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Accounting
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ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Provides a foundational knowledge of financial accounting and reporting and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The course examines basic business terminology, the accounting cycle, and the creation and evaluation of financial statements.
Prerequisite: MATH 1400 or MATH 1405 or MATH 1450 ; sophomore class standing
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ACCT 2020 - Principles of Accounting II
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Provides a basic understanding of the managerial accounting information role in business decision-making. Provides insights on how businesses operate and enables students to become familiar with the conventions used by business to make decisions and how accounting information is reported to managers.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2010 with a grade of C or better
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ACCT 3070 - Tax I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This class covers a broad range of the tax concepts applicable to the taxation of individual taxpayers. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of taxation of the individual and the related decision-making process.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2020 with a grade of C or better.
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ACCT 3100 - Financial Statement Analysis
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Advanced study of financial statements and how to analyze those statements from both an internal and external perspective.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2020 , FIN 2100 , both with a grade of C or better.
Former Course Number [4100, 2000, 3000]
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ACCT 3230 - Intermediate Accounting I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
First of two intermediate courses providing a thorough understanding of financial accounting and reporting under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Key topics include the conceptual framework, accounting cycles, and accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, property, plant, and equipment, intangible assets, and current liabilities.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2020 ; MATH 2350 or MATH 2200 ; STAT 2050 or STAT 2070 ; ECON 1010 ; ECON 1020 ; IMGT 2400 ; COM2. All with a grade of C or better.
Former Course Number [2230]
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ACCT 3240 - Cost Accounting I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Organizational uses of information to plan, make decisions, and evaluate performance. Specific topics include job order and process costing, cost estimation and CVP analysis, budgeting and variance analysis.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2020 and MATH 1400 with grades of C or better in each; sophomore class standing.
Former Course Number [2240]
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ACCT 3430 - Intermediate Accounting II
Credits: 4
Max Credit: 4
Second of two intermediate courses studying financial accounting. Topics include accounting for debt, equity, dilutive securities, investments, revenue, income tax, leases, and preparation of the statement of cash flows.
Prerequisite: MATH 2350 or MATH 2200 *; MATH 2355 or MATH 2205 *; ACCT 3230 with a grade of C or better. *MATH 2200 and MATH 2205 are encouraged.
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ACCT 3900 - Accounting Professional Skills
Credits: 2
Max Credit: 2
This once-a-week course provides a setting for accounting students to interact directly with industry professionals and experts. Each week will include a presentation from an invited speaker who will discuss relevant topics to the accounting profession.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ACCT 2010
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ACCT 4050 - Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting examines the accounting and financial reporting procedures for these entities and how they differ from For-profit companies. The course will primarily focus on state and local governments and topics investigated will include differences between FASB and GASB financial reporting standards and fund accounting.
Prerequisite: ACCT 3230 with a grade of C or better.
Dual Listed ACCT 5050
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ACCT 4060 - Auditing I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
A study of the scope, activities, and responsibilities of professional auditors. Topics include assurance services by public accountants and the methods and techniques used to provide these services, with a focus on the audits of financial statements and internal controls performed by external auditors.
Prerequisite: ACCT 3230 with a grade of C or better.
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ACCT 4610 - Accounting Systems and Analytics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Provides an overview of the analysis and design of standard accounting systems, building a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills needed for success in the evolving accounting profession. Emphasizes common accounting techniques, computerized systems, internal controls and the integration of modern technologies (analytics, visualization, XBRL, AI) with accounting applications.
Prerequisite: ACCT 3230 with a grade of C or better or instructor permission.
Dual Listed ACCT 5610
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ACCT 4900 - Ind. Study in Accounting
Credits: 1‑6
Max Credit: 6
This course provides students the opportunity to study, on an individual basis, any aspect of Blockchain not included in other structured Accounting courses.
Prerequisite: Junior class standing, consent of instructor
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ACCT 4910 - Topics in Accounting
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit: 6
This course is an in-depth investigation into a specialty area of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Junior class standing, consent of instructor
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ACCT 4960 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit: 4
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is an IRS-sanctioned program designed to help low-income individuals and families file their federal and state taxes through trained volunteers. This course trains students to assist taxpayers in filing tax returns through the VITA program.
Prerequisite: ACCT 3070 (or concurrent).
Dual Listed ACCT 5965
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ACCT 5010 - Individual Taxation
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
A broad range of concepts related to individual taxation. Special emphasis is placed on the role of taxation of the individual and the related decision-making process.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5030 - Advanced Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Advanced topics in financial reporting for students planning careers as professional accountants. Topics may include: business combinations, consolidated financial reporting, segment and interim reporting, SEC reporting, multinational accounting and reporting, and other emerging topics.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5040 - Seminar in Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Developes the essential understanding, insights, and skills required to capture, analyze, and apply internal accounting data for optimal managerial decision-making. Additionally, the course introduces research in managerial accounting, covering topics such as organizational budgeting and employee motivation.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration Program or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5050 - Governmental and Not for Profit Accounting
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting examines the accounting and financial reporting procedures for these entities and how they differ from For-profit companies. The course will primarily focus on state and local governments and topics investigated will include differences between FASB and GASB financial reporting standards and fund accounting.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Accounting Program or department approval; ACCT 3230 or 5230 and (GR) level.
Dual Listed ACCT 4050
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ACCT 5060 - Auditing II
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
An in-depth study of the financial statement audit and the professional responsibilities of public accountants. The role of professional judgment and skepticism is emphasized in case studies and research involving current auditing issues, including financial statement fraud.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration Program or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5065 - Fraud Examination
Credits: 3
The study of fraud against organizations and individuals. Includes consideration of how and why fraud is committed, the basics of fraud investigation, and fraud prevention. Coverage may also include an in-depth study of specific fraud cases based on the above elements.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5066 - Seminar on Management Fraud
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
An in-depth study and analysis of the causes, methods, and consequences of financial statements fraud committed by top management in the organization. The course covers psychological and criminological theories of management fraud, as well as detailed analysis of high-profile managements frauds. Seminar format.
Prerequisite: Admission to MS Finance, MBA, MBAX, MS Accounting or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5070 - Tax II
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Choice of entity and special tax subjects. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of ethical considerations, competent tax research, and thoughtful tax planning.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration Program or department approval and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5230 - Financial Reporting I
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in financial accounting and reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) by emphasizing the conceptual underpinnings of financial reporting and the accounting treatment of complex business transactions.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Accounting program or MBA with Advanced Acounting Concentration and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5430 - Financial Reporting II
Credits: 4
Max Credit: 4
This is the second of two courses that relate to external reporting issues. It is expected that topics covered in the prerequisite courses have been mastered as this course builds on that foundation. The content of this course includes complex issues that require your full and complete attention.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting Program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration; ACCT 5230 with a grade of B or better or permission of the instructor and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5503 - Fundamentals of Accounting in the Energy Industry
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Introduces students to basic financial accounting and reporting issues related to energy producing activities. Specifically, the course will investigate current accounting practices of energy producing companies related to exploration, acquisition, development, and delivery of energy products. The course will also cover financial requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA, MBAX, MS Finance, MS Accounting or Energy Business certificate programs, or permission of the MBA Program Director and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5610 - Accounting Systems and Analytics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Provides an overview of the analysis and design of standard accounting systems, building a solid foundation in the knowledge and skills needed for success in the evolving accounting profession. Emphasizes common accounting techniques, computerized systems, internal controls and the integration of modern technologies (analytics, visualization, XBRL, AI) with accounting applications.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS in Accounting program or MBA with Advanced Accounting Concentration.
Dual Listed ACCT 4610
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ACCT 5850 - Advanced Problems in Accounting
Credits: 1-8
Max Credit: (Max. 8)
An arrangement whereby students may investigate a more advanced problem area in accounting on an individual basis.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor; graduate standing.
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ACCT 5890 - Independent Study in Accounting
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit: 6
This course provides students the opportunity to study on an individual basis, any aspect of Accounting not included in other
structure Accounting courses.
Prerequisite: Admission to the MS Accounting program and permission of the department and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit: (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5965 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit: 6
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is an IRS-sanctioned program designed to help low-income individuals and families file their federal and state taxes through trained volunteers. This course trains students to assist taxpayers in filing tax returns through the VITA program.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and (GR) level.
Dual Listed ACCT 4960
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ACCT 5970 - Low Income Tax Clinic
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 6
Assists low-income and ESL taxpayers in resolving their tax controversy disputes with the IRS administratively or by trial in the U.S. Tax Court. Gives students practical tax controversy experience by handling cases before the IRS’s Examination Division, Appeals Division, Collection Division, Office of Chief Counsel, and the U.S. Tax Court.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and (GR) level.
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ACCT 5990 - Internship
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit: (Max. 24)
Prerequisite: graduate standing and (GR) level.
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Advising Career Exploratory Studies
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ACES 1101 - FYS: New Geography of Jobs
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This course will provide students with a view of the evolving world of work in the United States, with specific attention to Innovation, Manufacturing, Natural Resource Extraction, and Agriculture. The course will survey the history of jobs in the U.S. with specific attention to changes through time, location and events. We will also look ahead to the age of automation. Students will participate in a significant research project, through which they will create a case study of a specific economic ecosystem.
USP 2003-2014 Code U5FY
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ACES 1105 - Academic Success Skills
Credits: 2
Max Credit: 2
Designed to provide students the necessary skills to succeed at the University and beyond. Skills covered include time management, learning styles, note taking, self-motivation, and more.
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ACES 1150 - Major & Career Exploration
Credits: 1
Max Credit: 1
This course is for freshmen who have no idea what to major in, or who are open to investigating possibilities. Students will gain information about themselves, opportunities in higher education, and the world of work, which they can use to make an informed decision about a major.
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ACES 3000 - Peer Advising
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This course is designed to help you develop the skills, understanding, competencies, and dispositions needed to be an effective peer advisor at UW. Course content will cover student development theory, interpersonal skills,
Ethics of working with college students, UW policies/procedures, UW academic requirements, and advising approaches.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and completion of USP15-C2
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ACES 3100 - Peer Advising Internship
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit: (Max. 6)
Designed to help you apply the skills, competencies, and dispositions that were developed in ACES 3000 . The course will allow you to apply and reflect upon student development theory, interpersonal skills, UW policies/procedures, UW academic requirements, and advising approaches. Each internship credit will require a minimum of 3 hours of work per week in the ACES office. Students and the peer advising supervisor will consult in establishing individual student hours.
Prerequisite: ACES 3000 and application to ACES Internship.
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African and American Diaspora Studies
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AAST 1101 - First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
USP 2015 Code U5FY
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AAST 2240 - Introduction to African Studies
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Confronts African stereotypes by exploring the continent’s complex history and current affairs, with the help of different disciplinary perspectives, such as economics, political science, and anthropology. Equipped with the basics, students will be primed to tackle more advanced courses on Africa.
Cross Listed INST 2240 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WB
USP 2015 Code U5C2
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AAST 2490 - Topics:
Credits: 1-3 or 3
Max Credit: 3
Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in African American & Diaspora Studies not covered by program courses.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
Former Course Number AAST 2990
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AAST 3010 - The African American Aesthetic
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines interrelationship of the creative process with cultural and philosophical motifs, as well as the spiritual and the artistic amongst African people on the continent and Diaspora.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000-level course.
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AAST 3130 - Global Impact of African Cultures
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines concepts of culture and value systems as applied to Africa and African-derived cultures and the impact on civilizations around the globe. Using the lens of the Diaspora, this course examines aspects of African culture on the African continent along with the traditions, experiences, socialization, and histories that continue for dispersed peoples of African descent.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000-level course.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS, U3G
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AAST 3670 - African Diaspora
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines process through which aspects of African culture have endured in Diaspora. Analyzes social relations between Diaspora Africans and non-African populations in N. and S. America, the Caribbean, Britain, Asia and the Mediterranean. Discusses cultural hybridization as a product of culture contact.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000-level course, or AMST 2360 / HIST 2360 .
Cross Listed HIST 3670 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS
A&S College Core 2015 ASG
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AAST 3933 - African Philosophy
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines the work of philosophers of Africa, of African descent and others who deal with the African diaspora. Topics include the nature of African philosophy and the African American struggle, African colonialism, philosophy, political philosophy and gender, traditional African thought.
Prerequisite: A prior course in AAST, INST or PHIL.
Cross Listed INST 3933 /PHIL 3933 .
USP 2015 Code U5H
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AAST 4000 - Black Freedom Movement, AAST 1955- Present
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Presents the struggle of African Americans for self-definition, self-development, and self-determination from the inception of the modern civil rights movements to the contemporary period.
Prerequisite: 3 hours of AAST courses.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH, U3D
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AAST 4020 - The Black West
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This course explores the historical experiences and contributions of people of African descent to the American West from their earliest recorded presence in the 16th Century through the present.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior/senior standing, or three hours of any level of HIST course.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH
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AAST 4050 - Development, Africa, and Culture
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an understanding of African expectations of development and developers.
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor consultation.
Cross Listed INST 4050 .
Dual Listed AAST 5050 .
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AAST 4066 - Rhetorics of Social Justice
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on learning about social justice issues and how injustice from the past, as well as previous social movements, influence our current lives. Analyzes language of social justice over time. Studies how marginalization, disenfranchisement, and erasure inform the rhetorics and movements of social justice. Students put theoretical concepts of social justice into real-world practice.
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Cross Listed ENGL 4066 , COJO 4066 , AMST 4066
USP 2015 Code COM3
Former Course Number 1532
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AAST 4100 - African American Religious Culture
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Mid-level writing-intensive seminar. Comparative study of African American religious celebration, primarily in the context of Afro-Christianity, but touching on Islam, Candomble, “Voodoo,” Santeria, and Rastafarianism.
Prerequisite: WB and one of the following: AMST 1010 or any AAST 2000-level course or RELI 1000 .
Cross Listed RELI 4100 .
USP 2003-2014 Code WC
USP 2015 Code COM3
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AAST 4160 - African American Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
African American discourse and its relationship to equality and participation. Through examination of various media, music, speeches, and art this course uses the struggle of African Americans as an instructive exemplar, to come to terms with the philosophical concepts, political issues, moral complexities, and discursive characteristics of African American Rhetoric.
Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO.
Cross Listed COJO 4160 .
Dual Listed AAST 5160 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D, U3CH
USP 2015 Code U5C3
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AAST 4233 - Race, Gender, Ethnicity in the Media
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examine the role mass media plays in the Black community and other racial, ethnic, gendered, and socioeconomic communities. Students will develop a critical understanding of the way the mass media uses stereotypes and prejudice to influence society’s views about ethnic minorities and women in in contemporary United States society. Cross-listed with COJO 4233 and GWST 4233 ; dual-listed with AAST 5233 .
Prerequisite: 3 credit hours in AAST, COJO, or WMST, WB/COM2, and junior standing.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC, U3D
USP 2015 Code U5C3
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AAST 4250 - The Harlem Renaissance
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U. S. , including Africa and the Caribbean.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 , AMST 2010 , AMST 2110 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course.
Cross Listed AMST 4250
Dual Listed AMST 5250 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
Former Course Number [AAST 4200]
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AAST 4260 - Rhetoric and Social Justice
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Analyzes concepts of ableism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, and socioeconomic class through a critical/ social construction framework. It attempts to develop a “working” definition of these concepts by analyzing historical and current conceptualizations and identifying marginalization and disenfranchisement as it is woven in the fabric of American society.
Prerequisite: Minimum of 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO and junior standing.
Cross Listed COJO 4260 .
Dual Listed AAST 5260 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
USP 2015 Code U5C3
Former Course Number [AAST 4985]
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AAST 4450 - African American Novel
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Considers aesthetic dimension and cultural matrix of novels written by Black Americans.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 , any AAST 2000 level course, junior/senior standing, six hours of 2000-level literature courses in ENGL.
Cross Listed Cross list with ENGL 4450 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
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AAST 4970 - Internship in AAST
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit: 12
Designed for students to utilize the knowledge and skills obtained in their program of study to be applied at an organization or institution. Students will provide a job description, sign an internship contract, keep daily work journals, provide work samples, submit a paper, and include a final evaluation by their Internship supervisor.
Prerequisite: 9 hours in AAST courses.
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AAST 4975 - Independent Research
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit: (Max. 6)
Independent study in African American Studies.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 and consent of instructor.
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AAST 4990 - Topics:
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit: 3
In-depth study of a topic not offered as regular course.
Prerequisite: COM1.
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AAST 5050 - Development, Africa, and Culture
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an understanding of African expectations of development and developers.
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor consultation.
Cross Listed INST 5050 .
Dual Listed AAST 4050 .
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AAST 5060 - NGOs, Development, and Culture
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have grown exponentially in number and are often viewed as the new and best vehicle for international development. By focusing on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), in the contexts of Western aid to post-colonial societies and the role they play in the international aid system, the course explores INGOs from historical, global, and cultural perspectives.
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor permission.
Cross Listed INST 5060 .
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AAST 5066 - Rhetorics of Social Justice
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on learning about social justice issues and how injustice from the past, as well as previous social movements, influence our current lives. Analyzes language of social justice over time. Studies how marginalization, disenfranchisement, and erasure inform the rhetorics and movements of social justice. Students put theoretical concepts of social justice into real-world practice.
Prerequisite: Graduate status or 12 hours of 4000-level ENGL courses
Cross Listed COJO 5066, AAST 5066, GWST 5066
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AAST 5067 - Race, Gender, Media, and Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Explores media (film, newspaper, radio, television, and social) from the perspective of marginalized and disenfranchised groups. Analyzes the role of media, both past and present, in the framing of groups left out of the center, as well as how such mediated framing shapes cultural attitudes, values, and beliefs.
Prerequisite: Junior Standing
Cross Listed COJO 5067, ENGL 5067, GWST 5067
USP 2003-2014 Code WC
USP 2015 Code COM3
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AAST 5160 - African American Rhetoric
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
African American discourse and its relationship to equality and participation. Through examination of various media, music, speeches, and art this course uses the struggle of African Americans as an instructive exemplar, to come to terms with the philosophical concepts, political issues, moral complexities, and discursive characteristics of African American Rhetoric.
Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in AAST or COJO.
Cross Listed COJO 5160 .
Dual Listed AAST 4160 .
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AAST 5233 - Race, Gender, Ethnicity in the Media
Credits: 3
Examine the role mass media plays in the Black community and other racial, ethnic, gendered, and socioeconomic communities. Students will develop a critical understanding of the way the mass media uses stereotypes and prejudice to influence society’s views about ethnic minorities and women in contemporary United States society. Cross-listed with COJO 5233 and GWST 5233 ; dual-listed with AAST 4233 .
Prerequisite: 3 credit hours in AAST, COJO, or WMST, WB/COM2, and junior standing.
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AAST 5250 - The Harlem Renaissance
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U. S. , including Africa and the Caribbean.
Prerequisite: AMST 1010 , AMST 2010 , AMST 2110, any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course.
Cross Listed AMST 4200.
Dual Listed AMST 4250 .
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AAST 5260 - Rhetoric and Social Justice
Credits: 3
Analyzes concepts of ableism, anti- Semitism, heterosexism, racism, sexism, and socioeconomic class through a critical/ social construction framework. It attempts to develop a “working” definition of these concepts by analyzing historical and current conceptualizations and identifying marginalization and disenfranchisement as it is woven in the fabric of American society.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Cross Listed COJO 5260 .
Dual Listed AAST 4260 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
Former Course Number [AAST 5985]
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AAST 5455 - Slavery and Freedom
Credits: 1-4
Max Credit: (Max. 8)
Students engage in an in-depth study of the literary voices that emerged from the history of enslavement in the Americas from colonial times through the end of Reconstruction in 1877.
Prerequisite: graduate status or 12 hours of 3000-4000 level work.
Cross Listed ENGL 5455 .
Dual Listed AMST 4455 .
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AAST 5560 - Black Popular Culture
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Approaches African American popular culture from theoretical perspectives which include black feminist, postcolonial, and poststructuralist analyses.
Prerequisite: graduate standing; instructor consent for undergraduate students.
Cross Listed AMST 5560 .
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Agricultural Economics
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AGEC 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
An introductory course on why economics matters. We examine why countries like the US are rich, while others are poor. We explore economic booms & busts, and policies to avoid them. We address GDP growth, unemployment and inflation, government debt, deficits, tax policy, and whether robots will take our jobs.
Cross Listed ECON 1010 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS
USP 2015 Code U5H
Wyoming Transfer Course: AGEC 1010 - Agriculture Economics
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AGEC 1020 - Principles of Microeconomics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
You make tradeoffs - your time and money are limited. Microeconomics evaluates how people think about tradeoffs and how we create value through markets, institutions, and policy. Economic incentives influence choices to consume and produce goods and services. Market failure creates a role for government to protect health, culture, and nature.
Cross Listed ECON 1020 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS
USP 2015 Code U5H
Wyoming Transfer Course: AGEC 1020 - Agriculture Economics
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AGEC 1499 - Ag Business Pathways for Success
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
We explore student pathways to success in the Agribusiness degree program through college and into careers. This course will help students grow in three focus areas: 1) Skills for program success; 2) Career opportunities afforded by a BS in Agribusiness degree; and 3) Networking with peers, faculty, and alumni.
Prerequisite: Agribusiness major.
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AGEC 2020 - Farm and Ranch Business Management
Credits: 4
Max Credit: 4
Discusses economic principles, business methods and science applied to organization and operation. Includes measurements of size of business; rate and efficiency of production.
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AGEC 2040 - Excel Applications in Ag Business
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
From production records to financial statements, agribusiness managers must be able to manage and analyze data. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to use Microsoft Excel for common agribusiness management activities.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or ECON 1020
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AGEC 3030 - Applied Economic Decisions
Credits: 3
The purpose of the class is twofold: 1) To practice applying concepts, tools, and models from principles of economics to real-world problems affecting agriculture and agribusiness; and, 2) To understand the role of individual behavior in economic outcomes that particularly affect agriculture.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 /ECON 1010 , AGEC 1020 /ECON 1020 , and MATH 1400 .
Former Course Number [3020]
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AGEC 3400 - Agricultural Law
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Surveys legal issues and principles of practical concern to agriculture and examines legal institutions authorized to carry out laws affecting agriculture.
Prerequisite: WA/ COM1 and junior standing.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WB
Former Course Number [4400]
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AGEC 3420 - Applied Equity Investing
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Introduces the fundamentals of understanding how the stock market works, what types of investment products are available, how to purchase them and what to look out for in making investment decisions. Students will make investment decisions on a simulated portfolio and write justifications for their purchases.
Prerequisite: MATH 1400
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AGEC 3750 - Natural Resource Planning and Economics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Economic concepts and rudimentary analytical tools are applied to federal, state and local natural resource planning and management programs. The value of economic input into natural resource policy is examined. Evaluating tradeoffs and resolving conflicts play a particularly important role in the course content.
Prerequisite: QA/Q, WA/COM1 and junior standing.
Cross Listed ENR 3750 .
Former Course Number [4750]
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AGEC 4050 - Agribusiness Marketing
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Students develop a strategic marketing plan for an agricultural and food product. Content includes study of aspects of the global food industry influencing consumer demand; contemporary topics in food marketing and policy; agricultural supply marketing; marketing research methods; marketing profitability measures; pricing; new product introduction; branding, and industry competitive analysis.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or ECON 1020 and MATH 1400 .
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AGEC 4200 - Gender and Race in the Economy
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on the role gender and race play in the economy; specifically the way that gender and race affect economic outcomes for individuals in the United States.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent, or SOC 1000 , or AMST 1080 , and WB/COM2.
Cross Listed GWST 4200 .
Dual Listed AGEC 5200 .
USP 2015 Code U3D
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AGEC 4230 - Intermediate Econometric Theory
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Covers simple and multiple regression models, problems of estimation, hypothesis and diagnostic testing, dummy variable, autoregressive and distributed lag models, and time-series analysis. The objective is to understand the underlying theory of econometric modeling and obtain operational ability to construct, estimate, and test econometric models.
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 , STAT 2050 or STAT 2070 , and MATH 2350 .
Cross Listed ECON 4230
Dual Listed AGEC 5230
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AGEC 4280 - International Food and Farm Cultures
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Study-tour course in western France of lectures, fieldtrips, and other cultural activities are integrated into a curriculum to study sustainable food cultures and farming systems. Students live with host families and learn about current policies, belief systems and cultural practices that guide food production, consumption and marketing in Europe.
Prerequisite: completion of WA/COM1 and I/FYS.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
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AGEC 4450 - Negotiation
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines how to use negotiation to resolve conflict and get agreement. Describes conflict; outlines ways to address conflict; examines different negotiation strategies and the impact of cognitive bias, power, ethics, and individual and cultural differences; and explores mediation practices. Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and questionnaires.
Prerequisite: completion of USP O/COM2 requirement; junior standing.
Cross Listed ENR 4450 .
Dual Listed AGEC 5450 .
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AGEC 4460 - Agriculture and Economic Development
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Examines the roles of agriculture in the transformation of the economics of underdeveloped countries. Examines development theories, case studies and analytical techniques.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 , AGEC 1020 and a G course.
Former Course Number [5460]
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AGEC 4500 - Agricultural Finance
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Principles of financial management; compounding and discounting; leverage and capital budgeting and alternatives in resource control.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent.
Former Course Number [650]
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AGEC 4550 - Negotiation Analysis
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on using an analytical perspective for maximizing joint gains between negotiators. Students learn analytical techniques to prepare for negotiation, evaluate options and proposals during a negotiation, and evaluate negotiated outcomes with respect to maximization of joint gains and fairness criteria.
Prerequisite: QA/Q.
Cross Listed ENR 4550 .
Dual Listed AGEC 5550 .
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AGEC 4600 - Community Economic Analysis
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Analysis of regions and rural communities; their problems, socioeconomic characteristics, land use and economic development. Provides training in regional economic analysis, fiscal impact analysis and benefit cost analysis.
Prerequisite: ECON 3010 , ECON 3020 , and MATH 1400 .
Dual Listed AGEC 5600 .
USP 2015 Code U5H
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AGEC 4640 - Advanced Farm/Ranch Management
Credits: 3
Tools of management decision-making applied to problems of farm-ranch management and resource acquisition and use.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 , AGEC 2020 and MATH 1400 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
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AGEC 4660 - Community and Economic Development
Credits: 3
Community development from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating theory, concepts and methods from sociology, economics, political science, and community development. Students learn how community theory can be used to design and support effective economic development programs. Includes readings, lectures, guest lectures, field trips and community analysis projects.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 / ECON 1010 , ECON 1020 , and junior standing.
Dual Listed AGEC 5660 .
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AGEC 4700 - Economics of Range Resources
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Applies economic and decision theory to management and allocation of public and private range resources.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or ECON 1020 ,and MATH 1400 , and STAT 2050
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AGEC 4720 - Water Resource Economics
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Presents principles and procedures appropriate to water resource allocation and development decisions. Studies agricultural, recreational, industrial and other uses of water.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent; QB course, WB course; senior standing.
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AGEC 4830 - Agricultural Commodities and Futures Markets
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Economics of price determination for agricultural commodities and development of pricing strategies in cash and futures markets.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent.
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AGEC 4840 - Agricultural Market Analysis
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Applies economic theory to an analysis of economic organization and operation of agricultural markets, including price behavior.
Prerequisite: MATH 1400 and ECON 3020 .
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AGEC 4880 - International Agricultural Trade, Markets and Policy
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
International agricultural commodity markets, product markets and market channels are characterized and examined. Presents economic theory relevant to description and analysis of international markets. Characterizes and analyzes historical and contemporary U. S. commercial trade policy and agricultural policy and their effect on markets.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 or ECON 1010 , and AGEC 1020 or ECON 1020 , and MATH 1400
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AGEC 4890 - Special Topics in _____
Credits: 1‑3
Max Credit: 3
Accommodates seminar series or course offering by visiting faculty whose subject matter is not included in other courses.
Prerequisite: junior standing and/or consent of instructor.
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AGEC 4910 - Problems in Agricultural Economics
Credits: 1‑3
Max Credit: 3
Consists of supervised study and investigation on topics of current importance in agricultural economics.
Prerequisite: 12 hours in AGEC or ECON and consent of instructor.
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AGEC 4930 - Agricultural Economics Internship
Credits: 1‑6
Max Credit: 6
Provides practical agricultural business firm and/or agency experience. Develops working knowledge of how basic economic concepts are used by firms and agencies in policy and procedures development and decision making by the organization.
Prerequisite: 10 hours of AGEC and approval of faculty supervisor.
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AGEC 4965 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Designed for students preparing to launch or work with an entrepreneurial venture. Students develop a business plan, synthesizing knowledge of agricultural economics, agribusiness management and finance, human resources and accounting. Emphasis is placed on advancing student professional communication abilities for agribusiness management careers.
Prerequisite: senior standing, WB/COM2 writing course and AGEC 2020 , or AGEC 4500 , or AGEC 4060 , or FIN 2100 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC
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AGEC 4970 - Technical Communication for Agribusiness
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
This course is the senior capstone for agribusiness majors. Students will use written, oral, and digital communication appropriate for the discipline to complete a technical report and oral presentation on a complex topic affecting agriculture or natural resources.
USP 2003-2014 Code U5C3
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AGEC 5200 - Gender and Race in the Economy
Credits: 3
Max Credit: 3
Focuses on the role gender and race play in the economy; specifically the way that gender and race affect economic outcomes for individuals in the United States.
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent, or SOC 1000 , or AMST 1080 , and WB/COM2.
Cross Listed WMST AGEC 5200.
Dual Listed AGEC 4200 .
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