A&VS 105. Professional Orientation. 2 Hours.
PR: Freshman standing or consent. Orientation to WVU and the academic programs in the Division of Animal and Veterinary Sciences; related career and professional opportunities. Field trips required.
A&VS 150. Introduction to Animal Science. 2 Hours.
Survey of major disciplines in animal and veterinary sciences with emphasis on related terminology; study of the development of breeds of livestock and their identification.
A&VS 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
A&VS 199. Orientation to Biochemistry. 1,2 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
A&VS 251. Principles of Animal Science. 4 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of A&VS 251L. A comparative study of the production of meat, milk, eggs and wool. Nutrition, physiology genetics, hygiene and physical environment, and economics are discussed as bases for sound managerial decisions.
A&VS 251L. Principles of Animal Science Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of A&VS 251. Principles of Animal Science - A&VS 251 Laboratory.
A&VS 275. Companion Animal Science. 3 Hours.
Basic physiology, nutrition and genetics; economic and ethical consideration of pet ownership; benefits of companion animals in society; aspects of handling and training, behavior, and common health diseases and parasite problems of pet animals.
A&VS 276. Service Dog Training. 3 Hours.
Current principles, theory, and practices for training service dogs.
A&VS 277L. Service Dog Training Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: A&VS 276 with a minimum grade of C-. Through hands-on training, students will apply their knowledge of animal training following programmatic procedures for training dogs to have basic obedience skills and perform advanced service dog tasks. Students will use the most modern, professional, and ethical techniques for training mobility-assistance and psychiatric service dogs.
A&VS 281. Introduction to Equine Care and Use. 3 Hours.
Survey of basic equine care, breeds, use, management, and behavior with a lab in equine safety and handling.
A&VS 282L. Equine Handling & Ground Training Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: A&VS 281. This introductory course provides students with hands-on skills to safely handle and train horses from the ground. Students will learn to identify equine body language, and understand how their body language, position, and use of aids can be used to teach horses from the ground.
A&VS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
A&VS 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
A&VS 330. Equine Facility Design and Management. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 281. Design of safe, functional equine facilities. Business, legal, environmental, and other issues involved with running an equine facility.
A&VS 343. Equine Hoof and Limb. 3 Hours.
Students in this course gain in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the equine hoof and limb. Students will study tendons, ligaments, bones, soundness, hoof structure, shoeing principles, laminitis, and navicular disease.
A&VS 370L. Riding Theory and Techniques Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 282 or A&VS 282L with a minimum grade of C-. Advanced methods and techniques for performance in hunter and stock horse events; anatomical, physiological, and psychological implications; preparation of horses and riders.
A&VS 372. Careers in the Equine Industry. 3 Hours.
Provides an in-depth understanding of the careers available in the equine industry and prepares students to enter the job market.
A&VS 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
A&VS 402. Values and Ethics. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing or consent. Current ethical aspects in agriculture and forestry and their impact on societal values.
A&VS 404. Career Development. 1 Hour.
Identification of career opportunities and preparation of employment applications. Development of personal skills for interviewing for employment.
A&VS 409. Food Animal Diseases. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior and above or consent. General discussion of diseases, disease processes and management affecting farm animals excluding horses.
A&VS 410L. Calving Management Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260 and Junior standing. Application of current management practices for calving beef cows for early calf management and for service sire selection.
A&VS 411L. Dairy Heifer Management Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260 and Junior standing. Application of current management practices for raising dairy calves from birth through establishment of pregnancy.
A&VS 412L. Lambing Management Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: ANNU 260 and Junior standing. Application of current management practices for lambing ewes and lamb management from birth through first months of life.
A&VS 413. Camelid Physiology & Management. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing and ANNU 260. Application of current management practices for alpaca management.
A&VS 425L. Principles of Therapeutic Horsemanship 1 Laboratory. 3 Hours.
Explores the history, organization, principles, and procedures of an equine assisted activities and therapies program with the use of therapy horses for persons with disabilities.
A&VS 426L. Principles of Therapeutic Horsemanship 2 Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 425 or A&VS 425L. Expand knowledge of therapeutic horsemanship based on their learning from A&VS 425. Criteria for becoming a professional in equine assisted activities and therapy fields will be emphasized.
A&VS 435. Marketing Registered Livestock. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing or consent. Application of strategies for marketing animals in the registered livestock industry in West Virginia and the surrounding states.
A&VS 451. Current Literature in Animal Science. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Evaluation of current research in animal science; its application to production and management. Note: Previously listed as ANPR 250.
A&VS 461. Racehorse Industry Tour. 3 Hours.
Travel course designed to introduce students to the Thoroughbred and Standard-bred Racing Industries, including career opportunities and current events within it.
A&VS 462. Performance Horse Industry Tour. 3 Hours.
Travel course designed to introduce students to the various aspects of the Performance Horse Industry, including career opportunities and current events within it.
A&VS 463. Equine Events Management. 3 Hours.
Planning, marketing, facility preparations and horse show management necessary to run a successful nationally-sanctioned equine event.
A&VS 476L. Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 276. Lecture and laboratory sessions focus on Animal Assisted Activities and Therapies. Students will learn to critically evaluate the research in this area and will learn hands-on about implementing Animal Assisted Activities with varying populations.
A&VS 480. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480, the student must: (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480A. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480A, the student must: (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480B. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480B, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtained approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480C. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480C, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480D. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480D, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480E. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480E, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtained approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480F. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480F, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480G. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480G, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2)obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480H. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480H, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480I. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480I, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480J. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480J, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480K. Assigned Topics. 1-6 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480K, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480L. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480L, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480M. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480M, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480N. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480N, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480O. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register for A&VS 480O, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480P. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480P, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480Q. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480Q, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480R. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480R, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480S. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480S. the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480T. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480T, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480U. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480U, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480V. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480V, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480W. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480W, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480X. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480X, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480Y. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480Y, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 480Z. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
To be eligible to register in A&VS 480Z, the student must (1) be in good standing, (2) obtain approval of the instructor supervising the topic, and (3) obtain approval from the instructor assigned the course responsibility.
A&VS 481L. Volunteerism for Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies Laboratory. 3 Hours.
Discuss and demonstrate the importance of the role of the volunteer in the equine assisted activities and therapies fields.
A&VS 482. Practicum for Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies Instructor Certification. 3 Hours.
Prepares therapeutic riding instructors for certification within the guidelines fo the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH).
A&VS 486L. Advanced Service Dog Training Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 276 with a minimum grade of C-. Students will train advanced commands to psychiatric and mobility service dogs in training. Topics covered include dog selection, temperament testing, training methods, and legal issues.
A&VS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
A&VS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
A&VS 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
A&VS 493. Special Topics. 6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
A&VS 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
A&VS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
A&VS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
A&VS 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
A&VS 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
A&VS 499. Global Service Learning. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service-learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student’s anchor course by offering a methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding to the content of the anchor course.
ACCT 201. Principles of Accounting 1. 3 Hours.
This course introduces basic concepts of financial and managerial accounting with emphasis on how accounting reports are used by internal and external users.
ACCT 202. Principles of Accounting 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 201 with a minimum grade of C-. This course introduces financial accounting concepts and reporting with an emphasis on measuring, recording and reporting transactions for business entities.
ACCT 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ACCT 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ACCT 311. Intermediate Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 with a grade of B- or better in each and PR or CONC: ACCT 321, WVUIT sections require ACCT 201 and ACCT 202 with a grade of C- or better. Development of accounting theory and practice, with emphasis on asset accounting.
ACCT 312. Intermediate Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 311 with a grade of C- or better. Theory and practice of accounting for liabilities, revenue recognition, and stockholders’ equity; financial statement preparation.
ACCT 321. Introduction to Accounting Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 202 with a minimum grade of B- and (CS 101 or BCOR 121) with a minimum grade of C-. Manual and automated accounting procedures emphasizing the accounting cycle, internal controls, and data analysis software certification.
ACCT 322. Accounting Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 321 and BCOR 330 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Analysis of accounting data using current technologies to assist in accounting and business decisions.
ACCT 331. Managerial Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 201 with a minimum grade of C-. This course is intended for non-accounting majors. Analysis of internal accounting practices with emphasis on use of data for performance evaluation, control, motivation, through accounting systems, and decision-making. (No credit available to students having credit for ACCT 431 and ACCT 432.).
ACCT 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ACCT 405. Accounting Concepts and Techniques. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. (Course primarily for graduate students in industrial and labor relations.) Basic accounting concepts and techniques for decision making. Emphasis on the interpretation and analysis of financial statements and internal accounting reports.
ACCT 415. Advanced Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 312 and (ACCT 321 or ACCT 323). Accounting for business combinations, consolidations, foreign currency translation, governmental and nonprofit entities, and equity method investment accounting.
ACCT 416. Advanced Accounting Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 312 and (ACCT 321 or ACCT 323). Critical analysis of accounting concepts and standards with emphasis on their origin, development, and significance.
ACCT 417. Advanced Accounting Problems. 3 Hours.
ACCT 425. Accounting Analytics. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 311 and ACCT 321 with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course introduces students to higher order business analytics methods, and topics that impact the way businesses make decisions that are relevant to the field of accounting. Topics such as data collection, data technologies, and data mining are covered focusing on impacting business outcomes. Cannot get credit for both ACCT 425 and BUDA 450.
ACCT 426. Analytics for Accounting Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: (ACCT 311 and ACCT 321) or BUDA 450 with a minimum grade of C-. This course enables students to use higher order concepts and models in data mining that impact business that are relevant to the field of accounting. Concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning will be covered, with a focus on business outcomes, cases, and communication. Cannot get credit for ACCT 426 and BUDA 451.
ACCT 427. Accounting Information Systems Audit. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 321 with a minimum grade of C-. Course provides an overview of the information technology (IT) audit function from an information systems administration perspective. This course will examine in detail how to build and manage an effective IT audit operation capable of analyzing, assessing, and evaluating physical, technical, and operational cybersecurity controls using information systems auditing standards and frameworks.
ACCT 431. Cost Management. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 202 with a minimum grade of B-. Strategic cost management concepts and techniques used for decision making, control, and product and service costing.
ACCT 440. Introduction to Income Taxation Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 311 with a minimum grade of C-. This course provides and introduction and overview of overview of U.S. federal income taxation of individuals, partnerships, corporations, and property transactions.
ACCT 441. Individual Income Tax Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 440 with a minimum grade of C-. An advanced study of Federal income taxation of individuals, flow-through entities, and property transactions.
ACCT 442. Entity Income Tax Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require ACCT 440 with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require ACCT 441 with a minimum grade of C-. An advanced study of Federal income taxation of corporations, estates, trusts, exempt organizations, multi-state and international transactions, and financial reporting obligations related to tax transactions.
ACCT 445. Corporate Financial Management. 3 Hours.
PR: (ACCT 311 or ACCT 321) with a minimum grade of C-. This course provides students with the essential competencies associated with corporate financial management / controllership, including cash management, performance measurement, budgeting, fraud prevention and establishing codes for corporate ethical behavior.
ACCT 446. Internal Auditing. 3 Hours.
PR: (ACCT 311 or ACCT 321) with a minimum grade of C-. This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to succeed as entry-level internal audit professionals.
ACCT 451. Auditing Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 312. Standards and procedures related to the independent audit of financial statements.
ACCT 452. Assurance Services and Professional Standards. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 451 with a minimum grade of C-. Course exposes students to the professional objectives, principles, and standards for assurance services, including risk assessment, attestation reports, and related communications. Develop and apply assurance services skills and professional standards using a hands-on experiential learning approach.
ACCT 461. Accounting for Nonbusiness Entities. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 312 and (ACCT 321 or ACCT 323). Accounting, reporting, and budgeting for governmental and nonprofit entities and the use of fund accounting data for planning and control.
ACCT 471. International Accounting. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 312 and (ACCT 321 or ACCT 323). Financial reporting from an international perspective, focusing on the flow of information in multiple currencies, differences in financial reporting requirements, development of international accounting standards, and related issues facing multinational enterprises and global financial markets.
ACCT 471A. International Accounting. 1 Hour.
PR: ACCT 312 or consent. Financial reporting from an international perspective, focusing on the flow of information in multiple currencies, differences in financial reporting requirements, development of international accounting standards, and related issues facing multinational enterprises and global financial markets.
ACCT 479. Fraud Examination Concepts and Practice. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to enter the field of fraud examination in the business fields.
ACCT 480. Forensic Accounting Concepts and Practice. 3 Hours.
This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to enter the field of forensic accounting.
ACCT 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ACCT 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ACCT 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ACCT 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. (Maximum of nine semester hours in any or all courses numbered 493 offered by the College of Business and Economics may be applied toward bachelor's and master's degree.).
ACCT 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ACCT 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ACCT 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ACCT 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ACCT 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ACE 106. Athletic Coaching Education. 3 Hours.
Overview of athletic coaching profession including careers opportunities, critical current issues/trends, professional standards and the professional organizations.
ACE 168. Sport Officiating. 3 Hours.
Study of the art, science, industry standards, and best practices of the officiating profession across all levels of sport. This is an undergraduate lecture and interaction based course that will require students to read, interact, synthesize information pertaining to the professional duties and requirements of sports officiating profession.
ACE 215. Sport for the Exceptional Athlete. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: PET 175 with a minimum grade of C-. Examines the past, present and future of sport for athletes with disabilities and those competing at the Masters-level. The focus is on the coaching of these unique populations of competitive and recreational athletes.
ACE 256. Principles and Problems of Coaching. 3 Hours.
Designed to teach students the principles and problems of interscholastic athletic coaching. Coaching & Performance Science (CPS) majors must earn B- or higher.
ACE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ACE 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ACE 305. Diversity and Sport. 3 Hours.
Covers historical and current topics relevant to diversity in sport as it relates to current sport practices. Practical strategies for facilitating acceptance of diversity within individual/team sports are discussed.
ACE 307. Applied Sports Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: PET 124 and PET 125 with a minimum grade of C- in each and Junior standing. This course examines the application of physiological principles of exercise training on physical fitness and sport performance in humans.
ACE 310. Coaching Pedagogy. 3 Hours.
PR: PET 244 with a minimum grade of C-. Pedagogical theory applied to coaching context, including roles and responsibilities, planning, instruction and feedback, and assessment for sport contexts.
ACE 357. Techniques of Coaching: Swimming. 2 Hours.
Designed to permit students to gain athletic coaching experience through a supervised on-site experience with a varsity athletic team.
ACE 374. Fitness Field Testing. 3 Hours.
Provide content knowledge and practical experience concerned with health screening, fitness testing, assessment and evaluation. Content needed for ACE national certification exam.
ACE 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ACE 410. Training Theories for Coaches. 3 Hours.
PR: (EXPH 365 and PR or CONC: ACE 468 and ACE 469) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Application of sport training theories to building, designing and assessing athlete training plans, seasonal team development and long term athlete development from physical literacy to peak performance at all participation levels.
ACE 427. Biomechanics. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to provide in-depth study of normal and abnormal biomechanics of the lower extremity and spine.
ACE 430. Coaching Education Administration. 3 Hours.
An administrative focus of leadership, finance, fundraising, planning, facility development, personnel supervision, public relations, rules and regulations, purchase and care of equipment and the conducting of athletic events.
ACE 453. Applied Sport Science Stats. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 457 and STAT 211 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Applied statistics in sport science includes a review of basic research design, data collection in applied athletic settings, the selection and use of appropriate statistical procedures in sport science, as well as data visualization techniques that can be used to make decisions regarding athlete status.
ACE 457. Introduction to Sport Technology and Sport Science. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ACE 368 with a minimum grade of C-. This course focuses on developing the skills needed to develop and implement appropriate monitoring and training evaluation plans in sport training. Additionally, students will learn to evaluate technology based tools to allow coaches to optimizing the training process and training adjustment decisions.
ACE 458. Internship: Practicum & Data Collection. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 457 with a minimum grade of C-. Practical internship experience preparing training and competition monitoring programs as well as monitoring and collecting sport training and sport performance data using sport technologies.
ACE 459. Internship: Practicum & Data Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 458 with a minimum grade of C-. Practical internship experience analyzing training and competition monitoring data and utilizing it for coaching based decisions using sport technologies.
ACE 468. Sport Movement Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: PET 124 and PET 125 with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course is designed to introduce a prospective coach to the principles of human movement.
ACE 469. Basic Strength/Conditioning-Coaches. 3 Hours.
PR: EXPH 364 or EXPH 365 or (PET 124 and PET 125) with a minimum grade of C- in each, and Junior Standing. Present basic exercise performance methodologies to assist in coaching athletics. Types of training include speed drills, agility drills, conditioning workouts, flexibility exercises, balance- improvement drills, and proper training-environment safety techniques.
ACE 471. Gender and Sport. 3 Hours.
Explore the history of sex and gender in sport, and investigate how sex and gender have influenced opportunities and experiences in sport for participants, coaches, administrations, parents, and fans.
ACE 473. Strength and Conditioning Coaching Techniques. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 469 or EXPH 369 with a minimum grade of C-. Hands-on experience performing and coaching exercises to improve athletic performance. Specifics include resistance training, core exercises, proprioception rehabilitation, injury prevention, flexibility exercises, plyometric and explosive techniques, speed training, agility exercises.
ACE 475. Strength and Conditioning Internship. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 469 and ACE 473 and ACE 487 and HN&F 200 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors in strength and conditioning environment. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ACE 476. Fitness Internship. 3-6 Hours.
PR: ACE 470 or ACE 472. Supervised experience in a health/fitness environment under the direction of a professional at the site. Preparation for the ACE national certification exam.
ACE 487. Sport Specific Strength/Conditioning. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 469 or EXPH 369 with a minimum grade of C-. Present optimal training for athletics of different sports in trained and untrained states. Specific protocols in resistance training and conditioning, correcting specific running and speed mechanics and agility movements.
ACE 488. Practicum Coaching Exceptional Athletes. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 215 and ACE 310 with a minimum grade of C- in both. Integration of theoretical knowledge and development issues with practical field experiences working with exceptional athletes.
ACE 489. Practicum Coaching Youth Sport. 3 Hours.
PR: ACE 256, PET 244, and one of the ACE Techniques of Coaching. Integration of theoretical knowledge and development issues with practical field experiences in coaching youth.
ACE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ACE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ACE 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ACE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ACE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ACE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ACE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ACE 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ACE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ADPR 215. Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations. 3 Hours.
PR: College of Media majors only. This introductory course in strategic communications provides a broad overview of professional advertising and public relations practices and their role in society. (Course is equivalent to ADV 215, PR 215, & STCM 215.).
ADPR 319S. Creative Design and Strategy. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADPR 215 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215) with a minimum grade of C-. Editing and production techniques for public relations and advertising media (brochures, reports, newsletters, etc.,) including copy preparation, typography, graphic design, layout and desktop publishing.
ADPR 410. Influencer Strategies. 3 Hours.
PR: (JRL 101 or MDIA 101) and (ADPR 215 or ADV 201 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course explores the role of influencer marketing in meeting marketing goals. Students will learn how to strategically plan an influencer campaign by discovering the campaign performance metrics (KPIs) that most accurately measure campaign success (ROI), budgeting influencer opportunities, and carrying out channel selection. Students will also contemplate the future of influencer marketing and its many prospective implications.
ADPR 421S. Advertising & PR Audience Insights & Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 315 or ADV 315S or PR 324 or PR 324S or STCM 315) with a minimum grade of C-. This course focuses on in-depth examination of the multi-faceted world of advertising and public relations research, and the array of complex tools used to produce meaningful results. (Also listed as ADV 421, PR 422, & STCM 521).
ADPR 435S. Visual Brand Storytelling. 3 Hours.
PR: (MDIA 215 or MDIA 215S or JRL 215) and (MDIA 225 or MDIA 225S or JRL 225) and (ADPR 215 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215) with a minimum grade of C- in each. In this class, students will tell character, culture and place-driven stories that connect emotionally with a target audience. Students will collaborate with a client to produce real-world outcomes that are based on creative strategy and messaging. Through the use of traditional visual mediums and emerging technology students will plan, produce and publish content for print and digital platforms.
ADPR 438. Branded Content and Narrative. 3 Hours.
PR: JRL 101 or MDIA 101 and (ADV 201 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215 or ADPR 215) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course provides an introduction into how the role of content is evolving in the modern marketing communications landscape and how to apply different types of content generation to new and traditional channels. Additional topics cover the pros and cons of content marketing vs. traditional marketing communication strategies.
ADPR 439. Strategic Social Media. 3 Hours.
PR: JRL 101 or MDIA 101 and (ADPR 215 or ADV 201 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This online majors-only course is an accelerated examination of the social media landscape with a focus on crafting messages and successful case studies related to how social media channels can be strategically used to meet the goals of corporate, non-profit, political and issue-based outreach messaging.
ADPR 450. Audience Psychology and Behavior. 3 Hours.
PR: ADPR 215 with a minimum grade of C-. This course is designed to be an introduction to the underlying theories and research that influence strategic communication and explain how strategic communication affects audiences. The course will focus on individual-oriented theories in communication, advertising, public relations, psychology and marketing. More specifically, students will be acquainted with a variety of theoretical perspectives in audience perception, learning, memory, attitudes, and behavior.
ADPR 452. Strategic Communication Strategy and Management. 3 Hours.
PR: (JRL 101 or MDIA 101) and (JRL 215 or MDIA 215) and (ADPR 215 or ADV 215 or PR 215 or STCM 215) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course covers strategic communications from a client's perspective and includes campaign planning and management of various marketing communication agencies.
ADPR 457S. Martin Hall Agency Experience. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADPR 421 or ADPR 421S or STCM 421) and (ADV 315 or ADV 315S or PR 324 or PR 324S or STCM 315) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This capstone course is designed as a faculty-advised advertising and public relations agency, designed to provide a real-world professional experience in the university setting. Students manage accounts and work in interactive teams to develop integrated multi-media advertising and public relations strategies, materials and campaigns to address the strategic communication needs of real-world clients.
ADPR 459S. Strategic Communication Campaigns for Public Relations and Advertising. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 315 or ADV 315S or PR 324 or PR 324S or STCM 315) and (ADPR 421 or ADPR 421S or STCM 421) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This capstone course synthesizes knowledge from all prior major courses and applies it to the development of a Strategic Communications (Advertising and Public Relations) campaign in a real world environment. (Also listed as ADV 459, PR 459 and STCM 559).
ADPR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ADPR 499. Global Service Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service-learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student's anchor course by offering a methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding to the content of the anchor course.
ADRC 102. Adventure in Society. 3 Hours.
This course explores how outdoor adventure has transformed from a daily necessity for survival in early cultures to its modern form of recreational pursuit. Through readings, media, lectures and hands-on adventure experiences students explore historical and modern perspectives of popular adventure pursuits and their societal influence.
ADRC 111. Introduction to Whitewater Rafting. 1 Hour.
Introductory skills course in navigating class II-III whitewater in inflatable watercraft. Content includes equipment selection and care, river features and hazards, paddle strokes, steering, whitewater maneuvers and basic rescue techniques. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 112. Whitewater Rafting Techniques. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 111 or permission of the instructor. Whitewater raft skill development course designed to build intermediate skills on class III-IV whitewater. Includes intermediate paddle raft maneuvers, oar-rig operation and self-recovery techniques. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 121. Introduction to Rock Climbing. 1 Hour.
Introduction to rock climbing skills. Content includes skills necessary to climb and belay using a top-rope system both on artificial and natural climbing surfaces. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 122. Rock Climbing Techniques. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 121 or permission of the instructor. Rock climbing skill development course focused on building proficiency for independent set-up and safe climbing practices in a top rope climbing setting. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 131. Introduction to Mountain Biking. 1 Hour.
Introduction to mountain biking and riding techniques. Foundational content and practice on biking skills, etiquette, and technical knowledge. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 211. Introduction to Whitewater Raft Guiding. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 112 or permission of the instructor. Introduces methods and skills of commercial raft guiding on class III-IV whitewater. Emphasis is placed on customer care, building a short-term paddling team, effective communication and group safety. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 212. Swiftwater Rescue. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 111 or permission of the instructor. Introductory theory and skills in self and group rescue techniques of paddlers in swiftwater settings. Instruction emphasizes recognition and avoidance of common river hazards, personal/group safety, throw bag use, rope/boat/wading-based rescues, rescue PFD use and mechanical advantage systems. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 221. Lead Climbing. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 122 or permission of the instructor. Introduces experienced top rope climbers to techniques and skills required to lead climb bolted sport and traditional lead routes. Emphasis on safety practices, equipment, lead climbing knots, lead belay technique, bolt assessment, route finding, traditional gear placement and anchor cleaning. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate. Must have the ability to climb 5.8 on a top rope.
ADRC 222. Climbing Rescue Techniques. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 122 or permission of the instructor. Introduces theory and skills in self and group rescue for climbers in high angle terrain. Content includes vertical rescue management, belay escapes, ascending ropes, mechanical advantage systems, lowering systems, rescue rappels and counter-balance systems. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 311. Whitewater Raft Trip Leadership. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 211 or permission of the instructor. Advanced skill course focused on methods and skills needed to lead whitewater paddling day trips primarily in rafts. Hands-on activities focus on site selection, equipment, logistics, permits, risk management, on-river trip management and group safety. Must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate.
ADRC 321. Rock Climbing Instructor Development. 1 Hour.
PR: ADRC 221 and must meet essential eligibility requirements to participate plus also have at least one year of personal climbing experience or permission of the instructor. Advanced skill course focused on development of instructional skills in rock climbing. Hands-on activities emphasize climbing site selection, risk management, technical skills as well as key instructional skills. Rock Climbing resume must show more than 20 single pitch traditional gear protected leads over 5.6 difficulty and can comfortably climb 5.8 routes on top rope at time of course.
ADV 201. Advertising and Society. 3 Hours.
As a social institution, advertising plays a critical role in our daily lives. This course examines the social, economic, and legal aspects of advertising.
ADV 215. Principles of Advertising. 3 Hours.
(Open to all University students.) An introduction to all sides of the advertising field and to the process, quantitative, strategic and aesthetic, by which the sales message is planned, produced and delivered. Students cannot receive credit for both ADV 215 and STCM 215 or ADPR 215, which is considered an equivalent course.
ADV 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ADV 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ADV 309. Advertising and Creativity. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 201 or ADV 215) and (JRL 101 or MDIA 101) with a minimum grade of C- in each. (Advertising minors only.) Examines advertising copy and design concepts. Students develop their own advertisements and learn to critically analyze existing ad campaigns.
ADV 315S. Advertising Copywriting. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADPR 215 or ADV 215 or STCM 215) and (MDIA 215 or MDIA 215S) with a minimum grade of C-. Students will learn to write advertising copy and design effective layouts for targeted audiences. Focuses on creative ideation process and includes advertising graphics, copy preparation and layout, evaluation and selection of media. Developing a portfolio.
ADV 333S. Portfolio. 3 Hours.
PR: ADPR 215 with a minimum grade of C-. Develop a series of advertising campaigns to create an entry-level, professional portfolio. Learn to interpret market research and strategic planning to create breakthrough creative expressions. Gain an understanding of best practices in copywriting and art direction/design. Learn the skills to craft messages for diverse audiences. Show how concepts must work across all media, including print, digital, video, and experiential.
ADV 347S. Martin Hall Agency: Advertising Tactics. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 315 or ADV 315S or PR 324 or PR 324S or STCM 315) with a minimum grade of C-. This course is part of a student-run advertising and public relations agency designed to be the closest to a real-world professional experience as is possible in the university setting. Students will learn about the global and diverse work conducted in an agency setting, while serving in an advertising-related staff position within the Martin Hall Agency.
ADV 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ADV 401S. Creative 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 315 or ADV 315S or STCM 315) with a minimum grade of C-. This course builds on the processes introduced in Advertising Copywriting. Emphasis on creativity, concept development, idea generation & principles of effective communication using words and visuals in a variety of print, social, digital and broadcast media.
ADV 403. Media Planning/Strategy. 3 Hours.
PR: STCM 215 or ADV 215 or ADPR 215 with a minimum grade of C-. Theory, evaluation and selection of advertising media for a variety of market situations. Market analysis, media characteristics, sources of media data, and development of a media plan.
ADV 409. Advertising Research and Media. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 201 or ADV 215) and (JRL 101 or MDIA 101) with a minimum grade of C- in each. (Advertising minors only.) Introduces the selection and evaluation of different media used in advertising campaigns. Students learn to analyze and select audiences, compare media, and conduct media research.
ADV 415. Ideation and Strategic Visualization. 3 Hours.
PR: ADV 315 or STCM 315 with a minimum grade of C-. This course builds on basic copywriting skills and explores the global media channels used to reach diverse target audiences. Students will analyze award-winning campaigns as a means to understand creative ideation and strategic visualization. Efforts will culminate in the production of advertising executions.
ADV 419. Advertising Strategies. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 201 or ADV 215) and (JRL 101 or MDIA 101) with a minimum grade of C- in each. (Advertising minors only.) Introduces students to the concept of branding. Students learn how to use advertising to help create powerful brand loyalty by analyzing case studies of successful and unsuccessful branding attempts.
ADV 451. Interactive Marketing Communications. 3 Hours.
PR: STCM 215 and STCM 315. An examination of the concepts, strategies and applications involved in direct marketing. Measurability, accountability, lists, data and the integration of direct marketing program into total marketing efforts are discussed.
ADV 455S. Creative 2. 3 Hours.
PR: (ADV 401 or ADV 401S) with a minimum grade of C-. This course builds on the strategic and creative processes for strategic communication introduced in Creative 1, including design for print, digital broadcast mobile and other media.
ADV 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant. (Course will be graded pass/fail.).
ADV 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hrs.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development. (Course will be graded pass/fail.).
ADV 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ADV 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ADV 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ADV 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ADV 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ADV 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ADV 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AEM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
AEM 216. Living in a Microbial World. 3 Hours.
Explores the microbial world’s impact on humankind and the evolution of microorganisms from the beginning of life on Earth. Follows the journey of how these microorganisms have fundamentally shaped the world today. Students will learn about microbial diversity, the impact of microbes on human health and society, and the economic impact of microbial processes and products.
AEM 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AEM 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AEM 341. General Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 115 with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: AEM 341L. Introductory morphological, cultural, and physiological characteristics of microorganisms; application of microbiology to agriculture, home economics, and health.
AEM 341L. General Microbiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: AEM 341. General Microbiology - AEM 341 Laboratory.
AEM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AEM 401. Environmental Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341 or consent and PR or CONC: AEM 401L. Microbiology as applied to soil, water, wastewater, sewage, air, and the general environment. Occurrence, distribution, ecology, and detection of microorganisms in these environments. (Also listed as ENVP 401.).
AEM 401L. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: AEM 401. Environmental Microbiology - AEM 401 Laboratory.
AEM 420. Soil Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341. Microbiology and biochemistry of the soil environment. Occurrence, distribution, ecology, and detection of micro-organisms in soil. (Also listed as AGRN 420 and ENVP 420.).
AEM 445. Food Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341. The relationships of microorganisms to food-borne illness and intoxications, microbial food safety and food quality, food spoilage, food preservation and bio-processing. The emerging food preservation and technologies and predictive microbiology will be introduced.
AEM 449. Food Microbiology Lab. 1 Hour.
PR: AEM 445. Laboratory training in methods used in microbiological examination of foods. This laboratory will provide hands-on experience for students who take or have taken AEM 445.
AEM 470. Microbes and Global Change. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341. Microbially mediated biogeochemistry of elements important for life with an emphasis on how these processes are being impacted by anthropogenic activities.
AEM 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AEM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AEM 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed Study, reading, and/or research.
AEM 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AEM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AEM 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AEM 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AEM 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AEM 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
AFCS 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
AFCS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AFCS 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AFCS 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AFCS 480. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
Assigned studies of an interdisciplinary nature with a particular specialty area in agriculture and forestry. Students must be in good standing and have prior approval of a proposed outline from the division director's office.
AFCS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AFCS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AFCS 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
AFCS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AFCS 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AFCS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AFCS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AFCS 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AFCS 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
AFCS 499. Global Service Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student's anchor course by offering methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding to the content of the anchor course.
AGBI 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
AGBI 199. Orientation to Biochemistry. 1,2 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
AGBI 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGBI 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AGBI 386. Undergraduate Research Experience 1. 1,2 Hour.
PR: At least sophomore standing and faculty permission. Students will write a research proposal, conduct supervised research, and write a progress report. This course is the first of a two-course sequence that leads to a research-based capstone experience. Students must also complete AGBI 486 for this to serve as the Biochemistry Capstone course.
AGBI 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGBI 401. Senior Seminar in Biochemistry. 1 Hour.
PR: Senior standing in biochemistry. Students select a topic at the forefront of biochemistry and gather information on the subject. Students then read, critically evaluate, write about the subject and present the topic in a seminar.
AGBI 403. Applied Biochemistry Literature. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing. Biochemistry Capstone Experience involving literature review, grant writing, and orally defending a proposal.
AGBI 410. Introductory Biochemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 231 or (CHEM 233 and CHEM 233L). Introduction to chemistry of cellular constituents (proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, enzymes and coenzymes) and their metabolism in animals and plants.
AGBI 410L. Introduction to Biochemistry Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: AGBI 410 or consent. Classic and modern techniques in biochemistry.
AGBI 480. Assigned Topics. 1-4 Hours.
AGBI 486. Undergraduate Research Experience 2. 2-4 Hours.
PR: AGBI 386 and faculty permission. Continuation of a research-based Capstone Experience where students will conduct supervised research, present their research, and prepare a final report. This course is the second of a two-course research-based sequence and must be completed after AGBI 386 to count as the capstone experience.
AGBI 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AGBI 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AGBI 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and or research.
AGBI 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGBI 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AGBI 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AGBI 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AGBI 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AGBI 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
AGEE 101. Global Food and Agricultural Industry. 3 Hours.
Examination of the history and current developments, structures, functions, and importance of the international food and agricultural industry; issues, concerns and interrelationships and their impacts on American agriculture and society.
AGEE 102. Educational Colloquium in Agricultural and Extension Education. 1 Hour.
Components of and requirements for majoring in agricultural and extension education, including specializations, professional organizations, avenues to program completion, and requirements to be gainfully employed.
AGEE 103S. Basics of Agricultural Mechanization. 3 Hours.
Study and application of the foundation area associated with agricultural mechanization.
AGEE 110. Microcomputer Applications in Agricultural Education. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Microcomputer applications in the instructional process of agricultural education; use of applications software, agricultural software, and data bases; and methods of integrating microcomputers into secondary school agriculture and extension programs.
AGEE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
AGEE 202. Site Based Tutoring in Agriculture and Extension Education. 1 Hour.
Application of models and paradigms of learning in the content area through tutoring of individuals and small groups in an assigned public school setting.
AGEE 203. Agriculture Mechanics Practica. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of designing and constructing structures, electrical circuits, masonry, equipment maintenance, and surveying.
AGEE 220. Group Organization and Leadership. 3 Hours.
Study of the impact of leaders and organized groups on societies. Role of groups in conveying cultural norms. Principles and techniques involved in forming and directing organizations in providing effective leadership.
AGEE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGEE 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AGEE 303. Small Engines and Hydraulics. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of disassembling, assembling and maintaining small gasoline engines and hydraulic devices.
AGEE 305. Metal Fabrication. 3 Hours.
Theory and practice of the fusion of metals. Advancing the science, technology and application of welding and allied processes including: joining, brazing, soldering, and cutting.
AGEE 330. Shop Theory and Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: AGEE 103 and AGEE 203. Methods of teaching agricultural mechanics including laboratory safety, organization and supervision.
AGEE 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGEE 421. Agricultural and Natural Resource Communications. 3 Hours.
Procedures and practices in developing, interpreting, and communicating agricultural and natural resource information; emphasis on visual materials and effective presentations. (3 hr. lec.).
AGEE 426. Directing Future Farmers of America and Supervised Agricultural Experiences. 3 Hours.
This course is specifically designed for students preparing to teach agricultural science in the public schools. Focus will be on planning, advising, supervising and evaluating student educational experiences through FFA and supervised agricultural experience programs.
AGEE 430. Methods of Teaching Agriculture. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: AGEE 430L with a minimum grade of C- or consent. Organization and preparation for teaching agriculture in middle and secondary schools.
AGEE 430L. Methods of Teaching Agriculture Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: AGEE 430. Methods of Teaching Agriculture - AGEE 430 Laboratory.
AGEE 431. Adult Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Planning and preparation for teaching adult classes and advising agricultural organizations.
AGEE 434. Managing Learning Environment. 3 Hours.
PR: AGEE 430 or consent. Principals/process in organizing and managing all components of the secondary agricultural education learning environment to maximize student achievement.
AGEE 438. Agriculture Education Curriculum Development. 2 Hours.
Development, organization, preparation and evaluation of materials/curriculum for teaching agriculture in middle and secondary schools.
AGEE 440. Principles of Cooperative Extension. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. History, philosophy, and mission of the cooperative extension service. Roles and functions of extension faculty in developing and presenting extension programs.
AGEE 441. Methods in Extension Education. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Organization and preparation for extension teaching and the processes of communication.
AGEE 452. Advanced Farm Machinery. 3 Hours.
Systems approach to selection, use and operation of machinery related to agriculture, forestry and other rural activities. Emphasis on safety and environmental impact. Use of records for management decisions, purchase, replacement, sale, or overhaul. (2 hr. rec., 3 hr. lab.).
AGEE 454. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454A. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454B. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454C. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454D. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454E. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454F. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454G. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454H. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454I. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454J. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454K. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR:C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454L. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454M. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454N. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454O. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454P. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454Q. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454R. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454S. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454T. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454U. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454V. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454W. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454X. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454Y. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 454Z. Agricultural Mechanics Problems. 1-4 Hours.
PR: C or better in an AGEE course. Special projects and problems in theoretical analysis, design, or construction. (1-4 hr. conference.).
AGEE 460. Engineering Technology for Urban Watersheds and Irrigation. 3 Hours.
Soil and water management; analysis of small watersheds and design of waterways, culverts, ponds, sediment basins, and turf irrigation systems. (3 hr. lec.).
AGEE 461. Waste Management-Composting. 3 Hours.
Both present and alternative waste management strategies will be examined. Students will learn how to analyze the waste stream and be able to develop management concepts which are both economically and environmentally sound. Lectures by waste management professionals will be integrated into the class to expose the students to the very latest practices and technology.
AGEE 488. Professional Agricultural Internship. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AGEE 489. Agriculture and Extension Education Reflective Seminar. 1 Hour.
Provides opportunities for students to examine their field based experiences. Professional issues and problems are identified and discussed. Ethics and misconceptions about professional practice are examined.
AGEE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AGEE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AGEE 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
AGEE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGEE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AGEE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AGEE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AGEE 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AGEE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
AGRL 111. Professions in Agriculture. 1 Hour.
An overview of subject matter related to agriculture in current society. Emphasis on agricultural organizations, environmental and food issues, careers, and programs within the college.
AGRL 112. Professions in Agriculture. 1 Hour.
Continuation of AGRL 111.
AGRL 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
AGRL 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRL 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AGRL 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRL 400. Agricultural Travel Course. 1-6 Hours.
Tour and study of production methods in major livestock and crop regions of the United States and other countries. Influence of population, climate, soil, topography, markets, labor, and other factors on agricultural production.
AGRL 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AGRL 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AGRL 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
AGRL 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRL 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AGRL 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AGRL 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AGRL 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AGRL 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
AGRN 120. Principles of Agroecology. 3 Hours.
Agroecology is the study of interactions among organisms and the environment in agricultural systems and broader interactions with the biosphere to meet human needs and provide ecosystem services while minimizing their ecological footprint. We will explore the structure and function of agroecosystems across a range of climate, landscape/soil, and crop and animal components.
AGRN 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRN 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
AGRN 315. Turfgrass Management. 3 Hours.
PR: AGRN 202 and AGRN 203 and PLSC 206 or consent. Establishment, maintenance and adaptation of grasses for lawns, golf courses, parks, athletic and playing fields, and roadsides. Associating differential plant responses with soil, climatic and biotic factors. (3 hr. lec.).
AGRN 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRN 451. Principles of Weed Science. 2 Hours.
PR: ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L and PLSC 206 or consent and PR or CONC: AGRN 451L. Fundamental principles of weed science including identification, ecology, and control in crops. (Also listed as ENVP 451.).
AGRN 451L. Principles of Weed Science Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: AGRN 451. Principles of Weed Science - AGRN 451 Laboratory.
AGRN 452. Grain and Special Crops. 3 Hours.
PR: PLSC 206 and AGRN 202 and AGRN 203 or consent. Advanced study of methods in the production of grain and special crops. Varieties, improvement, tillage, harvesting, storage, and use of crops grown for seed or special purposes.
AGRN 454. Forage Crops. 3 Hours.
PR: PLSC 206 and AGRN 202 and AGRN 203 or consent. All phases of forage crop science including ecology, taxonomy, management practices used for the production of forage and seed, and forage composition, quality, and utilization. (3 hr. lec, 1 hr. lab.).
AGRN 480. Field Methods and Case Studies in Agroecology. 3 Hours.
PR: AGRN 120 and PLSC 206 and BIOL 350 and AGRN 410 and ENTO 404 and PPTH 401. This is a capstone course for the Agroecology major. The main goal of the course is to develop independent thinkers and professionals in the field of agroecology, including proficiency in use of field and analytical methods for assessment of the structure and function of agroecosystems and support of management decisions.
AGRN 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
AGRN 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
AGRN 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
AGRN 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
AGRN 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
AGRN 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
AGRN 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
AGRN 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
AGRN 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ANES 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANES 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ANES 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent (may be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ANES 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ANES 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANES 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ANES 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ANES 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ANES 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ANES 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ANNU 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ANNU 260. Animal Nutrition. 3 Hours.
PR: Two courses in chemistry. Digestion and metabolism of food nutrients, nutrient requirements of farm animals, and nutritive values of feeds and rations.
ANNU 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANNU 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ANNU 361. Applied Nutrition. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Feedstuffs, feed processing storage and additives, nutrient requirements and ration formulation for beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and horses. (2 hr. lec., 1 hr. lab.).
ANNU 362. Applied Nutrition 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Applied feeding practices, nutrient requirements and ration formulation for poultry, swine, laboratory and companion animals. (2 hr. lec., 1 hr. lab.).
ANNU 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANNU 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ANNU 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ANNU 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ANNU 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANNU 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ANNU 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ANNU 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ANNU 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ANNU 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ANPH 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPH 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ANPH 301. Introduction to Animal Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 102 or consent. The function and regulation of the principal systems of the animal body.
ANPH 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPH 400. Growth and Lactation Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: ANPH 301 or consent. Animal life cycles; nature of growth and lactation; effects of biological, environmental, and social-psychological variants; physiological regulation and control.
ANPH 405L. Animal Physiology Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: ANPH 301 or consent. Laboratory study of the physiological systems of animals and the influences of environment on these systems.
ANPH 424. Physiology of Reproduction. 3 Hours.
PR: Course in biology. Comparative physiology of reproduction in higher animals; endocrine functions involved in reproduction; genetic and environmental variations in fertility mechanisms.
ANPH 424L. Reproductive Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ANPH 424 and junior standing or consent. Laboratory study of the anatomy and function of the reproductive physiology system in animals.
ANPH 426. Applied Animal Reproduction. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ANPH 424 and junior standing or consent. Laboratory study, including rectal pregnancy examination, of reproductive physiology system in animals.
ANPH 430. Breeding of Farm Animals. 3 Hours.
PR: Course in genetics or consent. Application of principles of quantitative genetics to the improvement of farm animals.
ANPH 440. Equine Exercise Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: A&VS 281 and ANPH 301. Evaluation of research in equine exercise science; physiological and mental adaptation to training; performance nutrition; unsoundness during training and competition; management and training regimes.
ANPH 480. Behavioral Patterns of Animals. 3 Hours.
Examination of the bases for exhibition and control of behavioral patterns of domesticated and nondomesticated species. (2 hr. lec., 3 hr. lab.).
ANPH 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ANPH 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ANPH 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ANPH 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPH 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ANPH 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ANPH 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ANPH 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ANPH 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ANPR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPR 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ANPR 308. Animal Production Experience. 1-4 Hours.
Experience in operating a dairy or livestock farm, including layers or broilers, calving, lambing, or farrowing of hogs. (Can be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits. 3 hr. lab./ per hr. of credit.).
ANPR 336. Dairy Cattle History and Selection. 3 Hours.
To familiarize the student with the breeds of dairy cattle as well as modern concepts in phenotype and performance record evaluation. (2 labs.).
ANPR 338L. Horse/Livestock/Poultry Evaluation Laboratory. 3 Hours.
Appraisal of horses, cattle, sheep, poultry, and swine. Evaluation of scientific techniques used in selecting those species. Tours of representative flocks, herds and stables will be required.
ANPR 339L. Advanced Evaluation of Animal Products Laboratory. 1-4 Hours.
PR: ANPR 336 or ANPR 338 or ANPR 338L or consent. Advanced selection, evaluation and grading of domestic livestock species and animal products. Tours of representative flocks, herds and processing plants will be required. (Can be repeated up to a maximum of 4 credits.).
ANPR 341. Beef Production. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Applying the principles of breeding, nutrition, physiology, and economics for the production of beef cattle.
ANPR 341L. Beef Production Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ANPR 341. Experiences in beef cattle management, including feeding, handling, health programs and farm visits.
ANPR 344L. Advanced Horse Management Laboratory. 4 Hours.
PR: A&VS 281. Application of scientific principles and concepts in genetics, breeding, nutrition, reproduction, and anatomy to efficient production and management of horses.
ANPR 350. Milk Production. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ANPR 350L. This is a course on dairy cattle management. Topics will include an introduction to the US dairy industry, dairy breeds, nutrition and feeding, genetics and breeding, reproduction, raising of replacement animals, dairy facilities, mammary gland anatomy and milk quality, herd health, and general management of the dairy herd.
ANPR 350L. Milk Production Laboratory. 0 Hours.
ANPR 353. Pork Production. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Physiological and economical bases of pork production. (2 hr. lec., 3 hr. lab.).
ANPR 356. Small Ruminants. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Genetics, nutrition, physiology, health and management of small ruminants in production of fiber, meat and milk, in local, regional and global contexts.
ANPR 367. Poultry Production. 3 Hours.
PR: ANNU 260. Special phases of broiler and egg production, disease control, labor-saving studies, and recent designs in housing and equipment for all types of poultry.
ANPR 367L. Poultry Production Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ANPR 367. Laboratory study of poultry production systems, related feed manufacturing and product processing practices.
ANPR 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPR 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ANPR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ANPR 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ANPR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANPR 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ANPR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ANPR 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ANPR 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ANPR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ANTH 105. Introduction to Anthropology. 3 Hours.
Essentials of human evolution and prehistory with a concentration on the varieties of languages and cultures found among peoples of the world.
ANTH 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ANTH 252. Biological Anthropology. 3 Hours.
Overview of human genetics, human diversity, human osteology, primate studies, and fossil evidence for human evolution.
ANTH 254. Cultural Anthropology. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the history, methods, and current directions of cultural anthropology. Focus on living cultures across the world, encompassing the whole range of human activities. Consideration of identity, economy, politics, kinship, meaning, language, and inequality.
ANTH 258. Introduction to Archaeology. 3 Hours.
Comprehensive introduction to the field of archaeology. Course investigates the methods and theories used by archaeologists to understand culture change through time, and the reconstruction of the past through material culture analysis.
ANTH 259. The Craft of Anthropology. 3 Hours.
Orientation to the anthropological discipline. Focus on disciplinary ethics and building anthropological reading, writing, and research skills.
ANTH 349. Human Osteology. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the anthropological study of the human skeletal system. Emphasis on the methods for identifying human remains (including identification of complete bones and important skeletal markers) and methods used to conduct a biological profile for an individual (including determination of age, sex, ancestry, and pathology/trauma estimation).
ANTH 350. Latin American Culture. 3 Hours.
Ethnographic analyses of the peoples, culture, history, and politics of Latin America, and its relation to the global processes. Consideration of popular cultures, political violence and impacts of colonialism, neocolonialism and globalization.
ANTH 351. Anthropology of Appalachia. 3 Hours.
Ethnographic analyses of the peoples, cultures, histories, and politics of Appalachia. Course explores Appalachian traditions and customs, regional and cultural identities and identity formation, the cultural construction of Appalachia, and localized experiences of inequality, diversity, oppression, and resistance.
ANTH 352. Historical Archaeology. 3 Hours.
Archaeology of European colonization and post-colonial material culture in North America since 1492. Course examines analytical techniques including documentary research, artifact analysis and field excavation while scrutinizing archeological interpretation and its connections to present constituencies.
ANTH 354. Mesoamerican Archaeology. 3 Hours.
Overview of the diverse environments, social organizations, and lives of people in prehispanic cultures; from early food foragers through the Olmec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, and Aztec. Explores how we understand and apply the Mesoamerican past.
ANTH 355. Cultural Resource Management. 3 Hours.
Overview and evaluation of government-sponsored preservation and study of archaeological and historical resources in the U.S., emphasizing West Virginia. Considers attitudes/relationships between participants including descendant communities, looters, public and private sectors.
ANTH 356. Ethnographic Field Methods. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.) The distinctive craft of data gathering in cultural anthropology. Development of skills in field methods and participant observation.
ANTH 357. Archaeological Field School. 1-6 Hours.
Practical experience with the recovery and scientific study of archaeological remains. Emphasizes site survey, excavation, and laboratory techniques. (May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours if different field schools.).
ANTH 358. Anthropology of Health and Illness. 3 Hours.
Health and disease, diagnosis, and healing in cross-cultural perspective; analyses of social, cultural, political, and economic factors in modern and traditional medical systems.
ANTH 359. Anthropological Thought. 3 Hours.
Analyzes and critiques anthropology as a discipline through humanistic and scientific approaches drawn from archaeological, biological, linguistic, and cultural perspectives. Examines social and intellectual history, principal theories, methods, practices, and ethical questions at an advanced undergraduate level.
ANTH 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ANTH 450. Archaeology of Ancient States. 3 Hours.
Using case studies such as ancient Sumer, Egypt, Indus, China, Mesoamerica, the Andes, and North America, this course surveys the theories and debunks the myths surrounding the emergence (and collapse) of cities and complex societies.
ANTH 451. Material Culture. 3 Hours.
Examines physical aspects of culture, including human-made and natural objects and spaces. Applies an interdisciplinary perspective that is rooted in archaeology and cultural anthropology and draws on a number of methodological and theoretical approaches.
ANTH 457. Social Movements. 3 Hours.
Ethnographic approaches to the study of power, politics, and social change in the contemporary world. Focuses on past and present injustices, why ordinary people mobilize politically for change, and how to study these movements.
ANTH 458. Environmental Anthropology. 3 Hours.
Critical ethnographic analysis of environmental problems, activism, and potential solutions, including issues related to biodiversity conservation, sustainability, natural disasters, industrial contamination, environmental knowledge, risk perception, and nature/culture dynamics among Western and non-Western peoples.
ANTH 488. The Capstone Experience. 3 Hours.
PR: ANTH 359. Senior capstone seminar in which students articulate how anthropologists come to an understanding of the social world and the human condition, and the significance of that knowledge. Students conduct in-depth research projects under the guidance of the course instructor, oriented to course-specific substantive emphases and ways of engaging with theory and evidence.
ANTH 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ANTH 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ANTH 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ANTH 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ARBC 101. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic 1. 3 Hours.
ARBC 203. Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic 1. 3 Hours.
ARBC 204. Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic 2. 3 Hours.
ARBC 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARBC 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ARBC 303. Arabic Conversation 1. 3 Hours.
PR: ARBC 203 or consent. Advanced communication course in Arabic. The course targets all language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) with a major focus on developing communication skills in Arabic to handle a variety of social situations.
ARBC 304. Arabic Conversation 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ARBC 204. A lecture and discussion course designed to build communicative abilities and conversational fluency in Arabic at the intermediate-advanced level. Particular emphasis on writing descriptive and narrative short essays, reading and discussing authentic texts, and presenting information about a variety of topics in Arabic.
ARBC 305. Advanced Arabic Structure. 3 Hours.
PR: ARBC 204. A lecture and discussion course designed to develop communicative abilities in Arabic at the intermediate-advanced level. Particular emphasis on reading authentic texts and reviewing Arabic structures; integrating grammar and vocabulary practices; and reading, discussing, and writing short essays about a variety of texts that tackle social and cultural issues related to the Arab world.
ARBC 306. Readings in Arabic. 3 Hours.
PR: ARBC 204. A lecture and discussion course designed to develop knowledge of Arabic structures and vocabulary practices through reading, writing, and translating linguistically relevant authentic texts from Arabic media resources and Al-Kitaab at the intermediate-advanced level in Modern Standard Arabic.
ARBC 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARBC 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ARBC 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ARBC 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ARBC 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARBC 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ARBC 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ARBC 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ARBC 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ARBC 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ARE 110. Agribusiness Accounting. 3 Hours.
Introduction to accounting for agricultural, rural, and small business managers. Emphasis on the accounting cycle, analysis and interpretation of financial statements, income taxes, and managerial accounting. (Students having prior college credit in accounting are not eligible for this course.).
ARE 150. Introductory Agricultural and Agribusiness Economics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to basic agricultural economics and agribusiness concepts, and the application of these concepts to agricultural and agribusinesses issues.
ARE 187. Energy Resource Economics. 3 Hours.
Dilemmas posed for developing and modern societies by rising energy demands amid concerns for the world's environment. Economics of fuel sources and technologies, and historical and new concerns over resource scarcities.
ARE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ARE 199. Orientation to Agriculture and Resource Economics. 1,2 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
ARE 201. Principles of Resource and Energy. 3 Hours.
PR: Third-year standing. Analyzes problems important or peculiar to mineral industry economics; exhaustion, externalities, risks, production cycle, industry structure, pricing, role of minerals in development and trade, resource planning. Energy, metals, industrial minerals. (3 hr. lec.).
ARE 204. Agribusiness Management. 3 Hours.
Overview of the agribusiness decision-making process, and the functions of agribusiness management; analysis of financial statements and budgeting for evaluating profitability of alternative enterprises and practices.
ARE 220. Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics. 3 Hours.
Economic analysis of environmental pollution, natural resource conservation and management, outdoor recreation, public land use, wildlife resources, water use, property rights, and benefit-cost issues.
ARE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARE 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ARE 360. Current Issues In Agriculture. 3 Hours.
Course focusing on the current scientific, ethical, legal, economic and political issues relating to agriculture. Students conduct group and individual research, discuss topics in an informal debate format and summarize positions in a written form.
ARE 380. Agribusiness Sales and Management. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide students with essential spreadsheet and sales skills they can apply regardless of their chosen profession. The course will cover spreadsheet basics and students will apply that knowledge to problems related to agricultural and resource economics.
ARE 382. Agricultural and Natural Resources Law. 3 Hours.
Introduction to legal concepts, principles and practices related to environmental, natural resource, and agricultural issues; in the context of the legal system within which statues are enacted, administered and enforced.
ARE 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARE 401. Applied Demand Analysis. 3 Hours.
Consumer demand economics applied to environmental, natural resource, and agricultural issues; analysis of factors that influence demand and determine prices; special applications to non-market, environmental, and natural resource amenities.
ARE 406. Applied Quantitative Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: ARE 150. Application of basic quantitative concepts and methods applied to agribusiness and natural resources. Topics include applied economics, statistics, mathematics, and financial concepts and decision-making tools for determining optimum allocation of resources for production processes.
ARE 410. Environmental and Resource Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ARE 220. Economic analysis of natural resource and environmental problems; management of renewable and non-renewable resources and environmental amenities; market failure, externalities, benefit-cost and risk analysis; property rights and the taking issues.
ARE 411. Rural Economic Development. 3 Hours.
Economic trends, development policies, and analysis of rural economies in the United States. Rural diversity, development concepts, rural planning, public programs and policies, and community analysis methods.
ARE 420. Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Addressing Climate Change. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior or Senior standing. This course identifies mechanisms that may be used to offset or reduce the effects of a changing climate. It addresses options that can help to protect agriculture and food production, protect human health, improve water resources and ecosystems services, and provide for the energy needed for continued economic activity. Students cannot receive credit for both ARE 420 and ARE 620.
ARE 422. New Venture Creation. 3 Hours.
In this course, students will learn the process of starting a new venture. The student will gain an in depth understanding of the framework and process by practicing the techniques on a startup of the student’s choice.
ARE 431. Marketing Agricultural Products. 3 Hours.
Organization, functions, and analysis of the agricultural marketing system. Food consumption, exports, price analysis, marketing costs, market power, commodities futures market, food safety, and government regulations.
ARE 435. Marketing Livestock Products. 3 Hours.
Livestock marketing practices and policies. Supply and demand, livestock price cycles, grading, marketing alternatives, processing and retailing. Economic analysis of alternatives, current issues, and trends.
ARE 440. Futures Markets and Commodity Prices. 3 Hours.
Analysis of price-making forces which operate in the market place; emphasis on major agricultural and mineral commodity and futures markets.
ARE 445. Energy Economics. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the energy sector and its relationship to the rest of the economy; energy security, deregulation, full cost pricing, substitutability among energy sources, transmission, new technologies, environmental considerations.
ARE 450. Agriculture, Environmental and Resource Policy. 3 Hours.
PR: ARE 150 or ECON 201 or consent. Economic analysis of agricultural, natural resource and environmental policies; problems of externalities and market failure, and alternative policies for addressing such problems; benefits and cost of alternative policies.
ARE 461. Agribusiness Finance. 3 Hours.
PR: ACCT 201 or ARE 110. An overview of financial analysis and the application of financial principles to small, rural and agricultural businesses. Includes applications of financial analysis computer software.
ARE 462. Records and Analysis for Sustainable Agribusinesses. 3 Hours.
PR: ARE 110 or ACCT 201 or BUSA 202. Managerial and record-keeping concepts and tools needed to run a successful agribusiness. Course materials and lab activities focus on collection and use of information to assist in whole-farm/agribusiness planning, decision-making, performance evaluation, sensitivity analysis, and management. Course stresses the impact of record-keeping and performance evaluation on the ability of an agribusiness to achieve its strategic goals.
ARE 482. Enterprise Operation Law. 3 Hours.
Course focusing on laws applicable to businesses and the management of risks associated with operating a business. Students will learn to read and interpret laws and apply them to real-life business scenarios.
ARE 484. Agribusiness Strategic Management. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing. This course is designed to enhance understanding of business strategy formulation and implementation. The course provides a balance between theoretical concepts, principles, and practice of agribusiness management. Case studies are used to illustrate the crafting, implementation, and execution of optimal strategies.
ARE 485. Economics of Water Resources and Energy. 3 Hours.
PR: Calculus with a grade of B- or better or consent, introductory micro economics with a C- or consent. Allocation under scarcity, water institutions and management, risk, pricing, marketing, demand and supply estimation, interdependence between energy and water resources (Credit cannot be received for both ARE 485 and ARE 585).
ARE 488. Career Development. 1 Hour.
PR: For Resource Economics and Management majors only. Development of career goals and job search skills. Investigation of topics that advance students in their career goals.
ARE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ARE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ARE 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ARE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ARE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ARE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ARE 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ARE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ARHS 101. Landmarks of World Art. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the study of art history from prehistory to the present in which major landmarks of world art and architecture are considered as aesthetic objects, cultural documents and within their socio-historical contexts.
ARHS 111. World Architecture 1. 3 Hours.
Covers the built environment from cave shelter to Constantine's Rome. Includes architecture of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Considers these periods' influence on modern structures.
ARHS 120. Survey of Art History 1. 3 Hours.
The course examines the history of the visual arts in world cultures from pre-historic periods to the fourteenth century.
ARHS 160. Survey of Art History 2. 3 Hours.
The course examines the history of the visual arts in world cultures from the fourteenth century to the present.
ARHS 225. GPS-Introduction to Italian Culture. 3 Hours.
Exploration of Italian history, culture, art, design, and language through lecture and experiential learning. Possible field trips: Florence, Rome, Pisa, Sienna, Lucca, Milan. Students conduct an individual design research project.
ARHS 240. Research, Writing, & Methods in Art History. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160 with a minimum grade of C- in each and ((ENGL 101 and ENGL 102) or ENGL 103). This course cultivates critical research skills. It focuses on the close reading of texts and images, acquisition of effective research practices, writing within the discipline, and an introductory examination of the development and tradition of the literature of art theory and its relationship to artistic practice.
ARHS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARHS 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ARHS 304. Asian Art. 3 Hours.
ARHS 307. Native American Visual Culture. 3 Hours.
In-depth overview of the visual material culture of the First Peoples of North America north of the Rio Grande, pre-contact to present. Focus on formal analysis with careful contextual studies.
ARHS 310. Introduction to Curatorial Practices. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. This course provides an introduction to museum structure and specifically the role of the curator. The objective is to assess exhibition display and develop critical perspective on curatorial practice.
ARHS 311. Museums and Society. 3 Hours.
PR: (ARHS 101 or ARHS 120 or ARHS 160) with a minimum grade of C- or instructor consent. This course introduces students to the theory and practice of museums, situating museums within a broader societal context. There is an emphasis on fine art museums in the twenty-first century. Topics include museum careers and professional roles within the museum; evolving philosophies of museum practice; museum ethics; and approaches to collecting displaying, and interpreting culturally significant art, objects, and artifacts.
ARHS 312. Museums in Action. 3 Hours.
PR: (ARHS 101 or ARHS 120 or ARHS 160) with a minimum grade of C- or instructor consent. Museums in Action explores the many ways in which museums connect with communities. Students will analyze current best practices for encouraging museum visitors to engage with, learn from and experience the objects they have on display. The course includes practical projects, where students will plan and implement components of museum outreach such as tours and public events.
ARHS 317. Gallery Studies. 3 Hours.
This course provides a hands-on approach to professional gallery management. Beginning with the practical considerations of daily operations, the course covers art handling, condition reports, packing and shipping artworks, installation, lighting, writing exhibition proposals, press releases, and reviews. Other coursework includes readings, written projects, and presentations on contemporary and historical gallery topics and issues.
ARHS 320. Greek and Roman. 3 Hours.
The arts of the Aegean World, c. 2000 BCE, Greece and Rome to 400 CE are examined. Architecture, sculpture and painting will be included.
ARHS 321. Ancient Greek Art and Architecture. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 with a minimum grade of C-. A study of Greek Art and Architecture, beginning with the Aegean world in the Third Millennium BCE and continuing through the Hellenistic period, up to about 31 BCE.
ARHS 325. Ancient Roman Art and Architecture. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. A study of a limited number of monuments in two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums from the first millennium BCE through Imperial Rome.
ARHS 331. Medieval. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. The arts of Europe from c. 312 to c. 1350 are examined. The theoretical, historical, and literary contexts for the images will be established. Architecture, sculpture, painting and portable arts will be included.
ARHS 333. Medieval Architecture. 3 Hours.
The architecture of western Europe and its builders, from 313 through the sixteenth century: monumental buildings, architectural ornament, and the fusion of sacred and secular, in context of medieval world views.
ARHS 338. The History of Stained Glass. 3 Hours.
In-depth introduction to the study of architectural stained glass. Focus on the development of the medium, on formal analysis of composition, on conographical conventions, and historic contexts.
ARHS 345. Modern Art Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160 and 200-level art history. The course will examine the development of modern art theory and its relationship to artistic practice. Emphasis will be placed on the critical and theoretical examination of modernism and post modernism.
ARHS 348. Women in Art. 3 Hours.
The course examines the art of female artists and of women as subjects in art. There will be a historical view along with a strong theoretical component.
ARHS 350. Northern Renaissance. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. The arts of Northern Europe from 1350 to 1560 will be studied in a historical and theoretical context. Painting and sculpture will be the focus of study.
ARHS 354. Italian Renaissance. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. Early Renaissance through Mannerism. The course will emphasize both the historical context and theoretical foundation of 15th and 16th-century Italian art and architecture.
ARHS 360. Baroque. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. The course examines the art of the late 16th through 18th centuries of both Northern and Southern Europe. Issues of historical context and theoretical interpretation are emphasized.
ARHS 370. American. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. This course will treat the arts in the United States from the Colonial era to 1960. Emphasis is placed upon factors which define American art and the critical foundations for the works.
ARHS 375. Nineteenth Century. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. The course focuses upon European and American art from the late 18th century through 1900. Issues of theory, historical context and literary foundation will be considered.
ARHS 380. Modern. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. The revolutionary experience of modern art, from its foundation in 19th-century European movements through the 1950s will be emphasized. Critical theory and historical context stressed.
ARHS 381. Modern Architecture. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. In-depth overview of architecture, 1850 to present. Focus on development of International Style, its dissemination, and challenges to this modernist aesthetic by contemporary architects.
ARHS 382. GPS-Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. 3 Hours.
Overview of the life and work of America's most noted and controversial architect. Close examination of his work in the context of the development of modern architecture.
ARHS 385. Print, Propaganda, and Art. 3 Hours.
Survey of the history of printing, printmaking, and other forms of imaging in the western world from earliest printed materials to present. Theoretical implications of image reproduction also considered.
ARHS 388. The Art of Andy Warhol. 3 Hours.
Overview of the ground-breaking and controversial art of Andy Warhol. Close examination of his work in the context of the 1960's Pop Art movement and recent contemporary art.
ARHS 389. Contemporary. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. This course explores the various artistic movements from World War II to the present. Emphasis will be given to the change from modern to postmodern. Familiarity with images and critical texts is expected.
ARHS 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARHS 401. Senior Project-Capstone. 1-15 Hours.
PR: Consent. This class concentrates upon independent research, closely supervised, on a topic of student's selection. This must be well-defined and contain historical, critical, and theoretical issues. (Contractual course.).
ARHS 402. History of Chinese Ceramics. 3 Hours.
Covers pre-history to present with emphasis on historical development of ceramics and cultures of important dynasties in Jingdezhen, China. Students will visit historical archaeological sites, traditional production centers and museums.
ARHS 405. Chinese Language and Culture History. 3 Hours.
Covers basic cultural and written Chinese, an introduction to China's many cultures and customs, and a brief history of China. (Field trips offer experiential learning at sites discussed in class.).
ARHS 406. Graphic Design History. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. This course presents graphic design as visual communication from prehistory to present, traced primarily through the poster. It also includes typography, styles, material culture, attending international political and art movements.
ARHS 411. Conservation Practices: Digital Documentation, Treatment, Condition Assessment. 3 Hours.
This course provides an introduction to the field of conservation and historic preservation. Topics include an overview of historical and current approaches to conservation treatment as well as contemporary issues associated with the field. Students learn fundamental skills in conservation examination (assessing the construction/condition of artworks/artifacts) and documentation (techniques will include stereomicroscopy, ultraviolet illumination, and digital documentation.).
ARHS 412. Collections Care and Preservation of Material Objects. 3 Hours.
This course introduces students to the preventive care of collections with a focus on museum policies regarding accessioning/de-accessioning of objects, exhibitions and loans, the transportation and handling of artworks and more. Students complete a survey of a collection, participate in a mock disaster recovery exercise, and conduct environmental monitoring for nearby collections/exhibition spaces.
ARHS 413. Material Objects Investigations 1 (2-D). 3 Hours.
Introduction to historical and contemporary materials of two-dimensional art (organic and inorganic), historical conservation treatments, and selected methods of technical examination of objects (microscopy, ultraviolet, infrared reflectography, x-ray). Printmaking, works of art on paper, papermaking, gilding, easel, and wall paintings will be covered. Students write technical reports, conduct research projects, and reconstruct historical artworks/artifacts.
ARHS 414. Material Objects Investigation 2 (3-D). 3 Hours.
Introduction to historical and contemporary materials of three-dimensional art (organic and inorganic), historical conservation treatments, and selected methods of technical examination of objects (microscopy, ultraviolet, infrared reflectography, x-ray). Metals, ceramics, stone, glass, resins, bone/ivory, basketry, textiles, and taxidermy will be covered. Students write technical reports, conduct research projects, and reconstruct historical artworks/artifacts.
ARHS 421. Professional Field Experience: Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 422. Overview of traditional ceramic technology and its evolution. Examines materials and production methods used in the Mediterranean basin. Study historical typologies of architectural ceramics and pottery found in Italy, analyze archaeological artifacts from local excavations (6th c. BCE–20th c. CE), identify and sort sherds, perform typology analysis of “diagnostic” sherds, catalog and document sherds including analytical drawings and diagrams.
ARHS 422. Professional Field Experience: Restoration of Archaeological Ceramics. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 421. Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of conservation of archaeological pottery. Students learn various methods of cleaning pottery sherds, the reassembly of pottery from surviving sherds, in-filling gaps left in the pottery after reassembly, the aesthetic treatment of the infilling for display and how to document the restoration procedure on pottery.
ARHS 445. Michelangelo and His Time. 3 Hours.
ARHS 446. Medieval Painting. 3 Hours.
An historical and media- centered investigation of the pictorial arts of the West c. 800-1300: manuscript illumination, mural painting, panel decoration, embroidery, mosaics, and stained glass.
ARHS 451. Professional Field Experience: Introduction to the History and Craft of Book Bindings. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 452. Through a lecture and workshop format, this course introduces students to the history and evolution of Western and Oriental bookmaking, from the handmade codex to pre-industrialized book-making processes. Students craft four traditional books and in the process learn the materials, tools, sewing structures and assembly process of the various elements.
ARHS 452. Professional Field Experience: Intro to Preservation and Preventive Conservation of Books. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 451. Theoretical overview of libraries and archives collection care, preventive conservation and book and archival material conservation with practical experience in non-invasive preventive conservation. Covers historical intrusive restoration compared to modern conservation treatments. Students assess and document structures, historical materials and conservation conditions of original items, through forms, photographs, drawings and implement non-intrusive conservative measures on original material in an archive.
ARHS 453. Professional Field Experience: Restoration of Traditional Masonry Buildings in Italy. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 454. Introduces students to restoration of natural and artificial stone surfaces in historic Italian buildings and structures. Through lectures and hands-on workshops, it explores traditional materials and techniques used to create buildings and artwork integral to their structure. It also examines the various agents of deterioration that, over time, damage the materials and the different approaches to their restoration and conservation.
ARHS 454. Professional Field Experience: Sketching and Analyzing Historic Buildings in Italy. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 453. This course develops intellectual skills in identifying and analyzing historic buildings and their cultural contexts. Building typologies, architectural styles, materials, structural systems, and construction methods are discussed. In the sketching workshop and onsite participants develop analytical skills through observational drawing and documentation.
ARHS 455. Professional Field Experience: Paper Media and Restoration Methods for Artworks. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 456. This theoretical course is an overview on restoration of paper media including the: nature and history of paper; traditional methods of paper making and printing; processes of deterioration; handling and mounting; methods of conservation and restoration of paper, and artworks on paper. Workshop includes practice on documents from the San Gemini Historic Archive and original ancient prints from private collection.
ARHS 456. Professional Field Experience:Handwritten & Printed Archival Materials Restoration Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 455. Students gain hands-on experience the basic skills required for restoration of paper media and original archival materials. Students learn and apply basic conservation and restoration skills on original engravings and, having acquired sufficient skill, restore unique manuscript documents from the San Gemini Historic Archive and other Italian Archives (13th-19th centuries).
ARHS 457. Professional Field Experience:Traditional Painting Materials, Methods, &Restoration Issues. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 458 and ARHS 459. This course gives an in-depth understanding of traditional painting materials and techniques commonly used in Italy during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Since this course is aimed primarily at people planning to study art conservation, the course also explores factors that hasten deterioration of the materials and the different approaches to their conservation and restoration.
ARHS 458. Professional Field Experience: Traditional Painting Workshop. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 457 and ARHS 459. Covers traditional Italian painting materials and techniques (fresco, sgraffito, tempera on wood, gilding, oil on canvas) through hands-on experience using historical methods. No experience necessary; this is not an art class. The main objective is for students to learn the painting processes, difficulties, and limitations associated with each technique and material and how this influences aesthetics and the image-making process.
ARHS 459. Professional Field Experience: Restoration: Theory, Ethics, and Issues. 2 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ARHS 457 and ARHS 458. This course examines the purpose and goals of preservation. Matters of philosophy, ethics, cultural values and “best practices” that influence the work of restorers are covered because misguided restoration work is a major cause of destruction or falsification of irreplaceable cultural heritage. This course teaches students to assess the goals and values that guide and influence restoration and conservation.
ARHS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ARHS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ARHS 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ARHS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ARHS 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ARHS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ARHS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ARHS 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ARHS 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ARHS 499. Global Service Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service-learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student's anchor course by offering a methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding to the content of the anchor course.
ART 102S. Non-Major Ceramics. 3 Hours.
The course is designed to teach basic ceramic skills associated with beginning pottery. Emphasis is on throwing techniques, trimming, handle attachment, basic ceramic design, glazing and studio practices.
ART 103. Materials and Procedures. 2,3 Hours.
Designed to guide elementary education majors in developing skills to teach visual arts within the PreK-8 classroom. Using age-appropriate 2-D and 3-D materials and resources students will pursue technical craftsmanship, employ elements and principles of design, and explore art concepts through a series of hands-on activities and projects. Learning relies on engagement with studio art production, lecture/demonstration, teaching labs, readings.
ART 109S. Basic Drawing 1 for Non-Majors. 3 Hours.
A beginning-level studio experience emphasizing the application of techniques and materials in rendering. Designed for non-art majors and those seeking to improve their portfolios to gain entrance into the BFA studio program.
ART 110S. Basic Drawing 2 for Non Majors. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 109 or ART 109S or consent. A studio experience building upon skills and techniques gained in ART 109S. Includes the examination of drawing through expanded materials. For non-art majors, those seeking to improve their portfolios and enter the BFA program.
ART 111S. Drawing 1. 3 Hours.
The course emphasizes fundamental principles of drawing with a focus on building basic skills through direct observation, using traditional graphic media and expression.
ART 112S. Drawing 2. 3 Hours.
The course emphasizes fundamental principles of drawing with a focus on more expressive approaches to basic problems. Greater emphasis is placed on abstraction and non-traditional drawing processes and media.
ART 121S. Visual Foundations 1. 3 Hours.
The course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of two-dimensional image making with an emphasis on color theory and design. Through creative assignments students develop abilities and visual awareness emphasizing the basics of color perception, form, proportion and rhythm.
ART 122S. Visual Foundations 2. 3 Hours.
The course incorporates projects involving abstract and representational ideas in three dimensions and investigates the basic concepts of line, plane, volume, form, mass, texture, composition and time.
ART 191. First-Year Seminar. 3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ART 211S. Figure Drawing. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). This class concentrates on compositional structure from the human figure. Students will investigate organic nature of the figure and its representation in space using a wide variety of media and processes. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 212S. Visual Foundations 3. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). This class expands media possibilities and examines the variables of image-making while establishing personal expression. The course is designed to develop analytical and problem solving skills as well as technical processes.
ART 213S. Painting 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). The course serves as an introduction to painting with concentration on structure, techniques and imagery. Emphasis is on the development of skills in rendering works which express light, color and form integral to the medium.
ART 214S. Painting 2. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). The course provides the essential structure, techniques and iconography of painting. Its modern development, augmenting the traditional languages of painting, are clarified and isolated.
ART 217. Arts and Cultural Organizations. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the types of non-profit arts and cultural organization and the field of arts administration. Coursework will focus on issues related to the performing and visual arts in the non-profit sector.
ART 223S. Introduction to Graphic Design. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). The course emphasizes the application of traditional and technological skills emphasizing color, composition, symbolic drawing, and typography fundamental to the field of graphic design.
ART 224S. Graphic Design 2. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). This course emphasizes typography, sequential projects and complex compositions, and includes preparation as well as review of upper-level entrance portfolios.
ART 226S. Introduction to Sculpture. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). The course focuses on creative expression using basic traditional materials and techniques. Students explore aesthetics and contemporary issues while acquiring a working knowledge of various sculptural media.
ART 227S. Sculpture. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). New construction techniques including stretched canvas over wood encaustics, molds, plasticene, and figure modeling will aid the students in developing problem-solving skills related to aesthetics and formal sculptural issues.
ART 230S. Printmaking - Intaglio and Relief. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). This course is a fundamental printmaking class concerned with creating an understanding and sensitivity towards intaglio processes and techniques. Students explore and develop visual ideas and images using non-traditional approaches.
ART 231S. Printmaking - Lithography. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). This course is an introduction to the fundamental processes of lithography with a focus on developing imagery and technical proficiency. Students acquire a working knowledge of the medium while examining aesthetics, contemporary discourse, and history as an art form.
ART 232S. Photography 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). This course introduces the fundamentals of contemporary photographic practice and explores the medium in a “fine art” context. Students will learn to manually operate a camera, establish workflows for organizing and editing photographs, and practice basic lighting techniques. Technical skills serve as a foundation for exploring artistic uses of photography and the role of the medium in society more broadly.
ART 234S. Photography 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 232 or ART 232S. This course is a continuation of Photography 1; students will delve further into digital workflows and advanced lighting techniques and learn how to produce inkjet prints of their work. Likewise, students will be introduced to more challenging artistic concepts that will broaden their understanding of the medium’s complicated relationship to reality and our perception of it.
ART 235S. Introduction to Silkscreen. 3 Hours.
Printmaking class concerned with creating an understanding and sensitivity towards silkscreen processes, techniques, and developing ideas and images using multiple approaches. Students acquire knowledge of silkscreen, examine its aesthetics, discourse, and history.
ART 236. Mobile Digital Photography. 3 Hours.
Explores photography basics using a mobile device and digital applications. Emphasis will be on the design elements of photography, postproduction processes, application of mobile tools, and concept development. Construction of photographic narratives through control of exposure, shaping of light, sequence, and text integration will be addressed in the course project.
ART 237S. Introduction to Relief Printmaking. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S). This course introduces the fundamentals of relief printmaking and explores the medium in a fine art context. Students will learn the proper care and use of relief printmaking tools, materials, inks and chemicals. Technical skills serve as a foundation for exploring artistic uses of relief printmaking and the role of the medium in society more broadly.
ART 240S. Ceramics. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). The course covers basic ceramic techniques including throwing, trimming, ceramic design, glazing, firing and studio practices. Lectures cover basic ceramic material, information and studio procedures.
ART 241S. Ceramics. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). The course continues the study of basic ceramic techniques: throwing, trimming, ceramic design glazing, firing and studio practices. Lectures cover basic ceramic material, information and studio procedures.
ART 242S. Life Modeling. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 111 or ART 111S) and (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). Explores entry-level figure modeling including basic bust and small-scale figure modeling. Covers techniques of clay building from armature to plaster or wax castings.
ART 264. Introduction to Art Education. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 111 and ART 112 and ART 121 and 122 and six hours of studio. Contemporary art education and resources that support its practices. Students also interact with experienced K-12 art specialists and their various grade levels.
ART 265. Art Education: Elementary. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 264. This course is designed on the discipline-based content and the character of art education at the elementary level. Emphasis is placed on child-centered curriculum development. Course content is based on the WV CSOs and national standards.
ART 266. Art Education: Secondary. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 264. This course is designed on discipline-based content and the character of art education at the secondary level. Emphasis is placed on child-centered curriculum development. Course content is based on the WV CSOs and national standards.
ART 270S. Introduction to Electronic Media 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 112 or ART 112S) and (ART 121 or ART 121S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S). Class provides introduction to fundamentals of digital media. Explores digital photography, animation multimedia. Covers use of various software, focuses on sound, technical foundation and esthetic proficiency in these media.
ART 271S. Introduction to Electronic Media 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 270 or ART 270S. A continued exploration into applications and aesthetics of digital media. Attention is given to historical and contemporary critical contest for this media. Students encouraged to create hybrids between media and digital approaches.
ART 272S. Designing for Multimedia. 3 Hours.
This course explores 2D and 4D visual design in a digital media context. Students learn the foundations of visual design including composition, hierarchy, unity and color theory. These concepts are explored through digital media tools.
ART 273S. Beginning 3D Animation. 3 Hours.
Introduction to 3D computer modeling and animation. Fundamental concepts and techniques of polygonal modeling, shading, texturing, lighting, animating and rendering. Character design and bipedal animation. The course culminates with the production of an original, character-based group animation.
ART 280. Studio Art for Art Historians. 3 Hours.
PR: ARHS 120 and ARHS 160. Experiential investigation of art studio practice; guest artist demonstrations. Emphasis on understanding materials, terminology, and artistic processes. May be repeated for credit.
ART 285S. Interactive Audio Design. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 121 or ART 121S) and (ART 122 or ART 122S) with a minimum grade of C- in each and must be enrolled in the Interactive Design for Media major or minor. Covers core principles of audio design and control in an interactive environment. Students will learn about sound creation and propagation, audio recording and editing, the structure and emotional effect of music, and the function and application of sound effects to augment interactive experiences.
ART 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ART 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ART 313S. Painting 3. 1-15 Hours.
PR: (ART 213 or ART 213S) and (ART 214 or ART 214S). The course reaffirms and expands formal criteria established in ART 213S and ART 214S and directs individual research into personal, historical and contemporary painting issues in oil, acrylic and related media. (May be repeated for a maximum of 36 credit hours.).
ART 315. Arts Administration. 3 Hours.
This course provides a practical approach to understanding arts management in not- for-profit organizations. Topics include facilities management, leadership, programming, audience development, board relations, and fundraising.
ART 316. Arts Programming. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 217. The course examines principles and best practices related to comprehensive arts and cultural programming. Program theory, partnerships, program evaluation, volunteer coordination, marketing, and related topics will be explored.
ART 323S. Graphic Design 3. 12 Hours.
PR: ART 224 or ART 224S. Varied hypothetical projects give students a methodology for solving applied design projects in a range of formats. This class will deal with a combination of computer graphics, book arts, publication design and multi-media projects. Portfolio review. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 324S. Graphic Design 4. 1-9 Hours.
PR: ART 323 or ART 323S. Senior graphic design studio includes a model studio with real projects, most of which are produced and printed. Emphasis is on developing professional skills in design and design management. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 325S. Design for Web and Screen. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 223 or ART 223S) and (ART 224 or ART 224S). Introduction to the technologies and methodologies utilized in graphic design for the web and other screen-based interfaces. This course focuses on an entire design process including information architecture, visual aesthetics and usability.
ART 326S. Sculpture. 1-15 Hours.
PR: (ART 226 or ART 226S) and (ART 227 or ART 227S). Students continue to examine personal iconography as it pertains to aspects of contemporary sculpture. Topics explored are concept-oriented, using stone, concrete, glass, and emphasizing craftsmanship and aesthetic issues. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 327S. Installation Art. 1-15 Hours.
PR: ART 122 or ART 122S. Students investigate this contemporary art form through a series of temporary, site-specific sculptural environments. Conventional art media and concepts are challenged as students develop alternative solutions to creative problems. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 328S. Advanced Typography. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 224 or ART 224S. Students will study taxonomy, history and classification of typography as well as create projects in diverse formats such as posters, publications, exhibits or packaging to experience the typographic contexts and etiquette for each.
ART 330S. Printmaking. 1-15 Hours.
PR: (ART 230 or ART 230S) and (ART 231 or ART 231S). An exploration of color printmaking, advancing imagery through critical contexts. Students focus on technical mastery in lithography, intaglio, relief and alternative processes, expand their knowledge of printmaking's history and develop creative problem solving skills. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 331. GPS-Jackson Hole Photography Workshop. 3 Hours.
Ten-day intensive photography field course that explores the diverse and remote region of northwestern Wyoming. Course includes daily excursions, darkroom and digital work sessions, gallery visits, and evening presentations.
ART 332S. Intermediate Photography. 3,6 Hours.
PR: (ART 232 or ART 232S) and (ART 234 or ART 234S). This course expands on the formal and critical criteria established in the introductory courses, and directs creative research into personal, historical, and contemporary issues. Students explore larger format cameras and advanced lighting techniques.
ART 333S. Alternative Photography. 3-6 Hours.
PR: (ART 232 or ART 232S) and (ART 234 or ART 234S). This course explores alternative photographic techniques and concepts that expand the definition of the medium. Techniques may include hand-applied emulsions, contemporary liquid emulsions, pinhole and plastic cameras, and digital negatives.
ART 335S. Advanced Photography. 6 Hours.
PR: (ART 332 or ART 332S) and (ART 333 or ART 333S). In this course emphasis will be on furthering explorations in the study of personal expression and development of creative style. Advanced camera, lighting and digital techniques are covered as needed.
ART 340S. Ceramics. 1-15 Hours.
PR: (ART 240 or ART 240S) and (ART 241 or ART 241S). This intense studio concentration is designed to prepare students for graduate studies and/or professional studio practices. Historical and contemporary design issues, kiln design and building, firing, glaze and clay formulation, studio practices and advanced-level throwing and hand-building techniques will be studied. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 341S. Ceramic Production Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 240 or ART 240S or consent. This course expands the student's experiences in ceramics through the use of industrial techniques, production equipment and business tools for the development, production and marketing of ceramic products.
ART 342S. CAD and 3D Printing. 3 Hours.
This course is an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Printing for students with no prior experience in the subject. Students will learn how to use CAD software and imaging equipment to design 3D models and fabricate their prototypes and artwork using 3D printing, laser cutting, and other digital tools.
ART 365. Pre-Student Teaching. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 265 and ART 266. The course concentrates on curriculum development, research methods, and delivery strategies for K-12 art specialists preparing for their professional semester.
ART 367. Technology Methods in Art Education. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 264. Examines multiple aspects of classroom technology in arts education. Combines hands-on computer techniques, critical analysis of digital art, and practical experience with curriculum design focusing on the integration and teaching of new and emerging technologies within K-12 school classrooms.
ART 370S. Intermediate Electronic Media. 3,6 Hours.
PR: (ART 270 or ART 270S) and (ART 271 or ART 271S). Students will expand explorations in video production from ART 271S and examine opportunities of creative works on the Internet. Building video skills and methodologies, students will create dynamic and artistic web pages.
ART 371S. Interactive Art. 3,6 Hours.
PR: (ART 270 or ART 270S) and (ART 271 or ART 271S). Students will utilize skills learned in previous electronic media courses to create projects incorporating a variety of knowledge and interactive software. Attention is given to historical and contemporary critical context.
ART 372S. Interactive Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 270 or ART 270S or ART 272 or ART 272S or VISJ 210. Interactive Design is a multimedia studio art course addressing core principles of interactivity, non-linear narration, and interaction design in art and culture.
ART 375. Space Atacama Chile. 4 Hours.
Space Atacama Chile is an adventure art course featuring a 10-day trip to the high-altitude Atacama Desert in Chile and Bolivia. Students learn basic animation and video techniques while investigating themes of space and perception in relation to the Chilean landscape. Students also learn about the history, politics and culture of Chile and the Atacama region.
ART 380. Art and Environment. 3 Hours.
PR: Must pass freshman review and complete 6 hours of 200-level coursework in area of emphasis or consent. Interdisciplinary studio/seminar course investigating art's relationship to the environment through readings, field trips, presentations and studio practice.
ART 393. Special Topics. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ART 410. Introduction to Visual Arts Therapy. 3 Hours.
PR: Course open to undergrads in art, counseling, psychology, education, or special education. Introduces students to basic principles and practices of visual arts therapy through historical background, theoretical frameworks, and in-field issues. Provides information on pioneers in the field, how and where art therapists practice, training required for the profession, as well as interactive art explorations to incorporate art therapy principles into their own teaching and/or artistic practice. Online lectures and discussion.
ART 411. Theory of Art Education & Art Therapy. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 410 and ART 412 with a minimum grade of C-, Course open to undergrads in art, counseling, psychology, education, or special education. Introduces students to the historical, theoretical and philosophical foundations of visual arts therapy. Provides students with an overall understanding of how visual arts therapy relates to practice in art education. Specific theories relating to creativity development and visual literacy are explored.
ART 412. Art Methods/Materials for Special Populations. 3 Hours.
PR: Course open to undergrads in art, counseling, psychology, education, or special education. Provides students with in-depth understanding of art methods and materials used in artistic development of children, adolescents and adults, while using creative process of art making to enhance the physical, mental and emotional well being of individuals of all ages. Research, assigned readings, online discussions, and hands-on projects and critiques. On-campus art-making seminar is required.
ART 413S. Senior Projects in Painting. 6 Hours.
PR: 18 hours of ART 313 or ART 313S. Advanced study directed toward completion of senior-level projects. Developed to meet individualized creative goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition/other exit requirements.
ART 420. Advanced Problems in Art-Making. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 410 and ART 412 with a minimum grade of C- in each, Course open to undergrads in art, counseling, psychology, education, or special education. Provides students with in-depth understanding of art methods and materials used in artistic development of children, adolescents and adults, while using creative process of art making to enhance the physical, mental and emotional well being of individuals of all ages. Research, assigned readings, online discussions, and hands-on projects and critiques.
ART 422. Art Therapy Media & Materials. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 410 with a minimum grade of C-. Introduces undergraduate students to the fundamentals of art media and methods utilized in art therapy and therapeutic settings. Students explore a variety of 2D & 3D mediums through visual and divergent thinking strategies to understand how specific media in the creative process of art making can promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being of art therapy clients and patients.
ART 425S. Graphic Design: Senior Project. 3 Hours.
PR: ART 324 or ART 324S. This course is focused on the development of an undergraduate thesis in which each project is individually defined with an umbrella topic. Formats and content vary but each project culminates in a thesis exhibition and an individual audio/visual presentation. (May be repeated for credit.).
ART 426S. Senior Projects in Sculpture. 6 Hours.
PR: 18 hours of ART 326 or ART 326S or consent. Advanced study towards completion of senior-level projects, developed to meet individualized creative goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition and other exit requirements.
ART 430S. Senior Projects in Printmaking. 6 Hours.
PR: 18 hours of ART 330 or ART 330S or consent. Advanced study directed toward completion of senior-level projects. Projects developed to meet individualized creative goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition and other exit requirements.
ART 435S. Senior Projects in Photography. 6 Hours.
PR: (ART 234 or ART 234S) and (ART 335 or ART 335S). Advanced study directed toward completion of senior level projects, developed to meet individualized creative goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition.
ART 440S. Senior Projects in Ceramics. 6 Hours.
PR: 18 hours of ART 340 or ART 340S or consent. Advanced study towards completion of senior-level projects, developed to meet individualized creative goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition and other exit requirements.
ART 444. Promoting the Arts and Culture. 3 Hours.
Provides a framework for effective promotion of non-profit performing arts, visual arts and service organizations in the cultural arts industry. Identifies the tactical side of commercially advancing the arts including effective implementation of arts-field-specific promotional programs and initiatives. Develops an awareness of arts organizations in the current social, cultural, and commercial environments.
ART 445. Senior Capstone. 3 Hours.
Seminar culminating scholarly experience of the undergraduate art therapy program. Provides the opportunity to explore, research, and articulate individual perspectives on art-making and personal strengths related to future careers in art therapy. Includes lectures, guest speakers/visiting artists, reflective art-making and written assignments.
ART 470S. Senior Projects in Intermedia. 6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Advanced study towards completion of senior-level projects in intermedia. Projects are developed to meet individualized goals. The course culminates with participation in a senior student exhibition as well as other exit requirements.
ART 472S. Advanced Interactive Design. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 272 or ART 272S) and (ART 372 or ART 372S) and JRL 225 with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course is a semester long, self-directed project focusing on specific interactive design applications in conjunction with advice and consultation from the instructor.
ART 485S. Experiments in Interactivity. 3 Hours.
PR: (ART 372 or ART 372S) and JRL 262 with a minimum grade of C- in each and students must be enrolled in the Interactive Design for Media minor or major. Addresses core principles of microcomputer programming, sensor interaction, and the Internet of Things to create site-specific interactive environments. Students will establish a critical awareness of computer-controlled environments through programming, circuit construction, and customized console design. Technologies explored include Raspberry Pi microcomputers, Arduinos, and 3D printing.
ART 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ART 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ART 491B. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ART 491D. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ART 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading and/or research.
ART 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ART 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ART 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ART 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ART 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ART 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ART 499. Global Service Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student's anchor course by offering a methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding ro the content of the anchor course.
ASP 220. Introduction to Africana Studies. 3 Hours.
An interdisciplinary introduction to the histories, economics, cultural and artistic heritages, political and social experiences of Africans and African-Americans; focusing on the relationships between the two experiences.
ASP 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASP 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ASP 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASP 420. Seminar Africana Studies. 3 Hours.
PR: ASP 220. Focus on selected aspects of Africana experience. Required for completion of minor in Africana Studies.
ASP 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ASP 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ASP 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ASP 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASP 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ASP 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ASP 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ASP 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ASP 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ASTR 106. Descriptive Astronomy. 3 Hours.
The celestial sphere, star time, solar time, Kepler's laws, H-R diagram and modern developments. No sophisticated mathematics used; only simple geometrical arguments employed.
ASTR 106L. Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ASTR 106. Introduction to modern astronomical techniques and practices through research-quality astronomical data collection and analysis, computer simulation, and hands-on activities. Includes study of objects in our solar system, in the Milky Way, and located much farther away in the vast reaches of space. Students engage in authentic scientific practices while exploring the universe.
ASTR 110. Explosions in Space. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 124 or higher, or appropriate score on MATH placement test. Topics covered include: special and general relativity, supernovae, neutron stars, black holes, wormholes, time travel and gamma-ray bursts.
ASTR 115. Honors Relativity. 1 Hour.
PR: MATH 124 or higher or appropriate score on MATH placement test. Exploration of gravity as the geometry of four-dimensional space time; the legacy of Einstein.
ASTR 250. Pulsar Search Collaboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Online data analysis of Green Bank Telescope (GBT) data as part of the PSC effort to discover pulsars and will acquaint students with the scientific method, the power of information technology, and basic astronomical concepts. It is open to high-school students and work will be done largely remotely.
ASTR 290. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
ASTR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASTR 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ASTR 367. Astrophysics 1. 3 Hours.
PR: PHYS 314. Physical description of the astronomical universe. Physical principles are used to explain the properties and evolution of stars. Physical properties and effects of the Milky Way's interstellar medium are examined.
ASTR 368. Astrophysics 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ASTR 367. Continuation of ASTR 367. Physical principles are applied to the properties and evolution of the Milky Way and galaxies and to the structure and evolution of the solar system. Physical properties of the universe are examined.
ASTR 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASTR 469. Observational Astronomy. 3 Hours.
PR: PHYS 314. Laboratory course consisting of three detailed projects which aim to acquaint students with current techniques for astronomy data analysis and interpretation across the electromagnetic spectrum.
ASTR 470. General Relativity. 3 Hours.
PR: PHYS 314 and PHYS 331. Innovative 'physics-first' introduction to Einstein's relativistic theory of gravity. Topics covered include special relativity, curved space time, spherical stars, gravitational collapse, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology.
ASTR 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ASTR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ASTR 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ASTR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ASTR 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ASTR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ASTR 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ASTR 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ASTR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ATTR 101. Prospective Athletic Training. 1 Hour.
An introduction to the clinical and educational components of athletic training including observation hours and basic skill acquisition.
ATTR 121. Sport Injury Control and Management. 3 Hours.
Training, conditioning, protection, and other injury prevention measures. First aid, emergency service, and care related to physical education and athletics.
ATTR 122. Sports Injury Control and Management Lab. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. Basic skills in athletic conditioning, application of taping and bracing, equipment fitting, record keeping, modality set-up, emergency procedures for athletic- related injuries and the proper management of open wounds. Pre-requisite(s) and/or co-requisite(s) may differ on regional campuses.
ATTR 218. Gross Anatomy Lab. 1 Hour.
Analysis of gross anatomy and systems of the trunk and extremities; cadaver laboratory experience.
ATTR 220. Taping/Bracing and Padding. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Practical application of adhesive tape, elastic wraps, and bracing techniques for prevention and protection of athletic injuries to support an athletes return to play.
ATTR 221. Advanced Athletic Training 1. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to provide an in-depth analysis of life-threatening situations and internal injuries associated with athletics.
ATTR 281. Athletic Training Practicum 1. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 282. Athletic Training Practicum 2. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ATTR 301. Athletic Training Practicum 3. 2 Hours.
PR: Junior standing and consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 302. Athletic Training Practicum 4. 2 Hours.
PR: Junior standing and Consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 321. Therapeutic Modalities. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to investigate tissue repair, physiology of hot and cold treatment, therapeutic modalities and pharmacology relevant to athletic injury management.
ATTR 323. Athletic Injury Rehabilitation. 2 Hours.
PR: ATTR 219 and ATTR 221 and ATTR 222 and ATTR 332. Designed for the practical applications of athletic training rehabilitation techniques to the lower extremity.
ATTR 324. Athletic Injury Rehabilitation 2. 2 Hours.
PR: ATTR 219 and ATTR 221 and ATTR 222 and ATTR 323 and ATTR 332. Designed for the practical application of athletic training rehabilitation techniques to the upper extremity.
ATTR 325. Organization & Administration. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to analyze various issues and policies in athletic training relevant to training room administration, liability, drug testing, record keeping, and other selected topics.
ATTR 326. Clinical Drug Application. 1 Hour.
PR: ATTR 321 and ATTR 323. Designed to provide students with the skills to make basic drug application issues and interactions within the athletic training setting.
ATTR 332. Orthopedic Assessment 2. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to provide in-depth analysis of athletic injury mechanics to the upper extremity; injury recognition, injury evaluation techniques, and muscle isolation techniques.
ATTR 403. Athletic Training Practicum 5. 2 Hours.
PR: Senior standing and consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 404. Athletic Training Practicum 6. 2 Hours.
PR: Senior standing and consent. Structured methods of practical application and evaluation of clinical skills and academic knowledge of athletic training students and their progress through the athletic training program.
ATTR 424. Athletic Training Senior Seminar. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Practical application of athletic training techniques.
ATTR 426. Medical Aspects of Athletic Training. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Designed to provide students the exposure to a variety of medical concerns, illnesses, and conditions that may occur within the various clinical settings of athletic training.
ATTR 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ATTR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ATTR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ATTR 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ATTR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ATTR 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ATTR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
BCOR 121. Introduction to Business Applications. 2 Hours.
PR: Must be admitted into the Chambers College of Business and Economics. BCOR 121 is designed to teach students the fundamentals of business personal computer applications, including word processors, presentation tools, and spreadsheets, with a focus on using the tools for successful communication and data organization in a business setting.
BCOR 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
BCOR 199. Introduction to Business. 3 Hours.
This course introduces the student to the major business disciplines, basic business communications, and the University environment.
BCOR 200. Faculty-Led Study Abroad. 3 Hours.
This course incorporates a study abroad program with an emphasis on examining the conduct of business in foreign countries. Students will obtain first-hand experience in communicating with business professionals, business school students, and other constituencies. This course is geared towards allowing students who are interested in growing a career in international business to explore foreign economic, social, and cultural environments.
BCOR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BCOR 299. Business Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require (ENGL 101 and ENGL 102) or ENGL 103 each with a minimum grade of C-, PSC and WVUIT sections require (ENGL 101 and ENGL 102). Students will develop facility with business communication genres, such as professional emails, memos, letters, proposals, reports, interviews, and oral presentations. Includes research and real-world business projects and/or cases.
BCOR 300. Principles of Real Estate. 3 Hours.
This course provides an overview of the legal, financial, economic and marketing concepts relating to real estate. Topics include property rights (contracts, deeds, mortgages, etc.); property ownership (titles, closing of settlement, insurance, taxes); financing (interest rates and mortgage types); brokerage; and property evaluation. This course has value to students who may wish to purchase, sell, or rent real estate.
BCOR 305. Real Estate Law. 3 Hours.
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the legal principles and regulations governing the buying, selling, leasing, and development of real property. The course will be of interest to students contemplating careers in accounting, real estate development, real estate finance, city planning, or banking. Topics covered are contract law, property rights, land use regulations, zoning laws, financing, and environmental regulations.
BCOR 310. Esports Business. 3 Hours.
Students will learn about the esports market as a sub-set of the larger gaming industry. The course will explore the different roles of the developer, publisher, esports organizations, and the esports teams, what kinds of investments are relevant to each of those stakeholders, and what their financial concerns are.
BCOR 320. Legal Environment of Business. 3 Hours.
Explores the relationship of law, government and ethics to business enterprise. Provides overview of legal and ethical issues relevant to business decision-making and planning and the government regulations of business.
BCOR 330. Information Systems and Technology. 3 Hours.
Introduces essential information systems concepts for managing competitive firms in a global environment. Utilizes the Internet and builds skills in decision-making using spreadsheets, oral communication using presentation graphics, and data management using database software.
BCOR 340. Principles of Finance. 3 Hours.
Time Value of Money is applied to decision making in business and personal finance. Additionally, students learn common valuation techniques and financial planning.
BCOR 350. Principles of Marketing. 3 Hours.
Overview of marketing and the interrelationships between marketing and other business disciplines. Topics include the management of the product, communication, price, and distribution variables as well as introduction to buyer behavior and marketing research.
BCOR 360. Supply Chain Management. 3 Hours.
The course acquaints students with a variety of supply chain management key concepts, to include purchasing, logistics, competitiveness, location, inventory, forecasting, layout, production and operations management concepts and techniques.
BCOR 370. Principles of Management. 3 Hours.
This course will serve as an introduction to the process of managing and working effectively with people. The primary objective of this course is to provide students with an overview of the basic principles involved in effective management practices, including general and specific elements of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
BCOR 380. Business Ethics. 3 Hours.
This course first provides a comprehensive survey of the ethical issues challenging professional and corporate conduct in today's business world.
BCOR 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BCOR 460. Contemporary Business Strategy. 3 Hours.
PR: BCOR 320 and (BCOR 340 or FIN 325) and BCOR 350 and BCOR 360 and BCOR 370. The course focuses on the total organization and strategy development and execution that lead to the achievement of the organization's objectives and a superior position in the competitive environment in which it operates.
BCOR 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
BCOR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BCOR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
BCOR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
BIBY 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
BIBY 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
BIBY 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIBY 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BIBY 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
BIOC 235. Introduction to Molecular Medicine. 3 Hours.
The course is an introduction to molecular medicine and describes the basic structural components and molecular processes in a human cell, as well as the principles that govern cell-cell and cell-pathogen interactions.
BIOC 339. Introduction to Human Biochemistry. 4 Hours.
PR: General chemistry, organic chemistry. (For undergraduate biochemistry majors, and undergraduate students in other relevant programs.) A general introduction to biochemistry with emphasis on human biochemistry.
BIOC 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIOC 407. Methods to Diagnose Diseases. 2 Hours.
PR: BIOC 235 and PR or CONC: (AGBI 410 or BIOC 339) with a minimum grade of C- in each. The course is an introduction to the principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology experimental techniques used for research to study the mechanisms of diseases, as well as in the clinic for diagnostic purposes.
BIOC 445. Molecular Mechanisms of Age-Associated Diseases. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOC 235 and (AGBI 410 or BIOC 339) with a minimum grade of C- in each. Technological advances in medicine and agriculture and associated changes in human lifestyle and social interactions resulted in increased life expectancy in the developed world, aging populations and explosion in incidence and mortality rates from major chronic aging associated diseases (AADs). This course aims to provide our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms, risk factors and treatment strategies for managing aging.
BIOC 452. Molecular Mechanisms of Metabolic Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOC 235 and (AGBI 410 or BIOC 339) with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course covers diseases resulting from disorders of human metabolism and the mechanistic basis behind the symptoms and etiology of those diseases. Molecular mechanisms behind both inherited and acquired metabolic defects leading to disease will be covered.
BIOC 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and or research.
BIOC 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIOC 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BIOC 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
BIOC 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
BIOC 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
BIOL 101. General Biology 1. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: BIOL 101L or BIOL 103. Introductory course in biology: cellular, organismal, and population genetics, including reproduction, growth and development, and evolution.
BIOL 101L. General Biology 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BIOL 101. Experiments in biology: genetics and evolution; reproduction, growth, and development of cells, organisms, and populations.
BIOL 102. General Biology 2. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: BIOL 102L or BIOL 104. Introductory biology: energetics and physiology of cells, organisms, and populations, including regulation and control of multicellular organisms.
BIOL 102L. General Biology 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BIOL 102. Experiments in biology: materials exchange, actions of enzymes, photosynthesis and respiration, and physiology of organisms.
BIOL 105. Environmental Biology. 3 Hours.
Population growth and human impacts on the environment, including ecosystem destruction, biological diversity, pollution, and global climate change are explored to obtain the concepts necessary to understand complex environmental issues of our time. (Intended for non-biology majors.).
BIOL 105L. Environmental Biology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BIOL 105. Field and laboratory exercises explore fundamental ecological concepts and environmental problems, such as biodiversity, pollution, and natural resource utilization.
BIOL 107. Biotechnology and Society. 3 Hours.
An overview of the use of biotechnology to solve agricultural, medical, and environmental problems. Bioethical concerns and societal impacts of the use of the technologies will be discussed.
BIOL 108. Drugs and the Body. 3 Hours.
An overview of how common prescription, street and over-the-counter drugs alter body functions. How the body absorbs and metabolizes various drugs, drug interactions, and the biology of addiction will also be presented.
BIOL 113. Inquiry and Reasoning for Biologists. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BIOL 115 or consent. Problem-based and team-based learning approach using topics from BIOL 115 to help students build foundational knowledge in biological principles as well as develop and practice critical thinking skills essential for success as a science major.
BIOL 115. Principles of Biology. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: (BIOL 115L or BIOL 116) with a minimum grade of C-. Presentation of basic principles of modern biology. First in a four-course, integrated sequence required of biology majors. Topics include ecology and evolution, organismal biology, and cellular/molecular biology.
BIOL 115L. Principles of Biology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BIOL 115 with a minimum grade of C-. Emphasizes proper understanding and use of the scientific method to design and perform biological experiments. Discipline-specific communication techniques, including scientific writing, also emphasized.
BIOL 117. Introductory Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: ((BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and (BIOL 101L or BIOL 103) and (BIOL 102L or BIOL 104)) or ((BIOL 115 and (BIOL 115L or BIOL 116)) with a minimum grade of C- in all and PR or CONC: BIOL 117L or BIOL 118. Continuation of BIOL 115 and 115L. The diversity of reproductive, developmental, functional, and integrative mechanisms in plants and animals.
BIOL 117L. Introductory Physiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: ((BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and (BIOL 101L or BIOL 103) and (BIOL 102L or BIOL 104)) or ((BIOL 115 and (BIOL 115L or BIOL 116)) and PR or CONC: BIOL 117. Continuation of BIOL 115 and 115L. Utilizes themes from plant and animal physiology to enhance students' skills when applying the scientific method. Emphasis is placed on experimental design and discipline-specific communication methods.
BIOL 122. Human Sexuality. 3 Hours.
A study of biological, behavioral and societal aspects of sexuality. Issues considered include changing fecundity, social-legal implications, sex roles, sexually transmitted diseases, populations, erotica, aging, dysfunctions, and decision- making skills for sex related issues.
BIOL 191. First-Year Seminar. 3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
BIOL 219. The Living Cell. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 117 and (BIOL 117L or BIOL 118 or BIOL 240) and (CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L) with a minimum grade of C- in all and PR or CONC: BIOL 219L or BIOL 220. Third course in the core curriculum required for biology-related majors. It will expand on topics from BIOL 115/117, especially with regard to cell chemistry, bioenergetics, cell physiology and gene expression.
BIOL 219L. The Living Cell Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 117 and (BIOL 117L or BIOL 118 or BIOL 240) and (CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L) with a minimum grade of C- in all and PR or CONC: BIOL 219. BIOL 219L is the laboratory that accompanies BIOL 219 (The Living Cell).
BIOL 221. Ecology and Evolution. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 117 and (BIOL 117L or BIOL 118) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Basic concepts in evolution and ecology including Darwin's theory of natural selection, modern population genetics, speciation, population growth and regulation, demography, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, and human ecology.
BIOL 235. Human Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 115. (Intended for non-biology majors.) An introductory course in the function of the human.
BIOL 236. Human Physiology: Quantitative Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: MATH 156 and CHEM 116 and (BIOL 115 or (BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104) or PR or CONC: BIOL 235). Optional lab for BIOL 235 incorporating engineering concepts, such as mass and energy balances, circuit theory, and chemical kinetics to quantify and help understand many aspects of human physiology.
BIOL 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIOL 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in the Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
BIOL 301. History of Biology. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104) or BIOL 115. History of development of biological knowledge with philosophical and social backgrounds.
BIOL 302. Biometry. 3 Hours.
PR: STAT 211. Application of quantitative methods and statistics to biological data with emphasis on hands-on hypothesis construction, experimental design, data analysis and biological interpretation of statistical results.
BIOL 310. Advanced Cellular/Molecular Biology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220). Advanced study of molecular mechanisms underlying fundamental cellular processes.
BIOL 310L. Advanced Cellular/Molecular Biology Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: BIOL 310. Experimental approaches to the study of cellular systems.
BIOL 312. Introduction to Virology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Survey of viruses, their modes of replication and spread, and the medical and economic significance of viral diseases in public health.
BIOL 313. Molecular Basis of Cellular Growth. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Study of the integration of internal and external influences as they regulate the division, growth, and differentiation of cells. Topics include hormones as cell effectors, cancer, and stem cells.
BIOL 315. Communicating Natural Science. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 or BIOL 221. Teaches students to effectively communicate about scientific discoveries and scientific issues in both written and oral forms to professional scientists, the public, the media and politicians. Students will learn to consider the knowledge, biases and goals of their intended audience to communicate thoughtfully and effectively.
BIOL 316. Developmental Biology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220). A molecular genetic analysis of the mechanisms by which multicellular organisms develop from single cells.
BIOL 316L. Developmental Biology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) and PR or CONC: BIOL 316. Experimental approaches to the genetic analysis of the mechanisms by which multicellular organisms develop from single cells.
BIOL 318. Writing Appalachian Ecology. 3 Hours.
This course encourages students to think about the long-term future of our planet. What could our world be like in 200 years? How will current environmental problems change the future? How will relationships with the natural world change? Students address questions like these in creative nonfiction essays they write about research being conducted at the Fernow Experimental Forest in WV.
BIOL 320. The Total Science Experience: Genomics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Biological research experience incorporating critical skills of being a research scientist, including writing grant proposals, manuscripts, and materials for presentation of results in a public forum. Students conceive, design, propose, execute, analyze, and report an experiment with a genomics focus. Fulfills the capstone requirement in Biology and provides a realistic exposure to joys and challenges of performing scientific research.
BIOL 321. Total Science Experience Lab. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: BIOL 221. Biological research experience incorporating diverse learning experiences that take place in the process of being a research scientist; including writing grant proposals, manuscripts, and presentation of results in a public forum.
BIOL 324. Molecular Genetics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220). Theoretical and practical knowledge in genetics as a field of study and as an approach for investigating biological problems.
BIOL 324L. Molecular Genetics Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) and PR or CONC: BIOL 324. The laboratory is a logical sequence of experiments providing actual research experience in molecular genetics.
BIOL 327. Professional Development. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 219. This course provides an overview of opportunities for students graduating with degrees in the biological sciences. An assessment test will help identify strengths and weaknesses within the field.
BIOL 335. Cell Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Emphasis on the unity and diversity of cells; membrane structure and function; and the role that intracellular compartments, cytoskeleton, and extracellular matrix play in cell physiology.
BIOL 338. Behavioral Ecology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 112 or BIOL 221. Consideration of the influences of environmental factors on short-and long-term regulation, control, and evolution of the behavior of animals. Students on the Morgantown campus will be required to complete BIOL 221.
BIOL 339. Animal Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221 or BIOL 348 or instructor consent. Communication mediates most interactions between individuals and the brain dedicates much of its resources to generating and processing these signals. This course examines why and how animals communicate, the physiological mechanisms involved in generating / sensing communication signals, how evolution shapes communication, and how communication signals can influence decision making.
BIOL 340. Invertebrate Zoology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. The evolution of animals without vertebral columns.
BIOL 341. Ichthyology. 4 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 341L. Study of the internal and external structure of fishes, their systematic and ecological relationships, and their distribution in time and space. (Dissection kit required.).
BIOL 341L. Ichthyology Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 341. Ichthyology - BIOL 341 Laboratory.
BIOL 344. Advanced Human Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: BIOL 344L. Explores the cellular and integrative features of the human body and its systems. We will cover topics from the level of the cell all the way through to the organ system and how these systems interact with one another. Designed for students interested in health professions and will have a heavy focus on health care.
BIOL 344L. Advanced Human Physiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: BIOL 344. Laboratory course that will focus on the detrimental and beneficial impact of psychological stress on human systems. Students will explore virtual manipulation of physiological systems at the cellular system, the intersection of social justice, psychological stress, and physiological experimentation, and will allow you to track your own stress and its impacts on your physiology by designing a semester long experiment.
BIOL 345. Human Anatomy. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) and PR or CONC: (BIOL 345L or BIOL 346) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Study of human morphology, with a focus on anatomical function and medical applications. Lecture integrates integument, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, digestive, urogenital, respiratory, and nervous system anatomy. The co-requisite lab parallels these lecture topics. This course is intended for students interested in the human health fields.
BIOL 345L. Human Anatomy Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220) and PR or CONC: BIOL 345 with a minimum grade of C- in all. This lab course meets twice a week and parallels the discussion of anatomy and function in BIOL 345 lecture. Students use microscopes to identify integument anatomy, examine human bones in order to name bones and relevant bone landmarks. Students collaborate with a partner to fully dissect a cat, sheep brain, pig heart and cow eye.
BIOL 348. Neuroscience 1. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 with a minimum grade of C-. An introduction to neuroscience, including basic neuroanatomical neurophysiology, and the relationship between the central nervous system, physiology, and behavior.
BIOL 349. Neuroscience 2. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348. An introductory systems level course on organization of the nervous system, from an evolutionary to a clinical perspective. Topics include development and functional organization of sensory, motor, autonomic and cognitive systems. The evolutionary history and human health concerns associated with these systems will be addressed, through lecture, discussion, and readings in the primary literature.
BIOL 350. Plant Physiology. 4 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 117 and (BIOL 117L or BIOL 118) and CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L) or (CHEM 112 and CHEM 112L and PLSC 206) and Coreq: BIOL 350L. Physiochemical processes of plants.
BIOL 350L. Plant Physiology Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 350. Plant Physiology - BIOL 350 Laboratory.
BIOL 353L. Flora of West Virginia Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L and BIOL 102 or BIOL 102L) or (BIOL 115 and BIOL 115L) or GEOG 307. Identification of local woody and herbaceous seed plants, with emphasis on common native and introduced species. Conducted primarily through field trips to nearby areas with the use of dichotomous keys to determine the scientific names of observed specimens.
BIOL 355. Understanding Climate Change. 3 Hours.
Fundamental understanding of the causes, consequences, and challenges of human-caused climate change. Provides students with both intuitive and quantitative understanding of the topic through lectures, readings, videos, demonstrations, homework exercises, writing assignments, and computer simulation models.
BIOL 361. Plant Ecology. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221 and Coreq: BIOL 361L. Introduction to the four divisions of plant ecology, including physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology and ecosystem ecology.
BIOL 361L. Plant Ecology Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 361. Plant Ecology - BIOL 361 Laboratory.
BIOL 363. Plant Geography. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. World-wide distribution patterns of plants and factors related to these distributions, including dispersal. Limiting factors, climate, isolation, evolutionary history, plate tectonics, pleistocene glaciations, and human activities. Plant communities and soils of polar, temperate, and tropical biomes are discussed.
BIOL 365. Conservation Biology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221 or WMAN 313 and Coreq: BIOL 365L. Review of literature, research, and application of topics including biodiversity, endangered species, population biology, extinction, invasive species, conservation, restoration, and sustainability.
BIOL 365L. Conservation Biology Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 365. Conservation Biology - BIOL 365 Laboratory.
BIOL 376L. Research Methods Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: BIOL 221. Introduction to the tools and mathematics that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Mathematical modeling, experimental design, hypothesis formulation, data collection, use of statistics, reading and evaluating the scientific literature, writing and reviewing scientific papers, and oral presentation of scientific research.
BIOL 386. Undergraduate Research. 1-4 Hours.
PR: Written consent of chair and a 2.7 grade point average in biology. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.) Individual laboratory or field experiments supervised by a faculty member.
BIOL 387. Experimental Design & Communication 1. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 327 with a minimum grade of C-. The second course in a three-course series providing professional development to Biology majors. This course focuses on proposal writing, advanced experimental design, critiques of scientific literature/ideas, and professional communication to non-scientific audiences.
BIOL 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIOL 409. Biochemical Basis of Therapeutics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. This course explores the process of drug discovery and development. The topics emphasized include the biological factors that determine success, failure, or limitation of therapeutics. Other topics include, specific therapeutic areas and regulation.
BIOL 410. Cell and Molecular Biology Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Introduction to the theory, application, ethic and economics of biotechnologies.
BIOL 411L. Introduction to Recombinant DNA Laboratory. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (BIOL 219L or BIOL 220). Introduction to basic principles and techniques of recombinant DNA technology. Includes molecular cloning, isolation of plasmid DNA, agarose/acrylamide gel electrophoresis, restriction enzyme mapping, nucleic acid hybridization, and DNA sequencing.
BIOL 413. Molecular Endocrinology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Hormonal action is discussed at the cellular and molecular levels. Topics include hormone production and regulation, receptor kinetics and activation, and receptor output.
BIOL 415. Epigenetics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 or consent. Explores the molecular mechanisms, phenotypic phenomena and current applications of epigenetics and the study of how genetic information is used and maintained.
BIOL 418. Medical Genetics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. The use of genetic principles to uncover biological mechanisms of both inherited and infectious diseases. The role of the human genome. The evolution of genetic diseases and the impact on human populations. Genetic medicine and current medical treatments.
BIOL 420. Genomics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Advanced elective examining biology and evolution on a genome-wide scale. Topics include fields of study and methods of DNA sequence acquisition and annotation, including exploration of the human genome and its contribution to disease discovery.
BIOL 421. Experimental Biochemistry. 2 Hours.
PR: AGBI 410 and PR or CONC: BIOL 423. Advanced biochemistry laboratory. Research and hypothesis design, manipulation of DNA and proteins, use of biochemical techniques to express protein and analyze function.
BIOL 422. Current Topics in Genome Biology. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 219. Exploration of modern topics in genomics research through interactive discussion of current literature. Students learn approaches to critical evaluation of manuscripts while exploring current research in this rapidly growing field. The course is organized around student-led discussions of manuscripts selected by the class. Undergraduate students are paired with graduate students to facilitate interpretation of complex material.
BIOL 423. Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Proteins. 3 Hours.
PR: AGBI 410 or equivalent. Focuses on the biochemistry of proteins and nucleic acids, with an emphasis on application of advanced knowledge to contemporary problems in cell biology, neuroscience, and immunology. Develops critical thinking, predictive, and problem-solving abilities that prepare students for health-related professional/graduate schools and the biotech industry.
BIOL 423L. Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids and Proteins Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: AGBI 410 and PR or CONC: BIOL 423. Advanced biochemistry laboratory. Research and hypothesis design, manipulation of DNA and proteins, use of biochemical techniques to express protein and analyze function.
BIOL 424. Protein Structure and Function. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and (CHEM 231 or CHEM 233). Explores fundamentals of the protein structure; methods of structure determination; features of globular, membrane, and fibrous proteins; and approaches to protein classification.
BIOL 425. Developmental Genetics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. This course covers the mechanisms by which genetics instructs the process of development. The complex interactions between cells, the environment, and the genome are presented.
BIOL 426. Molecular Biology of Cancer. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Exploration of molecular pathways leading to the development of cancer with emphasis on gene expression, cell cycle regulation, and signaling pathways targeted in conventional therapies.
BIOL 430. Bioinformatics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 or Consent. An introduction to algorithms and tools for analysis of genetic and genomic data in an evolutionary context.
BIOL 436. General Animal Physiology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. In-depth, current treatment of physiological principles which operate at various levels of biological organization in animals of diverse taxonomic relationships. Understanding is developed from background lectures and student analyses in discussion sessions of research literature.
BIOL 438. Animal Behavior. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. Introduction to animal behavior (ethology) emphasizing the ecology and evolution of individual and social behaviors. Laboratory includes independent investigation of behavioral phenomena. (Offered in even numbered years.).
BIOL 439. Neuroethology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348 with a minimum grade of C-. Explores the way sensory systems process information to mediate behavior in a wide variety of animals in order to understand similarities and differences in neural mechanisms.
BIOL 440. Comparative Anatomy. 4 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require BIOL 219 and BIOL 221 or consent, WVUIT sections require BIOL 112. A functional and evolutionary study of vertebrate structure. (Dissection kit required.).
BIOL 448. Plant-Microbial Interactions. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. An exploration of how dynamic linkages between plants and soil microbes shape biological function at the organismal, ecosystem, and global scales.
BIOL 450. Plant Systematics. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 117 and (BIOL 117L or BIOL 118) and Coreq: BIOL 450L. Study of the taxonomy of flowering plants worldwide and related topics in angiosperm classification and evolution. Laboratories emphasize characteristics of selected families of monocotyledons and dicotyledons using living and herbarium material.
BIOL 450L. Plant Systematics Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 450. Plant Systematics - BIOL 450 Laboratory.
BIOL 453. Molecular Basis of Disease. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219. Examine medical, ethical, and legal/regulatory issues emerging from the Human Genome Project and its applications to personalized medicine.
BIOL 454. Immunology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 240 or BIOL 219. Explores the fundamental principles and practices of immunology including how the immune system is organized, how it functions to keep us healthy, and how it can cause allergies and autoimmune disease.
BIOL 455. Evolution of Infectious Diseases. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. The application of phylogenetics, microbiology, immunology, and epidemiology towards understanding the evolution of infectious diseases. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the significance of evolution and ecology in infectious disease emergence and control.
BIOL 456. Microbial Symbiosis. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. An understanding of the significance of microbial symbioses towards ecological and health processes will be developed. Molecular techniques used towards identifying the composition and functions of microbial communities will be discussed. (Also listed as BIOL 615.).
BIOL 457. Ecology of Parasites. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 and BIOL 220. An introduction to the wide diversity of evolved relationships between parasites and their hosts. This course incorporates topics such as gene regulation, cell signaling, animal physiology, and evolution into a complete picture of host/parasite interactions.
BIOL 461. Principles of Evolution. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 112 or BIOL 221. Introduction to the study of evolution, including genetics of evolutionary change, speciation and adaptation molecular evolution, the history of life, extinction, co-evolution and the origins of humans. Students on the Morgantown campus will be required to complete BIOL 221.
BIOL 462. Ecosystem Models. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221. Students will gain an understanding of the theory and mechanics behind ecosystem model, including models that predict soil decomposition and photosynthesis, ecosystem and terrestrial biosphere models. Students will also learn basic coding behind these models.
BIOL 463. Global Ecology. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221 or GEOG 307. The Earth viewed as a changing biogeochemical system. Topics include the structure, composition and dynamics of the ecosphere, nutrient cycles, changing atmospheric composition, climate change, ozone depletion, land-use change, biological invasions, and changes in biodiversity.
BIOL 464. Population and Quantitative Genetics. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 221 and Coreq: BIOL 464L. Relationship of gene and genotype frequencies in populations of diploid organisms and the effects of mutation, selection, and non-random mating in relation to single gene pairs. Application of these concepts to multigenic inheritance of quantitative traits.
BIOL 464L. Population Genetics Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of BIOL 464. Population Genetics - BIOL 464 Laboratory.
BIOL 474. Neurogenetics and Behavior. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 219 with a minimum grade of C-. Covers the principles and techniques that define the field of neurogenetics. Analyzes the development and function of the nervous system at cellular and molecular levels. Particular emphasis placed on genetic and environmental factors that contribute to human neurological disorders and the study of how genes control behavior.
BIOL 475. Neurobiological Diseases. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348. The physiological mechanisms of neurobiological diseases. Impact of neurobiological diseases on society. Standard and experimental treatments. Current research.
BIOL 476. Computational Neuroscience. 4 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348 and Coreq: BIOL 476L. Tools and concepts used to probe and characterize the dynamics of neurons, neural networks and neural coding mechanisms. Lectures introducing concepts and discussion sessions focusing on current research literature complement computer laboratories where the student learns programming skills, analytical tools and neural modeling methods used in computational neuroscience research.
BIOL 476L. Computational Neuroscience Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348 and Coreq: BIOL 476. Computational Neuroscience - BIOL 476 Laboratory.
BIOL 477. Central Nervous System Evolution and Development. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348. Origin and evolution of the central nervous system, focusing on developmental and genetic mechanisms underlying structural modifications that serve as the basis for the evolution of animal behavior.
BIOL 478. Sensory Neural Systems and Behavior. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348 with a minimum grade of C-. Exploration of how brains acquire information about the external world and process this information to produce sensory perceptions. Students gain a deep understanding of sensory transduction and neural processing at the cellular, network and systems levels. Additionally the class is aimed at enhancing science communication.
BIOL 479. Principles of Systems Neuroscience. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 348. Fundamental principles of nervous system organization with an emphasis on interactions between neurons and the consequences for behavior. There will be a focus on recent advances in our understanding of each organizational principle.
BIOL 486. Honors Investigation and Thesis. 1-4 Hours.
(May be repeated for credit; max credit 12 hr.) PR: Second semester of junior year, recommendation of advisor, biology majors only. Permission required. Supervised readings, investigation, and study.
BIOL 487. Experimental Design & Communication 2. 1 Hour.
PR: BIOL 387 with a minimum grade of C-. The third course in a three-course series providing professional development to Biology majors. This course focuses on argumentation and synthesis skills, analysis and communication of experimental results, problem solving, science and its effect on society, and sociopolitical/ethical problems related to the field of biology.
BIOL 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.) Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
BIOL 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
BIOL 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
BIOL 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BIOL 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BIOL 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
BIOL 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
BIOL 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
BIOL 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
BIOM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
BIOM 201. Introduction to Biometrics Systems. 1 Hour.
PR: ENGR 102 with a minimum grade of C-. A basic introduction to biometric technologies, including the modalities of fingerprints, face, iris, and voice. An overview of essential biometrics terminology, use cases, and trends. Perspectives from industry, government, and academia, as presented by guest speakers.
BIOM 425. Bioengineering. 3 Hours.
Introduction to human anatomy and physiology using an engineering systems approach. Gives the engineering student a basic understanding of the human system so that the student may include it as an integral part of the design. Co-listed with MAE 473.
BIOM 426. Biometric Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 111 and CS 111L and MATH 261 and STAT 215. This course presents an introduction to the principles of operation, design, testing, and implementation of biometric systems, and the legal, social, and ethical concerns associated with their use. (Cross-listed with EE 426.).
BIOM 457. Fundamentals of Photonics. 3 Hours.
Basic physics and optical engineering concepts necessary to understand the design and operation of photonic-based systems, including communications, nanophotonics, sensing and display technologies. Scaling, integration, and packaging of optical approaches and their compatibility with micro/nanosystems.
BIOM 480. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103 and consent. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to CPE 480, CS 480 and EE 480.).
BIOM 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOM 480. Continuation of BIOM 480. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks, and employment agreements.
BIOM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BIOM 497. Research. 1-15 Hours.
Independent research projects.
BLAW 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BLAW 310. Business Law for Managers. 3 Hours.
PR: BCOR 320. Survey of legal principles relevant to operation and management of business organizations, including the substantive law of agency and employment, business organizations, credit and bankruptcy.
BLAW 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
BLAW 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hr.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
BLAW 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BLAW 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BLAW 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
BLAW 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
BMEG 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
BMEG 201. Introduction to Biomedical Engineering. 4 Hours.
PR: MATH 156 and CHEM 116 and BIOL 115. An introduction to biomedical engineering principles using foundational resources from molecular and cellular biology and physiology, and relating them to various sub-specialties of biomedical engineering. Concrete examples of applying engineering knowledge to solve problems related to human medicine as well as concrete examples of recent technological breakthroughs.
BMEG 203. Biomedical Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BMEG 201. Discussion of current aspects related to biomedical engineering including on-going research directions, technical, logistical and ethical issues.
BMEG 230. Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: BMEG 201 and PR or CONC: MATH 251 with a minimum grade of C-. Introduce the integrative set of computational problem solving tools important to biomedical engineers. Through the use of comprehensive homework exercises, relevant examples and extensive case studies, this course will integrate principles and techniques of numerical analysis into biomedical engineering concepts from cellular and molecular systems, to physiological and biomechanical phenomena and tissue systems.
BMEG 236L. Human Physiology: Quantitative Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L and BIOL 102 and BIOL 102L) or (BIOL 115 and BIOL 115L) and CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L and MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Integrate engineering tools and approaches for quantitative measurements related to human physiology, including neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular systems.
BMEG 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BMEG 310. Biomedical Imaging. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 117 or BIOL 235. Introduction to biomedical imaging technologies including x-ray planar radiography, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, optical imaging, ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Focus on physical principles, instrumentation methods, and imaging-related algorithms; medical interpretation of images will also be included to give practical examples of the development and applications of medical imaging.
BMEG 311. Biomaterials. 3 Hours.
PR: BMEG 201 and (BIOL 235 or (BIOL 117 and PHYS 111)). Principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants and artificial organs. Properties of living tissue, biocompatibility of polymers, metals, and ceramics; implants for hard and soft tissue.
BMEG 315. Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems. 4 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 235 or BIOL 117) and MATH 261. Develop fundamental relationships for momentum and mass transfer from microscopic and macroscopic balance equations and the application to biological systems that include biochemical reactions, inter-phase transport, and transient phenomena.
BMEG 321. Thermodynamics and Kinetics for Biomedical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: BMEG 230 and CHEM 116. Development of thermodynamic principles and their application to biological and biophysical systems. Topics will include first and second law; phase and reaction equilibria, kinetic rate laws and macromolecular thermodynamics.
BMEG 340. Biomechanics. 4 Hours.
PR: (BMEG 201 or MAE 243) and PHYS 111. Introduction to the basic approach of biomechanics and application in musculoskeletal, bone and human motion mechanics problems. Includes kinematics to analyze human motion, biomechanics of bone and skeletal system and biomechanical behavior of fibers.
BMEG 350L. Biomedical Engineering Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 117 or BIOL 235) and BMEG 201. Measurement and interpretation of data from tissue and materials in the areas of biomaterials, biomechanics, bionanotechnology, and biomedical imaging.
BMEG 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BMEG 420. Biomedical Instrumentation. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 221 and PR or CONC: BMEG 420L. Fundamentals of biomedical instrumentation and devices. Clinical applications of medical instrumentation, sensors, devices, biopotential electrodes and amplifiers, measurement of blood flow, different medical imaging systems, and therapeutic and prosthetic devices.
BMEG 420L. Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: BMEG 420. Integrate engineering tools and approaches for quantitative measurements related to human physiology, including neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular systems.
BMEG 421. Biomedical Engineering Seminar and Journal Club. 1 Hour.
PR: BMEG 203. Introduction to current research and topics pertinent to biomedical engineering through literature review and guest lectures by external and internal speakers.
BMEG 455. Biomedical Senior Design 1. 2 Hours.
PR: BMEG 310 and BMEG 311 and BMEG 315 and BMEG 340 and PR or CONC: BMEG 455S. Planning, designing, and reporting solutions to challenging biomedical engineering problems that have clinical implication. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues.
BMEG 455S. Biomedical Senior Design 1 Capstone Project. 2 Hours.
PR: BMEG 310 and BMEG 311 and BMEG 315 and BMEG 340 and PR or CONC: BMEG 455. Planning, designing, and reporting solutions to challenging biomedical engineering problems that have clinical implication. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues.
BMEG 456S. Biomedical Senior Design 2. 3 Hours.
BMEG 480. Cellular Machinery. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 115 or Consent. Fundamental understanding of how a cell operates like a chemical factory; understanding how self-sustaining capacity of the cell's complex chemical reaction networks and cellular components can be manipulated in a synthetic environment.
BMEG 481. Applied Bio-Molecular Modeling. 3 Hours.
PR: BMEG 201 and MATH 261 and (CHEM 231 or CHEM 233). This course provides an introduction to modern molecular- level computational methods for calculating properties of reaction systems and thermodynamic, transport, and structural properties of materials with a particular focus on biological applications.
BMEG 482. Introduction to Tissue Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: BMEG 201 and BMEG 311. This course introduces biological principles and engineering fundamentals pertaining to cell behavior and substrate properties. The design and characterization of artificial tissues will be discussed using properties and function of native tissues as a guide.
BMEG 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BMEG 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
BMEG 496. Senior Thesis. 1-6 Hours.
BMEG 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
BMEG 498. Honors Research. 1-6 Hours.
BUDA 450. Business Data Mining and Visualization. 3 Hours.
PR: ((MATH 150 with a minimum grade of B-) or (MATH 154 or MATH 155 with a minimum grade of C-)) and ((STAT 211 or ECON 225 with a minimum grade of B-) or (STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C-)). This course introduces students to higher order business analytics methods, and topics that impact the way businesses make decisions. Topics such as data collection, data technologies, and data mining methods are covered focusing on impacting business outcomes.
BUDA 451. Advanced Business Data Mining. 3 Hours.
PR: (ACCT 425 or BUDA 450 or BUDA 455) with a minimum grade of C-. This course enables students to use higher order concepts and models in data mining that impact business. Concepts such as supervised and unsupervised learning will be covered, with a focus on business outcomes, cases, and communication.
BUDA 452. Business Simulation Modeling. 3 Hours.
PR: BUDA 450 with a minimum grade of C-. This course enables students to design computational experiments to compare alternatives and arrive at the best business decision. In order to fit models to business cases, students have to identify the relevant variables, sources of uncertainty and probability distributions.
BUDA 455. Introduction to Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. 3 Hours.
PR: (MATH 150 with a minimum grade of B- or MATH 155 with a minimum grade of C-) and (ECON 225 or STAT 211 with a minimum grade of B-). This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of business intelligence (BI) and to provide students with an understanding of artificial intelligence (AI). With hands-on exercises, students will define business problems, prepare data, develop BI models, and evaluate the models. The course covers various AI techniques with computer software, focusing on their application to business problems.
BUDA 460. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Business. 3 Hours.
PR: (MATH 150 with a minimum grade of B- or MATH 155 with a minimum grade of C-) and (ECON 225 or STAT 211 with a minimum grade of B-) and (BUDA 451 and BUDA 455 with a minimum grade of C- in each). This course introduces students to important concepts and algorithms at the foundation of modern AI. The main goal is to provide systematic understanding of AI and how to apply AI techniques to real-world business problems. Through hands-on demos and projects, students gain exposure to the theory behind classification, optimization, and other topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
BUDA 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BUDA 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
BUSA 101. Introduction to Business. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the contemporary business world, including international and small business, quality, ethics, and career preparation. The role of accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing activities are investigated.
BUSA 199. Orientation to Business. 1-2 Hours.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
BUSA 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BUSA 310. Survey of Business Law. 3 Hours.
PR: Sophomore standing. Overview of business law discipline. Topics include laws and the court system, employment and labor law, business forms and capitalization, business competition law and business ethics.
BUSA 330. Survey of Marketing. 3 Hours.
PR: Sophomore standing. Overview of the marketing discipline. Topics include the management of the product, communication, price and distribution variables as well as an introduction to buyer behavior and marketing research.
BUSA 340. Survey of Finance. 3 Hours.
PR: Sophomore standing. Overview of the finance discipline. Topics include financial statement analysis, risk, capital budgeting, investments, and security markets.
BUSA 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
BUSA 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
BUSA 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
BUSA 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
BUSA 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
BUSA 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
C&I 230. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 124 or MATH 126. The focus of this course is on topics of mathematics in the primary grades and how these concepts and skills connect to mathematics on the horizon (grades 3-8 and beyond). The course includes topics in the domains of counting and cardinality, numbers and operations, algebraic thinking, measurement, and geometry and connections among concepts.
C&I 231. Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 230. The focus of this course is on topics of mathematics in the intermediate grades and how these concepts and skills connect to mathematics on the horizon (grades 6-8 and beyond). The course includes topics in the domains of numbers and operations (whole numbers, fractions and decimals), algebraic thinking, rates, ratios, and proportional thinking and connections among concepts.
C&I 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
C&I 304. Social/Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Teaching. 2 Hours.
This course provides a basic understanding of the importance of social/emotional learning and leading instruction with a trauma-informed lens. Students will engage in activities and readings focused on the multi-faceted needs of children and youth in schools and classrooms, the importance of building a foundation in mindfulness practices as a way to support resiliency in school-age children.
C&I 311. ELL and Language Acquisition for Elementary Teachers. 2 Hours.
This course is designed to develop a student's understanding of the theoretical foundations of L2 learning and acquisition as well as understanding of the unique aspects of the process of L2 teaching, facilitating, and learning specific to the integration within the PK-6 classroom.
C&I 324. Teaching Language Arts: Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Includes an examination and application of relevant curricular materials and teaching techniques.
C&I 337. Mathematics in the Junior High School and Middle School. 3 Hours.
PR: 6 hours of college mathematics or consent. Study of teaching of mathematics in the junior high school and/or middle school; application of mathematics content to teaching; instructional techniques and materials.
C&I 365. Dance and Movement in PK-12 Schools. 2 Hours.
This course provides a basic understanding of the principles and potential of standards-based dance education as integration as a fine art.
C&I 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
C&I 410. Early Childhood Education 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CDFS 316. An introduction to curriculum objectives, instructional methods and materials, and evaluation in early childhood education. (Pre-K to 4th grade) that includes a field experience with individualized instruction for one child.
C&I 411. Early Childhood Education 2. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 410. This course is designed for individuals who will be working in early childhood education Pre-K to 4th grade. Topics include: working with families of young children; designing, teaching and evaluating experiential lessons for small groups of children; and gathering and assessing developmental data on small groups of children. A semester-long field experience with a class of young children is required.
C&I 412. Methods in Preschool Education. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 or equiv. Development of an experiential model of teaching young children. Application of methods in basic needs areas of nursery-early childhood education consistent with an experiential model of teaching.
C&I 413. Early Childhood Issues and Methods. 3 Hours.
Bridging theory and practice, this course helps K-6th grade preservice teachers learn to understand the complexities of the field and to teach all young children well. This course provides an opportunity for individuals to examine and expand their understandings of early childhood education.
C&I 414. Creative Experiences in Early Childhood. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 or equiv. Examination of creative experiences for young children and their relationship to child development. A special focus on play behavior as a learning medium with emphasis on program planning, curriculum development, and instructional strategies.
C&I 416. Early Language and Communication Experiences. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 or equivalent. Presents activities for developing language and communication skills in children 2-5 years of age. Covers a broad range of temporary and enduring forms of communication in visible and audible media.
C&I 418. Management of Preschool Education. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 or equiv. (A field experience with children 2-5 years of age is required.) Planning, designing, and assessing programs for children ages 2-5 years with emphasis on management skills. (Alternate Years.).
C&I 424. Approaches to Teaching Language. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102. Designed for prospective teachers of English and language arts. Focus is upon planning and implementing methods of teaching English as a language. Materials and resources appropriate for public school instruction are analyzed and utilized.
C&I 425. Approaches to Teaching Reading in ELA. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing. Designed for prospective teachers of English and language arts. Course focuses upon methodologies for teaching literature in public schools and strategies for supporting reading fluency and comprehension in English and language arts classrooms. Workshop format will provide opportunities for peer teaching activities as students apply methods of teaching literature.
C&I 426. Teaching Rational Number/Proportional in K-9. 3 Hours.
The course is designed to develop understanding of rational number/ proportional reasoning content in grades K-9. Special attention will be given to student learning in grades K-9.
C&I 427. Place-based Elementary Education. 2 Hours.
Place-based Elementary Education involves working with local communities to support teaching and learning; it is one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. This course helps K-6 preservice teachers to understand the potential of seeing education as situated in the context of community, family, and collegial partnerships, yet recognizes the inherent debates and challenges of this work in unique contexts.
C&I 431. Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers 1. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 230 and C&I 231 and PR or CONC: EDUC 311 with a minimum grade of C- in all. This course introduces students to methods for teaching all children in developmentally appropriate topics in elementary mathematics. Emphasis is placed on current movements in mathematics education, the big ideas of elementary mathematics, teaching for understanding, and understanding children’s mathematical thinking. Students engage in examining and analyzing children’s mathematical thinking and work, examining and analyzing standards documents, and analyzing curricular materials.
C&I 432. Curriculum and Technology in Mathematics. 3 Hours.
This course id designed to familiarize participants with techniques associated with applications of curriculum and technology in Mathematics settings. Class topics will span on number and operation, algebra, geometry, measurement, data and probability.
C&I 433. Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers 2. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 431 with a minimum grade of C-. This course continues students’ study of methods for teaching all children in developmentally appropriate topics in elementary mathematics. Emphasis is placed on current movements in mathematics education and developing effective teaching practices for teaching children mathematics for understanding. Students engage in developing skills for leading productive classroom discussions about mathematics and plan, implement, and assess instruction using appropriate tools.
C&I 434. Teaching Mathematics: Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Includes an examination and application of relevant curricular materials and teaching techniques.
C&I 440. Science Methods for Elementary Teachers 1. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to introduce students to the teaching and learning of elementary science through analysis of teaching methods/approaches, curriculum patterns, and trends in elementary school science. Emphasis is placed on current movements in science education, the big ideas of elementary science, teaching for understanding, and recognizing and responding to children’s thinking and ideas about the natural/physical world.
C&I 442. Science Methods for Elementary Teachers 2. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 440 with a minimum grade of C-. This course is the second course in the Science Methods for Elementary Teachers sequence and continues students’ study of the teaching and learning of elementary science. In this course, students engage in examining and analyzing children’s work, classroom science talk, classroom video, science curricula, inquiry lesson plans, and other artifacts as well as designing and leading age-appropriate inquiry lessons.
C&I 444. Teaching Science: Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Includes an examination and application of relevant curricular materials and teaching techniques.
C&I 451. Social Studies for Elementary Teachers 1. 3 Hours.
This course bridges theory and practice, designed to help Pre-K-6th grade preservice teachers learn to create dynamic social studies learning communities through place-based, democratic, dialogic, and arts-based methods.
C&I 452. Social Studies for Elementary Teachers 2. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 451 with a minimum grade of C-. This course is a 3-credit semester-long undergraduate level course bridging theory and practice. This course builds on the foundation provided in C&I 451 in order to strengthen, deepen and expand capacities to be a reflective teacher. The course focuses of place-based education, integration of environmental science methods, and advanced methods for teaching social studies PK-6.
C&I 453. Disciplinary Foundations for Social Studies Teaching. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 with a minimum grade of C-. This lecture-based course examines national, state, and local curriculum standards for elementary social studies; the relationship between social science disciplines and the elementary curriculum; multicultural perspectives on teaching and learning, and the effects of curricular, instructional, and assessment patterns on children’s understanding of social studies concepts and methods.
C&I 454. Teaching Social Studies: Secondary School. 3 Hours.
Includes an examination and application of relevant curricular materials and teaching techniques.
C&I 461. Exploring and Developing Literacy Foundations. 3 Hours.
This course creates opportunities for students to explore and develop understandings of multiple literacies. Students will engage in an analysis of literacy curriculum and instruction in real world schools and reflect on the implications of this analysis and their understanding of the philosophical/theoretical foundations of various literacies and frameworks for creating equitable curriculum and learning environments in their future teaching.
C&I 462. Literacy 2: Reading Assessment and Instruction. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 461 with a minimum grade of C-. This course creates opportunities for students to develop theoretical and pedagogical foundations for creating learning environments and curriculum that support K-5 students’ development as readers across social, cultural, and linguistic differences. Students explore and consider the implications of current issues in reading instruction and literacy policies and the connections between reading and writing as they design and implement literacy instruction.
C&I 463. Literacy 3: Composing Texts. 3 Hours.
PR: C&I 461 and C&I 462 with a minimum grade of C-. This course creates opportunities for students to explore multiple theoretical/pedagogical foundations for creating equitable learning environments and writing curriculum. Students will explain how the philosophical stances/frameworks for instruction they choose support diverse K-5 students in constructing identities as writers, who critically engage with the world as they study/question/compose texts using multiple sign systems and modalities for multiple purposes and audiences.
C&I 468. Art Integration in the Elementary Classroom. 2 Hours.
This course explores the nature of creative thinking, meaningful integration of the arts, the impact of the arts on social awareness, and school-family-community connections built through creative learning experiences involving the arts in the elementary classroom.
C&I 480. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 hours in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480A. Special Problem and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480B. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480C. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480D. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480E. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480F. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480G. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480H. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480I. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480J. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480K. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480L. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480M. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480N. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480O. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480P. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480Q. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480R. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480S. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480T. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480U. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480V. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480W. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480X. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480Y. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 480Z. Special Problems and Workshops. 2-4 Hours.
(Maximum of 8 semester hours may be applied toward the master's degree.) PR: 14 Hr. in education. Credits for special workshops and short intensive unit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
C&I 489. Identity and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to help school professionals create effective learning environments for all students. It will provide students with socio-historical global perspectives for the study of race, ethnicity, language, gender/sexuality, (dis)ability, culture, religion and other differences in an increasingly globalized world. It will provide collective reflection about the multiple meanings of diversity and multiculturalism in American education.
C&I 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
C&I 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
C&I 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
C&I 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
C&I 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
C&I 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
C&I 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CDFS 101. Introduction to Child Development and Family Studies. 1 Hour.
This course will introduce students to the following: Child Development and Family Studies Program, West Virginia University, core objectives of a First Year Experience, major requirements, program expectation and career possibilities with an emphasis on critical thinking and college survival skills.
CDFS 110. Families Across the Life Span. 3 Hours.
Explores the physical, psychological, and cognitive developmental changes of individuals who are functioning in family systems that change across the life-span.
CDFS 112. Introduction to Family Processes and Dynamics. 3 Hours.
Students will explore family processes and dynamics. Attention will be given to how family forms, functions, and expectations have changed across generations. Thus, students will study contemporary families in relation to how the concept of family has evolved over time.
CDFS 116. Exploring and Thriving during Emerging Adulthood. 3 Hours.
Emerging adulthood involves navigating the path from adolescence to adulthood. Students will explore how societal changes have elongated the path to adulthood, leading to emerging adulthood as a distinct developmental stage. By evaluating the features of emerging adulthood, students will learn how emerging adults' development influences their identities, intimate relationships, and educational and occupational goals.
CDFS 120. Love, Sex, and Intimate Relationships Across the Lifespan. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on how we develop intimate relationships including friendships, romantic relationships, and sexual partnerships, including the forms and functions of different types of relationships. Attention is given to how intimate relationships support development, health, and wellness. Students will learn the characteristics of healthy intimate relationships as well as signs of relationship stress and challenge.
CDFS 172. Health, Safety, & Nutrition in Early Childhood. 3 Hours.
Examines physical, nutritional, and safety needs that influence the growth and development of young children including non-medical-professional emergency training for the sick and injured leading to adult, child, and infant basic life support, CPR/AED and first aid certification.
CDFS 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CDFS 210. Introduction to Parenting. 3 Hours.
Introduction of terminology, descriptions, and explanations of the parental role and parent-child interactions. Emphasis on social and personal definitions of the parental role and on the problems and changes in parent-child relationships.
CDFS 211. Infant Development. 4 Hours.
PR: CDFS 110. Developmental characteristics and environmental effects on the child during the prenatal period and the first two years with implications for guidance and care, includes practical experience working with infants and toddlers.
CDFS 212. Development in Early and Middle Childhood. 3 Hours.
PR: CDFS 110 with a minimum grade of C-. An introductory course to physical, gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development during the preschool and elementary years, includes field experience observing and assessing preschool- and elementary-aged children.
CDFS 250. Research Methods. 3 Hours.
This course provides an overview of principles and methods of quantitative and qualitative research; developmental knowledge and strategies needed to read, interpret, and evaluate the quality of research reports.
CDFS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CDFS 316. Child Development Practicum. 3-4 Hours.
PR: CDFS 212 or PSYC 241. Application of child development principles. Involves planning developmentally appropriate activities for three-four-and five-year old children at the West Virginia University Child Development Laboratory.
CDFS 317. Hospital Child Life Practicum. 3 Hours.
PR: CDFS 212 and CDFS 316. Application of development principles to children in the hospital. Assignments involve learning intervention techniques to minimize hospital-generated stress and enhance normal development and family experience.
CDFS 318. Child Development and Societal Institutions. 3 Hours.
This course will examine development of the individual in the context of relationships with the formal and informal institutions of society. An examination of various aspects of development from the broad perspective of the social sciences will be examined throughout the course.
CDFS 320. Family Life Education. 3 Hours.
Introduces the general philosophy and broad principles of family life education along with the range of programs available. An opportunity is given to plan, implement, and evaluate such educational programs for diverse audiences.
CDFS 321. Family Policy and Law. 3 Hours.
Explores at the federal and state level the process of policy formation, implementation, and evaluation as it relates to family life. Introduces the laws regulating such family life activities as marriage, parenting, and divorce.
CDFS 322. Romantic and Sexual Development during Adolescence. 3 Hours.
This course situates romance, sex, and sexuality as normal and healthy aspects of adolescence. Using contemporary frameworks, students will examine important markers of romantic and sexual health during adolescence. Finally, students will analyze policy and programmatic efforts to promote romantic and sexual health during adolescence.
CDFS 350. Family Life: Historical Experiences and Contemporary Expectations. 3 Hours.
Students will explore the history of family life in the United States, including how family has been defined and the expectations society has had for families. Drawing on the history of family life, the course will examine how changes in family demographics are creating new forms of family life and expectations for contemporary family life.
CDFS 410. The Science of Positive Youth Development. 3 Hours.
Positive Youth Development (PYD) focuses on improving competence, confidence, character, connection, and caring among youth to instill a sense of thriving in youth. Students will learn the origins of PYD, how its principles are applied in the development of youth focused programs, review research on how PYD impacts youth, how youth contribute to society.
CDFS 412. Adolescent Development. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior or graduate standing and CDFS 110. The adolescent in contemporary American culture, including normative physical, social, and personality development; relationships within various typical social settings. (e.g., family, school, community, peer group.).
CDFS 413. Stress in Families. 3 Hours.
PR: CDFS 110 and CDFS 112 and CDFS 250 with a minimum grade of C- in each and Senior or graduate standing or consent. Study of recent research findings in the major areas of family relationships. Topics include effects of family violence, substance abuse, poverty, and health.
CDFS 414. Adolescent Problems and Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: Department approval is required and must be enrolled as one of the following classifications of Graduate or Senior. Focuses on non-normative aspects of adolescent development including social, behavior, emotional, and psychological problems. Prevention and intervention strategies are examined.
CDFS 415. Family Interaction and Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior or graduate standing or consent. This course examines family processes, communication, and interactions between family members, including intimate partners, siblings, and parent-child relationships. We examine family and communication theories and empirical work including communication, conflict, intimacy, power, family rituals and stories, and development of family identity. We consider how gender, culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and social class influence family processes and communication.
CDFS 416. Trauma, Resiliency, and Children. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing. Overview of core issues of trauma and its impact on children and families, with an emphasis on growth, learning, and adult relationships. Students apply critical inquiry to explore the broader impact of trauma on society, including individual productivity and financial costs, and develop public awareness and learning material.
CDFS 417. Families and Health. 3 Hours.
Explores relationships between family structure, processes, and dynamics and various aspects of individual and family health behaviors, outcomes, and healthcare. Students will integrate family and health science models and theories to examine family as a health determinant. Emphasis is placed on understanding how families use strengths to promote health and well-being.
CDFS 420. Leadership in Early Childhood. 3 Hours.
This course provides information on developing effective leadership skills in early childhood settings, advocating for children and families, and developing collaborative partnerships.
CDFS 421. Child Care Center Administration. 3 Hours.
Focuses on skills necessary for directing a high quality child care center. Participants will gain knowledge in program planning, development, and maintenance.
CDFS 422. The Business of Child Care Management and Financial Strategies. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to provide essential business and management lessons in operating a high quality early child care center.
CDFS 423. External Funding: Early Childhood Programs. 3 Hours.
Provides the opportunity to learn and understand external funding sources and the application of grant writing process in relationship to early childhood programs.
CDFS 430. Best Practices in Pre-K Movement. 3 Hours.
The course will prepare students to plan, develop and implement an appropriate structured movement program so young children can be physically active and to set the stage for lifelong physical activity.
CDFS 431. Infant Toddler Language and Literacy. 3 Hours.
This course focuses on language and literacy development in infants and toddlers in an early childhood setting.
CDFS 432. Early Socio-Emotional Development. 3 Hours.
PR: CDFS 211 with a minimum grade of C-. An advanced course in infant and toddler socio-emotional development. The course will focus on the development of emotion, relationships, and the curriculum to promote infant socio-emotional well-being.
CDFS 435. Youth in Society. 3 Hours.
Students will examine the social institutions that youth can interact with. Attention will be given to determining how well those institutions support youth on their path to adulthood. Students will also explore social policies aimed at enhancing youth development. Finally, the course will also reflect on the critically important ways that youth contribute to society.
CDFS 468. Reflections in Early Childhood Special Education Student Teaching. 3 Hours.
PR: ECSE 419 with a minimum grade of C- and successful completion of all coursework prior to student teaching, and passing scores on all required Praxis Exams. This course provides the opportunity to reflect, evaluate and improve experiences during student teaching. The course will also reflect on early childhood leadership qualities. This course accompanies ECSE 419.
CDFS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CDFS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CDFS 491A. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CDFS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CDFS 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CDFS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CDFS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CDFS 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CDFS 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CE 201. Introduction to Civil Engineering. 1 Hour.
PR: ENGR 102. Overview of civil engineering disciplines and careers including structural, environmental, hydrotechnical, geotechnical and transportation engineering. Addresses the technical concepts and career opportunities in each area. Emphasis on providing guidance for success in completing undergraduate studies.
CE 210. Introduction to Computer Aided Design and Drafting for Civil Engineers. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGR 102 and PR or CONC: CE 210L. An introduction to computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) software for communicating design plans and specifications for civil and environmental engineering projects.
CE 210L. Introduction to Computer Aided Design and Drafting for Civil Engineers Laboratory. 1 Hour.
CE 273. American Society of Civil Engineers Workshop. 1 Hour.
The course provides a formal structure for meeting and conducting activities necessary to compete in competitions such as the concrete canoe, steel bridge, technical problem solving, and surveying. It does not satisfy any graduation requirement.
CE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CE 301. Engineering Professional Development. 1 Hour.
PR: CE 201. Non-technical issues facing graduate engineers; career paths, job search, professional registration, legal issues, engineering ethics, professional societies, and life-long learning.
CE 304. Gender in Engineering and Technology Careers. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 101 with a minimum grade of C-. Examine the history of gender diversity in the engineering and technology workforce; investigate factors contributing to gender inequality in engineering and technology careers and discuss solutions; develop skills to apply to the professional engineering workforce for diverse populations.
CE 305. Introduction to Geomatics. 2 Hours.
PR: CE 210 and PR or CONC: CE 305L. Introduction to the theory and practice of the technologies used to measure, calculate, acquire, process, and display terrain and other data for use in mapping, planning, designing, constructing, and managing the built and natural environments.
CE 305L. Introduction to Geomatics Laboratory. 1 Hour.
CE 310. Civil Engineering Materials. 3 Hours.
PR: MAE 243. Physical, chemical, and molecular properties of materials commonly used in civil engineering works. Influence of these properties on the performance and use of materials.
CE 321. Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 261 and MAE 241 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Fluid properties, statics, and kinematics; conservation laws for mass, momentum, and mechanical energy; piezometric head and grade lines; dimensional analysis and similitude; weir and orifice flow; introduction to flow in pipes and open channels. (3 hr. lecture.).
CE 322. Hydrotechnical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 321. Flow in pipes and pipe networks; pumps; uniform and gradually varied open channel flow; design of water distribution, sanitary sewer, and storm water collection systems.
CE 332. Introduction to Transportation Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C-. Integrated transportation systems from the standpoint of assembly, haul, and distribution means. Analysis of transport equipment and traveled way. Power requirements, speed, stopping, capacity, economics, and route location. Future technological developments and innovations.
CE 347. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L and MATH 251 with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CE 347L, WVUIT sections require CHEM 116 and MAE 331 and PR or CONC: CE 347L. Introduction to physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of waters and wastewaters, and fundamental principles of water and wastewater treatment including hands-on laboratory exercises.
CE 347L. Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: WVU sections require CHEM 115 and MATH 251 with a minimum grade of C- in each, WVUIT sections require CHEM 116 and MAE 331 and PR or CONC: CE 347. Laboratory for CE 347.
CE 351. Introductory Soil Mechanics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 201 and (CE 210 or MINE 261) and MAE 241 and MAE 243 and MATH 261 and STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CE 351L, WVUIT sections require GEOL 312 and MAE 243 and PR or CONC: CE 351L. Introduction to geotechnical engineering, fundamental soil properties, classification of soils, soil compaction, permeability, compressibility, and consolidation of soils, shear strength, lateral earth pressures.
CE 351L. Introductory Soil Mechanics Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: WVU sections require CE 201 and (CE 210 or MINE 261) and MAE 241 and MAE 243 and MATH 261 and STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CE 351, WVUIT sections require GEOL 312 and MAE 243 and PR or CONC: CE 351. Laboratory for CE 351.
CE 361. Structural Analysis 1. 3,4 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 201 and (CE 210 or MINE 261) and MAE 241 and MAE 243 and MATH 261 and STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CE 361L, WVUIT sections require MAE 243 and PR or CONC: CE 361L and MATH 251. Stability, determinacy, and equilibrium of structures; shear and bending moment diagrams of determinate and indeterminate beams and frames; analysis of trusses; displacement of planar structures by geometric and energy methods.
CE 361L. Structural Analysis 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: WVU sections require CE 201 and (CE 210 or MINE 261) and MAE 241 and MAE 243 and MATH 261 and STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CE 361, WVUIT sections require MAE 243 and PR or CONC: CE 361 and MATH 251. Laboratory for CE 361.
CE 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CE 411. Pavement Design. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 351 and CE 351L, WVUIT sections require CE 312 and CE 331 and CE 351 and CE 351L. Effects of traffic, soil, environment, and loads on the design and behavior of pavement. Design of pavement structures. Pavement performance and performance surveys.
CE 413. Construction Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332 or (CE 347 and CE 347L) or (CE 351 and CE 351L) or (CE 361 and CE 361L). Study of construction methods, equipment, and administration with particular emphasis on the influence of new developments in technology.
CE 414. Construction Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332 or (CE 347 and CE 347L) or (CE 351 and CE 351L) or (CE 361 and CE 361L). Introduce student to the role of the civil engineer in the construction process, including critical path analysis, productivity estimation, equipment capability and selection.
CE 415. Flexible Pavements. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 310. Design, construction and maintenance of flexible pavements, including material characterization, mix design, construction methods, pavement design and evaluation, and maintenance procedures.
CE 416. Advanced Concrete Materials. 3 Hours.
PR: MAE 243. Microstructure and properties of portland cement pastes, rheology, maturity, strength properties, non-linear fracture mechanics, early age volume changes, creep and shrinkage models, transport mechanism and durability of concrete, special concretes.
CE 417. Infrastructure Asset Management 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332 or (CE 347 and CE 347L) or (CE 351 and CE 351L) or (CE 361 and CE 361L). Integrated course that covers different strategies in supporting and sustaining civil infrastructure systems which include transportation, drinking and waste water, and energy systems. This course focuses on the maintenance stage, which broadly includes maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement, of the lifetime of an infrastructure (e.g., planning, design, construction, and operation/maintenance).
CE 418. Construction Estimating. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332 or (CE 347 and CE 347L) or (CE 351 and CE 351L) or (CE 361 and CE 361L). A construction engineer evaluates engineering design and site situation in order to predict time and cost implications for “what if” scenarios and achieve safety, quality and efficiency in construction. This course will facilitate students to learn how to define, assess and analyze such “what-if” scenarios in construction with regards to Design, Materials, Method, Quantity, Productivity, and Rate.
CE 420. Computational Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 321. Use of the computer in elementary hydraulics, open channel flow, potential flow, and boundary layer flow, numerical techniques for solution of algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. (3 hr. lec.).
CE 423. Water System Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 321. This course extends the student’s understanding of fluid mechanics and brings it to bear on common and important areas of water system design: water distribution systems, sanitary sewer systems, and storm water collection systems.
CE 425. Engineering Hydrology. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 321, WVUIT sections require MAE 331. Scientific basis of the hydrologic cycle and its engineering implications; rainfall-runoff processes, hydrographs, flood routing, and statistical methods. (3 hr. lec.).
CE 427. Water Resources Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 321. Application of hydrologic and hydraulic principles in the design and analysis of water resource systems; probability concepts and economics in water resource planning, water law, reservoir operations, hydraulic structures, flood damage mitigation, hydroelectric power, and drainage.
CE 429. Ecological Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 321 with a minimum grade of C-. Course will explore the principles of ecological engineering for the design of sustainable ecosystems. Applications include the restoration of streams, lakes and reservoirs, wetlands, and disturbed mined land reclamation.
CE 430. Data Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: STAT 215 with a minimum grade of C-. Data analysis, as a subtopic of data analytics in civil and environmental engineering, is concerned with analyzing collected data to identify potential solutions to engineering problems. Aims to provide students with a general background in applying various quantitative data analysis techniques to clean, transform, and model data, and in best practices of interpretation and communication of the results.
CE 431. Highway Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 332, WVUIT sections require CE 204 and CE 331. Highway administration, economics and finance; planning and design; subgrade soils and drainage; construction and maintenance. Design of a highway. Center line and grade line projections, earthwork and cost estimates.
CE 433. Urban Transportation Planning and Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332. Principles of planning and physical design of transportation systems for different parts of the urban area. Land use, social, economic, and environmental compatibilities emphasized. Evaluation and impact assessment. (3 hr. lec.).
CE 434. Public Transportation. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332 with a minimum grade of C-. This course introduces research and practice topics related to public transportation. The course aims to provide students with an overview of the evolution and role of public transportation systems. The course will also introduce students to several topics related to planning, design, operations, and evaluation of public transportation systems.
CE 435. Railway Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332. Development and importance of the railroad industry. Location, construction, operation, and maintenance. (3 hr. lec.).
CE 436. Pedestrian/Bike Transportation. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332. Planning, design, operation and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including multi-use trails; policies to encourage non-motorized travel; traffic calming; accessibility and ADA requirements; connections to transit. (3 hr. lec.).
CE 439. Traffic Engineering and Operations. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 332. Driver and vehicular characteristics, horizontal and vertical curve design, traffic flow theory, analysis of traffic engineering data, traffic engineering studies, traffic signal analysis and design.
CE 442. Environmental Aerosol Science. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 347 and CE 347L. This course will give an understanding of the basic principles behind aerosol generation, measurement, mechanics, and toxicity for aerosols found in the environment.
CE 443. Environmental Science and Technology. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 347 and CE 347L. Issues of global atmospheric change, minimization and control of hazardous wastes, groundwater contamination, water pollution, air pollution, solid waste control, and management of water and energy resources.
CE 445. Properties of Air Pollutants. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 347 and CE 347L. Physical, chemical, and biological behavioral properties of dusts, droplets, and gases in the atmosphere. Air pollutant sampling and analysis. Planning and operating air pollution surveys.
CE 447. Environmental Engineering Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 347 and CE 347L. Process design of treatment/remediation systems; comparison of alternatives and preliminary cost evaluation.
CE 451. Foundations Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 351 and CE 351L. Subsurface investigations and synthesis of soil parameters for geotechnical design and analysis, concepts of shallow and deep foundation design, geotechnical design of conventional retaining walls, computerized analysis and design of soil/foundation interaction; case histories.
CE 453. Earthwork Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 351 and CE 351L. Use of soil mechanics principles in the analysis, design and construction of earth structures. Principles of compaction and compaction control; an introduction to slope stability analysis and landslides; earth reinforcement systems, and ground improvement techniques.
CE 454. Geotechnical Engineering Field Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 351 and CE 351L. Soil exploration and groundwater sampling; in-situ determination of properties using split spoon, cone, dilatometer, pressure meter, and vane equipment. Instrumentation for monitoring field performance and challenges associated with exploration and monitoring in geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering.
CE 461. Structural Analysis 2. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 361 and CE 361L, WVUIT sections require MATH 261 and PR or CONC: (CE 462 or CE 463). Fundamental theory of statically indeterminate structures; analysis of indeterminate beams, frames, and trusses by stiffness and flexibility methods; study of influence lines for beams, frames, and trusses.
CE 462. Reinforced Concrete Design. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CE 361 and CE 361L, WVUIT sections require PR or CONC: CE 361 and CE 361L. Behavior and design of reinforced concrete members. Material properties, design methods and safety consideration, flexure, shear, bond and anchorage, combined flexure and axial load, footings, introduction to torsion slender columns, and pre-stressed concrete.
CE 463. Steel Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 361 and CE 361L. Material properties, design of steel bridge and building systems with emphasis on connections, beams, columns, plastic design, and cost estimates.
CE 464. Timber Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 361 and CE 361L. Fundamentals of modern timber design and analysis. Topics include wood properties, design of beams, columns, trusses, and other structures using dimension lumber, glue-laminated products and composites.
CE 466. Steel Design 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 463 with a minimum grade of C-. Advanced topics in steel design with an emphasis on a comprehensive understanding of system load determination and mechanisms of load transfer framed building and bridge systems along with advanced topics in system analysis and current industry employed software for bridges and buildings.
CE 468. Building Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CE 361 and CE 361L. This course focuses on the fundamentals of building design, investigating the structural behavior under combined gravity and lateral load effects (wind and earthquake) per the requirements of design standards. Lateral load-resisting systems will be studied. Structural analysis and structural design will be performed by hand-calculations and verified by computer modeling. Structural analysis/design software will be utilized for the project exercise.
CE 479. Integrated Civil Engineering Design-Capstone. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require senior standing and CE 301 and CE 321 and CE 332 and CE 347 and CE 351 and CE 361 and a minimum grade of C- in a CE Design Elective, WVUIT sections require senior standing and (CE 411 or CE 431 or CE 432 or CE 451 or CE 452 or CE 453 or CE 462 or CE 463 or CE 464) with a minimum grade of C-. Capstone integration of the civil engineering curriculum by comprehensive design experience to professional standards. Projects are performed in student groups under faculty supervision.
CE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CE 497. Research. 1-15 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CHE 102. Introduction to Chemical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGR 101 and PR or CONC: (CHEM 116 or CHEM 118.) Overview of traditional and emerging areas of chemical engineering, projects involving computational and programming tools, design projects, written and oral presentation of results, discussions of professional and ethical behavior relating to the engineering professions.
CHE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CHE 201. Material and Energy Balances 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 and MATH 155 (or MATH 153 and MATH 154) and PR or CONC: CHE 102 or ENGR 102. Introduction to chemical engineering fundamentals and calculation procedures, industrial stoichiometry, real gases and vapor-liquid equilibrium, heat capacities and enthalpies, and unsteady material balances and energy balances.
CHE 202. Material and Energy Balances 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 201 and PR or CONC: CHE 230. Continuation of CHE 201.
CHE 221. Material and Energy Balance. 4 Hours.
PR: (MATH 154 or MATH 155) and CHEM 116 and PR or CONC: ENGR 102 all with a minimum grade of C- in all. Introduction to the principles of chemical engineering, the methodology for doing chemical engineering calculations and lays the foundation for subsequent courses in thermodynamics, unit operations, kinetics, and process dynamics and control.
CHE 226. Reaction Phenomena. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 or CHEM 118 with a minimum grade of C-. Theory and application of reaction kinetics, analysis of rate data, reaction equilibrium, and catalysis. The application of these phenomena to industrial relevant systems will be emphasized.
CHE 230. Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHE 102 or ENGR 102) and MATH 156 and PR or CONC: (CHE 202 or CHE 221) and MATH 251. Numerical solution of algebraic and differential equations with emphasis on process material and energy balances. Statistical methods optimization, and numerical analysis.
CHE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHE 310. Process Fluid Mechanics. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 202 and MATH 251. Fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow, mechanical energy balance, Bernoulli equation, force balance, friction, flow in pipes, pumps, metering and transportation of fluids, flow through packed beds and fluidized beds.
CHE 311. Process Heat Transfer. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 202 and MATH 251. Conductive heat transfer, convective heat transfer, design and selection of heat exchange equipment, evaporation, and radiation.
CHE 312. Separation Processes. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 320. Equilibrium stage and multiple stage operations, differential countercurrent contracting, membrane separations, fluid-particle separations.
CHE 315. Chemical Engineering Transport Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 322 and CHE 325 and MATH 261. Development of fundamental relationships for momentum, heat and mass transfer for flow systems to include chemical reactions, interphase transport, and transient phenomena. Development and use of microscopic and macroscopic balance equations.
CHE 320. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CHE 202 and CHE 230 and MATH 251, WVUIT sections require CHE 212 and MATH 251. First and second laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic functions for real materials. Physical equilibrium concepts and applications.
CHE 321. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics. 4 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require (CHE 202 or CHE 221) with a minimum grade of C- and CHE 230 and MATH 251), WVUIT sections require (CHE 212 and MATH 251). First and second laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic functions for real materials. Physical equilibrium concepts and applications. Rate laws, kinetic data analysis, reaction equilibrium.
CHE 322. Unit Operations 1. 4 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require MATH 251 with a minimum grade of C- and (CHE 202 or CHE 221), WVUIT sections require MATH 251 with a minimum grade of C- and CHE 212. Fluid statics, laminar and turbulent flow, mechanical energy balance, Bernoulli equation, force balance, friction, flow in pipes, pumps, metering and transportation of fluids, flow through packed beds and fluidized beds. Conductive heat transfer and introduction to convective heat transfer.
CHE 323. Unit Operations 2. 4 Hours.
PR: CHE 321 and CHE 322. Convective heat transfer. Heat exchanger operation. Equilibrium stage and multiple stage operations, differential countercurrent contracting, membrane separations, fluid-particle separations.
CHE 325. Chemical Reaction Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHE 312 or CHE 317. Application of material balances, energy balances, chemical equilibrium relations, and chemical kinetic expressions to the design of chemical reactors. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 326. Reaction Phenomena. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 320 and PR or CONC: CHE 325. Theory and application of reaction kinetics, analysis of rate data, reaction equilibrium, and catalysis. The application of these phenomena to industrial relevant systems will be emphasized.
CHE 351L. Chemical Process Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: (CHE 310 and CHE 311) or CHE 322. Reinforcement of practical concepts acquired during the junior year chemical engineering courses on fluids and heat transfer through experimental design and practice.
CHE 355. Process Simulation and Design. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 322 and PR or CONC: CHE 323 and CHE 325. The application and use of chemical process simulation software to the design of a chemical process.
CHE 366. Materials Science. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 and junior standing in engineering and mineral resources or chemistry. Chemical bonding and structures of metals, ceramics, and organic materials; the dependence of properties upon these structures and bonding conditions; thermal and mechanical stresses; corrosion; synthesis and preparation of materials.
CHE 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHE 414. Coal Conversion Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 233 and PR or CONC: (CHE 312 or CHE 317) and CHE 325. Coal conversion processes from the unit-operations approach; thermodynamics, kinetics, and evaluation of system requirements and performance. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 416. Oil & Gas Refining. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 311 and PR or CONC: CHE 325 or CHE 312. The fundamental principles to analyze refining processes in modern petroleum refineries, chemistry and processes for the conversion of natural gas to products equivalent to those from petroleum.
CHE 435. Chemical Process Control. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHE 230 or CHE 330) and (CHE 325 or CHE 327). Transient behavior of chemical process flow systems, linearization and stability. Process control system design including frequency response analysis. Instrumentation and hardware.
CHE 450L. Unit Operations Laboratory 1. 2 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CHE 310 and CHE 311 and CHE 312 and CHE 325 and CHE 351L, WVUIT sections require CHE 317 and CHE 350. Operation of chemical process engineering equipment; collection, analysis, and evaluation of laboratory report preparation.
CHE 452L. Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: (CHE 312 or CHE 323) and CHE 325 and CHE 351L and PR or CONC: CHE 452S. Operation of chemical process engineering equipment to illustrate important processes to the practice of chemical engineering with a focus on equipment setup and data collection.
CHE 452S. Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory Analysis. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHE 452L. In-depth analysis of experimental results from chemical process engineering equipment to illustrate important processes to the practice of chemical engineering with a focus on the application of physical models and statistical evaluation.
CHE 455. Chemical Process Design 1. 2 Hours.
PR: (CHE 312 or CHE 317) and CHE 325 and CHE 355 and PR or CONC: CHE 455S. Analysis, synthesis, and design of chemical process systems. Engineering economics, safety, professional aspects of the practice of chemical engineering. Includes a group chemical plant design project, as well as individual design projects.
CHE 455S. Chemical Process Design 1 Studio. 2 Hours.
PR: (CHE 312 or CHE 323) and CHE 325 and CHE 355 and PR or CONC: CHE 455. Analysis, synthesis, and design of chemical process systems. Engineering economics, safety, professional aspects of the practice of chemical engineering. Includes a group chemical plant design project, as well as individual design projects.
CHE 461. Polymer Science and Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 233. Polymer classification, polymer synthesis, molecular weights and experimental techniques, thermodynamics, rubber elasticity, mechanical behavior, crystallization, diffusion, rheology, extrusion and injection molding. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 462. Polymer Processing. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing in engineering and mineral resources. Flow behavior in idealized situations; extrusion; calendaring; coating; injection molding; fiber spinning; film blowing; mixing; heat and mass transfer; flow instabilities. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 463. Polymer Composites Processing. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing in engineering and mineral resources. Advantages and applications of polymer composites; chemistry and kinetics of thermosetting polymers; hand layup and spray up; compression molding; resin transfer molding; reaction injection molding; filament winding; pultrusion. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 466. Electronic Materials Processing. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing in engineering and mineral resources. The design and application of thermal, plasma, and ion assisted processing methodologies; solid state, gas phase, surface, and plasma chemistry underpinnings; thin film nucleation and growth; the effect of processing methods and conditions on mechanical, electrical, and optical properties. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 471. Biochemical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 325. Kinetics of enzymatic and microbial reactions, interactions between biochemical reactions and transport phenomena, analysis and design of bioreactors, enzyme technology, cell cultures, bioprocess engineering. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 472. Biochemical Separations. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHE 312 or CHE 317. Modeling and design of separation processes applicable to recovery of biological products. Topics include filtration, centrifugation, extraction, adsorption, chromatography, electrophoresis, membranes, crystallization, and examples from industry. (3 hr. lec.).
CHE 475. Chemical Process Safety. 3 Hours.
PR: CHE 202 and CHE 310. Introduction to safety, health and loss prevention in the chemical process industry; regulations, toxicology, hazard identification, system safety analysis and safety design techniques.
CHE 476. Pollution Prevention. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: (CHE 312 or CHE 317) and CHE 325 and CHE 326. Environmental risk and regulations; fate and persistence of chemicals; green chemistry; evaluation and improvement of pollution performance during chemical process design; life cycle analysis; industrial ecology.
CHE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CHE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CHE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CHE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CHE 497. Research. 1-15 Hours.
CHE 497. Research. I,II,S. 1-15 hr. PR: Consent. Research activities leading to thesis, problem report, research paper or equivalent scholarly project, or a dissertation. Grading may be S/U.
CHE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in the Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CHEM 110. Introduction to Chemistry. 2 Hours.
PR: Satisfy the minimum ACT/SAT math score, or satisfactory performance on placement examination, or MATH 124 or higher with a minimum grade of C-. Required for students whose performance on ACT/SAT/placement examination indicates need for introductory work before enrolling in other chemistry courses. Elementary scientific terminology and concepts; simple chemical arithmetics; chemical symbols, formulae and equations; and mole concepts.
CHEM 111. Survey of Chemistry 1. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHEM 111L, WVU sections require MATH 124 or MATH 126, with a minimum grade of C-, or PR or CONC: a higher Math class, or ALEKS Score of 45, or Math ACT Score of 22, or Math SAT Score of 540 or Math SAT of 510 (Pre-March 2016), WVUIT and PSC sections require MATH 122 with a minimum grade of C- or ML 10, or Math ACT Score of 19 or Math SAT Score of 460 or Math SAT (March 2016) Score of 500 or PR or CONC: MATH 124 or MATH 126, (including 126 A, B, or C) or MATH 129 or MATH 150 or MATH 153 or MATH 155. Designed primarily for students taking only one year of college chemistry. Atomic structure; chemical bonding; acids, bases, and salts; periodicity; properties of gases, liquids, and solids; stoichiometry; oxidation-reduction. (3 hr. lecture).
CHEM 111L. Survey of Chemistry 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHEM 111. Survey of Chemistry 1 - CHEM 111 Laboratory.
CHEM 112. Survey of Chemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU and WVUIT sections require CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L and PR or CONC: CHEM 112L, PSC sections require CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L and PR or CONC: CHEM 112L with a minimum grade of C- in all. Continuation of CHEM 111. Nuclear chemistry; air and water pollution; useful natural materials; consumer chemistry; introduction to organic and biochemistry.
CHEM 112L. Survey of Chemistry 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: WVU and WVUIT sections require CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L and PR or CONC: CHEM 112, PSC sections require CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L and PR or CONC: CHEM 112 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Survey of Chemistry 2 - CHEM 112 Laboratory.
CHEM 115. Fundamentals of Chemistry 1. 3 Hours.
PR: Satisfactory ACT/SAT or placement exam performance, or WVU sections require CHEM 110 with a minimum grade of C- or MATH 129 or higher with a minimum grade of C-, PSC sections require MATH 124 or MATH 126 or PR or CONC: MATH 128 or higher with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require PR or CONC: MATH 126 or MATH 129, and PR or CONC: CHEM 115L. For students who need more than one year of college chemistry and quantitative relationships on which subsequent chemistry courses are built. Pre-requisite(s) and/or co-requisite(s) may differ on regional campuses.
CHEM 115L. Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHEM 115. Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 - CHEM 115 Laboratory.
CHEM 116. Fundamentals of Chemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L and PR or CONC: CHEM 116L with a minimum grade of C- in all. Continuation of CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L.
CHEM 116L. Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHEM 116. Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 - CHEM 116 Laboratory.
CHEM 117L. Principles of Chemistry 1 - Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHEM 117. Principles of Chemistry 1 - CHEM 117 Laboratory.
CHEM 118L. Principles of Chemistry 2 - Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHEM 118. Principles of Chemistry 2 - CHEM 118 Laboratory.
CHEM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CHEM 215. Introductory Analytical Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CHEM 215L. Volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis, solution equilibria, spectrophotometry, separations, and electrochemical methods of analysis. (Students may not receive credit for CHEM 215 and for CHEM 117 and CHEM 118.).
CHEM 215L. Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CHEM 215. Volumetric analysis, gravimetric analysis, solution equilibria, spectrophotometry, separations, and electrochemical methods of analysis.
CHEM 231. Organic Chemistry: Brief Course. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L and PR or CONC: CHEM 231L. Emphasis on biological applications for students in medical technology, agriculture, and family resources. Nomenclature, structure, reactivity, and stereochemistry are stressed. (3 hr. lec., 3 hr. lab.) (Students may not receive credit for CHEM 231 and for CHEM 233 and CHEM 234.).
CHEM 231L. Organic Chemistry: Brief Course Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CHEM 231. Emphasis on biological applications for students in medical technology, agriculture, and family resources. Nomenclature, structure, reactivity, and stereochemistry are stressed.
CHEM 233. Organic Chemistry 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L) or (CHEM 118 and CHEM 118L) and PR or CONC: (CHEM 233L or CHEM 235) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Basic principles of organic chemistry. Modern structural concepts, the effect of structure on physical and chemical properties, reactions and their mechanisms and application to syntheses.
CHEM 233L. Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L with a minimum grade of C- in each and PR or CONC: CHEM 233. Fundamental organic reactions and the preparation of organic compounds.
CHEM 234. Organic Chemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 233 and (CHEM 233L or CHEM 235) and PR or CONC: (CHEM 234L or CHEM 236) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Continuation of CHEM 233 and 233L and the study of basic principles of organic chemistry. Modern structural concepts, the effect of structure on physical and chemical properties, reactions and their mechanisms and application to syntheses.
CHEM 234L. Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 233 and (CHEM 233L or CHEM 235) and PR or CONC: CHEM 234 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Continuation of CHEM 233L and its study of fundamental organic reactions and the preparation of organic compounds.
CHEM 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHEM 310. Instrumental Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 215 and CHEM 215L with a minimum grade of C-) and (CHEM 341 or CHEM 346) and PR or CONC: CHEM 310L. Lectures and demonstrations. Fundamentals of instrumental methods applied to chemical analyses: electrochemistry, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chromatography.
CHEM 310L. Instrumental Analysis Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHEM 310. Practical application of modern instrumental methods to problems in chemical analysis.
CHEM 312. Environmental Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 215 and CHEM 234 and physical chemistry. Study of the nature, reactions, transport, and fates of chemical species in the environment. (2 hr. lec., 1 hr. demonstration.).
CHEM 322. Inorganic Chemistry 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 116 and CHEM 233 with minimum grade of C- in each. This course provides an introduction to transition metal chemistry and provides a comprehensive overview of the chemistry of main group elements and compounds. Students learn to apply a qualitative treatment of quantum mechanics to explain periodic trends learned in introductory courses and to classify compounds according to concepts of point group molecular symmetry.
CHEM 335. Methods of Structure Determination. 4 Hours.
PR: CHEM 234 and (CHEM 234L or CHEM 236) and Coreq: CHEM 335L. Use of chemical methods and UV, IR, NMR, and mass spectroscopy to elucidate structures of organic compounds. For students in chemistry and related fields who may need these methods in research and applied science.
CHEM 335L. Methods of Structure Determination Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of CHEM 335. Methods of Structure Determination - CHEM 335 Laboratory.
CHEM 339L. Organic Syntheses Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 234 and (CHEM 234L or CHEM 236) with a minimum grade of C- in each. Modern synthetic methods of organic chemistry.
CHEM 341. Physical Chemistry: Brief Course. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 156 and ((CHEM 116 with a minimum grade of C- and CHEM 215) or CHEM 118) and (PHYS 102 or PHYS 112) and PR or CONC: CHEM 341L or CHEM 342. Beginning physical chemistry covering the subjects of chemical thermodynamics, chemical dynamics, and the structure of matter. (Students may not receive credit for CHEM 346 and 348 and for CHEM 341.).
CHEM 341L. Physical Chemistry: Brief Course Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CHEM 341. Laboratory work in physical chemistry designed to accompany CHEM 341.
CHEM 346. Physical Chemistry 1. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 234 and CHEM 234L) with a minimum grade of C- and MATH 156 and (PHYS 112 and PHYS 112L) and PR or CONC: (CHEM 346L or CHEM 347) with a minimum grade of C-. Topics include a study of thermodynamics and chemical equilibria.
CHEM 346L. Physical Chemistry 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 118 or (CHEM 215 and CHEM 215L) and PR or CONC: CHEM 346 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Experimentation illustrating the principles of physical chemistry and offering experience with chemical instrumentation.
CHEM 348. Physical Chemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 346 and MATH 251 and PR or CONC: (CHEM 348L or CHEM 349) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Chemical dynamics and the structure of matter.
CHEM 348L. Physical Chemistry 2 Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR: CHEM 346 and (CHEM 346L or CHEM 347) and PR or CONC: CHEM 348. Continuation of CHEM 347.
CHEM 376L. Research Methods Laboratory. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 118 or CHEM 215) and PR or CONC: ARSC 220. An introduction to the tools and mathematics that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Mathematical modeling, experimental design, hypothesis formulation, data collection, use of statistics, reading and evaluating the scientific literature, writing and reviewing scientific papers, and oral presentation of scientific research.
CHEM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHEM 401. Chemical Literature. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 234 and (CHEM 341 or CHEM 346). Study of techniques for locating, utilizing, and compiling information needed by the research worker in chemistry. (1 hr. lec.).
CHEM 402. Chemistry Capstone: Chemical Literature. 2 Hours.
PR: CHEM 215 and CHEM 234 and CHEM 322 and (CHEM 341 or CHEM 346) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Study of techniques for locating, utilizing, compiling, and presenting information needed by the research worker in chemistry disciplines.
CHEM 403. Undergraduate Seminar. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 401. Instruction in design and presentation of topics of current chemical interest. (1 hour individual instruction and/or lecture.).
CHEM 422. Inorganic Chemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 341 or (CHEM 346 and CHEM 348) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Structure, bonding, and reactivity of compounds of main-group and transition metal elements. Molecular structure and symmetry, solid state chemistry, ligand field theory, and coordination chemistry.
CHEM 422L. Inorganic Chemistry 2 Laboratory. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: CHEM 422 with a minimum grade of C-. Application of modern synthetic and spectroscopic methods of analysis to the preparation and characterization of main group, solid-state, transition metal, and organometallic compounds.
CHEM 440. Quantum Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 348. Introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics and its application to atoms, molecules, solids, spectroscopy, and computational chemistry.
CHEM 444. Colloid and Surface Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: Physical chemistry. Selected topics in the properties and physical chemistry of systems involving macromolecules, lyophobic colloids, and surfaces. (3 hr. lec.).
CHEM 460. Forensic Chemistry. 3 Hours.
PR: CHEM 215 and CHEM 215L and CHEM 234 and (CHEM 234L or CHEM 236) and PR or CONC: (CHEM 460L or CHEM 463) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Analytical chemistry as applied in forensic science. Drug analysis, toxicology, arson, paints, polymers, fibers, inks, and gunshot residue.
CHEM 460L. Forensic Chemistry Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CHEM 215 and CHEM 215L and CHEM 234 and CHEM 234L and PR or CONC: CHEM 460 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Analytical chemistry as applied in forensic science. Drug analysis, toxicology, arson, paints, polymers, fibers, inks, and gunshot residue.
CHEM 462. Biochemistry 2. 3 Hours.
PR: AGBI 410 and PR or CONC: (CHEM 462L or CHEM 464) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Second semester of undergraduate biochemistry with a focus on the molecular level processes that enable life and the integration of multiple hierarchies of mechanistic regulation.
CHEM 462L. Biochemistry 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: AGBI 410 and AGBI 410L and PR or CONC: CHEM 462 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Second semester of undergraduate biochemistry lab, familiarizes students with biochemical techniques used in the analysis of biological species/processes.
CHEM 490. Teaching Practicum: Peer-Led Team Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHEM 490A. Teaching Practicum-CLC. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHEM 490B. Teaching Practicum - TA. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHEM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CHEM 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
CHEM 493. Special Topics. 6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHEM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CHEM 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CHEM 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CHEM 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
CHIN 101. First Year Chinese 1. 3 Hours.
PR: No prior study of the language. Introduction to the sound and writing systems of the language, with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing within an authentic cultural context. (3 hr. lec.).
CHIN 102. First Year Chinese 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 101. Continuation of CHIN 101. Continued development of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. (3 hr. lec.).
CHIN 203. Second Year Chinese 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 102 or equiv. Continuation of CHIN 102. Continued development of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. (3 hr. lec.).
CHIN 204. Second Year Chinese 2. 3 Hours.
PR:CHIN 203 or equiv. Continuation of CHIN 203. Continued development of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese.
CHIN 271. Intensive Mandarin Chinese 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 102 or equivalent. Faculty-led study abroad course. Development of oral and written communication skills in Chinese through classroom activities and outside of class assignments in an authentic cultural environment.
CHIN 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHIN 301. Third Year Chinese 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 204. Continued development of oral and written communicative skills in Chinese.
CHIN 302. Third Year Chinese 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 301. Continued development of oral and written communicative skills in Chinese.
CHIN 303. Readings in Modern Chinese 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 204. Development of communicative skills, with emphasis on reading modern Chinese texts.
CHIN 304. Readings in Modern Chinese 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 303. Development of communicative skills, with emphasis on reading modern Chinese texts.
CHIN 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHIN 461. Business Chinese. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 302 or CHIN 304. Advanced training in vocabulary, sentence structures, and rhetoric in business Chinese.
CHIN 465. Chinese Media. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 302 or CHIN 304. Advanced training in vocabulary, sentence structure, and rhetoric of Chinese media.
CHIN 471. Intensive Mandarin Chinese 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CHIN 204 or equivalent. Faculty-led study abroad course. Development of advanced oral and written communication skills through classroom activities and outside of class assignments, including interaction with native speakers in an authentic cultural environment.
CHIN 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHIN 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CHIN 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHIN 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CHIN 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CHIN 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CHIN 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CHPR 170. Health of the Individual. 3 Hours.
Examines personal health-related problems in terms of information, services, and actions, as they relate to attainment and maintenance of individual health.
CHPR 210. First-Aid Teaching Practicum. 3 Hours.
This class prepares students to conduct a first-aid course. Students work with the instructor in all aspects of course management. Students who complete this course are eligible to apply for instructor candidate training with the American Red Cross.
CHPR 260. Introduction to Peer Health Education. 3 Hours.
Prepares students to become peer health educators through the study of health concerns of students in higher education and examination of effective teaching strategies that result in positive health outcomes.
CHPR 261. Advanced Peer Health Education. 3 Hours.
Students apply a variety of teaching strategies based on the peer concept to health concerns of college students and other young adults.
CHPR 265. HIV/STD Prevention: Global Challenge. 3 Hours.
Addresses personal, social, legal, medical, and cultural aspects of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases and the health education efforts to stem the pandemic.
CHPR 270. Alcohol/Drug Education for Athletes. 3 Hours.
Chemical use and dependency has a significant impact on people in all walks of life. An overview of chemical dependency and current prevention and intervention is presented.
CHPR 275. Substance Abuse: Student Leaders. 3 Hours.
Provides individuals, particularly those in organizational leadership roles, with an understanding of substance abuse, leadership roles, and decision-making skills for organizations.
CHPR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHPR 320. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention. 3 Hours.
Experiences designed to prevent the development of abusive drug-taking relationships by focusing on psychological variables such as self-esteem, coping skills, and development of support networks.
CHPR 331. Accident Prevention and Control Principles. 3 Hours.
Basic course which structures principles, concepts, and methodology of the safety movement into introductory experiences dealing with accident prevention and control efforts recommended for various social institutions and agencies.
CHPR 332. Safety Education Principles and Content. 3 Hours.
PR: CHPR 331 or consent. Study and analysis of content areas usually recommended for instructional programs within the field of safety, with emphasis on structured learning experiences.
CHPR 333. Foundations of Wellness. 3 Hours.
Provide students with physical, mental, emotional, and environmental health concepts and experiences that will expand their knowledge and skills. These relate to the processes and techniques for promoting and maintaining individual and community health changes.
CHPR 365. Men's Health. 3 Hours.
Optimal health is a theme for men across the lifespan. This course will address men's health specific to race, ethnicity and orientation, to provide skills to be an informed consumer of health information.
CHPR 375. Physical Lifestyle Management. 3 Hours.
This course will provide an experience conducive to the understanding, exploration, experience, and development of scientifically sound physical health behaviors within the framework of the Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior.
CHPR 376. Mental Lifestyle Management. 3 Hours.
This course will provide experience conducive to the understanding, exploration, and development of mental, emotional, and spiritual health processes that comprise and support personal holistic health.
CHPR 380. Women and Health. 3 Hours.
Examination of theories, myths, and practices surrounding women's physical and mental health from both historical and present-day perspectives. Exploration of specific health issues and controversies and the rise of the women's health movement.
CHPR 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CHPR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CHPR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CHPR 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CHPR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CHPR 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CHPR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CLAS 231. Greek and Roman Civilization and Culture. 3 Hours.
CLAS 232. Greek and Roman Myths. 3 Hours.
CLAS 250. Language for Health Professions. 3 Hours.
Teaches the various connections between medical terms and the grammatical structures of Latin and ancient Greek. Focus is on showing students the systematic ways in which the English language has borrowed from Ancient languages to develop its medical vocabulary.
CLAS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CLAS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CLAS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CLAS 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading and/or research.
CLAS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CLAS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CLAS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CLAS 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
COMM 102. Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication. 3 Hours.
Emphasizes identification, definition, and application of the appropriate and effective interpersonal communication behaviors and skills needed for the development, maintenance, and termination of relationships with romantic partners, friends, family members, group members, superiors, and coworkers.
COMM 103. Fundamentals of Presentational Speaking. 3 Hours.
Applies communication theory and practice to the public speaking context, with a focus on audience analysis, speaker delivery, communication ethics, cultural diversity, and organizational techniques. Emphasizes development of extemporaneous speaking and speech evaluation skills across a variety of public speaking audiences and contexts.
COMM 104. Fundamentals of Public Communication. 3 Hours.
Explores the context of public communication through the rhetorical canons of invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and memory. Emphasizes the listening, critical thinking, logical reasoning, and ethical skills necessary for the creation, delivery, and interpretation of appropriate and effective persuasive appeals.
COMM 105. Fundamentals of Mediated Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines both the theoretical and practical implications of synchronous and asynchronous communication technologies on interpersonal relationships. Explores the social, cultural, and political effects of emerging mediated communication technologies within and across communication contexts.
COMM 112. Fundamentals of Group Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines the task and relational components associated with group member socialization, role acquisition, and leadership development. Emphasizes development of problem-solving, decision-making, listening, and conflict resolution skills necessary for effective group work.
COMM 122. Fundamentals of Communication in Contemporary Society. 3 Hours.
Introduces and explores the characteristics and properties that constitute intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, health, political, and mediated communication contexts. Focuses on the unique communicative problems, challenges, and issues experienced by relational participants in these contexts.
COMM 173. Fundamentals of Communication Studies. 3 Hours.
Surveys the historical and interrelated nature of central skills and topics across the cornerstones of everyday communication including interpersonal, mediated, organizational, and health communication.
COMM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
COMM 200. Communication Theory and Research 1. 3 Hours.
PR: Pre-communication studies major. Methods of understanding human communication behavior; issues relating to epistemology and ontology in communication studies; and reviews/critiques of the major approaches and theories of human communication.
COMM 201. Communication Research Methods. 3 Hours.
Introduces and examines the components and processes associated with quantitative and qualitative communication research methods. Emphasizes the development of research skills necessary to interpret and design basic communication research.
COMM 203. Communication Theory. 3 Hours.
Introduces and examines the major approaches and theories of communication, including interpersonal, organizational, health, and mediated communication theories. Reviews the history, traditions, and paradigms of theory development in the communication discipline.
COMM 212. Gender Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines theoretical approaches to gender development through the interplay of communication, gender, and culture across interpersonal, organizational, cultural, and mediated contexts. Empowers the development of informed decision making in terms of enacting gender, addressing contemporary gender issues, and contributing to societal attitudes, policies, and perspectives regarding gender.
COMM 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
COMM 300. Interpersonal Communication Theory. 3 Hours.
Provides an overview of communication theory in the social science context, including the characteristics that constitute a high quality theory and criteria for evaluating theories. Covers a variety of foundational and contemporary interpersonal communication theories, models, frameworks, and perspectives.
COMM 302. Interpersonal Communication. 3 Hours.
Focuses on the foundational and contemporary communication concepts, constructs, and theories that influence the development, maintenance, repair, and termination of personal relationships. Explores both the positive and the negative outcomes associated with functional personal relationships.
COMM 303. Business and Professional Communication. 3 Hours.
Applies effective communication strategies in various professional contexts within an organization. Explores and evaluates the use of presentational skills and simulated individual and group exercises geared toward attaining and growing with a career.
COMM 304. Argumentation. 3 Hours.
Emphasizes application and evaluation of argument structure needed for effective reasoning, critical thinking, and persuasion across audiences and situations. Focuses on the development of skills necessary for building, presenting, and refuting arguments.
COMM 305. Appreciation of the Motion Picture. 3 Hours.
Embraces a genre approach to the motion picture as film in terms of communication principles and concepts as well as historical, aesthetic, and technical principles. Emphasizes feature-length films with a specific genre approach each semester.
COMM 306. Organizational Communication. 3 Hours.
Explores fundamental organizational communication perspectives, theories, and concepts in a wide range of contexts, with a focus on translating theories and concepts into organizational practices. Addresses appropriate and effective communication strategies to solve contemporary organizational issues.
COMM 307. Life-Span Communication. 3 Hours.
Focuses on communication from childhood through young adulthood. Emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication acquisition along with identifying problems and issues associated with the development of communication competence.
COMM 308. Nonverbal Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines the effects of nonverbal behavior on interpersonal and organizational relationships as well as environmental contexts. Explores specific nonverbal codes such as touch, space, time, scent, body movement, and personal appearance, among others.
COMM 309. Health Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines the interdependency of communication and health in a pluralistic and multicultural society across communication contexts. Explores and applies communication theory, research, and practice relevant to the shaping and changing of health beliefs, behaviors, and outcomes.
COMM 315. American Diversity in Film. 3 Hours.
Explores films that illustrate the diversity of individuals who live in the United States of America. Emphasizes films with characters of varying ages, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, region, and social class.
COMM 316. Intercultural Communication. 3 Hours.
Examines similarities and differences between cultures with regard to norms, values, and practices in verbal and nonverbal communication. Explores the way in which cultures differ from one another in terms of personal, contextual, and environmental variables.
COMM 317. Communication and Aging. 3 Hours.
Focuses on communication with and surrounding older adults, demonstrating the reciprocal relationship between (un)healthy aging and communication. Prioritizes theory-based skills that span interpersonal, intergroup, family, health, and mediated realms.
COMM 322. Dark Side of Communication. 3 Hours.
Explores the negative aspects of close (romantic) relationships, with a focus on relational transgressions or violations of implicit or explicit rules for appropriate relational behavior. Emphasizes the communicative, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral antecedents and consequences of rule violations in personal relationships.
COMM 332. Family Communication. 3 Hours.
Illuminates the power of family communication by uncovering within-family communication trends and their links to individual family member and collective family wellbeing. Addresses mediated and social discourse surrounding families and family life.
COMM 335. Social Media in the Workplace. 3 Hours.
Focuses on the strategic use of social media and communication technology to propose, create, disseminate, and evaluate messages that are intended to accomplish professional and organizational objectives. Emphasizes group collaboration skills.
COMM 342. Interpersonal Relationships & Technology. 3 Hours.
Examines interpersonal communication in mediated contexts. Emphasizes the uses, functions, and effects of social media and communication technologies in relationships with romantic partners, friends, and family members.
COMM 352. Positive Side of Communication. 3 Hours.
Explores the positive aspects of interpersonal relationships, with a focus on those communication behaviors that result in functional, productive, and satisfying relationships. Emphasizes the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes associated with the practice of positive communication.
COMM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
COMM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 HR. PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
COMM 401. Advanced Communication Research Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 201 with a minimum grade of C-. Competency-based approach to the practical and applied use of quantitative communication research methods. Provides hands-on experience with research design; data collection, analysis, and interpretation; and report writing to test communication hypotheses, answer communication questions, and solve communication problems.
COMM 403. Capstone Seminar. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior status and completion of 24 hours of communication studies coursework or consent. Explores communication knowledge and skills attained throughout the college experience for the purpose of transitioning to workplace contexts, job attainment, and career pursuits. Utilizes a breadth and depth of communication theories, topics, and strategies designed for personal and professional success following graduation.
COMM 404. Persuasion. 3 Hours.
Examines the communicative processes of persuasion, compliance, and social influence and their ability to change, reinforce, or shape attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Evaluates informal and formal persuasive messages with a focus on the critical consumption and evaluation of successful and unsuccessful persuasive communication across various communicative channels. This course is not open to first-year students.
COMM 405. Effects of Mediated Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 105 with a minimum grade of C-. Applies social science research methods and theories to the study of mediated communication. Examines the influence of mediated communication on individuals’ beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors across relational contexts.
COMM 406. Advanced Organizational Communication. 3 Hours.
Focuses on investigating traditional and contemporary issues and problems associated with organizations from a critical perspective. Explores the functions and importance of communication for empowerment and social justice across a wide range of organizational settings.
COMM 408. Advanced Nonverbal Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 308 with minimum grade of C-. Takes a functional approach to the study of nonverbal messages and behaviors. Emphasizes the role that nonverbal codes play in encoding and decoding relational messages across in-person and mediated communication contexts.
COMM 409. Advanced Health Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 309. Applies health communication research, theory, and practice to the planning, development, and evaluation of strategic health communication messaging, programming, and campaigning. Focuses on public communication campaign design and analysis to evaluate and develop communication campaigns addressing public and community health issues, policies, or practices via diverse and contemporary communication channels.
COMM 416. International Culture and Communication. 3 Hours.
This course provides a hands-on study of the influence of culture on verbal and nonverbal communication, and of the influence of cultural communication norms on conflict and intercultural relations. The course is conducted in the context of a faculty led study abroad experience.
COMM 424. Communication Ethics. 3 Hours.
Examines the principles, frameworks, and guidelines used to recognize, identify, and evaluate ethical issues and tensions inherent in communication relationships. Emphasizes the challenges and benefits associated with practicing ethics within and across communication and relational contexts.
COMM 425. Computer Mediated Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 105 with a minimum grade of C-. Addresses the practical and theoretical issues associated with computer-mediated communication. Explores the purposes, functions, and practices of contemporary communication technologies, with an emphasis on the role these technologies play in interpersonal, organizational, and institutional relationships.
COMM 426. Organizational Culture. 3 Hours.
Examines the communicative processes through which organizations and its members create, maintain, and transform workplace culture. Emphasizes the role that organizational artifacts, values, and assumptions play in both organizational insider and outsider assessment and interpretation of an organization’s culture.
COMM 435. Advanced Social Media. 3 Hours.
PR: COMM 105 with a minimum grade of C-. Examines the influence of communication processes on social media and the ways in which social media can both positively and negatively affect individuals, groups, and society. Investigates contemporary issues and problems associated with the development, implementation, and use of social media and web-based technologies.
COMM 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
COMM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 Hr.) Prearranged experimental learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
COMM 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
COMM 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
COMM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
COMM 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
COMM 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
COMM 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
COMM 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
COUN 140. Recovery Allyship and Advocacy. 1 Hour.
Introduction to the theories, concepts, and skills for allyship with people with addiction and in recovery, and advocacy for policies supportive of prevention, intervention, and recovery of substance use disorder at the community, state, and national levels.
COUN 201. Foundations of Mental Health Intervention. 3 Hours.
Introduction to mental health and mental disorders, including substance use and substance use disorders, and associated interventions across the lifespan. Emphasis on the evolution and composition of the modern mental health system with a survey of interventions from prevention to psychopharmacology.
COUN 230. Life Choices. 3 Hours.
Students will examine lifestyle choices typically dictated by unconscious customs rather than research. Covers areas of attitude, relationships, physical lifestyle, health and spirituality. The class consists of lectures and required student participation.
COUN 240. Introduction to Addiction Studies. 3 Hours.
Overview of core concepts related to substance use and substance use disorders. Topics include the history of drug use/addiction, effects on societal members, pharmacology of common psychoactive drugs, theories of addiction, treatment approaches, mutual support, recovery and relapse.
COUN 301. Interpersonal Communication Skills. 3 Hours.
Overview of interpersonal communication skills, including how these skills affect individuals and groups in society. Emphasis on personal and interpersonal strategies for understanding, appreciating, and managing communication in personal and career relationships. Attention is given to the nature of communication, verbal and non-verbal communication, interpersonal relationships, and leadership skills.
COUN 303. Introduction to Helping Professions. 3 Hours.
To assist in evaluating students potential for a career in the helping professions. Exposure is provided to client populations served by helping professionals, along with a selection of intervention strategies used in those professions.
COUN 305. Wellness and Self-Care. 1 Hour.
This course provides undergraduates with an opportunity to establish self-care practices. Students engage in mindfulness meditation and explore the role of nutrition, exercise, and sleep in mood and stress.
COUN 320. Prevention in Mental Health. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 201 and COUN 240 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Overview of core concepts related to the prevention of mental illness and addiction. Topics include the evolution of prevention practices, risk and preventive factors, psychosocial and environmental determinants, selecting and evaluating evidence-based models, and health equity.
COUN 330. Addiction Screening & Assessment. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 240 with a minimum grade of C-. Skills, techniques and tools necessary for preliminary and in-depth evaluation for the presence of substance use disorders. Emphasis on establishing rapport, interviewing skills, diagnostic criteria, recognition of common co-occurring disorders, treatment planning and clinical writing.
COUN 340. Counseling Techniques. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 240 with a minimum grade of C-. Overview of basic individual and group helping skills with a focus on the helping relationship, therapeutic dialogue, the stages and tasks of helping, and motivational techniques. Introduction to behavioral addictions and their connection to substance use disorders. Exploration of personal characteristics essential to working in mental health and addiction settings.
COUN 350. Families & Addiction. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 240 with a minimum grade of C-. Overview of the impact addiction has on the family unit and the process of family recovery. Emphasis on the family as a system, attachment, adaptation, enabling and enmeshment, and techniques to support family healing.
COUN 400. Diversity and Human Relations. 3 Hours.
Overview of diversity and relationships. Examination of genetic/cultural diversity. Attention to problems related to diversity in a changing world.
COUN 405. Career and Lifespan Development. 3 Hours.
Overview of lifespan career development theories, including impact of personal growth and life stages. Emphasis on understanding job choices and personal strategies for career decision making.
COUN 415. Human Services Capstone Experience. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 301 and COUN 303 and COUN 400 and COUN 405. Field experience in Human Services designed to expose students to the work involved in the human services field(s).
COUN 440. Addiction Studies Capstone. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 240 and COUN 250 and COUN 340 and PR or CONC: COUN 350 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Integration of addiction studies coursework through study of ethics, selected population research, and community-based service learning, culminating in a research paper and oral presentation.
COUN 455. Ethics in Mental Health and Addiction Settings. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 201 and COUN 240 with a minimum grade of C- in each and senior standing. Professional helpers face ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. This course prepares students with foundational knowledge necessary for understanding the complexity and ambiguity of ethical dilemmas while exploring critical thinking and ethical decision-making. The course surveys the codes of ethics from a variety of helping professions including human services, counseling, and addictions.
COUN 483. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483A. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483B. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483C. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483D. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483E. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483F. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483G. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483H. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483I. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483J. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483K. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483L. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483M. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483N. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483O. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483P. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483Q. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483R. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483S. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483T. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483U. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483V. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483W. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483X. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483Y. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 483Z. Workshop in Counseling and Guidance. 1-12 Hours.
PR: Consent. To take care of credits for special workshops and short intensive limit courses on methods, supervision, and other special topics.
COUN 485. Capstone in Mental Health and Addiction Studies. 3 Hours.
PR: COUN 201 and COUN 240 and PR or CONC: COUN 455 with a minimum grade of C- in all and senior standing. Integration of MHAS coursework through assessment of one's knowledge and skills as a mental health and addictions professional, preparation and presentation of qualifications through a career portfolio, and investigation into a selected mental health and addictions setting or issue culminating in a research paper and oral presentation.
COUN 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
COUN 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
COUN 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
COUN 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CPE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CPE 271. Introduction to Digital Logic Design. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 156. Introduction to the design of digital systems. Topics include number systems, coding, Boolean and switching algebra, minimization of logic, analysis and design of combinational and sequential logic circuits.
CPE 271L. Digital Logic Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CPE 271. Experiments with digital electronic circuits including number systems, design and application of modern digital circuitry for both combinational and sequential logic circuits.
CPE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CPE 310. Microprocessor Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 271 and CPE 271L and PR or CONC: CPE 310L. Theory and design of microprocessors: organization and architecture of modern processors; integration of microprocessors with RAM, ROM, and I/O devices; machine language, assembly language and software development.
CPE 310L. Microprocessor Systems Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: CPE 310. Machine language, assembly language and hardware and software interfacing. (This includes editing, linking, and debugging.) Memory, I/O and basic techniques of microprocessor interfacing.
CPE 312. Microcomputer Structures and Interfacing. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 310 and CPE 310L and EE 251 and EE 251L and PR or CONC: CPE 312L. Design of computer systems with emphasis on interface hardware including communications, high power interface devices, line driver/receiver circuits, A/D and D/A devices, and utilization of software techniques for programmed, interrupt, and direct memory access.
CPE 312L. Microcomputer Structures and Interfacing Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CPE 310 and CPE 310L and PR or CONC: CPE 312. A microprocessor based single-board computer is designed and built. A semester project is required using standard I/O techniques.
CPE 412. Mobile Robotics. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Introduction to fundamental topics in Mobile robotics; methods of locomotion; common mobile robot sensors, state estimation and navigation algorithms; path planning and obstacle avoidance methods; robot decision making and control processes; and mobile robot systems design.
CPE 435. Computer Incident Response. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 310 and CPE 310L and CS 350. Introduction to computer incident response, forensics, and computer security. Legal basis, proper procedures, and multiple operating systems application.
CPE 442. Introduction to Digital Computer Architecture. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU Sections require (MATH 375 or MATH 378) and CPE 310, WVUIT sections require CPE 320 and PR or CONC: CS 450. Control, data, and demand-driven computer architecture; parallel processing, pipelining, and vector processing; structures and algorithms for array processors, systolic architectures, design of architectures. (3 hr. lec.).
CPE 462. Wireless Networking. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require STAT 215, WVUIT sections require MATH 448. Design and analysis of modern wireless data networks. Channel capacity, noise, antennas, dB units, wireless propagation, signal-to-noise ratio, signal-to-interference ratio. Role of interference and how to manage it through the cellular concept, cell sectorization, and fractional-frequency reuse.
CPE 480. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CS 480, and EE 480).
CPE 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 480. Continuation of CPE 480. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CPE 484. Real-Time Systems Development. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 350. This course provides an analytic approach to real-time systems development. The class will focus on Dependability Requirements, Classification of Real-Time Systems, Clock Synchronization, Real-Time System Software / RTOSs, Scheduling, and System Design. This course will present concepts related to highly embedded hard real-time systems such as automobiles.
CPE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CPE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CPE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CPE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CPE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CPE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CPE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CRIM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CRIM 232. Criminology. 3 Hours.
PR: SOC 101. Exploration of various theories of criminal behavior; emphasis on a critical study of the criminal justice system and efforts to reform the penal system.
CRIM 234. The Criminal Justice System. 3 Hours.
PR: SOC 101. A sociological introduction to the justice system. Focuses on analysis of police work, court activities, and correction within the context of American social organization and societal definitions of crime and justice.
CRIM 302. Deviant Behavior. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101) or consent. Examination of the processes by which deviance is defined in society, and the methods of social control attempted. Provides a critical understanding of society from the perspective of those defined as outsiders-criminals, addicts, etc.
CRIM 303. Juvenile Delinquency. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101) or consent. Nature, extent, and causal explanation of forms of juvenile delinquency. The nature of juvenile courts, the correctional systems, and prevention programs. Emphasizes current issues.
CRIM 318. Hate Crime. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101) or consent. Builds on basic knowledge in sociology to provide a detailed example of an emerging social problem, i.e., hate crime. Explores the ways social phenomena become social problems. Examines the causes and consequences of hate crime.
CRIM 319. Police Culture and Socialization. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Examines the institution of policing in the United States. Builds on basic sociological concepts to provide a sociological and historical perspective on the formal and informal structures and processes in the American system of policing.
CRIM 321. Punishment and Social Control. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Builds on basic sociological concepts to provide detailed knowledge about the use of prisons and incarceration among other forms of punishment and surveillance in contemporary society.
CRIM 324. Gender and Crime. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Builds on basic sociological principles and concepts, and focuses on issues of social structure and process that are at the intersection of gender crime, and crime control.
CRIM 334. Corporate and White Collar Crime. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Examines law-breaking by respectable organizations and individuals engaged in professional economic activity. Studies sociocultural sources of such crime, consequences for victims, and public policy responses. Includes recent criminal cases, legal changes, and enforcement trends.
CRIM 345. Terrorism. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). A sociological understanding of terrorism, including its causes, relations to social context, and trends. Emphasis is placed on major terrorist groups, selected cases, explanatory theories and policies of containment and prevention.
CRIM 346. Victimology. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Introduction to the sociological study of victimization, which includes an examination of risks and frequencies, perceptions and fears, and the social and psychological impact of crime, accident and illness on individuals and their societies.
CRIM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CRIM 415. Mass Media, Crime and Deviance. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Critically examines how mass media and popular culture depict crime and deviance, and explores how these depictions influence social policies. Focuses especially on portrayals involving race, gender, class and ethnicity in particular historical contexts.
CRIM 431. Cybercrime. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Examines the legal, social, and technical impacts of illegal activities facilitated through the use of computers or other technology devices. Focus is on these activities as a criminological phenomenon.
CRIM 432. Drugs, Crime, and Society. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Examines the relationships between drugs and society from both micro and macro perspectives, including the effects of drug use and abuse in everyday life and government intervention efforts.
CRIM 433. Inside Out Prison Exchange. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101) and consent. Experiential program which brings together students and incarcerated men or women inside prison to exchange ideas about criminal justice processes, analyze a designated concern, and produce recommendations for improvement.
CRIM 435. Criminal Justice Process. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). A sociological introduction to the formal and informal processes in the American criminal justice system that affect the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases, including the collection, analysis, and presentation of evidence.
CRIM 444. Neighborhoods and Crime. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). This course introduces students to the growing sociological literature on neighborhoods and crime, with an emphasis on issues related to the race/ethnicity and economic inequality.
CRIM 461. Issues in Crime and Justice. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). Senior seminar on crime and social organization of justice. Focus on problems of prevention, enforcement, corrections and institutional reform. Emphasis on recent research, emerging trends, and policy.
CRIM 464. Rural Criminology. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and (CRIM 234 or CJ 101). The sociological study of crime and social control in rural communities. Focuses on theories and empirical research on rural and small-town crime, and implications for preventing and controlling crime in rural areas.
CRIM 478. Violence Against Women. 3 Hours.
PR: CRIM 232 and CRIM 234. Introduction of sociological studies of violence against women in intimate relationships. Examination of definitions, theories, and the latest empirical findings on a broad range of issues related to male-to-female psychological, physical, and sexual assaults. Exploration of progressive ways of preventing and controlling violence against women in private places.
CRIM 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CRIM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CRIM 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CRIM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CRIM 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CRIM 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CS 101. Intro to Computer Applications. 4 Hours.
Introduction to spreadsheets and databases for problem-solving in disciplines such as math, science, engineering, business, social sciences, behavioral sciences, and environment: using computer applications to create technical reports and presentations.
CS 110. Introduction to Computer Science. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 124 or MATH 126 or MATH 128 or MATH 129 or MATH 150 with a minimum grade of C- in each or meets the entry requirements of MATH 153 and PR or CONC: CS 110L. Programming and design; simple data types, variables, and expressions; program modularization through procedures, functions, and classes; repetition, selection through control structures; structured data types including arrays and records; application.
CS 110L. Introduction to Computer Science Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: MATH 124 or MATH 126 or MATH 128 or MATH 129 or MATH 150 with a minimum grade of C- in each or meets the entry requirements of MATH 153 and PR or CONC: CS 110. Laboratory for CS 110.
CS 111. Introduction to Data Structures. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 110 and CS 110L with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 111L. Software development with abstract data types; elementary data structures including lists, stacks, queues and binary trees. Object-oriented design and development, dynamic allocation, recursion, design methodology.
CS 111L. Introduction to Data Structures Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CS 110 and CS 110L with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 111. Laboratory for CS 111.
CS 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CS 210. File and Data Structures. 4 Hours.
PR: CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C-. Complex internal data structures including hashing, record collision and overflow techniques. Extension of internal data structures to external storage; indexed structures, external sorting and merging, direct access methods.
CS 220. Discrete Mathematics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 110 and CS 110L with a minimum grade of C- and (MATH 154 or MATH 155), WVUIT sections require CS 122 and MATH 155. Mathematical concepts used in computer science such as sets, relations, functions, counting principles, graphs, trees, and automata; introduction to basic graph algorithms and applications.
CS 230. Introduction to Software Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 230L. Techniques and methodologies of software engineering; specification, modeling,requirement analysis and definition, design, quality assurance, testing, reuse, development tools and environments.
CS 230L. Introduction to Software Engineering Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 230. Laboratory for CS 230.
CS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CS 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
CS 310. Principles of Programming Languages. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require CS 201. Theoretical and practical aspects of languages including internal representations, run-time environments, run-time storage management; historical, current, special purpose and experimental languages; finite-state automata, regular expressions and context-free grammars, language translation, semantics and paradigms.
CS 320. Analysis of Algorithms. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C- in each and MATH 156 and (CS 220 or MATH 303), WVUIT sections require CS 201 and CS 220 and MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Introduction to algorithm design and analysis. Growth rate of functions and asymptotic notation. Divide-and-conquer algorithms and recurrences; searching and sorting; graph algorithms including graph searching, minimum spanning trees, and shortest paths.
CS 350. Computer System Concepts. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C-. System software organization; operating system concepts including processes, threads, memory management, and the user interface; elementary network concepts.
CS 376. Research Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 110 and CS 110L and CS 111 and CS 111L with a minimum grade of C- in each. An introduction to the tools and mathematics that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Mathematical modeling, experimental design, hypothesis formulation, data collection, use of statistics, reading and evaluating the scientific literature, writing and reviewing scientific papers, and oral presentation of scientific research.
CS 410. Compiler Construction. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 310. Theory and practice of the construction of programming language translators; scanning and parsing techniques, semantic processing, runtime storage organization, and code generation; design and implementation of interpreter or compiler by students.
CS 420. Design of Algorithms. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 320. Algorithm design paradigms: divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy. Advanced data structures: balanced search trees, mergeable heaps, union-find. Introduction to computational complexity. Selected topics such as backtracking, branch-and-bound, amortized analysis, approximation algorithms.
CS 422. Automata Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 220. Introduction to formal languages, grammars, and automata; regular expressions and finite automata, context- free and context-sensitive languages; push down and linear- bounded automata; Turing machines and recursively enumerable languages.
CS 426. Discrete Mathematics 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 320. Applications of discrete mathematics to computer science. Selected topics from algorithmic graph theory, combinatorics, and order theory.
CS 430. Advanced Software Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 230 and CS 230L. Engineering process, project economics, project organizational and management issues, configuration management.
CS 440. Database Design and Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 230 and CS 230L. Database terminology, SQL, stored procedures, the relational and object-relational data model, triggers, and entity-relationship model.
CS 450. Operating Systems Structure. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 350 and PR or CONC: CS 450L, WVUIT sections require CS 355 and PR or CONC: CS 450L. Support of computer components; device management and interrupts, process scheduling, file management, complete OS structure, OS development and debugging, configuration management, and performance testing.
CS 450L. Operating Systems Structure Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: WVU sections require CS 350 with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 450, WVUIT sections require CS 355 with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: CS 450. Laboratory for CS 450.
CS 453. Data and Computer Communications. 3 Hours.
PR: (CS 350 with a C- or better or CS 355) or consent for non-majors. or consent for non-majors. An in-depth study of the Internet, networking fundamentals, protocols, algorithms, and principles of distributed computing, introduction to network security and management.
CS 455. Computer Architecture. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 271. Computer structure; emphasis on implications for software design; evolution of computers; elementary digital logic; CPU structures; memory and I/O structures; pipelining and memory management; introduction to parallel and high-level architectures. (3 hr. lec.).
CS 460. Introduction to Big Data Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 320 or CS 350. Fundamental topics in big data analytics. Includes data structures, representations, and search techniques used in big data analytics. Basic methods in predictive analytics and machine learning, distributed file systems and high-performance computing used in addressing big data problems. Basic techniques for social network analysis and visualization in big data.
CS 465. Cybersecurity Principles and Practice. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 350, PSC sections require CS 350 with a minimum grade of C-, and WVUIT sections require CS 321. Covers the principles and practice of cybersecurity. Addresses encryption; malicious code, spyware, and spam; authentication and access control; database security; operating system security; network security; and social engineering. Provides comprehensive overview of the cybersecurity threats, technologies for information assurance, and engineering approaches to build and maintain secure cyber space.
CS 470. Introduction to Computer Graphics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 210, WVUIT sections require CS 201. Overview of 3D graphics hardware and gaming consoles; focus on developing 3D graphics software; fundamental algorithms for real-time 3D graphics with focus on game engine component development; introduction to three-dimensional game engine development.
CS 472. Artificial Intelligence. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 220 and CS 320 with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require CS 222. Survey of AI techniques, heuristic search, game playing, and knowledge representation schemes: logic, semantic net, frames, rule-based; natural language processing, advanced AI techniques/systems: planning, blackboard architecture, neural net model; AI implementation.
CS 474. Introduction to Responsible AI. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 230 or CS 472. History, fundamental concepts, trustworthiness, and societal impact of artificial intelligence. Applications of AI including in healthcare, education, entertainment, transportation, law, and business will be explored.
CS 475. Game Development. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 220 and CS 310, WVUIT sections require CS 222 or (CS 220 and CS 310) with a minimum grade of C- in each. Design and implementation of games using innovative technology in human-computer interfaces. Principles of game design, physiology and psychology of each of the five senses, and technologies for delivering sensory stimuli.
CS 480. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, and EE 480.).
CS 480S. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480, and EE 480.).
CS 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 480 or CS 480S. Continuation of CS 480. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CS 481S. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 480 or CS 480S. Continuation of CS 480 or CS 480S. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CS 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
CS 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
CS 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
CS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CS 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
CS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CS 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CS 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CSAD 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
CSAD 199. Orientation to Speech Pathology and Audiology. 1,2 Hour.
Designed to meet the First Year Experience core objectives for pre-spa students. This course serves as an orientation to the professions of speech pathology and audiology as well as departmental degree programs, requirements, and personnel.
CSAD 200. Introduction to Communication Disorders. 3 Hours.
Survey of speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders. Introduction to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders and the professions of speech- language pathology and audiology.
CSAD 222. Phonetics and Phonology. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 200 with a minimum grade of C- or consent. Description, classification, and transcription of the speech sounds in English. Phonetic and phonological principles will be emphasized in normal, dialectal, and clinical speech and language contexts, particularly as these principles apply to speech-language pathology and audiology.
CSAD 234. Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing. 4 Hours.
An overview of anatomy, physiology, and neural pathways for the speech and hearing mechanisms. The respiration, phonation, articulation, and resonance systems will be highlighted for speech production. The outer ear, middle, and inner ear will be highlighted for hearing perception.
CSAD 236. Language Science. 3 Hours.
Study of the structure and function of human language. Methodologies used within the field of speech-language pathology to examine oral and written language will be utilized.
CSAD 274. Manual Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Development of skills needed to communicate in sign language. The manual alphabet, basic number concepts, and the basic vocabulary of traditional American signs.
CSAD 276. Intermed Manual Communication. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 274 or consent. Improve skills needed to communicate in sign language. Includes increasing sign language vocabulary, practicing finger spelling, and communicating with signs.
CSAD 280. Communication Disorder in Film. 3 Hours.
Analysis of selected films to explore the socio-emotional and functional impact of impaired speech, language, hearing, and cognition and the ways in which society views people with communication disorders.
CSAD 285. Introduction to Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 225 or STAT 211 with a minimum grade of C-. Overview of scientific principles underlying basic and applied research methods in communication sciences and disorders with a focus on developing foundations needed to read, interpret, and evaluate properties of published research reports.
CSAD 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CSAD 320. Speech Science. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 200 and CSAD 234 or consent. Review of the fundamental concepts related to acoustics, perception and production of speech, and associated theoretical models.
CSAD 326. Articulation and Cleft Palate. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 322. Characteristics and etiology of articulatory and phonological disorders; survey of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Characteristics of articulation and resonance, and survey of evaluation and treatment considerations for cleft palate.
CSAD 330. Foundations of Clinical Practice in CSD. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 285 with a minimum grade of C-. Understand and apply principles related to the diagnosis and treatment of individuals with communication disorders across the lifespan including aspects of counseling, administration and scoring of standardized tests, documentation of clinical services, and implementation treatment strategies.
CSAD 334. Neuroscience in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 234 with a minimum grade of C- or consent. Expansion of the fundamental concepts related to anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system as they relate to speech, language, hearing, swallowing, vestibular, and cognitive function.
CSAD 336. Language Acquisition 1. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 222 and CSAD 236. Normal processes involved in the acquisition of language, including the development of phonological, semantic, morphological, pragmatic and syntactical systems in prelinguistic, emergent, and developing language stages. Application of these processes to the diagnosis and treatment of language disorders.
CSAD 340. Hearing Science. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 200 and CSAD 234. The purpose of this course is to provide the student with basic knowledge in two areas of hearing science: the physics of sound (acoustics) and the perception of sound (psychoacoustics). This knowledge will provide a foundation for further study in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
CSAD 342. Introduction To Audiology. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 234. Introduction to the profession of audiology; principles of hearing screening, audiological assessment and treatment; disorders of hearing; audiogram interpretation.
CSAD 388. International Experience/Communication Sciences and Disorders. 3 Hours.
Faculty-led exploration of professional practices and perspectives related to communication sciences and disorders in foreign countries and cultures. Offered only through study abroad. Additional fees required.
CSAD 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CSAD 422. Voice and Stuttering. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 200 and CSAD 326. Basic knowledge about and understanding of voice disorders and stuttering; relevant theories, facts, research findings, and clinical practice related to the epidemiology, etiology, course, prevention, diagnosis, and remediation.
CSAD 424. Language Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 336. The nature and etiology of child and adult language disorders are described. Assessment and remediation procedures are examined.
CSAD 426. Introduction to Speech Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 222 and CSAD 320. Introduction to the speech disorders of articulation, fluency, resonance and voice. Characteristics and course of treatment for the different disorder types will be discussed across the lifespan.
CSAD 436. Language Acquisition 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 336. Normal processes involved in the acquisition of oral and written language, including the later development of semantic, pragmatic, phonological, morphological, and syntactical systems. Application of these processes to the diagnosis and treatment of developmental language disorders.
CSAD 440. Audiological Assessment. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 340 and CSAD 342. Application of basic audiological techniques, including puretone and speech audiometry, masking, and immittance testing.
CSAD 442. Aural Rehabilitation. 3 Hours.
Communication and hearing impairment; aural rehabilitation evaluation; remediation including amplification, auditory and visual training, and ALD.
CSAD 480. Speech and Language Assisting. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Assisting graduate clinicians in the treatment of speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
CSAD 482. Speech and Language Practicum. 3 Hours.
PR: CSAD 480 with a minimum grade of B- and consent. Clinical Practicum in treatment of speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
CSAD 483. Audiology Practicum. 2 Hours.
PR: CSAD 440 with a minimum grade of B- or consent. Clinical practicum in audiology.
CSAD 485. Professional Applications in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 3 Hours.
PR: Required CSAD courses prior to the senior year. CSAD seniors will meet weekly face-to-face and online to develop a clinical research project related to speech, language, or hearing communication disorders.
CSAD 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
CSAD 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
CSAD 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
CSAD 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CSEE 380. Engineering Professionalism Seminar. 1 Hour.
PR: Junior standing. Survey of resources available to support engineering design, implementation, entrepreneurship, research, and professional development. Impact of ethical, legal, cultural, global, economic, environmental, and safety factors on design choices. Survey of options for capstone design projects.
CSEE 480. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: (ENGL 102 or ENGL 103) and CSEE 380 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480, CYBE 480, and EE 480.).
CSEE 480S. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: (ENGL 102 or ENGL 103) and CSEE 380 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480, CSEE 480, CYBE 480, and EE 480.).
CSEE 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: (CSEE 480 or CSEE 480S) with a minimum grade of C-. Continuation of CSEE 480. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CSEE 481S. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: (CSEE 480 or CSEE 480S) with a minimum grade of C-. Continuation of CSEE 480 or CSEE 480S. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CSEE 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
CYBE 266. Foundations of Cybersecurity. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 111 and CS 111L, WVUIT sections require CS 122 with a minimum grade of C-. An overview of the foundational areas of cybersecurity: data, software, system, human, and organizational security.
CYBE 366. Secure Software Development. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CS 230 and CS 230L and CS 350, WVUIT sections require CS 222 with a minimum grade of C- and CS 355. Covers the design, implementation, and testing of secure software. The topics include the role of security in the software development lifecycle, designing secure software, best security programming practices, and verification and validation of software applications’ security.
CYBE 460. Foundation of Cybersecurity 2. 3 Hours.
PR: CS 453 and CYBE 266. This course addresses areas of cybersecurity such as malicious code, spyware, and spam; social engineering and human aspects of cybersecurity; network security; cybersecurity of cloud and IoT; and cybersecurity policies. The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and engineering approaches necessary to build and maintain secure cyber systems and networks.
CYBE 466. Host Based Cyber Defense. 3 Hours.
PR: (CYBE 366 and CS 453) or (CS 222 and CS 321 with a minimum grade of C- in each). An in depth study of the strategies available to defends hosts (clients, IoT devices, servers) against cyber attacks.
CYBE 467. Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require CYBE 366 and CS 453, WVUIT sections require CS 222 and CS 321 with a minimum grade of C-. A study of offensive security from the mindset of a penetration test of a target network.
CYBE 480. Capstone Project - Design. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480, and EE 480.).
CYBE 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: CYBE 480. Continuation of CYBE 480. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, troubleshooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
CYBR 415. Cyber Operations. 3 Hours.
This Cyber Operations course is aimed at studying of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field and exploring various cybersecurity tools and practices to build a connection between the cyber concepts and the applications of these concepts into the real world context.
CYBR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
A study of contemporary topics selected from recent developments in the field.
DANC 100S. Fundamentals of Dance Techniques. 2 Hours.
Studio class covering fundamental of dance techniques such as Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz Dance, Tap, Ballroom, Partner dances and other dance and movement vocabulary such as folk and social dances.
DANC 110S. Fundamentals of Ballet. 2 Hours.
Topics include basic ballet dance technique, dance vocabulary, dance literacy, proper alignment, musicality, add sound anatomical practices. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 120S. Fundamentals of Modern Dance Technique. 2 Hours.
PR: Permission of instructor. This course is the study of dance at the fundamental level focusing on Modern Dance technique and performance.
DANC 130S. Fundamentals of Jazz. 2 Hours.
Basic jazz dance fundamentals and techniques; development of coordination, strength, and flexibility through the execution of the elementary jazz warm-ups, movement progressions, and combinations. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 140S. Fundamentals of Tap. 2 Hours.
A studio course designed to introduce the student to the genre of tap dancing. The course will introduce and teach the student beginner level models, movement phrases and techniques through styles of the genre. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 170. Introduction to Dance. 3 Hours.
Introductory lecture course, designed to develop an aesthetic appreciation and understanding of dance as a fine art and its impact on society. This course has a practical component so that students have the opportunity to experience various forms of dance.
DANC 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
DANC 200. Dance Practicum. 1 Hour.
PR: By audition only. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.) Students participate as dancers/performers in a dance production. Contact the Director of Dance for audition information.
DANC 210S. Intermediate Ballet. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 110 or DANC 110S or consent. Techniques of classical ballet dancing. Includes barre exercises, adage combinations, and center practice. A theoretical knowledge and technical achievement is stressed. (May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours.).
DANC 220S. Intermediate Modern. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 120 or DANC 120S or consent. Topics covered include intermediate modern dance technique, dance vocabulary, dance literacy, proper alignment, musicality, and sound anatomical practices. The course focuses on core styles within the modern dance genre. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.).
DANC 230S. Intermediate Jazz. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Continuation of jazz dance techniques and concepts with an emphasis on jazz isolations, polyrhythms, and syncopated movement sequences, continued practice in development of the body as an instrument of expression. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.).
DANC 240S. Intermediate Tap. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 140 or DANC 140S or consent. A studio course focusing on dance through tap dance technique at the intermediate level. Teaching the student intermediate models, movement phrases and techniques through styles of the Tap Dance genre of movement. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 250S. Ballroom Dance. 1 Hour.
Introduction to popular ballroom dancing. Styles will range from fox trot, waltz and swing to Latin dances.
DANC 251S. World Dance. 3 Hours.
Introduction to world cultures through the media of dance lecture and movement. Study of global, religious, social, educational and courtship rituals as related to dance.
DANC 252S. African Dance. 2 Hours.
Exploring the cultures and techniques of African dance styles.
DANC 253S. Yoga for Dancers. 2 Hours.
PR: Dance majors and Dance minors only. The course provides the dance student with the tools to condition and maintain a healthy body and improved dance technique using the modality of yoga. Through the use of anatomical vocabulary, basic theoretical concepts and experiential physical practice, as well as though readings and assessments, the student will gain a greater understanding of Hatha Yoga as it augments dance technique.
DANC 255S. Dance Styles for Musical Theatre. 1 Hour.
PR: DANC 130 or DANC 130S or DANC 140 or DANC 140S. An introduction to musical theatre repertoire along with gaining a more efficient and proficient way of learning and executing Broadway musical choreography, new and old. This course gives the student the tools needed at an intermediate to advanced level of dance, to complement their singing and acting abilities; learning choreography from notable musicals.
DANC 260S. Fundamentals of Choreography. 3 Hours.
PR: DANC 100 or DANC 100S or DANC 110 or DANC 110S or DANC 130 or DANC 130S. Introductory study of basic elements of choreography including spatial design, choreographic devices, movement analysis, the creation of movement phrases, and creative problem solving.
DANC 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DANC 300. Dance Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: By audition only. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.) Students participate as dancers/performers in a dance production. Contact the Director of Dance for audition information.
DANC 310S. Advanced Ballet. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 210 or DANC 210S or consent. Topics covered include advanced ballet dance technique, dance vocabulary, dance literacy, proper alignment, musicality, and sound anatomical practices. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.).
DANC 320S. Advanced Modern. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 220 or DANC 220S or consent. Topics covered include advanced modern dance technique, dance vocabulary, dance literacy, proper alignment, musicality, and sound anatomical practices. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.).
DANC 330S. Advanced Jazz. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 230 or DANC 230S. In-depth exploration of both traditional and contemporary jazz techniques and styles, continues progression towards a more advanced level of technical skill as developed and utilized through this specific dance technique.
DANC 350S. Modern and Ballet Partnering. 2 Hours.
PR: (DANC 210 or DANC 210S) and (DANC 220 or DANC 220S) or consent. The practical application of partnering work as it pertains to movement and dance through weight sharing and trust training models and movement phrases in modern and ballet genres of dance. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 360S. Advanced Choreography. 3 Hours.
PR: DANC 260 or DANC 260S. Provides opportunity at the advanced level for creative exploration and analysis of principles of dance composition through improvisations and problem solving. Informal presentation of student works will be included.
DANC 370. Dance History. 3 Hours.
PR: DANC 100 or DANC 170. A study of dance history and leading prominent personalities in the field of dance through their legacy of techniques, choreography and performance. The course will also address the contribution of dance to, and the place of dance within, society and the cultural environment.
DANC 371. Creative Dance for Educators. 3 Hours.
PR: DANC 100 or DANS 170. Specific learning experiences for the future of dance education and competencies to be achieved for children's dance. Grades PreK-12. Integration of movement experience with other academic subjects and various cultural heritages emphasized.
DANC 372. Dance Criticism. 3 Hours.
PR: (ENGL 101 and ENGL 102) or ENGL 103. This course is designed for Dance major/minor students and other students interested in reading and writing about dance and dance performance, and viewing performances.
DANC 400. Choreography Practicum. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 260 and consent. (May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.) Students participate as choreographers in a dance production. Contact the director of Dance for audition information.
DANC 410S. Ballet Repertory. 1 Hour.
PR: By audition only. The study and practice of excerpts from ballets by prominent ballet choreographers. The course covers the historical aspects of each of the segments studied and their place within the larger context of dance history. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 420S. Modern Repertory. 1 Hour.
PR: By audition only. The study and practice of excerpts from dances by prominent contemporary choreographers. The course covers historical aspects of each of the segments studied and its place within the larger context of dance history. (May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.).
DANC 450S. Contemporary Rep. 2 Hours.
PR: DANC 100 or DANC 100S or DANC 120 or DANC 120S. This course is the study of contemporary dance repertoire. The course is intended for the advance intermediate through advanced level dance student. The course will further develop contemporary dance vocabulary, movement skills and provide challenges in musical and movement phrasing.
DANC 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
DANC 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
DANC 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DANC 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
DANC 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
DANC 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
DISB 101. Country Roads: Introduction to Social/Communication. 4 Hours.
Studies the written, nonverbal recognition, and verbal communication skills found within the academic, occupational, and social settings for young adults; identifies and develops strategies and skills for analyzing social situations and conventions; emphasizes reading comprehension and communication skills necessary for building strong relationships and clear communication with professionals, friends, and colleagues. Required Country Roads Program enrollment.
DISB 102. Country Roads: Occupational Preparation. 5 Hours.
Strengthen resources and capacity to reach occupational interests and goals; review and practice soft skills such as active listening, body language, problem solving, conflict resolution, setting goals, and occupational balance; engage in activities that will help build rapport among a group in the academic and/or work setting; work on short-term certificates for resume and skills sets; participate in on-site training.
DISB 103. Country Roads: Leadership Domain. 3 Hours.
Identify, discuss, and practice self-determination skills - motivation to make, or at least be centrally involved in making one's own choices and set own goals; increase self-awareness, advocacy, and leadership skills; engage in leadership opportunities; identify, plan, implement, and evaluate individual plans incorporating personal and occupational goals; initiate and sustain discussions about own needs, capacity and steps to meet goals.
DISB 104. Country Roads: Independent Living Domain. 3 Hours.
Establish and sustain independent living schedules on- and off-campus; identify and practice interactional skills among roommates across dorm and apartment settings; complete coursework for introductory daily living skills; complete daily living and independent skill assessments; Identify and incorporate assistive technology as needed; engage in work-academic transportation and other living obligations.
DISB 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DISB 304. Special Education in Contemporary Society. 3 Hours.
Special education principles and practices, interactions between disability and diversity in identification and intervention, and influences of family, professional, school, and community infrastructures on educational programs/outcomes for children and adults.
DISB 380. Disability and the Family. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to familiarize the students with developmental disabilities and their impact on families. Interdisciplinary family-centered care is emphasized, along with how to access resources to meet the needs of children and families.
DISB 381. Lifespan Disability Policy. 3 Hours.
Overview of health, education, financial and related policies impacting individuals with disabilities across the lifespan and at the federal, state, and local levels.
DISB 385. Disability and Society. 3 Hours.
This course provides a global, interdisciplinary overview of issues and policies that are the concern of individuals with disabilities (e.g., public policy, health-related issues, employment, and social benefits).
DISB 482. Disability in the Community. 2 Hours.
This course offers service learning experiences in the community with persons who have a disability.
DISB 486. Capstone Portfolio: Disability. 1 Hour.
This undergraduate capstone for the interdisciplinary certificate program or minor in Disability Studies culminates with a written essay, a presentation, and a portfolio.
DMC 460. Introduction to Data Marketing Communications. 3 Hours.
PR: Admission to the program or permission. This course is the introductory course experience for the data marketing communications master's degree program. Students will explore the fundamentals of using data to make marketing communications decisions, as well as topics including database marketing, loyalty programs, financial and marketing metrics, audience targeting and segmentation, data for digital marketing, data visualization and marketing automation.
DSCI 101. Introduction to Data Science. 3 Hours.
Introduction and overview of this interdisciplinary field and the skills needed to work as a data scientist. Provides students basic experience in acquiring data, performing very simple analyses, and gaining an elementary understanding of data science.
DSCI 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
DSCI 209. Data Science Pipelines with Python and R. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 101 with a minimum grade of C- and MATH 124 or higher (up to MATH 156) with a minimum grade of C-. Development of workflow or computer programs to import, clean, transform, model and visualize data. Using data from different disciplines, students will program in Python and R as they develop these data science pipelines and present their results.
DSCI 221. Reproducible Data Science using R. 4 Hours.
PR: DSCI 101 and CS 110 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Introduction to programming in R and to using RStudio, and using the tidyverse set of packages to learn the basics of a data science pipeline needed to import, clean, transform, visualize and model large amounts of data.
DSCI 222. Data Science Workflows using Python. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 221 with a minimum grade of C-. Continuation of DSCI 221. Introduction to programming in Python, to the basics of building a data science pipeline. Students develop projects using data from various sources to develop and refine their Python skills. Also teaches the basics of terminal mode and use of bash.
DSCI 301. Databases for Data Science. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: (DSCI 209 or DSCI 221) with a minimum grade of C-. Focuses on understanding relational or categorical data structures associated with databases in a data science pipeline and acquiring data from existing databases using R and Python.
DSCI 309. Applied Machine Learning. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 209 with a minimum grade of C-. Statistical machine learning methods for supervised and unsupervised learning will be introduced via applications. Specifically, linear regression, methods for classification, resampling, model choice, dimension reduction and clustering will be covered with a conceptual understanding and their implementation using R and Python.
DSCI 310. Statistical Machine Learning 1. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 222 and STAT 312 and MATH 441 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Focuses on a conceptual understanding of the methods and their implementation using R and Python. Covers linear regression; classification methods (logistic regression, linear discriminant analysis and K-nearest neighbors); resampling methods (cross-validation and bootstrap); model choice methods (subset and stepwise selection, shrinkage methods); dimension reduction methods (principal components analysis).
DSCI 311. Statistical Machine Learning 2. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 310 with a minimum grade of C-. Continuation of DSCI 310. Covers statistical machine learning methods that are not strictly linear, such as models based on splines, tree-structures, support vector machines and unsupervised methods. Emphasizes a conceptual understanding and application of the methods using R and Python.
DSCI 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSCI 409. Advanced Case Studies in Data Science. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 309 with a minimum grade of C-. The course covers advanced methods through case studies. Four main topics will be computing and analyzing data using the high performance computing, and case studies with natural language processing, real-time streaming data and imaging data. Concurrently students will acquire data from their own major and put together a data science pipeline and analysis for their final project.
DSCI 410. Big Data in Practice: Cloud and Parallel Computing. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 311 with a minimum grade of C-. Extends the R “tidyverse” data manipulation and machine learning pipelines to relational database tables; big data; network data; streaming data. Students will develop their abilities from using RStudio locally on a laptop to using it on a server, with technologies such as Spark.
DSCI 450. Current Topics in Data Science. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 311 with a minimum grade of C-. Exploration of timely current topics where data science is used; exploration and discussion of biases and other aspects of decisions made as a result of data science tools.
DSCI 480. Capstone in Data Science. 3 Hours.
PR: DSCI 410 and DSCI 450 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Integration and application of the skills and methods acquired through the program to a real data set through group project (development of a data science pipeline).
DSCI 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
DSCI 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Independent research projects.
DSGN 130S. Introduction to Design Studies Studio. 3 Hours.
This course is an opportunity for you to learn and apply the elements and principles of design. These concepts will be applied to creating successful two- and three-dimensional design projects. You will also learn about the design industry and identify how all design professions have common foundations.
DSGN 140. Sustainable Living. 3 Hours.
Explores the personal, social, economic and environmental aspects of making sustainable choices. Sustainability principles and practices are discussed along with assessments of consumption and lifestyle decisions. Also listed as PLSC 140 and RESM 140.
DSGN 160. Visual Communications. 3 Hours.
Using the design process, this course explores the issues of clarity in graphic communications through 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional representations using computer graphic software. Course also addresses the physical and psychological aspects of human emotions, and non-western social norms and their influence on design process and outcome.
DSGN 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
DSGN 200. Information Communications. 3 Hours.
This course provides advanced instruction in computer graphic software as used to explore the issues of clarity in graphics, motion, and spoken communications. Students address physical and psychological aspects of human factors and their influence on design process, and present evidence in a professional manner.
DSGN 220. Design Thinking. 3 Hours.
This course establishes the value of design thinking, identifies the components of the design thinking process, and helps students develop proficiency by using the process in multiple contexts.
DSGN 270. Product Design Foundations. 3 Hours.
This course concentrates on materials/manufacturing technology, visualization techniques and observational techniques of people as well as to design better consumer products. Sketching and digital prototyping techniques will be introduced and practiced to display and analyze possible effectiveness of the design solution. In-class lecture, discussion and design work is augmented by out-of-class work towards presentations to the group.
DSGN 280. Sustainable Design and Development. 3 Hours.
An overview of social, environmental and economic aspects of the built environment. Site considerations, infrastructure, green buildings, marketing, financing, community. (Local field trips possible.).
DSGN 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSGN 300. Product Design. 3 Hours.
This course follows observational techniques of people as well as materials/manufacturing technology to design better consumer products. Sketching, model making, and prototyping techniques will be introduced and practiced to display and analyze possible effectiveness of the design solution. In-class lecture, discussion and studio work is augmented by out-of-class work towards presentations to the group.
DSGN 310. Product Design-Footwear. 3 Hours.
This course will explore the R&D processes associated with footwear design from concept to market. Discussions, lectures and projects will provide a complete understanding of how designers work within the constraints of economics, manufacturing and consumer culture in a collective effort to get a shoe on the shelf in stores.
DSGN 315. Survey of Non-Western Design. 3 Hours.
This course examines design from beyond the tradition of Western civilization. Students will study interior design, architecture, and art as shaped by religious beliefs, political systems, and geographical context.
DSGN 320. Design Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3 Hours.
PR: DSGN 220 with a minimum grade of C-. This course will introduce students to the study of both philosophical and applied ethics as they relate to daily life and design. Additionally, the course will address and define components of personal and corporate social responsibility, and explore their relationship to ethics and design at the micro and macro levels.
DSGN 340. Design for Energy Efficiency. 3 Hours.
An overview of energy efficiency in residential and small commercial settings. Energy, building shell, air leakage, insulation, hvac, lighting, appliances, water heating, indoor air quality. (Local field trips possible.).
DSGN 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSGN 420. Professional Preparation. 1 Hour.
PR: DSGN 220 and DSGN 320 with a minimum grade of C- in each. This course challenges students to utilize the design process to identify personal skills and characteristics relevant to their job goals, and create a coherent branded professional identity based on the expectations of their industry. Students will also analyze and synthesize business trends and forecasting predictions, applying that information to future expectations in their field of study.
DSGN 470. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: DSGN 280. A detailed study of the LEED green building certification systems, including the various green systems, codes and standards referenced by LEED.
DSGN 480. Designing Innovative Futures. 3 Hours.
PR: DSGN 320 and DSGN 491 with a minimum grade of C- in both. This capstone course provides an opportunity to analyze and synthesize information from previous coursework and internship experiences to develop professional proficiency levels in integrated design approaches.
DSGN 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
DSGN 491. Professional Field Experience: Capstone. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
DSGN 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSGN 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
DSGN 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
DSM 101. Introduction to Design and Merchandising. 1 Hour.
Provides an introduction to the educational culture in the Division of Design and Merchandising.
DSM 130. Introduction to Design. 3 Hours.
Introduction to design as a process of improving quality of life and a method of problem-solving using design thinking, design theory, and design applications in interdisciplinary contexts.
DSM 199. Orientation to Design and Merchandising. 1,2 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
DSM 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSM 410. The Global Context for Design. 3 Hours.
Develops students' abilities to weigh design decisions and engage in design practice in a globalized economy within the parameters of ecological, socio-economic, and western and non-western cultural contexts.
DSM 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
DSM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
DSM 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DSM 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
DSM 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
DSM 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
DSM 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
DTHY 100. Health Care Terminology. 1 Hour.
This course provides the foundation for understanding common terminology used in health care. The components, pronunciation, proper use, and abbreviations of medical terminology will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on dental terminology.
DTHY 101. Introduction to Dental Hygiene. 2 Hours.
PR: Consent. Historical evolution of the profession, the professional association, specialties of dentistry and the various roles of a dental hygienist will be emphasized. This course incorporates the University's required first-year experience objectives.
DTHY 185. Oral Anatomy. 2 Hours.
PR: Acceptance into dental hygiene. The human neck bones, muscles, nerves, blood supply, lymphatics, glandular tissue, fascia/spaces, TMJ, and spread of dental infection are the focus of this course.
DTHY 186. Dental Anatomy. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 100 and DTHY 185 and NBAN 301. Classroom and laboratory study of normal human dental morphology, tooth anomalies, pulp function, eruption patterns and occlusal relationships.
DTHY 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
DTHY 205. Theory and Practice of Prevention. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Philosophy and techniques of preventive dentistry.
DTHY 210. Dental Radiology. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Basic principles and procedure in oral radiology techniques and interpretation.
DTHY 211. Dental Radiology. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 210. The application of radiology principles and techniques. Clinical integration and case presentations will be emphasized.
DTHY 220. Dental Nursing Techniques. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Emergency first aid and principles of nursing applicable to the dental office.
DTHY 225. Dental Hygiene Techniques. 4 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Fundamental principles and techniques of dental hygiene are presented through lectures, laboratory, and clinical participation.
DTHY 226. Clinical Dental Hygiene. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 225. This course enables the sophomore dental hygiene student to gain proficiency in the treatment of patients.
DTHY 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DTHY 300. Anesthesia for Dental Hygiene. 1 Hour.
Application of neuroanatomy, physiology, and pharmacology to the administration of regional anesthesia using local anesthetic agents. Management of complications encountered and the techniques of administering these agents will be presented.
DTHY 301. Public Health. 1 Hour.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Theory and practice of preventive dentistry and community.
DTHY 320. Dental Radiology. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Basic principles and procedures in oral radiology techniques and interpretation.
DTHY 322. Dental Radiology. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 320. The application of radiology principles and techniques. Clinical integration and case presentations will be emphasized.
DTHY 350. Public Health. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Theory and practice of preventive dentistry and community. Methods and techniques utilized in dental hygiene research.
DTHY 351. Dental Health Education. 3 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Methods, materials, and resources used in teaching dental health to various population groups.
DTHY 360. Dental Materials. 3 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Lecture and laboratory covering the science and manipulation of dental materials.
DTHY 361. Expanded Functions. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 360. Lecture and laboratory covering specialty topics in dentistry and four-handed dental assisting. Assisting, and the placing and carving of amalgam and resin restorations in dentiform teeth. (1 hr. lec., 4 hr. lab.).
DTHY 363. Periodontics 1. 1 Hour.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Tissues of the periodontium, histopathology of periodontal disease with emphasis on etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention within the scope of dental hygiene.
DTHY 366. Technical Expression and Dental Literature. 1 Hour.
PR: Dental hygiene major. Preparation and analysis of professional communications.
DTHY 370. Dental Hygiene Clinical Methods. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 225. Principles of oral debridement, instruction in the care of special patients, use of diagnostic aids, and nutritional counseling.
DTHY 372. Clinical Dental Hygiene 1. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 225. Clinical application of dental hygiene principles and techniques.
DTHY 374. Clinical Dental Hygiene 2. 3 Hours.
PR: DTHY 370, CoReq: DTHY 372. Clinical application of dental hygiene principles and techniques.
DTHY 378. Dental Hygiene Teaching Methods. 2 Hours.
PR: Enrollment in dental hygiene. Concepts and principles of administration, curriculum, and clinical teaching unique to dental auxiliary education. Emphasis on overall role of the dental hygiene educator.
DTHY 380. Interdisciplinary Approach to Rural Health. 1 Hour.
Fundamental principles of and background information on Appalachian history, poverty, and cultural diversity for the assessment of rural health needs. Assess the delivery of health care services and community development in rural settings.
DTHY 402. Dental Hygiene Ethics and Practice. 1 Hour.
PR: Enrollment in Dental Hygiene. Scope of practice for the dental hygienist including ethical and legal considerations. Public and professional relations as well as practice management are discussed.
DTHY 405. Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene 1. 4 Hours.
PR: Fourth year in dental hygiene. Principles of advanced clinical dental hygiene and practice in non-traditional settings. Clinical experience in traditional and expanded duties; pre- and post-operative care of surgical patients, and radiology.
DTHY 406. Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene 2. 3,4 Hours.
PR: Fourth year in dental hygiene. Continuation of clinical practice experience in dental hygiene procedures.
DTHY 407. Advanced Dental Hygiene Methods 2. 2 Hours.
PR: Fourth year in dental hygiene. Principles of advanced clinical dental hygiene and practice in non-traditional settings.
DTHY 409. Clinical Dental Hygiene. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 374. This course enables senior dental hygiene student to gain proficiency in the treatment of patients.
DTHY 410. Clinical Dental Hygiene 3. 1-4 Hours.
This course enables the senior dental hygiene degree completion student to maintain proficiency in the treatment of patients.
DTHY 411. Clinical Dental Hygiene 4. 1-4 Hours.
This course enables the senior dental hygiene degree completion student to maintain proficiency in the treatment of patients.
DTHY 440. Senior Integration Seminar. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. A thorough analysis and integration of didactic, laboratory and clinical content via lectures, discussions and cases in preparation for licensure.
DTHY 445. Applied Pharmacology. 1 Hour.
PR: PCOL 260. Case studies encountered in dental hygiene practice that require critical thinking and decision-making to manage the dental treatment needs and potential complications of patients taking multiple pharmacologic agents.
DTHY 450. Dental Health Education 2. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 302. Advanced dental health education with a research component. A problem-based learning experience.
DTHY 451. Dental Health Education 3. 2 Hours.
PR: DTHY 450. Advanced dental health education with field experiences in three settings. Case histories developed and research study completed.
DTHY 478. Clinical Evaluation. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 378. Preparation for clinical instruction and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on clinical evaluation procedures, proper instrumentation and the skills/strategies utilized to promote affective and psychomotor skill development in students.
DTHY 482. Intra-Oral Photography. 1 Hour.
PR: DTHY 405. Intra-oral photography is a one-semester course which deals with the principles and techniques of photography and its application to dentistry.
DTHY 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
DTHY 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
DTHY 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
DTHY 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
DTHY 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
DTHY 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
DTHY 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
DTHY 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
DTHY 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ECON 200. Survey of Economics. 3 Hours.
Introduction to the analysis of the economic system, pricing system, monetary system, determination of all national income and employment. ECON 200 is equivalent to BUSA 201. Credit cannot be received for both.
ECON 201. Principles of Microeconomics. 3 Hours.
Introductory microeconomics analysis. Competitive behavior of firms, price determination, efficiency in production and equity in distribution. Pre-requisite(s) and/or co-requisite(s) may differ on regional campuses.
ECON 202. Principles of Macroeconomics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 201 or ARE 150. Introductory macroeconomics analysis, prerequisites are not enforced at WVUIT and Potomac State campuses. Aggregate demand and supply, saving, investment, the level of employment and national income determination, monetary and fiscal policy.
ECON 225. Elementary Business and Economics Statistics. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 122 or MATH 123 or MATH 124 or MATH 126 or MATH 129 or MATH 153 with a minimum grade of C- or MATH 150 or MATH 154 or MATH 155 or MATH 156 with a minimum grade of D-. Basic concepts of statistical models, distributions, probability, random variables, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, regression and correlation with emphasis on business and economics examples. (Not open to students who have completed STAT 215.).
ECON 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ECON 297. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ECON 301. Intermediate Micro-Economic Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: ARE 150 or ECON 201 with a minimum grade of C-. Consumer choice and demand; price and output determination of the firm, and resource allocation, under different market structures; welfare economics, externalities, public goods, and market failure; general equilibrium; other topics.
ECON 302. Intermediate Macro-Economic Theory. 3 Hours.
PR: (ECON 201 or ARE 150) and ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C- in all. Forces which determine the level of income, employment, output, the inflation rate, and the balance of trade. Particular attention to consumer behavior, investment determination, and government fiscal and monetary policy.
ECON 306. History of Economic Thought. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with minimum grade of C-. Economic ideas in perspective of historic development.
ECON 331. Money and Banking. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. The U.S. monetary and banking system and its functional relationship to the economic system; monetary theory and policy.
ECON 411. Moral Foundations of Capitalism. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Introduction to the moral foundations of capitalism. Compare and contrast alternative ethical systems using economic analysis when relevant.
ECON 421. Introduction to Mathematical Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C- and (MATH 150 with a minimum grade of C- or MATH 155 or MATH 156 with a minimum grade of D-). Principal mathematical techniques including set operation, matrix algebra, differential and integral calculus employed in economic analysis. Particular attention given to static (or equilibrium) analysis, comparative-static analysis and optimization problems in economics.
ECON 425. Introductory Econometrics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 and (ECON 225 or STAT 211) with a minimum grade of C- in all. Analysis of economic models using basic econometric methods. Specification, computation, and interpretation of linear regression.
ECON 441. Public Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Economic roles of the public sector. Particular attention to market failure, redistributing income, the financing of public sector activities, relationships between federal, state, and local governments, and public choice.
ECON 443. Law and Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 201 with a minimum grade of C-. We will use the tools and reasoning of economics to study the legal system. Legal institutions have been developed to govern our lives. A formal analysis of the outcomes these institutions create is essential to construct policy and institutional changes to promote a prosperous society. We conduct this institutional analysis applying the tools of economics.
ECON 445. Government and Business. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require ECON 201 or ECON 202. Examination of market structure, conduct, and performance. Analysis of market regulation including antitrust laws and regulation of monopolies.
ECON 451. International Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Development of trade among nations; theories of trade; policies, physical factors, trends, barriers to trade. Determination of exchange rates. Open economy macroeconomics.
ECON 454. Comparative Economic Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Structure and processes of existing economic systems including capitalism, planned socialism, and market socialism. Problems encountered by economies in transition from planned socialism to capitalism.
ECON 455. Economic Development. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. The problems, changes, and principal policy issues faced by non-industrialized countries.
ECON 461. Regional Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Analysis of the regional economy's spatial dimension, emphasizing interregional capital and labor mobility, the role of cities, objectives and issues of regional policy, lagging regions and Appalachia, growth poles, and regional growth and income distribution.
ECON 462. Urban Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Analyzes growth, decline, and socioeconomic problems of cities. Topics include the development of cities, urban spatial structure and land-use patterns, poverty and discrimination, housing, urban transportation and congestion, local government structure, and urban fiscal problems.
ECON 463. Applied Regional Economics Research. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 and ECON 225 with a minimum grade of B- in each. This course offers a unique experiential learning opportunity in economics in which students will ultimately conduct, package, and publicly present the type of research that is regularly underway in the BBER. In particular, after learning the basics of econometrics and economic forecasting, students will compile and present an economic outlook report for a particular region in West Virginia.
ECON 465. Health Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require ECON 201 and (ECON 225 or STAT 211) with minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require ECON 201 and (ECON 225 or STAT 211). Health economics applies the tools of economics and econometrics to issues of the organization, delivery and financing of health care.
ECON 471. Labor Economics. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Labor market analysis. Topics include wage and employment determination, human capital theory, discrimination, unemployment, migration, effects of unions and government regulation, and life-cycle patterns of work.
ECON 481. American Economic History. 3 Hours.
PR: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of C-. Central issues in the development of the American economy.
ECON 482. Applied Economic Research. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior standing and ECON 425 with a minimum grade of C-. Capstone course that introduces students to applied economic research. Completion and presentation of major research project required.
ECON 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ECON 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR:Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ECON 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ECON 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ECON 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ECON 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ECON 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ECON 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ECSE 311. Developmental Assessment for Young Children with Special Needs. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304. Biological and environmental factors associated with developmental disabilities, delays and at risk conditions in young children, their impact across developmental domains, and assessment procedures to identify needs and plan interventions in the early childhood years.
ECSE 312. Differentiated Instruction for Young Children with Special Needs. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304. This course is designed to prepare future general and special education teachers to differentiate instruction for students with exceptional learning needs. The course emphasizes the utilization of an individualized, data based decision-making process in the organization, adaptation, and implementation of methods, materials, and curriculum.
ECSE 314. Center-Based Programs Early Intervention. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304 and ECSE 312 and passing scores on all components of Core Praxis. This course is designed to examine policies and practices for center-based early childhood special education for young children from ages 3-6, and individual education plans and intervention programs to promote early learning and child-peer interactions in preschool settings.
ECSE 315. Home-Based Programs for Early Intervention. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304. This course is designed to show policies and practices for home-based early intervention for young children with special needs from ages 0-3; individual family service plans and intervention programs to support early development and parent-child interactions in the home setting.
ECSE 316. Behavior Support Young Children Special Needs. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304 and ECSE 312. Emotional and social development in young children; causes and characteristics of problem behaviors in early childhood; assessment of behavior; and positive behavior supports for individuals and groups in- home and center- based preschool settings.
ECSE 317. Technology for Young Children with/without Special Needs. 3 Hours.
PR: SPED 304. This course is designed to prepare future general and special education teachers to differentiate instruction for students with exceptional learning needs. The course emphasizes the utilization of an individualized, data based decision-making process in the organization, adaptation, and implementation of methods, materials, and curriculum.
EDHS 100. Orientation to Multidisciplinary Studies in Education and Human Services. 1 Hour.
Introduction to the Bachelor's degree in Multidisciplinary Studies in Education and Human Services, including information about education and human services fields, identification of post-graduation career opportunities, selection of minors to develop knowledge and skills, analysis of problems and issues in education and human services, participation in community service activities, and planning to meet program and university requirements for graduation.
EDHS 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
EDHS 200. Professional Inquiry in Education and Human Services. 3 Hours.
PR: ((ENGL 101 and ENGL 102) or ENGL 103) and EDHS 100. Examination of issues across the fields of education and human services; practical experience in and critical reflection on activities conducted in education and human services settings and their implications for personal and professional growth; development of higher level skills for written communication through submission, revision and resubmission of formal written professional products.
EDHS 489. Capstone Project: Multidisciplinary Studies in Education and Human Services. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Integration and application of knowledge and skills acquired in multiple disciplines to understand and respond to problems of professional practice in education and human services through researching information, communicating and collaborating with others, planning, preparing and delivering presentations and written products, giving and receiving performance feedback, and planning and preparing for a future professional career.
EDHS 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
EDP 101. Learning Strategies for Academic Success. 3 Hours.
The purpose of the course is to help students develop active learning strategies that are research-based and appropriate for the college curriculum that will enable them to achieve academic success.
EDP 102. Orientation to the Regents Bachelor of Arts. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. An introduction to the Regents Bachelor of Arts Program (RBA), including the degree structure, benefits of the program, academic success plans, standardized awards, portfolio petitions, Areas of Emphasis, and RBA graduate pathways.
EDP 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EDP 301. Learning in PreK-Adult Educational Settings. 3 Hours.
Examination and utilization of behavioral and cognitive learning models; consideration of learner characteristics and other factors affecting student learning.
EDP 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EDP 401. RBA Portfolio Development. 2 Hours.
This course will assist RBA students with professional work experience to prepare and submit portfolios for College Equivalent Credits (CECs).
EDP 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
EDP 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
EDP 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EDP 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
EDP 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
EDP 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
EDP 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
EDP 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
EDUC 100. Education Colloquium. 1 Hour.
Components of and requirements for the teacher preparation program, including specializations, professional organizations, requirements for admission to the major, avenues to program completion, and requirements for work with children or youth.
EDUC 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
EDUC 200. Professional Inquiry in Education. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. The course provides an examination of issues that cut across the field of teaching and the institution of public education. This course also focuses on developing higher-level skills in written communication.
EDUC 220. Creative Thinking: Strategies and Techniques. 3 Hours.
Creativity is an essential human talent. Organizations increasingly need people that understand the creative process, know how to apply creative strategies to problem solve, and develop climates that foster innovation. Through interactive engagement and discussion, students in this course will learn about major theories and paradigms in creativity and explore tools and techniques for fostering creativity in classrooms and organizations.
EDUC 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EDUC 301. Learning in Educational Settings. 3 Hours.
Examination and utilization of behavioral and cognitive learning models; consideration of learner characteristics and other factors affecting student learning.
EDUC 311. Practicum 1/Technology Application. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EDUC 200. Application of models and paradigms of learning in content area and instructional technologies through tutoring of individuals and small groups in an assigned public school site.
EDUC 312. Practicum 2/Technology Application. 1 Hour.
PR: EDUC 311 with a minimum grade of C-. Application of paradigms of learning in content area and instructional technologies through tutoring of individuals and small groups in an assigned public school site.
EDUC 400. Instructional Design and Evaluation. 3 Hours.
PR: Admission to the major and a grade of a C or better in EDUC 301. Examination and demonstration of teacher behaviors required to plan classroom instruction, assess student learning, and evaluate instruction; emphasis on instruction, assessment, and evaluation to accommodate a wide range of student needs.
EDUC 401. Managing and Organizing Learning Environments. 3 Hours.
PR: Admission to the major and a grade of C or better in EDUC 400 and PR or CONC: EDUC 410. Examination of research and practice in organizing and managing school learning environments to produce optimal learning; development of management systems congruent with personal philosophy, research, learner characteristics, and content area.
EDUC 410. Practicum 3. 2 Hours.
PR: EDUC 312 with a minimum grade of C-. In this course, students (further referred to as teacher candidates) will be planning and implementing content area instruction, applying different instructional models, instructional technologies, and assessment techniques to small and large groups in an assigned public school site.
EDUC 411. Practicum 4: Technology Application. 4 Hours.
PR or CONC: EDUC 410 and (SPED 460 or SPED 461). Planning and implementing content area instruction, applying various management, instruction, instructional technologies, and assessment models to small and large drops in an assigned public school site.
EDUC 414. Promoting Creative Expression in Elementary Classrooms. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 312. Includes an examination of creative experiences for children in elementary school, pre-school - grade 6. Topics include the use of the creative arts in learning activities, curriculum development, and instructional strategies.
EDUC 430. Mathematical Methods - Elementary Teacher. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: EDUC 312. Students will examine the content and pedagogy appropriate for mathematics instruction in the elementary grades. Emphasis is placed on the current reform movements in mathematics education.
EDUC 440. Elementary-Early Childhood Science Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 312. Provides students with the knowledge, skills and affective qualities needed to be an effective elementary science teacher and be committed to teaching science in the elementary classroom.
EDUC 450. Issues and Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: EDUC 410. Students examine issues facing social studies education and evaluate and plan lessons and instructional activities that apply learning theory to the philosophy and standards of social studies education for all elementary students.
EDUC 460. Foundations of Language and Literacy. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 200 and EDUC 311. This course focuses on foundations of language and literacy development. Students construct philosophies, approaches, and strategies to promote development of literacy in the young child. Focus will include the larger contexts of literacy including home and community.
EDUC 461. Promoting Literacy Connections. 3 Hours.
PR: EDUC 460. This course emphasizes the development of literacy in the elementary setting. Students will develop and refine philosophies, approaches, and strategies to promote the development of literacy in the primary grades. Focus will include the larger contexts of literacy including content literacy, thematic instruction, and the teacher's leadership role.
EDUC 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in honors program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
EE 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
EE 221. Introduction to Electrical Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU and PSC sections require MATH 156 and PHYS 111, WVUIT sections require MATH 156. Electrical engineering units, circuit elements, circuit laws, measurement principles, mesh and node equations, network theorems, operational amplifier circuits, energy storage elements, sinusoids and phasors, sinusoidal steady state analysis, average and RMS values, complex power.
EE 221L. Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EE 221. Design and experimental exercises basic electrical circuits. Use of the digital computer to solve circuit problems.
EE 223. Electrical Circuits. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU and PSC sections require EE 221 and EE 221L and PHYS 112 and MATH 251 all with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require EE 221 and EE 221L and MATH 251 all with a minimum grade of C-. Time response of RC and RL circuits, unit step response, second order circuits, poly-phase systems, mutual inductance, complex frequency, network frequency response, two-port networks and transformers. Fourier methods and Laplace Transforms.
EE 223L. Electrical Circuits Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EE 223. Design and experimental exercises in circuits. Transient circuits, steady state AC circuits, frequency response of networks. Use of digital computer to solve circuit problems.
EE 251. Digital Electronics. 3 Hours.
PR: CPE 271 and (EE 221 and PHYS 112 with a minimum grade of C- in both). Diode and bipolar and field-effect transistor device operation and switching models. Use of bipolar and field-effect transistors and diodes in switching and logic circuits. Switching circuits and logic gates including logic levels, circuit configuration, and interfacing.
EE 251L. Digital Electronics Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EE 251. Design, fabrication, and measurement of digital electronic circuits. Modeling and use of discrete devices, logic gates, display devices in switching circuits and timer circuits, Interfacing with integrated logic gates.
EE 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EE 327. Signals and Systems 1. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 261 and EE 223. Introduction to linear system models and solutions in the time and frequency domains. Balanced emphasis is placed on both continuous and discrete time and frequency methods. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 329. Signals and Systems 2. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require EE 327 and PR or CONC: STAT 215, WVUIT sections require EE 327 and MATH 448. Analysis of continuous and discrete time signals. Statistical description of nondeterministic signals, correlation functions, and spectral density with these concepts applied to communications and signal processing.
EE 329L. Signals and Systems Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: EE 327 and PR or CONC: EE 329. Laboratory experiments in measurement and analysis of systems and signals.
EE 335. Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require EE 223 and EE 223L and PHYS 112 and PR or CONC: EE 335L, WVUIT sections require EE 223 and EE 223L and PR or CONC: EE 345. Electric energy sources, fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion, transformers and rotating machinery.
EE 335L. Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Systems Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EE 335. Transformers, DC motors and generator performance and characteristics, synchronous machine performance and characteristics.
EE 345. Engineering Electromagnetics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require MATH 261 and PHYS 112, WVUIT sections require MATH 261 and PHYS 112 and EE 223. Continued use of vector calculus, electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's Equations, and boundary conditions. Introduction to electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, and radiation from antennas.
EE 355. Analog Electronics. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 223 and EE 251. Electronic devices in analog circuits. Small-signal and graphical analysis of BJT and FET circuits; frequency response, feedback, and stability. Linear and nonlinear operational amplifier circuits. Power amplifiers and power control by electronic devices.
EE 355L. Analog Electronics Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EE 355. Design, fabrication, and measurement of analog electronic circuits. Use of discrete devices, integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, and power electronic devices. Study of biasing and stability, frequency response, filters, analog computation circuits, and power control circuits.
EE 411. Fundamentals of Control Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 327. Introduction to classical and modern control; signal flow graphs; state-variable characterization; time-domain, root locus, and frequency techniques; stability criteria.
EE 413. Introduction to Digital Control. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 327. Sampling of continuous-time signals and transform analysis. Stat-variable analysis for linear discrete-time systems and design of digital controller. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 431. Electrical Power Distribution Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 335 and EE 335L. General considerations; load characteristics; subtransmission and distribution substations; primary and secondary distribution, secondary network systems; distribution transformers; voltage regulation and application of capacitors; voltage fluctuations; protective device coordination.
EE 435. Introduction to Power Electronics. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require EE 335 and EE 355 and EE 355L, WVUIT sections require EE 335 and EE 365 and EE 366. Application of power semiconductor components and devices to power system problems; power control; conditioning processing, and switching. Course supplemented by laboratory problems.
EE 436. Power Systems Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 335 and EE 335L. Power system network modeling, network calculations by matrices, node equations, node elimination, bus admittance, impedance matrices, and fault calculations. Transmission line inductance, capacitance, network models, and power circle diagrams. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults. Load flow and economic dispatch.
EE 437. Fiber Optics Communications. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 329 and EE 345. Fundamentals of optics and light wave propagation, guided wave propagation and optical wave guides, light sources and light detectors, couplers, connections, and fiber networks, modulation noise and detection in communication systems. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 445. Introduction to Antennas. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 345 or equivalent. Development of Maxwell's equations and general electromagnetic theory underpinning broadcast communication systems, wave propagation, antennas and antenna arrays.
EE 450. Device Design and Integration. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 345 and EE 355. Fundamentals of semiconductor materials, p-n junctions, metal-semiconductor junctions, JFET's, MESFET's, MOSFET's, physical device design, device simulation, gate level & CMOS design and layout. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 455. Introduction to Microfabrication. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 355. Introduction to the physical processes underlying current and emerging microfabrication technology and their selective use in the technology computer aided design (TCAD) and fabrication of electrical, optical, and micromechanical devices and systems.
EE 461. Introduction to Communications Systems. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 329. Application of random processes and spectral analysis to the design and analysis of communication systems. Analysis and comparison of standard modulation techniques relative to bandwidth, noise, threshold, and hardware constraints.
EE 463. Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 251 and EE 327. Theories, techniques, and procedure used in analysis, design, and implementation of digital and sampled data filters. Algorithms and computer programming for software realization. Digital and sampled data realizations, switched capacitor and charge-coupled device IC's. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 465. Introduction to Digital Image Processing. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 251 and EE 327. Introduction to the vision process fundamental mathematical characterization of digitized images, two-dimensional transform methods used in image processing, histogram analysis and manipulation, image and filtering techniques, image segmentation, and morphology. (3 hr. lec.).
EE 467. Digital Speech Processing. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 327 and EE 329. Covers fundamentals in digital speech processing including production, speech analysis, speech coding, speech enhancement, speech recognition and speaker recognition. Emphasize hand-on experience of processing speech signals using MATLAB.
EE 480. Capstone Project - Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480).
EE 480S. Capstone Project - Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Penultimate semester. Group senior design projects with individual design assignments appropriate to student's discipline. Complete system-level designs of the subsequent semester's project presented in written proposals and oral presentations. (Equivalent to BIOM 480, CPE 480, CS 480, EE 480).
EE 481. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 480 or EE 480S. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, trouble shooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
EE 481S. Capstone Project - Implementation. 3 Hours.
PR: EE 480 or EE 480S. Detailed design and implementation of the system including choice of components, algorithm development, interfacing, trouble shooting, working in groups, and project management. Also covers professional topics, including ethics, liability, safety, socio-legal issues, risks and employment agreements.
EE 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
EE 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
EE 492. Directed Study. 1-6 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
EE 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EE 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
EE 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
EE 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
EE 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
EE 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ENCP 460. Sustainable Cities: Best Practices. 3 Hours.
Surveys basic concepts, theories, and metrics of measuring and evaluating the trends of urban sustainability; it profiles influential urban design and planning visionaries; and examines best practices in developing sustainable, smart, and resilient human-made space at the scale of a site, neighborhood, community, city, and region.
ENCP 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGL 1C1. Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric. 3 Hours.
Studies the logical, rhetorical, and linguistic structures of expository prose; develops strategies for analyzing purposes, audiences, and conventions; emphasizes processes for drafting, revising, and editing. Required of all bachelor's degree candidates unless equivalent transfer credit or portfolio credit applies. Qualified students may complete ENGL 103 in place of ENGL 101 and 102. Co-requisites will differ at WVUIT and PSC.
ENGL 1C2. Composition, Rhetoric, and Research. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 101 or equiv. Builds on the writing abilities earned in English 101 (or the equivalent). Focuses on the research process, argumentation, and critical inquiry; emphasizes structures, language, documentation, and formats appropriate for specific audiences and purposes. Required of all bachelor's degree candidates unless equivalent transfer credit or portfolio credit applies.
ENGL 101. Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric. 3 Hours.
PR: Satisfactory ACT/SAT score. Studies the logical, rhetorical, and linguistic structures of expository prose; develops strategies for analyzing purposes, audiences, and conventions; emphasizes processes for drafting, revising, and editing. Required of all bachelor's degree candidates unless equivalent transfer credit or portfolio credit applies. Qualified students may complete ENGL 103 in place of ENGL 101 and 102. Co-requisites will differ at WVUIT and PSC.
ENGL 102. Composition, Rhetoric, and Research. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 101 or ENGL 1C1 or equiv. Builds on the writing abilities earned in English 101 (or ENGL 1C1 or the equivalent). Focuses on the research process, argumentation, and critical inquiry; emphasizes structures, language, documentation, and formats appropriate for specific audiences and purposes. Required of all bachelor's degree candidates unless equivalent transfer credit or portfolio credit applies.
ENGL 103. Accelerated Academic Writing. 3 Hours.
PR: Qualifying ACT/SAT verbal score. For students who qualify based on high ACT/SAT verbal scores, English 103 satisfies WVU's introductory writing requirement (English 101 and 102) in a single course. English 103 emphasizes both expository writing and researched argument writing. Students develop the organization, revision, and editing strategies needed to respond to a variety of writing situations, audiences, and purposes.
ENGL 111. Introduction to Creative Writing. 3 Hours.
Instruction in reading and writing fiction, nonfiction and poetry in order to enhance creative writing skills.
ENGL 131. Poetry and Drama. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the genres.
ENGL 132. Short Story and Novel. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the genres.
ENGL 139. Contemporary African Literature. 3 Hours.
A survey of contemporary African poetry, drama, and fiction.
ENGL 154. African American Literature. 3 Hours.
A historical introduction and survey from its beginnings to the present.
ENGL 156. Literature of Native America. 3 Hours.
A historical survey of Native American prose, poetry, song, and story from the beginning to the present.
ENGL 170. Literature of Minds and Selves. 3 Hours.
This course explores the nature of consciousness, selfhood, and humanness through literary and filmic representations of thought and character, especially those that deviate from the norm. Topics will vary by semester and might include disability, trauma, monstrosity, criminality, human rights, queer characters, children's literature, posthumanism, or animal studies, among others.
ENGL 171. Literature of Science and Nature. 3 Hours.
Analyzes the representation of science and nature in literature and film across historical periods and genres.
ENGL 172. Literature of the Human Body. 3 Hours.
Analyzes representations of the human body and its biological and psychological development and decline through literary, expository, and other cultural texts.
ENGL 180. Literature of Love, Sex, and Gender. 3 Hours.
Analyzes representations of love in literature and film across historical periods and genres, with particular attention to narrative representations of sex, gender, and sexual identity.
ENGL 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ENGL 199. Orientation to English Studies. 1,2 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
ENGL 200. Foundations of Literary Study. 3 Hours.
Study and practice of the analytical, research, and writing skills fundamental to literary studies.
ENGL 211. Sturm Workshop. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. Creative writing workshop conducted by Sturm visiting writer in residence.
ENGL 212. Creative Writing: Fiction. 3 Hours.
An open enrollment introduction to the writing of fiction.
ENGL 213. Creative Writing: Poetry. 3 Hours.
An open enrollment introduction to the writing of poetry; practice in the basics of image, metaphor, line, form, sound and voice.
ENGL 214. Creative Writing: Non-Fiction. 3 Hours.
Introductory course in the writing of non-fiction.
ENGL 221. The English Language. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 101 and sophomore standing. An introduction to language, its structure in the mind, and its use in the United States.
ENGL 226. Non-Western World Literature. 3 Hours.
Selected readings in non-Western world literature, ancient and modern.
ENGL 229. Literary Contexts Abroad. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Global learning experience combines travel with cultural learning and literary and film analysis with particular emphasis on cultural understanding and social traditions. Location will vary.
ENGL 230. Film Studies. 3 Hours.
Topics in the study of film, or film and literature, in a historical, theoretical and/or cultural context.
ENGL 232. Poetry. 3 Hours.
Appreciation and enjoyment of poems through critical and analytical reading. Studies in the various types of poetry, and of the language, imagery, and techniques of poetic expression.
ENGL 233. The Short Story. 3 Hours.
The short story's structure, history, and contemporary forms.
ENGL 234. Drama. 3 Hours.
The drama's structure, history, and contemporary forms.
ENGL 235. Novel. 3 Hours.
The novel's structure, history, and contemporary forms.
ENGL 236. The Bible as Literature. 3 Hours.
Analysis of the themes, topics and literary genres of the Old and New Testaments. Issues to be discussed include the unity of the text, the status of authorship, translation, and the depiction of God.
ENGL 238. Literature of Place. 3 Hours.
Topics in the study of literature of place in a historical, theoretical, and/or historical context.
ENGL 241. American Literature 1. 3 Hours.
A historical introduction and survey from its beginnings to the mid-nineteenth century.
ENGL 242. American Literature 2. 3 Hours.
A historical introduction and survey from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
ENGL 251. American Folklore and Culture. 3 Hours.
Introduction to folklore of the USA. Folklore and American culture. Subject groups vary but usually include Native Americans, early European settlers, African Americans, and 20th century immigrants.
ENGL 252. Appalachian Fiction. 3 Hours.
Reading of short stories, novels, and other narratives by Appalachian authors.
ENGL 254. African American Literature. 3 Hours.
Studies in the literature of African American authors, 1845 to the present.
ENGL 255. Multiethnic Literature. 3 Hours.
This course examines literature by Americans of diverse ethnicities including, but not limited to, Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, African Americans, and European Americans of various class/religious/regional backgrounds.
ENGL 257. Science Fiction and Fantasy. 3 Hours.
A study of the history and nature of science fiction from H. G. Wells to the present, with special attention to features of prose narration.
ENGL 258. Popular American Culture. 3 Hours.
A survey of modern popular American culture from 1940 to the present, with special emphasis on popular literature, music, television, movies, radio in its golden age, and comic books.
ENGL 261. British Literature 1. 3 Hours.
A historical introduction and survey from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century.
ENGL 262. British Literature 2. 3 Hours.
A historical introduction and survey from the late eighteenth century to the present.
ENGL 263. Shakespeare 1. 3 Hours.
Several of Shakespeare's most important plays.
ENGL 272. Modern Literature. 3 Hours.
British and American poetry, drama, and fiction from 1900 to 1960.
ENGL 273. Contemporary Literature. 3 Hours.
An examination of the literature written since 1960 in England and America. Poetry, drama, and fiction. Selections will vary depending on the instructor.
ENGL 275. Justice and Literature. 3 Hours.
An exploration of the concept and practice of justice through a study of literature. Literary works draw from history, theology, philosophy, and legal cases to illustrate the complexity of justice. How has literature reflected and produced understandings of justice? Time period and regional, national, or global focus will vary by instructor.
ENGL 277. Reading Publics: Exploring the Humanities in Public Spaces. 3 Hours.
Reading Publics introduces students to the powerful ways literature and literacy initiatives improve the local community, preserve cultural heritage, and enrich democracy. Students will complete service learning projects in the local community while also reading related works of fiction and non-fiction.
ENGL 285. Images of Women in Literature. 3 Hours.
Representative literary works studied against a backdrop of social and historical documents to examine the effect of images of women in literature on the self-image of women today.
ENGL 288. Gender and Sexuality in Literature and Film. 3 Hours.
Representations of sexual and gender diversity in literature and film, including of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people.
ENGL 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGL 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ENGL 309. Approaches to Teaching Composition. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 200. (May not be taken for both undergraduate and graduate credit.) Surveys attitudes toward and techniques of teaching writing in elementary and secondary schools. Provides experiment in class with methods of teaching writing.
ENGL 312. Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction. 3 Hours.
PR: Grade of B or higher in ENGL 212. Advanced workshop in creative writing for students seriously engaged in writing fiction.
ENGL 313. Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry. 3 Hours.
PR: Grade of B or higher in ENGL 213. Advanced workshop in creative writing for students seriously engaged in the writing of a major group of poems.
ENGL 314. Creative Writing Workshop: Non-Fiction. 3 Hours.
PR: Grade of B or higher in ENGL 212 or ENGL 213 or ENGL 214. Advanced workshop in creative writing for students seriously engaged in the writing of nonfiction.
ENGL 318. Topics in Creative Writing. 3 Hours.
PR:ENGL 212 or ENGL 213 or ENGL 214 with a minimum grade of B-. (May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours.) Advanced work in creative writing; course content changes with genre: fiction, poetry, non-fiction.
ENGL 321. History of the English Language. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 221 or LING 101 or LING 311 or instructor's permission. Study of the nature of the language; questions of origins, language families, development, relationships of English as one of the Indo-European languages.
ENGL 329. Topics in English Language. 3 Hours.
This course rotates a set of topics offering students field- specific approaches to the study of the English language. Students engage the language through active research paradigms focusing on the social context of the language.
ENGL 331. Topics in Genre. 3 Hours.
This variable-topic course will trace formal and thematic conventions in poetry, drama, prose, fiction, and/or nonfiction.
ENGL 337. Study of a Major Author. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Study a single author's works with special attention to historical contexts and critical reception. Authors will vary.
ENGL 338. Environmental Criticism. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. This course provides methods for exploring connections between literature and the environment. Topics include nature writing; animal studies; environmental justice; urban ecocriticism; literary cartography; ecological theory.
ENGL 339. Theatre Tour. 3 Hours.
Introduces students to texts in performance by reading dramatic texts and traveling to see those texts in performance. Performance sites may include either international or U.S. locations.
ENGL 339A. Theatre Tour Travel. 1 Hour.
Must be taken with ENGL 339.
ENGL 342. American Drama. 3 Hours.
Representative American dramas and history of theatre in America.
ENGL 343. American Poetry. 3 Hours.
Major American poets of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
ENGL 344. Modern American Poetics. 3 Hours.
A close study of those poets who have shaped the aesthetics of contemporary American poetry.
ENGL 345. American Literature to 1800. 3 Hours.
Major genres, authors, themes, and topics in American literature, c. 1500 to 1800.
ENGL 346. American Literature 1800-1865. 3 Hours.
Major genres, authors, themes and topics in American Literature from 1800 to 1865.
ENGL 347. American Literature 1865-1915. 3 Hours.
Major genres, authors, themes, and topics in American Literature from 1865 to 1915.
ENGL 348. Twentieth Century American Literature. 3 Hours.
Major genres, authors, themes, and topics in American literature from 1900 to 1999.
ENGL 349. Contemporary American Literature. 3 Hours.
Completes the American literature sequence with an examination of stories, novels, poetry and drama (stage and screen) of the period from 1960 to present.
ENGL 351. Folk Literature. 3 Hours.
A close study of a range of narrative folklore genres, which may include tales, myths, legends, ballads, proverbs, riddles, jokes, and other forms.
ENGL 352. Topics in Appalachian Studies. 3 Hours.
Studies of authors, genres, themes, or topics in Appalachian literature.
ENGL 355. Topics in Multiethnic Literature. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGL 102 or ENGL 103. Specialized topics course reflective of current issues in multiethnic literature and culture. Topics vary per semester.
ENGL 356. Topics in Native American Literature. 3 Hours.
Specialized topics courses reflecting current trends and issues in Native American literature and culture. Subjects vary per semester.
ENGL 360. Literature of the Middle Ages. 3 Hours.
Literature of the period 1066-1485 in relation to the cultural transformations of the time. Course emphases may include (but are not limited to) Arthurian romance, the mystery plays, crusade narratives, political ballads, and women's writings.
ENGL 361. Chaucer. 3 Hours.
Early poems, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Canterbury Tales. In addition to an understanding and appreciation of Chaucer's works, the student is expected to acquire an adequate knowledge of Chaucer's language.
ENGL 363. Shakespeare 2. 3 Hours.
Advanced studies in Shakespeare's plays and non-dramatic poetry. Methodological emphases vary per semester, including textual, historical, dramaturgical and postcolonial approaches.
ENGL 364. Literature of the Seventeenth Century. 3 Hours.
Studies from Donne to Dryden.
ENGL 365. Milton. 3 Hours.
All of Milton's poems and a few selected prose works.
ENGL 366. Literature of the Eighteenth Century 1. 3 Hours.
Literature of the period 1660-1744 in relation to social, political, and religious movements of the time.
ENGL 367. Literature of the Eighteenth Century 2. 3 Hours.
Continuation of ENGL 366, covering the latter half of the century. May be taken independently of ENGL 366.
ENGL 368. The Romantic Movement. 3 Hours.
A survey of the works of the major British Romantic writers along with an introduction to works of scholarship in British Romanticism.
ENGL 369. Victorian Literature. 3 Hours.
Study of Victorian poets and prose writers with an emphasis on historical, political, and cultural issues. Representative authors may include: Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, and Hardy.
ENGL 371. Modern British/Irish Literature. 3 Hours.
Studies in the late 19th- and 20th-century British and Irish literature, including the works of Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Woolf, Auden, Beckett, Hughes, Churchill, and Heaney.
ENGL 373. Contemporary British Literature. 3 Hours.
The poems, plays, and fiction read in this course reflect Britain's current multicultural makeup: among them, the North and the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, South Africa, Pakistan, and India.
ENGL 374. Global Anglophone Literature. 3 Hours.
Address various issues in global Anglophone literature, including colonialism, imperialism, gender, nationalism, resistance, development, neocolonialism and diasporic identities. Examination of contemporary literary modes associated with the postcolonial project of revisionist history.
ENGL 382. Contemporary Literary Theory. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the predominant schools of literary theory of the twentieth century, including psychoanalytic criticism, Marxist criticism, feminist criticism, deconstruction, postmodernism, and cultural studies.
ENGL 383. Introduction to Cultural Studies. 3 Hours.
Students will explore the ways in which we are all simultaneously users of and used by culture, and the ways in which cultural practices influence how we think, feel, and act in everyday life.
ENGL 384. Introduction to American Studies. 3 Hours.
This course introduces students to methodologies of studying American popular and mass cultures in the past and present. Topics may include film, literature, performance, music, economics, and technology.
ENGL 385. American Women Writers. 3 Hours.
Studies in the literature of American women writers. Syllabi may vary per term; topics may include Jewish American women writers, women writers of the suffrage movement, and 20th century American women writers.
ENGL 386. British Women Writers. 3 Hours.
This course examines fiction, poems, essays, and drama written by British women writers, beginning with the fourteenth-century author Margery Kempe and continuing into the late twentieth century with Nadine Gordimer.
ENGL 387. Topics in Women's Literature. 3 Hours.
Syllabus will vary per term. Topics include women writers outside of Great Britain and the United States; comparative women writers; women's writing on a particular theme or topic.
ENGL 388. Topics in Gay/Lesbian Studies. 3 Hours.
Specialized topics courses reflecting current trends in studies of gay/lesbian history, literature, culture, and theory. Subjects will be taught on a rotation.
ENGL 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGL 405. Young Adult Literature. 3 Hours.
A survey of young-adult literature with special attention to literary theories and methodologies that assist its interpretation.
ENGL 418. Creative Writing Seminar. 3 Hours.
PR: 9 hours of creative writing and consent. Individual projects in creative writing pursued in a workshop setting.
ENGL 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ENGL 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENGL 491A. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENGL 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGL 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual interest to students and faculty.
ENGL 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ENGL 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ENGL 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ENGL 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ENGL 499. Global Service Learning. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Theory and practice of global service-learning. The main objective will be to pair the experiential aspects of meaningful and sustained service in the host community with work from the student's anchor course by offering a methodological framework for cultural immersion and community service as well as adding to the content of the anchor course.
ENGR 100. Introduction to Engineering Applications. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: MATH 129 or MATH 153. Introduction to basic problem solving of engineering applications using algebra and trigonometry.
ENGR 101. Engineering Problem Solving 1. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: MATH 154 or MATH 155. Engineering problem solving methodologies and analysis. Use of computers in problem solving, technical report writing, team based project work and presentations.
ENGR 102. Engineering Problem-Solving 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGR 101 and (MATH 154 or MATH 155) with a minimum grade of C- in each. Continued development of engineering problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills with emphases on using the computer as a tool and algorithm development with a high-level language such as MATLAB.
ENGR 103. Introduction to Nanotechnology Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGR 101 and (MATH 154 or MATH 155) with a minimum grade of C- in each. Continued development of engineering problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills with emphasis on the fundamentals of nanotechnology design, using the computer as a tool, and algorithm development with a high-level language such as MATLAB.
ENGR 112. Professional Development in Engineering. 2 Hours.
Professional development and academic success strategies for first-year students enrolled in the Freshman Engineering summer bridge program - Academy of Engineering Success (AcES).
ENGR 129. Engineering Mathematics. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. Review of key pre-calculus and early calculus concepts and topics for engineering students.
ENGR 140. Engineering in History. 3 Hours.
Impact of engineering on society throughout history. Developments in warfare, architecture, agriculture, manufacturing, communication, transportation, and their impacts on society.
ENGR 142. Engineering Seminar. 1 Hour.
Faculty, alumni, graduate students, and industry representatives will provide presentations on various engineering research, career, and experience topics. Students will reflect and discuss the presentations on instructor monitored discussion boards.
ENGR 143. Engineering Concepts. 3 Hours.
Course covers engineering approaches to problem solving, design process, understanding technical communication, estimation, international standards and units, manufacturing processes and intellectual property, useful to students pursuing a career related to the engineering profession. Introduces the engineering disciplines and areas of application.
ENGR 150. Academic Success Skills. 1 Hour.
The development of academic skills that are needed to be a successful engineering student.
ENGR 151. Introduction to Engineering Reasoning. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: MATH 126. An introduction to skills of critical reasoning. Application of reasoning skills to engineering problem solving, research and experimentation in engineering, and to the engineering design process. The course emphasizes the importance of elements of thought, universal intellectual standards, and essential intellectual traits in reasoning.
ENGR 155. Spatial Visualization. 1 Hour.
Introductory course offered to engineering students to strengthen their spatial thinking skills. These 3D visualization skills are beneficial for future engineering classes. Topics Include: isometric drawing, orthographic projections, 3D object rotations, flat pattern developments, and surfaces and solids of revolution.
ENGR 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ENGR 199. Orientation to Engineering. 1 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, students' responsibilities, and opportunities. Development of academic success strategies and University experiences to equip students to make life decisions.
ENGR 210. Engineering Decision Making. 2 Hours.
PR: ENGR 143. Examines engineering ethics, critical reasoning, and problem solving. Applies these ideas to questions, challenges, and issues in a variety of areas, including engineering applications. Covers important and controversial decisions made previously in the engineering field, and the related impacts and consequences.
ENGR 230. Exploring Culture and Technology of Germany Study Abroad. 3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Expose students to engineering as a global profession including language, culture, customs, and history of Germany, especially relating to engineering, through travel to Germany to visit factories, museums and universities.
ENGR 280. Sophomore Nanoscience Seminar. 1 Hour.
PR: ENGR 103. Introduces students to the original nanoscale science and engineering literature, including research on social, ethical and economic issues, and develops skills in interdisciplinary team building.
ENGR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGR 310. Energy Engineering. 3 Hours.
An introduction to the basic principles governing energy use, energy sources, and the impact of energy production on the environment. Examines the amount of energy used by society, fossil fuels and alternative energy sources, and methods of energy production.
ENGR 380. Junior Nanoscience Seminar 1. 1 Hour.
PR: ENGR 280. Familiarizes students with science and engineering that is being carried out in the laboratories at WVU, and helps students understand the importance of other disciplinary approaches to Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
ENGR 381. Junior Nanoscience Seminar 2. 1 Hour.
PR: ENGR 380. This course matches students with appropriate host laboratories in preparation for their senior research project. It fosters appreciation for the importance of the disciplinary fundamentals learned in the development of nanoscale science and engineering.
ENGR 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGR 450. Technology Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development. 3 Hours.
PR: Senior level or consent. Introduction to concepts, methods, and strategies involved in starting a successful business that is based upon new technology, products, and services. The course assists in identifying opportunities for existing markets, understanding how investors look at technology companies, managing intellectual property, financial and legal issues, commercializing real technologies, and information required for preparing a business plan to guide the enterprise.
ENGR 463. Find an Engineering Job/Internship. 1 Hour.
Assist engineering or computer science students in finding an engineering job or internship. Topics covered are resume and cover letter writing, interviewing skills, looking for a job, and assessing job offers.
ENGR 470. Fluid Mechanics Videos 1. 1 Hour.
Videos and discussion illustrate phenomena such as turbulence, compressibility and surface tension. Supplements MAE 331 and MAE 335 and CE 321 and CE 322 and CE 522. Does not satisfy AE, CE or ME technical elective requirement.
ENGR 471. Fluid Mechanics Videos 2. 1 Hour.
Videos and discussion illustrate phenomena such as turbulence, compressibility and surface tension. Supplements MAE 331 and MAE 335 and CE 321, CE 322 and CE 522. Does not satisfy AE, CE, or ME technical elective requirement.
ENGR 488. Cooperative (Co-Op) Education Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. Prearranged co-op experience in student's major. Involves placement in public or private enterprise, supervision, and evaluation for credit by faculty and employer.
ENGR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENGR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENGR 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ENGR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ENGR 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ENGR 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
Independent research projects.
ENGR 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ENLM 150. Introduction to Energy Land Management. 3 Hours.
Comprehensive review of the field of energy land management and how it relates to the natural gas and petroleum extraction processes with an emphasis on shale gas development. Examples of property transfers, mineral ownership, and leasing and the distinction between surface and mineral rights.
ENLM 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ENLM 200. Principles of Energy Land Management. 3 Hours.
The science of energy land management with an emphasis on petroleum, natural gas, coal, solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass energy production. Complexities of energy systems and how surface and mineral management techniques compare and/or contrast to those found in traditional energy systems.
ENLM 220. Energy Production & Operations. 3 Hours.
Overview of energy development with a focus on oil and gas wellhead operations. Review of drilling technologies, gas extraction processes, fracturing, waste water treatment, gas transportation and other factors involved in the extraction and marketing of natural gas and oil. Class will also develop understanding of wellhead functions, surface equipment, separation and dehydration, compression, oil and gas measurement and gauging.
ENLM 250. Managing Non-Technical Risks. 3 Hours.
Identification, management, and communication of social risks in energy management. Exploration of media relations, crisis communication, advocacy, community education, and government relations as they relate to the energy industry. Risk management and communication skills development through case studies, presentations, and experiential exercises.
ENLM 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENLM 300. Ethics and Negotiations for Energy Land Managers. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 250 with a minimum grade of C-. Basic negotiation components including negotiating positions, techniques, and styles, and how they are used in energy land management. Emphasis placed on the legal and ethical aspects of negotiation and include a complete review of the AAPL code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
ENLM 390. Land and Lease Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 200 with a minimum grade of C-. Course will cover the theory and practice of real property title and genealogical research. Students will be required to complete and construct a mineral title packet; demonstrate analysis and drafting of oil & gas leases; and develop a solid foundation in heirship research. Students will also develop skills managing complex land records using software systems.
ENLM 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENLM 400. Energy Land Management Contracts 1. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 300 with a minimum grade of C-. Introduction to mineral and environmental law with specific emphasis on titles, deeds, and leasing instruments commonly used in an exploration effort. Examination of land ownership, estates, land measurement, and leasing including a broad overview of the role of the energy land manager during the exploration and development of energy resources.
ENLM 415. Midstream Energy Planning and Development. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 220 with a minimum grade of C-. The science of midstream energy with a focus on site and transportation infrastructure development and best management practices for minimizing potential surface and water impacts. Complexities of energy systems with an emphasis on agreements, regulatory framework and techniques for reducing environmental impacts of development in both traditional and renewable energy systems.
ENLM 420. Energy Land Management Contracts 2. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 400 with a minimum grade of C-. Continuation of oil and gas contracts with emphasis on lease examination, execution, payment, and development. Complexities of lease management and permitting including an overview of federal, state, and local regulations and how they pertain to oil and gas development.
ENLM 441. Applied Geographic Information Systems and Energy Land Management. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: RESM 440. Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) foundations to solve problems related directly to Energy Land Management. Incorporation of GIS skills in a holistic manner to develop spatial solutions to a real-world challenge in the planning, acquisition, and development of a petroleum/natural gas resource play.
ENLM 442. GIS Skills for Energy Land Management. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 200 with a minimum grade of C-. This class will provide students with background in the use of fundamental GIS skills to solve problems directly related to Energy Land Management. GIS skills will be used to develop spatial solutions to a real-world challenge in the planning, acquisition, and development of a petroleum/natural gas resource play.
ENLM 450. Energy Land Management Strategic Planning. 3 Hours.
PR: ENLM 420 with a grade of C or higher. Preparation for the challenges faced when developing energy properties from initial definition to production, including answering targeted questions, writing concise reports, and relaying findings and opinion. Strategic planning includes initial geologic concept, prospect economics, lease acquisition, drilling initial discovery well, reservoir analysis, drilling of development wells, gas marketing, and prospect divestment.
ENLM 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ENLM 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated for a maximum of 18 Hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENLM 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENLM 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ENLM 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ENLM 497. Research. 1-6 Hours.
ENTO 101. Bugs and Humans. 3 Hours.
Bugs or insects will be related to humans; their impact on human civilization and religion, the impact of insect-borne diseases on human society and history, development of insect societies, and edible insects will be presented.
ENTO 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENTO 301. Apiculture. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 101 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104. Development, physiology, and behavior of the honey bee with emphasis on colony management, pollination of crops, diseases of bees, properties of honey and beeswax, and marketing of honey bee products.
ENTO 302. Apiculture Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ENTO 301. Identification and anatomy of honey bees, assembly and use of beekeeping equipment, field management of honey bees, examination for diseases and pests, production of queens and nuclei. (1-3 hr. lab.).
ENTO 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENTO 401. Forensic Entomology. 3 Hours.
Study of entomology in legal investigations; processing of specimens at crime scene /morgue; identification of arthropods from forensic cases; determination of post-mortem intervals; evaluation of case studies.
ENTO 404. Principles of Entomology. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 104) or (BIOL 115 and BIOL 116) and PR or CONC: ENTO 404L. Basic course dealing with the anatomy, morphology, physiology, reproduction, systematics, ecology, and management of insects.
ENTO 404L. Principles of Entomology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ENTO 404. Principles of Entomology - ENTO 404 Laboratory.
ENTO 412. Pest Management. 4 Hours.
PR: ENTO 404 or consent. An in-depth look at current problems and solutions in controlling insect pests in an environmentally compatible manner. Management techniques include cultural, mechanical, physical, biological, regulatory, and chemical practices. (Also listed as ENVP 412.).
ENTO 450. Insect Ecology. 3 Hours.
PR: ENTO 404 or consent. Ecology of insects as individuals, populations, and components of communities and ecosystems. Emphasis on the role of insects in agroecosystems and applications of insect ecology.
ENTO 470. Forest Pest Management. 4 Hours.
PR: FMAN 311 and (BIOL 101 and BIOL 103 and PLSC 206) or (BIOL 115 and and BIOL 117). Relationship of insects and disease organisms to the forest ecosystem; recognition of agents that affect forest health; management strategies for regulating their damage. (Also listed as PPTH 470.).
ENTO 471. Urban Tree and Shrub Health. 1 Hour.
PR: PPTH 470 or ENTO 470 or (PPTH 401 and ENTO 404). Presents the unique problems associated with managing trees and woody shrubs in an urban environment; management options will be evaluated.
ENTO 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ENTO 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENTO 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENTO 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ENTO 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ENTO 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ENTO 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ENTR 102. Applied Innovation Clinic. 3 Hours.
Students enrolled in this course will experience creativity and the applied innovation process beginning with interest and ideation and working through the concepts and activities for commercializing new ideas. Students will have hands-on experiences working in the innovation ecosystem centers throughout the university. There are no pre-requisites for this course, just an openness to creative thinking.
ENTR 202. Impact Challenge. 1 Hour.
Course participants will learn how to form well rounded interdisciplinary teams, research problems, identify solutions, and move towards implementation. Students in this course will gain entrepreneurship, communication and leadership skills that will prepare them to innovate the way our societies function in the future.
ENTR 203. Data Analysis for Problem Solving. 3 Hours.
Students will engage in problem identification through empathy mapping, idea development for problem solving, primary and secondary customer research, data analysis of their research findings, and communication of their findings in both oral and written methods.
ENTR 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENTR 400. Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
PR: Sophomore standing. Fundamental principles and practices related to entrepreneurship. Focuses on areas such as leadership, motivation, human resource management as they apply to entrepreneurship.
ENTR 405. Entrepreneurial Creativity & Innovation. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This course offers an in-depth study of theories and models of creativity to solve problems and identify opportunities in entrepreneurial business contexts. Students will synthesize their course experiences and develop a set of creative business ideas, which will be incorporated into feasibility assessments, financial analyses, and business plans in subsequent entrepreneurship major courses.
ENTR 416. Social Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This course will expose students to the topics and concepts in the emerging field of social entrepreneurship. The primary topic - how social entrepreneurs use business models to create sustainable enterprises.
ENTR 420. Entrepreneurial Finance. 3 Hours.
PR: WVU sections require PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-, WVUIT sections require ACCT 201 with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. Fundamental principles and practices in finance related to entrepreneurship. Focuses on areas such as accounting, budgeting, and financial management as they apply to entrepreneurship.
ENTR 425. Risk Assessment and Contracts. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This course teaches students to assess risks in entrepreneurial enterprises that lead to business failures. Students will learn to develop business models, implement operational strategies, and structure legal agreements that mitigate exposure to risk in new ventures and emerging growth entities.
ENTR 430. Business Analysis and Planning. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This course addresses the unique entrepreneurial experience of conceiving, evaluating and developing a full business plan for a new small business start up through the appropriate concepts and methodologies.
ENTR 436. Family Business. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This class focuses on the different aspects of family businesses that facilitate competitive advantage while maintaining ethical and socially responsible principles. The objectives of this course are to create an awareness of family business issues, understand the role of familial relationships in a business context, and develop critical thinking skills in the context of family business challenges.
ENTR 440. Small Business Consulting. 3 Hours.
PR: ENTR 430 with a minimum grade of C-. This course is a practicum designed to develop students’ critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills. Student consulting teams work with small business clients to identify, analyze, and develop solutions for important issues faced by their clients.
ENTR 455. Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification. 3 Hours.
PR or CONC: ENTR 400 with a minimum grade of C-. This is the first of a two-course, year-long series that helps students identify and commercialize their own entrepreneurial opportunities (keeping the money they earn from their efforts). This course draws on entrepreneurship theory to help students identify, analyze, and enroll the support of others in the entrepreneurial opportunities that they will subsequently seek to commercialize during the second course.
ENTR 460. Entrepreneurial Opportunity Commercialization. 3 Hours.
PR: ENTR 455 with a minimum grade of C-. This is the second of a two-course, year-long series that helps students identify and commercialize their own entrepreneurial opportunities. This course builds on the learning outcomes from ENTR 455 and helps students gain experiential, concrete knowledge of how to start and manage a new business by actually starting businesses and generating sales revenues.
ENTR 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ENTR 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed study, reading, and/or research.
ENTR 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENTR 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
ENVE 347. Introduction to Environmental Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 115 and MATH 251) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: ENVE 347L. Introduction to key concepts relevant to environmental engineering. Students will apply mass balance principles and reaction kinetics in engineering calculations and design of treatment systems. Additional topics to be covered in this class include water pollution, drinking water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid waste management, risk assessment, and environmental regulations.
ENVE 347L. Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: (CHEM 115 and MATH 251) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: ENVE 347. Introduction to environmental analysis of aqueous systems. The analyses covered are all commonly used for monitoring ambient surface and groundwater conditions, effluent discharges, and the performance of treatment processes.
ENVE 348. Environmental Engineering Processes. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 347 and ENVE 347L. Fundamentals of transport phenomena governing the fate of chemical and biological contaminants in environmental systems; introduction to environmental organic chemistry; principles of applied environmental microbiology governing chemical transformations relevant for treatment of waste streams.
ENVE 441. Water Treatment Principles and Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. This course covers engineering principles and design of water supply and treatment methods, including source water protection, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, multimedia filtration, softening, ion exchange, membrane filtration, disinfection, and emerging technologies.
ENVE 442. Wastewater Treatment. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 441. Introduce the students to the various methods and processes used in the treatment of wastewater before disposing into natural water bodies.
ENVE 443. Decentralized Wastewater Treatment. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. Principles of decentralized treatment and onsite management of wastewater steams, including site evaluation, alternative collection systems, onsite treatment technologies, land treatment systems, and effluent reuse and disposal.
ENVE 446. Air Pollution and Climate Change. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. This course covers air pollution issues; regulations; air pollutant characteristics; sources, transport and fate of air pollutants; models for predicting dispersion and air pollutant concentrations; and effects on the environment and human society. Topics also cover climate change science, impacts and case studies.
ENVE 447. Air Pollution Control. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. Applications of engineering design for air quality control, including control of particulate and gas emissions from stationary sources and mobile sources. Design for indoor air quality and regional air quality control.
ENVE 448. Public Health Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. Introduction to environmental human health hazards; fundamental concepts of environmental toxicology, epidemiology, infectious disease microbiology, and risk assessment; engineering applications for control of environmental health hazards.
ENVE 449. Sustainable Development Engineering. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 348. Study of applying interdisciplinary and sustainable engineering, public health, anthropology, science policy, and technology to provide equitable access to food, energy, water, and health in low- and middle-income countries and underserved communities in high-income countries like the United States. Concepts of sustainable development are covered, particularly the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
ENVE 479. Environmental Systems Design. 3 Hours.
PR: ENVE 347 and 347L and ENVE 348 and ENVE 352 and 352L and ENVE 449 and CE 425 and one ENVE Design Elective. Capstone integration of environmental engineering curriculum by comprehensive design experience to professional standards. Projects are performed in student groups under faculty supervision.
ENVP 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
ENVP 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ENVP 401. Environmental Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341 or consent and PR or CONC: ENVP 401L. Microbiology as applied to soil, water, wastewater, sewage, air, and the general environment. Occurrence, distribution, ecology, and detection of microorganisms in these environments. (Also listed as AEM 401.).
ENVP 401L. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ENVP 401. Environmental Microbiology - ENVP 401 Laboratory.
ENVP 412. Pest Management. 3 Hours.
PR: ENTO 404 or consent. An in-depth look at current problems and solution in controlling insect pests in an environmentally compatible manner. Management techniques include cultural, mechanical, physical, biological, regulatory, and chemical practices. (Also listed as ENTO 412.).
ENVP 415. Hazardous Waste Training. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ENVP 415L. Introduction to hazardous waste training. Lectures and hands-on experience with health and safety plan development, selecting personal protective equipment, air monitoring, incident command, site characterization, decontamination and toxicology. Includes two full-scale disaster exercises.
ENVP 415L. Hazardous Waste Training Laboratory. 0 Hours.
Coreq: ENVP 415. Hazardous Waste Training - ENVP 415 Laboratory.
ENVP 420. Soil Microbiology. 3 Hours.
PR: AEM 341. Microbiology and biochemistry of the soil environment. Occurrence, distribution, ecology, and detection of microorganisms in soil. (Also listed as AEM 420 and AGRN 420.).
ENVP 451. Principles of Weed Science. 2 Hours.
PR: AGRN 202 and AGRN 203 and PLSC 206 or consent and PR or CONC: ENVP 451L. Fundamental principles of weed science including identification, ecology and control in crops. (Also listed as AGRN 451.).
ENVP 451L. Principles of Weed Science Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ENVP 451. Principles of Weed Science - ENVP 451 Laboratory.
ESL 140. English as a Second Language Academic Reading/Writing. 3 Hours.
For undergraduate (and graduate) international students. Develops the skills necessary to improve academic reading skills to write well-organized and self-edited essays in a variety of rhetorical modes.
ESL 160. Diversity Issues in America. 3 Hours.
PR: Students must be enrolled in the AMP ESL program. Practice in academic vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills with an emphasis on lectures, note-taking, and self-reflection. Incorporates diversity, inclusion, and social justice aspects of the language learning process.
ESL 170. Academic Language Skills and Cultural Studies. 3 Hours.
PR: Restricted to students registered in the AMPS program. For undergraduate international students. Provides practice in academic speaking and listening skills with an emphasis on presentations, lectures, note-taking, and pronunciation. Incorporates cultural aspects of the language in the learning process.
ESL 180. West Virginia Culture for ESL. 3 Hours.
PR: Restricted to students registered in the AMPS program. Exploration of the history and cultures that became West Virginia through examination and discussion of literature about the region, folktales, state archives, music history of the region, and contemporary information sources.
ESL 240. English as a Second Language Research and Writing. 3 Hours.
Provides undergraduate and graduate international students with the skills, strategies, and procedures necessary for researching a topic and writing a well-organized and logical research paper.
ESL 250. Speaking and Listening. 3 Hours.
For undergraduate and graduate international students. Provides guidance and practice in general and academic speaking and listening skills and improves oral comprehensibility through pronunciation activities.
ESL 260. English for STEM. 3 Hours.
PR: Restricted to students registered in the AMPS program. Students will build the language skills they need to be successful STEM students in a university context. No prerequisites required.
ESL 270. English for Environmental Science. 3 Hours.
PR: Restricted to students registered in the AMPS program. This introduction to environmental science course for ESL students aims to introduce the topic of environmental issues with focus on sustainability and the effects that human activity has on the environment. The course will familiarize students with the ideas behind and the debates within sustainability studies.
ESL 280. Academic Writing. 3 Hours.
PR: Restricted to students registered in the AMPS program. The goal of this course is to prepare you to succeed in your academic classes at WVU by improving your academic writing skills. In this context, you will be expected to analyze, synthesize, and report on a variety of topics in multiple genres, both in out-of-class writing assignments, as well as for in-class timed essays or short answer questions.
ESL 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ESL 350. International Teaching Assistants Fluency. 3 Hours.
Designed for graduate students wishing to become International Teaching Assistants (ITAs). Course focuses on the characteristics of effective oral communication in English in order to improve SPEAK test scores and comprehensibility in the classroom.
ESL 490. Teaching Practicum. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ESL 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ESL 493. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ESL 494. Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Presentation and discussion of topics of mutual concern to students and faculty.
ESL 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ESL 496. Senior Thesis. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent.
ESL 498. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study or research.
ESLP 000. Intensive English Program. 15 Hours.
Study in the Intensive English Program, with a focus on improving English language skills. Course does not count toward any degree program.
ESPT 101. Introduction to Esports. 3 Hours.
Course is designed to introduce learners to the esports ecosystem. Starting with the humble beginnings of gaming, participants will navigate through decades of gaming culture to determine the origins of competitive gaming and esports. After developing a thorough understanding of past events, learners will extensively review the current esports landscape and compare the nuances of esports to other, pre-existing industries.
ESPT 199. Esports Career Exploration. 1 Hour.
Orientation to degree programs and requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, student responsibilities and opportunities.
ESPT 201. Esports in Contemporary Society. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to introduce learners to the current events and societal issues that impact the esports industry. Additionally, students will explore past examples of controversy within esports to determine the outcomes. Participants will utilize past, and current ethical, moral, and philosophical issues in order to learn how to problem-solve and engage in civil discourse.
ESPT 290. Esports Health and Wellness. 3 Hours.
Course is designed to introduce learners to the dimensions of wellness and best practices to enhance overall well-being. In addition, the course will explore how gaming and esports affects participant health and well-being. Participants will utilize theory and guidelines from other disciplines to inform decisions to create routines and plans to address current health and well-being shortcomings within the industry.
ESPT 420. Esports Event Management. 3 Hours.
This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge to plan, organize, and execute esports-related events. Learners will learn the basics of event management through the lens of the emerging esports industry. Concepts such as risk management, marketing, entertainment, and management will be discussed and applied to successfully host an esports event.
ESPT 480. Esports Senior Capstone: Career Preparation and Readiness. 3 Hours.
Students apply esports knowledge to their collegiate esports experience. Prepares students for careers in esports and related disciplines. Participants will learn best practices in applying for jobs, practice networking with peers and industry professionals, and discuss necessary skills for an esports-related career. Learners will apply esports experience and knowledge to organize/carry out virtual panel to address a topic in esports.
ESPT 491. Professional Field Experience. 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ESWS 119. Soil in the City. 3 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 119L. Study of soil as a natural resource in urban environments; influence of soils on urban development; study of environmental problems related to soils in urban land uses.
ESWS 119L. Soil in the City Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 119. Soil in the City - ESWS 119 Laboratory.
ESWS 125L. Soil Judging Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR: Consent. Field study of soils for classification and land use evaluation. (May be repeated for maximum of 3 credits.).
ESWS 155. Elements of Environmental Protection. 3 Hours.
An introduction to land and water resources and their management and protection. An evaluation of the relationships between human activities and natural environments and the interaction between natural resource utilization and development.
ESWS 202. Principles of Soil Science. 3 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 111 or CHEM 115) and PR or CONC: (AGRN 202L or AGRN 203 or ESWS 202L). Introductory course. Soils as a natural resource emphasizing physical, chemical, and biological properties in relation to plant growth and production, land use and management, soil and water pollution, and environmental protection. (Regional campus concurrent).
ESWS 202L. Principles of Soil Science Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ESWS 202 or consent. (Regional campus concurrent.).
ESWS 225L. Advanced Soil Judging Laboratory. 1 Hour.
Advanced field study for soil classification and land use evaluation. Participation in National Collegiate Soils contest required. (May be repeated for maximum of 3 credits.).
ESWS 255. Elements of Environmental Management. 3 Hours.
PR: ESWS 155. An introduction to the various regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The main goal of this course is to provide the student with a foundation of knowledge that will allow them to read and interpret environmental regulations as well as all types of regulations and codes.
ESWS 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ESWS 298. Honors. 1-3 Hours.
PR: Students in Honors Program and consent by the honors director. Independent reading, study, or research.
ESWS 325. Principles of Water Resources. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 124 or higher. This course provides students an opportunity to increase their knowledge pertaining to the role(s) that water plays in human and environmental systems by examining the geographic distribution/redistribution, quantity, and quality of water resources. Students are introduced to water management evaluation policies, law and economics used to explore the decision-making challenges surrounding water resources.
ESWS 355. Environmental Sampling and Analysis. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102 and BIOL 103 and BIOL 104 and CHEM 115 and CHEM 116. Introduction to environmental sampling methods and analysis. Lecture and hands-on experience will include sampling plan development, sample point selection, sampling equipment use, containers and preservatives, sample analysis, chain-of-custody and protective equipment.
ESWS 393. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
ESWS 410. Soil Fertility. 3 Hours.
PR: ((ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L) or (AGRN 202 and AGRN 202L)) and (CHEM 111 or CHEM 115). Effect of soil chemical and physical properties on soil fertility; evaluation of essential and toxic nutrients and the controls on their availability; fertilizer and lime use; soil fertility evaluation.
ESWS 415. Soil Survey and Land Use. 3 Hours.
PR: (ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L) and Coreq: ESWS 415L. Identification of morphological characteristics and taxonomic units of soil; techniques of writing soil pedon and mapping unit descriptions; techniques of preparing soil maps; evaluation of soil for land use planning.
ESWS 415L. Soil Survey and Land Use Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 415. Soil Survey and Land Use - ESWS 415 Laboratory.
ESWS 417. Soil Genesis and Classification. 4 Hours.
PR: ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L and Coreq: ESWS 417L. Origin and formation of soils; principles of soil classification; study of soil pedons and polypedons; influence of soil-forming factors and processes. (Two Saturday field trips required.).
ESWS 417L. Soil Genesis and Classification Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 417. Soil Genesis and Classification - ESWS 417 Laboratory.
ESWS 425. Environmental Soil Management. 3 Hours.
PR: AGRN 202 and (AGRN 202L or AGRN 203) and Coreq: ESWS 425L. This course provides a foundation for utilizing creative solutions and technical knowledge in preserving and enhancing soil and water quality. Soil conservation, precision agriculture and nutrient management for protection of soil and water quality are covered. (Also listed as ENVP 425.).
ESWS 425L. Environmental Soil Management Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 425. Environmental Soil Management - ESWS 425 Laboratory.
ESWS 430. . 3 Hours.
PR: (ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L) or (AGRN 202 and (AGRN 202L and AGRN 203) and Coreq: ESWS 430L. Physical properties of soils; water and air relationships and their influence on soil productivity.
ESWS 430L. Soil Physics Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: (ESWS 202 and ESWS 202L) or (AGRN 202 and 203) and Coreq: ESWS 430. Soil Physics - ESWS 430 Laboratory.
ESWS 455. Reclamation of Disturbed Soils. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing or above. Principles of soil science, geology, hydrology, and engineering will be applied to surface mine planning, overburden handling during mining, soil replacement and amendments, revegetation practices, acid mine drainage control and treatment, hazardous wastes, and land management of disturbed areas. (Field trip required.) (Also listed as ENVP 455.).
ESWS 460. Environmental Impact Assessment. 3 Hours.
PR: (BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L and BIOL 102 and BIOL 102L) or (BIOL 115 and BIOL 115L) and (CHEM 115 and CHEM 116) and Coreq: ESWS 460L. Application of physical, biological and social science principles to assess environmental impacts. Review and prepare environmental assessments, permits, site assessments and ecological risk assessments for environmental decision-making.
ESWS 460L. Environmental Impact Assessment Laboratory. 0 Hours.
PR: Corequisite of ESWS 460. Environmental Impact Assessment - ESWS 460 Laboratory.
ESWS 475. Environmental Water Resources. 3 Hours.
This course provides background in the physical fundamentals of water resources and interactions of land use practices, environmental water use, and water resources extraction(s) that will equip students with requisite knowledge to address complex contemporary water resources issues.
ESWS 490. . 1-3 Hours.
PR: Consent. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant.
ESWS 491. . 1-18 Hours.
PR: Consent. (May be repeated up to a maximum of 18 hours.) Prearranged experiential learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development.
ESWS 495. Independent Study. 1-6 Hours.
Faculty-supervised study of topics not available through regular course offerings.
ETEC 130. Manufacturing Processes 1. 2 Hours.
PR or CONC: (MATH 124 or MATH 126 or higher) and PR or CONC: ETEC 130L. Introduction to manufacturing processes including machining, turning, welding, fabrication, casting.
ETEC 130L. Manufacturing Processes 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 130. Practical experience with common manufacturing processes and equipment.
ETEC 199. Introduction to Engineering Technology. 1 Hour.
An introduction to the profession and environment of engineering technology, including industrial careers and work environment, employer expectations, industry standards, communication, social impact, and ethics.
ETEC 210. Engineering Graphics and Descriptive Geometry. 2 Hours.
PR: (MATH 124 or higher) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: ETEC 210L. Introduction to technical drawing, including orthographic projections and isometric drawing, with emphasis on Computer Aided Design (CAD) constraint-based solid modeling, sketching, and assemblies.
ETEC 210L. Engineering Graphics and Descriptive Geometry Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 210. Practical experience using CAD tools to design 2D and 3D models.
ETEC 220. Applications of Technology. 2 Hours.
PR: ETEC 130 and ETEC 210 and PR or CONC: ETEC 220L. Integration of computer technology into manufacturing processes and design.
ETEC 220L. Applications of Technology Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 220. Laboratory experience with 3D modeling software and integrating software with manufacturing processes.
ETEC 310. Material Science with Applications. 2 Hours.
PR: (CHEM 111 and CHEM 111L) or (CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L) and (MATH 150 or MATH 153 or MATH 155) and PR or CONC: ETEC 310L. An overview of material properties, including mechanical properties, temperature effects, and heat treatment, for common engineering materials, such as metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
ETEC 310L. Material Science with Applications Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 310. Laboratory experience investigating material properties and behavior related to common engineering materials.
ETEC 320. Thermodynamics for Engineering Technology. 3 Hours.
PR: (MATH 151 or MATH 156) and (PHYS 101 or PHYS 111). An introduction to the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Properties of ideal gases and vapors, first and second laws of thermodynamics, and basic gas and vapor cycles.
ETEC 330. Manufacturing Processes 2. 2 Hours.
PR: ETEC 220 and ETEC 310 and PR or CONC: ETEC 330L. Introduction to design for manufacturability methods and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), including CNC programming. Problem solving skills are developed in the areas of process planning, material selection, and optimization.
ETEC 330L. Manufacturing Processes 2 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 330. Practical experience related to the use of common automated manufacturing equipment using CNC programming.
ETEC 340. Electronic Circuits. 3 Hours.
PR: (MATH 151 or MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C-) and (PHYS 102 or PHYS 112 with a minimum grade of C-) and PR or CONC: ETEC 340L. Introduction to electrical components, direct current (DC) analysis, circuit theorems and basic electrical measurements.
ETEC 340L. Electronic Circuits Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 340. Laboratory experience related to circuits and basic electrical measurements.
ETEC 350. Analysis for Engineering Technology. 3 Hours.
PR: ENGR 102 and (MATH 151 or MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C-). Application of analytical, numerical, and computational techniques to analyze and solve engineering and technology problems.
ETEC 370. Applied Workshop. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 130. The course provides the formal structure for active engagement on student competition teams related to engineering and engineering technology. Application of skills to solving large challenges; teamwork; professionalism and engineering ethics; technical problem solving.
ETEC 401. Science, Technology, & Society. 2 Hours.
PR: Senior standing. Addresses professional ethics, legal issues, professional development, technology transfer, and corporate culture and expectations as they relate to Engineering Technology graduates and our global society.
ETEC 440. Industrial Automation PLC 1. 2 Hours.
PR: (EE 221 or ETEC 340) and PR or CONC: 440L. Introduction to the concepts, devices, and common practices associated with modern industrial control systems. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) applications focus on interfacing and controlling a variety of electromechanical devices such as motors and pneumatic actuators. Industrial safety practices and procedures are emphasized throughout the course.
ETEC 440L. Industrial Automation PLC 1 Laboratory. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 440. Laboratory experience related to PLC applications.
ETEC 450. Technology Certification. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: ETEC 130. The course provides the structure for preparation for industry certification beyond those offered within the regular curriculum.
ETEC 475S. Engineering Technology Capstone Experience. 3 Hours.
PR: ETEC 330 and ETEC 340. Capstone integration of the engineering technology curriculum by the design and implementation of a solution to a broadly defined engineering problem. Projects are performed in student groups under faculty supervision.
EXCG 201. Student Exchange Program. 0 Hours.
EXCG 202. Study Abroad Program. 0 Hours.
EXCG 492. Directed Study. 1-3 Hours.
Directed Study, reading, and/or research.
EXPH 100. Orientation: Exercise Physiology 1. 1 Hour.
Orientation to degree requirements, departmental resources, curriculum options, and student responsibilities in Exercise Physiology. Promoting academic success strategies and exposing students to future career opportunities in Exercise Physiology.
EXPH 101. Introduction to Exercise Physiology. 1 Hour.
A broad and foundational look at the function and adaptation of the systems of the human body in response to exercise.
EXPH 191. First-Year Seminar. 1-3 Hours.
Engages students in active learning strategies that enable effective transition to college life at WVU. Students will explore school, college and university programs, policies and services relevant to academic success. Provides active learning activities that enable effective transition to the academic environment. Students examine school, college and university programs, policies and services.
EXPH 230. Exercise in American Culture. 3 Hours.
Covers issues of exercise in America, specifically themes integral to American culture such as age, class, race, gender, and beauty.
EXPH 235. Introduction to Global Issues in Exercise Physiology. 3 Hours.
History, concepts, theories, and ethics of development, colonialism, and charity as they impact health and wellness locally, in the United States, and across the world. Topics such as poverty, food insecurity, women’s rights, disease outbreaks, and NGOs are discussed to provide a broader perspective on how the past has impacted our present.
EXPH 240. Medical Terminology. 1 Hour.
The study of medical language with special emphasis given to terms used in the field of exercise physiology.
EXPH 293. Special Topics. 1-6 Hours.
PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses.
EXPH 363. Honors Add-On to Kinesiology. 1 Hour.
PR or CONC: EXPH 364 with a minimum grade of C- and students must be an enrolled in the Honors College. This course is a supplemental course for Honors students enrolled in EXPH 364. Each week, we will participate in an enrichment experience with practical application of principles taught in Kinesiology.
EXPH 364. Kinesiology. 3 Hours.
PR: MATH 124 or higher or (ACT math score of 26 or SAT math score of 580 and (QRA Part 1 score of 15 and QRA Part 2 score of 9)) and sophomore standing or consent. Anatomical, mechanical, and musculoskeletal study of the human body as the instrument for efficient performance of motor activities.
EXPH 365. Exercise Physiology 1. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing or consent. The study of the functioning of body systems during exercise and the acute and chronic adaptations that occur from exercise stress.
EXPH 367. Exercise Nutrition. 3 Hours.
PR: Exercise Physiology majors only and Sophomore standing or higher. This course prepares future exercise physiologists and pre-health professionals to provide evidence-based nutritional recommendations within their scope of practice by covering human nutrition as it relates to health and wellness, general physical activity, and exercise performance.
EXPH 368. Lab Techniques and Methods. 3 Hours.
PR: Junior standing and EXPH 364 and EXPH 365 or consent. Techniques and methods for designing and conducting exercise programs for asymptomatic, healthy individuals.
EXPH 369. Strength/Conditioning Methods. 4 Hours.
PR: EXPH 364 and EXPH 386 with a minimum grade of C- in each. Scientific foundations of strength and conditioning with skills and methods to apply that knowledge in clinical exercise training.
EXPH 370. Writing for Exercise Science. 3 Hours.
PR: (ENGL 101 and ENGL 102) or ENGL 103) with a minimum grade of C- and PR or CONC: EXPH 386. Writing for medical scientific fields. Students will develop a book review, analyze discipline-specific texts, and write scientific literature reviews. Includes a review of style and language use.
EXPH 386. Advanced Physiology of Exercise 1. 3 Hours.
PR: BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L and BIOL 102 and BIOL 102L (or BIOL 115 and BIOL 115L and BIOL 117 and BIOL 117L) and CHEM 115 and CHEM 115L and PHYS 101 and PHYS 101L with a minimum grade of C- in all. The study of the major systems of the body and how they function during acute and chronic adaptations that occur from exercise stress. Special focus is given to metabolism and the neuromuscular, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems.