages in reporting and presenting broadcast news programs. Content and assignments include analysis of news and public affairs broadcasting.
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COMM 460 - Disturbing Trends in Communication Technology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 150
Examines recent and developing trends in media technology, with particular attention to technologies and applications that come at some social cost. Engages in the broader cultural debates surrounding technologies and their use. Draws on historically rooted ethical frameworks to assess how we can develop and implement new technologies that are responsible in their real-world applications.
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COMM 470 - Media Management and Sales
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 150
Explores two essential functions of contemporary media: management of media organizations and content, and providing economic viability to media outlets through the selling of commercial time and space to clients. Investigates the fundamental theories and principles of managing media organizations as well as sales strategies including the use of audience ratings and analytics. Examines the process of researching media organizations and developing strategies to sell media content to clients.
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COMM 471 - Advanced Image Editing
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 271 or permission
An introduction to the use of electronic still photography (ESP) for the capture, recording, and transfer of still images and the use of computers for the storage, manipulation, and output of color and black and white photography. Extensive training in the use of software packages for image enhancement, restoration, and manipulation is provided. Students learn the applications of this technology to the print media and examine the ethical and legal issues of image manipulation.
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COMM 474 - Commercial Photography
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM 371 or instructor permission
Develops abilities in the practice and application of commercial and editorial photography. Provides an understanding of the business of being a freelance photographer, as well as opportunities for collaborations and individual assignments.
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COMM 475 - Senior Portfolio Presentation
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Communications media majors only and COMM 395
Students compile and present a series of works produced through previous communications media courses and activities. The result is a portfolio suitable for presentation to a potential employer. The portfolio may include examples of student works from a variety of subject areas.
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COMM 477 - Freelancing and Entrepreneurship in Media
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COMM Major or Minor, Junior standing
Explores the professional fields of freelance, enterprise start-up and entrepreneurship in media and communication. Surveys professional, financial and legal responsibilities for freelance and self-employed media professionals. Identifies and compares different types of freelance and media businesses to develop business plans.
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COMM 480 - Seminar in Communications Media
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, other Prerequisites as appropriate to course content
A seminar in selected communications issues or problems. Includes the reading and review of the current literature as appropriate to the major topic presented in the seminar.
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COMM 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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COMM 493 - Internship
Class Hours: 9
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 9
Prerequisite: COMM 400 with a C or better, 2.0 GPA
Supervised professional summer work experience in communications media. Internship sites reflect the academic goals of the department and are approved and administered by a department coordinator. Location, duties, duration of internship, and work hours are tailored to students’ career goals. Sites represent a broad spectrum of communications and media in business, education, health, or other agencies. Students must complete 360 hours of internship work experience and a culminating internship project. A maximum of 15 credits of internship and/or practicum are permitted toward a degree program. Students whose internship responsibilities include regular contact with minors are required to take the Protection of Minors Training. All internship sites are required to be compliant with University internship policies and requirements.
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Computer Science |
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COSC 101 - Computer Literacy
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
An introductory course providing fundamental understanding of computers. Familiarizes students with the interaction of computer hardware and software. Emphasizes the application of microcomputers, the use of productivity software (word processing, spreadsheet management, file and database management, presentation graphics, web browsers, search strategies, and e-mail), and the social and ethical aspects of the impact of computers on society. (Does not count toward computer science major.) Note: cross-listed as BTED/IFMG 101 . Any of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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COSC 105 - Fundamentals of Computer Science
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
The first course for computer science majors. Required of all computer science students; appropriate for other Natural Sciences and Mathematics students. Topics include the fundamental concepts of computer architecture, algorithm development and analysis, programming languages, software engineering, data organization and representation, and systems software. A hands-on introduction to computer usage with an emphasis on terminology and the underlying connections within the discipline.
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COSC 108 - Introduction to Programming via Alice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
An introduction to the development of algorithmic solutions to a variety of problems and the development of computer programs to implement the solutions. The Alice programming language and interactive development environment is incorporated to introduce fundamental algorithmic/programming concepts including variables, assignments, conditionals, loops, functions, and arrays through an interactive movie animation paradigm. These concepts are then applied to a standard programming language. Includes an introduction to the Java programming language. (May not receive credit for both COSC 108 and COSC 110 .)
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COSC 110 - Problem Solving and Structured Programming
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
An introduction to the development of algorithmic solutions to a variety of problems and the development of computer programs to implement the solutions. Explores standard programming structures used to introduce fundamental algorithmic/programming concepts including variables, assignments, conditionals, loops, functions, and arrays and their role in problems solving. Emphasizes structured programming in the development of algorithm solutions to common problems. Object-oriented paradigm is introduced at a basic level.
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COSC 143 - Cyber Wellness
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Investigates the different categories of cyber wellness and how they affect emotional, physical, social, and intellectual wellness. Focuses on demonstrating intellectual agility and creativity in order to maintain physical wellness while using technology. Examines the effect technological changes have had on various disciplines and their impacts on society in relation to health and wellness. Discusses theories and principles related to the physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects of personal computer usage including cyberspace. Completion of COSC 143 fulfills the Liberal Studies Dimensions of Wellness requirement. Other 143 courses will also fulfill this requirement, and any of these courses may be substituted for each other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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COSC 201 - Internet and Multimedia
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: BTED/COSC 101 /IFMG 101 or prior exposure to word processing and electronic mail
Focuses on the evaluation of information and multimedia resources available on electronic networks when doing research in an area of one’s choice. An information literacy course for students to gain a more in-depth understanding of the information resources available electronically and of how to utilize them more effectively in communicating. Students learn how to access and utilize these resources for two-way communications and support for decision making while incorporating selected elements in multimedia presentations of their own design. (BTED/COMM 201 /COSC/IFMG/LIBR 201 may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats and may not be counted for duplicate credit.)
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COSC 210 - Object-Oriented and GUI Programming
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 108 or COSC 110
An in-depth introduction to the Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigm, including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. Focuses on designing, implementing, and using objects. Includes an introduction to Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and programming.
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COSC 216 - Introduction to Cyber Security
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110
Introduces the fundamental theory and concepts for cybersecurity including security principles, ethical and professional issues in cybersecurity, attack strategies, risk management, access control, integrity management, cryptography basics, security protocols, and strategies for defending computers and networks. Includes practical hands-on learning activities to enhance understanding and to apply the theory and concepts.
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COSC 220 - Enterprise Computing
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110
Introduces the use of mainframe computers in the development of enterprise computing applications. Includes mainframe programming language such as COBOL, program design using top-down techniques, program and project documentation, sequential and random file algorithms, integrated file systems, and features of enterprise computing such as data transfer formats.
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COSC 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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COSC 300 - Computer Organization and Assembly Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110 or equivalent
A discussion of the basic computer architecture elements: gates, combinational and sequential logic, hardware arithmetic, CPU, and memory structure. An examination of the languages of machines: representation of data, addressing techniques, symbolic coding, assembly, and linking. Problem solving using assembly language.
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COSC 310 - Data Structures and Algorithms
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 210
Fundamental concepts of data design and implementation, data abstraction, data structures, arrays, linked-lists, stacks, queues, recursion, trees, graphs, and hashing. Also covers sorting algorithms, divide and conquer techniques, greedy methods, and analysis of algorithms. The object-oriented paradigm is employed using an object-oriented language.
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COSC 319 - Software Engineering Concepts
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310 or instructor permission
Software engineering concepts include the collection of tools, procedures, methodologies, and accumulated knowledge about the development and maintenance of software-based systems. Strongly suggested for any student planning to take an internship in computer science. After an overview of the phases of the software life cycle, current methodologies, tools, and techniques being applied to each phase are discussed in depth with localized exercises given to reinforce learning of concepts.
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COSC 341 - Introduction to Database Management Systems
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110 , COSC 210
Provides fundamental knowledge of, and practical experience with, database concepts. Includes study of information concepts and the realization of those concepts using the relational data model. Practical experience gained in designing and constructing data models and using SQL to interface to both multiuser DBMS packages and to desktop DBMS packages.
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COSC 343 - Introduction to Numerical Methods
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110 , MATH 121 or MATH 125
Algorithmic methods for function evaluation, roots of equations, solutions to systems of linear equations, function interpolation, numerical differentiation, and integration and use of spline functions for curve fitting. The focus is on managing and measuring errors in computation. Also offered as MATH 343 ; either COSC 343 or MATH 343 may be substituted for the other and may be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.
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COSC 345 - Computer Networks
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110 ; MATH 121 or MATH 125 ; and MATH 214 or MATH 216 or MATH 217 ; or equivalents
Covers data communications, computer network architectures, functions of various network layers, communication protocols, internetworking, emerging high-speed networks.
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COSC 352 - LAN Design and Installation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: BTST 273 or IFMG 250 or COSC 108 or COSC 110
A study of fundamental local area networking concepts. A detailed study of the basics of local area network (LAN) technology. A comparative study of commercially available LAN systems and products. Features a hands-on laboratory implementation of a LAN. Cross-listed as IFMG 352 . Either course may be substituted for the other for D/F repeats but may not be taken for duplicate credit.
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COSC 355 - Computer Graphics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in COSC 310 and junior status
Introduces computer graphics hardware and software. Explores and implements 2-D and 3-D modeling and transformations, viewing transformations, projections, rendering techniques, lighting, and shading using a current cross-platform 3-D graphics API. Includes creation of complex, photorealistic images, and animation principles.
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COSC 356 - Network Security
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 216 and either COSC 345 or COSC 352 /IFMG 352
Explores mechanisms for protecting networks against attacks. Emphasizes network security applications that are used on the Internet and for corporate networks. Investigates various networking security standards and studies methods for enforcing and enhancing those standards.
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COSC 362 - Unix Systems
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310 or instructor permission
An introduction to the features, syntax, applications, and history of Unix. Coverage includes utilities, system administration, development environments, and networking concerns including distributed systems, client-server computing, and providing Web services.
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COSC 365 - Web Application Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310 and COSC 341
Covers the fundamental architecture of web-based applications. Presents client-side application development using markup languages such as XHTML/CSS, forms, scripting languages such as JavaScript and PHP, asynchronous updating of data such as AJAX, database access using SQL. Projects include development of distributed applications on the Internet. Includes best practices in usability, internationalization, security, and W3C accessibility standards for web applications.
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COSC 380 - Seminar on the Computer Profession and Ethics
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Reading, review, and discussion of the current literature of computer science and industry trade journals; effective oral presentations; employment prospects. Topics on computer ethics and review of case studies on computer ethics from professional journals with discussion of the issues involved. Should be taken the semester before an internship or the first semester of the senior year. Should not be taken at the same time as COSC 480 .
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COSC 405 - Artificial Intelligence
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in COSC 310
Introduces the field of artificial intelligence. Explores and implements solutions using classical and modern artificial intelligence techniques. Includes state space search, logical inference, expert systems, optimization, knowledge representation, machine learning, handling uncertainty, and soft computing.
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COSC 410 - Computer Architecture
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 300 , COSC 310
Introduces the underlying working principles of electronic computers. Discusses the organization and architecture of computer components. Expounds on details of memory hierarchy, I/O organization, computer arithmetic, processor and control unit design, instruction set architecture, instruction-level parallelism, and the ways functional components interact together.
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COSC 420 - Modern Programming Languages
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310
A comparative survey of programming language paradigms. Includes an examination of the properties, applications, syntax, and semantics of selected object-oriented, functional, and declarative programming languages.
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COSC 424 - Compiler Construction
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 300 , COSC 310
Relates the formal concepts of automata and language theory to the practicality of constructing a high-level language translator. The structures and techniques used in lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, intermediate and object code generation, and optimization are emphasized.
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COSC 427 - Introduction to Cryptography
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310 and MATH 309
Fundamental concepts of encoding and/or encrypting information, cryptographic protocols and techniques, various cryptographic algorithms, and security of information are covered in depth.
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COSC 429 - Digital Forensics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 110 or equivalent programming course, junior standing or instructor permission
Takes a detailed, hands-on approach to the use of computer technology in investigating computer crime. From network security breaches to child pornography, the common bridge is the demonstration that particular electronic media contains incriminating evidence. Using modern forensic tools and techniques, students learn how to conduct a structured investigative process to determine exactly what happened and who was responsible, and to perform this investigation in such a way that the results are useful in criminal proceedings. Real-world case studies are used to provide a better understanding of security issues. Unique forensics issues associated with various operating systems including Linux/Windows operating systems and associated applications are covered.
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COSC 430 - Introduction to Systems Programming
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in COSC 300 and COSC 310 or instructor permission
An in-depth introduction to a systems programming, system programming language(s) and application of those language(s) to systems-level problems. The focus is on programming constructs that are closely aligned with the architecture of a digital computer including those providing portability between platforms, dynamic allocation and management of virtual memory, complex in-memory data structures, reading/writing binary data using sequential and random access, pointer arithmetic/manipulation, and interaction between threads/processes.
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COSC 432 - Introduction to Operating Systems
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 300 , COSC 310 or equivalents
Introduces the principles of operating system design and implementation. Includes interrupt services, process states and transitions, threads, scheduling algorithms, synchronization tools, deadlocks, virtualization, memory management of (main and virtual), storage devices management, file systems, and operating systems security.
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COSC 454 - Information Assurance Administration
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 216 or instructor permission
Explores the various issues pertinent to maintaining acceptable levels of information security within organizations. Addresses issues involved in administering and managing information security systems. Intended to raise awareness of information security issues across organizations.
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COSC 460 - Theory of Computation
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 310 or instructor permission
Formal methods for describing and analyzing programming languages and algorithms. Covers Backus-Naur forms, productions, regular expressions, introduction to automata theory, Turing machines, and recent concepts in algorithm theory computability.
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COSC 465 - Distributed Processing and Web Services
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 365 or COSC 310 and instructor permission
An advanced study into architecture of Internet systems and the process of developing distributed computer applications running on the Internet and/or other networks. Presents an in-depth understanding of distributed processing technologies including socket programming, RPC, RMI, EJBs, DCOM, .NET, SOAP, and Web services. Emphasis is placed on the use of XML to support multi-party heterogeneous distributed applications and includes XML fundamentals (e.g., DTDs, XML schemas, XPath, XSLT, SAX, and DOM), and Web services (e.g., SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and ebXML). Students complete hands-on projects utilizing mentioned technologies.
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COSC 473 - Software Engineering Practice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COSC 319 or instructor permission
Planning, design, and implementation of large software systems using software engineering techniques. Students work on project teams on real or realistic software development projects. Credit for either COSC 473 or COSC 493 , but not both, may count toward computer science major requirements for graduation; the other course credits will be counted as free electives.
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COSC 480 - Seminar on Technical Topics
Class Hours: 0
Lab/Discussion: 1
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: See text below
Reading, review, and discussion of the current literature of computer science and industry professional and technical journals; oral presentations. Should be taken the last semester of the senior year. Should not be taken at the same time as COSC 380 .
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COSC 482 - Independent Study
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
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COSC 493 - Internship in Computer Science
Class Hours: var
Credits: 6-12
Prerequisite: Junior standing and department permission
Provides on-the-job experience in computer science with private and government employers. Requirements include periodic consultation with a faculty member and employer evaluations. Requires completion of related academic work in the form of progress reports, final report, and oral presentation. Internship is either 6 credit hours over a minimum of 12 weeks or 12 credit hours over a minimum of 23 weeks. The 6cr option may be taken twice. (Writing-intensive course. As such, internship requires completion of designated writing-intensive components.)
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COUN 253 - Counseling in School Settings
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
An elective course providing in-service teachers and school personnel, other than counselors, with a basic understanding of the knowledge, information, and skills appropriate to counseling with individuals and groups. Restricted to peer tutors.
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CRIM 101 - Crime and Justice Systems
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Introduces the field of criminology through the examination of historical data, statistical information, theories of criminal causation, social control of behavior, development of laws, evaluation of criminal justice system policies, procedures, and trends. Emphasizes terminology of the field, an awareness of the methods of inquiry utilized in the field, and examination of personal attitudes and values regarding crime and responses to crime.
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CRIM 102 - Survey of Criminology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Provides an understanding of the discipline of criminology through an examination of its theories, basic assumptions, and definitions.
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CRIM 205 - Policing and the Community
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
Introduces the history, function, and role of policing in American society. The multidimensional work of policing is emphasized with particular attention to strategies employed to combat and prevent crime through computer technology and advancements in nonlethal and lethal methods. Organizational and personal selections also are covered, as these are intimately connected to the structure and composition of the communities serviced. Practical and critical approaches to law enforcement are undertaken to explore prevailing and dissenting perspectives on the issues covered.
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CRIM 210 - Criminal Law
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
A study of the history and sources of criminal law coupled with an analysis of the substantive elements of specific crimes.
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CRIM 215 - Survey of Courts and the Criminal Justice System
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
Examines the historical background, the traditions, and the legal principles that underlie the courts as an integral component of the American system of criminal justice. Both differences and similarities inherent within the state and federal court processes are analyzed, and the procedures through which the criminal courts uphold the basic rights and liberties of all United States citizens, both victims and the accused, are explored. The dynamics of the judiciary are considered through examination of the critical foundation of the judicial process. A primary focus is placed on understanding the respective roles played by judges, prosecuting attorneys, defense counsel, police, probation officers, and other court-related personnel in the criminal court process.
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CRIM 225 - Survey of Corrections
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
States and emphasizes the role of corrections in the social control of human behavior. Includes the history of corrections, classic and contemporary thought about the role of corrections in the criminal justice system, and a survey of correctional methods and alternatives with an emphasis on the use of incarceration.
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CRIM 235 - Survey of Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Law
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
Provides an understanding of the juvenile justice system and the various cases and legislative initiatives that have affected juvenile justice policy, in addition to examining the evolution of the juvenile justice system and the transformation of the current issues in juvenile justice in the United States. Attention is also focused on juvenile justice policies and procedures in other countries.
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CRIM 255 - Law, Social Control, and Society
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
The evolution and development of the modern legal system. Topics include civil, criminal, and administration law, the legal profession, legal systems in American society, and the law as one of many instruments of social control and social change.
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CRIM 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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CRIM 306 - Criminological Research Methods
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing
An introduction to the basic criminological research methods designed to prepare the student to understand and participate in quantitative and qualitative research.
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CRIM 321 - Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
Addresses the cybersecurity threat from a more comprehensive standpoint. Challenges students to recognize and understand security concerns from multiple perspectives, ranging from the insider threat to threats involving the actual physical components. Exposure to a design methodology, associated system components modules, and basic security principles is featured. Students also are exposed to the private and public responses to computer security problems, including the insider threat, domestic and foreign terrorism, and a number of unique computer crimes and solutions to deal with these crimes. The importance of a sound security policy in the overall management of any organization is addressed.
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CRIM 323 - Cybersecurity and the Law
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
Examines the scope of cybercrime and its impact on today’s system of criminal justice. Includes cybercrime and the Bill of Rights, computer-based economic crime, electronic commerce, ethical challenges, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Includes an analysis of the legal considerations facing law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals who deal with the problem of discovering, investigating, and prosecuting cybercrime.
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CRIM 344 - Terrorism
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or instructor permission
An in-depth study of the legal and international issues that the United States faces in response to combating international terrorism. The emphasis is placed on identifying causes of terrorism and the most plausible threats; terrorist networks, their commonalities and differences, and the difficulty in countering; and determining appropriate responses, to include political and legal implications, threat analysis, physical security, and target hardening. (Also offered as PLSC 344 ; may not be taken as duplicate credit.)
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CRIM 354 - White-Collar Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
An introduction to various topics and issues relating to white-collar crime. Theories and measurements of white-collar, corporate, organizational, occupational, workplace, and organized crimes are presented and compared. Prevention, legal issues, and control strategies are presented.
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CRIM 374 - Environmental Crime and Justice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
Introduces the developing area of criminological solutions to environmental problems. Issues addressed include the nature of environmental offenders and victims, the variety of approaches to achieving environmental justice, and criminal justice solutions to specific environmental problems.
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CRIM 384 - Violence and Victimology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
Introduces the leading theories and research in the area of violent criminal behavior and victimization. A special emphasis is on patterns of violent offending and victimization over time, victim-offender relationships, and the experience of victims in the criminal justice system. Addresses major violent crimes including murder, rape, robbery, and assault.
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CRIM 394 - Crime and Delinquency Prevention
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102 or departmental permission
Examines various crime and delinquency prevention policies and programs. Topics include the historical development of crime and delinquency prevention methods, theoretical applications to prevention efforts, and research findings on program effectiveness. The importance of research design in evaluating prevention programs also is considered.
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CRIM 400 - Theoretical Criminology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing
A review and critical analysis of the major criminological theories beginning with the Classical School; psychological, sociological, economic, biological, and political theories of crime and its causes are included.
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CRIM 401 - Contemporary Issues in Criminology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing
An examination of the nature and extent of crime in modern western society. Emphasizes issues selected from, but not limited to, emerging patterns of violence, organized crime, white-collar crime, victimless crime, corruption, and those crime control strategies deemed appropriate in a democracy.
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CRIM 403 - Dilemmas in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , junior standing
An overview of prominent ethical issues facing professionals in criminology and criminal justice, with an emphasis on encouraging individual students to explore their own ethical and moral systems and how they make ethical/moral decisions. Primarily discussion/seminar oriented.
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CRIM 410 - Race, Ethnicity, Social Structure, and Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102
Introduces the art of thinking critically about the social construction of race, ethnicity, and social class in crime and crime control, with special focus on the United States.
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CRIM 420 - Media Portrayal of Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , JRNL 105 , or COMM 101 , or departmental permission
An examination of the portrayal of crime in the media (television, film, newspapers, music, video games, electronic/Internet). This includes, but is not limited to, victims, offenders, criminal justice actors, and the criminal justice system. Of importance is how the media select what is newsworthy and how they describe and/or alter criminal justice issues. Attention is paid to the media’s influence on perceptions of crime, the ethics behind the media’s perceptual influence, criminology and criminal justice issues of the general population and the resultant criminal justice policies. Seminar based. (Also offered as COMM 420 ; may not be taken as duplicate credit.)
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CRIM 450 - Women and Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
A study of the nature and extent of women’s crime, theories of female criminality, processing of women offenders through the criminal justice system, the response of police and court officials to women as victims of crime, and opportunities for women as employees in criminal justice agencies.
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CRIM 470 - Comparative Study of Justice
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 or CRIM 102
A comparison of American systems of administration of justice with those of other nations.
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CRIM 482 - Independent Study in Criminology
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , prior approval through advisor, faculty member, and Office of the Provost
Students with interest in independent study of a topic not offered in the curriculum may propose a plan of study in conjunction with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
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CRIM 493 - Internship
Class Hours: var
Credits: 3-12
Prerequisite: CRIM 101 , CRIM 102 , 12cr from CRIM courses, 2.5 overall GPA, and junior standing
A structured field placement designed to broaden the educational experience through observation and participation in work assignments in government or private sectors. Six credits can be applied to the major requirements.
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CRLG 101 - Arabic I
Credits: 3
Basic vocabulary and pronunciation in the target language. Oral/aural skills
are stressed
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CRLG 101-120 - Critical Languages I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Basic vocabulary and pronunciation in the target language. Oral/aural skills are stressed.
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CRLG 109 - Korean I
Credits: 3
Basic vocabulary and pronunciation in the target language. Oral/aural skills
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CRLG 112 - Russian I
Credits: 3
Basic vocabulary and pronunciation in the target language. Oral/aural skills
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CRLG 113 - Swedish I
Credits: 3
Basic vocabulary and pronunciation in the target language. Oral/aural skills
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CRLG 151 - Arabic II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 101 or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level
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CRLG 151–170 - Critical Languages II
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Level I or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level.
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CRLG 159 - Korean II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 109 or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being
studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level
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CRLG 162 - Russian II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 112 or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being
studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level
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CRLG 163 - Swedish II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 113 or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being
studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level
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CRLG 201 - Arabic III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 151 or acceptable equivalent
A continuation of the first-semester course. Depending on the language being
studied, reading and writing may be introduced at this level
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CRLG 201-220 - Critical Languages III
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Level II or acceptable equivalent
At this first intermediate level, students begin to develop a degree of oral proficiency that varies with the language studied. Reading and writing are studied in all languages by this level.
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CRLG 209 - Korean III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 159 or acceptable equivalent
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CRLG 212 - Russian III
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 162 or acceptable equivalent
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CRLG 251 - Arabic IV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 201 or acceptable equivalent
By the end of this course, the student should be able to communicate in
simple terms with an educated native speaker on a topic with which the
student is familiar. Ability in reading and writing varies with language
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CRLG 251-270 - Critical Languages IV
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Level III or acceptable equivalent
By the end of this course, the student should be able to communicate in simple terms with an educated native speaker on a topic with which the student is familiar. Ability in reading and writing varies with language.
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CRLG 259 - Korean IV
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CRLG 209 or acceptable equivalent
By the end of this course, the student should be able to communicate in
simple terms with an educated native speaker on a topic with which the
student is familiar. Ability in reading and writing varies with language
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