2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Courses of Instruction
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Courses are also offered through Interdisciplinary Studies in a variety of areas: ADC, EST, FST, FYS, FYW, LAS, HUM, IDS, MES, MXP, SCI, WGS
Course Identifiers
Courses at Furman are typically identified by codes separated into three distinct parts. The first segment designates the academic subject of the course, the second component relates to the level of instruction, and the final element (when displayed) assists with the identification of the meeting times and location for individual course sections.
Credit bearing undergraduate courses typically are numbered between 100 and 599, graduate instruction is typically numbered between 600 and 999, while zero credit experiences frequently have numbers between 001 and 099. Undergraduates can further expect courses numbers to reflect:
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introductory courses, geared to freshmen and sophomores |
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advanced courses, geared to majors |
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individualized instruction, including internships, research, independent study, and music performance studies |
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CLS-111 Introduction to Classics
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Introduction to the field of Classical Studies, focusing on philology, history, archaeology, art, and architecture and their sub-fields. Other topics include: the intellectual history of the discipline, transmission of texts, scholarly theory and methodology, and cultural informatics. 4 credits.
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CLS-120 Mythology
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Greek and Roman mythology. Topics include: definitions of myth, theory and interpretation of myth, the literary, historical and cultural context of Greek and Roman myths, and the principal ancient sources. 4 credits.
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CLS-211 Classical Archaeology
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Illustrated lecture survey of the principal archaeological sites in ancient Greece and Italy. Study of the material culture, monumental remains, and the developing styles in art, architecture, and city planning. Introduction to the goals, methodologies, and achievements of archaeological excavation. 4 credits.
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CLS-220 Greek Civilization
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Chronological survey of Greek political, military, and economic history, development of literature, sculpture and major architecture; attention to domestic and religious aspects of the Greek experience. 4 credits.
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CLS-221 Roman Civilization
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
A study of Rome from its origins to its putative fall in the fifth century. Focus on the development and influence of Roman social, cultural, and political structures. 4 credits.
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CLS-230 Reading Greek Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Survey in English translation of Classical Greek literature, including the Homeric epic poems, Greek tragedy and comedy, and other significant genres. 4 credits.
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CLS-231 Reading Latin Literature
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Survey in English translation of Latin literature. Topics include: a general survey of Latin literature and the concentrated reading and interpretation of selected works by authors such as Plautus, Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Livy, Seneca, and others. 4 credits.
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CLS-320 Travel Study in Classical Civilizations
Cultural history of the ancient Greek and Roman world, including art and architecture, archaeology, literature, religion, and daily life. 4 credits.
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CLS-504 Directed Independent Study
Variable credit.
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Greek |
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GRK-110 Elementary Greek I
Introduction to the fundamentals of fifth century Attic Greek. Topics include: pronunciation, basic vocabulary, grammar and syntax, practice in reading basic Greek. Material is adapted from classical texts and cultivates an appreciation of Greek literature and culture. 4 credits.
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GRK-120 Elementary Greek II
GER: FL (Foreign Language) for students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree ONLY
Prerequisite: GRK-110
Continuation of elementary Greek sequence. Topics include: continued study of vocabulary, grammar and syntax; reading more difficult Greek; gaining greater appreciation of Greek literature and culture. 4 credits.
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GRK-201 Intermediate Greek
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: GRK-120
Reading and interpretation of writings from the Classical Greek authors and the Greek New Testament. Topics include new vocabulary, review of basic grammar and introduction of new grammar, guidance in translation and comprehension of moderately difficult Greek. 4 credits.
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GRK-210 Greek New Testament
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Selected readings from the Greek New Testament and other texts in Koine Greek, with particular attention to the differences in idiom between Attic and Koine Greek. 4 credits.
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GRK-220 Koine and Hellenistic Greek
Prerequisite:GRK-201
Selected readings from biblical, early Christian, and secular literature from 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. Course may be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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GRK-231 Greek Epic
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Selected readings from Homer: Iliad or Odyssey. Attention is paid to differences between Epic and Attic idiom, poetic features (e.g. metrics, figures of speech), ancient scholarship on Homeric poetry, and the influence of Greek epic on later Western epic poetry. Course may be repeated once with change of author or topic. 4 credits.
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GRK-232 Greek Drama
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, or Aristophanes. Attention paid to the evolution of Greek drama and the authors’ places within that evolution. Course may be repeated once with a change of author or topic. 4 credits.
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GRK-233 Greek Prose
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Readings from Herodotus, Plato, or Thucydides. Attention paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and scholarly interpretation of the text. Course may be repeated once with change of author or topic. 4 credits.
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GRK-504 Directed Independent Study
Prerequisite: GRK-201
Variable credit.
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Latin |
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LTN-110 Elementary Latin I
Prerequisite: appropriate placement
Introduction to the fundamentals of classical Latin. Topics include: pronunciation, basic vocabulary, grammar and syntax, practice in reading basic Latin. Graded reading material is adapted from classical texts and cultivates an appreciation of Latin literature and culture. 4 credits.
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LTN-115 Intensive Elementary Latin
Prerequisite: appropriate placement
Intensive course in the basic skills leading to an appropriate use of the language and an appreciation of the culture and literature of ancient Rome. Topics include: review of pronunciation, basic vocabulary and grammar, introduction to more advanced grammar and syntax, etymology, and practice in reading basic Latin. Enrollment by placement only. 4 credits.
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LTN-120 Elementary Latin II
GER: FL (Foreign Language) for students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree ONLY
Prerequisite: LTN-110
Continuation of elementary Latin sequence. Topics include: continued study of vocabulary, grammar and syntax; reading more difficult Latin; gaining greater appreciation of Latin literature and culture. 4 credits.
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LTN-201 Intermediate Latin I
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: LTN-115 or LTN-120
Reading and interpretation of writings by classical Latin authors. New vocabulary, review of basic grammar and introduction to new grammar, guidance in translation and comprehension of moderately difficult Latin. 4 credit.
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LTN-202 Intermediate Latin II
GER: FL (Foreign Language)
Prerequisite: LTN-201
Builds upon the proficiency developed through first course in Intermediate Latin. Review of morphology, grammar and syntax; reading of prose and poetry with the aim of developing proficiency in reading Latin and surveying Latin literature. 4 credits.
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LTN-220 Medieval and Renaissance Latin
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance poetry and prose. Syntax of Medieval Latin, medieval thought, and the transmission of classical culture through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Course may be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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LTN-231 Literature of the Roman Republic
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: LTN-201 or LTN-202
Selected readings from authors like Plautus, Terence, Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Lucretius, or other authors of the Roman Republic. Attention is paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and scholarly interpretation of the text. Course may be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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LTN-232 Literature of the Augustan Age
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: LTN-201 or LTN-202
Selected readings from Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Livy, or other authors of the Augustan period. Attention is paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and scholarly interpretation of the text. Course may be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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LTN-233 Literature of the Roman Empire
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: LTN-201 or LTN-202
Selected readings from Seneca, Lucan, Petronius, Tacitus, Juvenal, Apuleius, or other authors of the Roman Imperial period. Attention is paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and scholarly interpretation of the text. Course may be repeated for credit based on change of topic. 4 credits.
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LTN-234 Literature of the Late Antique and Medieval Period
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: LTN-201 or LTN-202
Selected readings from authors of the late antique and medieval periods of Latin literature. Attention is paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and the scholarly interpretation of the text. 4 credits.
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LTN-235 Studies in Advanced Latin
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretations of Texts)
Prerequisite: LTN-202
Selected readings from genres such as satire, letters, or drama. Attention is paid to advanced grammar, rapid comprehension, and scholarly interpretation of the text. Course may be repeated once with a change of topic. 4 credits.
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LTN-301 Latin Prose Composition
Study of Latin syntax and the expression of ideas of moderate complexity in Latin. 4 credits
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LTN-450 Teaching Latin in Grades 9-12
Designed for senior level teacher candidates in Latin. Provides opportunities for candidates to apply Latin pedagogy in a secondary classroom setting under the supervision of Furman faculty and mentorship of a master teacher. 3 credits.
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LTN-504 Directed Independent Study
Variable credit.
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COM-101 Public Speaking
Study of the fundamental principles and strategies of informative, persuasive, and ceremonial speaking. Emphasis on how to research, organize, and deliver a speech. The ethical, political, and social character of public speaking is also examined. Students perform a variety of speeches and oral exercises and serve as speech critics and interlocutors. 4 credits.
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COM-111 Argumentation
Study of the precepts, theories, strategies, and ethics of argument. Students critically analyze arguments found in speeches, public debates and controversies, newspaper articles and editorials, television news programs, and scholarly texts. Students write argumentative essays, present argumentative speeches, and engage in class debates. 4 credits.
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COM-121 Digital Communication
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
The use of digital, electronic media in the cultivation of democratic society. Students will gather information and learn to transmit that information through blogs, podcasts, video, and other digital media. 4 credits.
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COM-131 Broadcast Communication
Study of the journalistic, technical, and aesthetic aspects of television production. Critical analysis of electronic news texts and to research, write, videotape, and edit news stories. 4 credits.
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COM-133 Video Documentary
Examines the research, theory, aesthetics and production techniques of the video documentary. Students will work together to produce a 15-to-20-minute long documentary. They will conduct research, shoot video, and edit the final documentary. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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COM-141 Small Group Communication
Investigation and application of theories of small group communication. A systemic view of small groups focusing on the communication competencies and communication processes involved in successful small group leadership and decision making. 4 credits.
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COM-201 Introduction to Rhetoric
Topical survey of the major questions and controversies in rhetorical theory, criticism, and practice. Topics include: classical canons of rhetoric, rhetoric’s role in civic life, and rhetoric’s relation to power, politics, law, education, and ethics. Readings may include selections from Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Nietzsche, Burke, Toulmin, Perelmen, Habermas, Foucault, White, Allen, and others. 4 credits.
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COM-221 Introduction to Mass Communication
The nature and history of mass communication. Beginning with oral communication and the literacy revolution and moving to print, electronic, and digital forms of communication. Examining the social, economic, political, legal, and cultural aspects of mass communication, as well as the role of technology in the development of mass media. 4 credits.
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COM-301 Rhetorical Criticism
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Survey of the major methods of rhetorical criticism, including neo-Aristotelianism, dramatism, social movement rhetoric, close textual analysis, and others. Topics include: the theoretical underpinnings of these methods, examining the nature of rhetorical texts, analyzing scholarly essays that employ these methods, and writing and presenting essays based on critical analysis of rhetorical texts. 4 credits.
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COM-311 Rhetoric in the Ancient World
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
The history of rhetorical theory and practice from 500 BCE to 500 CE. Focus on Greek and Roman rhetorics’ relation to politics, law, religion, philosophy, liberal education and culture along with an examination of ancient rhetorics’ influence on medieval rhetoric. Readings include selections from the sophists, Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and Augustine. 4 credits.
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COM-312 Rhetoric in the Modern World
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
The history of rhetorical theory and practice from the Renaissance to the present. Focus on the European tradition with special attention given to rhetoric’s relation to liberal education, politics, law, ethics, religion, myth, and ritual. Readings are from primary texts in the rhetorical tradition and may include selections from Petrarch, Salutati, Valla, Bracciolini, Cavalcanti, Ramus, Erasmus, Bacon, Hobbes, Lamy, Fenelon, Mackenzie, Locke, Vico, Monboddo, Blair, Campbell, Whately, Theremin, Nietzsche, Richards, Weaver, Burke, Perelman, Toulmin, Foucault, Habermas, and others. 4 credits.
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COM-315 U.S. Public Address I: 1630-1865
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
History and criticism of major U.S. speeches and rhetorical texts. Examination of a broad range of historical and rhetorical factors that influenced the construction and reception of speeches from the colonial period through the end of the Civil War. Focus on the political, religious, legal, and social exigencies to which the speeches responded, as well as the place of these rhetorical texts in U.S. public controversies. 4 credits.
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COM-316 U.S. Public Address II: 1866-Present
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
History and criticism of major U.S. speeches and rhetorical texts. Examination of a broad range of historical and rhetorical factors that influenced the construction and reception of speeches from the end of the Civil War to the present. Focus on the political, religious, legal, and social exigencies to which the speeches responded, as well as the place of these rhetorical texts in U.S. public controversies. 4 credits.
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COM-321 Media Criticism
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
Critical methods used to analyze the mass media and popular cultural texts. The theoretical basis of such critical methods as semiotics, psychoanalysis, narrative and ideological theory, and cultural studies, and how to use these methods to analyze media texts such as television shows, movies, and magazine advertisements. 4 credits.
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COM-323 Race, Class, and Gender in Mass Media
Examining how social perceptions of race, gender, and class are influenced by the mass media. The social connections between and among representations in print, film, electronic, digital media, institutional practices, and our experience of race, gender and class. 4 credits.
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COM-325 Mass Media Research Methods
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
Introduction to mass media research methods. Develops understanding, critical thinking, and provides practice in research related to mass media, including the principles and basic techniques of mass communication research and the application of results. Students will create a research proposal related to various mass media messages, audiences, and institutions. 4 credits.
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COM-331 Media History
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Examining the changing nature, structure, and function of mass media institutions in the United States and their historical relationships to society and culture from the founding of the republic to the end of the 20th century. 4 credits.
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COM-335 Political Economy of Mass Media
Examining the structure, regulation, economics, ownership, and technology of mass media, as well as the influence of these factors on global media content. 4 credits.
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COM-337 International Communication
GER: WC (World Cultures)
A survey of the different media systems in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Oceania. Exploring the basic characteristics of media philosophies, reporting, content and audience in each world region, and discussion of the impact of media globalization (‘Westernization’ of the media, clash of cultures, transnational media conglomerations, new technologies, etc.). 4 credits.
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COM-341 Interpersonal Communication
Theoretical overview of the oral and nonverbal strategies individuals use when negotiating perspectives on the self and others. Areas of focus include the communicative dynamics involved in friendship, marriage, family, student-teacher, and work relationships. 4 credits.
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COM-343 Organizational Communication
Study of the communication within organizations and between organizations and the public. Using theoretical essays and case studies, topics include: hierarchical and participatory decision-making systems, the communicative relationships between and among employers, employees, and the public, and communication-based methods of analyzing corporate culture and resolving ethical dilemmas in the workplace. 4 credits.
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COM-350 Lenses on Africa: African Film in a Global Context
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts) and WC (World Cultures)
Explores the African continent through film, focusing on critical social issues and ongoing transformations of social orientations and values. Explores a range of key African filmmakers, taking into account the historical, cultural and social contexts that inform their work. Provides an introduction to African filmmaking practices by focusing on both the form and the content of these films, and by examining the way that African filmmakers project local, national, and regional issues onto global screens. 4 credits.
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COM-351 Advocacy
Study of the history, theories, principles, and strategies of public advocacy in the process of social, political, economic, and legal change. Students examine case studies of advocacy campaigns, consider the ethical and ideological implications of such campaigns, and may engage in service-learning projects associated with a local integrated advocacy campaign. 4 credits.
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COM-353 Political Communication
GER: HA (Historical Analysis of Human Interactions)
Historical and theoretical study of the modern public sphere and public life in Europe and the United States. Focus on how transformations of political ideals, social and economic institutions, and the media have changed the character of political discourse. Examination of how the changing relationships among state governments, political parties, special interest groups, and social movements affect political discourse. 4 credits.
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COM-355 Propaganda
History, theory, and critique of propaganda. Case studies of propaganda relating to a variety of discursive and social practices including speeches, public spectacles, media events, art, and film. Examining forms of state and nongovernmental propaganda. Topics include: American propaganda during WWI, Nazi and Fascist propaganda, and the Communist propaganda programs of the Soviet Union and China. 4 credits.
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COM-360 Italian Film
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
An examination of the apex of Italian cinema from the emergence of neorealism, through the works of the great Italian auteur directors including Fellini, Antonioni and Pasolini to the present. Students will learn how Italian film represented Italian history, politics, and culture. Of particular importance for the class will be to show how the tradition of Italian neorealism carried on from the 1940s until the 1960s and shows signs of a resurgence in contemporary Italian film. 4 credits.
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COM-365 Great Film Directors
GER: VP (Visual and Performing Arts)
An examination of the concept of auteur (author) film production that focus on the unique stylistic elements of films based on the film director’s aesthetics and worldview. The course looks at the films of many of the main individuals, both inside and outside of Hollywood, who are considered auteur directors such as John Ford, Billy Wilder, Igmar Bergman, Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, Federico Fellini, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Pedro Almadovor, Spike Lee, Zhang Yimou, and Wong Kar Wai. 4 credits.
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COM-401 Studies in Rhetoric
Concentrated study in one area, controversy, or theorist of rhetoric. Course topics change with each offering. Possible topics include the rhetoric of law, the rhetoric of social movements, Native American rhetoric, Cicero, or Kenneth Burke. May be repeated for credit with change of topic. 4 credits.
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COM-411 African American Rhetoric
GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
The persuasive efforts, primarily oratorical, by African Americans attempting to gain freedom, establish citizenship, and acquire equal rights. Emphasis on discursive and nondiscursive rhetorical strategies of black identity, power, and community. Consideration of the rhetorical construction of ideologies of struggle, the external and internal debates characteristic of black social movements, and the rhetorical cultivation of black consciousness. 4 credits.
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COM-412 International Women’s Rhetoric
GER: WC (World Cultures)
Analysis of speeches given by women in the international community about their conditions and their circumstances. Exploring the historical, socio-political, and cultural contexts of speeches by women to understand the rhetorical strategies and effects of their messages. 4 credits.
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COM-414 Rhetoric of Emerging Democracies
GER: WC (World Cultures)
The rhetoric of non-U.S. democratic movements. Focus on nonviolent movements and the rhetorical aspects of mixed violent and nonviolent movements of the twentieth and early twenty-first-century. Primary emphasis is on the speeches and other persuasive appeals by reformers, including the justifications for democratic reform, forms of protest, strategies of dissent, and confluence of democratic, anticolonial, and nationalist themes. Also includes consideration of the African, Asian, Latin American, Near Eastern, and Eastern European cultural contexts out of which these rhetorical concerns and movements arise. 4 credits.
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COM-421 Studies in Mass Media
Concentrated study in one area or theorist of mass communication. Course topics will change with each offering. Potential topics include the global media integration, the internet as a public sphere, public journalism, the theories of Marshall McLuhan, Hollywood film genres, or Italian film. 4 credits.
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COM-431 Rhetoric of Social Activism
Intensive study of the discourses of social activism. Study and application of the techniques of textual reconstruction, editing, and criticism, as well as interviewing and oral history. Students will work to preserve and provide scholarly access to the speeches of social activists and to the words of the scholars who study them. Course will usually involve travel to one or more scholarly centers and study with those who staff those centers. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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COM-432 Places and Spaces of Early U.S. Controversy
Analysis of primary U.S. texts in the physical places and textual spaces they inhabited in public debate, with visual rhetoric and architecture read in relationship to written argument. Visits to museums, archives, and unmarked sites reveal insights on agency, circulation, and ethics. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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COM-460 Communication Ethics
GER: UQ (Ultimate Questions)
The ethical questions raised by the practice of human communication. The sources of ethical standards, methods of ethical criticism, and perspectives on the ethics of persuasion. 4 credits.
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COM-461 Communication Law
Issues confronting public speakers, journalists, advocates, debaters, and film and television producers when they seek to speak freely and responsibly. Topics include: seditious speech, symbolic conduct, fighting words, offensive speech, obscenity, defamation, commercial speech, free press v. fair trial, media regulation, advertising codes, and the theoretical justifications for free expression. 4 credits.
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COM-470 Seminar in Rhetoric
Intensive treatment of a major question, theme, or issue in the field of rhetoric. 4 credits.
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COM-475 Seminar in Mass Communications
Intensive treatment of a major question, theme, or issue in the field of mass communication. 4 credits.
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COM-501 Independent Study
Qualified students study in a specific subject or theory of communication under the supervision of a faculty member. Students are required to do intensive reading and research in their subject, meet with their faculty supervisor on a regular basis, write an extensive paper, and give an oral presentation on their work. This course may be taken more than once but may not be counted toward the major more than once. It may not be completed on a pass-no pass basis. Variable credit.
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COM-502 Directed Research
Variable credit.
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COM-503 Individualized Internship
Individualized internships conducted during university-sanctioned study away program. Internship will be related to communicative practices employed in government, business, media or non-profit organizations. This course may be completed only once for credit and may not be completed on a pass-no pass basis. Variable credit.
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COM-505 Structured Internship
Directed individualized internship in the field of communication in the Greenville area. Internship will be related to communicative practices employed in government, business, media or non-profit organizations. Students are required to work approximately 50 hours per credit at their internship site, meet regularly with their workplace and faculty advisors, and submit a log, portfolio, and academic paper relating to their internship work. This course may be completed only once for credit and may not be completed on a pass-no pass basis. Variable credit.
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COM-509 Forensics
The research, analysis, organization, and practice of debates and speeches for on-campus and intercollegiate debating and speaking competitions. Applying theories of argumentation to develop cases for and against public issues. 0 credits.
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CSC-105 Introduction to Computer Science
GER: MR (Mathematical and Formal Reasoning)
Introduction to computing through the lens of a significant problem domain. How is computing used to solve problems? What do you need to know to use computing to solve applied problems? A single potential problem is studied from domains which include the arts, sciences, education and medicine. Examples of specific topics include assistive technology, artificial intelligence, social media, social agents and robots, humanities, games or any other area that demonstrates significant computer science applications. 4 credits.
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CSC-121 Introduction to Computer Programming
GER: MR (Mathematical and Formal Reasoning)
Prerequisite: CSC-105 , BIO-111 , CHM-110 , EES-110 , EES-112 , EES-113 , MTH-141 , MTH-150 , or PHY-111 . May be enrolled concurrently with department permission.
Algorithms, programs and computers. Basic programming and program structure. Debugging and verification of programs. Survey of computers, languages, systems and applications. 4 credits.
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CSC-122 Data Structures and Algorithms
Prerequisite: CSC-105 and CSC-121
Continuation of CSC-121 . Emphasis on use of data structures to model and implement algorithms as computer programs. Principles of high-level program analysis and design. 4 credits.
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CSC-221 Topics in Programming
Prerequisite: CSC-121
Intensive experience in which students study a new programming language or programming paradigm. Practice solving problems individually as well as in a team environment. Significant laboratory component required. Course may be repeated with change of topics. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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CSC-231 Computer Organization
Prerequisite: CSC-105 and CSC-121
Computer structure, machine language, instruction execution, addressing techniques and digital representation of data. Systems organization and logic design. Several projects. 4 credits.
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CSC-241 iPhone Applications in Objective C
Prerequisite: CSC-121
Exploration into developing simple applications on the iPhone/iPod Touch platforms. Introduction to the Objective C programming language using Apple’s iPhone Software Developers Kit. May Experience ONLY. 2 credits.
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CSC-261 Discrete Structures for Computer Science
Prerequisite: CSC-105 , CSC-121 and MTH-140 or appropriate placement
Introduction to induction, recursion, Boolean algebra and switching theory, directed and undirected graphs, finite state machines and formal languages. 4 credits.
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CSC-271 Morals, Law and Society in a Digital Age
A study of social, legal, and moral issues raised by the development of digital information technologies. Examine the interaction between law, policy, and technology relating to current issues such as intellectual property, privacy, computer crime, and the risks of computing. Topics vary. 4 credits.
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CSC-272 Big Data: Mining, Analytics & Knowledge Discovery
GER: HB (Empirical Study of Human Behavior)
An introduction to data science - the use of algorithms and computing tools to mine large data sets for new knowledge, including the discovery of trends and predictions of outcomes. Problem domains include health, crime, bioinformatics, text, and social media. Students will complete a term project tailored to their field of study. 4 credits.
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CSC-331 Computer Architecture
Prerequisite: CSC-231
The design and structure of modern computers. The evolution of computer architecture, processor design, information storage, and operating system organization. Several projects. 4 credits.
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CSC-332 Data Communications and Networking
Prerequisite: CSC-231
Introduction to the concepts and principles of data communications and computer networks. Topics include LANs, internetworking, routing, congestion and flow control, client/server applications and network security. 4 credits.
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CSC-341 Database Management Systems
Prerequisite: CSC-122
Fundamental principles of data base models and data base management systems design, implementation, and application. 4 credits.
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CSC-342 Web-Based Application Design
Prerequisite: CSC-102 or CSC-121
An intensive, project-based introduction to a wide range of programming techniques used in developing interactive, data-driven Web applications. Coverage includes the integrated use of client-side scripting, server-side scripting, online database technology and multimedia authoring tools. Special topics of current interest are also covered. 4 credits.
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CSC-343 Artificial Intelligence
Prerequisite: CSC-122 and CSC-261 or MTH-260
A study of methods and models for making a computer display behavior that would be considered intelligent if done by a human. 4 credits.
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CSC-344 Computer Graphics and Image Processing
Prerequisite: CSC-122 and CSC-261 or MTH-260
Fundamentals of computer graphics and image processing. Topics include: mathematical representations for scaling, rotation, translation and projection on viewing plane. Major project requires design and implementation of a three-dimensional graphics display system. 4 credits.
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CSC-345 Computational Science
Prerequisite: CSC-121 and MTH-151
Exploration of algorithms for simulation, data analysis, and optimization necessary for a variety of scientific applications. Parallel computation will also be explored as an alternative when serial algorithms are not sufficient. 4 credits.
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CSC-346 Operating Systems
Prerequisite: CSC-122
An introduction to the design of modern operating systems. Topics include processes, scheduling, synchronization, deadlock, file and memory management, I/O, security, and distributed systems. 4 credits.
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CSC-347 Human-Computer Interaction
Prerequisite: CSC-122
Introduction to the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) focusing on a user-centered design process including the theory and application of what makes a user interface usable. Application of design principles and empirical studies to identify a design problem, analyze requirements, and iteratively design, implement and evaluate a solution. HCI research topics such as social technologies, universal usability and participatory design will also be examined. 4 credits.
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CSC-351 Project Management
Prerequisite: CSC-121
Principles, tools, and techniques of software project management. Major topics include initiating projects, planning projects, executing and controlling projects, closing projects, and professional responsibilities. 4 credits.
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CSC-352 Systems Analysis
Prerequisite: CSC-122
A study of the principles involved in the design and implementation of computer applications. Topics include problem analysis techniques, documentation standards, prototyping and fourth-generation languages, and organizational impact of information systems. 4 credits.
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CSC-353 Software Engineering
Prerequisite: CSC-122
Principles of design of large computer programs and systems of programs. Topics include file structures and advanced features of business-oriented languages. 4 credits.
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CSC-361 Information Structures
Prerequisite: CSC-122 and CSC-261 or MTH-260
Basic concepts of data. Linear lists, strings, arrays and orthogonal lists. Representation of trees and graphs. Multilinked structures. Analysis of the time and space complexity of several important algorithms. 4 credits.
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CSC-362 Computer and Information Security
Prerequisite: CSC-122
Fundamental principles and practices affecting computer and information security. Basic concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability and how they affect the security of computer systems, networks, and applications. Authentication models, intrusion detection, cryptography, software vulnerabilities, and issues of law and privacy. 4 credits.
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CSC-363 Programming Languages Structures
Prerequisite: CSC-122
Study of several programming languages including specification of syntax and semantics. Global properties of algorithmic languages. Several programming projects. 4 credits.
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CSC-461 Computational Theory
Prerequisite: CSC-122 and CSC-261 or MTH-260
Introduction to topics in computability, automata and formal language theory. Applications of these concepts to various areas of computer science. 4 credits.
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