May 20, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction


 

Elementary Education

  
  • ELED 5018 - Literature for Children and Young Adults


    (3 Cr.) Investigation in writings for children and young adults with emphasis on broad application in teaching. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator. (Same as READ 5018 .)


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  • ELED 5020 - Specialized Instructional Practices in the Elementary School


    (3 Cr.) Analysis and application of effective teaching skills for the elementary teacher. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator.


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  • ELED 5021 - Expanding Competencies in Classroom Management


    (3 Cr.) Analysis of classroom management and motivation techniques, ways to cope with disruptive behavior, promoting moral reasoning, and dealing with parents in a pluralistic society. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator.


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  • ELED 5022 - Human Growth and Development


    (3 Cr.) The influence of developmental characteristics on learning experiences throughout the life span.


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  • ELED 5033 - Prioritizing and Mapping the Curriculum


    (3 Cr.) Development and function of elementary school curricular patterns. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator.


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  • ELED 5041 - Trends in Current and Emerging Elementary Schools


    (3 Cr.) Contemporary problems and pertinent research in elementary education. Intensive reading and writing in areas of interest and need.


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  • ELED 5043 - Literacy Through Literature-Based Instruction


    (3 Cr.) This course will develop an understanding of using literature as a basis for teaching content subjects at the elementary level. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator.


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  • ELED 5045 - Educational Techniques For Exceptional Children in Regular Classrooms


    (3 Cr.) Analysis of the instructional needs of exceptional children and the application of instructional strategies and curricular modifications within regular classroom. A. Elementary; B. Secondary. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator. (Same as SPED 5045 ).


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  • ELED 5046 - Cognitive Learning: Children and their World


    (3 Cr.) This course is designed provide candidates with standards-based teaching and learning experiences that emphasize cognitive learning within the context of family, community, and collegial collaborative aspects associated with teaching. Prerequisites: Valid Louisiana teaching certificate or equivalent or written permission from Certification Coordinator.


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  • ELED 5091 - Directed Study


    (1-6 Cr.) Investigative study in selected problems for advanced graduate students.


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  • ELED 5099 - Thesis or Field Study


    (1-6 Cr.) Grades of CR (Credit) or NC (No Credit) will be awarded.


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  • ELED 6004 - Seminar in Elementary Education


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Seminars designed to meet the need of advanced graduate students: Classroom Application of Commercial and Teacher Made Materials.


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  • ELED 6005 - Seminar in Elementary Education


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Seminars designed to meet the need of advanced graduate students: Leadership and Communication Skills.


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  • ELED 6006 - Seminar in Elementary Education


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Seminars designed to meet the need of advanced graduate students: Content Methodologies.


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  • ELED 6007 - Seminar in Elementary Education


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Seminars designed to meet the need of advanced graduate students: Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education.


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  • ELED 6008 - Seminar in Elementary Education


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Seminars designed to meet the need of advanced graduate students: Selected Topics.


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  • ELED 6083 - Internship in Elementary/Early Childhood Education


    (3-6 Cr.) Supervised experience in instruction, supervision, or administration in public schools or higher education. Prerequisites: Approval of Director of Field Experiences. Must meet all other eligibility requirements for Louisiana Teaching Certificate in field of study to earn graduate credit and grade.


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English

  
  • ENGL 4005 - English Novel to 1800


    (3 Cr.) Critical analysis of major novels and study of origin and development.


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  • ENGL 4006 - Nineteenth Century English Novel


    (3 Cr.) Critical analysis of major novels and study of changes in aim and technique.


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  • ENGL 4007 - Twentieth Century English Novel


    (3 Cr.) Critical analysis of major novels and study of changes in aim and technique.


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  • ENGL 4009 - Modern Poetry


    (3 Cr.) Analysis of structure, form, and content of significant works of selected twentieth-century British and American poets.


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  • ENGL 4010 - Modern Drama


    (3 Cr.) Selected contemporary English, continental, and American dramas.


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  • ENGL 4013 - American Novel


    (3 Cr.) Critical analysis of major novels and study of the context.


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  • ENGL 4016 - Modern European Fiction


    (3 Cr.) Selected English works, as well as continental novels that have been translated into English. (Formerly Modern European Novel.)


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  • ENGL 4021 - The Literature of the Bible


    (3 Cr.) Selected books from the Old and New Testaments, with emphasis on their literary value and influence on English and American literature.


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  • ENGL 4025 - Literary Criticism


    (3 Cr.) Major aesthetic theories related to exercises in practical criticism.


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  • ENGL 4026 - Multicultural Literature


    (3 Cr.) Introduction to the multicultural literature of the world.


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  • ENGL 4027 - Literature of the South


    (3 Cr.) Representative writers of the myth and reality of “The South.”


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  • ENGL 4036 - Chaucer


    (3 Cr.) Studies in The Canterbury Tales and other selected works of Geoffrey Chaucer.


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  • ENGL 4037 - Shakespeare’s Tragedies


    (3 Cr.) Representative tragedies, with emphasis on principles governing the genre.


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  • ENGL 4038 - Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories


    (3 Cr.) Representative comedies and histories, with emphasis on Shakespeare’s development as a dramatic artist.


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  • ENGL 4039 - Milton


    (3 Cr.) The major poems and selected prose and minor poetry.


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  • ENGL 4040 - Graphic Presentation in Technical Communication


    (3 Cr.) Theory, use, and creation of graphics and visuals in professional communication and documentation. Prerequisites: registration in or completion of any upper-level writing course or permission of the department head.


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  • ENGL 4044 - Writing in the Sciences


    (3 Cr.) A composition course that focuses on writing professional documents (abstracts, proposals, research) in the various science disciplines and developing professional presentations for the scientific community. Emphasis on rhetorical strategies and the conventions of scientific discourse.


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  • ENGL 4045 - Writing for the Web


    3 Cr. An introduction to writing effective content for the Web with emphasis on visual design, rhetorical principles, technology, and usability. Prerequisites: Registration in or completion of any junior-level or above writing course or department head approval.


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  • ENGL 4071 - Medieval Literature


    (3 Cr.) Selected English or European works before 1500, excluding Chaucer.


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  • ENGL 4072 - Renaissance


    (3 Cr.) Non-dramatic poetry and prose of the Tudor Period.


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  • ENGL 4073 - Seventeenth Century


    (3 Cr.) Development of English prose and poetry from the beginning of the Jacobean Age through the Restoration.


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  • ENGL 4074 - Eighteenth Century


    (3 Cr.) Major English writers of the Augustan and Johnsonian periods.


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  • ENGL 4075 - Romantic Movement


    (3 Cr.) Representative writers and works of the Romantic period.


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  • ENGL 4076 - Victorian Period


    (3 Cr.) Representative writers and works of the British Victorian era.


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  • ENGL 4078 - American Literary Studies I


    (3 Cr.) Works of major writers to 1850.


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  • ENGL 4079 - American Literary Studies II


    (3 Cr.) Works of major writers from 1850 to the present.


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  • ENGL 4081 - Expository Writing


    (3 Cr.) Development of the ability to communicate accurately and effectively in writing, with emphasis on the teaching of writing in all disciplines.


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  • ENGL 4082 - Linguistics


    (3 Cr.) An introduction to theories and analysis of language structure and use.


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  • ENGL 4083 - History of the English Language


    (3 Cr.) The origins and development of the English language, including evolution of syntax, accretion of vocabulary, and study of pronunciation in England and the United States.


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  • ENGL 4090 - Advanced Poetry Writing


    (3 Cr.) The writing of poetry, with emphasis on voice, style, and vision. Course may be taken twice for maximum 6 credit hours.


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  • ENGL 4091 - Advanced Fiction Writing


    (3 Cr.) The writing of fiction, with emphasis on voice, style, and fictive worlds. Course may be taken twice for maximum 6 credit hours.


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  • ENGL 5004 - Studies in Shakespeare


    (3 Cr.) Selected plays and related problems.


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  • ENGL 5005 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama


    (3 Cr.) English drama, exclusive of Shakespeare, from the beginning of the Elizabethan Age to the closing of the theaters.


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  • ENGL 5006 - Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century


    (3 Cr.) Representative plays with some examination of critical and historical problems.


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  • ENGL 5007 - English Literature Before 1800


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Selected British authors before 1800. Subject matter varies. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ENGL 5008 - English Literature from 1800 to the Present


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Selected British authors from 1800 to the present. Subject matter varies. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ENGL 5014 - Bibliography


    (3 Cr.) Survey of bibliography and literary research.


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  • ENGL 5015 - Grammar for Teachers


    (3 Cr.) Analysis of the structures of written English. Includes study of traditional grammar, with some attention to transformational and structural grammar.


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  • ENGL 5016 - Composition for Teachers


    (3 Cr.) Study of and practice in the traditional rhetorical modes of composition. Includes analysis and evaluation of recent research in composition.


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  • ENGL 5019 - Practicum in College Composition


    (3 Cr.) Supervised teaching of composition.


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  • ENGL 5021 - Writing Project Seminar for Teachers


    (3 Cr.) Research in and practice of the teaching of writing for teachers.


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  • ENGL 5022 - Special Topics in English


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Instruction in specialized areas of literature or writing. Content varies.


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  • ENGL 5026 - E-Seminar


    (3 Cr., Maximum 9 Cr.) Graduate courses with variable content offered each semester through the Collaborative Agreement.


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  • ENGL 5027 - American Prose


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Selected American authors. Subject matter varies. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ENGL 5028 - American Poetry


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) Selected American authors. Subject matter varies. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ENGL 5030 - Poetry Writing Seminar


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) A workshop in writing poetry emphasizing the control of language and line, the art of revising, and the shaping of a manuscript.


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  • ENGL 5031 - Fiction Writing Seminar


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) A workshop in writing fiction, emphasizing the control of style, point of view, and character development, while attending to the art of revision and the shaping of a whole work.


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  • ENGL 5032 - Special Topics: Forms and Theories of Creative Writing


    (3 Cr., Maximum 6 Cr.) A seminar in the works and aesthetics of modern and contemporary writers, both poets and fiction writers. May be repeated for credit.


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  • ENGL 5033 - Creative Writing for Teachers


    (3 Cr.) A seminar in theories of the creative process and in the teaching of creative writing.


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  • ENGL 5040 - The Rhetoric of Scientific and Technical Discourse


    (3 Cr.) An examination of the primary modes of scientific discourse, the theories behind those modes, and the evolution of those modes into modern forms of technical discourse.


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  • ENGL 5050 - Advanced Literary Theory


    (3 Cr.) Advanced study of literary theory in an interdisciplinary perspective. Subject matter varies.


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  • ENGL 5051 - Advanced Multicultural Literature


    (3 Cr.) Advanced study of the multicultural literature of the world through theoretical and close textual analysis of the literature of a specific culture. Subject matter varies.


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  • ENGL 5091 - Directed Research


    (3-6 Cr.) Individual study of topics under the direction of a senior faculty member. Prerequisites: 21 graduate hours of English and approval of the student’s adviser and of the department head.


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  • ENGL 5099 - Thesis


    (1-6 Cr.) Grades of CR (Credit) or NC (No Credit) will be awarded.


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English as a Secong Language

  
  • ESLG 5001 - Second Language Acquisition


    (3 Cr.) Theories and practical approaches and techniques for teaching English as a second language to elementary, secondary, and adult education students.


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  • ESLG 5002 - Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Acquisition


    (3 Cr.) Key social and cultural aspects related to first and second language acquisition. Students explore the interrelated nature of language and culture and the development of sociolinguistic competence in first and second language acquisition.


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  • ESLG 5025 - ESL History and Professionalism


    (3 Cr.) This course focuses on ESL history, research, policy, and current practice in teaching field that can be utilized to improve teaching and learning for all ESL students.


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  • ESLG 5050 - Curriculum Design for Multicultural Environments


    (3 Cr.) The course is designed as an overview of major theories and research related to the nature and role of culture and how cultural groups and individual cultural identities affect language learning and school achievement.


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Entrepreneurship

  
  • ENTR 4032 - New Venture Creation


    (3 Cr.) Developing, planning, and running new enterprises. Analysis and pursuit of new business opportunities and development of business plans. Prerequisites: 2050 and senior standing; or consent of instructor. (Formerly Management 332.) F


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  • ENTR 4033 - Enterprise Management


    (3 Cr.) Students will study the application of management concepts to new and growing ventures. Analysis of organizational design, planning, implementation, and control of enterprises; social and ethical considerations in managing enterprises; and production, decision making, and behavior factors in new and growing venture management. Prerequisites: Junior/senior standing or consent of Instructor. (Formerly MGMT 330). F, Sp


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Exercise Science

  
  • EXSC 5001 - Sport Sociology


    3 Cr. The social institution of sport in American society utilizing American baseball and its social impact as a means to that end. Lecture.


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  • EXSC 5003 - Governance and Ethics in Sport, Fitness, and Recreation


    3 Cr.

    Ethical problems in the contemporary sport, fitness, and recreation industry and the theoretical models available for analyzing these problems. Lecture.


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  • EXSC 5004 - Advanced Physiology of Exercise I


    (3 Cr.) Exercise physiology and its application to physical conditioning with emphasis on energy metabolism, nutrition, body composition and ergogenic aids. Prerequisites: Kinesiology 4037 or Approval of Department Head.


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  • EXSC 5005 - Advanced Physiology of Exercise II


    (3 Cr.) Exercise physiology and its application to physical conditioning and training with emphasis on the pulmonary system, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, muscular system, aging, and environmental stress. Prerequisites: Kinesiology 4037 or Approval of Department Head.


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  • EXSC 5006 - Psychology of Motor Learning


    3 Cr.

    Examination of neuropsychological principles involved in motor performance and the application of these principles in acquisition and regulation of motor skills. Lecture.


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  • EXSC 5007 - Research Methods in Exercise Science


    (3 Cr.) Study of principal research methods, significant existing research; and application of research principles to exercise science.


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  • EXSC 5008 - Nutrition and Wellness


    3 Cr.

    Nutrition as it relates to optimum performance and wellness. Nutrient needs with attention to diet that decreases risks of nutrition related diseases. Lecture.


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  • EXSC 5009 - Advanced Strength and Conditioning


    3 Cr. The scientific basis of conditioning athletes to include cardiovascular and resistance training and best practices for traditional equipment and methods. Lecture/Hybrid.


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  • EXSC 5010 - Exercise Prescription and Leadership


    (3 Cr.) A concentrated study of various theories, procedures, and techniques of exercise testing and leadership. Prerequisites: Kinesiology 4037 or Approval of Department Head.


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  • EXSC 5012 - Exercise Electrocardiography


    (3 Cr.) This course is designed to examine the theory and practice of electrocardiography with emphasis placed on ECG’s administered during exercise tests.


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  • EXSC 5014 - Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Law


    3 Cr. Legal aspects of sports, fitness and recreation industries including the way in which contract, labor, tort and antitrust law influence the industries. Lecture/Online.


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  • EXSC 5016 - Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Psychology


    3 Cr. The relationship of psychology to sport, fitness and recreation to include application of psychological principles for enhancement of coaching, recreation and wellness. Lecture/Online.


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  • EXSC 5018 - Sport, Fitness, and Recreation Finance


    3 Cr. Financial theories and application that impact sport, fitness, and recreation revenues and expenditures with current issues and trends in financing such organizations. Lecture/Online.


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  • EXSC 5020 - Facilities Management


    3 Cr. Examination of acquisition, planning, construction and management of fitness, recreation and sport facilities to include selection and use of equipment. Lecture/Online.


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  • EXSC 5022 - Sport, Fitness and Recreation Marketing and Public Relations


    3 Cr. Marketing and public relations strategies for sport, fitness and recreation industries to include communication strategies for customer, employee, and media relations. Online.


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  • EXSC 5024 - Exercise Science Perspectives for Special Populations


    (3 Cr.) An examination of specialized exercise science considerations among various groups, with emphasis given to the elderly, females, children, and other unique populations.


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  • EXSC 5027 - Statistical Methods in Exercise Science


    (3 Cr.) Analysis of existing measurements and norms with emphasis on test construction and evaluation. The course will include the use of computer statistical analysis program (SPSS) on how to enter data, choose an appropriate statistical tool, and then interpret the results.


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  • EXSC 5030 - Biomechanics


    (3 Cr.) Detailed investigation of the anatomical and biomechanical systems responsible for human movement.


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  • EXSC 5038 - Cardiovascular Physiology


    (3 Cr.) A comprehensive study of the heart and circulatory systems with particular emphasis placed on both normal and abnormal physiological responses of the cardiovascular system to exercise. Prerequisites: Kinesiology 4037 or equivalent.


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  • EXSC 5039 - Cardiac Rehabilitation


    (3 Cr.) An examination of the concepts leading to design, implementation, and maintenance of cardiac rehabilitation programs. Emphasis is placed on the exercise component of cardiac rehabilitation programs, with attention also given to lifestyle and psychological interventions. Prerequisites: EXSC 5038  or equivalent.


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  • EXSC 5092 - Sports Medicine


    (3 Cr., Max 6 Cr.) Study and research. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head and Major Professor. (Formerly EXSC 591A)


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  • EXSC 5095 - Professional Internship (Exercise Science)


    (3-6 Cr.) On site clinical training for exercise science majors.


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  • EXSC 5096 - Selected Topics


    (3 Cr., Max 6 Cr.) Study and research. Prerequisites: Approval of Department Head and Major Professor. (Formerly EXSC 591E)


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