(1 unit)Introduction to the development of skills and knowledge necessary for academic major/career exploration and informed decision making. Credit may be earned in one of ACE 100, ACE 110 or ACE 210.
(1 unit)Identification of resources, requirements and development of a well informed action plan in preparation for applying to health professions schools/programs.
(2 units)Development of academic skills and knowledge necessary for educational success. Exploration of issues and trends including theory and application of principles related to the discipline.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Discussion/Recitation: 1 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
(1 unit)Development and evaluation of self-knowledge, research, and decision-making skill necessary to make informed choices related to academic and career options.
UNAE 110 - Multidisciplinary Topics in Environmental Studies
(3 units)Exploration of multidisciplinary approaches to environmental challenges and problem-solving through guest lectures, intensive reading, writing, and research assignments. Intended for Environmental Studies majors.
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Individual student internships with appropriate environmental agencies, nonprofit organizations or businesses. Regular written reports on observations and activities are required. Maximum 9 credits.
(3 units)Purpose and nature of accounting, measuring business income, accounting principles, assets and equity accounting for external financial reporting.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or major in Agricultural & Applied Economics.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
(3 units)Forms of business organization; cost concepts and decision making; break-even analysis, fixed and variable costs, budgeting for internal reporting.
(3 units)Current techniques and perspectives including concepts on law and evidence, sources of information, accounting, banking and financial record-keeping, and interviewing.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 201 and must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to the basic financial statements and current assets.
Prerequisite(s): Must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to the long-term assets, current and long-term liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 401R and must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to investments, deferred taxes, leases, pensions and the statement of cash flows.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 402 and must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Cost accounting and analysis for management control purposes. Topics including cost systems, responsibility accounting, CVP, decision making, cost behavior, variable costing, and budgeting.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 or two semesters of introductory accounting and must be declared into a business major or minor.
ACC 407 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
(3 units)Accounting for governmental and not-for-profit enterprises, including municipalities, hospitals and universities. Specific topics include fund accounting, financial statement preparation and basic auditing issues.
(3 units)Advanced management accounting topics including planning and budgeting for profit, decentralization and transfer pricing, joint costing, process costing, and performance measurement.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 405R and must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Introduction to the legal environment governing commercial transactions. Topics will include the law of contracts, sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, and debtor-creditor relationships.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to a business major or minor.
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Supervised practical experience in accounting leading to experience at a professional level. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, a 3.00 GPA or higher, completion of one upper-division accounting course and must be declared into a business major or minor.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to the basic financial statements and current assets.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to the long-term assets, current and long-term liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 601 AND acceptance into a graduate plan in the College of Business.
(3 units)Conceptual framework that underlies generally accepted accounting principles and its application to investments, deferred taxes, leases, pensions and the statement of cash flows.
(3 units)Accounting for groups of companies. Subsidiary affiliates, joint ventures, segments and partnerships. Stock exchange regulations and reporting. International accounting.
(3 units)Cost accounting and analysis for management control purposes. Topics including cost systems, responsibility accounting, CVP, decision making, cost behavior, variable costing, and budgeting.
ACC 607 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
(3 units)Accounting for governmental and not-for-profit enterprises, including municipalities, hospitals and universities. Specific topics include fund accounting, financial statement preparation and basic auditing issues.
(3 units)Introduction to the legal environment governing commercial transactions. Topics will include the law of contracts, sales, commercial paper, secured transactions, and debtor-creditor relationships.
(3 units)Introduction to research studying the role of financial accounting in efficient capital markets. Applies academic research to issues facing accounting practitioners.
(1 to 4 units)Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.
(3 units)Fundamental concepts in care, management and economics of food producing animals. Includes contributions of the Nevada and U.S. animal industries in providing food on an international basis.
(3 units)Basic principles of nutrition including maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation. Composition of feedstuffs and role of nutrients in the animal’s body.
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Coordinated work-study programs in industry or government under the direction of a faculty adviser. Written progress reports are prepared periodically and at the conclusion of the internship. (May be repeated up to 6 credits)
(1 unit)Students will give presentations on research work and topics of interest in animal and veterinary science using computer assisted presentation.
(5 units)Ecological characteristics, botanical composition, distribution, wildlife species, and land uses of the major rangeland plant communities in the western U.S.
(3 units)Principles of sheep production and application of selection, breeding, nutrition, management and marketing under western ranch and farming environments.
Prerequisite(s): ANSC 100; VM 328. Recommended preparation: ANSC 309.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years
(3 units)Emphasis on species and breed selection, physiological considerations and alleviating detrimental effects on livestock. Interactions among livestock, wildlife and plant communities.
(3 units)Basic concepts, current thinking on the ethics and economics of biotechnology. BIOL 100, BIOL 191 and social science e.g. RECO 202, ECON 103, or equivalent courses are recommended preparation. Graduate students would benefit from additional or more advanced courses in similar areas. (Major Capstone course.)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102; CH 201; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 Major Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Coordinated work-study programs in industry or government under the direction of a faculty advisor. Written progress reports are prepared periodically and at the conclusion of the internship. May be repeated up to 6 credits.
(3 Units)Study of the major management topics in all major phases of beef cattle production, including, but not exclusive to, cow calf operations, breeding animal development, backgrounding, finishing and marketing.
AGSC 467 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
(3 units)Emphasizes interrelations of economics principles and institutional factors affecting use and value of natural resources. Attention given to special problems of land, water, and environment. (General Capstone course.) (Formerly APEC 466/666; implemented Summer 2008)
(3 units)Concepts, measures, and techniques for documenting, analyzing, or predicting changes in regional economic activity and resource use; economic impact assessment and land use planning.
(1 to 3 units)Presentation and review of recent research, innovations and development in various animal science areas including animal breeding, animal health, animal management, meats, nutrition and physiology. Maximum of 6 credits.
(5 units)Ecological characteristics, botanical compositions, distribution, wildlife species, and land uses of the major rangeland plant communities in the western. U.S.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Spring - Odd Years
(3 units)Emphasis on species and breed selection, physiological considerations and alleviating detrimental effects on livestock. Interactions among livestock, wildlife and plant communities.
(3 units)Basic concepts, current thinking on the ethics and economics of biotechnology. BIOL 100, BIOL 191 and social science e.g. RECO 202, ECON 103, or equivalent courses are recommended. Graduate students would benefit from additional or more advanced courses in similar areas. (Major Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Spring
AGSC 667 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
(3 units)Emphasizes interrelations of economics principles and institutional factors affecting use and value of natural resources. Attention given to special problems of land, water, and environment. (General Capstone course.) (Formerly APEC 466/666; implemented Summer 2008)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Offered Every Fall
(3 units)Concepts, measures, and techniques for documenting, analyzing, or predicting changes in regional economic activity and resource use; economic impact assessment and land use planning.
(3 units)Basic principles of nutrition including maintenance, growth, reproduction and lactation. Composition of feedstuffs and role of nutrients in the animals body.
(5 units)Ecological characteristics, botanical composition, distribution, wildlife species, and land uses of the major rangeland plant communities in the western U.S.
(3 units)Study of the major management topics in all major phases of beef cattle production, including, but not exclusive to, cow calf operations, breeding animal development, backgrounding, finishing and marketing.
Corequisite(s): ANSC 100 or ANSC 211 or ANSC 406. Recommended preparation: ANSC 325.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring - Even Years
(5 units)Ecological characteristics, botanical composition, distribution, wildlife species, and land uses of the major rangeland plant communities in the western U.S.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years
(3 units)Introduction to human culture and society. Understanding human diversity through comparative study of politics, religion, economics, and kinship.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Social Sci Requirement Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
(3 units)Biological and evolutionary origins of humans, with consideration of population genetics, living primates, fossil records and human variation. Includes eight laboratory experiences.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of Core Curriculum Mathematics Requirement or SAT of 610 or ACT 27 OR Accuplacer EA 80 and CL 84 OR Corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126R or MATH 127R or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Science Requirement B Offered Every Fall and Spring
(3 units)Comparative survey of selected societies from throughout the world. Emphasis on the impact of global developments on traditional societies. (Diversity course.)
ANTH 220 - Introduction to Basque Cultural Studies in a Global Frame
(3 units)Examines the representations of Basques worldwide in the media, the arts, scholarship, international politics and the Internet. (Diversity course.)
(3 units)Nature and function of language, including an introduction to the linguistics subsystems of modern English and the development of the English language.
(3 units)History and philosophy of museums; their role in contemporary society; museum organization, management, program planning, funding, publications, guest speakers, supervised field trips to museums.
(3 units)The nature, function and history of American Indian art; formal and aesthetic approaches; traditional and contemporary perspectives. (Diversity course.)
ANTH 378 - Basque Transnationalism in the United States
(3 units)Theories of globalization, social identity, diaspora foreign policy, identity construction, and nationalism are utilized to compare Basque individual and institutionalized ethnicity in the United States. (Diversity course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Diversity Course Offered Every Fall
(3 units)Culture areas of North America and related areas of Mesoamerica. Comparative culture institutions and material from representative groups; review of theoretical problems in North American ethnology. (Diversity course.) (Formerly ANTH 462, 662; implemented Fall 2004.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Diversity Course Offered Every Fall - Odd Years
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