For current class availability, please consult the UNA Course Schedule or contact the Office of Distance Learning at (256) 765-4651 or 1-877-765-6110 or via email at bhwilson@una.edu
Fundamentals of both manual and computerized accounting systems with emphasis on transaction processing, internal controls, information retrieval, and design considerations. Prerequisites: AC 292; CIS 125 or equivalent. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
Methods and techniques of evaluating significant research studies and literature to guide the practical school use. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
A broad study of public and private law areas as they govern present-day business. The public law study includes the system of jurisprudence, sources of law, constitutional law, international transactions, consumer and employee protection, and a wide range of governmental regulation of business. The study of private law includes contracts, business organizations and agency, torts, and product liability. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
A study of commercial transactions under the UCC, including sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, and bank-customer relations. The course also covers fundamental principles of the law of real and personal property, insurance, and estates and trusts. Prerequisite: BL 240. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
An in-depth study of physical, mental, social, and emotional development from conception to death, with emphasis on age-levels generally encountered in school and community settings. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
A study of microcomputer software and its application to a business environment. Included in the study will be data management, analysis, and spreadsheet software programs. Registration permit request form. Click here to view the syllabus For additional information please visit the College of Business.
Further development of concepts of word processing. Implications of word processing on procedures and personnel in performing the basic information processing functions of origination, production, reproduction, distribution, and storage are addressed. Microcomputers are used to prepare documents with advanced word processing features. Prerequisite: CIS 125.
Introduction to Web development (design and creation) using current standards for client-side content deliver (e.g., XHTML and CSS). Students will learn to create and publish a multi-page, static-content website using associated applications. Special focus is given to user interface design, data presentation, and data organization. Prerequisites: CIS 225, 236 (with a grade of C or higher in both). For additional information please visit the College of Business.
A survey of the elements of the criminal justice system including the nature and definition of criminal law, the functions of the police, courts and corrections as subsystems and their interrelationship within the total system. For additional information please visit the Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice.
An analytical approach to the controversies surrounding the juvenile justice process, including the goals of the systems, police-juvenile interaction, juvenile adjudication, and corrections. For additional information please visit the Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice.
Provides a functional interpretation of interpersonal communication in societal, educational, and vocational relationships. Appropriate readings and research regarding the influence of communication between two individuals in a primary focus of the course. For additional information please visit the Department of Communications and Theatre
Classical foundations of communication study, including study of representative philosophers and sophists. Examination of the ethical responsibilities of the communicator. For additional information please visit the Department of Communications and Theatre
Modern theories of mass communication messages and effects. For additional information please visit the Department of Communications and Theatre
Characteristics of and interrelationships among the physical mental, social, and emotional aspects of human growth and development. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
Individual differences, the principles of learning and the maintenance of a good learning atmosphere in the classroom. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
The construction of classroom tests, elementary statistical treatment of test scores, and the critical evaluation of various educational measurement devices. Prerequisites for undergraduate student: ED 333, 481. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
The identification and evaluation of reading skills with an emphasis on developing competencies and constructing reading exercises to improve skills using the content materials of secondary school subjects. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
ED 481 Educational Technology
An introduction to the role of technology as a teaching, learning and management tool in todays classroom. The course will develop skills needed to integrate the current technology into the instructional process, with special emphasis on using instructional software in the secondary classrooms. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
The identification and evaluation of reading skills with an emphasis on developing competencies and constructing reading exercises to improve skills using the content materials of secondary school subjects. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
ED 581 Educational Technology
An introduction to the role of technology as a teaching, learning and management tool in todays classroom. The course will develop skills needed to integrate the current technology into the instructional process, with special emphasis on using instructional software in the secondary classrooms. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
Study of the methods and techniques of research used in the educational and social sciences. Attention is given to the theoretical and practical basis of research along with the fundamentals of problem identification, hypothesis, sampling, instrumentation, and data collection. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
EED 678 Practicum in Elementary Education K-6
Supervised laboratory and field experiences in diverse K-6 public school settings. Emphasis is placed on meeting the technology knowledge and skills and the diversity elements as defined by the State Board of Education and NCATE standards. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
An overview of theory and practice in establishing and maintaining classroom environments that maximize the learning experience. Overview of popular approaches to maintaining discipline and managing the classroom experience. Survey of data-based approaches to program design and individualization of instruction. Emphasis on applied behavior analysis techniques for control of classroom behavior and for accelerating academic learning. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
EEX 605 Survey of Students with Disabilities
Introduction to the definitions, causes, characterisics and programs for students with cognitive, behavioral, social and physical disabilities. For additional information please visit the College of Education.
EN 111 First Year Composition I
An introduction to expository writing, rhetoric, and reading. The acquisition of the basic skills in standard English is stressed. Grades in EN 111 are A, B, C, NC (no credit). Students receiving a grade of NC must repeat the course. For additional information please visit the Department of English.
EN 403 Shakespeare
Major plays for understanding and appreciation. For additional information please visit the Department of English.
EN 503 Shakespeare
Major plays for interpretation, understanding, and appreciation. For additional information please visit the Department of English.
For additional information please visit the Department of Geography.
Study of the physical features of the earth's environment pertaining to weather, climate, biomes, and soils with an emphasis on the interrelated processes that shape these features and the resulting distributions and global patterns that occur. For additional information please visit the Department of Geography.
A conceptual approach to the study of humans, their distribution, economic systems, behavior patterns, value systems, and environmental perceptions, with emphasis given to the resulting patterns of cultural landscapes that characterize the earth. For additional information please visit the Department of Geography.
Food requirements for different individuals, nutritive values of food, diet planning, and the relation of food to positive health. For additional information please visit the College of Education
HI 102 Survey of World Civilizations Since 1500
A survey of major world civilizations from 1500 to present. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science
A continuation of the survey course, emphasizing industrial development, urbanization, labor and agrarian movements, the progressive era, imperialism, World War I, the 1920s, the New Deal, World War II, and the period after the second World War. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
HI 424 European Pop Culture 1500-1800
This course explores the lives of common people during the early-modern period. It focuses on how ordinary people made sense of their world what people thought, how they thought, and how they expressed such thought in behavior. Topics of study include family and community structure, poverty, criminality and violence, oral traditions, popular religion and beliefs, rituals, popular protest and rebellion, witchcraft and vampires, the development of manners, as well as the impact that the political, economic, social, and intellectual changes of the period had on popular culture. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
HI 490 History of Asian Religions
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HI 524 European Pop Culture 1500-1800
This course explores the lives of common people of the early-modern period (1500-1800) and how they made sense of the world. It seeks to uncover not only what people thought, but how they thought, and how they expressed such thought in behavior. Topics studied include: family and community structure, poverty, criminality and violence, oral traditions, popular religion, rituals, popular protest and rebellion, witchcraft and vampires, the development of manners, as well as the impact that the political, economic, social, and intellectual changes of the period had on popular culture. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
MG 330 Principles of Managementnt
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MG 331 Organizational Behavior & Design
An analysis of administrative practices as applied to the business and industrial environment, with emphasis on an integration of behavioral science concepts through the study of individual and group interactions, particularly those dealing with motivation, conflict, and communication in organizations. Prerequisite: MG 330. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 362 Human Resources Management
Evaluation of criteria for personnel programs with analysis of acquisition, development, motivation, and compensation of human resources. Prerequisite: MG 330. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 391 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
This course focuses on the introductory topics of entrepreneurship and the development of new and emerging ventures. Specific areas covered include: identifying business opportunities, conducting feasibility studies, developing the business plan, evaluating alternative ways to finance new ventures, and identifying the appropriate form of legal organization. Also includes an examination of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and methods for development of entrepreneurial creativity. Prerequisite: junior standing. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 420 Operations Management
A survey of production-operations functions; basic procedures and techniques in the design and analysis of operating systems. Prerequisites: MG 330; QM 292. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 482 Business Communication
A study of communication theory as related to written, oral, and nonverbal communication. Creative, logical, and critical thinking is applied to the planning and preparation of business letters and memorandums, oral and written reports, and employment letters and resumes. Ethical, legal, and intercultural implications are discussed throughout the course. Prerequisite: EN 112 or 122. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 491 International Business
An advanced survey of management practices and styles in developed and developing nations along with a study of the growing opportunities and potential risks in the marketing of goods and services across international boundaries. Also listed as MK 491 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: MG 330; MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 494 Small Business Management
A study of those aspects of management uniquely important to small firms, and of the economic and social environment in which they function. Also listed as MK 494 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: MG 330; MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MG 498 Business Policy
Emphasis is on approach and methodology for strategic planning and policy development. Policy formulation and administration for the total organization involves integration of accounting, economics, finance, personnel and production management, and marketing discipline competencies in decision processes. Open only to senior business majors. Prerequisites: FI 393; MG 330; MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MK 360 Marketing
A general survey of the functions, processes, institutions, and costs in the flow of goods and services from producers to users. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
A study of the role of promotion as a part of marketing communication. Provides a behavioral foundation for the study of advertising, reseller stimulation, personal selling, and other communication tools as a part of an overall promotion mix. Prerequisite: MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MK 395 Entrepreneurial Marketing
This course focuses on the marketing function of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in new and existing ventures. Specific emphasis is placed on establishing a strategic marketing plan within the framework of limited funds and market experience as typically experienced in new ventures and small business organizations. Includes development of strategic planning in the areas of price, customer service, business image development, location analysis, distribution, product selection and quality and promotional analysis. Prerequisite: MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MK 479 Market Research & Survey Technique
Methods and techniques employed in business and economic research. Emphasizes sources of information, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data and reporting. Open to senior business majors only. Prerequisites: MK 360; QM 292. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MK 491 International Business
An advanced survey of management practices and styles in developed and developing nations along with a study of the growing opportunities and potential risks in the marketing of goods and services across international boundaries. Also listed as MG 491 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: MG 330; MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
MK 494 Small Business Management
A study of those aspects of management uniquely important to small firms, and of the economic and social environment in which they function. Also listed as MG 494 but creditable only in field for which registered. Prerequisites: MG 330; MK 360. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
The primary focus is on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging with an emphasis on community services available to the aging population. For additional information please visit the College of Business.
PHL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
A study of the ideas and techniques used by man in his quest for reality through an analysis of the basic problems of metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and ethics placed in historical perspective. (Offered on sufficient demand) For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
A study of ethics in everyday life with special attention to situations arising from the expansion of technology and medicine. For additional information please visit Dr. Collins' Page or the Department of History and Political Science.
A study of the institutions and processes of government, federalism, electoral behavior, interest groups, and the role of the mass media. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
An examination of current major domestic and foreign policy issues. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
PS 301 Political Science Scope & Methods
A study of the development of political science, its relation to the other social sciences, and the current research methodologies employed by political scientists. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
A study of the organization and structure of courts in the United States, how cases reach the courts, the judicial decision making process, issues surrounding judicial power, interpretation and decision implementation. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
PS 414 Urban Politics & Administration
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A study in social issues; contemporary social problems and their consequences, with special emphasis on American society. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SO 309 Death & Dying
Provides and understanding of dying, death and bereavement that will assist individuals to better cope with their own deaths and with the deaths of others. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SO 310 Methods of Social Research
An introduction to the selection and formulation of research problems; project design and sampling procedures; data collection and preparation of reports. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SO 350 Cultural Anthropology
Methods and theories of cultural anthropology; ethnographic study of divergent societies throughout the world. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
The primary focus is on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging with an emphasis on community services available to the aging population. For additional information please visit the Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice.
SO 423 History of Social Thought
Theory and methodology in social thought from ancient times to the present. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SO 428 Modern Sociological Theory
A systematic analysis of trends and developments of sociological theory since the 1920s with emphasis on current theory and its relationship to research. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SO 430 Law and Society
Analysisi of the creation and functioning of law as an element of culture and how law, in its many cultural forms, affects the structure of social institutions and human behavior. For additional information please visit the Department of Sociology.
SW 230 Introduction to Social Work
A comprehensive study of the field of social work including current social problems and related national/local issues with emphasis on the historical development of social services, the profession of social work, professional values and ethics, economic and social issues relevant to diverse poplulations, and employment opportunities in the field. For additional information please visit the Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice.
The primary focus is on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging with an emphasis on community services available to the aging population. For additional information please visit the Department of Social Work and Criminal Justice.
WS 299 Human Growth and Developmentnt
Characteristics of and interrelationships among the physical mental, social, and emotional aspects of human growth and development. For additional information please visit the Department of History and Political Science.
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