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HIST 4103 - The Making of Modern Science Credit Hours 3
Description: An introductory survey of the history of science in its social, political, cultural, and intellectual contexts from antiquity to the beginning of twenty-first century through the lens of a humanistic and social science approach. Students will also appreciate a very different view of the making of modern science—one that needed real cultural engagement on the part of its practitioners from Aristotle/Plato through Galileo/Newton till Albert Einstein, Satyen Bose and Richard Feynman among others.
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HIST 4104 - Mughal India Credit Hours 3
Description: This course addresses the political economic and cultural changes in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. It covers the Mughal Empire–one of the largest empires in the world of its time–and other Indian kingdoms contemporaneous with it such as those in the Deccan and South India. Students will become acquainted with a world where occupations and identities were in constant flux, where kings became impoverished renunciates, bandits became kings, peasants became warriors, warriors became scholarly writers, and harem women became traders and power brokers.
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HIST 4105 - History of Science and Technology in South Asia Credit Hours 3
Description: The increasing importance of South Asian countries in the international arena in present day has led to the growing importance of the history of science & technology in these countries. We will sample a variety of approaches to the investigation of the history of South Asian sciences and technologies and discuss what is, and whether there is, something special about this field. By focusing on topics like colonial science, civilization through science &
technology, nationalism/Imperialism and science, the vernacularization of science & technology and how knowledge circulates transnationally we will examine the nature of modernity in South Asia.
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HIST 4410 - Teaching History in the Middle School Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Transition 2
Description: This course will emphasize developing teaching units and lesson plans, evaluating and assessing student learning, individualizing instruction, engaging students through a variety of teaching strategies, using technology to enhance instruction and creating and managing the classroom environment. A minimum of 15 hours field experience is required.
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HIST 4500 - The Colonial Era 1607 to 1763 Credit Hours 3
Description: Cultural, social, economic, and political development of Anglo-American colonies to the eve of the Revolution. Topics include settlement patterns, Indian relations, Puritanism, origins of slavery, demography, imperial government and warfare, the Enlightenment; and the Great Awakening.
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HIST 4510 - Era of the American Revolution 1763 to 1800 Credit Hours 3
Description: The origins, characteristics, and results of the American Revolution. Topics include the Whig political tradition, protest movements, War of American Independence, formation of state and national constitutions and governments, the Federalist years; and the “Revolution of 1800.”
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HIST 4520 - The Early Republic 1789-1815 Credit Hours 3
Description: This course examines the American neighborhood; the meaning, limitations, and future of the new constitution; Federalists, Republicans, and the political and diplomatic crises of the 1790’s; the emergence of popular democracy; expansion into the trans-appalachian west; the United States and the Napoleonic wars, economic development; stirrings of sectional controversy.
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HIST 4530 - The Civil War Era 1845 to 1865 Credit Hours 3
Description: The Mexican War; the breakdown of national unity over slavery, states’ rights, and economic and social differences; the Civil War, with emphasis on its military, political, and economic aspects.
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HIST 4535 - Rise and Fall of the Confederate States of America Credit Hours 3
Description: This class will examine the political, cultural, and military origins of the Confederate States of America (CSA), its brief existence, and its legacy in American history. Particular attention will be paid to the role of slavery, to the political ideologies privileged by the founders of the CSA, and to the culturally unifying place of religion and agrarianism in assessing the CSA’s antecedents. The class will also consider the performance and ultimate defeat of the CSA in the American Civil War, and the legacy of the Confederacy in American life since 1865.
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HIST 4540 - Gilded Age America 1865-1900 Credit Hours 3
Description: The aftermath of the American Civil War and the struggle over reconstruction; the transformation of the U.S. into an urban and industrial nation in the last third of the 19th century; and the social and political consequences of that transformation.
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HIST 4550 - Jacksonian America, 1815-1845 Credit Hours 3
Cross Listed: HIST 5550
Description: This course examines social, economic, intellectual, religious, and political factors that shaped the United States from the end of the war of 1812 to the outbreak of the Mexican War.
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HIST 4560 - 1860-1900 Civil War to Gilded Age Credit Hours 3
Description: Description: This class examines American history from the beginning of the Civil War through the end of the century; including among other topics: the war years and the Reconstruction Era, the closing of the west, and the Gilded Age in American History.
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HIST 4570 - United States 1900 to 1929 Credit Hours 3
Description: Early 20th century America from the era of reform to the Stock Market Crash. Topics include the reform presidencies of Roosevelt and Wilson, American entry into World War I, Harlem Renaissance, cultural and economic challenges of the 1920s, and the Republican presidencies of the era.
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HIST 4580 - United States 1929 to 1960 Credit Hours 3
Description: United States history from the onset of the Great Depression to the promise of a New Frontier; an examination of the New Deal-Fair Deal programs and legacies in American life, and the international issues which created World War II and its aftermaths; and the Cold War.
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HIST 4590 - United States 1960 to 1989 Credit Hours 3
Description: United States history from the days of the New Frontier of John F. Kennedy to the New World Order of the Reagan-Bush years; from the politics of fear to the dividends of peace; an examination of the United States at war with itself and the world for more democracy at home and abroad.
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HIST 4620 - The South to 1861 Credit Hours 3
Description: A synthesis of the economic, social, political, and cultural developments that shaped the history of southern states from the Colonial period after 1607 to the secession crisis of 1860-61.
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HIST 4630 - The South Since 1861 Credit Hours 3
Description: The historic development of the South from 1861 to the present, from the trauma of Civil War and the First Reconstruction through the Second Reconstruction of the 1960s and the creation of the modern South.
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HIST 4640 - The Black Atlantic Credit Hours 3
Course Changes: Previously 3665
Cross Listed: HIST 5640;
Description: Students will study the lives and contributions of African and African-descended people in the Atlantic World, a sphere of interactions joining the Atlantic rim of West Africa, western Europe, and the eastern coasts of North and South America in the 16th-19th centuries.
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HIST 4642 - War on Film Credit Hours 3
Course Changes: Previously 4042
Cross Listed: HIST 5042;
Description: War has served as the subject of film since before the First World War. This class uses the film medium to examine war as a reflection of society’s values and as a means of preserving the memory of war for future generations.
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HIST 4650 - African American History to 1890 Credit Hours 3
Description: The African Americans from the cultural roots in Africa to the changing economic, political, social status in the 1890s. Emphasis will be placed on those African Americans who were active in leadership roles from the colonial era to the Gilded Age.
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HIST 4652 - Slavery in World History Credit Hours 3
Course Changes: Previously 3990
Cross Listed: HIST 5652;
Description: This course will highlight varying forms of slavery across the globe, from antiquity through present-day human trafficking. Students will investigate systems of unfree labor from the top down as well as from the vantage point of those held in bondage.
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HIST 4655 - Black Women and Men at Work Credit Hours 3
Course Changes: Previously 3990
Cross Listed: HIST 5655;
Description: This course explores the work lives of people of African descent from the 13th through the 21st century, including topics such as the Benin bronze craftsmen, Cuban sugar workers, American cooks, black entrepreneurs, and globalization.
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HIST 4660 - African American History Since 1890 Credit Hours 3
Description: African Americans from 1890 to the present. Special emphasis placed on the civil rights movement, Black nationalism, and Black leadership during the era.
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HIST 4665 - Civil Rights Movement Credit Hours 3
Description: This course examines the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement, traces the major actors and turning points, and ends with influence on the women’s, LGBT, and American Indian movements.
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HIST 4670 - Women in American History Credit Hours 3
Description: The roles of women in the social, economic, and political development of the United States. Contributions of women and the historical significance of their attitudes in the liberal reform eras in American history.
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HIST 4700 - American Military History to 1919 Credit Hours 3
Description: The development and employment in peace and war of American military power on land and at sea from the era of the American Revolution to the end of World War I.
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HIST 4710 - American Military History Since 1919 Credit Hours 3
Description: The development and employment in peace and war of American military power on land, at sea, and in the air since World War I.
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HIST 4720 - US Foreign Relations to 1890 Credit Hours 3
Description: An overview of American foreign relations to 1890. Topics include the origins of American foreign policy, Revolutionary diplomacy, Early National diplomacy, Civil War diplomacy, Gilded Age diplomacy and super-power foundations.
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HIST 4730 - US Foreign Relations Since 1890 Credit Hours 3
Description: America’s rise to the status of Great Power before World War II and global pre-eminence thereafter. Topics include colonialism, American involvement in World War I, interwar diplomacy, conflicts leading to World War II and the Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam.
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HIST 4740 - The Rise of America as a Great Power: 1898-1945 Credit Hours 3
Description: A history of American military and foreign policy from the period 1898-1945. Emphasizing the major diplomatic and military events, including the Spanish-American War of 1898, World War I, and World War II. This course also examines how these conflicts impacted American society, culture and politics and U. S. interactions with other nations.
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HIST 4750 - American Economic History Credit Hours 3
Description: American economic growth since the early 19th century. Topics include the American System, textiles, railroads, and iron and steel in the last century. Since 1900, mass production and consumption, the economic stimulus of war, and the rise of the interventionist state are major topics.
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HIST 4760 - Native American History Credit Hours 3
Description: The history of the Native American societies of North America including their prehistory, development, and changing relationships and adaptation to white society over the past 400 years, role of Native Americans in American history, and Indian history from the tribal perspective. Case studies compare and contrast the Cherokee and Lakota experiences.
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HIST 4770 - History of the American West: Comparative American Frontiers Credit Hours 3
Description: Comparison and contrast among the Spanish Borderlands, French, Dutch, English, and American frontiers.
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HIST 4780 - History of the American West: Trans-Mississippi West Credit Hours 3
Description: The Trans-Mississippi West, including Native America, exploration, fur trade, hispano-Indian-white relations, western expansion, mining frontier, cattle frontier, military conquest of the Plains, violence, reservation life, women in the West, farming frontier, myth vs. reality and the 20th century west.
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HIST 4790 - The Military Nontraditional Roles Credit Hours 3
Description: This course addresses non-combat roles performed by the U.S. military. The occupation of Germany and Japan after WWII, state building, and peace-keeping missions around the globe will be evaluated. Democratization and cultural re-orientation through political, educational, cultural, and economic institutions.
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HIST 4800 - Studies in Liberal Arts Credit Hours 3
Description: A writing intensive course based on readings in the Liberal Arts. This is the capstone course for students majoring in Liberal Arts.
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HIST 4810 - Introduction to Museums Credit Hours 3 or 6
Variable Credit Hours 3 or 6
Prerequisite: HIST 2010
Description: This course will introduce students to the different types of museum and historical agencies. It will stress the basic functions of a museum: collections management, conservation, education, and exhibition. Visits to the museums included. Expenses borne by students.
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HIST 4820 - The Vietnam War 1945-1975 Credit Hours 3
Description: This course is a history of the Vietnam conflict highlighting the United States’ political, economic and military involvement. Special emphasis will be given to the diplomatic history of the war and the period of direct American military participation which occurred from 1965-1973.
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HIST 4830 - Prisoners of War in American History Credit Hours 3
Description: This course examines prisoner of war handling and treatment in American history from the colonial period to the present. The changing roles of international law, humanitarian treatment, and reciprocity will be studied. The course will incorporate U.S. social, diplomatic, and military history to understand the changing norm in prisoner treatment.
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HIST 4840 - The Cold War Credit Hours 3
Description: A history of the origins and evolution of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991. Emphasizing the major diplomatic and military events, the course also examines the conflict’s impact on American society, culture and politics and how it affected the U. S. and its interactions with other nations around the world.
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HIST 4850 - African Americans in the Military Credit Hours 3
Description: This course surveys the contributions and roles of African Americans in American military history from the Revolutionary War to the present.
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HIST 4900 - Topics in History Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This seminar addresses a specific historical topic, determined by the instructor, involving advanced readings, discussion, and research. The student will complete a thesis, using primary and secondary sources or historiographic paper, engaging two or more historians on the topic. This course may be taken twice for credit for a maximum of six (6) hours.
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HIST 4910 - History Abroad Credit Hours 3 to 6
Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This course involves temporary residence outside the US to study an historical topic in its geographic context. Students will complete a research using primary and secondary sources or historiographic paper engaging two or more historians on the same topic.
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HIST 4920 - Oral History Credit Hours 3 to 6
Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: Theory and practice of oral history as a technique of research. Students will use primary sources and interviews to study a topic determined by the instructor. Students will complete a paper extensively using and interpreting oral history sources.
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HIST 4930 - Historiography Credit Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This seminar is a study of the history and problems of historical writing and interpretation. Typical topics might include romantic history, ancient historians, Scientific Historicism, or current models and interpretations. Students will complete at least one paper engaging two or more historians’ styles or arguments on the same topic.
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HIST 4940 - Public History Credit Hours 3 to 6
Variable Credit Hours 3 to 6
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This seminar/internship introduces students to theory and methods of public history. Topics could include archives and records management, historical preservation and interpretation of site and artifacts, editing and publishing. Students will complete a public history project satisfactory to the instructor and useful to the institutions to which the students are assigned.
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HIST 4950 - Teaching Social Studies Secondary Schools Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Transition 2
Description: Emphasis on developing skills in unit development; lesson planning and modification for diverse English Language learners; individualized instruction; questioning and formal discussions; teaching critical thinking, reading in Social Studies, and affective strategies; formative and summative assessment; and classroom management. Fifteen (15) hours field experience is required.
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HIST 4999 - Senior Capstone Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Senior standing
Description: Designed to combine all the skills students have learned as a history major. Students will produce a major research project, ideally a publishable article.
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HON 300A - Readings in Art and Culture Credit Hours 3
Description: No description
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HON 300X - Colloquium Credit Hours 3
Description: An interdisciplinary exploration of a special topic, an issue of current concern, or a major non-Western culture. Specific topics and course titles to be announced.
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HON 1000 - Introduction to University Life Credit Hours 1
Cross Listed: APSU 1000
Description: An introduction to university life in its many facets, including but not confined to, critical reading skills, deep familiarity with library resources, a broad familiarity with the various departments (academic and administrative) of the university, expectations and responsibilities of university life, the history of Austin Peay State University.
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HON 1010 - Language and Problems of Modern Culture Credit Hours 3
Description: An exploration of language as it operates within society including the science and across academic disciplines, with special attention to semantics and usage. Communication skills developed through constant composition and discussion.
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HON 1045 - First Year Honors Seminar Credit Hours 3
Description: This course provides incoming freshmen in the Honors Program an introduction to college level reading and writing. Topics will vary according to the department and instructor, but all will be interdisciplinary and closely focused on a theme. Each incoming Honors freshman is required to take an Honors seminar during the fall term.
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HON 2010 - Roots of Western Culture Credit Hours 3
Description: An exploration of the ancient worlds of the Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, and others who have influenced the way we think about politics, philosophy, art, and education.
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HON 2220 - Confronting the Other Credit Hours 3
Description: Exploration of the idea and reality of the other in various cultures and modes of discourse. Examples include addressing differences through science fiction, or confronting racism through media reports and/or film, music, and art. Students will consider issues involving confrontation, and respond to them rationally rather than emotionally.
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HON 4000 - Senior Honors Capstone Seminar Credit Hours 3
Description: An interdisciplinary synthesizing seminar.
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HON 4050 - Honors Thesis/Project Credit Hours 3
Description: Students in the Honors Program may write a thesis, complete a project, or perform a set of recitals to satisfy requirements for graduating from the Honors Program. Students work with faculty on projects chosen by the student and faculty member in consultation with the Director of the Honors Program.
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HOSP 3800 - Hospitality Administration Strategies Credit Hours 3
Description: This course surveys the administrative strategies of the hospitality and tourism industry. Students will examine the operations of lodging and dining facilities. The course examines career opportunities, organizational structures, and history of the industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
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HOSP 3810 - Hospitality Administration Technology and Applications Credit Hours 3
Description: This course prepares students to maintain, analyze and utilize business documents and data related to hospitality management organizations. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to
the practice of hospitality administration.
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HOSP 3820 - Hospitality Buildings and Facilities Credit Hours 3
Description: This course prepares students to administer and maintain a building or site. It introduces concepts of site operations and maintenance technology, management of people and the administration of real estate and construction projects.
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HOSP 3840 - Restaurant/Food Service Administration Credit Hours 3
Description: This course provides students with insights into commercial and institutional food and beverage facilities management. Topics include menu development, effective cost control in purchasing, pricing, labor, and service technique.
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HOSP 3850 - Hospitality Promotion and Sales Credit Hours 3
Description: This course prepares students to implement operational sales and marketing techniques in various hospitality administration settings, including tourism destinations. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students understand the unique concepts in promoting businesses operating in the hospitality industry.
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HOSP 3860 - Tourism Administration Strategies Credit Hours 3
Description: In this course, students will view the tourism from a business perspective, examining the management, marketing and finance issues most important to industry members. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help
students relate theory to the practice of tourism administration.
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HOSP 4830 - Hospitality Revenue Cycles Credit Hours 3
Description: This course surveys strategies and techniques used to maximize revenues in the hospitality and tourism industry. Readings, cases, examples, and discussions help students relate theory to the practice of hospitality administration.
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HOSP 4880 - Internship in Hospitality Industry Credit Hours 3
Description: This is a work/study course in which students work at a site in the hospitality industry. Students will gain valuable insights into the administrative operations of a restaurant, hotel, tourist attraction, sports facility, convention center, etc., by participating in practical on-the-job experiences in their field of interest. All students in the Hospitality Administration concentration will enroll in this course during their senior year.
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INTS 2000 - Introduction International Studies Credit Hours
Description: An emphasis on different disciplines and their global influences. Students will learn how to prepare themselves for understanding challenges and establishing international connections for their future professional and career opportunities.
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INTS 3000 - Study Abroad Credit Hours
Variable Credit Hours 18
Description: Provide appropriate credit for students studying full-time abroad under the supervision of qualified faculty.
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JAPN 1010 - Elementary Japanese I Credit Hours 4
Description: Introduction to Japanese language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
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JAPN 1020 - Elementary Japanese II Credit Hours 4
Prerequisite: JAPN 1010
Description: Introduction to Japanese language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
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JAPN 2010 - Intermediate Japanese I Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 1020 or equivalent
Description: A comprehensive review of Japanese along with extensive reading, close textural examination, and discussion of representative works of Japanese literature.
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JAPN 2020 - Intermediate Japanese II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: JAPN 2010 or equivalent
Description: A comprehensive review of Japanese along with extensive reading, close textual examination, and discussion of representative works of Japanese literature.
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KOR 1010 - Elementary Korean I Credit Hours 4
Description: Introduction to Korean language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
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KOR 1020 - Elementary Korean II Credit Hours 4
Prerequisite: KOR 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: Second semester of introduction to Korean language and culture with emphasis on oral communication. Extensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
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KOR 2010 - Intermediate Korean I Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: KOR 1020 or equivalent 2 years of Korean in high school.
Description: A comprehensive review of Korean along with reading, communicative exercises and discussions of texts and other media covering personal topics and topics of current interest. Emphasis is on the development and
mastery of sentence structures necessary for daily reading and conversation in a Korean environment.
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KOR 2020 - Intermediate Korean II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: KOR 2010
Description: A comprehensive review of Korean along with extensive reading, communicative exercises and discussions of longer passages of texts and other media covering more complex topics of Korean culture.
Emphasis is on the development and mastery of sentence structures necessary for daily interactions in a Korean-speaking environment.
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LATN 1010 - Elementary Latin I Credit Hours 4
Description: An introduction, with cultural context, to the sounds and structures of the language with emphasis on the written; in second semester, greater stress on grammar, expanded vocabulary, and translation skills, both oral and written.
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LATN 1020 - Elementary Latin II Credit Hours 4
Prerequisite: LATN 1010
Description: An introduction, with cultural context, to the sounds and structures of the language with emphasis on the written; in second semester, greater stress on grammar, expanded vocabulary, and translation skills, both oral and written.
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LATN 2010 - Intermediate Latin I Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 1020
Description: Study of Latin from any period with emphasis on increasing mastery of grammar and vocabulary and readings of prose and/or poetry texts from authors in any genre.
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LATN 2020 - Intermediate Latin II Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2010
Description: Further study of Latin authors with emphasis on increasing mastery of grammar and vocabulary. Readings from Vergil’s Aeneid or any other appropriate text from any period or genre.
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LATN 2999 - Selected Readings in Latin Authors Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 1020
Description: Selected readings in Latin prose or poetry, to be determined by the instructor. Students will read substantial selections from authors such as Caesar, Vergil, Livy, Cicero, and Ovid.
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LATN 3510 - Latin Historians Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selections from Sallust, Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, Suetonius or any other of the Latin historians. Some discussion of the history of historical writing in Rome, stylistic peculiarities of the various authors, and the place of historical writing in the broader literary context of ancient Rome.
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LATN 3610 - Latin Drama Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings from the plays of Plautus, Terence or Seneca. Discussion of the drama as a literary form, conventions of the Roman theatre, Greek predecessors, and the practical side of play production.
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LATN 3620 - Latin Letters Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings from the letters of Cicero and/or Pliny the Younger. Some discussion of the letter as a literary form, epistolary style and syntax. Greek predecessors, and the practical side of letter writing in antiquity.
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LATN 3710 - Latin Lyric Poetry Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Readings from Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, and other Latin lyric poets. Discussion of the history of the development of lyric poetry, including Greek precedents, and its place in the larger Latin literary tradition.
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LATN 3720 - Later Latin Epic Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings from the poems of Ovid, Statius, or Lucan. Discussion of the development of epic poetry in the first century A.D. with reference to the epic tradition.
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LATN 3810 - Latin Rhetoric Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Readings from Roman orators, primarily Cicero. Readings may include selections from rhetorical works such as the de oratore and the Rhetorica and Herrenium as well. Discussion of the history of rhetoric, rhetorical devices, and the place of rhetoric in the larger Latin literary tradition.
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LATN 4210 - Latin Prose Composition Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Practice in composing connected prose in Latin of the Classical period. Topics may include grammar review, the developmental of Latin prose, the use of rhetorical devices; there may be brief readings from a variety of prose authors in addition to the composition assignments.
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LATN 4300 - The Roman Novel Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings from Petronius or Apuleius. Discussion of the ancient novel tradition, including Greek predecessors and such later authors as Dictys Cretensis and lulius Valerius.
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LATN 4310 - Medieval Latin Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings of Latin authors from c. 500 to 1500 A.D. Readings may include both prose and poetry. Study of the development of Latin throughout this period, including some discussion of the breakdown into the vernacular Romance languages.
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LATN 4410 - Latin Satire Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: LATN 2020
Description: Selected readings from the poems of Horace, Martial or Juvenal. Discussion of the development of satire and its place in the Latin literary tradition.
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LATN 4900 - Independent Study in Latin Credit Hours 3
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Description: Students study independently in Latin under instructor’s guidance. Studies are planned to satisfy special individual needs and interests. May be repeated for up to a total of 12 hours.
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LDSP 2100 - Foundations of Leadership Credit Hours 3
Description: This course examines basic concepts of leadership and explores current thought in the field of study. Topics covered include leader emergence, leader behaviors and ethics, leader characteristics and individual differences, cross-cultural leadership, leading diverse teams, substitutes for leadership, followership, decision-making, and measurement/methods for studying leadership.
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LDSP 3100 - Organizational Dynamics, Politics, and Change Credit Hours 3
Description: This course (open to all APSU students) takes an interdisciplinary look at leadership and change in organizations and groups. Students are exposed to structural, cultural, and political challenges that leaders face. Designed to help one understand sources of power and authority, various theories of organizational development and leadership strategies are explored for uses in dealing with complex situations and setting.
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LDSP 3110 - Innovation and Creativity Credit Hours 3
Description: Leadership can facilitate or inhibit change, creativity and innovation. Circumstances can require balancing competing interests including organizations, people, culture, and technology. This course explores the role of leadership in advancing and applying innovation.
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LDSP 3120 - Developing Leaders in Organizations Credit Hours 3
Description: This course focuses on the process and structure of developing others as leaders. Topics include learning theory, models of training and development, mentorship, and the structuring experiences for leadership development.
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LDSP 3130 - Judgment and Decision Making Credit Hours
Description: Description: Course explores decision-making and problem-solving at the individual and group (organizational level). Contrasting viewpoints and approaches to decision-making and problem-solving are examined via readings and cases. Topics covered include decision ethics, impact on stakeholders and framing.
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LDSP 3140 - Leadership as Social Influence Credit Hours
Description: Examines leadership as a process in which leaders influence others for the common good through the use of a variety of tactics and strategies. Topics include impression negotiation, impression management, self-presentation processes, framing, attitude formation, grouplink, self-monitoring, self and collective identity, interpersonal influence, persuasion, followership, power, and organizational politics.
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LDSP 3150 - Leadership and Power Credit Hours 3
Description: Examines the basic concepts and uses of leadership power and influence in the organization. Topics include the use, misuse, creation, and dispersion of power, ethical implications in the use of power and influence, and the interplay of power and related ideas including critical thinking.
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LDSP 3160 - Strategic Leadership Credit Hours
Description: Examines strategic nature of leadership: how leaders create form and focus out of chaos to achieve goals. Drawing from diverse disciplines, topics include the evolution of strategic thinking, application of strategy, game theory, and relationship of strategy to systems, information, and execution.
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LDSP 3200 - Community Leadership, Strategy, and Social Change Credit Hours
Description: This course (open to all APSU students) explores basic concepts of strategic leadership in civic and social organizations. Topics include social and civic entrepreneurship, civil society, community visioning and grass roots strategic planning. Course participants will pursue strategies for building healthy and sustainable communities through asset building, collaboration, social capital development, fundraising, and grant writing.
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