An examination of the history and evolution of the American military system from colonial times to the present, with a discussion of the early roots of the American military within the context of America’s social, economic, and political development.
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. A survey of the growth of American urban history from the Colonial period to the present, with a discussion of the relationship of urban society to the development of American political, economic, and social history.
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced study of the American economic system from Colonial times to the present, with a concentration on how this system is regulated and how it influences individuals, economic growth, politics, and international relations.
This 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 unions, and political and economic developments.
Prerequisites: Completion of the following courses: HIST 1540 or HIST 3520 or SOCI 2300. This course examines hip hop’s historical origin in the United States and its global spread to Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. We will explore how youth throughout the world increasingly draw on U.S. hip hop to address their own experiences of marginality, exploitation, and displacement, localizing the music in ways that create a multiplicity of models that complicate the cultural transmission of a global art form.
HIST 3420 - State Formation in Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
An examination of state formation in Africa from the rise of ancient Ghana about 800 A.D. to the founding of Islamic states in West and Central Africa in the 19th century.
An examination of the policies of European colonial administrations in Africa from the partition in the late 19th century to the beginnings of the decolonization movement after World War II.
An advanced study of African economic systems from ancient times to the present with a concentration on how these systems have influenced individuals, states, politics, and international relations.
HIST 3500 - Independent Readings in African American History (3)
Prerequisites: At least one Afro-American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination through in-depth readings on some topic in African American history. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
HIST 3522 - The Black Female Body in American Culture (3)
This course examines the constructions, representations, forms of appropriation and liberation of the Black female body in cross-cultural, historical and contemporary perspective. Particular attention will be given to examining ways that the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, class, sexuality and culture shape the treatment of the Black female body.
HIST 3523 - Black Feminist and Feminist Thought (3)
The purpose of this course is to examine the history of Black feminist theory and scholarship. The course will explore topical areas in Black feminist and feminist scholarship. It pays particular attention to theoretical perspectives that examine local, national, and international topics that include: the social construction of gender and sexuality; definitions of womanhood; the female body and the politics of representation; comparative feminisms; women’s culture; political and economic expressions; and women’s activism and participation in social transformation will be included.
HIST 3600 - Independent Readings in Latin American History (3)
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination through in-depth readings on some topic or country in Latin American history. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
An in-depth study of the political, economic, and social developments in Central American countries since 1800 with particular attention to the independence wars, the struggles to achieve nationhood, cultural integration, economic independence, and social democracy.
HIST 3910 - South Asia Under British Imperial Rule, 1750-1885 (3)
This course uses readings, lectures and films to focus on the British Empire in South Asia (i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal). It examines imperialism as a cultural, economic and political form of domination and emphasizes historical factors leading to its rise in South Asia. The course utilizes British history in South Asia to contextualize past forms of European imperialism, as well as present forms of global domination.
HIST 3920 - The Unmaking of the British Empire in India, 1885-1947 (3)
This course addresses how India – a seemingly permanent British imperial possession – gained independence after the formation of the Indian National Congress 1885. It examines how decolonization results not only from nationalist pressure but a full range of social, political, and economic factors.
Prerequisites: At least one European survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in European history with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in American history with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: At least one African survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in African history with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
HIST 4050 - Seminar in African American History (3)
Prerequisites: At least one African-American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in African American history with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in Latin American history with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in African or Afro-American history or the African Diaspora and permission of the instructor. An advanced investigation of special topics in the African Diaspora with emphasis on the writing of a research paper. Critical attention will be given to the development of each research paper via group critique. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in European history and permission of the instructor. An advanced survey of the political, economic, social, and intellectual developments of 20th century Europe.
HIST 4120 - European Diplomatic History, 1879 to the Present (3)
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in European history and permission of the instructor. An advanced study of the forces and events that produced World War I and World War II, the role of the United States in European affairs, and the contemporary picture of Europe and the world.
HIST 4130 - Renaissance, Reformation, and European Expansion (3)
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in European history and permission of the instructor. An advanced survey of Renaissance thought and the structure of society at the time; Machiavelli; the European discovery of the New World; and the religious, political, and economic consequences of the Reformation.
HIST 4140 - The Revolutionary Era and Napoleon (3)
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in European history and permission of the instructor. An advanced study of the period from the Enlightenment through the age of Napoleon with special emphasis on the influence of revolutions on Western societies.
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in European history and permission of the instructor. An advanced study of the main philosophical, political, economic, and cultural themes of European history.
Prerequisites: At least one European survey course. An advanced examination of the role of Africans from the continent and peoples of African descent from the United States and the Caribbean in European culture.
HIST 4170 - The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe (3)
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 20th century.
HIST 4200 - Independent Readings in American History (3)
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination through in-depth readings on some topic or country in American history. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
HIST 4210 - Foreign Relations of the United States (3)
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced survey of the foreign relations of the United States from Colonial times to the present.
HIST 4230 - Constitutional History of the United States (3)
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced survey of the leading decisions of the United States Supreme Court from the period of Chief Justice John Marshall to the present.
Prerequisites: At least one American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced survey of the historical, political, economic, cultural, and social developments of North Carolina from its Colonial beginnings to the present.
HIST 4400 - Independent Readings in African History (3)
Prerequisites: At least one African survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination through in-depth readings on some topic or country in African history. This course, an elective, may be taken up to three times for credit each time.
HIST 4450 - History of the Making of Contemporary South Africa (3)
This course will examine the origins and development of apartheid in South Africa. The focus is to understand the major historical events and people who have shaped the country. It will introduce students to race and ethnic relations, nationalism, racism, industrialization, urbanization, and the emergence of democracy.
Prerequisites: At least one African or Afro-American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced introduction to the attempts by African peoples at conceptual and organizational unity. Course traces historically those sentiments and organizations that produced a series of Pan-African movements.
HIST 4510 - Modern African American History Since 1900 (3)
Prerequisites: At least one Afro- American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced overview of 20th century Afro-American social, economic, and political movements and personalities.
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination of the history of the West Indies with special attention to the various colonial heritages, the commonality of the African heritage, slavery and its abolition, independence movements, economic and political problems, and efforts toward federation.
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced examination of revolution in Latin America from the perspective of continuity and change. Case studies will be used to explain both the internal and external dimensions of these movements in the context of each country’s historical development.
HIST 4630 - The African Presence in Latin America (3)
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An examination of the role of African peoples in Latin American history and culture from the period of exploration to the present, with special attention to the Portuguese-Spanish slave trade, conditions of slavery, resistance movements, abolition struggles, cultural influences, the integration process, and present racial relations.
HIST 4640 - Latin American History Through Literature and Film (3)
Prerequisites: At least one Latin American survey course and permission of the instructor. An advanced analysis of Latin American culture and society through various approaches aimed at enhancing the historical perspective. It seeks to foster an empathy with an understanding of Latin America’s past and present role as a member of the global community.
HIST 4755 - Topics in African Diaspora History (3)
The course is designed to provide each student with an opportunity to research and write on selected topics in African Diaspora history. Students will present the results of their research in short essays and a major research paper.
Prerequisites: At least one survey course in African American or Latin American history. A Comparative study of various slave societies in the Americas.
HIST 4940 - Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (cross-listed with English Department) (3)
This course addresses how contemporary film and fiction represent South Asia’s past. It combines writings and films to analyze questions about society, economy and power in South Asia. By highlighting such questions, the course explores people, events and historical processes in modern and early modern South Asia.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the scope of issues facing the American public, the private sector and law enforcement on securing the country against threats posed by domestic and international terrorist groups. Threats to American interests abroad will also be analyzed.
This course exposes students to emergency management, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The course concentrates on the recovery phase, which involves bringing the affected area back to status quo ante, and explores how mitigation for the next event ties in with recovery. Included is discussion of eminent domain in the disaster recovery context as well as the roles of federal, state, and local governments.
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the principles of Homeland Security infrastructure protection as outlined in presidential directives, executive orders and federal and state law, court opinions, regulations, policies, and procedures.
This course will cover the background priorities and laws of the United States in fighting money laundering. Title 18 Sections 1956 and 1957 will be discussed, as well as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 170), the Patriot Act and other federal and United Nations acts. Any additional acts, resolutions, court opinions, or amendments regarding money laundering will also be analyzed and explored.
This course will allow the student the ability to recognize some of the challenges facing transportation security and to formulate possible solutions to address these challenges. Students will examine current security responses by federal, state and local governments, as well as, private industry in the area of aviation, marine, highway and rail safety.
This course teaches students the methods of securing the infrastructure of the United States. The student will have an understanding of all aspects of security, including the ability to identify threat elements to civil aviation operations, transportation, trains, rivers, bridges, and roads. Further, the student will be able to apply their knowledge to provide briefings regarding their independent research into the methods utilized in the infrastructure protection by private and corporate security.
Prerequisites: HADM 3000. This course is designed to give the student an overview of homeland security law and policy. Students will explore emergency response, emergency management, and terrorism after 9/11/2001.
HLS 4640 - Homeland Security Theory, Policy and Practice (3)
Prerequisites: HLS 3000, HLS 3200, HLS 3500. This course will serve as a capstone course for the homeland security concentration. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of theory, policy and practice in homeland security through their participation in a project that addresses a contemporary issue in homeland security. Best practices in homeland security will also be discussed.
HADM 1000 - Introduction to Hospitality Management (3)
A survey of the hotel, restaurant, and tourism industries; their history, problems, general operating procedures, management functions, service excellence, and business protocol. Executives from the hospitality industry sectors will be featured. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
An overview of the functions and operations of departments in various lodging facilities to include front office operations, guest services, housekeeping, food and beverages, yield management, loss prevention, and security. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 2000 - Introduction to Travel and Tourism (3)
This course provides a basic understanding of domestic and international trends in travel and tourism to include: the terminology, demographics, historical, economic, social-cultural, and environmental trends related to tourism management and sustainable development. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Basic principles of sanitation and safety and their relationship to the hospitality industry. Course meets the standards for National Sanitation Certification. Students must pass certification examination to receive credit. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 1000 and HADM 1100. This course provides opportunities for students to obtain professional work experience in various sectors of the hospitality and tourism industry. Emphasis will be placed on mastering specific skill sets identified in the work experience manual. (HADM 2900 satisfies 250 hours of the 1000 hours of work experience required.) All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 3000 - Procurement in Hotels and Restaurants. (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 1100, HADM 2010. This course covers purchasing of supplies for hotels and restaurants. Emphasis on procurement, yield test, inventory control, specification, planning, forecasting, market trends, terminology, cost controls, pricing, and ethics in food service. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 3010 - Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 1100, HADM 2010, ACCT 2500. This course will focus on the principles of food, beverage, and labor cost controls with emphasis on cost and sales concepts, cost/volume/profit relationship, food purchasing control, food receiving controls, food sales, production controls, beverage controls, variance analysis, and establishing performance standards. This is a certification course by the National Restaurant Association. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 2010, HADM 3000, HADM 3010. The course will focus on food service systems, including menu management, purchasing, and production applied to an operating environment. Laboratory includes demonstration of basic food production techniques, culinary, and management principles. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. (One-hour lecture and three hours laboratory)
HADM 3030 - Advanced Lodging and Operations Management (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 1100. This course provides opportunity for students to virtually operate a large hotel utilizing simulation software. The simulation software package covers: reservations, front office operations, accounting, and housekeeping functions. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course provides students with the concepts and logistics of event planning and management. The course entails: marketing, planning costing, executing, and evaluating of events. Students are required to complete and or assist with a major event. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course explores the history of the gaming industry and functions of casinos in relation to lodging facilities, restaurants, and resorts. This course also provides an overview of legal, social, and economical issues throughout the United States and abroad. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is a study of purposeful travel and tourism natural habitats to create an understanding of the cultural and natural history pertaining to the environment. The course emphasizes not altering the ecosystem while producing economic benefits to local people and governments that encourage the preservation of the inherent resources of the environments locally and elsewhere. Heritage and cultural tourism sites in North Carolina will be explored. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 3070 - Resort and Recreational Management (3)
This course provides a comprehensive approach to the operations of resort and recreational properties to include: the historical aspects, planning, financial investment management, and marketing that deals with the unique nature of the business. The course also addresses the future and impact of condominiums, vacation clubs, technological changes, and the increased cost of energy and transportation status. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course introduces organization, arrangement, and operation of conventions, trade shows, professional meetings, and food functions. Emphasis is placed on the methods of marketing, selling, and servicing conventions and trade shows, and the division of administrative responsibilities in their operation. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 1100, HADM 2000. An overview of integrated tourism planning for organizations; the development and evaluation of systems approach to comprehensive tourism projects, and the consideration of advanced concepts, policies, approaches, and models in regional and national tourism development. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 3700 - Leadership Colloquium in Hospitality and Tourism (2)
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 1100, HADM 2000, HADM 2010, HADM 2900. An analysis and synthesis of current trends, business practices, and legislative and socioeconomic issues, impacting the hospitality and tourism industry. Students receive training in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People resulting in a certificate. Executives from the hospitality industry provide students and faculty with insights into senior-level managerial decision-making. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: MGT 3000. The study of organizational behavior, selection and placement of personnel, supervision, performance appraisal, wage and salary administration, unionism, employee motivation, communication, and training pertaining to the establishment of an effective employee relations program. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is a continuation of HADM 2900. Students will continue to obtain professional work experience in the hospitality industry. Attendance at monthly seminars is required. Biweekly reports, a reflection paper and portfolio is required. (This course satisfies the second 250 hours of the 1000 hours of work experience required.) All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 4010 - Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism (3)
This course introduces students to the basic principles of entrepreneurship and franchising opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry. Emphasis will be on selecting a franchise or development of a start-up business. Various franchised hospitality businesses will be analyzed for marketing effectiveness and financial performance. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 4100 - Research Methods Hospitality and Tourism (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 1100, DSC 2010 or EDU 3700. This course will provide students with a working overview of the research process. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating a solid understanding of research concepts. Topics include research design, instrument development, data collection, and analyzing and presenting research results. Students will conduct an original research project as part of the course. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: ECON 2100 and HADM 1000. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. An overview of service marketing as applied to the hospitality industry, including but not limited to: unique attributes of service marketing, consumer orientation, understanding consumers and consumer behavior, market segmentation principles, target marketing, product planning, promotion planning, market research, and competitor analysis. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 3800, HADM 4100. A study of the laws and ethical considerations applicable to the operation of lodging, food service, travel and tourism, and recreation/entertainment enterprises. Emphasis is placed on federal and state regulations, historical and current practices, safety and security, risk management, loss prevention, torts, and contracts. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: ACCT 2500, ECON 2100, HADM 1100. This course addresses the generation and analysis of quantitative information for planning, control, and decision making in hospitality enterprises. Financial reports will be examined as tools for analyzing past performance, future projects, and day-to-day decision-making. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 2010, HADM 3000, HADM 3020, senior status. This course is a continuation of HADM 3020 - Food and Beverage Production I (3). Practical experience is provided in food purchasing and preparation of large quantities of food. Emphasis is placed on major menu categories, food equipment, luncheon-style restaurant service, sanitation, and maintenance. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. (One hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory)
Prerequisites: HADM 1100, HADM 2010, HADM 3000. Explore the fundamental principles of planning, managing, and the design of hospitality facilities. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 4800 - Profit Planning and Decision Making (3)
Prerequisites: ACCT 2500, HADM 4400. A study of the decision-making process involved in the development of profit plans through the use of hospitality industry studies. Emphasis on cash management, cost-volume profit analysis, price decisions, volume forecasting, capital budgeting, and tax consideration will be covered. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
HADM 4900 - Hospitality and Tourism Internship (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 1000, HADM 1100, HADM 2000, HADM 2010, HADM 2900, HADM 3000, HADM 3010, HADM 3020, HADM 3500, HADM 3700, HADM 3800, HADM 3900. This course provides the student with supervised managerial work experience in lodging, travel and tourism, food service, and/or recreation and entertainment. Participation in a monthly seminar, submission of biweekly case studies, internship reports and a portfolio are mandatory. This course satisfies 500 hours of the 1000 hours of work experience required for graduation. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 3000, HADM 3010, HADM 3020. This course provides the principles essential to menu planning, catering, production, and service. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Prerequisites: HADM 4600, HADM 4700, HADM 4910. This course will provide a comprehensive understanding of on-site contract food service, menu layout/design and analysis, and menu adjustments in a food service marketing context. Students must pass certification in order to receive a grade in this course segment including the rationale for outsourcing and the need for entrepreneurship relevant to both the client-based organization and the managed-service provider. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
This course is designed to provide the student with the skills needed to become a successful college learner. In this course, students will learn strategies that will help them effectively handle college-level work such as test taking, memorization, listening, note taking, and organizational skills. The course will also provide students with tools to help them manage time in and out of the classroom and to effectively handle the pressures that often accompany living and learning in college.
This course is an introduction to the study of global cultures with particular emphasis on religion, philosophy, literature, drama/theatre, art, and music.
This course explores the impact of the New South on the arts and Humanities in America, using these historical milestones: the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Decision, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and the post-1970s thrust for cultural diversity.
An instrumental group comprising a rhythm section (piano, bass, drums) and two to four horns. Repertoire will consist of mainstream jazz, contemporary jazz, and jazz-rock. Permission of the instructor is required. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: MUSL 1010, MUSL 1220, MUSL 2210, JAZZ 2250. Theory and actual performance of improvised jazz solo with an emphasis on functional harmony, melodic patterns, modes, and special scales. This course is intended for both instrumentalists and vocalists. Permission of the instructor is required.