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Accounting and Finance
ACFI 535 - Accounting for Decision Making - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 or waiver. When offered changed to: Offered annually.
ACFI 585 - Finance for Decision Making - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 or waiver. When offered changed to: Offered annually.
Biology
BIOL 117 - Environmental Biology - Course description changed to: Ecological relationships and current environmental issues are explored in class with a focus on how biological systems function and what impact humans have had on global biodiversity. Topics include biogeochemical cycles, human population growth, threats to endangered species, global climate change, sustainable use of renewable resources, and local impacts on global biodiversity. Laboratory exercises emphasize making observations and using quantitative reasoning to study effects of environmental factors on organisms; using computer models to study harvest impacts on world fisheries; and case studies to examine water use and world health issues. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
COMD 282 - Speech and Hearing Science - Prerequisite changed to: None
COMD 598 - Capstone Experience in Speech-Language Pathology - Course description changed to: This course integrates the knowledge and skills gained across the entire course of study. The student will choose a condition that presents with complex communication needs, conduct a scholarly literature review which may include the lived experience of individuals with the condition, and provide ways to improve communication for these individuals and their community members. Upon completion, the student will their present their project to the speech-language disorders graduate faculty.
Communication Studies
COMM 366 - Advanced Audio Production - Prerequisite changed to: None
Computer Science
COMP 206 - Introduction to Computer Organization - Prerequisite changed to: COMP 151. When offered changed to: Offered annually.
Criminal Justice
CRJU 485 - Honors Thesis in Criminal Justice - Prerequisite changed to: Open to Commonwealth and Departmental Honors students; and CRJU 320; formal application required
CRJU 504 - Seminar: Crime, Justice and Society - Course description changed to: This seminar examines crime and criminal justice policies within a social justice framework to facilitate a critical analysis of the U.S. criminal legal system including 1) political processes 2) law enforcement 3) judicial processes and the courts and 4) punishment and incarceration. Specifically, this class will examine the underlying social foundations of the criminal legal system and the resulting consequences of this history on current policy and practices of the system. A critical analysis of historical and contemporary practices with regard to citizenship, race, ethnicity, gender, and class structures will be applied in this class and will provide an understanding of how the criminal legal system has evolved over time with disparate impacts and outcomes, and how this affects communities today.
Elementary Education
ELED 222 - Digital Literacy and Technology Integration in the PreK-6 Classroom - Prerequisite changed to: ELED 120 or PSYC 224 or SPED 208. Core designation CWRT removed.
ELED 240 - General Curriculum: The Content of the Curriculum (1-6) - Course description changed to: This course is designed to provide an introduction into the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and the Common Core State Standards curriculum outline that has been adopted throughout the United States as the basis for the curriculum for grades 1-6. Content areas covered by this course include science, engineering, history, social studies and language arts. Optional modules in math will be available for student practice. This course will not only help students learn about the topics included in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks/Common Core and school expectations for elementary school students, but it will also help teacher candidates prepare for taking the General Curriculum MTEL® 1-6 and Praxis.
English
ENGL 204 - Responding to Writing - Course description changed to: This course teaches students to negotiate the demands of responding to writers and their work face-to-face and one-on-one, with an emphasis on collaborative learning techniques, writing processes, interpersonal dynamics and rhetorical analysis. Repeatable: may use a maximum of three credits toward the English major; additional credits will count as free electives.
ENGL 205 - Supporting Second Language Learners - Course description changed to: This one-credit course teaches students how to effectively support second language learners in one-on-one sessions and in small groups, with the emphasis on collaborative learning techniques, language learning as a process and contrastive rhetoric. Students will explore major theoretical approaches to second language acquisition, discuss the role of cross-cultural differences in second language discourse, and develop effective language support strategies to use in one-on-one and/or small group setting. Repeatable: may use a maximum of three credits toward the English major; additional credits will count as free electives.
Global Languages and Literature
LAJA 101 - Elementary Japanese I - Course description changed to: This course is an introduction to Japanese language and culture. This course is the first in the three-semester sequence of Japanese language courses designed to develop basic spoken and written communication skills in modern Japanese. In this course, students will begin to develop the ability to use Japanese in a culturally coherent manner and learn how to interact comfortably with native speakers of Japanese through speaking and writing. Focusing on the dynamics of communication across cultures, students will engage in multicultural communication and learn to recognize the forces underlying the ways that individuals from other cultures express their ideas in their native language, in comparison with students’ own native language. Emphasis will be placed on respecting human similarities and differences, recognizing sociocultural influences on individuals’ worldviews, and comprehending the diverse factors that establish and maintain cultural norms, including power, privilege, age, class and gender. Students who wish to continue working towards proficiency should plan to take the next courses (LAJA 102 and LAJA 151) in the sequence.
LAJA 102 - Elementary Japanese II - Course description changed to: This course is the second in the three-semester sequence of Japanese language courses. In this course, students will continue strengthening their spoken and written communication skills. By the end of the semester, students will be able to communicate comfortably in a culturally coherent manner with native Japanese speakers, both orally and in written form, in most essential everyday life situations. Focusing on the dynamics of communication across cultures, students will engage in multicultural communication and examine the forces underlying the ways that individuals from other cultures express their ideas in their native language, in comparison with students’ own native language. Emphasis will be placed on respecting human similarities and differences, recognizing sociocultural influences on individuals’ worldviews, and comprehending the diverse factors that establish and maintain cultural norms, including power, privilege, age, class and gender. Students who wish to continue working towards proficiency should plan to take the next course (LAJA 151) in the sequence.
LAJA 151 - Intermediate Japanese - Course description changed to: This course is an intermediate Japanese language course, the third in the three-semester sequence of Japanese language courses, for those with a solid foundation in elementary Japanese spoken and written communication skills. By the end of the semester, students will be able to handle basic communication in a variety of everyday life situations in a culturally coherent manner with native speakers of Japanese, both orally and in written form. Students can participate in simple conversations on topics beyond their most immediate needs. Focusing on the dynamics of communication across cultures, students will engage in multicultural communication and analyze the forces underlying the ways that individuals from their cultures express their ideas in their native language, in comparison with students’ own native language. Emphasis will be placed on respecting human similarities and differences, recognizing sociocultural influences on individuals’ worldviews, and comprehending the diverse factors that establish and maintain cultural norms, including power, privilege, age, class and gender. Students who wish to continue working towards further proficiency should plan to take LAJA 172 Business Japanese.
LAJA 172 - Business Japanese - Course description changed to: This course examines various aspects of modern Japanese society and culture. Emphasis is placed on the development of comprehension and formal communication skills. The aim of the course is to enable students to handle formal communication in Japanese in a culturally and linguistically appropriate manner. The course introduces a variety of audio-visual materials to help students develop more effective communication skills, both orally and in written form. Focusing on the dynamics of communication across cultures, students will engage in multicultural communication and meticulously analyze the forces underlying the ways that individuals from other cultures express their ideas in their native language, in comparison with students’ own native language. Emphasis will be placed on respecting human similarities and differences, recognizing sociocultural influences on individuals’ worldviews, and comprehending the diverse factors that establish and maintain cultural norms, including power, privilege, age, class and gender. When Offered changed to: Offered annually.
LAJA 335 - Peer Tutor in Japanese - Course description changed to: This course is designed to assist tutors in developing the knowledge and skills essential for serving as a peer educator in Japanese. It will give hands-on experience to tutors in both group and individual settings. They will assess their own tutoring skills, provide peer feedback and design language learning activities while integrating the diversity of abilities, interests and learning styles of students. Focusing on the dynamics of communication across cultures, they will also learn how to help students understand the forces underlying the ways that individuals from other cultures express their ideas in their native language, in comparison with students’ own native language. Emphasis will be placed on respecting human similarities and differences, recognizing sociocultural influences on individuals’ worldviews, and comprehending the diverse factors that establish and maintain cultural norms, including power, privilege, age, class and gender.
LAPO 102 - Elementary Portuguese II - Prerequisite changed to: None
Management & Marketing
MGMT 312 - Business Analytics using R - Course title changed to: Introduction to Business Analytics. Prerequisite changed to: ECON 210 or MATH 110. Course description changed to: This course introduces students to the field of business analytics and its relationship to Big Data. Students learn how analytics are being used in different industries and gain experience formulating business questions that can be answered through the application of analytic methods. Students gain a basic understanding of different types of analytical tasks including description, prediction and prescription, and gain broad familiarity with commonly used techniques within each category. Students learn about the process of conducting analytics projects and gain hands-on experience applying descriptive and predictive analytics. Possible hands-on topics include graphical analysis of data, regression, market basket analysis, clustering and classification. When offered changed to: Offered spring semester.
MGMT 504 - International Business Study Tour - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 526 - Project Management - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 536 - Global Management - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 560 - Managing People and Organizations - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 562 - Strategic Management of Technological Innovation - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 565 - Manufacturing and Service Operations Management - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 571 - Organizational Culture and Work Force Diversity - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 576 - Organizational Change and Leadership - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 577 - Power and Influence in Organizations - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 582 - Business Intelligence/Analytics - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 595 - Strategic Management - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver; must be taken in the last semester of study
MGMT 598 - Leadership, Ethics and Corporate Accountability - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MGMT 599 - Special Topics Seminar in Management - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MKTG 545 - Consumer and Buyer Behavior - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and ECON 500 and MGMT 500; or waiver
MKTG 594 - Marketing Management and Strategy - Prerequisite changed to: ACFI 502 and MGMT 500; or waiver
Mathematics
MATH 110 - Elementary Statistics I - Course title changed to Elementary Statistics
MATH 110E - Elements of Statistics I (Enhanced) - Course title changed to: Elementary Statistics (Enhanced)
MATH 110T - Problem Solving in Statistics - Course description changed to: This course is a required corequisite for MATH 110E, the enhanced version of Elementary Statistics. Under faculty supervision, students develop learning and problem-solving strategies, and review elementary algebra skills, that support success in their statistics course. Repeatable: may earn a maximum of three credits. Grade mode changed from: Pass/No Pass to Standard Grade mode.
MATH 143 - Problem Solving in Mathematics - Course title changed to: Problem Solving in Calculus. Corequisite: Must be taken concurrently with MATH 161E
Philosophy
PHIL 214 - Philosophy of Race - Prerequisite changed to: One 100-level, three credit course in philosophy or CRIT 111
PHIL 217 - Ethical Issues in Business - Prerequisite changed to: None
PHIL 219 - Public Health Ethics - One 100-level, three credit course in philosophy or CRIT 111
PHIL 252 - Philosophy of Money - Prerequisite changed to: One 100-level, three credit course in philosophy or CRIT 111; or consent of instructor
PHIL 304 - 19th Century Philosophy - Course title changed to: Nihilism and The Crisis of Modernity: 19th Century Philosophy. Course Description changed to: This course addresses the growing philosophical sentiment of nihilism in the 19th century as a response to the major systematic philosophers of this era. To do so, we highlight the tension between the traditional philosophical view that reason is a central characteristic to human nature on the one hand, and the collapse of reason and possible descent into nihilism on the other. We begin by examining the metaphysics, epistemology and moral theory of the 18th century philosopher, Kant. We turn to investigate German Idealism, Hegel and Mill to understand systematic adaptations and challenges to Kant. We close with three 19th century philosophers who emphasize a skeptical and revolutionary rejection of systematic philosophy and the priority of reason: Schopenhauer (pessimism), Kierkegaard (paradoxical leap of faith) and Nietzsche (nihilism).
Psychology
PSYC 370 - Abnormal Psychology - Course title changed to: Psychological Disorders. Course description changed to: The primary purpose of this course is to critically evaluate theories, research and/or treatments of psychological disorders. Paradigms for understanding disorders, such as the sociocultural model, diathesis-stress model and the biopsychosocial model will be explored. Students will learn how the major types of disorders are defined and classified. Students will also build empathy and sensitivity toward people suffering from psychological distress.
Physical Education
PHED 548 - Teaching Beginning Tennis Techniques - Course title changed to: Teaching Beginning Tennis: Tactics and Skill Fundamentals
PHED 558 - Teaching Advanced Tennis Techniques - Course title changed to: Teaching Advanced Tennis: Tactics and Skill Fundamentals
Reading
READ 542 - A Critical Review of Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas - Prerequisite changed to: None
READ 543 - Assessment and Intervention Techniques for the Elementary Classroom - Prerequisite changed to: None
READ 544 - Children’s Literature for the Elementary Classroom - Prerequisite changed to: None
READ 556 - Literacy Curriculum Development and Implementation - Prerequisite changed to: Matriculation in the MEd in Reading or consent of program coordinator
Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
EDLE 566 - School Plant Planning and Administration - Course title changed to: School Plant and Facilities Management. Prerequisite changed to: None
Social Work
SCWK 431 - Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups - Title changed to: Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
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