2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 21, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Fashion Merchandising

  
  • FAS 206 - Fashion Brand Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Introduction to the concepts and practices of developing fashion brands. Examines the branding process including theory, analysis and application with emphasis on the interdependence of branding with merchandising and marketing activities for fashion related products. SP
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 107 .
  
  • FAS 305 - Advanced Product Development


    Credit(s): 4
    In this course we will analyze the processes required to create a garment and provide a thorough examination of the creative and technical processes that are relevant in today’s apparel business environment. Laboratory experiences, including product development software, are an integral component to the course. FA
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 205 .
  
  • FAS 306 - Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for Fashion Merchandising


    Credit(s): 3
    Application of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop techniques for use in fashion industry-related projects.
  
  • FAS 307 - Fashion Behavior and Forecasting


    Credit(s): 3
    Social, psychological, economic, political, and communication factors influencing consumers’ fashion preferences and buying decisions are studied. Principles and methods used to forecast fashion trends are analyzed. SP
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 107 ; MKT 210 ; or consent of instructor.
  
  • FAS 308 - Dress History


    Credit(s): 3
    Studies the origin and development of costume from the early Mediterranean period to the present. Special focus on the change in form and function of dress in relation to the cultural and aesthetic environment in which dress was and is used, including social, religious, political, economic, and technological factors. FA
    Prerequisite(s): Junior status or consent of the instructor.
  
  • FAS 309 - Visual Merchandising


    Credit(s): 4
    Studies the concepts and techniques used in retail visual merchandising. Practical experience in creative problem solving through hands-on application and analysis both on-campus and at off-campus at retail locations. FA.
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 105 ; FAS 106 ; FAS 107 .
  
  • FAS 350 - Fashion Merchandising Industry Experience


    Credit(s): 1-6
    This course provides fashion industry experiential learning opportunities. Students will visit fashion related companies that represent various levels of the industry, including design, product development, marketing, and retailing. Students will do in-depth studies on the various fashion companies they will visit and present findings on their experiential learning experience.
    Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission required.
  
  • FAS 401 - The Fashion Industry and Sustainable Development


    Credit(s): 3
    Identification and evaluation of sustainable development issues in the fashion industry, with regard to social responsibility, ethical practices, and environmental sustainability.
  
  • FAS 405 - Principles of Fashion Merchandising and Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Investigates the merchandising and buying functions/responsibilities in various types of apparel organizations. Covers merchandise resources in domestic and global markets, vendor relations, and negotiations. FAExplores the omnichannel functions of retailing including the merchandising, marketing, and selling of goods in both domestic and global contexts. FA
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 107 ; MKT 210 ; Junior or senior status in FM program or consent of instructor.
  
  • FAS 406 - Merchandise Buying: Planning and Control


    Credit(s): 3
    Examines planning, buying, and selling of soft goods; emphasis on buying techniques, six-month and model stock plans, open-to-buy, and profit and loss statements. Problem solving and practical applications enhanced through merchandise math calculations and case studies. SP
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior FM status or consent of instructor.
  
  • FAS 415 - Global Sourcing


    Credit(s): 4
    The course will analyze important global sourcing strategies related to costing, product quality considerations, trade laws, and manufacturing capabilities throughout the apparel supply chain. The course will evaluate decision-making with regard to pre-production, supplier selection, manufacturing, and sustainability.
  
  • FAS 459 - Internship Preparation Seminar


    Credit(s): 2
    Assignments, activities, and strategies used in the course will prepare students to be internship-ready. FA
    Prerequisite(s): Major approval and FAS 110 .
  
  • FAS 460 - Internship in Fashion Merchandising


    Credit(s): 4-7
    A supervised, off-campus field-based experience in a pre-approved site specifically related to the broad area of fashion merchandising and students’ career goals. FA, SU.
    Prerequisite(s): FAS 459 ; senior status or consent of the instructor.
  
  • FAS 490 - Fashion Merchandising Independent Study


    Credit(s): 1-4
    Study in a specialized area, to be arranged according to student need and interest. Offered as an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status; approval of instructor and department chairperson.
  
  • FAS 494 - Fashion Merchandising Special Topics


    Credit(s): 1-6
    Course offered to supplement regular course listings. Offered on an as-needed basis.

Finance

  
  • FIN 230 - Personal Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    A study of the following consumer topics: consumer credit, housing, income tax, insurance (property, liability, life), investments, and estate planning. Offered on an as-needed basis.
  
  • FIN 310 - Managerial Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    A study of finance as a managerial tool; particular emphasis will be given to the time value of money, stock and bond pricing, working capital management and capital budgeting. FA, SP, SU
    Prerequisite(s): ACT 210 .
  
  • FIN 320 - Money and Banking


    Credit(s): 3
    An examination of the functions of money, the commercial banking system, the Federal Reserve System, monetary policy and monetary theory. Offered on an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): ECN 210 ; ECN 220 FIN 310 .
  
  • FIN 325 - Credit Management


    Credit(s): 3
    A study of consumer and commercial credit functions, credit criteria, practices, systems, policies, and decision making. An emphasis will be on retail and wholesale, entities, banks, finance companies and credit card organizations. Offered on an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 310 .
  
  • FIN 330 - Investments


    Credit(s): 3
    A study of securities markets, along with their instruments and characteristics. Includes topics in investment theory and analysis. Offered on an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 310 .
  
  • FIN 335 - Commercial Banking


    Credit(s): 3
    Study of the banking system and bank management with emphasis on asset/liability management, policies and practices in lending, investment, equity, trust, and international aspects of a bank. Offered on an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 310 .
  
  • FIN 430 - Case Studies in Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    This course covers a wide-range of advanced topics in finance including evaluation of investment alternatives, trends in capital, money markets, derivative securities and management of financial and non-financial firms. Offered on an as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): ACT 220 ; FIN 310 .
  
  • FIN 510 - Financial Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Combining theory and application, the course will examine the primary financial management functions. Topic coverage will include: financial planning, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and working capital management. FA, SP

Foods

  
  • FDS 125 - Food Service Sanitation


    Credit(s): 1
    Food safety practices that include home food safety, HACCP principles, and institutional standards. Students will earn ServSafe® certification. P/NP grading option only. FA, SP
  
  • FDS 221 - Food Science Theory and Application


    Credit(s): 4
    Study of the physical and chemical properties of food in relation to quality, safety, selection, preparation, and standards. Laboratory experiences, including the integration of computer applications, are integral to this course. FA, SP
  
  • FDS 326 - Quantity Food Production


    Credit(s): 3
    Analysis and application of the principles, techniques, and tools used in quantity food purchasing, storage, production, service, menu planning, and recipe standardization. Includes use of computers in food service operations. Course covers techniques necessary for successful cost control measures in food service purchasing. Course emphasizes a team approach to successful food service operations, while preparing students to handle management roles in a food service operation. Field observations and labs are integral to the course. FA
    Prerequisite(s): For general studies: food management majors and food management minors: NTR 214 ; FDS 221 . For dietetics majors: NTR 216 ; FDS 221 .
  
  • FDS 345 - Food Systems and Dietetics Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Study of food service operations, administration, and management with emphasis on human and material resource management, financial management of food service operations, layout and design of workspace and equipment and facilities, and use of computers in food service management. SP
    Prerequisite(s): FDS 326 .
  
  • FDS 422 - Cultural Competence through Food


    Credit(s): 3
    The study of food patterns for diverse groups. Emphasis on diversity, cultural awareness, socio-economics, geography, and technological factors affecting food patterns. Also integrated into the course are issues related to disability and food availability issues across the globe. Laboratory experience is integral to the course. SP
    Prerequisite(s): For general studies majors and food management minors: NTR 214 ; FDS 221 . For dietetics majors: NTR 216 ; FDS 221 .
  
  • FDS 424 - Experimental Foods/Lab


    Credit(s): 3
    Introduction to research and scientific methods of problem solving in the area of foods. Emphasis on student directed projects and experiments using research and development techniques, appropriate technology, and oral and written communication of research findings. Laboratory experience. This course has been designated as writing intensive by the university. FA
    Prerequisite(s): FDS 221  and PSY 330 .
  
  • FDS 458 - Food Systems Management Practicum


    Credit(s): 3
    An individual field-based practicum experience focusing on the application of principles of business and foodservice management in institutional foodservice operations. Sites used include nursing homes, hospitals, schools, and commercial foodservice operations. This course is geared to assist the student in understanding and applying management techniques in real world situations. Course requires each student to complete an independent project for use by site facility as an integral part of the course. As needed.
    Prerequisite(s): FDS 125  (or ServSafe® certified) FDS 326 ; FDS 345  or taken concurrently.

Geography

  
  • GGY 100 - Introduction to Geography


    Credit(s): 3
    Study of the distribution, variation, and interrelationship of the natural and cultural features of the earth’s surface; survey of the physical and cultural features characteristic of the various continents. FA Even
  
  • GGY 205 - Cultural Geography


    Credit(s): 3
    A meaningful way of looking at earth, not a mere inventory of its contents. Emphasis on socio-cultural diversity. FA Odd
  
  • GGY 293 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Course offered to supplement regular course listings. Consult semester course offerings.

Global Studies

  
  • GS 201 - Globalization and Its Challenges


    Credit(s): 3
    A global look at the development of neo-liberalism (modernization) since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the shrinking of the welfare state in the West. With sufficient demand.
  
  • GS 451 - Internship in Global Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    A supervised on or off-campus internship that provides the student an opportunity to work with an organization or individuals engaged in work that is humanitarian/cultural/educational, and that has an international scope. The course will involve maintaining a journal, and a comprehensive essay based on the internship experience. Students must have junior or senior status, and permission of the instructor. Internships are cooperatively administered by an on-site supervisor and faculty member. FA, SP
  
  • GS 496 - Capstone in Global Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    Advanced study in an advanced area of global studies applied to the Senior Research Project. Students pursue in-depth research, applying research skills of analysis and synthesis to a topic of contemporary relevance. Final outcome is a work of scholarship reflecting research skills and knowledge of contemporary global studies. FA, SP
    Prerequisite(s): Senior global studies majors.

Government

  
  • GOV 101 - U.S. and Missouri Constitutions


    Credit(s): 1
    This brief course will study the text of both the U.S. and Missouri Constitutions and discuss their relevance in today’s environment. FA, SP
  
  • GOV 102 - Introduction to Law


    Credit(s): 3
    A look at the European background of our law and the evolution and application of law throughout American history. Alternate odd years FA
  
  • GOV 103 - Mock Trial Procedure & Practice


    Credit(s): 2
    This course provides the student with an overview of trial procedure and practice in preparation for the Mock Trial team competition. The student will learn about and practice opening statements, direct and cross examination of both factual and expert witnesses, making objections, introduction of documentary and demonstrative evidence, and closing arguments. May be repeated for credit. FA.
  
  • GOV 104 - Mock Trial Team Competition


    Credit(s): 1
    In this course students will prepare and participate as a team in an invitational regional Mock Trial tournament based upon a case prepared by the American Mock Trial Association. Students will participate as both lawyers and witnesses. May be repeated for credit. SP
  
  • GOV 230 - American National Government


    Credit(s): 3
    Historical background, organization, and functions of the American National Government; study of the operation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in today’s environment and a study of the current political process in the United States. SP
  
  • GOV 293 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Course offered to supplement regular course listings. Consult semester course offerings.
  
  • GOV 331 - American Constitutional Development


    Credit(s): 3
    Establishment of the American Constitution and its development from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis is given to the role of the United States Supreme Court. Alternate even years. SP
  
  • GOV 490 - Independent Study


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of instructor.
  
  • GOV 494 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Course offered to supplement regular course listings. Consult semester course offerings.

Healthcare Management

  
  • HCM 300 - Foundations of Healthcare Management


    Credit(s): 3
    This course provides an overview of management practices in the healthcare organizations. A review of classical management functions - planning, organizing, directing and controlling as they relate to the healthcare environment. Students will learn the skills necessary to be effective leaders in a variety of healthcare organizations. Topics include organizational culture, diversity, healthcare leadership and fundamentals of management. Offered on as as-needed basis.
  
  • HCM 310 - Ethics in Healthcare


    Credit(s): 3
    This course will provide a foundation of ethical theory, which students will apply to decision making in a healthcare environment. Students will discuss contemporary moral issues in a healthcare context and learn to analyze problems using classical ethics theories. Offered on as as-needed basis.
  
  • HCM 320 - Human Resource Management in Healthcare


    Credit(s): 3
    This is a study of the role of strategic human resources business partner within a healthcare organization. Functions such as: recruitment, interviewing, job descriptions and requirements, union-management relations, wage and salary administration, management development and motivation are examined. This course will also explore the interpersonal relationships and team dynamics that aid the HR professional in influencing decision making with both health services and clinical management within healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
  
  • HCM 330 - Public Health Administration


    Credit(s): 3
    This course explores the role health care organizations play in community health. Students study the principles of public health through the lens of government, business, and community. Topics include community benefit and outreach, environmental health, communicable disease, and mental health. Offered on as as-needed basis.
  
  • HCM 350 - Legal Issues in Healthcare


    Credit(s): 3
    This course provides an overview of the legal issues facing current healthcare organizations. This course examines the law as it relates to relationships between doctors, hospitals, and staff, patients, and healthcare providers. Skills developed include the ability to apply ethical decision making principles, mitigate risk, incorporate employment law procedures, and manage communication. Offered on as as-needed basis.
  
  • HCM 400 - Healthcare Operations and Quality Control


    Credit(s): 3
    Upon completion of this course, students will understand the functions and impact of day-to-day operations of hospitals, medical facilities, and clinics. The course will examine issues of efficiency and quality control. Topics include: healthcare facility management, quality control, goal setting, and evaluation, medical reporting, and organizational accountability. Offered on as as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): HCM 300 ; MTH 115 .
  
  • HCM 425 - Management of Health Information Systems


    Credit(s): 3
    This course provides an overview of information technology from a healthcare perspective. Topics include: current issues, health information management applications, security, and the ethical impact of information systems. Offered on as as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): CIS 110 .
  
  • HCM 435 - Project Management in Healthcare Organizations


    Credit(s): 3
    This course examines techniques necessary to successfully develop, oversee and complete projects in a healthcare environment. Skills needed to plan, estimate, organize, budget, schedule, track, and control projects are developed. Provides a comprehensive foundation to project management with a focus on healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): HCM 300 .
  
  • HCM 460 - Strategic Management in Healthcare


    Credit(s): 3
    This capstone course requires students to integrate the knowledge and skills gained from previous coursework and apply it to the final assessment. Students will examine the strategic management process as it applies to the management of healthcare organizations. Offered on as as-needed basis.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior Status.

Health Education & Promotion

  
  • HEP 119 - Essential Concepts for Health and Fitness


    Credit(s): 3
    Introduction to health issues related to physical, psychological, and social well-being. The course allows students to learn and practice critical thinking skills important in the management of health and fitness. Online FA, Online SP, Online SU
  
  • HEP 210 - Career Foundations of Health Education & Promotion


    Credit(s): 3
    This course is designed to introduce students to the history, philosophies, and theoretical foundations of health education and promotion. Professional aspects are also covered including CHES certification and responsibilities, health education career settings, professional organizations, agencies, literature, and journals. SP
  
  • HEP 223 - Interviewing, Education, and Counseling


    Credit(s): 3
    Client and customer service skills and human resource management will be applied to a wide spectrum of related job functions. Students will perform interview, education, and counseling skills across the scope of practice. Students will develop and critique educational materials for a variety of audiences. Additionally students will examine factors that enhance or compromise health education efforts. SP
  
  • HEP 310 - Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation


    Credit(s): 3
    This course provides a deeper understanding of the frameworks and skills required for organizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating health interventions in various settings. Topics include planning models, needs assessment, managing fiscal resources, facilitating community partnerships, formative and summative evaluation, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting results. FA
    Prerequisite(s): HEP 210 ; HEP 223 /NTR 223  or SWK 231 .
  
  • HEP 410 - Community Health


    Credit(s): 4
    Addresses the role of community health professional in preventing disease and improving the health and wellness of individuals and groups. Includes a study of assessment and surveillance methodologies, the use of behavior change theories, policy and legislation, and overview of health related programs available in the community and the design, implementation, and evaluation of community based interventions. The impact of factors related to history, culture, socioeconomics, and the environment are included. SP
    Prerequisite(s): HEP 223 /NTR 223  and EDU 313 .
  
  • HEP 450 - Epidemiology for Health Educators


    Credit(s): 3
    This course provides an introduction to the epidemiological concepts of communicable and non-communicable diseases and prepares students to read, comprehend, and report epidemiological research. Emphasis is placed on disease prevention and the role of the health educator in reducing risk factors and improving health. FA
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 330 .

History

  
  • HST 103 - Introduction to Western Civilization I: Prehistory to 17th Century


    Credit(s): 3
    Covers prehistory, ancient history (Greece, Rome, Christianity, the Germanic Invasions), medieval history, early modern history (Renaissance and Reformation), and early 17th Century. Considers political, social, economic, cultural, religious and intellectual development of Europe and the West from prehistory to the seventeenth century. FA
  
  • HST 104 - Introduction to Western Civilization II: 17th Century to the Present


    Credit(s): 3
    Covers 17th century absolutism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and Napoleon, the 19th century (liberalism, socialism, nationalism, imperialism), WW I, democracies between the wars, the dictatorships, WW II, and the period since WW II (Cold War, Decolonization). Considers political, social, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual development of modern Europe and the West since 1648. SP
  
  • HST 105 - United States to 1865


    Credit(s): 3
    Promotes a better understanding of the multiple origins and development of the United States from the precolonial period through the end of the Civil War, including attention to French, Spanish, and British colonization; the American Revolution; development of the Constitution; the Northwest Ordinances and Louisiana Purchase; slavery and debates over expansion; Indian removal; Jacksonian democracy; the Mexican-American War; and the Civil War. Develops skills of historical thinking through interpretation and analysis of primary and secondary sources. FA
  
  • HST 106 - United States History Since 1865


    Credit(s): 3
    Traces U.S. history from the Reconstruction period to the present day, exploring questions and issues related to government, technology and transportation, women’s roles and rights, race and Civil Rights, immigration, the growth of the consumer economy and mass media, work and labor issues, and war and foreign affairs. Promotes a better understanding of the United States and how it has developed through study of the American past. Covers Reconstruction after the Civil War, Big Business and Reform, the Progressive Era, WW I, the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, WW II, the U.S. since WW II. SP
  
  • HST 107 - Introduction to African-American Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    An interdisciplinary introduction to the social, cultural, political, economic, artistic, and intellectual developments in African-American life and thought throughout American history, including theories on race and racial formation. FA
  
  • HST 293 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 3
    Topics could include Holocaust; World after the Cold War; Contemporary America. On demand.
  
  • HST 294-299 - Co-operative Education


    Credit(s): 1-6
    Supervised off-campus work experience cooperatively administered by an employer, faculty advisor, and director of cooperative education. Credits are determined by amount of working hours in an approved job. Full-time (six credits) co-op positions should be taken on alternating semesters, excluding summer terms. These courses are graded solely on a pass/no pass basis. No more than eighteen hours may be taken.
  
  • HST 303 - Survey of Asian History


    Credit(s): 3
    Provides an introduction to Asian history. Establishes a broad foundation for understanding the culture and history of such countries as India, China, and Japan. Alternate odd years. SP
  
  • HST 305 - History of Latin America


    Credit(s): 3
    History of Latin America, including the Pre-Colombian Era, Colonial Period, Wars of Independence, Imperialism, and Twentieth Century. Survey of Latin America as a whole as well as important developments shaping major countries. On demand
  
  • HST 307 - History of the Middle East


    Credit(s): 3
    Traces the history of political, economic, religious, and cultural development of the Middle East, emphasizing developments and trends of contemporary importance. Alternate even years. FA
  
  • HST 309 - History of Sub-Sahara Africa


    Credit(s): 3
    An historic overview of the development of Sub-Sahara Africa with an emphasis on political, economic, and cultural trends of the area. On demand
  
  • HST 310 - African-American History


    Credit(s): 3
    Provides an introduction to African-American history. Establishes a broad foundation for understanding the influence on America of the African-American community from pre-slavery to contemporary times. Topics include Pre-slavery, Colonialism, The Civil War, Jim Crow Laws, Reconstruction, The Harlem Renaissance, The Civil Rights Movement, and Contemporary Issues. Alternate odd years. SP
  
  • HST 314 - Holocaust: Memory, History and Identity


    Credit(s): 3
    Holocaust in Memory, History and Identity, studies the Holocaust In the context of that ‘most terrible century’, the twentieth-century. It seeks to explain why and how genocide became the common vocabulary of the twentieth-century, how memory, myth and myopia transformed the lived experiences of human beings into the lexicon of death, and how suffering and pain were transformed into abstract representation and outright denial. Offered alternate odd years. FA
  
  • HST 331 - American Constitutional Development


    Credit(s): 3
    (see GOV 331 ) Alternate even years. SP
  
  • HST 340 - American Social History


    Credit(s): 3
    A study of the history of everyday people in the United States, from the colonial period to the present, with an emphasis on the lives of women and families and on people of color. Topics include food, marriage, family, work, housing, social movements, and emotion. Promotes skills of historical interpretation and historiography through interpretation of primary and secondary sources. FA
  
  • HST 350 - A History of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1815 until the Present


    Credit(s): 3
    Traces the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Russia since 1815. On demand
  
  • HST 366 - Trends That Shaped the Modern World


    Credit(s): 3
    Study of the major political, economic, intellectual, and social developments which characterize the period from the fall of Napoleon I to the beginning of World War I; focus on “isms:” nationalism, liberalism, industrialism, socialism, and imperialism. Applications in the twentieth century. SP
  
  • HST 368 - Twentieth Century Europe since World War II


    Credit(s): 3
    Stress on the development and cause of the Cold War, the role of the U.S. in European affairs, chief post-war trends in the major European countries; attempts to integrate Europe. On demand
  
  • HST 440 - History of Women and Families in the United States Society


    Credit(s): 3
    This course examines the role women have played as individuals and as family members throughout the history of the United States. Investigates distinct cultural beliefs concerning the role of women and mothers, family relationships, the past and future of women. Cross-cultural and multicultural aspects are key aspects of this course. Reading and discussion are integral to the course.
  
  • HST 490 - Independent Study


    Credit(s): 2-3
    Independent study with an instructor of history, including such work as selected readings and AV selections, discussion, papers.
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of instructor.
  
  • HST 494 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Topics could include the Cold War; Contemporary America, Terrorism.
  
  • HST 496 - History Capstone


    Credit(s): 3
    Advanced study in a specific area of historical studies applied to the Senior Research Project. Students pursue in-depth research, applying research skills of analysis and synthesis, to a topic of contemporary relevance. Final outcome is a work of scholarship reflecting research skills and knowledge of contemporary historiography. On demand.
    Prerequisite(s): Senior history majors.

Human Resource Management

  
  • HRM 310 - Human Resource Management


    Credit(s): 3
    A comprehensive overview of human resource management functions within an organization. Topics include personnel functions of recruitment and selection, interviewing, workforce planning, wage and salary administration, talent management, and interpersonal relationship of employees in the organizational setting. FA, SP
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 210 .

Other Courses

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Human Services

  
  • HUS 100 - History and Politics of Human Services


    Credit(s): 3
    Surveys the historical development and political dynamics of human service agencies. Students analyze effectiveness of human service organizations at meeting people’s needs. FA
  
  • HUS 221 - Social Issues and Social Welfare Policy


    Credit(s): 3
    An analysis of the interactions between social welfare policy, social service agencies, and contemporary social issues. SP
  
  • HUS 230 - Interviewing and Counseling


    Credit(s): 3
    An introduction to basic counseling techniques with emphasis on problem solving, solution-oriented methods, and psychosocial assessment. FA
  
  • HUS 250 - Human Service: Theory and Practice


    Credit(s): 6
    Field placement (140 credits) in a human service agency with a focus on service and an analysis of the agency. In the seminar, students will discuss goals and objectives of their practicum experience with emphasis on the interactions between the agency, provider, and client. FA
  
  • HUS 315 - Advocacy and Case Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Skill development in the area of advocacy and case management. The bio-psychosocial approach will be utilized for problem identification, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, and case monitoring. Attention will also be given to crisis intervention and problem-solving counseling with high-risk populations. SP
  
  • HUS 390 - Human Service Administration


    Credit(s): 3
    Presents principles and practice of human service management. Areas of emphasis include environments of human services agencies, planning and program design, organization design, managing human resources, supervisory relationship, finances, and program goals. FA
  
  • HUS 410 - Community Assessment and Resources


    Credit(s): 3
    Focuses on the human services professional as a facilitator of community resources. Course includes discussion and skill development in the areas of community assessment, resource collaboration and referral, program planning, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. SP
  
  • HUS 490 - Independent Study


    Credit(s): 3
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior status and permission of instructor.
  
  • HUS 494 - Special Topics


    Credit(s): 3
    Course offered to supplement regular course offerings. Consult semester course offerings.
 

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