FCSG 5120 - Social-Psychological Factors Related to Textiles and Apparel (3)
Psychological and sociological factors which influence the designing, selecting and utilizing of apparel. Critical analysis and evaluation of relevant knowledge, concepts, and theories in the field.
A study of principles of nutrition throughout human stages of life, from conception to adulthood. Emphasis will be place on specific conditions requiring special nutritional care at the different stages of life. (Permission of Instructor) .
FCSG 5210 - Clothing Throughout the Life Cycle (3)
An understanding of the clothing needs, interests, and problems of family members, at key periods in the family cycle. The interrelationships of selected socio-psychological, economics, managerial, aesthetic, physiological and hygienic aspects of clothing are critically studied.
Examination of program models and environmental forces that impact the development of appropriate curricula and programming for varying age and interest groups. Selection and use of materials, facilities, equipment, and instructional strategies will be identified to meet the needs of specific target audiences.
Prerequisites: HECO 4500; CLTX 4520. Application of merchandising principles to realistic problems in the retail industry through highly structured composition and approaches.
FCSG 5320 - Recent Development in Textiles and Apparel (3)
Study of technological, scientific, economic, and/or social developments affecting the textile and apparel industry. Factors which impact on individuals, families and the textiles and apparel industries help to determine course content.
FCSG 5410 - The Sociology of the Child in the Family (3)
Analysis of child behavior and developmental outcomes as related to the family and total environment within the context of the contemporary multi-cultural society. Student activities include readings, critical thinking, class and small group discussions, debates, oral presentations and scholarly writing.
A study of concepts, application and interpretation of statistical reasoning in the context of public health. Topics include study design, descriptive statistics, probability, confidence intervals, test of hypotheses, correlation methods, analysis of variance and regression analysis.
Examination of the roles and importance of biological and environmental factors that influence the quality and nature of human growth and developments. Students demonstrate the application of major theoretical perspectives in existing research and explores implications for family and community-based programs.
FCSG 5500 - Diversity and Transition in Family Structures (3)
An advanced course dealing with diverse family situations. It includes discussions on gender roles, class, race, ethnicity, and sexual preferences. Focus on traditional and nontraditional families and marital adjustments.
The experiential approach will be used to assist individuals in acquiring skills in implementing methods and materials to work effectively with people in human related areas. The experience of reading theory will be used as an important learning path.
An examination of the chemical nature of the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Other areas to be covered will include the physiological and biochemical role of vitamins and minerals, and nutrient interrelationships.
FCSG 5620 - Materials and Methods in Apparel and Textiles (3)
Recent research, instructional media and programs in the field of apparel and textiles as may be adapted to instructional presentations. Discussions, demonstrations, and projects are planned to meet students’ needs.
Prerequisites: Basic nutrition, Physiology, or with consent of the instructor. An examination of the nutritional and metabolic requirements of physical activities to include exercise and physiological adaptations to exercise training. Benefits of an optimal diet-exercise regime will be emphasized.
A study of the application of nutritional sciences to public, global, and community health. Topics include current issues in public health nutrition, public health nutrition programs, nutritional assessment at the community-level, scientific basis of nutrition recommendations and role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention.
FCSG 5730 - Nutrition Education for Preschool and K-12 Teachers and Health Providers (3)
Provide teachers and health providers with a framework of knowledge for integrating nutrition education into various subject areas in keeping with the North Carolina Competency Goals and Performance indicators of the existing curriculum, using nutrition education materials developed for use in North Carolina schools.
A study of the nutritional needs, assessment, evaluation and monitoring in the pediatric populations including normal development and children with special health care needs.
The study of human development and the processes of behavioral change. The phenomenon of aging, motivations, family life styles, satisfaction, needs and perceptions of persons in different stages of adulthood will be considered.
Designed for independent, in-depth study of selected problems and issues relating to family and consumer sciences. Problems selected may be related to program and/or instructional planning, implementation, or evaluation, to include internships or field experiences appropriate to the functions for which students are prepared.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of the Department Chairperson. A course designed for students to acquire practical field experience in Family and Consumer Science settings. The supervised internship, in approved settings, requires 420 contact hours. A case study research paper demonstrating mastery of the skill set acquired must be orally presented to a faculty committee for approval. FCSG 5850 Internship is offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of the instructor and Permission of the Department Chairperson. Working under the direction of a graduate faculty mentor, the student(s) will conduct independent research on approved selected topics in the area of Family and Consumer Sciences. Regular meetings with the faculty mentor are required. This course can only be taken once.
The research, writing, and defense of an acceptable thesis on an approved topic. Students register for the course in consultation with their advisors in the determination of the appropriate number of credit hours to be granted in a given semester. The course may be taken more than once but for no more than a total of three hours.
An accelerated course designed for in-depth study in research, development and implementation of teaching packets, food science, sanitation and safety, foodservice management, and community nutrition. This course is specific to dietetic internship students and requires permission of the instructor.
This is an accelerated course designed to conduct an in-depth study of physiology and how it relates to nutrition disease. Medical nutrition therapeutic intervention will be discussed and applied to disease states in both lecture and case study format. (Permission of Instructor) .
Internship rotation in clinical, community nutrition, and food service management totaling 1200 hours, projects, and the post review sessions in preparation for the registration examination.
An investigation of the main trends in the economic and social history of Europe since 1750. Emphasis on the new approaches in the field and current innovative research developments.
HISG 5060 - Seminar in Latin American and Caribbean History (3)
This course will offer students the opportunity to perform in-depth investigation of special topics in Latin American and Caribbean history. Emphasis will be placed on research and dialogue with peers, as well as production of a peer-critiqued research paper.
Prerequisites: HISG 5000 Historical Method and Bibliography Seminar in Public History is a research seminar that explores the nature and practice of Public History and the various methods and approaches central to Public History research. Topical area of research may include archives, museums, historic,urban archeology, and applied history in business or government. Students must complete a substantive research paper or research project based largely on primary sources. Pre-requisites: HISG 5000 Historical Method and Bibliography
HISG 5155 - Topics in European History, 1750-1870 (3)
An analysis of central topics in European history. Particular attention is placed on polemical issues that are the subject of changing historiographical interpretations.
An examination of the extension of European culture overseas. Special emphasis will be placed on the case studies of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and the Pacific.
HISG 5170 - The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe (3)
This course is an examination of the status and experiences of racial and ethnic immigrants in contemporary Europe. The course analyzes the various patterns of movement and settlement of ethnic minorities in Europe during the twentieth century. It also examines how societies responded to their presence and the formation of public policy. Finally, the course addresses significant issues related to Transnational Migration and global race relations.
An analysis of selected topics dealing with big business; American imperialism; the Progressive Movement; the quest for social justice among American minorities; economic, political, and social patterns in the aftermath of World War I and World War II; internationalism; and the contemporary scene.
This course traces the history of the legal system in the American South from the colonial era to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the development of local, state, and federal laws and courts, and how social, economic, and cultural developments and social movements have changed the law in the South.
An analysis of the History of women in the United States from colonial era to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the social, economic, and political transformations of women and the struggle for equal rights.
The course traces the history of American workers and organized labor unions from the colonial era to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the interaction between workers and the unions and political and economic developments.
An intensive study of the historical, political, economic, cultural, and social developments of North Carolina from its colonial beginnings to the present day.
A study of West African history, including a discussion of the rise of West African states, the effects of the Atlantic slave trade on these states, the history of West Africa during the period of European colonialism, and West African independence.
A survey of the peoples and states of southern Africa from the earliest times to the present. Includes a discussion of southern African resistance to the partitioning and colonial rule, white-black conflict, and problems in modern southern Africa.
An examination of some of the problems facing Africa today. Includes a discussion of underdevelopment, urbanization, elitism, Christianity and Islam vs. traditional religion, and education as they affect social change on the continent.
HISG 5600 - Independent Readings in Latin American and Caribbean History (3)
This course will offer students the opportunity to independently investigate themes in Latin American and Caribbean history. Students will, with the instructor, develop reading lists and assignments to best fill the research interests of the student. Repeatable May be repeated for an additional 3 credit hours.
An in-depth study of the Latin American struggle for social integration, nationhood, economic independence, democracy, political stability, and diplomatic identity within the Inter-American system. Repeatable May be repeated once for an additional 3 hours (max. 6)
HISG 5625 - Caribbean Women in Slavery and Freedom (3)
The course will focus on how women’s enslavement differed from that of men, examining labor, economics, and sexuality. It also analyzes the ways in which women helped to craft and defend new Caribbean identities and carve out niches for themselves through autonomous economic activities.
An examination of Mexico’s social, political, and economic history since the time of its independence from Spain to the present, with an emphasis on Mexico’s revolution and Mexican-U.S. relations.
This course analyzes the history of African descended peoples in Latin America from the colonial era to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the social, political, and cultural roles that people of African descent have played in the region, as well as their struggles to attain full citizenship.
The course is designed to encourage students to research, write, and critically think about the components of oral history methodology and documentary techniques.
An introduction to the three main features of Public History: people’s history, cultural resource management, and applied history. Emphasis will be placed upon making history usable, accessible, and service-oriented to a broad general public.
This course explores the essential question of, “What are the opportunities and challenges in the growing field of Public History?” In addition to studying the literature in the field students will find that internships are excellent opportunities to gain hands on experience and identify careers they would like to pursue.
HISG 5720 - Introduction to Archives and Manuscripts (3)
An introduction to the theory and practice of managing archives documents, such as personal papers, institutional records, photographs, electronic records, and other unpublished materials. Topics covered include manuscript and records acquisitions and appraisal, arrangement and description, conservation and preservation, reference, and access.
An examination of the responsibilities of archivists and records managers. The course will provide students with an historical foundation for understanding contemporary record-keeping practices.
HISG 5724 - Archives and the African American Community (3)
An examination of the documentation of the African American community; both men and women, family roles, class identities, political conflicts, and gender, racial and ethnic relations. The course will also address legal, policy, and ethical issues surrounding archives and the collection of African American historical materials.
An examination of the theory, polices, and procedures archivists use to identify, evaluate, acquire, and authenticate records and papers, in all formats, which have enduring value to records creators, institutions, researchers, and society.
HISG 5730 - Seminar in Race and Public History: A View from the Diaspora (3)
An examination of different ways in which individuals and institutions within indigenous cultures are attempting to understand and reconcile the contested terrains of their historical past within the sensitivity of their own time and culture. Part of the course will examine African American efforts in the United States. A second part is reserved for exploration of historical agency in Africa and the Caribbean.
The course is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to develop a collection management plan based on a museum’s institutional mission. The course explores the basic principles of accessioning and deaccessioning artifacts for museum collections; the technical aspects of handling, storing and exhibiting a variety of materials, including registration and cataloging procedures, writing condition reports, and crating and shipping artifacts.
An examination of the principles of interpreting history to the public through and analysis of the professional practices of exhibition development for museums and historic sites.
An examination of the methods by which museums and historic sites, both public and private, identify and serve their respective communities through educational programming.
HISG 5742 - Leadership in Museums: Administration and Historic Site Management (3)
An in-depth study of the basic principles in the administration of museums, historic sites, cultural centers and other cultural institutions. The course will incorporate case studies of museum administrative programs on the local, state, and national level.
HISG 5744 - Museum Curatorship: African American Material Culture (3)
An examination of the broad areas of historical research as they relate to the collection, preservation and interpretation of African American material culture. The course will provide the necessary skills to employ learned historical methodology within a museum context, especially in the area of object/artifact research and exhibition development.
HISG 5710 - Introduction to Public History In this course, students will create a Public History based installation or exhibit under that supervision of a faculty mentor. This installation will be summarized in the form of a written methodology report and presented to the department. The non-thesis graduate project is designed for graduate students in the Public History track within the Department of History who do not wish to pursue the thesis option for the Master of Arts degree in History. Pre-requisites: HISG 5000 Historical Method and Bibliography and HISG 5710 Introduction to Public History
For students who have in-state tuition residency and are completing preliminary steps toward the development of a thesis. The student must enroll in this course every semester from the approval of the thesis topic until the final semester the thesis is completed.
For students who have out-of-state tuition residency and are completing preliminary steps toward the development of a thesis. The student must enroll in this course every semester from the approval of the thesis topic until the final semester the thesis is completed.
Thesis hours are for the completion of extensive research and writing of an acceptable thesis on an approved topic. Students should register for this course only during the semester that they plan to finish their thesis work.
This course continues the foundation from MUSL 3110 with particular emphasis on the needs of the student at an advanced level. Aural skills will be developed with the student demonstrating the ability to sing melodic lines, improvise, and analyze chord progressions that will include music through the 1960s and beyond. Students will study advanced transcriptions of major figures such as Ella Fitzgerald, Clifford Brown, Herbie Hancock and others. Atonal sight-singing and analysis of the chord voicings of Ellington and other modern jazz composers and arrangers will be examined.
A course designed to examine the various aspects of jazz performance in a small group setting (5-7 members). This course will provide students with the proper laboratory experience that will enable them to refine theoretical and performance practices studied in JAZZ 5100 (Improvisation) and JAZZ 5700 (Arranging). Major emphasis will be placed upon the study of stylistic and improvisational trends by select small group performers from Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis through John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis and beyond.
Prerequisites: JAZZ 5730 and JAZZ 5700. This course is designed to provided instrumentalists with the opportunity to study advanced concepts in the performance of classic, standard, and contemporary big band jazz literature. Emphasis will be placed on effective section work as well as an understanding of the performance practices of the major composers and arrangers in the jazz idiom. Additionally, this course will serve as a laboratory for the composition and arranging courses
Prerequisites: JAZZ 5730 and JAZZ 5700. This course is designed to provided vocalists with the opportunity to study advanced concepts in the performance of classic, standard, and contemporary vocal ensemble jazz literature for small and large vocal jazz choirs. Emphasis will be place on effective section work as well as and understanding of the performance practices of the major composers and arrangers in the vocal jazz idiom. Additionally, this course will serve as a laboratory for the composition and arranging courses
This sequence of courses examines advanced principles of jazz improvisation based on the theory and performance of improvised jazz solos with an emphasis on functional harmony, modal harmony, non-tonal structures, modes, scales and their application. Special emphasis will be placed upon solo transcription and analysis with memorization of selected solos from major jazz artists within a historical context.
This sequence of courses examines advanced principles of jazz improvisation based on the theory and performance of improvised jazz solos with an emphasis on functional harmony, modal harmony, non-tonal structures, modes, scales and their application. Special emphasis will be placed upon solo transcription and analysis with memorization of selected solos from major jazz artists within a historical context.
This course will present an overview of the stylistic element of jazz from ragtime through the present. A theoretical analysis of key developments in jazz will be examined relative to their influence on the perpetuation of the jazz art form. Special attention will be paid to pre-World War II and post-1970 developments.
This course examines the principles and concepts involving the teaching of jazz in the public schools and in higher education. Emphasis will be placed upon developing jazz curricula, staffing, and identifying the proper resources and teaching aids that foster a successful learning environment.
This sequence of courses is designed for the study of advanced concepts of arranging in the jazz idiom. Emphasis will be placed on writing the standard jazz big band, small combos, and vocal jazz ensembles. This course will examine the basic principles of writing for strings, and the use of non-traditional instruments in the context of jazz.
This course examines advanced techniques of jazz composition based upon the models of the master composers in jazz. Special emphasis will be placed on composing for traditional and non-traditional jazz ensembles. An examination of string writing and the use of non-traditional jazz instrumentation will be incorporated into this approach to jazz composition.
This sequence of courses is designed for the study of advanced concepts of arranging in the jazz idiom. Emphasis will be placed on writing the standard jazz big band, small combos, and vocal jazz ensembles. This course will examine the basic principles of writing for strings, and the use of non-traditional instruments in the context of jazz.
LSIS 4505 - Survey of Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)
Identification and evaluation of materials for children and adolescents to promote literacy and lifelong readers. The course is designed to enhance learning and literary experiences for elementary education, media, and library students. Selected children’s books are read, critiqued, analyzed, and evaluated.