Students are required to take fee-based individualized tests in Spanish on reading, writing, listening, and speaking to demon- strate minimal working proficiency in each skill.
K E Y T O C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S
Undergraduate courses that have been (or may be) offered by UMUC a re listed on the following pages. They are arranged alphabetically by academic department or discipline. The number of semester hours is s h own by an arabic numeral in parentheses—e.g., (3)—after the title of the course.
Course numbers are designated as follows:
000–099 No n c redit and institutional credit courses (which do not count
t ow a rd any degree or cert i f i c a t e )
100–199 Primarily freshman courses
200–299 Primarily sophomore courses
300–399 Junior and senior courses unacceptable for credit tow a rd a
graduate degre e
400–499 Junior and senior courses acceptable for credit toward some
graduate degrees
UMUC may offer courses listed in the catalogs of other institutions of the Un i versity System of Ma ryland if demand warrants and the academic department concerned approve s .
T H E U N I T O F C R E D I T
The unit of credit is the semester hour. One semester hour is awarded on the basis of either of two sets of criteria, as follows: • At least 15 hours (50 minutes each) of actual class meeting, or
the equivalent in guided learning activity (exclusive of registra- tion and study days, holidays, and final examinations); • At least 30 hours (50 minutes each) of supervised laboratory or
studio work (exclusive of registration and study days, holidays, and final examinations).
P R E R E Q U I S I T E S
Pre requisites, normally stated in terms of numbered courses, re p re- sent the level of knowledge a student should have acquired before e n ro l ling in a given course. It is each student’s personal re s p o n s i b i l- ity to make certain he or she is academically pre p a red to take a course. Faculty members are not expected to repeat material listed as being pre re q u i s i t e .
Students may be barred from enrolling in courses for which they do not have the necessary pre requisites. Students who have not taken p re requisite courses recently should consult advisors or teachers and f o l l ow their recommendations. A teacher’s approval may be re q u i re d . Faculty members are always available to discuss whether a student has the preparation necessary to perform well in a given course. ENGL 101 In t roduction to Writing is pre requisite to any higher- l e vel course in English or communication studies. MATH 107 College Algebra is pre requisite to any higher-level course in mathe- matics. (Fu rther guidance is in the section describing courses in m a t h e m a t i c s . )
Students who have not successfully completed the equivalent of an introductory collegiate course in writing (ENGL 101) at UMUC will be tested for placement. Placement testing is also required for c e rtain courses in mathematics (p. 207). The current Un d e r g ra d u a t e Schedule of Classes gives times and locations of testing. More infor- mation may be obtained by calling 800-888-UMUC.
Another way to fulfill pre requisites is to obtain credit by course- challenge examination (described on p. 17). Advisors can explain the pro c e d u res. The goal is for students to earn college credit by suc- cessfully completing comprehensive tests of material normally cov- ered in a semester-long course. These examinations are specifically p re p a red for the re q u i red level of knowledge in a given subject. Students may not take course-challenge examinations for lowe r - l e vel courses that are pre requisite to courses for which they have a l ready re c e i ved cre d i t .
I N F O R M A T I O N O N C O U R S E S
Discipline Course Number Course Title Number of Semester Hours
CHEM 103 General Chemistry I (4)
( For students majoring or minoring in a science; not appropriate for nonscience stu- dents fulfilling general education re q u i rements. Fulfills the laboratory science re q u i re m e n t . )1Pre requisite: MATH 107 or MATH 115.2A study of the nature and composition of matter. Elements, inorganic compounds, and chemical calcu- lations are cove re d .3Students may re c e i ve credit for only one of the follow i n g courses: CHEM 102, CHEM 103, CHEM 105, CHEM 107, or CHEM 121.4
1Explanatory material, if needed. May
• Explain course sequence, purpose, or audience.
• Identify courses fulfilling general education requirements (listed on p. 22). • Identify courses requiring a special fee, equipment, or materials.
2Prerequisites represent the level of knowledge a student should have acquired
before enrolling in this course. A prerequisite is usually stated as a specific num- bered course; sometimes the prerequisite calls for a specific course “or equivalent experience.” If students have not taken the specific prerequisite course listed or gained credit for that course by other means (such as course-challenge exams), they should consult an academic advisor or teacher to discuss whether they have the preparation necessary to perform well in the given course and to receive approval to waive a prerequisite.
3The course description describes the focus and level of the course.
4Statements beginning “Students may receive credit for only one of the following
courses” are designed to avoid course duplication and, therefore, loss of credit. The courses listed are courses that duplicate or significantly overlap the content of this course. If a course in the list is not described elsewhere in the catalog, that means that the course has changed designator or number over the years or that the course is not offered at all UMUC locations.
I N D E X T O C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S
The courses summarized in the following pages are listed alphabeti- cally by discipline or subject, as follows. The discipline designators that precede the course numbers are listed in parentheses. Students should check the course descriptions carefully to avo i d duplicating previous coursew o rk. UMUC will not award c redit for courses that repeat material the student has already been cre d i t e d with learning.
Accounting (ACCT) . . . .109 African American Studies (AASP)* . . . .112 Anthropology (ANTH) . . . .112 Art (ARTT) . . . .114 Art History (ARTH)* . . . .116 Asian Studies (ASTD)* . . . .118 Astronomy (ASTR)* . . . .118 Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHS) . . . .119 Biological Science (BSCI) . . . .121 Biology (BIOL) . . . .122 Business and Management (BMGT) . . . .127 Career Planning (CAPL)* . . . .138 Chemistry (CHEM) . . . .138 Communication Studies (COMM) . . . .139 Computer and Information Science (CMIS) . . . .142 Computer Information Technology (CMIT) . . . .146 Computer Science (CMSC) . . . .150 Computer Studies (CMST) . . . .153 Cooperative Education . . . .157 Criminology/Criminal Justice (CCJS) . . . .157 Economics (ECON) . . . .161 Education: Counseling and Personnel Services (EDCP)* . . .163 English (ENGL) . . . .164 Environmental Management (ENMT) . . . .169 Experiential Learning (EXCL) . . . .172 Fire Science (FSCN) . . . .172
Geology (GEOL)* . . . .174 German (GERM)* . . . .174 Gerontology (GERO) . . . .175 Government and Politics (GVPT) . . . .180 History (HIST) . . . .185 Humanities (HUMN) . . . .189 Human Resource Management (HRMN) . . . .192 Information Systems Management (IFSM) . . . .194 Journalism (JOUR)* . . . .198 Legal Studies (LGST) . . . .200 Library Skills (LIBS)* . . . .204 Management Studies (MGST)* . . . .204 Marketing (MRKT) . . . .204 Mathematics (MATH) . . . .207 Music (MUSC)* . . . .211 Natural Science (NSCI) . . . .211 Philosophy (PHIL)* . . . .213 Physics (PHYS)* . . . .214 Psychology (PSYC) . . . .214 Sociology (SOCY) . . . .223 Spanish (SPAN)* . . . .226 Speech Communication (SPCH) . . . .227 Statistics and Probability (STAT)* . . . .229 Theatre (THET)* . . . .230 Women’s Studies (WMST)* . . . .230
U N D E R G R A D U A T E C O U R S E S
The following entries describe courses offered through University of Maryland University College. Requirements pertain only to degrees conferred at UMUC. To use these courses toward degrees o f f e red by other institutions in the Un i versity System of Ma ry l a n d , students should refer to the catalogs of those institutions for re s t r i c- tions that may apply. In transferring to UMUC—particularly fro m a community college—students should be careful not to enroll in courses that duplicate their previous studies.
Accounting
Courses in accounting (designated AC C T) may be applied as appro- priate (according to individual program re q u i rements) tow a rd • a major in accounting, business administration, finance, global
business and public policy, human resource management, management studies, or marketing;
• a minor in accounting, business administration, customer serv - ice management, human re s o u rce management, management studies, marketing, or strategic and entre p reneurial management; • a certificate in Introductory Accounting, Advanced
Accounting, or a number of other business-related areas; • certain UMUC graduate degree programs, where recognized as
equivalent coursework (specific equivalencies are detailed in the UMUC Graduate Catalog); and
• electives.
A description of the curriculum for the accounting major and minor begins on p. 33. Descriptions of other related curricula may be found on the following pages: business administration (p. 40), business supply chain management (p. 42), customer s e rvice management (p. 52), finance (p. 57), global business and public policy (p. 62), human re s o u rce management (p. 67), man- agement studies (p. 74), marketing (p. 75), and strategic and entrepreneurial management (p. 84).