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AC 141 - Financial Accounting
Introduce accounting principles and practices applicable to the preparation and analysis of financial statements of a business organization. Major topics include the accounting cycle, classification of elements of financial statements (assets, liabilities, equity), measurement of income, and preparation and analysis of financial statements.
Prerequisites: Business administration and accounting majors, as well as accounting, business and finance minors only.
Full course
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AC 143 - Managerial Accounting
Covers the preparation and use of accounting information to support managerial planning, control and decision making. Introduces cost classification and behavior concepts, cost-volume-profit analysis, the use of budgets, cost-control systems, standard costs, variance analysis, cost-based decision making, and cash flows.
Prerequisites: AC 141 (formerly BU 141)
Full course
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AC 221 - Intermediate Accounting I
Focuses on the theory and practice of accounting for corporations. It includes the study of techniques used in the valuation of asset, liability, and stockholders’ equity accounts, analysis statements, and other advanced topics. Related financial reporting and disclosure issues are considered.
Prerequisites: Grade of B or better in AC 141 (previously BU 141) or permission of the instructor.
Full course
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AC 223 - Intermediate Accounting II
Focuses on the theory and practice of accounting for corporations. Includes the study of techniques used in the valuation of asset, liability, and stockholders’ equity accounts, analysis statements, and other advanced topics. Related financial reporting and disclosure issues are considered.
Prerequisites: AC 221
Full course
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AC 243 - Cost Management
Combines the study of cost accounting systems with the development of accounting data for managerial uses. Includes the study of cost behaviors, allocation of costs, compilation and use of accounting information for decision- making, control and evaluation.
Prerequisites: AC 143
Full course
Misc. Notes: Required for accounting majors and recommended for business majors with an interest in the accumulation and use of cost relevant to the decision-making process.
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AC 351 - Advanced Accounting
This course introduces selected advanced topics in accounting theory and practice. A major emphasis is recording business combinations which covers the accounting problems associated with business combinations. We also devote time to international accounting issues and partnership formation, operation and termination.
Prerequisites: AC 223 (formerly BU 223)
Full course
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AC 369 - Financial Management
An upper level course which teaches model building and quantitative methods used by financial professionals. Financial knowledge acquired in BU 215 Finance will be enhanced through its application to cases involving cash flow, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, the cost of capital calculation, company valuation, merger analysis, etc.
Prerequisites: AC 141 and BU 216 (formerly BU 315)
Full course
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AC 415 - Federal Income Taxation
Introduction to preparation and planning for Federal income taxation of individuals and business entities. Students learn to compute tax liability and to reduce that liability using opportunities available in the Internal Revenue Code. Topics covered are those included on the Uniform CPA Examination.
Prerequisites: At least Junior standing.
Full course
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AC 450 - Seminar in Accounting
This seminar course explores various areas of accounting, auditing and tax - practice, theory and standards - as well as professional ethics through contemporary readings, discussions, case studies and presentations. This course fulfills the writing intensive requirement for accounting majors and requires a research project and an in-class presentation of that research project.
Prerequisites: AC 351 and AC 451
Full course
Misc. Notes: Fulfills Written Communication requirement for the Accounting major.
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AC 451 - Auditing
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the systematic process of objectively obtaining and evaluation evidence regarding assertions about economic actions and events through the study of various professional standards. Coverage includes the independent audit function, risk analysis, planning, the study and evaluation of internal control, audit reports, professional ethics, legal liability, and generally accepted auditing standards and procedures.
Prerequisites: BU 223 and Senior standing.
Full course
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AL 101 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics
This course provides an introduction to the nature and structure of human language, as well as the basic methods of its scientific study. The course is framed in terms of four guiding questions: what are the components of the language system; how do we acquire this system; how is this system used in society; and how is this system represented in the brain.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Social and Institutional Dimensions of Human Behavior
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AL 103 - Structure of the English Language
This course will give students the tools for talking about English grammar - the grammar they may already know and use. Once they become familiar with these tools or “metalanguage,” they will use them to explore how different grammatical choices are used strategically to make meaning, and how these choices can improve writing and speaking performance for both native and non-native speakers.
Full course
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AL 220 - Languages of the World
This course introduces the linguistic, sociopolitical, and economic effects of language contact over time. The Indo-European family illustrates typological principles which students then apply to other languages and their status on the world’s stage, focusing on the role of languages in globalization and the impact of globalization on language evolution.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Global Issues that Impact the Common Good
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AL 250 - Intercultural Communication
This course explores the challenges of becoming interculturally competent in a global world. The course examines the relationship between communication and culture, applies theoretical concepts to the analysis of cultural patterns and communication phenomena, and examines how different cultural perceptions and symbol systems can alter the communication event in a variety of contexts. The course includes a critique of the intercultural communication experience through a case study analysis.
Full course
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AL 304 - Sociolinguistics
This course examines the ways in which variations in language use signal social class, gender, ethnic, and other cultural differences, along with societal attitudes towards such variations in usage. It seeks to identify the social functions of language and to explain why people speak differently in different contexts to convey meaning.
Prerequisites: AL 101
Full course
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AL 310 - Seminar in TESL/TEFL Methodology
This course covers principles and methods of second and foreign language learning and teaching. A practical experience component includes classroom observations, peer micro-teaching, and opportunities to instruct small groups of ESL or FL students. This course is useful for foreign language majors, language education majors, and students interested in teaching ESL/EFL.
Full course
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AL 404 - Theories of Second Language Acquisition
This course introduces students to issues of second language acquisition (SLA). It discusses the processes involved in language acquisition, the human capacity for language, complexity for learning L2, social and cognitive dimensions of SLA, the relationship between one’s native language and other languages learned after childhood, and biological, and social constraints on L2 acquisition.
Full course
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AM 101 - Introduction to American Studies
Using a case study approach, this course exposes students to a sample of the broad range of sources and methods that are to be found in the history, literature, politics, religion, art, and popular culture of America. Possible course themes include the 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, slavery, the Civil Rights Movement, women’s rights, and the frontier.
Full course
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AM 350 - Locating American Studies: Theory and Methodology
This junior-level course inroduces majors to current methodologies, theories, and interpretive strategies in the fleld of American Studies, including cultural studies, cultural geography, popular culture, material culture, gender studies and film studies. The focus will be on varied critical texts suggesting the evolving, interdisciplinary nature of American Studies.
Prerequisites: At least junior standing.
Full course
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AN 109 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
An introduction to the principles and processes of cultural anthropology. The course not only provides students with basic insights into facts and theories, but also, most importantly, the anthropological attitude of a commitment to understanding and tolerating other cultural traditions.
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Global Issues that Impact the Common Good or Social Instituitional Dimension of Human Behavior
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AN 217 - Social Inequalities
An examination of inequalities in wealth, power and privelege in the United States and other cultures.
Prerequisites: AN 109
Full course
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AN 235 - Peoples and Cultures of the Lusophone World
Introduces students to the unique perspective that anthropolology and the ethnographic method bring to our understanding of cultural history, national identity, and the legacies of Portuguese colonialism around the world. Class approximates cultutral immmersion as much as possible, relying primarily on a deep reading of class ethnographies and contemporary fiction from the Portuguese speaking world.
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Global Issues that Impact the Common Good
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AN 310 - Special Topics in Anthropology
This course enables students to explore a contemporary anthropological issue through the utilization of ethnography and ethnology. Past topics have included: Indigenous Knowledge; The Refugee Experience in America: and Applied Anthropology. Topics vary based on current research interests of the professor.
Prerequisites: AN 109
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Global Issues that Impact the Common Good
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AN 327 - Anthropological Perspectives on Gender
Introduces students to the unique perspective that anthropology brings to our understanding of gender, identity, and stratification. Utilizing a series of internse cross-cultural comparisons, provides students with the theoretical and conceptual framework within with they can understand the range and diversity of gendered experiences, structures, and identities.
Prerequisites: AN 109 or GS 101
Full course
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AN 333 - Anthropology of Refugees
An exploration of the cultural, economic and political conditions that lead refugees and internally displaced people to leave their country of origin. We will examine the quality of life, tensions and social issues that arise in refugee camps and the “receiving” communities effected by displacement processes, as well as issues around repatriation in various countries. We will also explore the ways American refugees struggle with and respond to the process of being Americanized as well as issues around refugee health, in particular, the assumptions social service providers make in trying to heal refugees.
Prerequisites: AN 109
Full course
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AN 341 - Culture, Illness, and Healing
An overview of the sub-field of medical anthropology providing a detailed look at culture, health and healing in several different cultures. In this course we apply an anthropological perspective to the study of illness, health and healing cross-culturally. We explore how different cultures decide what are normal and abnormal states of mind and body and how they “should” be healed. How is the body a symbolic template for collective categories and values? This is also a course within the fields of psychological and anthropology of religion. We also consider how American notions of body, self and mind increasingly shape the expression of mental illness around the globe and the ongoing relationship between globalization and Western psychologization. We explore the migration of certain forms of healing from East to West and how they change in the process of becoming Americanized. In the process of exploring other cultural conceptions of health and healing, we will question and critically examine American assumptions about health, healing, the self and sickness.
Prerequisites: AN 109
Full course
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AN 350 - Ethnographic Field School
Field-based seminar enabling students to conduct ethnographic fieldwork. Topics and locations vary.
Prerequisites: AN 109 and AN 393
Full course
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AN 393 - Engaged Theory and Methods in Cultural Anthropology
An overview of the major theoretical schools in anthropology and an introduction to ethnographic methods.
Prerequisites: AN 109
Full course
Misc. Notes: Fulfills Written Communication requirement for the Anthropology track.
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AN 420 - Capstone in Anthropology
Senior-level seminar in which students conduct substantial anthropological research in the local community. Enables students to reflect on their entire undergraduate experience.
Prerequisites: AN 109 and AN 393
Full course
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AR 130 - Introduction to Photography
This course is designed as an introduction to the black-and-white photographic process as a means of visual expression. Students will learn to use the manual functions for a 35mm camera, process their own film, make prints in the darkroom and present their work in an art critique setting.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Artistic Experience
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AR 205 - Drawing I
Students will develop skills in mark making, formal visual principles, and abstract thought through assignments that survey different approaches to Drawing.
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Artistic Experience
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AR 207 - Drawing II
This course begins by reviewing and expanding techniques and approaches covered in Drawing I. Then through a series of assignments, students use a variety of media to carry out personal interpretations of contemporary approaches to drawing. Finally students propose and carry out a thematic final project.
Prerequisites: AR 205
Full course
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AR 215 - Digital Imaging
An introduction to basic techniques and strategies for using digital imaging hardware and software for the production of both screen-based and printed artworks.
Full course
Misc. Notes: May be repeated as long as focus or medium is different.
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AR 225 - Sculpture I
An introduction to basic sculptural materials and techniques, foundational formal concepts specific to sculpture, and the development of three-dimensional artworks. Different semesters may focus on different media or concepts (examples: Time and Space, Assemblage, Woodwoorking).
Prerequisites: AR 205
Full course
Misc. Notes: May be repeated if median is different
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AR 230 - Intermediate Photography
This course is designed as a continuation of the introductory photography course (AR 130), with an emphasis on the crossover between tradional film processes and digital technology. Students will be exposed to new photographic formats, alternative darkroom techniques, and will be challenged to develop and refine their individual voices as art photographers. The culmination of the course will be an in-depth final portfolio that will be presented in an art gallery setting.
Prerequisites: AR 130 or permission of the instructor
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Artistic Experience
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AR 251 - Survey of the History of Art I
Examination of early human achievement in the arts, from the cave paintings of Lascaux to the Gothic cathedrals. Special attention is given to methods of analyzing form and subject matter, and ideology in art and architecture.
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Historical Studies
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AR 252 - Survey of the History of Art II
Students learn to analyze art, and to see, think, write and speak critically about painting, sculpture, and empowered objects from the fifteenth through twentieth centuries in Europe, America, and West Africa. Throughout the course, we analyze art through changing thematic lenses. Stylistic elements, the role of art in society, and the judgment of what is good, are persistent themes.
Full course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Historical Studies
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AR 280 - Culture and Society in Medieval Burgundy
An 18-day academic study-abroad course in Burgundy, France, focusing on the historical, political, artistic, religious, literary, cultural, and social developments of medieval Burgundy. Based in Pontigny, students travel every other day to cities, abbeys, castles, cathedrals, museums, and archaeological sites which are examined in preparatory classes.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Historical Studies or Study of Christian Tradition and Thoughts
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AR 309 - Painting I
In this course students develop skills working with paint, two dimensional formal principles, and abstract thought through assignments that survey different approaches to Painting.
Prerequisites: AR 205
Full course
Misc. Notes: May be repeated if median is different
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AR 310 - Painting II
This course begins by reviewing and expanding techniques and approaches covered in Painting I. Then through a series of assignments, students use a variety of media to carry out personal interpretations of contemporary approaches to Painting. Finally students propose and carry out a thematic final project.
Prerequisites: AR 309 or AR 311
Full course
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AR 313 - Western Calligraphy
The theory and practice of writing and lettering as an art form.
Half course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Artistic Experience
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AR 327 - Ceramics I: Wheelworking
Will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the practice of throwing on the potters wheel including clay preparation, centering, formation of vessels, trimming, glazing and firing. We will also look at the work of historical and contemporary ceramic artists.
Full course
Misc. Notes: The course meets at Burlington City Arts Clay and Craft Studio.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Artistic Experience
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AR 347 - Visual Culture of the Middle Ages I: 200 C.E. - 1000 C.E.
This course will focus on images of power, piety, and belief in the European Middle Ages (c.200 - 1066), from the Late Antique world to Charlemagne and his successors. Rural landscapes, town planning, and the role of archeology in understanding medieval art and life will be explored, along with the evolution of including churches, mosques, monasteries, cathedrals, palaces and houses, and the objects and images that filled them.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Cannot be taken if the student has already taken AR 346, RS 346 or HI 346.
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AR 348 - Visual Culture in the Middle Ages II: 900 C.E. - 1400 C.E.
This course will focus on images of power, piety, and belief in the European High Middle Ages (c. 900 - c. 1400), from Charlemagne and the Carolingian contribution to late Gothic and Marco Polo’s travels. The achievements of the Romanesque style in the great monasteries, and the development of the Gothic cathedrals will be explored, as will the objects and images that filled these buildings - mosaics, sculpture, paintings, reliquaries, illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, jewelry, stained glass.
Full course
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AR 361 - Visual Culture of the United States
This writing-intensive seminar examines visual culture produced in North America between 1600 and 1944, including artifacts, landscape, architecture, painting, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, and early film. Students present their final research projects during a two-day field trip to Boston.
Full course
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AR 381 - Special Topics in Art History
Examines in-depth topics selected from various areas of art and/or art architectural history. Course descriptions for sections will be announced prior to registration.
Full course
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AR 382 - Special Topics in Studio Art
Examines in-depth topics selected from various areas of studio art. Course description and credit count for sections will be announced prior to registration.
Full course
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AR 391 - West African and African American Art and Culture
This course is intended for students who wish to learn about religious philosophies, royal arts, empowering objects, gender and race relations, sacred ritual objects and performance, architecture and curatorial practice in eh display of West African and African-American art. Course assignments introduce students to the work of professional art historians as teacher and curators; the final project requires students to contribute a “virtual exhibition” to our class website.
Full course
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AR 415 - Art Tutorial
An individually planned studio program resulting in a thesis exhibition of a significant body of related works. Exhibitions will be in the McCarthy art gallery or another appropriate space on campus to be decided in consultation with faculty.
Prerequisites: AR 309 or AR 311 and permission of the instructor
Full course
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AR 431 - Life Drawing
Students develop skills in drawing, formal visual principles, and abstract thought by means of the human body.
Prerequisites: AR 205
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 106 - Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology
This lecture and laboratory course will focus on topics pertaining to the cellular level of biological organization. Examples of specific topics that may be explored in a given semester are: the cellular basis of health and disease; human genetics and inheritance; cancer; biotechnology, including the study of the moral implications of the rapidly evolving technology; the immune system; origin of life; reproduction and development.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Biology 106, 108, and 110 are laboratory courses designed for students who are not science majors. They may not be taken by biology majors or minors.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Processes of Scientific Reasoning
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BI 108 - Topics in Organismal Biology
This lecture and laboratory course will emphasize scientific modes of inquiry through the study of topics pertaining to the organismal level of biological organization. Examples of specific topics that may be explored in a given semester are: human biology; animal behavior; embryology of plants and animals; physiological responses of plants and animals to the environment; the biology of a particular group of organisms, for example, plants, invertebrates, microorganisms, and human parasites.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Biology 106, 108, and 110 are laboratory courses designed for students who are not science majors. They may not be taken by biology majors or minors.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Processes of Scientific Reasoning
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BI 110 - Topics in Evolutionary or Ecosystem Biology
This lecture and laboratory course will emphasize scientific modes of inquiry through the study of topics pertaining to the population level of biological organization. Examples of specific topics that may be explored in a given semester are: evolution; conservation biology; endangered species and the loss of biodiversity; climate change; food and energy resources; types of pollution and their impact on various ecosystems; human population growth; natural history of Vermont.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Biology 106, 108, and 110 are laboratory courses designed for students who are not science majors. They may not be taken by biology majors or minors.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Processes of Scientific Reasoning
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BI 151 - Introduction to Ecology and Evolution
This course introduces ecology and evolution. Our approach is problem- and inquiry-based. Lectures, case studies, and discussions present biological concepts relevant to real world problems. Labs promote hypothesis testing and experimental design during semester-long projects. Students develop proficiency with scientific reasoning and learn the importance of biological principles in the natural world.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Required for biochemistry, biology and pre-health care career students; others by permission of the department.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Processes of Scientific Reasoning
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BI 153 - Introductory Cell Biology and Genetics
Introduces the disciplines of cellular biology, genetics, and molecular biology. Our approach is problem- and inquiry-based. Lectures, case studies, and discussions present biological concepts relevant to real world problems. Labs promote hypothesis testing and experimental design. Students develop proficiency with scientific reasoning and learn the importance of biological principles in the natural world.
Prerequisites: Grade “C” or higher in BI 151 or permission of the instructor.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Required for biochemistry, biology and pre-health care career students; others by permission of the department.
Laboratory Fee: yes
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Processes of Scientific Reasoning
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BI 205 - Communications in the Biological Sciences
This course will help students (1) develop skills in locating, reading, and evaluating professional literature in the biological sciences ; (2) develop skills in presenting scientific research or other biological information orally and in writing; and (3) improve their ability to statistically evaluate, analyze, and present biological data.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153, with a grade of “C” or better.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Group discussions and individual consultations. Fulfills writing intensive requirement for the Biology major.
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BI 207 - Human and Comparative Anatomy
Students will study the structures of the vertebrate body and will also learn how vertebrate structure has been modified over evolutionary time. The primary focus will be on mammalian, including human, anatomy.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153, with a grade of “C” or better in each.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 219 - Human and Comparative Physiology
A comprehensive study of physiological processes stressing regulation at the organismal level. Emphasis is placed on human physiological and physiological adaptations of animals to environmental conditions. The laboratory explores fundamental concepts of organismal physiology, with an emphasis on humans.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of C or higher in each; CH 110 (or CH 103).
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 223 - Genetics
The study of gene transmission, gene structure, and gene function. Lectures consider several topics, including cell cycle genetics, chromosomes, genetic variation, molecular genetics, recombinant DNA technologies, and Genomics. The laboratory emphasizes a quantitative approach to exploration of selected topics considered in lecture and an introduction to molecular techniques.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153, with a grade of “C” or better in each, CH 110 (or CH 103), CH 117 (or CH 204), or permission of the instructor.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 225 - Cell Biology
The study of cell structure and function. Topics include cellular biochemical processes, cell membranes, organelles, the cytoskeleton, nuclear function, cell division, and cell behavior. Lecture and laboratories will emphasize an experimental and quantitative approach.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153, with a grade of “C” or better in each, CH 110 (or CH 103), CH 117 (or CH 204), or permission of the instructor.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 238 - Ecosystem Ecology
This field course examines the structure and composition of terrestrial ecosystems and how geology, climate, humans, and other factors affect ecosystem distribution and sustainability. Included is an historical overview of human effects on ecosystems including climate change. Field trips examine mountaintops, a bog, lake side forests, coniferous and hardwood forests.
Prerequisites: BI 151 with a grade of “C” or better.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 242 - Community Ecology
This course covers the biology of ecological communities. The course emphasizes biological diversity measurement, preservation, and human influences on biological communities. Core concepts include keystone species, dominant species, disturbance effects, and species co-occurrence. Approach includes assigned readings with hands-on investigation in the field and laboratory. Communities of aquatic habitats are emphasized.
Prerequisites: BI 151 with a grade of “C” or better.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 247 - Plant Biology
The course considers the evolution, diversity, structure, and internal processes of plants with an emphasis on angiosperms. The relationships humans have with plants are explored through our food stream, breeding practices, and genetic engineering. Laboratories consist of field work in The Teaching Gardens and hypothesis driven experiments.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 250 - Tropical Ecology
An introduction to the scientific study of tropical ecology and to conservation of tropical habitats. The course consists of several meetings during the fall semester and a two-week study tour of three Costa Rican ecosystems (rain forest, cloud forest and dry forest) during winter break. Each tropical site visit will be spent learning natural history and formulating questions followed by conducting research projects to address ecological questions.
Prerequisites: BI 151 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor.
Half course
Misc. Notes: Enrollment by application, limited to space available. Admission is selective based upon academic performance and potential to be a responsible and contributing group member during the work in Costa Rica. Travel costs must be paid by students and are not covered by their financial aid packages.
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BI 260 - Animal Behavior
The study of ethology: animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Class sessions explore mechanisms of behavior, development of behavior, and behavioral ecology of animals from a wide range of taxa. The laboratory work involves development of strong observational skills and execution of analytical research. Field trips to off-campus locations are required.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153, minimum grade of “C” in each, or permission of instructor.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 315 - Microbiology
Microorganims impact our lives and environment in many ways. This course will introduce basic concepts of microbiology including the structure, metabolism, growth, genetics, and evolution of prokaryotic microorganisms. Fundamental aspects of virology will be discussed. Laboratory explores microbiological techniques used to study and identify microorganisms.
Prerequisites: BI 151, BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each, CH 110 (or CH 103), CH 117 (or CH 204), CH 208 (or CH 107), BI 223 strongly recommended.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 320 - Neurobiology
A comprehensive study of physiological processes underlying information processing in the brain, with an emphasis on humans. The lecture will consist of investigations of the electrophysiological properties of neurons, as well as the functional roles of important regions of the brain. The laboratory will include anatomy, modeling, and experiments.
Prerequisites: BI 153, BI 151 and CH 110 (or CH 103) minimum grades C; or Permission of Instructor.
Full course
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BI 321 - Population Ecology
Population ecology is the study of how populations grow and how they interact with other populations and their environment. Students observe, measure, and manipulate these interactions in the field and lab, and develop analytic mathematical models to study them further. Students test ecological hypotheses and learn to evaluate published literature.
Prerequisites: BI 151 with a grade of C or better and completion of the department’s required math cognates (2 courses).
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 325 - Molecular Biology
The study of information flow from DNA to protein. Lecture topics include chemistry of DNA, RNA, and proteins; organization of genes, chromosomes, and genomes; transcription and translation; gene regulation; epigenetics; DNA replication; and genome evolution. The laboratory explores how molecular biology techniques are used to clone and characterize novel genes.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each; BI 223; CH 110 (or CH 103), CH 117 (or CH 204).
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 331 - Ichthyology
This course will address the structure, function, evolution, diversity, and ecology of fishes. Lab will include field work and will focus on the fishes of Vermont, with a strong emphasis on the identification and biology of fishes from Lake Champlain and its tributaries. Course expectations include a written paper and oral presentation, and a lab report in professional journal format.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each; at least one intermediate-level biology course recommended.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 335 - Advanced Topics in Biology
A course on a topic not offered on a regular basis. Consult with the instructor before enrolling to determine topics to be studied.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and/or BI 153 with a grade of “C” or betterr, and perhaps some chemistry, depending on the specific topic.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 345 - Developmental Biology
The study of the progressive changes in gene expression and cell interactions that determine the form of an organism at all points of its life cycle. Lectures consider several topics, including embryology, cell differentiation, cell communication, and spatial organization. Laboratories explore selected topics considered in lecture.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each; CH 110 (or CH 103) and CH 117 (or CH 204).
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 355 - Evolution
An examination of the biological processes underlying evolution: adaptation and diversification, (both empirical and theoretical perspectives). We examine areas of current research like molecular phylogenetics and evolution of development. Related topics include historical development, evolutionary philosophy, and social relevance. Laboratory exercises illustrate techniques used to study evolution, including experiments and simulations.
Prerequisites: BI 151 and BI 153 with a grade of “C” or better in each; BI 223 recommended; and junior or senior standing.
Full course
Laboratory Fee: yes
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BI 410 - Senior Seminar
This course provides a capstone experience for students to review biological literature, demonstrate oral and written communication skills, and discuss societal implications of biology, including moral and ethical dimensions of the practice and application of biology within the broader context of the liberal arts.
Prerequisites: Senior standing in BIology major (some exceptions for students planning to do student teaching in spring of senior year).
Full course
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BI 420 - Senior (Honors) Research
Senior research provides an opportunity for students who have demonstrated good academic performance and strong motivation to undertake a laboratory or field investigation with a member of the biology faculty. The results must be reported in written form and presented in a seminar.
Prerequisites: By permission of instructor only.
Full, Half course
Misc. Notes: One or two semesters.
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BI 499 - Academic Internship
Qualified biology majors may apply for academic internships at a variety of off-campus sites including non-profit organizations, government agencies, healthcare practices and businesses. Requirements may include selected readings, written reports, and an oral presentation.
Prerequisites: Student must be a Biology major.
Full, Half course
Misc. Notes: This course may be taken pass/fail at the discretion of the instructor. This course will not fulfill a major requirement if taken pass/fail.
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BU 113 - Critical Thinking & Communication
This course introduces students to business concepts and helps them build analytical, communication and research skills for the workplace. Students will study the perspectives of stakeholders (the company, the customer, the investor and society) and consider the material, financial, human, and ethical consequences of business decisions and operations.
Full course
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BU 205 - Principles of Business Communication
This course enhance students’ understanding of communication theory and capability in multiple communication channels and situations. Also develops critical thinking skills and ethical integrity in discerning credible information and responding appropriately.
Full course
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BU 209 - Legal Environment of Business
This course will explore the nature of the law and the judicial system, their relationship to consumers, ethical behaviors, and the business enterprise. It will introduce students to basic legal concepts governing business transactions, as well as to the constraints imposed and protections offered by the law. Students will also acquire an appreciation for how the contemporary American legal system operates.
Full course
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BU 212 - Information and e-Business Systems
Introduces students to the management issues of information and e-business systems. Explores the role that information and e-business systems play in information age organizations. Focuses on e-business systems that build on basic information systems in an attempt to effectively utilize all the benefits of the Internet, the World Wide Web, internetworking, and related technologies to enhance the value creation enterprise of the organization.
Prerequisites: Either BU 213 or CS 101 or CS 111.
Full course
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BU 213 - Management Decision Tools
The course is intended to show how software tools can be used by managers to make efficient and effective decisions within an organization. Through lectures, solving of cases and extensive computer laboratory work, the student will progress from the implementation of simple management scenarios to the solution of challenging cases, where integration of more than one Microsoft Office Suite™ application is required.
Prerequisites: MA 120 (formerly MA 102) or BU 207
Full course
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BU 214 - Management
The course focuses on skills for the organizational setting of work. Through their experience in the classroom, students will learn concepts of formal and emergent organization and skills for being effective in the workplace. Topics include organizing, planning, control, decision-making, strategy, job design, group dynamics, culture, environment, interpersonal communication, work psychology.
Prerequisites: BU 113 or permission of instructor.
Full course
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BU 215 - Marketing
This course will provide a review of the fundamental topics in marketing management, and expose the student to various analytical and decision making tools currently used by marketing managers. The course will focus on how the various elements of the marketing mix, and on how the marketing manager must control and integrate each of these elements to achieve competitive advantage.
Prerequisites: BU 113 or permission of instructor.
Full course
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BU 216 - Finance
The course provides an overview of key finance principles and practices relevant to business decision-making and presents students with the finance tools necessary to manage in a range of organizations.
Prerequisites: AC 143 (formerly BU 143), EC 101, and BU 207 or MA 120 (formerly MA 102)
Full course
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BU 271 - International Business
This course will concentrate on the main themes and issues facing internationally active firms today: coping with differing cultures, political and economic systems; the role (both positive and negative) of governments; the operation of the global trade and monetary systems; and the flow of foreign direct investment. It will also give students an opportunity to gain first-hand exposure to the operations and strategies of an internationally active firm.
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
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BU 311 - Information & Knowledge Management
Introduces students to the strategic management issues of information and knowledge-based systems in modern organization. Explores the role that information and knowledge-based systems play in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization as well as their role as strategic assets of the organization. Focuses on the strategic development of systems that enhance knowledge creation, knowledge sharing and organizational learning.
Prerequisites: BU 213 or CS 101 or CS 111
Full course
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BU 313 - Leadership
Leadership introduces students to the skills and theories of leadership. Students will primarily study examples of leadership in films and the textbook. In addition, students will explore the ways people are influenced and develop their ability to influence others by analyzing their own style through cases and exercises.
Prerequisites: BU 214 (formerly BU 303)
Full course
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BU 319 - International Finance
This course provides a framework for analyzing key financial decisions for a global firm and investor, particularly related to foreign exchange and markets. Students explore how world developments impact global equity and currency markets, how companies and investors manage foreign exchange risk, and how international financial markets are structured.
Prerequisites: BU 271 or EC 101
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
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BU 321 - Human Resources Management
This course covers a broad range of human resource areas: job design and analysis, human resource planning, recruitment and selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation, health and safety, and employee and union relations. Also considered are government regulations and contemporary issues in HRM.
Prerequisites: BU 214 (formerly BU 303)
Full course
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BU 331 - Investments
This course presents fundamental theories and approaches to investment decisions. Covering both debt and equity markets, with primary focus on equity, it emphasizes hands-on assignments based on core concepts and typical “real-world” analysis. The prime objective is to help students become intelligent consumers of investment information.
Prerequisites: BU 216 (formerly BU 315) and EC 101
Full course
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BU 341 - Labor Relations
This course focuses on the art of negotiations. Through the use of actual grievances from the field of labor relations students will learn to negotiate in all types of situations. It also includes a broad survey of American labor movement. Case studies and extensive classroom participation allow exploration of various methods of dispute settlement including mediation, arbitration, and negotiation.
Prerequisites: BU 214 (formerly BU 303)
Full course
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BU 345 - Retailing
This course is designed to familiarize students with the decisions involved in running a retail firm and the concepts and principles for making those decisions. While the course focuses on the retail industry including retailers of consumer services, the content of the course is useful for students interested in working for companies that interface with retailers such as manufacturers of consumer products or for students with a general management or entrepreneurial interest.
Prerequisites: BU 215 (formerly BU 305)
Full course
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BU 355 - Production and Operations Management
The course will introduce students to the major issues that arise in managing manufacturing and service operations. Specifically, it will focus on production management & planning, inventory control, quality management, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Just-in-Time (JIT) production, project management, scheduling, supply chain management, forecasting and manufacturing and service strategy.
Prerequisites: BU 214 (formerly BU 303), AC 143 (formerly BU 143), BU 207 or MA 120 (formerly MA 102)
Full course
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BU 373 - Ethical Issues in Business
Examines the ethical context in which contemporary managers operate. The course will begin with an examination of various models of ethical decision making, followed by an examination of the ethics of the free market and the notions of economic justice and competition. The course will then review ethical issues which managers face in the areas of environmental impacts, marketing and employment.
Full course
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BU 405 - Principles of Advertising
This course focuses on the management of the promotion function in the context of an integrated marketing communications perspective. The course will consist of an in-depth analysis of the uses of advertising, sales promotion, personal selling, direct marketing, and public relations techniques. The emphasis in the course will be on selecting the most appropriate vehicles for transmitting the organization’s marketing message and on integrating the various options into an optimal integrated program.
Prerequisites: BU 215 (formerly BU 305)
Full course
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BU 409 - Business and Public Policy
Businesses are social institutions which influence by their relationships with government, other institutions, communities, and individuals. This course will explore the historical interaction of business and government in the United States, the global societal and regulatory framework in which contemporary American business operates, and the impact of public policy on the day-to-day management and strategic direction of business.
Full course
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BU 411 - Consumer Behavior
This course will examine the basic concepts underlying consumer behavior and how they can be applied in analyzing marketing problems. The course will apply principles and research from the social sciences (i.e., perception, memory, motivation, and attitudes) to marketing problems such as positioning, communication, and relationships with customers.
Prerequisites: BU 215 (formerly BU 305)
Full course
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BU 443 - International Marketing
This course will expose the student to the application of marketing techniques in the global marketplace. The course will address the changing economic, social and political variables which a firm must deal with when it begins marketing its products or services outside of its home country, and how these variables can impact marketing strategies.
Prerequisites: BU 271 or BU 215 (formerly BU 305).
Full course
Misc. Notes: Optional Applied Language Component
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BU 457 - Commercial Law
Course content focuses on business law topics tested on the Regulation section of the Uniform CPA Examination including the law of contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code (sale of goods, commercial paper, negotiable instruments and secured transactions.) Content is also suitable for non-business students seeking pre-law studies who satisfy prerequisites.
Prerequisites: BU 209 and Junior standing.
Full course
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BU 461 - Business Strategy
This course concentrates on the total business environment and how the various functional areas of business are integrated by managers. The course is based upon the study of strategy formulation and implementation. Using a combination of assignments, the course gives students the opportunity to see how managers can lead firms to attain organizational goals.
Prerequisites: BU 214 (formerly 303), BU 215 (formerly 305), BU 216 (formerly 315).
Full course
Misc. Notes: Open to senior business administration majors only. Fulfills Written Communication requirement for the Business Administration major.
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