May 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

Course Descriptions

All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.

Trial Courses

Academic departments may offer special trial courses on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are necessary, must be within two calendar years of the first, unless the course is submitted for formal approval to the appropriate curriculum committees. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.

Sequenced Courses

A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.

Online Courses

The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.

Credits and Class Meetings

Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).

Course Prefixes

The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:

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	HST 491 - Directed Individual Study Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.00, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HST 495 - Seminar Intensive study of historical topics not regularly covered in other courses. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: HST 290 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Any history survey (HST 101-HST 249) and prerequisite course, or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Crosslisting: HST 595 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HST 496 - Topics in the History of Science and Technology Intensive study of a selected theme in the History of Science and Technology. Examples of topics include: “Positivism”, “Occult Studies and the Renaissance”, “The Second Industrial Revolution”. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: HST 290 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Any history survey (HST 101 - HST 249) and prerequisite course, or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Crosslisting: HST 586 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HST 497 - Topics in Asian History Intensive study of selected themes and events in Asian history not regularly covered in other courses. Examples of topics include: The Chinese Revolution, Meiji Japan, Gandhian thought, nationalist movements. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: (HST 103 or HST 104 ) and HST 290 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses or consent of instructor. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Crosslisting: HST 597 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HST 498 - Internship in Public History Supervised practical experience with a public or private historical organization, agency or institution. Area of concentration, requirements, and means of evaluation to be defined in consultation with faculty. Credit Hours: 3 To 6 Prerequisite Courses: HST 290 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, prerequisite course, and consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Additional Course Fees: Student Blanket Professional Liability Insurance Additional Course Fee Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HST 499 - Honors Work in History Individual study of honors students. Credit Hours: 2 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing and consent of instructor or department chairperson. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Honors
	HON 110 - First-Year Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar Introduces the honors student to the college experience by direct involvement in research, service and leadership activities. The nature of knowledge; the concept of a university; how a university education changes individuals and affects the future. Includes field experiences, collaborative learning and independent scholarship. Emphasis on discussion; required student projects. Credit Hours: 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of the director. University Studies: Foundations/First Year Seminar, Building Competencies/Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 120 - Honors Enrichment Seminar Students study a specialty topic and participate in a variety of related enrichment activities on the campus and in the community. By direct contact, students have the opportunity to broaden their educational experience in both traditional and contemporary forums. Discussion and brief written assignments. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 1 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of the director. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 121 - Honors Enrichment Seminar: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Students study a specialty topic and participate in a variety of related enrichment activities outside the classroom. By direct contact, students have the opportunity to broaden their educational experience in forums that emphasize applied learning. May include travel or field site experience as a component. Discussion and brief written assignments, including intentional reflection. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 1 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of the director. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom/Certified Internship Program Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 191 - Introduction to Research and Discovery Overview of research procedures in discipline areas, including literature searches and data collection, the scientific process and the nature of discovery. Guidance in developing a personal plan for immersion in research and scholarship as an undergraduate. Emphasis is on applied learning and developing basic skills appropriate to the discipline. Offered in different discipline areas such as Sciences, Education, Humanities, Health Professions, Business, Social Sciences, Fine Arts. Credit Hours: 1 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 2 Repeat Limit: 1 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 210 - Topical Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar An in-depth investigation of a special topic using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are “Brain and Behavior”; “The Geography of Food”; “Nature: Literature and Science”; “Issues in Coastal Management.” May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of the director. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 211 - Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in our Diverse Nation An in-depth investigation of a special topic related to the theme ‘Living in Our Diverse Nation’ using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are ‘The Geography of Race Relations’ and ‘Immigration in the US’. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of the director. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 212 - Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in a Global Society An in-depth investigation of a special topic related to the theme ‘Living in a Global Society’ using the approaches of several disciplines; may be team-taught. Topics and approaches vary. Examples are ‘Brazilian Culture’ and ‘Germs of the World.’ May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Formal enrollment in the Honors Scholars College or consent of director. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 294 - Honors Study Abroad Sophomore-level designation for non-catalog courses offered by a department abroad. Department attaches its prefix to the number and lists the course(s) in the coming semester’s schedule of classes. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	HON 499 - Interdisciplinary Honors Work Independent work for honors students that emphasizes interdisciplinary study. Credit Hours: 2 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing and eligibility for honors program. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Instructional Technology
	MIT 401 - Online Teaching: Design, Development, and Management Focus on the design, development, and management of online instruction. Students will use principles of instructional to design and develop online courses with a focus on how to organize and manage an online environment in a Learning Management System (LMS). Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 402 - Multimedia Instruction for Online Learning Students will follow the instructional design process to create and evaluate multimedia instruction for online computer-based environments. Several advanced technologies will be incorporated to design and develop instructional material. These technologies will include video, computer-based authoring software, mobile and desktops, and other advanced technologies impacting online course development. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 413 - Assessment of Learning and Instruction Examine purpose of formative and summative assessment and how it’s applied across a variety of systems. Particular attention is paid to the concepts of reliability, validity, norms, interpretation of scores, response sets, fairness in testing and performance assessment, formative vs summative, and norm referenced vs. criterion referenced tests. A variety of formative and summative instruments that are used to measure or assess human attributes and behaviors are studied. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Additional Course Fees: None College Restriction University of North Carolina Wilmington Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 414 - Foundations of Online Learning This course overviews the concepts, technologies, and issues related to the design, development, delivery, policy-making, and evaluation of distance education courses and programs. Learn about online learning technologies and focus on techniques for teaching and learning within a distance education system. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. College Restriction University of North Carolina Wilmington Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 470 - Introduction to eSports Introduces learners to eSports, the history, current state, and future. Students will learn about current leagues and games in both collegiate and professional eSports leagues, qualities of a game that makes it viable for competition, describe how eSports can generate revenue, the relationship of eSports to education, ethics and critical literacy issues in gaming environments, and introduce them to the technology used in competition. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 471 - eSports Leadership, Development, and Coordination Examination of principles of leading, planning, budgeting, and coordinating eSports events. Students will identify the positions needed to run an event, describe leaderships role in eSports, and learn how to design an arena/game area. They will learn how to develop a successful eSports program in educational and corporate settings. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 472 - Streaming audio and video for eSports and Gaming Designed to explore the process of streaming audio and video for eSports events and gameplay. This includes identifying hardware, software, and techniques used professionally for streaming gameplay. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 473 - eSports Media and Content Examines the role of public performance rights, ethics, fundraising/sponsorship, and peer communication have on eSports events. Learners will learn to connect with stakeholders, players, and the community via various technologies. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 474 - eSports Coaching and Team Development Examines how to implement strategy into eSports competition by focusing on coaching and mentoring for eSports teams, students, and those interested in the gaming. Learners will be able to construct teams for popular eSports games, learn players roles, and describe how to mentor individuals and teams to success. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MIT 498 - eSports Performance and Practice Internship Internships are off- or on-campus experiences designed to provide learners with the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from courses to a professional work environment. Internships are completed under the guidance of an on-site supervisor and a faculty sponsor. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Interdisciplinary Studies
	IDS 300 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies Open only to students in the UNCW Seahawk Success Program. This course serves as a gateway for the UNCW Interdisciplinary Degree. Through writing and engagement with a core set of texts, students learn about different approaches to interdisciplinary studies and interdisciplinary research, as well as its applications for personal assessment and career development. Through research, a presentation, and a final project, students will reflect on their academic experiences and articulate a personal pathway through the Interdisciplinary Studies program. By the end of the course they will have established an interdisciplinary studies eportfolio that they will complete in IDS 400 . Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Building Competencies/Information Literacy, Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	IDS 400 - Capstone in Interdisiciplinary Studies Please enter a description. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: IDS 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and open only to students in the UNCW Interdisciplinary Program. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
International Business
	INB 294 - International Study Abroad The course must be taken outside the U.S. and may consist of courses offered in the native language or in English that improve and enhance cultural understanding and knowledge of the working environment of a different country. This course cannot be used to meet an IB concentration elective. Approval must be obtained by International Business Program Director. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 295 - Special Topics in International Business Seminar in selected topics in international business. This course does not fulfill requirements towards any major or concentration in the Cameron School of Business. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 300 - International Business Survey course of the importance of global issues as firms attempt to compete across the world. Key topics include: anticipating and preparing for global competition, understanding international trade theory and differences in political economies, reviewing global and regional economic integration, considering international market entry processes, and examining key cross-cultural issues affecting business operations. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: ECN 222 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, prerequisite course, or admission to the Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 352 - International Management Study of management practices in the international business arena. Emphasis on the necessity of understanding global business interdependencies. Particular attention to developing sensitivity to other cultures, values, customs, and beliefs and their effects on business decisions and practices. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INB 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting: MGT 352 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 377 - International Operations Management A study of global operations and logistics in the manufacturing and service sectors. Topics include organization of global operations, global manufacturing, global sourcing and logistics, global technology transfer, global risk management, and cultural and national comparisons of operations management practices. Case studies are used. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INB 300 and SCM 370 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting: SCM 377 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 394 - International Study Abroad The course must be taken outside the U.S. and may consist of courses offered in the native language or in English that improve and enhance cultural understanding of the working environment of a different country. Approval must be obtained by International Business Program Director. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 426 - International Trade and Finance A consideration of international trade theory and international financial institutions, including comparative advantage, exchange rates and balance of payments problems. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: ECN 222 and INB 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting: ECN 426 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 439 - Multinational Financial Management An examination of the issues affecting the financial managers of multinational corporations. Topics include managing foreign exchange risk, international financial decisions, and factors affecting foreign direct investment. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: FIN 335 and INB 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting: FIN 439 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 442 - International Marketing Focus is on the special framework in which international marketing is conducted. Influence of international institutions, culture, stage of economic development, geography and demography are covered. Emphasis on multinational marketing problems and opportunities in an ever-changing world. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INB 300 and MKT 340 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses and admission to Cameron School of Business. Crosslisting: MKT 442 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 491 - Directed Individual Study Please enter a description. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, consent of the international program director and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 494 - International Business Study Abroad This course must be taken outside the U.S. and may consist of courses offered in the native language or in English that improve and enhance cultural understanding and knowledge of the working environment of a different country. Approval must be obtained by the International Business Program Director. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Prerequisite Courses: INB 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INB 498 - Internship in International Business Involves the application of international business education in organizations participating in some level of international business activity. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Prerequisite Courses: INB 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite course, 3.00 GPA, consent of International Business Concentration Director, and admission to Cameron School of Business. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 9 Additional Course Fees: Student Blanket Professional Liability Insurance Additional Course Fee Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
International Studies
	INT ___294 - Departmental Study Abroad Sophomore-level designation for non-catalogue courses offered by a department abroad. Department attaches its prefix (in place of INT) to the number and lists the course(s) in the coming semester’s schedule of classes. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT ___394 - Departmental Study Abroad Junior-level designation for non-catalogue courses offered by a department abroad. Department attaches its prefix (in place of INT) to the number and lists the course(s) in the coming semester’s schedule of classes. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT ___494 - Departmental Study Abroad Senior-level designation for non-catalogue courses offered by a department abroad. Department attaches its prefix (in place of INT) to the number and lists the course(s) in the coming semester’s schedule of classes. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 105 - Introduction to International Studies An introductory, interdisciplinary survey of the main concepts and terminology associated with the broad, interdisciplinary field of international studies, including economic, geo-political, and socio-cultural globalization and the effects of these processes on individuals and communities. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 200 - Global Capitalism and its Discontents An introduction to the history of capitalism, its alternatives, and its benefits and drawbacks in the era of globalization. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches, Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society, Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 215 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Politics of Globalization Exploration of interdisciplinary and political dimensions of globalization, including the concept of “globalization”, what it means in various contexts, and the way in which it developed through the Cold War and beyond. Introduction to an international political economy perspective, which is foundational to understanding globalization and the way we study the world in International Studies. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 220 - Cultural and Social Globalization Exploration of contemporary cultural and social changes in the context of globalization. The course focuses on the ways in which various global and local cultural arenas reflect and are transformed by late capitalism’s societal shift towards a mode of existence where images and consumerist desires have become the driving forces. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 294 - International Student Exchange Sophomore-level designation for UNCW students participating in a semester exchange program in another country. Credit Hours: 12 University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 300 - Interdisciplinarity and International Studies An introduction to the rationale and application of interdisciplinarity to International Studies. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INT 105 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Restricted to International Studies majors or minors. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive, Information Literacy, Common Requirements/Critical Reasoning Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 310 - Topics in Arts and Literature Intensive study of a selected topic or theme in art or literature. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 311 - Film and the Feminine Ideal in Post Communist Eastern and Central European Cinema An introduction to gender in transitional societies, politics, and economics through the medium of film with a focus on Post Communist Eastern and Central European women. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 314 - International NGOs, Globalization, and Development Interdisciplinary overview of theories on the role international Nongovernmental Organizations play in the development of a country including development of political and economic institutions. Focus on the mounting internal and external challenges that threaten the promise of international Nongovernmental organizations, particularly in the Global South. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INT 105 or permission of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 315 - Topics in Globalization Intensive study of a selected topic or theme in globalization. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 316 - Global Protest Movements An examination of global protests and activism for social, political or economic change. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in A Global Society, Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 317 - Dictators, Despots, and Presidents for Life An examination of global history and current events through the lens of despotic governments and authoritarian regimes. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 318 - Transitional Justice An overview of the major theories of transitional justice that considers the range of processes and mechanisms available. Examines the legacies of human rights abuses through the exploration of the field’s most emblematic case studies from a number of countries, such as South Africa, Rwanda, Argentina, Chile, and Bosnia Herzegovina. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 319 - Violent Political Contention Social movements, violent or otherwise, are a prominent feature of political systems globally. This course examines political contention and violent contention more specifically at a comparative and global level to gain insights as to the nature and role these movements play. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 320 - Topics in the Global Environment Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about the global environment. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 321 - Global Garbage, Trash, and Solid Waste Presents a global picture of the types of trash that are produced in the world and the dangers these may produce for the human species and the ecosystems on which it depends. An examination of the geographies of waste production as well as how waste may travel, either as part of an organized global waste trade system, or in an uncontrolled manner, for example, creating large ocean garbage patches or polluted runoffs. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 330 - Topics in Africa Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about Africa. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 331 - The Environment and Development in Africa An interdisciplinary overview of environmental history and development in Africa from the colonial era to the present. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 332 - Global Politics of Food: An African Perspective An examination of the global political economy of food through interdisciplinary examples from Africa with an exploration of the evolution of the human diet and traditional food production systems; the importance of culture in assigning meaning to food and how it is consumed; relationships between population, nutrition, and health; standards in the international trade of foods; the history and politics of food aid; food sovreignity and sustainable development; and the relationship between the environment and food security. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 333 - China in Africa Examination of the historical and contemporary linkages between Africa and China. This course aims to provide students an opportunity to critically discuss and analyze China-Africa, or Africa-China, socioeconomic relations and their implications for future political relations. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 335 - Topics in Asia Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about Asia. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 336 - Modern China through Film Examination of the social, cultural, economic, and political issues confronting modern China as constructed in feature films produced inside the country and the West including before and after the Communists came to power. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 337 - China Encounters the World Examination of how China has encountered the world since the 17th century, with emphasis on the late 19th and 20th centuries and how China has emerged as a major power in the 21st century. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 338 - Modern Japan through Film An exploration of how modern Japan, from the Togugawa period (1600-1867) through the Meiji Restoration (1868), and into the contemporary Showa (1926-1989) and Heisei (1989-) eras, has been constructed and represented in feature films. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 339 - Japan Encounters the World Focus on the emergence of Japan as a regional economic and political power in Asia, and global actor. Emphasis is given to Japan’s historical transformation from isolation in the 17th century to a global power in the 20th and 21st centuries. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 340 - Topics in Europe Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about Europe. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 341 - Modern Russian and East European Civilization Examination of the social, cultural, economic, and political issues confronting Russia and Eastern Europe. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 342 - European Cities An examination of the evolution of urbanscapes in Europe by looking at different types of cities, the ways in which they attained the functions they have today, and the social construction of the idea of the city in Europe, going beyond the post-card image of European cities as glamourous touristic sites. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 343 - Eurafrica: Europe and Its Former Colonies An examination of the co-dependent relationship between the European Union and its member states with the continent of Africa and individual former colonies. “Eurafrica” combines different European ambitions that emerged when European African colonies became independent states in the concomitant context of the project of a unified Europe, and the course will examine this new order by reviewing the political and economic conditions which made it possible and are sustaining it, as well as the ramifications in terms of development, trade migration, and culture. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 344 - Russia in the World Exploration of Russia’s internal self perception as a people and state coming to terms with a new existence in the Post-Cold War World. Russia has always perceived itself to be a major global actor, and struggles against Western interpretations of it as an aberrant state, and a regional actor only. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 345 - Topics in Latin America Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about Latin America. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 350 - Topics in the Middle East Intensive study of a selected topic or theme about the Middle East. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 351 - The Contemporary Persian Gulf Examination of the political, social, and economic history and issues of the Persian/Arabian Gulf in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Credit Hours: 3 University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 352 - The Contemporary Middle East Examination of the political, social, and economic history and issues of the modern Middle East. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 353 - Modern Iraq Examination of the political, social, and economic history and various regional issues concerning the nation-state of Iraq and how it relates to the Middle East region at-large in the 20th and 21st centuries. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 360 - Global Development: African Perspectives Examination of recent trends in global development based upon broad agendas designed and implemented under the following United Nations frameworks: the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 361 - Ethnic Conflicts and Territorial Disputes Examination of modern territorial disputes and ethnic conflicts in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East in the 20th and 21st centuries. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 362 - International Human Rights Examination of basic human rights principles, instruments and institutions, and an overview of current issues and debates in practical and political dynamics of human rights. Takes a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing together contributions from political and social scientists, philosophers, lawyers, and policy experts and makes extensive use of case studies to illustrate key points. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 363 - Global Political Economy Explores the dynamic ways in which markets, states, and societies interact with one another, within a context of increasing global economic, political, and cultural interdependence. The course combines a focus on Global Political Economy’s main theoretical approaches with the analysis of stringent issues triggered by the expansion and intensification of economic, political, and cultural life at a global level. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 364 - Global Populism An exploration of old and new populist movements, the causes of their resurgence in the United States and around the world, and their possible long-term consequences. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 365 - Globalization and Social Change An examination of the relationship between globalization and the contemporary cultural and social changes, focusing on various global and local cultural arenas transformed by late capitalism’s societal shift from a structural reliance on language and prohibition of enjoyment, to a mode of existence where images and consumerist enjoyment have become the driving force. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 366 - Comparative Political Regimes through Film A comparison of post-cold war films produced in Russia, the USA, and China as representatives of three civilizations: Eastern-Orthodox, Confucian, and Western; as well as of three political regimes; democracy, transitional democracy, and authoritarian. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 367 - America through Foreign Eyes An examination of how non-Americans view the United States and its citizens. The course will reveal both the positive and negative images of America and Americans, as well as how these images are created and perpetuated and their consequences. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 368 - Global Tourism An examination of tourist sites not as places that just happen, but rather as places that are shaped as “destinations” as a result of deliberate actions by an array of stakeholders and with wide-ranging implications at multiple scales, whether cultural, environmental, political, economic, psychological, or social. Explore how new technologies may transform the furture of the touristic experience as we know it, from virtual reality to QR codes or Google glasses. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 380 - Education in a Global Context Examination of the field of comparative and international education, including a focus on exploring complex global educational issues of equity, access, and quality. The course explores comparative case studies of education around the world. Credit Hours: 3 Crosslisting: EDN 311 . Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 394 - International Student Exchange Junior-level designation for UNCW students participating in a semester exchange in another country. Credit Hours: 1 To 12 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 400 - The Cinema of Globalization Study of globalization through the lens of cinema. Film as a popular means of socialization reflects and reinforces cultural characteristics, as well as offers a complex image of political life. This course, in line with the so-called “aesthetic turn” in International Studies helps students get a richer understanding of globalization through the medium of film. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 405 - Global Conflict Process The field of conflict management takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of conflict. Power and power inequities still matter to the onset of intra-and interstate war, but are looked at from a different perspective. The course will look at conflict from a “process” point of view: escalation-war-declaration. Understanding the conflict process takes us further in to an understanding on how power and contention matter. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 410 - Global Migration and Displacement This course deals in depth with global migration circulations and the migration security landscape, looking at what factors shape migration flows worldwide, and how processes of human mobility are regulated in a globalized era. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 480 - Global Issues Intensive study of a selected international topic or theme. May be repeated for credit under a different subtitle. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 490 - Senior Seminar in International Studies Advanced, interdiscipline study of topics that address critical developments and debates of contemporary international importance. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INT 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: International Studies major, and second semester junior or senior standing. University Studies: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive and Information Literacy Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 491 - Directed Individual Study Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Credit Hours: 1 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing, overall GPA of at least 2.00, and consent of instructor, program director and dean. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 494 - International Student Exchange Senior-level designation for UNCW students participating in a semester exchange program in another country. Credit Hours: 12 University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 495 - Seminar in International Studies Research of a selected international topic or theme. May be repeated under different subtitles. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: INT 105 and INT 300 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Prerequisite courses or consent of instructor. Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 12 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 498 - Internship in International Studies Experiential learning with selected international agencies and/or setting that provides practical experience. Faculty evaluation of all study and on-site activity will be in consultation with sponsoring agency. Credit Hours: 1 To 6 Prerequisite Courses: INT 105 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Junior or senior standing in International Studies, overall GPA of 3.00 or consent of instructor. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Additional Course Fees: Student Blanket Professional Liability Insurance Additional Course Fee Schedule Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	INT 499 - Honors Work in International Studies Independent study for honors students. Credit Hours: 2 To 3 Additional Restrictions/Requirements: Senior standing and eligibility for honors program. University Studies: Explorations Beyond the Classroom Course Repeatability: Course may be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 6 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Italian
	ITN 101 - Introductory Italian I Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic patterns of spoken Italian; reading, writing, and basic conversation. For students with one unit or less of high school Italian. Credit Hours: 3 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	ITN 102 - Introductory Italian II Emphasis on achievement of an active command of the language. Aural-oral practice; intensive study of the basic patterns of spoken Italian; reading, writing, and basic conversation. Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite Courses: ITN 101 Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated. Maximum Repeatable Hours: 3 Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.

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Course Prefixes

HST 491 - Directed Individual Study

HST 495 - Seminar

HST 496 - Topics in the History of Science and Technology

HST 497 - Topics in Asian History

HST 498 - Internship in Public History

HST 499 - Honors Work in History

HON 110 - First-Year Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar

HON 120 - Honors Enrichment Seminar

HON 121 - Honors Enrichment Seminar: Explorations Beyond the Classroom

HON 191 - Introduction to Research and Discovery

HON 210 - Topical Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar

HON 211 - Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in our Diverse Nation

HON 212 - Honors Topical Interdisciplinary Seminar: Living in a Global Society

HON 294 - Honors Study Abroad

HON 499 - Interdisciplinary Honors Work

MIT 401 - Online Teaching: Design, Development, and Management

MIT 402 - Multimedia Instruction for Online Learning

MIT 413 - Assessment of Learning and Instruction

MIT 414 - Foundations of Online Learning

MIT 470 - Introduction to eSports

MIT 471 - eSports Leadership, Development, and Coordination

MIT 472 - Streaming audio and video for eSports and Gaming

MIT 473 - eSports Media and Content

MIT 474 - eSports Coaching and Team Development

MIT 498 - eSports Performance and Practice Internship

IDS 300 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies

IDS 400 - Capstone in Interdisiciplinary Studies

INB 294 - International Study Abroad

INB 295 - Special Topics in International Business

INB 300 - International Business

INB 352 - International Management

INB 377 - International Operations Management

INB 394 - International Study Abroad

INB 426 - International Trade and Finance

INB 439 - Multinational Financial Management

INB 442 - International Marketing

INB 491 - Directed Individual Study

INB 494 - International Business Study Abroad

INB 498 - Internship in International Business

INT ___294 - Departmental Study Abroad

INT ___394 - Departmental Study Abroad

INT ___494 - Departmental Study Abroad

INT 105 - Introduction to International Studies

INT 200 - Global Capitalism and its Discontents

INT 215 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Politics of Globalization

INT 220 - Cultural and Social Globalization

INT 294 - International Student Exchange

INT 300 - Interdisciplinarity and International Studies

INT 310 - Topics in Arts and Literature

INT 311 - Film and the Feminine Ideal in Post Communist Eastern and Central European Cinema

INT 314 - International NGOs, Globalization, and Development

INT 315 - Topics in Globalization

INT 316 - Global Protest Movements

INT 317 - Dictators, Despots, and Presidents for Life

INT 318 - Transitional Justice

INT 319 - Violent Political Contention

INT 320 - Topics in the Global Environment

INT 321 - Global Garbage, Trash, and Solid Waste

INT 330 - Topics in Africa

INT 331 - The Environment and Development in Africa

INT 332 - Global Politics of Food: An African Perspective

INT 333 - China in Africa

INT 335 - Topics in Asia

INT 336 - Modern China through Film

INT 337 - China Encounters the World

INT 338 - Modern Japan through Film

INT 339 - Japan Encounters the World

INT 340 - Topics in Europe

INT 341 - Modern Russian and East European Civilization

INT 342 - European Cities

INT 343 - Eurafrica: Europe and Its Former Colonies

INT 344 - Russia in the World

INT 345 - Topics in Latin America

INT 350 - Topics in the Middle East