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Single Courses - Electives
Communication
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This course provides new graduate students with an introduction to the MBA program and strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix learning model. Topics include oral and written communication and resources, individual and group presentation techniques, electronic research resources, introduction to the purpose and uses of the electronic portfolio, critical thinking, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes.
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This course provides new graduate students in University of Phoenix programs with an introduction to strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix adult learning model. Topics include oral and written communication, methods for finding and evaluating course resources, critical thinking, the purpose and use of portfolios, program standards, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes.
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This course covers the fundamentals of written communication, providing guided study and extensive practice in the process and mechanics of expository writing. Writing activities focus on sentence and paragraph structure rather than on preparation of comprehensive reports or research documents. Writing models are studied to demonstrate effective rhetorical strategies and stylistic options.
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This course covers the skills necessary for effective communication in the work environment and in modern society. The course provides an orientation to basic communication theories and discusses the fundamentals of interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on applying these skills and theories to group processes and professional situations.
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This course is designed to foster an understanding and appreciation of effective interpersonal skills. It addresses self-awareness, group process, self-disclosure, effective communication, conflict resolution, and team building.
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This course is designed to provide both a practical introduction to the fundamental principles of oral communication and a forum for practicing these communication skills. Students will conduct a management business meeting; will learn the process by which effective speeches are conceived, prepared, and delivered; and will give oral presentations using persuasive and informative techniques.
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This course covers the essential writing strategies and skills required for college-level coursework and teaches students to distinguish between interpretive and analytical writing. Emphasis is placed on the development of research papers, position papers, and case study analyses, and the research process is approached from both the conceptual and applied perspectives. Discussion on elements of mechanics, style, citation, and proper documentation is included.
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This one credit course is a comprehensive guide that includes step-by-step approaches to devising a strategy that will lead to the development of a winning proposal. The course focuses on the process of proposal "development" rather than proposal "writing." The format and content of the course are both technical and conceptual in nature.
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The purpose of this course is to identify barriers to effective communication associated with racial, gender, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity in the workplace and in the community. Students will develop an understanding of why and of how diversity issues influence effective communication. This course introduces techniques for improving written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills in response to diversity concerns.
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This one-credit course introduces students to ways people communicate in the electronic environments of contemporary organizations, specifically through e-mail. Students reflect on the ways modern technology influences the communication process and how they can communicate more effectively via e-mail.
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This course entails the study of human interpersonal communications and conflict resolution particularly within business and work organizations. The course focuses on identifying and developing the skills required to successfully manage interpersonal relations in organizations. Emphasis is placed on management communication skills, group process, giving effective responses, conflict resolution, and team building.
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This course entails the study of human interpersonal communications and conflict resolution particularly within business and work organizations. The course focuses on identifying and developing the skills required to successfully manage interpersonal relations in organizations. Emphasis is placed on management communication skills, group process, giving effective responses, conflict resolution, and team building.
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Economics
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This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of macroeconomics. Students learn practical applications for macroeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.
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This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of microeconomics. Students learn practical applications for microeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.
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This course develops principles and tools in economics for managers to use in making business decisions. Topics draw from both microeconomics and macroeconomics and include pricing for profit maximization, understanding and moving among market structures, management of business in expansions and recessions, monetary policy, and the new economy. The focus is on the application of economics in operating and planning problems using information generally available to the manager.
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Geography
This course provides a geographical perspective on the existing and emerging commercial relationships between the United States and the rest of the world. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which the earth's physical characteristics affect political, social, cultural, and economic affairs.
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History
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This course recounts the story of the United States by looking at the experiences of the many diverse races and nationalities that, woven together, have created this country. Students will learn to appreciate the contributions the various peoples have made to the American culture. Emphasis is placed on how both compromise and conflict have played major parts in American history.
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This course recounts the story of our country by looking at the experiences of the many diverse races and nationalities that, woven together, have created the United States of America. Students will learn to appreciate the contributions various peoples have made to the American culture. Emphasis will be placed on how both compromise and conflict have played major parts in American history.
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This course presents an overview of the principal social, political, economic, and global events which have shaped the American scene since World War II. A historical perspective is applied to analyze contemporary issues.
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This course is a five-week introduction to the historical, political, philosophical, and economic roots of the U.S. Constitution. It first reviews the philosophical arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, those that supported and opposed ratification of the Constitution. The course then examines milestone Supreme Court decisions and their evolving interpretations of the Constitution. This course focuses on the first ten amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, and the issues of slavery and civil rights as seen through major court decisions.
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Humanities
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This course provides an introduction to the arts through their expression in dominant themes of Western culture. Concepts of nature and the individual in society are examined in the artistic works from the ancient world to medieval times. The course provides a framework for understanding and evaluating contemporary artistic endeavors.
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This course provides an introduction to the arts through their expression in dominant themes of western culture. Concepts of nature and the individual in society are examined in the artistic works from the Renaissance to the present. The course also provides a framework for understanding and evaluating contemporary artistic endeavors.
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This course is an overview of the humanities in the twentieth century. The course covers the fine arts, war, philosophy, and social movements reflecting the developments of the information age as it moves to the communication age.
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This course examines traditions and new developments in the performing arts genres, providing participants with an overview of the historic elements reflected in the practice of live performance today. Through a highly interactive and experiential format, the course focuses on the artistic components which integrate to create the performance experience from both a "behind the scenes" and an audience perspective.
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Literature
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Sociology
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Single Courses - Electives
- Communication (12)
- Economics (3)
- Geography (1)
- History (4)
- Humanities (4)
- Literature (3)
- Sociology (3)
Communication
- COM515 Managerial Communication
- COM516 Professional Communications
- COMM101 Written Communication
- COMM102 Communication Skills for Career Growth
- COMM200 Interpersonal Communication Skills
- COMM203 Oral Communication
- COMM215 Essentials of College Writing
- COMM301 Proposal Writing
- COMM315 Diversity Issues in Communication
- COMM321 Communicating in Electronic Environments
- COMM400 Management Communication Skills
- COMM470 Communicating in the Virtual Workplace
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COM515 Managerial Communication
This course provides new graduate students with an introduction to the MBA program and strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix learning model. Topics include oral and written communication and resources, individual and group presentation techniques, electronic research resources, introduction to the purpose and uses of the electronic portfolio, critical thinking, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes.
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COM516 Professional Communications
This course provides new graduate students in University of Phoenix programs with an introduction to strategies for academic success within the University of Phoenix adult learning model. Topics include oral and written communication, methods for finding and evaluating course resources, critical thinking, the purpose and use of portfolios, program standards, stress and time management, and Learning Team processes.
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COMM101 Written Communication
This course covers the fundamentals of written communication, providing guided study and extensive practice in the process and mechanics of expository writing. Writing activities focus on sentence and paragraph structure rather than on preparation of comprehensive reports or research documents. Writing models are studied to demonstrate effective rhetorical strategies and stylistic options.
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COMM102 Communication Skills for Career Growth
This course covers the skills necessary for effective communication in the work environment and in modern society. The course provides an orientation to basic communication theories and discusses the fundamentals of interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Emphasis will be placed on applying these skills and theories to group processes and professional situations.
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COMM200 Interpersonal Communication Skills
This course is designed to foster an understanding and appreciation of effective interpersonal skills. It addresses self-awareness, group process, self-disclosure, effective communication, conflict resolution, and team building.
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COMM203 Oral Communication
This course is designed to provide both a practical introduction to the fundamental principles of oral communication and a forum for practicing these communication skills. Students will conduct a management business meeting; will learn the process by which effective speeches are conceived, prepared, and delivered; and will give oral presentations using persuasive and informative techniques.
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COMM215 Essentials of College Writing
This course covers the essential writing strategies and skills required for college-level coursework and teaches students to distinguish between interpretive and analytical writing. Emphasis is placed on the development of research papers, position papers, and case study analyses, and the research process is approached from both the conceptual and applied perspectives. Discussion on elements of mechanics, style, citation, and proper documentation is included.
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COMM301 Proposal Writing
This one credit course is a comprehensive guide that includes step-by-step approaches to devising a strategy that will lead to the development of a winning proposal. The course focuses on the process of proposal "development" rather than proposal "writing." The format and content of the course are both technical and conceptual in nature.
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COMM315 Diversity Issues in Communication
The purpose of this course is to identify barriers to effective communication associated with racial, gender, cultural, and socioeconomic diversity in the workplace and in the community. Students will develop an understanding of why and of how diversity issues influence effective communication. This course introduces techniques for improving written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills in response to diversity concerns.
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COMM321 Communicating in Electronic Environments
This one-credit course introduces students to ways people communicate in the electronic environments of contemporary organizations, specifically through e-mail. Students reflect on the ways modern technology influences the communication process and how they can communicate more effectively via e-mail.
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COMM400 Management Communication Skills
This course entails the study of human interpersonal communications and conflict resolution particularly within business and work organizations. The course focuses on identifying and developing the skills required to successfully manage interpersonal relations in organizations. Emphasis is placed on management communication skills, group process, giving effective responses, conflict resolution, and team building.
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COMM470 Communicating in the Virtual Workplace
This course entails the study of human interpersonal communications and conflict resolution particularly within business and work organizations. The course focuses on identifying and developing the skills required to successfully manage interpersonal relations in organizations. Emphasis is placed on management communication skills, group process, giving effective responses, conflict resolution, and team building.
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Economics
- ECO360 Economics for Business I
- ECO361 Economics for Business II
- ECO533 Economics for Managerial Decision Making
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ECO360 Economics for Business I
This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of macroeconomics. Students learn practical applications for macroeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.
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ECO360 Economics for Business II
This course provides students with the basic theories, concepts, terminology, and uses of microeconomics. Students learn practical applications for microeconomics in their personal and professional lives through assimilation of fundamental concepts and analysis of actual economic events.
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ECO533 Economics for Managerial Decision Making
This course develops principles and tools in economics for managers to use in making business decisions. Topics draw from both microeconomics and macroeconomics and include pricing for profit maximization, understanding and moving among market structures, management of business in expansions and recessions, monetary policy, and the new economy. The focus is on the application of economics in operating and planning problems using information generally available to the manager.
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Geography
GEO150 Geography of World Commerce
This course provides a geographical perspective on the existing and emerging commercial relationships between the United States and the rest of the world. Emphasis is placed on the manner in which the earth's physical characteristics affect political, social, cultural, and economic affairs.
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History
- HIS110 U.S. History to 1865
- HIS120 U.S. History 1865 to 1945
- HIS145 The American Experience Since 1945
- HIS301 U.S. Constitution
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HIS110 U.S. History to 1865
This course recounts the story of the United States by looking at the experiences of the many diverse races and nationalities that, woven together, have created this country. Students will learn to appreciate the contributions the various peoples have made to the American culture. Emphasis is placed on how both compromise and conflict have played major parts in American history.
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HIS120 U.S. History 1865 to 1945
This course recounts the story of our country by looking at the experiences of the many diverse races and nationalities that, woven together, have created the United States of America. Students will learn to appreciate the contributions various peoples have made to the American culture. Emphasis will be placed on how both compromise and conflict have played major parts in American history.
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HIS145 The American Experience Since 1945
This course presents an overview of the principal social, political, economic, and global events which have shaped the American scene since World War II. A historical perspective is applied to analyze contemporary issues.
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HIS301 U.S. Constitution
This course is a five-week introduction to the historical, political, philosophical, and economic roots of the U.S. Constitution. It first reviews the philosophical arguments of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists, those that supported and opposed ratification of the Constitution. The course then examines milestone Supreme Court decisions and their evolving interpretations of the Constitution. This course focuses on the first ten amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, and the issues of slavery and civil rights as seen through major court decisions.
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Humanities
- HUM100 Intro to Humanities: Ancient World to Medieval Times
- HUM102 Intro to Humanities: Renaissance to Present
- HUM300 The Global Village
- HUM301 Survey of the Performing Arts
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HUM100 Intro to Humanities: Ancient World to Medieval Times
This course provides an introduction to the arts through their expression in dominant themes of Western culture. Concepts of nature and the individual in society are examined in the artistic works from the ancient world to medieval times. The course provides a framework for understanding and evaluating contemporary artistic endeavors.
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HUM102 Intro to Humanities: Renaissance to Present
This course provides an introduction to the arts through their expression in dominant themes of western culture. Concepts of nature and the individual in society are examined in the artistic works from the Renaissance to the present. The course also provides a framework for understanding and evaluating contemporary artistic endeavors.
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HUM300 The Global Village
This course is an overview of the humanities in the twentieth century. The course covers the fine arts, war, philosophy, and social movements reflecting the developments of the information age as it moves to the communication age.
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HUM301 Survey of the Performing Arts
This course examines traditions and new developments in the performing arts genres, providing participants with an overview of the historic elements reflected in the practice of live performance today. Through a highly interactive and experiential format, the course focuses on the artistic components which integrate to create the performance experience from both a "behind the scenes" and an audience perspective.
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Literature
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LIT225 Literature in Society
This course introduces themes in literature and provides guided study and practice in reflecting on themes which describe the human experience across cultural and societal boundaries. The course includes readings from literature in different genres and cultures. Students will study the literature in thematic units and be asked to make connections to their own lives and cultures.Request Information | Back to top
LIT320 Business Literature
This course explores the literature that has been written about business and the business environment of the 20th century while introducing the student to the historical background of business in America.Request Information | Back to top
LIT350 Contemporary Southwest Literature
This course explores exemplary fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction by contemporary Southwestern writers. Selections focus on the Southwestern landscape and on prominent cultural issues associated with the region.Request Information | Back to top
Sociology
- SOC101 Contemporary Issues in America Business
- SOC200 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC315 Cultural Diversity
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SOC101 Contemporary Issues in America Business
This course is a study of the social issues that affect today's workplace. Historically, organizations and management have evolved to meet technical and social changes. Today's organizations and managers face very different issues in the workplace and must continue to adapt. This course examines the various elements that affect the adaptability and requirements faced by modern organizations.Request Information | Back to top
SOC200 Introduction to Sociology
This course is an introduction to the set of perspectives on human life that allows us to understand how our personal lives are affected by our place in society. It explores ways of looking at the world that allow us to understand how the events and experiences of our lives are part of group dynamics, of social institutions, of cultural meanings. It allows us to see personal events and meanings as affected by historical forces, and to see how historical events may be shaped by personal choices.Request Information | Back to top
SOC315 Cultural Diversity
This course focuses on the issues, challenges, and opportunities presented by U.S. population diversity. Workplace issues related to employee diversity in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and cultural background are emphasized.Request Information | Back to top