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Click on the name of an online course offered at American Public University to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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16th-17th Century British Literature (EN361) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course covers selected major texts and issues in British literature and culture during the early modern period in England, from the time of Henry VIII?s succession to the throne to the restoration of Charles II. Literary works will include those published between the time of Thomas More?s Utopia and Milton?s Paradise Lost. |
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17th and 18th Century Military History (MH363) |
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A survey of the European continental military system from the Thirty Years War to the military revolution that occurred during the mid 17th century to the early 18th century. The second half of the course will focus on the limited wars of the 18th century--especially the War of the Spanish Succession, and the War of the Austrian Succession. The changing face of warfare during this era will be of particular importance with the growth of the nation state. |
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1862: Year of Transition (CW523) |
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This course will examine the year 1862 in an attempt to show how the dimension of the conflict was established in both Union and Confederacy during these turbulent days. From the Monitor-Merrimack duel and Grant's River War to Fredericksburg and Stones River, every attempt will be made to show the changing nature of the war and the corresponding effects on the leadership of both sides. |
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1863: Year of Decision (CW514) |
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A study of the pivotal year of the Civil War. In particular, the campaigns and significance of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Chickamauga will be examined in detail. |
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1864: War of Attrition (CW526) |
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This course focuses on U. S. Grant's rise to prominence, his strategy for the year's campaigns, and the battles that bled the Confederacy dry. We will look at all theaters of the Civil War, including the West and the Trans-Mississippi, including the ill-fated Red River Campaign. We will demonstrate that the outcome of the war became inevitable through the success of Grant's grand strategy of bringing relentless pressure on a Confederacy that did not have the resources to meet all of the threats posed. |
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18th Century British Literature (EN362) |
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This course examines the literature produced during the Restoration period in England. Students will read a variety of texts by such authors as Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, as well as the poets and dramatists. |
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Abnormal Psychology (PY311) |
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This course is a study of causes, dynamics, and symptoms of neuroses, psychoses, behavior disorders, psychosomatic disorders, and mental retardation. |
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Academic & Career Planning (RQ295) |
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This course is designed to assist students in preparing a set of integrated academic and career plans, assess their writing and research skills, develop effective and efficient success habits, and develop interactive electronic classroom skills necessary for success in APUS's distance learning environment. This course serves as a transition from prior educational experiences to the distance-learning model in use at APUS. Coupling the development of the student's degree completion plan with individualized counseling and academic development activities, this course permits the student to plan his/her academic program, ensures that the program supports articulated career goals, and develops those specialized skills needed to maximize overall success in the APUS program and after graduation. |
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Access Controls (CJ393) |
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Access controls include a number of disparate systems integrated in a complimentary manner to form a comprehensive and overlapping security system. This course provides an overview of the various system components such as CCTV, locks, various barriers, architectural considerations, security personnel, k-9 teams, and biometric devices. Students learn how to select and integrate the various components into an effective system for their specialized needs. |
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Accounting I (GM229) |
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Introduction to the purposes of financial accounting statements and the recognition, measurement, and disclosure concepts and methods underlying financial statements. Focus is on using and interpreting financial statements and on understanding the impact of transactions and events on financial statements and financial ratios. |
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Accounting II (GM230) |
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A continuation of Accounting I, this course includes study of managerial concepts, analysis of financial statements, internal controls, and contemporary accounting standards, practices, and issues. Students who register for this course must have first completed GM229 - Accounting I. |
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Accounting Micro Systems (GM231) |
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This course is designed to provide accounting students with a solid background in both the manual and computerized aspects of the following areas: vendor transactions, customer transactions, general ledger, cash management, special journals, subsidiary ledgers, financial statements, quarterly reports, sales tax reporting and accounting internet applications. Students will first learn these topics in a manual setting and then apply them to computer software programs. Students acquire a working knowledge of a popular general ledger software package, and experience working with spreadsheet software. Service and merchandising firms emphasized. QuickBooks?PeachTree are suggested software. Students must have completed Accounting I and II prior to registering for this course. Education / Demo software will be included with course materials. |
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Addictions and Addictive Behavior (PY324) |
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This course examines the contemporary theories of addiction and the disease process, exposing a problem that is often misunderstood and widely undetected. The content explores the direct relationship between addictions and the workplace/ family and asks the questions: What makes alcohol and drugs so addictive and why are they dangerous? What are the different kinds of drugs available and what are their effects on the human body? How are process addictions destructive to the individual, personal relationships and the family? And what treatment modalities are available? |
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Administration of Corrections (CR516) |
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The course will develop student?s capacity to develop and evaluate policies and procedures in all parts of the correctional administration arena. Judicial decisions which impact the legal status of the operation of correctional institutions and offender confinement will be examined. |
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Administrative Theory (DM610) |
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This course covers the major administrative theories that drive macro-level public behavior. It will begin with a consideration of the broad significance of the study of public organizations for individuals in modern society. It will then examine how theorists and practitioners have sought to develop more formal perspectives on public management. It will not merely present an historical overview of the development of administrative theory, but rather it will examine those ideas that are of greatest relevance to the construction of an integrated theory of public organizations. The progression of the course follows the evolution of administrative theory from the pioneering work of Weber, Taylor and Woodrow Wilson to current theories regarding the ?New Public Management.? It will discuss the ?dichotomies? of public administration, i.e., public versus private, policy (or politics) versus administration and fact versus value. |
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Adolescent Psychology (PY308) |
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This course is an in-depth study of selected research areas in human social behavior with emphasis on psycho-social factors influencing peer relationships, attitudes towards parents and other adults, and induction into adult society. |
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Adult Development (PY343) |
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This course is an in-depth study of the developmental processes from the transition to adulthood through old age. The content examines the ways adults construct meaning, including intellectual, moral, and personality development. Gender and culture highlighted, and particular emphasis is placed on understanding the influence of context on adult development. |
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Adult Learning Theory (PY357) |
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This course is designed to provide students with a foundation and perspective on the nature of adult learning, and how adult learning is distinct from other forms of learning among infants, toddlers, middle childhood, and adolescents in the human life cycle. Students examine the ideas of learning theorists and practitioners from the fields of education and training in order to address the relationship between theories of how adults learn and the teaching methods by which they are applied in the classroom. Students also address learning methods used by adults in everyday life and how to incorporate such natural methods into a concept of ?lifelong learning? for adults. |
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Advanced Business Logistics (MC403) |
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Business Logistics is the set of activities involved in the flow of materials and products through an organization and through the supply chain to the market. This course examines and applies management tools and principles to these supply and distribution problems. Emphasis is first placed on developing a broad overview of the logistics field: what are its principle activities, decisions and how these activities produce value by supplying customer service through order fulfillment. Interfunctional coordination is reviewed by examining how logistics is coordinated or integrated with marketing and corporate strategy. Next, a thorough grounding in concepts, alternatives and tools for the primary activities of logistics: inventory, transportation, warehousing and order processing are presented. This provides the basis for examining issues in logistics system design, including stock location, sourcing, number and location of facilities and flow management. The organizational design of the logistics system across the internal supply chain is examined if time permits. |
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Advanced Child Development (PY341) |
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This course is an in-depth study of developmental processes from infancy through adolescence. The topics include the processes of physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development. These processes are discussed within the framework of historical and contemporary theories and current research. |
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