May 01, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Interior Design

  
  • ITD 4270 Interior Design Internship


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITD 4010

    Students will learn communication methods, collaborative roles, continuing education, and certification specific to interior design. Students will prepare cover letters, resumes, and design portfolios. They will participate in mock interviews, interface with professional organizations and discuss professionalism in the workplace to prepare them to be valuable members of the design workplace.

     


International Business

  
  • INB 3300 International Business


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ECO 2210 .

    An introduction to the theories and practices of international business. The course gives special emphasis to the impact of environmental forces on multinational firms and on management responses to changing international conditions.

  
  • INB 3800 Comparative Economic Systems


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ECO 2210  or ECO 2220 .

    This course investigates the organization of economic systems in the world’s major industrialized nations. Through comparative analysis of social, private sector, and governmental institutions, students learn the strengths and weaknesses of national economies. The economics of China, the European Union, Japan and the Commonwealth of Independent States are the primary areas of interest for this course. Particular emphasis is placed upon the impact of globalization in each economy. Cross Listed with ECO 3800 .

  
  • INB 3810 Global Supply Chain Management


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: INB 3300  

    This course will introduce students to the terminology, concepts, and skills related to supply chain management.  The study of supply chain management involves the management of key business processes, the flow of goods and information, and relationships with fellow members of the supply chain.  Students will develop an understanding of the complexities associated with the movement of goods and information, and how they affect the mission of the firm.  Discussion will address the various processes and activities within an organization and how they interface with other members of a global supply chain. Cross Listed with MGT 3810 , MKT 3810  

  
  • INB 4200 International Entrepreneurship


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ETP 3000   Prerequisites/Corequisites: INB 3300  

    This course provides students with an overview of key trends and developments in international commerce as it influences the entrepreneurial sector of the economy.  The course familiarizes students with selected theories and concepts of international business and with the ways in which they affect entrepreneurial ventures.  Students will work on projects that will examine the international dimensions of starting and growing an entrepreneurial venture. Cross Listed with ETP 4200 .

  
  • INB 4310 International Marketing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: MKT 3210 . Prerequisites/Corequisites: INB 3300  

    The course will explore the differences between domestic and international marketing. Marketing problems, opportunities, and organization of multinational firms to serve transnational markets are examined. Government aids and impediments are discussed along with a framework for cross-cultural analysis. Cross Listed with MKT 4310 .

  
  • INB 4330 International Capital Markets


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: FIN 3210 , INB 3300  or permission of instructor.

    This course analyzes the key financial markets and instruments that facilitate international trade and investment activity. The economic determinants of exchange rates in the major financial markets are studied and the financial tools and techniques used to manage exchange rate exposure by the firm are identified and explored. Cross Listed with ECO 4330  and FIN 4330 .

  
  • INB 4400 International Economics


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites:  ECO 2210  or ECO 2220 .

    An examination of the special problems and issues surrounding the economic interaction of sovereign nations. Topics include gains from trade, patterns of trade, balance of payments, determination of exchange rates, free trade and protectionism, international capital markets, and issues in international policy coordination. Cross Listed with ECO 4400 .

  
  • INB 4700 Economic Growth and Development


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ECO 2210  or ECO 2220  

    A survey of contemporary economic theories on the determinants of national economic welfare with particular emphasis placed on overcoming the challenges confronting developing countries. Course provides a historical, socio-political, theoretical, and institutional context for discussing poverty, wealth, capital accumulation, and international aid. Cross Listed with ECO 4700 


Italian

  
  • ITL 1010 Elementary Italian I


    4 Hours

    Emphasis on oral expression, with practice in grammar, composition and reading. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 1020 Elementary Italian II


    4 Hours

    Emphasis on oral expression, with practice in grammar, composition and reading. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 1895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ITL 1950 Study Abroad: Elementary Italian


    1-18 Hours

    Study of Italian at the beginning level and of Italian culture and Italy.

  
  • ITL 1990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

  
  • ITL 2010 Intermediate Italian I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 1020  or two years of high school Italian.

    Speaking, reading, and writing Italian, with an intensive grammar review. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 2020 Intermediate Italian II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 1020  or two years of high school Italian.

    Speaking, reading, and writing Italian, with an intensive grammar review. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 2895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ITL 2950 Study Abroad: Intermediate Italian


    1-18 Hours

    Study of Italian at the intermediate level and of Italian culture in Italy. Individual titles may be assigned; course may be repeated with different topics.

  
  • ITL 2990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

  
  • ITL 3010 Studies in Italian Language, Literature and Culture


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 2020  or permission of instructor.

    A survey of Italian literature, language and culture. Emphasis will vary depending on background of students.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 3020 Studies in Italian Language, Literature and Culture


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 2020  or permission of instructor.

    A survey of Italian literature, language and culture. Emphasis will vary depending on background of students.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 3110 Advanced Conversation and Composition


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 2020  or permission of instructor.

    Intensive practice to improve oral and written fluency.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 3120 Introduction to Italian Literature


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 2020  or permission of instructor.

    Close study of selected major works of Italian literature in the original combined with practice in oral and written expression.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 3370 Special Topics in Italian Studies


    1-3 Hours

    This course with variable credit offers advanced studies in Italian language and civilization. Specific topics are chosen after consultation with the instructor.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • ITL 3895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ITL 3950 Study Abroad: Advanced Italian, Special Topics


    1-18 Hours

    Study of Italian at the advanced level in Italy; individual titles assigned reflecting specific focus of study; individual titles may be assigned. Repeatable up to 24 hours of credit.

  
  • ITL 3980 Peer Tutor


    0-3 Hours

    Prerequisites: ITL 2020  or equivalent and permission of the instructor.

    Arranged on an individual basis, this course introduces students to the teaching and / or tutoring of foreign languages. Students work closely with a faculty mentor and students in a classroom or tutoring setting. May count toward the Major or Minor in the corresponding language. Does not fulfill General Education Core Humanities requirements. Does fulfill BELL Core EL requirements and counts toward the Engaged Scholars Peer Tutoring category.

  
  • ITL 3990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

  
  • ITL 4895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • ITL 4990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes. Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).


Japanese

  
  • JPN 1010 Elementary Japanese I


    4 Hours

    This course is an introduction to the Japanese language and culture. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 1020 Elementary Japanese II


    4 Hours

    This course is an introduction to the Japanese language and culture. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 1895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • JPN 1990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 2010 Intermediate Japanese I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: JPN 1010 , JPN 1020 ; or the equivalent as determined by the department.

    Continued study of the Japanese language and culture. $30.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 2020 Intermediate Japanese II


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: JPN 1010 , JPN 1020 ; or the equivalent as determined by the department.

    Continued study of the Japanese language and culture. $30.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 2895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • JPN 2950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.

  
  • JPN 2990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 3895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • JPN 3950 Studies Abroad


    3-18 Hours

    Study in a foreign country. Individual course titles and locations are assigned for each course taken. See Studies Abroad program for details.

  
  • JPN 3990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • JPN 4895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • JPN 4990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).

Latin

  
  • LAT 1010 Latin Fundamentals I


    4 Hours

    Fundamentals of Latin grammar with intensive vocabulary study including scientific terminology. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $30.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 1020 Latin Fundamentals II


    4 Hours

    Prerequisites: LAT 1010  or one year of high school Latin.

    Fundamentals of Latin grammar with intensive vocabulary study including scientific terminology. For each of these 4-hour courses, only 3 hours can be used to fulfill the general education humanities requirement. $30.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 1895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • LAT 1990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

  
  • LAT 2010 Intermediate Latin I


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: LAT 1020  or two years of high school Latin.

    Review of principles of syntax; selections from several authors are read. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 2020 Intermediate Latin II


    3 Hours

    Includes portions from Virgil, Cicero, Horace, Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, St. Augustine. $45.00 course fee.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 2895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • LAT 2950 Study Abroad: Intermediate Latin


    1-18 Hours

    Study of overseas of Latin at the intermediate level and of the culture of classical Rome. Individuals titles may be assigned; course may be repeated with different topics.

  
  • LAT 2990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

  
  • LAT 3030 Virgil


    3 Hours

    Readings in the Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 3040 Ovid


    3 Hours

    Readings from the Ars Amatoria and Metamorphoses.

  
  • LAT 3110 Medieval and Renaissance Latin


    3 Hours

    Selected readings from the Church Fathers, Saints’ Lives, Lyrics, and History.

    Gen. Ed. Designation: GS (G - Global Studies).
  
  • LAT 3120 Special Topics in Latin


    3 Hours

    In consultation with the instructor, the students will concentrate on the writers of the Late Republic, the Age of Augustus, or the Latin Middle Ages.

  
  • LAT 3895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • LAT 3950 Study Abroad: Advanced Latin, Special Topics


    1-6 Hours

    Study of overseas of Latin at the advanced level; individual titles assigned reflecting specific focus of study. Individual titles may be assigned. Repeatable up to 24 hours of credit.

  
  • LAT 3990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.

  
  • LAT 4895 Special Topics


    1-3 Hours

    Special Topics or pilot courses.

  
  • LAT 4990 Independent Studies


    1-3 Hours

    Courses designed with a professor for independent study purposes.


Legal Studies

  
  • LGS 2320 UG Pretrial Procedure


    3 Hours

    This three credit hour general free elective course is for students interested in auditioning and participating as a member of Belmont´s Undergraduate Mock Trial team, or those interested in Prelaw with desire to learn trial procedure and advocacy.  Students will learn Federal Rules of Evidence, trial preparation, courtroom etiquette and procedure, and most importantly rhetorical skills of how to develop opening and closing statements, conduct examination and cross examination of witnesses, and closing statements in a trial courtroom for civil or criminal cases.  There are no prerequisites. Instructor’s permission required.

  
  • LGS 3130 Legal Entrepreneurship


    3 Hours

    This course will provide a basic understanding of the entrepreneurial process with a focus upon the legal industry, solo practitioners and innovation within the legal industry. Students will also examine entrepreneurship as a career. This course will provide students with the foundation for understanding how to build and manage a solo or small law practice, as well as an introduction to innovation within the legal industry. Students will be provided with fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship, and apply those concepts within the unique environment of a legal setting. Comparisons will be made between entrepreneurship in the legal industry and other business industries, as well as between solo/small firm practice and large firm practice. The course will also discuss recent technological innovations in the legal industry, such as electronic discovery, big data analysis, and artificial intelligence. In addition to the functional implications of innovation, attention will be paid to the implication upon attorney lifestyle, ethics and client management.

  
  • LGS 4010 Legal Writing


    3 Hours

    Prerequisites: (Prerequisites- GND 1015, COM 2200 or COM 2020, ENG 3010 )- [for non-legal studies majors/minors, permission of instructor and successful completion of GND 1015 and ENG 3010 ] Students may not be simultaneously enrolled in any of the pre-requisite courses Required of Legal Studies majors.

    This course trains students in techniques of advanced audience analysis for the writing of a variety of legal documents, and in composing advanced analytical and persuasive legal texts.  Students will practice information literacy and research using field appropriate resources; write two analytical memoranda in the closed and in the open forms using techniques of objective writing to apply legal research, analysis and application of relevant aspects of the law to the client’s case, and provide well-organized and supported written communication. Students will also write a substantial analytical and persuasive paper (of roughly 10,000 words with opportunities for revision) in the form of a traditional journal note; a research paper on a legal issue of interest to the student; a trial or an appellate brief; a proposal or recommendation report addressing a significant legal issue; or, an equivalent project developed with the course professor.  At the completion of the course, students will have written and been evaluated in writing open and closed memoranda and an extended research-based prose persuasive document representative of professional legal writing for publication or for use as a legal brief.


Liberal Studies

  
  • LIS 330 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 1100 Intellectual Growth and Inquiry


    2 Hours

    This course provides an introduction to Belmont and the Liberal Studies program and begins the process of developing an individualized curriculum for each student. This course must be completed in the first semester of enrollment in the Liberal Studies program.

  
  • LIS 3000 Cooperative Experience


    1-6 Hours

    This is a formal cooperative education assignment in which the qualifying student works with a participating business organization as an intern for selected period(s) of time. May be repeated, to a maximum credit of six hours.

  
  • LIS 3200 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3210 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3220 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3230 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3240 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3250 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3260 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3270 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3280 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3290 General Topics


    3 Hours

    Features courses that blend critical thinking, analytical or scientific reasoning, problem-solving skills, general communication skills, and the embrace of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives.

  
  • LIS 3310 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3320 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3330 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3340 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3350 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3360 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3370 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3380 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3390 Personal Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that are designed to foster specific skills. For example, a course in creative writing or a course in the History of Baseball would augment a student’s personal storehouse of knowledge.

  
  • LIS 3400 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3410 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3420 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3430 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3440 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3450 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3460 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3470 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3480 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3490 Professional Development


    3 Hours

    Features topics that move beyond the development of individual skills and would be more easily associated with broader workplace or career issues. A course in developing leadership skills, for instance, or one in Speaking for Business would fall under the rubric of Professional Development.

  
  • LIS 3500 Valuing


    3 Hours

    Features courses that allow students to explore the range of moral and ethical decisions that underscore human behavior. Students will be encouraged to recognize different value and social systems and to accept responsibility for their actions.

  
  • LIS 3510 Valuing


    3 Hours

    Features courses that allow students to explore the range of moral and ethical decisions that underscore human behavior. Students will be encouraged to recognize different value and social systems and to accept responsibility for their actions.

  
  • LIS 3520 Valuing


    3 Hours

    Features courses that allow students to explore the range of moral and ethical decisions that underscore human behavior. Students will be encouraged to recognize different value and social systems and to accept responsibility for their actions.

 

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