Interim Courses 2008
Division
Course #
Course Title
Description
Proposer
Meeting Times
Fee
Arts & Sciences
AMS 202 African American Lives A cultural approach to African American lives, exploring the role of the individual, biography, and narrative in African American history and culture. DoVeanna S. Fulton TBD
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
AMS/CAS 300/534 The U.S. South on Film This course examines representations of the U.S. South in feature film from the silent era to the contemporary period with a special emphasis on race, gender, class, sexuality, region and nation as interdependent categories of identity, experience, and analysis. We will consider multiple filmic strategies, their histories and contexts, and their social, political, and economic impacts. Micki McElya tenHoor 102
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
AMS 300-002 Chicago: A Cultural and Service Experience This is a selected topics course for advanced undergraduate students. Offers upper level students the opportunity to study the history and development of the city of Chicago while engaging in direct service opportunities to enhance the learning experience. This will be a colaborateffort by the Department of American Studies and the Community Service Center to provide students with practical out of the classroom experience while engaging in an in-depth study of the quintessential American city. Lynne M. Adrian tenHoor 116
9:00-12:00
MTWRF
TRAVEL		 $500 (travel)
AMS 367-001
536-001		 The American Game Baseball and its place in American culture. It is not a history of the game, per se, although this will be a subject of consideration. Rather it is an attempt to use baseball - its emergence, evolution, and appeal - as a way of enriching our understanding of modern American society. To this end, assigned readings and classroom discussions are designed to draw on a number of interdisciplinary sources in order the better to illuminate relationships between the game and the society in which it rose to prominence. Rich Megraw tenHoor 105
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
AMS 364-001
531-001		 Studies in Popular Culture An Iinterdisciplinary investigation of American culture from the Kennedy assassination in 1963 to the Kent State University massacre in 1970, using the popular culture explosion of the Beatles as a prism which informs the whole. Reading includes works by James Baldwin, Truman Capote, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. James M. Salem tenHoor 103
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
ANT 450-001 Anthropology in Movies and Fiction This course gives students an opportunity to examine how anthropologists and core anthropological issues are portrayed in movies and fiction. We will view movie clips and read relevant sections of novels and short stories, with a special focus on the science fiction/fantasy genre and the various "imaginary worlds" that this genre has inspired. Then, we will compare portrayals in fiction to anthropological perspectives on questions such as: What is an anthropologist, and what can s/he do? What makes a human? Where does our species come from, and where are we headed? How important are the differences that separate us? Can we ever really understand each other? Jason A. DeCaro tenHoor 30
1:00-3:30
MTWRF		  
ART 408-001
502-001		 Typography: Rudiments and Experiments This course covers the traditions and guidelines for good typography (history, practice and digital techniques). An understanding of standards and "rules" of good typography will provide a point of departure for free and effective experimentation in the use of type in visual communication and in the integration of word and image on the screen and in print. (It is designed for art majors and non-art majors, for example students from Book Arts or Creative Writing, to study type as it relates to their work. Brian Evans Woods Hall 211
12:00-6:00
MTWRF		  
ART 408-002 Special Projects This is a course based on the production of a hand-made photographic book. Students will learn several alternative photographic processes from non-silver printing*, printing out process, as well as basic book making structures and techniques processes. This final product will be a successfully designed and constructed hand-made book with images. The combination of alternative photographic methods and hand-made book structures will formulate a sequenced narrative. The process and examination of visual story telling will be a large part of image-order-text-construction of a book. Colin Stearns
Gay Burke		 Woods Hall 313
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $40
AY 101-001 Introduction to Astronomy History of Astronomy, the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the universe; recent discoveries about pulsars, black holes, and quasars will be discussed. If the student plans to apply AY101 toward satisfaction of the NS requirement of the University Core Curriculum, the separate laboratory experience course, AY102, can be taken duraing a subsequent semester. Gene Byrd Gallalee Hall 227
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CH 410/510 Scientific Glassblowing In this course students will gain both technical and practical experience in the art of scientific glassblowing. Lectures and demonstrations will survey the nature of glass, the tools of the glassblower, basic operations, flameworking with solid rod, and scientific glassblowing. The laboratory will be hands-on with students getting the chance to learn how to join tubin of both the same and different diameters, make bends, flares, hose connectors, T-seals, and ring seals, prepare rounded bottoms and vacuum traps, etc. Richard Smith
Joseph Thrasher		 Shelby L117
10:00-11:30; 1:30-4:30
MTWRF		 $40
CJ 408-001 Gendered Justice and the Death Penalty This course is designed to introduce students to gendered justice issues related to femal correctional institutions and to females who are sentenced to death. The students will have an opportunity to explore gender related issues relative to the incarceration of men and women in correctional institutions. Using a series of field trips, guest speakers, videos, class visits by ex-inmates, case study analyses, and criminal justice stimulations, the historical, political, social, practical, and legal issues of female death row inmates will be explored. Ida M. Johnson Farrah Hall 418
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CJ 490 Organized Crime This course is organized as a survey of organized crime worldwide, but with a focus on the United States. Integral to this large scope is the historical development of organized crime as well as various criminal behaviors typifying organized crime such as illicit drugs, the sex trade, and other forms of vice. We will also consider methods of combatting organized crime.CJ 100 is a prerequisite for this course. Robert Jenkot Farrah Hall 116
12:00-12:50; 2:00-4:50
MTWRF		  
EN 205-001 Early English Literature This course provides a survey of English literature from its beginnings into the eighteenth century. Mathew Winston TBA
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
EN 206-001 English Literature II Survey of English Literature from 1800 to the present, including, for example, work by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Dickins, Eliot and Yeats. William A. Ulmer TBA
11:00-2:00
MTWRF		  
EN/WL 208-001 World Literature II Survey of World Literature beginning at the Enlightenment through to the present day, including, for example, work by Moliere, Ueda Akinari, Thomas Mann, Leo Tolstoy, Kafka, Jean Racine, Borges, Marquez, Saikaku Timothy Croft MR 306
11:00-2:00
MTWRF		  
EN 308 What Lasts? The Search for Absolutes after the
First World War		 In our postmodern times is there truth that transcends the individual? We will begin in the brush with Conrad and plow to the fake plastic trees of Radiohead, looking at the ways saints, tyrants, fops, rogues, prodigies and the rest have journeyed into the heart of this unsettling question. In our fingerpainting and writing assignments we will search alongside them. Nathan Parker Morgan 3rd Floor
TBA		  
EN 311-001 Special Topics in American Literature:
Big Books on the Big Screen		 Grab a bag of popcorn and turn off your cell phone; it's time to look at how literature gets adapted into film. In this class, we'll consider the "text" of several films and how they deal with translating words on a page into images on a screen. We'll deal with the language of film criticism, how to "read" a film, and the cultural/political implications of literature-made-film. Colin Rafferty MR 301
1:00-4:00
MTWRF		  
EN 311-002 Composing the Office This course will focus on historic and contemporary imaginings of the office in American literature and film, with a special emphasis on how that affects gender roles. Kevin Waltman
Jessica Fordham Kidd		 TBA  
EN 311-003 Black Film Survey of contemporary African American films. After examining the problem of misrepresentation in D.W.Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), which Griffith proclaimes was designed, in part, "to create a feeling of abhorrence in white people, especially white women, against colored men," will examine black filmmakers' attempts to counter stereotypical images with images and viewpoints that reflect the historical truths that ring in the sould of black folk. Beginning with theoretical discussions and concluding with popular films like Craig Brewer's Hustle and Flow, we will analyze the manner in which directors have responded to specific forms of what might be called the "white gaze" in specific historical periods. Tony Bolden Morgan 301
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
EN 311-004 J.R.R. Tolkien A review of the major works of J.R.R. Tolkin, including The Lord of the Rings and portions of The Silmarillion, The Book of Lost Tales, and Unfinished Tales. Strong emphasis will be placed on larger historical cultural and literary influences and contexts; to this end, we will read Beowulf, The Kalevala, and The Battle of Maldon. As we read, we will consider the relationship between Tolkien and medievalism, modernism, fantasy, myth, and ecology. Lectures and discussions will be supplemented with films, audio recordings, and maps. All students will have read The Lord of the Rings prior to the first class. Lucas P. Niiler MR
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
EN 311-005 Special Topics: Zombies! The Living Dead in
Literature, Film and Culture		 When real violence and danger abound, why do the "living dead" - a thoroughly oxymoronic and impossible threat - exert such a grip on the imagination? This course will explor that question by hunting for zombies in ancient, "classic" and contemporary literature; in American and Caribbean folklore; in graphic novels; and on film. Also, we'll eat "human-flavored" tofu for that cannibal vibe, visit a graveyard for inspiration, and make ourselve up as gory zombies to wander around campus and scare the living. In other words, we'll do everything we can to examine the life of the living dead. Sean Hoade Morgan 307
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
EN 311-006 Special Topics in Literature Stephanie Meyer's contemporary vampire stories Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse have camptured the imagination of not only the young female demographic they were published for, but also that of readers everywhere. Using this popular trilogy as a starting point, this class will examine the literary (and romantic) relationships between vampires and werewolves, between lovers fro different sides of the tracks (not to meniton species) and the way that Meyer updates Romeo and Juliet and other classic tales in order to make these stories fresh for a new, more sophisticated generation of readers. Justina Strong MR
12:00-3:00
MTWRF		  
EN 380-001 The Mystery Novel A study of some of the best English and American mystery novels, concentrating on their artistic and logical structure, use of characterization, and reflection of society. The classes will consist primarily of guided and free discussion of the novels themselves, with some background lectures on the genre and on individual authors, and with a half hour per meeting devoted to deduction games and puzzle solving. Authors to be included: Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, John Dicson Carr, Rex Stout, Dashiell Hammett. Robert W. Halli NOTT 173
10:00-1:00
MTWRF		  
EN 400/500-01 The American Classics and Hollywood A study of movie re-creations of early American literary classics, in context of the history of the literature-to-film process. Approaches will range from literary and film aesthetics to popular culture history and theory. Philip D. Beidler Morgan 131
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
GY 102 Principles of Physical Geography II: Landscape Processes GY 101 aimes to help students develop an understanding of the natural environment by examining the physical and chemical processes operating on the Earth's surface, which form landforms and landscapes and provide habitat for humans, other animals and plants. Students must also register for and attend GY 102 lab. Mary Wallace Pitts Farrah Hall 219
9:00-1200
MTWRF		 $40
HY 300-001 Women, Liberty, and the Black Experience This course will compare and contrast the backgrounds and writings of three female authors during the early twentieth century: Zora Neale Hurston, Rose Wilder Lane, and Isabel Paterson. In addition to providing historical context, it will examine their views on race, gender, class, war, and individualism. David T. Beito tenHoor 252
1:30
MTWRF		  
HY 316-001 The Life of Abraham Lincoln This course will examine the life of the man often considered the representative American. Through historical works, Hollywood films, documentaries, photographs, and Lincoln's own writings, the course will attempt to discover both the "real" Lincoln and how Lincoln has been seen by subsequent generations of Americans. Lawrence F. Kohl tenHoor 107
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
PH 115-001 Descriptive Physics for Non Science Majors Demonstration lectures on the chief topics of classical and modern physics. Includes many hands-on activities. Stanley T. Jones Gallalee 203
8:00-12:30
MTWRF		 $40
PSC 316-006 Southern Politics This course examines party politics in the South. The role of race in the region's politics, the nature and consequences of partisan alignments within the South, and the question of southern distinctiveness are studied. These topics are investigated by studying the rise and fall of the Solid South and the characteristics of the region's contemporary party politics. Special attention will be given to the role of southern states in the 2008 presidential election. Patrick Cotter tenHoor 108
8:00
MTWRF		  
PSC 321-006 Politics & Culture of the Cold War through Film and Documentaries This course introduces students to the culture and politics of the Cold War. We will focus on origins, propaganda and espionage aspects of the Cold War. The course is designed around Stephen Whitfield's book and is supplemented with various films and documentaries. Karl DeRouen, Jr. ten Hoor 351
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
PSC 321-007 Conflict and Democracy in the Middle East This course explores how international and civil conflicts have shaped politics in the Middle East. While focusing on several contemporary areas of conflict (Iraq, Iran, and Isreal), the course also details how the settlements following the world wars shaped the geopolitical conflicts of today. Students will become familiar with theories of international war, civil war, and terrorism, especially as they relate to this fragile area of the world. By the end of the course, students will be able to formulate their own peace proposal for one ongoing area of conflict. Gibler tenHoor 114
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
PSC 321-015 Equal Opportunity and the Law The concept of equal opportunity is a bedrock principle of American political culture. We pride ourselves on the idea that all Americans, regardless of race, gender, class level or other dempgraphic characteristics, have a chance to live the American Dream of getting a good job, owning their own home and creating a successful and satisfying life. Other components of American political culture, such as the belief that it is the individual's responsibility to provide for their own welfare, are only defensible if equal opportunity exists. However, the American Dream is not enjoyed equally by all. Race, gender, and socioeconomic class seem to influence who achieves the dream. This course will examine whether equal opportunity is a reality in America, and what effect the law and public policy have on equal opportunity. Jospeh L. Smith ten Hoor 257
9:30-12:00
MTWRF		  
PSC 399-016 The Montgomery Experience The Montgomery Experience will provide UA students with important pre-professional opportunities for hands-on experience in Alabama State government. In addition to their agency assignments, they will participate in seminars with key state officials. William H. Stewart TBA $125
PSC 422 The Politics of Difference Students consider the politics and social practice of identity and difference in this course. Using films and texts the instructor asks students to develop a complex understanding of social issues, enduring human problems such as violence, war, and the abuse of human rights. Students should expect to engage actively with many elements in popular culture and everyday society as a part of defining how we negotiate the politics of difference. Utz McKnight tenHoor 113
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
PY 337-001 Psychology of Motivation An examination of motivation, especially in the areas of risk-taking and sensation-seeking. Kenneth Melvin GP 347
9:00-12:30
MTWR		  
REL 100-001 Introduction to the Study of Religion What causes religion? How do we define it? How should it be studied? This course examines answers given to these questions in the field of Religious Studies. Different religions will be data for answers to these questions. We will examine classic theories which try to explain or interpret religion. We will compare both religious materials and these theories to learn how to understand religious and cultural processes which can be applied to all religions and not just learn a bunch of religion "factoids." Tim Murphy Manly 207
12:30-4:30
MTWR		  
SOC 101-001 Introduction to Sociology SOC 101 is a prerequisite for all other sociology courses and is a required course for all individuals wishing to minor in sociology. We will discuss the sociology's origins, methods used to study sociology, social groups, social institutions, social inequality, and social change. Students will also be encouraged to use their sociological imagination, or to view their personal troubles in terms of public issues. In other words, we will look at how larger forces of society affect everyday life. This is an online course. All assignments will be on e-Learning and all communication about the class will be done via e-Learning email. Ariane Prohaska N/A  
SP 353-001 Spanish Conversation Taking advantage of the intensive, immersion-like experience that the interim schedule allows, this course will improve student skeaking skills by promoting conversation related to Spanish and Latin American cinema. After a brief review of Spanish grammar, we will view a number of films in Spanish and use them - and the cultural contexts they present - as our topics for discussion. Class activities will include pronunciation exercises, oral reports, debates, and film reviews William Worden BB Comer 203
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
TH 230 Stage Makeup Principles of and practical work in all types of stage makeup. Donna Meester RJ 77
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $10
WS 200-001 Intro to Women's Studies This course examines the roles of women in patriarchal society, with emphasis on how factors such as race, class, gender, and sexuality contribute to the oppression of women and ways they can be chalenged through feminist critical practices. Patricia Spears-Taff Manly 308
MTWRF		  
WS 205-001 Women's Autobiographies Through an examination of women's autobiographical writings, the roles women have assumed in different cultures and periods are considered. Analytical techniques from the study of art, literature, and psychology are used to discover issues inherent in women's experiences. Dorothy Franklin ten Hoor 103
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
WS 310-001 Law and Order SVU: Tuscaloosa This course will connect the media and pop culture to feminist scholarship in order to proliferate students' understanding of domestic violence, rape, incest, child abuse, sex trafficking, social inequalities, hate crimes, reproductive rights, female genital mutilation, stalking and sexual harassment. This course will also bring an understanding and comprehension of how laws work in regards to these special topics both nationally and locally. Christina Janvier Manly Hall 102
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
WS 310-002 Theorizing Rape in Southern Women's Fiction This interdisciplinary course will examine various feminist theories of rape and will use these theories as a framework for reading fictional portrayals of rape in Southern women's fiction. We will also investigate the ways in which cultural constructions of gender, race, class, and sexuality in the South contribute to the prevalence of rape in Southern women's texts. Megan King ten Hoor 105
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
C&BA
FI 314 Introduction to Investing This course is an introduction to the securities markets with special emphasis on the stock markets. It will address itself to the institutional aspects of the market and the practical aspects of investing. It is designed for individuals with little or no finance background who have an interest in learning about the securities markets and how to invest in them. Robert McLeod TBA  
GBA 310-001 Introduction to Corporate America This course examines the concepts and principles of corporate America. Students will research, study, and present on the background purpose of selected companies to understand their business philosophy and practices in today's business community. Ronald E. Dulek Bidgood 17
9:00-12:00
MTWRF
TRAVEL		 $20 Course Fee
$1723 Travel
MIS 514-001 Information Technology Boot Camp Essential information technology tools (Database management systems, n-tier architecture, development standards and implementation methodologies are put into practice). This course is essential for the Enterprise Integration students to take before their summer practicum. Shane Sharpe AIME 118
7:00-11:00
MTWRF		 $200
(Course Fee)
MIS 562-001 Enterprise Integration Development Planning, execution and post-action review of the use of enterprise integration techniques for deploying information systems based on business solutions. Essential for the Dual MBA-MIS/Consulting and MS/Enterprise Integration degree so that they can complete this course prior to their summer research project. Joanne Hale AIME 138
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $200
(Course Fee)
MIS 560-001 Enterprise Integration Methods Techniques for deploying information systems based on business solutions will be covered by real projects. Essential for the Dual MBA-MIS/Consulting and MS/Enterprise Integration degree so that students can complete this course prior to their summer research project. David Hale AIME 118
1:00-4:30
MTWRF		 $200
(Course Fee)
EC 300-001 Current Economic Problems This course examines several current economic problems of economic insecutiry and surveys the issues raised in debates over public policies needed to deal with the problems. Major topics covered are (1) stock market instability in relation to retirement plans, and (2) proposals to reform the health care insurance system. Charles G. Leathers TBA
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $20
(Course Fee)
AC 534-001 Fraud Risk Management This course examines advanced topics in auditing and fraud detection, with particular attention given to the detection of tax fraud. The objective is to learn the techniques of forensic accounting and fraud detection, investigation, and prevention. Mary S. Stone BL 3
1:00-4:00
MTWRF		 $200
(Course Fee)
MKT 371 Site Selection and Market Area Analysis This course is designed to introduce students to the study of marketing from a geographic or spatial perspective. Site Selection/Market Area Analysis plays a major role in understanding and forecasting opportunities for most businesses and other economic entities. The field combines insights from economic geography with those strategic and marketing management. Knowledge of these techniques will make students much more marketable to businesses and other organizations which make location decisions and/or develop marketing strategies in spatially defined markets. Arthur Allaway Alston 20 or Bidgood 140
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $20
(Course Fee)
GBA 322-001 Effective Negotiations Negotiations are pervasive in every aspect of life. Having the ability to effectively negotiate can provide you with a competitive advantage in many situations. This hands on course will employ negotiation exercises, expert guest speakers, and additional readings to help students master critical negotiations skills. Lou Marino Bidgood 365
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $20
(Course Fee)
FI 360-001 Personal Asset Management Often students complaim that they do not read the Wall Street Journal because they do not understand it. The objective of this course is to acquaint students with financial concepts underlying business news in the Wall Street Journal. In the process of reading the Journal,. students will learn to invest in stock, bonds, and mutual funds. We will use the Journal as our learning tool so the course will be very practical and very topical. Carolyn Carroll TBD
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $20
(Course Fee)
LGS 350-001 Crimes & Torts in the Business Environment This course is a study of case law covering the legal environment of business as it applies to crimes and torts committed in the course of business. The course will also focus on ethical decision making as it applies to business, and the importance of extablishing corporate governance principles. Ruth Ann Hall Bidgood 340
9:00-11:50
MTWRF		 $20
(Course Fee)
Communication
JN 590-001 Anniston-Knight Program The eight Knight Fellows enrolled in the Anniston Star-based community journalism graduate program will work for three weeks at the Star or at other newspapers, magazines or radio stations. They will produce original copy. Students will submit proposals for their interim projects to Lowrey for approval during the spring semestr, and they will visit their proposed work site during the semester to meet with their work supervisors to begin to specify their specific tasks. They will write a mid-term report and a reaction memorandum about the experience at the end of the three-week project. Their on-site supervisors will evaluate them. Wilson Lowrey Anniston, AL
9:00-3:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
COM
MC		 495-002
495-003		 Sports, Gender, & Communication This course aims to establish how sports share our understanding of culture in our society. We will examine the ways that sports help explain and influence race, gender, sexuality, and class, as well as the various methods utilized to produce, change and reify these concepts. David Airne PH
Room TBD
1:00-4:00
MTWR		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
COM 495/595 Family Communication In this course, we will be focusing on the communication strategies and patterns of interaction in intimate and enduring relationships, including but not limited to marital, sibling, parent-child, grandparent and in-law relationships. This course is designed to help you think more seriously about the family realities that are created, sustained, and destroyed in our interactions with famiy. Ideally, you should be able to use this information to critically evaluate and improve your own communication skills. Carol Mills PH
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
COM
TCF		 395-001
389-001		 Comedy and the News A rehetorical analysis of popular comedic reporting including television "news" programs (Comedy Central's Daily Show and the Colbert Report) and "newspapers" (The Onion) investigating how these forms of comedic reporting have changed how Americans view the political process, national leaders, political parties, and news reporting itself. Students will analyze episodes and editions to create a rhetorical framework for understanding parodic reporting in comparison to traditional news media. Nance Riffe PH 327
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit hour College equipment fee and $30 per 3 credit hour TCF equipment fee
MC 495-002 Effective Branding and Advertising Imagery This class will cover the principles used to effectively brand products and the importance of strong advertising imagery withing these efforts. The class will inforporate case studies, a history of advertising imagery and the use of imaging software such as Adobe Illustrator. Susan Daria Reese Phifer 336
8:00-12:00
MTWR		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
COM
MC		 499-001 495-004 Memory, Commemoration, and Memorials This course explores the symbolic and rhetorical aspects of commemoration within the framework of memory studies and rhetoric. Engagement with commemoration activities on the campus symbolic landscape is a feature of the course. COM 499 fulfills the capstone requirement for COM majors, but MC 495 is open to all juniors and seniors. Janis Edwards Reese Phifer 345
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
MC 495-001 Sex and Violence in the Media This course analyzes two controversial topics of communication research: violence and sex in the media. Students will learn to systematically examine violent and sexual content and to study their effect on viewers' perception, affect, attitude and behavior. Therefore, this course is designed to help students develop proficiency in understanding the social, psychological and cultural impact of sex and violence in the media and in identifying important effects issues, critique studies of these effects, and develop studies to extend research in these areas. Shuhua Zhou Reese Phifer 222
10:00-1:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
TCF 215-001 Writing & Presenting for Telecommunication & Film Study of and practice in techniques and skills used in writing and presenting scripts, copy, and professional reports as required by the telecommunication profession. Glenda C. Williams Reese Phifer 180
1:00-4:45
MTWR		 $40
($10 college computer fee & $10 per credit hour equipment fee)
COM
LS		 595
590		 Qualitative Research Approach -
Traditional and Virtual Space as Third Place		 This course introduces students to qualitative, descriptive approaches to research in environmental behavior. This course offering is limited to doctoral students and advanced master's students or by permission of instructor. Laurie J. Bonnici Gorgas 532
1:00-5:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour College
equipment fee;
no LS fee
APR 590-001 Special Topics - Visual Communication This course is a graduate level communication course involving the study, analysis, execution, and presentation of ideas. Specifically, this 3-week course will provide an intensive approach to: a) developing ideas and creative strategies for specific target audiences, b) using computers and related software to prepare visual materials for advertising and public relations clients, and c) presenting these ideas and materials via oral presentations with visual aids. Michael Little Reese Phifer 322
9:00-1:00
MTWR		 $40
(Assist with lab monitor and lab supplies)
TCF
COM		 444
495		 Sports and the Media This seminar explores the influence of televised sports on individuals, society, culture, business, and education. The examination of the ways sports as program content influences the television industry and on the ways television influences college and professional sports is approached from both social scientific and critical perspectives. The particular influence of television on college football. Johnny V. Sparks Reese Phifer 222
2:00-5:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit hour College equipment fee and $30 per 3 credit hour TCF equipment fee
MC 425-001 Media Management In this course you wil learn how media firms are structured and how they operate as economic institutions. You will learn how effective media managers organize their work and motivate their employees, and how they successfully apply traditional marketing perspectives to segment audiences and promote their products. Caryl Cooper PH 327
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		 $10 per 3 credit
hour - College
equipment fee
Engineering
CHE 320-001 Unit Operations Lab

Operations of chemical engineering. Course includes problems and reports based on performance tests: writing proficiency is required for a passing grade.

 David Arnold BE 162
8:00-5:00
MTWRFS		  
CS 391-006 Computer Graphics Design and Integration An application course teaching essential design tools for students who need to express ideas visually - in print, on the web, and in any other medium using standard drawing and typographical tools which will help students create powerful, compelling vector graphics for websites, posters, presentations, brochures, books, magazines, etc. The core of the course consists of the student's individual product development.   TBD
3:00-6:00
MTWRF		  
CS 391-005 Computer as Science This is a course designed to give students a historical perspective on the field of computer science, demonstrate the distinctions between computer technology and computer science, and establish that computing is a science.   F205 HC
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CS 391-004 Designing Accessible Web Sites -
Understanding the Issues and Implementing Solutions		 This course is designed to teach the issues and principles concerning the usage and implementation of accessible web sites. In this context web accessibility means access to the web by everyone. Dana Hooper F204 HC
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CS 391-003 Advanced Microsoft Office -
with special emphasis on Integration in Office		 Understand advanced Office products and demonstrate methods to integrate Office products - Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Kim Wright 316 HC
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CS 391-002 Excel Extras and Everyday Applications The design and development of useful techniques using Excel and Visual Basic Applications. James Prater East Engineering 111
12:00-3:00
MTWRF		  
CS 391-001 Working with animations using Alice This course is an introduction of computer animation using the programming environment caled Alice. The Alice programming software will provide students with the basic knowledge required to create animation projects in a small virtual world using 3D models. Alice addresses the mechanical barriers to programming by making it much easier for students to create programs. Rather than having to correctly type commands according to obscure rules of syntax, students drag-and-drop words in a direct manipulation interface. This user interface ensures that programs are always well formed. H. Evans Freeman East Engineering 111
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
Education
BCE 653-901 Introduction to Play Therapy This course includes an overview of play therapy theories, practice standards, and basic skills to conduct play therapy. The course is offered entirely online. Students are required to conduct 10 play therapy sessions and submit case notes and at least one videotape to indicate competency with basic play therapy skills. Karla Carmichael

May 12 Online at 9:00 p.m. via Live Classroom on eLearning. Class will meet each Tuesday and Thursday night 9:00-10:00 p.m. online through live classroom via eLearning.

 
CSE 392-001 Evaluation of School Structure and Organization This course entails observation and participation experiences in a secondary school, with some focus on school structure and organization. Successful completion of this course requires spending five full days in the Tuscaloosa Academic Enrichment Program (June 2-20) through a service learning component. Lisa Scherff 5/12/2008 Graves Hall
Room TBD
9:00-11:00
MTWRF
6/2/2008 Central High School
8:30-12:00
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HCA 370-001 Coaching Soccer This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge to teach and coach soccer to youth, jinior-high and high school players. Innovative ways to teach essential technical skill development with appropriate progressions will be covered in the first part of the course. The second part of the course will focus on offensive and defensive tactical considerations, strategies, systems of play, set plays, and game analysis. John Vincent Moore 207
4:00 p.m.
MTWRF		  
HPE 200-001 Weight Management: Principals and Pitfalls Overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and the world. Establishing a knowledge base regarding factors contributing to the problem and appropriate methods for attacking the problem has consequently reached a new level of importance. Understanding and practicing a healthy, physically active lifestyle are major components to combating the disease. The current course will focus on helping individuals extablish the required knowledge base necessary for preventing and/or combating the disease. In addition to forming a knowledge base, students will actively participate in activities designed to equip them for successful weight loss/management. James Matthew Green Moore Hall 202
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
HPE 491-001 Sport, Exercise, and the Social Sciences This course explores the major issues that occupy social scientists involved in the study of sport. Elizabeth A. Woodruff Moore 207
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
BEF 650-001 Critical Race Theory in Education This is a seminar course that explores the history, the theoretical underpinnings, and implications of Critical Race Theory (CRT) as related to education. Nirmala Erevelles Graves 326
5:00-8:45
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BEF 575-001 Foundations of Education Through Film Film is one of the most powerful instruments for awakening interest, exploring experience, and reflecting on ideas. In this course we will use a variety of videos to open critical discourse on important issues in the history, philosophy, and sociology of education. We will also question the medium itself, and consider the role popular culture and electronic media play in shaping the public mind. Stephen Tomlinson Graves 118
5:00-9:00
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Honors
UH 210 Behind the British Mask This class will examine the role the British Theatre has played in British culture and in American society. Because London is the theatre capitol of the world, we will explore the political and cultural elements in current British drama, emphasizing its present relevancy to American and global issues. Students will discuss plays, view clips and movies, writie critical analyses, and attend a live performance. Plays include Copenhagen, Take Me Out, Billy Elliot, Frozen, Look Back in Anger, and Theatre of Blood. Lively discussion is guaranteed! Betty F. Florey Nott, TBA
10:00-12:30
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UH 400-002 Honors Independent Study: Poverty and Citizenship This service-learning course allows students to examine perceptions and policies toward those living in poverty in the United States while providing vital vision screening to children in the immediate region. Academic coursework will focus on perceptions and misperceptions of those in poverty, race and poverty, socioeconomic issues faced by low-income families, federal and state policies toward working families, and the impact on service-learning on individual civic engagement and political socialization. Stephen Black Temple Tutwiler
TBD
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HES
HD 262-001 Marriage and the Family This is a course devoted to the study of modern marriage and family relations. A combination of sociological and psychological perspectives is used. Consideration is given to courtship, mate selection, marriage, marital adjustment, family finance, and other related topics. Nick Stinnett Adams 202
9:00-12:00 MTWRF		 $5
(Per billing hour for Course Materials)
CSM 415-001 Customer Service An in-depth study of the functions and structures of customer relations as it relates to business and government agencies. Analysis of sonsumer needs, complaints, and education. Courtney McGahey Adams 202
9:00-12:00 MTWRF		  
NHM 366-001 Supervised Practice in Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 Under the supervision of the faculty instructor, students will accomplish supervised practice in a medical care facility. Marjuyua Rowser Doster
8:00-4:30
M-F		  
RHM 300 Event Planning for Wedding Coordinators This course reviews the interdependent functions of event planning for weddings. Students will learn about the decisions, problems, and concerns of planning effective wedding events. They will design, plan and execute a wedding from start to finish. Kimberly A. Boyle Doster 203 & 205
9:00-12:00 MTWRF		  
HD 480/580 Children of Divorce This course is a seminar course that provides opportunities for examining the effects of parental divorce on children's cognitive and social-personality development. Students review current research findings related to the topic and engage in a variety of experiential learning activities, including hearing guest speakers and interviewing adult children of divorce. Mary Elizabeth Curtner-Smith Doster 203
8:45-		  
HD 401-001 Cultural Influences on Children Youth and Families The purpose of the course is to help students recognize and appreciate the emotional and intellectual energies felt by a variety of subordinate groups and be able to express this awareness through the written word. Peggy Jessee Doster
8:00-12:00
M-F		 $15
CSM 437-001
537-001		 Developing the Leader Within This course takes an in-depth look at leadership principles, qualities, styles and models with a focus on developing leadership skills and potential within the individual student. Designed to assist students in identifying personal strengths and opportunities for improvement. This course uses a theory book, a popular business leadership book, interactive exercises and journaling to study leadership in depth. Each student will create a personal individually tailored plan for development of leadership skills that will be helpful in preparing for future endeavors. Caroline Fulmer 10 Doster Hall
8:30-12:00
MTWR		  
NHM 457/557 Childhood Obesity This course focuses on the physiological, genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors that predispose children and adolescents to obesity; explores the clinical and public health strategies for treatment and prevention. Linda Knol Martha Parham 112
2:00-5:30 MTWR;
Adams 202
2:00-5:30
MTWR		  
HES 310 Issues in Human Environmental Sciences An examination of current issues and trends related to the profession of family and consumer sciences. Designed to prepare CHES majors to be competent in assuming leadership roles in business, public, and private sectors that focus on supporting individuals, families, consumers, and communities. Jan Hudson Doster 104
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CSM 435/535
801/960		 Psychology of Money Study of financial behaviors and their relationship to money management. Eve Pentecost Martha Parham 124
9:00-5:00
Saturday, May 17		  
CTID 216-001 Beginning Hand Weaving The study of original textile design by handloom weaving, including yarn selection, warp yarn preparation, dressing the loom, interpretation of weave drafts, loom controlled and finger weaving, and methods of finishing loom projects. Hand spinning and dyeing of wool yarns in an outdoor setting are also included. These hand-dyed yarns are used in a loomed project. Virginia Wimberley Doster 304
8:30-1:30
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CSM 441-001 Consumer Communications This course examines the principles, methods, techniques, and resources used in planning, writing, developing, and evaluating effective consumer communications programs for companies, institutions and organizations using computers as a tool. Regina T. Dewitt EA 100
2:00-4:45
MTWRF		  
CTD 340-001 Interior Design Portfolio Development Concentrated studio work on the exploration of individual portfolio development with emphasis on graphics, digital presentation, and internet options. Week one introduces students to aspects of portfolio development and UA resources. Week two consists of individual work on the student's portfolio. Week three focuses on critique and oral presentation. Shirley Foster    
CTD 301-001 Interior Design NY Study Tour A review of contemporary furniture and architecture of the 20th century. Classroom experiences enhanced by a study tour in New York featuring attendance at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Casey Faulkner Design House Studio
9:00-12:00
MTWRF
TRAVEL		 Travel Fee
TBD
CTD 300-001 NY Study Tour, Fashio Retailing This course is designed to provide new and diverse experiences to increase understanding of the fashio, apparel, and textile-related industries through design, merchandising, and retailing venuew. Range of learning environments promoted, including class discussions, company profile reports, assigned readings, and presentations by professionals in the New York fachio industries. Rebecca Blair Doster 302
9:00-12:00
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CTD 330-001 Intermediate AutoCAD for Interior Design Principles terminology, command sequencing and execution, and equipment use for computer-aided design applications within the field of Interior Design. Review of basic commands with emphasis on intermediate and advanced applications. John E. Peaslee EA 100
8:00-12:15
MTWRF		  
CTD 335-001 Interior Design Media The course is designed for interior majors who want to study and practice color rendering techniquesbeyond the sophomore level. Students are introduced to watercolor and colored pencil as separate mediums. They will apply these techniques in a freehand perspective of a residential interior. Students are not expected to have prior knowledge of the watercolor medium. Time permitting, enhancement of their portfolio is a possibility. Beverly Kissinger Doster 05
9:00-11:30
MTWRF;
Doster 05
12:30-3:00
MTWRF		 $30
($20 for specialty papers and reproducing student drawings $10 college course fee)
HES 552-001 Trends and Issues in Sports Management This course is designed for sport professionals desiring to increase their knowledge and understanding of contemporary trends and issues in sport management. The UA Sports Management Profram is traveling to the United States Olympic Committee National Headquarters for Interim 2008. This exciting study/tour of the USOC is a great opportunity for prospective sport management professionals to interact with our nation's sport managers. Kenneth Wright Adams 206
5:30
Monday, April 14, 2008;
Adams 206
5:30
Monday, April 28, 2008
TRAVEL		 $950
Travel
RHM 390-001 The Great Hotels of Alabama This course is designed to increase the understanding of the hotel industry through visits to great hotels in the state of Alabama. The course includes class discussions, assigned readings, lecture tours, and presentations by leading hotel executives in Alabama. Students explore career options in the hotel industry. Roy Maize Doster 203
9:00
May 12, 2008
TRAVEL		 $230
(Two nights lodging, cost of van & fuel)
NHM 390-001 Supervised Practice in Foodservice Management I To provide the student with a minimum of 120 hours of supervised practice in foodservice management. Students participate in a variety of activities to meet the competencies for a dietitian. A. Niuh TBA  
CSM 201 Individual and Family Resource Management A study and application of the management concepts that are an integral part of the family decision-making process and the allocation of resources to achieve goals. Kym Reddoch TBA
9:00-12:00
MTWRF		  
CSM 409/509 New York Wall Street Study Tour The course is designed to provide an overview of the American financial system in which consumers and businesses operate interdependently with emphasis on financial service providers, products, and markets. The study focuses on various investment vehicles, investment decisions, and portfolio analysis. The course includes a six-day tour of New York City's financial district, presentations by financial professionals, team activities, assignments, and stock market analysis. Jannis Brakefield Adams 202
9:00-12:00
MTWRF
TRAVEL		 $3052 residents
$4450 non-residents
Travel
SPE
HD		 272
282		 Intro to Pre-K Education This course offers an introduction to Pre-K education as part of the Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative. An overview of development, guidance, and curriculum planning will be included. Laboratory participation in a Pre-K classroom will be included. Carmen Hudson Child Development
Research Center
8:00-12:00
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HD 591-001 Medical Play Therapy A general overview of theories and techniques associated with play therapy with a particular focus on children with special needs. Debra Atchison TBA
6:00-9:00;
9:00-5:00 Fri & Sat		 $15
LAW
LAW 612 Advanced Legal Research This course provides students with an opportunity to learn legal resources and research methodology more comprehensively than is done during the first-year Legal Research course. It focuses on research in specific areas of the law such as labor law, taxation, securities, and environmental law. Robert Marshall Law Center A225
9:00-12:00 MTWR		  
LAW 779 Mediation This course identifies how mediation fits within the existing dispute resolution process; it analyzes the component parts of mediation; it analyzes the mutuality of negotiations, as well as analyzing the strategies and hurdles to two-party and multiparty mediations. This course is designed to give students a brief introduction of negotiation theory adn processes followed by a focus on the theory adn practice of mediation. Student role-plays in exercises will be used throughout the course with a goal of involving every student, to the extent possible, in each of the assigned role-play exercises. This course specifically was designed in content and format to satisfy the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution's standards for registration as a mediator for both civil and domestic relations mediations. J. Noah Funderburg Law Center A232  
Social Work
SW 549-001 Crisis Intervention The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the theoretical formulations of crisis theory. The student will learn to assess, intervene, and evaluate the outcomes of crisis intervention with individuals and families as well as larger systems, in a variety of crisis situations. The student will also examine selected research findings regarding the efficacy of crisis intervention for social work practice. Attention is given to the effect of crisis on vulnerable and diverse populations and how this theory exemplifies the values and ethics of the profession. M.S.W. program themes of Life Course Perspective, evidence-based practice, and critical and reflective thinking are emphasized in this course. Barbara Chandler Little Hall 107
8:00-11:15 a.m.		  
SW 414-001
514-001		 Chemical Dependency This course will introduce students to definitions of substance abuse, selected theories regarding reasons of addiction, and discuss they physical and psychological consequences of abuse on the individual and the family. Several intervention strategies will be reviewed. Carol S. Drolen Little Hall 104
5:30-8:45
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SW 208 Juvenile Delinquency This course examines theories of causation, nature and extent of delinquency. The structure and functions of coursta re explored. Emphasis is placed on prevention, control and interventions with juvenile delinquents and their families. Fay Hobbs Little Hall 101
9:00-12:15
MTWR		  
SW 457/557 Issues in Rural Community Development
in the Southeast		 This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to work with rural residents to improve the quality of life of rural residents in the Southeast. The course emphasizes characteristics of rural life and how one can develop knowledge about a specific rural community. There is also a focus on principles of community development and in-depth analyses of community development initiatives. The course includes an experiential component requiring each student to engage in at least 30 hours in a community development program in a rural community. Cassandra Simon Little Hall 206
9:00-12:00; 1:00-4:00
May 12-May 16, 2008 With additional course hours fulfilled by a service component working with residents of a rural community.		  
International Travel
BSC 497-870 Tropical Plant Systematic This course will study three of Ecuador's most important ecosystems: rainforests of the Amazon basin; the Chocó forests of northwestern Ecuador; and the high-elevation Paramo of the Andes.
The emphasis of this course is on plants, but we will also coordinate our trips with host-country biologists who have a wealth of knowledge on the natural history of Ecuador's flora and fauna.		 John Clark May 10, 2008 - May 26, 2008 $2,700.00
GBA 491-870 International Inter-organizational Issues
(III), Istanbul, Turkey,		 The course will center on international business-to-business relationships, including but not limited to components of economics, politics, culture, demography, geography/nature, and technology of Istanbul, Turkey. Glenn Richey May 15, 2008 - May 30, 2008 $3,485.00
GBA 591-870 International Inter-organizational Issues
(III), Istanbul, Turkey,		 The course will center on international business-to-business relationships, including but not limited to components of economics, politics, culture, demography, geography/nature, and technology of Istanbul, Turkey. Glenn Richey May 15, 2008 - May 30, 2008 $3,485.00
IBA 351-870 Multinational Business Communications: Focus China Students will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao, China to learn firsthand about the Chinese culture that is shaping one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The program is open to all majors. No prior training in Chinese language is required. Students successfully completing the program will earn three hours of credit from The University of Alabama in either Multinational Business Communication: Focus China IBA 351 or Special Topics of China and Chinese CHI 353. Michael Adams May 12, 2008 - May 30, 2008 TBA
CHI 353-870 Special Topics of China and Chinese Students will travel to Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao, China to learn firsthand about the Chinese culture that is shaping one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The program is open to all majors. No prior training in Chinese language is required. Students successfully completing the program will earn three hours of credit from The University of Alabama in either Multinational Business Communication: Focus China IBA 351 or Special Topics of China and Chinese CHI 353. Xiang Zhang May 12, 2008 - May 30, 2008 TBA
CCHS
CHS 101-001 Emergency Medical Services I This course is designed to assist the student in developing the knowledge and cognitive skills to recognize and manage life threatening and potential life threatening illnesses and injuries in and out of the hospital setting. William Crawford
William McDonald		 UMC/SOM Classroom 1
6:00-9:00 P.M.
M-R
Lab TBA		 $25 - CPR Card