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The courses listed herein have been approved by the faculty as authorized by the Board of Trustees. Prerequisites (if any) and the General Education Requirement(s) which each course fulfills (if any) are noted following each course description.
1.00-3.00 credit hours Topics vary depending on student interest and faculty expertise. Topics and prerequisites are normally announced in advance and placed in the online schedule of classes. May be repeated with different content.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to accounting principles and procedures as they are employed in the communication of financial information to various users, such as management, stockholders and government agencies. Topics include accounting for assets, liabilities, owner’s equity and other reporting issues.
3.00 credit hours Analysis of accounting for managerial decision-making, planning and control. Topics include budgeting, variance analysis, traditional and nontraditional product costing methods and cost-volume profit analysis.
1.00-3.00 credit hours Topics vary depending on student interest and faculty expertise. Topics and prerequisites are normally announced in advance and placed in the online schedule of classes. May be repeated with different content.
3.00 credit hours Development of accounting information for management decisions. A study of several cost accounting systems, unit cost determination, budgeting, variance analysis, cost allocation systems and inventory control techniques used for routine and nonroutine management decisions.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to financial and managerial information systems. Topics include developing an understanding of the roles and responsibilities within the functions of accounting information systems, and understanding the relationship between events, financial reports and resultant managerial decisions.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 317 or concurrent enrollment.
3.00 credit hours Study and research of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and their applications to financial accounting and financial statements. Additionally, the application of International Financial Reporting standards is explored with each topic. Topics covered include an in-depth study of cash, receivables and inventory.
3.00 credit hours A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. Topics covered provide an in-depth study of plant assets, intangible assets, investments, liabilities, stockholders’ equity and earnings per share calculations.
3.00 credit hours A continuation of Intermediate Accounting II. Topics covered include an in-depth study of revenue recognition, pensions, leases, deferred taxes, disclosure requirements for business segments, cash flows statement and error analysis.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 530.) Basic concepts of federal income tax laws and their application in individual taxation. Topics include gross income, excluded income, deductions (business, non-business and employee), tax credits, depreciation, capital gains and losses, installment sales, nonrefundable credits and bad debts and losses.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 531.) Basic concepts of federal income tax laws and their application primarily to business entities. Topics include corporations, corporate distributions, partnerships, securities and retirement plans, administrative procedures and S corporations.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 540.) A study of accounting principles concentrating on the preparation of consolidated financial statements and related topics.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 560.) A study of fund accounting as used by not-for-profit organizations such as government agencies, colleges, hospitals and charitable organizations.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 570.) A study of standards and procedures related to audit and attest engagements. Topics include the decision-making process, the internal control environment and the communications for the engagement.
3.00 credit hours This course explores and analyzes advanced cost management issues faced by modern organizations. An emphasis is placed on emerging issues and their impact on the decision making process of organizations within today’s business environment.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: ACC 590.) Topics in financial accounting with an emphasis on research and emerging issues. The nature of financial accounting standard setting and its implications provide a framework for the seminar topics and activities. Repeatable with different topic.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: MED 100.) An art survey of the theories and practice of visual forms, especially as applied in interactive media. Theoretical instruction may include narratology, ut pictura poesis (relationships between word and image) and/or postmodernism; students engage these and other theories in constructing imagery.
2.00 credit hours The study and practice of photography as visual expression and communication through picture taking, feedback and critique. No darkroom work. 35 mm camera required.
3.00 credit hours Exploration, study and application of the basic elements of art and the principles of design. Course objectives include acquisition of technical skills and introduction to a variety of materials.
1.50 credit hours (Same as: IFS 109.) Processing of photographic and digital imagery to enhance communication and meaning. Topics include: representation of digital images, digital manipulation techniques, the use of images in web pages and video production and the use of digital editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop.
3.00 credit hours The study of design elements and principles through the form and structure of three-dimensional space. The acquisition of technical skills and the introduction to a variety of materials.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to the basics of black and white 35 mm photography. This course includes lectures, demonstrations and hands-on experiences. Students learn camera operation, film exposure, black and white negative and print development, composition and presentation. Students are required to provide their own 35 mm camera with manual override.
3.00 credit hours A course designed to develop the ability to draw with ease and flexibility. Instruction in the use of a variety of materials combined with the elements of art to provide the fundamentals in visual perception. An exploration of ideas in imagery and self-expression.
3.00 credit hours A course designed for the experience of self-expression through painting. Exploration of the fundamentals of color theory and technique. Development of personal imagery with a parallel enhancement of basic skills and structural knowledge.
Recommended Prerequisite(s): ART 107 and ART 120. Core: Humanities.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to watercolor painting through exploration of materials, techniques and history. Enhancement of the student’s abilities to make personal visual statement.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to Chinese watercolor painting through practice in the use of oriental brushes and ink in both calligraphy and painting and study of seventeenth-century Chinese painter’s manual and techniques.
1.50 credit hours (Same as: IFS 141.) An introduction to digital graphics. Emphasizes hands-on computer experience with drawing and editing tools that allow students to create computer based graphic arts, design and page layout.
3.00 credit hours Introduction to the understanding of type and its use as a design element. Type is explored in relation to page layout, color, importing of graphics and expression, using computer graphics technology.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to clay which places an emphasis on handbuilding techniques with some sculpture, wheel throwing, glaze application and kiln experience. This course also addresses issues of three-dimensional design as they pertain to contemporary ceramics.
Recommended Prerequisite(s): ART 110. Core: Humanities.
3.00 credit hours An introduction to the basic tools and programs used in the electronic imaging process of digital photography. Students develop their imagery and concepts through the use of computers and software. Areas of concentration include imagery manipulation, color and collage. Digital camera is required.
3.00 credit hours Introduction to the basic concepts, materials and processes of sculpture using carving, modeling and construction. Development of aesthetics and individual projects.
Recommended Prerequisite(s): ART 110. Core: Humanities.
3.00 credit hours Further development of techniques and application of materials. Drawing exploration includes emphasis on imagery and self-expression.
3.00 credit hours The human figure studied through direct drawing exercises in gesture, contour and volume with work done in charcoal, pencil, crayon, ink, pastel and watercolor. Live model.
3.00 credit hours Painting exploration with a continuation of personal development in the realm of visual representation. Includes lectures pertaining to the history, philosophy and aesthetic contributions of specific art movements. Student’s choice of medium and subject with instructor’s consent.
1.50 credit hours A study of the relationships between culture and the techniques of designing and producing a work of art. Such techniques are not neutral, and students learn how to be culturally sensitive, especially when borrowing from different cultures. Students are also shown how knowing the cultural roots of certain techniques and processes can help illuminate the way they use such processes.
3.00 credit hours Emphasis on individual exploration of ideas through ceramic media. More in-depth approach to glaze application and formulation and kiln firing.
3.00 credit hours The development of the city of Chicago and the metropolitan area, focusing on architecture; the rise of the identifiable Chicago style in painting and sculpture; the expanding contemporary art scene in the cultural life of the city. Field trips.
3.00 credit hours A survey of art from the cultures of Asia, the Near East, Native North America, Mesoamerica and the Andes, Oceania, Africa and the Islamic World.
3.00 credit hours (Same as: PHL 220.) An examination of aesthetic experience, the norms which govern aesthetic judgment and the significance of the idea of beauty in our experience of art and nature.
ART 272 - Art History I: Prehistoric to Medieval Art
3.00 credit hours The chronological study of sculpture, architecture, and painting from prehistoric to Gothic; presented in social, religious and intellectual context. Field trip to Chicago museum.
ART 274 - Art History II: Renaissance to Rococo Art
3.00 credit hours Painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe, also including Baroque and Rococo art, with consideration of social, religious and intellectual conditions. Field trip to Chicago museum.
ART 276 - Art History III: Late 18th Century to Contemporary Art
3.00 credit hours Art starting with the late 18th century and ending with the most recent events and styles of the 21st century. Emphasis on the origin, development, meaning and context of modern art. Field trip to Chicago museum.
3.00 credit hours A studio and lecture printmaking survey course which may include linoleum prints, dry point etching and another area selected by the instructor.
3.00 credit hours This course builds on the visual and technical skills learned in ART 215. Emphasis is placed on developing original solutions to sculpture problems in a variety of media. Students are expected to be experiential in their concepts and approaches to sculpture.
3.00 credit hours A creative approach to the figure, both in materials and in composition. Exploration of the historical use of the figure through study and innovative application. Work from the model.
3.00 credit hours The pursuit of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of painting. Medium and subject matter are chosen by student with instructor’s consent. Weekly critique.
3.00 credit hours The continuation of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of painting. Medium and subject matter are chosen by student with instructor’s consent.
ART 343 - Digital Illustration and Prepress Production
3.00 credit hours (Same as MED 343.) An in-depth exploration of digital illustration techniques and their uses as both tool and medium. The general focus is on technical operations and standardized procedures in preparation for offset printing. Digital illustration (primarily raster-based graphics) and their applications in publication design contexts constitute the bulk of the investigations; however, traditional illustration techniques are also utilized as an introduction in this advanced course.
ART 345 - 3-Dimensional Computer Graphics and Animation
3.00 credit hours Creative digital exploration of three-dimensional images and animation for print, interactive multimedia, computer games, architecture and the Web.
3.00 credit hours The pursuit of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of art. Materials and subject matter are chosen by student with instructor’s consent. Weekly critique.
3.00 credit hours The continuation of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of art. Materials and subject matter are chosen by student with instructor’s consent.
3.00 credit hours Emphasis on individual exploration of ideas through ceramic media. Intermediate laboratory and practical study of clay-body preparation, glaze calculations and kiln firing.
3.00 credit hours An examination of the foundations of the discipline of art history as well as modern and contemporary theoretical movements related to art through the reading and analysis of texts by philosophers, art historians and critics.
3.00 credit hours A contextual examination of the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and other arts from the late 18th-century to 1900, focusing upon North American and European movements. Field trip.
3.00 credit hours An overview of the contributions made by African-Americans to the visual arts of the United States in conjunction with an examination of the political and cultural debates regarding race, class and gender as they pertain to the African-American experience in this country. Consideration of colonial America, followed by an in-depth study of visual products from the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis given to the Harlem Renaissance, black art movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s as well as contemporary works that speak to issues of identity.
ART 374 - Art of the Twentieth Century I: 1900-1950
3.00 credit hours A contextual history of painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts in Europe, the United States and other parts of the world from 1900 to 1950. Field trip.
ART 376 - Art of the Twentieth Century II: 1950-Contemporary
3.00 credit hours A contextual history of painting, sculpture, architecture and other arts in Europe, the United States and other parts of the world from 1950 to the present. Field trip.
3.00 credit hours A continuation of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of painting. Medium and subject matter are chosen by student with instructor’s consent.
3.00 credit hours A continuation of advanced training within the diverse spectrum of art. Materials and subject matter are chosen by student and with instructor’s consent.
3.00 credit hours Advanced work and continuation of ceramic building techniques, laboratory and practical study of clay-body preparation, glaze calculations and kiln firing.
3.00 credit hours Intensive study of an announced topic in studio art, emphasizing technical and practical approaches, research and various historical approaches to specific studio themes.
3.50 credit hours A study of food, the nutrients in foods, their biochemical function and how they interact in relation to physical and mental development and performance in humans. Laboratory required. Does not count toward the major in biochemistry, chemistry or biology.
Prerequisite(s): One of BIO 100, CHM 100 or two years of high school science. Core: Science (Lab).
3.75 credit hours Survey of the major classes of biological molecules. Enzyme kinetics and the major metabolic pathways are discussed. Laboratory required.
4.00 credit hours Current topics in biochemistry are studied, allowing students to synthesize previous biology, chemistry and general education coursework. Ethical considerations in scientific research and recent primary literature are discussed. Laboratory required. Research course.
Prerequisite(s): One of BCM 365, BIO 340 or BIO 360. ACR: Leadership, Ethics and Values.
Nonmajors and students with minimal science backgrounds should take BIO 100, BIO 104, BIO 106, BIO 108, BIO 109 or a BIO 120 topics course. Students anticipating a major or minor in biology should start in BIO 151.
BIO 100 - Principles of Biology
3.50 credit hours The study of biological principles as they relate to modern society. Discussion groups and laboratory work are an integral part of the course. Laboratory required.
3.50 credit hours An introduction to the fundamental concepts in biology through the study of human beings. Intended for students not majoring in the laboratory sciences. Laboratory required.
3.50 credit hours (Same as: ENV 106) This course is an overview of biological and physical processes that affect the environment in the context of current environmental issues. Topics include population, community, ecosystem ecology, conservation biology, water and air pollution and natural resource management. Laboratory required.
3.50 credit hours This course focuses solely on five systems, exploring them in depth: excretory, respiratory, circulatory, digestive and reproductive. Complementing the biological concepts material is discussion from ethical and public health/public policy perspectives. Special consideration is given to topics such as water and food policy, environmental policy and issues of bioethics (e.g., research ethics, informed consent, eugenics, moral status of animals and the Human Genome Project). Laboratory required.
3.50 credit hours This course introduces key concepts of modern biology while focusing on important questions at the interface of science and modern society. Both the science and the implications of such advances in genetic technology as screening for genetic diseases, DNA fingerprinting, stem-cell therapy, genetically modified organisms and gene therapy are discussed. Laboratory required.
3.00-3.50 credit hours An in-depth investigation of a topic in modern biology. Topics are current issues encountered in day-to-day life. The course is presented in a highly interactive seminar format. Topics vary (see course schedule). Laboratory activities emphasize an inquiry approach. Laboratory required.
Prerequisite(s): Strong science background or BIO 100. Core: Science (Lab).
3.75 credit hours The structure, function, and integration of systems of the human body. Laboratory studies in mammalian dissection and physiology. Laboratory required.
Prerequisite(s): Strong science background or BIO 100 or BIO 104. Core: Science (Lab).
4.00 credit hours This course is the first in a two-course integrated study of the major principles at the core of modern biology: information, evolution, cells, emergent properties and homeostasis. These principles will be examined by exploring current biological problems from the perspective of molecules, cells, organisms, populations and ecological systems. Includes investigative, hands-on laboratory and field experience and development of skills in experimental design, data analysis, scientific writing and presentation. The course is intended for first-year biology and biochemistry majors. Laboratory required.
Prerequisite(s): High school biology and chemistry. Core: Science (Lab).
4.00 credit hours This course is the second in a two-course integrated study of the major principles at the core of modern biology: information, evolution, cells, emergent properties and homeostasis. These principles will be examined by exploring current biological problems from the perspective of molecules, cells, organisms, populations and ecological systems. Includes investigative, hands-on laboratory and field experience and development of skills in experimental design, data analysis, scientific writing and presentation. The course is intended for first-year biology and biochemistry majors. Laboratory required.
2.00 credit hours How living organisms, including humans, interact with the estuarine environment. The course is taught in the coastal environment during D-Term.