Programs of Study
The College of Arts and Science
Major Requirements: College of Arts and Science
Speech Pathology and Audiology: Bachelor of Science
Note: Changes to the program are being considered as this Bulletin goes to press. For information contact the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, 2 Bachelor Hall (513-529-2500).
Miami offers the Bachelor of Science in speech pathology and audiology. Eligibility for admission into - and 400-level courses requires a 3.0 cumulative g.p.a. and a 3.0 g.p.a. in courses required for the major.
The state of Ohio requires a series of graduate courses in order to practice as a speech pathologist or audiologist; you cannot be licensed in Ohio without the required graduate courses. More information is available from the department of Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Program Requirements: Bachelor of Science
(59-60 semester hours)
All of these:
EDL 204 Sociolcultural Studies in Education (3)
EDP 201 Human Development and Learning in Educational Environments (3)
EDP 256 Psychology of the Exceptional Learner (3)
FSW 281 Child Development (4)
PHY 131 Physics of Music (3)
SPA 122 Sign Language I (1)
SPA 123 Sign Language II (1)
SPA 127 Introduction to Communication Disorders (3)
SPA 193 Freshman Clinic Issues in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1)
SPA 216 Introduction to Audiology (3)
SPA 216.L Clinical Aspects of Audiology (1)
SPA 222 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism (4)
SPA 223 Language Development (3)
SPA 225 Foundations of Neurology (3)
Language Disorders (3)
SPA 242 Technology Basics for Speech and Hearing (3)
SPA 293 Sophomore Seminar in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1)
SPA 326 Therapy for the Hearing Handicapped (3)
SPA 334 Phonetics (3)
SPA 393 Junior Seminar in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1)
SPA 402 Counseling Strategies for Speech Pathologists and Audiologists (3)
SPA 416 Research Design (3)
SPA 426 Language Disorders (3)
SPA 427 Alternative Communication Systems for the Severely Handicapped (2)
SPA 427.L Alternative Communication Systems Lab (1)
SPA 435 Speech and Hearing Science (3)
SPA 439 Articulation Disorders (3)
SPA 441 Speech and Hearing Therapy in Public Schools (2)
SPA 493 Senior Seminar in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1)
STA 261.S Statistics (4)
ZOO 161 Human Physiology (4)
Statistics: Bachelor of Science
This program is described with Mathematics and Statistics.
Strategic Communication: Bachelor of Arts
Strategic communication is the study of how organizations and individuals use communication to negotiate their role in society. Public relations is a central aspect of strategic communication and involves the study of how organizations utilize responsible behavior and two-way communication in order to influence opinions and behavior of key publics (e.g., employees, consumers, government, community, media) as well as to respond and adapt to the concerns of these publics.
Students explore communication contexts, theories, and processes as a means of understanding and critically analyzing social influence. In addition, students learn to evaluate challenges and engage in strategic communication to respond to them. This degree is for those planning to enter graduate school in communication and related disciplines, including law school, and/or to apply this knowledge to their chosen career (e.g., corporate, nonprofit, governmental, social issues, public relations, public affairs, or related areas that call for a strong liberal arts background).
You are encouraged to join Miami University's chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), a national organization for students. PRSSA members learn more about public relations and strategic communication, network with other students and professionals across the country, gain practical hands-on experience through a variety of committee activities and a student-run public relations firm, locate job and internship opportunities, serve their community, and develop strong leadership skills. More information is available in the Department of Communication office.
Program Requirements (49 semester hours)
Pre-major courses
All of these:
Introduction to Speech Communication (3)
COM 135 Public Expression and Critical Inquiry (3)
COM 143 Introduction to Mass Communication (3)
Communication theory and research courses
All of these:
COM 233 Contemporary Theories of Communication (3)
COM 259 Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations (3)
COM 262 Introduction to Quantitative Communication Research (3)
COM 359 Strategic Communication Planning (3)
COM 431 Persuasion Theory and Research (3) or
COM 437 Advocacy in Contemporary America (3)
COM 459 Capstone in Strategic Communication and Public Relations (3)
Six (6) hours of COM electives (mass communication or speech communication courses)
Related application courses - statistics, marketing, and journalism
News Writing and Reporting I (3) or
JRN 201 News Reporting and Writing for All Media I (3)
MKT 291 Principles of Marketing (3)
STA 261 Statistics (4)
One course chosen from among:
COM 258 Copywriting for Electronic Media (3)
JRN 312 Public Affairs Reporting (3)
JRN 318 Feature Writing (3)
JRN 417 Editorial Writing (3)
Three hours chosen from among:
IMS 101.D Database (1)
IMS 101.G Presentation Graphics/Multimedia (1)
IMS 101.H World Wide Web, Publishing, Home Page Construction (1)
IMS 101.P Desktop Publishing
Urban and Regional Planning: Bachelor of Arts
For information contact the Department of Geography, 216 Shideler Hall (513-529-5010). This major is for students interested in an integrated view of urban affairs and an introduction to planning principles.
Program Requirements (40 semester hours)
Planning principles. All of these:
GEO 101 Global Forces/Local Diversity (3)
GEO 201 Geography of Urban Diversity (3)
GEO 451 Urban and Regional Planning (3)
GEO 459 Advanced Urban and Regional Planning (3)
Development issues. One of these:
GEO 454 Urban Geography (3)
GEO 457 Global Cities (3)
Marketing Geography (3)
GEO 473 Development and Underdevelopment (3)
GEO 492 Geography of the Auto Industry (3)
GEO 493 Urban Field Experience (3)
Selected GEO 460 courses with permission of primary adviser.
Social issues. One of these:
AMS 204 Introduction to Public History (3)
.H Habitat and Human Settlement (3)
.Q Housing Case Studies (3)
ARC 427 The American City Since 1940 (3)
ATH/GTY 476 Environment and Aging
BWS/ Identity: Race, Gender, and Class (3)
BWS/SOC 348 American Minority Relations (3)
BWS/ Family Poverty (3)
GEO 455 Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America (3)
Historic Preservation (3)
SOC 347 Urban Sociology (3)
Selected GEO 460 courses with permission of primary adviser.
Administration and politics. One of these:
ECO 331 Public Sector Economics (3)
ECO 385 Government and Business (3)
ECO 435 Urban and Regional Economics (3)
GEO 475 Third World Urbanization (3)
POL 261 Public Administration (4)
POL 362 Administrative Politics and Decision Making (3)
POL 363 Administrative Law (3)
POL 364 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (3)
POL 467 Public Budgeting (3)
POL 468 Public Personnel Administration (3)
Analytic techniques for planning. Both of these:
GEO 241 Map Interpretation (3)
STA 261.S Statistics (4)
Other tools. One of these:
GEO 437 Regional Land Use Capability Analysis (3)
GEO 441 Geographic Information Systems (3)
GEO 442 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3)
GEO 447 Aerial Photo Interpretation (4)
GEO 448 Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing (3)
Selected GEO 460 courses with permission of primary adviser.
Concentration. Courses in one of these tracks to total 40 hours in your major:
Development track: Courses listed under Development issues above.
Social track: Courses listed under Social issues above.
Analytic track: Courses listed under Analytic techniques above.
General track: Any courses listed above, in consultation with adviser.
Women's Studies: Bachelor of Arts
For information, contact the Women's Studies Program Office, 126 MacMillan Hall (513-529-4616).
This is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing women as subjects of inquiry and gender as a mode of analysis. You analyze multiple fields of difference, including, race, generation, sexual orientation, class, and nationality. Courses are organized around practices and theories of contemporary feminist research. Choose from three areas of focus or design a focus area in consultation with a Women's Studies adviser. Disciplines represented include architecture, art, classics, education, English, family studies, foreign languages, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, theatre, business, and the sciences. Flexibility of the major requirements allows you to design a program to suit your needs and interests. This major prepares you for graduate or professional school and for a career in research and writing, a nonprofit agency, public policy, social services, business, law, or communication.
Departmental Honors
To receive departmental honors you must complete WMS 470 (3 credit hours), register for one additional credit of WMS 470 which entails the completion of a special activism project, and have a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.5 in the major. Students must register their intent to pursue departmental honors and file a proposal for their activism project in the WMS program office, 126 MacMillan.
Program Requirements (30 semester hours)
Core Courses (15-17 semester hours)
All of these:
WMS 201 Introduction to Women's Studies (MPF) (3)
WMS 301 Women and Difference: Intersections of Race, Class, and Sexuality (3)
WMS 470 Senior Thesis/Senior Project (3-4)
One of these:
WMS/PHL 355 Feminist Theory (4)
WMS/ENG 368 Feminist Literary Theory and Practice (3)
WMS/FRE 431 French Feminist Theory (3) or
a feminist theory course approved by a WMS adviser
One of these:
WMS/BWS 370.E Feminism and Diaspora: U.S. Women of Color (MPC) (3)
WMS 401 Women in Transforming Society (MPC) (3)
Focus Area (15 semester hours)
Nine hours must be 300 or 400 level in one of the following areas. A maximum of six semester hours in an approved internship, community action, or service-learning experience may be substituted for course work. A course cannot count both as a core course and an elective. Some courses have prerequisites. Because some courses vary in content, the Women's Studies Program publishes a list of approved courses prior to every semester.
Gender, race, and nation
ART/.M Gender in Medieval Art (3)
ART/.W Women in Medieval Art (3)
ART/.X Women in Art, Renaissance to Modern (3)
ATH/BWS/LAS/ Identity: Race, Gender, Class, Sexuality (3)
BWS/WMS 370.E Feminism and the Diaspora: U.S. Women of Color (3)*
BWS/SOC 448 The Black Experience (3)
CLS/ Women in Classical Antiquity (3)
CLS/REL/ Women's Religious Experiences in the
Ancient Mediterranean (3)
ENG/ British Women Writers (3)
ENG 338 Contemporary Black American Writers (3)
FRE/ French Feminist Theory (3)*
FST/ENG/.B Women in Film (3)
FSW 365 Family Life and Sexuality Across Culture (3)
GEO/ Women, Gender, and the Environment (3)
HST/.B Gender and Third-World Film (3)**
HST/ Women in Pre-Industrial Europe (3)
HST/ Women in American History (3)
HST/ Women in Chinese History (3)
Politics of Gender in Early North American History (3)
HST/ Capstone in History (3)**
HST/ Topics in Women's History (3)
ITS 201 Introduction to International Studies (3)
REL/ Religion, Status, and Dress (3)
SOC 348 American Minority Relations (3)
SPN/ Minority Writers in the U.S. (3)
.B Native American Women (3)
WMS 410 Advanced Topics in Women's Studies (1-4)
Women, social systems, and sexuality
ATH/BWS/LAS/ Identity: Race, Gender, Class, Sexuality (3)
CLS/ Women in Classical Antiquity (3)
ECO/WMS 370.N Women, Gender, and the Economy (3)
EDP/.J Girls Learning, Women Teaching (3)
ENG/ Reading about Motherhood (3)
FSW 261 Diverse Families Across Life Cycles (3)
FSW/ Couple Relationships: Diversity and Change (3)
FSW/ Family Poverty (3)
FSW 365 Family Life and Sexuality Across Culture (3)
FSW/SOC/ Family Violence (3)
HST/ Women in Pre-Industrial Europe (3)
HST/ Women in American History (3)
HST/ Women in Chinese History (3)
MGT/ECO/MKT/.P Women, Gender, and Business (3)
PHL/ The Social Contract (4)
PHL/WMS 410 Psychoanalysis and Feminism (4)
PHS/ Women's Health Care (3)
PHS/.K Nutritional Concerns of Women (3)
PHS/ Women, Gender Relations, and Sport (3)
POL/ Women and Politics (3)
POL/ Women and the Law (3)
PSY/ Psychology of Women (3)
REL/ Religion, Dress, and Status (3)
SOC/ Sociology of Gender Roles (3)
SOC/ Human Sexuality (3)
SOC/ Women and Popular Culture (3)
SOC 361 Marriage and the Family (3)
SOC/ Sociology of the Older Woman (3)
WMS 410 Advanced Topics in Women's Studies (1-4)
Women, culture, and representation
ARC/.O Gender Constructions in Architecture (3)
ART 280 Art and Politics (3)
ART/.M Gender in Medieval Art (3)
ART/.W Women in Medieval Art (3)
ART/.X Women in Art: Renaissance to Modern (3)
BWS/WMS 370.E Feminism and the Diaspora: U.S. Women of Color (3)*
CLS/ Women in Classical Antiquity (3)
FRE/ French Feminist Theory (3)*
FST/ENG/.B Women in Film (3)
ENG/ Reading about Motherhood (3)
ENG/ American Women Writers (3)
ENG/ British Women Writers (3)
ENG/ Feminist Literary Theory and Practice (3)*
ENG/ Gender and Genre (3)
ENG/ Did Women Have a Renaissance? (3)
HST/.B Gender and Third-World Film (3)**
PHL/WMS 410 Psychoanalysis and Women (4)
REL/ Religion, Dress, and Status (3)
SOC/ Soap Operas and Romance Novels (3)
SOC/ Women and Popular Culture (3)
SPN/ Minority Writers in the U.S. (3)
THE 393 Cultural, Ethnic, and Gender Issues in Dramatic Literature:
Feminist Perspectives (3)
WMS 410 Advanced Topics in Women's Studies (1-4)
* If this is used as a required theory course, it cannot count as an elective.
** Only those sections of HST 250 and 400 that are cross-listed with WMS count toward the major; consult with your adviser.
Zoology: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
For information contact the Department of Zoology, 212 Pearson Hall (513-529-3100).
Program Requirements: Bachelor of Arts (32 semester hours)
Two of these:
ZOO 113 Animal Diversity (4) or ZOO 115 Biological Concepts (4)
ZOO 114 Principles of Biology (4) or ZOO 116 Biological Concepts (4)
Advanced courses requirement:
The remaining 24 semester hours must be in courses 200 level or above. No more than three semester hours of independent study courses (e.g., ZOO 320, 340, 277, 377, 419.R, 477) can be used. Only ZOO 320 and 419.R may be taken for a letter grade.
No specific courses are required, but these are recommended:
ZOO 202 Patterns of Development (4)
ZOO 204 Fundamentals of Ecology (3)
ZOO 305 Animal Physiology (4)
ZOO 342 Genetics (3)
Also recommended, one of these:
ZOO 311 Vertebrate Zoology (4)
ZOO 312 Invertebrate Zoology (4)
ZOO 401 Entomology (4)
ZOO 407 Ichthyology (4)
ZOO 408 Ornithology (4)
ZOO 409 Herpetology (4)
Mammalogy (4)
One 400-level course recommended.
Related Hours (18 required)
One year of chemistry:
CHM 137 or 141, 142 College Chemistry (3, 3) and
CHM 144, 145 College Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)
Remaining courses may be chosen from botany, chemistry, geography, geology, mathematics, microbiology, physics, psychology, statistics, and computer science and systems analysis. A year of organic chemistry, a year of physics (with a lab), and a year of mathematics (including calculus and statistics) are highly recommended.
Program Requirements: Bachelor of Science (36 semester hours)
All of these:
ZOO 113 Animal Diversity (4) or
ZOO 115 Biological Concepts (4)
ZOO 114 Principles of Biology (4) or
ZOO 116 Biological Concepts (4)
ZOO 203 Cell Biology (3)
ZOO 204 Fundamentals of Ecology (3)
ZOO 305 Animal Physiology (4)
ZOO 342 Genetics (3)
Advanced courses requirement
At least one 400-level course and additional advanced courses (200 level and above) in zoology to total 36 hours. No more than three hours of independent study courses (e.g., ZOO 320, 340, 277, 377, 419.R, 477) can be used. Only ZOO 320 and 419.R may be taken for a letter grade.
Related Hours (48 required)
All of these:
CHM 137 or 141, 142 College Chemistry (4, 3, 3)
CHM 144, 145 College Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)
CHM 231 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4) and
CHM 332 Outlines of Biochemistry (4) or
CHM 241, 242 Organic Chemistry (3, 3) and
CHM 244, 245 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2, 2)
PHY 171, 172 College Physics (3, 3) or
PHY 181, 182 The Physical World (4, 4)
PHY 183, 184 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1,1)
At least eight semester hours of mathematics (including a calculus course and a statistics course)
An additional 8 to 14 semester hours from: botany, chemistry, geography, geology, mathematics (advanced hours—200 level or above), microbiology, physics, psychology, statistics (advanced hours—200 level or above), computer science and systems analysis, and zoology (advanced hours—200 level or above).
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