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This course will equip students with the knowledge, skills, and tactics to develop content and messaging for various digital formats such as websites, email, blogs, and social media. Special attention is given to variances in form factor, audience targeting, and SEO (search engine optimization) implications of the many types of content. Strategic content marketing tactics are also explored to show alignment with an overall strategic marketing plan.

This course, which introduces flexible strategies for approaching each stage of the writing process, prepares students to succeed in their college-level writing. Students learn from readings that illustrate conventions and techniques of composition and from their own regular practice in drafting, revising, and editing.

This course offers students a concentrated, introductory study of drama, poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Students read a selection of contemporary works, learning how to analyze and appreciate literature.

This course provides a survey of the American criminal justice system and its components -- police, courts, and corrections. The class will examine the role and policies of the different organizations that constitute the criminal justice system. Emphasis is also placed on the study of current and future critical issues facing the American criminal justice system.

Surveys the political, social, and cultural forces that influenced the development of the media. Topics include media history, governmental regulation issues, media economics, the impact of mass media on society, and the organizational decision-making process within the media institutions.

This course introduces students to the field of, and concepts and principles of cybersecurity. Students will be introduced to various security topics including security awareness through discussing common security threats and attacks, cybersecurity infrastructure, cryptography, and an overview of risk management.

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." – African proverb

African history is an exciting subject to study. Human history is the longest in Africa and our understanding of this long history is changing because of new discoveries and also because of the changing perspectives of scholars themselves in recent years. In this course, we will work on gaining an understanding of the events and developments of human experiences in Africa over the millennia and we will also examine how perspectives of scholars and people involved in African history have changed. Frequently in the past, people have emphasized how African history relates to the history of other regions, but currently, more emphasis is being given to understanding African history on its own terms. In addition, we will try to see the significance of the African historical experience in a more global or world historical perspective.We will look at major themes, and the myths surrounding them, in our study of African history. These will include: writing the history of Africa, encounters, the Atlantic slave trade, imperialism and colonialism, the history of movements of distinctive African identity (including the rise of nationalism), and the experience of independence. We will also give consideration to Africa's role in globalization to the present day (and looking to the future).

Social Media is an ever-evolving marketing channel that has fully infiltrated and redirected consumer behavior over the 20 years. We, as consumers, now have more access to businesses, brands, and products at the touch of a button or click of a mouse; from posting, to blogging and vlogging, to social ecommerce, and social marketing through celebrities and influencers- the lines of traditional marketing have become more skewed to the digital landscape over the last two decades, and is continuously driving behavior changes in the space. Fully understanding the social media landscape, and what is involved in fully utilizing the space, is critical to a fully robust marketing strategy in today's marketing and communication environment.This course will delve into all the different aspects of the social media channel, providing history of the channel, consumer behavior changes, and past, present, and potential future trends of the channel. This course will also incorporate individual case study work throughout the course, as well as a final group project that will be a Strategic Social Media Analysis of an existing company, due at the end of the term.

This is a course in the calculus of one variable and is suggested for Economics majors. The course is also a pre-requisite for ADEC3510, Math for Economists, and for participation in the 5th year MS in Applied Economics program. Topics include a brief review of polynomials and trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, followed by discussion of limits, derivatives, and applications of differential calculus to real-world problem areas. The course concludes with an introduction to integration.

This course is a survey of applied finite probability including finite sets and partitions, enumeration, sample spaces, expectation and random variables. Also, a brief introduction to statistics.

This topic generates more talk and less light than almost any other subject. Course considers what is sexuality? Why is it so mysterious? How important is it to self-identity, self-knowledge and relationships? How can we think clearly and fairly about current controversies such as surrogate parenting, AIDS, contraception, gender identity and roles, relation between sex and family, marriage, religion and society? Philosophers, novelists, scientists, theologians, psychologists and even mystics shed light on this issue.

Today's age is one of intense stress. Health psychology acknowledges the mutual influence of the mind and body in the environmental context. Evidence suggests that rapid technological and social change may compromise physical and mental health. This course explores the nature of these stresses and the range of psychological means available to cope with them. Special areas of inquiry include stress arising from work, family, mobility, leisure, and cultural lifestyles. Emphasis is on self-assessment and informed choice of improving the quality of one's life.