This course will introduce students to the science and art of effective communication with a focus on enhancing communication and presentation skills related to the profession of forensic science. The course will prepare students to communicate (in written and oral format) highly technical and scientific information to lay audiences, which could include government and/or political policymakers, attorneys, juries, judges and the like.
An advanced study of the family and consumer sciences 16 areas of core competencies, including a survey of theories used within family and consumer sciences, providing students with a knowledge of theoretical bases for family and consumer sciences program development. Conceptual frameworks and theoretical approaches are introduced and applied.
This course will focus on cultural diversity in American children and families with a specific focus on the intersection of culture, ethnicity with different family stressors, and how they relate to Kentucky children and families. Implications will be considered for designing and implementing culturally sensitive educational and community programs targeting families facing various stressors.
Advanced study in special topics in agricultural economics. May be repeated under a different subtitle to a maximum of fifteen credits. Lecture, one to three hours; laboratory, zero to six hours per week.
This course focuses on the social processes and cultural mechanisms that underlie everyday agricultural practices, in the U.S. and abroad. By comparing agriculture and food systems between the U.S. and other countries, the course helps students appreciate distinctiveness of each society's effort to build agricultural sustainability and recognize the common challenges of such an effort in the context of globalized agricultural trade and food production. Prereq: SAG 210.
A course that gives students the opportunity to apply integrated strategic communication principles and theory in a cultural setting outside the United States. Students will observe how strategic communication is developed and implemented in the context of another culture. While focused on issues related to integrated strategic communication, the course is open to students from all majors at the University of Kentucky, and may be taken for graduate credit. This course carries additional fees, detailed on the UK Education Abroad page for the program.
This 8-week course introduces students to meanings, practices, and theories connected to diversity and inclusion, and the implications of these within an increasingly interconnected world. The course approaches diversity and inclusion as central to professional and societal well- being and success. Students will critically examine the ways in which power, privilege, oppression, diversity, and inclusion inform everyday lives, organizations, institutions, and societies.
A powerful brand can propel a business, entrepreneur, or non-profit to reach its full potential. By connecting simple concepts to complex practices in the arts, strategic branding enables patrons, donors and stakeholders to better connect, and ultimately give, buy, and participate on a higher level. Elements such as writing tone and style; logo and its specific applications; use of color, pattern and spatial organization; social media practices; and public outreach events can either build a more powerful, clear brand or distract from that desired brand and mission.
Successful programs that meet the needs of current and potential audiences are the cornerstone of arts organizations. This course includes the necessary skills for designing, implementing, and evaluating a mission-based program for the arts. Students will utilize research techniques to determine the feasibility of a new program, both internally and externally to the organization. While developing an operating budget, students will include expenses from both earned and unearned revenue sources.
This is a course designed for students pursuing a certification in Athletic Training. This is part of a sequence of courses that provides a review of clinical skills in the classroom. The overall objective of this course sequence is to integrate clinical skills into clinical experiences, while emphasizing clinical decision making. The student will be required to demonstrate proficiency in competencies specific to the semester content, as well as evaluated on practical examinations.
