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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Oct. 24, 2023: Priority registration.

Jan. 8, 2024: Classes begin.

Jan. 16, 2024: Last day to drop or add classes.

Please note that the honors college dean does not receive course evaluation scores for any course that does not have the HNRS prefix and does not receive narrative comments for any course through the university's course evaluation system. We welcome and encourage your feedback on honors courses. All comments should be directed via email to Anthony Helms.

COURSE OFFERINGS:

ACTY 2100: Intro to Financial Accounting & Analysis-HC

12032     TR     11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.     1135 SCHDR     3 credit hours     William Kurtz
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category.
This is an introductory course in accounting, which includes an examination of the recording and reporting of business transactions, and the measurement of business income, assets, liabilities and equities. Emphasis is placed on financial reporting for decision-makers outside the organization.

ADA 2250: Drug Use: Personal and Social Impact - HC

15206     T     2:00 - 4:30 p.m.    2060 CHHS      3 credit hours     Roy Kelley  
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VIII: Health and Well-Being.
*Note: This course satisfies WES Personal Wellness (PW).
This course is designed to increase understanding of substance abuse, alcohol and other drug use through the public health disease model with an emphasis on psychological, physiological and social consequences of use and abuse. An overview of prevention, case finding and treatment strategies are provided.

ANTH 1500: Race, Biology, and Culture-HC

13814    Asynchronous Online     3 credit hours     Deirdre Courtney
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VII: Natural Science and Technology: Applications and Implications.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
This course is an introduction to the anthropological study of human biological variation in modern populations. We will examine from a biocultural perspective how human populations adapt to life in difficult environments (e.g., tropics, high altitude, arctic) and in so doing, we will explore the biological and social meanings of human racial variation.

ART 3330: Pottery for the People-HC

15542     MW     11:00 - 12:15 p.m.     K1003 SKHRM    3 credit hours     Staff
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level III: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
A hands-on learning course investigating clay construction of pottery, sculptures and tile. Through diverse global traditions, students will explore techniques in form and finish along with experimental firing.

BIOS 1120: Principles of Biology-HC

15685     Asynchronous Online     3 credit hours     Gabriel Almeida Alves
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Scientific Literacy with Lab Category is taken with BIOS 1100.
*Note: Credit does not apply for Biology or Biomedical Sciences majors.
A course designed to provide a natural science foundation for BIOS minors, Allied Health majors, and to fulfill liberal/WMU Essential Studies requirements. Foundation concepts in cell biology, human anatomy and physiology, botany, human genetics, microbiology, and ecology are presented for students who do not have strong biology and chemistry backgrounds. 

BLS 3050: Intro to Adults with Disabilities-HC

14658      W     6:00 - 8:30 p.m.     2010 CHHS     3 credit hours      Michele Jimenez
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
This course is intended to help students understand the impact of disability on the individual, in society, and to understand the contributions that can be made by persons with disabilities when they are accepted members of society. This course will present an overview of various disabilities, the services which have developed to help individuals function independently, and the capabilities of persons with disabilities. The student will gain an overview of medical aspects of disability, the demographics of disability, and issues relating to integration into society. The various components which make up independent functioning in our society will be examined as will the adjustment issues relating to disability.

BUS 1750: Applying Business Fundamentals-HC 

14090    MW     9:30 - 10:45 a.m.     1345 SCHDR     3 credit hours     Decker Hains
Students will download a 75 minute video lecture each week that covers business theory and practice.
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences. 
This course introduces students to the development and value of business institutions in society. Students will examine the dynamics of business decision-making and demonstrate the ability to identify, define, and interpret essential business concepts. The relationships among business activities will be studied to determine their interactions with the economic, political, legal, global, and social environments.

CIS 2500: Data Analytics for Business-HC

15393     MW     9:30 - 10:45 a.m.     1135 SCHDR     3 credit hours     Victoria Fleenor
*Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1160 or equivalent
*Note: This course meets satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - Science and Technology Course Category.
Data analytics is a versatile discipline that has revolutionized the various fields of social sciences fields such as management, business, psychology, political sciences and etc. This course introduces students to data analysis principles, methods, and tools that are used in social science disciplines. Students will be introduced to various types of analytics’ tools and techniques used to solve societal problems. Data types, databases, and data visualization techniques are introduced in this course. Students also learn data analytics foundations from the perspective of social sciences scenarios and demonstrate how to apply their knowledge and skills they learn in this course to support data driven, comprehensive, reason and evidence-based conclusions. To understand data analytics applications in social science, students work on various cases in social science contexts such as business, management, and organizational psychology (e.g., consumer behavior, organizational behavior, …).

CHEM 1120: General Chemistry II-HC 

11748     TR     3:30 - 4:45 p.m.     1220 CHEM     3 credit hours     Gellert Mezei
*Prerequisites: CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1110 (with a minimum grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites); and CHEM 1130 with a minimum grade of “C” or better (may be taken concurrently).
*Note: This section does not meet our standard 25 student cap, but is significantly smaller than non-honors sections.
The properties of a number of the more representative elements and the compounds which they form are studied. Chemical relationships in the periodic table, electrochemistry, and the equilibrium principle are also treated.

CHEM 1130: General Chemistry II Lab-HC

10532     W     2:00 - 4:50 p.m.       1831 CHEM     1 credit hour      Kristen Burns   
10541     R      8:00 - 10:50 a.m.     1831 CHEM     1 credit hour      Kristen Burns
10530     W     8:00 - 10:50 a.m.     1871 CHEM     1 credit hour      Kristen Burns

COM 1040: Public Speaking-HC

13032     TR     9:30 - 10:45 a.m.     4045 BROWN     3 credit hours     Jasmine Labine  
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Oral Communications.
*Note: This course satisfies WES Oral and Digital Communication (ODC).
Study of the application of principles of communication underlying effective oral presentations, with attention given to speaking in business, professional and public settings. Includes practice in preparing, presenting and evaluating speeches and other forms of oral presentations. This course may be offered in an accelerated format.

COM 1700: Interpersonal Communication-HC

14495     TR     2:00 - 3:15 p.m.     2045 BROWN     3 credit hours     Carmen Dyson
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Oral Communications.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
An introductory course in communication theory and practice in which students utilize their powers of speech to increase their effectiveness in interpersonal relations through understanding of self and others. This course may be offered in an accelerated format.

ECON 2010: Principles of Microeconomics-HC

15070    TR     2:00 - 3:15 p.m.     1115 MOORE      3 credit hours    Christine Moser
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Quantitative Literacy Category.
This course is an introduction to microeconomics, which is the study of the price system and resource allocation, problems of monopoly, and the role of government in regulating and supplementing the price system. Other topics, such as international economics, economics of the environment, and health economics, may be introduced time permitting.

ENGL 1050: Foundations in Written Communication: Strategies, Behaviors, Success-HC

10619     TR     11:00 - 12:15 p.m.     4048 BROWN     3 credit hours     Andrew Joyce
*Restrictions: The following pre-programs are excluded from enrolling: Pre-Engineering and Pre-Aviation Flight Science.
*Prerequisite: Satisfactory ACT English score, or placement essay, or ENGL 1000.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Writing Category.
A foundational writing course offering students practice and guidance in the strategies and behaviors that contribute to success in written communication and information literacy. Emphasis on the production, reception, and revision of writing for varied audiences, situations, and information needs.

ENGL 1060: Writing, Research, and Inquiry-HC

14593     TR     11:00 - 12:15 p.m.     4025 BROWN     3 credit hours     Katie Elder
*Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1050
An inquiry-based course offering writing instruction to help you participate in the creation and circulation of disciplinary knowledge. Emphasis on applying theories of rhetoric, argumentation, and genre to situated writing tasks for the purpose of accommodation, awareness, and action.

GEOS 1050: Dinosaurs-HC

15472     MW     2:00 - 3:15 p.m.     1192 ROOD     3 credit hours     Peter Voice
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
This course takes a multidisciplinary approach to dinosaurs with emphasis on the interaction between dinosaurs and their environment. The course will define what is a dinosaur using the scientific method. Discussion of the interactions between dinosaurs and their environment will cover topics such as predator-prey interactions, disosaurian behavior, and mortality. Supporting evidence for dinosaur evolution and extinction will be described. The role of dinosaurs in modern culture will also be explored. 

GIST 2000: Intro to Global & International Studies - HC

12495     TR     2:00 - 3:15 p.m.     4735 SANGN     3 credit hours     Thomas Kostrzewa
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – World Language and Culture Category.
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area IV: Other Cultures and Civilizations.
Multidisciplinary introduction to global and international studies as an academic field of inquiry, with emphasis on six focus fields: •Identities and cultures in a globalized world •State, security and transnational governance •Inequality and social responsibility •Global health and the environment •Migration and population dynamics •Global communication, expression and information systems. Students will explore the major world regions, be open to intercultural contacts, place issues in historical and ideological context and be able to judge information about major global trends and issues; by the end of the course, students should see themselves as members of global as well as local communities.

GPS 1500: Intro to Graphic & Printing Sciences Lab-HC

11544     M     1:30 - 4:20 p.m.     C0208 FLOYD     0 credit hours     Lois Lemon
Lecture CRN is 11544  (4 credit hours, must be taken with lab)
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VI: Natural Science with Laboratory.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - Scientific Literacy with a Lab.
An introductory course describing the printing/imaging industry. Image Design, preparation, generation, photo imaging by photomechanical and desktop systems, proofing, presswork, and bindery. A comparison of all printing methods will be included. Learning environment enhance by hands-on experience.

HNRS 2500: Politics of Genocide

14034   M     6:00 - 8:30 p.m.     1022 LHC     3 credit hours     Thomas Kostrzewa
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences.
*Note: This course satisfies WES Level 2: Exploration and Discovery - World Language and Culture.
While the use of the term genocide is relatively recent, the act of genocide is very old. The purpose of this course is to broaden the discussion of genocide beyond its usual association with World War II and the Jewish Holocaust and systematically examine the relationship between nationalism, political power, and the dehumanization of certain groups that has led to genocide in the past and sustains genocide in the present. Cases discussed in the course will include, but are not limited to, Armenia, Tibet, Rwanda, South Africa, The United States, Indonesia, Kurdistan, Congo, Cambodia, Ukraine, and the Balkans.

HNRS 2900: Exploring Leadership Identity Development

15769     T     5:00 - 6:40 p.m.     1022 LHC     1 credit hour     Malia Roberts
*Note: This is an abbreviated course that meets for the first 7.5 weeks of the semester - Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, and 27.
This course will utilize an established leadership identity development model to explore the dynamic process of how individual leadership identity is formed through group interactions, which can change our view of self with others and broaden our understanding of leadership. Students will participate in activities that inform their leadership beliefs as developing leaders and foster new levels of awareness in a leadership context.

HNRS 3202: Modernism in Art & Literature

13450    MW     2:00 - 3:15 p.m.     1004 RCVA     3 credit hours      Jeffrey Abshear
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
The early 20th century was a rich period of innovation in art and literature. Thanks to the efforts of artists and writers including Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Ernest Hemingway, and D.H. Lawrence, our conception of art and culture was transformed. In this class we will read novels and short stories, and study paintings and sculptures, by these and other important figures of this revolutionary period. We will examine artistic movements including Cubism, Futurism, and Surrealism and discuss the ways in which the artists and writers interacted with one another and were affected by historical events. This is a class for students interested in art, who like to read, and want to discover more about the artistic developments of Modernism.

HNRS 3204: Postmodern Dystopias

12469     TR     12:00 - 1:15 p.m.     1022 LHC     3 credit hours       Becky Cooper
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities. 
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
Although few would question that our contemporary world should be termed “postmodern,” among scholars, there is no consensus on the precise meaning of the term. Two crucial historical events arising from World War II, the birth of computers and the atom bomb, signal a precipitous break from the modern, and have radically transformed all facets of contemporary political, social and personal life. Yet while our global world and engagement has been generally embraced and integrated within our contemporary existence, often celebrating the “singularity” of technology and everyday life in an age of “spiritual machines” when “computers exceed human intelligence” as Ray Kurzweil puts it, a decidedly dystopic imagination dominates the arts of films and literature. This course, through the exploration of fiction from the past half century, aims to explore the meaning, significance and implications of postmodern life and culture. Students will develop a critical awareness of postmodernity through lectures, class discussion, and student presentations on authors such as Jameson, Lyotard, Baudrillard, and others. Students will write short response essays and a creative response, give a presentation, and write a final formal essay. Time permitting, we will explore two films through a postmodern lens.

HNRS 3302: Civil Rights and Jazz 1950-75

12492     MW     10:00 - 11:15 a.m.     1014 LHC    3 credit hours     Elizabeth Cowan
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.
This course places special emphasis on American jazz form as a crucial influence and metaphor for the very rhythm and experience of modernity as it explores the interrelations between literature, music, and American culture through the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, and Duke Ellington among others.

HNRS 3303: The Vietnam War in Rock and Soul

12927     TR     10:00 - 11:15 a.m.    1014 LHC     3 credit hours     Steve Feffer
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area III: United States: Culture and Issues.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Societies and Cultures Category.
This course explores the history, meaning, and impact of the 1960s through two crucial cultural events: the Vietnam War and Rock music. The course aims to explore both the history of the war as well as the cultural debates and changes that continue to resonate today.

HNRS 4101: Introduction to World Cinema        

15850     T     6:00 - 8:30 p.m.     1024 LHC     3 credit hours     Becky Cooper
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area I: Fine Arts
*Note: This course satisfies WES Global Perspectives (GP).
The course objective is to provide an overview of World Cinema and the interrelationships between National Cinemas. Though particular attention will be given to the Cinemas of Europe, students will also be introduced to Cinemas of Japan, China, India, Africa, Middle East, South America, and others. Each session will include a short introduction to the material and a screening of a film. General areas covered include the history of individual National Cinemas, the variety of different film movements, and the influence of these movements on American films. Coursework includes several small projects involving viewing films outside of class, a major final paper/presentation, and two exams.

HNRS 4300:The 1960s: Film, Literature, and Culture

15639     M     6:00 - 8:30 p.m.     1024 LHC     3 credit hours     Monty Ernst
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Local and National Perspectives Category.
Much has been written about how Hollywood floundered in the 1950s due to the Supreme Court ruling against the monopolization of theater chains by the major studios, the advent of television, and the stagnation of innovative cinema as evidenced by the reliance on epics, musicals, and westerns. At the same time, white American society retreated outward to the suburbs and inward to picture window living rooms, backyard bomb shelters, and conventional gender norms. Nonetheless, events such as the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery bus boycott, and calls for nuclear disarmament as well as cultural touchstones such as the growing popularity of rock and roll, the publication of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, and films like Rebel Without a Cause, raised questions about the placid exterior of American life and highlighted the cracks in the picture-perfect veneer. Through reading, viewing, and analyzing a selection of books, articles, and films of the subsequent decade, the turbulent and dynamic 1960s, students in this course will examine how these cracks developed into significant fissures. By studying these works, students will see how these textual and cinematic visions broke new ground by embracing innovative stylistic techniques and daring choices of subject matter. In particular, films such as Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, Mike Nichols’ The Graduate, and Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider prefigured a new generation of filmmakers in the 1970s and the birth of what is commonly called the New Hollywood. Ultimately, the course will seek to show how American society and American culture developed from the 1950s to the 1970s.

HNRS 4300: Study in the States: US/Mexican Border Experience

Dates: April 28 through May 5, 2024
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – National Perspectives Category.
This course delves into the culture and the realities of life at the US/Mexican border. It will take place in El Paso, Texas - one of the main entry points into the US for undocumented workers and refugees from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum. You will learn about all facets of migration. You will have the opportunity to tour the border fence, visit the Border Patrol Museum and a migrant farmworker’s center. We hope to visit a detention center, meet with Border Patrol agents and observe immigration court proceedings. We will meet with human rights activists and local non-profit organizations providing legal services to immigrants and refugees. In the spirit of solidarity, we will be completely immersing ourselves in the border culture. That means spending time living and sharing meals with the volunteers and the immigrants and refugees who live in migrant hospitality houses and listening to their stories. Although Spanish language proficiency is not required, this would be a great chance to improve your Spanish skills! You may contact Denise Bowen, an associate professor emerita with the Physician Assistant program for more details.

HNRS 4300: Study in the States: Idlewild

Dates: April 28 through May 5, 2024
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – National Perspectives Category.
This course discusses and explores the Jim Crow-era resort community, Idlewild. From the mid-1920s to the1960s the resort was pivotal to the African American cultural and leisure experience. This course will examine the effects of capitalism, segregation, desegregation, community abandonment, and revitalization. This Study in the States experience focuses on an era in black history where partnerships led to an entire class of people being given opportunity and access to create a leisure community, commerce, and cultural advancement in a place once considered paradise to many. Contact Dr. Luchara Wallace of the Lewis Walker Institute with questions.

HNRS 4300: Study in the States: Desert Southwest

Dates: March 1 through 10, 2024
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – National Perspectives Category.
This course is an investigation of the desert southwest and an exploration of culture, archaeology, and ecology. Punctuated by therapeutic soaks in hot springs, we visit the major sites of the Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), including Chaco Canyon, Canyon De Chelly, and Mesa Verde. We will study petroglyphs and pictographs, ride horses and hike to remote sites, and frequent remarkable desert mesas and vistas. We will learn through active engagement in an experiential, open-road, instructional pedagogy. Contact Dr. Jeffrey Jones, Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies, with questions. 

HNRS 4300: Study in the States: Environmental Philosophy on the Great Lakes

Dates: April 28 through May 5, 2024
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – National Perspectives Category.
This course explores themes in environmental philosophy through ��һ�鶹��Ƭ��’s Great Lakes. We will travel to Lake ��һ�鶹��Ƭ��, Lake Huron, and (most extensively) Lake Superior in order to conduct these explorations. Our time on the lower peninsula will comprise the study of sand dune ecology at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and the study of light pollution at Mackinaw’s dark park. We will then travel to the Upper Peninsula, staying in Munising, Marquette, and Houghton. On the Upper Peninsula, we will: research shipwrecks; learn about Line 5 and its environmental impacts; study the historical, economic, and ecological significance of iron and copper ore; and discuss forest ecology (at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park). Contact Dr. Fritz Allhoff, Department of Philosophy, with questions.

HNRS 4300: Study in the States: Walt's Pilgrimage

Dates: August 1 through 9, 2024
Please note that this course runs SUMMER II, 2024, but application deadline is the same as spring courses.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – National Perspectives Category.
Travel with honors college and WMU alumnus Dr. Christopher Tremblay to explore the legacy of Walt Disney, beginning in Chicago at Disney’s birthplace and ending in California at his gravesite, taking us cross-country to all of the significant places in Walt’s life. This unique, biographical course will take you from the birth to the death of the famous Walt Disney. This experience is a historical journey about the 60-year life of an individual who left his mark on America in so many ways. Existing museums and buildings bearing Walt’s name will be a part of this one-of-a-kind, nationwide tour. Over the course of our travel, nearly 40 destinations with a connection to Walt will be visited, in chronological order. We will interact with many Disney historians along the way. This course offers an exclusive perspective on Disney, beyond what probably most of us know from our own personal, prior experiences related to him and his Kingdom. Get ready to step inside the wonderful world of Disney! 3 credit hours. Contact Dr. Tremblay, honors college alumnus, with any questions. This course is open to all majors.

HNRS 4900: Globalization in 6 Glasses - Study Abroad

14600     Meeting dates and times TBD, travel will take place over spring break     3 credit hours     Nancy Bjorklund
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
Humans have an integrative history that transcends the histories of particular regions, nations, or ethnic groups. The complex interaction of world cultures necessitates a shared sense of humanity—a “global citizenship”. This course will discuss the influences that various drinks had on civilization, culture and the spread of ideas and empires from the Stone Age to the 21st Century: from humankind’s adoption of agriculture to the birth of cities, to the advent of globalization. We will explore how geography, culture, politics, religion, and economics have historically determined how and what people eat and drink.

HNRS 4980: How and Why to Write an Undergraduate Thesis

14176     online     1 credit hour     Beth Beaudin-Seiler
12315     online     1 credit hour     Beth Beaudin-Seiler            
12338     online     1 credit hour     Kerrie Harvey         
12350     online     1 credit hour     Kerrie Harvey 
This online course covers all aspects of preparing and completing an honors thesis. Included are modules on identifying a thesis topic, conducting a literature review, citing sources, finding a thesis committee, structuring the thesis, and defending the thesis.

HOL 2801: Health and Well Being-HC

11718     T     4:00 - 6:30 p.m.     1014 LHC     3 credit hours     Amy Geib
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area VIII: Health and Well-Being.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Personal Wellness Category.
This course is designed to provide information on the multiple dimensions of health and well-being. This course provides students with a holistic approach to understanding self and community through a health focus. This course is designed around three central themes: self-care, community, and culture. Students will engage in a variety of activities which will foster critical thinking skills and personal exploration. Students exposed to theory and practice in the following areas: self-care and well-being, culture, research, and health broadly defined and encompassing psychological, physical, spiritual, environmental, social health.

MATH 1160: Finite Mathematics with Applications-HC

15415     MWF     11:00 - 11:50 a.m.     1720 SANGN    3 credit hours     Anthony Wilburn
*Prerequisite: MATH 1100 (with a grade of “C” or better) or by placement into the course. Placement may be determined by completing at least 3 years of college preparatory mathematics, by ACT/SAT scores and/or by a Department of Mathematics placement mechanism.
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Quantitative Literacy Category.
This course is designed to provide a background in finite mathematics and to continue the development of algebra skills. The following finite mathematics topics will be covered: linear equations and inequalities, mathematical models, solving a system of two linear equations, linear programming, difference/recursive equations, the mathematics of finance, sets, Venn diagrams, counting techniques, and an introduction to basic and conditional probability. The following algebraic topics will be reviewed: fractions, basic algebraic terminology and properties, exponents, scientific notation, solving equations and literal equations, and an introduction to summation and multiplication notations. A graphing calculator is required. Tutoring is available for all Math 1160 students. A graphing calculator is required.

MATH 1220: Calculus I-HC

11412     MTRF     1:00 - 1:50 p.m.     4725 SANGN     4 credit hours     Gene Freudenberg
* Prerequisite: MATH 1180 (with a grade of “C” or better) or by placement into the course. Placement may be determined by ACT/SAT scores and/or by a Department of Mathematics placement mechanism. 
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations – Quantitative Literacy Category.  
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 4: Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning.
The first of a two-semester sequence in differential and integral calculus. Topics include functions, limits, continuity, techniques and applications of differentiation, integration, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions. Tutoring is available for all Math 1220 students. A graphing calculator is required. Students who take more than one of MATH 1220, MATH 1700, or MATH 2000 will receive only 4 hours of credit toward graduation.

MATH 1230: Calculus II-HC                 

14891     MTRF     1:00 - 1:50 p.m.     3309 ROOD     4 credit hours     Caryn Mays
10261     MTRF     11:00 - 11:50 a.m.  3309 ROOD     4 credit hours     John Martino 
*Note: In addition to the cost of a three credit class, there is a Mathematics Class Fee $15.00 Flat Fee
*Note: A graphing calculator is required.
*Prerequisite: MATH 1220 (recommended) or MATH 1700.
A continuation of Calculus I. Techniques and applications of integration, trigonometric functions, sequences and series, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, applications to elementary differential equations.

MGMT 2500: Organizational Behavior-HC

14456     TR     12:30 - 1:45 p.m.     1220 SCHDR     3 credit hours     Chen Wang
* Prerequisite: BUS 1750
* Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
* Restricted to majors/minors across multiple departments. Please see advisor for specific program restrictions.
This course provides an examination of individual, interpersonal, group, and organization processes faced by employees. Current theory, research, and practice regarding variables that influence human behavior are discussed. Emphasis is placed on learning relevant to goal setting, managing change, team processes, reward structures, human productivity, and career management in organization settings.

MKTG 2500: Marketing Principles-HC          

13438     Partially Synchronous Online - TR 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.     3 credit hours     Zachary Williams
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
Introduction to the role of marketing in the U.S. and global economy. Emphasis on how organizations create customer value through marketing strategy planning. Topics include buyer behavior, market segmentation, product planning, service quality, promotion, pricing, and managing channel relationships.

PSCI 2700: Great Decisions-HC

15502     HYBRID/W     4:00 - 5:15 p.m.     TBD     3 credit hours     Sheri Rogers
*Note: This course is listed as in-person, but is hybrid. In-person meetings will take place as noted above.
*Note: May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Following the "Great Decisions" lecture series from the World Affairs Council of Western ��һ�鶹��Ƭ��, students will hear high-ranking foreign policy analysts discuss controversial issues in contemporary world affairs. Students will analyze the impact of these U.S. foreign policy decisions on various actors and institutions.

PSY 1000: General Psychology-HC

13048     TR     12:30 - 1:45 p.m.     4320 SANGN     3 credit hours     Sharlet Rafacz
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area V: Social and Behavioral Sciences. 
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Science and Technology Category.
This course is a general introduction to the study of behavior. The reading materials and coursework provide a framework for answering the question: “Why do humans (and other animals) behave as they do?” The course consists of approximately 30 units of study covering the approach to, finding of, and research methods of the science known as behavior analysis. Throughout these units students will develop an understanding of behavior by applying the concepts and principles covered in the course materials to a variety of situations in the lives of themselves and people in general. Students will participate in class discussion, complete relevant conceptual worksheets, and take regular/daily unit exams.

PSY 1400: Introduction to Behavior Analysis-HC     

14222     MW     10:00 - 11:40 a.m.     2902 WOOD     4 credit hours     Anthony DeFulio
*Note: This course satisfies WES Science and Technology (ST).
Provides the foundation for many of the other courses in the Psychology major, by introducing students to the principles of conditioning and learning, and behavior analysis concepts that can be applied to clinical, counseling, school, experimental, child, sports, community, and industrial psychology, as well as autism, psychoses, anorexia, phobia, ethics, religion, gender, procrastination, sexual behavior, drug use, speech pathology, developmental disabilities, social work, special education, behavioral medicine, animal training, juvenile corrections, and everyday life.

REL 3180: Death, Dying and Beyond-HC

15684     W     4:00 - 6:40 p.m.     1014 LHC     4 credit hours     Jennifer Townsend
*Note: This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 3: Connections – Global Perspectives Category.
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Area II: Humanities.
Focuses on death, dying, and the afterlife in the religious traditions of the world. Traditions and regions covered may vary by year and could include the religious traditions of Japan, China, India, and the United States as well as the religious traditions of Christianity or Islam. How one dies, how others view that death, how the body is disposed of, what role the death plays in the life and times of others, the history that develops from it, and what the common beliefs are regarding life beyond death are some of the questions that this course will address. Discussion each week may focus on burial customs, views of the afterlife, the grieving process, hospice, suicide, pollution, ritual, abortion, and other topics. Readings will be drawn from a variety of sources.

STAT 3660: Data Analysis for Biosciences-HC

11936    Asynchronous Online     4 credit hours     Carrie McKean  
*Note: This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 3: College-Level Mathematics or Quantitative Reasoning.
*Prerequisite: MATH 1100 or MATH 1110 with a grade of “C” or better; or the equivalent or satisfactory score on the departmental placement exam.
An introduction to statistics for students in the biological and related sciences with an emphasis on the basic concepts and explanations of why things work. The focus is on quantitative reasoning and statistical thinking for making decisions and conjectures. This numerical art will be illustrated with a wide range of interesting problems. Topics include descriptive statistics like means, medians, standard deviation, percentiles; correlation and regression - interpretation and prediction problems; the normal and binomial distributions; law of averages; sampling variability and standard errors; inferential statistics to -confidence intervals and tests of hypotheses for one- and two-sample problems.

EXPERIENTIAL CREDITS

ED 4700: Intern Teaching: Early Childhood 

Various     Varies     5 credit hours     Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a five credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to the following major(s): Early Childhood Prof Educ (ECEJ); Early Childhood Education (ECEM); Early Childhood (ECEN); Early Childhood & Elem Educ (EEEN)
Only for seniors who have been admitted to teacher education. This internship is required a semester or session prior to the full semester internship. This experience consists of five half-days per week in a fall or spring semester or five full days per week in a summer session in a pre-kindergarten program. Students will synthesize the knowledge, apply the understandings, and practice the skills which they acquired during University course work. They will participate in all phases of the school program where they are assigned. To be undertaken concurrently with ED 4090.

ED 4710: Intern Teaching: Elem/Mid School

Various     Varies     4 credit hours     Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a four credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
*Prerequisites: All other courses and program requirements must be completed prior to Intern Teaching.
*Note: All sections count for honors college credit.
This course is only for seniors who have been admitted to teacher education and have completed all of their professional studies courses. This will be the final field experience consisting of five days per week in an educational setting. Students will synthesize the knowledge, apply the understandings, and practice the skills which they acquired during their University course work. They will participate in all phases of the school program where they are assigned. To be taken concurrently with ED 4100. Prerequisites: All other courses and program requirements must be completed prior to Intern Teaching.

ED 4750: Intern Teaching: Mid/Sec School

Various     Varies     5 credit hours     Staff
*Note: In addition to the cost of a five credit class, there is a Student Liability-Education $5.00 Flat Fee
*Restriction: This course is restricted to certain majors. Please see the course listing online for a complete list.
*Note: All sections count for honors college credit.
Students devote a minimum of five days per week for one semester to intern teaching. They are expected to have experience in both the curricular and extra-curricular programs of the school in which they teach.

ENGR 2980: Cooperative Education

Arranged     3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.

ENGR 2990: Cooperative Education

Arranged     3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.

ENGR 3980: Cooperative Education

Arranged     3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.

ENGR 3990: Cooperative Education

Arranged     3 credit hours
*The following classes are restricted from taking this course: Freshman, Sophomore.
A parallel cooperative education program or internship; involves part-time planned and supervised work experience related to a student's major during a semester. A written report of the student's work activities will be required.

HNRS 3990: Field Experience Practicum

Various     Varies     Variable credit hours            
**For course registration, complete the Agreement Form.

HNRS 4950: Individual Study

Variable credit hours
**For course registration, complete the Agreement Form.

HNRS 4990: Honors College Thesis

Variable credit hours
**For course registration, complete the Registration Form.

OTHER WAYS TO EARN HONORS CREDIT

In addition to the courses listed above, there are many other ways to earn honors credit. Please see below for options according to whether you have a course requirement (joined the honors college prior to the 2014-15 academic year) or credit hour requirement (joined honors college fall 2014 or after). If you are unsure about your specific requirements, please refer to your original requirements letter.

Course Requirement - The following options may count for ONE (1) honors course

• One field experience or independent study. Visit the the website for more information.

• Two semesters of a foreign language or American Sign Language. Courses must be taken at WMU after you become a member of the honors college.

• Two semesters of a music ensemble, dance performance or theatre practicum resulting in academic credit on your transcript.

• Any study abroad experience that results in academic credit on your transcript.

Credit hour requirement - Up to half of your honors course credit requirement may be satisfied with the options listed below. Students receive experiential honors credits via an approved internship/field experience or independent study for honors credits. Please note that to receive credit for internship/field experience or independent study, the appropriate approval form must be submitted PRIOR to initiation of the experience. It is possible to receive honors credit for more than one field experience or independent study with prior approval by the honors college dean or associate dean. Approval will only be granted if the experiences are substantially different.

• Independent study, field experience, co-op, internships and clinicals that result in academic credit on your transcript.

• Four honors credits will be given for two semesters of the same foreign language. May be repeated for additional honors credit for additional foreign language(s). However, no additional honors credit will be given if a student takes more than two semesters of the same language.

• Honors credit may be awarded for approved non-honors experiential courses in dance, music or theater as well as for participation in a varsity sports course. Up to three credits may be counted toward honors credit hour requirements and these may be accrued by repeating a course, or by taking multiple approved courses. Please see an honors college advisor for details.

• Study abroad credits appearing on a student's WMU transcript, whether for a WMU course or a course run through another institution, will be counted as honors credit, up to a limit of 3 credits per semester. Multiple study abroad experiences may count for additional honors credit with honors college advisor, associate dean or dean approval.