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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Biology |
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BIOL 432 - Vertebrate Zoology
Vertebrate examples are used to investigate a broad range of biological topics including evolution, speciation, historical and modern zoogeography, energetics, behavior, ecology and conservation. Laboratory includes both laboratory exercises and field trips that focus on the taxonomy, external morphology, natural history and field identification of local vertebrates. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week. Additional out-of-class hours are required.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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BIOL 442 - Advanced Topics in Animal Physiology
An in-depth examination of comparative aspects of animal physiology such as cardiovascular systems, renal physiology, endocrinology, immunology, or environmental physiology. Three lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week, or two lectures and two 2-hour laboratories per week. Additional out-of-class hours are required. BIOL 221 is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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BIOL 490 - Research in Biology
This course is designed to give students majoring in biology a chance to do research in an area in which they have a special interest. Students are expected to attend weekly seminars. Requires formal application and permission of the instructor with whom the student will work.
Credits: 0-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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BIOL 493 - Independent Study in Biology
Course provides opportunity for a junior or senior biology major to engage in an independent study project in an area in which the student has special interest.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BIOL 495 - Advanced Topics in Biology
A special course, sometimes taught as a seminar, which deals with a specific area of biology at an advanced level. Past topics have included environmental genetic theory, the biology of sex, the heart and kidney, cancer biology, ecology of plant-animal interactions, and cholesterol biology.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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BIOL 499 - Internship
An opportunity to gain practical experience in the work place. Requires formal application and permission of the department chairperson.
Credits: 1-6
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent
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Business |
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BUS 150 - Introduction to Business
This course will introduce students to the various functions of business – finance, marketing, operations, human resources, and accounting. It will exam how they relate to and complement each other as well as various types of businesses – for profit, social enterprise and non-profit. In addition, it will introduce students to ways of thinking about their own personal development as it relates to calling and careers in business organizations. The course includes applied aspects which could include simulations, organization visits and panel discussions.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
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BUS 222 - Management Perspectives and Theory
Study of modern managerial principles and processes as usually associated with business (but which principles also apply to the management of non-profit organizations such as churches, schools, etc.) through an examination of the functions of planning, organizing, leadership and controlling. Current problems facing businesses are reviewed. Changing patterns of management are discussed.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: ECON 211 with a grade of C or better
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BUS 295 - Studies in Management
A lecture or seminar class in a special topic of business for majors and non-majors in business.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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BUS 331 - Principles of Marketing
This course develops decision-making skills in the context of managing the marketing function in all types of organizations. This project-based course includes team assignment to a company marketing opportunity. Simulations and case studies describing actual marketing problems provide an opportunity for the student to develop an appreciation for the types of problems which exist in the real world of marketing; and to develop the skills of analysis and decision-making necessary for success in marketing and other areas of organizations. Topics include marketing opportunity analysis, market segmentation, product policy, promotion, channels of distribution, pricing policy, and the analysis of complete marketing programs.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 with a grade of C or better, ACCT 221 with a grade of C or better, ECON 212 with a grade of C or better, MATH 210 or equivalent
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BUS 341 - Business Law
A survey of business law, stressing contracts and including an introduction to sales, agency, negotiable instruments, and partnerships and corporations.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 , ECON 212
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BUS 352 - Human Resource Management
The analytical and applied approach to human resources management for potential human resource professionals, line management, or employees. Traditional personnel and labor relations topics are presented such as the legal environment for management of employees, job analysis, recruiting and selection of employees, performance evaluation, discipline, and labor negotiation.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 with a grade of C or better, ACCT 221 with a grade of C or better, ECON 212 with a grade of C or better, MATH 210 or equivalent
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BUS 356 - Managing for Environmental Sustainability
The study of practices usually associated with business, but applicable to other organizations, that create environmentally sustainable outcomes.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BUS 358 - Management in the British Economy
This interdisciplinary course explores the culture, politics, and economy of the British along with their values and attitudes toward business. Special attention is paid to unique forms of management and business organizations. This class utilizes an experiential-based learning environment that includes seminars with leaders of business, labor, and government; company visits; and numerous cultural activities that are conducted in London and in various other locations in England.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Summer
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BUS 371 - Financial Management
This course examines financial decision making within the context of public corporations. The concepts of risk, rates of return, time value of money, valuation, and stewardship are utilized to analyze financial decisions involving capital budgeting and capital structure. The analysis of these decisions will include both financial and ethical considerations. CSCI 140 is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 with a grade of C or better, ACCT 221 with a grade of C or better, ECON 212 with a grade of C or better, MATH 210 or equivalent
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BUS 381 - Strategic Management
This course is designed to build skills for the formulation and implementation of strategy. In order to build and sustain competitive advantage, all areas of the organization need to be included. As such, students will draw on the foundational knowledge they have built in their prior courses while they approach topics including industry analysis, strategic analysis of firm resources/capabilities, as well as the crafting and implementation of strategy. Business-level, corporate-level, and global strategy will also be discussed.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 with a grade of C or better, ACCT 221 with a grade of C or better, ECON 212 with a grade of C or better, MATH 210 or equivalent
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BUS 382 - Investment Fundamentals
This course is designed to help students understand the basic definitions, principles and functions of various investment products. Students will be exposed to the various types of risks associated with investment as well as their correlation to expected investment returns. Throughout the course we will apply the tools of risk analysis to contemporary issues affecting multiple investment options. After taking this course students will better understand and relate to the investment topics and issues that are relevant to everyday life.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222
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BUS 384 - Business Analytics
The majority of today’s most successful companies are investing in the development of their analytical capabilities. They believe that these capabilities are required to compete in today’s marketplace. This has driven the demand for staff who understand the fundamentals of business analytics. This is true in every key function and department. This demand for staff who are familiar with the fundamentals of business analytics exceeds the supply. Virtually everyone hired by these companies today is expected to bring a higher level of analytic skill and knowledge to the job than was expected of their predecessors. This course will give students a broad exposure to modern business analytics. It will familiarize students with the ways these analytics are applied by a variety of companies in a variety of industries. It will provide students with an understanding of how analytics are used in a variety of functions within these companies. It will help students understand how analytics creates value for these companies.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: BUS 222 , ECON 212
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BUS 386 - Applied Investment Management
This course blends traditional academic objectives with the practical experience of hands-on investment management. The course provides students with a thorough grounding in the practice of portfolio management, with an emphasis on rigorous individual security evaluation and selection.
Each class inherits the portfolio handed over by the previous class, together with the set of policies and guidelines developed by the class in the context of restrictions applied to all equity managers for Hope College’s endowment. The class will assume responsibility for all portfolio decisions and will give a presentation to the AIM Advisory Board at the end of the semester. The class will also handle all issues relating to the transition of the portfolio to the next class.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: BUS 382 with a grade of C or better
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BUS 390 - Internships in Vocation
The objective of this course is to help students 1) integrate theory and practice, 2) enhance their self-awareness and social-awareness competencies, and 3) seek their mission in the world. The course is a customized and highly reflective experience involving the professor, the student, and the placement supervisor. Once an internship host is secured, complete the internship registration forms on the Boerigter Center website.
Credits: 4-8
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BUS 395 - Advanced Studies in Business
A lecture or seminar in a special topic in advanced business. Permission of instructor required.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BUS 401 - Management Seminar
This seminar in management is intended to challenge participants to evaluate several aspects of management more thoroughly than possible in a traditional classroom setting. Students will work closely with the professor and others to read, evaluate, and discuss topics of critical importance to successful leadership in organizations. Professors may emphasize a management topic of particular interest to them and their professional study. Common components may include: study of classic management readings and materials; Christianity and leadership; vocation and calling as applied to management; personal finance; business ethics; global business; and a written analysis of case studies and other topics. A significant research paper may be required. Completion of major requirements is highly recommended prior to this course. Students may take BUS 371 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Senior standing, BUS 371
Corequisites: BUS 371
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BUS 490 - Independent Study in Business
Independent studies in advanced business under the supervision of a designated staff member. Advanced standing in the department is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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BUS 495 - Advanced Studies in Business
A lecture or seminar in a special topic in advanced business. For example, Total Quality Management and Finance Seminar have recently been offered under this number. Permission of instructor is required.
Credits: 2-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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Chemistry |
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CHEM 101 - Introduction to Chemistry
This course presents selected chemical concepts at an introductory level for students who are not majoring in one of the sciences. Topics include atomic, ionic and molecular properties, bonding, balanced equations, acids and bases, solutions, simple organic structures, polymers, and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory activities support concepts presented in lecture. Lecture, 3 hours per week; laboratory, one 3-hour session per week. GEMS 100 , or any calculus or statistics course is highly recommended prior to enrollment in or concurrently with this course. Cross-listed as GEMS 160 .
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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CHEM 102A - Matter and Energy Pre-K through 3rd Grades
Matter and Energy Pre-K to 3rd Grade is a half-semester course designed for those seeking Pre-K - 3rd grade elementary certification. It will help satisfy the natural science laboratory general education requirements for elementary education teacher candidates. The course will cover content outlined in the Michigan K-12 Science Standards as well as the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Standards for the Preparation of Teachers of Early Childhood (Pre-K) and Lower Elementary in an integrated lecture/lab, inquiry-based format. This course will primarily include content from physical science and earth/space science. Teacher candidates will leave this course with the ability to make sound curricular choices for 3-Dimensional science learning, identify phenomena to engage students in content, and lead lessons that involve sense-making, arguing with evidence, developing and improving science investigations, analyzing results, and communicating conclusions. Teacher candidates will also experience MDE Core Teaching Practices that make science learning equitable and accessible for all.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Declared education major, EDUC 230
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CHEM 102B - Matter and Energy 3rd through 6th Grades
Matter and Energy 3rd through 6th Grades is a half-semester course designed for those seeking 3rd - 6th grade elementary certification. It will help satisfy the natural science laboratory general education requirements for elementary education teacher candidates. The course will cover content outlined in the Michigan K-12 Science Standards as well as the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Standards for the Preparation of Teachers of Upper Elementary (3-6) in an integrated lecture/lab, inquiry-based format. This course will primarily include content from physical science and earth/space science. Teacher candidates will leave this course with the ability to make sound curricular choices for 3-Dimensional science learning, identify phenomena to engage students in content, and lead lessons that involve sense-making, arguing with evidence, developing and improving science investigations, analyzing results, and communicating conclusions. Teacher candidates will also experience MDE Core Teaching Practices that make science learning equitable and accessible for all.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: EDUC 230
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CHEM 103 - Introduction to Biological Chemistry
This course will equip students with analytic and conceptual skills in general, organic, and biological chemistry as they relate to human health and health care. It is particularly focused on the basic chemistry needed by students seeking to enter professional programs in nursing and in a few allied health fields. This course is also suitable for the non-science major student as partial fulfillment of the mathematics and natural science general education requirement. This course does not count toward a major in biochemistry/molecular biology, biology, or chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours per week; laboratory, one 3-hour session per week. CHEM 101 or GEMS 160 or one year of high school chemistry, with lab, is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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CHEM 104 - Matter and Energy
Matter and Energy is one of a two-semester sequence of courses. The combined courses (“Matter and Energy” and “Organisms and Environments”) will satisfy the natural science laboratory general education requirements only for elementary education teacher candidates. The courses will also cover the content that is important for the future educators in an integrated inquiry-based format. The content in this recommended course sequence will flow from the physical science to earth/space science to life science topics that students will find themselves teaching in the future. This course will primarily include content from physical science and earth/space science, though due to the interdisciplinary nature of many of the topics, life science will also be addressed where appropriate. CHEM 104 is intended for students seeking teacher certification. These students will have enrollment priority for this class. This course transitions from 4 to 2 credits under the new course number CHEM 102 for students entering Hope Fall 2021 or after.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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CHEM 122 - Day 1 Watershed Laboratory I
This course begins with a three-day field and laboratory research experience in the Macatawa Watershed. Students will address issues of water quality that have plagued Lake Macatawa for over a century. The research findings are essential for understanding the impact of Project Clarity, a community-wide effort to clean up the waters of Lake Macatawa in a sustainable way. Teams will use standard and cutting edge experimental techniques, including next generation DNA sequencing of the watershed bacterial communities. The readings for the course focus on ecological issues facing the Great Lakes as well as the influence of microbial communities in our everyday lives; they highlight the importance of scientific research, public policy, and personal involvement in our communities.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall
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CHEM 125 - General Chemistry I
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence of introductory chemistry that is for all students who wish to major in science and who do not have a thorough high-school preparation in chemistry. The material is supplemented by reviewing high school chemistry as needed, and topics are taught at a slower pace than in CHEM 131 . Topics include stoichiometry, states of matter, atomic structure, periodicity, chemical bonding, and geometry of molecules. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Corequisites: CHEM 127
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CHEM 126 - General Chemistry II
This is the second in a two-semester sequence of introductory chemistry that is for all students who wish to major in science and who do not have a thorough high-school preparation in chemistry. Topics include chemical energy, equilibria, kinetics, acids and bases, and chemical reaction types. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Prerequisites: CHEM 125 with a grade of C- or better
Corequisites: CHEM 128
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CHEM 127 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
This course provides an introduction to chemical techniques and laboratory procedures. Topics include qualitative analysis, gas laws, colorimetry, spectroscopy, colligative properties, computational modeling and computerized data collection and analysis. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours).
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Corequisites: CHEM 125
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CHEM 128 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
This is a continuation of CHEM 127 . Topics include calorimetry, volumetric and potentiometric titrations, reaction kinetics, determination of acid dissociation constants, and computerized data collection and analysis. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours).
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Corequisites: CHEM 126
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CHEM 131 - Accelerated General Chemistry
This one-semester course covers all the general chemistry material normally covered in CHEM 125 and CHEM 126 . This will include stoichiometry and inorganic reactions, periodicity and atomic structure, chemical bonding and molecular structure, chemical energy and thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, acids and bases and ionic equilibria. This course is designed for entering students that have a strong high-school chemistry background and good algebra skills. Upon successful completion of this course, credit will be awarded for CHEM 125 as well. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week. Two years of high school chemistry and ACT math score of 30+ (or SAT math score 670+) highly recommended.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Corequisites: CHEM 132
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CHEM 132 - Accelerated General Chemistry Lab
This one-semester course covers all the general chemistry material normally covered in CHEM 127 and CHEM 128 . This will include qualitative analysis, colorimetry and spectroscopy, colligative properties, titration, calorimetry, spectrophotometric determination of reaction kinetics, atomic absorption, and computerized data collection and analysis. This course is designed for entering students that have a strong high-school chemistry background and good algebra skills. Upon successful completion of this course, credit will be awarded for CHEM 127 as well. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours).
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
Corequisites: CHEM 131
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CHEM 195 - Studies in Chemistry
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I
The basic principles of organic chemistry are introduced through studies of the structures and reactions of carbon compounds. The mechanistic treatment of aliphatic and aromatic chemistry is stressed. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 126 or CHEM 131 with a grade of C- or better
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CHEM 231 - Organic Chemistry II
This is a continuation of CHEM 221 with emphasis on complex molecules, including those found in biological systems. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 221 with a grade of C- or better
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CHEM 255 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
This laboratory course stresses modern techniques for analyses of organic compounds and studies of the mechanisms of organic reactions. Infrared spectral analyses and chromatographic separations are introduced. Laboratory, one 5-hour session per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week (84 lab hours). Students may take CHEM 221 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the course.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 126 or CHEM 131 with a grade of C- or better, CHEM 221
Corequisites: CHEM 221
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CHEM 256 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
CHEM 256A, Organic Chemistry Laboratory II:
This is a continuation of CHEM 255 with emphasis on organic structure determination and organic synthesis. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry are introduced. Laboratory, one 5-hour session per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week. The 7 weeks of this laboratory (42 lab hours) comprise the 1 credit that is required for a chemistry major. Offered first half of the semester. Students may take CHEM 231 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
CHEM 256B, Organic Chemistry Laboratory Independent Project:
This 7-week (42 lab hours) section is an optional continuation of CHEM 256A to be taken in the same semester. In CHEM 256B, students will search the chemical literature, write a proposal, and execute an independent synthetic project. Students will grow in independence and autonomy and gain appreciation for authentic research while developing new skills such as reaction design, spectroscopic analysis, and the purification and characterization of mixtures. Offered last half of the semester. Students may take CHEM 231 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 221 and CHEM 255 , CHEM 231
Corequisites: CHEM 231
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CHEM 295 - Studies in Chemistry
A lecture and/or laboratory course in a chemical area of current interest.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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CHEM 311 - Biochemistry I
The biochemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, enzymes and coenzymes is discussed with an emphasis on the structure/function properties of biomolecules. BIOL 106 or equivalent is highly recommended prior to this course. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 231 with a grade of C- or better
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CHEM 314 - Biochemistry II
The course is a continuation of CHEM 311 with emphasis on metabolic pathways (lipids, carbohydrates and proteins), regulatory processes, and transfer of genetic information. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 311 with a grade of C- or better
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CHEM 315 - Biochemistry Laboratory
The laboratory course introduces general protein biochemistry experiments including protein purification, enzyme kinetics, fluorescence, chromatography, electrophoresis and spectrophotometry. Laboratory, one 5-hour session per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week (42 lab hours).
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 311 with a grade of C- or better
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CHEM 322 - Inorganic Chemistry
A detailed examination of covalent and ionic inorganic substances, Lewis acid-base concepts, thermodynamic aspects, coordination chemistry, chemistry of metals and nonmetals, inorganic aspects of aqueous and nonaqueous solvents. Lecture, 3 hours per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 221
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CHEM 324 - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Laboratory experiments provide an introduction to modern laboratory techniques used in inorganic chemistry. The work stresses synthetic techniques (including the handling of air-sensitive materials in glove boxes and on vacuum lines), the preparation of novel materials of an inorganic and bioinorganic nature, and the study of their chemical, physical, structural, and kinetic properties by modern instrumental techniques. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours). Students may take CHEM 322 either prior to enrollment or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 256 , CHEM 322
Corequisites: CHEM 322
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CHEM 326 - Communication in Chemistry and Biochemistry
This course builds upon communication practices in chemistry and biochemistry that have been previously introduced. Skills such as searching the literature, using citation managers, reading primary literature, writing science effectively for different audiences preparing proposals and manuscripts, and presenting orally will be developed. This course is designed for both research active and research non-active students, and students can focus their classwork on individual communication goals including preparation of a research proposal, a literature review, a manuscript, or an American Chemical Society research report or general workplace communication skills. Differentiated instruction will be used to meet each student’s communication goals.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 221
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CHEM 331 - Analytical Chemistry Lecture
Lecture topics include statistics, sampling, chemical equilibrium, titrimetric procedures, spectroscopy, separations and electrochemistry as well as an introduction to modern analytical instrumentation. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 126 and CHEM 128 , or, CHEM 131 and CHEM 132
Corequisites: CHEM 332
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CHEM 332 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Laboratory experiments apply the total analytical process to real samples, including sample collection, chemical workup, wet chemical and instrumental analysis. Methods of analysis include standard volumetric procedures, UV/VIS spectroscopy, atomic absorption, ion selective electrodes, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and HPLC, as well as standard methods from various official agencies. Extensive data analysis using spreadsheets. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours).
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Corequisites: CHEM 331
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CHEM 335 - Neurochemistry and Disease
In this course, students will explore how the biochemistry of the brain influences nervous system function, specifically in relationship to motor and cognitive processes. Students will initially be introduced to fundamental aspects of neuroscience and biochemistry in a traditional lecture format. After this introduction, students will explore the relationship between altered neurochemical activity and disease states using a case study approach. In the lab, students will be introduced to several neurochemistry techniques and will then be asked to use these tools to complete a novel neurochemistry research project. Neurochemistry and Disease meets three times a week for one hour. The lab, which meets for three hours each week, is required for Neuroscience majors, but is optional for all other students taking the course. Cross-listed with CHEM 335 and NSCI 335 .
Credits: 3-4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and BIOL 106 , BIOL 107 or equivalent, BIOL 108 or equivalent, Or, CHEM 311 or NSCI 211
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CHEM 343 - Physical Chemistry I
The basic principles of physical chemistry are introduced with applications in the chemical and biological sciences. Underlying principles of thermodynamics, equilibrium, and kinetics are developed and applied to solutions, enzymes, spectroscopy, and macromolecules from macroscopic and statistical perspectives. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week. Students may take PHYS 121 or ENGS 340 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class. MATH 231 is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 126 or CHEM 131 , MATH 132 , PHYS 121 or ENGS 340
Corequisites: PHYS 121 or ENGS 340
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CHEM 344 - Physical Chemistry II
The quantum description of matter is investigated by studying basic concepts of quantum mechanics, simple quantum models, atomic orbitals, molecular energy levels, spectroscopy, and chemical bonding. Lecture, 3 hours per week; discussion session, 1 hour per week. Students may take PHYS 122 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class. MATH 231 and MATH 232 are highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 3
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 126 or CHEM 131 , MATH 132 , PHYS 122
Corequisites: PHYS 122
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CHEM 345 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
Laboratory experiments provide an introduction to modern laboratory techniques used in physical chemistry. The work stresses thermochemistry, kinetics, transport phenomena, data and error analysis, vacuum techniques, the use of instrumentation, and technical report writing in obtaining, analyzing and presenting accurate data from chemical systems. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours). Students may take CHEM 343 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 343
Corequisites: CHEM 343
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CHEM 346 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II
Molecular structure and dynamics of chemical systems are studied using Fourier transform infrared and ultra-violet spectroscopy. Spectral interpretation in terms of basic quantum mechanical models is emphasized. Laboratory, one 3-hour session per week (42 lab hours). Students may take CHEM 344 either prior to enrollment in or concurrently with the class.
Credits: 1
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 344
Corequisites: CHEM 344
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CHEM 350 - Advanced Laboratory Techniques
This course builds upon prior knowledge and skills in other core laboratory courses to utilize existing instrumentation or techniques in analysis and identification of chemical species and processes. In addition to in depth study of one or more of these techniques, course work will also include the reading of primary literature and laboratory work. Specific titles may include:
Separations - This course will focus on advanced analytical separation techniques. The theory of separations, alongside practical instrumentation (including gas and liquid chromatography) and experimental design.
Advanced NMR - Modern nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques will be studied in both theory and practical use. This will include multi-dimensional proton NMR, as well as heteroatom (such as carbon-13, fluorine-19, and/or other nuclei) spectroscopic methods.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 221 and CHEM 255 . Or, CHEM 331 and CHEM 332
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CHEM 352 - Reactions, Mechanisms, and Synthesis
This course builds upon prior knowledge to critically explore areas within reaction mechanisms, modern reaction development, and/or chemical synthesis. In addition to in depth study of one or more of these areas, course work will also include the reading of primary literature and scientific writing. Specific titles may include:
Organic Reaction Mechanisms - This course will focus on the understanding and prediction of reaction mechanisms for organic transformations.
Organometallics - This course will focus on the understanding and fundamental organometallic transformations, aspects of their relativity, and their use in catalytic cycles.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 231
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CHEM 354 - Computational Chemistry
These courses develop students’ skills and knowledge in using computational methods to solve chemical problems. Course work emphasizes hands-on learning and authentic research projects. Specific titles may include:
Computational Chemistry - This course will focus on using various computational engines to study chemical structure, molecular orbitals, spectroscopic behavior, and transition states.
Coding for Scientists - Students will learn the basics of coding such as data types, conditionals, functions, and arguments. They will apply their skills to address a current research problem in chemistry or a related discipline. Coding for Scientists must be taken concurrently with the paired CSCI 195 Python Programming course.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 221 and CHEM 255 . Or, CHEM 331 and CHEM 332
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CHEM 356 - Structures and Materials
This course builds upon prior knowledge to critically explore areas critical to molecular structure, including chemical bonding and molecular orbital theory. In addition to the in-depth study of one or more of these areas, course work will include the reading of primary literature and scientific writing. Specific titles may include:
Statistical Mechanics - This course will focus on the probabilistic approach to equilibrium properties of chemical systems. The definition of macrostates as deriving from ensembles or microstates and the way these lead to mathematical models.
Group Theory - This course will focus on the use of group theory, including point groups, characters and representations, to understand and predict molecular bonding and spectroscopic properties.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: CHEM 231
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CHEM 395 - Special Topics in Chemistry
This course may be a lecture or laboratory on a topic in chemistry related to special interests of the faculty or to significant current developments in the field. The content of this course will build in a significant way on concepts introduced in the core courses required for the B.S. degree.
Credits: 1-3
Terms Offered: As Needed
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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CHEM 490 - Research in Chemistry
This course provides chemistry majors an opportunity to do research in a field in which students and faculty have special interests. An appropriate report must be submitted to the department chairperson in order for credit to be awarded. Students should contact faculty or the department chairperson to arrange for research with a faculty member (84 lab hours).
Credits: 0-3
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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CHEM 499 - Internship in Chemistry
This program provides chemistry training and skill development for the student. This is usually done off-campus and the student must work under the supervision of a qualified scientist. Written reports appropriate to the internship experience are required. Consultation with chemistry faculty internship supervisor about the internship process is required. Once an internship host is secured, complete the internship registration forms on the Boerigter Center website.
Credits: 1-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
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COMM 101 - The Communication Process
This course focuses on communication competence. Readings and exercises explore and develop relational communication skills and media literacy. This course also addresses how filters of self, relationships, culture, gender, race, and ethnicity affect communication processes.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Social Science 1 (SS1)
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COMM 140 - Public Presentations
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of public speaking. Topics covered include audience analysis, methods of organizing a speech, the types and uses of supporting material, handling audience questions and the effective use of visual aids. Students will learn how to write and deliver effective informative, persuasive and ceremonial speeches using both impromptu and extemporaneous methods of delivery.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 151 - Media and Society
This course explores the impact of media in society. The format and function of different types of contemporary media will be introduced. Emphasis will vary depending on the instructor.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Social Science 2 (SS2)
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COMM 195 - Studies in Communication
A course offered in response to student and instructor interest. Topics are not generally covered in the regular course listings. Course may be taken multiple times if topics are different.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal communication is the study of dyadic interaction and the creation of meaningful relationships. This course focuses on the concepts and theories surrounding interpersonal communication competencies, how they are interconnected, and how they influence the particular ways in which we communicate in intimate, familial, and professional contexts. Students will gain insight into their own interpersonal competencies and ways to improve them, implement specific theories and concepts to predict and influence interpersonal communication outcomes, and become more practiced in listening and expressing oneself in interpersonal contexts. An overarching goal is for students to be able to apply this material so they can better manage their communication within their own personal and professional interpersonal relationships.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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COMM 220 - Task Group Leadership
This course focuses on understanding and developing communication competence in small groups. This involves learning how to function effectively as part of a team, as well as exercising appropriate leadership. Topics include group development, competitive vs. cooperative climates, decision-making and problem-solving, power resources, and conflict management.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 231 - Communication and Conflict
This course adopts a communication perspective to address the theory, research, and practice associated with the issues of conflict and conflict management. Conflict and its related concepts (e.g., power, constructive/destructive conflict behaviors) will be examined on the many levels at which they occur, to include conflict between individuals, groups, organizations, and nations. Conflicts and disputes at any level are always tied to context; thus a broad range of contexts will be examined. Examples include personal friendships, family relationships, business relationships, and political settings.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 240 - Intergroup Dialogue
This course involves learning specific communication skills that guide a group in interaction across cultural identity differences (sex, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, social class, sexual identity, etc.). These skills emphasize understanding over persuasion; dialogue can be understood in contrast to the practices of discussion or debate. This means that group members seek to understand each other without evaluating or judging each other; they learn the process of validating each other without necessarily agreeing with or condoning each other’s behavior or beliefs. In addition, participants learn how to communicate their own feelings, experiences and beliefs, without imposing their experience on others. They learn to support each other, yet confront and challenge each others’ views. In the process of learning the communication skills of dialogue, participants also learn about the historical and structural inequalities, oppression, privilege and power associated with different social identities. The goal of intergroup dialogue is to increase intergroup understanding, effective collaboration and positive relationships.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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COMM 251 - Media Production I
This course introduces students to digital multimedia production from theoretical, aesthetic, and practical perspectives. The course aims to familiarize students with the basic tools and processes of multimedia production so that they can communicate their ideas creatively and effectively using various forms of media. The course is divided into seminar and workshop components. In the seminars, students will discover different theoretical approaches to media representation that inform the practice of media production. In the workshops, students will gain the practical knowledge required for production, including the use of camera, sound recording, lighting, graphics, non-linear editing, and creating video for the web. All students will undertake a series of exercises which demonstrate their understanding, skills, and creativity.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 255 - Writing for Media
Students taking this course will develop the writing and reporting skills needed to be a successful media professional in our converging media environment. Fundamental skills such as researching, editing, and developing content such as news and features for various media platforms will be covered. Students will craft and critique news stories, feature stories, podcasts, and slideshows. In addition, students will learn how to use social media such as Twitter for professional purposes.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 256 - Workshop - Digital Design for Media Campaigns
This workshop course is designed to immerse students in the project-based media campaign environment where they will engage in media planning and digital design for public relations and advertising. Students will be introduced to the practical aspects of visual communication and produce a variety of visual materials using design software applications. Throughout the semester students will be expected to create their own original project portfolio pieces. They will also work together on larger public relations or advertising projects.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 257 - Communication for Public Relations
This course provides an introduction to this profession among a variety of organizations in both the public and private sectors. In addition to studying industry theories, students will examine and use the basic tools through case studies and simulations. Emphasis is placed on the traditional four phases of public relations: research, strategic planning, communication tactics and evaluation.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 260 - Rhetoric Methods in Communication Research
This course explores the rhetorical strategies, argumentative approaches, and definitional techniques embedded in the texts of popular culture. Contrasting current theories of rhetorical analysis and cultural studies with those of the classical period, the course aims to familiarize students with the rhetorical elements in the symbolic world we inhabit, and to sharpen their critical skills as consumers of persuasive messages. The course will also introduce students to some of the basic qualitative research approaches commonly employed in the field of communication studies, including Burkean analysis, culture-centered criticism, and narrative criticism.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 270 - Qualitative Research Methods in Communication
This course introduces students to the practice of qualitative research. We will address the nature of qualitative research in the communication discipline, with a focus on the implications of the choices made in designing, implementing and reporting qualitative research. By the end of the course, students will develop skills in how to formulate appropriate qualitative research questions, collect qualitative data using methods such as interviews, participant observation, and/or focus groups, and analyze qualitative data.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 280 - Quantitative Methods in Communication Research
This course is an introduction to the social science research process used to study human communication. It provides students with the skills to read, understand, and perform basic communication research. Such skills include conducting a review of literature, designing both quantitative and qualitative methods, calculating and interpreting results, and addressing the implications and ethical considerations of research.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: MATH 210 or equivalent
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COMM 290 - Independent Media Project
This course provides an opportunity for communication majors to develop media skills by producing a media project under the supervision of a faculty member. Credit for this course is elective and may not be applied to fulfill the requirements of the major. Students are expected to maintain approximately 4 hours of project work per week for each credit granted. Submission of departmental Independent Media Project Application and final approval of media project proposal by department are required.
Credits: 1-2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Departmental approval of application
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COMM 295 - Topics in Communication
A special topics course at the intermediate level of the discipline. Course will focus on a particular aspect of the discipline and reflect theory, research and application to the extent expected for the course level and credits assigned. Students may enroll in more than one topics course to fulfill major requirements.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: As Needed
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COMM 320 - Family Communication
We create families through communication: by sharing meanings with others, socializing children, making decisions, handling conflict, and developing family rituals. This course focuses on the various communication processes that shape families, blending academic and personal perspectives.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 330 - Organizational Communication
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of how communication processes work in organizations. The first section of the course focuses on theories of organizations, including classical theory, humanistic theories, systems theory, cultural theories, and critical theories. The second section focuses on the challenges and misunderstandings that face organizations, such as recruitment and socialization of members, conflict management, and superior-subordinate communication.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 335 - Leadership Skills and Perspectives
This course examines the complex and rich process of leadership in two main ways: 1) by studying the main theories of leadership, including traits, skills, styles, situational and transformational leadership, as well as leadership ethics; and 2) by teaching the essential competencies leaders need to be effective, through personal assessment and group projects. This course helps students develop leadership skills, practice critical thinking, engage the local community and integrate their faith with their understanding of leadership.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: Junior standing
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COMM 340 - Intergroup Dialogue Facilitation Practicum
This course is the culmination of the intergroup dialogue experience for those students seeking to continue their personal growth in the dialogue process and to enhance their dialogue facilitation skills through practical experience leading intergroup dialogue groups. The course materials are designed to deepen understanding of diversity and social justice in society through reading, dialogue, reflection and practical experience as an intergroup dialogue facilitator. We will explore theory and practice of group dynamics, conflict transformation, consensus-building, restorative justice and peace-building. For six weeks of the semester, students will lead an intergroup dialogue ‘course’ as part of a regularly offered Hope College course, or for an off-campus organization. The class will guide students in their preparation of weekly dialogue facilitation sessions. Through this hands-on experience, students develop facilitation communication skills, as well as deepen their personal understanding of diversity issues and social processes. The intergroup dialogue facilitation skills developed in this course have many applications in life as a means to promote positive social and personal change among families, friends, and work colleagues, and within communities. This course prepares students to create dialogue in interpersonal situations as well as create formalized dialogue-centered workshops or programs.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: COMM 240
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COMM 354 - Digital Cinema
This course helps students become familiar with narrative film as a form of art, storytelling, and communication. It provides theoretical and practical foundations of cinema including ontological position, narrative construction, directing and audio-visual aesthetics. Digital film technology will be utilized as students will engage in narrative film projects. Through a broad survey of films and employed aesthetics students will learn to appreciate and practice cinematic expressions of human conditions. Camera and lens technology, cinematography, lighting, sound, compositing, and editing will be practiced at a higher level during production practices. Students can develop their own stories and audio-visual plans to produce short films.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 356 - Advanced Media Writing
Students in this course will create content for digital spaces such as websites and social media and manage audience engagement with these spaces. In order to develop skills necessary for contemporary media professionals, such as managing one’s digital identity, creating and curating online content by using a content management system, and facilitating audience engagement, students will create, manage, and promote a topic-focused website. The website will include feature stories, multimedia story packages, infographics, and editorials. This course builds on the basic writing, reporting, and editing skills students learned in COMM 255 by shifting the focus from short news stories to features and emphasizing engagement of online audiences through content and design. COMM 255 is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 357 - Documentary: Theory and Practice
This course introduces students to documentary from both theoretical and practical perspectives. By combining theoretical approaches with a series of production exercises, the course encourages students to develop a critical understanding of the analytical, creative, and practical dimensions involved in the representation of human conditions through documentary. Students will learn about different modes and genres of documentary storytelling along with the diverse categories of messages documentary films carry. The course will cover the technical and practical aspects of production to enable students to produce their own projects independently. Students will gain confidence in producing a documentary that is compelling in message, artistic as a visual storytelling, and technologically sound.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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COMM 358 - Advanced Public Relations and Strategic Communication
This class examines the ways in which a public relations or strategic communication practitioner uses theory and data to guide the strategic thinking and planning behind an organization’s external communication program. Using a critical, rhetorical approach, students will examine how organizational rhetoric and communication campaigns hold power over public opinion and how students can be ethical public relations practitioners.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: COMM 280 , COMM 255 or COMM 257 or BUS 331
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COMM 360 - Persuasion
In this course you will learn to enhance your skills as a producer of ethical persuasive messages, and also as a critical receiver of persuasive messages. This course provides a comprehensive theoretical and research-based view of persuasion, social influence, and compliance gaining by analyzing how these concepts operate at both an interpersonal and a social level. You will improve your communication competencies related to effective persuasion in written, spoken and visual channels. You will also learn to identify and analyze persuasive messages to improve your ability to scrutinize and resist the influence of persuasion. We will study the process of persuasion in many different contexts, including: health care, films, advertising, family and friend interaction, news media, government rhetoric, social movements, public information campaigns, politics, and advocacy.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 371 - Intercultural Communication: Communicating Across Differences
This course addresses the social construction of inequality, specifically focusing on how communication processes are the means by which race, class, nationality, culture and ethnicity are created, and are also the means by which individuals can resist personal participation in perpetuating systems of inequality. Through encountering multicultural experiences, interviewing people in different social positions, and engaging in exercises and simulations, we will learn to broaden our self-identities and our understanding of others by learning about the experiences, feelings, and views of people in social situations different from our own.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
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COMM 372 - Gender Communication
This course explores communication differences related to identity, power, and social constructions of gender. The impact of gender on communication in various contexts will be explored, including: media, educational settings, workplace cultures, family, and personal relationships. The purpose of this course is to increase our ability to recognize how we construct meanings associated with sex and gender, how culture and social power shape these meanings, and how media and social institutions perpetuate these meanings. In addition, we will explore whether gender affects verbal and non-verbal communication styles and rituals.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
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COMM 390 - Independent Study
An independent study is a program providing advanced students in communication an opportunity to conduct research in a communication area of unique interest. Submission of departmental Independent Study Application and final approval of research proposal by department are required.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Departmental approval of application
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COMM 395 - Advanced Topics in Communication
A seminar in a special topic of the discipline offered for majors in the department and other interested/qualified students. The course will focus on a particular aspect of the discipline and reflect theory, research and application to the extent expected for the course level and credits assigned. Topics occasionally offered include Film Criticism, New Media, Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication. Students may enroll in more than one topics course to fulfill major requirements.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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COMM 399 - Communication Internship
Students are responsible to secure their own internship. This internship should allow students to observe, assist, and assume regular duties, or engage in special projects under the supervision of skilled professionals. In addition to academic coursework, students are expected to maintain approximately 3 hours on the job per week for each credit hour earned. Students desiring a communication internship must complete the following steps in order: 1) be a declared communication major; 2) carry a minimum overall GPA of 2.0; 3) attend a department specific internship workshop; 4) submit a department specific internship application; 5) Once an internship host is secured, complete the internship registration forms on the Boerigter Center website.
Credits: 1-4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisites: Declared communication major, minimum 2.0 overall GPA, departmental approval of application
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COMM 451 - Media Theory: Social Scientific Perspective
This course is designed to familiarize you with the prominent media theories used in the social sciences. We will address the development of media theories from the early stages to the contemporary models involving digital media. Particular emphasis will be placed on media theories related to human cognition, emotion, and behavior, and reception. Upon completion of the course students will have an extensive understanding of how theories and research can be used to explain how media interacts with individuals and society, and vice versa.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: COMM 101 , COMM 151 , COMM 260 or COMM 270 , COMM 280
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COMM 460 - Communication Theory
This seminar is a senior-level capstone course for majors interested in the social scientific approaches in communication studies. It provides a culminating experience with a refined understanding of communication contexts by revisiting the theories of meaning, relationship, culture, audience, and the media. Special emphasis will be given to understanding traditional and emerging communication contexts, followed by applying theories to different behaviors. Through guided-exploratory and discussion-based activities, it aims to help students grow their confidence in theory-driven social scientific thinking, which eventually will result in a deeper understanding of communication as an idea and a practice.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: COMM 101 , COMM 151 , COMM 260 or COMM 270 , COMM 280
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COMM 463 - Rhetorical Theory
This course surveys the history of rhetoric, the oldest of several disciplines making up the field of communication. Public persuasive discourse has exerted an unparalleled influence on the western world’s direction and development. Philosophers, politicians, lawyers, theologians, poets – all have tried to determine what takes place when one person sets out to persuade another by the use of symbols, and in particular by means of rational aesthetic and emotional appeals. The tradition of their thought on the subject makes up the discipline known as “rhetoric,” a discipline dating back more than 2,000 years, and a topic of study currently undergoing an important renaissance.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: COMM 101 , COMM 151 , COMM 260 or COMM 270 , COMM 280
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COMM 470 - Cultural Communication Theory
This course looks at culture and everyday life. Although it has roots in older disciplines such as history, sociology, political science, and linguistics, “cultural studies” is a dynamic and young field that examines how power and ideologies shape people’s everyday lives. Drawing on the theories in our readings, our class looks at how culture is constructed and reproduced through (1) larger economic, political, and ideological structures (the nation, identity, gender, social class, language, race, and ethnicity) that influence (2) people’s everyday signifying practices that include (among many others) shopping, food, and use of mediated texts such as television, films, magazines, the Internet, and music.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: COMM 101 , COMM 151 , COMM 260 or COMM 270 , COMM 280
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COMM 480 - Communication Honors Course
This course is designed to give advanced students an opportunity to explore an area of communication studies in more depth, to gain research experience, and to explore and prepare for possible graduate study. It will provide an opportunity to engage in a discussion seminar with a small group of students to address a particular communication topic in depth. The topic will change each fall. Honors students, as part of this course, will develop an individual research project and submit an abstract of their project to the National Conference for Undergraduate Research or similar undergraduate research venue. Submission of application by deadline required. Note: This course does not fulfill the 400-level major requirement. A 3.5+ major GPA is highly recommended prior to this course.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: Declared communication major, junior status, departmental approval of application, COMM 260 , COMM 280
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CSCI 112 - Exploring Computer Science
This course explores the discipline of computer science by looking at computer science at many levels, from how the computer represents information digitally to how programs are constructed to take advantage of the capabilities of the machine. Students will be introduced to a variety of topics within the field of computer science, including data representation, computer architecture, operating systems and networks.
Credits: 2
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSCI 125 - Software Design and Implementation
An introduction to the techniques and practices of software design and implementation, including top-down design, object-oriented principles, advanced programming concepts, and the use of software development tools. Students will gain substantial experience with the Java programming language.
Credits: 4
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Attributes: Natural Science I with lab (NSL)
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