General Education Courses

This course will help to prepare you for your job search.

• Learn about career strategies and resources
• Look at ways to maximize your long-term job growth
• Perform self-assessment and goal-setting activities
• Apply research and evaluation skills to execute job search and advancement strategies
• Create a professional portfolio highlighting achievements and goals

This course must be taken at DeVry.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 40 semester-credit hours

This course will help you to plan for your career and learn to maximize your potential. Course topics include:

• Self-assessment and goal-setting activities
• Research and evaluation activities to help you with your job search and career advancement strategies
• Creating a professional portfolio that highlights achievements, goals and concrete plans

This course must be taken at DeVry. Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for CARD415.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 89 semester-credit hours

This course builds your career development strategies. It builds on skills learned throughout your courses and applies them to your field. The course uses case studies, videos, role plays and discussion of business literature. You can develop personal strengths and aspirations. And you can build your skills as a communicator, problem-solver and teammate. This course must be taken at DeVry. Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for CARD405.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 78 semester-credit hours and CARD205

In the senior project, students propose and begin developing an original thesis paper.

The paper should focus on a critical issue within their area of concentration. Students apply conceptual and practical knowledge and skills, and develop relevant competencies in:

• Problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Research
• Teamwork
• Oral and written communication

This is the first in a two-course sequence.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 89 semester-credit hours and ENGL135 and permission from the appropriate academic administrator

In the senior project, students complete, prepare and present an original thesis paper. The paper should focus on a critical issue within their area of concentration. Students apply conceptual and practical knowledge and skills, and develop relevant competencies in:

• Problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Research
• Teamwork
• Oral and written communication

This is the second in a two-course sequence.

PREREQUISITE(S): COMM491

This course teaches methods and skills needed for academic and professional success. These include:

• Instruction and practice exercises in critical thinking and problem-solving
• Analysis of critical reading and reasoning
• Examination of problem-solving methodologies
• Teamwork exercises to identify and resolve problems
• Use of research to gather and analyze options

This course must be taken at DeVry.

PREREQUISITE(S): None

This course introduces basic concepts and issues in microeconomics and macroeconomics. Topics include: • Microeconomic concepts, such as supply and demand and the theory of the firm. These concepts serve as foundations for analyzing macroeconomic issues

• Macroeconomic topics including:
  • Gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Fiscal and monetary policy
  • International trade and exchange rates
  • Analyzing and applying economic variables to real-world scenarios

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL112 or ENGL113; and MATH114 or MATH116

This course enhances your reading and writing skills. This can help you to successfully complete other courses in your program. It focuses on:

• Process-based activities designed to develop pre-reading, reading and responding skills
• Pre-writing, writing and revising skills that promote critical thinking
• Grammar that is integral to the writing process
• An integrated approach that links reading with writing

The minimum requirement to pass this course is 80 percent, and grades of C and D are not assigned. The final grade earned in this course is not used in GPA calculations. Credit hours earned are not applicable to credit hours required for graduation.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results

This course introduces elements of composition. It uses analysis of essays, articles and other written works. The course uses readings as models for writing practice and development. Writing assignments stress process approaches, revision and audience awareness. Word processing and electronic communication tools support the composition process. Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for ENGL112.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results or on successful completion of ENGL062.

This course develops writing skills through analysis of writing styles and practice.

• Examine essays, articles and other written works
• Write assignments that teach process approaches, organization, editing and audience awareness
• Use word processing and web-based tools

Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for ENGL108.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results or on successful completion of ENGL062

This course develops writing skills through analysis of writing styles and practice.

• Examine essays, articles and other written works
• Write assignments that teach process approaches, organization, editing and audience awareness
• Use word processing and web-based tools

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results or successful completion of ENGL062.

This course builds on the techniques of composition. You will explore critical reading and longer, more sophisticated reports. This class includes a comprehensive library research paper. You will practice writing and editing for specific audiences. You will also learn search strategies for various print and electronic resources.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112

This course builds on the techniques of composition. You will explore critical reading and longer, more sophisticated reports. This class includes a comprehensive library research paper. You will practice writing and editing for specific audiences. You will also learn search strategies for various print and electronic resources.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112 or ENGL113

Students in this course apply writing skills to common business and technical correspondence.

• Create memos, letters and brief reports
• Adapt written materials for oral presentation
• Explore the research process

The highlight of the course is a brief research project presented in both written and oral forms.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112

This course builds on basic writing composition principles. It focuses on common technical and workplace documents. In this course, you will apply writing process strategies for:

• Audience analysis
• Effective technical style
• Organizational and effective communication strategies
• Visual aids

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112 or ENGL113

This course provides a framework for ethical and legal decision-making in the workplace. Topics include:

• Ethics, social responsibility and professional codes of conduct
• Legal and regulatory requirements
• Case study examples from a variety of professions, including technology and healthcare

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112

In this course, you will explore professional and personal dilemmas. And you will analyze the dilemmas using moral and ethical principles. The topics apply a respectful approach to issues of diversity and universality. The course also puts ethics in the social and cultural context of the world today.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135 or ENGL136

This course examines American history and the American experience.

• Defining American citizenship and government
• Development of the nation and a national economy
• Transformation to a world power
• Racial issues in American society
• Principles of justice

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135 or ENGL136

This course covers the major 20th century historical developments in a global context. It examines political, social and technological perspectives. It establishes a context for historical events and suggests relationships among them. Also covered is the impact of technology on politics, the military and the economy.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135

This course introduces important areas in humanities. Explore the visual and performing arts, literature, history and philosophy.

• Analyze and evaluate works of art
• Visit cultural sites
• Examine connections between history, culture and philosophy
• Engage in discussions, presentations and group activities

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135 or ENGL136

This course introduces contemporary fine arts, primarily in areas other than literature. This may include:

• Visual arts such as painting, sculpture, architecture and photography
• Music, dance, film and other performance arts
• An understanding and appreciation of these art forms
• Relating art fields and trends to one another and to history

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135

In this course, you will begin an experience in the education field. The experience will be with a local business or community organization. You will have the opportunity to acclimate to a business environment and culture. You can contribute your skills and learn from an outside team. You can gain insight through self assessment and you can get feedback from your host organization. This is the first in a two-course sequence. There is a classroom component. This course requires a minimum of 10 to 12 hours per week of supervised experience at an approved external site.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 70 semester-credit hours and permission from the appropriate academic administrator

In this course, you will complete your work with a business or community organization. The internship is an opportunity to apply what you've learned to a project or process. It provides an environment for developing good work habits. And it can further enhance your communication skills and self-confidence. This course is a continuation of INT481. There is a classroom component. Also required is a minimum of 10 to 12 hours per week of supervised experience at an approved external site.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 70 semester-credit hours and permission from the appropriate academic administrator

This course examines the North American legal system. Students explore aspects of the law as they relate to social, economic and ethical issues. Other topics include:

• Regulatory and antitrust matters
• Intellectual property
• Employer-employee relationships
• Environmental issues
• Consumer protection
• Distinctions between civil and criminal law

PREREQUISITE(S): None

Investigate the relationship between technology and society in this course.

• Identify conditions that impact the development of technology
• Assess the social, political, environmental, cultural and economic effects of current technology
• Consider ethical and other issues in the use of technology

The course incorporates discussion, research, reports and presentations. It is the final course in your degree program and must be taken at DeVry.

PREREQUISITE(S): Successful completion of 89 semester-credit hours and all general education requirements except courses with the prefix CARD, and permission from the appropriate academic administrator

This transitional course introduces critical elements of algebra for linear equations and inequalities. The course progresses from order of operations to addition and multiplication rules for linear equations. You can then apply these rules to inequalities. The course introduces graphing in two variables, exponents, polynomials and polynomial operations. The minimum requirement to pass this course is 80 percent, and grades of C and D are not assigned. The final grade earned in this course is not used in GPA calculations. Credit hours earned are not applicable to credit hours required for graduation. Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for MATH103.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results.

This course introduces critical elements of algebra for linear equations and inequalities. In this course, students progress through:

• Order of operations
• Combining like terms
• Addition and multiplication rules
• Applying rules to inequalities

Graphing, exponents and other operations are also introduced.

The minimum requirement to pass this course is 80 percent. C and D grades are not assigned.

Students who receive credit for this course may not also receive credit for MATH062.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results.

This course focuses on key elements of algebra:

• Factoring polynomials
• Solving quadratic equations
• Systems of linear equations
• Radical expressions
• Linear and quadratic functions that use application problems and modeling

The minimum requirement to pass this course is 80 percent. C and D grades are not assigned.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results, or on successful completion of MATH062 or MATH103

This course focuses on key elements of algebra:

• Factoring polynomials
• Solving quadratic equations
• Systems of linear equations
• Radical expressions
• Linear and quadratic functions that use application problems and modeling

The minimum requirement to pass this course is 80 percent. C and D grades are not assigned.

PREREQUISITE(S): Eligibility to enroll in the course is based on placement results, or successful completion of MATH062 or MATH103

This course emphasizes concepts that form the foundation for numerous areas of study. These include electronics, engineering technology, game and simulation programming, and calculus. Topics include:

• Quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions
• Complex problem-solving in rectangular, trigonometric and Euler forms

Computer software and technology are used in class. The minimum requirement to pass this course is 70 percent, and grades of D are not assigned.

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH114

This course provides tools used for statistical analysis and decision-making in business. Learn to draw conclusions about a population with:

• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential concepts

Get to know various research techniques:

• Sampling and experiment design
• Single and multiple sample groups

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH114

This course introduces discrete mathematics as applied to programming problems. Classwork includes problem modeling and solutions.

Topics include:

• Logic sets
• Boolean algebra
• Data representation
• Probability and randomness
• Algorithm efficiency
• Recursion and recurrence relations
• Markov chains

Mathematical reasoning is emphasized, and computer software is used.

PREREQUISITE(S): CEIS114 and CEIS295 and MATH221

This course provides an introduction to discrete mathematics as applied to the information technology field. Areas of application include:

• Computer logic
• Analysis of algorithms
• Telecommunications
• Probability and cryptography

Mathematical reasoning is emphasized throughout. Computer software is used in problem modeling and solutions

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH221 and NETW191

This applied calculus course promotes understanding computation by reducing complicated problems to simple procedures and promotes the practical value of mathematics. An emphasis is placed on interactive problem solving and concepts and modeling that offer a flexible approach to technology.

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH190

This course uses an analytical approach for health information management. You will use statistical tools and biomedical research methods. You will organize health data using:

• Descriptive statistics
• Non-parametric methods
• Inferential statistical concepts
• Research design and protocols
• Epidemiological principles (these help to determine the rate of disease occurrence in populations)

PREREQUISITE(S): HIT230 and MATH221

This course makes connections between physics and engineering. Logarithms and trigonometry are used to analyze problems. Transducers are used to perform physical measurements. Other concepts include:

• Force and motion
• Matter and energy
• Energy conversion
• Electricity and magnetism
• Heat and light

PREREQUISITE(S): ECT125 and MATH103; or CEIS114 and MATH114; or ECET105 and MATH114

This course compares various political systems. Domestic and international governments and policies are studied, as well as:

• Structures of governments and political institutions
• Constitutions
• Methods of political change
• Recent political history
• Foreign policy factors and current world affairs

PREREQUISITE(S): None

This course compares various political systems. Domestic and international governments and policies are studied, as well as:

• Structures of governments and political institutions
• Constitutions
• Methods of political change
• Recent political history
• Foreign policy factors and current world affairs

This course fulfills the state requirement for study of the State of Nevada and U.S. constitutions.

PREREQUISITE(S): None

This course examines world politics as related to international conflict and security. Global political perspective is provided through case studies and real-world events. Other concepts include:

• Behavior and relationships
• Environmental concerns
• Human rights
• Trade issues

PREREQUISITE(S): POLI330 or POLI332

This course focuses on human motivation and leadership skills. Students study techniques required to effectively manage groups and individuals. Concepts include:

• Basic motivation principles
• Leadership styles
• Workplace stress and conflict
• Dynamics of group development

PREREQUISITE(S): SOCS185

This course focuses on human motivation and leadership skills. Students study techniques required to effectively manage groups and individuals. Concepts include:

• Basic motivation principles
• Leadership styles
• Workplace stress and conflict
• Dynamics of group development

PREREQUISITE(S): SOCS185

This course integrates natural and social science concepts. Students use lab exercises to explore environmental issues and potential solutions. Topics include:

• Sustainability
• Ecosystems and biodiversity
• Population dynamics
• Natural resources
• Waste management and pollution control
• Energy efficiency
• Ethics and politics

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH114

This course integrates natural and social science concepts. Students use lab exercises to explore environmental issues and potential solutions. Topics include:

• Sustainability
• Ecosystems and biodiversity
• Population dynamics
• Natural resources
• Waste management and pollution control
• Energy efficiency
• Ethics and politics

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH114

This course integrates natural and social science concepts. Students use lab exercises to explore environmental issues and potential solutions. Topics include:

• Sustainability
• Ecosystems and biodiversity
• Population dynamics
• Natural resources
• Waste management and pollution control
• Energy efficiency
• Ethics and politics

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH116

This course provides an understanding of science, clarifies the role of technology and strengthens decision-making. Four fundamental principles of science link the principles and insights taught in this course:

• Newton’s laws of force and motion
• Laws of thermodynamics
• Laws of electromagnetic force
• Atomic structure of all matter

Lab exercises help students explore theories through observation and application.

PREREQUISITE(S): MATH114

This course provides an overview of the basic nutrients needed for the body's health.

• Nutrition for various biological phases of the human life cycle
• Psychological and sociological implications of food
• Scientific methods of inquiry used in nutritional science and health

In the lab, students collect data, use computer simulations, and prepare and sample various foods.

PREREQUISITE(S): None

This course explores the connection between culture and society. Sociological principles and research findings are used to analyze a variety of topics:

• Race and gender
• Social structures
• Multicultural societies
• Increasing global interaction

PREREQUISITE(S): None

Students in this course explore how we perceive and address environmental issues. Coursework covers:

• Cultural norms
• Ideologies and beliefs
• Economic and gender-related factors
• Finding and providing sustainable solutions

The course uses research, discussions, projects and presentations. Students learn to identify causes of environmental problems, and apply practical solutions.

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135 or ENGL136

This course uses concepts in communication and social sciences to examine workplace culture. Students analyze workplaces as complex systems with subgroups, and learn to:

• Identify challenges of cross-cultural communication
• Strategies for meeting challenges
• Explore how workers adapt to cultural change

PREREQUISITE(S): SOCS185

In this course, students build foundations for working effectively with others. Key concepts include:

• Cultural issues, including values, beliefs and practices that affect individuals, groups and communities
• Case studies and other applications that relate to the workplace
• Experiential learning to increase understanding and appreciation of different cultures

PREREQUISITE(S): SOCS185

This course teaches basic elements of effective public speaking. Students get practical speaking experience through a series of individual and group presentations. Topics include:

• Analyzing the audience
• Organization
• Language
• Delivery
• Nonverbal communication

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL108 or ENGL112 or ENGL113

This course explores rhetorical strategies. This includes audience and context analysis, and determination of purpose. Students use these strategies to create technical documents for informative and persuasive purposes. Other topics include:

• Logic, argument, evidence and appeals
• Social, ethical, political and practical influences
• Quantitative and qualitative information
• Sound reasoning and effective language

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135

This course explores rhetorical strategies. This includes audience and context analysis, and determination of purpose. Students use these strategies to create technical documents for informative and persuasive purposes. Other topics include:

• Logic, argument, evidence and appeals
• Social, ethical, political and practical influences
• Quantitative and qualitative information
• Sound reasoning and effective language

PREREQUISITE(S): ENGL135