This survey course examines the population dynamics and equlibria of genes in nuclei, chloroplasts and mitochondria. Emphasis will be on biological relevance (in plants, animals, and micro-organisms), but some theoretical derivations will also be introduced.

This course is intended to familiarize students with the advanced academic writing process and expectations. Topics will vary each semester and may include advanced topics in the areas of manuscript writing, proposal development, grant writing, and evaluation report writing. Other specific writing topics may also be explored.

This course examines the complex, bi-directional relationship between media technology, families, and society. Students will explore modern day media influences and discern ways new technology has shaped and changed the landscape of family life, societal norms and practices, socio-economic structure, and access to information. Course content will emphasize competencies applicable to professional practice in education and outreach. Students will learn how to develop research- and evidence- based recommendations for individuals and families impacted by media- related issues.

This course is designed as an intensive independent scholarship or training in family and consumer sciences geared to individual needs, interest, aptitudes, and desired outcomes. Students are provided the opportunity to gain or enhance family and consumer sciences knowledge and to explore an area of interest related to family and consumer science research or the delivery and/or administration of family and consumer science programming. A specific topic in family and consumer sciences related to the student's interests and program needs is selectd for intensive study.

This course studies investments as broadly defined. Topics covered come from financial investments, corporate investments and personal finance.

This course covers various aspects of the principles of investments, securities markets, and their application to financial planning. It also prepares students to apply the concepts and principles through a financial calculator and Microsoft Excel.

The course discusses key topics in risk management and insurance, selecting the right retirement plan for the business and on individual retirement planning.

This survey course examines the population dynamics and equlibria of genes in nuclei, chloroplasts and mitochondria. Emphasis will be on biological relevance (in plants, animals, and micro-organisms), but some theoretical derivations will also be introduced.

Introduces upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students to the principles of critical and cultural theory. Explores topics of language, textuality, writing, subjectivity, culture, gender, everyday life, and power through the work of primarily, but not exclusively, French thinkers such as Saussure, Barthes, Fanon, Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard, Kristeva, Baudrillard, de Certeau. Taught in English with no knowledge of French necessary.

This graduate seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the philosophy, theory and practice of long-term care focusing on the manner in which such care is evolving in an aging society. The full range of long-term care options are considered including the design of supportive communities that support individual autonomy and reduce the need for long-term care, home and community based long-term care, family care, transitional options for long-term care support, and the full array of residential and institutional alternatives.