Course Components and Instruction Mode Options

Research experience in experimental design and analysis of a selected project with faculty guidance and supervision

A course that integrates content from several sources or courses and is designed to bring reflection and focus to the entire undergraduate/graduate or professional experience, requiring disciplined use of skills, methodology and knowledge learned throughout the curriculum of a specific major, and usually culminating in a research paper or project.  
Example includes a course taken the last two semesters whereby students research particular themes relevant to the major and synthesize  those themes into the skills and knowledge learned throughout the undergraduate career.

A credit-bearing course that occurs outside the institutional setting (or in an actual clinical laboratory setting) under institutional supervision (usually faculty).  It provides practical real-world application of classroom-studied medical- or heath care-related theories and may involve work with clients who receive professional services from students.
Examples include an eight-week surgical or emergency room rotation that allows students to function as an assistant where they can practice and develop skills learned in the classroom.

A more interactive and typically smaller course forum than a lecture concentrating on various topics within a broad field of study; content may include student presentations and discussions based on literature, theory, problems or research.  Enrollment is generally limited to allow for greater focus on students' critical reflection and exchange of ideas.  Lecture is not the dominant pedagogical activity of the course; courses of this type are typically led by a different instructor each class session who is an expert on the topic being discussed for that session.
Examples include a course that may explore a variety of ethical issues in a particular, field, such as medicine or science.  Each issue explored would be led by an expert in that particular issue being discussed.

A credit-bearing structured field experience that integrates classroom study and work experience; cooperative education requires a formal partnership be established between an employer and a faculty person or college monitors the work and experiences of the student and often the student is not registered for any other courses during this time.
Examples include engineering students who work/learn in an engineering firm for an entire semester where they can put into practice what they have learned in the classroom and where the grade for the class is determined by the firm's evaluation of the student and the academic work relating to the coop experience required by the college when the student returns to the university.

A section of a larger course, designed solely for group discussion.  Discussions are typically non-credit bearing and linked to a credit-bearing course (i.e., are not stand alone courses).  As such, discussion sections generally contain fewer students than the course to which they are linked.
Examples include a mandatory zero-credit discussion section linked to an introductory psychology classroom-based course.

A course where students work with an instructor to create a performance as a group.  Section size may vary based on requirements of the performance.
Examples include concert choir or marching band.

A course where students complete individualized and often self-paced plans of study or research that is more in-depth than what is offered within the curriculum and independent of the classroom setting.  The instructor and student negotiate the details of the plan of study.  Independent study/research courses generally have no officially scheduled regular meeting days and times and are typically offered only to upper classman or post-baccalaureate students.

Credit-bearing course that offers field experience and provides students with externally supervised practical real-world training in a setting consistent with a student's education goals; courses are designed to give students supervised and practical application of previously studied theory in a setting outside the classroom, but not necessarily one that is strictly clinical or medical in nature (which would be CLN).  Unlike Practica, a student enrolled in an internship or externship may be paid for the educational experience.
Examples include business students who might work in a marketing firm or a law student who might work for a judge for a semester while continuing with other course work.

A laboratory experience provides students with the opportunity to apply methods and principles learned in an associated lecture-based section taken in the same term.  It meets in a controlled environment requiring specialized equipment and/or facilities and the primary emphasis is often learning by doing.

A laboratory experience that may or may not be offered for credit and is not associated with a lecture in the term in which the lab is taken.  Its purpose is to provide students with the opportunity to apply methods and principles of a discipline in a controlled environment requiring specialized equipment and/or facilities.  The primary emphasis of such courses is often learning by doing.

Standard non-variable/fixed-credit course where instruction occurs in a traditional classroom setting; lectures almost always have larger class sizes than seminar; lecture courses may certainly include a variety of pedagogies (discussion, class presentation) but are predominantly lecture oriented.  If a course is more discussion or non-lecture dominated, then seminar may be a more applicable course component. 

Credit-bearing courses designed to give students supervised and practical application of previously studied theory in a setting outside the classroom but not necessarily one that is strictly clinical or medical in nature (which would be CLN).  Unlike internships or externships, students enrolled in a practicum are not paid for the education experience.
Examples include a public service major who volunteers his/her time in a nonprofit agency in order to practice skills learned in the classroom.

A course that involves the creation of a specific hands-on project designed to allow students to synthesize thoughts about their learning experiences within the curriculum  of their major or degree.  
Examples include a course where senior engineering students design, prototype, test and document concepts incorporating relevant engineering course work and present their design at the final class or a course where teams of advertising students design an entire advertising campaign that incorporates concepts and skills learned in all of their major courses.

A regular scheduled section of a larger course, designed solely for the purpose of taking quizzes throughout the term.  Quiz sections are typically non-credit bearing and linked to a credit-bearing course (i.e., are not standalone courses).
Examples include a mandatory zero-credit quiz section associated with an introductory physics course.

A more interactive and smaller course forum than a lecture concentrating on a more narrow field of study than a colloquium; content may include student presentations and discussions based on literature, theory, problems or research.  Enrollment is generally limited to allow for greater focus on students' critical reflection and exchange of ideas.  Lecture is not the dominant pedagogical activity of the course; typically courses of this type are led by the same instructor who is an expert in the field being studied.
Examples include a course with limited enrollment and highly qualified math majors who spend a semester studying and discussing math concepts as they relate to testing and measurements.

A long-term independent research course (usually an academic year or more in length) that is the culmination of a degree program and that allows students to deepen their understanding of a specific issue, while drawing together knowledge for several disciplines; requires a formal research proposal, as well as enlisting faculty advisers and mentors and usually culminates in an oral presentation followed by a question and answer session from the audience and attending faculty

A course in which students work in teams under the direction of a professor to practice skills that are needed for the workplace.  skills such as developing and discussing annual performance appraisals with employees, negotiating a contract, arguing a case in court, etc.

Courses that involve demonstration and application of design and theory in a defined physical setting (i.e., studio); students explore and experiment under guidance of an instructor, and the class size is usually limited by setting parameters (e.g., No. of computers, drafting tables, etc.).  Courses typically focus on the development or creation of artistically static work or the mastery of an art form itself.

Courses taught at other U.S. institutions where, as per an agreement between the two institutions, students register for Marquette credit and pay tuition at Marquette.

Courses that are taught at an international location to Marquette students and by Marquette faculty.

A formal treatise presenting the results of study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of an advanced degree.  The process requires intensive interaction between the student candidate, thesis adviser and supplemental committee members.  Undergraduate senior thesis are not THE (see SEN).

Courses that cover a unique perspective or in-depth topic in the major whose subject matters are not routinely offered in the courses approved for the curriculum.
Examples include a course offered for only one semester to take advantage of a guest lecturer or visiting faculty member who has a particular expertise in a field of study.

A course offered in consultation with the Office of the Registrar as an experimental course in order to evaluate and determine if a course should be incorporated into the regular curriculum of a program.  This component can also be used for courses that are in the curriculum approval pipeline but are not officially approved for the term in which the college/school/department wishes to offer the course and therefore do not yet appear in the appropriate Bulletin.  Once the same course has been offered twice as a Special Topics, it cannot be offered again until it moves through the curriculum approval process and is approved with a regular curriculum course number this course component may not be used for a single student studying a particular subject matter.
Examples include an upper-division course on a given topic that may become part of the standard curriculum of the department; please review with the Office of the Registrar before scheduling any such courses.

Workshops may have irregular beginning and/or end dates (especially at graduate levels).  In general, specific hours of actual work (dance, writing, performance, etc.) will need to be completed, work is then evaluated by the instructor and other students, and then work is appropriately revised in order to earn course  credit.  Workshops provide a creative forum for interactive learning between faculty and all enrolled students.  Oftentimes, guest artists or experts may serve as instructors.

81%-100% of the course is classroom-based.

60%-80% of the course is classroom-based.

100% of the course is distance learning in asychronous delivery.

75%-99% of the course is distance learning.

41%-74% of the course is distance learning.

100% of the course is distance learning; includes synchronous delivery.

100% of the course is supervised and practical real world experience outside of the classroom.

100% of the course is delivered by meeting/discussions/research between one student and faculty.

100% of the content/work is delivered in a physical lab.

100% research-project is conducted under the direction of a faculty advisor.

100% of the course is taught at another institution/entity, either domestic or international, with which Marquette has a contractual relationship to deliver the course.  (Given that these courses are not taught at MU, we would not know the exact mode in which this course is taught, nor do we need to report on these courses.)

for a 3 credit course as per Section III of the Course Scheduling Policy (required to meet 37.5 hours, excluding finals, regardless of the time/day/session or instruction mode):  

99% = 37.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
75% = 28.13 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
74% = 27.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.
26% = 9.75 hours + 6 hours of additional coursework, discussion, chats, etc.

Number:  x930  
X=1-8
Component: TOP 
Instruction mode:  C1
Notes for instruction mode:  LEC-C1; DISC=C1; LAB=LB; QUIZ=C1

Number:  x931  
X=1-8
Component: TIN 
Instruction mode:  C1
Notes for instruction mode:  if any course is taught online and with some face-to-face classroom time=BL, C2 and D2

Number:  x932  
X=1-8
Component: TIN 
Instruction mode:  C1
Notes for instruction mode:  if any course is taught only online=D1

Number:  x933-x950 
X=1-8
Component: SDE
Instruction mode:  SA
Notes for instruction mode:  if any course is taught off campus=SA

Number:  x951
X=1-8
Component: SIM
Instruction mode:  SA
Notes for instruction mode:  if any course is taught off campus=SA

Number:  x952
X=1-8
Component: CLQ
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  x953-x960
X=1-8
Component: SEM
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  x961-x963
X=1-8
Component: STU (art or music)/WRK (in title or course description)
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  x964-x985
X=1-8
Component:  CLN (medical)/PRC (all others)
Instruction mode:  FL

Number:  x986
X=2-8
Component:  INT
Instruction mode:  FL

Number:  x987-x994
X=1-8
Component:  COP
Instruction mode:  FL

Number:  x995
X=4-8
Component:  IND
Instruction mode:  IS

Number:  4996
X=NA
Component:  EXP
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  4997
X=NA
Component:  CAP
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  4998
X=NA
Component:  PRO
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  4999
X=NA
Component:  SEN
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  x997
X=6-8
Component:  CAP
Instruction mode:  C1

Number:  x998
X=6-8
Component:  PRO
Instruction mode:  IS

Number:  x999
X=6-8
Component:  THE
Instruction mode:  IS

Number:  9997; 9998; 9999
X=NA
Component:  PLC
Instruction mode:  IS

Number:  MUSI 1100; 1120; 1140; 1160; 1200; 1210; 1220; 1300
Component:  ENS
Instruction mode:  C1