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Course Descriptions

All currently offered courses are listed in alphabetical order by prefix and chronologically thereafter. Courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) have their ACTS Course Index Numbers listed after the course description. For additional information regarding ACTS, please see http://www.astate.edu/a/registrar/students/transfer-work/.
 

Sociology
  

  • SOC 2213 - Introduction to Sociology

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The scientific study of society: Social institutions, social interactions, social inequality, social organizations, and social change. Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SOCI 1013)

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 2223 - Social Problems

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Application of sociological theories and concepts in the analysis of contemporary social problems in the United States, including poverty, unemployment, racial and gender inequality, immigration, education, family, health, delinquency and crime. Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SOCI 2013)

    Dual Listed/Cross Listed: SW 2223 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 2323 - Community Sociology

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The influence of place and community on individual and group behavior in both rural and urban settings. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3003 - Sociology of Gender

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The social construction of gender and the moral and political controversies that surround it. Topics include gender and identity, gender and institu­tions, and gender and inequality. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3223 - Sociology of Families

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Emphasizes the sociocultural factors influencing the structure and development of marriage and the family. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3273 - Social Stratification

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Examination of causes and consequences of social inequality with a focus on class, status, power and privilege, particularly in American society. Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3293 - Self and Society

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Basic concepts and theories of social psychology from a sociological perspective, including group processes and individual-level behavior in social situa­tions. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3313 - Sociology of Sexuality

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The social construction of sexuality and the moral and politi­cal controversies that surround it. Topics include the history of sexuality in society, reproduction, sexual orientation, sexual violence, sexuality and institutions and the intersection of sexuality with other social statuses. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3333 - Sociology of Health and Illness

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Social causation of diseases, social definition of health and illness, social aspects of healing and rehabilitation, the nature of health professions, and the delivery of health care services. Fall, even.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3353 - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Race and ethnicity in society, with a focus on social inequality and the social construction of racial and ethnic group statuses and relations.  Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3363 - Sociology of Religion

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Examines the relationship of religion to society, focus­ing on the functions and dysfunctions of religious systems on other social institutions. Fall, odd.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3383 - Social Statistics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Central concepts and techniques of conducting descriptive and inferential analysis employed in quantitative investigation to understand social processes and phenomena. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: MATH 1023  or MATH course that requires MATH 1023  as a prerequisite.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 3463 - Collective Behavior

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Various types of unusual group behavior, such as panics, riots, protests, fads, urban myths and legends, and millenarian groups. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4003 - Perspective on Death and Dying

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    A multidisciplinary overview of major themes and perspectives on dying, death, and bereavement, including historical, cultural, social, and psychological aspects. Medical, legal and ethical issues. Grief and bereavement. The death system. Violent death, disasters and megadeath. Beyond death. Summer.

    Prerequisites: minimum of 60 hours.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4053 - Today’s Families Interdisciplinary Approaches

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An interdisciplinary course designed to promote a critical approach to examining the family and its role in society. Spring.

    Prerequisites: 12 hours of coursework in Interdisciplinary Family Minor or instructors permission.
    Dual Listed/Cross Listed: ECH 4053 , NRS 4053 , PSY 4053 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4063 - Sociology of Disasters

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Discusses socio-cultural aspects of natural and human made disasters, with an emphasis on social causes and consequences. Spring, even.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4073 - Sociology of Family Violence

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An overview of the causes, prevalence and conse­quences of child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. Fall, odd.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4203 - Social Deviance

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Describes and explains the violation of social norms. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4213 - The Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Examination of childhood and adolescence, not only in the contemporary U. S. , but also historically and cross culturally, with an emphasis on children as actively involved in the creation and reproduction of childhood and adolescence and social change within their societies. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4233 - Social Organization

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Concepts and principles of social organization and dis­organization and the disruptive effects of social and cultural dynamics upon the individual, family, community, nations, and world. Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4243 - Social Theory

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The content, context, and relevance of sociological thinkers up to the early 20th century. Emphasis on Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, Georg Simmel, and W. E. B. DuBois. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4253 - Rural Sociology

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Multidimensional examination of the range of rural places, people, institutions, cultures, economies and change, with a focus on the United States and Arkansas. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4263 - Terrorism as a Social Movement

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Examines domestic and international terror­ism, including history of terrorism, philosophical and religious ideologies justifying terrorism, so­cial, political, economic, psychological, and legal impacts of terrorism, terrorist groups, motives and tactics, and methods of counter-terrorism. Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Prerequisites: minimum of 60 hours.
    Dual Listed/Cross Listed: SOC 6263.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4273 - World Population and Society

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Overview of the global trends in population growth rates and of the intersections between economic development and population growth across countries. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4283 - Qualitative Data Analysis

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Designing, gathering, and analyzing qualitative re­search. Emphasis on interviewing research subjects, observing groups, and conducting content analyses. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4293 - Methods of Social Research

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Overview of quantitative and qualitative tools used in the social sciences to analyze relationships among social variables. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4323 - Applied Research

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Capstone course that focuses on the integration and applica­tion of theory and methodology. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in SOC 3383  and SOC 4293 .
    Dual Listed/Cross Listed: CRIM 4323 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4333 - Sociology of Youth Subcultures

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Sociological study of youth subcultures from American, British and new subcultural perspectives, plus a range of historical and contemporary youth subcultures. Also covers various analytic topics such as identity, resistance, style, music, response, and consumption. Spring, even.

    Prerequisites: SOC 2213 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4353 - Sociology of Aging

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Theories, methodologies, concepts, and major research find­ings regarding aging in the United States. Trends in aging; stages of aging; aging and families; death. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4423 - Sociology of Medicine

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    The social production of health, wellness, illness, and mortal­ity, including how social inequalities impact health care utilization in the US. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4503 - Special Topics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Advanced study in a particular area of sociological inquiry. Topic varies. Irregular. May be repeated for credit when topic changes.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SOC 4703 - Internship

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Combines supervised work experience with study of selected agencies and organizations. Fall, Spring, Summer. Must be arranged with the professor and approved by the depart­ment chair.

Sem. Hrs: 3

Spanish
  

  • SPAN 480V - Independent Study

    Sem. Hrs: Variable

    For advanced students only. Irregular. May be repeated for up to six hours of credit for majors and up to three hours of credit for minors. Must have consent of department chair.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: Variable
  

  • SPAN 1013 - Elementary Spanish I

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Practice toward developing basic proficiency in listen­ing comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding of the Spanish-speak­ing world. Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SPAN 1013)

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 1023 - Elementary Spanish II

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Continuation of SPAN 1013 . Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SPAN 1023)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1013  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 2013 - Intermediate Spanish I

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Further development of basic language skills, with increasing emphasis on the written elements of the language. Continuation of SPAN 1023 . Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SPAN 2013)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 1023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 2023 - Intermediate Spanish II

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Continuation of SPAN 2013 . Fall, Spring, Summer. (ACTS#: SPAN 2023)

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2013  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3013 - Spanish Phonetics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Provides a developmental study of sound production in Spanish through study and various modes of direct application and interaction. Spring, even.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3183 - Spanish Conversation

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Practice toward developing facility in oral expression in vari­ous everyday situations. Fall.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3413 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An introduction to poetry, drama, novel, and short story with emphasis on analytical reading. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3463 - Advanced Spanish Grammar

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Grammatical components and structures that will allow the student to move toward complex sentences in Spanish. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3473 - Reading and Composition in Spanish

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Development of expository writing skills through the examination of texts. Fall.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3483 - Introduction to Translation and Interpretation

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Basic principles of written transla­tion and oral interpretation from Spanish to English and vice versa, including theory, methods, and stylistics. Fall.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 ; or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3503 - Advanced Spanish Seminar

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Focused study in a particular area of literature, culture or language. Topic varies. Spring. May be repeated when topic changes.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3623 - Culture and Civilization, The Americas

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    A panoramic approach to the his­tories, geographies, social constructs, and political scenarios of the Spanish speaking Americas. Spring, odd.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3183  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3633 - Culture and Civilization, Spain

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    A broad approach to the history, geogra­phy, social constructs, and political scenarios of Spain. Spring, even.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3183  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3703 - Spanish for International Business

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Oral and written training in vocabulary and idiomatic expressions used in international trade transactions. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are targeted, with the objective of preparing students to handle diverse international business transactions in Spanish. Spring, odd.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 3723 - Spanish for Professional Use

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Development of specific skills and vocabulary for using the language in a professional setting. Productive skills of writing and speaking are targeted. Spring.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 2023 ; or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4203 - Advanced Oral Communication in Spanish

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Structured practice of advanced Spanish speaking skills with emphasis on communicating information about practical and factual matters, narrating and describing in major time frames, and using discourse of paragraph length and substance. Spring.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3183  and SPAN 3463  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4413 - Survey of Peninsular Spanish Literature

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An intensive study of the principle literary movements and genres in Spain from the Middle Ages to the Generation of 98. Fall, odd.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3413  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4423 - Contemporary Peninsular Spanish Literature

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An intensive survey of the principal literary movements and authors in Spain from the Generation of 98 to the present. Spring, even.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3413  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4443 - Survey of Latin American Literature

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An intensive survey of the principal liter­ary movements and authors in Latin America from the Colonial Period to the present. Fall, even.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3413  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4503 - Special Topics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Advanced study in a particular area of literature, culture, or language. Topic varies. Fall, odd. May be repeated when topic changes.

    Prerequisites: SPAN 3413  or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SPAN 4703 - Internship in Spanish

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Provides practical experience in the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures at a site offering interaction with the Hispanic community. Fall, Spring May be repeated for credit, but only 3 hours may be applied to the major or minor requirements.

    Prerequisites: 12 hours of Spanish above the intermediate level and approval of department chair.
Sem. Hrs: 3

Statistics
  

  • STAT 2003 - Introduction to Statistics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Survey course designed for students to become familiar with the usefulness of statistics in solving real world problems. Includes sampling, observational studies and designed experiments, regression, graphical descriptive methods, measures of cen­tral tendency and variation, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. Summer, Spring.

    Prerequisites: minimum of ACT 19 Math.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 3033 - Statistics for the Health Professions

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Introduction to data manipulation, analy­sis, and interpretation for health care professionals. Topics include Evidenced Based Practice, variables, scales of measurement, descriptive statistics, regression, statistical and clinical significance, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and inferential statistics including ANOVA. Fall, Spring, Summer. Restricted to College of Nursing and Health Professions majors.

    Prerequisites: MATH 1023  or equivalent.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 3133 - Applied Categorical Data Analysis

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Descriptive statistics for quantitative and quali­tative data, normal distribution, correlation, linear regression, contingency tables and associa­tion, Chi-Square test, observational studies and designed experiments, confidence interval and hypothesis testing, McNemar’s, Mann-Whitney, Spearman’s Correlation. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: MATH 1023  or MATH 1043 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 3233 - Applied Statistics I

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    For students in a variety of disciplines including the sciences, allied health fields, and education. Descriptive statistics for quantitative and qualitative data, normal distributions, correlation, linear regression, sample surveys, randomized com­parative experiments, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing for means and proportions. Fall, Spring, Summer.

    Prerequisites: MATH 1023  or equivalent.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 3243 - Regression Analysis and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Theory and practice of regression analysis and ANOVA. Introduction of simple and multiple linear regression, inferences about model parameters, regression diagnostics, variable selection, and model adequacy check­ing and regression approaches to ANOVA. Spring.

    Prerequisites: STAT 3233 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4113 - Statistical Machine Learning

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Statistical machine learning, focusing on classification and regression. Topics include classification, linear discriminant analysis, supervised and unsupervised learning, model selection, regularization, regression and classification trees, principal component analysis and clustering. The methods are applied to real data. Fall.

    Prerequisites: STAT 3243 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4443 - Stochastic Processes

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An introduction to stochastic processes featuring random walks, Markov chains, Poisson processes, martingales, time series, and Brownian motion. Spring.

    Prerequisites: STAT 3233  
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4453 - Probability and Statistics I

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Set theory, random variables, probability laws and distributions, independence, conditioning, moment generating functions and the Central Limit Theorem. Fall.

    Prerequisites: MATH 3254 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4463 - Probability and Statistics II

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, correlation, regression, and nonparametric methods. Spring.

    Prerequisites: STAT 4453 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4473 - Applied Statistics II

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    A second course in applied statistics covering topics in statistical inference for comparing population means and proportions, power, and sample size analyses, analysis of variance, ANOVA, and multiple comparisons procedures, nonparametric statistical procedures, chi square analyses, and inference for regression. Spring.

    Prerequisites: STAT 3233  or equivalent.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STAT 4483 - Statistical Methods Using R

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Introduction to the statistical software package R and how to use it to run hypothesis tests involving means, variances, and proportions, linear regres­sion, ANOVA, and nonparametric statistics. Fall, odd.

    Prerequisites: STAT 4463  or STAT 4473 .
Sem. Hrs: 3

Strategic Communication
  

  • STCM 2143 - Strategic Writing I

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Fundamentals of the distinct writing requirements, styles, and formats of social, online, broadcast, print and other platforms used in strategic communication; emphasis on context, storytelling, and audience understanding. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3003 - Principles of Public Relations

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Nature and theoretical foundation of public rela­tions, its role in society, practitioners and dynamics of the process. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3013 - Public Relations Tools and Techniques

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Analysis and application of public rela­tions tools and techniques with an emphasis on public relations writing, specialized publications, and strategy for working with corporate and noncorporate organizations. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: STCM 2143 , and STCM 3003  or STCM 3043 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3023 - Principles of Advertising

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Advertising history, theory and practice, including traditional and nontraditional media. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3033 - Advertising Elements and Execution

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Principles and practices in creating and cri­tiquing advertising messages across media platforms. Fall.

    Prerequisites: MDIA 2003 and AD 3023.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3043 - Principles of Strategic Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Broad survey of strategic communica­tion practice, emphasizing advertising and public relations in the context of integrated brand promotion. Fall, Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3133 - Interactive Advertising

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Online interactive advertising, including integration social media into the marketing communications plan, use of online display ads, and development of an effective search engine strategy. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3143 - Strategic Writing II

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Advanced strategic writing forms and styles. Practice in prepa­ration of strategic messages for various platforms of communication, including paid, earned, shared, and owned. Students will develop skills in information gathering, writing styles, editing, critical thinking, storytelling, and audience analysis. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: STCM 2143 ; and STCM 3003 , STCM 3023 , or STCM 3043 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3193 - Advanced Photography

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An in-depth examination of the uses of natural and artificial lighting, lenses, cameras, studios, and other elements needed for professional photog­raphy in advertising, promotion, portraits, sports and other environments. Emphasis placed on the business of photography. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3333 - Advertising Strategy and Sales

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study of the structure of the advertising industry, with emphasis on strategic legacy, digital, and social media selection and planning, as well as the basic methods of advertising sales. Spring, Summer.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 3553 - Strategic Visual Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Principles and practice in elements of strategic visual communication. Includes an emphasis on content creation for digital platforms and branding. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4003 - Account Planning

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study of consumer insights that are strategically applied by ac­count planners and creative teams in the advertising planning process. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4013 - Public Relations Practicum and Professional Development

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Advanced PR course requiring application of skills in supervised work with various businesses, institutions, organizations and social agencies. Student will work a minimum of 10 hours per week outside the classroom with assigned workplace mentor. Fall, Spring. Instructor permission required.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4073 - Strategic Communication Law and Ethics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Analysis of laws, regulations, and ethical considerations affecting the strategic communication industry. Fall, Spring, Summer.

    Prerequisites: ENG 1013 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4113 - Integrated Marketing Communications

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Focuses on the strategic integration of various channels and methods of communications for the purpose of delivering key messages to diverse target audiences in order to elicit specific responses, create a dialogue and engender relationship building. Fall, Spring.

    Prerequisites: STCM 3023 , or STCM 3003 , or MKTG 3013 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4213 - Social Media in Strategic Communications

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    This course examines concepts and applications of social media within mass communications, news, advertising, and public relations industries. We will explore and apply social media tools, integrating them into an orga­nization’s overall communication strategy. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4313 - Strategic Sport Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    A comprehensive examination of the field of sport communication, with a complete approach to the applications of advertising, public rela­tions, and social media strategies in the context of sport communication. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4333 - Social Media Measurement

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Measurement and improvement of investment out­comes from use of social media in advertising, public relations, and marketing communications. Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4503 - Seminar in Nonprofit Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study and practice of nonprofit communica­tion strategies and tactics, including fundraising, nonprofit branding, grant writing, and cross-platform content creation. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4603 - Crisis Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    An investigation of communications during crises, focus­ing on public relations, advertising and other persuasive efforts by institutions, corporations, movement leaders, and citizens to describe, persuade and shape human interactions with their environment during a crisis. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4633 - Trending Topics

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Exploration of current topics and issues in public relations and advertising.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4753 - Strategic Communication Case Studies

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study of recent strategic communica­tion cases involving business, industry, institutions, and government. Students conduct a com­prehensive strategic communication case study for a given client. Fall.

    Prerequisites: COMS 3363  or STCM 4003 , and STCM 3143 , or instructor permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4763 - Strategic Communication Campaigns

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study and practice in planning strategic communication campaigns for business, industry, institutions, and government. Students create a comprehensive strategic communication campaign for a given client. Spring.

    Prerequisites: COMS 3363  or STCM 4003 , and STCM 3143  or instruction permission.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • STCM 4773 - Internship in Strategic Communication

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Field-based experience in a supervised setting that will enhance strategic communication knowledge and skills. Fall, Spring, Summer.

    Prerequisites: STCM 3143 , STCM 3553 , or STCM 4213 , and approval of department chair.
Sem. Hrs: 3

Surveying
  

  • SUR 3003 - Route and Construction Surveying

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Horizontal and vertical curve construc­tion, construction survey parameters for buildings and roads, subdivision design and layout, and location guidelines for cuts and fills along with volume determination. Lecture two hours, labora­tory 3 hours per week. Fall.

    Prerequisites: C or better in CE 2202 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 3013 - Survey Plats and Deeds

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Study of plats of survey to include survey research and records interpretation, deeds, descriptions, plats and principles of the presentation of survey data. Lecture three hours per week. Spring.

    Prerequisites: C or better in CE 2202 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 3023 - Photogrammetry

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Principles, procedures, and technology in photogrammetry. Lec­ture three hours per week.

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 1033  or MATH 2204 . Fall.
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 4003 - Boundary Control and Legal Principles

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Laws, practices, and legal elements required to understand boundary location in land surveying. Lecture three hours per week. Spring.

    Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 1033  or MATH 2204 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 4013 - Law and Professionalism in Surveying

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Arkansas and other state-specific laws, practices, and legal elements required to understand boundary location and other prac­tices in land surveying. Lecture three hours per week. Spring.

    Prerequisites: C or better in CE 2202 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 4023 - Advanced Surveying

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Principles and practices of advanced surveying tech­niques. Lecture two hours per week, lab three hours per week. Fall.

    Prerequisites: C or better in SUR 3003 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SUR 4033 - Surveying Practicum

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Multi-faceted surveying problem and/or project which incorporates needs analysis, surveying research and field work, and final document creation. Spring. Application of modern surveying tools and techniques is required.

    Corequisites: SUR 4013  and SUR 4023 .
Sem. Hrs: 3

Social Work
  

  • SW 460V - Special Problems

    Sem. Hrs: Variable

    Individually directed problems in Social Work. Irregular. Must be arranged with the professor and approved by department chair.

    Prerequisites: ELSE 3643 , Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Sem. Hrs: Variable
  

  • SW 1203 - Making Connections Social Work

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Open to incoming Freshmen only. This course will provide both an introduction to the nature of university education and a general orientation to the functions and resources of the university as a whole. This section of First Year Seminar is a special health professions section and will include a focus on understanding and appreciating social work majors. Fall.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SW 2203 - Introduction to Social Work

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Explores the values, knowledge and skill base of empowerment oriented generalist social work practice. Includes historical development and organization of the social welfare system in the United States. Fall, Spring.

Sem. Hrs: 3
  

  • SW 2223 - Social Problems

    Sem. Hrs: 3

    Application of sociological theories and concepts in the analysis of contemporary social problems in the United States, including poverty, unemployment, racial and gender inequality, immigration, education, family, health, delinquency and crime. Fall, Spring, Summer.

    Dual Listed/Cross Listed: SOC 2223 .
Sem. Hrs: 3
 

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