May 16, 2024  
2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Course Descriptions


 

Art

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Art Design

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Art Education

  
  
  • ARTE 395 - Introduction to Art Education


    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. The course will involve a basic understanding of historical and philosophical premises of art education; different approaches in the teaching of art; development and practical application of basic art skills in the classroom; and understanding of developmental stages in children’s art works. The course examines basic thematic understanding of lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic and the discipline based art education (DBAE) standards in teaching art in elementary and middle school. Part B: Supervised Internal Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience.

    Prerequisite(s): open to elementary education majors and minors; does not fulfill requirements for art education P-12 and secondary art education majors and minors.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • ARTE 396 - Materials and Methods in Elementary and Middle School Art Education


    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. The course will emphasize historical and philosophical premises of art education; different approaches in the teaching of art; development of basic art skills; and understanding of developmental stages in children’s art works. The course examines in detail thematic understanding of written lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic and the discipline-based art education (DBAE) standards in teaching art in elementary and middle schools. Part B: Supervised Internal Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTE 394 , open to art education P-12 majors and minors.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall


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  • ARTE 397 - Materials and Methods in Secondary Art Education


    Credits: 3

    Part A: Content. Teaching Art at the public high school level with strong emphasis on the use of art materials and methods in art education. The course will involve historical and philosophical premises of art education, different approaches in the teaching of art, understanding of high school children’s art works, and the development and use of discipline-based art education (DBAE) written lesson plans as they apply to the state of Indiana academic standards. Part B: Supervised Clinical. Use of written lesson plans from Part A in an approved clinical experience.

    Prerequisite(s): ARTE 396 , open to art education P-12 and secondary art education majors and minors.

    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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Art History

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Arts and Heritage Administration

  
  
  
  
  • AHA 499 - Internship/Intensive Study in Arts and Heritage Administration


    Credits: 3

    Work experience in arts or heritage site or organization which may fall outside the traditional disciplinary internships.  Intensive study related to a particular project that will be used by arts or heritage-related organization may substitute.  An internship requires a minimum of 150 hours of supervised professional work, two written evaluations by the supervisor, two written self-evaluations and a final review with director of the AHA program.  Intensive study should result in a substantial final project or report that will be submitted to an arts or heritage-related organization.

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of the AHA director.

    Grading: Grades are assigned as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.


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Astronomy

  

Bachelor of General Studies

  
  
  
  • BGS 498 - Personal and Professional Development


    Credits: 3

    This capstone course satisfies Core 39, Embedded Experience-Writing for students pursuing the Bachelor of General Studies. Others may enroll for elective credit. This course is an interdisciplinary study of adult human development and self. Theories of psychosocial, cognitive, moral, and faith development are examined and compared with the student’s personal history and career development in the form of a professional portfolio and a thematic autobiography. The assigned Applied Research Project draws from the student’s critical thinking and information processing skills in identifying a contemporary problem in an organization, gathering pertinent information for analysis, and choosing an appropriate solution.

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 201  and consent of instructor.


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Biology

  
  
  
  • BIOL 112 - Ethnobotany with Lab


    Credits: 4

    Examination of human uses of plants and the cultural/societal origins of usage. Plants for medicine and health, food, beverage, protection, aesthetics, and recreation will be discussed. Basic concepts in cell biology, genetics, plant taxonomy/ identification, plant anatomy, and plant physiology typical of Introductory Biology for non-majors courses will be covered. Through the lab, students will gain experience that will reinforce concepts from lecture. Students will work through the scientific method and use some of the basic tools used in the study of science. There will be opportunities for students to work through open-ended laboratory experiences. Does not apply toward a major or minor in biology.

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-2)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Spring


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  • BIOL 141 - Principles of Biology


    Credits: 4

    An introductory survey of the fundamental characteristics and processes of living organisms, including cell structure and function, energetics, genetics, development, evolution, and ecology. Laboratories include both didactic and investigative explorations of these processes.

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).

    Prerequisite(s): Placement into ENG 100  or higher English writing course, and C or better in MATH 100  or placement into higher level college math course, and science major, or consent of instructor.

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • BIOL 251 - Environmental Conservation


    Credits: 3

    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic scientific principles needed to understand the interdisciplinary and multinational (multicultural) nature of environmental issues and concerns. Through a series of lectures, discussions, and videotapes the student will be introduced to environmental issues from scientific viewpoints as well as political, economic, social, and philosophical realms.

    USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Embedded Experience-Global.

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0)
    Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core.
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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