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Developmental Mathematics
DEVM 106 Arithmetic to Algebra
3 cr.
Offered each semester. This is a developmental course for students
who do not meet the minimum ACT requirement for MATH 1031. A
brief study of the arithmetic of signed numbers and an introduction
to polynomial algebra. Operations with real numbers and with
polynomials; linear equations and inequalities and their graphs;
systems of linear equations; special products and factoring; word
problems. Developmental Mathematics 0106 will not be counted
toward fulfillment of degree requirements.
DEVM 107 Pre-College Algebra
3 cr.
Offered each semester. This is a developmental course for students
who do not meet the minimum ACT requirement for MATH 1115
or MATH 1021. Selected topics include solving, graphing and writing
linear equations, factoring, laws of exponents, simplifying
rational and radical expressions and solving basic quadratic equations.
DEVM 0107 will not be counted toward fulfillment of degree
requirements.
Urban Studies
DURB 6803 Proseminar in Urban History
3 cr.
DURB 6803, DURB 6805, and HIST 6803 are cross-listed) Prerequisite:
DURB/URBN 6850 or HIST 4543 or consent of instructor. Intensive
reading in urban, social, and cultural change. Focus will be
on American, European, and/or Third World urban development,
from the founding of initial settlements to the present day. Discussions,
conferences, short reports, and essays will be required. May
be taken more than once for credit.
DURB 6805 Proseminar in Urban History
3 cr.
DURB 6803, DURB 6805, and HIST 6803 are cross-listed) Prerequisite:
DURB/URBN 6850 or HIST 4543 or consent of instructor. Intensive
reading in urban, social, and cultural change. Focus will be
on American, European, and/or Third World urban development,
from the founding of initial settlements to the present day. Discussions,
conferences, short reports, and essays will be required. May
be taken more than once for credit.
DURB 6830 Urban Theory
3 cr.
Prerequisite: MURP 6130, DURB 6850 or consent of instructor. The
purpose of the course is to expose students to research dealing with
urban development issues, including economic development, land
use (in terms of physical space), and social impact. Students will
also examine a variety of disciplinary perspectives and methodological
approaches. These disciplines will include political science,
geography, sociology, history, and economics.
DURB 6850 Seminar Urban Studies
3 cr.
This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the history
and evolution of urban studies as a field of endeavor. The
methodological approaches, research questions, and theoretical
constructs employed in urban studies will be examined. The course
content is selected to examine the scope, the depth and breadth, of
urban studies. It is required of first semester students in the Ph.D.
program in Urban Studies. The course is open to graduate students
not in the Ph.D. program with permission of the College of Urban
and Public Affairs and the instructor.
DURB 6900 Independent Study
3 cr.
Offered each semester. Independent research in the graduate student’s
area of specialization under the direction of a designated
member of the graduate faculty. May be repeated for credit.
DURB 7020 Research Design Seminar
3 cr.
Prerequisite: DURB 6850 or consent of department. The purpose
of this course is to guide students with the cooperation of their
dissertation advisers, through the development of their dissertation
prospectus. The course will focus on the interrelationships between
epistemology, theory, particular methods, an research design. Upon
completion, students will be expected to have finished their dissertation
prospectus and to have scheduled their thesis defense.
DURB 7030 Research Design Practicum
3 cr.
Prerequisite: DURB 7020 or consent of instructor. An opportunity to
improve and test the ability to employ the craft of research by carrying
through a semester-long research project that will be subject
to external academic review. Its purpose is to build skills in the
craft of research related to those questions, refining a theoretical
framework or model, preparing a research plan for gathering and
analyzing relevant data, formulating data collection instruments,
gathering data for pre-test of those instruments, analyzing actual
or simulated data to test proposed data analysis procedures, and
preparing a journal article to report research findings.
DURB 7040 Examination or Thesis Only
0 cr.
Open to students in a thesis program who have only (other than
application for degree) the final typing and acceptance by the
Graduate School of their thesis or dissertation or to students in
a non-thesis program who have only (other than application for
degree) to pass the final examination to complete graduation
requirements.
DURB 7050 Dissertation Research
1-9 cr.
Preparation of dissertation by Ph.D. candidates under direction of
major professor and dissertation committee. Section number will
correspond with credit to be earned. To be repeated for credit until
dissertation is accepted.
Economics
ECON 1000 Intro Current Economic Issues
3 cr.
Offered each semester. An elementary study and analysis of current
economic issues for both the beginning business and the nonbusiness
student. Introduces a minimum of economic concepts to
allow the student to understand and to cope with national, international,
regional, and/or local issues. The principal goal of the
course is to attain a level of economic understanding sufficient for
a citizen to analyze and evaluate economic issues. Not open to students
enrolled in the College of Business Administration who have
completed 30 semester hours (or more) of University credit.
ECON 1203 Principles of Microeconomics
3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisites: MATH 1115 or equivalent and
placement in ENGL 1157 or higher. Credit will not be given for both
ECON 1203 and 2200. An introduction to the principles of economics;
the economics of the firm, including market demand and the
costs of production; the market structures of American capitalism;
the pricing of products and employment of resources including the
determinants of wages, interest, rents, and profits.
ECON 1204 Principles of Macroeconomics
3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: prior or concurrent enrollment
in ECON 1203. Credit will not be given for both ECON 1204 and
2200. An introduction to the theory of aggregate income, employment,
and the price level; economic stabilization policies; economic
growth and development; and international economics.
ECON 1273 Development Econ System in US
3 cr.
Offered each semester. A study and an analysis of the major forces
of the American economic system from colonial times to present
times. Attention will be given to forces leading the United States
into internationalism.
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