• LPPA 3650

    Choice and Consequences: The Economics of Public Policy
     Rating

    4.00

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course uses basic models from microeconomics to understand how these decision makers will respond to policies and when voluntary actions in private markets may be expected to lead to suboptimal outcomes and hence the circumstances under which a collective decision to control or influence behavior might produce better outcomes than private choices.

  • LPPS 3724

    Just Policy: Justice, Goodness, & Public Policy
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Course explores the integration of moral & ethical considerations in addressing U.S. public policy challenges. Students study & contrast major philosophical & political theories of justice & the common good, including those that are embedded in the U.S. constitutional architecture; and consider and contrast how these theories would guide public policy choices.

  • PSHM 3805

    Health Information Systems and Applications
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Introduces foundational knowledge and emerging trends in health informatics, and examines how information systems can be utilized to improve patient care, health outcomes, efficiency, and quality. Provides knowledge on how health informatics can enhance evidence-based decision making, cost-management, and performance; analyzes key issues in data management, and confidentiality in health informatics. Prerequisite: Admission to BPHM or BIS Program.

  • UNST 3910

    Internship Reflection: Self & Organizations
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course is focused on an exploration of "self" in relationship to the complexities and structures of the professional organizations in which students work as interns. The course combines organizational behavior concepts and content that emphasizes self and exploration.

  • UNST 3920

    Internship Reflection: Teams, Leadership, & Organizations
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The course is focused on an exploring the dynamics of teams and leadership within the complexities and structures of the organizations in which students work in professional practice internships. The course combines organizational behavior with concepts of teams and organizations.

  • EDNC 3986

    Youth and Social Innovation Internship
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Students apply academic experiences in professional and/or research settings; reflect and critically and constructively analyze experiences from multiple perspectives; and view the work as connecting course content authentic contexts. Students work as professionals with site supervisors and instructors to complete related assignments and relevant background research on the professional and academic resources available.

  • ARCY 3993

    Independent Study
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     Difficulty

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    An Independent Study in Archaeology. Subject to be determined by student and instructor.

  • DS 4002

    Data Science Project
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.93

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The data science project course will allow students to take the knowledge gained in each of the four required courses and apply them to a data driven problem. Students will work in groups and can either choose a project provided by SDS faculty or can propose a project for approval. Upon completion of the course students will be required to present their results and publish project content to an open forum.

  • GSVS 4020

    Ecosystem Services: How Nature Benefits People
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.89

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    In this course, students will learn how to trace the "causal chains" from such actions/inactions to various ecosystem, social, and economic outcomes and to measure and value those outcomes. We will consider the philosophical/ethical underpinnings of the Ecosystem Services framework, use computer mapping and other software tools for evaluation, and review current applications of the framework by private and public sector entities.

  • SEC 4020

    Mobile Security and Forensics
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.59

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Explores mobile device architecture and cyber threats. Examines the security strengths and weaknesses of mobile devices and platforms, as well as corporate mobile security policies and procedures. Topics include mobile device operating system software architecture, mobile application architecture, mobile device and application vulnerability assessment testing, and mobile device forensic analysis.