Addresses debates about whether market capitalism provides the best institutional context for organizing the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Considers consumer and business behavior under various competitive conditions. Assesses the appropriate role for government policy in improving performance of market capitalism.

Examines how economy-wide consumption, saving, investment, trade, and government spending and taxation influence inflation, unemployment, and the economy's oscillation between prosperity and recession. Introduces alternative macroeconomic theories in terms of their analysis of how the economy works and the fiscal and monetary policies they support.

Introduces students to the economic theory of natural resource use and applies economics principles to issues related to sustainable development. Topics include "weak" versus "strong" sustainability, efficiency versus equity trade-offs in the analysis of policy options, corporate sustainability, and international trade's effects on economic growth and sustainable development.

Examines the interplay of gender and food. Addresses how gendered divisions of labor and global value chains intersect with racial, national and class hierarchies; changing household food practices; and embodied dimensions of gender and food by interrogating framings of "fatness" along with gendered food habits and dieting practices.

Introduces the quantitative measurement and analysis of actual economic phenomena using regression analysis. Uses regression techniques to describe economic relationships, to test hypotheses about economic relationships, and to forecast future economic activity. Constructs and tests economic models using a computer statistical package.

Engages students in a range of issues and ideas that are part of the American educational scene, including schools as social organizations, special education, the role of technology in teaching, standardized testing, the philosophy and history of education, and the search for instructional excellence and equity in education. Requires fieldwork and computer use.

Consent of instructor required.

Introduces the many Healthcare, Fitness and Wellness disciplines connected with Exercise Science; including scientific foundations of the exercise science subdisciplines, professionalism, ethics, certifications, licensures, employment opportunities and career pathways.

Introduces the fundamental training principles and proper technique for developing muscle-related goals such as endurance, hypertrophy, strength, and power. The course also covers the utilization of free weights and machines, how to take individuals through a 1 repetition max (RM) in various exercises, and discusses introductory approaches of modifying exercises to meet the needs of patients and clients.

Using National Strength and Conditioning Guidelines, this course provides the student with an introduction to key theories, concepts, and scientific principles of strength training and conditioning as well as their direct application to athletic competition and performance. Integration of lecture and lab activities in a seminar format will develop knowledge of and skill in neuromuscular fitness development. BIOL-233 may not be used for a 200-level elective in Biology, Env. Sci., or Neuro. cognitive track.

Studies the physiological and adaptive responses of the human body to acute and chronic exercise stress. Examines how exercise affects major organ systems across the spectrum of healthy and unhealthy populations. Laboratory uses a variety of exercise equipment to apply physiological concepts to exercise testing, prescription, and training.

The analysis of human movement based on anatomical and mechanical principles. Emphasis is given to the application of these principles towards understanding human movement in regards to health, performance, and physical activity.