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ENVS 1402L - Plant Resources in the Environment Laboratory
1 Credit Hours
Corequisites: ENVS 1402.
Requirements: This course does not fulfill the requirements for a major in Biology.
Description
This course is a laboratory based application of topics covered in the lecture.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
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ENI 3100 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. Entrepreneurship and innovation are at the core of business creation, business growth and business viability. This highly interactive and applied course provides students with the fundamental knowledge, insights, concepts, tools and techniques that are essential in starting, growing and scaling ventures. Students learn these entrepreneurship and innovation fundamentals through class lectures, team exercises, cases and applied projects.
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ENI 3101 - Entrepreneurial Thinking
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Non-RCB majors: 30 credit hours and BUSA 3090 should be taken prior to or concurrently with ENI 3101.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.This course focuses on applying evidence-based entrepreneurship methods to go from idea to a sustainable business model. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to demonstrate the traits and behaviors associated with entrepreneurial success. In this course, students will develop a greater self-awareness of their fit with entrepreneurial environments and learn the processes of opportunity discovery and creation. Students learn a specific set of beliefs, knowledge, and thought processes that drive entrepreneurial behavior. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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ENI 3102 - Product-Service Design for New Ventures
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. The focus of this course is actually designing the product-service (offering) that can profitably capture customer demand. Once authentic customer demand is discovered and a compelling value proposition that satisfies that demand is verified, the next step is to design an offering that that customers will want to use and one that is sustainable. Students apply Lean/Agile design methodologies and customer value targets to iterate through offering designs, prototypes, and business models until a best fit design is achieved and “fast followers” can’t easily imitate. This is a highly interactive course where students 1) engage in a variety of hands on team activities while in class and 2) design and test their own offering concepts.This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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ENI 3103 - Business Model Validation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. This course focuses on the business model validation phase of creating a new venture. Once a best fit product-service (offering) design is achieved that can profitably satisfy customer needs better than competitive solutions, a logical next step is to validate demand traction for that business model to ramp up customer sales. Students learn to apply various demand traction strategies and how to best position an offering in a competitive market to realize profitable revenue potential. It also addresses the capital funding process, progressive business plan development, types of investors, company valuation strategies, capitalization tables, negotiating tactics, term sheets, and more. Students create a mock start-up that takes them through this critical validation stage.This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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ENI 3400 - WomenLead in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: 30 earned credit hours, 3.0 overall GPA and have not previously completed a WomenLead course.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements.
Description
The WomenLead in Entrepreneurship and Innovation course is a Signature Experience course that focuses on three themes: (1) self-awareness and self-efficacy, (2) critical analysis of the economic and social effects of women in the workforce and (3) a leadership development component that will demonstrate how self awareness, interpersonal influence, commitment, goal setting and power are necessary to innovate within an organization or as an entrepreneur. The course allows students to learn beyond the classroom as they explore how to prepare for success and leadership as innovators across various sectors of the economy.
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ENI 4000 - Corporate Entrepreneurship
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: None if Business or BUSA 3090.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.The course explores contemporary concepts, theories, methods, and tools for systematic ans sustainable entrepreneurship within established organizations. Whether recognized or not, every organization has a continual stream of potential opportunities to create customer demand. However, the complexity and speed of business obscures these opportunities (and threats). Students learn a rigorous and disciplined methodology for discovering and prioritizing opportunities for demand creation and perilous threats that can result in demand destruction. Additionally, the course investigates the emerging micro startup approach that involves a small team of entrepreneurs who innovate a new offering and/or business model with an acquisition target(s) in the mind.
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ENI 4020 - Business Law for Entrepreneurs
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. This course will focus on the legal issues that entrepreneurs face when starting and running a business in the global economy. Throughout the course we will focus on various substantive practical areas of law that most impact entrepreneurs such as: establishing ownership structure, related shareholder or membership agreements, other documents which impact ownership structure, sales and lease contracts, loan agreements, raising capital and securities law compliance, venture capital negotiations and agreements, the role of the board of directors, potential roles for an advisory board, debtor-creditor relations, employment law, and Intellectual Property law.
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ENI 4060 - Technology Law for Entrepreneurs
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101 and BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or permission of instructor. Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
This course examines how the U.S. legal system is evolving to accommodate the Internet’s impact on business practices, society and values. The course covers a wide range of Internet-related legal issues including technology and the law, court jurisdiction over Internet-related business activities, intellectual property, e-commerce, taxation of Internet sales, privacy in cyberspace, on-line defamation, information security, cyber-crimes, and government regulation of Internet services. Emphasis is placed on developing legal doctrines and their application to Internet-based business activities.
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ENI 4100 - From Startup to Growth Company
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: BUSA 3090, ENI 3102 and ENI 3103.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. This course focuses on scaling up a new venture. Once a startup has validated demand traction for its business model and obtained sufficient growth capital, it is set to make the transition to an early-stage growth company. The transition presents formidable challenges. The course examines many of the decisions that founders/owners must make and the resulting trade-offs that they must accept in this transition. Decisions regarding: gearing up for and financing rapid growth, changes in company governance, boards and advisors, intellectual property licensing, patents and trademarks, growth strategy, scaling business operations, strategic marketing, staffing, financial and risk management, exit strategies. This course challenges the student with these decisions and how to approach them. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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ENI 4101 - Introduction to International Entrepreneurship
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Crosslisting: IB 4100 . Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.Crosslisting: IB 4100.Applied aspects of starting a business in the international environment. The course is composed of four modules: creativity, finance, import/export, and marketing. Students complete business plans and are exposed to practical aspects of new business startups. The issue of why some countries are more entrepreneurial than others is explored, with a comparison of national business systems from the perspective of initiating and expanding a business venture.
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ENI 4201 - Startup Incubation and Mentoring
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 4200E or permission of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours. This course follows the pattern of a typical internship course. However: youll be working for yourself (or team), youll be mentored by an entrepreneur-in-residence as evaluator, and you will be paying yourself in equity (there may be additional emoluments). Upon admission youll be assigned a slot in the incubator (space scheduling, locker, mentor, resources, etc.). In the incubator, each student/teams needs are assessed and additional resources brought to bear. Youll have access to resources provided through the incubator (legal, financial, marketing, investors, etc.) as needed, and available resources permit. The mission of the incubator (and this course) is to help you succeed. The onus is on you; faculty and mentors are facilitators, not guarantors.This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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ENI 4350 - Technology for Entrepreneurs
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Must meet RCB Area-F prerequisites (or BUSA 3090 and ENI 3101 for non-BBA majors).
Description
Advances in information and communication technology and the proliferation of business support services available online (in the cloud), are reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Technology is enabling entrepreneurs to reach new customers, manage their operations, and offer products and services that previously required long lead-times and significant start-up capital. These digital tools are increasing entrepreneurs ability to experiment, quickly test new ideas, and adapt their business to changing market forces. Entrepreneurs must be able to leverage these digital tools in a way that can make their businesses stand out from other firms, all of which have access to these same tools. This class teaches how to use these technologies to effectively start and manage a business.
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ENI 4389 - Directed Readings in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101 and either ENI 3102 or permission of the instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
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ENI 4860 - Exploring Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Study Abroad in China
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: None.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.An examination of how policy, finance, culture, support, human capital and markets influence the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems and startup communities around the world. Attention is devoted to global trends in entrepreneurship. Cultural, political, and socio-economic factors that impact the nature of entrepreneurial activity in different country contexts are examined. An extensive international on-site program is an integral part of this program. Objectives include cultivation a global mindset and developing a richer understanding of international business challenges relating to entrepreneurship.
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ENI 4900 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation Internship
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENI 3101, ENI 3102, ENI 3103, and consent of director/coordinator.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.
Description
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.This highly experiential, value added course is designed to complement entrepreneurial and innovation concepts and theories discussed in class, and provide students hands on, real world entrepreneurial, intrapreneurial and innovation experience. The course allows students to immerse themselves in entrepreneurship and start up environments while providing them with the opportunity to explore entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial career possibilities. Students enrolled in the course will complete a minimum of 120 work hours with an approved employer.
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EPS/Social Foundations |
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EPSF 4100 - Critical Pedagogy
3 Credit Hours
Description
A form of critique and practical change, critical pedagogy is the application of critical theory in the realm of education. Education is considered in its broadest cultural perspective as the expression of world views, truth claims, value orientations, and systems of belief regarding humanity, society, and the individual. Critical and conceptual analysis will be used to raise questions regarding power, knowledge, society, and values which bear on educational ideas, problems, issues, and practices.
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EPS/Research |
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EPRS 4500 - Qualitative Inquiry I
3 Credit Hours
Description
This is an introductory course qualitative inquiry. It is designed to provide theoretical and practical understandings of qualitative/interpretive research. This course provides students with an overview of the broad field of qualitative methodology, as well as an introduction to historical, philosophical, and policy research methodologies. Students will study theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research and research design. In addition, students will learn how to evaluate qualitative studies and write a qualitative research proposal.
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EPRS 4530 - Quantitative Methods and Analysis in Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
This is the introductory course designed to provide theoretical and applied understandings of quantitative research. Fundamentals of research and hypothesis testing are taught and then built upon for instruction in experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs along with the requisite statistical tools for analyzing data from these designs. In addition, skills are developed in the use of SPSS, reviewing research articles, and writing research papers.
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EPRS 4900 - Methods of Research in Human Learning and Development-CTW
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course provides an introduction to research in human learning and development, with instruction in the basic concepts, epistemologies, and methods used in such research. Objectives for the course include developing capacities to read, summarize, organize, critique, and design research. This course has been identified as a “Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW)” course. This course may include a Signature Experience component This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EPRS 4905 - Methods of Research in Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course introduces students to the research enterprise in the context of educational settings. Students enrolled in the class will participate in class discussions on a broad range of topics related to the design of research studies, common methods employed, and the procedures for implementing educational research studies.
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EPRS 4910 - Action Research
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is an introduction to action research. The goal of action research is for stakeholders within a particular organization to solve problems by engaging in a systematic process of inquiry. This process enables stakeholders to make informed decisions. In the course, you will write an action research proposal thereby helping you bridge theory and practice. The project will enable you to solve a relevant problem as well as encourage you to be a reflective researcher. Through lecture, discussion, hands-on problem solving, and cooperative groups, students will be guided by the instructor.
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EPRS 4920 - Educational Measurement
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EPRS 4530 with a grade of C or higher.
Description
This course is an introduction to measurement theory in education, emphasizing the application of measurement theory to test development and to educational research. The course addresses principals that apply to basic measurement, Classical Test Theory (CCT), and an introduction to Item Response Theory (IRT). Students will learn how to construct well-designed tests that yield valid and reliable measures of how well students learn. Students will also learn to judge the advantages and limitations of tests and test scores, so that they will be able to use test results appropriately and effectively.
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European Union Studies |
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EURO 1101 - Intro to the European Union
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Exit or exemption from ENGL 0989 or all ESL requirements except ENSL 0091.
Description
This course is an introductory course to the study of the European Union. It examines the political, economic, social, and cultural characteristics of an integrated Europe. The course also explores the evolving relationship between the US and the EU.
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EURO 3234 - Introduction to the European Union
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can count EURO courses towards their major. These courses are open to any majors.
Description
An introduction to the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union. The course also examines the role of the EU as a global actor, including its relations with the United States. This is an online course. These courses are open to any majors. Political Science majors can count EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4130 - European Union Law and Legal Systems
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Course is open to all majors.
Description
A study of EU legal institutions and processes in the context of international law and in comparison to those of the United States. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4160 - Federalism and Multilevel Governance in the European Union
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Course is open to all majors.
Description
A comparison of multilevel governance and policy making in the European Union with that of the United States and other federal systems. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4230 - Doing Business in the European Union
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. The course is open to all majors.
Description
A study of business protocol in the EU compared to the United States. The course focuses on institutions and rules which impact the business environment for domestic and international firms, and on how political decisions affect the business environment. This is an online course. Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4260 - European Monetary Union
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 is recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. Course is open to all majors.
Description
An examination of the history and evolution of the European Economic and Monetary Union and its impact on the United States and the global economy. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4330 - European Union Science and Technology Policy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 is recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. Course is open to all majors.
Description
An examination of EU science and technology policy compared to that of the United States. The course examines how governments can encourage scientific and technological innovation and whether government can (or should) try to limit or control technological innovation. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4430 - European Union Environmental Policy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 is recommended.
Course is open to all majors.
Description
A survey of critical issues in EU environmental policy, including key environmental problems, the challenges of making and implementing environmental policy in the EU’s multilevel governance system, and future prospects for EU environmental regulation. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4530 - European Social Policy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 is recommended.
Course is open to all majors.
Description
An examination of social policy and current social policy issues and arrangements in Europe and the EU. This is an online course. Global Scholars course. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
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EURO 4630 - European Union Communications and Media
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 is recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. Course is open to all majors.
Description
A comparison of communications and media in the EU with the United States. The course examines media law, policies, and practices in voice telephony, the Internet, and social media. This is an online course. Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4730 - European Union Foreign Policy
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Requirements: Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. The course is open to all majors.
Description
An examination of the foreign policy of the EU. Examines how EU foreign policy is made, the intersection of national and EU foreign policies, and EU policies regarding key issues in countries and areas of the world. This is an online course. The course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4760 - United States - European Union Relations
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
Course is open to all majors.
Description
An examination of relations between the United States and the European Union, including US-EU cooperation on global issues and the future of Transatlantic relations in a changing world. This is an online course. Course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major. Global Scholars course.
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EURO 4830 - European Union Studies Capstone Course
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 2401 recommended.
The course is open to all majors.
Description
A capstone course for students in the EU Studies online certificate program. The course explores selected topics in a way that allows students to synthesize their knowledge of the EU. Non certificate program students can also take this as a stand-alone course examining the EU in comparative perspective. This is an online course. The course is open to all majors. Political Science majors can apply EURO courses towards their major.
Global Scholars course.
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Exceptional Children |
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EXC 3560 - Observation and Assessment of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: EDUC 2300 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
This course provides an in-depth examination of models, methods and instruments used in the assessment process with infants, toddlers and preschool children. Content includes play based assessment, test construction, legal issues and legislative requirements, standardized instruments, observational techniques and other informal evaluation approaches.
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EXC 4020 - Characteristics and Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: For educator certification, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in this course.
Description
Requirement: For educator certification, students must earn a grade of “B” or higher in this course.This course provides a study of the historical and legal treatment and actions, identification, classification, eligibility, and the unique characteristics of individuals with disabilities who require accommodations and adaptations throughout their life cycles. This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the identification, classification, eligibility, and the unique characteristics of individuals with disabilities who require accommodations and adaptations throughout their life cycle. The course includes an analysis of individuals across classification categories (i.e., students with mild disabilities) as well as an in depth review of all areas of exceptionalities per Georgia House Bill 671.
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EXC 4030 - Applied Behavior Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is a study of the theory and implementation of behavioral strategies for behavior change in students. Strategies include those for data collection and analysis and behavior increase, maintenance, and decrease.
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EXC 4140 - Issues of Diversity in Special Education in Urban Environments
3 Credit Hours
Description
This class provides an overview of the issues and concerns regarding diversity in the context of special education. Legal, historical, social, and cultural factors will be explored as students develop an understanding of the unique landscape of special education service delivery for diverse students, families, and communities. Topics will be considered from the perspective of P-12 students, teachers, and teacher educators in urban contexts.
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EXC 4190 - Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Description
Students will learn the theoretical underpinnings for reading instruction, the characteristics of learning disabilities in reading, including dyslexia, and the identification of students with learning disabilities and dyslexia. The course also provides a broad overview of the 5 components of reading instruction as identified by the National Reading Panel.
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EXC 4250 - Characteristics of Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course includes the study of the cognitive, social, communication, and learning characteristics of students with moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disability and students with autism spectrum disorders. Discussions focus on social philosophies and service delivery issues.
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EXC 4280 - METHODS FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Requirement: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
This course includes the study of instructional methodologies for skill acquisition for students with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorders, physical/health impairments, and multiple disabilities.
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EXC 4281 - Assessment and Curriculum Planning: Adapted Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EXC 4280 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
Assessment types and strategies and curriculum planning for students on adapted curriculum. Content areas include assessment and individualized education plans, functional academics, transition, vocational training, and community-based instruction.
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EXC 4320 - Methods of Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course provides an examination of the unique learning styles of students functioning on the autism spectrum and how their disability may affect behavior and learning. Empirically-validated methods for teaching communication, socialization, self-help, and basic academics will be discussed along with the application of these methods across environments.
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EXC 4325 - Methods of Teaching High-functioning Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will prepare professionals to plan and implement effective programs for children and youth with Aspergers and those who are functioning at the high end of the autism spectrum. Empirically-based strategies for enhancing functioning in academics, communication, socialization, and behavioral flexibility will be discussed.
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EXC 4330 - Physical and Health Management of Students with Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course.
Description
Requirement: A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course. This course includes a wide variety of techniques to meet the students physical and health needs including how to position the student for optimal instruction, lifting and handling procedures, feeding techniques, and health care procedures (e.g., tube feeding, catheterization).
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EXC 4350 - Foundations of Deaf Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is an overview of the field of deafness. Topics include psychosocial aspects of deafness, educational settings, modes of communication, technology, vocational opportunities, social-emotional development, and educational needs of the deaf and hard of hearing population with multiple disabilities.
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EXC 4365 - Spoken Language in Bilingual Deaf Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
An introduction to the role of spoken language in bilingual signing classrooms for deaf students, including best practices for incorporating spoken language development and instructional strategies for teachers.
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EXC 4370 - Assessment in Deaf Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course explores the use of assessment in deaf education environments, including diagnostic assessment, curriculum-based assessment, standardized assessment, and how these assessments can be used to make educational decisions.
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EXC 4380 - Teaching Deaf Students with Additional Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Description
Up to 40% of deaf children in schools have an additional disability. This course will provide students with an overview of the types of disabilities they may encounter while working with deaf students and approaches to assessment and teaching that are appropriate for using with these populations.
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EXC 4390 - K-12 Language and Literacy among Deaf Students
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Requirements: A minimum grade of B is required for this course.The purpose of this course is to provide students with techniques and strategies for assessing and teaching language, reading, and writing skills to deaf students enrolled in K-12. Assessment, lesson planning, and effective instruction are addressed. (This course is a continuation of EXC 4460/7360).
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EXC 4400 - Methods of Teaching Students Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Requirement: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course. The purpose of this course is to provide students with techniques and strategies for assessing and teaching students who are deaf/hard of hearing whether in resource, self-contained, or inclusive settings. Lesson planning, classroom management, curriculum, and effective instruction are addressed.
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EXC 4430 - Bilingual Teaching Methods for Deaf Students
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Requirements: A minimum grade of B is required for this course.The purpose of this course is to prepare teachers of students who are deaf/hard of hearing to provide appropriate instructional strategies to enhance language learning and content learning via American Sign Language.
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EXC 4460 - Early Language and Literacy Development (Birth-5) among Deaf Students
3 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for this course.
Description
Requirements: A minimum grade of B is required for this course.The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge regarding the early language and literacy development among deaf children between birth and age five. Assessment, lesson planning, and effective instruction are addressed.
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EXC 4520 - Characteristics of Young Children with Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Corequisites: EXC 4020 , BRFV 4380 , BRFV 4310 .
Description
Corequisites: EXC 4020, BRFV 4310, BRFV 4380.This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective professionals in providing early intervention services for families, infants, and toddlers with disabilities and those at-risk for developmental delays. Emphasis is placed on parent-professional collaboration and interagency/interdisciplinary planning and design of family-directed, culturally sensitive individual family service plans (IFSP). The course includes an overview of a variety of curriculum models and instructional strategies for use in intervention practice (Includes field experience).
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EXC 4530 - Methods of Teaching Young Children with Disabilities
3 Credit Hours
Corequisites: EXC 4020 , BRFV 4390 , BRFV 4320 .
Description
Corequisites: EXC 4020, BRFV 4320, BRFV 4390.This course includes instructional methods, materials, and curriculum used in teaching young children with disabilities.
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EXC 4560 - Assessment of Students with Disabilities: General Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EXC 4020.
Corequisites: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only.
Description
Corequisite: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only. This course is the study of the process of gathering information regarding the individual strengths and needs of students with disabilities. It introduces both formal and informal evaluation procedures used in special education settings. Students select and administer both formal and informal assessment instruments and use the data from these assessments for eligibility decision making, instructional planning, and progress monitoring. Limitations of assessment tools related to test bias and cultural and linguistic concerns are addressed in the areas of test selection, administration, and interpretation of test results. Technology that facilitates the assessment process is used throughout the course.
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EXC 4570 - Individual and Classroom Management
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EXC 4020.
Corequisites: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only.
Description
Corequisite: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only. The course is designed to promote skill development in the use of empirically validated methodology on the formation of interventions and effective management strategies for individuals as well as groups across a variety of learning environments. Participants develop an understanding of individual and group motivation and behavior to create a learning environment that encourages positive social interactions, active engagement in learning, and self motivation. A case study approach is used to promote reflection, evaluation, synthesis, and application of principles learned.
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EXC 4580 - Instructional Methods in the Content Areas: General Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EXC 4020.
Corequisites: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only.
Description
Corequisite: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only. This course focuses on the fundamental elements of design, implementation, and evaluation of individualized programs based on educationally relevant characteristics of students with mild behavioral and learning disabilities. Research- based strategies and materials for instruction and technology use in the areas of reading, math, and written language are described and demonstrated with an emphasis on explicit teaching approaches.
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EXC 4590 - Instructional Methods and Curriculum Planning: General Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: EXC 4020.
Corequisites: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only.
Description
Corequisite: EXC 4020 is a corequisite for the B.S.E. Special Education program only. This course focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies and methods to promote the acquisition of critical functional life skills in students with mild disabilities. A major focus is the use of integrated thematic instruction which embeds functional skills in the content area. Adaptive behaviors and strong determination of students’ success in various contexts are also included.
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EXC 4600 - Collaboration Between Schools and Communities in Special Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
In this course, students will examine consultative strategies, cooperative teaching techniques, and other culturally-responsive methods that have been designed to foster student performance in diverse inclusive settings. Collaboration with administration, parents, related service providers, and communities will be discussed.
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EXC 4650 - Opening School Experience
0 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of ‘S’ is required for this course.
Description
Requirement: A minimum grade of ‘S’ is required for this course. Students gain practical experiences in the school and classroom during the weeks of pre-planning. While assisting in the classroom, students learn effective procedures for beginning the school year. This course may include a Signature Experience component. Course is graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4661 - Practicum I Special Education: General Curriculum
1 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course. Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
Requirements: A minimum grade of “C” is required for this course.This field-based experience is the first of two required practica for students seeking initial licensure in special education. This practicum provides students with an opportunity to develop and practice skills in delivering instruction and assessment with students who have disabilities. The student completes the requirements for this practicum with a supervising teacher in a public school setting. The placement requires 15-20 hours per week in classroom settings working with students with disabilities. Students must have tort liability insurance prior to working with students in a school setting. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4671 - Student Teaching in Special Education
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Area G (major) courses with a grade of “C” or higher.
Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
This is the second of two required practica for students preparing for initial licensure in special education. This course includes the study of family systems and parenting perspectives, effective communication, and models of collaboration. Students are placed in public school settings for the entire school day during the semester of their practicum. Various means of collaboration within the school setting are discussed as well as roles and responsibilities of school personnel in consultation, collaboration, and teamwork during the required seminars. Learners demonstrate an understanding of the importance of collaboration in specific special education activities such as pre-referral teams, assessment, IEP/ITP meetings, and consultation with general education teachers regarding strategies for working with students with disabilities. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4760 - Special Topics in Special Education
3 Credit Hours
Description
This class will focus on pertinent topics related to special education that are not covered by the core content (e.g., reading). Possible topics may include technology in education, advanced topics in collaboration, systems change, among others that are within the expertise of the special education faculty. (Repeatable). (Repeatable.)
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EXC 4810 - Directed Readings or Research in Special Education
1 Credit Hours
Description
Students study selected areas under the supervision of faculty either through directed readings or guided research. (Repeatable). (Repeatable).
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EXC 4820 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab A
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ASL 1002 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
The purpose of this course is to involve students in the further development of their American Sign Language skills to meet the Deaf Education sign language requirement. The course is an unsupervised, independent, and individualized lab to give students more active practice.
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EXC 4830 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab B
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ASL 1002 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
The purpose of this course is to involve students in the further development of their American Sign Language skills to meet the Deaf Education sign language requirement. The course is an unsupervised, independent, and individualized lab to give students more active practice.
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EXC 4840 - American Sign Language Visual Resources Lab C
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ASL 1002 with a grade of “C” or higher.
Description
The purpose of this course is to involve students in the further development of their American Sign Language skills to meet the Deaf Education sign language requirement. The course is an unsupervised, independent, and individualized lab to give students more active practice.
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EXC 4920 - Practicum I: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
3 Credit Hours
Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
This intensive practicum course provides opportunity for initial in-depth experiences with deaf and hard of hearing students. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4925 - Practicum I: Adapted Curriculum
3 Credit Hours
Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
This intensive practicum course provides opportunity for initial in-depth experiences with students with severe disabilities. This practicum may extend beyond one term. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4935 - Student Teaching: Adapted Curriculum
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: EXC 4280 and EXC 4281.
Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
This intensive practicum course provides opportunity for full-time, in-depth experiences with students with severe disabilities. This practicum may extend beyond one term. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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EXC 4940 - Student Teaching: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
9 Credit Hours
Requirements: A minimum grade of “B” is required for the course. Lab Fee-Stu Teaching/Practicum - $125
Description
Requirement: A minimum grade of “B” is required for the course. This course is the final capstone student teaching course that provides opportunity for in-depth experiences with deaf and hard of hearing students in the field. This course may include a Signature Experience component. This course may include a Signature Experience component.
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FLME 1010 - Film Aesthetics and Analysis
3 Credit Hours
Description
Introduction to the cinematic techniques and themes utilized by film directors from around the world. Lectures, screenings, and discussions.
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FLME 2000 - Introduction to Film Genres
3 Credit Hours
Description
Introduction to multiple genres analyzing stylistic, historical, cultural, political, and ideological aspects of film.
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FLME 2700 - History of the Motion Pictures
3 Credit Hours
Description
Historical and critical survey of the evolution of motion pictures as an art form and as a distinctive medium of communication. Lectures, screenings, and discussions.
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FLME 2900 - The Language of Film Through Production
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
FMT Lab Fee - $30
Description
Introduction to time-based media production and analysis. Media production activities, lecture, screening and discussion.
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FLME 3000 - Lighting Design for Theatre, Film, and Television
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: Production crew work required. FMT Lab Fee - $50
Description
(Same as Jour 3000 and THEA 3000 ). (Same as Jour 3000 and Thea 3000.) Principles, processes, and aesthetics of lighting design for the theatre, film, and television. Lectures, discussions, and design practica aid students in the development of a lighting plot. Production crew work required.
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FLME 3100 - TV Practicum
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
Practical application of audio/video recording and editing skills to produce broadcast quality video to be aired by Georgia Public Broadcasting or other media partners with the university. Students will select from a calendar of events on and off campus to record audio/video and to post-produce for GPB programming, and some travel may be required. There is no set class time, but students will have review meetings to discuss their recordings and/or post-production work.
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FLME 3115 - Short Screenwriting
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
Students will develop fiction scripts and/or non-fiction/documentary proposal documents for short film/video projects. Narrative and rhetorical strategies will be explored through characterization, structure, conflict and dialog/voice-over. Course provides an in-depth experience for students intending to make a short film or video in subsequent production courses from the script or proposal developed in the course.
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FLME 3155 - Digital Cinematography
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval. A comprehensive introduction to cinematography. The course covers framing and lighting for different film and electronic imaging formats. Out-of-class collaboration is required. Students must bear all additional costs for productions during the semester.
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FLME 3300 - Dramatic Writing for Stage and Screen
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
(Same as THEA 3300 ). (Same as Thea 3300.) Basic principles of generating creative concepts, writing in dialogue form, dramatic structure, characterization, and using page formats for both play and screenplay. Students will write short pieces in both forms.
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FLME 3410 - Making a Living in the Arts
3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is designed to arm students with the skills they need to successfully navigate the film, television and theatre industries. Students will develop real-world networking skills and best practices. They will learn through doing as they develop a vision, create a plan, and build a website.
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FLME 3600 - Radio/TV New Media History
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
An overview of the history of radio, television and new entertainment media in the cultural contexts in which they emerged and have evolved into the 21st century. Discusses the local, national, and international media environments that influenced broadcasting media forms and charts aesthetic, audience, production, regulatory, industrial and technological developments and the social meanings and debates provoked by programming.
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FLME 3690 - Honors Readings
1 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Good standing with the Honors College and consent of instructor.
Description
Discussion and readings on selected topics.
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FLME 3800 - Media Industries in Culture
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
An overview of how industrial, regulatory, economic, and cultural forces interact in the production, distribution and reception of media texts. Considers the ideological and institutional structures that impact our experience of cultural forms.
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FLME 4000 - Acting/Directing for the Camera
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
FMT Lab Fee - $75
Description
An in-depth exploration of approaches and the relationship to performance for the actor and director of film and television production. Course fee attached.
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FLME 4120 - Production I
3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: (Special authorization required. See degree requirements.) FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Introduction to film-style, digital video production with an emphasis on story development, basic editing technique and dynamic camerawork as a means to develop directorial vision. Students will produce short fiction, non-fiction and experimental projects. (Special authorization required. See degree requirements). Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
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FLME 4125 - Community-Based Media Production
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: (Special authorization required. See degree requirements.) FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
Two lecture and two lab hours. Seminar combines service learning and advanced digital video production to preserve stories of overlooked local communities. (Special authorization required. See degree requirements). Two lecture and two lab hours.
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FLME 4130 - Production II
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: (Special authorization required. See degree requirements). FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Advanced course in film-style, digital video and/or film production with additional focus on advanced story development, directing, lighting and sound. Students will pre-produce, produce and/or post-produce fiction, non-fiction and/or experimental projects. (Special authorization required. See degree requirements). Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
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FLME 4135 - Digital Cinematography
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: Out of class collaboration is required. Student must bear all additional costs for productions during the semester. FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
(Formerly FLME 3155) A comprehensive introduction to cinematography. The course covers framing and lighting for different film and electronic imaging formats. Out of class collaboration is required. Student must bear all additional costs for productions during the semester. (Formerly FLME 3155).
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FLME 4136 - Advanced Digital Cinematography
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: FLME 4135 with a grade of C- or higher.
Description
Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval. Building on the foundations from Digital Cinematography, Adv. Cinematography hones higher level skills in lighting design, camera movement, and building a visual aesthetic that propels the narrative forward.
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FLME 4140 - Serial TV Production
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
The creative, technical and managerial process of developing serialized entertainment for television as it propagates the Internet, both as audio-visual entertainment and audience response data. Students will learn the development, production, post-production, dissemination and analytic stages of contemporary New Media television practice by working in teams to produce a serial or episodic internet-based TV show. Extensive collaborative production required.
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FLME 4142 - Writing the Series
3 Credit Hours
Description
Students will study and practice the essential elements and conventions of writing the series. Students will also develop a Pitch Package for an original web series.
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FLME 4145 - Digital Editing
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval. FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
An exploration of editing media through the manipulation of images and sound.
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FLME 4150 - Documentary Production
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Requirements: (Film majors only: special authorization required. See degree requirements.) FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
Two lecture and two lab hours. Advanced documentary digital video production with a focus on a variety of formal approaches to non-fiction filmmaking. (Film majors only: special authorization required. See degree requirements). Two lecture and two lab hours.
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FLME 4151 - Directing for Television and Film
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
This is a directing course that covers the social, physical, and technical aspects of being a director for short, feature, documentary, and experimental films. Students will learn about the vision and thought process of the director and how that is communicated to crew and actors. This course covers directing actors, camera placement, narrative structure, color aesthetics and more.
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FLME 4155 - Producing Emerging Media
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Film majors only. FMT Lab Fee - $120
Description
Two lecture and two laboratory hours. Students analyze and produce new media and then create a series of new and emerging media products. Students learn to use new forms of distribution and master promotional tools to build an audience for their work. Film majors only. Two lecture and two laboratory hours.
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FLME 4156 - Media Entrepreneurship
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: FLME 4120 with a grade of C or higher. Only students who have met the Film and Media Major Eligibility Requirements may enroll in this course without department approval.
Description
Students will develop or continue to develop a media concept, business or technology through an intensive semester long curriculum structured as an incubator/accelerator. This class will study the convergence of media producer and media entrepreneur while students create at the intersection of media, business and technology and culminate with a final presentation of the students pitch and prototype to media industry professionals.
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