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Course Descriptions

Courses are listed alpha-numerically. The 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 series are undergraduate courses. The 5000 series are graduate courses that can also be taken by undergraduates with cumulative grade point averages of 2.75 or higher, who have satisfied all listed prerequisites and whose registration is approved by the department head or program chair responsible for the course. The 6000 series courses are restricted to graduate students only. Courses below 1000 are developmental in nature, are not counted in GPA calculations and do not count toward any Florida Tech degree.

Courses that may be taken in fulfillment of Undergraduate Core Requirements are designated as follows: CL: computer literacy requirement, COM: communication elective, HU: humanities elective, LA: liberal arts elective, Q: scholarly inquiry requirement, SS: social science elective, CC: cross-cultural, Hon: course may include honors sections during some semesters. These designations follow the course descriptions. Other courses that satisfy Undergraduate Core Requirements are identified by the course prefix: any MTH course can be used toward meeting the mathematics requirement; and any AVS, BIO, CHM or PHY course, or EDS 1031  or EDS 1032 , toward meeting the physical/life sciences requirement.
 

Humanities
  

  • HUM 1000 Popular Culture for Freshmen

    Credit Hours: 1
    Examines contemporary issues and themes in popular culture.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requires freshman or sophomore standing
    Requirement(s): Cannot be used to fulfill undergraduate core requirements
  

  • HUM 1001 Humanities Freshman Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces various areas of the humanities through selected special topics. Improves critical thinking and writing skills. Topics announced before registration.
    (LA)
    Requires freshman or sophomore standing
    Requirement(s): Cannot be used to fulfill undergraduate core requirements
  

  • HUM 1010 Creative Arts Practicum

    Credit Hours: 1
    Provides students with an opportunity to earn credit for performances and productions in the creative arts under the direction of a member of the humanities faculty. Areas may include the fine arts, music, theater arts and creative writing.
    (LA)
    Requires freshman or sophomore standing
    Requirement(s): May not be used to satisfy humanities elective requirement
    May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
  

  • HUM 1015 Mythology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces classical, Norse and medieval mythology through the study of themes and narratives that emphasize the importance of mythical elements to the modern world.
    (CC) (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  

  • HUM 1020 Art Appreciation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents basic terms, theories and techniques of the artist, and major art movements and media in the visual arts. Increases understanding and aesthetic pleasure, and develops understanding of the techniques and terminology in the visual arts.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  

  • HUM 1021 Integrated Arts

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces visual, written and musical works of art to increase understanding. Develops techniques and terminology in the arts through lectures, discussion, and live performances and events.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  

  • HUM 1023 Philosophy of Human Nature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces philosophy. Asks, “What makes us human?” Examines whether being a human person means having been created in God’s image, having a soul, having free will or having reason. Requires development of critical thinking, argumentation and communication skills.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  

  • HUM 1024 Religions of the World 1: Western Religions

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies western religions. Includes religions of nonliterate societies and ancient religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  

  • HUM 2051 Civilization 1: Ancient Through Medieval

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses.
    (LA) (Hon)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2052 Civilization 2: Renaissance Through Modern

    Credit Hours: 3
    Similar in purpose and method to HUM 2051 , continues the interpretation of primary texts, emphasizing the Renaissance period, the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Modern Age.
    (LA) (Hon)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2053 Introduction to Asian Civilization

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the cultures and civilizations of Asia. Focuses on East Asia (China, Korea, Japan). Addresses evolution and development (geography, governance, economy, philosophy, social structure, art and culture, kinship, etc.) from antiquity to the 17th century. Engages student in cross-cultural study.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2054 Introduction to Asian Civilization 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers Asian civilization changes after encounters between the East and West, from the 17th century to the last decades of the 18th century. Focuses on the transformation of traditional society in politics, culture, society, thought and the state of individual relations.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2085 Critical Approaches to Humanities and Social Sciences

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines issues in the humanities and the social sciences. Improves students’ critical thinking and writing abilities. Topics announced before registration.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1101  
  

  • HUM 2140 World Architecture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys some of the most significant architectural works from pre-history to the present from an ethnically and socially diverse perspective. Includes design, construction methods, effects of technology, purpose and function, as well as basic methods of analysis and interpretation.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1101  
  

  • HUM 2141 World Art History 1: Pre-History to Early Global Awareness

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys world art history and methodology from pre-history to circa 1500. Emphasizes analyzing and understanding works of painting, sculpture, textiles and decorative arts in their respective historical and cultural contexts.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2142 World Art History 2: Early Modern to Post-Colonial

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys world art history and methodology from circa 1500 to present day. Emphasizes analyzing and understanding works of painting, sculpture, photography, textiles, decorative arts, alternative art forms and new media in their respective historical and cultural contexts.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2153 Popular Music and Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the grammar of Western music through music theory. Teaches skills in pitch and rhythm notation, and the fundamentals of melody, harmony and time. Familiarizes students with up-to-date notation and counterpoint software.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: COM 1101  or WRI 1001   
  

  • HUM 2211 British Literature and Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys British literature from early 900 A.D. to the early 17th century. Emphasizes the interpretation of texts that represent the development of a British literary tradition and culture from its origins to the Restoration.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2212 British and American Literature 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys British and American literature of the late 18th to early 20th century, from the French Revolution to World War I. Emphasizes the interpretation of texts that reflect changing ideas about individual and national identities during revolutionary times.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2213 British and American Literature 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys British and American literature in the 20th and 21st centuries, from World War I to the present. Emphasizes the interpretation of texts that represent the development of the modern world and modern selves.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2226 Survey of World Literature 2

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys world literature through 20th-century short stories drawn from a wide variety of languages and cultures. Topics include colonization, cultural identity, alienation, gender roles, family life and social class.
    (HU) (LA)
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2250 Literature: Voice and Vision

    Credit Hours: 3
    A close reading and interpretation of texts representing the major genres of literature: short story, poem, drama and novel.
    (HU) (LA)
  

  • HUM 2331 American History: Pre-Columbian to Civil War Era

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys some of the basic problems in U.S. history through the Civil War era. Emphasizes origins, social characteristics and competing cultural values of the people that formed the American nation.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2332 American History: From Reconstruction to the Present

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the major ideas, ideals and events that have determined the American experience in the 19th and 20th centuries.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2385 Special Topics in World History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines cultural, geographical and philosophical issues in world history. Topics announced before registration.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2401 Introduction to Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the basics of the U.S. legal system. Explores the U.S. Constitution, civil liberties and civil rights, the U.S. judicial system and how citizens interact with it.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1101  
  

  • HUM 2480 Introduction to Political Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces students to the theories and concepts of political science. Emphasizes examining the interaction between ideas, values and institutions in contemporary U.S. political culture.
    (LA) (SS)
  

  • HUM 2490 Introduction to International Politics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the analytic and normative study of international politics. Emphasizes the historical and current issues and forces that shape society and life. Studies various theoretical perspectives in the discipline and analyzes particular international events that have a significant impact on the world.
    (LA) (SS)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2510 Logic

    Credit Hours: 3
    Deals mainly with deductive logic, although all the fallacies of reasoning are examined in both an informal and a formal context. Brings out the role of logic in science and law, as well as ways of making formal proofs of validity.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1101  
  

  • HUM 2551 Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys key philosophical problems that occupied philosophers in the ancient and medieval periods. Emphasizes the analysis of theories by ancient and medieval philosophers on issues such as skepticism, universals, the existence of God, and free will in their historical context.
    (HU) (Hon) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2552 Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys key philosophical problems that occupied philosophers in the modern period and today. Emphasizes the analysis of theories by modern and contemporary philosophers on issues such as the nature of knowledge, facts versus values, personal identity, and consciousness in their historical context.
    (HU) (Hon) (LA)
    Prerequisite: COM 1102  
  

  • HUM 2570 Bioethics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies ethical questions raised by 20th century technology as they affect medicine, ecology and social issues.
    (HU) (LA)
  
  
  
  
  

  • HUM 3201 Literary Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys main trends in 20th century and contemporary literary theory. Familiarizes students with major critical approaches to the study of literature. Introduces a variety of critical methods from New Criticism to Cultural Criticism.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3272 Serial Killers in Fiction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the representation of serial killers in works of fiction and the cultural roles of narratives about serial killers. Examines the relationship between discourses about real serial murder and fictional serial murder within the framework of social, political and economic forces. Studies both print and screen narratives. 
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2053  or HUM 2054  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3274 Science, Technology and the American Narrative

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the complex ways in which science and the humanities influence each other within the historical and literary narratives of America, from the 18th century to the present. Emphasizes the crosscurrents between the disciplines. Covers work by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain and Ray Bradbury, as well as contemporary films.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3276 Science Fiction Literature and Film

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the history of science fiction literature and film from the 19th century to the present. Emphasizes the history of technology and industrial design. Topics range from robots and dystopias to time travel and social engineering.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3278 Crime in Fiction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the cultural construction of criminality as seen through the lens of fiction. Combines theoretical readings with focused analysis of primary works. Topics range from serial killer and detective fiction to courtroom drama and noir.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3279 Monsters in Fiction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores social, political, artistic and psychological aspects of the image of the monstrous as seen through the lens of fiction. Combines theoretical readings with focused analyses of primary works. Topics range from traditional monsters such as vampires to less conventional types such as monstrous spaces.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  
  
  

  • HUM 3301 Historiography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the variety of approaches within the study and writing of history. Familiarizes students with the major schools of historiography, including Marxism, Gender History, Postcolonial Studies and Public History. 
    (HU/SS)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3333 American Military History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies American military from the Revolutionary War to the 21st century. Emphasizes the national military establishment and its relationship to society. Surveys major conflicts, the evolution of war strategies and weapons, the nature of combat and its impact, and changing attitudes and perceptions toward the armed forces and military service.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3334 History of Flight and the Space Age

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the human quest to travel and explore beyond the bounds of Earth. Considers the rise of aviation and the quest for space from the earliest dreamers to the modern reality of today. Emphasizes political, economic and cultural impacts of commercial and military aviation.
    (HU/SS)(LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or ​HUM 2053  or ​HUM 2054  or ​HUM 2141  or ​HUM 2142  or ​HUM 2211  or ​HUM 2212  or ​HUM 2213  or ​HUM 2331  or ​HUM 2332  or ​HUM 2551  or ​HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3343 World War II in Film: Europe

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines World War II in Europe through film. Focuses on the impact of war. Looks at how Hollywood and European films deal with the recurring theme of warfare and its effect on human lives. Also discusses the role of political propaganda, governmental responses to the demands of war, and its economic effects. 
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3344 World War II in Film: The Pacific

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines World War II in the Pacific through film. Focuses on the impact of war. Looks at how Hollywood, European and Asian films deal with the recurring theme of warfare and its effect on human lives. Also discusses the role of political propaganda, governmental responses to the demands of war and its economic effects.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3351 History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the origins of science in antiquity and the Middle Ages. Includes development of mathematical, physical and biological thought in the ancient and medieval period, and the relationship between science, technology and religion.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3352 History of Science and Technology: Renaissance to Present

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the principal developments in science, mathematics and technology from the Renaissance to the present. Includes scientific revolution, development of modern biology and the relationship between technology and science.
    (CC) (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3401 Constitutional Law 1

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys the evolution of U.S. constitutional law. Emphasizes the development of the U.S. Supreme Court. Uses important legal cases to determine how power is distributed between the national and state governments.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3410 Geopolitics and World Geography

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the most significant geographical conditions of different regions of the world and analyzes how these conditions affect the struggle for survival, development and prosperity of humankind. Emphasizes the struggle for tangible and intangible resources among individuals, organizations, states and nations. 
    (SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3420 International Law and Politics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the interactions between international laws and politics and explores how international laws have shaped foreign and domestic policies. Emphasizes the analyses of the most commonly applied international laws and their enforcement. 
    (SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3521 World Religions

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces religion and examines the philosophy of religion. Religion is seen as humanity’s attempt to grapple with the question of the meaning of life, the forms that religious perspectives have taken and the universal aspects of human existence.
    (CC) (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3531 Philosophy of Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines some of the central issues in contemporary philosophy of science. Investigates foundations of science and engineering. Includes pseudoscience, induction, confirmation, explanation, realism, and the relationship of science to society. Enriches the understanding of scientific work.
    (HU) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  
  

  • HUM 3571 Engineering Ethics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Develops the capacity for ethical and professional conduct in engineering through interactive study of moral theories and dilemmas in engineering practice. Covers engineering codes of ethics. Requires students to solve moral problems in engineering through the application of moral theories and ethical codes.
    (HU/SS)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2053  or HUM 2054  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552 
  
  
  

  • HUM 3900 Introduction to the Humanities

    Credit Hours: 1
    Introduces the many facets of humanities. Includes department faculty who introduce the humanities through the lenses of their individual disciplines (history, literature, philosophy, political science, art history, music). Emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach so department majors/minors can better understand the diversity of the humanities.
    (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3905 Junior Seminar in the Humanities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on one enduring question facing scholars in the humanities. Considers a different question and its related texts each semester. Equips students for the Senior Capstone Project by increasing awareness of the humanities through study and writing in the styles of the different disciplines.
    (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 3999 Capstone Research Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Acts as the first step in the two-course capstone sequence. Covers conducting research in the humanities, and applying knowledge and research skills acquired to writing required for capstone project. Requires working with a capstone faculty member to gather materials necessary for thesis and capstone proposal and project.
    (Hon) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 3905  
  

  • HUM 4085 Special Topics in Humanities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Offers focused study of a particular period, movement, or individual with an inter-disciplinary approach. Equips students for high-level critical analysis and intensive writing. Topics announced before registration.
    (HU) (LA)
    Minimum student level - senior
  

  • HUM 4100 Senior Capstone Project

    Credit Hours: 3
    A project consisting of original research that will result in a substantial written work about a significant issue in the humanities. Serves as the culmination of a humanities major’s undergraduate program.
    (Hon) (HU) (LA) (Q)
    Requirement(s): Department head approval
    Prerequisite: HUM 3999  
  
  

  • HUM 4301 History of Science and Technology in Warfare

    Credit Hours: 3
    Surveys how science and technology have impacted and been impacted by military conflict. Covers national identity, gender and the role of memory. Includes guest lecturers and discussion on why wars take place and how war is expressed in science fiction literature and film.
    (HU/SS) (LA)
    Prerequisite: HUM 2051  or HUM 2052  or HUM 2053  or HUM 2054  or HUM 2141  or HUM 2142  or HUM 2211  or HUM 2212  or HUM 2213  or HUM 2331  or HUM 2332  or HUM 2551  or HUM 2552  
  

  • HUM 4905 Senior Seminar in the Humanities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on an important issue for scholars in the humanities using an interdisciplinary approach suitable for students of all majors. Considers a different issue and related texts each semester. Promotes critical thinking through study and writing in the styles of different disciplines. 
    Minimum student level - junior.
  

  • HUM 5131 Global Space Policy and Law

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the relationships between government actors and national innovation systems. lncludes a background in global space policy necessary to develop and implement effective business strategies. Also includes an in-class simulation of a realistic global policy event involving the interplay of international governmental actors and others. 

Human Resources Management
  

  • EHR 3335 Selection and Placement

    Credit Hours: 3
    Focuses on people as strategic resources whose availability and capabilities influence organizational effectiveness. Studies strategies for attracting, assessing, acquiring and withdrawing personnel. Discusses implications of planning and implementing staffing policies.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: EMG 3331  
  

  • EHR 3340 Training and Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Studies the theory and technology of organizational training and development. Includes concepts and applications to training, methodology for training, evaluation, forces shaping future training development, and current practices and needs.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: EMG 3331  
  

  • EHR 3360 Compensation and Benefits

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the financial reward systems in organizations. Studies the relevant theoretical and legal perspectives. Includes job evaluation, wage surveys, incentives, pay equity, benefits and compensation strategy.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: EMG 3331  

Human-Centered Design
  

  • HCD 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  

  • HCD 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: HCD 0002   Corequisite: HCD 0002  
  

  • HCD 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: HCD 0003   Corequisite: HCD 0003  
  

  • HCD 5210 Introduction to Human-Centered Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores the processes and principles of the human-centered design (HCD) of products, services and experiences. Provides opportunities to apply the fundamental methods of human-centered design to the creation of solutions that accomplish the goals of an activity and enhance human performance, capacity and safety in the process.
  

  • HCD 5220 Design Thinking

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the theory and practice of design thinking for human-centered design. Introduces the design thinking methodology and reviews several different methodologies and their comparative benefits. Reinforces knowledge through in-class projects and design tasks. Requires a semester project.
    Prerequisite: HCD 5210   Corequisite: HCD 5210  
  

  • HCD 5701 Designing Interactive Systems 1: Fundamentals of HCI

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the fundamental methods and principles of human-computer interaction (HCI) for designing, implementing and evaluating interactive systems. Includes cognitive aspects of interaction, how to represent it, and principles and guidelines for usability and evaluation.
  

  • HCD 5801 Function Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces function analysis. Covers task, activity and work analysis; the concept of emergence in human-centered design; levels of automation; cognitive function networks; human-machine cooperation; and dynamic function allocation.
  

  • HCD 5802 Usability Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces usability engineering. Covers sensorimotor models and measures, ergonomic guidelines and recommendations, human-centered learning retention, human error management, efficiency, pleasure, emotional aspects, stress, workload and acceptability.
  

  • HCD 5803 Creativity and Design Thinking

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces creativity and design thinking. Includes how to state and solve messy problems using out-of-the-box approaches; how to design in a team and recruit those who will be potential recipients of the product; story-telling and story boarding; cartoon generation; and parallel thinking.
  

  • HCD 5804 Industrial Human-Centered Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces industrial human-centered design of life-critical systems. Includes the history of cockpits, control rooms, new generation cockpits, electronic flight bags, V-model, user requirements, maturity certification and novelty management.
  

  • HCD 5805 Tangible Interactive Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces cognitive and physical function analysis, cyber-physical systems, tangibility, virtual engineering, flexibility, sustainability, human-centered design, maturity, complexity and human systems integration.
  

  • HCD 5895 Nonthesis Project

    Credit Hours: 3-6
    Enables students to solve HCD problems; model, design, prototype and evaluate solutions; as well as express themselves both orally and in writing.
    Requirement(s): Approval of nonthesis project advisor and completion of core courses
  

  • HCD 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
  

  • HCD 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Research and preparation of a thesis under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty.
    Requirement(s): Thesis supervisor approval and a maximum of six credits may be applied toward the master of science degree requirements
  

  • HCD 6701 Research Methods for Human-Centered Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Presents the main ideas, techniques and differences in research methods and human-centered design research methods. Guides and develops students’ ability to conduct research using inductive reasoning and hypothesis testing. Requires design and presentation of a research project.
  

  • HCD 6810 Life-Critical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Requires students to develop and evaluate a synthesis of life-critical systems (LCS) illustrated by space systems, aeronautics, nuclear energy systems and various emergency systems. Improves knowledge and skills of the differences between technology-centered and human-centered design of LCS.
  

  • HCD 6820 Advanced Interaction Media

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses advanced interaction media. Covers the history of interactive technology to the present, input techniques, ubiquitous computing, tangible interaction, design tools and methods, computer-supported cooperative work, user experience and usability engineering, information visualization and multimodal interaction.
  

  • HCD 6830 Cognitive Engineering and Human-Centered Design of Life-Critical Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses cognitive engineering and human-centered design of life-critical systems. Covers human-centered automation, human reliability and safety, risk-taking and management, cognitive modeling and cognitive function analysis, situation awareness, decision-making, use cases, scenario-based design and product integration.
  

  • HCD 6840 Complexity Analysis for Human-Centered Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses complexity analysis from various points of view to the benefit of human-centered design. Covers how large numbers of relatively simple entities organize themselves without any central controller acting collectively to create patterns, use information, or adapt and learn.
  

  • HCD 6850 Organization Design and Management for Human-Centered Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses current topics and history of job and organizational design. Introduces socio-technical system design and its developments on the relationship between organization and technology. Covers organizational automation, product integration in a large organization, socio-technical leadership and change management.
  

  • HCD 6860 Modeling and Simulation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Discusses and practices modeling and simulation (M&S) for human-centered design. Includes familiarization to use CATIA and DELMIA, and design of a small, dynamic interactive system. Also includes life-cycle product management, discrete event simulations, mathematical models for simulation and multi-agent simulations.
  

  • HCD 6899 Final Semester Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 0 - 2
    Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
 

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