Subject: Busn Interdiscipline (BUID)

CRN: 42545

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 116

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Temperance

  Lisa Abendroth

This half-semester, interdisciplinary course is designed to help non-technical students develop basic literacy in emerging technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, blockchain, internet of things (IoT), and more. The focus will be on when and how to use technologies both within the business itself and in the products and services they sell. Students will conduct a horizon assessment, looking into the current and forecasted usage for a specific technology in a specific context of their choice (e.g. virtual reality used in training, IoT in commercial real estate, or blockchain for smart purchase contracts). Other topics include design fiction as a tool to imagine and assess future use cases for technology and deploying emerging technologies for the common good. This 2-cr. course fulfills a business elective requirement.   Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.

2 Credits

Subject: Digital Media Arts (DIMA)

CRN: 41324

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 201

Requirements Met:
     Film Studies Production/Pract
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing Intensive

  Peter Gregg

This class provides a foundation for producing digital photographs, videos and sound recordings that will enable the student to create a wide range of media texts, including journalistic multimedia stories, documentary films, dramatic or comedic productions, and audio productions. The class covers the basics of digital information, basic equipment operation, basic composition for still and moving images, high quality sound recording and basic digital editing, including digital storage and workflow. Students learn how to create digital media with an eye on technique and aesthetic quality.

4 Credits

Subject: Education (UG) (EDUC)

CRN: 42346

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305H

Requirements Met:
     FYE Changemaking
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Muffet Trout

This course is a critical analysis of education as a career choice, as a tool of society, and as a crucial path to a positive future in a rapidly changing world. Education's impact is examined from personal, historic, philosophic, social, and policy perspectives; schools are studied as complex organizations within an increasingly assessment and technology-driven context and global environment. The course includes a research-based exploration of critical issues in education and a guided, reflective, in-school field experience (30 hours).

4 Credits

Subject: Engineering (UG) (ENGR)

CRN: 40655

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Ali Ling

Introduction to environmental engineering including assessment of the sources, measuring techniques, and treatment methods for pollution caused by human influence. Design of water and wastewater systems, air pollution mitigation and prevention, pollutant transportation. Prerequisite: CHEM 109 with C- or better.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 41453

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Requirements Met:
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance

  Susan Caplow

An emphasis on the ways in which people have created, and attempted to solve, environmental problems in different cultural and historical contexts. Examines the roles of the entire spectrum of actors and human communities, including individuals, families, groups and formal organizations, neighborhoods, cities and nations. Students examine how individual dynamics (such as altruism and economic self-interest) and collective dynamics (such as competition, cohesion, social definitional processes and global interdependence) direct humans in their interactions with the environment.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41475

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change.

4 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 41476

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing in the Discipline

  Juli Kroll

In this course, students will view, discuss, and read and write about feature-length films from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and possibly India and/or the Middle East. Following critical viewing of films both in and outside of class, students will engage in critical reflection, discussion, and analytical writing as a way of practicing the art of film analysis. This course asks students to think critically about the ways in which cinema engages the world as a form of entertainment, as art, as historical document, and as an instrument of social change.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 42602

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

St Paul: In Person

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance

  David Vang

This course teaches essential money management skills. The five major topics covered include: 1) Managing student loans/debt, 2) Understanding job offers and career compensation (benefits), 3) Planning and Budgeting, 4) Building an investment portfolio (401(k)’s and IRA’s) and 5) Finance and the Common Good. Also, understanding how your core values play a role in how you manage your finances. The class will utilize planning and investing tools to help simulate real life financial challenges and issues. 2 credits [This course is NOT eligible to apply as finance major elective credits but can apply as business elective credits for all Opus majors.]

2 Credits

Subject: French (FREN)

CRN: 41485

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Language/Culture
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance

  Stephanie Lohse

Introduction to cultural and literary materials along with rapid review of basic skills in reading, speaking, writing and understanding oral French. Prerequisite: FREN 112 or equivalent completed with a C- or better

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41631

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Language/Culture

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Susanne Wagner

Introduction to fundamentals of language structure and vocabulary. Practice in speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Students must be placed into GERM 111. This section for IEP students.

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41633

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Language/Culture
          OR
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Valentin Solachau-Chamutouski

Review of fundamentals. Study of cultural texts with practice in speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Prerequisite: GERM 112 or equivalent completed with a C- or better

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41634

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing in the Discipline

  Susanne Wagner

Intended as an introduction to more advanced work in German, this course, which is required of all majors and minors, will offer an overview of the evolution of German culture and civilization (society, politics, the arts) within an historical context. The course will also contain a review of advanced grammar and offer students an opportunity to improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills. Oral and written skills will be assessed. Prerequisite: GERM 212 or equivalent completed with a C- or better

4 Credits

Subject: German (GERM)

CRN: 41635

In Person | Directed Course

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing Intensive

  Susanne Wagner

An introduction to the vocabulary of business and economics in German. A survey of German business structure, economic principles, business-government-union interrelationships and international trade status. Readings, discussions and tests are primarily in the German language. Prerequisite: GERM 300

4 Credits

Subject: Journalism/Mass Comm (JOUR)

CRN: 41746

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 219

Requirements Met:
     [Core] Signature Work
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing in the Discipline

  Yayu Feng

This capstone seminar for graduating seniors explores ethical issues that confront professionals in journalism and other fields of mass media, and their audiences. Students explore theoretical perspectives on ethics, work from case studies to understand professional ethical standards, discuss current ethical issues, work in teams to perfect oral and written ethical analysis skills and write an individual thesis paper. Prerequisites: graduating seniors only and permission of department chair.

4 Credits

Subject: Justice & Peace Studies (JPST)

CRN: 41751

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Diversity/Soc Just AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Faith and Praxis Minor or Cert
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing Intensive

  Mike Klein

Active nonviolence as a means for societal defense and social transformation analyzed through case studies of actual nonviolent movements, examining their political philosophy and how this philosophy is reflected in their methods and strategies. Examples of possible case studies include: Mahatma Gandhi's movement for a free India, Danish resistance to Nazi occupation, the struggle for interracial justice in the United State, an integrated Canada-to-Cuba peace-and-freedom walk, the campaign to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (WHINSEC), fair trade movements, and the Honeywell Project. The course emphasizes the theory and active practice of nonviolence as well as oral histories of successful nonviolent movements. Usually offered every semester.

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 42686

Online: Asynchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     Part-time MBA
     MBA Global Elective
     LLM/MSL Elective
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance

  Peter Young

The structure of MGMT753 is a seminar format. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will be exposed to a wide range of theoretical, conceptual, and practitioner-oriented reading materials related to the subject of the insurance industry. Topics of specific concern will vary, but likely will include the internationalization of the economy, the movement toward a financial services industry, the impact of technology, and the emergence of alternative risk financing markets. The seminar enlists industry leaders, who participate in selected sessions and provide expert input on the questions at hand. Prerequisites: NONE.

3 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42702

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 117

Online

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Victor Chernetsky

Introduction to Marketing is designed to help undergraduate students gain a broad, foundational understanding of the basic components of modern marketing. The course will overview the formulation of a marketing strategy (segmentation, targeting, and positioning) and its implementation through the marketing mix (product, price, place, and promotion), tied to a thorough analysis of the marketplace (company, competitors, customers, etc.). Ethical issues in marketing will be discussed throughout coverage of these topics. After completing the course, students are expected to have gained a general understanding of the complexity of marketing and the role it plays in fulfilling business objectives. Students will leave with a foundation for building additional knowledge and skills related to marketing practice and its interplay with other business functions. Prerequisite: BUSN 100 (may be taken concurrently), and Sophomore Standing Note: Students who receive credit for MKTG 200 may not receive credit for MKTG 300.

2 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42767

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 117

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Victor Chernetsky

In this course students consider basic concepts, principles and theories of international marketing, as well as the essential and complex problems encountered in the international marketplace. The emphasis is on problem solving and decision-making within the international marketing environment. Prerequisite: MKTG 200 or MKTG 300

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42719

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Seth Ketron

Marketing analytics is designed to teach students the skills needed for assembling, analyzing and converting data into meaningful information that is pertinent to the marketing decision making process. The focus of this course will be on how marketing analytics provides relevant insights for decisions related to marketing strategy, the marketing mix, and marketing management. Students will learn how to turn customer data into information that is usable within a firm's decision-making process to better meet customer needs. Ethical considerations of marketing analytics will also be explored. Prerequisites: MKTG 200 or MKTG 300; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; DASC 120 or STAT 220 or DASC 112 or STAT 201

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42720

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Seth Ketron

[This course will be delivered in a Prof + Prof model. For more information on the professional co-teaching the course, click here.] Omnichannel retailing integrates the different methods of shopping available to consumers (storefront, eCommerce, etc.). This course is designed to provide an understanding of these methods and the benefits and challenges associated with each. A primary focus of the course is on omnichannel/multichannel strategies and today's consumer shopping experience. Students will develop an understanding of retailing by learning how to integrate branding, pricing, use of technological advances, traditional & digital promotion, distribution, and fulfillment strategies. Additional topics include shopping behavior, retailing trends, non-store retailing, service delivery, and international retailing. Prerequisite: MKTG 200 or MKTG 300

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42721

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 232

Online

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance

  Anu Bharadwaj

In this course, students examine how consumers and organizations go about making purchase decisions. Major theoretical contributions and empirical research findings from marketing and the behavioral sciences are reviewed and attention is given to applying this information to practical business and marketing situations. Prerequisite MKTG 201 or MKTG 300

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 42722

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 232

Online

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance

  Anu Bharadwaj

In this course, students examine how consumers and organizations go about making purchase decisions. Major theoretical contributions and empirical research findings from marketing and the behavioral sciences are reviewed and attention is given to applying this information to practical business and marketing situations. Prerequisite MKTG 201 or MKTG 300

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42035

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 108

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance

  Henry Wickus

Using philosophical methodology, and with substantial attention to Catholic intellectual tradition, this course enquires into the foundations of ethics, including how our conception of the human person affects our understanding of the moral life. It considers also the question of the rationality of belief in God and the difference (if any) God makes to our understanding of the person and the good. In addressing these topics, the course develops and applies basic logic skills, introduced as an essential part of philosophical method and an indispensable tool of critical thinking.

4 Credits

Subject: Philosophy (PHIL)

CRN: 42071

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo
          OR
     [Core] Integ/Humanities

Other Requirements Met:
     Sports Management Minor
     Sports Studies Minor
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing Intensive

  Stephen Laumakis

An in-depth philosophical examination of conceptual, moral, cultural, and legal issues surrounding regulating, watching, and participating in sports. Possible topics include: the definition of sport; the nature of competition; sportsmanship; being a fan; performance-enhancing drugs; gender; race; and the relationships among athletics, moral education, the law, and social responsibility in high school, collegiate, and professional sports. The course will integrate various disciplinary perspectives on the nature and practice of sport, especially perspectives from philosophical ethics, law, and sociology. Students cannot receive credit for both PHIL 218 and the less in-depth 2-credit version of the course, PHIL 219. Prerequisite: PHIL 110 or PHIL 115.

4 Credits

Subject: Real Estate Studies (REAL)

CRN: 42764

In Person | Lecture

Minneapolis: Schulze Hall 301

Requirements Met:
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Temperance

  Andy Babula

Explores the theories and practices of real estate with emphasis on the "why" and "how" of buying, financing, owning and selling real estate. Real estate brokerage, property management, mortgage finance, appraisal, investment and development are examined within a legal, economic and social context. Open to non-majors. Prerequisites: None

4 Credits

Subject: Spanish (SPAN)

CRN: 42216

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 318

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Global Perspective AND [Core] Integ/Humanities
     

Other Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Temperance

  Susana Perez Castillejo

Practice in the language skills and vocabulary needed to conduct business in the Hispanic world; an overview of political, economic, social and cultural factors which affect business in the Hispanic countries. Prerequisites: Successful completion of SPAN 301 and 305 or their equivalents with a C- or better in each course (may be taken simultaneously with SPAN 305).

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42257

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Fuad Naeem

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits

Subject: Theology (UG) (THEO)

CRN: 42258

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Phil/Theo

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Virtues - Fortitude
     Virtues - Justice
     Virtues - Prudence
     Virtues - Temperance
     Writing to learn

  Fuad Naeem

This section will compare how Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about major themes, such as God, Jesus, creation, revelation, and the human being. It will treat how the Abrahamic traditions are sources for determining the common good especially as it relates to respect for our world, the human community, and the dignity of each human being. 

4 Credits