INTL-3220 History and Politics of the Middle East–Sp 3 hours See course description for GEO-3220 History and Politics of the Middle East. INTL-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe–Sp 3 hours See course description for GEO-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe. (even years) INTL-3400 History of American Foreign Policy–Fa 3 hours American statesmen have defended the principles of their government and the rights of American citizens in a world of empires and nation-states. This course provides an overview of controversies over independence and imperialism, modern tyranny and regime change, which have marked U.S. foreign policy from the founding to the present day. Crosslisted as HIST or POLS. Prerequisite: GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture. (even years) INTL-3650 International Relations–Fa 3 hours A survey of contemporary international affairs and principles of interstate relations, focusing on forces that unite and divide our world. Crosslisted as INTL or POLS. INTL-3790 Comparative Politics–Fa 3 hours This course will familiarize students with major historical developments, political debates, and scholarly research in the subfield of comparative politics. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics of the modern state, nationalism, economic development, political culture and ideology, identity structure, regime types, regime transitions, and comparative political economy. Crosslisted as POLS or INTL. INTL-4050 3 hours Diplomacy of the Major Powers–Sp See course description for HIST-4050 Diplomacy of the Major Powers. Crosslisted as HIST, INTL, or POLS INTL-4160 International and Domestic Terrorism–Sp 3 hours In-depth study of terrorism, focusing worldwide and domestically. An intensive examination of ongoing international conflicts, narco-terrorism, eco-terrorism, cyber-terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, geographical trouble spots, enemies of the United States, terrorism-counter-terrorism theory and options, terrorism history, law, civil liberties, and Homeland Security. Crosslisted as CRJU and INTL. INTL-4440 Special Topics: International Studies 1–3 hours Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. INTL-4800 Seminar in International Studies–Fa 3 hours A seminar/readings course intended to prepare senior students for graduate study. Through readings and discussion, students explore classical writings on international relations and international issues that are shaping our contemporary and future world. Crosslisted as INTL or POLS. INTL-4900 Senior Research–Sp 3 hours Senior capstone thesis course in which students engage in original research and writing for the completion and defense of thesis before a committee of professors. Course emphasizes substantive cross-disciplinary and biblical integration within research topic. Crosslisted with GSS. Prerequisite: GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning; or permission of instructor. (Fee: $80) INTL-4980 1–3 hours Independent Study in International Studies Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent study provides a logical way to complete required hours not obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Information Technology Management (ITM) ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business–Fa, Sp 2 hours This course emphasizes the use of software in a business environment. Students will develop a working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, and other software packages appropriate to the current business environment. (Fee: $10) ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management–Sp 3 hours This course is an introduction to the field of Information Technology Management (ITM) in the context of managing IT projects. Students will be introduced to computer programming concepts using a visual, software development environment. The course will then guide students through the process of managing a software development project from initial inception to final implementation. Specific topics covered in the course include: project planning, writing vision statements, identifying software requirements, prototyping, visual programming, and software testing. ITM-2100 Database Management–Fa 3 hours This course covers database fundamentals while providing a broad survey of the field’s major topics. Students learn about the critical nature of databases within Information Technology Management (ITM) contexts. Topics include data storage and retrieval, data modeling, logical and physical design, concurrency and security issues, stored procedures, and triggers. Students apply those topics by creating and managing databases in a SQL Server environment. Prerequisite: ITM-1510 Software Tools for Business. (Fee: $20) ITM-2300 Introduction to Programming–Sp 3 hours Intended as the first programming course for Information Technology Management (ITM) majors, this course will introduce the student to the process of programming and to the syntax and usage of the C# programming language. The programming assignments will encourage students to analyze problems in a logical, intentional, and structured manner so that they can develop well-constructed programs using structured and objectoriented programming techniques. Prerequisite or Corequisite: ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management (Fee: $20) ITM-3300 3 hours Advanced Topics in Programming Languages–Fa This course covers advanced concepts in programming and programming languages using one or more programming languages. Topics include theories of program design and implementation, distributed architectures, business object frameworks, generics, collections, reflection, data binding, and web services. Students will apply course topics in a team project through the development of a distributed information system. Prerequisite: ITM-2300 Introduction to Programming. (even years) (Fee: $20) ITM-3400 Data Communications and Networking–Fa 3 hours This course provides a study of the basic concepts of data communications and current networking technology. Topics include discussion of physical-layer considerations, higher-layer implications, and network operating systems. The concepts will be applied through a hands-on project of network design, implementation, and documentation. Prerequisite: ITM-1900 Fundamentals of IT Management or permission of instructor. (Fee: $50) ITM-3410 1–3 hours Topics in Information Technology Management–Fa, Sp, Su A variety of courses are covered under this heading on an experimental basis to meet the changing needs of the students. (crosslisted with ENTR-3410 Topics in Entrepreneurship) 2024–25 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 267 Course Descriptions INTL-3220 – ITM-3410
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