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Course Descriptions



 

 

Latin

  
  • LATN 115 - First Year Latin


    Description:
    For students with no previous training in the language, or by placement exam. Note: at three credits per semester, this course cannot fulfill the BA language requirement.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 3

  
  • LATN 120 - First Year Latin


    Description:
    Note: at three credits per semester, this course cannot fulfill the BA language requirement.

    Prerequisites:
    LATN 115  or placement exam

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 3


Library Resources

  
  • LRES 101 - Information Literacy Skills for College-Level Research


    Description:
    Introduction to the Libraries’ resources and development of information literacy skills through innovative methods designed to support college-level research and lifelong learning.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 1

  
  • LRES 102 - Information Literacy Skills for College-Level Research


    Description:
    Introduction to the Libraries’ resources and development of information literacy skills through innovative methods designed to support college-level research and lifelong learning. Intended for students in the University Honors Program.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 1

  
  • LRES 150 - Critical Approaches to Information Research


    Description:
    Effective use of information resources and services in a variety of academic disciplines and professions. Topics include information cycle and timeline; comparing, contrasting, and selecting information resources; types and characteristics of information sources; effective information research planning; search techniques, evaluation criteria, disinformation, and ethical use of information.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: CT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • LRES 380 - Internship in Academic Librarianship


    Description:
    Supervised field experience in UW-Stevens Point Libraries. Credits determined by time and nature of assigned tasks.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent (Recommended: Either LRES 101  or LRES 102 )

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 1-3


Mathematics

  
  • MATH 81 - Basic Geometry


    Description:
    Designed for students who have not had high school geometry. Includes methods of proof, properties of simple plane figures, congruence, and similarity. Does not count toward a degree.

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 90 - Beginning Algebra


    Description:
    Real numbers, solving linear equations, exponents, polynomials, rational expressions. Algebra for those with low placement test scores who need practice in fundamental math skills. Does not count toward a degree. **IMPORTANT** If you are placed into remedial coursework in mathematics you must restrict your coursework to a level that will allow for success. You must receive written permission from your adviser to enroll in more than 16 credits during any semester that you enroll in remedial coursework. If you want to enroll in more than 18 credits during any semester that includes remedial coursework, you must receive written permission from the dean of your college. Factors that are considered in approving credit load include your ACT score, high school class rank, overall high school record, university GPA, and demands on your time such as coursework, extracurricular activities and employment. Entering freshmen who are placed into remedial mathematics must complete the remedial coursework before earning 30 credits toward graduation. If you are in this category and fail to complete the remedial work before earning 30 credits, you will be restricted to a maximum of 12 credits, including the remedial courses, until you meet the requirement.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 95 - Intermediate Algebra


    Description:
    Linear equations including graphing, exponents, radicals, function notation, and quadratic equations.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 90  or suitable placement test score

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 99 - Mathematics Tutorial


    Description:
    Study skills/strategies and foundational mathematical skills/concepts to support concurrent enrollment in certain mathematics courses. May be repeated for credit. Does not count toward a degree.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in MATH 90 , MATH 95 , or MATH 107  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 1

  
  • MATH 105 - Mathematics Applications, Appreciation, and Skills


    Description:
    Topics include probability, statistics, geometry, logic, history and appreciation of mathematics, mathematics of finance, and others. Not a substitute for MATH 95  OR MATH 107  as a prerequisite for any other MATH course.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 90  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: NW, QL-AD

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Spring Only; Wausau: Spring Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 107 - Algebra for Pre-Calculus


    Description:
    Factoring and simplifying rational expressions, interval notation, solving absolute value equations, linear inequalities, rules of exponents and logs, solving exponential equations, functional notation, evaluation of functions and graphs.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95  or suitable placement test score

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 108 - Quantitative Reasoning


    Description:
    Construction and interpretation of graphs, functional relationships, descriptive statistics, geometry and spatial visualization, math of finance, exponential growth, and basic probability. Appropriate use of units and dimensions, estimates, mathematical notation and available technology will be emphasized throughout the course.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 90  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: QL-AD, NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences


    Description:
    Systems of linear equations, matrices, linear programming, exponential growth and decay, mathematics of finance, differential calculus with emphasis on applications.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 107  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: NW, QL-AD

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 111 - Applied Calculus


    Description:
    Calculus applied to business, economics, biology, natural resources, and social science. May not take MATH 111 for credit after successful completion of MATH 225 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 107  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: NW, QL-AD

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 112 - Basic Trigonometry and Applications


    Description:
    Introduction to trigonometry and applications to surveying, navigation, and indirect measurement. May not earn credit in both MATH 112 and MATH 119 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 107  or placement into MATH 112

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 118 - Precalculus Algebra


    Description:
    Topics include concepts, graphs, and properties of functions, inverse and algebraic functions, techniques of graphing, conic sections, linear and nonlinear systems, arithmetic and geometric series, mathematical induction and the binomial theorem. Preparation for MATH 225  if you did not place into MATH 225 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 107  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: QL-AD, NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 119 - Precalculus Trigonometry


    Description:
    Trigonometric functions, their basic properties and graphs; inverse trigonometric functions; identities; applications. Preparation for MATH 225  if you did not place into MATH 225 . May not earn credit in both MATH 119 and MATH 112 . May not earn credit in both MATH 119 and UWX MA113 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 107  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 209 - Mathematics for Information Sciences


    Description:
    Boolean algebra, relational database theory, algorithms, combinatorics, discrete probability, recursion, graph theory, network flows and applications for information sciences.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95  or suitable placement test score, and CNMT 110  (or concurrent registration); or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 225 - Calculus I


    Description:
    Introduction to limits; differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions; applications of differential and integral calculus.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 118 MATH 119  or concurrent enrollment in an 8-week section of MATH 119 ; or suitable placement score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 5

  
  • MATH 226 - Calculus II


    Description:
    Techniques of integration for algebraic and transcendental functions and additional applications; improper integrals; introduction to first-order differential equations; parametric equation and polar coordinates; infinite sequences and series.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 225  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 5

  
  • MATH 227 - Calculus III


    Description:
    Coordinate systems and vector algebra; lines, planes, curves and surfaces in three space; differential calculus for functions of several variables; double and triple integrals using different coordinate systems along with related applications; change of variables for multiple integrals; conservative vector fields and line integrals; Green’s Theorem, surface integrals, the Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Spring Only; Wausau: Spring Only

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 228 - Fundamental Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers I


    Description:
    Basic concepts and properties of sets, number systems, and functions for elementary school math.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95  or placement above MATH 95 ; and declared elementary education, early childhood education, or special education major

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: QL-AD, CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall Only; Wausau: Fall Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 230 - Introduction to Linear Algebra


    Description:
    Topics in linear algebra; systems of linear equations, Gauss-Jordan elimination, linear combinations and linear independence, linear transformations, vector spaces and subspaces, matrix algebra, determinants, bases of nullspaces and column spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, inner products and orthogonalprojections with selected applications.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods


    Description:
    Fundamental concepts and techniques that underlie applications to various disciplines, including descriptive statistics; averages; dispersion; random sampling; binomial, normal, Student T, Chi-square, and F distributions; estimation and tests of hypothesis; linear regression and correlation; laboratory emphasis on sampling and applications. Does not count toward math major/minor, or major for teacher certification. May not earn credit in both MATH 355 and MATH 354 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95  or suitable placement test score

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: QL
    Associate: QL-AD, NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Fall and Spring; Wausau: Fall and Spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 300 - Introduction to Proof


    Description:
    Transition to upper division mathematics. Topics include logic, proof techniques, set theory, relations, functions and cardinality; elementary properties of integers, rational numbers, and real numbers; open and closed subsets of the real numbers; limits; also reading and writing formal mathematical proofs.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 305 - Discrete Mathematics


    Description:
    Algorithm analysis: recursion, complexity; combinatorics: recurrence relations, dynamic systems, counting techniques; graph theory: Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs, algorithms and heuristics, planar graphs, trees, applications.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 230  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 309 - Optimization Modeling


    Description:
    Create models in a mathematical modeling language to solve optimization problems such as linear programs, transportation problems, integer linear programs, scheduling, shortest path, minimum spanning trees, and traveling salesperson problems. Emphasis on applications to logistics, business, and planning. May not earn credit in both MATH 309 and MATH 310 .

    Prerequisites:
    One of the following: MATH 109 , MATH 111 , MATH 209 , or MATH 225  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 310 - Operations Research I


    Description:
    Formulation and computation of linear programming problems: simplex method, duality, sensitivity analysis, computer solutions; integer programming; network flows with applications. May not earn credit in both MATH 310 and MATH 309 .

    Prerequisites:
    Either MATH 230  or  MATH 209  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 315 - Operations Research II


    Description:
    Interior point methods for linear programming; nonlinear optimization; dynamic programming; introduction to stochastic models with use of related computer software.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 227  and MATH 310  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 320 - Differential Equations


    Description:
    Introduction to ordinary differential equations of the first and second order; linear equations with constant coefficients; solution in series; numerical approximations; Laplace transforms; system of ordinary equations; selected applications.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: NW

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 323 - Mathematical Analysis


    Description:
    Provides theoretical foundation of calculus in one variable. Topics include topology and order properties of R; limits and continuity; real sequences and series; differentiability and integration; sequences of functions.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 324 - Complex Variables


    Description:
    Complex numbers, functions of a complex variable; power series; elementary functions; conformal and bilinear transformation; integral theorems; Taylor/Laurent expansions; theory of residues; applications.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 227  and MATH 300 , or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 327 - Advanced Calculus


    Description:
    Theory of differential and integral calculus of several variables. Topics selected from: differentiability; tangent spaces; line, surface, and space integrals; Inverse and Implicit function theorems; Taylor and Fourier series; transforms.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 230 , and MATH 227 , and MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 330 - Intermediate Linear Algebra


    Description:
    Abstract finite and infinite dimensional vector and inner product spaces; subspaces: spanning and linear independence, bases, dimension, coordinates, linear transformations: eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, isomorphism, projections, spectral theorems, canonical forms; selected additional topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 230  and MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 331 - Abstract Algebra - Rings and Fields


    Description:
    Ring axioms, homomorphisms, subrings and ideals, polynomials, integral and Euclidean domains, field axioms, extension fields, selected additional topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 230  and MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 332 - Abstract Algebra - Group Theory


    Description:
    Group axioms, homomorphisms and isomorphisms, normal subgroups and quotient groups, cyclic groups, permutations and symmetric groups, finite abelian groups, selected additional topics.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 230  and MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 335 - Number Theory


    Description:
    Primes, composites, and divisibility; congruences and residue classes; number-theoretic functions; Diophantine equations.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 300  or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 338 - Fundamental Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers II


    Description:
    Topics from geometry, measurement, algebra, and logic with emphasis on problem solving.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 228  

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Spring Only; Wausau: Spring Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 340 - College Geometry with Teaching Methods


    Description:
    Foundations of geometry; survey of Euclidean geometry from various developmental approaches; introduction to non-Euclidean geometries. Applications and teaching methods for geometry in the middle and high school classroom.

    Prerequisites:
     EDUC 205 , either MATH 228  or MATH 225 , and concurrent registration in MED 340  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 345 - Fundamental Mathematical Concepts for Elementary Teachers III


    Description:
    Topics from probability, statistics, calculus, and rational and real numbers with an emphasis on problem solving.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 338  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 350 - Probability and Statistics with Teaching Methods


    Description:
    Discrete and continuous probability distributions; random variables; mathematical expectation; statistical estimation and inference; hypothesis testing; regression. Applications and teaching methods for probability and statistics in high school classroom. Does not count toward math major or minor. MATH 350 is not a prerequisite for MATH 357 .

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in MED 350 , and either MATH 226  or concurrent registration in MATH 226  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 354 - Applied Statistics


    Description:
    Introduction to probability; density and distribution functions; special discrete and continuous distribution functions; estimation; hypothesis testing; Bayesian inference; correlation and regression. May not earn credit in both MATH 354 and MATH 255 ; May not earn credit in both MATH 354 and MATH 356 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 225  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offred

    Credits: 4

  
  • MATH 356 - Probability and Statistics I


    Description:
    Probability from a set-theoretic viewpoint; random variables and mathematical expectation; discrete and continuous probability distributions; joint distributions; functions of random variables and moment-generating functions. May not earn credit in both MATH 356 and MATH 354 . Available for graduate credit as MATH 556 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 357 - Probability and Statistics II


    Description:
    Statistical inference: estimation and tests of hypotheses; linear regression and correlations; multiple linear regression. Available for graduate credit as MATH 557 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 356  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Spring Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 358 - Seminar to Prepare for Actuarial Exam P or 1


    Description:
    Study and discuss concepts and problems from probability, calculus, and insurance found on recent examinations, as preparation for taking Exam P or 1.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 356  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Winterim Only

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 359 - Mathematics for Middle School I


    Description:
    Problem-solving with extended topics from algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 338  and concurrent registration in MED 359  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 362 - Theory of Interest


    Description:
    Interest rate measurement, force of interest, valuation of annuities with constant or non-constant payments, amortization an dloan payment schedules, bond valuation, methods of measuring rate of return, spot and forward rates of interest, cashflow duration and immunization.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 367 - Mathematics of Decision and Choice


    Description:
    Quantitative approaches to rational decision making: game theory, decision analysis with uncertainty and risk, management science; model formulations and solution using computer software.

    Prerequisites:
    Either MATH 226  or MATH 109  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 369 - Mathematics for Middle School II


    Description:
    Topics from sets, logic, mathematical reasoning and proof, mathematical structures, discrete mathematics, topology, and history of mathematics.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 338  and concurrent registration in MED 369  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 2

  
  • MATH 372 - Topology


    Description:
    Topics in metric and point-set topology: homeomorphisms and isometries, connectedness, compactness, and separation axioms; low-dimensional Euclidean topology: curves, surfaces, knots, manifolds.

    Prerequisites:
    Both MATH 230  and MATH 300  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 380 - History of Mathematics


    Description:
    Topics taken from the history of mathematics with emphasis on mathematical ideas, problems, and methods from early civilization through the 20th century. Read and analyze mathematical works, and give expository presentations during class and in more general forums.

    Prerequisites:
    14 or more credits in 300-level Math or Math Education courses which count toward a math major, excluding MATH 395  (6 credits may be concurrent), or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 381 - Mathematical Research Methods


    Description:
    Topics taken from modern mathematics. Read and analyze recent mathematical works, and give expository presentations during class and in more general forums.

    Prerequisites:
    14 or more credits in 300-level Math or Math Education courses which count toward a math major, excluding MATH 395  (6 credits may be concurrent), or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 390 - Special Topics in Mathematics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic and number of credits. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as MATH 590 .

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MATH 395 - Seminar


    Description:
    Present and discuss selected readings in mathematical subjects. May be repeated with different subtitles for up to 3 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MATH 397 - Internship in Mathematics


    Description:
    Participate in supervised training work program in cooperating agency or business arranged by faculty with cons chair. Credits set by adviser and chair following dept guidelines. May be repeated for up to 6 credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Junior standing and Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 2-6

  
  • MATH 499 - Independent Study


    Description:
    Upperclass math majors may arrange for independent study with consent of the chair. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles. May apply 3 cr to major.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MATH 556 - Probability and Statistics I


    Description:
    Probability from a set-theoretic viewpoint; random variables and mathematical expectation; discrete and continuous probability distributions; joint distributions; functions of random variables and moment-generating functions. Available for undergraduate credit as MATH 356 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 557 - Probability and Statistics II


    Description:
    Statistical inference: estimation and tests of hypotheses; linear regression and correlations; multiple linear regression. Available for undergraduate credit as MATH 357 .

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 356  

    Credits: 3

  
  • MATH 590 - Special Topics in Mathematics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic and number of credits. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for undergraduate credit as MATH 390 .

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Credits: 1-3


Mathematics Education

  
  • MED 228 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I


    Description:
    Principles, goals, methods, study of curricular content and assessment techniques, includes field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in MATH 228  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 229 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics I


    Description:
    Principles, goals, methods, and techniques. Only for transfer students who did not take MATH 228  at UW-Stevens Point.

    Prerequisites:
    3 credits of math for elementary teachers equivalent to MATH 228  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 334 - Technology Tools for Mathematics Teachers


    Description:
    Focus on development of familiarity and facility with technologies used in K-12 teaching. Highlighted hardware and software include but not limited to graphing calculators; algebraic systems, function plotting, and geometry construction software; and modeling simulation software.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 95  or suitable placement test score

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Spring Only

    Credits: 4

  
  • MED 335 - Techniques in Secondary Education


    Description:
    Aims, methods, materials, techniques, planning, organization, assessment, and field experience. Same as EDUC 335 .

    Prerequisites:
    Junior standing and Admission to the Professional Education Program

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 4

  
  • MED 338 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II


    Description:
    Principles, goals, methods, and study of curricular content and assessment techniques; includes field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Either MED 228  or MED 229 , and concurrent registration in MATH 338  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Typically Offered on the Branch Campuses:
    Marshfield: Occasionally; Wausau: Occasionally

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 339 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics II


    Description:
    Principles, goals, methods, and techniques. Only for transfer students who did not take MATH 338  at UW-Stevens Point.

    Prerequisites:
    3 credits of math for elementary teachers equivalent to MATH 338  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 340 - Teaching Geometry


    Description:
    Techniques, research, curricular planning, and evaluation issues related to teaching geometry at the middle and secondary levels.

    Prerequisites:
     EDUC 205 , either MATH 228  or MATH 225 , and concurrent registration in MATH 340  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 345 - Teaching Elementary School Mathematics III


    Description:
    Principles, goals, methods, study of curricular content and assessment techniques at approp levels; includes field experience.

    Prerequisites:
    Either MED 338  or MED 339 , and concurrent registration in MATH 345  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Falll and Spring

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 350 - Teaching Probability and Statistics


    Description:
    Techniques, research, curricular planning, and evaluation issues related to teaching probability and statistics at the middle/secondary levels.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 226  and concurrent registration in MATH 350  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 1

  
  • MED 359 - Teaching Middle School Mathematics I


    Description:
    Techniques, research, curricular planning, and teaching of problem solving.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 338  and concurrent registration in MATH 359  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 2

  
  • MED 369 - Teaching Middle School Mathematics II


    Description:
    Techniques, research, curricular planning, and evaluation issues related to middle school math.

    Prerequisites:
    MATH 338  and concurrent registration in MATH 369  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    No Longer Offered

    Credits: 2

  
  • MED 379 - Teaching Middle School Mathematics


    Description:
    Topics focus on algebraic reasoning and number theory concepts. Content includes proportional reasoning, linear and non-linear functions, analytic geometry, elementary proof techniques, divisibility, primes, composites, special number sets, and basic counting principles. Viewpoints and trends in teaching middle school mathematics with instruction planning, and evaluation issues. Implications of research related to organization, content, and techniques for teaching grade 5-9 mathematics. Includes practicum experiences.

    Prerequisites:
    EDUC 205 , and either MATH 225  or MATH 228 ; or Instructor Consent  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 4

  
  • MED 390 - Special Topics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic and number of credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Spring Only

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MED 398 - Student Teaching in Mathematics


    Description:
    Observation and teaching in the secondary school classroom under the guidance of cooperating teachers and university faculty. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of math DPI certified major/minor and DPI education requirements

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 8-16 pass/fail

  
  • MED 399 - Special Work


    Description:
    Upperclass students may arrange for independent study with consent of the chair. Credit based on scope of project. May be repeated for credit.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    As Needed

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MED 400 - Seminar on Teaching for Secondary Student Teachers


    Description:
    Structural group discussions on aspects of teaching that emerge during student teaching experiences.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent registration in MED 398  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 1 pass/fail

  
  • MED 498 - Intern Teaching in Mathematics Education


    Description:
    Structured field experiences in approved school programs. Interns are certified by the DPI and are employed under contract with schools to design, deliver, and assess instructional programs in grades 4-12th. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of math DPI certified major/minor and DPI education requirements

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    As Needed

    Credits: 8-16

  
  • MED 790 - Special Topics


    Description:
    Subtitle will designate topic and number of credits.

    Prerequisites:
    Department Consent

    Credits: 1-4


Media Studies

  
  • MSTU 1 - Media Studies Essentials


    Description:
    Orientation to the Media Studies major, including cohort building, advising, academic plans and career networking. Should be taken before earning 7 credits in Media Studies coursework.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 0

  
  • MSTU 102 - Effective Podcasting


    Description:
    Introduction to and application of practices leading to a critical understanding and creation of podcasts as a means of effective discourse.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: CT
    Associate: EC

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, And Summer

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 105 - Foundations of Media Practice: Time, Motion, and Video


    Description:
    Introduction to the tools and processes involved in video and audio production, incorporating concepts of visual and aural communication and narrative in project-based video assignments.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: ART
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 106 - Foundations of Criticism: Understanding Media


    Description:
    Introduction to media history, theory, and criticism practices and skills.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: CT
    Associate: EC

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 107 - Foundation of Media Writing


    Description:
    Introduction to fundamental writing knowledge and skills necessary for media writing.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 108 - Social Media Cultures and Practices


    Description:
    Introduction to critical analysis of social media technologies, cultures, and practices.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: CT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 153 - Video Production for Non-Majors


    Description:
    Principles and techniques used in video production. Credits do not count for Media Studies emphasis.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 160 - Introduction to the Art of Film


    Description:
    Survey and appreciation of film; form and structure; representative types and styles illustrated by creators such as Hitchcock, Welles, Ford, and Eisenstein.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: ART
    Associate: HC

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 190 - History of Media


    Description:
    Growth, ramifications and contexts of communication media.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: CT
    Associate: HC

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 221 - Introduction to Journalism


    Description:
    Learn basic skills needed to produce stories for journalism, including news gathering, writing and editing techniques.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 251 - Media Writing


    Description:
    Writing techniques and processes for media. Typical offerings include comedy writing, writing for social media, and writing the horror film. Subtitle will designate area. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Associate: EC

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 253 - Video Production I


    Description:
    Principles and techniques for video production. Fundamental hardware and software for a variety of delivery systems. Emphasis on aesthetics. External hard drive required. See Division of Communication for specifications.

    Prerequisites:
    MSTU 105  

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 254 - Audio Production I


    Description:
    Principles, techniques, and processes of audio production.

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: ART
    Associate: CCT

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 292 - Transmedia Storytelling


    Description:
    Introduction to the way narratives are shaped by the conventions and constraints of specific media forms including journalism, film, television, radio, and nonlinear multimedia.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 299 - Special Work in Media Studies


    Description:
    First year and sophomore Media Studies majors may arrange for independent study. Credit based on scope of project. May apply 3 cr max to major.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Credits: 1-3

  
  • MSTU 320 - Multimedia Writing


    Description:
    Principles and techniques of writing for multimedia distribution, including for web, blog, podcast, and print distribution.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 322 - Introduction to Digital Photography


    Description:
    Principles of digital photography in the preparation and production of materials for journalism, social and other mobile media.

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 323 - Topics in Journalism Writing


    Description:
    Practice in specific forms of journalistic writing. Typical offerings include science journalism, business journalism, multimedia journalism, and food and travel writing. Subtitle will designate area. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles. Available for graduate credit as MSTU 523 .

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 325 - Media Law


    Description:
    Legal issues for media professionals including journalists and producers of electronic media. Available for graduate credit as MSTU 525 .

    Prerequisites:
    Junior standing or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall and Spring

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 327 - Culinary Journalism: Food & Wines of the World


    Description:
    Three-week study abroad exploration of contemporary issues of importance to food and travel writers, including culinary traditions and their relationship to geography and culture, and innovative practices in sustainable agriculture and tourism. Obtain and submit application through the Office of International Education.Available for graduate credit as MSTU 527 .

    General Education Designation(s):
    Bachelor: GA

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Occasionally

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 329 - Topics in Journalism


    Description:
    Typical offerings include new journalism, photo journalism, literary journalism, journalism history, business journalism. Subtitle will designate area. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Fall Only

    Credits: 3

  
  • MSTU 351 - Advanced Media Writing


    Description:
    Writing techniques and processes for media. Typical offerings include copywriting, screenwriting, and writing for television. Subtitle will designate area. May be repeated for credit with different subtitles.

    Prerequisites:
    MSTU 107  or Instructor Consent

    Typically Offered on the Main Campus:
    Spring Only

    Credits: 3

 

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