Jun 25, 2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [Archived Catalog]

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The course information (including course titles, descriptions, credit hours, requisites, repeat/retake information, OHIO BRICKS, and active status) contained in this catalog is effective as of Fall Semester 2021-22. This information is subject to change at the discretion of Ohio University.

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Tier III
	T3 4300 - Beyond Antioxidants: Whole Foods for Wellness Promotion This course will explore the impact of food and food components on wellness of individuals. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Describe the impact of food and food components on wellness. Present an oral presentation using current technology on a food or food component and its impact on wellness. Use technology to find current research on the impact of food and food components on wellness.
	T3 4310 - Thomas Jefferson: Gardener and Gastronome An exploration of the two loves of Thomas Jefferson, gardening and fine food, from a multidisciplinary perspective. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Describe cuisine in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in America and Europe. Describe gardening in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in America and Europe. Describe the gardening and cuisine habits of Thomas Jefferson and others of his time. Obtain and synthesize scholarly information related to gardening and cuisine from the disciplinary perspective of the student.
	T3 4360 - Mass Political Communication Brings into focus the relationship between politics and the media in the United States and examines the implications of this for the media, the politicians, and the public. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of peoples and cultures and their significance and impact on political communications in a global society. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of professionals and institutions in shaping political communications. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and, as appropriate, other forms of diversity in the political dialogue. Think critically, creatively and independently. Understand and apply the principles and laws of freedom of speech and press as they relate to political messages in the media. Understand how political messages are targeted to audiences to motivate behavior. Understand the legal environment for political, and especially campaign, media communication.
	T3 4361 - Gender Roles and Global Media Draws on mass media studies, international studies, and women’s studies to gain insight into gender roles portrayed in other nations’ mass media. Requisites: 6 Hours in Tier II Social Science and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of gender, race ethnicity, sexual orientation and, as appropriate, other forms of diversity in domestic society in relation to mass communications. Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of peoples and cultures and of the significance and impact of mass communications in a global society. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of professionals and institutions in shaping communications. Think critically, creatively, and independently. Understand the principles and laws of freedom of speech and press in the U.S.
	T3 4362 - Examining Internet Myths Examines the phenomenon of myth-making on the Internet and how the viral nature of the medium allows information to spread and gain credibility with very little substance or sourcing. A look at how the “urban legend” goes digital. Requisites: 3 Hours Tier II Social Sciences and 3 hours Humanities and Literature and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the significance and impact of viral communications in a global society. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and role of professionals and institutions in shaping internet messages. Think critically, creatively and independently. Understand the diversity of peoples and cultures, and how that diversity impacts the understanding and credibility of viral messages. Understand the impact of social networking sites in the spread of information, even when that information has little to no basis in truth.
	T3 4380 - Women in the Information Age Examines the effects of the “information age” on women’s lives. Telephones, computers, and the Internet have revolutionized the way people work and live. These technologies have affected men and women differently, however. Discusses the information age and its impact on domestic and work life. It pays special attention to the relationship between women and two of the main information technologies: the telephone and the computer. The objective is to explore the ways in which these technologies have been “gendered”. Also examines the role of women in relation to the telegraph, the typewriter, video games, the Internet, and other communication and information technologies. Requisites: (ITS 2140 or WGSS 1000 or 6 hours Tier II Social Science) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Apply feminist theory to the use of information technologies. Apply theories such as cultivation theory to the media presentation of gender and technology use. Apply theories such as social shaping theory to the development of information technologies including the telegraph, the telephone, the computer and the Internet. Describe the impact of various information technologies on women’s work and social lives. Explain feminist theories related to gender and technology. Explain theories related to the impact of media on people’s perceptions of reality, for example the spiral of silence and cultivation theory. Explain theories related to the uses and development of technology, including social shaping theory and technological determinism.
	T3 4400 - Seminar in Wealth and Poverty The aim of the course is to provide students with an appreciation of the ways in which the intersectionality of class, race, ethnicity and gender shape inequality of economic and social opportunities. The course draws on readings from Geography, Sociology, Economics, Literature, Women and Gender Studies and other disciplines. It begins with an investigation of systems of power and inequality with specific attention to race and racism and gender and sexism and their intersectionality with other forms of difference. The structure of social institutions and their influence in everyday life that produces wealth and inequality will also be examined. The relationship between population and environment will be examined through a gendered and economic lens. The economic and social-political dimensions of global inequality will be highlighted through case studies. The course will wrap up with an analysis of a recent biography and novel that will be carefully selected to allow students to synthesize information covered in the course. The course will integrate class meetings with related activities on campus, and wrap up with a wealth and poverty research expo open to OU faculty and students. Requisites: (AAS 1060 or GEOG 1310 or HIST 1330 or POLS 2300 or SOC 2300 or SW 1000) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to acquire and analyze information for their assignments and final projects through online and other library resources Students will be able to acquire increasingly complex intellectual skills through the investigation of the different forms that inequality takes in different geographic areas Students will be able to analyze how economic inequality intersects with other forms of inequality Students will be able to synthesize information learnt in previous theme courses in their final research project Students will be able to utilize technology in their research and class presentations Students will have the ability to effectively present information orally to an audience of their peers and faculty.
	T3 4414 - The True Value of Food This course explores the real value of food in terms of production and consumption to understand and re-evaluate where our food comes from and how this impacts what people choose to buy and eat. The lab course component includes participation in field trips to local farms, developing a small market garden, and cooking what is grown. The lab component and the course content have a strong regional, South East Ohio focus. Requisites: Sr only and (CAS 1410 or 3 credits ANTH, ECON, GEOG, NUTR, BIOS, PBIO, POLS, or SOC) Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will acquire the skills to analyze laws and policies that impact the economics of food production and consumption. Students will acquire the skills to analyze the impact of major agricultural technologies on the cost of food. Students will acquire the skills to navigate sources of food information in order to be informed in their consumption choices. Students will be able to describe an synthesize the evolution of food production from the historical to conventional practices. Students will be able to describe and identify their participation in the food system stages: production, distribution, consumption, and food waste. Students will be able to describe and synthesize the challenges of food access at the community level. Students will be able to describe and synthesize the complexity of food choices and consumption in individual terms and in the larger socio-cultural context. Students will be able to identify and distinguish the challenges faced by large-scale and by local diversified agricultural producers. Students will work collaboratively to develop plans for small market garden production. Students will work collaboratively to identify and synthesize the challenges and opportunities represented by small market garden.
	T3 4600 - Visual Culture Studies Presents thematic overview of issues and approaches to visual culture. Concerned with objects and spaces that are designed and/or manufactured. Covers topics found normally in such disciplines as art, architecture and urban planning, anthropology, communications, environmental studies, women’s studies, museum studies, sociology, criminology, physical education, fashion design, interior design, graphic design and advertising, and photography, to name a few. Interdisciplinary in the way topics are covered in that these will be studied using a variety of methods borrowed from a number of disciplines. Requisites: Tier II completed and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Be able to critically assess and comment on own writing and writing of others. Be able to evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information and to compose original arguments. Be able to synthesize content by preforming own interdisciplinary analysis of visual culture.
	T3 4601 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: Greek to Medieval Principal styles of Western art as mirrored in selected masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature. Specific works of art examined in relationship to one another and against background of ideas that animated life of their times (Greek, Roman, Medieval). Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to identify principle styles of Western art in the selected period. Students should be able to relate the works of art to the background of ideas that animated life of the times. Students should be able to relate works of art to one another.
	T3 4602 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: Renaissance to Baroque Principal styles of Western art as mirrored in selected masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature. Specific works of art examined in relationship to one another and against background of ideas that animated life of their times (Renaissance, Baroque). Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to identify principle styles of Western art in the selected period Students should be able to relate the works of art to the background of ideas that animated life of the times Students should be able to relate works of art to one another
	T3 4603 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: 19th and 20th Centuries Principal styles of Western art as mirrored in selected masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature. Specific works of art examined in relationship to one another and against background of ideas that animated life of their times (19th and 20th centuries). Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to identify principle styles of Western art in the selected period. Students should be able to relate the works of art to the background of ideas that animated life of the times. Students should be able to relate works of art to one another.
	T3 4604 - Art and Morality The relation between artworks and moral values, examined through diverging theories and philosophical perspectives. The work of specific artists from various historical periods, with emphasis on recent and contemporary debates among artists and philosophers. The theme is whether aesthetic and ethical values are mutually reconcilable. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to debate whether aesthetic and ethical values are mutually reconcilable. Students should be able to examine diverging theories and philosophical perspectives. Students should understand the relation between artworks and moral values.
	T3 4605 - Appalachian Culture, Energy and Environment This course explores the arts and culture of our region as related to energy and the environment both past and present. Topics will include music of coal miners; murals, festivals and performance commemorating the culture of mining towns; historic preservation of local architecture; material culture and memory in local museums and historical societies; engagements and encounters with the environment; and protest cultures related to energy extraction past and present. Throughout, attention will be paid to questions of citizenship and social justice. Students will engage the material firsthand through readings, screenings, guest lectures and performances, and field trips. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to acquire and analyze information for their assignments and final projects through online and other library resources. Students will be able to analyze and interpret the role of the arts in social life. Students will be able to describe how the arts are used for commemoration, environmental justice, and protest. Students will be able to explain the significance of expressive and material culture for life in mining towns. Students will be able to utilize technology in their research and class presentations. Students will have the ability to effectively present information orally to an audience of their peers and faculty.
	T3 4630 - Women Speaking: Then and Now Offers a comprehensive study and research of famous women (and men) throughout history, as well as the study of gender differences. Written speeches will be developed and practiced based on the chosen orators. Voice and speech skills will be taught for an effective communication and final speech performance. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Create and present a practiced speech performance demonstrating the learned speaking skills for an effective communication. Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate learned voice and speech skills. Demonstrate through written research, a thorough knowledge of a famous orator, past or present, on which to create a speech for performance. Demonstrate through written work, small group discussions and class participation, the understanding of language and gender. Identify and evaluate good speaking habits for a more effective communication. Identify, compare/contrast, and evaluate gender differences between male and female speech.
	T3 4631 - Play and Place Examines the historical and contemporary interaction of two art forms, theater and architecture, in the design and construction of theaters. Considers the requirements and demands of theater and architecture and analyzes their synthesis in creating actual theater structures. Requisites: Tier II completed and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to identify major forms of drama. Students should be able to identify major forms of theater architecture. Students should be able to relate forms of drama to their architectural settings.
	T3 4691 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Post-Civil Rights Movements By studying key decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, students taking this course will learn how said Court applied the Constitution to uphold the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and other laws passed to secure for African Americans the Constitutional rights they had been denied for nearly two centuries. Students will also examine Supreme Court cases that helped to foster further desegregation of America’s public schools. Finally, students will learn how other Americans have benefited from the legal paths forged by African Americans in their struggle to obtain the Constitutional rights to which all Americans are entitled. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Deepen their understanding of the Constitution of the United States of America. Gain a capacity for synthesis of a multidisciplinary approach to studying the law. Increase expertise in working collaboratively to solve problems and share findings. Learn the important role the Supreme Court of the United States played in securing for African Americans the civil and political rights to which all Americans are entitled. Master some basic legal terminology and judicial concepts.
	T3 4700 - Global Public Health Global Public Health is typically a study-abroad offering lasting 2-5 weeks in the hosting country or continent, but it may be presented locally as well. In the course, basic public health elements of selected locations are explored and connections made in the larger context of global health issues. Requisites: Sr and permission required Credit Hours: 5 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 5.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: In-depth understanding of global forces or pressures affecting public health in one or more host countries. Knowledge of basic public health elements. Synthesis of new connections between U.S. and other country approaches to public health measures.
	T3 4710 - Sport Aesthetics This course analyzes sport as a subject of aesthetic value and valid source for moral education. Students investigate watching sport as a focus of profound emotional experience and nature of allegiance. Observing sport as purists and partisans are differentiated. Students examine the philosophical issues around watching sport and investigate the parallels with art and theatre. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of core aesthetic concepts and theories related to sport. Students will be able to explain how individuals view sport through the lens of partisans and purists. Students will be able to describe the aesthetic values and aspects found in sport. Students will be able to evaluate the similarities, differences, and relationships between sport and art. Students will be able to analyze how sport is affected by variables of gender, race, social class, ability, and age. Students will be able to synthesize the emotional experience, allegiance and identity linked to sport.
	T3 4720 - Clothing and Culture Knowledge and understanding are built through the interdisciplinary study of apparel, appearance, and cross-cultural influences in variations and functions of dress. Student exploration to focus on apparel and appearance norms as a cultural universal. Emphasis on research methods, resources and activities relating to cultural/subcultural patterns. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Appreciate different cultures and what they contribute to our culture. Appreciate the influence of the visual formats of the costume of other culture to our own. Identify how cultural influences contribute to the retail market. Identify how cultural influences “trickle across” to other cultures.
	T3 4722 - Food and Culture of the Mediterranean Investigates the food and culture of the Mediterranean region from a cultural and geographic perspective. Requisites: One course in (ANTH or GEOG or SOC) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will synthesize the cultural anthropology of the Mediterranean region by investigating family traditions, decorative arts and architecture, and religion and the impact on Mediterranean cuisine. Students will synthesize the geography of the Mediterranean region by investigating the elements of agriculture, food origins and climate their impact on cuisine development in the Mediterranean. Students will synthesize the science of food production and service as it has evolved in the Mediterranean region.
	T3 4725 - Women and Leadership: Roles and Responsibilities This capstone course is an analysis of women in leadership roles in relation to historical, sociological, psychological, and economic perspectives. Students develop reflective practices and strategies for developing leadership skills through research, negotiation and communication. Requisites: (PSY 1010 or SOC 1000) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze historic gender inequalities and intersectionality as they develop current and future leadership strategies to reduce gender bias and promote opportunities for generalized populations. Students will be able to reflect on real world leadership challenges for women through readings and will apply knowledge to recognize and reduce unknown or systemic biases withing their industries. Students will be able to effectively communicate, present and defend their positions and ideas about the importance of female leadership within an organization. Students will be able to assess and synthesize their own leadership strengths, biases, and communication styles using knowledge, experience, and evidence to devise a leadership development plan based on their current and future goals. Students will be able to critically evaluate and collaboratively develop potential solutions for breaking leadership barriers for women in the workplace.
	T3 4730 - Childhood in America and its Historical and Sociocultural Impact on the Society in Which We Live Students synthesize not only many different disciplines and media, but also past and present to synthesize an understanding of historical views of children, our views of children at the beginning of the 21st century and trends for the American idea of children in the next few decades and what will precipitate those changes. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will synthesize data from historical resources, documents, popular films, literature, and other resources to examine the ways children and childhood have been viewed historically in American society. Students will synthesize data from past and present to make a prediction of how childhood will change and look in the 21st century. Students will use all resources available (library, internet, films, newspapers, magazines, and personal experiences) to synthesize an understanding of the way that children are viewed in American Society.
	T3 4740 - Thanatology Synthesizes components inherent in current philosophical and religious views and beliefs, psychological and clinical dimensions, sociological factors, and ethical and moral issues of death in context of defining and coping with death. Requisites: Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Develop an appreciation for the universality and variability of how different cultures react to dying, death, and bereavement. Recognize the importance and utility of an interdisciplinary approach to studying thanatology. Synthesize the multiple disciplinary perspectives of thanatology.
	T3 4800 - War: Human Response Human responses to war are examined both from the subjective perspective of creators of literature of war and from the objective perspective of psychologists who study individual and group behavior in times of conflict. Topics include the nature of individual and organized aggression, perception of the enemy, disillusion and disenchantment, obedience to authority, the irony of war, victimization, and alternatives to war. Requisites: 9 hours in (ENG or PSY) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Understand the roots of human aggression as explained by the biological, learning, cognition, psychodynamic, and existential-humanistic perspectives, as well as the distinction between individual aggression and organized societal aggression. Understand the role played by the principles of social perception in how we perceive our enemies, and how those perceptions, in turn, affect how we categorize and respond to the enemy prior to and during war. Understand the elements of basic training that affect the soldier’s motivations, self concept, obedience to authority, and understanding of the nature and culture of the enemy, and how these interact to affect behavior during war. Understand the causes, dynamics, and outcomes of the inevitable disillusion and disenchantment of the combat soldier, including the violation of thémis, the undoing of character, and the development of PTSD. Appreciate the irony of war, including the notion that any given war is always worse than we expect it to be, that we begin by fighting the last war, and how war is sold to the public (i.e., why the real war will never get in the books). Understand the psychology of victimization and how it applies to both the military and civilian victims of war. Identify the role of psychology in finding alternatives to relying on armed conflict to resolve disputes between nations (or groups within nations), including the roles played by perception, communication, learning, and conflict resolution.
	T3 4810 - Pathologies of Power The overall objective of this course is to address how membership in specific social identity groups including ones that are based on the social categories of race, gender, sexuality, religiosity, socioeconomic status as well as others is related to physical and mental health. This course will provide an interdisciplinary framework for understanding the relationship between health and social identity group memberships. The disparities that exist in health status for many groups will be explored as well as how factors such as microaggressions, prejudice, stigmatization, poor access to and barriers to care as well as policies contribute to these disparities. Concurrently resiliency factors and intervention strategies to reduce such disparities will be reviewed. Requisites: PSY 2710 and (PSY 1110 or PSY 2110 or MATH 2500 or QBA 2010 or ECON 3810 or COMS 3520) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify microaggressions in our society and discuss how they relate to health disparities. Students will demonstrate an appreciation for diversity in their own lives. Students will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively on a project that addresses a health disparity. Students will develop a capacity to synthesize information taken from various health disciplines to develop an understanding of the relationship between health and membership in specific identity groups. Students will have the ability to demonstrate increasingly complex intellectual skills with respect to an understanding of health disparities.
	T3 4820 - Art and History: 1950s and 1960s An interdisciplinary examination of the years from the late 1940s to late 1960s that includes examinations of art (from Abstract Expressionism to Pop), film (from Film Noir to the influence of the counterculture), literature (from neo-realism to postmodern), and intellectual life (social criticism). Students will examine key documents and learn how to interpret them by placing them in historical context. They will write a synthetic paper on a key topic covered in the class. Requisites: Completion of Tier II Humanities and Fine Arts and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn how to criticize the assumptions of authors, artists, and filmmakers in the past. Students will learn how to interpret key historical documents (including literature, film, and art). Students will master the broad outlines of American cultural history during two crucial decades in the nation’s past. Students will write about a key area of postwar American history.
	T3 4830 - Language, Culture and Sport In this course, we will explore the interface of language and culture. Language is a symbolic system through which we communicate our experience of the world to others. Culture is a set of beliefs and actions through which we, in concert with others in a community of practice, enact a common understanding of our experiences of the world as they are now, as we understand them to have been in the past, and how we imagine them to be in the future. The context of culture that this course uses to illustrate the connection between language and culture is that of sport. Sport is a community of practice in which language is used to report on sporting events, express opinions, and express support for a team through chants, etc. We are interested in how language is used in the specific culture of sport and how it expresses both individual, group and national identity. By the end of this course, students will be better able to understand how culture is expressed through language. Requisites: 3 hours in (ANTH or LING or PETE or REC or SASM) and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will better understand the relationship of language and culture and how they as individuals contribute to these issues. Students will develop an awareness of the values implicit in sport both for society as a whole and for themselves as individuals and the ability to critically evaluate those values. Students will develop the ability to synthesize complex intellectual and social issues in the understanding of sports fan behavior. Students will develop the ability to weave together elements of language, culture, and sport in order to illuminate issues such identity and othering. Students will have a better understanding of sport as a social phenomenon and how sport can be understood as culture. Students will learn how to do collaborative empirical research in linguistics and to present their results through both oral and written communication. Students will understand how communities of practice organized around sport can influence language use.
	T3 4850 - Sustainability Citizenship Sustainability challenges of the 21st century require us to meet the needs of the present while safeguarding Earth’s life-support systems on which the welfare of current and future generations depends. These challenges call for the reinvention of citizenship. Conventional models of citizenship are inadequate for tackling the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability problems; do not match the realities of social-ecological systems; and provide little guidance for addressing equity within and between generations. In this multidisciplinary course students will investigate changing citizenship norms; the core principles of sustainability citizenship; and the practice of sustainability citizenship in the private and public spheres from the local to the global levels. Requisites: Sr only and two credit hours in Tier II Social Sciences and two credit hours in Tier II Natural Sciences Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Analyze the relationship between evolving citizenship norms and the core conceptual components of sustainability citizenship including non-territoriality, non-reciprocal responsibility, and citizenship in the private sphere. Collaboratively plan, research, and prepare an oral presentation on sustainability citizenship in the public sphere focused on community engagement or political activism. Critically evaluate the practice and impact of sustainability citizenship in the private sphere. Explain the role of personal responsibility, empowerment and hope in sustainability citizenship. Probe the limitations of conventional conceptions of citizenship for addressing the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of global sustainability challenges. Synthesize selected readings from the contemporary, multi-disciplinary literature on citizenship and sustainability.
	T3 4922 - Science Engagement Research In this course, students work on a research team project to design, develop, deliver and assess science learning opportunities in informal environments (e.g., museums, libraries, media). Particular attention is focused on an interdisciplinary approach incorporating the arts and humanities with science topics. Requisites: CHEM 3922 and Senior and permission Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to develop a logic model for a science engagement research project Students will be able to develop a science engagement experience that involves an interdisciplinary synthesis of content and is suitable for an informal learning environment Students will be able to evaluate the participant learning outcomes resulting from a science engagement experience Students will be able to communicate the results of a science engagement research project Students will be able to use technology to acquire and analyze participant outcomes data and present results Students will be able to work professionally and collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds
	T3 4925 - Leadership in Customer Service Customer Service is based on the premise that good customer service begins with the internal customer. This course focuses on combining the characteristics of leadership with emotional intelligence to grow the organization from the inside out. Requisites: Senior Credit Hours: 3 OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to research and reflect on characteristics of historical and present day leaders and identify leader characteristics that support a customer focused culture. Students will be able to reflect on real world leadership challenges through case studies covering ethics, diversity, finances and human resources. Students will be able to research and present data, using technology, on successful leadership characteristics in a global market. Students will be able to assess their own leadership strengths and devise a leadership development plan based on their current and future goals. Students will be able to analyze a variety of scenarios with internal and external customers and distinguish the appropriate response using the characteristics of a leader role model.
	T3 4950 - Biology and Geography of Regional Food Plants The proposed integrative course examines plants utilized commonly as food in a selected region of the world from a variety of perspectives including their biology and evolution, geographic origins and historical development, chemical properties related to their use, agriculture and harvesting, food products utilizing these plants, and how cultures have been modified by food plants. Students will learn how regional environmental conditions and topography, land use, political and ethnic groups, economics, and infusion of other cultures have dictated the food plants now utilized in particular areas within the region under study. Each week, food plants will be introduced and discussed both within a geographic context (e.g., Rhineland of W Germany and adjacent Belgium; and E Germany and Moravia) and a functional or product-based context (e.g., fermentation, grapes and wines; and cereal grains, salt and preservation methods). Requisites: Tier II completed and Sr only Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory, 1.0 discussion Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Appreciation of differences in use of local, regional or imported food plants and food preferences around the world. Appreciation of the impact of immigrating cultures into the region with their own food plants and food preferences, and how this gradually alters historical food traditions. Comprehension of how local and regional topography, climate and soils affect plant life and the consequent choices earlier peoples had available for food plants and plant for other uses. Recognition of how different cultures (including Americans) have chosen crop plants and made food choices. Understanding of natural communities, natural resources (especially native plants) and geography of a given region and their influence on traditional and modern foods.
	T3 4955 - Police Legitimacy and Community Relations This interdisciplinary course uses psychological theory and evidence based practices to demonstrate actionable plans to enhance police legitimacy and community relations. This course will integrate concepts from psychology, criminal justice, and organizational communication to provide students a well-rounded view of how of an informed citizenry interacts with law enforcement agencies. Students will learn how aspects of social justice theory, organizational communication, and criminal justice are interrelated, and will synthesize and apply these ideas to become a more informed and engaged citizen. Students will understand the challenges of modern policing, analyze historic and current challenges to police legitimacy, as well as the vital role that community involvement can play in developing policy and best practices. By creating policy memos and action plans based on knowledge attained through their studies, students will develop skills to evaluate current policing tactics and methods, and the role that an engaged community plays police legitimacy. Requisites: PSY 1010 and Sr Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course, students will be able to define and recognize indicators of police legitimacy within a community enhancing their abilities to function more effectively within their community. Students will be able to explain the impact of police legitimacy on police and citizen encounters in an increasingly diverse society. Students will be able to compare and contrast the guardian and warrior policing models. Students will be able to recognize implicit bias and explain its impact on police legitimacy. Students will be able to analyze community policing strategies through civic engagement and function as a collaborative partner to insure social justice. Students will be able to evaluate legitimate use of police deadly force and the role of citizens in reviewing use of force incidents within a community. Students will be able to evaluate effective criminal justice recruitment and selection procedures to conclude how communities hire qualified candidates who reflect the demographic composition of their communities. Students will be able to differentiate theories of social psychology to include distributive, retributive and procedural justice acquiring increasingly complex intellectual skills. Students will be able to interpret police and citizen interactions using transactional justice theory.
University College
	UC D998 - College Reading Skills Focuses on active reading and study reading techniques, such as summarizing main ideas, organizing textbook content, understanding inference and point of view, adjusting reading rate, expanding vocabulary, and developing critical thinking skills. Course content moves from shorter passages to longer selections and emphasizes practice and application of skills. Recommended for new students with less than a 21 on the ACT Reading section or SAT verbal score below 495. Requisites: Fr and Soph only and (ACT reading score below 21 or SAT verbal score below 495 or COMPASS reading score below 88) Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will apply strategies for increasing their comprehension and confidence in their abilities to read. Students will be aware of strategies for adapting and varying their reading speed. Students will become critical readers by identifying biased and slanted writing. Students will demonstrate how to identify topic sentences, key and main ideas and types of supporting details. They will demonstrate an understanding of how reading and writing are interconnected. Students will demonstrate strategies for recalling the content of materials read. Students will demonstrate techniques for increasing their vocabulary. Students will develop the ability to make inferences about what they have read. Students will develop the ability to summarize materials they have read. Students will recognize organizational (rhetorical) patterns and will demonstrate how to extract information from them. Students will use study reading strategies, such as SQ3R, and apply them to their textbooks.
	UC 1000 - Mastering the University Experience The purpose of University College 1000 is to assist new students in making a successful transition to Ohio University, both academically and personally. Aims to foster a sense of belonging, promote engagement in the curricular and co-curricular life of the university, encourage self responsibility, and articulate to students the expectations and values of the University. Also seeks to help students develop and apply appropriate learning strategies; enhance their critical thinking and communication skills; and explore their interests, abilities, values, and options related to their choice of a major and career. Requisites: First Semester Student Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will adapt and apply appropriate academic strategies to their courses and learning experiences. Students will articulate the importance of taking personal responsibility for the choices they make and for creating the outcomes and experiences they want in college. Students will describe what it means to be a good citizen of the Ohio University academic community in the context of the history, traditions, and values of the University and the Student Code of Conduct. Students will develop and apply skills that contribute to building positive and interdependent relationships with peers, staff, advisors, and faculty. Students will examine how their background and experiences impact their values and assumptions and explain the influence these have on their relationships with others. Students will identify and apply strategies to effectively manage time and priorities. Students will identify and understand university academic policies, processes, and procedures with special focus on those related to grading, advising, registration, and course planning. Students will identify and utilize appropriate campus resources, organizations and activities that contribute to their educational experience, goals, and engagement. Students will learn a process of exploring and analyzing possible majors and careers that fit their unique interests, abilities and values. Students will use written and oral communication to discover, develop, and articulate ideas and viewpoints.
	UC 1050 - College Information Seeking Skills Finding, using, and evaluating information sources for undergraduate research. Includes narrowing a topic for an academic audience, concepts of indexing, and Boolean database searching. Hands-on lab approach with final bibliography tied to work in another class. Requisites: Fr or Soph Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the structure of the information landscape by choosing types of resources that fit the research question. Students will demonstrate intermediate searching strategies, such as Boolean searching. Students will demonstrate the ability to identify an academic topic and narrow or expand its focus to fit the assignment. Students will distinguish between popular, trade, and scholarly resources. Students will evaluate information with given criteria to determine its value in academic research. Students will identify the databases required by different academic disciplines. Students will understand plagiarism and demonstrate the use of one citation style.
	UC 1060 - Academic Computing Skills The purpose is to provide students with hands-on experience ranging from basic computational applications to advanced computational application skills necessary to successfully enhance their educational experience while at Ohio University and beyond. Students will learn how to use different types of technology found in educational settings to develop and enhance their computational skills. This includes hardware basic peripherals, productivity applications (Microsoft Office Suite), Internet Search for Credible Sources, managing their oak storage, multimedia skills, Email and Social Networking Etiquette, and Web technology (Wikis, Blogs, etc.). The class will be designed to meet the NETS (National Education Technology Standards) for Teachers 2008 (http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS). Requisites: Fr only Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Develop basic technology competencies through effective use of desktop publishing technology, paperless publishing and the web, and image processing. Compose and format a Word document to meet academic standards for documents. Demonstrate a sound working understanding of the nature of operating systems in both MACs and PCs. Demonstrate the ability to utilize on-line resources available to OU students (including email & Blackboard). Design and develop effective PowerPoint presentations. Perform research on the Internet citing credible sources (and evaluate the appropriate uses of those sources).
	UC 1070 - College Student Finances College Student Finances is designed to give students an in depth understanding of money management in college. This includes detailed information about budgeting, expenses, and paying for college with a special emphasis on the financial aid process. Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to create a plan for personal fiscal responsibility. Students will be able to make informed financial choices. Students will be able to manage their financial aid. Students will be able to determine total educational costs.
	UC 1100 - Learning Strategies Helps students assess current study behaviors and attitudes and then adopt techniques that increase effectiveness in managing time, taking notes, reading and comprehending test material, and preparing for exams. Emphasizes regular practice and application of strategies discussed. Especially recommended for new students who did not study very much in high school and/or do not have a well-developed system of effective studying. Requisites: (Fr or Soph) and WARNING: No credit for both this course and the following: UC 1101 and UC 1102 Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will become aware of various factors affecting their abilities to concentrate on their academic coursework. They will describe ways to manage the stress levels in their new, independent lives. Students will demonstrate how to set and achieve short-term and long-term academic, personal, and career related goals. Students will demonstrate how to take efficient lecture notes using at least three different formats and will develop useful techniques for studying and learning from each format. Students will develop and apply critical reading and thinking skills to reason-based arguments. They will develop decision-making skills for use while in college and in their future lives. Students will develop and apply strategies for taking objective, essay, and problem-based exams. Students will develop strategies to improve both the learning and recall of information at all levels of learning. Students will identify their personal learning styles and will apply this knowledge to the various teaching styles they will encounter at college. Students will use library and internet resources for academic research and will evaluate the respective quality of such information. Students will use the various levels of learning (from factual and applied to analysis and synthesis) to meet the expectations of college level learning. Students will use various reading and study systems, such as SQ3R, and will apply these techniques to become more efficient readers of their textbooks. Students will use various time management strategies by developing weekly and semester length time management plans.
	UC 1101 - Time Management and Test Taking Skills Concentrates on managing time and preparing for and taking examinations. Requisites: Warning: No credit for both this course and the following: UC 1100 Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will become aware of various factors affecting their abilities to concentrate on their academic coursework. They will describe ways to manage the stress levels in their new, independent lives. Students will develop and apply strategies for taking objective, essay, and problem-based exams. Students will develop strategies to improve both the learning and recall of information at all levels of learning. Students will identify their personal learning styles and will apply this knowledge to the various teaching styles they will encounter at college. Students will use the various levels of learning (from factual and applied to analysis and synthesis) to meet the expectations of college level learning. Students will use various time management strategies by developing weekly and semester length time management plans.
	UC 1102 - Notetaking from Lectures and Textbooks Improves ability to select important information in lectures, discussions, and textbooks, organize it in note form, and review it. Emphasizes regular practice and use of organized notetaking systems. Requisites: Warning: No credit for both this course and the following: UC 1100 Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will apply appropriate reading techniques to condense textbook material into usable notes. Students will become aware of various factors affecting their abilities to concentrate during lectures, discussion, and textbook reading. Students will demonstrate how to take efficient lecture notes using at least three different formats. Students will develop useful techniques for studying and learning from various lecture note formats. Students will identify their personal learning styles and will apply this knowledge to the various teaching styles they will encounter at college. Students will use various reading and study systems, such as SQ3R, to prioritize textbook material.
	UC 1500 - Student Transition Seminar The purpose of the Student Transition Seminar is to assist students in making a successful transition to their selected academic programs, both academically and personally. For those transferring to Ohio University, the course covers material on knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the institution. For those moving from one academic program to another, pertinent information regarding the new program is given. This course fosters a sense of belonging and promotes engagement in the curricular and co curricular aspects of a student’s academic discipline. Credit Hours: .5 - 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.5 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to articulate how their personal interests, values, and abilities relate to their chosen major. Students will be able to construct a comprehensive academic plan for use throughout their academic career. Students will be able to recall the services and resources offered through their academic department.
	UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar The seminar course associated with thematic or discipline-specific learning communities. Topics may include introduction to disciplinary norms, academic expectations of specific colleges and programs and research and creative opportunities at Ohio University. Credit Hours: 1 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 2.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for the issues and value of diversity. Students will demonstrate an understanding of their personal interests, skills, and values in relation to life/career planning issues. Students will demonstrate understanding of the value and purpose of a college education, including the benefits of being actively involved in college activities. Students will describe how to learn at the college level. Students will develop a familiarity with and utilize a variety of student support services, university resources, and activities. Students will develop a working knowledge of Ohio University’s policies/procedures, academic programs, expectations, and opportunities for their development. Students will develop and use necessary skills for academic and personal success at Ohio University.
	UC 2030 - Credit for Work Experience: Portfolio Development Seminar designed to assist adult students in clarifying career, personal, and educational goals with emphasis on documenting college-level learning from prior experience and documenting this learning for assessment. Requisites: Permission required from eLearning OHIO and ENG 1510 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will analyze and record educational and career goals. Students will analyze experiences gained in employment, community activities, and hobbies, and the learning gained from those experiences. Students will create at least one portfolio to present their experiences in an orderly sequence.
	UC 2100 - Academic Achievement & Student Engagement This course guides students to clarify their academic and professional interests. This is accomplished through a combination of seminar style discussion and reflection activities. In addition, students gain and develop a set of skills, tools and practices intended to support students in being agents of change in their respective communities. Credit Hours: 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to design, develop, and implement their own scholarship projects for inspiring and transforming a community of their choice. Students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication skills through presentation of ideas during class discussions and completion of writing assignments. Students will be able to successfully develop a professional e-portfolio that demonstrates academic achievement, leadership skills and community service.
	UC 2120 - Theories & Praxis of Civic Engagement & Leadership This course focuses on understanding leadership, civic engagement and social change in the global, national and local contexts. We utilize the loci of our identities to frame the meaning we derive from leadership and civic engagement. Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to Identify a contemporary leadership theories and illustrate how those theories and issues can contribute to informed citizenship. Students will be able to assess the citizen’s role in an always evolving, culturally diverse world of community and individual rights as well as responsibilities in relation to leadership. Students will be able to formulate and present personal philosophy and values in relation to leadership. Students will be able to construct and apply the concept of civic engagement and strategies for enhancing civic engagement and advancing social justice in diverse contexts. Students will be able to exhibit their leadership capacities and skills for fostering civil discourse and effective professional practices in the nonprofit and civil society sector. Students will be able to identify the key civic values, attitudes and expectations that motivate them personally as well as others to engage in civic action and leadership.
	UC 2900 - Special Topics in University College Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in University College.
	UC 3690 - Bobcat Student Orientation Theory and Practice Facilitates learning opportunities and experiences, which will provide students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to become effective administrative assistants and orientation leaders (for first-year and transfer student orientation). Helps students gain a better understanding of the university experience and the importance of orientation, while they also learn about campus resources and services and the fundamentals of becoming an effective administrative assistant or orientation leader. Requisites: Permission required Credit Hours: 1 - 2 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.5 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will develop empathy and understanding for the needs and concerns of incoming students and their parents, and develop an understanding of diverse student populations. Students will develop public speaking skills and skills for leading group discussions and relationship building activities. Students will develop skills for managing conflict and effective problem solving. Students will examine the roles of Orientation Leader and Administrative Assistant in the university community and in the matriculation and retention processes. Students will learn essential information from the undergraduate catalog and the various colleges and majors at Ohio University, as well as the services and resources available to OU students. Students will learn how to give an effective and informative campus tour. Students will understand the importance of student orientation in higher education.
University Professor
	UP 1901 - University Professor Title and requisite in Course Offerings. Requisites: Fr or Soph Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 1901N - University Professor Title and requisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Fr or Soph Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 1901S - University Professor Title and requisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Fr or Soph Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 1901U - University Professor Title and requisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Fr or Soph Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 2900 - Special Topics in University Professor Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in University Professor.
	UP 4900 - Special Topics in University Professor Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in University Professor.
	UP 4901 - University Professor Title and requisite in Course Offerings. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 4901N - University Professor Title and requisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 4901S - University Professor Title and prerequisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
	UP 4901U - University Professor Title and prerequisites available in Course Offerings. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 9.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will learn specific concepts, issues and/or methods in a specific award-winning professor’s area of expertise.
Vietnamese
	VIET 1110 - Elementary Vietnamese I Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers. Credit Hours: 4 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to recognize the phonetic system, especially the six different tones in the Vietnamese language, as well as fill in the missing diacritics based on the pronunciation of a word. The student will be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of greetings, self-introduction, and vocabulary related to objects, family, colors and time.
	VIET 1120 - Elementary Vietnamese II Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers. Requisites: VIET 1110 Credit Hours: 4 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The student should be able to demonstrate basic knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary related to transportation, food, music, movies, and culture. The student should have a basic understanding of the tonal system, and understand the use of diacritics in written Vietnamese.
	VIET 2110 - Intermediate Vietnamese I Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers. Requisites: VIET 1120 Credit Hours: 4 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to ask and answer questions related to family issues, social gatherings, and interviewing. Apart from gaining basic knowledge of various sentence structures, the student will be able to discuss topics which revolve around Vietnamese social values, weddings, tourist sites, and so forth.
	VIET 2120 - Intermediate Vietnamese II Culture based approach to increased language proficiency. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study diverse history and customs of Vietnamese speakers. Requisites: VIET 2110 Credit Hours: 4 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Apart from gaining basic knowledge of various sentence structures, the student will be able to discuss topics which revolve around Vietnamese holiday celebrations, education, and other related matters. The student will be able to ask and answer questions related to topics that appear in the textbook.
	VIET 2900 - Special Topics in Vietnamese Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Vietnamese.
Visual Communication
	VICO 1000 - Introduction to Studies in Visual Communication Offers an introduction to visual communication principles, aesthetics, research, and applications in the field. It prepares students for further study in the communication industry of photojournalism, commercial photography, interactive multimedia design, and publication design. Credit Hours: 3 General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2HL Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: In addition, students should gain an understanding of the influence of physiology, psychology, history and culture on visual communication. The goals for this introductory course are to develop knowledge of visual communication principles, create a framework for assessing visual communication.
	VICO 1014 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Design An introduction to information architecture, information design theory and principles, production techniques using industry specific software for both print and web. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1000 and VICO major and Warning: No credit if taken after VICO 1414 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic information architecture, design theory and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for both print and web.
	VICO 1021 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Photography An introduction to visual communication through still photography and image processing software. Student work is reviewed and critiqued for composition, content, technical excellence, and the ability to communicate the information of the original subject to the viewer. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1000 and VICO major and WARNING: No credit if taken after VICO 1421 or 2521 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of basic photography technical skills, compositional techniques, image processing, toning, and printing of communication-based imagery.
	VICO 1113 - Visual Communication Design I This course builds on the foundational knowledge of VICO 1414 furthering the understanding and use of information architecture and design theory as it applies to publication design beyond the basics. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1000 and 1414 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to apply appropriate visual communication practices to publication designs, such as magazines, digital newsletters, posters, etc. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to articulate visual communication design principles utilizing both oral and written outlets. Students will be able to analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions about visual communication design examples as well as their own work.
	VICO 1115 - Visual Communication Design I Advances knowledge of information architecture and design theory as applied to publication design beyond the basics. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 1000 and (1014 or 1414)) and WARNING: No credit for this course and VICO 1113 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to apply appropriate visual communication practices to publication designs. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to articulate visual communication design principles utilizing both oral and written outlets. Students will be able to analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions about visual communication design examples as well as their own work.
	VICO 1414 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Design An introduction to information architecture, information design theory and principles, production techniques using industry specific software for both print and web. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1000 and VICO major & Warning: No credit if taken after VICO 1014 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to describe basic information architecture. Students will be able to select and apply appropriate design theory and principles for both print and web. Students will be able to identify information architecture in published works. Students will be able to apply basic information architecture to information presentations. Students will be able to select and apply appropriate production techniques using industry specific software for both print and web.
	VICO 1421 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Photography An introduction to visual communication through still photography and image processing software. This course develops the understanding and skills of composition and technical control for constructing images for communication. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1000 and VICO major and WARNING: No credit if taken after VICO 1021 or 2521 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate a mastery of basic communication photography technical skills. Students will be able to apply compositional techniques for construction of communication images. Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate image processing, toning, and printing techniques using industry specific software.
	VICO 1422 - Visual Communication Photography A foundation class in the basic imaging tools and techniques used for visual communication. The course will examine methods for effective communication using images as a language as well as intermediate image processing techniques. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: VICO 1000 and C or better in 1021 and VICO major Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Course Transferability: TAG course: OCM011 Introduction to Photojournalism College Credit Plus: Level 1 Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of communication photography history and ethics, and demonstrate application of photographic tools and techniques, and be able to tone and print photographs using industry-specific software.
	VICO 2161 - Interactive I: Web Design Introduction to Web design will provide an overview of Internet design and user-interface, and will provide students with the analytical and technical skills, aesthetic and creativity needed to design for the World Wide Web. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 1000 and (1014 or 1414)) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Course Transferability: CTAG course: CTIM004 Internet and Web Languages College Credit Plus: Level 1 Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze web pages for appropriate design. Students will be able to create effective information architecture in web design. Students will be able to articulate and demonstrate effective user interface and user experience.
	VICO 2162 - Interactive II: Advanced Web Design Provides students with advanced skills, which include the utilization of the human interface, design, Web delivery, information architecture, and creation/production of multimedia-based visuals for Internet delivery. Requisites: C or better in VICO 2161 or 361 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of utilization of the human interface, design, Web delivery, information architecture, creation/production of multimedia-based visuals for Internet delivery.
	VICO 2221 - Commercial Photography I: Introduction Introduction to the basic tools of photographic illustration including approaches to fashion, still life, and lighting as well as the basic tools of the medium format camera. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee applies. Requisites: C or better in ((VICO 1021 or 1421) and JOUR 1330) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of basic lighting and studio terminology. Students will be able to apply advance compositional skills to the construction of communication images. Students will be able to explain the difference between editorial and advertising photography. Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of basic view camera operation. Students will be able to articulate the conceptual issues of commercial photography. Students will be able to articulate appropriate technical issues of commercial photography. Students will be able to demonstrate basic digital post-processing skills.
	VICO 2390 - Photojournalism I: Single Images Introduction to photojournalism techniques, tools, history, ethics, and content issues. The emphasis in this course is use of the single image to communicate ideas, information and emotions. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 1000 and (1021 or 1421) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to articulate knowledge of content issues in the photojournalism field. Students will be able to demonstrate application of appropriate photojournalism techniques and tools. Students will be able to articulate journalism and photojournalism industry standards for ethics.
	VICO 2392 - Photojournalism II: Picture Story An examination of the techniques and journalistic practices used to create the photographic narrative form. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2390 and JOUR 1330) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of the concept of and produce multiple sequential imaging as used in the photographic narrative form, the history, ethics and strategies of multiple pictures working together.
	VICO 2400 - Illustration I: Digital Imaging Advanced class introducing the computer as a tool for digital creation of images to produce visual communication imagery. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in VICO 1021 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of the computer as a tool for digital creation of images to produce visual communication imagery.
	VICO 2401 - Multimedia Production for Visual Communication Editing and production of audio, video, and multi-format visual storytelling content in a journalistic environment. Students will be introduced to the industry standard software and workflow techniques. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 1000 and (1115 or 2392)) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ethics, editing and production techniques for producing multimedia content in a journalistic environment..
	VICO 2420 - Visual Communication Topic Seminar I A flexible format for examining current and future topics in visual communication. Because of constantly changing trends in the profession, topics will vary as an area of need not covered in an existing course is identified. Topics will include the areas of rapid change such as technology, techniques, ethics, and aesthetics. Requisites: VICO 1014 and C or better in 1000 Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the special topic.
	VICO 2432 - Visual Communication Business Practices Examines the business side of visual communication with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Requisites: VICO 1014 and 1021 and C or better in 1000 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the business side of visual communication with an emphasis on entrepreneurship.
	VICO 2435 - Visual Communication Picture Editing The theory, principles and practices of picture editing with an emphasis on rhetoric and persuasion. From visually-driven content origination to broadsheet and sequential presentation of images in both print and electronic formats. Requisites: VICO 1000 and 1021 and C or better in 1014 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate mastery of picture editing rhetoric and persuasion, effective content origination, and presentation of imagery in both printed and electronic formats.
	VICO 2500 - Digital imaging: Using Photoshop Using Photoshop as a tool to create solutions to visual communication and electronic imaging problems. This course assumes a basic working knowledge of the program. Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Demonstrate appropriate selection industry software tool for each desired outcome effect and the explanation of the decision. Demonstrate knowledge of digital image components and output measures. Demonstrate skills in effectively applying layers, masks, and tonal control. Demonstrate the use of industry software for limited animation creation to solve communication needs. Demonstrate the use of industry software to correct and control image color for production and explain the reasons for each adjustment.
	VICO 2514 - Introduction to Basic Publication Design An introduction to information architecture, information design theory and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for publication. This course is for non-VisCom majors. Requisites: Not VICO majors Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of basic information architecture, information design theory and principles, and production techniques using industry specific software for publication.
	VICO 2521 - Introduction to Basic Photography Introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of photography. This course is for non-VisCom majors. Requisites: Not VICO majors and WARNING: No credit if taken after VICO 1021 or 1421 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate technical proficiency and application of aesthetics in composition to produce photographs.
	VICO 2561 - Introduction to Basic Web Design Introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of web design. This course is for non-VisCom majors only. Requisites: Not VICO majors Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of web design and demonstrate information architecture, Internet design and user-interface.
	VICO 2900 - Special Topics in Visual Communication Specific course content will vary with offering. Credit Hours: 1 - 15 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated. Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will increase their knowledge in Visual Communication.
	VICO 3010 - Communicating with Data Visualization This course examines the application of communication design principles to the visual display of quantitative and qualitative data. Lectures, in-class workshops, readings and in-class discussions convey the knowledge necessary to analyze data presentations and articulate appropriate data visualization principles. In essence, students learn how to evaluate and create visual storytelling presentations from raw data. Requisites: Jr or Sr Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to explain the role of data visualization in the communication environment. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills to be applied in selecting the appropriate type of presentation for specific types of data. Students will be able to evaluate the appropriateness and validity of data visualization presentations. Students will be able to create basic visual storytelling presentations from raw data.
	VICO 3111 - Design II: Informational Graphics The visual presentation of quantitative and spatial information. This course examines the planning, design, and production of charts, graphs, diagrams, and maps for both print and electronic publication. Cooperative buying fee applies. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 1115 and JOUR 1330) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the presentation of quantitative, process, or spatial information in a journalistic setting.
	VICO 3115 - Design III: Advanced Publication Design Advanced study in information architecture through publication design. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2435 and 3111) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of publication design and information architecture.
	VICO 3141 - Illustration II: Editorial Illustration Application of industry-specific tools and techniques for illustrative visual communication of story concepts in both magazine and printing environments. Students will understand the process and application of both traditional and digital techniques of illustration. Requisites: C or better in VICO 3115 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the process and appropriate application of both traditional and digital techniques of illustration for communication.
	VICO 3173 - Interactive III: Interactive Media Introduction to planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactive multimedia. Through practical exercises this course will expose students to major component media, including computer text, graphics, photography, animation, speech, sound, and video. Technical and human interface issues are also covered. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2401 and 2162 and JOUR 1330) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge of multimedia planning, media integration, and production techniques and tools of interactive multimedia.
	VICO 3227 - Commercial Photography II: Fashion and portraiture The exploration and interpretation of the interaction of gesture, movement, and light in relation to capturing the essence of people and garments. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperatiave buying fee. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2221 and JOUR 1330) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Additionally, learners will gain knowledge of the ethics and business practices of working with models and clothing. Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic lighting and problem solving for fashion and portraiture photography.
	VICO 3228 - Commercial Photography III: Still life and Architecture An exploration of the principles of lighting and camera techniques for still life, interior design, and architectural image making. This course covers both studio and location photography. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses, flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Cooperative buying fee. Requisites: C or better in VICO 3227 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of lighting knowledge for still life, interior design, and architecture.
	VICO 3320 - Photojournalism III: Motion and Sound Application of the techniques and journalistic practices and ethics of the visual story to motion images and sound. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2401 and 2392) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate knowledge of techniques and journalistic practices and ethics to produce visual stories using motion images and sound.
	VICO 3360 - Photojournalism in Scotland Intermediate photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: C or better in VICO (2390 or 390) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will demonstrate the ability to apply photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland.
	VICO 3361 - Photojournalism in Scotland II Advanced photojournalism techniques and practices in a field setting in Scotland. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: C or better in VICO (2390 or 390) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will demonstrate the ability to practice advanced photojournalism techniques in a foreign field setting.
	VICO 3394 - Small Systems Lighting for Communication Photography This course explores the history, aesthetics, and techniques of using artificial strobe light as it applies to the still photographic image for communication. Students will experiment with a variety of lighting styles as they acquire the skills of using dedicated electronic flash units and portable lighting systems. Students are required to have an approved professional camera and appropriate lenses (f 2.8 or faster and at least one with an effective viewer wider than 35mm and one with an effective view of 100mm or longer), flash, and tripod for the course. Check with the department for current guidelines. Requisites: C or better in VICO 2221 or 2390 Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to describe the history of artificial strobe light photography. Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate techniques for application of artificial strobe light photography as it applies to communication photography. Students will be able to apply appropriate aesthetics to creation of artificial strobe photography.
	VICO 3420 - Visual Communication Topic Seminar II A flexible format for examining current and future topics in visual communication. Because of constantly changing trends in the profession, topics will vary as an area of need not covered in an existing class is identified. Topics will include the areas of rapid change such as technology, techniques, ethics, and aesthetics. Requisites: (VICO 1021 or 1014) and C or better in 1000 Credit Hours: 1 - 6 Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the special topic.
	VICO 3450 - Visual Communication Traditional Darkroom techniques Exploration of traditional photographic darkroom techniques. Darkroom use fees applies. Requisites: C or better in (VICO 2392 or 3228) Credit Hours: 3 Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful learners will be able to demonstrate a mastery of traditional photographic darkroom techniques.
	VICO 3921 - Synthesis Storytelling for Visual Communication Will gather students from across disciplines to publish the journalistically-based multimedia publication Soul of Athens. Requisites: Permission required and (Soph or Jr or Sr) and written proposal Credit Hours: 1 - 6 OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours. Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 practicum Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I Learning Outcomes: Successful participants will gain an understanding of the planning, production, publishing, and running of a journalism-based media organization.

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Course Descriptions

T3 4300 - Beyond Antioxidants: Whole Foods for Wellness Promotion

T3 4310 - Thomas Jefferson: Gardener and Gastronome

T3 4360 - Mass Political Communication

T3 4361 - Gender Roles and Global Media

T3 4362 - Examining Internet Myths

T3 4380 - Women in the Information Age

T3 4400 - Seminar in Wealth and Poverty

T3 4414 - The True Value of Food

T3 4600 - Visual Culture Studies

T3 4601 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: Greek to Medieval

T3 4602 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: Renaissance to Baroque

T3 4603 - Cultural Tradition and the Arts: 19th and 20th Centuries

T3 4604 - Art and Morality

T3 4605 - Appalachian Culture, Energy and Environment

T3 4630 - Women Speaking: Then and Now

T3 4631 - Play and Place

T3 4691 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Post-Civil Rights Movements

T3 4700 - Global Public Health

T3 4710 - Sport Aesthetics

T3 4720 - Clothing and Culture

T3 4722 - Food and Culture of the Mediterranean

T3 4725 - Women and Leadership: Roles and Responsibilities

T3 4730 - Childhood in America and its Historical and Sociocultural Impact on the Society in Which We Live

T3 4740 - Thanatology

T3 4800 - War: Human Response

T3 4810 - Pathologies of Power

T3 4820 - Art and History: 1950s and 1960s

T3 4830 - Language, Culture and Sport

T3 4850 - Sustainability Citizenship

T3 4922 - Science Engagement Research

T3 4925 - Leadership in Customer Service

T3 4950 - Biology and Geography of Regional Food Plants

T3 4955 - Police Legitimacy and Community Relations

UC D998 - College Reading Skills

UC 1000 - Mastering the University Experience

UC 1050 - College Information Seeking Skills

UC 1060 - Academic Computing Skills

UC 1070 - College Student Finances

UC 1100 - Learning Strategies

UC 1101 - Time Management and Test Taking Skills

UC 1102 - Notetaking from Lectures and Textbooks

UC 1500 - Student Transition Seminar

UC 1900 - Learning Community Seminar

UC 2030 - Credit for Work Experience: Portfolio Development

UC 2100 - Academic Achievement & Student Engagement

UC 2120 - Theories & Praxis of Civic Engagement & Leadership

UC 2900 - Special Topics in University College

UC 3690 - Bobcat Student Orientation Theory and Practice

UP 1901 - University Professor

UP 1901N - University Professor

UP 1901S - University Professor

UP 1901U - University Professor

UP 2900 - Special Topics in University Professor

UP 4900 - Special Topics in University Professor

UP 4901 - University Professor

UP 4901N - University Professor

UP 4901S - University Professor

UP 4901U - University Professor

VIET 1110 - Elementary Vietnamese I

VIET 1120 - Elementary Vietnamese II

VIET 2110 - Intermediate Vietnamese I

VIET 2120 - Intermediate Vietnamese II

VIET 2900 - Special Topics in Vietnamese

VICO 1000 - Introduction to Studies in Visual Communication

VICO 1014 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Design

VICO 1021 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Photography

VICO 1113 - Visual Communication Design I

VICO 1115 - Visual Communication Design I

VICO 1414 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Design

VICO 1421 - Introduction to Visual Communication Skills: Photography

VICO 1422 - Visual Communication Photography

VICO 2161 - Interactive I: Web Design

VICO 2162 - Interactive II: Advanced Web Design

VICO 2221 - Commercial Photography I: Introduction

VICO 2390 - Photojournalism I: Single Images

VICO 2392 - Photojournalism II: Picture Story

VICO 2400 - Illustration I: Digital Imaging

VICO 2401 - Multimedia Production for Visual Communication

VICO 2420 - Visual Communication Topic Seminar I