2024–2025 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 95 ADV3100C Brand Development 60 hours, 4 credits In this course, students will explore the practical and emotional connections to a brand in regard to the overall communication strategy. Students will develop strategies to connect the identity or experience of a product or service to a target market, from the design of visual elements to shaping the customer experience. Students will also examine various methods of tracking and evaluating brand effectiveness. Prerequisite: GRA3200C Communicating with Typography AMH2030 United States History: 1900 to the Present 40 hours, 4 credits This course provides an overview of the history of the United States from the 20th century to the present day. The political, social, and economic aspects of this time will be explored amid a variety of human cultures, values, and perspectives within the United States. Prerequisite: None AMH3304 Visions of America Since 1945 40 hours, 4 credits Since the end of World War II, popular culture has become an especially significant aspect of American history and an important element in many of our lives. Consequently, this course will explore the ways in which popular culture has represented and mediated conflicts and tensions post- World War II. Through this lens, issues of gender and family relationships, as well as class and racial politics, will be discussed. The dual role of television as a reflective and manipulative force in the new suburban family and the role Hollywood films played in the popular culture will be examined. Prerequisite: None AML3041 American Literature 40 hours, 4 credits This course surveys authors, genres, and movements in American literature from 1865 to the present, including representative works of realism, naturalism, modernism, and post-modernism/post- structuralism. Students will engage in critical readings of exemplary literary texts from a diverse group of authors that have influenced American literature since the Civil War. Students will analyze how these works of literature exemplify particular historical moments in U.S. history, as well as how they communicate pertinent cultural issues such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion, sexual identity, community, region, and nation. In their study of the broad range of American fiction, poetry, and drama since 1865, students will analyze literary, aesthetic, and critical developments. Prerequisites: ENC1101 English Composition; LIT2000 Introduction to Literature APA1500 Payroll Accounting 40 hours, 4 credits Focus is on computing and paying of wages and salaries, social security taxes and benefits, federal and state employment insurance and taxes, and payroll accounting systems and records. Prerequisite: ACG1022 Financial Accounting I ART1200C Sketching for Designers 40 hours, 3 credits Students in this course will develop fundamentalsketching skills as they relate to graphic design. The course will progress from basic shapes and contour lines to gesture and perspective drawing. Developing observation skills for line, form, light, shadow, and detail will be emphasized. Students will also learn how to both give and receive design critiques. Prerequisite: None ART1204 Art Appreciation 40 hours, 4 credits Students will examine the historical, social, and technological factors that contribute to understanding the function and meaning of art in this course. Using a global and thematic approach, students will be introduced to the basic elements of art, while learning about a full range of media used to make art, as well as the fundamental concepts of art criticism. Western and non-Western art is represented, with a strong emphasis on a global perspective in relation to culture, communication, politics, and economics. Prerequisite: None ART3477 Art in the World and the Workplace 40 hours, 4 credits The course explores the roles of music, poetry, prose, and visual art in our modern workplace and home lives. Topics include the benefits of art in the home, community, and workplace. These include creativity, focus, happiness, networking opportunities, curiosity, idea-generation, reduction of stress, and increase of morale. The course is an historical perspective of the role and application of art, up to and including the 21st century. Prerequisite: None AST2002 Introduction to Astronomy 40 hours, 4 credits Examines astronomical phenomena and concepts, including the solar system, stars and galaxies, planetary motions, atoms and radiation, and the origin and evolution of the universe. Prerequisite: None B080 Reading and Writing Strategies 40 hours, 4 credits This course develops students’ reading and writing skills in preparation for college-level coursework. Through review of grammar, punctuation, and the writing process, students will enhance their ability to compose sentences, paragraphs, and short essays. The study of active-reading strategies will provide students with the tools necessary for comprehending collegiate-level texts. Prerequisite: Placement determined by Rasmussen University entrance placement exam score B087 Practical Math 40 hours, 4 credits Practical mathematics deals with numerical literacy (making sense of numbers), statistical literacy (making decisions with probabilities), data visualization (interpreting graphs and understanding percentages), and analytical reasoning (understanding basic algebra), and applications to real-world word problems in algebra and statistics. This course covers topics in problem solving and number theory. Prerequisite: Placement determined by Rasmussen University entrance placement exam score BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I 60 hours, 5 credits In this course, students will begin their study of the structure and function of the human body. They will examine topics including basic chemistry and cell biology, tissues, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, and endocrine systems of the body, and will learn medical terminology. Students will complete laboratory exercises coordinated with course content, including microscopic observation, experimentation, study of anatomical models, and dissection activities. Pre- or corequisite: PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body in programs that specifically require this course; otherwise None BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II 60 hours, 5 credits In this course, students will continue their study of human anatomy and physiology begun in Human Anatomy and Physiology I. They will examine the circulatory, lymphatic and immune, respiratory, urinary, digestive, and reproductive systems. Students will complete laboratory exercises coordinated with course content, including microscopic observation, experimentation, study of anatomical models, and dissection activities. Prerequisite: BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I BUL2241 Business Law 40 hours, 4 credits This course presents fundamental principles of law applicable to business transactions. The course relates to areas of legal environment of business and sales contracts. Principles of law that apply to government, regulations, commercial paper, property, bailments, agency, and business organizations are addressed. Prerequisite: None BUL3266 Business Law and Finance 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of law applicable to business transactions, the types of business organizations, property laws, wills, trusts, estate planning, bankruptcy, creditor and debtor relationships, commercial paper, securities regulation, contracts, and other areas of the Uniform Commercial Code and business law. Students will analyze how these concepts and principles impact financial managers and financial analysts. Prerequisite: None BUL4060 Business Law and Ethical Behavior 30 hours, 3 credits This course reviews fundamental principles of law applicable to business transactions, and provides an overview of ethical concerns that arise in the world of business. Students will apply the basic principles of contract law, partnerships, and agency relationships to business activities. Public and private law are addressed. Critical thinking and ethical analysis are key areas of focus throughout the course. Prerequisite: None CCJ1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This is an introductory course designed to provide foundational knowledge of the criminal justice system. The course explores the different components of the criminal justice system and the role of professionals involved with emphasis on professional communications. It examines the sources and the purposes of law as an effort to regulate behavior in an organized society. Topics include elements of a criminal offense, the function and purpose of law enforcement, the structure of the judicial system, and the steps of a criminal case from investigation to conviction and appeal. It also examines the purposes and types of punishments and unique aspects of the juvenile justice system. Prerequisite: None CCJ1153 Criminology: Motives for Criminal Deviance 40 hours, 4 credits This course examines the social and behavioral issues involved in the study of crime as a social phenomenon. Included is an explanation of what crime is, what causes crime, and the various techniques for measuring the amounts and characteristics of crime and criminals. Prerequisite: None ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
