Pre-Modern Chinese History
UNWH 201
Course Code
UNWH 201
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Pre-Modern Chinese History
Introduction
Historical background to the modern age, tracing the Chinese state and empire from the earliest times until 1644 A.D. Basic political, social, and economic patterns; cultural, intellectual, and technological achievements; and China's impact on Asia and the world.
Principles Bus Comm
BTW 250
Course Code
BTW 250
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Principles Bus Comm
Introduction
Teaches students to apply the principles of successful professional communication to workplace writing tasks. Students will also practice editing and supervising the writing of others. Assignments replicate typical business cases and situations, including a report that requires students to compile and interpret research.
Credit is not given for both BTW 250 and either BTW 261 or BTW 263. Prerequisite: Junior standing and completion of campus Composition I requirement.
Principles of Research
RHET 102
Course Code
RHET 102
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Principles of Research
Introduction
<p>Continued instruction in structuring academic, argumentative essays; concentrating on the use of primary and secondary sources as evidence in research-based arguments. Second semester of a two-semester sequence (RHET 101 - RHET 102) that fulfills the campus Composition I general education requirement. This course includes weekly individual tutorials. Credit is not given for both RHET 102 and RHET 105. Prerequisite: RHET 101. Tutorials will be scheduled the first week of classes.
Principles of Safe Autonomy
ECE 498SMA
Course Code
ECE 498SMA
Credit
4.0 - 4.0
Course Name
Principles of Safe Autonomy
Introduction
Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in electrical and computer engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.
Principles of Writing
RHET 101
Course Code
RHET 101
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Principles of Writing
Introduction
Instruction in structuring academic, argumentative essays, including how to develop thesis statements and use evidence across different types of writing. This course is the first semester of a two-semester sequence (RHET 101 - RHET 102) that fulfills the campus Composition I general education requirement. This course includes weekly individual tutorials.
Credit is not given for both RHET 101 and RHET 105. Prerequisite: Placement in RHET 101.
Probability with Engineering Application
ECE 313
Course Code
ECE 313
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Probability with Engineering Application
Introduction
<p>Probability theory with applications to engineering problems such as the reliability of circuits and systems to statistical methods for hypothesis testing, decision making under uncertainty, and parameter estimation. Same as MATH 362. Credit is not given for both ECE 313 and MATH 461. Prerequisite: MATH 286 or MATH 415.</p>
Probability with Engineering Application Lab
ECE 314
Course Code
ECE 314
Credit
1.0 - 1.0
Course Name
Probability with Engineering Application Lab
Introduction
<p>Designed to be taken concurrently with ECE 313, Probability in Engineering Systems, to strengthen the students' understanding of the concepts in ECE 313 and their applications, through computer simulation and computation using the Python programming language.
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society
RST 100
Course Code
RST 100
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society
Introduction
This course examines central issues in defining leisure, recreation, sport, and tourism. Historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, and economic approaches to understanding these areas, their behaviors and meanings, social contexts, and personal and social resources are examined. By the end of the semester, students should understand their history and evolution, as well as their impact on contemporary society.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci
Sculpture for Non-Majors
ART 104
Course Code
ART 104
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Sculpture for Non-Majors
Introduction
Students will work with a wide variety of sculptural materials, methods and strategies in a studio art context. Students will explore sculpture concepts, form, and technique through production and critique of artworks, as well as address theories and histories of visual representation through readings and discussion. Students with little or no background in visual art are encouraged to participate along with those who may have significant knowledge and experience.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for:
Humanities – Lit & Arts
Semiconductor Electronics
ECE 340
Course Code
ECE 340
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Semiconductor Electronics
Introduction
<p>Modern device electronics: semiconductor fundamentals including crystals and energy bands, charge carriers (electrons and holes), doping, and transport, (drift and diffusion); unipolar devices with the MOS field effect transistor as a logic device and circuit considerations; basic concepts of generation-recombination and the P-N junction as capacitors and current rectifier with applications in photonics; bipolar transistors as amplifiers and switching three-terminal devices. Prerequisite: ECE 210; PHYS 214; credit or concurrent registration in ECE 329.</p>