Apr 19, 2024  
2019-2020 Florida Tech Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Florida Tech Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

 

Environmental Science

  
  • ENS 4911 Environmental Field Projects 1

    Credit Hours: 1
    These summer research investigations focus on environmental problems of local, regional and global dimensions. A major focus has been on the Indian River Lagoon system. Students often work in teams configured to accomplish the specific objectives.
    (Q)
    Minimum student level - senior
    May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
  
  • ENS 4912 Environmental Field Projects 2

    Credit Hours: 2
    These summer research investigations focus on environmental problems of local, regional and global dimensions. A major focus has been on the Indian River Lagoon system. Students often work in teams configured to accomplish the specific objectives.
    (Q)
    Minimum student level - senior
    Prerequisite: ENS 4911  
    May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
  
  • ENS 5000 Environmental Science Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Reports and discussions of current research and environmental events by graduate students, faculty and visiting scientists. Required attendance for all graduate students.
  
  • ENS 5001 Global Environmental Problems and Solutions

    Credit Hours: 3
    Analyzes global environmental problems including human population growth, climate change, ozone depletion, deforestation and desertification. Students research specific problems and develop potential solutions.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5004 Aquatic Environmental Toxicology

    Credit Hours: 3
    The concepts of toxicology, classifications, kinetics of biological effects, and environmental sampling and testing. Includes the effect of environmental agents on aquatic systems and the fate of chemicals in the environment.
    Must be enrolled in College of Engineering and Science degree program
  
  • ENS 5006 Mathematical Models of Environmental Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the application of systems, science and computers to environmental problems. Analyzes models of water pollution and water resources, air pollution control and world food, energy and natural resource use.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5009 Internship

    Credit Hours: 0 - 3
    Application of environmental resources management principles in off-campus activities designed to give actual experience with planning agencies, regulatory agencies and other related activities. The internship is designed to meet the background, training and career needs of the individual student.
    Requirement(s): Department head approval
  
  • ENS 5010 Environmental Optics and Remote Sensing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Describes methods for collecting and analyzing field and laboratory optical data related to water and plant canopies in detail. The methods covered via lectures and assignments are related to their use in remote sensing of the environment.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5101 Introduction to Air Pollution

    Credit Hours: 3
    Origin, fate, effects and distribution of air pollutants. Includes dispersion modeling, legislation, source control and monitoring.
  
  • ENS 5300 Principles of Renewable Energy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Overviews energy generating systems; renewable energy sources including wind, solar, tidal, biomass, hydro and ocean currents. Emphasizes sustainable energy and its environmental, social and economic effects.
  
  • ENS 5600 Radiation and Environmental Protection

    Credit Hours: 3
    Covers the sources and mechanisms that create environmental radiation hazards and methods for detection and measurement of radiation and a study of the biological effects of radiation. Develops methods of protection and decontamination.
  
  • ENS 5610 Principles of Environmental Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Scientific foundations of environmental hazards, factors leading to environmental instability, ecosystem resilience and sustainability, techniques to monitor the response of the Earth system, information synthesis, disaster preparedness and emergency response procedures, technical and political aspects of treaty monitoring, case studies.
  
  • ENS 5700 Introduction to Water Resources

    Credit Hours: 3
    Stresses both descriptive and quantitative surface water and groundwater hydrology, particularly subjects of importance to environmental scientists such as hydrologic budgets, storm water management and groundwater quantity and quality.
  
  • ENS 5701 Environmental Regulation and Impact Assessment

    Credit Hours: 3
    Analyzes environmental legislation and the impacts and implications of these regulations on society. Emphasizes environmental impact analysis and environmental impact statement preparation methods.
    Must be enrolled in College of Engineering and Science degree program
  
  • ENS 5702 Lake and Reservoir Restoration and Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Reviews limnology, and lake and reservoir data collection techniques. Covers the chemical, physical and biological processes influencing nutrient enrichment and water body problems. Evaluates lake management and restoration methods. Uses case studies. Requires presenting 15-page written in-depth report (five references) on chosen restoration method.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5800 Limnology

    Credit Hours: 3
    Chemical, physical and biological dynamics of inland waters.
    Must be enrolled in College of Engineering and Science degree program
  
  • ENS 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
  
  • ENS 5901 Special Topics in Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 1
    Special course topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5902 Special Topics in Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 2
    Special course topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5903 Special Topics in Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Special course topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups.
    Requirement(s): Instructor approval
  
  • ENS 5999 Thesis Research

    Credit Hours: 3 - 6
    Individual research under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty in a selected environmental topic.
    Requirement(s): Thesis advisor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
  
  • ENS 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
  
  • ENS 6993 Research in Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 1 - 3
    Research under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty.
    Repeatable as required
  
  • ENS 6999 Dissertation in Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for doctoral degree

Engineering Cooperative Education

  
  • EPE 1000 Protrack Cooperative Education Preparation

    Credit Hours: 0
    Prepares Protrack students for cooperative education experiences and develops career planning and job search skills and techniques. Teaches the fundamentals of career exploration, resume development, interviewing skills and special job search techniques. Also covers workplace etiquette and ethics to help make a smooth transition to the workplace.
    Requirement(s): Enrollment in Protrack program and 3.0 cumulative GPA
  
  • EPE 1100 Protrack Cooperative Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares students for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and career-related work experience. Includes work in private industry, business and public agencies.
    Requirement(s): Approval of co-op coordinator, enrollment in Protrack program, 3.0 cumulative GPA and classifies student as full-time when registered for three credits.
    Prerequisite: EPE 1000  
  
  • EPE 2100 Protrack Cooperative Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares students for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and career-related work experience. Includes work in private industry, business and public agencies.
    Requirement(s): Approval of co-op coordinator, enrollment in Protrack program, 3.0 cumulative GPA and classifies student as full-time when registered for three credits. Can be applied as free elective credit.
    Prerequisite: EPE 1100  
  
  • EPE 3100 Engineering Protrack Cooperative Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares students for professional careers. Students work on engineering projects including one or more of the following realistic constraints: economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health, safety, security and manufacturing.
    Requirement(s): Approval of co-op coordinator, enrollment in Protrack program, 3.0 cumulative GPA and classifies student as full-time when registered for three credits. Can be used for a maximum of three credits of technical elective.
    Prerequisite: EPE 2100  

English as a Second Language

  
  • ESL 0341 Intensive Grammar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Enables students to communicate in oral and written forms of English, using complex sentences. Focuses on formal academic structure, which is required for technical reading and writing.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0342 Intensive Oral Communication

    Credit Hours: 3
    Gives the more advanced student of English practice in oral communication within an academic setting. Also offers the student controlled practice with vowels, consonants, word stress and intonation patterns.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0343 Intensive Listening Comprehension

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides students the opportunity to hear authentic English spoken with different speech patterns in a variety of academic lectures, to develop note-taking skills and to synthesize the facts contained in the listening selections.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0344 Intensive Reading

    Credit Hours: 3
    Offers guided practice in reading scientifically and academically oriented materials in English, emphasizing strategies necessary to improve reading speed and quality of comprehension. Provides an opportunity for students to acquire vocabulary and a grasp of basic scientific concepts.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0345 Intensive Writing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Enables the student of English to apply techniques needed in planning, organizing and developing a good paragraph. Emphasizes extended in-class written work, with individualized corrections and rewriting.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0401 Advanced Grammar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Includes a brief review of basic English structure and sentence patterns, followed by extensive practice on the features of more advanced English structure. Focuses on the elimination of habitual errors and on the acquisition of the quality and quantity of language necessary for academic success.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0402 Advanced Oral Communication

    Credit Hours: 3
    Teaches advanced skills in public speaking to the student of English. Deals primarily with formal speaking situations, but also gives instruction in small group and interpersonal communication.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0403 Advanced Listening Comprehension

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares students of English for academic lecture comprehension. Students learn to refine note-taking skills and to synthesize information heard in lectures.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0404 Advanced Reading

    Credit Hours: 3
    Offers further directed reading of scientifically oriented academic materials in English, emphasizing the development of efficient comprehension and analysis of basic terminology in several fundamental scientific, technical and management disciplines.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree
  
  • ESL 0405 Advanced Writing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Provides extensive practice in basic organizational techniques needed for academic writing in English. Emphasizes refining complex sentence structure, and analyzing and organizing details into an appropriate paragraph.
    Requirement(s): Credit cannot be applied toward any Florida Tech degree

Statistics

  
  • EST 2703 Statistics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: MTH 1000  or MTH 1001  or MTH 1701  or MTH 1702  

Flight Test Engineering

  
  • FTE 0002 Final Program Examination

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
  
  • FTE 0003 Final Program Examination 2

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: FTE 0002   Corequisite: FTE 0002  
  
  • FTE 0004 Final Program Examination 3

    Credit Hours: 0
    Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
    Prerequisite: FTE 0003   Corequisite: FTE 0003  
  
  • FTE 5701 Airplane Performance Flight Test Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines flight test engineering techniques to determine airplane performance. Includes flight labs for data collections. Presents data analysis and interpretation methods, and uses airplane performance theory to develop the equations necessary to reduce flight test data taken at altitude to sea level. Covers both propeller and jet aircraft. 
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • FTE 5702 Airplane Stability and Control Flight Test Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines techniques to evaluate airplane stability and control by flight testing. Includes flight labs for flight test data collection. Presents methods for stick fixed and stick free extrapolation of stability neutral points and control characteristics. Also includes effects of high speed and transonic flight due to aircraft configuration.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • FTE 5703 Airplane Avionics Flight Test Engineering

    Credit Hours: 3
    Reviews current avionics systems for testing in flight. Includes flight labs to demonstrate testing methods and data collection. Also includes communications and navigation systems, sensor systems, avionics systems integration, human factors and radar for severe weather avoidance systems and tests to determine stability.
    Requirement(s): Program chair approval
  
  • FTE 5704 Helicopter Flight Test

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines flight test engineering techniques to determine helicopter performance. Includes flight labs for data collection. Presents theory and methods for measuring hover, climb and level-flight performance. Addresses differences between airplane and helicopter flight testing.
  
  • FTE 5705 Weapon Systems Flight Test

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines flight test engineering techniques to evaluate aircraft weapon systems. Includes labs for data collection. Presents theory and methods for testing electrooptic, infrared, radar and electronic warfare systems. Covers weapons integration, night-vision imaging systems and helmet-mounted displays.
  
  • FTE 5706 Propulsion Testing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines ground and flight testing techniques to evaluate propulsion systems. Includes labs for data collection. Presents theory and methods for testing reciprocating and jet engines. Covers uninstalled and installed tests to determine thrust and power.
  
  • FTE 5707 Hazardous Flight Test

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines planning and execution of hazardous flight tests. Includes case studies on historic mishaps. Covers the flight test safety review process including the development of general minimizing procedures and test-unique hazard analyses. Also includes demonstrations of control room equipment and protocols.
  
  • FTE 5711 Airplane Performance Flight Test Conduct

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares engineers to conduct performance flight tests in the air and in a control room. Covers fight labs involving test card creation, safety, execution, data analysis and reporting. Includes flights in a variety of aircraft including multiengine and jet aircraft. 
  
  • FTE 5712 Airplane Stability and Control Flight Test Conduct

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prepares engineers to conduct stability and control flight tests in the air and in a control room. Covers flight labs involving test card creation, safety, execution, data analysis and reporting. Includes flights in a variety of aircraft including multiengine and jet aircraft.
  
  • FTE 5899 Final Semester Thesis

    Credit Hours: 0-2
    Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
    Requirement(s): Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs
  
  • FTE 5900 Flight Test Engineering Seminar

    Credit Hours: 0
    Presents current research by university faculty, visiting speakers and graduate students. Required of all full-time flight test engineering graduate students.
  
  • FTE 5997 Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Individual study under the direction of a member of the FTE graduate faculty.
  
  • FTE 5999 Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3-6
    Individual work under the direction of a member of the FTE graduate faculty on a selected topic.

First Year Experience

  
  • FYE 1000 University Experience

    Credit Hours: 1
    Assists new incoming students during their initial academic and social transitions to the university. Aims to promote student success by providing information about campus and academic resources, and encouraging participation in the classroom and in the campus community.
    Requires freshman standing
  
  • FYE 1005 Strategies for Success

    Credit Hours: 1
    Helps academically at-risk students during the first two years of their degree program identify and adopt effective strategies to improve study skills, time management and academic performance.

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 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
  
  • HCD 6999 Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 3 - 12
    Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
    Requirement(s): Admission to candidacy for the doctoral program

Honors

  
  • HON 2000 Honors Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Highlights the relationship between the humanities, social sciences and STEM fields. Includes guest lecturers from various disciplines. Emphasizes analysis and synthesis of sources. Topics include “Engineering the Body,” “A.I.,” “Race to the Moon” and “War and Technology.”  
    (HU)
    Instructor approval
    May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, provided topics change.

Homeland Security

  
  • HSC 1000 Homeland Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Introduces the concept and current practices in homeland security. Studies legislation, policies and plans at the national, state and local level. Includes civil liberties, interagency processes, intelligence and threat assessment.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
  
  • HSC 2011 Introduction to Terrorism

    Credit Hours: 3
    Describes a brief history of religious, state-sponsored and political terrorism. Examines domestic and international terrorist acts and groups, and outlines the importance of intelligence-gathering and counterterrorism activities.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: HSC 1000  and PSY 2510  
  
  • HSC 2204 Emergency Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explores how government and the private sector respond to man-made or natural disasters. Reviews and discusses risk assessment, incident management, recovery efforts and interagency coordination.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: HSC 1000  and PSY 2510  
  
  • HSC 3122 Transportation and Border Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines security threats to ground and air transportation systems and infrastructure. Overviews border and seaport security threats and protection efforts. Explains the interdisciplinary relationships of government, law enforcement, the homeland security apparatus and commercial entities involved in transportation and border protection.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: CRM 3150  and HSC 1000  
  
  • HSC 3230 Planning for Homeland Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines interagency functions and interdisciplinary activities of federal, state and local authorities in preparations and protection activities. Describes the National Response Framework, National Infrastructure Protection Plan, and other planning and preparedness functions of the homeland security enterprise.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online or Extended Studies
    Prerequisite: (HSC 1000  or INT 3000 ), and PSY 2510  
  
  • HSC 4104 Risk Assessment, Response and Recovery for Homeland Security

    Credit Hours: 3
    Details the actions necessary to establish infrastructure and trained personnel to respond to disasters, terrorist acts and major crime scenes. Describes public safety and community efforts to maintain continuity of services following an attack or disaster that disrupts public infrastructure and safety. Uses case studies and simulations.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: CRM 3150  and HSC 3230  
  
  • HSC 4230 Domestic Terrorism

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the historical evolution of domestic militant and terrorist groups and their activities. Describes contemporary terrorist groups and individuals, and their known interactions and relationships. Introduces intelligence-gathering techniques.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online or Extended Studies
    Prerequisite: HSC 3230 , and (CRM 3150  or INT 3012 )
  
  • HSC 4410 Critical Infrastructure Protection

    Credit Hours: 3
    Examines the intricate and interdependent physical and cyber-assets of government and the industrial/commercial complex. Assesses the vulnerabilities of public utilities, banking, finance, water supply and communications. Critiques disaster and mitigation plans to construct effective defenses and preventative measures.
    Minimum student level - fourth year
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
    Prerequisite: CRM 3150  and HSC 3230  
  
  • HSC 4450 The Intelligence Process

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explains collection, analysis, sharing and dissemination of information in local, state and federal governments and the private sector. Examines the interdependence of intelligence-gathering agencies. Compares and contrasts criminal and national security intelligence. Applies domestic and international intelligence efforts to policy decisions.
    Minimum student level - fourth year
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online or Extended Studies
    Prerequisite: (CRM 3150  or INT 3012 ), and (HSC 2011  or INT 3000 )
  
  • HSC 4510 Intelligence Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Explains the role of the analyst and the various analytical tools used to evaluate information regarding terrorist and criminal activity. Also explains methodology and techniques in critical thinking and analysis skills. Examines objectivity and bias in analysis and rules for dissemination of intelligence information.
    Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online or Extended Studies
    Prerequisite: HSC 4450 , and (CRM 3150  or INT 3012 )

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  
 

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