Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

188 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE 2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
4027. ETHICS, JURISPRUDENCE AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT.
2 cr. Laws and ethics relating to the dental hygienist. Dental
office policies and procedures. Prerequisites: 4019, 4021, 4022,
4031, 4033; registration in 4028, 4029. Sp
4028. CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE. 5 cr. A continuation of 4022.
Clinical experiences with a variety of patients including
pediatric, geriatric, medically compromised and developmentally
challenged. Emphasis on the moderate to advanced periodontal
patient. Prerequisites: 4019, 4021, 4022, 4031, 4033; registration
in 4029. Sp
4029. CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE LECTURE. 2 cr. A didactic course
to accompany 4028. Continuation of the dental assessment
and management of the medically compromised patient. Dental
hygiene topics relevant to evidence-based practice of dental
hygiene and professionalism issues will be discussed and
debated. Prerequisite: registration in 4028. Sp
4030. PROBLEMS. 1-3 cr., Maximum 9 cr. Problems in Dental
Hygiene. Prerequisites: 4015, 4016, 4017 and approval of the
program director.
4031. ADVANCED PERIODONTOLOGY. 2 cr. A course emphasizing
the role of the dental hygienist in total management of the
periodontal patient, utilizing advanced concepts in treatment
modalities and supportive maintenance care. Prerequisites: 4014,
4015, 4016, 4017; registration in 4021, 4022.
4033. LOCAL ANESTHESIA & PAIN CONTROL. 2 cr. This course
is designed to instruct students in the art and science of local
anesthesia. The course encompasses pre-anesthetic evaluation
of the patient, management of the medically compromised
patient, physiology and pharmacology of local anesthetics and
the management of medical emergencies. Prerequisites: 4015,
4016, 4017; registration in 4014, 4021, 4022.
4034. MANAGEMENT OF THE MEDICALLY COMPROMISED
PATIENT. 3 cr. The dental assessment and management of the
medically compromised patient. Prerequisites: Credit in 4015,
4016, 4017, and registration in 4014, 4021, 4022.
4035. EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 9 cr.
Individual study and/or research in selected dental hygiene
topics. Prerequisite: approval of program director. (Formerly
DHYG 432A)
4036. PERIODONTOLOGY. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 9 cr. Individual study
and/or research in selected dental hygiene topics. Prerequisite:
approval of program director. (Formerly DHYG 432B)
4037. ORAL PATHOLOGY. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 9 cr. Individual study
and/or research in selected dental hygiene topics. Prerequisite:
approval of program director. (Formerly DHYG 432C)
4038. COMMUNITY AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY. 1-3 cr.
Maximum, 9 cr. Individual study and/or research in selected
dental hygiene topics. Prerequisite: approval of program director.
(Formerly DHYG 432D)
4039. BASIC SCIENCES. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 9 cr. Individual study
and/or research in selected dental hygiene topics. Prerequisite:
approval of program director. (Formerly DHYG 432E)
4040. CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 9 cr. Individual
study and/or research in selected dental hygiene topics.
Prerequisite: approval of program director. (Formerly DHYG 432F)
ECONOMICS
(ECON)
For Undergraduates Only
1003. CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES. 3 cr. Introduction to
the analysis of current national issues, including international
business issues and business ethics, using the economic
approach. Not open to students with prior credit in both
Economics 2001 and 2002. F, Sp
2001. MACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES. 3 cr. Focuses on the overall
economic issues of unemployment, inflation, the level and
distribution of national income, growth and international trade.
Competing macroeconomic models are analyzed along with the
tools of government fiscal and monetary policy. F, Sp, Sum
2002. MICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES. 3 cr. Focuses on such
concepts as demand, supply, elasticity, production and cost.
Analyzes market models of perfect competition, monopoly and
imperfect competition. Includes discussion of international trade
issues and government interventions. F, Sp, Su
3001. MONEY AND BANKING. 3 cr. The nature and function of money,
credit and banking in the economic system. Modern monetary
theory and problems; the course of financial development;
international monetary relations; fiscal and monetary policies.
Prerequisites: 2001, 2002. F, Sp
3005. BUSINESS CYCLES AND FORECASTING. 3 cr. General
characteristics of business cycles and theories as to their cause.
Fluctuations in economic activity, their importance, principal
explanations suggested, and proposed remedies. Methods of
estimating the probable degree and direction of business and
economic change with a view to reducing business risk and
uncertainty. Prerequisite: 2001, 2002.
3007. LABOR ECONOMICS. 3 cr. The historic setting, conditions of
employment, wages, organization and conflicts, public interest,
and regulation. Prerequisite: 2002. F
3009. LABOR LAW AND LEGISLATION. 3 cr. Current position
of public regulation in labor relations; economic analysis of
legislative, executive, and judicial actions to determine rights,
duties, and responsibilities of labor unions and employers.
Prerequisite: 2002.
3011. INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS. 3 cr. Theory
and behavior of consumers, analysis of production and costs,
optimal decision making by the firm in competitive, monopolistic
and imperfectly competitive markets, optimal resource allocation.
Prerequisite: 2001, 2002.
3012. INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS. 3 cr.
Determinants of national income and employment. The role
of consumption spending, business investment, government
spending, and taxing and monetary policies in determining the
level of economic activity. Prerequisites: 2001, 2002.
3013. INTERNATIONAL TRADE. 3 cr. The theory of international
trade from Mercantilism and the Classical world to modern
Neo-classical theories; the impacts of trade policies; economic
integration. Prerequisites: 2001, 2002.
3021. MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS. 3 cr. Determination of optimal
prices, output and input utilization. Estimation of demand and
cost. Decision making in the presence and absence of market
power. Prerequisites: 2002, QMDS 2010.
3090. RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS. 3 cr.
Application of microeconomic principles to problems involving
exhaustible resources, renewable resources, and environmental
services. Pollution, resource depletion, and the role of
government in the market are discussed. Effects of policy tools
such as taxation, ceiling prices, and emission standards are
analyzed. Prerequisite: 2001, 2002.
4001. CURRENT PROBLEMS. 3 cr. Current problems of economic life
and possible solutions; analysis of present policies of government
and industry as such policies are influenced by foreign economic
organization and cooperation. Prerequisite: 2001, 2002.
4003. PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS. 3 cr. Theory and practice
of local, state, and federal government expenditures and
revenues; shifting and incidence of the various forms of taxation;
consideration of the integrating of revenues and expenditures into
fiscal policy and reform. Prerequisite: 2001, 2002.