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ACCT 101 - Financial Accounting 3 hours
Introduction to financial accounting concepts and problems with emphasis on the accounting cycle and the valuation of assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or MATH 170
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ACCT 102 - Managerial Accounting 3 hours
Introduction to managerial accounting concepts and problems with emphasis on cost determination and decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101 .
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ACCT 210 - Cost Accounting 3 hours
Basic fundamentals in the area of cost. Use and measurement of accounting costs in managerial decision-making.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 . QUAN 201 and CIS 120 are recommended.
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ACCT 310 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 hours
A study of accounting principles as they relate to cash, receivables inventory, property, plant and equipment, intangibles, current liabilities, long-term liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101 . CIS 120 is recommended.
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ACCT 311 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 hours
A continuation of the study of accounting principles begun in ACCT 310 as they relate to earnings per share, investments, revenue recognition, income taxes, pensions, leases, accounting changes, statement of cash flows, interim reporting, and segmental reporting.
Previously numbered as ACCT 315
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 and ACCT 310 .
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ACCT 312 - Income Taxation of Individuals 3 hours
A study of the basic provisions of federal income tax legislation as they relate to the taxation of individuals. Topics include gross income, exclusions, deductions, exemptions, credits, and property transactions.
Previously numbered as ACCT 320
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 101 .
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ACCT 313 - Income Taxation of Entities 3 hours
A study of the basic provisions of federal income tax legislation as they relate to the formation, operations, and distributions of corporations and partnerships, to specially taxed corporations, to the gift and estate tax, and to the taxation of estates and trusts.
Previously numbered as ACCT 325
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102 . ACCT 312 is recommended.
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ACCT 410 - Advanced Financial Reporting 3 hours
A study of accounting principles as they relate to consolidations, foreign currency translation, partnerships, state and local governments, and nonprofit organizations.
Previously numbered as ACCT 420
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310 . ACCT 311 is recommended.
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ACCT 411 - Accounting Information Systems 3 hours
This course provides an in-depth study of the application of information systems knowledge to the accounting environment and introduces students to the systems that underlie bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting, tax reporting, and auditing in all business firms. Such systems are increasingly complex and in a continual state of flux due to rapidly changing technologies and security risks. Emphasis is upon developing students’ abilities to understand the processing of accounting data (with an emphasis on the computer environment) and the controls that are necessary to assure accuracy and reliability of the data processed by the accounting system.
Previously numbered as ACCT 424
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310 . ACCT 311 is recommended.
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ACCT 412 - Auditing 3 hours
A study of financial audits by public accountants and the resulting audit reports. Emphasis on auditing standards and procedures, sampling techniques, professional ethics, and the legal environment.
Previously numbered as ACCT 430
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 310 . ACCT 311 is recommended.
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ACCT 490 - Special Topics in Accounting 3 hours
This course will cover special topics in the area of accounting. Topics covered will be based on the research interests of the course instructor. This course may be repeated for credit if the content of each class is different.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 102
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ACCT 503 - Foundations in Accounting 1 hour
This course introduces students to basic accounting principles, including the preparation of external financial statements and the analysis of specific financial statement components and corporate disclosures.
Previously numbered as GSB 612
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ACCT 604 - Accounting for Managers 3 hours
This course explores business concepts and methods used to evaluate and prepare managerial accounting statements for internal audit. This course also examines financial statements and the use of generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards for budgetary planning and control.
Previously numbered as GSB 701
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 503
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ACCT 710 - Cost Management 3 hours
This course explores the analysis and measurement of costs in relation to managerial decision-making. Students examine managerial accounting procedures and develop problem-solving techniques required by business managers to operate effectively and efficiently. Topics include cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, transfer pricing, and activity-based costing and management.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 711 - Federal Taxation of Individuals 3 hours
This course introduces the student to the principles of federal individual income taxation. The course reviews the background and theory of the federal tax system. Emphasis is given to applying the theory to practical applications and problem solving.
Previously numbered as GSB 702
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 712 - Federal Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships 3 hours
This course introduces the student to the principles of federal income taxation as it applies to corporations, partnerships, estates and trusts. The course reviews the background and theory of the federal tax system. Emphasis is given to applying the theory to practical applications and problem solving.
Previously numbered as GSB 703
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 . ACCT 711 is recommended.
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ACCT 713 - Financial Reporting I 3 hours
This is a course in intermediate theory of financial statements. It examines special accounting problems for current assets, current liabilities, long-term assets and long-term liabilities.
Previously numbered as GSB 704
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 .
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ACCT 714 - Financial Reporting II 3 hours
This course studies special accounting problems relating to owners equity, earnings per share, pensions, leases, statements of change in financial position and changing prices.
Previously numbered as GSB 705
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 . ACCT 713 is recommended.
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ACCT 715 - Advanced Accounting 3 hours
This course examines accounting principles as they relate to consolidations, business combinations, foreign currency transactions and translation, hedging, partnerships, state and local governments, and private not-for-profit organizations.
Previously numbered as GSB 706
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 . ACCT 713 is recommended.
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ACCT 716 - Audit and Assurance Services 3 hours
This course is an introduction to audits of financial statements by certified public accountants. The course covers the business, ethical and legal environment of the profession, the audit process, application of the audit process to transaction cycles, audit sampling, and reports on audited financial statements. Techniques learned in the course can also be used by internal and government auditors.
Previously numbered as GSB 707
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604 . ACCT 713 and ACCT 714 are recommended.
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ACCT 717 - Advanced Auditing 3 hours
This course builds upon the topics examined in ACCT 716 and broadens the coverage to non-audit services. The course will use lecture, discussion, applications, and research to provide in-depth study of internal controls, including the I.T. environment, audit procedures, and attestation reports. Students will also explore other attestation and assurance services in contrast to financial statement audits.
Previously numbered as GSB 708
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 716
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ACCT 718 - Business Law for Accountants 3 hours
This course examines the professional and legal responsibilities specific to the accounting profession. Topics include specific provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, business organizations, contract law, governmental regulation, property and transaction analysis, secured transactions, and legal liability for accountants
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 790 - Special Topics in Accounting 3 hours
The course will cover special topics in the area of accounting. Topics covered will be based on the research interests of the course instructor. This course may be repeated if the content of each class is different.
Previously numbered as GSB 709
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 810 - International Accounting 3 hours
This course explores the impact of the cultural, legal, political, and economic conditions that shape the national accounting standard-setting process of different countries. Topics include foreign currency translation, transfer pricing, international taxation, and foreign financial statement analysis. This course highlights accounting problems facing multinational corporations using case studies. This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 811 - Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting 3 hours
This course explores the principals and practices of financial reporting in governmental and nonprofit organizations, such as city government, school districts, universities, and hospitals. The course also reinforces the relevancy of auditing standards and procedures, the audit report, fraud examination, and forensic accounting in governmental and nonprofit organizations. This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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ACCT 812 - Research in Accounting 3 hours
This course explores contemporary applied and theoretical research methodologies used to solve complex accounting problems. Students will learn best research practices to enhance ethical decision making when evaluating issues regarding regulation, taxation, and financial statement analysis. This course embeds communication and research fundamentals, particularly for those students intending to sit for the CPA exam.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 604
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AMST 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 110 and BWS 110
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AMST 143 - History of the American People to 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 143 .
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AMST 144 - History of the American People from 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 144 .
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AMST 170 - American Government 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 170 .
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AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies 3 hours
American Studies is the most cutting-edge interdisciplinary field in the humanities. It helps students ask and answer critical questions about American society and culture. American Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding a multicultural world. This course will introduce students to the theories and methods of American Studies. Using Chicago as a text this course takes a close look at the city’s people through history, art, architecture, literature and more.
This course will satisfy the multicultural core requirement.
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AMST 207 - Contemporary American Film 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 207 .
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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AMST 215 - American Political Thought 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 215 and BWS 216 .
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AMST 222 - Mass Media and Society 3 hours
Listed also as SOC 222 and CAS 222 .
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AMST 223 - The Road Movie in American Life 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 219 .
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AMST 224 - The American Century 1940-1990 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 224 .
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AMST 225 - Changing America: The Gilded Age through the New Deal 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 223 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or departmental consent.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.
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AMST 226 - Colonial American Experience 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 221 .
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AMST 227 - Deconstructing Disney 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 227
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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AMST 273 - Theatre: The American Scene 3 hours
Listed also as THEA 270 and ENGL 208 .
This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
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AMST 279 - Public Administration 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 280 .
This course will satisfy the social science core area requirement.
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AMST 286 - State and Local Government 3 hours
Listed also as POSC 286 .
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AMST 288 - New Media in Pop Culture 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 288
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AMST 292 - Film Noir 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 291 .
This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement.
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AMST 294 - American Mass Media History 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 294 and HIST 296 .
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.
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AMST 298 - African-American Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 298 and BWS 298
This course will satisfy the literature core area requirement and the multicultural requirement.
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AMST 305 - The Chicago Scene in Literature 3 hours
Listed also as ENGL 295 .
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AMST 311 - History and Philosophy of Education 3 hours
Listed also as EDUC 310 .
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AMST 315 - Family in America 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 317 .
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AMST 317 - American Intellectual History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 312 .
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AMST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience From 1619 to 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 320 and BWS 320 .
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AMST 321 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 319 and BWS 321 .
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AMST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 328 .
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AMST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 333 .
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AMST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 334 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or departmental consent.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.
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AMST 336 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 346 .
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AMST 337 - The American West 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 367 .
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AMST 338 - Gender and Urban Life 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 368 .
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 or departmental consent.
This course will satisfy the history core area requirement.
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AMST 343 - 19th-Century America 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 222 .
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AMST 344 - Historical Experience of Women in the United States 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 344 .
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AMST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 345 .
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AMST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 348 .
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AMST 355 - Museum Studies Practicum 3 hours
Listed also as ARTH 355
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102
This course satisfies the fine arts core area requirement.
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AMST 366 - American Economic History 3 hours
Listed also as ECON 441 .
Prerequisite(s): ECON 101 and ECON 102 .
This course will satisfy the social science core area requirement.
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AMST 378 - Native American History 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 378 .
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or departmental consent.
This course will satisfy the history core area and multicultural core requirements.
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AMST 386 - Film Comedy 3 hours
Listed also as CAS 373
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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AMST 411 - American Studies Seminar 3 hours
This capstone course includes further methodological study and the opportunity to conduct research in American studies. Students will explore topics through chronological boundaries and across disciplines utilizing American Studies interdisciplinary techniques and approaches, demonstrating their skills in research and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): AMST 200 and senior standing and consent by program director.
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AMST 451 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War I 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 451 .
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AMST 452 - War on the Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States 3 hours
Listed also as HIST 452 .
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APRL 150 - Apparel Structure and Design 3 hours
Fundamentals of apparel assembly with emphasis on construction techniques, fit, and quality analysis of the finished product. Introduction to apparel terminology.
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APRL 170 - Introduction to the Fashion World 3 hours
Overview of the fashion business structure. Topics include the origin of apparel design through manufacturing, marketing, merchandising, and retailing process. Career opportunities are highlighted.
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APRL 190 - Design Foundations and Visual Literacy 3 hours
Design extends across subject areas such as art, fashion, interiors, and contemporary culture. This course is an overview of varied ways of understanding visual messages sent through design. Students will be introduced to the theories, elements, and principles employed in the creation of visual images. Focus is placed on utilizing these foundations as tools for analyzing, interpreting, and appreciating design and visual imagery in a variety of settings.
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement
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APRL 200 - Cultural Perspectives in Dress 3 hours
Analysis of dress as an expression of beliefs and values, material artifact, and normative behavior in selected world cultures with emphasis on case studies focused on non-Western traditions, aesthetics, politics, religions, and ritual usage of clothing and textiles. With an intensification option, this course will contribute to the Black World Studies major.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
This course will satisfy the multicultural core requirement.
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APRL 207 - Surface Design of Fabrics 3 hours
Survey of topics and hands-on processes for fabric coloration, manipulation, and embellishment, with emphasis on application to apparel design. Various techniques considered within cultural context. $50 course fee.
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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APRL 256 - Textile Science 3 hours
Survey of textile fibers, fabrics, and finishes with application to appearance, performance, and maintenance of apparel products.
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APRL 260 - Fashion Styling 3 hours
Fashion Styling is a comprehensive course on establishing a successful career as a stylist. The course paints a realistic picture of the day-to-day activities of professional stylists and provides aspiring stylists with the tools and information needed to begin building a resume and portfolio. Topics covered include fashion styling for print and video, character styling for film and television, food styling, prop styling, and set styling.
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APRL 270 - Flat Pattern Design and Draping 3 hours
Theory and fundamentals of flat pattern drafting and draping. May not be completed for credit by any student who has previously earned credit for APRL 320.
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APRL 271 - Retail Promotion and Visual Merchandising 3 hours
Promotional strategies used in merchandising. Topics include identifying target markets and interpreting consumer demand; visual merchandising and store design; advertising strategies for retail. Students receive experience in merchandising windows at the university and area retailers.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 170 or consent of the instructor.
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APRL 290 - Sociological and Psychological Aspects of Dress 3 hours
This course explores selected topics from the cross-disciplinary literature on dress (defined as presentation of self), including controversial questions about body image and apparel choices across diverse populations of women and men.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
This course will satisfy the mutlicultural studies core requirement.
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APRL 305 - Costuming For Theatre 3 hours
Listed also as THEA 305
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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APRL 322 - Design Studio 3 hours
Utilization of the creative process and knowledge of pattern making and clothing construction to develop original clothing designs. Emphasis on concept development, fabrication, and aesthetics.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 270 .
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APRL 330 - Special Topics In Fashion Design 3 hours
Fashion design electives in specialty topics offered on a rotating basis. This course may be taken for credit multiple times if in different content areas.
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APRL 340 - Special Topics in Fashion Merchandising 3 hours
Fashion merchandising electives in specialty topics offered on a rotating basis. This course may be taken for credit multiple times if in different content areas.
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APRL 360 - History of Dress 3 hours
Survey of European and North American dress from ancient civilizations through the 19th century, with emphasis on dress as an expression of social, cultural, economic, aesthetic, religious, and technological change in the Western world. With an intensification option, this course will contribute to the medieval and Renaissance studies minor .
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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APRL 361 - Contemporary Dress 3 hours
Survey of selected dress from the 20th century to the present. Students will analyze dress as an expression of social, cultural, economic, aesthetic, religious, and technological change and utilize this information to predict future and emerging trends.
This course will satisfy the fine arts core area requirement.
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APRL 365 - Fashion Illustration 3 hours
Problems and exercises intended to stimulate design perception and creativity in sketching and rendering used by the fashion designer.
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APRL 366 - Couture Tailoring 3 hours
The principles and application of advanced techniques used in couture custom tailoring.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 150 or consent of the instructor.
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APRL 371 - Retail Buying 3 hours
Application of effective strategies in retail buying; includes budgeting, merchandise planning, and inventory management. Computerized spreadsheets are used to perform related merchandising math operations.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of math foundation requirement.
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APRL 380 - Computer-Aided Design 3 hours
Design of apparel through the use of computer using PAD Systems technology, with emphasis on patternmaking, grading, marking, and 3-D applications.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 270 .
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APRL 381 - Retail Social Media and Branding 3 hours
Exploring the underlying principles of multichannel retailing and their relationship with brick-and-mortar stores, electronic retailing, and direct marketing methods. Emphasis on understanding retail branding and exploring techniques that are used to implement various forms of social media.
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APRL 395 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation 1-3 hours
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
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APRL 410 - Fashion Communication and Trend Forcasting 3 hours
Fashion communication involves every facet of written and visual information relating to fashion. From fashion editorials and social media to runway reviews and advertising campaigns, it encompasses printed, spoken, and electronic media. This course explores communications used to inform and inspire.
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APRL 440 - Specialty Markets 3 hours
Research of social, economics, and demographic aspects of target market instrumental in the development of a consumer line. This project-based class encompasses the design and construction of a specialty market line including lingerie, menswear, children’s wear, petite, and plus-sized clothing.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 270 and junior standing.
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APRL 442 - Fashion Markets 3 hours
Research of social, economic, and demographic aspects of target market instrumental in the development of a retail outlet. This project-based class includes creating and planning a retail store from concept to implementation. By the end of this course, the student will have written a complete business plan.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 170
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APRL 445 - Senior Collection 3 hours
Fashion forecasting; development of a cohesive collection of original designs.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 270 and senior standing.
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APRL 446 - Career Planning and Portfolio Production 3 hours
This course focuses on strategies used to approach career and life decisions, including developing decision-making skills, networking, interviewing techniques, considering personal attributions, and investigating developments in the field. Portfolio development is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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APRL 447 - Design Process and Critique 3 hours
This course examines fashion design as both a process and product. Students articulate their design voice and build their portfolios. Designers participate in critiques and evaluate design for artistic merit and market viability. With consent of the instructor, this course may be taken for credit multiple times.
Prerequisite(s): APRL 270
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APRL 448 - Event Planning and Fashion Show Production 3 hours
This course covers the many aspects of producing special events and fashion shows including market research, budget planning, promotion and marketing, writing commentary and press releases, and the various responsibilities of the members of the production team. It culminates with an annual fashion show.
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APRL 450 - Independent Study 1-4 hours
Content and credit tailored to the individual needs of the student.
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APRL 455 - Internship 2-8 hours
Training in a business establishment for a designated number of hours a week under the supervision of faculty member and the manager of the business establishment.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
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