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2024-2025 Winter Session Courses

We will continue to update course offerings through fall semester. Check this page often for updates!

Instructor: Nancy Tolson
Students in this course will explore the evolving definitions of freedom in the United States by analyzing the lives and writings of African Americans who have struggled to realize the country’s founding principles and core values. 

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Instructor: Yarianna C. Lopez
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Instructor: Tom Reeves
Biology 110 presents basic biological concepts and issues for non-biology majors. This online version of the course also includes an online lab that will be presented as activities posted on four Modules in Blackboard.

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Instructor: Dan Freeman
This is a survey course that, combined with CHEM112, provides you with an overview and introduction to many concepts in chemistry and various aspects of chemical science. CHEM111 and CHEM112 are foundational for chemists. Once you complete both, you'll have the tools to move on to Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and eventually to Physical Chemistry and Biochemistry or Inorganic Chemistry - and a career in chemistry or related fields!

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Instructor: Leslie L. Lovelace
This course provides a continuation of the study of the fundamental principles and laws of chemistry. Topics include kinetics, equilibrium, ionic and redox equations, acid-base theory, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, introduction to nuclear and organic chemistry, and complex ions. 

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Instructor: Kimberly Pavlik, Ph.D.
Examine the causes, motivations, typologies, and responses to hate crimes. You will be provided with a broad understanding of the causes of prejudice and the impact of hate on both victims and communities.

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Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Breitbach
ECON 224 will introduce you to both major topics of economics, microeconomics and macroeconomics. The overall goal of this course is to provide insight into analyzing the condition of the economy, economic policies and the role of government in the economy.

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Instructor: Breanna “Bre” Spaulding, M.S.
Enterprises and individuals today are engaged in intense competition to develop innovative products, services and business models. Creative acts of innovation and entrepreneurship take place relentlessly, independent of a firm’s size, business focus, or geographical location. This course is designed to help you develop an understanding of how entrepreneurs start, grow, and manage innovations and new ventures successfully.

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Instructor: Dr. Kelly Wolf
This course surveys the historical development of cinema in relation to the audiovisual mass media of the past two centuries. It will discuss how, in the 1800s, new technologies like photography and telegraphy influenced the development of later media forms. The course then examines the rise and global expansion of the motion picture industry, the emergence and transformation of radio and television broadcast networks, the development of video and computer games, and media convergence.

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Instructor: Oz Ince
Learn how financial markets function and see how various entities like corporations, individual investors, banks, and the Federal Reserve interact and make decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able to value bonds, stocks, and corporate projects, and quantify investment risk, to create a well-diversified optimal investment portfolio.

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Instructor: Brandon Mendez
This course is designed for the student to analyze financial statements and glean information for use in issuing debt or equity investments. The course will rely heavily on Excel and the usage of financial statements from publicly traded companies to demonstrate real world examples that financial analysts encounter.

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Instructor: Dr. Tara Remington
Explore how geographic data is collected, visualized, and analyzed in various digital formats (e.g., maps, aerial images, infographics, etc.). Our exploration will include learning about the basics of cartography (map interpretation and mapmaking), problem solving through spatial thinking, and geospatial technologies. Though the subject matter is technically oriented, this course will focus on the basic concepts and applications.  

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Instructor: Dr. Matt Childs
Explore how conquest, colonization, and human captivity shaped the history, cultural values, and social ethics that brought together the European, African, and Indigenous civilizations in the Americas. 

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Instructor: Dr. Matt Childs
This program provides students a unique opportunity to gain UofSC course credits while learning about culture in Peru. Participants are accompanied and instructed by UofSC faculty. During this program, students will have the chance to explore colonial buildings, 16th century churches, museums, and immerse themselves in the history of Peru.  In addition to taking courses, students participate in educational and service-oriented cultural excursions, including the Inca capital of Cuzco, Andes mountains of Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca.

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Instructor: Dr. Andrew Kettler
Introduces students to the history of the colonial Americas starting from 1492, continuing through the establishment of the American nation during the era of the American Revolution (1775-1783), and through the trials and tribulations of that new nation as it faced the burdens of slavery and Western expansion prior to the American Civil War (1861-1865).

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Instructor: Jeffrey Williams
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Instructor: Kent Germany
Through lectures, class discussions, written work, and assessment of documentary evidence, students will examine the political, social, cultural, and economic history of the United States as the nation emerged from the Civil War, developed into a superpower, and became part of the modern world

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Instructor: Lauren R. Sklaroff
This class will offer a broad overview of American History based on lectures and supplementary readings.   Major themes will include political, social, and economic developments, demographic changes, and the diversity of the American experience.

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Instructor: Jessica Chavis

This course is designed to be a basic introduction to the private club segment of the hospitality industry. Clubs are typically beautiful facilities, where top-of-the-line service is provided to members and their guests (versus customers). This course will take an inside look at the professional operations of private clubs, specifically focusing on quality service and leadership techniques.

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Instructor: William Knapp
The basic fundamentals of human nutrition will be covered and the practical application of this knowledge in the selection of adequate diets to the population in question.  The class is meant to bridge basic, foundational ideas of nutrition with meal and menu planning in the hospitality industry.

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Instructor: Kawon (Kathy) Kim, Ph.D.
The course describes current knowledge about human behavior and presents strategic practices that illustrate how human resource management can achieve both efficiency and equity in the employment relationship. The course will explore the role of human resources and the key elements of the environment within which employees and management must function.

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Instructor: Dr. Damion Waymer
In essence, this course will challenge students to think more deeply about mass media in general and their personal media habits specifically. After taking this course students should know the history, theory, and current practices of the contemporary mass media.

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Instructor: Anli Xiao
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Instructor: Kristin Walker
This course will introduce students to the advertising industry. It will include discussions of the structure of the business in its many forms, the history and evolution, social impacts, regulation, research, planning, creative aspects, media planning, strategies, sales promotion, event promotion and the integrated nature of all strategic communication. In the end, the successful student will have a solid understanding of the industry and its role in society. 

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Instructor: Brandon Shulletea
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Instructor: Larry Webster
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Instructor: Sei-Hill Kim
We will examine what effects mass media have on society as well as their audiences, and how they have such effects. Because of the broad nature of the topic, class lectures will be interdisciplinary, drawing upon a variety of concepts not only from communication science but also from political science, sociology, and social psychology.

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Instructor: Dr. Brett Robertson
Demystify the world of communication research, while being guided through the essentials of conducting and understanding research within the mass communication field. This course will give you the tools you need to critically engage with and apply research methods to real-world problems.

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Instructor: Renée Ittner-McManus
This immersive online course takes you beyond the lens, exploring how iconic images shape public opinion, raise awareness of social justice issues, and spark positive change. Whether it’s historical moments or contemporary conflicts, photojournalism connects us to distant realities and fosters empathy for people across the globe.

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Instructor: Dr. Cornet
This course will transport you virtually through the lands and cultures of the Garifuna (Garinagu) people in the months of December and January. The Garifuna people are descendants of an Afro-indigenous population from the Caribbean Island of St Vincent who was exiled to the Honduran coast in the eighteenth century and subsequently moved to Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and the United States

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Instructor: Julian Dalzell
Explore the primary differences between local and global HR, core HR issues facing different parts of the world, culture and how it impacts the practice of HR, the leadership challenges involved, the different staffing options, including the use of expatriates, managing and developing talent, and the impact of Trade Unions in the different world economies.

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Instructor: Emily R. Allen, Ph.D.
This course will explore the development of rock (and popular music) through the lens of four key themes: social, political, and cultural issues; issues of race, class, and gender; the development of the music industry; and the development of technology.

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Instructor: Amanda Schlegel
Through a project-based model and emphasis on experimentation and curiosity, students will complete four modules of study: perspectives on human music activity; music research fundamentals; factors affecting music experience and perceptions; and how music affects us. 

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Instructor: Susan Walsh
This course will focus on the classic exercises developed by Joseph Pilates to help strengthen and condition the muscles.  The Pilates philosophy is based on training the mind and body to come together toward the goal of overall fitness.

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Instructor: Karyn Stein
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Instructor: Leah McClimans
We will consider topics such as informed consent, patient autonomy, end-of-life decision-making, quality of life and elective reductions. Secondly, the course aims to provide students with some of the practical reasoning skills needed to solve the dilemmas and communication problems that characterize contemporary medical ethics.

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Instructor: Alex Reynolds, Ph.D.
This course is an introduction to the field of psychology, which studies the brain and behavior. We will also integrate and explore the diverse range of theories and discoveries within the different fields of psychology.

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Instructor: Dr. Sara Peters
This course is an introduction to statistical methods essential for psychological research, and is required for psychology majors. Students will learn to analyze data and complete short analyses in written APA format.

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Instructor: Amit Almore
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Instructor: Dr. Miki Kitchen
This course covers the classification, diagnosis, etiological theories, and treatments of the major mental and emotional disorders.

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Instructor: Loren Tharp
This course provides an in-depth examination of lifespan development from conception to death. Students will study the theoretical contributions of many developmental scientists and examine the importance of their work in human development.

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Instructor: Alysia Fischer
Students will consider how individuals and groups organize themselves with relation to god/s, spirits, ancestors, or other non-ordinary agents, and will explore how recourse to these agents impacts the legitimacy, authority, and authenticity of particular practices and institutions. 

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Instructor: Donald Pollard
Tailored for newcomers, this course explores the creative and strategic aspects that fuel retail and fashion—from the initial spark of fashion design to the detailed planning in merchandising and management. Students will learn about trend forecasting, where brands anticipate and respond to style shifts, and the product development process, which transforms ideas into tangible goods.

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Instructor: Donna Watts
Sustainability in Fashion and Retail examines the challenges faced by designers, product developers, and consumers as they create, wear, and recycle clothing and fashion. Topics include (but are not limited to): the environmental impact of fast fashion, social responsibility, economic impact of textile and clothing recycling, technology and sustainable futures, and exploring healthy and clean fiber. 

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Instructor: Daniel Williams
The course is a study of the preparation and interpretation of corporate financial statements with an emphasis on analysis and decision-making techniques through close examination of cash, receivables, inventory, fixed assets and depreciation, and current liabilities.

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Instructor: Michael Moody
RETL 265 is designed to introduce the student to basic concepts in the business of retail management.  Areas covered in this course include strategic planning, operations management, market selection & location analysis, advertising & promotion, customer service, and retail selling.

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Instructor: Andrea Henderson
This course will examine how determinants of health – both for individuals and for populations – are not just medical or biological but are shaped in large part by our social environments.

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Instructor: Lana Cook
Learn the grounding principles, values, concepts, and terminology of the social work profession and social welfare through the eyes of a generalist practitioner who facilitates planned change processes across systems involved with alleviating social problems and providing social services.

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Instructor: Catherine Wiskes
In this course you will continue to expand your abilities to communicate in Spanish; that is, to speak, understand, read, and write Spanish. You will use Spanish to learn more about the countries and communities where Spanish is spoken and to access information about agriculture, history, geography, art, music, and other academic disciplines.

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Instructor: Ana Lorena Cueto
This course fosters an understanding of the Latin American culture, the ability to communicate in Spanish, the establishment of elements of comparison with the culture of the United States and a critical understanding of the Latin America reality, with a focus on Peruvian culture.

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Instructor: Dr. Christian Dotson-Pierson
This course is an introduction to the best practices in online public communication and the theories that guide those practices. By studying the foundations of spoken communication, including the principles of informing and persuading online audiences, this course empowers students to better evaluate, create, perform, and distribute public discourse online.

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Instructor: Nadia Nunez-Magula
This course is an introduction to the best practices in online public communication and the theories that explain and guide those practices. By studying the foundations of spoken communication, including the principles of persuasion and delivery, this course empowers students to better evaluate, create, perform, and distribute public discourse online.

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Instructor: Chan Hyeon Hur
Learn about issues relevant to sport, entertainment, recreation, and related industries as an academic major and as a professional endeavor. The goal of the class will be for you to have a broad overview of sport management.

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Instructor: Tena B. Crews
Become more skilled in this online course using Microsoft Excel. This course is particularly important if your major field of study is HRTM, RETL or SPTE. Several courses in the College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management require Microsoft Excel knowledge prior to taking the course. 

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Instructor: Dr. Matthew T. Brown
This course examines the growth of the sports business beginning with Albert Spalding’s first rights deal with the National League in 1876. The emphasis will be on the industry’s growth over the last 40 years as today’s sport business structure began to emerge.

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Instructor: Annie Boiter-Jolley, Ph.D.
This course provides an introduction to women’s and gender studies through the disciplines of social sciences, offering an understanding of gender in psychological, sociological, historical, anthropological, economic, and political contexts. 

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Instructor: Dawn M. Campbell, Ed.D.
This course is an interdisciplinary overview of women’s and gender studies that focuses on historical, cultural, contemporary, and critical perspectives. We will examine gender norms and expectations, social movements, media, texts, discourses, bodies, politics, and social institutions with an emphasis on social change. 

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