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Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Education
  

  • EDU 445 Introduction to Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the field of environmental education, including the history and philosophy, methodologies, state initiatives, national standards, and current trends in the field.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 446 Strategies for Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and goals, curriculum models, teaching strategies, classroom and community resources, outdoor education, and research.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 447 Outdoor Learning Environments (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Students will learn about the impact of outdoor education, available resources, and opportunities for engaging students in outdoor learning environments, such as school gardens, outdoor classrooms and field trips.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 448 Teaching about Environmental Issues (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Students will investigate, evaluate and reflect on global and regional environmental issues, as well as develop action based appropriate solutions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 490 Non-certification Final Field Experience (6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA; successful completion of EDU 397  and EDU 398 , senior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised culminating experience in programs for children and their families for students completing Early Childhood Education Non-certification track.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 491 Clinical Experience in IECE (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.75 GPA and successful completion of EDU 395  and EDU 397 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised culminating classroom experience in schools for students completing Early Childhood Education IECE Certification track.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 492 Clinical Experience Elementary with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching supervised by an experienced teacher; eight-week assignment to an elementary classroom grades K-5; eight week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 492 Intensive Research in Education (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Student will conduct original investigation of selected field specific topics chosen in consultation with instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EDU 493 Clinical Experience Middle Grades with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to middle grades and special education student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher: eight-week assignment to a middle grades classroom, grades 5-9; eight-week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 494 Clinical Experience Elementary (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): admission to the elementary education student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced teacher; one-half semester assignment to each of two non-consecutive elementary classroom grades P-5.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 495 Clinical Experience Middle Grades (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): admission to the middle- grades student teaching program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observation, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced middle-grades teacher; grades 5-9.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 496 Clinical Experience Secondary (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to secondary student teaching.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observation, planning, and teaching under supervision of an experienced secondary teacher; full semester assignment to a secondary classroom, grades 8-12.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 497 Clinical Experience Secondary with Special Education (12 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom experiences through observing, planning, and teaching supervised by an experienced teacher; eight-week assignment in a secondary classroom grades 8-12; eight-week assignment to a special education program grades P-12.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 500 Core Principles of Early Childhood Edu (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Study of development, theories and appropriate practice for children ages 0-8 years.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 517 Teaching of Phonics in Elementary/Middle (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): For undergraduates: admission to teacher education program. For post-baccalaureate and graduate students: permission of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Methods and materials to focus on phonics as part of reading instruction; use of children’s literature to teach phonics in context.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 522 The Mindful Helping Professional (1-4 variable credits)

    Hours: 1-4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course for helping professionals introduces themes and practices in Mindfulness. Self-paced modules help students explore and incorporate mindfulness characteristics in oneself and others.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 525 Differentiated Literacy Instruction (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates: Admission to the Teacher Education Program; Graduates: Enrolled in the MAED Program or Permission of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed to give pre-service and in-service teachers a more in depth understanding of the need to differentiate literacy instruction to meet the needs of increasingly diverse students. Students will survey major issues in appropriate differentiated literacy instruction, with many instructional practices that will be discussed, modeled, and/or evaluated.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 530 Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools (1.5-3 credits)

    Hours: 1.5-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education, MAED, or MAT programs
    Taught: Spring
    Principles and procedures related to reading and literacy in grades 5-12; reading theory, reading skills and strategies, and study skills across content fields. 
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3
  

  • EDU 534 Rural Leadership and Progress (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of contemporary issues facing rural communities in the United States, and the utilization of research to create practical programs of improvement relevant to the student’s own contextual setting.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 535 Rural Field Implementation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDU 534 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of contemporary issues facing rural communities in the United States, and the utilization of research to create practical programs of improvement relevant to the student’s own contextual setting.  This course will include implementation of the Action Plan as formulated in EDU 534 : Rural Leadership and Progress.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 540 Teaching the Underground Railroad (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Research about the Underground Railroad, with an emphasis on local history, to assist teachers in classroom instruction.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 544 Aquatic Ecology for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Integration of biology, geology, meteorology, chemistry, and physical sciences to examine water quality through field-based investigation of the Ohio River and streams. Students apply the content and skills learned during the course to the State/School District Science Standards and a lesson plan.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 545 Fundamentals of Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the field of environmental education, including the history and philosophy, methodologies, state initiatives, national standards, and current trends in the field.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 546 Teaching Environmental Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Principles and goals, curriculum models, teaching strategies, classroom and community resources, outdoor education, and research.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 547 Teaching and Learning in the Outdoors (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Students will learn about the impact of outdoor education, available resources, and opportunities for engaging students in outdoor learning environments, such as school gardens, outdoor classrooms and field trips.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 548 Environmental Issues for Educators (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Students will investigate, evaluate and reflect on global and regional environmental issues, as well as develop action based appropriate solutions.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 550 Current Trends in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring-odd years
    Examination of current issues, trends, public policy, and research in early childhood education.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 551 Preschool Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program; EDS 360.
    Taught: Spring only
    Overview of preschool curricula, history of early childhood education, and study of developmentally appropriate activities across subject areas.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 552 Infant Toddler Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall-odd years, Summer-even years
    The relationship of child development theory and developmentally appropriate practice in group settings for infants and toddlers.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 554 Language Development and Emergent Literacy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring-odd years, Summer-even years
    Overview of historical and theoretical concepts, assessment of early literacy development, and strategies for facilitating reading, writing, and language instruction across various early childhood settings.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 565 Early Childhood Assessments for Screening (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Overview of the purpose of assessment and critical components of an on- going assessment system, especially for screening young children. Course content includes analysis of recommended practices in assessment; definition of attributes that fit the purpose of assessment; and study of factors related to assessment tool rigor.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 566 Ongoing Assessment in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 562  or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only
    Overview of on-going curriculum-based assessment systems for observing and documenting young children’s growth, development and learning.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 567 Math and Science Exploration PreK-3rd (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Integrated mathematics and science learning experiences from both the Early Childhood Education teacher and the students perspectives emphasizing exploration, problem-solving, and discourse. REQUIRED for IECE and Non-Certification tracks.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 568 Administration and Supervision in Early Childhood Education (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education program and EDS 360 .
    Taught: Spring only-even years
    The study of strategies and dispositions needed for managing effective early childhood programs.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 569 Kindergarten Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring-even years, Summer-odd years
    Overview of kindergarten history, curricula, and study of developmentally appropriate strategies and activities across subject areas. REQUIRED for IECE and Non-Certification tracks.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDU 575 Language Arts Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): COEHS Advising Center permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national language arts standards in the middle grades.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 576 Science Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national science standards in the middle grades.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 577 Mathematics Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national math standards in the middle grades.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 578 Social Studies Methods Middle Grades (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Teacher Education Department Permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced objectives, curricula, and instructional strategies to teach state and national social studies standards in the middle grades.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 592 Educational Capstone Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 Classroom + 0 Lab Studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junios standing
    Taught: Fall and spring
    The Capstone Seminar is designed to be an intensive experience in critical analysis; to broaden students’ perspectives beyond their culture or discipline and provide an opportunity for integration of previous courses in the major and in the core curriculum.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDU 594 Topics: Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various advanced topics in education.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EDU 599 Independent Study: Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual supervised readings and study of a selected topic in education. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Education - Special Education
  

  • EDS 322 Instructional Planning for Inclusive Elementary Classrooms (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or PHE 500  or permission of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 388  or EDU 391  or EDU 393 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Designing elementary classroom instruction that meets the diverse needs of all students; collaborative skills that support inclusive practices.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 323 Instructional Planning for Inclusive Middle Level Classrooms (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or PHE 500  or permission of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 391 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Designing middle level classroom instruction that meets the diverse needs of all students; collaborative skills that support inclusive practices. Open to Middle Level Education majors only.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 324 Instructional Planning for Inclusive Secondary Classrooms (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or PHE 500  or permission of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 393 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Designing secondary classroom instruction that meets the diverse needs of all students; collaborative skills that support inclusive practices.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 360 Students with Exceptionalities in School (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
    Co-requisite(s): EDU 303 , EDU 307 , EDU 309 , and EDU 311 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Nature and needs of students with exceptionalities; overview of educational programming and legal issues in special education.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 360H Students with Exceptionalities Honors (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Nature and needs of students with exceptionalities, overview of educational programming and legal issues in special education.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 362 Applied Behavior Analysis for Students with Disabilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): EDS 464 , EDS 472 , and EDS 473 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles of behavior analysis and research; classroom examples of behavior applications with students with disabilities.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDS 363 Behavior Management Strategies for Young Child (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    This course covers the principles of applied behavior analysis. As part of the course, the student will be expected to design and implement a behavior change project. REQUIRED for both IECE and Non-certification track students.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDS 364 Characteristics of Learning Disabilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Covers the nature and needs of students with learning disabilities and the implications of language development on student learning. Knowledge of the history of the field, definitions and causes, eligibility criteria, and examples of the learning and behavior issues associated with LD will be presented.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 365 Characteristics of Emotional/Behavioral Disorder (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Covers the nature and needs of students with Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders and the development of positive classroom structures and procedures for supporting these students. Knowledge of the history of the field, definitions and causes, eligibility criteria, and examples of the learning and behavior issues associated with EBD will be presented.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 464 Assessment Learning and Behavior Disorders (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 364 .
    Co-requisite(s): EDS 362 , EDS 473 , and EDS 472 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Principles and procedures of assessment for eligibility determination of students with exceptional abilities and monitoring of student progress.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 472 Special Education Methods and Materials (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 364 .
    Co-requisite(s): EDS 362 , EDS 464 , and EDS 473 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Materials, equipment, and methods for teaching students with learning and behavior disorders.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 473 Special Education Field Experience (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): EDS 362 , EDS 464  and EDS 472 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Experiences in application of assessment, behavior intervention, and instructional methods with students with learning and behavior disorders. Pass/Fail.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDS 551 Assistive Technology in the Classroom (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Evaluating for assistive technology; approaches and devices for communication, mobility, and sensory impairments; distances learning technology for transition to the community and post school careers.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDS 561 Intellectual and Orthopedic Disabilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates must be admitted in to Teacher Education.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Characteristics and educational programs for students who have intellectual disabilities or orthopedic and/or health impairments.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 562 Early Childhood Special Education Programs (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or equivalent.
    Taught: Fall-even years, Summer-odd years
    Building on knowledge of child development, students will learn to adapt curricula and intervention approaches to support children with special needs.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 570 Working with Families of Students with Disabilities (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates must be admitted in to Teacher Education.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Information, skills, and resources for effective interaction with parents and families of children with disabilities.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 572 Secondary Special Education Programs (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates must be admitted in to Teacher Education.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Characteristics of adolescents with learning and behavior disorders; educational programming for secondary students with mild disabilities.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 588 Professional Laboratory Experiences (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3-6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completed coursework for certification; valid teaching certificate.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Classroom field experience in added area of certification; individual project.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EDS 599 Independent Study: Special Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Electronic Media and Broadcasting
  

  • EMB 100 Media Literacy - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamental concepts of mediated communication; analysis of roles, functions, and influence of media on individuals and society. This course will cast a critical eye on the media that we interact with each day: radio, television, newspapers, magazines, books, films, and the Internet. We will dissect media’s history and its vast reach into our daily lives and culture. The goal of this course is to stimulate your critical thinking concerning media and its effects, both historically and currently, and to make you as a student and consumer more aware of the power that media and media companies hold. After taking this course you should be able to recognize, interpret, encode and articulate your opinions on media messages.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • EMB 101 Electronic Media Appreciation 1 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this seminar course, students will broaden their media intake by attending various media screenings and related events at NKU and throughout the community. Content varies by semester. The course is worth one credit.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 102 Electronic Media Production Assistance 1 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 101  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this practicum course, students will broaden their understanding of production by volunteering as production assistants for upper level student work. The course is worth one credit.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 105 Media in a Diverse Society - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Media’s influence on perceptions of diversity in the U.S. and abroad - the local, national, and international influence of economics, politics, ideologies, cultures, and education on individuals and society with regard to media portrayals, production, and use; historical development of the portrayals of various groups of people characterized by race, gender, ethnicity, social class, disabilities, sexual orientation, etc.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • EMB 110 Introduction to Mass Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to program and profession; organization, operations, programming, audience measurement, and impact of electronic media; legal, economic and social controls of radio, TV, cable, new media, and corporate media within a historical framework.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 140 Introduction to Media Aesthetics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the aesthetics and basic technologies of creating audio, video and interactive media. A course grounded in theoretical concepts with practical application.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 201 Electronic Media Appreciation 2 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 101  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this seminar course, students will broaden their media intake by attending various media screenings and related events at NKU and throughout the community. Content varies by semester. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 101 .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 202 Electronic Media Production Assistance 2 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 102  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this practicum course, students will broaden their understanding of production by volunteering as production assistants for upper level student work. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 102 . 
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 210 Single Camera Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to small format, video program design and development; theory and practice of single camera storytelling and editing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 215 Audio Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory and practice in planning and producing audio program elements typical of the present industry; coordinating the control console; audio recording, mixing, and editing in a digital audio workstation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 230 Broadcast Announcing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory and practice in delivery techniques for media, including work on voice, diction, and pronunciation; development of a cultural framework essential for versatility in announcing; interpretation of the most commonly used scripts in broadcasting; the studio interview.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 260 Writing for the Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of General Education Written Communication II requirement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Non-journalistic writing techniques and styles used in television and radio including narrative and documentary modes of storytelling.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 301 Electronic Media Appreciation 3 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 201  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this seminar course, students will broaden their media intake by attending and volunteering for various media screenings and related events at NKU and throughout the community. Content various by semester. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 201 .
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 302 Electronic Media Production Assistance 3 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 202  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this practicum course, students will broaden their understanding of production by volunteering for leadership roles for upper level student work (examples: Director, Director of Photography, Editor). The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 202 .
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 305 Multicamera Video Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  and EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles and techniques of directing both scripted and non-scripted multi-camera studio-based productions; examination of problems of the director and aesthetics of television; discussion, selected readings, and productions.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 307 Broadcast Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Strategies of program selection, scheduling, and evaluation; audience ratings, research, and analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 308 Electronic News Gathering (3 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  or JOU 380  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course develops the principles of single camera electronic newsgathering and provides students the opportunity to develop their skills as a storyteller and creator of high quality, professional media productions.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 310 Newscast Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  or JOU 230  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Television studio-based classwork focused upon the creation of a newscast with an emphasis on newscast producer and newscast director.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 311 History of Electronic Media and Broadcasting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Development of electronic media, principally in the U.S., from their origin as 19th century instruments of science to the present; broadcasting as a vehicle of expression and as an industry.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 313 Media Sales, Advertising, and Promotion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An examination of the principles and problems associated with valuing, selling, and promoting media. Includes campaign development, the valuation of air time, working inside and outside a network environment and the use of alternative media outlets.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EMB 315 Media Performance (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 230  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory and practice in television performance techniques; interpretation and use of scripts in television; various non- scripted types of performance; work on the commercial, the public service announcement, the newscast, and the interview.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 320 Multitrack Audio Mixing (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 215  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practicum in advanced audio production including multitrack recording and mixing.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 322 Video Editing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts and techniques of digital, non-linear video editing.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 325 Advanced Media Performance (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 315  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Intensive practice in the form of television performance currently employed in both commercial and noncommercial television; the dramatic and comedy sequence, announcing, show-hosting, and news reporting.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 326 Digital Compositing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  or MIN 307 with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    This course introduces the theoretical and aesthetic elements germane to the creation of composited graphics and video. Students will create their own composite projects using provided and self-created elements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 330 Live Broadcast Production (3 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 305  or EMB 310 .
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Through successful completion of this course, students will develop the skills necessary to execute a live television event by actively participating in the actual production of such telecasts.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 335 Sports Media Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An introduction to the theory and practice of live sports media production. Students will explore and perform the roles and duties that accompany a live sports production and will produce broadcast quality television sports productions for NKU Athletics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 370 International Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey and analysis of the social, cultural, economic, and political factors that influence the creation and consumption of media around the world.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 380 Documentary Theory and History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 140  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of film and television documentary mode; theoretical paradigms used to critically study documentaries.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 394 Topics: Electronic Media & Broadcasting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies according to topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of a specific and significant topic concerning electronic media and broadcasting. Topics vary from semester to semester.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 395 Special Topics: Study Away (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic, check with department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Course includes a classroom portion and a travel experience inside the United States.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 396 Internship: Electronic Media and Broadcasting (3-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12-24 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of the supervising faculty member; junior or senior standing; GPA of at least 2.75.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Selected placement of qualified students in off-campus telecommunications (television, radio, or audio facilities. Work experiences include programming, writing, production, sales, promotion, and management and may involve broadcast or non-broadcast facilities.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 397 Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practical application of various broadcasting techniques.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 400 Media Criticism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 110  with a C or better; junior or senior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Seminar designed to develop an increased sensitivity to the effectiveness of broadcasting in fulfilling its societal role both as an art form and as a vehicle for the dissemination of information to society. Criteria of criticism are developed largely in response to broadcast programming.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 421 Narrative Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Theory and practice of digital cinema production through the pre-production, production and post-production on individual student projects. Working alone and in groups students will develop their cinematic storytelling skills while creating short films.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 423 Documentary Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course involves planning and producing video documentaries. Students will develop the tools to tell reality-based stories, to document and give voice to ideas and perspectives on events from our shared world to raise public awareness about social matters.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EMB 424 Digital Cinema Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Exploration and execution of the cinematic production process. Students fill a specific role for each collaborative project with the goal of creating festival-quality short films.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 425 Multicamera Arts and Events Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 4 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is a hands-on practical class that utilizes television multi-camera skills to produce an in-studio music program for television distribution.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 435 Media Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course explores a genre of media along with the historical position, development and social significance of the genre. The specific approach and genre may vary with each session.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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