Apr 24, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
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2018-2019 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:
 

Library
  

  • LIB 101 - Basic Library and Information Research Skills

    Credit Hours: 1
    Concepts and methodology for locating, selecting, and evaluating information, with an emphasis on electronic resources. Overview of the structure and organization of information.


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  • LIB 103 - Introduction to Library Research and Technology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Exploration of concepts in library science and information technology. Emphasis on the evolving nature, trends, and issues relating to information. Development of skills in information retrieval and analysis using both print and electronic resources. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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  • LIB 104 - Library and Information Research Skills in Business

    Credit Hours: 3
    An introduction to business information resources and research including the evolution of information, trends and issues in using resources such as catalogs and subscription databases. Students learn to construct effective search strategies, to find and retrieve information, critically evaluate resources and use web sites for research.


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  • LIB 105 - Library and Information Research Skills in the Sciences

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examination of research and information retrieval methods in scientific research. Emphasis on analysis of print and electronic resources, subscription databases, and evolution of information technology in the dissemination and communication of scientific information.


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  • LIB 203 - Lifelong Library & Information Research Skills

    Credit Hours: 3
    Restricted to Juniors and Seniors. Exploration of research skills and tools needed by library and information-literacy savvy citizens. Emphasis on information retrieval and analysis using freely available sources (such as public libraries and the open web). Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy.


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