COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Overview | Course Descriptions A | B - C | D - E | F - G | H - L | M - O | P - R | S - Z

AAST (African-American Studies) 258

ACCT (Accounting) 258

ADED (Adult Education) 259

AERO (Air Force ROTC) 259

AFLS (Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 260

AGEC (Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness) 260

AGED (Agricultural Education) 261

AGME (Agricultural Mechanization) 261

AGST (Agricultural Statistics) 262

AIST (Asian Studies) 262

AMST (American Studies) 262

ANSC (Animal Science) 262

ANTH (Anthropology) 264

ARAB (Arabic) 265

ARCH (Architecture) 265

ARED (Art Education) 266

ARHS (Art History) 266

ARSC (Arts and Sciences) 267

ARTS (Art) 267

ASTR (Astronomy) 268

BENG (Biological Engineering) 268

BIOL (Biology) 270

BLAW (Business Law) 271

BOTY (Botany) 271

CDIS (Communication Disorders) 271

CEMB (Cell and Molecular Biology) 272

CENG (Computer Engineering) 272

CHEG (Chemical Engineering) 273

CHEM (Chemistry) 274

CHIN (Chinese) 276

CIED (Curriculum and Instruction) 276

CLST (Classical Studies) 279

CMJS (Criminal Justice) 279

CNED (Counselor Education) 279

COMM (Communication) 280

CSCE (Computer Science and Computer Engineering) 281

CSES (Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences) 283

CVEG (Civil Engineering) 284

DANC (Dance) 285

DEAC (Dance Education/Activity) 286

DRAM (Drama) 286

EASL (English Foreign) English as a second language 287

ECON (Economics) 287

EDAD (Educational Admin.) 288

EDFD (Educational Foundations) 288

EDUC (Education) 289

ELED (Elementary Education) 289

ELEG (Electrical Engineering) 289

ENDY (Environmental Dynamics) 292

ENGL (English) 292

ENSC (Environmental Science) 294

ENTO (Entomology) 294

ENVD (Environmental Design) 294

ETEC (Educational Technology) 295

EUST (European Studies) 295

EXED (Extension Education) 295

FDSC (Food Science) 296

FIIR (Fulbright Institute of International Relations) 296

FINN (Finance) 296

FLAN (Foreign Language) 297

FREN (French) 297

GEOG (Geography) 298

GEOL (Geology) 299

GEOS (Geosciences) 300

GERM (German) 300

GNEG (General Engineering) 301

GREK (Greek) 301

HESC (Human Environmental Sciences) 301

HIED (Higher Education) 303

HIST (History) 303

HKRD (Health Science, Kinesiology, Recreation and Dance) 305

HLSC (Health Science) 305

HNED (HonorsCollege of Education and Health Professions) 306

HNRS (Honors Studies ­ Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences) 306

HORT (Horticulture) 306

HUMN (Humanities) 307

INEG (Industrial Engineering) 308

ISYS (Information Systems) 310

ITAL (Italian) 311

ITED (Industrial/Technical Educ.) 311

JAPN (Japanese) 311

JOUR (Journalism) 312

KINS (Kinesiology) 313

LARC (Landscape Architecture) 314

LAST (Latin-American Studies) 315

LATN (Latin) 315

LAWW (Law) 315

MATH (Mathematics) 315

MBAD (Masters of Business Admin.) 316

MBIO (Microbiology) 316

MEEG (Mechanical Engineering) 317

MEPH (Microelectronics-Photonics) 318

MEST (Middle East Studies) 319

MGMT (Management) 319

MILS (Army ROTC) 320

MKTT (Marketing and Transportation) 320

MLIT (Music Literature) 321

MUAC (Music Class) 321

MUAP (Music Private) 321

MUED (Music Education) 321

MUEN (Music Ensemble) 322

MUHS (Music History) 323

MUPD (Music Pedagogy) 323

MUSC (Music) 323

MUTH (Music Theory) 323

NURS (Nursing) 324

OMGT (Operations Management) 325

PADM (Public Admin.) 326

PEAC (Physical Education/Activity) 326

PHED (Physical Education) 326

PHIL (Philosophy) 327

PHSC (Physical Science) 328

PHYS (Physics) 328

PLPA (Plant Pathology) 330

PLSC (Political Science) 330

PORT (Portuguese) 332

POSC (Poultry Science) 332

PSYC (Psychology) 333

PTSC (Plant Science) 334

PUBP (Public Policy) 334

RDNG (Reading) 335

RECR (Recreation) 335

RHAB (Rehabilitation Education) 335

RSOC (Rural Sociology) 336

RSST (Russian Studies) 336

RUSS (Russian) 336

SCWK (Social Work) 336

SEED (Secondary Education) 337

SOCI (Sociology) 337

SPAN (Spanish) 338

SPED (Special Education) 339

STAT (Statistics) 339

TLOG (Transportation and Logistics) 339

VAED (Vocational Educ./Adult Educ.) 340

VOED (Vocational Education) 340

WCIV (Western Civilization) 341

WCOB (Walton College of Business) 341

WLIT (World Literature) 342

ZOOL (Zoology) 342

HOW TO READ A COURSE DESCRIPTION

Courses listed in this section describe all courses approved for offering by the University of Arkansas. The courses are listed alphabetically by code. The word "course" refers to a unit of academic instruction. While the word "class" refers to a course scheduled during a semester or summer session with a certain number of prescribed meetings each week. Successful completion of a class usually earns a specified number of semester hours of credit toward a degree.

The Schedule of Classes lists classes available in a specific semester, along with the instructor of record, time and place the class is being held.

COURSE DESCRIPTION EXPLANATIONS

A course listing is comprised of the following elements, in order:

Course Prefix: This alpha descriptor is the first identifying part of a course. This four-digit code represents the course prefix name. Usually the course prefix will be the same as the department offering the course, occasionally the prefix is one of many different courses offered in a single department. For example, ARAB refers to Arabic courses, which are offered through the department of foreign languages.

Course Number: Each course is designated by a four-digit number. The first digit identifies the level of the course: 1, freshman level; 2, sophomore level; 3 and 4, junior-senior level; 5, 6, and 7, graduate level. Any exceptions to this practice are stated in the course descriptions.

Students desiring admission to courses offered at levels beyond their standing should request the instructor's permission to enroll. (For definitions of academic standing see Student Standing on page 29.)

The second and third digits of the number identify the course within the department that offers it.

The fourth digit identifies the semester-hour value of the course. Credit for certain courses does not count toward some degrees (see Courses that Do Not Count Toward Degrees on page 28.)

Normally, courses meet once each week for 50 minutes for each hour of course credit. Laboratory, drill and other kinds of activity courses typically meet for two 50-minute periods per week for each hour of credit.

The letter 'V' is used in place of the last digit for those courses in which credit is variable. The minimum and maximum credit being given in parenthesis after the course title.

The first three digits of the number are the same for corequisite courses (for example, the lecture course, and the corequisite lab or drill).

Course Suffix: A suffix to the course number further identifies the specific type of instruction:

D - Drill or Discussion

L - Laboratory

H - Honors Course

E - Honors Drill or Discussion

M - Honors Laboratory

A course with no suffix is a typical lecture course (not an honors course).

Course Title: The title of the course is printed in bold letters.

Course Semester Offering: Also inside the parentheses following the course title are letters indicating which semester the course is normally offered. Cross-check with the Schedule of Classes to determine if a course is being offered. Courses marked (SP) will be offered in the spring, courses marked (FA) will be offered in the fall, courses marked (SU) will be offered in the summer, and courses marked (IR) will be offered irregularly .

Course Description: A brief description of the course content and its major emphasis are stated. If the course is cross-listed (also offered under another course number) a "Same As" statement will be included in the description. If the course is eligible to be repeated for degree credit more than once, a statement will appear to indicate the total hours or times a course may be repeated. If no repeated statement is listed, the course may be used for degree credit only once.

Requisites: Requisites are requirements that must be fulfilled either before a course may be taken or at the same time a course is taken. Prerequisites are courses or requirements that must be completed prior to enrolling in a certain course. Courses may have prerequisites from inside and outside the department. It is the student's responsibility to make sure he/she has completed the proper prerequisites before enrolling in any class. Courses listed as corequisite are to be taken in the same semester as the course desired.

Pre- or Corequisite are requirements that if not taken prior to enrolling in a course, they must be taken during the same semester as the course.

Students may not enroll in courses for which they do not have the necessary requisites. Students who are in doubt concerning their eligibility for entry into specific courses should consult their academic adviser. Students may be dropped from courses for which they do not have the necessary requisites.