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University of Pittsburgh Greensburg    
2016-2017 Greensburg Campus Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2016-2017 Greensburg Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Information


Special Courses

Pitt-Greensburg offers a variety of special courses that students may use to enhance their educational experience. The special courses include independent studies, internships, excellence courses, study abroad courses, and capstone courses. Most of the special courses are optional, but for some majors (e.g. criminal justice) an internship is required, and the capstone course is required of all majors.

An independent study allows a student to explore a topic for which no course is available at Pitt-Greensburg or extend the exploration of a topic begun in a regular course. To arrange for an independent study, a student must find a faculty sponsor and work with the sponsor to develop a course plan. Independent study courses are available in every department. See an advisor for more details.

Internships allow students to earn credits toward graduation while gaining on-the-job experience in their majors. An internship is required in some majors (e.g. criminal justice and the journalism track in English writing), but it is available as an elective in most majors. Students are expected to find their own internship opportunities, but faculty advisors and the Office of Career Services may be aware of employers looking for interns and can provide suggestions about seeking an internship. Some departments ask students to complete an internship application. See a faculty advisor for more information.

Pitt-Greensburg students have an opportunity to study abroad in a country/region of their choice. Academic credits are earned while abroad and will transfer directly back into the student’s academic degree requirements. See the study abroad coordinator for more information.

As part of the new Pitt-Greensburg curriculum that took effect in fall 1999, every Pitt-Greensburg student must complete a senior seminar or a senior project as a capstone to the work in the major program. The faculty views the capstone course as a significant enhancement to the UPG degree program because it provides students with the opportunity to bring together the themes and skills of the major. Capstone work typically involves research and both written and oral reports.

Departmental Course Listings

Please note, when searching courses by Catalog Number, an asterisk (*) can be used to return mass results. For instance a Catalog Number search of ” 1* ” can be entered, returning all 1000-level courses.

 

History of Art and Architecture

   •  HAA 0402 - WOMEN ARTISTS, 1550-1800
   •  HAA 0490 - CONTEMPORARY ART
   •  HAA 0501 - AMERICAN ART
   •  HAA 0550 - MODERN ART: 1820-1930
   •  HAA 0810 - EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA
   •  HAA 0830 - ART OF AMERICAN FILM INDUSTRY
   •  HAA 1005 - ART AND FORENSIC ANALYSIS
   •  HAA 1010 - APPROACHES TO ART HISTORY
   •  HAA 1015 - METHODS OF ART HISTORY
   •  HAA 1300 - SPECIAL TOPICS-RENAISSANCE
   •  HAA 1304 - LEONARDO, MICHELANGELO,RAPHAEL
   •  HAA 1410 - REALISM AND IMPRESSIONISM
   •  HAA 1500 - SPECIAL TOPICS-AMERICAN
   •  HAA 1601 - SPECIAL TOPICS-JAPANESE
   •  HAA 1602 - SPECIAL TOPICS-ASIAN
   •  HAA 1710 - UPG EXCH: HISTORY MEXICAN ART
   •  HAA 1750 - SPECIAL TOPICS
   •  HAA 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
   •  HAA 1903 - HISTORY ART & ARCH INTERNSHIP
   •  HAA 1955 - VISL PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE

Humanities

   •  HIST 1560 - WOMEN IN LATIN AMER HISTORY
   •  HUMAN 0100 - LONDON
   •  HUMAN 0105 - STUDY ABROAD EXCHANGE PROGRAM
   •  HUMAN 0300 - VILLAGE SEM IN THE HUMANITIES
   •  HUMAN 1030 - DIGITAL HUMANITIES
   •  HUMAN 1055 - ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
   •  HUMAN 1100 - ARTS TIMELINE
   •  HUMAN 1770 - SPECIAL TOPICS
   •  HUMAN 1901 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
   •  HUMAN 1955 - HUMANITIES AREA CAPSTONE

Information Science

   •  INFSCI 0010 - INTRO TO INFORM, SYS & SOCIETY
   •  INFSCI 0011 - INTRO TO INF SCI ADVANCED
   •  INFSCI 0012 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
   •  INFSCI 0015 - DATA STRUCT & PROGRMMNG TECHNQ
   •  INFSCI 0016 - DATA STRUCTURES AND FILES
   •  INFSCI 0017 - FUNDAMNTLS OF OBJ-ORIEN PRGMG
   •  INFSCI 0018 - FILE PROCESSING
   •  INFSCI 0020 - PROGRAM DESGN & SOFTWARE TOOLS
   •  INFSCI 1002 - ARCHITEC & ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE
   •  INFSCI 1004 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
   •  INFSCI 1012 - LISP AND SYMBOLIC PROGRAMMING
   •  INFSCI 1014 - GRAPHICS
   •  INFSCI 1017 - IMPLEMENTATION OF INFO SYSTEMS
   •  INFSCI 1020 - SYSTEMS ADMINSTRTN & SECURITY
   •  INFSCI 1022 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
   •  INFSCI 1024 - ANALYSIS OF INFORMTN SYSTEMS
   •  INFSCI 1032 - ONLINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
   •  INFSCI 1037 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT
   •  INFSCI 1038 - MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
   •  INFSCI 1042 - HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
   •  INFSCI 1044 - HUMAN FACTORS IN SYSTEM DESIGN
   •  INFSCI 1050 - BEHAVIORAL MODELS
   •  INFSCI 1052 - USER CENTERED DESIGN
   •  INFSCI 1053 - DIGITAL FORENSICS
   •  INFSCI 1054 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
   •  INFSCI 1056 - COMPTR MODLS HUMN INF PROCSSNG
   •  INFSCI 1058 - WEB PROGRAMMING
   •  INFSCI 1066 - INTERNET CONSTRUCTION
   •  INFSCI 1068 - GEOSPATIAL INFO SYSTEMS (GIS)
   •  INFSCI 1070 - INTRO TO TELCOM & NETWORKS
   •  INFSCI 1071 - APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS
   •  INFSCI 1072 - INTRO TO WIRELESS NETWORKS
   •  INFSCI 1074 - COMPUTER SECURITY
   •  INFSCI 1075 - NETWORK SECURITY
   •  INFSCI 1078 - ETHICS IN COMPUTING
   •  INFSCI 1080 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
   •  INFSCI 1085 - INTERNSHIP
   •  INFSCI 1086 - INTERNSHIP
   •  INFSCI 1092 - SPECIAL TOPICS: SYSTEMS

Instruction and Learning

   •  IL 0020 - DIRECTED TUTORING
   •  IL 0201 - UPG EXCH: TCH ENG AS FRGN LANG
   •  IL 0202 - UPG EXCH: TCH RDG & WRITING
   •  IL 1000 - INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING
   •  IL 1060 - EDUC EXCEP STUDENTS CLASSRM 1
   •  IL 1061 - EDUC EXCEP STDNTS CLASSROOM 2
   •  IL 1150 - HLTH ED PRIM YRS: ISS & STRATS
   •  IL 1160 - TCH SCL STDS IN PRIMARY GRADES
   •  IL 1161 - SOCL STUDIES IN PRIMARY YEARS
   •  IL 1207 - READING & WRTNG IN CONTNT CURR
   •  IL 1210 - EMERGENT LITERACY
   •  IL 1215 - READING IN THE PRIMARY YEARS
   •  IL 1218 - ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION
   •  IL 1220 - LANGUAGE ARTS IN PRIMARY YEARS
   •  IL 1222 - MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY YEARS
   •  IL 1225 - PEDAGOGY LAB-LITERACY & MATH
   •  IL 1230 - INTRO INQUIRY IN ENGLISH EDUC
   •  IL 1235 - TEACHING ENGLISH SECONDARY SCH
   •  IL 1236 - PEDAGOGY LAB - ENGLISH
   •  IL 1237 - TEACHING SPAN K-12 CLASSROOMS
   •  IL 1238 - PEDAGOGY LAB- SPANISH
   •  IL 1260 - INTRO TO SOCIAL STUDIES EDUC
   •  IL 1270 - INTEGRTG ART & MUSC ELEM CLSSR
   •  IL 1275 - INTEGRATING THE CREATIVE ARTS
   •  IL 1280 - TCHNG SCL STDS SECONDARY SCHS
   •  IL 1281 - PEDAGOGY LAB - SOCIAL STUDIES
   •  IL 1298 - DIRECTED STUDY
   •  IL 1324 - ENGAGING YNG CHILDREN IN LRNG
   •  IL 1330 - STRATS TECHNQ INSTC-ERLY CHLHD
   •  IL 1332 - STRATGYS & TECHNQ INSTC - SEC
   •  IL 1333 - STRAT & TECHNIQUES INSTC K-12
 

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