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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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As a reminder, all courses have been renumbered beginning with the Fall 2018 semester. Click on Course Number Look-up Tool.
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AUDI 411 Data Sonification
Sonification is the use of designed or intentional sound to display system states and other informational data. This course introduces the concepts and design techniques used in sonification ranging from earcons, spearcons and auditory icons to translation techniques used in mapping data into sound for probing, monitoring, and auditory display for enhanced user interfaces and monitoring and purposes.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3562
Prerequisites AUDI 202 Studies in Hearing
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 412 Spatial Audio
This course focuses on the relationship between sound and space from a scientific and artistic perspective. It reviews the physiological and psychacoustic foundations of spatial hearing, as well as of stereophonic recording and production techniques. Other major topics include: impulse responses, binaural sound reproduction, 5.1 and other surround sound formats, Ambisonics and other 3D sound spatialization techniques, microphone and loudspeaker arrays. Examples will be drawn from the history and current artistic practice of spatial audio.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites AUDI 202 Studies in Hearing or AUDI 231 Psychoacoustics
Requirements JR Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 413 Building Circuits for Sound Art II
Students use the skills acquired in AUDI 313 to build more complex projects for analog synthesis, electro-acoustic music, and sound art. Projects are assessed for both craftsmanship and creative results. Students should expect to spend 4-6+ hours per week completing projects outside of class, and are responsible for the purchase of their own materials. Students can access class tools outside of class time.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 43-3252
Prerequisites AUDI 313 Building Circuits for Sound Art I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 416 Advanced Practicum in Analog Studio Recording
Course focuses on the craft of studio recording as it developed in the first era of the audio industry, prior to the advantages afforded us by digital technologies. This lecture/lab course is designed to teach the technologies, theories and creative processes engineers embraced in that era, such as live-to-stereo recording, linear-analog recording and editing, producing reverb using the analog plate and natural reverb chambers, analog delay techniques, and hybrid processing (daisy-chains) using discrete signal processors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3250
Prerequisites AUDI 481 Advanced Practicum in Studio Recording or AUDI 482 Advanced Practicum in Music Design
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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AUDI 425 Music Industry Immersion: Recording Workshop
A unique experiential learning opportunity for students interested in music, music business, and audio arts to engage these disciplines in an accelerated, hands-on environment. Students will be coached on the development of their musical, technical, and management skills through collaborative projects encompassing song development and arranging, live performance, live sound reinforcement, recording, artist management, and music company operations. The course will include students, faculty and facilities from the Departments of Music, Audio Arts and Acoustics (AA+A) and Business & Entrepreneurship (BusE). Students and faculty from Pop Akademie University Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (http://www.popakademie.de/english/welcome) will also participate in this collaborative experience.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3333J
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 426 Advanced Practicum in Album Production
Students explore the techniques, procedures and aesthetic decisions employed in complex music recording productions in this studio/practicum course. It includes studying the manner in which the individual skills of audio engineering are applied in the context of client-based production environments. The engineering team will coproduce an album/EP project with Music Department ensembles. This project is augmented by reflection and discussion of the team’s experiences.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3292
Prerequisites AUDI 481 Advanced Practicum in Studio Recording or AUDI 482 Advanced Practicum in Music Design
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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AUDI 431 Acoustical Testing I
The testing of an acoustical space represents the proof of performance of the design phase. Course introduces students to a variety of testing tools and techniques to be used in a wide range of situations. The course makes extensive use of real world contexts to present the need for accurate testing and reinforce the methodology introduced during the lectures.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3325
Prerequisites AUDI 334 Fundamentals of Vibration Analysis
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 432 Acoustical Testing II
Course focuses on practical applications of the theory introduced in Acoustical Testing I.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3326
Prerequisites AUDI 431 Acoustical Testing I
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 433 Acoustical Modeling
Modeling is rapidly becoming an essential component of the acoustical design process. This course reviews the modeling options currently available to acoustical designers and presents the strengths and the limitations of the various methods. Modeling exercises for a variety of acoustical environments are performed by the students using some of the relevant software currently available. A large portion of the class is devoted to student projects.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3320
Prerequisites AUDI 431 Acoustical Testing I
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 434 Engineered Acoustics
Course investigates acoustical issues pertaining to engineered systems in a wide range of environmental settings. Topics covered include heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) noise issues and design; noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) assessment; fundamentals of active noise control; and a primer on sound quality. A substantial amount of the course is dedicated to modeling various physical systems with computer tools in order to assess their behavior relating to noise or vibration excitation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3330
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 435 Studies in Loudspeaker Theory
Course examines the principles of transduction as they apply to loudspeaker design. Throughout an audio system, from the microphone to the ear, energy is transformed, induced, and transduced. The class’s primary focus is on loudspeakers and loudspeaker enclosures: how electrical and mechanical energy is transformed into acoustical energy. Students explore the trade-offs and byproducts of this transfer, engage in aesthetic analyses, learn to predict effects, and examine the challenges involved in constructing various loudspeaker systems. Course analyzes loudspeaker characteristics, how they behave alone, and how they behave together supported by an introduction to loudspeaker performance predictive models.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3515
Prerequisites AUDI 242 Sound System Design
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 441 Loudspeaker System Applications
This advanced course builds upon theoretical/practical knowledge acquired by students in earlier courses (basic acoustics/psychoacoustics, loudspeaker parameters, signal processing, and live sound reinforcement) and synthesizes the information in the context of optimizing loudspeaker selection, placement, and processing to fulfill specific audio needs. Through practical and theoretical projects, as well as supporting lectures, students define the loudspeaker system design goals for a small number of representative case studies. They then determine appropriate equipment and placement for the desired audio coverage, and utilize a combination of objective and subjective techniques for alignment and calibration of the designed systems.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3623
Prerequisites AUDI 343 Installed Systems Documentation
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 442 Audio Visual System Design
Audio Visual Communication systems play a crucial role in delivering information and are a key part of almost all major installed projects. However, the end result is a tool for communication. Communication requires not just aural communication but visual as well. Audio and video are continually evolving into fully integrated systems. These systems require transmission, control and display subsystems as part of the whole integration. This course will expose students to a host of new terms and concepts, yet focus on several basic areas: Display, control, flow/distribution, and a general introduction to industry considerations and influences. Students in this course will apply fundamental knowledge and techniques learned in previous courses (Sound System Design, Installed System Documentation, and Project Planning, Process and Implementation) in order to create a complete AV system design.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-4473
Prerequisites AUDI 242 Sound System Design
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 443 Networks and Networking for Media
Through lectures, readings and hands-on experience, this course provides a basic understanding of the networks and networking protocols necessary for reliable, secure communication in a digital media world. Intended for students who have completed the department’s core curriculum, it is also offered to non-majors with instructor approval. Major topics include network topologies (LAN, WAN, WLAN, MAN) and protocols (primarily TCP/IP), IP addressing hierarchies, switching, routing, and VLANs, and network security.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3622
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 452 Monitor Mixing
Total immersion stage monitor course for advanced live sound reinforcement students undertakes an in-depth exploration of feedback suppression, mix aesthetic, systems design, and signal flow.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3528
Prerequisites AUDI 353 Live Sound Engineering Practicum
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 453 Digital Equalization and System Management
Course explores audio equalization methodology in the digital domain, within the context of loudspeaker management systems and digital console operations. In addition, loudspeaker management functions are explored through real-time operation of digitally controlled sound reinforcement systems. Course is largely hands-on, with real-time adjustments audible through a large-scale sound reinforcement system. All control functions, whether computer or digital console based, are concurrently presented for student evaluation on large-scale projection screens.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3526
Prerequisites AUDI 353 Live Sound Engineering Practicum
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 481 Advanced Practicum in Studio Recording
Course gives an overview of current studio recording techniques, covering such topics as microphone usage, signal routing, and synchronization, as well as session set-up and psychology. Course is taught by leading Chicago recording engineers and is geared toward advanced students who desire a career in music engineering.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3220
Prerequisites AUDI 321 Multitrack Music Recording II
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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AUDI 482 Advanced Practicum in Music Design
Course introduces students to advanced concepts of musical design using tools of random access audio on a digital workstation. Each week, a component of musical design (for postproduction, editing, processing, and mixing) is introduced and illustrated by the instructor, who supervises the creation of a class project. This project serves as a model for techniques and aesthetics of DAW production. Students bring the weeks’ instruction to their own team projects, which they complete in a time frame that parallels the class project.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3230
Prerequisites AUDI 321 Multitrack Music Recording II
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 484 Advanced Practicum in Live Sound Recording
Course introduces students to advanced concepts and techniques of acoustic live sound recording and the relationship of acoustic recording with critical listening and high-definition playback systems. These techniques will help students gain essential knowledge of recording without the use of processing, such as equalization and compression, and to further understand how to properly assess such recordings through the assembly of high quality playback systems.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 43-3240
Prerequisites AUDI 323 Live Sound Recording
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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AUDI 495 Directed Study: Audio Arts & Acoustics
Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 43-3098
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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AUDI 496 Independent Project: Audio Arts & Acoustics
Course is designed for the advanced student who wishes to do advanced study in an area covered in the curriculum or basic study in an area not covered by the curriculum. The Independent Project is a student-lead initiative with a faculty advisor alongside to help. The Independent Project must be approved by the coordinator of the most closely related concentration or by the chair of the department.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 43-3291
Requirements Permission Required (DP)
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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BIOL 101 Introductory Biology
This course is an introduction to the study of life, at the molecular, cellular, and whole organism levels. It surveys cell structure and function, the principles of genetics, and the diversity of living organisms, including how they grow, how they evolve and adapt, and how they interact with each other and with their environment. Through observation, experimentation, and interpretation of the living world, students develop an understanding of the biological functions that support life. The biological world is examined with particular attention to issues of greater contemporary relevance and impact.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1110
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 105 Biology of Human Reproduction
The course examines the biological aspects of sexuality from a structural, functional, and evolutionary standpoint. Topics may include anatomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, human sexual response, reproductive hormones, birth control and infertility, pregnancy and birth, sexual disorders and sexually transmitted diseases, human inheritance and genetic counseling, evolution of human sexual behavior, and other related issues from a biological perspective.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1115
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 110 The Biology of AIDS
The course examines the basic biology of HIV and is designed to provide an understanding of the pathophysiology of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the immune system. Topics will include cell biology, basic genetics, the immune system, virology, and epidemiology and their connection to the development of anti-retroviral drugs and vaccines, testing for and diagnosis of HIV infection, and an understanding of the virus life cycle. HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention via artistic expressions will also be examined.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1117
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 115 Botany
This course introduces students to plant life and the impact of plants on society including their use as a major food source, as medicine, and in the industrial and recreational world. As an introductory level botany course, topics also include structure, function, growth processes, reproduction, ecology, genetics, and resources derived from the plant world. The course also examines the impact of plant life on society using examples from major agriculture crops such as coffee and chocolate. Students will investigate live specimens of plants with a strong hands-on laboratory component.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1120
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 120 Introduction to Horticulture
This laboratory course will be taught at the Garfield Park Conservatory and will address the science and art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants; the functional uses of plants: aesthetics, food, industry, recreation; and growing and using horticultural plants and consumer and environmental issues related to horticulture in daily living.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1121
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 125 General Zoology
This class examines the diversity of the animal kingdom, focusing on the major groups of invertebrates and vertebrates. We will study these animals in an evolutionary context, emphasizing ecology, life history, and morphology. The lab component will include dissections to examine physical differences across the major phyla. It is recommended that students have a strong background of biology in high school or a previous biology course in college (e.g. Biology the Living World, Animal Physiology, Human Physiology, or Marine Biology).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1125
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 130 Human Anatomy and Physiology
This course examines the basic biological concepts of structure and function of the human body. Body systems, such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, digestive, muscular, skeletal and reproductive will be surveyed. Special topics may include the disease processes that affect the human body, such as cancers and AIDS.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1170
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 135 Animal Physiology
This course explores the structure and function of animals. Students gain knowledge on the diversity, as well as similarities of animal physiologies- at the microscopic as well as macroscopic level. Topics include general physiology (tissues and organ systems, sensory reception, respiration, digestion etc.), genetics and reproduction, evolution and ecology, and conservation. Special topics may include coverage of mammalian companion, economically important and zoo animals. The course includes hands-on laboratory work.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1181
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 140 Biology of the Human Immune System
What causes illness and maintains health? How does the immune system guard against disease? These and other important topics of health are discussed. The effects of diet, stress, and drugs are debated, with discussions of AIDS, genetics, cancer, and other related current topics. Students learn to make sound decisions regarding their bodies. Students complete projects integrating their major field of study with topics in health and illness. Laboratory work is a required component of the course.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1182
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 145 Marine Biology
This class examines the diversity of marine organisms from the smallest worms to predatory sharks to the largest whales, from the deepest trench to the shore. Students will explore the special adaptations that allow organisms to thrive and create the complex web of ocean life. This class contains a lab component; field trips to the Shedd Aquarium; and a final project that incorporates the students’ interests, majors, and cultural backgrounds with course material.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1185
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 150 Animal Behavior
This course explores the ways in which animals survive, adapt, and respond to changes in their environment. Basic topics covered include animal learning, mechanisms of behavior, foraging, defense against predation, aggression, sensory systems, communication, mating systems, and parental care behavior. Examples from the animal kingdom will be incorporated, including consideration of the roles animals play in the daily lives of humans, and the discovery and meaning of specific animal behaviors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1420
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 165 Sensation & Perception
Course studies sensation and perception entering the body through sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. Course examines the senses as they relate to biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology. Other senses dealing with coordination and balance will be studied also.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-1615
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 205 Epidemics
This course examines well-known epidemics. Classes of pathogens, modes of transmission, pathology of illness, and the immune response are investigated. Each epidemic is discussed through the lens of the public health response and the impact of concurrent scientific breakthroughs. This class considers the nature and challenges of contemporary global diseases and the responses of the public health, medical, and philanthropic communities. The course assesses how colonialism and globalization help spread disease and the co-evolution of infectious agents and humans. It is recommended that students have a strong background of biology from high school or have taken a previous biology course in college (e.g. Biology the Living World, Microbiology, Brave New World of Medicine).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2100
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Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 210 Cancer Biology
This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects of cancer biology. The underlying environmental and genetic causes that lead cells to transform into malignant cancer cells are investigated. Current methods of cancer screening and diagnosis, traditional treatment and cutting-edge therapies are examined and compared. In addition, the course explores possible measures to delay, reduce, and even prevent cancer development. Several specific types of cancers are examined and used as examples to illustrate the process of cell transformation into malignant cancers.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2120
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 215 Genetics
Course is a survey of the basic fundamentals of genetics and their application to contemporary issues. Major topics include DNA structure and replication, the chromosomal basis of inheritance, protein synthesis, and genetic engineering. Special topics may include human development, cloning, stem cell research, DNA fingerprinting, genetic basis of disease, agricultural crop breeding, reproductive technologies, and the conservation of genetic diversity in nature.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2130
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 215H Genetics: Honors
This course is a survey of the fundamentals of genetics and their application to contemporary issues with hands-on, inquiry-based activities. Major topics include DNA structure and replication, the chromosomal basis of inheritance, mutation, gene expression and epigenetics, and utilization of model organisms and genetic technology. Special topics may include ethical issues in genetics, human development and reproductive technologies, stem cell research, DNA fingerprinting, genetic basis of disease, and use of model organisms in genetic research. This is an Honors course and students need a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2130HN
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Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 220 Human Evolution
This course is a survey of the biological theory of evolution, as related to the human species. Major topics include basic genetics, general biological evolution, comparative anatomy, and primate and hominid evolution. Special topics may include an examination of the evolution of human traits such as language, art, agriculture, and war, and the role of humans in the extinction of other species.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2134
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Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 225 Microbiology
The course examines life at the microscopic level and is designed to provide an understanding of microbiology and its connectedness to the human body, environment, medicine, and industry. Topics will include the exploration of the world of bacteria and viruses; microbial growth and control; the impact of the human microbiome; the role of microbes in biotechnology, industry, and agriculture; the rise of antibiotic resistance; and microbial diseases of humans.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2150
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 230 Molecular and Cell Biology
All living organisms are made of cells, some are unicellular and some are complex. This course provides students with an introduction to cell biology. Several areas of cell biology will be discussed: DNA, RNA, protein, transcription and translation, cell division and cell death, cell signaling and communication, cell renewal, and stem cells and cancer. The laboratory portion of the course will teach students the molecular biology techniques currently used in biology research, including gel electrophoresis, PCR, molecular cloning, ELISA, and Western Blot.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2160
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Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 235H Evolution of Sex: Honors
Understanding the nature of sex and its relationship to evolution is important in biology. This class will cover sex and sexual selection across the animal and plant kingdoms. We will discuss the nature of science and the influences of culture on science, specifically the role of feminism on our understanding of female choice. Monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, homosexuality and other types of sexual and asexual relationships will be explored in an evolutionary context through primary literature. This is an Honors class. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2169HN
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Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 240H Animal Behavior Observational Research Methods: Honors
This course will meet primarily at Lincoln Park Zoo, with a few on-campus meetings. The course will provide students with a hands-on introduction to animal behavior observational research methods. We will use Chicago’s own Lincoln Park Zoo as our laboratory to learn how to use a range of different observational research methods practiced by professionals in the field of animal behavior. This course will introduce students to appropriate experimental design for behavioral research and different sampling methods through discussion of primary literature and hands-on behavioral data collection. Students will use the scientific method from hypothesis formulation to data analysis, discussion, and scientific communication by designing and presenting their own independent behavioral research projects.
It is assumed that students have had some biology and stats in high school or college, and it is suggested that they take BIOL 150 Animal Behavior prior to taking this course. This is an Honors course and students need a GPA of 3.50 or higher to register.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 56-2420HN
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Prerequisites ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 245 Ecology
This course introduces basic principles of ecology- the study of relationships among living organisms, their environment and each other. We examine ecological concepts applied to individuals, populations and communities of both plants and animals. Topics include plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role environmental factors in the distribution and abundance of organisms, the dynamics of population growth, species interactions including competition and predation, the structure of ecological communities, and the application of ecology to problems in conservation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2450
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Prerequisites MATH 110 College Mathematics or MATH 115 Liberal Arts Mathematics or MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning or ACCU-T-67 EXAM-ACCUPLACER MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67 or ACT-M-23 EXAM-ACT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 23 or SAT-M-550 EXAM-SAT MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 550 or CMPS-M-67 EXAM-CMPS MATH MINIMUM SCORE = 67
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 245H Ecology: Honors
This course introduces basic principles of ecology- the study of relationships among living organisms, their environment and each other. We examine ecological concepts applied to individuals, populations and communities of both plants and animals. Topics include plant and animal adaptations to the environment, the role environmental factors in the distribution and abundance of organisms, the dynamics of population growth, species interactions including competition and predation, the structure of ecological communities, and the application of ecology to problems in conservation. This is an Honors course. In addition to other possible pre-requisites, students need a minimum G.P.A. of 3.50 or higher to enroll.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-2450HN
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Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4
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BIOL 255H Homeostasis: the Biology of Equilibrium
This course will cover the physiology of plants and animals in the context of homeostasis. All living organisms maintain this dynamic equilibrium to preserve internal conditions suitable for life as they face the challenges of changing external environments. This theme unifies concepts in cellular biology, physiology, and systems thinking. We will consider the basic biophysical challenges faced by cells and relate these to challenges on the organismal level. The course focuses on the mechanisms of homeostatic regulation using external and internal cues, interactions between organisms and their environment, and how cells and tissues work together to optimize the physiological processes that allow diverse life (including humans) to succeed in environments all over the planet.
Repeatable: N
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Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BIOL 315H Modeling Biology with Mathematics: Honors
In mathematics, differential equations express the relationship between several quantities and their rates of change. When used in application, these equations can function as mathematical models of complex dynamic systems, such as those found naturally in biology. In this course, we will explore a variety of systems using models based on differential equations, and learn how to use mathematical tools, including calculus, to analyze these systems. This course is part of the Honors program and requires, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher to register (in addition to other possible pre-requisites).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 56-3125HN
Prerequisites MATH 220 Calculus I or MATH 220H Calculus I: Honors
Requirements 3.5 or Higher GPA (35GP)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 101 Introduction to Marketing
This introductory survey course explores the fundamentals of marketing: product, promotion, pricing, and distribution, as well as the impact of consumer and market research, technology, and globalization.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1090
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 105 Introduction to Management and Entrepreneurship
In this course students learn the basic management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling, as they explore their opportunities as future arts managers and entrepreneurs. Using text, activities, films, cases and projects, students deepen their understanding of the role of the arts manager; practice applying management skills, tools, and techniques; and identify ways to effectively and creatively respond to management problems and challenges.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1110
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 109 Information Management
This course provides students with a practical framework for employing essential computer applications in today’s business environment. Students apply advanced functions of database, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software to business analysis and decision-making processes. The skill set pursued in this course is fundamental to effective managerial operations of a variety of arts, entertainment and media businesses and organizations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1113
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 125 Business of Visual Arts
This course investigates a broad range of visual arts institutions, organizations, and businesses, including museums, commercial galleries, non-profit and alternative venues, auction house and art fairs. The course includes site visits and meetings with professionals to provide an inside look at how these arts businesses operate and to expose students to diverse career opportunities in the field of visual arts. This course is an entry point for other visual arts management classes, a requirement for students pursuing a visual arts management degree, and is also open to non-Business and Entrepreneurship majors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1270
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 130 Business of Design
This course introduces students to management practices in the design field. Students will investigate the business practices associated with a variety of design disciplines including graphic design, illustration, interior architecture, product design, web design, branding, marketing, photography, product design, and advertising design. Through an examination of functionality (mission/purpose, products/services, and target markets), clients/audience, organizational structure, strategy, and operations, students will understand the management of integrated design practices.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1310
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 135 Business of Music
Business of Music provides a comprehensive exploration of the multibillion-dollar music industry. Both historical developments and current music business issues are examined. Topics include professional songwriting, copyright, the recording industry, management, touring, publishing, marketing, distribution, the role of technology in the industry and careers in music. This course is an entry point for other music business classes, a requirement for students pursuing a music business management degree, and is also open to non-Business and Entrepreneurship majors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1410
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 140 Promotional Marketing
This course examines the range of techniques available to activate consumers to move from awareness and interest to purchase. In identifying the motivations behind loyalists, experimenters and switchers, students will explore promotional and retail marketing from the perspective of the retailer and manufacturer, as well as the shopper. A variety of online and brick-and-mortar retail channels are examined.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1501
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 150 Business of Media
This course surveys the business of traditional media fields including radio, television and film, while also studying emerging digital media industries, including the Web and mobile platforms. This course also examines how changes in technology, consumer behavior, and deregulation are transforming the media industry and the production, distribution, and consumption of content in a digital environment. This course is an entry point for other media management classes, a requirement for students pursuing a media management degree, and is also open to non-Business and Entrepreneurship majors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1610
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 155 Business of Film and TV
This course studies how the movie business works in today’s ever-changing marketplace, concentrating equally on mainstream Hollywood films as well as smaller independent films made outside the studio system. The two businesses co-exist, compete, and sometimes cross over in their attempts for money, starts, distribution deals, movie screens, and audience approval. Course will examine recent mega-mergers in the media world, the type of movies being released, the factors that constitute whether a film is considered a success or failure, and what it takes to compete as a professional working in the very competitive movie industry. Topics will include past events that have shaped today’s film business climate, the various methods of film financing, the cost of film distribution, the state of independent film, the operation of movie theaters, and the mysteries of Hollywood accounting. Throughout the course, students will get an inside glimpse into the economic, political, and power structures behind the scenes which help determine that movies get made, distributed, and seen by the public.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1635
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 160 Special Events and Promotions
This course surveys the steps in producing events, including concept, budget, planning, pre-event implementation, day-of-event management, and post-event evaluation. Students explore the range of events from parades and marathons to product launches and theme parties, and participate in at least three events during the semester.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1702
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 165 Business of Sports
This course is an introduction to Sports Management principles, the structure of the sports industry and sports organizations, either franchises (ex: Cubs), leagues (ex: NBA), venues (ex: Wrigley Field), equipment (ex: Nike), or events (ex: the Olympics). Course also examines the types of employment training and skills career seekers require. Class will focus on the following topics: sports, culture & society, scope of sports industry; sports consumers; governance; leadership; liability & risk management; role of sports agents; careers in sports management. This course is an entry point for other sports management classes, a requirement for students pursuing a sports management degree, and is also open to non-Business and Entrepreneurship majors.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1710
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 170 Business of Live Entertainment
This course introduces students to management fundamentals of both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations involved in the producing, presenting and promoting of live entertainment and the performing arts. It gives students an overview in conceptualizing, forming, financing, managing and operating such entities, and bringing a live event from idea conception to night-of-show. These concepts are explored through both theoretical discussions and practical exercises that focus on evaluation of real events, from concerts to theater productions and other forms of performance art.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1718
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 179 Entrepreneurs Now: Speakers Series
This course introduces students to the entrepreneurial mindset and journey through direct interaction with a diverse mix of established entrepreneurs. Designed as a speaker series (both in-class and site visits), entrepreneurs will interact directly with students as they share their knowledge and experiences in creating and launching new ventures. Students prepare by researching each entrepreneur, compiling questions for each meeting, and engaging in a post-lecture discussion. This course provides students with relevant insights into current entrepreneurial practices and pathways to better prepare them for their own entrepreneurial journey, while expanding their network of forward-thinking professionals in the creative industries.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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BUSE 199 Topics in Business and Entrepreneurship
This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues related to Business and Entrepreneurship. The course topic changes according to program needs.
Repeatable: Y
Formerly 28-1523
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1
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BUSE 201 Accounting
This course is a thorough overview of financial accounting topics for arts, entertainment and media organizations, starting with the accounting cycle for a sole proprietorship and ending with the study of corporations. Clear principles and procedures are used to demonstrate the function of the accounting cycle. The Income Statement, Statement of Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flow are prepared. The class presents topics that will enhance the student’s understanding of the financial statements, including an introduction to ratio analysis.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2110
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 205 Law for Creative Industries
This course enables future artists, managers and entrepreneurs to better understand legal issues in business dealings in creative industries, and to recognize where legal problems may arise. This is accomplished through readings and lectures relating to copyright and other intellectual property rights, contracts, licensing agreements, First Amendment issues, agency agreements, and the formation of partnerships and corporations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2111
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 208 Business Writing
The course emphasizes the importance of professionally written communication for artists, entrepreneurs, and managers in today’s arts, entertainment and media environment. The course focuses on identifying the most appropriate media and format for reaching target audiences and achieving intended communication goals. It also provides students with the essential tools and skills to organize and effectively convey information in a clear and concise manner. The course fulfills Columbia College’s writing intensive requirement (WI).
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2120
Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I: Stretch B or
ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors or ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II or TWC-7-EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives
This course introduces economic principles including supply and demand, consumer choice, opportunity costs, market system, money, and banking as they apply to the management of arts, entertainment and media. The factors that impact each of these principles are also explored in depth. This is an integrated macro-micro introduction for future managers and entrepreneurs.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1112
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 215 Artists and the Art Market
Designed to serve artists and arts managers and entrepreneurs, this course explores the ecosystem of the contemporary art market, within the context of its historic development and with a focus on future trends. It explores the art marketplace from the perspective of key stakeholders: artists, buyers, and mediating businesses (including auction houses, commercial galleries, art fairs, private dealers and advisors, on-line, and direct sales from the artist studio). The course addresses concepts relevant to both artists and arts managers and entrepreneurs including pricing, branding, marketing, business models, and career opportunities.
Repeatable: N
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 218 Entrepreneurship Case Study
Students work independently with an organization or start-up of their choice and create a case study. The case study involves research and direct observation, analysis, and recommendations. The case study may address marketing, human resources, operations, strategic management and planning, and other relevant business factors. Completion of this course requires students to write and present a comprehensive case study based upon their engagement with their specific organization.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2152
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 220 Entertainment Marketing
This course teaches students to analyze arts, entertainment, media, and fashion organizations within their environmental context to determine how to position them in the marketplace. Students develop an understanding of the consumer and market, choose proper research techniques to solve problems, determine appropriate promotional techniques to develop relationships with customers, and develop a complete and integrated marketing plan for an organization.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-1115
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 221 Managing Human Resources
Course teaches students to identify principal human resource management functions within an organization. Course utilizes interpersonal communication, role-playing, and hands-on exercises to teach typical human resource management skills applicable to the arts, entertainment, media, and retail fields. Students practice interviewing techniques; creating compensation packages; developing, training, and disciplining employees; and developing performance appraisals.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2165
Prerequisites BUSE 105 Introduction to Management and Entrepreneurship
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 235 Applied Marketing: Music Business
Effective marketing is a necessary component of a successful music product release, service or tour. This course focuses on marketing in the music industry. The use and effectiveness of marketing in radio, print, online and touring will be explored. An inquiry into the changing music industry focuses on the emergence of developing markets and the future of music.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2411
Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 240 ProTools
This course provides an introduction to the digital production process for music using Avid’s™ industry standard platform, Pro Tools. Topics include the digital audio workspace, Pro Tools software use, time efficiency using the software, industry standard plug-in use, and digital recording session organization. This course prepares students to communicate with recording personnel, artists, producers, engineers and session musicians.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2415
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 243 Managing Music Productions
This course provides a comprehensive overview of managing a recording project from initial planning through completion. The role of the music producer in creating a variety of recorded material for the entertainment and media industries is explored. Administrative, technical and musical aspects of production are emphasized as students complete assignments aimed at developing a sense of skill and technique in producing a variety of musical product formats.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2425
Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 248 Talent Management
This course examines the crucial role of professional management for all types of artists and entertainers. Instruction focuses on roles of personal manager, booking agent, talent agent, road manager, and company manager. Course explores formation of an agency, development of talent, and special touring considerations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2430
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 250 Music Publishing
Students learn principles and procedures involved in music publishing both nationally and internationally. The course examines copyright basics, registration, and publishing income sources. Analysis of publishing deals and their negotiation provides a foundation in understanding the business of music publishing.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2435
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 253 Marketing Research
This course surveys the many types of research, qualitative and quantitative, used by marketers to facilitate decision-making. It emphasizes the rationale behind each technique, and students will strategize, design and conduct a research study. Special attention will be paid to audience research.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2500
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 258 Creativity in Marketing
This exploratory course encourages students to consider nontraditional methods of marketing products. Students engage in creative problem solving in all aspects of marketing to achieve marketing objectives and increase profitability.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2502
Prerequisites BUSE 220 Entertainment Marketing or BUSE 101 Introduction to Marketing
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 260 Brands and Branding
This course surveys the strategies and activities that create distinctive brand identities and generate loyalty for products, services, people and places. Students will discover the many touch points and stakeholders that affect branding and create a portfolio-appropriate brand audit and branding recommendation.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2510
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 265 Internet and Mobile Business
This course provides a broad overview of the concepts and principles of online business strategies. Topics discussed include Internet business models, revenue models, management of web development, online distribution, e-commerce, search engine optimization, mobile strategy, privacy and security management.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2610
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 268 Script Analysis
Script Analysis is a 15-week course designed to review the elements of Western drama; foster among students a deeper understanding of the screenwriting process; help students appreciate the ways in which a script is reworked and revised in preparation for filming; assist students in developing critical skills in analyzing stories; introduce students to the role of various development/production departments (known as Concentrations at Columbia College Chicago), and how each determines the merits of a script and prepares it for filming; explore the various skills necessary to analyze scripts from the perspective of each of these departments (Concentrations); and provide students with several opportunities to apply those skills most closely aligned with their own filmmaking interests to a script(s) under study.
As a result, students will better be able to understand the different interpretations and demands made on a screenplay as well as the processes required before and during the making of the film based on said screenplay. Students will be able to present their assignments, ideas and analyses in a professional manner.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2700
Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 271 Oral Communication and Public Speaking for Managers
Course helps develop the students’ ability to speak confidently and effectively in a variety of public speaking situations. Students will prepare and present several different types of speeches that arts managers are often required to make. Particular attention is paid to style, persuasion, and credibility in public speaking.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2710
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Prerequisites ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 275 Self-Management and Freelancing
This course provides artists of all disciplines with the fundamentals of self-sustaining careers in the arts, entertainment and media. The class equips students with an understanding of the matrix of skills, promotional vehicles, and revenue streams in the arts industries as well as fundamentals of career development and business acumen.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2712
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 280 Record Label Operations
This course closely examines the recorded music sector of the music business. Topics include record label operations, distribution, revenue models and artist agreements. Students will learn the fundamentals, best practices, and innovations that take place at record labels and music groups around the world. They will examine how independent and major companies sign artists, build and maintain catalogs, as well as promote and distribute product. The course will focus on day-to-day operations and activities of organizations that develop music projects from inception to the marketplace.
Repeatable: N
Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 299 Topics in Business and Entrepreneurship:
This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.
Repeatable: Y
Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6
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BUSE 301 Accounting II: Forecasting
This course covers the fundamentals of accounting as applied to partnerships, corporations, and non-for-profit organizations, utilizing the materials from Accounting I. Managerial decision-making from accounting information is the primary course objective. Emphasis is on the organizational structure, net assets, dividends earnings per share, long-term debt and debt vs. equity financing, cash flows, profitability and liquidity ratios for evaluating organizations.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3120
Prerequisites BUSE 201 Accounting
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 303 Finance
Finance is the art and science of managing funds. This course provides an understanding of the financial system, basic financial management techniques, and analyses as applied to the arts, entertainment, and media business environment. Concepts studied include cash flow, ratio analyses, time value of money methodology, capital budgeting, and business ethics. The course introduces students to essential financial management tools used by decision-makers.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3110
Prerequisites BUSE 201 Accounting
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 308 Entrepreneurship
This class introduces entrepreneurship as a way of thinking and acting that can serve as a springboard for a self-sustaining, creative career. It provides students with insight into how arts, entertainment, and media professionals turn ideas into a business, and how various elements of an organization fit together to become a viable venture, whether in the profit or non-profit world. Through launching their own microbusinesses, students learn to recognize and evaluate opportunities; problem-solve and manage risks; plan and manage time effectively; leverage resources; craft business models; and develop audiences to support their work.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3130
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 309 Entrepreneurship: Business Plan and Pitch
Students meet with entrepreneurs to gain insights into the characteristics of successful new ventures; develop their own business plan; produce a pitch deck; and present their proposal to a panel of potential investors, donors, and partners. Students analyze the elements of competitive business plans, compare various plan structures, and apply research methods and tools in the development of their own plan.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3514
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 311 Strategic Management
This course focuses on the roles of the chief executive, board, and other senior managers in strategic planning, policy-making, and management of an organization. Case studies in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors give special attention to real-world situations of small and large businesses in the arts, entertainment, media, and retail management fields.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3135
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 312 Organizational Behavior
This course examines the relationship between organizational structures and the behavior that results from these structures. Effective management systems and methods will be studied, teaching students how an organization’s environment impacts behavior and vice versa. Additional topics include leadership; ethics; resources management; and diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2150
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 314 Project Management
Course is intended to familiarize students with fundamentals of project management and their application in the arts. Course will cover a variety of techniques used to manage any type of arts project regardless of scope and industry. An emphasis will be placed on understanding the importance of matching project goals and objectives with the mission of an arts organization or potential funders’ interests.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3150
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 316 Negotiation Skills
Course offers the opportunity to learn negotiation techniques, recognize unfair tactics, and bring about mutually beneficial situations. Instruction also touches on body language, personality types, regional and international ethnic differences, and hidden meanings of words.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3152
Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 318 International Arts Management
This course introduces students to the increasingly global nature of arts management. Students study cultural policies, organizational structures, and funding in a range of international arts, entertainment, and media enterprises. This course also prepares students for study abroad opportunities.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3160
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Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 323 Exhibition Management
This course provides students with practical experience in the development of exhibitions. The course covers the process of creating an exhibition including curating, design development, interpretation and programming, project planning and management, budgeting, and marketing. Course activities include hands-on experiences, lectures, research, field trips and meetings with exhibition professionals in museums, galleries, and design firms.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2210
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 327 The Press, Consumers, and the Entertainment Industry
This course explores the history and managerial implications of arts and entertainment criticism through related reading, writing, and discussion. Students will examine the relationship between the press and the artistic production, marketing, and promotion. Instruction focuses on expression of critical commentary in a succinct style that is accessible to consumers. This course fulfills the Writing Intensive (WI) requirement.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3410
Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 330 Music Promotion
This course examines strategies for promoting new releases of music to radio and other media for airplay and exposure. Students learn the tools and skills needed to understand music promotion from the point of view of the major label, the independent label and the unsigned artist. Students gain an understanding of how to use social media and other new media to effectively promote music; how commercial, independent and college radio select new music; as well as techniques used in street and grassroots promotion.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-3415
Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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BUSE 332 Managing and Licensing Intellectual Property
This course examines issues related to the management and licensing of intellectual property in the arts, entertainment and media industries, and additionally explores new and emerging opportunities specific to the digital age. Students will engage in intellectual property and industry analysis, including simulated hands-on management of real-world intellectual property portfolios. Students will identify intellectual property assets and portfolios that are appropriate for monetization and will formulate plans for delivering and realizing such value and revenue to the relevant rights holders.
Repeatable: N
Formerly 28-2250
Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3
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