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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    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
    The study of strategies and dispositions needed for managing effective early childhood programs.
    Repeatable: No
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  • EDU 569 Kindergarten Education and Programming (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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

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  • 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

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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 325  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
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  • EDS 323 Instructional Planning for Inclusive Middle Level Classrooms (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or PHE 325  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
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  • EDS 324 Instructional Planning for Inclusive Secondary Classrooms (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EDS 360  or PHE 325  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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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 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
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  • 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
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  • EDS 452 Education, Advocacy and Dis/Ability (1 Credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing OR Permission of instructor
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course explores society’s response to disability and difference, focusing on inclusion versus exclusion in social, educational, and professional communities.  Pop culture and media will be explored to determine how common perceptions of disability are perpetuated. Strategies for promoting equity and inclusion will be promoted.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EDS 453 Mentoring Field Experience 2 credits

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing OR Permission of Instructor
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Provides hands-on experiences supporting individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) through a structured field experience.  Collaborating with a mentoring partner with ID, students will learn about disability from others who live the disability experience while providing needed supports for negotiating the social, academic, and work opportunities on the NKU campus.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6 credits
  

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

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

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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
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  • 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 Media Appreciation and Assistance 2 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 102  
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will broaden their media intake and understanding of production by attending screenings and related events at NKU and throughout the community, and by volunteering as crew for upper level student work. The course is worth one credit and is a continuation of EMB 101  and 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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 302 Electronic Media Production Assistance 3 (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 201  
    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). 
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 308 Electronic News Gathering (3 Credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in EMB 140  and one of EMB 210  or JOU 380  .
    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

    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 311 Evolution of Electronic 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
    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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 322 Video Editing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  with a C or better.
    Taught: Spring only
    Concepts and techniques of digital, non-linear video editing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 326 Digital Compositing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 210  or DFX 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
    ♦
  

  • 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

    ♦
  

  • EMB 335 Sports Media Production (3 credits)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 210   with a C or better.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EMB 201  
    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

    ♦
  

  • EMB 340 Film Festivals (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio hours
    Prerequisite(s): EMB 210   or instructor permission
    Taught: Fall only
    Students study film festivals and their historic and current role in filmmaking, distribution, networking and audience building. They explore how and why filmmakers submit to specific festivals, what makes a festival successful and what festival curators look for in films.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 394 Topics: Electronic Media & Broadcasting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic, check with Instructor.
    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

    ♦
  

  • 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

    ♦
  

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

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3-6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and GPA of at least 2.75, or consent of instructor.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EMB 201  
    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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 397 Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of instructor.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EMB 201  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practical application of various broadcasting techniques.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • EMB 397S Projects (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EMB 201  
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This project course will involve practical application of media skills and knowledge while engaging in original research and/or creative projects with faculty. The resulting product(s) of the students’ work will be disseminated to audiences inside and outside the classroom. This course is designated scholarship intensive and includes coursework to fulfill that designation.
    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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • 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
    ♦
  

  • EMB 423S 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. This course is designated scholarship intensive and includes coursework to fulfill that designation.
    Repeatable: No
    *
  

  • 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: No
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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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  • EMB 450 Screenwriting (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of EMB 260  with a C or better.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Practice in creative writing for broadcast or cinema, stemming from original stories and those based upon existing works.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 460 Production Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in EMB 210 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course trains students to develop movies, documentaries and television programs. Addresses planning, organizing, budgeting, motivation, staffing, and controlling media productions of various scales.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EMB 492 Directed Research or Creative Work (0-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0-6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Instructor Permission
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research/creative experience that culminates in completion of one of the following: at least one peer-reviewed presentation/publication, an exhibition/performance, or at least one mentored, out-of-class presentation that exhibits the student’s project outcomes.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • EMB 495 Special Topics: Study Abroad (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Varies by topic. Course includes a classroom portion and a trip abroad.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

    ♦
  

  • EMB 495S Special Topics: Study Abroad (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Varies by topic. Course includes a classroom portion and a trip abroad. This course is designated scholarship intensive and includes coursework to fulfill that designation.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

    *
  

  • EMB 499 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 -12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; minimum GPA of 2.50; written consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised work involving reading, research and/or production in a specified area of interest. Topic selected before registration in conference with instructor.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Engineering Technology
  

  • EGT 110 Introduction to Engineering/Technology - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101 , or Math ACT score of 22 or higher.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    The course introduces concepts from introduction to computer graphics and parametric design, basic electronics, basic mechanics, and engineering calculations; technology computer applications; and spreadsheets for engineering calculations.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
    ♦
  

  • EGT 116 Introduction to Manufacturing (3credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamentals of welding and metal processing methods; metal casting, shaping, metal forming, bulk deformation processes.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 161 DC Circuit Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 102  or Math ACT score of 25 or higher.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Basic laws and theories, voltages, current, power, and resistance; resistive circuits in direct current circuits; analysis and applications. Mesh and node equations used in circuit analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 162 Industrial Electricity (3 credits)

    Hours: (2 classroom + 1 lab/studio)
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 101  OR ACT math score of 22 or higher OR ALEKS score of 30 or higher
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will learn the fundamentals of DC and AC circuits, networks, electrical code, and Industrial applications of electrical theory and circuitry.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 211 Quality Control (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205 .
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Control and assurance of quality and reliability; management of quality function in the industrial setting.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Fundamentals of computer-aided drafting; production of technical drawings using CAD software; working drawings; standard machine elements; tolerance dimensioning.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 243 AC Circuit Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  and either EGT 161  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Application of basic electrical circuit analysis to alternating current systems; capacitors, inductors, transformers, and circuits using these components. Mesh and loop analysis, multiphase.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 245 Digital Electronics (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 161  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Digital circuits; logic, registers, counters, arithmetic circuits, and memories.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 260 Industrial Standards, Safety, and Codes (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This course is designed to teach an overview of the standard or occupational health systems such as: Six Sigma, ISO 9001, ISO 1400, OSHA standards, ISO 13485, or Baldrige Criteria.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • EGT 261 Engineering Materials (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 130  
    Taught: Fall only
    Structures, properties, applications, and failure modes of materials, both metallic and nonmetallic; heat treatment and processing effects on microstructure; introduction to chemical properties; principles and applications of destructive and nondestructive testing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 265 Manufacturing Processes and Metrology (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: EGT 116 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Principles and applications of precision machining, volume production, assembly methodology, advanced concepts in manufacturing operations, and introduction to metrology (e.g. calibration, documentation, and standards are discussed).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 267 Programming for Engineering Applications (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  or EGT 162  or PHY 222 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Engineering programming using Integrated Development Environment. Topics include: data types, control flow, decisions, functions, routines, algorithms, real time considerations, embedded applications, and use of micro-controllers (e.g. Arduino, Raspberry Pi) for engineering applications, case studies, projects, and problems as applied to Engineering Technology applications (e.g. LabView environment).
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 280 Introduction to Microtechnology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s):  
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Introduction to microtechnology including materials properties (physical, thermal, electrical, and mechanical), fundamentals of microfabrication including various deposition methods, photolithography, etching, LIGA electroplating, and self-assembly characterization of small structures and applications of microdevices such as MEMS sensors and actuators, accelerometers, optical switches and microfluidics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 291W Writing in Engineering Technology - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 104 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to writing for the engineering and engineering technology professions. Definitions, descriptions, presentations, reports, manuals, and proposals are covered. Reader-centered, process-driven writing and presentation skills are developed centered on the engineering professions. Open to engineering technology, pre-engineering, or others with permission of the instructor.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
    ♦
  

  • EGT 292 Research Experience in Engineering Technology (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department chair.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Original research work directed by one or more members of the engineering technology faculty. May be taken more than once. Pass/fail grade only.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

    ♦
  

  • EGT 300 Statics and Strength of Materials (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PHY 211  or PHY 220 , MAT 119  or MAT 128 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Theory and application of the mechanics of rigid bodies in equilibrium; mechanical properties of materials; stress; strain; torsion; shear force and bending moments; beam deflection; combined loading.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 301 Cooperative Education in Engineering Technology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    This course provides students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they are learning in the classroom to an employment position in business or industry. It allows students to test and refine career plans and interests; gain experience in their field of specialty before they begin searching for a permanent position; and build a network of professional contacts from which they may draw technical and employment information.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 310 Project Management and Problem Solving (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 205 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Industrial project management practices: project implementation methods; resource selection; risks and failures; project management tools and techniques related to manufacturing projects. Problem-solving models; quantitative and qualitative decision-making strategies, including economic analysis; ethical, environmental, and social issues; impact of creative thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving on the design and quality of products and services.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 130  or CHE 120  
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Introduction to nanotechnology, fabrication and characterization of nano-scale structures, properties of nanostructures, nanostructured materials, wires and dots, nanobiology/nanomedicine, nanomagnetics, nanotubes, nanoelectronics, and nanoelectromechanical systems.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 1 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 161  or EGT 162  or PHY 222  
    Taught: Spring only
    Structure and operational characteristics; principles and theory of robot movement, robot teach/programming, program languages, robot arm, robot controller, work station. Material handling related to manufacturing, warehousing, type of equipment used and different concepts of material handling are covered.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and Planning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MAT 119  and EGT 211 .
    Taught: Fall only
    The integration of systems required to improve work flow through the system, scheduling and coordination of projects. Systems of time management and work simplification; analysis of manufacturing and production problems including purchasing, work methods, inventory, material handling, production planning, and cost analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • EGT 330 Electrical Machines (3 credits)

    Hours: (2 classroom + 1 lab/studio)
    Prerequisite(s): EGT 243   or EGT 162  
    Taught: Spring only
    An introduction to the design, operation, and use of electrical machines.  DC machines, asynchronous, synchronous and permanent magnet machines are studied.  Analysis and calculation of magnetic fields in machines, induced voltage, current, torque, rotational speed, and losses are covered.  Students will study how machines work and are designed.
    Repeatable: No
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