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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines fund accounting theory and concepts, and the reporting principles promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as well as the Financial Accounting Standards Board as they relate to municipalities, healthcare organizations, and universities.(Prerequisites: AC 204; junior or senior standing) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students gain practical experience in accounting.(Prerequisites: accounting major, junior standing, minimum overall GPA of 2.5) Three or six credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with the opportunity to study and research a specialized topic under faculty guidance.(Prerequisites: accounting major, senior standing, minimum overall GPA of 2.5, and approval) Three or six credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The course surveys the philosophical grounding of the organizations in contemporary society, examining structured human groups from the household, through the village (or religious/ethnic association), to the nation-state to understand their moral undertakings in their environment; to consider how they implement and balance rights and duties, rules and compassion, autonomy and common purposes.This course gives special attention to structural injustice in the treatment of those marginalized by gender, race, or socioeconomic deficit, and includes an effort to determine where new understanding may yield suggestions for structural modification.Students are provided the opportunity to research and present projects on contemporary social problems that illustrate the themes of the course. This course meets the U.S. Diversity requirement. ( Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This survey of the ethical issues that arise in the classroom, school, and school district also covers those issues, to a lesser extent, in the educational policies of the state and federal government.The course directly addresses issues of race, class, and gender in the educational system, addressing entitlement to education, access to education, discipline in the educational setting, multicultural issues in general, politics, accountability, assessment, and the ethics of respect as they pertain to teachers, students, and administrators. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. ( Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the ethical implications of the new and alarming potentials for violence in a disorderly world.The new faces of violence - insurgency, terrorism inspired by religion, plans for mass destruction, children as warriors - will be examined in the context of Just War theory, the Christian commitment to social justice, and the emerging international order (and disorder).Fully half the course will explore the perspectives of the developing world, especially as violence occurs between factions from the developing world and the traditional wielders of force in the North and Wes t.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy or one course in Religious Studies) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines contemporary perspectives and diverse cultural worldviews demonstrating a reciprocal relationship between humanity and the natural world.This approach analyzes the ways established and new fields in the sciences can reunite knowledge of the world with a sense of the sacred.Extending into the realm of meaning and value, scientific as well as spiritual perspectives jointly address the ecological challenges confronting contemporary society and the evolution of human consciousness.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of environmental issues on the global scale, exploring ethical and economic dilemmas of liberty and law, justice and welfare, conflicts of cultures, race and gender, as they arise in the increasing interaction of developed and developing nations.The course will focus on the role of science - with special reference to scientific uncertainty - in the articulation of issues like global warming, the depletion of the ozone layer, and species extinction.The ethical dilemmas and environmental implications of the work of multinational corporations will be examined through case studies and group discussion; term projects will focus on selected areas and industries.Prerequisites include one course in Philosophy or Religious Studies, background in environmental science and economics preferred.Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the ethical dimensions of contemporary business practice generally, with special emphasis on the ethical implications of global business enterprise.Topics include global employment practices, human and employee rights in a global economy, the implications of external debt for the economies of developing nations, the human costs and benefits of the changes in global agriculture and food provision generally, and the work of international agencies (the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank in particular) in guiding the economies of the world. This course meets the world diversity requirement. ( Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the moral dilemmas of media management, political propaganda, campaign promo-tions, public relations, and corporate communication.Topics include advertising and marketing practices, especially political advocacy and messages targeted to various audiences; truth and loyalty in public relations practices; the philosophical and constitutional bases of freedom of the press; and problems of media bias, systematic and otherwise.(Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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