| ADV 1341 | Marketing Principles of Advertising | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Charles Besio
- cbesio@smu.edu | Students learn the basic principles of consumer marketing and the role of advertising in the marketing mix. Emphasizes marketing and advertising strategy and planning processes through case studies in which students develop advertising answers to marketing problems and opportunities. Students must earn a B or better in ADV 1341 to be eligible for admission to the strategic brand management program.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| ADV 1360 | Creative Production | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Mark Allen
- mjallen@smu.edu | Students learn the basic principles of advertising design and production in tandem with the use of industry-standard hardware and software programs, including the Adobe Creative Suite. |
| ADV 2323 | Word & Image, Art and Design: 1900-Present | 10am - 5pm with an hour lunch break | | | Michael Corris
- mcorris@smu.edu | Contemporary designers and artists create meaningful, persuasive, and expressive works through a combination of images and text. These works of graphic design and art shape the visual culture of every aspect of life, from the look of media and information networks to people’s experience of the cities in which they live. This course surveys the modern and contemporary history of works of art and design that demand to be read as much as seen, from the industrial age to the knowledge economy. |
| ADV 5302 | The Advertising Industry in Dallas | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Peter Noble
- noble@smu.edu | The Dallas area is home to one of the top five media markets in the US. Students explore and analyze current media issues within the context of this media center. Instructor permission required. Priority given to advertising majors/minors.
Instructor permission required to enroll. |
| ADV 5302 | Design & Personality | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Alan Lidji
- alidji@smu.edu | Focuses on special topics in advertising such as timely, evolving, ethical, and/or international issues immediately relevant to the advertising industry. Restricted to advertising majors and minors.
Instructor permission required to enroll. |
| ADV 6302 | The Advertising Industry in Dallas | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Peter Noble
- noble@smu.edu | The Dallas area is home to one of the top five media markets in the US. Students explore and analyze current media issues within the context of this media center. Instructor permission required. Priority given to advertising majors/minors.
Instructor permission required to enroll. |
| ANTH 3303 | Culture, Self and Mind: Introduction to Psychological Anthropology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS, GE, HD, IL | CC: SBS, GPS | Nia Parson
- nparson@smu.edu | Introduces the study of nonhuman primates, from prosimians to the great apes. Explores questions of taxonomy, aspects of social behavior, and patterns of communication. |
| ANTH 3312 | Meso-American Archaeology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS; IL, HD | | Dawn Crawford
- dcrawford@smu.edu | Examines development of civilizations from village life to the great empires of Mexico. How civilizations begin, grow, change, and collapse. |
| ANTH 3348 | Health as a Human Right | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS, CE, GE, HD, IL | CC: SBS, CE, GPS, HD | Carolyn Smith-Morris
- smithmor@smu.edu | Examines the concept of human rights critically, with an eye for cross-cultural variation and a particular focus on health-related rights. |
| ANTH 3385 | Sustainable Living | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: KNW, IL, OC | | Chris Roos
- croos@smu.edu | Contemporary sustainability depends on an appreciation for the complex interactions between systems of people and nature. Introduces students to systems and resilience thinking to approach contemporary sustainability problems in new ways. |
| APSM 3311 | Applied Exercise Physiology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: NAS | CC: SE | Megan Murphy
- mnmurphy@smu.edu | Uses an organ system approach to examine the body’s responses and adaptations to exercise and movement. Recommended: APSM 3322. |
| ARHS 1300 | From Mummies to Gladiators: Art and People of the Ancient World | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA, HC, GE | CC: CA, CIE | Stephanie Langin-Hooper
- langinhooper@smu.edu | Introduces the arts and societies of the major ancient world cultures (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bronze Age Aegean, Greece, Etruscan, and Roman), primarily c. 4,000 B.C.-350 A.D., and the pyramids of the pharaohs to the official Roman adoption of Christianity. Focuses on art and architecture as a part of human life, from everyday activities to fabulous spectacles and the afterlife. |
| ARHS 3302 | Ancient Maya Art and History | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HC, HFA | CC: HC | Adam Herring
- aherring@smu.edu | Introduces the art and history of the Maya of Central America. Also, addresses the principal sites and monuments of the ancient Maya civilization, imparts a working understanding of the Maya hieroglyphic writing system, and surveys the political history of the fractious ancient Maya cities. |
| ASAG 1310 | Word & Image, Art and Design: 1900-Present | 10am - 5pm with an hour lunch break | | | Michael Corris
- mcorris@smu.edu | Contemporary designers and artists create meaningful, persuasive, and expressive works through a combination of images and text. These works of graphic design and art shape the visual culture of every aspect of life, from the look of media and information networks to people’s experience of the cities in which they live. This course surveys the modern and contemporary history of works of art and design that demand to be read as much as seen, from the industrial age to the knowledge economy. |
| ASDR 1300 | Introduction to Drawing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA | CC: CA | Brian Molanphy
- bmolanphy@smu.edu | Drawing from life objects and concepts. Work in class is supplemented by outside assignments and readings. Emphasis placed on space, materials, analysis of form, and critical judgment. |
| CCPA 2300 | Public Speaking in Context | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: OC | | Sandra Duhe
- sduhe@smu.edu | Introduces the theory and practice of public speaking, including rhetorical principles, evidence, nonverbal communication, and visual aids. Prerequisite: Restricted to corporate communications and public affairs or public relations and strategic communication majors or law and legal reasoning minors.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| CEE 5362 | Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Usama El Shamy
- uelshamy@smu.edu | Applications of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering problems. Examples include equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics, thermal science, and other engineering applications.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| CEE 7362 | Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Usama El Shamy
- uelshamy@smu.edu | Applications of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering problems. Examples include equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics, thermal science, and other engineering applications.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| CHEM 1301 | Chemistry for the Liberal Arts | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: SE | CC: ES | Mark Schell
- mschell@smu.edu | Designed for students with weak backgrounds in chemistry and for liberal arts students. |
| CHEM 1303 | General Chemistry I | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: SE, SE8 | CC: ES, ES8 | Brian Zoltowski
- bzoltowski@smu.edu | Primarily for science majors, premed students, and engineering students. Introduces the fundamental principles and theories of chemistry, including stoichiometry, the structure of matter, energy relationships involved in the transformation of matter, the dynamics of such transformations, and some descriptive chemistry of the important elements. Prerequisite to all advanced courses in the department. Withdrawal from CHEM 1303, 1304 requires withdrawal from corresponding labs. |
| CHEM 1304 | General Chemistry | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: SE (w/complete lab) | CC: ES (w/complete lab) | Peng Tao
- ptao@smu.edu | Primarily for science majors, premed students, and engineering students. Continuation of the introduction to the fundamental principles and theories of chemistry. Topics include solution chemistry, kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, and organic chemistry. Prerequisite to all advanced courses in the department. Withdrawal from CHEM 1304 requires withdrawal from CHEM 1114. Prerequisites: Grade of C- or higher in CHEM 1303. |
| CHEM 3371 | Organic Chemistry I | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | | | David Son
- dson@smu.edu | Designed to satisfy the requirements of the chemistry major and health-related professions student. The first term deals primarily with aliphatic chemistry, with special emphasis on stereochemistry. The second term emphasizes aromatic substances and the chemistry of biologically relevant molecules. Prerequisites: C- or higher in CHEM 1303, CHEM 1113, CHEM 1304, CHEM 1114. |
| CISB 5397 | Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: IL | CC: WIM | Rene Larrave
- rlarrave@smu.edu | Covers planning for a new business. Topics include the personal characteristics of entrepreneurs, profit and cash flow forecasts, sources of information, sales forecasts and the importance of relevant experience, entrepreneurial marketing, financing, and the business plan. For business majors only. |
| CS 4340 | Statistical Methods for Engineers and Applied Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HFA, TM | | Stephen Robertson
- sdrobert@smu.edu | Basic concepts of probability and statistics useful in the solution of engineering and applied science problems. Covers probability, probability distributions, data analysis, sampling distributions, estimation, and simple tests of hypothesis. Prerequisites: MATH 1337, MATH 1338. |
| DSIN 5390 | Special Topics: Innovation and Design Attitude | SMUFlex 10am-3pm (with a lunch break) | | | Seth Orsborn
- sorsborn@smu.edu | This course will serve as an environment for students to cultivate a spirit of innovation, practice creative and analytical problem solving, and develop an interdisciplinary and collaborative orientation conducive to succeeding in today’s organizations.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| DSIN 7390 | Special Topics: Innovation and Design Attitude | SMUFlex 10am-3pm (with a lunch break) | | | Seth Orsborn
- sorsborn@smu.edu | This course will serve as an environment for students to cultivate a spirit of innovation, practice creative and analytical problem solving, and develop an interdisciplinary and collaborative orientation conducive to succeeding in today’s organizations.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| EMIS 2375 | Cultural and Ethical Implications of Technology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM, HFA, IL, OC | | Gretchen Coleman
- gmiller@smu.edu | Explores the pervasive use of technology in today’s society, the impact of technology on daily life, and the tie between technology and ethical responsibility. Students learn how their lives are being shaped by technology and how they in turn help shape technology. |
| EMIS 3340 | Statistical Methods for Engineering and Applied Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM | | Stephen Robertson
- sdrobert@smu.edu | Basic concepts of probability and statistics useful in the solution of engineering and applied science problems. Covers probability, probability distributions, data analysis, sampling distributions, estimation, and simple tests of hypothesis. Prerequisites: MATH 1337, MATH 1338. |
| ENGL 1365 | Literature of Minorities | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: LL, HD | CC: LAI, HD | Bruce Levy
- blevy@smu.edu | Representative works of African-American, Asian-American, gay, Hispanic-American, and Native American literature, in their immediate cultural context and against the background of the larger American culture. |
| ENGL 1380 | Ethical Implications in Children’s Literature | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA | CC: CA | Martha Satz
- msatz@smu.edu | Examination of children’s literature with emphasis on notions of morality and evil, including issues of colonialism, race, ethnicity, gender, and class. |
| FILM 1304 | Production 1 | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA, TM | CC: CA | Mark Kerins
- mkerins@smu.edu | Practical, comprehensive course in the fundamentals of digital video and audio production, covering cameras, microphones, lighting, shooting, editing, sound design, and outputting. Incorporates hands-on exercises, screenings, lecture, and group and individual video projects. Required of all FILM majors. Prerequisites WAIVED: for assistance enrolling, contact janterm@smu.edu. |
| FREN 1401 | Beginning French I | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | | | James Batchelor
- jbatchel@smu.edu | Stresses acquisition of basic skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Five classes per week. Prerequisites: Reserved for students who have no previous French experience or fewer than two years of French and the appropriate placement exam score. Approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment. |
| FREN 1402 | Beginning French II | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLR | Omar Al-Rashdan
- oalrashdan@smu.edu | Stresses acquisition of basic skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Five classes per week. Prerequisite: C– or better in FREN 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment. |
| HIST 2337 | US Sports History | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HC, HD | CC: HC, HD | Alexis McCrossen
- amccross@smu.edu | The social, cultural, and business history of sport in the U.S. Focus on the cultural meaning and ethical components of sports in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
| HIST 3389 | Problems in the Middle East: A Modern History of Palestine/Israel | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HC, GE, HD | CC: HC, GPS, HD | Sabri Ates
- sates@smu.edu | A contemporary topic is treated in historical perspective. Sample topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, oil and the politics of energy, and Islamic fundamentalism. |
| HRTS 3316 | Ethnoviolence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: KNW, HD, IL, OC | CC: HD | Ben Voth
- bvoth@smu.edu | Introduces topics and approaches to the study of ethnoviolence, including specific disciplinary approaches such as sociology, communication studies, postcolonial studies, film studies, political science, and human rights. Students meet twice a week, once with the entire class, and once in groups of 20 to take a more sustained disciplinary approach to the question depending on the background of the individual instructor. Some lectures are delivered by guest speakers.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| HRTS 3341 | The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS, KNW, HD | CC: HC, HD | Herve Tchumkam
- htchumkam@smu.edu | An introduction to 1994 Rwanda genocide that seeks to understand not only its origins but also its sociological, ethical, and human rights implications. |
| HRTS 3348 | Health as a Human Right | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS, CE, GE, HD, IL | CC: SBS, CE, GPS, HD | Carolyn Smith-Morris
- smithmor@smu.edu | This course examines the concept of human rights critically, with an eye for cross-cultural variation and a particular focus on rights that are health-related. |
| HRTS 4392 | Culture, Food, and Human Rights | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Brad Klein
- kleinb@smu.edu | Access to healthy and culturally appropriate food is a universal human right. The act of eating connects people across time and space. However, it also reveals the diversity of human values, norms, and struggles. This course encourages students to analyze beliefs and habits related to food - those of other people, as well as their own. Issues are explored from both local and global angles. As students consider how culture shapes food production and consumption, they come to look anew at their relationships with self, other humans, non-human beings, and the natural world. Specific themes include hunger, climate change, racial justice, eating disorders, food deserts, women’s rights, community gardens, GMO technologies, farm worker rights, and more. By the end of the semester, students are equipped to live out the old saying, “you are what you eat,” with greater awareness, integrity, and joy. |
| ITAL 1401 | Beginning Italian I | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Daniele Forlino
- dforlino@smu.edu | Offers a communicative and interactive approach and stresses the acquisition of basic listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills, basic grammatical structures, vocabulary, idioms, and accurate pronunciation. Students read and listen to authentic materials, prepare written compositions and oral presentations, have conversational practice, and explore various aspects of Italian culture and cross-cultural comparisons between Italy and the United States. This is a 5-week, fully online course in which students meet synchronously virtually on a weekly basis for speaking activities, but complete the majority of the course asynchronously online. Prerequisites: ITAL 1401 is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Italian or for those were placed into 1401 by the Italian placement exam. Students seeking to enroll in ITAL 1401 who have not met the course prerequisites or do not have the appropriate placement exam score should contact the WLL Second Language adviser. |
| ITAL 1402 | Beginning Italian II | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLR | Damiano Bonuomo
- bonuomo@smu.edu | Students review and learn fundamental aspects of basic Italian linguistic and grammatical structures (regular and irregular verbs in the present, present perfect, imperfect, future, conditional, and present subjunctive). Students further develop their linguistic and cultural awareness of Italian and build their vocabulary, listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills through communicative, interactive activities and assignments, including written compositions, oral presentations, and conversational practice. This is a 5-week, fully online course in which students meet synchronously virtually on a weekly basis for speaking activities, but complete the majority of the course asynchronously online. Prerequisite: C– or better in ITAL 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL Second Language adviser is required for enrollment. Students who have not met the course prerequisites for ITAL 1402 or do not have the appropriate placement exam score should contact the WLL Second Language adviser. |
| ME 5362 | Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Usama El Shamy
- uelshamy@smu.edu | Applications of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering problems. Examples include equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics, thermal science, and other engineering applications.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| ME 7362 | Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Usama El Shamy
- uelshamy@smu.edu | Applications of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering problems. Examples include equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics, thermal science, and other engineering applications.
Prerequisites WAIVED. Please email janterm@smu.edu for assistance enrolling. |
| MKTG 3340 | Marketing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Charles Besio
- cbesio@smu.edu | Examines the nature of marketing decisions; the environment in which these decisions are made; and the relationship of these decisions to the firm, business, and society.
Prerequisites: ACCT 2301; ECO 1311 and ECO 1312; MATH 1309 or MATH 1337; and one from the following: CS 4340, EMIS 3340, ITOM 2305, STAT 2331, STAT 4340. Reserved for Cox majors, minors in business administration, or management science majors. BBA Scholars or Business Direct entering SMU Fall 2020 and beyond are not subject to the requisite requirements. Students may not receive credit for both MKTG 3340 and ADV 1341. |
| MNO 3310 | Management Concepts | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Dan Lawrence
- dllawrence@smu.edu | Provides a broad survey of key issues, theories, and practices that underpin how organizations function, evolve, and perform. Topics include motivation, job design, organizational theory, leadership, organizational culture, competitive strategy, and competitive advantage. Required for the minor in business. Cox majors and minors in business administration will not receive credit for this course and may not enroll in it. |
| MNO 3370 | Management | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Dan Lawrence
- dllawrence@smu.edu | Develops skills in managerial behavior that facilitate high performance and satisfaction as well as continued self-development for all organization members. Prerequisites: ACCT 2301; ECO 1311 and ECO 1312; MATH 1309 or MATH 1337; and one from the following: CS 4340, EMIS 3340, ITOM 2305, STAT 2331, STAT 4340. Reserved for Cox majors, minors in business administration, and management science majors. BBA Scholars or Business Direct entering SMU Fall 2020 and beyond are not subject to the requisite requirements. |
| MUHI 1340 | Jazz: Tradition and Transformation | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA, HD | CC: CA | Kim Corbet
- kcorbet@smu.edu | Bunk, Bird, Bix, Bags, and Trane. From blues to bop, street beat to free jazz. A study of the people and music from its African, Euro-American origins through the various art and popular forms of the 20th century. |
| PHIL 1319 | Technology, Society, and Value | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: PRIE, TM | CC: PREI | Sally Parker-Ryan
- sparkerryan@smu.edu | Advances in technology are raising many ethical issues that require serious considerations. We will discuss issues surrounding such technologies and how they affect the views of warfare, privacy, human enhancement, and artificial intelligence. |
| PHYS 1303 | Introductory Mechanics | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: SE (w/complete lab), QR | CC: ES (w/complete lab), QA | Simon Dalley
- sdalley@smu.edu | For science and engineering majors. Covers vector kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, gravitation, rotational motion, special relativity, and structure of matter. Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1337. |
| PHYS 1304 | Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: SE (w/complete lab), QR | CC: ES (w/complete lab) | Durdana Balakishiyeva
- dbalakishiyeva@smu.edu | For science and engineering majors. Covers electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic radiation, and special relativity. Prerequisite: PHYS 1303 or PHYS 1307. Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 1338 or MATH 1340. |
| PSYC 1300 | Introduction to Psychology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: IIC | CC: SBS | Michael Lindsey
- lindseym@smu.edu | Broad introduction to psychology as a behavioral science with special emphasis on cognition, development, learning, social, personality, physiological, and clinical psychology (psychopathology and psychotherapy). |
| PSYC 2351 | Abnormal Psychology | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HD | | Mary O'Boyle
- moboyle@smu.edu | A study of the theories, causes, assessment, and treatment of abnormal behavior, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, personality disorders, and other forms of psychopathology in adults. There is an examination of the continuum of normal and abnormal behavior, with consideration of historical and cultural perspectives, ethical concerns, and research methodologies in understanding psychological disorders.
Highly recommendend that students have previous coursework in Pyschology or another social science. |
| SPAN 1401 | Beginning Spanish I | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | | | Allison Larkin
- ajlarkin@smu.edu | Develops insight into the interconnectedness of the fundamentals of language and their application to communication. Provides rudimentary linguistic skills (vocabulary and grammar) and an acquaintance with the Spanish-speaking world – tools that allow further study of Hispanic cultures. Focuses on the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Each course is comprised of a fundamentals module (MWF) and an applications (TTH) module. Enrollment is required in both. Reserved for students who have no previous Spanish experience or who have 2 years or less of Spanish. Prerequisite: An approved placement exam score or approval of WLL adviser. |
| SPAN 1401 | Beginning Spanish I | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | | | Lourdes Molina
- lmolina@smu.edu | Develops insight into the interconnectedness of the fundamentals of language and their application to communication. Provides rudimentary linguistic skills (vocabulary and grammar) and an acquaintance with the Spanish-speaking world – tools that allow further study of Hispanic cultures. Focuses on the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Each course is comprised of a fundamentals module (MWF) and an applications (TTH) module. Enrollment is required in both. Reserved for students who have no previous Spanish experience or who have 2 years or less of Spanish. Prerequisite: An approved placement exam score or approval of WLL adviser. |
| SPAN 1402 | Beginning Spanish II | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLR | Constantin Icleanu
- cicleanu@smu.edu | Develops insight into the interconnectedness of the fundamentals of language and their application to communication. Provides rudimentary linguistic skills (vocabulary and grammar) and an acquaintance with the Spanish–speaking world – tools that allow further study of Hispanic cultures. Focuses on the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Each course is comprised of a fundamentals module (MWF) and an applications (TTH) module. Enrollment is required in both. Reserved for students who have no previous Spanish experience or who have 2 years or less of Spanish. A student may not receive credit for both SPAN 1402 and SPAN 1502. Prerequisite: C– or better in SPAN 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment. |
| SPAN 1402 | Beginning Spanish II | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | UC 2016: SL | CC: SLR | Joy Saunders
- jsaunders@smu.edu | Develops insight into the interconnectedness of the fundamentals of language and their application to communication. Provides rudimentary linguistic skills (vocabulary and grammar) and an acquaintance with the Spanish–speaking world – tools that allow further study of Hispanic cultures. Focuses on the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Reserved for students who have no previous Spanish experience or who have 2 years or less of Spanish. A student may not receive credit for both SPAN 1402 and SPAN 1502. Prerequisite: C– or better in SPAN 1401 or the appropriate placement exam score. Students meeting these requirements will be able to enroll. Otherwise, approval from the WLL adviser is required for enrollment. |
| SPAN 2401 | Intermediate Spanish I | ONLINE
Special dates: Dec. 16 - Jan. 14 | UC 2016: LL; GE | CC: LL; GE | Sarah Bogard
- sbogard@smu.edu | For students who are relatively comfortable expressing their personal needs and describing their immediate environment in Spanish. Moves students toward fluency through significant vocabulary expansion and mastery of advanced verbal and sentence structure. To varying degrees, attention is devoted to cultural competence and to the four linguistic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Prerequisite: C- or better in SPAN 1402 or equivalent. |
| STAT 2331 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: QF | CC: QR | Ian Harris
- iharris@smu.edu | An introduction to statistics for behavioral, biological, and social sciences. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, and inferential statistics, including hypothesis testing and contingency tables. |
| STAT 3304 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Mahesh Fernando
- mfernando@smu.edu | Covers the basics of SAS programming, a key statistical software package. Students learn about the SAS syntax that is necessary to write SAS code to perform basic statistical inference. |
| STAT 3300 | Applied Statistics: Regression | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | | | Charles South
- csouth@smu.edu | Emphasizes the analysis of data using state-of-the art statistical methods and specialized statistical software. Case studies form a major component of the course requirements. Prerequisite: STAT 230, STAT 2331, or ITOM 2305. |
| STAT 4340 | Statistical Methods for Engineers and Applied Scientists | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: TM | | Stephen Robertson
- sdrobert@smu.edu | Basic concepts of probability and statistics useful in the solution of engineering and applied science problems. Covers probability, probability distributions, data analysis, sampling distributions, estimation, and simple tests of hypothesis. Prerequisites: MATH 1337, MATH 1338. |
| THEA 2311 | The Art of Acting | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: CA, OC | CC: CA | Jon Blake Hackler
- jhackler@smu.edu | Basic work in acting, voice, and movement for the nonmajor. Relaxation, concentration, imagination, and the actor’s exploration and use of the social world. |
| WL 3341 | The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda | 9am - 4pm with an hour lunch break | UC 2016: HSBS, KNW, HD | CC: HC, HD | Herve Tchumkam
- htchumkam@smu.edu | An introduction to 1994 Rwanda genocide that seeks to understand not only its origins but also its sociological, ethical, and human rights implications. |
