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Civil EngineeringCredits

Development and design of airport facilities and the integration of multiple disciplines including runway orientation and capacity, terminal facilities, forecasting, planning, noise, airspace utilization, parking, lighting, and construction.

Overview of municipal water and wastewater treatment and distribution practices. Application of chemical, biological and physical principles to design and operation of water and wastewater treatment and distribution systems.

This course will be taught as a web-based, mixed synchronous-asynchronous format course with a combination of lecture, individual and group projects, reading, homework, discussion, review, and examinations. The goal of the course is to develop competency in the design and construction of solid waste landfills, composting facilities and hazardous remediation, with understanding of both performance and cost implications to all choices.

This class will provide students pursuing a certificate in Global Solutions in Engineering and Technology with an opportunity to explore a set of topics related to achieving success either in advance of or following an international experience (internship, study abroad, etc.). Speakers will include faculty, graduate students, visiting researchers and industry members as well as student participants. Returning students will be required to participate in mentoring of students preparing for their international experience and provide written and/or oral presentations of various topics during the semester. This course is to be required either before or after participation in the international experience.

CommunicationCredits

A course blending theory and practice to help individuals build effective relationships through improved communication.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 2 - Critical Thinking | Writing Intensive
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Nature, functions, responsibilities and effects of the media in contemporary society.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Provides an introduction to storytelling and design in games through their analysis and application. Students will design their own basic game as part of the class.

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This course provides practical experience in writing and editing stories for campus news entities, such as the newspaper or radio station or other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Graduation Requirements:
Diverse Cultures - Purple

This course provides practical experience in public relations for campus media entities, such as university media relations, esports or sports media, and other communications organizations, working under the supervision of a faculty adviser. Minimum of 2 hours per week. Cannot be substituted for MASS498 Internship.

Development of communication skills for working with others in small group situations.

Investigation of the concepts and theories of nonverbal communication. Designed to assist students in increasing their awareness and understanding of their nonverbal communication and in analyzing and understanding the nonverbal communication of others.

The course explores communication with people from other cultures, why misunderstandings occur and how to build clearer and more productive cross-cultural relationships.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Goal Area 7A - Human Diversity | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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This course is designed to provide students with skills of effective listening, and the ability to apply that knowledge in a variety of educational and professional settings.

Devoted to the development of students' understanding of the strategies and practices of communication in cultural contexts. The course is experiential involving travel outside the United States.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective | Diverse Cultures - Gold

Beginner skills-building course that introduces students to hands-on speech and debate construction and practice. Students receive one-on-one coaching in outlining, research, organization, and delivery. Requirements vary based on number of credits and course can be repeated.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation | Goal Area 1B - Speech and Oral Reasoning

Basic techniques of gathering information and writing readable and accurate media stories.

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Writing Intensive
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A survey of career opportunities in Music Industry.

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Survey of current practices and problems in the field of public relations. Emphasizes successful case histories and planning techniques.

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Special topics course related to communication, media, and / or music industry. Course may be repeated for credit with different topics offered.

Introduction to advocacy through communication and mass media, including principles, theories, practices, and ethics.

Graduation Requirements:
Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility | Goal Area 1B - Speech and Oral Reasoning
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Exploration of the basic principles of visual media design, stressing the significance of images in a mass media society. Special focus on contextualizing historial and technological changes affecting image production for mass media.

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Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 7B - Race | Power | and Justice | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Explores social media and their impacts on society through consideration of technologies, social networks, markets, communities, politics and social movements, and major companies. Special focus on individuals' roles as users, producers, consumers, and laborers toward becoming responsible online citizens.

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Goal Area 6 - Humanities and the Arts | Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility
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Introduces students to the study of communication and media including research and career paths.

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