May 05, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Epidemiology

  

ETSU

  
  • ETSU 1020 - Foundations of Student Success

    (3 credits)
    Recommended for new undergraduate students.  Helps students succeed in college and beyond by managing time wisely, practicing research-based study skills, learning more about academic majors, and discovering how their total college experience affects career opportunities after graduation.  Students practice teamwork and communication with people whose backgrounds or views differ from theirs-vital abilities in the workplace and the larger world.


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Finance

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • FNCE 4018 - Senior Honors Seminar

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: ECON 3088  and admission to the College of Business and Technology Honors Program; by permit only.

    A seminar for College of Business and Technology honors students who are working on senior honors theses or other approved projects. Upon successful completion of the course, students will have demonstrated the ability to complete the research process by creating a written product suitable for submission to the College of Business and Technology faculty.
    When Offered: (offered on an individual basis)


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  • FNCE 4905 - Banking Internship

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of, at least, six credit hours at the upper-division level in the student’s major, junior or senior standing, and a 2.7 GPA or above.

    Students are selected through a competitive process for assignments in approved financial institutions as interns under the supervision of the internship coordinator and field placement supervisors Students may not earn more than three semester credits for this course which can be used as a free elective or an elective within a business major with prior approval by the chair.
    When Offered: (offered on an individual basis)


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  • FNCE 4906 - Finance Internship

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Completion of, at least, six credit hours at the upper-division level in the student’s major, junior or senior standing, and a 2.7 GPA or above.

    Students are selected through a competitive process for assignments in approved business or public-sector organizations as interns under the supervision of the internship coordinator and field placement supervisors. Students may not earn more than three semester credits for this course which can be used as a free elective or an elective within a business major with prior approval by the chair. (offered on an individual basis)


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French

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

General Studies

  
  
  • BGSD 2100 - Successful Online Learning

    (1 credit)
    Introduction to philosophy of learning online and development of skills and mastery of tools essential to success in an asynchronous learning environment. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for learning via an electronic medium, which is rapidly becoming not only an academic requirement, but also a requisite in the work force. The course has two major components – (1) tips for succeeding in an online course; and (2) the mastery of technical skills in order to learn asynchronously.
    When Offered: (fall, spring)


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Geography

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • GEOG 4900 - Senior Theses

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of department chair is required.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Only with permission of instructor and chair.

    A Geosciences faculty member, chosen by the student, will direct a year-long, 6-credit-hour senior thesis project. The chair of Geosciences and one additional faculty member will act as readers. Upon permission of the chair and participating faculty member, the student will enroll first in GEOL/GEOG 4905 Independent Study: Senior Project (3 credits). Upon adequate completion of the independent study, the student will enroll in the following semester in GEOL/GEOG 4900. A public presentation of the completed senior project is required.


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Geology

  
  
  
  
  
  
  • GEOL 2000 - Earth Materials

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041  and CHEM 1110  or permission of the instructor.

    Mineralogy is the study of minerals through their crystal structure and morphology, and their optical properties. Students will learn to identify the major rock forming and accessory minerals, their environments of formation, and their common associations. Three lecture, two laboratory sessions per week.
    When Offered: (fall)
    Honors students will select and research four different mineral groups through the course of the semester. The student will submit an individual report on each mineral group which includes its chemistry, structure, formation, associations, distribution, economic importance, and uses. One report will be orally presented by the student to class members in the mineralogy course.


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  • GEOL 2480 - Field Methods in Geosciences

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041 GEOL 1050 /GEOL 1051 , or permission of instructor.

    An introduction to the methods of measurement, sampling techniques, and data collection used by the field geologist. Topographic and airphoto techniques of mapping, section measurement, and description, and structure description and analysis will be treated. Three lecture, two laboratory sessions per week.
    When Offered: (spring)
    Honors students will be expected to map an area, mutually agreed on by the instructor and the student, and submit the map and a report on the selected area by the end of the semester.


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  • GEOL 2989 - Internship/Cooperative Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the department chair is required.

    The Cooperative Education agreement seeks to build partnerships between ETSU, students, and area geoscience industry and service providers. This course will give partial credit toward a capstone thesis, on a project to be mutually agreed upon by Geology faculty and a geoscience industrial group, which will result in the student working for a year on a 6-credit hour project that produces a thesis.  The student will enroll in GEOL 4889 for the fall semester of the project.


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  • GEOL 2999 - Internship/Cooperative Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of the department chair is required.

    The Cooperative Education agreement seeks to build partnerships between ETSU, students, and area geoscience industry and service providers. This course will give partial credit toward a capstone thesis, on a project to be mutually agreed upon by Geology faculty and a geoscience industrial group, which will result in the student working for a year on a 6-credit hour project that produces a thesis.  The student will enroll in GEOL 4889 for the fall semester of the project.


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  • GEOL 3395 - Vertebrate Paleontology

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: GEOL 1050 /GEOL 1051 BIOL 1120 , or permission of instructor.

    The goal of this course is to provide a general overview of vertebrate evolution through time and to discuss how it is (and has been) interpreted from the fossil record. In addition, new theories and recent discoveries will be addressed (specifically, their relevance to past and current thinking). Two lectures and two laboratory sessions weekly.
    When Offered: (spring, even years)
    Honors students will be required to work a minimum of 20 hours at the Gray Fossil Site and submit a report on their work by the end of the semester.


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  • GEOL 4120 - Petrography

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: GEOL 2000  or permission of instructor.

    Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are examined both in hand specimen and in thin section. The student learns to recognize component minerals and other important characteristics and to apply principles of rock classification and identification. Three lecture, two laboratory sessions per week.
    When Offered: (spring)
    Honors students will collect and prepare a sequence of rocks, to be mutually agreed on by both the student and the instructor, which can be added to the Geology teaching collection. The project will include collection and description of rock hand samples, preparation of thin-sections, and a written report of both.


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  • GEOL 4540 - Sedimentation-Stratigraphy

    (4 credits)
    Prerequisites: GEOL 2000  or permission of instructor.

    The first part of the semester is devoted to the origin, classification, and interpretation of sediments and modern sedimentary environments. The second part is devoted to the recognition of these environments in the geologic record through stratigraphic analysis. The latter includes principles of correlation, stratigraphic paleontology, compilation of stratigraphic maps, and interpretation of the geologic column. Three lecture, two laboratory sessions per week.
    When Offered: (fall, even years; spring, odd years)
    Honors students will be expected to choose a rock section in the region and measure and describe it in detail. The choice of section must be mutually agreed upon by the student and the instructor. The student will submit a detailed description and stratigraphic column of the section as a final report. The student may also choose to carry out a sedimentary analysis on an exposed rock section, a stream deposit, or soil horizon to be mutually agreed upon by the instructor and the student. Analyses will include petrographic description of sediments and grain size analysis of representative sediment/soil samples all to be presented in an end-of-semester report.


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  • GEOL 4900 - Senior Thesis

    (3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of department chair is required.

    A Geosciences faculty member, chosen by the student, will direct a year-long, 6-credit-hour senior thesis project. The chair of Geosciences and one additional faculty member will act as readers. Upon permission of the chair and participating faculty member, the student will enroll first in GEOL/GEOG 4905 Independent Study: Senior Project (3 credits). Upon adequate completion of the independent study, the student will enroll in the following semester in GEOL/GEOG 4900. A public presentation of the completed senior project is required.


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  • GEOL 4989 - Internship/Cooperative Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of department chair is required.

    The Cooperative Education agreement seeks to build partnerships between ETSU, students, and area geoscience industry and service providers. This course will give partial credit toward a capstone thesis, on a project to be mutually agreed upon by Geology faculty and a geoscience industrial group, which will result in the student working for a year on a 6-credit hour project that produces a thesis. The student will enroll in GEOL 4989 for the fall semester of the project.


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  • GEOL 4999 - Internship/Cooperative Education

    (1-3 credits)
    Prerequisites: Permission of department chair is required.

    The Cooperative Education agreement seeks to build partnerships between ETSU, students, and area geoscience industry and service providers. This course will give partial credit toward a capstone thesis, on a project to be mutually agreed upon by Geology faculty and a geoscience industrial group, which will result in the student working for a year on a 6-credit-hour project that produces a thesis. The student will enroll in GEOL 4989  for the spring semester of the project.


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Geoscience

  
  
 

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