Courses—A through G and course numbers and symbols key

ApEc 5152. Applied Macroeconomics: Income andEmployment. (2 cr. Prereq–Econ 5152 or #)Static general equilibrium open economy models andsimple business cycle models examine economicgrowth, business cycles, and fiscal and monetarypolicy. Input-output analysis and large scaleeconometric models. Sources and properties ofeconomy and sector-wide data, and empiricalapplications.ApEc 5321. Regional Economic Analysis. (3 cr.Prereq–3006 or Econ 3102 or #)Regional development patterns and role of resources,transportation, and institutional constraints. Trade,migration, and investments in regional growth andchange. Regional economic information ininvestment and location decisions. Evaluation ofeconomic development policies and tools. Economicimpact analysis.ApEc 5341. State and Local Public Services andFinance. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq–3001 or equiv)The organization, delivery, economic analysis andfinance of state and local public services andfunctions.ApEc 5401. Price Analysis, Futures, and OptionsMarkets. (3 cr. Prereq–[3002 with grade of at least B,[Math 1142 or equiv]] or grad student)Development/application of price models. Uniquemarket institutions in agriculture that have beendeveloped in response to marketing/pricingproblems. Futures/options trading. Hedging,speculative uses of futures/options contracts. Priceefficiency, market performance/regulations.ApEc 5511. Labor Economics. (3 cr. Prereq–[[3001 orEcon 3101 or PA 5021], [PA 5032 or equiv], gradstudent] or #)Theoretical foundations of labor markets.Intertemporal/household labor supply. Demand forlabor, efficiency wages. Human capital theory,unemployment, migration decisions. Analysis ofeconometric research applied to labor policy issuessuch as minimum wage, tax policy, social insurance,education.ApEc 5551. Food Marketing Economics. (3 cr; A-Fonly. §4451, §FScN 4451. Prereq–3001 or Econ 3101)Economics of food marketing in the United States.Food consumption trends. Consumer food behavior,expenditure, data collection. Consumer utilitymodels, demand forecasting. Food distributionsystem. Changes in supply chain, industry structurethat serves retail food outlets. Individual/groupprojects.ApEc 5581. Human Capital and HouseholdEconomics. (3 cr. Prereq–3001 or Econ 3101 or #)Household economics and investment in humancapital (e.g., children, education, health andnutrition); labor force participation, lifetimeearnings, and nonmarket work; time allocation andsubstitution of capital for labor in the household inthe western and third world.ApEc 5611. Land and Water Economics. (3 cr.Prereq–3001 or Econ 3101 or #)Land as an economic and cultural resource. Propertyrights concepts, valuation of resources, and policyanalysis. Materials drawn from economics, forestry,public finance, planning, and agriculture.ApEc 5637. Agricultural Law. (3 cr. Prereq–Sr or grador #)Economic regulation of agriculture. Industrialorganization and market structure in agribusiness,public lands and water law, agricultural cooperatives,farm labor, farm finance, crop insurance and disasterassistance, agricultural biotechnology, food and druglaw, price and income regulations, and internationalagricultural marketing.ApEc 5651. Economics of Natural Resource andEnvironmental Policy. (3 cr. Prereq–[3001 or Econ3101], [4611 or Econ 3611 or NRES 3261W], 60 cr)Economic analyses, including project evaluation ofcurrent natural resource/environmental issues.Emphasizes intertemporal use of natural resources,natural resource scarcity/adequacy, environmentalquality, and mechanisms for pollution control andtheir implications for public policy.ApEc 5711. U.S. Agricultural and EnvironmentalPolicy. (3 cr. Prereq–3001 or Econ 3101)U.S. agricultural policy in an open world economy;role of private markets and government in regulatingsupply and demand; income vs. price support, supplycontrols, environmental constraints, and exportprotectionism; functioning of markets; roles ofpublic interest groups and future of Americanagricultural policy.ApEc 5721. Economics of Science and TechnologyPolicy. (3 cr. Prereq–[[5151 or 5151], PA 5022] or #)Economics of technical change, research, andtechnology. Productivity. Methods for evaluatingimpacts of R&D. Intellectual property rights.ApEc 5731. Economic Growth and InternationalDevelopment. (3 cr. Prereq–3002 or [Econ 3101, Stat3022]; Econ 4211 recommended)Economics of research/development. Technicalchange, productivity growth. Impact of technologyon institutions. Science/technology policy.ApEc 5751. Agricultural Trade and Trade Policy:Issues and Analysis. (3 cr. Prereq–3001 or Econ 3101 orPA 5021)Trade policies of import/export nations, gains fromtrade, trade negotiations/agreements. Free trade andcommon market areas. Exchange rate impacts.Primary commodities and market instability. Currenttrade issues.ApEc 5811. Cooperative Organization. (3 cr.Prereq–3001, 3002 or #)Application of economic analysis to the cooperativeform of organization. Producer and consumercooperatives used to examine economic issues suchas changing market organization, financing,management incentives, taxation, and antitrustregulations. Cooperatives as a tool for economicdevelopment included.ApEc 5861. Economics of Agricultural Production.(3 cr. Prereq–5151 or Econ 5151 or #)Production economics applied to agriculture,profitable combination of production factors;comparative advantage and location of production.ApEc 5891. Independent Study: Advanced Topics inFarm and Agribusiness Management. (1-4 cr.Prereq–#)Special topics or individual work suited to the needsof particular groups of students.ApEc 5991. Special Topics and Independent Studyin Applied Economics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]. Prereq–#)Special classes, independent study, and supervisedreading and research on subjects and problems notcovered in regularly offered courses.Arabic (Arab)Department of African American and AfricanStudiesCollege of Liberal ArtsArab 1101. Beginning Arabic. (5 cr)Oral practice, reading, comprehension, basicgrammar. For students with no previous training inArabic.Arab 1102. Beginning Arabic. (5 cr. Prereq–1101 orequiv or #)Comprehension, oral practice, and reading ofstandard Arabic. Continuation of 1101.Arab 1201. Colloquial Arabic. (5 cr)Fundamentals of vocabulary and sentence structure.Introduction to Arabic script. Primarily for businesspersons and travelers.Arab 1202. Colloquial Arabic. (5 cr. Prereq–1201 or #)Fundamentals of vocabulary and sentence structure.Introduction to Arabic script. Primarily for businesspersons and travelers.For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 296.Course DescriptionsArab 3036. Islam: Religion and Culture. (3 cr. §Afro5036)Religion of Islam, faith, practices, sectariansplintering, expansion outside original home to statusof world religion, institutions, status in worldsocieties—Asia, Europe, the Americas.Arab 3101. Intermediate Arabic I. (5 cr. Prereq–1102or equiv or #)Advanced grammar and conversational practice.Reading Arabic texts.Arab 3102. Intermediate Arabic II. (5 cr. Prereq–3101or #)Advanced grammar, analyses of readings, oralcomprehension.Arab 3491. Classical Islamic Civilization. (3 cr. §Afro5491)Islamic legacy in the classical age (800-1400),including medical and natural sciences, mathematics,philosophy, literature, and their transmission toEurope.Arab 3505. Survey of the Middle East. (3 cr. §5505)Peoples, lands, and cultures of the Middle East.Historical survey from earliest civilizations to thepresent.Arab 3514. African-Arabic Literature in Translation.(3 cr)Literature from continental Africa in Arabic. Novels,short stories, poetry, and drama by such writers asAbd-al-Hayy, Abd-al-Sabur, Mahfouz, El-Saadawi,and Wattar. No knowledge of Arabic required.Arab 3524. Introduction to the Qur’an. (3 cr)Textual, thematic, interpretive, and narrative aspectsof the Qur’an and its influence on modern Arabicliterature. All readings in English.Arab 3541. Islam in the Catholic Age: Arab Phase600 A.D. to 900 A.D. (3 cr. §5541)The rise of Islam in its Arabian setting. Roles of theprophet, the Orthodox and Umayyad Caliphs.Development of the Islamic state and empire. Statusof Muslims and non-Muslims.Arab 3542. Medieval Islam. (3 cr. §5542)Islamic dynasties, Mamluks and Mongols, andCrusaders and Assassins. Abbasid Caliphate’sdisintegration and rise of Seljuk Turks.Arab 3543. Arabs Under Mamluks and Ottomans:1300-1920. (3 cr.§5543)Struggle against Crusaders and Mongols.Disintegration and reemergence under MuhammadAli of Egypt; dynastic struggles in Syria; rise ofYoung Turks; Arab revolt.Arab 3544. Arab World: 1920 to the Present. (3 cr)Struggle in the Arab world for independence and itscourse since independence. Emphasis ondevelopment, political stability and unity; politicalstructures; the Arab-Israeli conflict.Arab 3547. The Ottoman Empire. (3 cr)Founding of Ottoman society and state to empire,1300 to end of the empire in 1920. Lands,institutions, peoples, legacy, impact on Europe.Arab 3900. Topics In Arabic Literature, Art, andCulture. (3 cr [max 6 cr])Topics vary. Readings are in English.Arab 3993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr. Prereq–#)For advanced students with individual facultymembers.Arab 5001. Research Methods in Arabic Studies.(3 cr)Skills and techniques required to deal with medievaland modern works in Arabic literature and Islam. Asurvey of the most important research bibliographiesin Arabic and Islamic studies. Bibliographicreferences in English and, when appropriate, Arabic.Arab 5011. Islam in Africa. (3 cr)Ideological, doctrinal, and ritual aspects ofcontinental African Islam. Emphasis on variousreligious brotherhoods and Sufi orders from differentAfrican countries in the 20th century. No knowledgeof Arabic required.Course Descriptions311