Note: Sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.
Early Childhood Education
ECE 655 - Assessment of Children Birth to Age 8
(3 units)Issues, considerations and procedures for assessing infants and young children, including assessment of their environments. (Formerly CI 432/632; implemented Fall 2003.) (Formerly EDS 453/653; implemented Fall 2007.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Observation, study and research in early childhood education. Problems of organization, administration and evaluation of programs. (Formerly CI 770; implemented Fall 2003.) (Formerly EDS 727; implemented Fall 2007.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Intensive research experience in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology research methods. Written reports on each research project required.
Units of Independent Study: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Intensive research experience in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology research methods. Written reports on each research project required.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
EECB 734 - Molecular Techniques in Ecology and Evolution
(4 units)Modern laboratory methods used to address questions of organismal ecology and evolution. Lecture covers concepts in molecular biology to lay foundation for performing molecular techniques in laboratory.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(4 units)Principles of research methods, including experimental design, for ecology-related fields. Discussion of statistical issues; development of research proposals.
Units of Lecture: 3 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
EECB 794 - Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Colloquium
(1 unit)Presentation of original research by visiting scientists, NSHE faculty, and graduate students completing doctoral degrees. Maximum of 4 credits.
Units of Lecture: 1 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(1 to 3 units S/U Only)Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.
Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Selected microeconomic and macroeconomic principles applied in a non-technical manner to improve understanding of everyday problems and social issues. NOTE: This course does not substitute for ECON 102 or ECON 103.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Social Sci Requirement Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introductory analysis of price determination, resource allocation, market structure, consumer behavior, producer behavior, market failure and government failure. Economic approaches to social issues and policy.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Core Math requirement or ACT of 22 or SAT of 500 or corequisite. Corequisite(s): MATH 126 or MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181 .
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Social Sci Requirement Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introductory analysis of how markets and governments interact to determine an economy’s output, employment, income, interest rate, wage, price, and trade balance levels over time.
Units of Lecture: 3 Core Social Sci Requirement Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Descriptive statistics; graphing; central tendency and dispersion measures; probability; probability distributions; decision theory, sampling, inference and estimation. Emphasis on data analysis and critical thinking.
(3 units)Hypothesis testing; simple linear regression and correlation; analysis of variance; chi-square applications. Emphasis on data analysis as it relates to business decision-making.
(3 units)Intermediate analysis of price determination, resource allocation, market structure, consumer behavior, producer behavior, market failure and government failure. Economic approaches to social issues and policy.
(3 units)Intermediate analysis of how markets and governments interact to determine an economy’s output, employment, income, interest rate, wage, price, and trade balance levels over time.
(3 units)Nature and functions of money, functions and history of banks, Federal Reserve System; monetary, theory and policy in relation to employment, growth and price levels.
(3 units)Origin and development of economic institutions including industry, agriculture, commerce, transportation, labor and finance. Analysis of the economic progress of the U.S. (General Capstone and Diversity course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course, Diversity Course Offered Every Fall, Spring, and Summer Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to the world’s development problems such as population, food, scarcity of nonrenewable resources, growing inequality between nations and within nations, possible socioeconomic consequences of those problems. (Diversity course.)
(3 units)Theoretical materials relating to the economic analysis of labor problems and the descriptive materials relating to unionism and collective bargaining.
ECON 411 - Economic and Social Aspects of Gaming and Gambling
(3 units)Analysis of topics relevant to gambling, including game strategies and odds making, gambling behavior, economics of the gaming industry, compulsive gambling and gambling and the law.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)The role that economics plays in explaining water resource allocation issues. Urban, rural, recreational and other water uses. (Formerly APEC 415/615; implemented Summer 2008)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ECON 420 - Economics of Health Care and Health Policy
(3 units)Analysis of health policy options, based on economic analysis of the health care industry and individual choices about health and health care.
(3 units)Mathematical formulation of economic theory, with principal consideration given to the construction of deterministic models of economic behavior.
(3 units)Application of statistical techniques for the purpose of testing and explaining economic relationships; integration of economic theory, with observed economic phenomena. Useful for economic and business forecasting.
(3 units)Development of classical political economy; the orthodox tradition in political economy in the 19th century; the foundation of economic doctrine in the 20th century. (General Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course, Diversity Course Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Descriptive and economic analysis of gaming regulation in the U.S. and abroad. Topics include economic impact of regulation, new jurisdictions, advertising, licensing, and price controls.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Appraisal of the effects of government financial policies. Government expenditures, taxation, government borrowing and indebtedness and fiscal policy are considered.
(3 units)Economic analysis of regulatory policy focusing on market and non-market alternatives. Issues include environmental quality, health care, education, advertising, market power, utility and telecommunication deregulation. (General Capstone course.)
(3 units)Examines economic efficiency implications and objectives of legal institutions and legal rulemaking; including common law, public regulation of the market and legal procedures.
ECON 460 - Economic Integration and Common Markets
(3 units)Analysis of various cases of economic integration including the European Common Market and the North American Free Trade Area. Offered through USAC only.
(3 units)Historical examination of China’s economic development, with a special emphasis on its varying development strategies, and its future prospects. (General Capstone and Diversity course.)
(3 units)Analysis of the theory of international trade, government trade and commercial policies, international institutions, and international economic integration.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 or RECO 100. Recommended preparation: ECON 302.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Analysis of the theory of international capital movements, exchange rates, the balance of payments, international monetary relations, the effects of government monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policy, and international institutions.
ECON 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)
Prerequisite(s): CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203; ENG 102; junior or senior standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 General Capstone Course Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(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)Analysis of the economic functioning of urban areas. Urban development, location of firms and households, housing markets, urban problems and policy formulation.
(3 units)Systematic analysis of the problems of economic growth and stability of subnational regions. Trade, location, interregional competition and structural economic analyses are considered.
(3 units)Complete an economic research project, including a literature review, written economic analysis, and oral presentation. Review a variety of research methods, tools, and illustrative examples.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to demonstrate the appropriate graphical technique for presenting and describing time series and cross sectional data. 2. Students will be able to derive and test a specific hypothesis given a general economic or policy question. 3. Students will be able to conduct and present results from a multivariate analysis.
ECON 611 - Economic and Social Aspects of Gaming and Gambling
(3 units)Analysis of topics relevant to gambling, including game strategies and odds making, gambling behavior, economics of the gaming industry, compulsive gambling and gambling and the law.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)The role that economics plays in explaining water resource allocation issues. Urban, rural, recreational and other water uses. (Formerly APEC 415/615; implemented Summer 2008)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ECON 620 - Economics of Health Care and Health Policy
(3 units)Analysis of health policy options, based on economic analysis of the health care industry and individual choices about health and health care.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Mathematical formulation of economic theory, with principal consideration given to the construction of deterministic models of economic behavior.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Application of statistical techniques for the purpose of testing and explaining economic relationships; integration of economic theory, with observed economic phenomena. Useful for economic and business forecasting.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Development of classical political economy; the orthodox tradition in political economy in the 19th century; the foundation of economic doctrine in the 20th century. (General Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Descriptive and economic analysis of gaming regulation in the U.S. and abroad. Topics include economic impact of regulation, new jurisdictions, advertising, licensing, and price controls.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Appraisal of the effects of government financial policies. Government expenditures, taxation, government borrowing and indebtedness and fiscal policy are considered.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Economic analysis of regulatory policy focusing on market and non-market alternatives. Issues include environmental quality, health care, education, advertising, market power, utility and telecommunication deregulation. (General Capstone course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Examines economic efficiency implications and objectives of legal institutions and legal rulemaking; including common law, public regulation of the market and legal procedures.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ECON 660 - Economic Integration and Common Markets
(3 units)Analysis of various cases of economic integration including the European Common Market and the North American Free Trade Area. Offered through USAC only.
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Historical examination of China’s economic development, with a special emphasis on its varying development strategies, and its future prospects. (General Capstone and Diversity course.)
Units of Lecture: 3 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Analysis of the theory of international trade, government trade and commercial policies, international institutions, and international economic integration.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Analysis of the theory of international capital movements, exchange rates, the balance of payments, international monetary relations, the effects of government monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policy, and international institutions.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
ECON 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 Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(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.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Analysis of the economic functioning of urban areas. Urban development, location of firms and households, housing markets, urban problems and policy formulation.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Odd Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Systematic analysis of the problems of economic growth and stability of subnational regions. Trade, location, interregional competition and structural economic analyses are considered.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Elements of mathematical economics and explicit functional forms applied to neoclassical models of the firm, consumer theory, and general equilibrium.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to modern theories of economic growth and fluctuations. Neoclassical synthesis; descriptive, optimal, and endogenous growth, real business cycles; new classical and new Keynesian theories.
(3 units)New Keynesian theories of business fluctuations, dynamic models of monetary economics, models of expectations and central bank behavior, policy games, credibility and time-inconsistency models.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Use of game theoretic models in economics. General theory of individual choice under risk and uncertainty or asymmetric information. (Formerly APEC 720 R; implemented Summer 2008)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Applying statistical techniques in the estimation and testing of economic theory. Topics include simple and multiple regression, panel data, time series techniques, and forecasting. (Formerly ECON 772; implementation FL09)
(3 units)Further development of statistical methods from RECO 714. Regression models with binary, discrete, truncated and censored dependent variables; categorical data analysis; and multiple equation models. (Formerly APST 715 R; implemented Summer 2008)
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Theory of local, state and federal expenditures and revenues. Economic effects of alternative policies and decision-making processes of the public sector are emphasized.
(3 units)Analysis of labor force concepts and measurements, labor markets and labor mobility, wage theory and collective bargaining and macroeconomic behavior of employment and earnings.
(3 units)Application of microeconomic theory to environmental policy. Topics include externalities, public goods, regulation, taxation, tradable permit systems, economic incentives for environmental protection and pollution control.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring - Even Years Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Theory and analysis of economic concentration and dispersion across space: established location, human migration, endowments, amenities, transport costs, (dis)economies of scale, agglomeration, spatial general equilibrium.
(3 units)FYE course with emphasis on education’s role in society. Historical, philosophical and sociological foundations - theory and practice. (Formerly EL 102; implemented Fall 2006)
Prerequisite(s): Freshmen standing.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Introduction to education as a career choice, with a focus on historical and contemporary issues, information literacy, and strategies to promote academic success.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Emphasizes the characteristics of effective teachers in contemporary classrooms. Includes field experience.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; pre-major in education.
Units of Lecture: 2 Units of Internship/Practicum: 1 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Focus on teacher roles. Foundations and characteristics of effective instruction of students with various disabilities, in general education classrooms.
Prerequisite(s): Premajor in Education.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Function and analysis of elementary school classrooms, daily activities, methods of behavior management. Includes field experience. (Formerly CI 260; implemented Fall 2003.)
(3 units)Survey of childrens literature genres. Censorship, historical background, childrens interests, literature programs and book evaluations. (Formerly CI 207; implemented Fall 2003.)
(3 units)Survey of Federal and State legal and ethical issues. Successful completion of this course meets State Teacher Licensure requirements for Nevada School Law.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
EDU 212 - Family Involvement for Students With/Without Disabilities
(3 units)Examination of existing practices for enhancing family-school interaction with emphasis on communication, climate, and partnerships including special education law and IEP development.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
(3 units)Lab course on advanced skills and strategies for integrating information technology into the classroom.
Units of Lecture: 1 Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course:
EDUC 447 - Parent Involvement and Family Engagement (7-12 Perspective)
(3 units)Focus on building engagement practices and enhancing the inclusion of families in the education process in the secondary setting and beyond.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Secondary Education major.
Units of Lecture: 3 Offered Every Fall and Spring Student Learning Outcomes (if available): Upon completion of this course: 1. Students will be able to demonstrate the necessary skills to understand and develop sensitivity to effective family communication between the home, school, and community. 2. Students will be able to analyze the impact of challenges facing families on student learning and academic success in secondary education. 3. Students will be able to list and describe different models of family support programs for school success in secondary education. 4. Students will be able to demonstrate an awareness of the use of data literacy strategies for family engagement understanding .