2024 Summer Immersion bulletin

SUMMER Immersion

You’re invited to attend... Summer2024Immersion at Millikin University.

In this catalog you will find a wide range of courses and flexible meeting times.

We’ve designed our course offerings to fit the needs of

• Current Millikin Students

• Students attending other universities who want to earn credits while home for break

• High School Students wanting to gain credits in escrow

We discounted tuition for our Summer 2024 Immersion courses and made it easy for you to enroll. You can register any one of the following ways:

• Online: http://www.millikin.edu/immersion

• Phone: 217.424.6217

• In-person: Registrar’s Office Gorin Hall, Room 16

You can find the registration form in the back of the class listings or online (see above link).

This summer we are offering several ONLINE courses to make it easy for students not in the central Illinois area to have access to top-quality Millikin education.

Look at the range of offerings prepared by our creative faculty. I think you’ll find that summer is a great time to develop new skills or to concentrate on a course you want (or need) to take. An immersion course can help you graduate early, improve your grade point average, or provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Join us for a great summer of learning,

Dr. Nancy Curtin Director, Immersion Programs

Millikin University adheres to the following policy with regards to the recruitment and admission of students, awarding financial aid or other assistance, provision and management of housing facilities, counseling of students, employment of individuals, the conduct of University sponsored programs or events, and the overall administration of the University. No person shall, on the basis of race, color, sex, age, handicap, national or ethnic origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored by the University.

Calendar

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 – Registration begins for Summer immersion term.

Last day to register for immersion classes will be the day before each class starts.

Monday, May 20, 2024 – Summer immersion term begins (see course descriptions for actual start and end dates for classes).

Scheduled Courses

This bulletin contains a list of courses planned for Summer immersion. Students should be aware that most of these courses have enrollment limits and thus, seats may be limited. It is also possible that some courses will be canceled due to low enrollment. Therefore, students should include alternates on the Registration Form.

Priority in registration for oversubscribed courses is given to degree candidates at Millikin University

Internship/Independent/Directed Study

In addition to the scheduled courses in this bulletin, a limited number of Millikin faculty are available for internship/independent study/directed study courses during the Summer immersion term.

One academic credit is given for every 40 hours of internship, and every internship must be approved through the appropriate department. The internship, independent study, and directed study fees are set at $499 per credit hour plus a $22 per credit hour university fee. Credit willNOTbegrantedforexperiencespriorto registrationfortheinternship.Nointernship registrationwillbeacceptedafterJune28, 2024

To receive academic credit for internship/independent study/directed study courses, students must complete their registration at the University. A Millikin faculty member serves as a supervisor and, generally, a plan for the internship/independent study/directed study is discussed well in advance. The student and faculty supervisor shall complete the approved individual study contract form available from the Registrar. This form and the required paperwork must be filed with the Registrar by Friday, June 28, 2024, for the Summer immersion term. In most areas, it is the student’s responsibility to arrange the details of the internship.

Faculty/stafftuitionwaiversdonotapplyto internship/independentstudy/directedstudy courses.

Registration Procedures

Registration for Millikin students may be completed in person at the Registrar’s Office (Gorin Hall) or online beginning Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Payment may be mailed or made in person at the Office of Student Financial Services in Shilling Hall, Room 119.

*OnlineregistrationforSummerimmersion coursesclosesthedaybeforethecoursestarts.

Continuing Millikin Students

Students currently enrolled as degree candidates at Millikin University may enroll in Summer immersion courses by registering online.

New Millikin Students

Students who have been admitted to Millikin for Fall 2024 may enroll in the Summer Immersion term courses. Courses taken during Summer will become a part of the student’s Millikin

transcript. The student should submit the Registration Form, found on the back page of this bulletin, to the Registrar’s Office.

Visiting Students

Full or part-time students attending other colleges or universities may enroll as visiting students for an immersion term.

Visiting students should complete and submit the Registration Form, found in this bulletin, or available online at <http://www.millikin.edu/immersion>.

The Registration Form should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Visiting students are responsible for verifying with their home institutions that the courses they take at Millikin are appropriate to their academic plans and can be transferred to the home institution.

Millikin University Registrar’s Office

1184 W. Main St. Decatur, IL 62522

217-424-6217

Current High School Students or Recent High School Graduates

Millikin invites high school students to enroll with special student status. This option is appropriate for juniors or seniors who have strong academic preparation (generally a B or better average in related high school courses). High school students should complete and submit the Registration Form, found in this bulletin, or available online at <http://www.millikin.edu/immersion>.

The Registration Form should be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

Immersion courses may be applied toward a Millikin degree if the student is admitted later and enrolls as a degree candidate. Students may be able to transfer these courses to other institutions.

Tuition and Other Charges

Scheduled one credit courses - $499

Scheduled two credit courses - $998

Scheduled three credit courses - $1497

Scheduled four credit courses - $1995

Internship - $499 per credit

Independent Study - $499 per credit

Directed Study - $499 per credit

University-wide comprehensive fee - $22.00 per credit

Online course fee - $20.00 per credit

Big Blue Access book fee - $23.00 per credit

Tuition and fees will be billed to the student It is advisable to remit payment as soon as the registration is processed. Payment can be made online or in person at the Office of Student Financial Services, Shilling Hall, Room 119, or by mail to:

Millikin University

Office of Student Financial Services

1184 W. Main St. Decatur, IL 62522 217-424-6312

Email the Registrar at aberry@millikin.edu

IMPORTANT REFUND INFORMATION:

University Tuition Refund Schedule –Summer Immersion Term

Withdrawal from courses (including ONLINE courses):

Tuition Refunds

Withdrawalfromanycourse

• There is a fullrefundbefore 8:00 a.m. of the first day of class

• There is a 50%refundthrough 5:00 p.m. of the first day of class

• There is norefundafter 5:00 p.m. of the first day of class

Each student is financially responsible for courses in which they are enrolled. If it becomes necessary to drop a course, the student is responsible for submitting the proper form

(available in the Registrar’s Office). Simplynot attendingorceasingtoattendaclassdoes notconstituteaformalwithdrawal.The instructor cannot withdraw the student; proper paperwork must be completed at the Registrar’s Office. If you must withdraw and are unable to come to the University to complete the proper paperwork due to extenuating circumstances, you may call the Registrar’s Office at 217424-6217 or email the Registrar, Alex Berry at aberry@millikin.edu.

Insufficient Enrollment

The University reserves the right to cancel courses for which there is insufficient enrollment. Courses may be canceled for other unforeseen circumstances as well.

Attendance

Due to the short duration of Summer term courses, attendance is imperative. Each faculty member establishes an individual definition of satisfactory classroom attendance and informs students of this policy. Students are expected to attend regularly scheduled class meetings and laboratory sessions.

It is the student’s responsibility to report circumstances regarding their absence to the instructor as soon as possible. In the event a student has difficulty reaching the instructor to report an absence, the Student Success Center will assist the student at 217-362-6224.

In case of an emergency that could close the University, please contact Campus Public Safety at 217-464-8888.

Final Examinations

Final examinations for most courses will be given at the last scheduled class meeting. The specific hour will be announced by the instructor.

Course Evaluations

We provide a convenient online approach for evaluating each course. You will receive email instructions prior to the end of your immersion term course about how to log in to MyMillikinto

complete the evaluation process, and you will have until the end date of the class to complete the evaluation. All answers and comments are anonymous, reported back to the faculty and administrators as data from students in the class. Comments are reported back as text without names attached. Your evaluations are an important contribution in the development of the highest quality learning experiences possible at Millikin University.

Grading

Grades are posted on MUonlineat the end of the immersion term. Incomplete grades awarded for course work must be resolved by the eighth week of the following semester. If an incomplete is not resolved by that time, a grade of ‘F’ will be recorded. The full policy regarding incomplete grades is listed in the current Millikin University Bulletin.

Library Facilities

The library will be open most days and some early evenings during the immersion session. Full hours are posted on the library’s web site, at <https://www.millikin.edu/staley/aboutlibrary>.

Housing

For questions about campus housing during the immersion period, please contact Campus Life at 217-424-6395 or via email at campuslife@millikin.edu before May 1, 2024.

Student Accommodations

Students who are seeking classroom accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act should submit documentation to the Office of Student Success at the time of registration.

Classrooms

Classroom assignments will be posted online at MyMillikin. Go to MUonline, then Course Listings, and select term: Summer Immersion 2024. Then select subject for course. Then submit. Classroom changes will be announced on MUonline. You may also contact the Registrar’s

Office for classroom assignments at 217-4246217.

Technology Help

If you have never attended Millikin and need help with any technology issues (such as account help, network connection, wireless device connection, etc.), please visit the Help Desk area in Shilling Hall Room 106 MondayFriday between the hours of 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Help Desk is also available by phone at 217362-6488, or email at infotech@millikin.edu. Technology help and resources can be found online as well at https://www.millikin.edu/IT

Additional Information

Additional information is available from the Immersion Office, Shilling Hall, Room 209, at 217-424-6205.

The Immersion term course offerings, meeting times, and room assignments are subject to change.

Questions about admission and registration issues should be directed to Alex Berry, Registrar, Room 16, Gorin Hall, phone 217-4246217 or email the Registrar at aberry@millikin.edu.

In addition to courses listed in this bulletin, we have faculty available for individualized instruction, for directed studies, and online courses. Please call the Registrar’s Office at 217-4246217 or email the Registrar, Alex Berry, at aberry@millikin.edu to let us help you find a summer immersion course you are seeking.

BI280-01 (CRN: 50134) or BI380-01

(CRN: 50135) Ecological Journey: South Florida

Instructor: Travis Wilcoxen

The Lake Wales Ridge is a unique geographical feature of Florida, representing what were once the ‘beaches of Florida’ - an area was originally a chain of islands when most of the current peninsula was under the sea. Remnant endemism is one of the key features of this area, as many species are only found on the ridge, and there are some substantial differences among points along the ridge that, too, were once separated by water, leaving great examples of island biogeography and ample evidence of evolution.

To fully experience scrub habitat and the features of this unique ecosystem, this course will travel to Archbold Biological Station, near Venus, FL, which will be our ‘home base’ for the duration of the trip. The proximity to other ecosystems also makes this a great place for an Ecological Journey – for example, palm hammocks and their associated microclimates as well as mangrove ecosystems and everglades are a quick drive from Archbold Biological Station and provide further insight into the diversity of life in this region and the fragile nature of these ecosystems. This Ecological Journeys course, traveling to South Florida and Archbold Biological Station will allow students to learn about these fire-maintained ecosystems of the neotropical United States, including scrub, coastal scrub, pine flatwoods, and everglades habitats.

Class Dates: May 21 – June 9, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Travel course

Number of Credits: 4

BU230-01 (CRN: 50116) or CO230-01 (CRN: 50117) Business Conversations

Instructor: Sarah Crist

Students will practice the skills necessary for interpersonal and group communications in a business setting. This includes the use of communication technologies for presentations and meetings.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

BU250-01 (CRN: 50107)

Written Business Communication

Instructor: Carrie Trimble

Students will prepare clear, concise, thorough, fact-based content and deliver it through the appropriate method and message for an intended audience. While global audiences will be discussed, the main emphasis will be for businesses in the United States. This includes preparing summaries and analysis of current events and typical business and employment situations. Methods include reports, letters, email, and social media.

Class Dates: May 20 – June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

CO101-01 (CRN: 50115)

Introduction to Communication Theory

Instructor: Sarah Crist

Students will develop an understanding of the powerful and complex dynamics of human communication in interpersonal, organizational, mediated, and cultural contexts. In reading about, discussing, and applying communication theories, you will develop a foundation for understanding how communication shapes and is shaped by our social world. We will cover several perspectives that describe, explain, predict, and control our communication practices. To build this foundation, you must read carefully, think critically, write effectively, and discuss thoroughly. You should leave this class with a “toolbox” of theoretical knowledge about communication that will inform your personal, professional, and academic interactions.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

CO200-01 (CRN: 50156)

Public Speaking

Instructor: Lori Robertson

This course focuses on the fundamental principles of crafting and delivering speeches as well as analyzing, evaluating, and improving rhetorical skills. Students will be more confident and effective speakers upon completion of this class.

Class Dates: May 20 – June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

CO200-02 (CRN: 50157)

Public Speaking

Instructor: Lori Robertson

This course focuses on the fundamental principles of crafting and delivering speeches as well as analyzing, evaluating, and improving rhetorical skills. Students will be more confident and effective speakers upon completion of this class.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

DA110-01 (CRN: 50114)

Dance Appreciation

Instructor: Jennifer Hand

This online course is a study of dance from primitive times to the present. In this course students compare ancient and modern dance forms along with its functions, and examine the contributions of individual dancers, dance companies and choreographers within a framework of cultural heritage, world politics, human rights, social values, and pop culture.

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

EC120-01 (CRN: 50160)

Principles of Economics

Instructor: Jason Sexton

EC120 Principles of Economics is designed to give students an introduction to the core concepts of economics with an emphasis on real-world examples and current events. Learning to analyze problems and make decisions is a major theme throughout the course. The course will look at how markets work and don’t work, how businesses and consumers make decisions, and issues such as inflation and unemployment with their possible causes and cures. The roles of the government and the Federal Reserve in the economy will be examined as well. What students learn in this course will help them to make more informed decisions in their roles as voters, consumers, workers and citizens.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

ED210-01 (CRN: 50113)

Human Development K-12

Instructor: Melissa Miller

Study of child and adolescent development. Major theories of intellectual, social, and emotional development will be surveyed, as well as stages of physical development. Addresses problems unique to adolescents, such as adolescent egocentrism, body image issues, and substance abuse. Students will examine instructional implications for teachers of developing adolescents. In-school case study and individual tutoring are required.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting: Online Synchronous

Meeting Days/Times: M 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ED306-01 (CRN: 50133)

Methods of Teaching & Assessing Science in Elementary Instructor: Chris Cunnings

This is a course in the methods of teaching and assessing physical science, life science, and Earth and space science in 1-6 classrooms. Students plan and teach an inquiry lesson that is aligned with state and national standards and

benchmarks. Emphasis is placed on developing a working knowledge of the nature and progress of science.

Pre-requisite: Sophomore Block courses and admission to the School of Education (or consent of Director of the School of Education).

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: W 4:30 – 6:50 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ED310-01 (CRN: 50132)

Creating Community of Learners

Instructor: Melissa Miller

Addresses principles of individual and group motivation and communication as well as strategies of management and discipline that will assist students to create positive learning communities that foster positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and self-motivation. Case descriptions and microteaching will assist candidates to solve classroom behavioral and motivation problems. Applications of discipline and learning theories will be examined to enable the development of proactive and preventive classroom management strategies. Students will prepare and present a discipline and management plan.

Concurrent enrollment in ED 305, ED 306 and ED 307 required for Junior Block for Elementary Education program and ED 332 and ED339 for Early Childhood Education program. Prerequisite: Sophomore Block courses (Early Childhood and Elementary Education only) and admission to the School of Education (or consent of Director of the School of Education).

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting: Online Synchronous

Meeting Days/Times: M, 8-10 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ED314-01 (CRN: 50111)

Physical Development & Health

Instructor: Chris Cunnings

This course fulfills a major requirement for

elementary Education majors. Major goals for this course include instructing future teachers to integrate specific state standards of physical development and health in their curricular instruction within a classroom setting.

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: T, 4:30 – 7:20 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ED337-01 (CRN: 50128)

Arts Integration

Instructor: Georgette Page

This course develops the role of creative arts including movement, drama, music, and the visual arts in PreK - 5 classrooms. This course emphasizes the importance of utilizing authentic arts for children to support their learning of the core curriculum, particularly common to literacy and numeracy. Special focus will be on the interrelationships among the arts with the core curriculum as it pertains to meeting children’s individual, developmental, aesthetic, and cultural needs. This course is for early childhood, elementary teacher candidates, and K - 12 Art Education.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: R, 6-10 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ED401-01 (CRN: 50161)

Integrating Culture in the Classroom

Instructor: Melissa Miller

In this course students explore definitions of culture and are introduced to approaches of multicultural education. Issues of racism and social justice will be explored as students learn to critique classroom materials and develop multicultural curriculum. Students will be introduced to ethnography as they learn about integrating culture in the curriculum for culturally diverse populations. As students learn about ethnography and “funds of knowledge” they will learn to develop curriculum that builds on the resources of children, families and communities.

Class Dates: May 20 – May 24, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: MT Asynchronous & WRF Travel

Number of Credits: 3

EN181-01 (CRN: 50131)

University Writing

Instructor: Park Parkison

University Writing builds on students’ existing knowledge of writing situations as they further develop their identities and abilities as writers. This course emphasizes the rhetorical, situated nature of writing and requires students to consider the needs of real audiences as they critique existing texts and compose their own texts in a variety of genres and modes.

Students will study and intensively practice all aspects of the writing process including invention, research, drafting, revision, and reflection.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

EN220-01 (CRN: 50103)

The Handmaid’s Tale: Feminism, Freedom, and Resistance

Instructor: Carmella Braniger

Language has always been an essential part of resistance and using it properly to say what we mean has never been more important. Rooted in American literature, Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale explores what happens when history repeats itself. In addition to reading Atwood’s novel, we will also watch the first season of Hulu’s adaptation of it. It is highly recommended that you have access to Hulu so you can watch the TV series, along with reading both novels.

Class Dates: June 3 - June 28, 2024

Meeting Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

EN281-01 (CRN: 50102)

Writing in the Disciplines

Instructor: Carmella Braniger

Writing in the Disciplines requires the advanced study and practice of writing and emphasizes writing as a means of thinking, a form of inquiry and research, and a method of communication. This course enables students to further develop their abilities to address the discursive conventions of genres in and beyond their disciplines through research and practice with a variety of rhetorical situations. Students will develop and carry out a semester-long, intensive research and writing project.

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

EN335-01 (CRN: 50112)

Global Haiku Traditions

Instructor: Randy Brooks

Global Haiku Traditions examines the origins and spread of Japanese poetics from Japan around the world, with a special focus on the adaptation of haiku into other cultures and languages. This course explores the role of haiku as a social literary art both the art of reading and art of writing haiku emphasize the importance of shared collaborative aesthetic experiences (shared acts of the imagination).

There is a very active global haiku community of writers, editors, scholars and associations celebrating participation in this literary art. Students complete both an analytical study of a contemporary haiku poet or issue in the haiku community as well as various creative projects connecting haiku to other arts.

Class Dates: May 20 – June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Asynchronous 05/20 –06/14 and Synchronous: 6:30 – 7:30 pm 5/20, 5/23, 5/30, 6/06, 6/13

Number of Credits: 3

ES201-01 (CRN: 50118)

Intro to Driver’s Education

Instructor: Kim Blickem

The course is the first required course for the Driver Education endorsement and is an

introduction to driver education including driving task analysis.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Class Days/Times: M, 8:00 – 9:45 am

Number of Credits: 3

ES301-01 (CRN: 50119)

Driver Education Methods

Instructor: Tim Littrell

Preparing educators for the classroom portion of driver education in secondary schools is the focus of this course. State mandates, traffic safety requirements, “Rules of the Road” information and planning for the in-the-car phase of the training will be incorporated. A survey of materials and methods proven to be effective will be included.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Class Days/Times: M, 1:00 – 5:00 pm

Number of Credits: 3

ES422-01 (CRN: 50129)

Driver Education Practicum

Instructor: Tim Littrell

The major focus of this course is to observe and teach behind-the-wheel driver education. Strategies and techniques necessary to assess driving skills and communicate reinforcement of safety and lawful application of driving will be included. This course is required for driver education endorsement and is for education majors only.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Class Days/Times: TBD

Number of Credits: 3

ES423-01 (CRN: 50120)

Advanced Methods in Driver Education

Instructor: Kim Blickem

The advanced driver education course presents laboratory work to prepare for instruction of multiple-car, driving simulation and emergency evasive driving.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Class Days/Times: M 10:00 am – 11:45 am

Number of Credits: 3

IN251-01 (CRN: 50121)

What’s Next? Emerging Adulthood: Romance, Marriage, Family, Career Instructor: Katharine Leavitt

Study of emerging adulthood from late teens through the twenties. Theories of cognitive, social-emotional, and moral development will be examined. Through text readings, case studies, student personal reflection papers, student research, presentations, and discussion, the course will focus on what it means to be an adult through issues of romance, marriage, family, and career.

Class Dates: June 3 June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous Number of Credits: 3

IN350-01 (CRN: 50126)

Global Citizenship and K-pop Instructor: Hee Young Choi

Trends toward globalization and inclusion are bringing together individuals with an everwidening array of skills, languages, nationalities, and cultural experiences. However, quite often such diversity has been treated as an obstacle to remove rather than a strength to develop. In this context, this course is designed for Millikin students and offers an opportunity to explore the concepts of global citizenship from the theoretical, cultural, and political perspectives and challenges students to think critically about what global citizenship can and should mean.

This course, therefore, focuses on helping students recognize the value of diversity in the United States and assist in developing important cross-cultural understanding. At the heart of the course will be an interdisciplinary exploration of Korean popular music, which is mostly known as K-pop, through readings and discussion of film, social theory, and social scientific research. Investigating and locating K-pop within the continuously shifting global popular culture will

be a trendy guide for students to enhance awareness of global citizenship.

Class Dates: May 20 – June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

IS120-01 (CRN: 50122)

Introduction to Business Analytics

Instructor: Sam Greenwell

This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary information systems and demonstrate how these systems are used throughout global organizations. The focus of this course will be on the key components of information systems: people, software, hardware, data, and communication technologies, and how these components can be integrated and managed to create competitive advantage. Students will learn terminology and concepts of Information Systems which provide enabling foundations for interaction between Information Systems and all other functional areas of an organization. Coursework bridges the divide between technical and nontechnical professionals.

Class Dates: May 20 – August 16, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

IS240-01 (CRN: 50123)

Foundations of Info Systems

Instructor: Sam Greenwell

This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary information systems and demonstrate how these systems are used throughout global organizations. The focus of this course will be on the key components of information systems: people, software, hardware, data, and communication technologies, and how these components can be integrated and managed to create competitive advantage. Students will learn terminology and concepts of Information Systems which provide enabling foundations for interaction between Information Systems and all other functional

areas of an organization. Coursework bridges the divide between technical and nontechnical professionals.

Class Dates: May 20 – August 16, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

MK200-01 (CRN: 50108)

Principles of Marketing

Instructor: Carrie Trimble

Students will use the marketing concept of satisfying customer wants and needs to learn and critique the marketing functions (product, price, place, promotion, people) of local & global businesses.

Class Dates: June 3 - June 28, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

MK360-01 (CRN: 50124)

Marketing Europe

Instructor: Rene Ryman

Students will learn about the marketing mix, digital strategy, and consumer motivation. They will use this knowledge to create a promotional and advertising plan that would attract tourists to Europe.

Class Dates: July 8 – July 19, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: MTWRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00

Number of Credits: 3

MM306 (CRN: 50127)

Hollywood Cinema: The Great Movies

Instructor: Sam Meister

The purpose of this course is to immerse students in American studio cinema produced throughout the 20th century. During this time period, American movies aided in shaping our evolving cultural identity as a nation and emerging world power, contributing to the beliefs, norms, and ideals of “The American Century.” Throughout the course students are expected to actively engage in both absorbing

and dissecting these texts through viewing, critical analysis, and peer discussion.

Class Dates: June 3 - June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: MTWRFS 10:00am-4:00pm

Number of Credits: 3

MU380-01 (CRN: 50162)

Brazil: Traditions, Customs, and the Arts

Instructor: Mark Tonelli

This course will examine Brazil as one of the world's most rich and diverse nations. Brazil is South America's largest country, the fifth largest country in the world, and home to São Paulo, the fourth largest city in the world, located in the region where the course will take place. Topics will include history, geography, the arts, cuisine, and more. There will be field trips to landmarks, historical sites, and arts venues in the greater São Paulo region.

Class Dates: June 3 – June 28, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Travel

Number of Credits: 3

MU453-01 (CRN: 50125)

Piano Pedagogy I

Instructor: Chung-Ha Kim

A study of beginning piano methods for preschool, adult, and average-age beginners. Strategies for teaching rhythm, reading, technique, and musicianship. Survey of elementary solo and ensemble literature. Emphasis on independent studio management and the business of teaching. Overview of learning theories to include psychologists, philosophers, and educators.

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 2

OL355-01 (CRN: 50106)

Global Leadership

Instructor: Jan Kirby

Aspiring global leaders must be well-versed in the implications of globalization in order to be

successful. This course focuses on contemporary issues related to the understanding of the roles, responsibilities and processes leaders in a global society need to be successful. Emphasis is placed on developing cultural intelligence, building global context and creating cross boundary partnerships and networks.

Class Dates: May 20 – June 14, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

OL450-01 (CRN: 50109)

Organizational Leadership Capstone

Instructor: Jan Kirby

The OL capstone course is designed to pull together the material presented in all other courses in the Organizational Leadership major or Organizational Leadership Minor. It combines and integrates elements of leadership, communication, finance, human resource development, and organizational behavior. Students operate in a self-directed mode, using team process concepts and project management techniques to prepare a final oral presentation on their findings and recommendations.

Additionally, through a capstone paper, students will reflect on what they have learned in the OL program and the impact it will have on them as organizational leaders. The course goals demonstrate the graduating class has acquired the skills, knowledge and abilities to perform in the work world and life as successful alumni in Millikin’s proud tradition.

Class Dates: May 20 – July 12, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

PH215-01 (CRN: 50104)

Business Ethics

Instructor: Eric Roark

This course will critically examine the role of ethics within a business environment. We will examine both ethical relationships within a business such as employers and employee relations and well as ethical relationship between business and broader society such as

business and consumer relations. The course will be structured around the following five topics: corporate social responsibility, rights and obligations of employees and employers, justice and fair practice, distributive justice, and advertising marketing and the consumer. These topics will be examined by considering both historical and contemporary texts and case studies.

Class Dates: May 20 – May 24, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

PH360-01 (CRN: 50105)

Conspiracy Theories in a Global Context

Instructor: Eric Roark

This course introduces students to some of the most central theoretical issues within the topics of conspiracy theories in a global context. The very fact that various conspiracy theories have a wide following both domestically and internationally plays a major role in our social world and political process. There are also many ethical implications, globally, in respect to the belief in conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories have the potential to shape the way that we see others in the global community and it is in that seeing and treatment where ethical implications abound.

Class Dates: May 20 – May 24, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

PY101-01 (CRN: 50158)

Stars and Galaxies

Instructor: Casey Watson

The PY 101 lecture content will consist of three main parts: (1) Star Formation and Evolution, (2) Galaxies and Galaxy Evolution, and (3) Cosmology. If you also take the lab (PY 105), you will learn from simulations of various rare/difficult-to-observe phenomena, like supernova, galaxy mergers, etc.

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

PY105-01 (CRN: 50130)

Stars and Galaxies Lab

Instructor: Ricardo Carreno Covarrubias

This class will benefit you in several ways. Through practice, you will develop a working knowledge of telescopes, star charts, constellation identification, and insight from computer simulation that complements knowledge from classroom lectures. You will become excellent problem solvers, and, in the process, you will gain a deeper understanding of our Universe. My hope is that you will become so interested in astronomy and so confident in your abilities that you will, in time, buy your own telescope(s) to further expand your horizons as well as those of your family, friends, and the community.

Class Dates: June 3 - June 28, 2024

Meeting Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 1

SO326-01 (CRN: 50110)

Economy and Society

Instructor: Jorge Chavez-Rojas

This course introduces students to the relevance of the sociological perspective in understanding economic activities. Understanding how society shapes the economy that helps us answer many important questions, such as, how can we explain the persistence of economic inequalities between men and women and across racial groups? How does advertising get people to buy things? How do people use their social connections to get jobs? Why do some countries become rich while others stay poor?

Class Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2024

Class Days/Times: Online Asynchronous

Number of Credits: 3

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Scheduled one credit courses $499

Scheduled two credit courses $998

Scheduled three credit courses $1,497

Scheduled four credit courses $1,996

Independent/Directed Studies/ Internships

University-wide comprehensive fee

$499/credit $22/credit

Adult Education (non-transcript adults) $167/credit (or $500 for a 3-credit course)

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