In the following pages, courses are designated by two numbers, separated by a colon. The first number refers to the department or area of the course; the second number refers to the specific course. For example, in the course designated 600:111 the "600" refers to the Department of Art and the "111" refers to the course. In registration always use the full number.
Courses 0-99 are primarily designed for freshman and sophomore students.
Courses 100-199 are primarily designed for junior, senior, and graduate stuents. However, only those 100-level courses whose numbers are followed by a "g" provide graduate credit, e.g., 400:173(g). In all courses of the 100(g) series, greater academic achievement, both qualitative and quantitative, is expected of those receiving graduate credit than thos receiving undergraduate credit. Freshmen and sophomores may not register for 100(g)-level courses. Only in very special cases may an exception be granted by the appropriate department head.
Courses 200-299 are primarily designed for graduate students. Undergraduates seeking admission to graduate courses must secure the permission of the head of the department offering the course. Courses numbered 200 taken as an undergraduate cannot later be used for an advanced degree unless the student was eligible to earn graduate credit.
Courses 300-399 are primarily designed for doctoral students.
Students are classified as follows: |
Earned Semester Hours |
Freshman |
less than 30 |
Sophomore |
30-59 |
Junior |
60-89 |
Senior |
90 and over |
Graduate classification is earned by admission to graduate study.
Semester Designation for Courses
Each course description has a semester(s) designation indicating when it is typically offered. The semester designation is listed at the end of each course description in parenthesis- i.e., (Offered Fall and Spring), (Offered even Springs, (Variable), etc. Every effort will be made to abide by the designations, but this is not a guarentee that the course will be offered as indicated.
Course Numbers Common to Many Department
These common numbers may be used under named conditions by prefixing the department number:
059, 159; 159g, 259 - Reserved for temporary courses of a special or experimental nature.
133, 133g, 233 Workshop - 1-6 hours. Offered for special groups as announced in advance. Students may take work in one or more workshops but may not use more than 6 hours toward graduation.
179 Cooperative Education - 1-6 hours. For students who wish to apply classroom learning to field experience. Requires approval by the faculty supervisor, the head of the academic department granting credit, and Cooperative Education/Internship staff for placement agreement, project and credit arrangements. Credit may not be applied to a major or minor wihtout approval by the department offering the major or minor. Co-op/Internship staff assist in developing placements and arranging student interviews with employers and maintain contact with student and employer during the co-op/internship experience. May be repeated for a maximim of 12 hours credit.
086, 186; 186g, 286 Studies in "________" - Courses to be offered by departments for specialized work not covered by regular courses. Credit and topic for "study" to be given in Schedule of Classes.
09C, 19C, Open Credit - 1-6 hours.
19P Presidential Scholars Research - 1-3 hours. For Presidential Scholars only. Credit and topic to be approved by the Presidential Scholars Board. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 hours.
198 Independent Study - Hours to be arranged in advance. A provision for undergraduate students to do work in a special area not offered in formal courses. (Does not provide graduate credit.) Permission of the head of the department offering the work is required. Projects must be approved well before the beginning of the semester in which the work is to be done.
199 Study Tour - 1-12 hours. Offered as announced in the Summer Bulletin and Schedule of Classes. See Summer Bulletin for general description and consult appropriate department for specific information.
285 or 385 Readings - Offered as needed in the various disciplines - not offered as a class. Independent readings from a selected list as approved in advance by department head. Credit to be determined at time of registration.
289 or 389 Seminar - Offered as needed in the various disciplines. Credit and topic to be given in Schedule of Classes.
29C Continuous Registration - Graduate students who have completed all of their program but not all of their graduation requirements, e.g. comprehensive exams, thesis, paper/project, recitals, etc., must be continuously registered until the degree is completed. Students reaching this stage will automatically registered in the course xxx:29C, Continuous Graduate Student, and assessed a $50 fee. Continous enrollment insures that students can access their university email accounts and utilize the library and its services through graduation.
29R Directed Research - 1-12 hours. Course is available to thesis and non-thesis students on a credit/no credit basis. Students may enroll in the course following enrollment in all allowable hours of xxx:299 (6-9 hours for thesis students and 3 hours for non-thesis students). Students may take this course for a maximum of 6 hours per semester. Please refer to individual programs for possible exceptions.
297 or 397 Practicum - 2-3 hours. Offered as needed in the various disciplines to provide practical experience in college teaching.
299 or 399 Research - For details of approval and registration.
300 Post-comprehensive Registration
Individual Studies Program
Courses offered in the Individual Studies Program may have a prefix of 000:xxx instead of a department number. These include:
192 Exploratory Seminar - 1-3 hours
196 Interdisciplinary Readings - 1-3 hours
197 Undergraduate Thesis - 3-6 hours
198 Individual Study Project - Hours arranged by Individual Studies Program Coordinator.
Guide to Course Numbers
Alphabetical
120 Accounting
990 Anthropology
600 Art
42T Athletic Training
840 Biology
100 Business Administration, Interdepartmental
860 Chemistry and Biochemistry
710 Chinese
48_ Communication Studies:
48C (Communication)
48E (Electronic Media)
48J (Journalism)
48P (Public Relations)
51_ Communication Sciences and Disorders:
51C (Communicative Disorders)
51S (Speech-Language Pathology)
810 Computer Science
290 Counseling
982 Criminology
310 Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies:
31F (Family Services/Family Studies)
31G (Gerontology)
31I (Interior Design)
31T (Textile and Apparel)
870 Earth Science
920 Economics
190 Education, Interdepartmental
270 Educational Leadership
200 Educational Psychology
210 Elementary, Early Childhood, and Middle Level Education
620 English Language and Literature
830 Environmental Science
160 Finance
720 French
970 Geography
740 German
440 Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Interdepartmental
410 Health Promotion and Education
96_ History
960 (Historical Study/Thematic/Graduate)
961 (United States History)
962 (Europe to 1700)
963 (Europe Since 1700)
964 (Non-Western History)
680 Humanities
690 Humanities, Interdepartmental
000 Individual Studies
330 Industrial Technology
240 Instructional Technology
890 Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
730 Japanese
700 Languages
430 Leisure, Youth, and Human Services
230 Literacy Education
150 Management
130 Marketing
800 Mathematics
250 Measurement and Research
080 Military Science
520 Music
540 Music, Applied
570 Music Education and Methods
590 Music History and Musicology
530 Music Organizations and Ensembles
560 Music Techniques
580 Music Theory
595 Performance Literature and Repertory
650 Philosophy
880 Physics
420 Physical Education
94_ Political Science:
940 (General Politics)
941 (Political Theory)
942 (American Politics)
943 (International Relations)
944 (Comparative Politics)
790 Portuguese
170 Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
400 Psychology
950 Public Policy
770 Russian
330 Safety Education
350 School Library Media Studies
820 Science and Science Education
260 Social Foundations
900 Social Science
450 Social Work
980 Sociology
780 Spanish
220 Special Education
280 Teaching
630 TESOL/Applied Linguistics
490 Theatre
010 University, Interdisciplinary
640 World Religions
Code Number Order
000 Individual Studies
010 University, Interdisciplinary
080 Military Science
100 Business Administration, Interdepartmental
120 Accounting
130 Marketing
150 Management
160 Finance
170 Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
190 Education, Interdepartmental
200 Educational Psychology
210 Elementary, Early Childhood, and Middle Level Education
220 Special Education
230 Literacy Education
240 Instructional Technology
250 Measurement and Research
260 Social Foundations
270 Educational Leadership
280 Teaching
290 Counseling
300 Safety Education
310 Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies
31F (Family Services/Family Studies)
31G (Gerontology)
31I (Interior Design)
31T (Textile and Apparel)
330 Industrial Technology
350 School Library Media Studies
400 Psychology
410 Health Promotion and Education
420 Physical Education
42T Athletic Training
430 Leisure, Youth and Human Services
440 Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services, Interdepartmental
450 Social Work
48_ Communication Studies:
48C (Communication)
48E (Electronic Media)
48J (Journalism)
48P (Public Relations)
490 Theatre
51_ Communication Sciences and Disorders:
51C (Communicative Disorders)
51S (Speech-Language Pathology)
520 Music
530 Music Organizations and Ensembles
540 Music, Applied
560 Music Techniques
570 Music Education and Methods
580 Music Theory
590 Music History and Musicology
595 Performance Literature and Repertory
600 Art
620 English Language and Literature
630 TESOL/Applied Linguistics
640 World Religions
650 Philosophy
680 Humanities
690 Humanities, Interdepartmental
700 Languages
710 Chinese
720 French
730 Japanese
740 German
770 Russian
780 Spanish
790 Portuguese
800 Mathematics
810 Computer Science
820 Science and Science Education
830 Environmental Science
840 Biology
860 Chemistry and Biochemistry
870 Earth Science
880 Physics
890 Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
900 Social Science
920 Economics
94_ Political Science
940 (General Politics)
941 (Political Theory)
942 (American Politics)
943 (International Relations)
944 (Comparative Politics)
950 Public Policy
96_ History
960 (Historical Study/Thematic/Graduate)
961 (United States History)
962 (Europe to 1700)
963 (Europe Since 1700)
964 (Non-Western History)
970 Geography
980 Sociology
982 Criminology
990 Anthropology
Departmental Order
Accounting
120 Accounting
Art
600 Art
Biology
840 Biology
890 Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Business Administration, College of, Interdepartmental
100 Business, Administration, Interdepartmental
Chemistry and Biochemistry
860 Chemistry and Biochemistry
Communication Studies
48C (Communication)
48E (Electronic Media)
48J (Journalism)
48P (Public Relations)
Communication Sciences and Disorders
51C (Communicative Disorders)
51S (Speech-Language Pathology)
Computer Science
810 Computer Science
Curriculum and Instruction
210 Elementary, Early Childhood, and Middle Level Education
230 Literacy Education
240 Instructional Technology
300 Safety Education
350 School Library Media Studies
Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies
310 Design, Textiles, Gerontology, & Family Studies
31F (Family Services/Family Studies)
31G (Gerontology)
31I (Interior Design)
31T (Textile and Apparel)
Earth Science
870 Earth Science
Economics
920 Economics
Education, Interdepartmental
190 Education, Interdepartmental
Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Postsecondary Education
170 Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
270 Educational Leadership
290 Counseling
Educational Psychology and Foundations
200 Educational Psychology
250 Measurement and Research
260 Social Foundations
English Language and Literature
620 English Language and Literature
630 TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Finance
160 Finance
Geography
970 Geography
Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, School of
410 Health Promotion and Education
420 Physical Education
42T Athletic Training
430 Leisure, Youth and Human Services
440 Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Interdepartmental
History
960 (Historical Study/Thematic/Graduate)
961 (United States History)
962 (Europe to 1700)
963 (Europe Since 1700)
964 (Non-Western History)
Humanities
680 Humanities
Humanities and Fine Arts, Interdepartmental
690 Humanities, Interdepartmental
Interdisciplinary
000 Individual Studies
010 University, Interdisciplinary
Industrial Technology
330 Industrial Technology
Management
150 Management
Marketing
130 Marketing
Mathematics
800 Mathematics
Military Science
080 Military Science
Modern Languages
700 Languages
710 Chinese
720 French
730 Japanese
740 German
770 Russian
780 Spanish
790 Portuguese
Music, School of
520 Music
530 Music Organizations and Ensembles
540 Music, Applied
560 Music Techniques
570 Music Education and Methods
580 Music Theory
590 Music History and Musicology
595 Performance Literature and Repertory
Philosophy and World Religions
640 World Religions
650 Philosophy
Physics
880 Physics
Political Science
940 (General Politics)
941 (Political Theory)
942 (American Politics)
943 (International Relations)
944 (Comparative Politics)
Psychology
400 Psychology
Public Policy
950 Public Policy
Science
820 Science and Science Education
830 Environmental Science
Social Science
900 Social Science
Social Work
450 Social Work
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
980 Sociology
982 Criminology
990 Anthropology
Special Education
220 Special Education
Student Field Experiences
280 Teaching
Theatre
490 Theatre
Course Descriptions
The following is a listing of all of the courses offered by the various departments of the university. The courses are listed in numerical order.
A course which has been re-numbered effective Fall 2008 semester (2008-2010 Programs and Courses) has the course's former number italicized and listed in parenthesis ( ) at the end of the new course number's description.