Courses
EX 397 PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF EXERCISE SCI. 3.0 Credit(s)
This capstone course will require students to apply contemporary research, skills, and knowledge gained in Exercise Science courses and lab to cases and contexts within the professional field of Exercise Science. The course will begin with an overview of management concepts relevant to students in fitness and clinical settings. The majority of the course will require students to work though case studies addressing general exercise prescriptions and programming, considerations of special populations, the exercise scientist's role in allied health care, health and fitness promotion, ethics, and administrative factors. Prerequisite: EX-362 or EX-363
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
FN 342 STUDENT MANAGED INVESTMENT FUND 1.0 Credit(s)
This one credit Student Management Investment Fund course provides an opportunity for dedicated and passionate students of investment management an opportunity to earn credits while working to manage the fund. Students learn the basics of asset allocation, research and present securities for investment consideration, track investments and develop recommendations for increasing, reducing or closing positions. Use of S&P Capital IQ for industry research and financial analysis and Bloomberg data are required to successfully complete the course.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
BI 303 GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 4.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the GIS principles, methods, and techniques that are particularly relevant to and useful for problem solving in environmental analysis and management. Specfically this course has four major components: an overview of selected GIS principles including data models,scale and spatial sampling, and spatial autocorrelation; a review of the major techniques or issues for environmental data acquisition and integration; an introduction to environmental analysis and modeling techniques; and a discussion of several applied areas of environmental modeling techniques as related to coastal ecology, hydrology, natural hazards, natural resources management, and environmental planning. Prerequisite: Take MA-140 or MA-151
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
BI 379 RESTORATION ECOLOGY LAB 1.0 Credit(s)
Restoration Ecology is the practiceof renewing and restoring degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment using ecological principles. Prerequisite: Take BI-202 and BI-204 with minimum grade of C, P
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department
BI 378 RESTORATION ECOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Restoration Ecology is the practiceof renewing and restoring degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment using ecological principles. Prerequisite: Take Bi-202 and Bi-204 with minimum grade of C
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department
CH 347 COMPUTATIONAL CHEM & MOLECULAR MODELING 3.0 Credit(s)
This is an advanced course which will cover classical theory and its application to molecular modeling and simulation.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CH 345 BIOINFORMATICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This is a hands on course which provides an introduction to the theory and application of bioinformatics algorithms to solve biological research problems.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PS 340 CONSERVATION PSYCHOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
This course explores the growing field of conservation psychology and the connections it has to many allied fields, such as Conservation Biology. Conservation Psychology is psychology with a conservation agenda, that is, psychology for a sustainable future. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: Spring Semester Odd Academic Years
HS 336 CHILDHOOD HEALTH INEQUITIES 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an interdisciplinary investigation and analysis of the ecological and social conditions that shape current patterns of childhood health disparities. We will analyze the underlying scientific associations of adverse health effects; evaluate casual links such as environmental contamination, air quality and heavy metal exposures, examine conditions that expand water-borne, vector-borne, and communicable diseases; assess how occupational and community design can contribute to patterns of disease; and explore disparate community impacts and rsponses to climate change. Students will evaluate the range and effectiveness of management and policy strategies designed to reduce adverse health outcomes, and explore evidence based strategies to reduce risk and health disparities. Particular attention will be given to the disproportionate health burdens on disenfranchised communities in both US and global regions.
Offered: Fall & Summer Semesters All Years
EC 308 THEORIES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the foundation of and challenges to market capitalism. The role of political actors, shortcomings of the market, and the trend toward globalization are emphasized. Seminal works of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and other economic theorists are explored.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
BUAN 302 SQL FOR DATA ANALYTICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This is an introductory course on Database concepts and Structured Query Language (SQL) with a focus on business applications. This course provides a step-by-step overview and instructions on a variety of topics, including database and database management system (DBMS), data types, table structure and relationships, field definitions and naming conventions, data access queries using SQL, data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation language (DML) commands; table creation using SQL statements, database security and evolution of data models. No prior database or programming experience is required.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
BUAN 301 INTRO TO PYTHON FOR DATA ANALYTICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is a primer on Python programming language for students with little or no prior programming knowledge. In this course, students will start from the fundamentals of Python programming, including developing environment, language syntax, variable types, data structures, functions and control flow. Along the way, students will work with dedicated libraries for data science, such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, MatPlotLib, that allow students to develop analytics on data to solve challenging business problems. This course places emphasis on hands-on learning experiences that allow students to experiment with trial and error, and learn from their mistakes.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
BUAN 402 FINANCIAL MODELING IN PYTHON 3.0 Credit(s)
Python is a very powerful programming language that is widely used in the financial industry. This course will equip students with the programming knowledge and skills in Python to solve practical problems in quantitative finance. Specifically, students will learn how to conduct time-series and cross-sectional analyses with real-world financial data, apply and implement financial models in Python, formulate and code up simple algorithmic trading strategies, and eventually evaluate that strategy's performance and test its robustness. This course includes multiple hands-on coding exercises and projects with a focus on financial applications. Some familiarity with basic statistical and programming (in any language) concepts is necessary. Pre-requisite: BUAN 301 Prerequisite: Take BUAN-301 or CS-111
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HRTM 301 LODGING OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
The course is designed to introduce operations in full and limited-service hotels. Topics discussed in the class include an overview and current trends in the lodging industry, hotel organization, reservations, registration, guest services and communications, hotel security, front office accounting, housekeeping, night audit, planning for operations, sales techniques, and revenue and human resources management. At the end of the course students will take the Certification in Hospitality Industry Analytics (CHIA) exam in hopes of achieving their CHIA. The certification is based upon content areas including hotel industry analytical foundations, hotel math fundamentals, property level benchmarking (STAR Reports), and industry performance reports.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
HRTM 302 PRIVATE CLUB MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
Private Clubs are the most personalized and service focused enterprises in an industry that is focused on service delivery. This highly specialized segment offers challenges and rewards for the right young professional. This course will explore the Private Club Industry and opportunities in depth. Types of clubs, ownership structures, departments within clubs, professional associations will all be considered. This class will include field trips and guest lectures from current industry professionals at the top of their field.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years