Subject: Accounting (ACCT)

CRN: 21979

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 110

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Ozer Asdemir

The special accounting considerations of consolidated financial statements are considered in depth. Additional topics include foreign operations, partnerships, governments, and nonprofit organizations. Prerequisites: ACCT 312 and senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Business Communication (BCOM)

CRN: 21992

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 229

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Michael Porter

This course is designed to develop greater insight into the relationship between communicators and management and leadership. By understanding the mindset of senior leaders and managers through a series of texts, case histories, articles, and classroom discussion, students will develop an understanding of the many variables and considerations linking communication strategy to organizational in decision making. In addition to understanding the mindset and priorities of senior leadership and management, students will learn and review a variety of communications strategies and tactics that can be employed to best meet the unique needs of a situation and thereby effectively contribute to communication necessary to organizational success, as seen by senior level leadership. Prerequisite: Senior standing, MKTG 201 & 320, plus one JOUR/DIMA/STCM 2XX or higher.

4 Credits

Subject: Biology (BIOL)

CRN: 20622

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Owens Science Hall 257

Requirements Met:
     Biology Lab Elective
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

  Dalma Martinovic, Jennifer Illig

There is increasing public interest and concern over the connections between environmental quality and human health. This course will explore these connections by providing an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of environmental toxicology- the study of the adverse effects of chemical, biological, and physical agents in the environment on living organisms, including humans. Topics will cover global and local problems including issues of environmental justice and future approaches to sustainably mitigate the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: (BIOL 101 OR 102 OR 105 OR 207, BIOL 208 and a minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209) OR ESCI 310 OR PUBH 300   OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 368 OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 361 OR Completion or co-enrollment in CISC 260 OR CISC 360 OR STAT 320 OR STAT 333 OR ECON 315 OR Permission of the instructor plus 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Biology (BIOL)

CRN: 20623

Blended Online & In-Person | Lab

St Paul: Owens Science Hall 379

Online

Requirements Met:
     Biology Lab Elective
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

  Dalma Martinovic, Jennifer Illig

There is increasing public interest and concern over the connections between environmental quality and human health. This course will explore these connections by providing an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of environmental toxicology- the study of the adverse effects of chemical, biological, and physical agents in the environment on living organisms, including humans. Topics will cover global and local problems including issues of environmental justice and future approaches to sustainably mitigate the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: (BIOL 101 OR 102 OR 105 OR 207, BIOL 208 and a minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209) OR ESCI 310 OR PUBH 300   OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 368 OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 361 OR Completion or co-enrollment in CISC 260 OR CISC 360 OR STAT 320 OR STAT 333 OR ECON 315 OR Permission of the instructor plus 80 completed credits.

0 Credits

Subject: Biology (BIOL)

CRN: 20626

Blended Online & In-Person | Lab

St Paul: Owens Science Hall 379

Online

Requirements Met:
     Biology Lab Elective
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

  Dalma Martinovic, Jennifer Illig

There is increasing public interest and concern over the connections between environmental quality and human health. This course will explore these connections by providing an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of environmental toxicology- the study of the adverse effects of chemical, biological, and physical agents in the environment on living organisms, including humans. Topics will cover global and local problems including issues of environmental justice and future approaches to sustainably mitigate the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: (BIOL 101 OR 102 OR 105 OR 207, BIOL 208 and a minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209) OR ESCI 310 OR PUBH 300   OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 368 OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 361 OR Completion or co-enrollment in CISC 260 OR CISC 360 OR STAT 320 OR STAT 333 OR ECON 315 OR Permission of the instructor plus 80 completed credits.

0 Credits

Subject: Biology (BIOL)

CRN: 21438

Blended Online & In-Person | Lab

St Paul: Owens Science Hall 379

Online

Requirements Met:
     Biology Lab Elective
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

  Dalma Martinovic, Jennifer Illig

There is increasing public interest and concern over the connections between environmental quality and human health. This course will explore these connections by providing an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of environmental toxicology- the study of the adverse effects of chemical, biological, and physical agents in the environment on living organisms, including humans. Topics will cover global and local problems including issues of environmental justice and future approaches to sustainably mitigate the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: (BIOL 101 OR 102 OR 105 OR 207, BIOL 208 and a minimum grade of C- in BIOL 209) OR ESCI 310 OR PUBH 300   OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 368 OR Completion or co-enrollment in ENGR 361 OR Completion or co-enrollment in CISC 260 OR CISC 360 OR STAT 320 OR STAT 333 OR ECON 315 OR Permission of the instructor plus 80 completed credits.

0 Credits

Subject: Biology (BIOL)

CRN: 21783

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall LL18

Online

Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Signature Work

  Jennifer Illig

Investigation of selected problems in biology at an advanced level, involving student presentations based on the primary literature. The subject will vary and will be announced in the annual Class Schedule.. These courses may, with approval of the department chair, be used to fulfill the 400-level requirement for the major. Prerequisite: Upper-class standing and permission of the instructor and 80 completed credits.

2 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 20696

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 428

Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Ryan Hardt

The senior capstone course provides computer science majors the opportunity to integrate the knowledge that they have gained from across the curriculum. Students will work in groups to design, document, and implement a large-sized software project. During this process, students will be exposed to programming team organization, software development practices, as well as tools that facilitate the development of software systems. Prerequisites: Senior standing and a minimum grade of C- or better in: CISC 350, CISC 340, and CISC 380 (which 380 may be taken concurrently)

4 Credits

Subject: Computer & Info Sci (UG) (CISC)

CRN: 21466

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 428

Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Ryan Hardt

The senior capstone course provides computer science majors the opportunity to integrate the knowledge that they have gained from across the curriculum. Students will work in groups to design, document, and implement a large-sized software project. During this process, students will be exposed to programming team organization, software development practices, as well as tools that facilitate the development of software systems. Prerequisites: Senior standing and a minimum grade of C- or better in: CISC 350, CISC 340, and CISC 380 (which 380 may be taken concurrently)

4 Credits

Subject: Communication Studies (COMM)

CRN: 21302

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 203

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Bernard Armada

This capstone seminar for graduating seniors explores ethical issues that confront communication professionals and audiences. Students explore theoretical perspectives on communication ethics, work from case studies to understand professional ethical standards, discuss current ethical issues in communication, work in teams to perfect oral and written ethical analysis skills, and write an individual thesis paper. Prerequisite: senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Digital Media Arts (DIMA)

CRN: 21157

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Yayu Feng

This class represents the culmination of learning in the program and provides a capstone involving the planning and creation of a large-scale digital media project within the student's area of emphasis and a professional demo reel or portfolio, including components dealing with the ethical responsibilities of media producers and how the student’s work reflects those responsibilities. It is required of all majors. Prerequisite: Senior Standing

4 Credits

Subject: Digital Media Arts (DIMA)

CRN: 23033

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Yayu Feng

This class represents the culmination of learning in the program and provides a capstone involving the planning and creation of a large-scale digital media project within the student's area of emphasis and a professional demo reel or portfolio, including components dealing with the ethical responsibilities of media producers and how the student’s work reflects those responsibilities. It is required of all majors. Prerequisite: Senior Standing

4 Credits

Subject: Education (UG) (EDUC)

CRN: 22391

Online: Some Synchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Lanise Block

This course examines learning theories, philosophies and their implications on the use of technology, as well as the history and development of learning technologies. Additionally, students will examine current trends and future challenges in education technology. Students will learn a variety of learning technologies and advocate sound integration of technology into curriculum. Issues on the design, development, and implementation of technology will be discussed. Students will integrate learning technologies into their curriculum planning in the specific content areas that address student needs and meet with the technology or content standards. As a capstone project, students will develop a portfolio to reflect upon the knowledge and skills acquired through their major. Prerequisites: EDUC 460 or 463, which can be taken concurrently, and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 21928

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 481

Online

Requirements Met:
     Narrative Medicine Minor Appr
     Signature Work
     Writing Intensive

  Katlynne Davis

This course focuses on the rhetorical principles and writing practices necessary for producing effective documents and materials within human health and medical contexts. Students will gain experience producing such genres as patient information materials, personal statements, reviews, and reports. Readings will include scientific, academic, and popular texts as well as digital sources. The curriculum is informed by collaborative work with faculty members in health and science fields as well as current research in rhetoric and professional writing. Although this course is most relevant for students in the College for Health, the School of Nursing, and students pursuing a narrative medicine minor or postgraduate careers in health and medicine, no specific medical knowledge is required to take this course. This course satisfies a Signature Work requirement and a WAC Writing Intensive requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 121 or 190, or transfer equivalent and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 20375

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 206

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Salvatore Pane

This advanced course will focus on the student’s development of a substantial body of work in a chosen genre: poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Students will review their previous writing, do further exploration of a chosen genre, and produce significant new work in that genre. Reading will include theoretical and creative texts. This course fulfills the Genre Study requirement in the English major. Prerequisite: ENGL 321 or 322 or 323 or permission of instructor based on examination of a portfolio, and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 22293

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 301

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Diversity/Soc Just

Other Requirements Met:
     Amer Culture & Diff Minor Appr
     English Early Literature Req.
     Pre-1900 American Lit.
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Laura Zebuhr

The wallpaper in The Yellow Wallpaper looks like mushrooms. Frederick Douglass repeatedly compares a specific despair he felt while enslaved to being trapped in the earth. The falling Usher mansion gets swallowed by a lake in Poe’s famous story. While none of these well-known texts have been considered "nature writing," ecocriticism has recently introduced a concept of the "ecogothic" to account for such moments where nature gets linked to fear and anxiety, violence and horror. It’s argued that the ecogothic dread is born not just of the desire to survive and to thrive in a hostile, outdoor environment, but of something far more sinister. That is, a desire to more than thrive, a desire for control over other things, other beings, and ultimately other human beings. With this in mind and some help from geography, history, and Black and queer ecocriticism, we will look at how an idea of "the natural world" as well as binaries like self/other, human/animal, and living/dead were forged not merely alongside but with those of race, gender, and sexuality. Our literary focus will be American and transnational literary texts of the long 19th century that wrestle with and resist these dark desires and may include narratives of captivity and enslavement like Mary Prince’s, short stories by the likes of Poe, Hawthorne, and Chesnutt, and even the work of authors seemingly enchanted by nature such as Dickinson and Thoreau. This course satisfies a Signature Work requirement, a Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice requirement, a WAC Writing in the Discipline requirement, and an early American Literature requirement for English majors. Prerequisite: Five English courses at or beyond ENGL 211, including ENGL 280, or instructor permission for all other majors/minors.

4 Credits

Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)

CRN: 21931

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Olga Herrera

As a capstone seminar, English 482 is designed to synthesize the intellectual and the professional elements of the English major—to bridge the gap between academia and the public sphere and help students use the knowledge and skills acquired within the English major to enter the conversation of the next stage of their lives. Through discussion, reading, writing, and individualized research, the seminar engages students in a focused exploration of their career aspirations. Each student will conduct research and write a substantial essay, apply their findings for different rhetorical situations, and produce reflective writing on their intellectual development and vocational goals. This course satisfies the Signature Work requirement and a WAC Writing in the Discipline requirement. Prerequisites: Completion of five English courses at or beyond ENGL 211, including ENGL 280; or, for non-majors, permission of the instructor. NOTE: ENGL 482 is cross-listed with LABM 333--there are nine seats on the English side and three seats on the Liberal Arts in Business side.  

4 Credits

Subject: Entrepreneurship (ENTR)

CRN: 22064

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 233

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Jules Porter

This is the Entrepreneurship Concentration capstone course. This course builds upon previous coursework, drawing together critical concepts including opportunity identification, business modeling, financial modeling, and market/industry research skills. Through lecture, case discussion, and extensive use of the Hotwash Process, students polish their critical thinking and creative problem solving skills. The primary deliverable is a Fundable Business Plan. Prerequisites: ENTR 100 or 200 or 260; and ENTR 250 or 350; and ENTR 370; and BUSN 202 or CISC 200 and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Entrepreneurship (ENTR)

CRN: 22065

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 233

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Jules Porter

This is the Entrepreneurship Concentration capstone course. This course builds upon previous coursework, drawing together critical concepts including opportunity identification, business modeling, financial modeling, and market/industry research skills. Through lecture, case discussion, and extensive use of the Hotwash Process, students polish their critical thinking and creative problem solving skills. The primary deliverable is a Fundable Business Plan. Prerequisites: ENTR 100 or 200 or 260; and ENTR 250 or 350; and ENTR 370; and BUSN 202 or CISC 200 and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Studies (ENVR)

CRN: 20207

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center LL03

Requirements Met:
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Tony Siebenaler-Ransom

A capstone course that combines field experience with classroom seminar. Student teams will conduct collaborative broadly interdisciplinary analyses of selected environmental problems. Field-based projects are chosen by the students in consultation with course instructor. Classroom seminars are used for exchange of information between teams and for discussion of readings pertinent to individual research projects or, more broadly, to the interdisciplinary character of environmental problem-solving. Each team produces a major paper that examines the selected problems through humanities, natural-science and social-science lenses.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Science (ESCI)

CRN: 20543

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center LL03

Requirements Met:
     Environmental Sci. Major Appr
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

Instructor: TBD

This course is designed to fulfill the senior capstone experience in Environmental Science. It brings together students from all the environmental science concentrations (biology, chemistry, and geology) to complete interdisciplinary research projects where students can integrate the knowledge gained in their distinct, yet complementary disciplinary tracks. The course will be a mix of research and seminar format designed to give students significant opportunities to practice the methods of scholarship and modes of communication used by environmental scientists. This course should be completed in the final Spring semester prior to graduation. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: ESCI 310 or permission of instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: Environmental Science (ESCI)

CRN: 21220

In Person | Lab

St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Science Hall 120

Requirements Met:
     Environmental Sci. Major Appr
     Sustainability (SUST)
     Signature Work

  Kevin Theissen

This course is designed to fulfill the senior capstone experience in Environmental Science. It brings together students from all the environmental science concentrations (biology, chemistry, and geology) to complete interdisciplinary research projects where students can integrate the knowledge gained in their distinct, yet complementary disciplinary tracks. The course will be a mix of research and seminar format designed to give students significant opportunities to practice the methods of scholarship and modes of communication used by environmental scientists. This course should be completed in the final Spring semester prior to graduation. Four laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: ESCI 310 or permission of instructor.

0 Credits

Subject: Exercise Science (EXSC)

CRN: 21570

In Person | Lecture/Lab

St Paul: Anderson Ath and Rec Center 204

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Adam Korak

This course is designed to teach research methodology specific to the field of Exercise Science. Students are required to engage in hands-on research focused on an area of interest in the field of Exercise Science. Students will learn research skills, through locating primary literature sources, formulating a research question, conducting an original research study, and presenting it in several formats. Prerequisite: EXSC 211, 326, 332

2 Credits

Subject: Exercise Science (EXSC)

CRN: 21653

In Person | Lecture/Lab

St Paul: Anderson Ath and Rec Center 204

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Adam Korak

This course is designed to teach research methodology specific to the field of Exercise Science. Students are required to engage in hands-on research focused on an area of interest in the field of Exercise Science. Students will learn research skills, through locating primary literature sources, formulating a research question, conducting an original research study, and presenting it in several formats. Prerequisite: EXSC 211, 326, 332

2 Credits

Subject: Film Studies (FILM)

CRN: 22535

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Brady Educational Center LL19

Online

Requirements Met:
     Film Studies Major Approved
     Film Studies Minor Approved
     Signature Work

  James Snapko

Contemporary Issues in Film surveys a topic of particular relevance for students near the culmination of their coursework in Film Studies. The course focuses on issues of diversity, creative expression, and unique perspectives in Film Studies and how these unique voices contribute to our understanding of The Common Good. Students will expand their knowledge of Film Studies and they will incorporate disciplinary tools from Film Studies and at least one other academic. discipline, which they will apply to the study of creative production in film. Students will apply knowledge from coursework in multiple disciplines, they will expand their analytical abilities by learning about new films and writing about them, and they will create a portfolio of work that is representative of their learning. Contemporary Issues that will serve as the focus of each course offering may include American Independent Cinema; Masters of Style: Great Directors; and Diverse Perspectives in Film. Prerequisites: FILM 200 or permission of instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22093

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  David Vang

Concepts, practices and organization for financial management of various financial intermediaries. Asset-liabilities management, duration, swaps, hedges and other concepts will be covered. Banks will be the primary area for study, but the course also will look at other institutions including insurance, funds and thrifts. The course will be based on text, lectures, guest speakers, computer modeling, a bank simulation and examination. Prerequisites: FINC 324 or FINC 325; ECON 251 and ECON 252; MATH 109 or 111 or 113; And 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22094

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  David Vang

Concepts, practices and organization for financial management of various financial intermediaries. Asset-liabilities management, duration, swaps, hedges and other concepts will be covered. Banks will be the primary area for study, but the course also will look at other institutions including insurance, funds and thrifts. The course will be based on text, lectures, guest speakers, computer modeling, a bank simulation and examination. Prerequisites: FINC 324 or FINC 325; ECON 251 and ECON 252; MATH 109 or 111 or 113; And 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22095

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 238

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Sergey Barabanov

[This course will be delivered in a Prof + Prof model. A St. Thomas faculty member will co-teach the class with a seasoned executive leader.] This course will cover knowledge and develop skills necessary to carry out prudent and in-depth analysis of investments and create investment portfolio. The major topics covered include portfolio theory, macroeconomic analysis, industry analysis, financial statement analysis, company analysis, valuation models, creating investment policy statement, asset allocation, professional money management and portfolio strategies, and portfolio performance evaluation. The course also includes discussions of most recent developments in the investments industry. Students will apply course concepts to the analysis of actual companies and present their analysis and recommendations to investment professionals. Prerequisites: FINC 325, ECON 251 and ECON 252. Note: Students who receive credit for FINC 440 may not receive credit for FINC 445 or FINC 446

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22097

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 109

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  John Spry

The management of foreign and multinational financial operations. On the basis of international finance theory, students will learn foreign exchange risk management, foreign investment analysis, the financing of foreign operations, comparative accounting, international banking and international tax management. Prerequisites: FINC 324; MATH 109 or 111 or 113; ECON 251 and ECON 252.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22098

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 209

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Mufaddal Baxamusa

Building on the finance theory learned in prior courses, this course focuses on financial strategies for a broad range of finance issues faced by corporations including capital budgeting, capital raising, optimal capital structure, dividend policy, and corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. This is an applied, case-based course the students will be engaged in extensive case analysis, discussion, and presentations to develop and refine analytical skills. Prerequisites: FINC 324; MATH 109 or 111 or 113; ECON 251 and ECON 252.

4 Credits

Subject: Finance (FINC)

CRN: 22099

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 116

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Mufaddal Baxamusa

Building on the finance theory learned in prior courses, this course focuses on financial strategies for a broad range of finance issues faced by corporations including capital budgeting, capital raising, optimal capital structure, dividend policy, and corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. This is an applied, case-based course the students will be engaged in extensive case analysis, discussion, and presentations to develop and refine analytical skills. Prerequisites: FINC 324; MATH 109 or 111 or 113; ECON 251 and ECON 252.

4 Credits

Subject: Health (HLTH)

CRN: 21313

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Anderson Ath and Rec Center 205

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

Instructor: TBD

This course will examine health behavior change theories and individual, social, political, organizational, environmental, cultural, technological and economic factors influencing health behavior. Through literature review, case studies and role play exercises, students will identify and utilize evidence-based behavior change interventions to promote positive behavior change. Additionally, students will apply behavior change theories and foundations in developing a behavior modification plan, practicing health coaching, and delivering health information and support. Prerequisites: HLTH 250 or PUBH 220 or instructor approval.

4 Credits

Subject: Journalism/Mass Comm (JOUR)

CRN: 21163

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Schoenecker Center 238

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Mark Neuzil

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: Liberal Arts in Business (LABM)

CRN: 22409

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Online

Requirements Met:
     Liberal Arts Bus Minor Appr
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Olga Herrera

In accord with the Renaissance Program's commitment to foster the integration of theoretical and practical learning, the design of this course is to promote the investigation of some theme or problem having a particularly interdisciplinary focus. This course will rely upon concepts and models stemming from both theoretical and practical sources in an attempt to further integrate aspects of these distinct branches of higher learning. Among the types of issues or topics that could fall within the scope of this course are: the meaning and value of work; the nature and place of technology; the relationship of individual to community; views of self - as worker and theoretician; models and parameters of authority. Prerequisites: 80 completed credits.

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 22133

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 236

2020 Core Requirements Met:
     Global Perspective

Other Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

(2020 Core Planning Guide)

  Mary Maloney

Companies face an increasing variety of choices about where to locate different value-creating activities. This course explores the opportunities and challenges associated with conducting business in a global context. The goal of this course is to provide the foundations for understanding the external global environment facing a multinational enterprise (MNE), and the internal challenges of managing an MNE. Specifically, this course examines the following topics: the forces behind globalization, the different cultural, political, legal and economic environments in which global businesses operate, the tradeoffs between global and local strategies, the alternatives available for coordinating activity in an MNE, and the unique challenges involved with managing people in a globally dispersed organization. Prerequisites: MGMT 305 and MKTG 300 or MGMT 200 and MGMT 391; BETH 300 or BETH 301; plus two courses (minimum of six credits) from the following: IBUS 450, IBUS 460, or IBUS 470; and BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 22134

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 114

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Leslie Vatne

This course focuses on the theories, concepts, research, and practice of human capital management that impacts employee behavior. Topics include systems theory, globalization, leading a contemporary human resource function, human resource careers, human capital strategy, human resource best practices, human resource analytics, and ROI analysis. Offered spring semester. Prerequisites: MGMT 360 or (MGMT 365 and MGMT 367); MGMT 362; BLAW 301, 302, 303 or BLAW 314; BETH 300 or 301; and BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior Standing.

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 22135

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 232

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  David Hirschey

This course examines organizational issues from an integrative perspective. It draws on concepts from the entire business curriculum to view the organization as a whole. The focus of the course is to have you view the organization from the perspective of the president, rather than that of a manager of a particular function (e.g., VP of marketing). It examines the development of core competence and a sustainable competitive advantage as part of an organization's strategic planning process. Prerequisite: OPMT 200 or OPMT 300; FINC 310 or FINC 321; MGMT 200 or MGMT 305; MKTG 200 or MKTG 300; BETH 300 or BETH 301; and CISC 200 or BUSN 202; and senior standing. Note: Students who receive credit for MGMT 480 may not receive credit for MGMT 395.

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 22136

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 115

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Ernest Owens

This course examines organizational issues from an integrative perspective. It draws on concepts from the entire business curriculum to view the organization as a whole. The focus of the course is to have you view the organization from the perspective of the president, rather than that of a manager of a particular function (e.g., VP of marketing). It examines the development of core competence and a sustainable competitive advantage as part of an organization's strategic planning process. Prerequisite: OPMT 300 or OPMT 200; FINC 310 or FINC 321; MGMT 200 or MGMT 305; MKTG 200 or MKTG 300; BETH 300 or BETH 301; and CISC 200 or BUSN 202; and senior standing. Note: Students who receive credit for MGMT 480 may not receive credit for MGMT 395.

4 Credits

Subject: Management (MGMT)

CRN: 22137

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 115

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Ernest Owens

This capstone course integrates and applies leadership knowledge, skills, character, and competencies. The course provides opportunities to think more systematically about leadership and organizations, its application, and the personal competencies needed for leadership success. The course is designed as an experiential, collaborative team exercise of leadership in a project-based setting. Students will learn about organizational leadership and management as well as develop their capacity for leading through principled initiative and influence. Prerequisites: MGMT 382; BETH 300 or BETH 301; Senior Standing

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 22193

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 108

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Michael Hoffman

Small Business Institute clients present student teams with business problems that require solutions. Student teams diagnose the client’s problem and craft and present a solution to the client. Time is divided between reviewing and integrating the students’ marketing background, facilitating the student contact with the client, and providing consulting to the client. Prerequisites: MKTG 340; MKTG 370 (May be taken concurrently); one additional Marketing elective; BETH 300 or 301; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 22194

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 231

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Jamal Al-Khatib

Small Business Institute clients present student teams with business problems that require solutions. Student teams diagnose the client’s problem and craft and present a solution to the client. Time is divided between reviewing and integrating the students’ marketing background, facilitating the student contact with the client, and providing consulting to the client. Prerequisites: MKTG 340; MKTG 370 (May be taken concurrently); one additional Marketing elective; BETH 300 or 301; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 22195

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 231

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  John Sailors

Small Business Institute clients present student teams with business problems that require solutions. Student teams diagnose the client’s problem and craft and present a solution to the client. Time is divided between reviewing and integrating the students’ marketing background, facilitating the student contact with the client, and providing consulting to the client. Prerequisites: MKTG 340; MKTG 370 (May be taken concurrently); one additional Marketing elective; BETH 300 or 301; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 22196

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 118

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Kim Sovell

Small Business Institute clients present student teams with business problems that require solutions. Student teams diagnose the client’s problem and craft and present a solution to the client. Time is divided between reviewing and integrating the students’ marketing background, facilitating the student contact with the client, and providing consulting to the client. Prerequisites: MKTG 340; MKTG 370 (May be taken concurrently); one additional Marketing elective; BETH 300 or 301; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Marketing (MKTG)

CRN: 22197

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 108

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Michael Hoffman

Small Business Institute clients present student teams with business problems that require solutions. Student teams diagnose the client’s problem and craft and present a solution to the client. Time is divided between reviewing and integrating the students’ marketing background, facilitating the student contact with the client, and providing consulting to the client. Prerequisites: MKTG 340; MKTG 370 (May be taken concurrently); one additional Marketing elective; BETH 300 or 301; BUSN 202 or CISC 200; and Senior standing

4 Credits

Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)

CRN: 22710

In Person | Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

Instructor: TBD

This course allows music students to demonstrate research and writing skills by utilizing standard music resources (Music Index, RILM, Grove, Baker's, etc.). The paper may contain theoretical analysis, and/or it may be connected to the student's performance area or degree focus. Prerequisite: 80 credits completed; Seeking a BM or BA in music.

2 Credits

Subject: Music Classes (UG) (MUSC)

CRN: 20855

Online: Some Synchronous | Lecture

Online

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Steve Cole Finckle

A course involving individual research that is shared among the participants. Guest speakers from various areas of music business, the electronic media industries and arts management make presentations to the seminar, which is under the direction of a faculty coordinator. A major research project is required. Prerequisite: At least Junior standing and at least 80 completed credits

4 Credits

Subject: Neuroscience (NSCI)

CRN: 21800

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 246

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Roxanne Prichard

This capstone neuroscience course uses the physiological process of sleep as a lens to evaluate neural connectivity, neurochemical modulation, and sensory integration. This course will emphasize sleep as central to neural development, learning, and health. As part of the laboratory work, students will track their own sleep and circadian rhythms through temperature, behavioral, and hormonal assessment. Prerequisites: NSCI 301 and senior standing (or permission from the instructor).

4 Credits

Subject: Neuroscience (NSCI)

CRN: 21801

In Person | Lab

St Paul: John Roach Center LL45

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Roxanne Prichard

This capstone neuroscience course uses the physiological process of sleep as a lens to evaluate neural connectivity, neurochemical modulation, and sensory integration. This course will emphasize sleep as central to neural development, learning, and health. As part of the laboratory work, students will track their own sleep and circadian rhythms through temperature, behavioral, and hormonal assessment. Prerequisites: NSCI 301 and senior standing (or permission from the instructor).

0 Credits

Subject: Neuroscience (NSCI)

CRN: 22744

In Person | Lab

St Paul: John Roach Center LL45

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Roxanne Prichard

This capstone neuroscience course uses the physiological process of sleep as a lens to evaluate neural connectivity, neurochemical modulation, and sensory integration. This course will emphasize sleep as central to neural development, learning, and health. As part of the laboratory work, students will track their own sleep and circadian rhythms through temperature, behavioral, and hormonal assessment. Prerequisites: NSCI 301 and senior standing (or permission from the instructor).

0 Credits

Subject: Ops & Supply Chain Mgmt (OPMT)

CRN: 22215

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: McNeely Hall 233

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  William Raffield

This course is the capstone course for majors in operations management. This integrative course in Operations Strategy has a strong managerial focus on the operating decisions that can impact a firm’s profitability in various manufacturing and service sectors. It serves as an integrator for the courses that had preceded it by giving students the opportunity to incorporate and refine the knowledge and skills developed in previous coursework. This course utilizes real-life cases and projects to understand managerial issues in operations and to develop a strategic perspective in the decision making process. Prerequisites: Senior standing; OPMT 320, OPMT 330, OPMT 340 and OPMT 350; and concurrent or prior enrollment in OPMT 375. NOTE: For students in prior catalogs the prerequisites are: Senior standing; BETH 301, OPMT 320 and 350, and concurrent or prior enrollment in OPMT 330.

4 Credits

Subject: Political Science (POLS)

CRN: 21433

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 222

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work

  Renee Buhr

This course is intended to give political science majors and those in related fields an opportunity to reflect and to look forward. A number of class sessions will be dedicated to particular subfields of political science. POLS faculty will discuss the opportunities and challenges in their respective subfields, and will provide you with opportunities to think critically about crucial, timely issues that those subfields are uniquely positioned to address today and into the future. Other sessions will provide you with guidance and time to work on an interdisciplinary portfolio of work and accompanying integrative essay reflecting on your liberal arts training at UST. Prerequisites: Completion of at least two 300-level POLS courses or permission of instructor and 80 completed credits.

2 Credits

Subject: Psychology (UG) (PSYC)

CRN: 20169

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Signature Work
     Writing Intensive

  Ann Johnson

This course explores psychology's past with a special focus on events representing the discipline's sustained interest in applying science to enhance human welfare. From its early days, U.S. psychologists have applied our discipline's knowledge to solve social problems. This course examines psychology's complicity, in its early years, with questionable cultural practices and unjust social norms (e.g. the eugenics movement, racial bias). We also study the social/historical context surrounding psychology's early applications. The goal is to promote reflection on the place of psychology in the broader culture and raise awareness of the complexities inherent in using science to solve social problems, in the service of preparing students to be "morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good." Prerequisites: Senior standing and declared Psychology major

4 Credits

Subject: Psychology (UG) (PSYC)

CRN: 21308

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: John Roach Center 247

Requirements Met:
     School of Ed Transfer Course
     Signature Work
     Writing Intensive

  Ann Johnson

This course explores psychology's past with a special focus on events representing the discipline's sustained interest in applying science to enhance human welfare. From its early days, U.S. psychologists have applied our discipline's knowledge to solve social problems. This course examines psychology's complicity, in its early years, with questionable cultural practices and unjust social norms (e.g. the eugenics movement, racial bias). We also study the social/historical context surrounding psychology's early applications. The goal is to promote reflection on the place of psychology in the broader culture and raise awareness of the complexities inherent in using science to solve social problems, in the service of preparing students to be "morally responsible leaders who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good." Prerequisites: Senior standing and declared Psychology major

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 21143

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Anderson Ath and Rec Center 204

Requirements Met:
     CommGood/Community-Engaged
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Amy Hedman-Robertson

This is the senior capstone seminar for public health majors. The overarching aim of the course is toprovide students with a culminating experience to their overall studies in undergraduate public health.Students will bring to this course all of the knowledge and tools of analysis that they have learned in publichealth throughout their undergraduate tenure. This seminar allows students majoring in public health toanalyze specific issues and problems using the knowledge and understanding gained by completing therequired courses in the program and an experiential learning or research experience. Prerequisites: PUBH 465 or 470 and be senior standing or get permission of the instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: Real Estate Studies (REAL)

CRN: 22231

In Person | Lecture

Minneapolis: Schulze Hall 302

Requirements Met:
     Signature Work
     Writing in the Discipline

  Andy Babula

Capstone course integrating all functional areas of real estate for production of housing, commercial and industrial real estate. Use of market research, feasibility studies and market analysis in contract negotiation for project construction, marketing and management. Prerequisites: REAL 380, BLAW 304, Sophomore standing, and 80 completed credits.

4 Credits