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Contemporary and historical perspectives addressed.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":3376,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ceramics I","Course_Description":"Investigation and practice in ceramic processes, forming and firing techniques.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":3379,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Photography II","Course_Description":"Introduction to Contemporary Photography as an art medium.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":3381,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Art Education and Global Culture","Course_Description":"An examination of the visual arts in relationship to historical, cultural and socio-political influences, and of the construction of meaning through cultural practices and cultural differences. 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61are tools and output devices. Course topics include post-image capture processing, the digital negative and fine printing. Emphasis on creating a body of work and the fine digital print.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4306,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Video Art","Course_Description":"Advanced techniques in digital video art production. Hands-on experience in the principles of desktop video production, including cameras, script writing, story boarding, shot composition, lighting, digital transfer and manipulation, linear and non-linear editing, and post-production DVD processing.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Drawing VII","Course_Description":"Specialized problems in studio area.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4316,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Painting IV","Course_Description":"Specialized problems in studio area.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4317,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Museum & Gallery Practices","Course_Description":"This course addresses the socio-cultural roles of museums and their historical and contemporary practices.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Residential Design","Course_Description":"A studio course exploring residential space in both architecture and interior design emphasizing programmatic analysis, the design process and spatial exploration. Areas of study include presentation techniques, mechanical requirements, material and furniture specifications.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Commercial Design","Course_Description":"A studio course exploring the diverse fields of commercial design including retail, restaurant and hospitality spaces. From design development to client book, emphasis will be on creative design, code compliance and professional presentation. A final project will integrate course content in the adaptive re-use of historic architecture.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Drawing VIII","Course_Description":"A continuation of Drawing VII. 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Emphasis is on creating portfolio-ready work using industry-standard workflows in preparation for professional practice and the Senior Thesis.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4331,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Alternative Fiber Processes","Course_Description":"Investigation of non-loom fiber techniques; printing, dyeing, and other fiber processes.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4333,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Brand Identity","Course_Description":"Advance studies in brand identity and packaging. Contemporary and historical perspectives addressed.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Portfolio Development","Course_Description":"Advance studies in professional portfolio development, self promotion, opportunities in the field, and professional standards in the field of graphic design. Art majors are required to follow the prescribed sequence of courses.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4336,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professional Practices","Course_Description":"A study of the practical aspects of the art profession with emphasis on health hazards, business procedures, and art law.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4337,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ancient Art","Course_Description":"A study of the secular and religious visual arts of the ancient world. Selected major works will be studied in their historical and cultural contexts. the course will examine selected works for their formal qualities, iconography and stylistic development.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4338,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Renaissance Art","Course_Description":"A study of Renaissance art in Europe from the 14th through the 16th centuries.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4343,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Motion Design","Course_Description":"Approaches to 2D and 3D digital animation. Students will develop skills in motion design, conceptualization and processes with digital softw
61are.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4344,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"3D Printing","Course_Description":"Approaches to digital modeling, scanning, and 3D printing. Students will develop skills in design, conceptualization, and processes with digital modeling and 3D printing technologies to realize a number of projects.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4348,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"19th & 20th Century Art","Course_Description":"A study of the foundation of abstractionism from Neo-Classicism through Post-Impressionism.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4353,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Web Design","Course_Description":"Topics in computer image making. Development of user interface, motion graphics, sound and visual communications techniques intended for use in creating design for the internet.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4355,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Printmaking III","Course_Description":"Specialized problems in studio area. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4363,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Studies in Graphic Design","Course_Description":"Advanced topics in computer based design. Student selected problems working with specific areas of electronic design. Work done on a contract basis with specified objectives and tangible results.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4365,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Printmaking IV","Course_Description":"This course is a continuation of ARTS4355 with an added focus on combining new and previously learned techniques using student identified content. Portfolio presentation and technical demonstration will be required.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4368,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art","Course_Description":"A historical and critical analysis of global contemporary art practices.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4371,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Visual Art","Course_Description":"This course is designed to prepare students to teach, as art specialists, in the elementary school. It is one of two art methods classes required for all level art certification and includes both theory and practice of art education at the primary level.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4373,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"Elective course providing an internship opportunity in field of study; graphic design, studio arts, or museum studies. May be repeated once for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sculpture III","Course_Description":"Specialized problems in studio area. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4376,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ceramics III","Course_Description":"Specialized problems in studio area. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History Graphic Design","Course_Description":"A survey of the field of graphic design from its origins to contemporary practice.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4381,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Studies in Visual Art","Course_Description":"Curricula, methods, and materials for instruction of visual art in the secondary sc
61hool.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4385,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sculpture IV","Course_Description":"Advanced studies in sculpture with a focus on producing a body of related, digital portfolio, and written analysis.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4389,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criticism and Theory in the Visual Arts","Course_Description":"This course examines the major methodologies and theories that have shaped and continue to shape the fields of visual art and art history.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4391,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Individual Study","Course_Description":"Research in a specialized area of art history. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4392,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Study Abroad Italy","Course_Description":"Offered: Other","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4393,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Individual Study","Course_Description":"Study of specialized area within photography or commercial art field. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4395,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Individual Study","Course_Description":"Study of specialized area within fine arts field. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4398,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History of Photography","Course_Description":"The development and evolution of photography from its invention in 1839 to the present.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":4399,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Thesis & Exhibition","Course_Description":"Student-selected problem encompassing an area of emphasis with suitable research, production, written support and oral presentation to a faculty committee. This course is a degree completion requirement for those seeking a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems in Visual Media","Course_Description":"Experimental research in the uses of computers as image making tools. Development of personal imagery through electronic media. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"},{"Subject_Code":"ARTS","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Art","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems in Drawing","Course_Description":"Independent directed study in drawing. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ARTS","Department_Description":"Art and Design"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Athletic Education","Subject_Code1":"ATED","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Classroom Management Skills","Course_Description":"This course is designed to help students develop class management and instructional skills necessary for daily physical education.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Methods and Activities","Course_Description":"A study of current trends, issues and pedagogical approaches to the teaching and learning of physical education in the secondary school curriculum. Emphasis on selection of appropriate contents, planning and teaching process.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":3371,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Coaching","Course_Description":"A comprehensive approach to theories and principles of coaching. the course will focus on helping with a fundamental understanding of the skills necessary in becoming a successful coach. Topics to be examined include; developing a coaching philosophy, coaching goals, building character, teaching athletic skills, organization, motivation, goal setting, training and management skills.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Methods and Activities","Course_Description":"A study of trends, issues and pedagogical approaches to teaching and facilitating learning of physical education in the elementary school curriculum. Emphasis on selection of appropriate content, planning, instruction and assessment and classroom management.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Curriculum and Programming","Course_Description":"This course examines curriculum development, instructional resources, program objectives and integrating interdisciplinary concepts into physical education programs.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interscholastic Sport Administration","Course_Description":"Introduction to the business strategies of a high school athletics including an in-depth look at human resources, organization structure, strategies of facility management and budgeting. Additional topics will include the community affairs/relations and player relations for high school athletic programs.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATED","Course_Number":4341,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sport Practicum","Course_Description":"This course will provide an opportunity for the coaching minor students to observe, assess, and gain experience in an organization of their interest. This will afford students opportunities to organize and conduct activities under close supervison. Through this type of exposure, the student will receive practical, on-the-job experience in one or more types of sport and leisure delivery agencies.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Athletic Training","Subject_Code1":"ATTR","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ATTR","Course_Number":2376,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Training","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Care and Prevention of Sports Injuries","Course_Description":"A study of the treatment and prevention of specific sport injuries. 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61over administration issues in sports medicine. Topics will include: legal issues in sports medicine, record keeping methods, rules and regulations, facility design and maintenance, budgeting, insurance billing and issues, and special topics. This course is highly recommended before license as an athletic trainer in the state of Texas.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATTR","Course_Number":3362,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Training","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Therapeutic Modalities","Course_Description":"This is an advanced level course designed for students interested in pursuing athletic training or physical therapy. This course will cover indications, contraindications, uses and application of the various therapeutic modalities available for use in sports medicine. In addition, this course will also cover in detail the healing process with regards to athletic injuries. This course is a requirement for licensure as an athletic trainer in the state of Texas.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATTR","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Training","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Therapeutic Rehabilitation","Course_Description":"This is an advanced level course designed for students interested in pursuing athletic training or physical therapy. This course will cover all aspects of athletic injury rehabilitation including but not limited to: designing appropriate rehabilitation programs, aquatic therapy programs, functional activity rehabilitation, and return-to-activity requirements for athletic populations. This course is a requirement for licensure as an athletic trainer in the state of Texas.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATTR","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Training","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Eval of Athletic Injuries I","Course_Description":"This is an advanced level course designed for students interested in pursuing athletic training or physical therapy. This course will cover in detail the injury evaluation process of the upper extremity, thoracic and cervical spines, and the head and face. This course will also cover an evaluation of hitting and throwing mechanisms. This course is a requirement for licensure as an athletic trainer in the state of Texas.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"ATTR","Course_Number":4322,"Subject_Description":"Athletic Training","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evaluation of Athletic Injuries II","Course_Description":"This is an advanced level course designed for students interested in pursuing athletic training or physical therapy. This course will cover in detail the injury evaluation process of the lower extremity, lumbar spine, and pelvis, including basic general medical conditions. This course will also cover an evaluation of postural assessment and gait evaluation. This course is a requirement for licensure as an athletic trainer in the state of Texas.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Business Communications","Subject_Code1":"BCOM","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"BCOM","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Business Communications","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Communications","Course_Description":"Emphasis on practical applications of business writing and speaking scenarios. Course covers how to write memos, letters, resumes, analytical reports, and how to give a professional oral presentation.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Biology","Subject_Code1":"BIOL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":1102,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Medical Terminology","Course_Description":"An entry-level course which provides basic vocabulary needed to function in the medical environment. Course content stresses prefix and suffix usage derived from Greek and Latin as applied to Biology. 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THIS COURSE IS NOT INTENDED FOR SCIENCE MAJORS","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":1115,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors) Lab","Course_Description":"A plant-oriented, non-chemically based laboratory course for non-science majors including plant anatomy, growth and development and multiple uses of plants by human society.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":1308,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"General Biology (Non-Science Majors)","Course_Description":"Provides a survey of biological principles with an emphasis on humans, including chemistry of life, cell structure and function, reproduction, inheritance, evolution and ecology. 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Laboratory activities will reinforce principles of microbiology, including metabolism, structure, function, genetics and phylogeny of microbes.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":3428,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Comparative Anatomy","Course_Description":"Comparative anatomy presented from systemic viewpoint.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":3440,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Advanced Physiology","Course_Description":"General physiology; muscle-nerve relations; digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, nervous and endocrine systems.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":3450,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"General Botany","Course_Description":"Introduction to plant structure and function with emphasis on the seed plants.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":3460,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Invertebrate Zoology","Course_Description":"Classification, natural history, phylogenetic relationships and economic importance of the invertebrate phyla.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":3470,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Genetics","Course_Description":"General principles of heredity, including human inheritance.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4101,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Physiological, anatomical, taxonomic and ecological biology. 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May be repeated for credit when the area of study differs.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4106,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Readings in Epidemiology","Course_Description":"An introduction to epidemiology including history, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, man-made and natural disasters as well as a discussion of lifestyle choices, preventative strategies, and treatments, public health interventions, and health disparities.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4160,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Classic Biological Literature","Course_Description":"A survey of major written works in biology.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4201,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Problems in Biology","Course_Description":"Physiological, anatomical, taxonomic, molecular, and ecological biology. 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Thus, this course will focus on why the biological properties of organisms are important to disease in humans and will examine etiology, epidemiology, host defenses, identification, diagnoses, prevention and control for each microbe. the course will focus on representative examples of bacterial, fungal, protozoan and viral pathogens.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4307,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Life in the Extreme","Course_Description":"Course is designed to examine the basic physiological problems that all organisms face and then see these principles applied to extreme environments.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4308,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Botany","Course_Description":"A writing-intensive course covering the history, current uses and trends, and future prospects of medical botany and medical plant use by human society.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4344,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Development of Biological Thought","Course_Description":"The history of biological thought and the development of evolutionary concepts and inheritance will be examined. 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Emphasis will be placed on the sight identification of common species as well as the use of dichotomous keys in identification to the family level.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4404,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Molecular Biology","Course_Description":"Concepts and applications of procedures for isolation and identification of components found in cells. Addresses structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids as well as the roles of these molecules in important biochemical processes.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4405,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Immunology","Course_Description":"Organs, tissues, cells, and molecules of the immune response and their interactions.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4408,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Mammalogy","Course_Description":"Classification, identification, ecology and natural history of the mammals. Required field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4409,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Ornithology","Course_Description":"Identification, taxonomy, behavior and biogeography of birds.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4410,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Parasitology","Course_Description":"A study of the morphology, life history and host-parasite relationships of parasites of man and other animals.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4411,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Biomedical Technology and Applications","Course_Description":"Introduction to modern biomedical technology topics such as the process of targeted therapeutic development, biomaterials, nanotechnology, tissue engineering, as well as diagnosis and clinical instrumentations. The course will also provide hand-on experience for quantitative PCR gene expression analysis, next generation sequencing principles, 3D printing technologies and molecular-based diagnosis using various bio-markers. A special emphasis on the regulatory, legal and ethics issues related to modern biotechnology will also be discussed.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4413,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Medical Neuroscience","Course_Description":"This senior-level course is an introduction to neuroscience and nervous system disorders. It will focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience in individual nerve cells, and system neuroscience based on the nerve cells connection and performance. The course is designed to provide the foundations needed for upper division courses in the health sciences and related fields.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4416,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Field Parasitology","Course_Description":"A laboratory field based study of the major parasitic animal groups. Several required field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4430,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Limnology","Course_Description":"Fauna, flora, ecology and productivity of inland waters.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4431,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Ichthyology","Course_Description":"Natural history, taxonomy and ecology of freshwater and marine fishes. Required field trip.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4432,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Tropical Terrestrial and Watershed Biology","Course_Description":"This is a two part course, combining traditional lecture with practical field experience. The lecture portion will examine the basic principles of terrestrial and aquatic ecology as they apply to tropical watersheds. Special emphasis will be given to the biogeography, water cycle and watersheds, nutrient cycling, biodiversity and evolution, animal natural history, land-sea margins, and conservation of tropical ecosystems. The practical field experience takes the form of a mandatory two week field trip to Belize where students will experience first-hand biographically distinct watersheds, terrestrial biomes, fish and wildlife, as well as interact with native people and cultures.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4435,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Environmental Toxicology","Course_Description":"Principals of how contaminants are absorbed, transformed, and eliminated in different organisms. Toxin effects on organismal physiology. Student-lead laboratory experimentation and field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4437,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Environmental Microbiology","Course_Description":"Ecology and application of microorganisms in natural and synthetic environments. Research report writing intensive.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4440,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Vertebrate Natural History","Course_Description":"Collection, identification and natural history of area fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4443,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Embryology and Development","Course_Description":"Students in this course will focus their studies primarily on the embryonic development of vertebrate organisms, although development patterns of some of the invertebrate and even non-animal groups will be visited as well. Pathways and mechanisms of development will be explored at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal levels from pre-fertilization through the complete development of the embryo. The interaction of evolution and development will also be c
61onsidered.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4445,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Herpetology","Course_Description":"Classification, evolution, natural history, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4450,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Marine Biology","Course_Description":"Habitats and community relationships of marine plants and animals.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4452,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Tropical Marine Biology","Course_Description":"This is a two part course, combining traditional lecture with practical field experience. the lecture portion will examine the basic principles of marine biology as they apply to tropical waters. Special emphasis will be given to the tropical ocean and coastal ecosystems of seagrass beds, mangals and coral reefs. the practical experience takes the form of a two-week field trip to Belize where students will get to examine these systems firsthand as well as interact with native cultures.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4460,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Ecology","Course_Description":"Quantitative approach to both field and experimental studies. Interrelationships of organisms and their environment.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4470,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Cell Biology/Histology","Course_Description":"Structural and physiological functions of cells at the biochemical and molecular level. Laboratory emphasis on structure and function of mammalian cells and tissues.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4480,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Aquatic Entomology","Course_Description":"Biology, morphology, life history, and classification of aquatic insects. Field trips and personal collection required.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":4490,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Comparative Physiology","Course_Description":"Course is designed to examine how organisms have solved the problems of gas exchange, circulation, osmoregulation, thermoregulation, locomotion and communication between body parts. Will take an evolutionary view of these solutions and will focus on how organisms maintain homeostasis.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5101,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Research in areas other than thesis. May be repeated when topic changes","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5110,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Graduate Seminar","Course_Description":"Current topics in biological research. See requirement 3 under Degree Requirements.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5201,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Problems in Biology","Course_Description":"Physiological, anatomical, taxonomic, molecular, and ecological biology. Laboratory, field, and/or library work and conferences with a faculty member. May be repeated for credit when the area of study differs.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Research in areas other than thesis.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Conservation Biology","Course_Description":"Introduces general concepts of conservation biology, with an emphasis on basic and applied research in such fields as ecology, behavior, population genetics, and systematics, as they relate to the preservation of biodiversity at all levels. Emphasizes analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and communication of scientific knowledge.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Medical Microbiology","Course_Description":"This is an advanced medical microbiology course built from courses taught in medical schools that examines the direct interactions between humans and microorganisms. Advanced principles will be introduced and then applied to the clinical relevance in four segments of the academic preparation for the students: bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology. This course includes major etiological agents responsible for global infectious diseases. Because the territory covered by infections and the hostâs immune response expands each year, the focus is on pathogenic mechanisms in order to foster a studentâs ability to solve problems in their future career.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Life in the Extreme","Course_Description":"Examines the basic physiological problems that all organisms face and then sees these principles applied to extreme environments.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dev of Biological Thought","Course_Description":"The history of biological thought and the development of evolutionary concepts and inheritance will be examined. The influence of prevailing p
61hilosophies and social contexts and scientific discoveries on how biological systems and concepts were interpreted and theories were formulated will be emphasized.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This is a research project under the guidance of the thesis supervisor and thesis committee. The project is chosen by the student in agreement with the thesis supervisor, and is approved by the thesis committee, before the student starts the research work.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This is a continuation of the research project under the guidance of the thesis supervisor and thesis committee. No credit is assigned until thesis has been completed and submitted to the graduate dean. Must be enrolled at time of completion. May be enrolled in multiple times but only three credits are applied to the number needed to complete the degree.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5401,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Research in areas other than thesis. May be repeated when topic changes","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5403,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Field Botany","Course_Description":"A field-oriented course that will introduce students to the flora of the surrounding region. Emphasis will be placed on the sight identification of common species as well as the use of dichotomous keys in identification to the family level.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5404,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Molecular Biology","Course_Description":"Principles of Molecular Biology is a course that addresses many of the core topics in molecular biology that all graduate students in the biomedical sciences address in their research. The goal of this course is to establish a broad and strong basic knowledge of the workings of a cell, to set the stage for future explorations of specific cellular contexts. The broad area of molecular biology is explored through the lens of gene regulation. Fundamental principles central to molecular biology are discussed as well as the key experimental techniques that have been used to revamp the central theories driving both fields","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5405,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Immunology","Course_Description":"Graduate Immunology is designed to provide the basic scientist with an enhanced understanding of immunological concepts and techniques applicable to research in immunology and related fields. Specifically, the goal is to familiarize students with the current immunological concepts, paradigms, and techniques that are applicable not only to research in immunology but are also increasingly necessary for an enhanced understanding of all biological disciplines.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5406,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Parasitology","Course_Description":"A graduate level study of the morphology, life history and host-parasite relationships of parasites of humans and other animals.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5409,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Ornithology","Course_Description":"The lecture will introduce you to the general concepts of avian biology with an emphasis on the evolution, ecology and behavior of birds. The lecture emphasizes scientific analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and communication of scientific knowledge. The lab will introduce you to the external anatomy of birds and will explore how form is related to function in birds. The lab will also introduce you to the identification of common birds of southeast Texas.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5410,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Animal Behavior","Course_Description":"An analysis of the development and significance of various behavior patterns in animals from an evolutionary point of view.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5411,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Biomedical Technology","Course_Description":"Explores advanced topics in biotechnology f
61ield including subjects in molecular and engineering applications, recombinant DNA techniques, bioinformatics algorithms, and bioethics. Lab exercises examines biomaterials, clinical diagnostics, DNA/RNA/protein biomarker analysis, forensics, cryobiology, and 3D printing technologies.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5412,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Molecular Genetics","Course_Description":"In this course you will learn advanced knowledge about human genes and their contribution to human traits and disorders. The course focuses on the mode of inheritance of human genes, structure and organization of the human genome, mapping of the human genome, the technology behind sequencing the human genome, identifying human disease genes, cancer genetics, pharmacogenetics and new approaches to treating diseases (gene therapy). The course is designed to provide academic training to graduate students to extend their knowledge for additional post-graduate training or professional appointment.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5413,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Medical Neuroscience","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to neuroscience and nervous system disorders. It will focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience in individual nerve cells and system neuroscience based on the nerve cells connection and performance. the course is designed to provide the foundations needed for upper division courses in the health sciences and related fields.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5416,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Field Parasitology","Course_Description":"A laboratory and field based study of the major parasitic animal groups. Several required field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5430,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Limnology","Course_Description":"A graduate-level course introducing freshwater ecosystems and habitats. It will focus on the structure, development, chemistry, and biology of lake, groundwater, wetland, and riverine systems as well as the influence of human activity in these systems. More intense study, additional assignments, and higher expectations than the undergraduate course.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5431,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Ichthyology","Course_Description":"Taxonomy of freshwater and marine fishes, current issues in fisheries, experimental design and a professional publication.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5432,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Tropical Terrestrial and Watershed Biology","Course_Description":"This is a two part course, combining traditional lecture with practical field experience. The lecture portion will examine the basic principles of terrestrial and aquatic ecology as they apply to tropical watersheds. Special emphasis will be given to the biogeography, water cycle and watersheds, nutrient cycling, biodiversity and evolution, animal natural history, land-sea margins, and conservation of tropical ecosystems. The practical field experience takes the form of a mandatory two week field trip to Belize where students will experience first-hand biographically distinct watersheds, terrestrial biomes, fish and wildlife, as well as interact with native people and cultures.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5435,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Environmental Toxicology","Course_Description":"Principals of how contaminants are absorbed, transformed, and eliminated in different organisms. Toxin effects on organismal physiology. Student-led laboratory experimentation and field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5437,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Environmental Microbiology","Course_Description":"Ecology and application of microorganisms in natural and synthetic environments.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5440,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Vertebrate Natural History","Course_Description":"Collection, identification and natural history of area fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The course emphasizes analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and communication of scientific knowledge.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5443,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Embryology and Development","Course_Description":"A graduate-level lecture and laboratory course in developmental biology, emphasizing embryological development of animal.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5445,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Herpetology","Course_Description":"Classification, evolution, natural history, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. The course emphasizes analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and communication of scientific knowledge.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5450,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Mammalogy","Course_Description":"Natural history, taxonomy and ecology of mammals. Required field trip.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5452,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Tropical Marine biology","Course_Description":"This is a two part course, combining traditional lecture with practical field experience. the lecture portion will examine the basic principles of marine biology as they apply to tropical waters. Special emphasis will be given to the tropical ocean and coastal ecosystems of seagrass beds, mangals and coral reefs. the practical experience takes the form of a two-week field trip to Belize where students will get to examine these systems firsthand as well as interact with native cultures.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5455,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Marine Biology","Course_Description":"A graduate level field study and identification of area species;
61 current research. Required field trips.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5460,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Ecology","Course_Description":"A graduate level quantitative approach to both field and experimental studies. Interrelationships of organisms and their environment.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5475,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Cell Biology","Course_Description":"A graduate level study with focus on mammalian cells. In addition to structural and physiological functions, special emphasis on the molecular and metabolic mechanisms, as well as genetic/epigenetic to phenotype regulations topics are included.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5480,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Aquatic Entomology","Course_Description":"Biology morphology, life history and classification of aquatic insects. Field trips and personal collection required.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"},{"Subject_Code":"BIOL","Course_Number":5490,"Subject_Description":"Biology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Comparative Physiology","Course_Description":"Fundamental physiological processes in animals from the Phylogenetic viewpoint.","Department":"BIOL","Department_Description":"Biology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Busi Analysis and Computing","Subject_Code1":"BUAL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"BUAL","Course_Number":2305,"Subject_Description":"Busi Analysis and Computing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Statistics","Course_Description":"This course covers descriptive and inferential techniques for business and economic decision-making. Topics which are included in this course are the collection, description and analysis and summarization of data; probability; discrete and continuous random variables; the binomial and normal distributions; tests of hypotheses; estimation and confidence intervals; linear regression; and correlational analysis. Microsoft Excel will be used to analyze data throughout the course.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"BUAL","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Busi Analysis and Computing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Analytics in Business","Course_Description":"This course will provide the student the opportunity to learn about data analytics as it applies to business. Data Analytics is a topic of increasing importance for many organizations as the need for data-driven insights and recommendations grows throughout the business industry. This course gives students an overview of data literacy and quantitative skills. This provides students practical experience with different types of data and the tools that are used to analyze it. These skills are essential for success in data-driven fields of study and in the workplace. Various software tools will be introduced to enhance students' hands-on capabilities.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"BUAL","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Busi Analysis and Computing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managerial Decision Making","Course_Description":"This course promotes tools for effective decision-making using a variety of techniques. Students learn to apply analytical methods to the processes of data collection, presentation, assessment and interpretation. The course emphasizes quantitative and statistical methods and includes topics such as correlation, regression analysis, data mining and model optimization.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"BUAL","Course_Number":6380,"Subject_Description":"Busi Analysis and Computing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistics and Managerial Decisions","Course_Description":"This course promotes tools for effective decision-making using a variety of techniques. Students learn to apply analytical methods to the processes of data collection, presentation, assessment and interpretation. The course emphasizes quantitative and statistical methods and includes topics such as correlation, regression analysis, data mining and model optimization. As a doctoral-level course, the term paper is expected to result from practice-oriented original research. It should encompass problem definition, situational analysis, data collection and analysis as necessary, and the development of a recommended solution or policy.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Business Law","Subject_Code1":"BULW","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Environment and Public Policy","Course_Description":"Survey course emphasizing interaction of business with its external and internal environments. Introduction to public policy process and issues with focus on ethical and moral considerations. Recommended for freshmen, especially business majors.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Law","Course_Description":"A survey of the legal environment and its impact upon business. Nature and sources of law, administrative and enforcement agencies, and governmental regulations. Students become aware of the legal framework of common business transactions.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Employment Law","Course_Description":"Historical interpretations and present provisions of regulations governing labor. Common law; state and federal statutes; Fair Labor Standards Act; Worker's Compensation; Social Security; liability; United States Department of Labor; social legislation; fair employment practices.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Environmental Law","Course_Description":"A survey of the environmental, health and safety laws and their impact on business. Social policy and legal framework, administrative and enforcement agencies, judicial interpretation. Students become aware of the positive aspects of green business and business' social responsibility toward the environment, in addition to the potential civil and criminal liability for noncompliance with the law.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Business Law","Course_Description":"This course will provide students with a broad overview of how international rules shape global commerce. Basic market-entry strategies and risks of business when expanding into international markets, and the laws that affect the decision will be explored. This will include an examination of the sources of international business law, the relationship between such law and the U.S. legal system, the choice of law in international business disputes, the special issues that arise when doing business with foreign governments, the law governing international sales and the shipment of goods, and international intellectual property protection. In addition, the relationship between law and culture involved in international business transactions will be examined.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Business Law","Course_Description":"Intensive investigation of topics in business law. Library and/or laboratory research and conferences with supervising faculty member. May be repeated when area of study differs.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Environment of Business","Course_Description":"A survey of the legal environment of business including concepts of legal rules, the legal framework to resolve disputes, a study of the concept of property rights, contracts, commercial paper, agency and employment laws, government regulation of business through administrative agencies, and introduction to international law.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership & Negotiation","Course_Description":"This course will focus on the tools needed to become a more effective leader and negotiator. Current leadership methodology will be examined along with the effects of cognitive bias on decision-making and the power of effective written communication. Negotiation skills will be taught which will enhance your ability to prepare for and execute a negotiation. These skills will be reinfor
61ced by utilizing role-playing and a mock negotiation with your peers.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Employment Law","Course_Description":"Historical interpretations and present provisions of regulations governing: labor and common law; state and federal statues; Fair Labor Standards Act; Worker's Compensation; Social Security liability; United States Department of Labor; social legislation and fair employment practices.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Framework of Ports and Trade","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the laws, treaties, conventions, and regulations that govern ports and the sea. Key principles of maritime jurisdiction, contract law, labor law, international law, environmental law, commercial law, technology and cyber laws, torts, and antitrust laws as they apply to ports and the maritime industry will be examined to establish a greater understanding of the legal framework which surrounds it.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Ethics","Course_Description":"This course covers any right/wrong actions taken by corporations. It covers areas such as: business law (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley); public policy (e.g. SEC guidelines); organizational ethics (e.g. corporate governance) and corporate social responsibility (e.g. obligations to community and stakeholders). Both descriptive and normative models of unethical and ethical decision making in business are analyzed to assist the student as a potential business person in an effect to make more informed ethical decisions. Additional reading and cases relevant to the accounting profession are also included.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BULW","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Business Law","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Law","Course_Description":"A course emphasizing the global legal environment in which today's businesses function.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Business Administration","Subject_Code1":"BUSI","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Passport LU","Course_Description":null,"Department":"BUSI","Department_Description":"Business"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"Using an outside organization or one of the learning institutes within the College, the student must submit a paper with an analysis of their experiential learning, prepare an industry bibliography and write a paper summarizing the tasks and accomplishments encountered within the organization.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship I","Course_Description":"Supervised experiential learning in which the student works as an intern at an external business organization, gaining foundational hands-on experience across the functional areas of the business.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":5362,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship II","Course_Description":"Continuation of supervised experiential learning at an external organization with increased responsibility and analytical engagement beyond BUSI 5361 (Internship I).","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":5363,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship III","Course_Description":"Advanced experiential learning internship at an external business organization emphasizing strategic analysis, leadership, and measurable value creation beyond BUSI 5361 (Internship I) and BUSI 5362 (Internship II).","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Enrichment","Course_Description":"The global enrichment program allows students to increase their interest in other cultures, become less ethnocentric as they become aware of cultural differences, develop language skills within a cultural context and become more culturally sensitive and accepting. Students can make professional contacts, gain a sense of direction for their future career and gain a sense of responsibility in working on a project.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":6310,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Overview of Energy Business","Course_Description":"This introductory course comprehensively explores the dynamic global energy sector, emphasizing its economic, technological, and environmental complexities. The course examines foundational principles and current energy production, consumption, and policy challenges. Key topics include the evolution of energy markets, regulatory frameworks, market dynamics, and the interplay of geopolitical and economic forces. Leveraging interdisciplinary insights, the course delves into energy markets, environmental externalities, and the financial mechanisms related to energy investments. The curriculum will use various innovative teaching methods, including case studies, interactive business and industry simulations, and strategic projects to demonstrate practical applications of theoretical concepts. A central outcome of the course is developing a rigorous research project focused on energy economics, operations, policy, marketing, or a topic assigned by the faculty. This will allow doctoral candidates to understand the energy sector comprehensively.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Disclosure, Valuation, and Modeling","Course_Description":"This advanced course explores the intricate relationship between financial reporting, valuation techniques, and quantitative modeling to equip scholars with the tools necessary for rigorous analysis in academic and applied settings. It provides an in-depth understanding of financial statement analysis, corporate valuation techniques, and sophisticated modeling strategies. Leveraging case studies and academic research, the course emphasizes real-world applications, including the energy sector and other critical industries. Students will develop expertise in adapting valuation models for unique sectoral requirements and explore advanced topics like project finance structures and risk management under uncertainty. A core component of the course for doctoral candidates will be a research paper focusing on financial disclosure and valuation practices within the energy business or an industry assigned by the faculty. By the end of the course, participants will be adept at synthesizing financial data, identifying red flags in disclosures, and constructing robust valuation models that inform strategic decision-making in a dynamic global business environment.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":6330,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Policy","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth examination of energy policy frameworks, integrating legal and regulatory perspectives to address the complexities of energy governance. It explores the interplay between global and domestic energy policies, regulatory environments, and industry dynamics. Key topics include energy market structures, environmental sustainability, resource accessibility, business-government interactions, and the role of stakeholder engagement in shaping policy outcomes. The course critically evaluates energy policiesâ socio-economic impacts, technological advancements, and geopolitical impl
61ications. Students will analyze case studies on emerging policy challenges in the energy transition, fossil fuel regulations, and renewable energy adoption. Through interactive discussions, students will develop the ability to assess and influence energy policy decisions effectively. A significant outcome of the course for doctoral candidates is completing a research paper focusing on an energy policy issue within the business sector assigned by the faculty. This paper enables students to synthesize theoretical knowledge with practical applications, contributing original insights to the field of energy policy.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"},{"Subject_Code":"BUSI","Course_Number":6340,"Subject_Description":"Business Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Operations","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth analysis of operational processes within the energy sector, focusing on strategic management, optimization, and integration across the energy value chain. It explores the operational intricacies of energy systems, emphasizing production, distribution, and consumption dynamics. The course delves into the economic and technological aspects of energy operations, providing insights into supply chain integration, logistics, and the role of information systems in enhancing efficiency. Key topics include strategic decision-making for energy operations, the impact of global logistics and transportation systems, and best practices for managing demand, inventory, and risk in energy markets. Students will analyze challenges such as resource optimization and sustainability, leveraging a combination of theoretical frameworks, case studies, and business/industry simulations. The course culminates in a comprehensive research project in which doctoral candidates apply learned concepts to examine operational challenges and propose innovative solutions within the energy business. This research project synthesizes academic rigor with practical relevance, preparing scholars to contribute significantly to academic and industry discourses.","Department":"GBOP","Department_Description":"General Business and Online"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Cardinal Bridge Fellows","Subject_Code1":"CB","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CB","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Cardinal Bridge Fellows","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Cardinal Bridge Tutoring","Course_Description":null,"Department":"0000","Department_Description":"Undeclared"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Community Based Learning Stu","Subject_Code1":"CBSL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CBSL","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Community Based Learning Stu","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Community-Based Learning","Course_Description":"CBSL instructional methodology integrates community service with academic instruction and focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility. Service activities involve students in organized community service that addresses local to global needs while developing their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility, and commitment to both the community and the nursing profession. Students, community, faculty, and the nursing profession all ultimately benefit from community-based service learning.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Cardinal Communities","Subject_Code1":"CC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CC","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Cardinal Communities","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Cardinal Communities Meet-Up","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Chemistry","Subject_Code1":"CHEM","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":1106,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory","Course_Description":"Laboratory to accompany a survey of elementary inorganic/organic chemistry and gas laws for allied health science majors. Designed for students majoring in health sciences.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":1108,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences Laboratory","Course_Description":"Laboratory to accompany an elementary survey of structure, function and metabolic processes of molecules in organisms. 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This course is part of a four course science sequence designed to provide students a basic understanding of the concepts and methodologies employed throughout the fields of science.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3111,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Organic Chemistry I Laboratory","Course_Description":"Laboratory to accompany a course on current theories and chemical principles as they relate to the field of structure and reaction of the various types of organic compounds.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3112,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Organic Chemistry II Laboratory","Course_Description":"Laboratory to accompany CHEM 3312, a continuation of CHEM 3111.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3131,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory","Course_Description":"A laboratory to accompany CHEM 3331 Inorganic Chemistry. This laboratory is designed for chemistry majors to introduce synthesis, purification and analysis of inorganic compounds.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organic Chemistry I","Course_Description":"Current theories and chemical principles as they relate to the field of structure and reaction of the various types of organic compounds.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3312,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organic Chemistry II","Course_Description":"A continuation of CHEM 3311.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3331,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Inorganic Chemistry","Course_Description":"Generalization involving atomic and nuclear theory; properties of the elements with emphasis on periodicity; non-aqueous solvents, acids, bases, oxidation-reduction, etc.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3401,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Quantitative Analysis","Course_Description":"Theory and practice of analytical chemistry utilizing gravimetric and titrimetric techniques.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3415,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"General Biochemistry","Course_Description":"A one semester overview of the chemical processes in living organisms. The class deals with the structure and function of cellular molecules, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids etc. Designed for non-biochemistry majors.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":3491,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Intro to Forensic Sciences","Course_Description":"A survey of the basic principals of forensic science. Oral presentations and projects required.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4101,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics Chemistry","Course_Description":"Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4131,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Physical Lab","Course_Description":"Laboratory applications of modern theory in physical chemistry.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4132,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Physical Lab","Course_Description":"Continuation of CHEM 4131.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4141,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Inorganic Chemistry II Laboratory","Course_Description":"A laboratory to accompany CHEM 4341 Inorganic Chemistry. This laboratory is designed for chemistry majors to introduce synthesis, purification and analysis of transition metal complexes.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4271,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Intro Research","Course_Description":"Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics Chemistry","Course_Description":"Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Physical Chemistry I","Course_Description":"Modern chemical theory as applied to gases, liquids, solids and solutions.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Physical Chemistry II","Course_Description":"A continuation of CHEM 4311.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biophysical Chemistry","Course_Description":"An overview of the structural and physical properties of biomacromolecules. Includes discussions on protein stability, substrate binding equilibria and structure determination by both experimental and computational methods.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4341,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Inorganic","Course_Description":"The quantized atom, valency and the chemical bond, and coordination chemistry with applications to biological systems.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4371,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro Research","Course_Description":"Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4381,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chemical Communication","Course_Description":"Overview of the fundamental aspects of scientific communication as it pertains to Chemistry, including chemical literature, scientific writing, oral presentations and poster communications.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4401,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"+Topics in under-graduate analytical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry or biochemistry. Library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. With permission of the department head, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4411,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Biochemistry I","Course_Description":"Structures chemistry and functions of biological compounds. A survey of the detailed structures, chemistry and functions of the various classes of biologically important compounds.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4412,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Biochemistry II","Course_Description":"A detailed survey of metabolic pathways and process
61es.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4461,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Instrumental Methods of Analysis","Course_Description":"Instrumental techniques of chemistry. Theory and practice in modern analytical methods.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4471,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Introduction to Research","Course_Description":"Problems are on the undergraduate level and emphasizes research techniques. With approval of the department head, these courses may be repeated for credit.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4481,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Environmental Analysis","Course_Description":"The causes of environmental pollution, how environmental samples are collected and analyzed, and current governmental regulations concerning pollutants.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":4491,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Forensic Chemistry","Course_Description":"A survey of and practice in the principal areas of forensic chemistry including microchemistry and microspectrophotometry. Topics of current interest will be introduced.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5121,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Graduate Seminar","Course_Description":"Offered: Spring","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5201,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"The course is designed to meet special needs of students. Each topic is offered on an irregular schedule as the demand requires.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Analytical","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations in Biochemistry I","Course_Description":"A graduate-level overview of the structures, reactions and functions of the various classes of biologically important compounds.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Biochemistry II","Course_Description":"Graduate-level overview of metabolic pathways featuring details on the biochemical molecules in mammalian and bacterial organisms.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Biophysical Chemistry","Course_Description":"Graduate-level survey of the most important aspects of the structure and physical properties of molecules of biological importance. Includes discussions on biomacromolecule stability, thermodynamics, steady state, enzyme kinetics and inhibition and evaluation of the structure-property relationship using spectrometry and computational methods.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Inorganic","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Organic","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chemical Instrumentation","Course_Description":"Graduate-level overview of chemical instrumentation. Includes theory, components, basic maintenance, analysis of results and development of analytical methods.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Physical","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5377,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern L
61aboratory Practices","Course_Description":"Graduate-level course centered on the laboratory techniques and instrumentation encountered in industry and graduate laboratories. Attention is paid to the details leading to accuracy, precision and reproducibility.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Scientific Communications","Course_Description":"Overview of the fundamental aspects of scientific communication with a strong emphasis on Chemistry & Biochemistry. Students will be required to actively participate in advanced chemical literature searches, oral presentations and scientific writing.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5388,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Materials Chemistry","Course_Description":"This course is designed for graduate-level students and covers three major types of materials being metal, ceramic and soft materials (i.e. polymer-based materials), with a focus on the role of chemistry in materials invention/discovery, advancement and recycling (end of life). Model chemicals are used to illustrate the typical life cycle of a materials product.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Must complete both CHEM 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credits.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Must complete both CHEM 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credits.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5399,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Forensic Chemistry","Course_Description":"A graduate-level overview of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of molecules-related forensic science. Topics include separation, analysis, comparison and discussions on current methods.","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEM","Course_Number":5401,"Subject_Description":"Chemistry","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Offered: Other","Department":"CHBC","Department_Description":"Chemistry and Biochemistry"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Chemical Engineering","Subject_Code1":"CHEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":1101,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Introduction to Chemical Engineering","Course_Description":"A survey of chemical engineering principles and introduction to the design process with emphasis on chemical engineering hardware and software.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Chemical Engineering","Course_Description":"A survey of chemical engineering principles and an introduction to the design process with emphasis on teamwork, problem solving, and presentation skills.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":2100,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Computer Aided Modeling","Course_Description":"Introduction to mathematical and chemical process simulation software packages that will be useful to the students in their later chemical engineering courses.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":2140,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Oral and written presentation of selected topics in chemical engineering from recent technical publications.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":2300,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chemical Engineering Applied Mathematics","Course_Description":"Introduction to mathematical software and techniques including linear algebra as well as chemical process simulation packages that will be useful to the students in their upper-level chemical engineering courses.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":2374,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thermodynamics I","Course_Description":"The fundamental laws of thermodynamics; properties of systems solids, gases and liquids, and thermodynamic tables.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Momentum Transfer","Course_Description":"Fluid-flow concepts are presented through the derivation of the basic equations of continuity, energy and momentum. Engineering aspects of flow measurement, pressure-drop calculations and pumping requirements are considered.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Heat Transfer","Course_Description":"Principles of conduction, convection and radiation, and their application to the design of heat transfer equipment and systems.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thermodynamics II","Course_Description":"Application of the First and Second Laws to chemical processes. Thermodynamic properties of pure fluids and mixtures; physical equilibrium.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Analysis","Course_Description":"Application of mathematics, physics and chemistry to the solution of problems in industrial
61chemistry. Material and energy balance calculations on processes undergoing physical and chemical changes.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4150,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Process Control Laboratory","Course_Description":"Experiments in level, flow and temperature control; computer-based adaptive control; PID tutorial program; control valve selection and sizing; interactive process control using the Honeywell TDC-3000 keyboard with a process control simulator.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Laboratory I","Course_Description":"Experiments in heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid flow, reaction kinetics and thermodynamics.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mass Transfer","Course_Description":"Principles of diffusion. Simultaneous mass, energy and momentum transfer. Analysis of absorption, extraction and distillation processes.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4331,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Control I","Course_Description":"Basic hardware and instrumentation needed to implement process control; principles of feedback controllers design and tuning; analysis of stability and performance of feedback loops using Laplace and frequency domain techniques. Introduction of advanced control strategies.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4332,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Control II","Course_Description":"This course covers enhanced PID control, multivariable constrained control and statistical process control. Control and simulation software will be used.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Plant Design II","Course_Description":"A continuation of CHEN 4360, with emphasis on a major design project.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Analysis","Course_Description":"Development of mathematical equations for chemical engineering applications. Implementation of computer-aided modeling and simulation packages in chemical engineering applications.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Plant Design I","Course_Description":"Application of chemical engineering principles to the design of chemical processes and plants. Equipment design and specifications. Economic evaluation of processes and equipment.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4410,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Reaction Kinetics","Course_Description":"Chemical equilibrium; analysis of experimental data to determine reaction rate parameters in homogeneous, heterogeneous, catalytic and non-catalytic reactions. Development of equations for batch, stirred-tank and tubular flow reactors. Application of differential equations to process and reactor design.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":4420,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Mass Transfer","Course_Description":"Principles of diffusion. Simultaneous mass, energy and momentum transfer. Analysis of absorption, extraction and distillation processes.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Transport Phenomena","Course_Description":"Analysis of transport with respect to fluid dynamics, heat arid mass transfer. Derivation of Navier-Stokes equation and its application to flow phenomena. Boundary layer flows, molecular interpretation of viscosity, and interfacial tension and its relation to slip/non-slip condition. Interdependence of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Tensor and vector notation will be presented and employed.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5352,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Process Control","Course_Description":"Modem control theory concerning state-space formulation, multivariable control, optimal control, and discrete control for Jumped/distributed parameter systems is addressed. Applications of control theory and the implementation of control strategies for the chemical processing industries are demonstrated","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5357,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Simulation","Course_Description":"Steady state chemical and refining processes simulation using state-of-the-art computer softw
61are.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5358,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Process Simulation","Course_Description":"In depth coverage of chemical and refining processes using state-of-the-art steady-state computer simulation software. Advanced topics and fundamentals are emphasized.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Materials Science and Engineering","Course_Description":"Materials preparation processes and applications in various chemical engineering processes, such as fuel cells, energy storage, corrosion protection, and oxygen membrane separation will be discussed in the class. Students will learn both theory and application of modern analytical method for material characterization.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chemical Process Safety","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide the undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge, ability and skill of chemical process safety including the engineering principles, safety management concepts, leading and lagging metrics for process safety, techniques for process hazard analysis, risk assessment and accident investigation.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5373,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Numerical Methods for Engineers","Course_Description":"This course will teach graduate students to develop and implement numerically stable and accurate algorithms for all the advanced tasks of computational chemical engineering.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5374,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Bio-Process Engineering","Course_Description":"This course provides students with basic concepts and prepares them to meet the challenges of the new and emerging biotechnology industry. this course aims to provide the graduate students with the knowledge and skills of basic biological systems.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Plant Safety and Security","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide the undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge, ability and skill of plant safety and security including OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM), EPA Risk Management Program (RMP), DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), DOT Chemical Transportation Safety and Security, Plant Operation and work Permit System.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5378,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Analysis for Chem Egr","Course_Description":"This course will provide a variety of methods to help chemical engineers analyze data sets, uncover important information and make good decisions.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5379,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Bioprocess and Fermentation Engineering","Course_Description":"This course applies fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, chemical kinetics and conservation of mass and energy to bioprocess unit operations applicable to the fields of food, pharmaceutical and brewery engineering. The course also introduces bioprocess design and simulation software to simulate bioprocesses and fermentation operations.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5389,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Bioprocess and Fermentation Laboratory","Course_Description":"This course applies fundaments of Engineering (mass transfer, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, mass & energy balances), chemistry and analytical to design and analyze the treatment and conversion of raw materials to final process streams. Operations from the brewing industry will be used to demonstrate these phenomena. The lab is a hands-on exercises in the safety, operation and maintenance of process equipment; cell culture maintenance; and analysis of product using techniques from analytical chemistry.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Provide experience and practice in engineering research methodology, including defining a research problem, performing a literature review, and applying scientific knowledge in practice.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Provide experience and practice in performing hypothesis-driven scientific and engineering research experiments and development of technical writing and presentation skills leading to a successfully defended thesis. (May be repeated until thesis is completed.)","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5392,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intermolecular Forces w/Appl","Course_Description":"An introduction to the various intermolecular and inter-particle interactions in solutions and in colloidal systems: van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrophobic. Polymers in solutions, surfactants in solutions, colloidal systems in electrolyte environment, with surfactants and with polymers. Surfaces and interfaces: surface energy, surface tension, wetting, biological surfaces and cell membranes, and how polymers interact with cell membrane.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":5394,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Wetting Phenomena & Transport","Course_Description":"Young-Dupre approach to wetting and the relation between Marangoni Effect and the spreading coefficient. Covers the concept of complete wetting, partial wetting, and non-wetting systems. Follows
61some experimental methods related to wetting.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6302,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Transport Phenomena","Course_Description":"Analysis of transport with respect to fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer. Derivation of Navier-Stokes Equation and its application to flow phenomena. Boundary layer flows, molecular interpretation of viscosity, and interfacial tension and its relation to slip/non-slip condition. Interdependence of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Tensor and vector notation will be presented and employed.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6343,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Kinetics and Reactor Design","Course_Description":"Emphasis is placed on complex reactor design, Attention is devoted to chemical kinetics and catalysis as well as to the engineering aspects of both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactors. Mixing problems in terms of residence, time distribution. The importance of temperature effects is stressed.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6345,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Sustainability","Course_Description":"This course examines the scientific basis and technology details of sustainability, defined as minimization of the effect of entropy on society. Emphasizes the interface among engineering, environment, and economics. Incorporates the ideas of sustainability into chemical engineering fields such as process and product design, manufacturing, and value chain management for the purpose of minimizing both resource utilization and adverse environmental impact.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6347,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Thermodynamics","Course_Description":"Derivation of thermodynamic laws and application to physical chemical phenomena. Development of ideal and non-ideal gas, liquid, and solid solution behaviors for physical and chemical equilibria. Course credit in chemistry is optional.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6348,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Chem Engineering Math","Course_Description":"The course covers the fundamentals and numerical techniques for Linear Systems of Equations, Nonlinear Systems of Equations, Numerical differentiation/Integration, Regression Analysis, Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations, and Partial Differential Equations, for modeling and analysis of chemical engineering systems.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6349,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Air Pollution Control","Course_Description":"Air pollution fundamentals and design principles; absorption, incineration, atmospheric dispersion modeling and particulate matter (PM)/volatile organic compounds (VOC's) sulfur dioxide (SO2)/nitrogen oxides (NOx)/odor/carbon dioxide emissions control.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6352,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Process Control","Course_Description":"Learn the fundamentals in advanced PID control and be able to perform dynamic model fitting, advanced PID controller configuration/tuning with Control Station software. Learn to install a multi-loop, constraint controller to control a process and learn the fundamentals of dynamic modeling, constraint optimization, and multivariable control. Specifically, be able to apply the concepts of Linear Algebra, Regression Analysis, and Linear Programming through Dynamic Matrix Control workshop exercises (Fractionator, LP-Cost, Dynamic Tuning).","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6357,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Simulation","Course_Description":"The successful student will be able to perform complete and accurate simulations of flow sheets ranging from single units to entire plants by means of the techniques covered in this class.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6358,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Process Simulation","Course_Description":"Learn the use of computer softw
61are for full-scale plant process simulation. Learn the fundamentals (Thermodynamics, Convergence, Optimization, Dynamics).","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6361,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Optimization","Course_Description":"Linear and non-linear optimization. Introduction to optimization technique and concepts.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6368,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Art Neural Networks/FZ Logic","Course_Description":"Study of various Artificial Neural Network architectures for real-world applications. Massive parallel computation, fault tolerance and adaptation characteristics. Emphasis on computer simulation of ANN-architectures and their applications.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6371,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Materials Science and Engineering","Course_Description":"Materials preparation processes and applications in various chemical engineering processes, such as fuel cells, energy storage, corrosion protection and oxygen membrane separation will be discussed in this class. Students will learn both theory and application of modern analytical method for material characterization.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6372,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chemical Process Safety","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide doctoral students with the knowledge, ability and skill of chemical process safety including the engineering principles, safety management concepts, leading and lagging metrics for process safety, techniques for process hazard analysis, risk assessment, and accident investigation.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6373,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Numerical Methods for Engineers","Course_Description":"This course will teach doctoral students to develop and implement numerically stable and accurate algorithms for all of the advanced tasks of computational chemical engineering.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6374,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Bio-Process Engineering","Course_Description":"This course provides students with basic concepts and prepares them to meet the challenges of the new and emerging biotechnology industry. This course aims to provide doctoral students with the knowledge and skills of basic biological systems.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6375,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Plant Safety and Security","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide doctoral students with the knowledge, ability and skill of plant safety and security - including the programs of OSHA, PSM, EPA RMP, DHS CFAT and DOT CTSS. Doctoral students are required to conduct advanced research and study on plant safety and security/abnormality management on national and global challenges for the chemical industry.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6378,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Analysis for Engineering","Course_Description":"This course will provide a variety of methods to help chemical engineers analyze data sets, uncover important information and make good decisions. Doctoral students are required to apply the techniques of data analysis to conduct advanced research and study on national and global challenges for the chemical industry.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6380,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research","Course_Description":"A Ph.D. student must enroll in at least 12 hours of research courses (CHEN 6680) for conducting research project prior to admission to candidacy.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6390,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation","Course_Description":"A continuous enrollment for at least six dissertation credit hours each semester upon advancement to candidacy; direct supervised research. Graded on a credit (CR) or no-credit (F) basis. Award of credit for the final dissertation course is contingent upon successful defense of the dissertation. Minimum of 18 credit hours is required.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6391,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation II","Course_Description":"Continuous enrollment for at least six dissertation credit hours each semester upon advancement to candidacy; direct supervised research. Graded on a credit (CR) or no-credit (F) basis. Award of credit for the final dissertation course is contingent upon successful defense of the dissertation. Minimum of 18 credit hours is required.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6680,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Research","Course_Description":"A Ph.D. student must enroll in at least 12 hours of research courses (CHEN 6380) for conducting research project prior to admission to candidacy.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6690,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Ph. D. Dissertation","Course_Description":"A continuous enrollment for at least six dissertation credit hours each semester upon advancement to candidacy; direct supervised research. Graded on a credit (CR) or no-credit (F) basis. Award of credit for the final dissertation course is contingent upon successful defense of the dissertation. Minimum of 18 credit hours is required.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CHEN","Course_Number":6691,"Subject_Description":"Chemical Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Ph. D. Dissertation","Course_Description":"Continuous enrollment for at least six dissertation credit hours each semester upon advancement to candidacy; direct supervised research. Graded on a credit (CR) or no-credit (F) basis. Award of credit for the final dissertation course is contingent upon successful defense of the dissertation. Minimum of 18 credit hours is required.","Department":"CHEN","Department_Description":"Dan F Smith Dept of Chem Engr"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Construction Management","Subject_Code1":"CMGT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":1310,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro Construction Management","Course_Description":"An introduction to the construction industry and management of construction projects. Materials and methods used in light, heavy, and industrial
61construction industries, including soils, above and below ground piping, concrete, asphalt, etc. Construction of a small project. Applies principles of ethics, oral and written communication.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":1320,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Light Construction Materials and Methods","Course_Description":"This course studies light-duty construction systems and an introduction to BIM/CAD. Topics include light frame construction, interior and exterior finish systems, insulation, and sustainability. Course will focus on the development of a fundamental knowledge base for managing construction projects through case study and hands-on experience. Applies principles of oral and written communication. Lab activities may include job site visits and performing field tests.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":2310,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Heavy Construction Materials and Methods","Course_Description":"Introduction to heavy construction principles and the use of BIM/CAD materials, assemblies and print reading; foundations; concrete construction - including cast-in-place, precast concrete systems and formwork; masonry; finishes; and steel construction. Also applies oral and written communications. Lab activities may include job site visits and performing field work and tests.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":2320,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Graphics & Layout","Course_Description":"Study and practice of communicating through manual and digital graphics. Emphasis on developing hand-printing and hand-sketching abilities, reading construction documents, developing three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) ability, and using these concepts to perform construction layout.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":2330,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamental Statics","Course_Description":"Fundamentals of structures under load and at rest are introduced; forces and equilibrium, methods of joints, method of sections, methods for multi-force members, and load tracing.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":2350,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Surveying","Course_Description":"Introduction to the basic principles of construction surveying. Use of equipment for measurement of horizontal and vertical distances and angles. Field practice and calculations associated with design and layout of small construction projects.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":2420,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Construction Graphics Communication","Course_Description":"Study and practice of communicating through manual and digital graphics. Emphasis on developing hand-printing and hand-sketching abilities;
61 reading civil, commercial, and industrial construction documents; developing three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM) ability; and using these concepts to perform construction estimating and layout.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Summer Internship","Course_Description":"Four hundred hours of pre-planned, unique practicum that provides knowledge and skills not found in the traditional classroom setting. A final report and oral presentation are required under supervision of an academic advisor. Learning objectives in the following: project management, acquisition and development of residential land, scheduling, construction technology, field operations, office operations, building materials, estimating, finance, marketing, construction management, and/or land use codes and regulations. This course shall be completed during the summer of a studentâs second or third academic year.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Structural Behavior I","Course_Description":"A completion of fundamental mechanics; centroid and moment of inertia, shear force and bending moment, deflections and rotations, statically determinate and indeterminate structures. Properties and behavior of steel materials in construction. Applications in temporary steel construction structures such as scaffolding, and steel erection/bracing.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial and Mechanical Construction","Course_Description":"A survey of the systems, including equipment, piping, and materials, used in industrial
61construction, and applicable codes. Course includes process laboratories, and development of an industrial construction execution plan.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electrical Systems","Course_Description":"Survey of the principles and practices of electrical and electronic systems in residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Includes design, installation, applicable codes, and energy conservation.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Structural Behavior II","Course_Description":"Introduction to properties and structural behavior of reinforced concrete members, including concrete mi design. Basic principles of foundation behavior. Applications in temporary concrete construction structures such as concrete forms.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4100,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Internship/Independent Study","Course_Description":"Four hundred hours of pre-planned, unique practicum that provides knowledge and skills not found in the traditional classroom setting. Special learning objectives in one of the following is recommended, but other objectives will be considered: project management, acquisition and development of residential land, scheduling, construction technology, field operations, office operations, building materials, estimating, finance, marketing, construction management, and/or land use codes and regulations. A final report and oral presentation are required under supervision of an academic advisor. It is strongly recommended this course be completed during the summer preceding a student's final semester or year.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4199,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics in Construction Management","Course_Description":"This course is intended for the investigation of new or special problems in construction, construction science, and construction management under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4270,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Strategic Analysis and Evaluation","Course_Description":"This course takes a comprehensive approach to sharpen analytical, decision-making, leadership, and communication skills using (1) senior paper, and writing other CM technical documents, and (2) construction business strategy game. This course also includes the CM program exit exam and exit interview.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Planning and Scheduling","Course_Description":"Basic construction project management and scheduling procedures. Work breakdown structure, critical path method, and scheduling logic. Activity durations, status reports, resource allocation, and control. Covers elements of construction ethics and safety.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cost Estimating and Analysis","Course_Description":"Estimation of construction development project costs; direct and indirect, labor, material and equipment. Overhead and profit. Bidding and Computer-based estimating.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Project Management","Course_Description":"Study of the concepts and tools used for the management and control of the construction jobsite, including topics of safety, equipment management, quality control. Covers elements of construction ethics.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Soils and E
61arthwork","Course_Description":"Basic principles of soil mechanics/engineering and earthwork are coupled with practical examples that show how construction methods and operations are controlled and/or influenced by natural soils. The course takes a non-design approach in the presentation of this terminal geotechnical course specifically dealing with soils in construction for the construction personnel who do not contemplate further study of soil mechanics or foundation design.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Practices in Construction","Course_Description":"Construction contracts for commercial projects. Contract procedures, bidding, changes, substitutions, specifications, insurance, bonding, claims, disputes and payments. Responsibilities of owners and contractors. Covers national and local labor law and labor relations.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Safety Management","Course_Description":"The study of safety standards, procedures and tools used in the construction industry. Emphasis on applicable safety codes, OSHA safety requirements, job safety analysis and the history and impact of construction safety. Covers elements of construction ethics.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sustainable Built Environment and Society","Course_Description":"Introduction to the concept of sustainability and understanding of its impact on the environment and society. Covers fundamentals of sustainable technologies and practices for development and operation of built environment, including buildings and infrastructure. It addresses energy-efficient design and construction, as well as sustainable use of natural resources and renewable energy. It also introduces the USGBC LEED Certificate Program and economic analysis of sustainable practices.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4399,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Construction Management","Course_Description":"This course is intended for the investigation of new or special problems in construction, construction science, and construction management under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4420,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Construction Cost Estimating and Analysis","Course_Description":"Basic construction project management and scheduling procedures. Work breakdown structure, critical path method, and scheduling logic. Activity durations, status reports, resource allocation, and control. Covers elements of construction ethics and safety.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":4470,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Capstone Construction Project","Course_Description":"Development of an actual construction project and/or a business plan. Covers elements of construction ethics; applies principles of oral and written communication. This course should be taken in the last semester.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction Planning and Scheduling","Course_Description":"Basic construction project management and scheduling procedures. Work breakdown structure, critical path method, and scheduling logic. Activity durations, status reports, resource allocation, and control. Covers elements of construction ethics and safety.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Construction Planning","Course_Description":"Theoretical knowledge and practical applications of advanced methodologies for planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling construction projects. Advanced level applications of 4D scheduling and Primavera P6 for creating and managing construction schedules. Introduction to statistical modeling and computer simulation for planning. softw
61are packages widely used in the construction industry. Review of the standard techniques for planning and schduling - CPM, PERT and LOB.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Construction cost Management","Course_Description":"This course discusses the essential cost estimating and management principles needed by construction managers, including accounting and financial management, to profitably manage the finances of construction companies. Topics in construction cost estimating, construction financial management, construction accounting system, management of costs, profits and cash flows are studied.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Construction Project","Course_Description":"Exploration of the fundamentals of advanced technologies for managing construction projects, such as image processing, building information modeling (BIM), virtual construction and information cons communication (ICT)-based project management software package. Application of the theoretical knowledge of project management using advanced technologies. Introduction to the project management body of knowledge and the study of key project management processes.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Practices in Construction","Course_Description":"Construction contracts for commercial and industrial projects. Contract procedures, bidding, changes, substitutions, specifications, insurance, bonding, claims, disputes and payments. Responsibilities of owners and contractors. Covers national and local labor law and labor relations. Course covers elements of construction ethics.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Conflict and Negotiation Mgmt","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth coverage of construction contract claims and dispute resolution. Topics include: differing site conditions, contract interpretation and administration, delays and accelerations, identification of conflicts and claims, schedule and cost analysis in claims, change order, dispute resolution and negotiation and records and documentation.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"},{"Subject_Code":"CMGT","Course_Number":5385,"Subject_Description":"Construction Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sustainable Practices in CM","Course_Description":"This course discusses how sustainability and green construction concepts and principles applied throughout the design and construction process. Topics included are the concepts and principles of sustainable development; the newest technologies in green construction and materials; infrastructure sustainability and resilience; case studies on the applications of sustainability concepts in design and construction.","Department":"CMGT","Department_Description":"Construction Management"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Subject_Code1":"CMLS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":2201,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science","Course_Description":"This course introduces the field of medical laboratory science, emphasizing the roles of laboratory professionals and the fundamentals of testing in hematology, chemistry, microbiology, immunology, molecular diagnostics, and immunohematology. It also outlines key career pathways in the profession.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":3401,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry","Course_Description":"The course introduces foundational principles and practices of clinical chemistry anal
61ysis, covering specimen collection, processing, testing, and statistical analysis. Students will develop a foundation in correlating laboratory results with specific disease states. The course also introduces quality control procedures, the basic metabolic panel, and an overview of urinalysis.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":3404,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Introduction to Hematology and Hemostasis","Course_Description":"This course introduces hematopoiesis, hemostasis, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelet disorders, hemoglobinopathies, myeloproliferative neoplasms, acute leukemias, lymphomas, and body fluid analysis. The laboratory component provides hands-on experience in phlebotomy, blood smear preparation and staining, microscopic evaluation, WBC differentials, coagulation testing, and quality control procedures.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":3407,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Immunology and Serology","Course_Description":"This course is an overview of the immune system, focusing on the characteristics and interactions of antigens, antibodies, and major immune mechanisms. Students examine innate and adaptive immunity, cytokines, complement pathways, hypersensitivities, autoimmune and immunodeficiency disorders, and transplantation immunology, with emphasis on clinical correlations. The course also covers the principles and interpretation of clinical serology assays, laboratory safety, and quality assurance.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4101,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Board of Certification Review Course","Course_Description":"This review course prepares senior Medical Laboratory Science students for national certification by integrating all major MLS disciplines, including hematology, hemostasis, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology, immunohematology, molecular diagnostics, and urinalysis/body fluids. Students engage in case-based learning and simulated examinations, with an emphasis on clinical correlation, result interpretation, quality assurance, regulatory standards, and overall certification readiness.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Management (Lab Operations and
61Supervision)","Course_Description":"This course provides a foundation in the principles and practices of clinical laboratory operations and management. It emphasizes professionalism, leadership, quality management systems, regulatory compliance, workforce administration, financial oversight, and the integration of laboratory information systems. Applied learning is reinforced through case studies, project-based assignments, and operational problem-solving activities.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4401,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Chemistry Rotation (practicum)","Course_Description":"This course provides supervised practical experience in the clinical chemistry and urinalysis sections of an affiliated hospital laboratory. Students perform analytical testing, operate and maintain instrumentation, apply quality control procedures, and adhere to regulatory and safety standards. Emphasis is placed on accurate result reporting, correlation of laboratory findings with clinical conditions, troubleshooting, and professional behavior.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4404,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Diagnostic Microbiology I","Course_Description":"This course covers medically significant fungi, parasites, and viruses, emphasizing their morphology, classification, transmission, pathogenesis, and clinical significance in human disease. Students examine hostâpathogen interactions, immune responses, epidemiology, and principles of prevention and control. Laboratory instruction focuses on proper specimen collection, processing, and the application of diagnostic techniques used to identify these organisms and interpret laboratory findings.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4407,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Analysis I Urinalysis & Bodily Fluids","Course_Description":"This course provides instruction and hands-on experience in the chemical, physical, and microscopic analysis of urine and selected body fluids. Emphasis is placed on renal physiology, urine formation, renal and metabolic disorders, and the correlation of laboratory findings with systemic disease. The course integrates analytical techniques, spectrophotometric instrumentation, method evaluation/ validation, reference intervals, laboratory mathematics, quality control, application of the Westgard rules, and automation.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4413,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Diagnostic Microbiology II","Course_Description":"This course covers clinically significant bacteria associated with human diseases. Emphasis is placed on the collection, processing, and proper handling of clinical specimens, as well as the principles and methodologies used for the isolation, identification, and characterization of pathogenic bacteria. The course integrates both theoretical concepts and laboratory applications in diagnostic testing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, quality control, result interpretation, and correlation of laboratory findings with disease processes.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4416,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Hematology/Hemostasis","Course_Description":"This course covers hematopoiesis, hemostasis, red blood cell disorders, white blood cell disorders, platelet disorders, anemias, hemoglobinopathies, myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic syndromes, acute leukemias, lymphomas, and body fluid analysis. The laboratory component provides hands-on experience in phlebotomy, blood smear preparation and staining, microscopic evaluation, WBC differentials, manual cell counts, reticulocyte counts, microhematocrit, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and coagulation testing. Emphasis is placed on pathophysiology, laboratory evaluation, and clinical correlation.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4419,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Chemistry: Clincal Analysis II","Course_Description":"This course covers significant chemical analytes involved in human health and disease. Major topics include carbohydrates and diabetes mellitus, lipids and lipoproteins, proteins and nonprotein nitrogen compounds, enzymes, electrolytes and acidâbase balance, hemoglobin and bilirubin metabolism, end
61ocrinology, tumor markers, toxicology, therapeutic drug monitoring, immunochemical techniques, and molecular diagnostics. Emphasis is placed on analytical principles and methodologies used to measure these analytes, accurate performance and evaluation of laboratory testing, and interpretation of results and correlating laboratory findings with normal physiology and pathological conditions.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4422,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Immunohematology","Course_Description":"This course integrates theory with hands-on laboratory experience. Topics include blood group systems, donor selection, specimen collection and processing, component preparation, compatibility testing, transfusion practices, HLA systems, transfusion reactions, and data management. Students develop competency with emphasis on accurate interpretation of serologic results, adherence to quality control procedures, and compliance with established standards.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4425,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Immunohematology","Course_Description":"This practicum provides structured, supervised training in routine and advanced serologic testing, component preparation, and transfusion support within an affiliated hospital laboratory. Students progress from observation to supervised practice and independent performance while adhering to established standard operating procedures, quality control requirements, and regulatory guidelines. The course emphasizes accurate interpretation of serologic results, resolution of discrepancies, and integration of laboratory results to ensure safe and effective transfusion practices.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4428,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Microbiology","Course_Description":"This course provides supervised practical experience in the isolation, identification, and characterization of clinically significant bacteria, fungi, and parasites within an affiliated hospital laboratory. Students develop skills in specimen collection, culture methods, staining, microscopic examination, biochemical testing, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Instruction emphasizes proper pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic procedures, aseptic technique, quality control, error troubleshooting, and accurate result reporting with appropriate clinical correlation.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CMLS","Course_Number":4431,"Subject_Description":"Clinical Medical Lab Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clinical Hematology","Course_Description":"The hematology clinical rotation provides students with structured, hands-on supervised experience in both routine and specialized hematology and hemostasis procedures. Throughout the rotation, students advance from guided observation to independent performance while adhering to established standard operating procedures, competently operating manual and automated laboratory instruments, and maintaining the professional standards expected within an affiliated clinical laboratory.","Department":"CMLS","Department_Description":"Medical Laboratory Science"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Counseling and Development","Subject_Code1":"CNDV","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Growth & Development","Course_Description":"A study of normal human development and the stages of physical intellectual, social and emotional growth from prenatal origins through old age.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Professional Counseling","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the foundations of professional counseling. The course includes an exploration of the history, philosophy, trends and practice of counseling; the roles and functions of the counseling profession to include the ethics, laws and guiding principles for mental health counselors, marriage, couple and family counselors, and school counselors across practice settings; methods and models of clinical supervision; professional organizations, preparation standards and credentials; and other related professional issues.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Counseling Skills and Interventions in Schools","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to the application of counseling skills for practice in a school counseling setting. An experiential approach to the development and application of counseling skills is utilized to assist students in developing the knowledge and ability to serve students across academic, personal/social and career domains. Students will learn to apply their counseling skills to promote student success and provide efficacious services to a culturally diverse student population.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Child and Adolescent Counseling","Course_Description":"This course provides specialized knowledge and skills training in counseling children and adolescents. Students will learn to assess behavior and incorporate developmentally, ethically, legally and gender appropriate strategies and techniques to meet the needs of counseling children and adolescents. Students will examine various theoretical, behavioral and play therapy techniques for counseling children and adolescents.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development in Schools","Course_Description":"In this course, students will examine historical and current issues in career counseling that impact college and career readiness for children, adolescents and transitional-age youth, including theoretical perspectives, vocational assessments, sources of occupational and educational information and the career decision making process. Through learning activities in this course, students will demonstrate acquired knowledge of these issues integrating ethical guidelines to address the college-career developmental needs of diverse populations in PK-18 schools.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Counseling Skills","Course_Description":"An introduction of facilitation skills and theory. In depth analysis and demonstration of various facilitation techniques for use with counseling clients.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Counseling Theory and Techniques","Course_Description":"Theories of individual counseling with an emphasis on techniques and applications. Level 1 course required prior to CNDV 5310 & 5312","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Group Counseling Theory and Techniques","Course_Description":"An analysis of group counseling theories, processes and techniques. (Pre-practicum course)","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Multicultural Counseling","Course_Description":"Studies in human diversity and cultural issues. Identifies the implications for c
61ounseling and learning and strategies for cross cultural effectiveness in various settings.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professionalism Ethics & Law","Course_Description":"An overview of the profession with an emphasis on legal issues, ethical principles and professional standards of conduct in the area of counseling.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development","Course_Description":"A focus on theories of vocational choice, vocational assessment, sources of occupational and educational information and the career decision process.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Ethics in Mental Health Counseling","Course_Description":"This course facilitates the application of ethics and legal codes for professional counseling and human service settings. Emphasis is placed on national and current state board rules, records management, coding and billing, and professional advocacy.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Addiction Counseling","Course_Description":"This course provides counselors and other human service workers with an overview and etiology of the addictive process. Students will develop conceptual knowledge, practical skills, and assessment strategies including the use of wraparound assessment and intervention services within a behavioral health setting.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5327,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychopathology and Basic Psychopharmacology","Course_Description":"This course prepares mental health professionals in the basic diagnostic systems, research, and explanations of psychopathology and basic working knowledge for integrating psychopharmacology for effective coordinating of services in an integrated health model.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5329,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Assessment and Treatment in Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling","Course_Description":"This course builds upon the introductory course Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling (CNDV 5381) with a focus on the assessment, skills and intervention aspects of therapy with couples and families. This course focuses on practical applications with a diverse client population, self-awareness and the influences of the counselor on the therapeutic system, and the use of specific treatment skills and interventions in marriage, couple and family work.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Developmental Guidance and Counseling","Course_Description":"Designed to advance the professional competence of the counselor, the course is a study of the design and management of a comprehensive developmental guidance program. Emphasis is placed on the planning and implementation of a guidance curriculum appropriate for the needs of school age children and youth.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Sexuality and Counseling Applications","Course_Description":"A basic course in understanding how human beings form interpersonal relationships, sexuality development, including evaluation and treatment of sexual disorders. This course explores the relationship between mental health and human sexuality and the role of mental health professionals in sex counseling. Students examine the role of personal values, attitudes and beliefs about sexuality and sexual behavior for increased self-awareness when working with sexuality related issues.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5334,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Measurement & Assessment","Course_Description":"Provides an understanding of individual and group approaches to assessment and evaluation to include basic statistical concepts; standardized and non-standardized testing; strategies for selecting, administering and interpreting assessment; and evaluation instruments in educational and counseling settings.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Abnormal Human Behavior","Course_Description":"A study of various symptom categories in psychopathology. The course will include an analysis of the diagnostic categories as well as the research concerning etiology and treatment.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5351,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Measurement and Assessment in Schools","Course_Description":"This course is a study of test and non-test te
61chniques of appraisal (e.g., test, observation, and interview) with emphasis on the use of data from various sources at the individual, group, and systems levels, emphasizing applied research as it relates to school counselorsâ role and practices, and school counseling program evaluation.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5352,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Crisis Prevention Intervention","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to responsive services; crisis prevention and intervention; and counselor leadership in crisis events are the major topics. Specific crisis incidents and counseling responses will be emphasized.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5353,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research & Program Evaluation","Course_Description":"This course provides a foundation in the design of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches to research and program evaluation in counseling with an emphasis on evaluating research and applying research outcomes to practice.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar Counseling and Development","Course_Description":"Designed to advance the professional competence of participants. For each seminar, a description of the particular area of study will be indicated. May be repeated for credit when nature of seminar differs sufficiently from one previously taken.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling","Course_Description":"An intensive exploration of the dynamics of marriage, couple, and family relationships. A critical analysis of various counseling techniques and approaches will be established. Development of counseling skills will be a primary emphasis.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5382,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Skills Residency","Course_Description":"This course provides training and practice in advanced counseling skills, interventions, and developing a conceptual framework informed by counseling theory with specific application to a counseling environment. This course utilizes an experiential model for students to practice skills within a dyadic counseling relationship.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5388,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Group Skills Residency","Course_Description":"This course provides training and practice in counseling skills for group settings, inclusive of interventions, and developing a conceptual framework informed by counseling theory for groups. This course utilizes an experiential model for students to practice skills within a dyadic counseling relationship.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Counseling Practicum","Course_Description":"A field-based course with supervised observation and practice of guidance and counseling in a school setting during the school day.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced School Practicum","Course_Description":"This course is designed to build on the first practicum experience to refine theoretical knowledge and the practical application of skills in a diverse range of professional counseling activities specific to the school setting. Students will apply their emerging skills and understanding of their duties and the roles of professional school
61counseling through a closely supervised experience in preparation for certification as a Certified School Counselor and/or licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and other states.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5392,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Clinical Mental Health Practicum","Course_Description":"Practicum is a field experience course with a focus on the practice of clinical mental health counseling with real clients within an approved setting. Students are required to earn a minimum of 100 clock hours of supervised counseling experience, including 40 hours of direct service to clients and 60 hours of indirect service.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5393,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Counseling and Development Practicum","Course_Description":"Practicum is a field experience course with a focus on the practice of clinical mental health counseling with real clients within an approved setting. Students are required to earn a minimum of 150 clock hours of supervised counseling experience, including 40 hours of direct service to clients and 110 hours of indirect service.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5394,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"This course is designed to offer students practical experience in the field of counseling specific to the school setting. Through reading, assignments, supervision and counseling experience, students will have an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the role of the school counselor and diverse learners in the pre-k through 20 learning environment.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"CNDV","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"Counseling and Development","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship II in Clinical Mental Health Counseling","Course_Description":"This course is designed to build on the Internship I experience to refine theoretical knowledge and enhance counseling skills through engagement in a diverse range of professional activities at an approved internship site. 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61ommunication core curriculum requirement and transfers as TCCNS SPCH 1315.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":1318,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpersonal Communication","Course_Description":"Principles and practices of interpersonal communication in various settings. Majors should complete this course during their freshman year. Transfers as TCCNS SPCH 1318.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":1321,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business and Professional Speech","Course_Description":"Application of the fundamentals of speech production to the needs of the professional person. 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Beginning instruction is offered in the areas of studio camera operation, audio for television and television direction with an emphasis on underlying principles of video technology.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":1373,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Media Writing","Course_Description":"Covers all styles of writing for story-telling in audio, television, film documentary, advertising, news and digital platforms. Majors should enroll in this course in the semester immediately following successful completion of ENGL 1301.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":1375,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film Appreciation","Course_Description":"A survey of the field of film with emphasis on current trends in cinema, past and present directors, and the historical development of film. Satisfies the Fine Arts core curriculum requirement.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":2303,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Audio/Radio Prod","Course_Description":"Principles and practice of professional audio recording and editing. 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The semester is spent refining research, videography, lighting, audio, video editing, script writing, directing and television studio production skills.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Feature Writing","Course_Description":"Writing focused on skills required for magazine and newspaper feature writing and editorial commentary.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3335,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Argumentation and Critical Thinking","Course_Description":"A study of the uses of evidence and reasoning as applied in the process of argumentation. Includes critique and application in the form of academic debate. 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61ising","Course_Description":"Creative strategies and media research in advertising.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3372,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The History of American Film","Course_Description":"The history of American Film is a films studies course that focuses on the study of major developments in the history of american film. Because worldwide film movements have greatly impacted American films, certain landmark foreign films and movements will also be studied.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3373,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Screenwriting","Course_Description":"Theory and practice of writing for film and video. COMM 1373 and/or ENGL 1301/02 preferred, but not required. See instructor for description of writing capability.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3375,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film Theory","Course_Description":"Storyboarding and lecture analyze classic theories by Balazs, Arnheim, Bazin, Kracauer, Kuleshov, Pudovkin, and Eisenstein. Film and TV examples include Citizen Kane, Metropolis, Beatles movies, Miami Vice, and Star Trek.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3376,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film Production II","Course_Description":"Film production course focusing on enhancing skills learned in Film Production I and which introduces students to 16mm sync sound production techniques.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3377,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"American Cinema","Course_Description":"A study of the development of American cinema, including film genres and representative American directors.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3378,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Pop Culture Theories","Course_Description":"An introduction to popular culture-based theories with an emphasis on all forms of media.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3381,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Photo Journalism","Course_Description":"Principles of photography applied to the specific area of photojournalism. Each student must have access to a 35mm adjustable camera.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3382,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film/TV Genre","Course_Description":"Discussion, definition and analysis of genres in film and television. Analysis of philosophical and mythic meaning found in various film genres.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3383,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"TV Field Prod","Course_Description":"Principles and practices of editing and post production.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3385,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"TV Writing & Performing","Course_Description":"Familiarization with the overall field of broadcast writing, including a focus on producing individual reports, scripts, and entire newscasts for radio and television.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3386,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sports Broadcasting","Course_Description":"Familiarization with the overall field of sports broadcasting, including writing scripts, producing packages/reports, preparing content for radio, podcast, internet and television.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Conflict Management and Small Group Communication","Course_Description":"Theory and practice of small group communication and conflict management processes. Emphasis in leadership, conflict management, group problem solving, productivity, and conference planning in corporate and public settings.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Communication Senior Seminar","Course_Description":"Problems and topics are analyzed through discussion and research. An extensive research project and report is required. This course is a capstone, and requires grounding in communication theories, principles and research","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Rhetorical Theory & Criticism","Course_Description":"Reading and detailed study of the theories of principal rhetoricians from ancient to modern times.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Exploring and Communicating Forgiveness","Course_Description":"Study of the interconnectedness of people, understanding of whom one forgives, and how forgiveness is approached, processed, and communicated.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Media Production Capstone","Course_Description":"This course is taught as an independent study. The student arranges with the faculty member who oversees their area of specialization to supervise a capstone project in their senior year.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Communication Law","Course_Description":"An overview of the legal issues surrounding and affecting communication. Focus is on exploring the relationship of the U.S. First Amendment and legal system to the balance between freedom of speech versus legal limitations on individuals and businesses. the course covers such topics as libel, privacy, fair trial/free press, obscenity, copyright and media regulation.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nonverbal Communication","Course_Description":"Theory, research, analysis and practice in nonverbal communication.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics, Media & Society","Course_Description":"Foundations of ethics as a philosophical discipline and integration of moral reasoning to critical issues in communication and mass media.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organizational Communication","Course_Description":"An in-depth study of the dominant theories, principles and practices of communication within the organization through an examination of foundational and contemporary research.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Corporate Training and Development","Course_Description":"A study of learning theories, instructional design, technologies and organizational development practices for application in corporate setting.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods Communication","Course_Description":"An introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods specifically applied to communication questions.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Communication Internship","Course_Description":"Experience in a real world communication industry setting. Student must interview with the instructor prior to registration.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4362,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Relations Cases/Campgns","Course_Description":"The study and analysis of historic and current public relations cases and campaigns with emphasis on professional applications.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4365,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Media Campaigns","Course_Description":"Students work with clients, demonstrating strategy and techniques for social media tools and use social media platforms to develop integrated media campaigns. Students will apply common processes and practices for building a successful social media campaign for a client and learn how to evaluate and measure the impact and success of audience engagement.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4366,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Marketing Communicatio","Course_Description":"Overview of digital marketing communication and in-depth discu
61ssion on topics in this area. Seminar format.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4367,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Media Analytics","Course_Description":"Students use materials from the social media campaigns course to learn the processes and procedures for analyzing social media data, including social listening, evaluation of social media strategy, engagement analytics, identification and evaluation of influencers, social network analysis and sentiment analysis. Students will become familiar with the most common social media analytics tools and have hands-on experience using selected tools.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4368,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Media Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"This course teaches students entrepreneurial skills in digital media, including identifying product opportunities, targeting and growing audiences, securing startup funding, and financially sustaining media ventures.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Issues Management Seminar","Course_Description":"An in-depth examination of current theory and practice in corporate issues management.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4373,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Screenwriting","Course_Description":"Theory and practice of screenwriting for film. A three-semester course designed to provide students with theories, concepts and learning opportunities in the field of short and feature film screenwriting.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4376,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film Production III","Course_Description":"An advanced course for students to gain knowledge and experience as an independent film producer.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4377,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Documentary Film Production","Course_Description":"This course covers different aspects of producing a documentary film, including production of 10 to 15 minute finished film. The course will discuss the development and production of a documentary, including the discovery of the story and techniques for presenting that information on screen. It is an excellent opportunity for students to obtain a general introduction to the theoretical and practical approaches to documentary filmmaking. The class will consist of lecture, studio, and lab. Screening and analysis are major emphases on analyzing and studying documentary films in historical, social, and political contexts.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4378,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Digital Editing","Course_Description":"Sophisticated computer-based video editing. Project oriented assignments.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advertising Campaign Strategies","Course_Description":"Basic principles of research, planning, budgeting, and presentation for advertising campaigns.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4381,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Political Communication","Course_Description":"Study of the theories and concepts of the use of communication, including all available media in the American political system. Emphasis will be given to analysis of campaigns, movements and political personalities.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4382,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Film Directors","Course_Description":"The study of the role of the director in film communication, the ascension of auteur policy and visual and aural styles and themes. This course may be repeated once for a maximum of 6 hours of credit, when the topic varies","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4383,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Persuasion","Course_Description":"The psychological and emotional principles involved in influencing individuals and groups. An analysis of persuasive devices and techniques, including the discussion of propaganda and misinformation.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Communication Theory","Course_Description":"An in-depth look at the dominant theories used in the study of human communication. Departmental capstone course.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4395,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Studies in Communication","Course_Description":"Selected topics in major areas of communication. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours when topic varies.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4396,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Studies in Media","Course_Description":"Selected topics in major areas of media production (journalism, radio, television, film). May be repeated for credit when topic varies.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":4397,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Media Projects","Course_Description":"Projects in the areas of journalism, radio, television and film are analyzed through discussion and research. Student will then produce an original film, radio or television show or journalism project.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Strategic Communication and Graduate Studies","Course_Description":"Introduction to the professional expectations and opportunities in the study of strategic communication. An overview of the field and an introduction into graduate studies will be included.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods","Course_Description":"This graduate seminar course is designed to provide a broad overview of quantitative and qualitative research methods with a particular focus on strategic communication.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Strategic Communication Theory","Course_Description":"This course will provide an in-depth look at the dominant theories used in the study of human communication through the lens of strategic communication.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Communication Campaign Planning","Course_Description":"This course is designed to train students advanced methods of planning and developing research, message, channel and dissemination, budgeting and measurement strategies in strategic communication campaigns.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Strategic Communication Research (Qualitative)","Course_Description":"This course will provide an in-depth look at the methods used for qualitative research in the study of strategic communication.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Strategic Communication Research (Quantitative)","Course_Description":"This graduate seminar course focuses on data analysis. The focus of the course will be on decisions and interpretations of data analysis.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Strategic Communication","Course_Description":"This course offers an overview of digital strategic communication and social media campaigns and in-depth discu
61ssion on topics in this area, in a seminar format.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Message Design","Course_Description":"This graduate seminar course is designed to provide a broad overview of theories, approaches and research findings about how and why persuasion works. The course seeks to teach students about the ethical principles involved in the creation, distribution and reception of persuasive messages.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Strategic Communication Theory","Course_Description":"This course offers further and detailed discussion about communication theories and their application in strategic communication processes and areas.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Communication","Course_Description":"This course gives students an in depth look at the interdisciplinary study of health communication. Topics include, but are not limited to, public health, patient-provider communication, health campaigns and messaging, health/sexuality/gender, global health, health disparities, representations of illness in the media, and the rhetoric of health and medicine.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Political Communication","Course_Description":"This course is designed to introduce students to theories and research on the connection between mass media, citizens and politics. Students will study the styles and modes of persuasion, language and rhetoric used in the political arena.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advocacy","Course_Description":"A major element of the strategic communication field is advocating for a specific product, policy, cause or person. This class examines and helps students develop strong advocation plans.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intercultural/Global Communication","Course_Description":"In our increasingly globalized world, it is important to develop cultural competency. This class will examine a variety of global communication theories and cultural issues, their historic roots and methods for successful interaction despite the existence of these issues and obstacles.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5352,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Race, Gender, Identity and Strategic Communication","Course_Description":"This course is designed to give students a theoretical, as well as practical, experience with issues of gender, race, identity and class as they manifest in mediated artifacts of popular culture and strategic communication. The course is taught from a cultural studies perspective where students will gain skills in critical analysis and media literacy.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5389,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capstone Project","Course_Description":"This project course is designed to let students conduct a capstone project to solve an applied issue in the area of strategic communication to examine their capacity to apply what they have learned to solve real communication problems. The project topic needs to be approved and the project report (no less than 7,500 words) will be graded by the course instructor.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis (Initial)","Course_Description":"This course is designed as a capstone theory-based research project for the thesis students to examine their capacity to capture a theoretical gap in strategic communication through literature review, develop research questions or hypotheses, and test them through a quantitative or qualitative approach or both. Also practiced and examined are students' academic writing skills.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"},{"Subject_Code":"COMM","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Communication and Media","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis (Sequential)","Course_Description":"This course is designed as a capstone theory-based research project for the thesis students to examine their capacity to capture a theoretical gap in strategic communication through literature review, develop research questions or hypotheses, and test them through a qualitative or quantitative approach or both. Also practiced and examined are students' academic writing skills.","Department":"COMM","Department_Description":"Communication and Media"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Computer Science","Subject_Code1":"COSC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1172,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Thinking, Speaking, and Writing","Course_Description":"The objective of this course is to give students experiences that convey the five main activities of a person working in the area of computer science: reading, listening, thinking, speaking, writing and cooperative interaction. Designed for incoming freshmen.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1173,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Programming Lab","Course_Description":"Practical applications of concepts learned in Computer Science 1336 (COSC 1336). Hands-on instruction in programming in an object-oriented language, developing, debugging, and testing programming projects.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1174,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Fundamentals of Computing II Lab","Course_Description":"This course is the lab which accompanies COSC 1337. the topics covered include advanced concepts of Java programming, such as inheritance, polymorphism, Graphical and graphics, exceptions, events, etc.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1324,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Art of Computer Game Development","Course_Description":"The synthesis of computer games with a focus on the artistic elements of games, including graphics, animation, audio and narrative.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1336,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Programming Fundamentals I","Course_Description":"Introduces the fundamental concepts of structured programming. 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61are development methodology, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, and the mechanics of running, testing and debugging. This course assumes computer literacy.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1337,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Programming Fundamentals II","Course_Description":"Review of control structures and data types with emphasis on structured data types. Applies the object-oriented programming paradigm, focusing on the definition and use of classes along with the fundamentals of object-oriented design. Includes basic analysis of algorithms, searching and sorting techniques, and an introduction to software engineering.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1371,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Microcomputers","Course_Description":"The objective of this course is to teach students to solve realistic problems using the most readily available off-the-shelf general applications software: word processing, spreadsheets and database systems. The course familiarizes the student with Internet resources. Students learn the basic components of computer systems and networks. (This course may not be taken as a COSC/CPSC elective).","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":1381,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Game Programming","Course_Description":"The objective of the course is to teach students from any discipline to write software to design interesting 3-D games that are fun to play. Students will learn how a high level programming language can produce exciting virtual world.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2324,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mobile Computer Game Development","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course in Android game development.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2325,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Organization","Course_Description":"This course introduces the computer organization and assembly language. The system software includes loaders, assemblers, input-output devices and programming.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2330,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Web 2.0","Course_Description":"This course is designed to use various Web 2.0 technologies such as social networks, blogs, wikis and podcasts. Subject matter will consist of projects, quizzes, discussions and a portfolio project. This is a project based course and will require several hours of your time each week. Web cam and microphone required.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2336,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Programming Fundamentals III","Course_Description":"This course describes applications of programming techniques, introducing the fundamental concepts of data structures and algorithms.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2372,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Organization Assembly Language","Course_Description":"This course introduces the computer organization and assembly language.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":2375,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Discrete Structures","Course_Description":"This course presents discrete mathematical structures for computer science and mathematics. Topics include: logic and methods of proof, structures of set
61s and functions, Boolean algebra, recursion, fundamentals of algorithms, permutations and combinations, discrete probability, graphs and trees, randomized search and optimization, and their applications.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Lang Topic","Course_Description":"The study of the theory and applications of specialized computer languages and language packages. This course may be repeated for different languages and language packages. This course is an academic elective and will not be counted as a COSC/CPSC elective.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Computer Theory","Course_Description":"Preliminary review/introduction of the mathematics and logic for the course. Programs and computable functions, primitive recursive functions, the universal program, Turing machines and regular languages.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3304,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Algorithms Design and Analysis","Course_Description":"This course is intended as an intermediate course to the design and analysis of algorithms for some of the most frequently encountered combinatorial problems. The course aims to provide familiarity with general algorithmic techniques, performance measures, analysis tools and problem areas. In this course, we will focus on developing an understanding of the algorithmic design process: how to identify the algorithmic needs of an application and apply algorithmic design techniques to solve those problems. The students will also learn how to identify problems for which no exact, efficient algorithm is known. More specifically, topics include: Fundamentals (Basic Programming Model, Data Abstraction, Bags, Queues, and Stacks, Analysis of Algorithms), Sorting (Elementary Sorts, Mergesort, Quicksort, Priority Queues, applications), Searching (Symbol Tables, Binary Search Trees, Balanced Search Trees, Hash Tables, applications), Graphs (Undirected Graphs, Directed Graphs, Minimum Spanning Trees, Shortest Paths), Strings (String Sorts, Tries, Substring Search, Regular Expressions, Data Compression), Context (applications).","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3306,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"UNIX/C++","Course_Description":"Programming in C ++ in a UNIX environment.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3307,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Analytics in Python","Course_Description":"This course covers data science, analytics, visualization in Python by including the foundations of Python programming in machine learning. The primary focus is on hands-on experience and working knowledge of Python for data representation, manipulation, visualization, regression, convolutional and recurrent neural networks.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3308,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design Programming Languages","Course_Description":"The organization of programming languages, especially run-time behavior of programs; the formal study of programming language specification and analysis, and the continued development of problem solution and programming skills.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Web Design/XHTML","Course_Description":"Web design with XHTML. The course emphasizes coding at the XHTML level rather than using a WYS/WYG editor. The course also covers information related to WEB design, intellectual property, and the internet. The course may NOT be used as a computer science or computer information sciences elective.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3323,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Digital Media","Course_Description":"This is a course for students from all disciplines interested in learning the foundational concepts and basic techniques in digital media production. Topic areas: capturing and editing digital images, capturing and editing digital audio, capturing and editing digital video and interactive multimedia. The course will c
61onsist of project based assignments, quizzes and a portfolio project to showcase student work.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":3325,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Law and Ethics","Course_Description":"This course introduces the ethical style of good writing in computer science and presents the social, legal, philosophical, and economic issues related to computers.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4272,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Senior Assessment","Course_Description":"The one credit hour version of this course called COSC 4172 (Senior Assessment). The objective of COSC 4272 is to assist students in their preparation for searching a permanent position after graduation or in their application for a more advanced graduate degree. It will survey students completing their degrees as part of its assessment obligations by ABET.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized areas of computer science under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Operating Systems","Course_Description":"To introduce the major concept areas of operating systems principles develop an understanding of the organization and architecture of computer systems at the register-transfer and programming levels of system description and the inter-relationships between the operating system and the architecture of computer systems.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4304,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Programming","Course_Description":"This is an accelerated introductory computer programming course using a high-level programming language. Topics include algorithms, pseudocode, structured techniques of problem solving and program design, data structures, sorting, searching and object-oriented design. Prior programming experience is not needed but is highly recommended. The course is designed for graduate students who lack the necessary preparation necessary for graduate-level programming courses. A minimum grade of B is required in this course to meet degree requirements","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship-1","Course_Description":"Student works off-campus for at least 20 hours per week for an entire semester. Work must be similar to work done in industry by computer science graduates. Requires approval of department chair.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4306,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship-2","Course_Description":"Student works off-campus for at least 20 hours per week for an entire semester. Work must be similar to work done in industry by computer science graduates. Requires approval of department chair.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Computer Architecture","Course_Description":"This course describes in-depth understanding of the inner workings of modern digital computer systems and trade-offs present at the hardware-software interface. (Organization and Assembly language)","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4319,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Graphics","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course in graphics programming using C++ and Microsoft Windows.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Web Design","Course_Description":"This course will build off of the fundamentals of HTML and CSS to teach the student how to build dynamic and engaging websites. The course will c
61over the standards associated with web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Python. The course will also cover how to implement these technologies in applicable âreal-worldâ situations. The course will consist of projects, quizzes, discussions and a portfolio project. This is a project-based course and will require several hours of a studentâs time each week.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4324,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Game Development I","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course in game programming using the PC platform.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Game Development II","Course_Description":"Continuation of COSC 4324. Advanced game programming techniques, including 3.D graphics, 3-D audio, game physics and networking for multi-player games.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4332,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Programming Mobile Devices","Course_Description":"This course will cover the beginning topics of Android, and teach basic Android application development using Eclipse Development Environment. It is designed to get the student up to writing apps for Android devices. By the end of the course, the student will be able to write simple GU applications, use built-in widgets and components.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4333,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Distributed Systems","Course_Description":"This course will explore the fundamental issues in designing and implementing distributed systems, such as the architectures of distributed systems, processes and threads, interprocess communication and synchronization, name solution, data consistency and replication, fault tolerance, representative distributed computing systems, and file systems.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4334,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Vision","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction in image segmentation, image representation and description, feature detection and matching, machine learning, and object recognition. The goal of this course is to give students the understanding of how computer vision algorithms work and what algorithms can be used to solve given problems, as well as the necessary foundation to develop new computer vision algorithms.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4345,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Networks","Course_Description":"This course provides a hands-on study of various network attacks and defending techniques, including main vulnerabilities of TCP/IP protocols, attacks on DNS servers, DoS attacks, Firewalls, VPN's, TLS and Blockchain. Basics of TCP/IP protocols and cryptography will also be covered.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Parallel Programming and Algorithms","Course_Description":"This course focuses on scalable parallelism, that is, the ability of a parallel program to run well on any number of processors focusing on algorithm design techniques that are hardware independent. The course describes the principles that underlie effective and efficient parallel programs that will remain true even as the state of the art changes with an emphasis on fundamental principles of computer science such as algorithms for parallel computation.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development V","Course_Description":"Student works full-time during the semester for an off-campu
61s enterprise in work that exposes the student to a work environment similar to that which will be encountered upon graduation.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":4365,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Crime Analysis","Course_Description":"This course analyzes the phases, processes and challenges of cybercrime investigations, and it examines technical, legal and social issues relating to the search and seizure of digital evidence and computer forensics.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5100,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Graduate Seminar","Course_Description":"Topics include the scientific method and research process, library utilization and components and organization of various types of research papers. Writing exercises on the latter topics. Preparation, formal written report and presentation on a research topic.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Operating Systems","Course_Description":"Current research issues and advanced topics involving both the principles and pragmatics of operating systems specification, design and implementation. Study of concurrent processes, support structures for modular programming, resource allocation and protection, telecommunications, networks and distributed processing.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Python for Data Analysis","Course_Description":"This is an accelerated introductory computer programming course for graduate students who are interested in using Python for Data Analysis. It explores Python programming through Data Analysis problems. Students will develop proficiency in Python and foundational data analysis techniques to solve real-world problems.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Computer Architecture","Course_Description":"Advanced topics in computer architecture such as RISC vs CISC, pipelined processors, vector processors, HDLs, language directed architectures and neural nets.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Mining","Course_Description":"Data models, distributed databases, special databases, statistical databases, database machines, knowledge bases, database design theory and self-documenting databases.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analysis of Algorithms","Course_Description":"Topics on what can and cannot be proven about computational complexity including algorithm design methodologies.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Computer Science","Course_Description":"The foundations of computer science are studied in order to give a better understanding of the discipline. Topics include: logic, computational models, formal languages, computability and complexity theory.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Graphics","Course_Description":"Introduction to computer graphics programming. Topics include graphics programming standards, two-and three-dimensional rendering pipelines, geometric models (including primitives, fonts, curves, and surfaces), affine transformations, orthogonal and perspective views, shading and lighting models, images and texture mapping, interactions and animations. A major project is given encompassing some or all of these concepts.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Vision","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course in computer vision that covers the basic theory, algorithms and applications.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Game Development I","Course_Description":"Introduction to the design and implementation of computer games, including real-time graphics, audio and interactive multimedia programming techniques.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Game Development II","Course_Description":"Continuation of COSC 5324. Advanced game programming techniques, including 3-D graphics, 3-D audio, game physics and networking for multi-player games.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5328,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computing Networks","Course_Description":"A study of networks of interacting computers. The problems, rationales and possible solutions for distributed databases will be examined. Major national and international protocols including SNA, S.21 and X.25 will be presented.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Distributed Comp Systems","Course_Description":"The study of the characteristics of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a network, with software designed to produce an integrated computing facility that intends to present a transparent virtual machine to application programmers.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Special topics in all areas of Computer Science with emphasis on topics not covered in other courses. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity: Networks","Course_Description":"This course provides a hands-on study of various network attacks and defending techniques, including main vulnerabilities of TCP/IP protocols, attacks on DNS servers, DoS attacks, firewalls, VPNs, TLS and Blockchain. Basics of TCP/IP protoco;
61s will also be covered.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Parallel Algorithms","Course_Description":"Taxonomy of parallel computers, shared-memory vs. message-passing architectures, theoretical models, parallel algorithm design strategies, parallel data structures, automatic parallelization of sequential programs, communication, synchronization and granularity.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intern-Grad Students","Course_Description":"This course provides practical experience with a company engaged in work related to a career in computer science. The purpose is career development before graduation. The course requires that the student obtain permission for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) from the International Student Office.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship-2","Course_Description":"A continuation of COSC 5360 for a second semester.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cyber Crime Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth exploration of the phases, processes, and challenges of cybercrime investigations. It addresses the technical, legal, and social issues related to the identification, collection, and handling of digital evidence. Key topics include computer forensics, online investigations, network forensics, mobile forensics, IoT forensics, and the professional and ethical conduct required in cybercrime analysis","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5369,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Project","Course_Description":"Independent study and research of a specific problem in a field of computer science or its application. A report is required defining the problem and developing a solution. The work may be supervised by any member of the graduate faculty. The project may be done by a team and must include an oral defense before a graduate committee of at least 3 graduate faculty members. May not be repeated for credit.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Independent research of a specific problem in a field of computer science. The work will be supervised by a member of the graduate faculty of the Computer Science Department. To be scheduled only with the consent of the department. Six hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate dean.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"COSC","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Computer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis II","Course_Description":"Independent research of a specific problem in a field of computer science. The work will be supervised by a member of the graduate faculty of the Computer Science Department. To be scheduled only with the consent of the department. Six hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate dean. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Computer Engineering","Subject_Code1":"CPEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computers & Programming II","Course_Description":"This course is a follow-up of ECEN 1301, introducing additional topics in digital computer principles, program organization, algorithm development, and implementation using high-level languages, such as C/C++ and/
61or Python.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Networks","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to computer network architectures and their widely used core protocols: TCP/IP protocol suites. Topics include IP addressing, IP routing, TCP/IP connection, data flow, and reliable transfer for the Internet.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Operating Systems","Course_Description":"An introduction to modern operating system design and implementation. The course will cover the major components of most operating systems. This discussion will cover the tradeoffs that can be made between performance and functionality during the design and implementation of an operating system. Topics include process management, memory management, file systems, and operating system support for distributed systems.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Integrated Circuits","Course_Description":"This course will provide students with in-depth analysis and design capability required for state-of-the-art low-power and high-performance digital integrated circuits. Topics include the physics of operation and terminal I-V behavior of MOS devices, design and fabrication of the basic CMOS inverter and logic gates, static and dynamic circuits, pass-transistor logic, scaling-induced challenges, interconnect design, and VLSI testing basics.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":3451,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Digital System Design II","Course_Description":"This a follow-up course to ECEN 3431 introducing more topics in Digital System Design including Verilog Hardware Description Language. The course provides a solid background in the use and application of Verilog HDL to digital hardware design. The course starts with the basic concepts of hardware description, then tackles structural, dataflow, and behavioral modeling in Verilog. Switch level modeling, timing analysis, and UDPs are also covered. Finally, the basics of all programmable logic devices and details of synthesis, mapping, and routing to FPGAs are studied.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"CPEN","Course_Number":4314,"Subject_Description":"Computer Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing","Course_Description":"This course introduces the fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing. Topics include Discrete Fourier and z-Transforms, and digital filters analysis, design, implementation, and coefficient scaling and quantization.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Computer Information Science","Subject_Code1":"CPSC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":2350,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cyber Science Fundamentals","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course for upper-division courses in Cyber Science. The course provides an overview of five key modules that construct the cyber world: data, networking, computing, applications, and security. Corresponding mathematics, languages, and tools involved in each component will be taught in a preliminary way, such as Python, C++/Unix, SQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, SVM, image processing, cryptography, etc. The course also studies how cutting-edge technologies (AI, 5G, IoT, blockchain, VR/AR, quantum computing, etc.)
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61are development life cycle.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5363,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity: Systems","Course_Description":"This course provides a hands-on study of various attacks and defending techniques on computer software and hardware, including malware, OS security, web security, smartphone security and hardware security. Basics of C programming, OS and HTML will also be covered.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5364,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced IoT Networking","Course_Description":"This is a graduate-level introductory course on the Internet of Things (IoT). The course provides an overview of three key modules for IoT: sensing, networking, and applications. It involves the study of the impact of existing wireless and mobile network architectures on different IoT designs and further focuses on those distinct characteristics that require a fundamental redesign. In addition to middleware and applications custom-made for IoT, protocols for medium access control, routing, and reliable transport will be dealt with.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5366,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Wireless Sensor Network Security","Course_Description":"This course systematically provides an in-depth examination of the security challenges and solutions to Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Students will explore WSN architecture, communication protocols, common vulnerabilities, and contemporary techniques (such as lightweight prevention-based protocols and AI-based Intrusion Detection Systems) to defend WSNs in real-world applications. This course is designed based on recent publications from IEEE and ACM.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Artificial Intelligence","Course_Description":"Introduction to concepts and ideas in artificial intelligence. Topics include search techniques, knowledge representation, control strategies and advanced problem-solving architecture.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Machine Learning","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to machine learning, the study of how to make a machine change its actions automatically to improve its performance. In addition, graduate students need to present a research paper.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"3D modeling for Computer Graphics","Course_Description":"This introductory course in three-dimensional (3D) modeling covers techniques for creating content designed for use in real-time computer graphics applications using appropriate software with particular emphasis on computer games. Topics include mathematical foundations, 3D file formats, creation and modification of 3D geometric shapes, surface texturing, lighting, rendering and a survey of current software tools and techniques.","Department":"COSC","Department_Description":"Computer Science"},{"Subject_Code":"CPSC","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Computer Information Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"3D Animation for Computer Graphics","Course_Description":"This introductory course in three-dimensional (3D) animation covers techniques for programming in C++ and creating content designed for use in real-time computer graphics applications using appropriate software with particular emphasis on computer games and character animation. Topics include rigid versus on-rigid body animation, skeletal techniques, morphing, kinematics, animation blending, key framing, time coding, motion capture, lip sync, synchronization methods, file formats and a survey of current software tools and techniques. It is recommended that CPSC 5380 be c
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The behavior may be considered deviant both inside and outside the U.S.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4303,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Perspectives on Justice and Victim Studies","Course_Description":"This interdisciplinary course introduces students to global perspectives on victimology, victim assistance, and criminal justice through participation in a study abroad program. Students engage with international scholars and practitioners to explore topics such as restorative justice, human trafficking, crisis intervention, victim compensation, and cross-cultural approaches to justice. Coursework includes seminars, research presentations, and reflective assignments connecting theory and practice in international contexts.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Campus Violence","Course_Description":"Examination of campus violence, including its forms, causes, impacts, and institutional and criminal justice responses. Topics include sexual assault, hazing, bullying, hate crimes, and active shooter incidents, with emphasis on research, theory, and prevention..","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Justice","Course_Description":"Theories of justice; relationship of justice to freedom and democracy; injustices in social class, gender, and race relationships.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethical Issues","Course_Description":"An examination of selected ethical issues and problems confronting criminal justice professionals.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Serial Murder","Course_Description":"This course will examine the topic of murder from a criminological perspective. Special attention will be paid to extreme forms of murder, such as, serial murder, cult killings, hate-motivated murders, and mass murders. Throughout this course we shall also examine multiple murders in the past, present, and future. Finally, this class will provide a critical analysis of the manner in which serial murder has been depicted by the popular media.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice","Course_Description":"Current topics in criminal justice. May be repeated for credit when the topic is varied.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4314,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"White-Collar
61Crime","Course_Description":"This course will examine the history and current states of white-collar crime. Theoretical explanations of white-collar crime and its control are discussed.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Forensic Psychology","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the major topics that relate to the interface of criminal justice, law and psychology. The contribution of psychological research and expert testimony have shaped our court decisions and influenced the manner in which law enforcement and corrections are managed. While this course will focus on psychological links to criminal justice, aspects of civil law and behavior will also be examined. Contemporary issues, controversies and trends within the field will be explored.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Responses to Crime","Course_Description":"A study of contemporary thought on crime, criminals, and the criminal justice system using critical analysis of recently written materials as a source for research, discussion, and student seminar.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4326,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Death Penalty","Course_Description":"This upper-division elective course provides a comprehensive and balanced examination of capital punishment from a comparative and historical perspective. The course explores the legal foundations, procedural safeguards, and policy debates surrounding the death penalty in both abolitionist and retentionist jurisdictions. Students will analyze constitutional principles, including the Eighth Amendmentâs prohibition of âcruel and unusual punishment,â and review how different legal systems interpret proportionality, due process, and deterrence. International conventions and national laws will be examined to understand how countries with varying political, cultural, and legal traditions regulate or prohibit capital punishment. Through a comparative approach, the course investigates similarities and differences in capital punishment practices across secular and religious legal systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding policy rationales, judicial reasoning, and evolving trends rather than advocating for or against specific positions.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Police Problems","Course_Description":"Advanced analysis of major contemporary police problems from various perspectives. Examination of current issues in policing.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4333,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybercrime","Course_Description":"The global reach of the internet, the marginal cost of online activity and the relative anonymity of users have contributed to a wide escalation in cybercrimes. consequently, information and communication technologies (ICT) are being increasingly employed to investigate threats to global civil society. this course provides an overview of cybercrime.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4334,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Forensics","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth introduction to the principles, tools, and practices of digital forensics as applied to criminal justice and legal investigations. Students examine how digital evidence is identified, preserved, collected, analyzed, and presented in accordance with legal and ethical standards. Emphasis is placed on maintaining chain of custody, adhering to constitutional protections, and understanding the role of digital forensics in criminal, civil, and administrative investigations. Topics include chain of custody, forensic imaging, analysis of digital devices, network and cloud-based evidence, documentation for court proceedings, and the role of digital forensics in criminal investigations across multiple operating systems. The course integrates theory, applied practice, and ethical decision-making to prepare students for careers and advanced study within the criminal justice system.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organized Crime","Course_Description":"This course is an in-depth overview of the social structure and organizational factors leading to the development of international organized criminal activity. The nature and structure of these crimes are introduced and discussed.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4337,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity and Social Engineering","Course_Description":"This course introduces core cybersecurity concepts from a criminal justice perspective, with an emphasis on cybersecurity principles, cybercrime, victimization, prevention, and human factors in cybersecurity. Students examine how offenders exploit digital systems and human behavior, focusing on social engineering techniques such as deception, phishing, identity theft, hacking, and cyber fraud. Legal, ethical, and policy issues in cybersecurity are explored, along with cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risk management, and compliance practices. The course also introduces digital forensics and its role in cyber investigations and criminal justice processes.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criminal Justice Internship","Course_Description":"This upper-level internship provides advanced Criminal Justice students with supervised, hands-on experience in professional agency settings, including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and related justice organizations. Through structured fieldwork, students apply theoretical knowledge to real-world practice, enhance professional communication and leadership skills, and develop a deeper understanding of agency operations, organizational processes, and ethical responsibilities within the criminal justice system.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4342,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Conflict Management","Course_Description":"This course offers students the opportunity to learn the knowledge and skills of proven techniques of managing conflict and to obtain the ability to resolve disputes.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4345,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Violence","Course_Description":"This course is an in-dept overview of current and comprehensive perspectives that investigate major topics, theories, and controversies within the field of criminal violence, victimization and social control of violence.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criminal Justice Admn","Course_Description":"Problems and issues in the administration of criminal justice organizations.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4378,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Wrongful Convictions","Course_Description":"This course will c
61over the causes of wrongful convictions, including eyewitness misidentifications, false confessions, racism, media bias and faulty forensic science. Case studies will be used to illustrate these causes.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4379,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Victimology","Course_Description":"This course is designated to introduce students to the topic of victimology, the scientific study of victims. The course examines the field of victimology, including its scope and development and reviews the problems associated with victimization. the relationship between the victim and the offender, the victim and the criminal justice system and the victim and society will also be examined.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criminal Justice Research Methods","Course_Description":"An examination of the research methodologies used in the evaluation of crime and criminal justice systems. The course will provide students with a foundation in research design, analysis, interpretation, and communication of results.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum in Policing","Course_Description":"This practicum provides students with supervised field experience in a policing, law enforcement, or public safety agency. Students observe daily operations, participate in approved tasks, and reflect on how academic concepts apply to real-world policing. Emphasis is placed on professional conduct, communication, ethical decision making, community engagement, and understanding the functional structure of law enforcement organizations.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"CJ System & Policy","Course_Description":"A critical review and analysis of the role of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the prevention, control and punishment of crime and delinquency. An emphasis is placed on policy analysis and recommendations for change.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management","Course_Description":"An overview of the common legal issues facing managers in criminal justice agencies. Particular emphasis is placed on public employment law, including hiring, promoting, disciplining and discharging of employees, fair employment practices, and agency and administrator civil liability. Both state and federal statutory and case law are examined.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Law and Policy","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course examines the legal and constitutional framework governing cybersecurity in the United States. Students analyze federal and state cybercrime statutes, privacy and surveillance law, data protection requirements, and procedural rules for cyber investigation and prosecution. Emphasis is placed on statutory interpretation, case law analysis, legislative intent, regulatory compliance and jurisdiction in, developing studentsâ ability to apply legal reasoning to cybersecurity-related issues. The course focuses on the role of courts and legislatures in shaping cybersecurity law and policy.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Forensics and Incidence Planning","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course explores digital forensics and incident planning within the criminal justice system, emphasizing the identification, preservation, analysis, and presentation of digital evidence. Students examine legal, ethical, and procedural considerations while developing incident response and forensic readiness plans to support criminal investigations and interagency collaboration. The course additionally focuses on response strategies for law enforcement agencies, prosecutorsâ offices, and criminal justice organizations. Students analyze real world case studies involving cyber incidents, data breaches, and major digital evidence investigations to develop structured, legally defensible incident response plans. Topics include interagency coordination, forensic readiness, crisis decision making, and post incident review.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Risk Management and Governance","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course examines cybersecurity and risk governance as critical issues facing contemporary criminal justice organizations. Students analyze cybercrime, digital threats, and information security using advanced criminological and justice theories, with emphasis on policy development, organizational accountability, ethics, and risk management. The course explores the implications of cyber risk for crime control, public safety, institutional legitimacy, and civil liberties. The course culminates in an integrative project aligned with a capstone or thesis requirement, requiring students to synthesize theory, research, policy analysis, and leadership competencies to demonstrate mastery of cybersecurity and risk governance in the criminal justice context.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Theoretical Foundations","Course_Description":"A comprehensive overview of various theoretical approaches to the understanding of crime and delinquency, including selected biological, psych
61ological, sociological, legal and/or political theories.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Constitutional Law","Course_Description":"This course provides in-depth, graduate-level analysis of the history, structure, and content of the United State Constitution and focuses on specific constitutional amendments, doctrines, and landmark Supreme Court cases as they relate to criminal justice and criminal justice professionals. Particular emphasis is given to the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Correctional Systems","Course_Description":"This course covers the history and evolving ideology of confinement. Topics included are prison architecture, management and security levels, the development of the modern super prison, prison labor, chain gangs, crowding, womenâs and menâs prisons, life in prison, prison culture and inmate social structure, prison riots, violence in prison, geriatric and mentally ill inmates, inmates who are ill particularly those with AIDS.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Homeland Security","Course_Description":"This course seeks to examine the history of terrorism and its manifestations in the contemporary world. It examines issues of nationalistic terrorism, religious terrorism and domestic and special interest group terrorism. The course concludes with an examination of the political and ethical implications of the âglobal war on terrorâ and homeland security.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Serial Murder","Course_Description":"Murder, and serial murder in particular, is one of the most frightening types of crimes imaginable. Fortunately, it is an extremely rare occurrence. Nevertheless, criminologist, sociologist, and psychologists have long been interested in the psychology of multiple murderers and how their behaviors affect the social fabric of society. This course focuses on serial murderers, their methods, and their madness.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Planning & Evaluation","Course_Description":"An in-depth examination of information gathering and analysis; planning and evaluation. Emphasis on the analytical tools useful in criminal justice agencies.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quantitative Methods in Criminology","Course_Description":"Coding and analysis of research data, the application of statistical methods common to criminology, and the presentation of research f
61indings to policy makers.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5334,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Factors in Cybersecurity","Course_Description":"This graduate seminar examines human behavior as a critical vulnerability in cybersecurity and homeland security systems, with emphasis on social engineering, insider threats, and decision-making processes. The course examines how human behavior, decision-making, and organizational practices contribute to cybercrime, security failures, and provides prevention strategies. Drawing from criminology, psychology, and security studies, the course explores how individual, organizational, and social factors contribute to cyber risk and security failures. Students will analyze theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and real-world case studies to understand cybercrime, victimization, and prevention. The course emphasizes evidence-based interventions, policy development, and organizational strategies to mitigate human-centered cybersecurity risks in both public and private sectors","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Crim Just Studies","Course_Description":"Includes an analysis of contemporary issues in the understanding, prevention, and control of crime and delinquency both domestically and globally. A student may repeat the course for credit as an elective when the area of study varies.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5343,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Police, Corrections, and Law","Course_Description":"An overview of emerging legal issues, especially those related to the use of force by police and correctional officers. Emphasis will be on municipal and individual officer liability in cases related to tasers, prone position, excited delirium, and other mental health conditions that may or may not involve criminal activities. This course will examine both constitutional and case law.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybercrime","Course_Description":"This course critically examines the problem of technology-related crime and the ways that deviance is facilitated through technology, the internet and the World Wide Web. Students will understand law enforcement's response in dealing with cybercrime. Students will also understand the complex nature of cybercrime and its significance across a variety of disciplines.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criminal Justice Leadership","Course_Description":"Application of leadership theory and development of management skills important to criminal justice agencies. Personnel practices, organizational behavior, and decision-making models will be reviewed in context with positive leadership traits.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5346,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capstone in Criminal Justice","Course_Description":"This course is the culminating experience for students who are approaching graduation. Students must integrate knowledge from across the criminal justice curricula as they debate and discuss current issues and controversies in criminal justice with one another and also complete an independent, faculty-directed, semester-long book review essay suitable for publication.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5353,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides a graduate-level exploration of the strategies and methodologies used to protect critical infrastru
61cture and enhance community resilience. This course examines the identification of threats, the assessment of organizational vulnerabilities, and the development of evidence-based risk mitigation strategies within the Homeland Security enterprise. Students analyze risk using advanced criminological and justice theories, with a specific focus on organizational accountability, ethics, and the implications of risk management for public safety and institutional legitimacy. The course culminates in an integrative project where students synthesize theory and research to formulate strategic recommendations for managing risk in complex justice environments.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5354,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cyberwarfare and Cyberterrorism","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course explores cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism as central security challenges in the digital age. Students examine how states and non state actors use cyberspace to pursue military, political, ideological, and economic objectives. Topics include cyber conflict and deterrence, terrorist use of cyberspace, attribution and escalation, legal and ethical constraints, and national security policy responses. The course emphasizes strategic analysis and real world case studies to understand cyber-enabled threats and defenses.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5363,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Transnational Organized Crime","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course provides an advanced analysis of the structure, dynamics, and impact of transnational organized crime (TOC) within the global justice system. Unlike ideologically motivated terrorism, TOC is examined through the lens of shadow economies and the pursuit of financial and material gain. Students evaluate the business models of diverse criminal syndicatesâincluding cartels, triads, and cyber-criminal organizationsâand their involvement in illicit markets such as narcotics, human trafficking, and intellectual property theft. The curriculum emphasizes the mechanics of criminal governance, global money laundering, and the international legal frameworks, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), used to combat cross-border criminality. By synthesizing criminological theory with empirical case studies, students develop strategic policy recommendations to enhance international law enforcement cooperation and institutional integrity.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Domestic and International Terrorism","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course provides an in-depth examination of domestic and international terrorism from a criminal justice perspective. It explores the historical evolution, ideological foundations, and organizational structures of terrorist groups, as well as the social, political, and economic conditions that contribute to radicalization and violent extremism. The course analyzes major case studies from the United States and around the world, highlighting differences and similarities between domestic and transnational threats. Students will critically evaluate counterterrorism strategies, including law enforcement, intelligence operations, legal frameworks, and prevention programs, while considering ethical dilemmas and civil liberties concerns. Emphasis is placed on developing analytical skills to assess contemporary threats, policy responses, and the role of criminal justice professionals in addressing terrorism in a globalized context. 3 credits","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5373,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Emergency & Disaster Management","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal, organizational, and strategic frameworks governing emergency and disaster management within the criminal justice system. Students will examine the four phases of the emergency management cycle: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, with a specific focus on the unique roles and responsibilities of law enforcement and public safety agencies. The curriculum emphasizes interagency collaboration, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the application of evidence-based strategies to address both natural and man-made disasters. By integrating theoretical perspectives with practical case studies, students will develop the leadership and policy-making competencies necessary to enhance community resilience and institutional legitimacy during critical incidents.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5384,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"White-Collar
61Crime","Course_Description":"A critical analysis of contemporary issues in the understanding, prevention, and control of white-collar crime within domestic and global contexts. The course examines the development of economic and political crimes, emphasizing the application of macro and micro theoretical perspectives to evaluate impacts on social and political institutions. Topics include regulatory oversight, criminal sanctions, and public policy. May be repeated for credit when the area of study varies.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This course evaluates crime at the macro level. It examines the spread of certain crimes across international borders. The nature of transnational crime will be researched and potential solutions will be critiqued. The crime control methods of the United States will be compared with other countries.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Approval of graduate advisor. Must complete both for required six hours.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"},{"Subject_Code":"CRIJ","Course_Number":5601,"Subject_Description":"Criminal Justice","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Applied Project in Criminology","Course_Description":"A major practical project integrating the students course work, previous experience and professional goals. May take the form of a supervised internship, applied research or professional project.","Department":"CRIJ","Department_Description":"Criminal Justice"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"College Readiness Math","Subject_Code1":"CRMA","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CRMA","Course_Number":72,"Subject_Description":"College Readiness Math","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"NCBO MAth","Course_Description":"Non-credit lab for students in College Readiness Math","Department":"CRMA","Department_Description":"College Readiness-Math"},{"Subject_Code":"CRMA","Course_Number":370,"Subject_Description":"College Readiness Math","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"College Readiness Pre-Algebra","Course_Description":"The improvement of basic math skills. The course is required of all students who do not pass the math component of a college readiness test. The course is a prerequisite for CRMA 0371.","Department":"CRMA","Department_Description":"College Readiness-Math"},{"Subject_Code":"CRMA","Course_Number":371,"Subject_Description":"College Readiness Math","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"College Readiness Algebra I","Course_Description":"The improvement of basic algebraic skills. The course is required of all students who do not pass the math component of a college readiness test. The course is a prerequisite for CRMA 0372.","Department":"CRMA","Department_Description":"College Readiness-Math"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"College Readiness Reading","Subject_Code1":"CRRE","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CRRE","Course_Number":371,"Subject_Description":"College Readiness Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"College Readiness Reading","Course_Description":"The improvement of basic reading skills as required by the state's Success Initiative Plan. The course is required of all students who do not pass the reading component of a college readiness test. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer","Department":"CRRE","Department_Description":"College Readiness-Reading"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Cardinal Ready","Subject_Code1":"CRSS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CRSS","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Cardinal Ready","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Cardinal Ready:Student Success","Course_Description":null,"Department":"0000","Department_Description":"Undeclared"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"College Readiness Writing","Subject_Code1":"CRWT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CRWT","Course_Number":371,"Subject_Description":"College Readiness Writing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"College Readiness Writing","Course_Description":"The improvement of basic composition skills as required by the state's Success Initiative Plan. The course is a prerequisite to ENGL 1301 for all students who do not pass the writing component of a college readiness test.","Department":"CRWT","Department_Description":"College Readiness-Writing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Civil Engineering","Subject_Code1":"CVEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":1201,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Introduction to Civil Engineering","Course_Description":"This is a project-based introductory course in engineering that focuses specifically on the civil engineering discipline. Students in this course will c
61onduct a variety of team-based projects that will explore some of the physical phenomenon and design concepts in civil engineering systems. Design concepts will also be covered and physically implemented with the use of AutoCAD and a 3D printer. In addition, the students will be introduced to technical communication including reports, presentations and posters. The course will also introduce students to Microsoft Excel and MATLAB.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statics","Course_Description":"Statics of particles and rigid bodies. Use is made of basic physics, calculus and vector algebra.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":2320,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Diff Equations for Civil Eng","Course_Description":"The study of linear differential equations of single and multiple variables as well as their solutions as they apply to Civil Engineering topics. Introduction to systems of linear differential equations and the use of modern computing tools to analytically and numerically solve the differential equations.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":2370,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to CAD and Surveying","Course_Description":"This introductory course is aimed at covering fundamental design concepts of AutoCAD as it relates to civil/construction engineering and the basic principles of surveying. The AutoCAD portion of the course will be aimed at introducing civil/construction plans, comprehending scale, understanding the basic operation of AutoCAD software and 2D drawing skills for civil engineering systems. The surveying portion will cover introduction to surveying, basic surveying measurements and vertical distance measurements.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":2372,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanics of Solids","Course_Description":"Effect of loads on deformable bodies, Uniaxial and biaxial stress-strain relationships and Indeterminate systems. Study of stresses due to axial, torsional and bending effects. Bucking of columns. Introduction to design.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3290,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Engineering Probability and Statistics","Course_Description":"Principles of systems analysis utilized for solving civil engineering problems. Application of probability, statistics, and regression analysis to the engineering design process. Specific examples in civil engineering taken under consideration. Course title and description may vary when taught as a CE Elective.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Materials Systems","Course_Description":"Engineering Material Systems covers basic principles in materials science with a focus on civil engineering materials. topics covered in this course include mechanical and physical properties of steel, aluminum, aggregate, cement and concrete, asphalt, timber and composite materials. Students will be required to conduct laboratory experiments which include the quantification of the elastic modulus and toughness of hot-rolled steel, cold formed steel and aluminum; fine and coarse aggregate gradation; absorption capacity, bulk-specific gravity; and the characterization of fresh and hardened concrete properties. Students will also complete a broad open-ended engineering design project encompassing structural analysis software, ASCE 7-10, ASTM D3737 and NDS 2015 specifications.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Environmental Engineering","Course_Description":"In introduction to Environmental Engineering the laws of conservation of mass and energy and simple models are used to derive formulae and solve basic problems as they relate to the impact of pollutants on the environment, air and water quality.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Structural Analysis","Course_Description":"Analysis of loading for bridges and buildings. Effects of moving loads using influence lines. Shear and bending moment diagrams. Analysis of indeterminate structures. Introduction to structural design. Investigation of frames, girders and bents.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3351,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fluid Mechanics","Course_Description":"This course introduces the students to the fascinating field of fluid mechanics. Fluid mechanics examines the behavior of fluids, both liquids and gases, at rest and in motion (dynamics). This examination will rely on Newton's laws of motion, as well as the fundamental thermodynamic principles and the conservation of mass and energy. This course covers topics including fluid statics, fundamentals of fluid motion, systems and control volumes, basic laws of fluid flow, flow characteristics of closed conduits, friction and drag studies, similitude and dimensional analysis.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Hydrology","Course_Description":"Precipitation, surface water, infiltration, and sub-surface water. Analysis of rainfall and runoff data. Collection studies. Hydraulics of wells. Net storm rain; peak discharge and flood runoff.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Water & Wastewater Treatment","Course_Description":"General survey of environmental engineering covering water supply and sanitary sewerage treatment systems. Design of drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Geo-technical Engineering","Course_Description":"Basic principles of soil behavior under load. Soil properties and classification. Study of hydraulics as applied to soil mechanics.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4110,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Seminar","Course_Description":"Discussion of ethical, professional, and technical topics related to the practice of civil engineering. Presentation of oral and written reports.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4212,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Civil Engineering Systems Design Project","Course_Description":"The first course of two senior design project courses providing a major design experience before graduation. Topics include project planning, conceptual design, data collection and code interpretation of a civil engineering project in a term environment. Application of civil engineering principles in a selected civil engineering field. Development of project proposals.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Civil Engineering System Design Project (I)","Course_Description":"The first course of two senior design project courses providing a major design experience before graduation. Topics include project planning, conceptual design, data collection and code interpretation of a civil engineering project in a term environment. Application of civil engineering principles in a selected civil engineering field. Development of project proposals.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Civil Engineering System Design Project (II)","Course_Description":"The second of two senior design project courses providing a major design experience which is to provide senior students the experience of performing comprehensive designs to address the needs of a realistic civil engineering project. This process includes the identification of the engineering goal, scoping and planning of the project, evaluation of viable alternatives, design of engineering components, cost analysis and assessment of social & environmental impacts. Topics include enhanced design process, application of specialty software, material selection, economical evaluation, and technical communication with professionals. Written preparation and oral presentation of the final project report is required.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Project Management","Course_Description":"Principles governing the effective and efficie
61nt management of engineering projects including the application of comprehensive planning, scheduling, and cost estimation procedures. Presentation of oral and written design reports.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundation Engineering","Course_Description":"The practice of geotechnical engineering: subsurface explorations; geotechnical analysis and design of shallow footings, deep foundations, and retaining structures; stability of earth slopes, and soil improvement.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hydraulic Engineering","Course_Description":"Continuation of CVEN 3350-Hydraulics I emphasizing practical design applications of basic fluid mechanics principles in fluid measurement, machinery, closed conduit flow, open channel flow and hydraulic transients. Presentation of oral and written design reports.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4365,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Transportation Engineering","Course_Description":"An introduction to the principles of transportation engineering with focus on highway engineering and traffic analysis. this course covers fundamental concepts and principles that guide road design as well as movement and control of vehicular traffic; specifically, geometric design, traffic control theory, highway capacity analysis, and traffic signal operations.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Aided Design","Course_Description":"Introduction of graphical computer-aided techniques to design various civil engineering systems. It may include introduction of AutoCAD and MicroStation, and also introduction of geographical information system (GIS - ArcView or Arc/Info) to analyze spatial data for feasibility study. May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"GIS for Civil Engineers","Course_Description":"Introduce students to modern GIS and Geospatial analysis and demonstrate their use in civil engineering analysis and design. Students will utilize spatial datasets specific to civil engineering. Students will apply terrain, network and geostatistical methods using LiDAR, InSAR and other data from modern day sensors.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Reinforced Concrete Design","Course_Description":"The design of structural concrete members based upon working stress and strength design methods. Study of standard specifications. Introduction to pre-stressed concrete.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Structural Steel Design","Course_Description":"The design of buildings and bridge components according to standard specifications. Application of load and resistance factor and allowable stress design methods. Introduction to plastic design of steel structures.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Structural Analysis","Course_Description":"Review for methods of statically indeterminate structural analysis including constant deformation, slope deflection and moment distribution; introduction of stiffness and flexibility methods using matrix algebra, theories of arches, cables, cylindrical structures using classical and energy methods.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Aided Design","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth exploration of computer-aided design (CAD) tools and methodologies applied to civil and environmental engineering projects. Students will develop advanced skills in 2D drafting and 3D modeling using industry-standard software such as AutoCAD Civil 3D and BIM platforms. Emphasis is placed on integrating CAD with civil infrastru
61cture design processes, including transportation systems, site development, water resources, and structural components","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Bridge Design","Course_Description":"The course is a graduate course on the design of bridge structures. It is intended for students who have completed basic indeterminate structural analysis and design of steel and reinforced concrete structures. The topics in this course include history, development and classification of bridges, use of AASHTO LRFD Specification for the design of superstructure and substructure of straight simple and continuous I-girder type bridges, rating of existing bridges and a full design of a bridge project.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Concrete Design","Course_Description":"Analysis and design of concrete members based upon working stress and strength design methods. Consideration given to pre-stressing or post-stressing of beams and structural components. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Structural Dynamics","Course_Description":"Structural dynamics is an upper level engineering course covering fundamental topics on the analysis of single and multiple degree of freedom civil engineering systems under dynamic loading, ground accelerations, and blast loadings. The formulation of the second order ordinary differential equation of motion will be discussed and a variety of mathematical techniques used to solve accelerating inertial systems will be discussed: some topics include Laplace and Fourier transforms, convolution integral, modal and spectral matrices, Rayleigh Ritz method, and the central difference method for numerical analysis. An introduction to spectral analysis and earthquake design will also be discussed, which includes concepts in pseudo acceleration and equivalent lateral design loads for base shear. Although this course focuses on structural engineering applications, the basic principles and techniques learned here can be applied to other types of vibrating systems: aerospace vehicles, satellites, vibrating machinery, etc.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Stress Analysis & Matl System","Course_Description":"A study of solid mechanics and/or building/hydraulic systems related to the performance of different materials such as soils, metals, timber, masonry, and composites under various loading conditions. Consideration of construction and environmental effects. Topics may include, if applicable, unsymmetrical sections, shear center, curved beams, torsion of noncircular cross sections, strain energy, virtual work, plasticity, fatigue, and introduction to the theory of elasticity.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Project Management","Course_Description":"Principles governing the effective and efficient management of engineering projects including the application of comprehensive planning, scheduling, and cost estimation procedures. Presentation of oral and written design reports.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Steel Design","Course_Description":"Analysis and design of structural members using steel. Consideration is given to elastic and inelastic buckling in beams and columns due to local, flexural, torsional and torsional flexural action. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Models in Hydrological Systems","Course_Description":"Analysis of basin hydrology, steamflow frequency, and water surface profiles, introduction to wave machines and hydrological transport processes including water quality simulation in hydrodynamic systems (oceans, estuaries, lakes/reservoirs, rivers/streams, storm water control facilities). May be repeated for credit when subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Air Pollution","Course_Description":"Pollutant sources, emissions and transport. Air pollution control methods. Particulate collection theory, gaseous pollutant removal theory. Atmospheric sampling and analysis methods. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hydrologic Analysis","Course_Description":"Overview of hydrological models, hydrological design and hydrodynamic processes in bodies of water (rivers/streams, oceans, estuaries, inland lakes, and reservoirs); energy and momentum transfer through a water surface; standing or progressive waves; salt water and fresh water interaction; wind effects of stratification and circulations; analysis of stratified flow and density currents; selective withdrawal; turbulent wind mixing. Consideration of environmental effects. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5329,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Water Supply & Treatment","Course_Description":"An investigation of the chemistry of water treatment processes including the study of treatment process selection and associated design parameters.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Environmental Systems Modeling","Course_Description":"Mathematical models and numerical methods and their applications to study environmental fate and transport processes in natural and engineered systems.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biological Wastewater Treatment","Course_Description":"Principles of treatment for domestic and industrial wastewaters with emphasis on process kinetics and biological action.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Pavement Analysis and Design","Course_Description":"This course covers topics on both the classical empirical and current mechanistic rigid and flexible pavement analysis methods which includes the AASHTO 1986/1993 design method and the mechanistic, the Asphalt Institute Method, and PavementME methods for both flexible and rigid pavements, respectively. Other relevant topics include traffic loading, pavement subgrade characterization, pavement evaluation, environmental effects, structural design of rigid and asphalt pavements, pavement rehabilitation and pavement economics.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5334,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sustainability: Green Engineering","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the engineering concepts and environmental concerns important to sustainability engineering with a focus on the LEED green building rating system with topics on sustainable site selection, alternative transportation, heat island effect light pollution, water and energy efficiency/use, regional and global climate/air issues, use/reuse of many materials and resources and indoor environmental quality.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering with Nature: Interdisciplinary","Course_Description":"This course will introduce and broaden students' horizons to the overall concept of Engineering with Nature (EwN) as being developed and implemented by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).The USACE defines EwN as the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5336,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering With Nature: Ecology","Course_Description":"The US Army corps of Engineers defines Engineering with Nature (EwN) as the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficie
61ntly and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration. Engineering with Nature Ecology provides an in-depth view into the ecological processes and implications for this interdisciplinary field.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5337,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering With Nature: Engineering","Course_Description":"the US Army Corps of Engineers defines Engineering with Nature (EwN) as the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration. Engineering with Nature Engineering provides an in-depth view into the hydrological processes and other coastal engineering principals for this interdisciplinary field.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5338,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Solid Waste Management","Course_Description":"A study of solid waste collection, transfer and disposal systems. Investigation of the reclamation of resources by multiple use, reuse and improvement of existing sources to meet quality requirements.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5339,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering with Nature: Dredging Practices","Course_Description":"The US Army Corps of Engineers defines Engineering with Nature (EwN) as the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental and social benefits through collaboration. Engineering with Nature: Dredging Practices provides an in-depth understanding of dredging operations and dredged material management. It covers beneficial uses and thin-layer placement of dredged sediment; focusing particular attention to the role of sustainable maritime infrastru
61cture.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundation Engineering","Course_Description":"The practice of geotechnical engineering: subsurface explorations; geotechnical analysis and design of shallow footings, deep foundations, and retaining structures; stability of earth slopes, and soil improvement.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5343,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Waste Treatment","Course_Description":"Procedures for analysis of the industrial waste problem, methods of collecting experimental data and process design for required treatment. Case studies and special laboratory problems for translating experimental data to prototype design. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hydraulic Engineering Systems","Course_Description":"Continuation of CVEN 3350Hydraulics I emphasizing practical design applications of basic fluid mechanics principles in fluid measurement, machinery, closed conduit flow, open channel flow and hydraulic transients. Presentation of oral and written design reports.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5351,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Unit Oper Environmental Engr","Course_Description":"Theory of fluid and slurry movement under gravity and pressure systems, mixing processes, coagulation and flocculation of chemical treatment, separatory processes including flotation and sedimentation, and gas transfer and absorption of the biological systems. Selected laboratory assignments for model studies of these unit operations.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5364,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Transportation Engineering & Traffic Analysis","Course_Description":"Introduce students to the principles of transportation engineering with a focus on highway engineering and traffic analysis. The course covers fundamental concepts and principles that guide road design, as well as the movement and control of vehicular traffic. Specifically, these include geometric design, traffic flow theory, highway capacity analysis, traffic signal operations and travel demand and forecasting.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5366,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Travel Demand Analysis","Course_Description":"This course introduces foundations of travel demand analysis, including theory and practices. It describes the statistical concepts used for estimation, provides a complete description of the theoretical and practical bases for disaggregate models, and shows how these models can be used in travel demand forecasting. The class also synthesizes and illustrates state-of-the-art applications of the most significant developments in travel demand modeling. The major topics covered in this class are: fundamentals of transportation systems analysis, theoretical aspects of travel demand, travel behavior, modeling of performance characteristics and costs of transportation modes, development of travel choice models including mode, route and destination choice, and equilibrium.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"GIS Applications in Engineering","Course_Description":"This course aims to help students: 1. Understand the theory of relational database 2. Understand and operate a database through the structured query language (SQL) 3.Understand the basic theory of geographic information systems (GIS) 4. Learn how to use ArcGIS","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Building Design/Construction","Course_Description":"Advanced topics in Building and/or Construction Systems. Topics may include the treatment of contaminated soils, and the effects of various static, dynamic, hydraulic, and wind loads on structural frames and foundations. Environmental, social, and safety requirements may be taken under consideration. Presentation of oral and written design reports. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5387,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"The course is designed to meet special needs of students. Each topic is offered on an irregular schedule as the demand requires. Sample topics include: (1) Kinetic theory of gases; (2) Transients in compressible flow; (3) Nonlinear vibrations; (4) Protective construction; (5) Transients in engineering systems; (6) Stagewise mass transfer; (7) Nuclear engineering; (8) Hybrid and analog computers; (9) Adaptive control; (10) Optimization techniques; (11) Sampling techniques.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5398,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Reinforced Concrete Design","Course_Description":"The design of structural concrete members based upon
61working stress and strength design methods. Study of standard specifications. Introduction to prestressed concrete.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":5399,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Structural Steel Design","Course_Description":"The design of buildings and bridge components according to standard specifications. Application of load and resistance factor and allowable stress design methods. Introduction to plastic design of steel structures.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6310,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design Projects","Course_Description":"A focused semester-long project aimed at analyzing or designing a civil engineering system. Projects focus on identifying failure modes, design requirements and standards as well as a comparison of potential alternatives across various criteria of interest including, but not limited to, risk and reliability, costs and benefits, environmental impacts, sustainability, resilience and safety. May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies. The design project will culminate in a written report and an oral presentation.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Justification Engineering Proj","Course_Description":"The preparation of proposals for advanced engineering work. The student will be given individual assistance in preparing a proposal for his field of study.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6332,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Geotech Engineering","Course_Description":"Investigate practical applications of soil mechanics principals to geotechnical engineering, dewatering techniques, design and analysis of deep foundations and retaining structures.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6333,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chem Principles Envrmt Systems","Course_Description":"Introduction to aquatic and atmospheric chemistry, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, chemical buffer, metal-ligand chemistry, precipitation and dissolution, redox chemistry and radical chemistry.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6334,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sustainability: Life Cycle","Course_Description":"This course focuses on engineering concepts and environmental concerns in environmental and resource life cycle assessment (LCA) as per ISO 14040/14044. It overviews the framework, methods and some tools for LCA on products, processes or infrastru
61cture. Topics include the principles of LCA, investigation of various environmental impacts and indicators and resources for life cycle inventory. the course aims to encourage systems thinking and to facilitate life cycle techniques to students' individual research topics.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6336,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Stormwater Mgmt & Design","Course_Description":"Introduction of stormwater quality and quantity management and simulation models (e.g., SWMM, StormCAD), introduction to the Best Management Practice and Total Maximum Daily Load for coastal areas, and design of urban stormwater system facilities, e.g., detention ponds, culverts, channel system and stormwater pipes.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6339,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hazardous Waste Management","Course_Description":"The design, operation and applicability of standard destruction and detoxification technologies will be presented. The various types of incineration, thermal, biological, physical and chemical treatment methods will be included, as well as the technologies now in the later stages of research and development. Emphasis will be on applicability and functional design as opposed to detailed design.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6345,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Water Qual Modeling/Monitoring","Course_Description":"Introduction to water quality simulation in natural water systems, e.g., water temperate, dissolved oxygen model in lakes/reservoirs/estuaries, turbulent diffusion and dispersion in one and two dimensional systems, and chemical and biological kinetics in water quality model. Introduction to monitoring of air and water quality parameters in coastal areas, including solids, dissolved oxygen, BOD, COD, salinity, criterion pollutants and selected instrumental analysis.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6387,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hydraulics of Env Systems","Course_Description":"Hydraulic design of municipal utilities including storm water and waste water collections systems, water distribution networks and treatment plant facilities.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"},{"Subject_Code":"CVEN","Course_Number":6388,"Subject_Description":"Civil Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Methds Engr Proj Mgmt","Course_Description":"Principles governing the effective and efficient management of engineering projects including the application of comprehensive planning, scheduling and cost estimation procedures. Utilization of various computer methods and systems will be emphasized.","Department":"CVEE","Department_Description":"Civil & Environmental Engr"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Dance","Subject_Code1":"DANC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":1120,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Pathways in Dance","Course_Description":"A first semester seminar in dance, this course offers special training in establishing the building blocks for success in a collegiate dance degree and thereafter including exploring professional practices and expectations, identity development, personal accountability, academic skills, and career pathways.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":1228,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Latin, Ballroom and Social Dance","Course_Description":"An introduction to various social dances, including the history and technique of partner dancing in Latin and Ballroom forms in the U.S. and around the World. No previous experience is expected. Course is open to non-majors.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":1270,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Introduction to Dance Technique","Course_Description":"The fundamentals of human movement and dance technique for beginners. Students will experience exercises in body mechanics, flexibility, and conditioning, as well as re
61ceive an introduction to the techniques of Modern, Ballet, and Jazz dance. No previous experience is expected. Course is open to non-majors.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2241,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Ballet I","Course_Description":"An introduction to the basics of ballet dance. History and terminology included. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2243,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Tap I","Course_Description":"An introduction to the basics of tap dance. History and terminology included. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2245,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Modern I","Course_Description":"An introduction to the basics of modern dance. History and terminology included. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2247,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Jazz I","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in jazz dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2249,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Aerial I","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to aerial dance technique. Students will explore climbing, single leg lock and a variety of beginner silks vocabulary.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2273,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Improvisation","Course_Description":"A creative dance technique for selecting and developing new movement. Non-majors may enroll.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":2303,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance Appreciation","Course_Description":"A survey of the art of dance and its role in world cultures, history and current issues.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3160,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Applied Choreography","Course_Description":"Application of the principles and practices of choreographing a dance. Work presented at semester's end in a student choreography concert. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3161,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Applied Choreography II","Course_Description":"This course serves as an application of the principles and practices of choreographing a dance. Work will be presented at the semester's end in a student choreography showcase. This course may be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3241,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Ballet II","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in intermediate ballet technique, barre and center work. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/valuation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3243,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Tap II","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in intermediate tap dance technique. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition and/or evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3245,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Modern II","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in intermediate modern dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3247,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Jazz II","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in intermediate jazz dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for credit..","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3249,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Intermediate Aerial Dance","Course_Description":"This course is an expansion of aerial dance technique. Students will explore climbs, double leg lock, weaving p
61hrases with the silk and a variety of intermediate silks vocabulary.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance Composition","Course_Description":"Analysis and study of and experimentation with the elements of dance composition, with emphasis on developing choreographic design skills such as use of space, dynamics, rhythm and other compositional tools.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance for Theatre and Musical Theatre","Course_Description":"An introduction to dance styles and practices for Theatre and Musical Theatre including historical vernacular forms from the Renaissance to the 20th Century, iconic musical theatre repertory, auditioning practices for dance, and composition for the theatre. Course includes both lecture and studio experience.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3325,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Somatics","Course_Description":"A course covering correct physiological development and movement therapies as they relate to dance training. Offered: Other","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Pedagogy","Course_Description":"This introduction to the art and science of teaching will include discussion and exercises in student demographics; human development, personality, intelligence, and behavior; teaching methods; the structure, analysis, and assessment of course content; and educational values as they apply to teaching in the performing arts.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance History","Course_Description":"The evolution of religious, social and theatrical dance from prehistoric times through the present.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4101,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Problems in Dance","Course_Description":"Assigned projects in dance education, research, performance or choreography. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4201,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Problems in Dance","Course_Description":"Assigned projects or independent study in dance education, research, performance or choreography. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4210,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Dance Internship","Course_Description":"Supervised internship with an emphasis on experiential learning in a professional dance setting with career-related assignments and projects under the guidance of a faculty member working in conjunction with dance professionals.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4241,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Ballet III","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in ballet technique, barre and center work. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4243,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Tap III","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in advanced tap dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4245,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Modern III","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in advance modern dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4247,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Jazz III","Course_Description":"Instruction and practice in advanced jazz dance technique including historical and current styles. Majors are placed in the appropriate level through audition/evaluation. Non-majors must obtain instructor consent. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4249,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Aerial II","Course_Description":"This course is a culmination of aerial dance technique. Students will explore inverted climbing, silks partnering, drops and a variety of advanced silks vocabulary. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 hours of credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems in Dance","Course_Description":"Assigned projects in dance education, research, performance or choreography. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance Composition II","Course_Description":"This course builds upon the principles of dance making as explored in Dance C
61omposition I through experimentation, discussion, and practice. Emphasis will be placed on developing personal movement invention and investigating complex choreographic design skills.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professional Portfolio","Course_Description":"This course serves as a senior capstone course preparing students for success in a competitive market. Building on technical, personal, and professional development explored through the degree program, emphasis will be placed on brand marketing, the job search, and the audition process resulting in a complete professional portfolio.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"DANC","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Dance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dance Pedagogy","Course_Description":"The theory and practice of dance pedagogy focusing in greater depth on the content of various techniques and on professional preparation. Coursework will include the application of somatic principles and diverse teaching methods in multiple disciplines. Supervised outside fieldwork will be required.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Discovery Seminar","Subject_Code1":"DISC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"DISC","Course_Number":1300,"Subject_Description":"Discovery Seminar","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Becoming Batman","Course_Description":"Discovery Seminars provide students with close contact through in-depth study of a specialized topic. They are issue-oriented, covering a wide range of knowledge and/or engaging specific issues or advanced, cutting-edge topics. They are methodologically self-conscious, focus on how scholars pose problems, involve active learning, encourage self-directed inquiry, and enable students to take responsibility for producing knowledge. They are not introductory surveys. Discovery Seminars are designed to help the student make the transition from high school to college-level academic expectations. These courses function as a crash course for college-level writing, reading, critical thinking and information literacy.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"DISC","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Discovery Seminar","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Who Decides What Bodies Mean Fatness in the US","Course_Description":"Discovery Seminars provide students with close contact through in-depth study of a specialized topic. They are issue-oriented, covering a wide range of knowledge and/or engaging specific issues or advanced, cutting-edge topics. They are methodologically self-conscious, focus on how scholars pose problems, involve active learning, encourage self-directed inquiry, and enable students to take responsibility for producing knowledge. They are not introductory surveys. Discovery Seminars are designed to help the student make the transition from high school to college-level academic expectations. These courses function as a crash course for college-level writing, reading, critical thinking and information literacy.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"DISC","Course_Number":1302,"Subject_Description":"Discovery Seminar","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Shell I'm In: Phenomenology of the Body","Course_Description":"Discovery Seminars provide students with close contact through in-depth study of a specialized topic. They are issue-oriented, covering a wide range of knowledge and/or engaging specific issues or advanced, cutting-edge topics. They are methodologically self-conscious, focus on how scholars pose problems, involve active learning, encourage self-directed inquiry, and enable students to take responsibility for producing knowledge. They are not introductory surveys. Discovery Seminars are designed to help the student make the transition from high school to college-level academic expectations. These courses function as a crash course for college-level writing, reading, critical thinking and information literacy.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Subject_Code1":"DSDE","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"DSDE Comp Exam","Course_Description":"Placeholder course used for Comprehensive Exams","Department":null,"Department_Description":null},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1371,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL I","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the basic skills in production and comprehension of American Sign Language (ASL). It includes the manual alphabet and numbers, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, conversational strategies, and cultural/language notes. This course will assist the student in developing conversational ability; culturally appropriate behaviors and exposes students to ASL grammar. (Transfers as TCCN SNGL 1301).","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1372,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL II","Course_Description":"This is an intermediate course to help students enhance their skills in producing and comprehending American Sign Language (ASL). It includes the manual alphabet and numbers, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, conversational strategies, and cultural/language notes. This course will assist the students in developing conversational ability, culturally appropriate behaviors and exposes students to ASL grammar.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1374,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Deaf Studies","Course_Description":"Historical and current trends about the American Deaf community, their culture, and the education of deaf youth.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1377,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Deaf Education","Course_Description":"A survey of the history of deaf education in the US and around the world today, including a description of major contributors of educational pedagogy.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1378,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Interpreting","Course_Description":"A survey course for the field of sign language interpreting. This course is an overview of the various aspects within the field of interpreting and those issues facing interpreters and consumers.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":1379,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL Structure","Course_Description":"A study of the basics of ASL linguistics including phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2371,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL III","Course_Description":"This course is intended to develop the student's visual-spatial (gestural)
61skills and improve expressive fluency and reception skills through class discussions, pair/group work, simulations, and presentations. It includes grammar review and features extensive discussions of Deaf culture. Sentences constructions will be reviewed and communicative competencies in ASL beyond the basic level will be addressed. Fluency and accuracy of finger spelling will be developed as well as the use of lexicalized signs. Instruction will occur primarily in ASL (no voice).","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2372,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"American Sign Language IV","Course_Description":"Linguistics of ASL and advanced expressive and receptive skill development in ASL.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2373,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Visual/Gestural Communication","Course_Description":"This course develops introductory skills in non-verbal communication including gestures, facial expression, pantomime, use of ASL classifiers, and body language. Instructional methods include the viewing, creation and performance of stories using these elements.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2378,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting I","Course_Description":"This course continues to explore with greater specificity the fundamentals of ASL, interpreting, including the roles and responsibilities of the interpreter.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2380,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL V","Course_Description":"Advanced ASL expressive and receptive skills are the focus of this course. ASL grammar, short stories, narratives, registers, and conversation are emphasized. Other topics include non-manual signals and cross-cultural communication and knowledge.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2381,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL VI","Course_Description":"A continuation of advanced ASL expressive and receptive skills emphasizing ASL grammar, short stories, narratives, registers, and conversations including non-manual signals and cross-cultural communication and knowledge.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2382,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL Linguistics","Course_Description":"An advanced study of linguistics research of American Sign Language (ASL)","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":2384,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Linguistics of Fingerspelling","Course_Description":"The study of manual performance development of number concepts in American Sign Language used in the Deaf Community.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"American Sign Language V","Course_Description":"Advanced ASL expressive and receptive skills are the focus of this course. ASL grammar, short stories, narratives, registers, and conversation are emphasized. Other topics include non-manual signals, as well as cross-cultural communication and knowledge.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL VI","Course_Description":"A continuation of advanced ASL expressive and receptive skills emphasizing ASL grammar, short stories, narratives, registers and conversations including non-manual signals and cross-cultural communication and knowledge.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3303,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting for Diverse Deaf Communities","Course_Description":"A course that will provide theoretical and practical techniques for interpreting for minority deaf children and adults, and to interpret materials/resources to provide culturally appropriate interpretation for diverse deaf consumers.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3304,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sign-to-Voice Interpreting","Course_Description":"This course will develop the student's specific English skills, clarity of form and meaning, lexical substitution, messages summaries, appropriate paraphrasing discourse, syntactical language comparisons, voice production techniques, text/discourse/interpreting process analysis, semantic mapping, and diagnostic assessment while interpreting. The course also focuses on the process of voice interpretation, provides practice of required skills and process tasks, and applies skills and theory to the translation process.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3307,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL Literature","Course_Description":"A survey of Deaf Cultural themes as expressed in short stories, poetry, drama, humor, and the visual arts will be addressed.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advocacy and
61Services for Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing","Course_Description":"This course will provide an overview of issues related to human rights, policies, law, ethics, advocacy and services for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing and Deaf-Blind. Various types of advocacy will be emphasized in the course, including self-advocacy, advocacy for deaf individuals and their family, advocacy for Deaf-Blind people, advocacy for Deaf community and Deaf schools and civil and human rights advocacy.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3312,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Justice Advocacy","Course_Description":"The course is designed to provide a comprehensive coverage of advocacy and social justice with an application to the deaf community. Students will learn to think critically and expansively on theories related to advocacy, leadership and social justice. They will learn the general scope and application of legal mandates relating to deaf and hard of hearing populations.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3314,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interactive Interpreting","Course_Description":"This course focuses on mentoring students in both mock and applied interpreting experiences. Each student will receive feedback on their interpretation from their peers, faculty, and departmental designated interpreters. Students will experience interpreting in both sign to voice contexts as well as voice to sign contexts. This is an experiential course that is required to be taken by all interpreting students at least twice to provide the necessary practice, feedback, and confidence to enter the field as basic interpreters in both educational and community contexts.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3321,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting Non-Literal Expressions","Course_Description":"To develop proficiency in interpreting everyday language by analyzing idiomatic expressions, turns of phrase, proverbs, cliches, euphemisms and metaphorical phrases in both English and ASL.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3322,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Theory","Course_Description":"Introduction to research and applied theory. This course familiarizes students with research terminology and philosophies of research in the social sciences.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3324,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Community Application: Translating ASL Stories","Course_Description":"This course is an expansion course analyzing the production of stories in American Sign Language. It includes ASL translation of a variety of storybooks in various genres, using appropriate non-manual and animate facial expressions, role playing/spatial referencing, body shifts and eye gaze, depicting verbs and culturally appropriate vocabulary choice. This course will assist the student in augmenting their culturally appropriate storytelling skills.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3325,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting and Tourism","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide students with an active learning environment in which to develop technical skills in the area of interpreting within the tourism industry. Students will acquire technical vernacular/jargon and practical skills that prepare them to interpret in global settings. The experience will provide students with authentic locations where they can simulate the work of professional interpreters.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3328,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deafhood and Allyship","Course_Description":"Students will be able to apply constructs of intersectionality to deaf cultural and disability studies, conceptualize deaf space and investigate how deaf people view the use of space in their daily lives, analyze the historic impact of oppression across cultures and communities, and learn how to be an ally advocating for deaf people and communities.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":3378,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting II","Course_Description":"This course will focus on the skills needed to work as an interpreter in secondary educational settings. This course is the third in a series of four interpreting courses. The majority of the work done in this course will be done in the consecutive/sight translation interpreting style.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4308,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching ASL as a Second Language","Course_Description":"Methods to teach American Sign Language (ASL) as a second language will be introduced and practiced. Emphasis will be on designing and implementing lesson plans, and academic presentations.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4309,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum","Course_Description":"Student practicum and/or classroom observations where ASL or ASL interpreting is being used.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sign Langs & Sign Codes","Course_Description":"A survey of the linguistics of American Sign Language (ASL) and comparison to various sign codes of English.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting Subjects at Secondary Schools","Course_Description":"Theoretical and practical strategies will be taught for interpreting academic vocabulary/content (language arts, reading, social studies, and science) in school programs with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Deaf Communities","Course_Description":"The purpose of this course to build global knowledge about deaf people and their communities including the effect of international treaties and laws, c
61ompare international deaf education systems and explain how they differ from the U.S. educational system for deaf children including laws that mandate educational placement, and the recognition sign language rights.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4322,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Applications","Course_Description":"This course will enhance the student's knowledge of data analysis techniques and provide practice in quantitative/qualitative methods used in social science research. This course provides students with the knowledge needed to conduct their own research study. The focus of this course is application of research.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problem & Projects","Course_Description":"Special project course taken by supervising faculty and Department Chair approval.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4378,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting III","Course_Description":"This course will focus on advanced skills needed to work as an interpreter in secondary educational settings. This course is the fourth in a series of four interpreting courses. The majority of the work done in this course will be done in the consecutive/sight translation interpreting style.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4379,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interpreting: Professional Responsibilities","Course_Description":"This course provides the student with a critical view of the foundational aspects of interpreting professionalism, ethics, business practices, interpreting skills and certification test-taking skills.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4620,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Internship - Advocacy","Course_Description":"Internship is a field experience practicum conducted in American Sign Language community environments. Student internship is conducted in deaf community or classroom settings where ASL is the primary language of communication.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":4621,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Interpreting Internship","Course_Description":"Interpreting practicum/internship is a field experience course which includes observations and field experiences interpreting American Sign Language, and various other sign systems in a variety of settings.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deaf History","Course_Description":"Life and culture of Deaf people via history, art, literature, mythology and performance will be utilized. Using an anthropological definition of culture, the course examines the linguistic variations and modes of cultural transmission across generations and the demographics and characteristics of community.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL Literature","Course_Description":"A course in deaf culture themes within short stories, poetry, drama, humor, art, movies.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psycholinguistics","Course_Description":"Research shows that sign languages have all the fundamental properties of spoken languages (e.g. phonology, morphology, grammar and syntax). Sign language combines meaningless sub-lexical units into large meaningless phonetic features, phonemes and syllables into meaningful principles that determine how unites of the language can combine.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition in Deaf Individuals","Course_Description":"General theories in cognition and cognitive development in Deaf individuals will be reviewed and applied through various means.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Practicum","Course_Description":"Advanced classroom practicum, diagnostics and therapy. May be repeated and must be taken each semester.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Classroom Application of Linguistics","Course_Description":"This course will provide an advanced study of the research regarding the major linguistic structures of American Sign Language.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech and Audiology for Deaf Educators","Course_Description":"This course reviews basic anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms and shows deaf educators how to work with professionals and parents of deaf and hard of hearing children.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistics","Course_Description":"This course covers the univariate and bivariate statistical techniques frequently used by human service professionals. Students are given the opportunity to gain statistics skills regarding analysis and interpretations of data. Practical applications of these techniques are emphasized. This course presumes no statistical background other than college-level algebra or its equivalent.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics","Course_Description":"This course will investigate basic theories of morality and how they apply to ethical research practices. Ethics is the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles in research. Students will be able to discu
61ss academic culture, the concept of morality and how they relate to ethics.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Design and Statistics I","Course_Description":"This course focuses on learning and quantitative designs and the statistics that are used within those research designs. Survey methods in conjunction and discussions include measures of central tendency, standard deviations and correlations.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Bilingual Theories","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the fundamental theories and principles of bilingualism as it pertains to the field of Deaf education. Students will integrate in research regarding Deaf education from the current relevant literature.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5319,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Literacy: Strategies for Effective Reading and Writing","Course_Description":"This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to support literacy development of deaf and hard of hearing students. Drawing on recent research and best practices, students will explore various strategies for reading and writing, tailored to meet the needs of these learners. Through engaging discussions, practical assignments, and evaluations of current literacy strategies, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of effective teaching methods to foster literacy growth in deaf education","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL/Eng Bilingual Assess","Course_Description":"A survey of assessment of deaf students in educational achievement, and language and literacy using ASL/English bilingual methodology.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching STEM to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students","Course_Description":"STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) in an educational context refers to the concept of teaching content in these areas not in siloed separate classes, but in an integrated, project-based manner, emphasizing student agency and self-directed learning based on the current research.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Scholarly Writing","Course_Description":"Writing arguments, evaluating primary research, synthesizing and organizing a lit review.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL and English Linguistics","Course_Description":"This course will provide an advanced study of the major linguistic structures of American Sign Language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, language use, and linguistic applications. Comparisons between ASL linguistics and English linguistics (including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse structure) will be examined. This course emphasizes a practical, hands-on approach with introductions to theoreticalâ¯concepts.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Psychology","Course_Description":"The goal of this course is to provide an overview of general principles, theories, issues, and related research in educational psych
61ology. Current literature will be introduced to show new research regarding cognitive, developmental, and social psychology as applied to education.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5328,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deaf Students w/ Disabilities","Course_Description":"Prevalence, demographics and etiologies of hearing disorders with other disabilities (blindness, motor, emotional, mental or orthopedic). Includes methods, curricula and materials.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5329,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Law & Deaf Education","Course_Description":"Legislative and judicial decisions that influence educational programs for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deaf Immigrants","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the U.S. immigrant history and provide historical context to current debates over immigration reform, integration ad citizenship in the Deaf community. Students will identify and analyze different points of view related to immigration and their literacy in Deaf Education.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Reggio Emilia","Course_Description":"This course presents best practices using the Reggio Emilia approach where classrooms are student-centered and constructivist self-guided. This course will prepare teachers to use self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments. They will learn how to view young children as individuals who are curious about their world and have the powerful potential to learn from all that surrounds them using the four major principles.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Behavioral Management","Course_Description":"This course presents best practice in classroom behavioral management including: organizing time, materials and classroom space to strategies for managing individual and large group student behaviors, transitions, lab activities and other arrangements for classrooms in Deaf Education. This course will prepare teachers to feel confident, know nd fulfill their professional responsibilities to create an effective and well managed educational environment.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"21st Century Deaf Education","Course_Description":"This course is designed to explore the essential elements needed for the acquisition of knowledge and competencies to promote 21st century learning skills. Participants in this course will learn about the need for collaboration, communication and critical and creative thinking. The effective use of technology and media literacy will be investigated. This course prepares educators by engaging them in thoughtful dialogue and activities that promote 21st century ideas and understanding of students' diverse, digital and global learning needs.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Qualitative Research","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the major concepts, issues, and techniques of qualitative research methods. Research topics will include formation of research questions, ethics of fieldwork, descriptive validity, and theory building. Frameworks will include paradigmatic, philosophical, and theoretical components.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5342,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mentoring and Strategies in ASL Pedagogy","Course_Description":"This course will c
61onsist of a comparative analysis, design, and implementation of ASL and linguistics curricula for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students and the curricular relation to current pedagogical theories.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5346,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comparative Cultural Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides students with content knowledge, theories regarding the concept of \"culture\" and cultural communities and groups including but not limited to: Deaf communities, hearing communities and communities that encounter intersectionality.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Study","Course_Description":"Independent study of special problems in communication disorders.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capstone in Deaf Studies","Course_Description":"The capstone seminar is designed to demonstrate your accumulated training in deaf studies in a single, original project of your choice; subject to the instructor's approval and under the additional supervision of a faculty mentor. Although the most common way of completing the course is in writing of a research thesis of approximately 8000 words, alternate projects can be explored in colsultation with the instructor of the course and the department chair. The capstone necessitates multiple drafts of your research that are subjecte to heightened peer review and regular feedback from your instructor, your peers and your mentor.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This course is the first of a two course sequence to begin to develop the thesis proposal.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This course is the final course to complete the Masters degree in Deaf Studies. Completion requires a successful Thesis Defense","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6132,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Final Doctoral Dissertation Deaf Ed","Course_Description":"For those who have taken DSDE 6390 and DSDE 6391, this repeatable course will allow students to finish their dissertations.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deaf History","Course_Description":"This course will use an anthropological definition of culture to examine the linguistic variations and modes of cultural transmission across generations and the demographics and characteristics of the community. Students will be able to use theoretical frameworks to examine life/culture of deaf people via history, art, literature, mythology, and performance.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6302,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Law and Deaf Individuals","Course_Description":"This course will increase studentsâ knowledge about legislative and judicial decisions that influence educational programs and daily life for deaf individuals in the United States. Students will use this knowledge to summarize and critique legislative enactments and judicial decisions as well as synthesize various legal cases.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6303,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL Literature","Course_Description":"A course in deaf culture themes within short stories, poetry, drama, humor, art, movies.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6304,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Curriculum","Course_Description":"This course will c
61onsist of a comparative analysis, design, and implementation of educational curricula for deaf and/or hard-of-hearing students, the curricular relation to current pedagogical theories, and the utilization of computer technologies for the deaf education classroom.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6305,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psycholinguistics","Course_Description":"Sign languages have all of the fundamental properties of spoken languages (e.g., phonology, morphology, grammar, and syntax). Sign languages combine meaningless sublexical units into larger meaningless phonetic features, phonemes and syllables into meaningful principles that determine how units of the language can combine. Sign languages, just like spoken languages, have grammatical principles that determine how units of the language can combine. Therefore, in the course basic linguistic principles will be learned and then discussed as to how they apply to sign languages.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6307,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deaf Ed Admin/Field Study","Course_Description":"Professional placement of the doctoral candidate in educational/administrative locations for field experience and a seminar including problem-project discussion on issues of deaf education program management.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6308,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition and Cognitive Development","Course_Description":"This course reviews traditional cognitive and developmental theories and discusses how Deaf-centric research shows differences between Deaf cognition and traditional theories.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6309,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Doctoral Seminar","Course_Description":"This course will provide an opportunity for entry level doctoral students to develop and enhance their knowledge and abilities in academic discourse through analytical readings of professional literature, collegial presentations, synthetical writing, and discussions. Class topics will include doctoral program policies and procedures, research agenda, scholarly writing, publishing, APA format, and mentoring. This course is required during the first summer semester.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6311,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"English Bilingual Literacy and Deaf Students","Course_Description":"This course expands students' theoretical foundation in ASL/English Bilingual Education by providing an understanding of practical applications. Specific strategies will be introduced with the goal of training teachers in improving literacy across the curriculum.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6312,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL/English Bilingual Assessment and Deafness","Course_Description":"A survey of assessing deaf students in educational achievement and language and literacy using ASL/English bilingual methodology.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6313,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Proposal Writing","Course_Description":"This course is the final course prior to beginning the dissertation. It documents that you are able to complete independent research for the completion of the dissertation. The course focuses on Chapters 1,2, and 3 of the dissertation proposal. Both the course instructor and the studentâs dissertation chair will be involved in providing feedback weekly to the student.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6314,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics","Course_Description":"This course will investigate basic theories of morality and how they apply to ethical research practices. Ethics is the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. Students will be able to discu
61ss academic culture, the concept of morality, and how they relate to ethics.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6315,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistics","Course_Description":"This course covers the univariate and bivariate statistical techniques frequently used by human service professionals. Students are given the opportunity to gain statistical skills regarding analysis and interpretation of data. Practical applications of these techniques are emphasized. This course presumes no statistical background other than college-level algebra or its equivalent. The course goal is to develop many of the basic conceptual theories underlying statistical applications. Students develop skills in descriptive analysis, simple correlational procedures, hypothesis testing, as well as learning how to conduct t tests and ANOVAs. Computer-assisted analysis on SPSS complements coursework.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6316,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Design and Statistics I","Course_Description":"This course focuses on learning about quantitative designs and the statistics that are used within those designs. Graphic analysis of results will be presented. Next, descriptive statistics will be covered. Independent variables, dependent variables, and type I and type II errors will be covered. Survey methods will be presented in conjunction with discussions about measures of central tendency, standard deviations, and correlations. Then inferential statistics will be introduced with discussions of true versus quasi experimental designs. T-Tests and ANOVA will be presented as the ways to analyze these designs..","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6317,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Design and Statistics II","Course_Description":"This course is the second in a two course sequence learning about quantitative designs and the statistics that are used within those designs. The assumptions for regression will be presented followed by how to conduct simple, multiple and logistic regressions. Power and effects sizes will be discussed. Exploratory factor analysis will be presented. Finally non-parametric measures will be presented and discussed.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6318,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Seminar","Course_Description":"This course will stimulate critical, constructive and generous discussion of studentsâ research ideas. The core assignment is the completion of a paper or article for a peer-reviewed conference or journal.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Qualitative Research","Course_Description":"This course introduces graduate students to the major concepts, issues, and techniques of qualitative research methods. Class topics will include formation of research questions, ethics of fieldwork, descriptive validity, and theory building. Frameworks will include paradigmatic, philosophical, and theoretical components. The practical and actionable applications will be represented. Finally, data collection will be discussed.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6321,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Qualitative Research","Course_Description":"This course will continue to expand the knowledge from Introduction to Qualitative Research in more depth. Students will develop follow up on their research question in conjunction with the faculty and their peers and then conduct a mentored pilot study. The course will end with a poster presentation to the larger community.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6322,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Critical Pedagogy","Course_Description":"This course will provide a foundation for critical inquiry about educational theories, issues and research through analytical reading, synthetical writing, and collegial discussion. Students will learn the tenets of critical pedagogy through: (1) critically reflections upon individual culture and lived experiences, and challenging inherent assumptions; (2) critical sharing, examining and challenging of perspectives about the world and society; and (3) consideration of acts to diminish social injustice and transform society toward equable education for all deaf individuals.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6323,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Scholarly Writing","Course_Description":"This course will support students as they learn how to develop arguments, organize literature reviews, and write a doctoral level paper.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6324,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ASL/English Linguistics","Course_Description":"This course will provide an advanced study of the major linguistic structures of American Sign Language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, language use, and linguistic applications. Comparisons between ASL linguistics and English linguistics (including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse structure) will be examined. This course emphasizes a practical, hands-on approach with introductions to theoretical concepts.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6325,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comparative
61Cultural Studies","Course_Description":"This course provides students with content knowledge, theories regarding the concept of âcultureâ and culture communities and groups including but are not limited to deaf communities, hearing communities, and communities that encounter intersectionality.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6330,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Internship","Course_Description":"his Research Internship I course offers students an immersive learning journey focusing on research methodologies. This course focuses on providing hands-on exercises to provide a deep understanding of research methodologies.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6350,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar","Course_Description":"Special study of a contemporary issue. Complement to doctoral course requirements.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6351,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Study","Course_Description":"Independent study of special problems in Deaf Studies/education.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6390,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Doctoral Dissertation-Deaf Education","Course_Description":"This course is the penultimate course in the DSDE doctoral program.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6391,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Doctoral Dissertation-Deaf Education","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Approval of doctoral advisor. Both DSDE 6390 and DSDE 6391 must be taken to receive six hours credit.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"},{"Subject_Code":"DSDE","Course_Number":6392,"Subject_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation Deaf Ed","Course_Description":"After completing the 6 credits of dissertation, this course will allow students to there dissertation until completion. Course should be taken only after completing all other DSDE EdD courses.","Department":"DSDE","Department_Description":"Deaf Studies Deaf Ed"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Early Childhood","Subject_Code1":"EACH","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"EACH","Course_Number":4303,"Subject_Description":"Early Childhood","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Early Childhood","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to early childhood education which focuses on types of programs, historical contexts, developmentally appropriate practices and how children learn and develop.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EACH","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Early Childhood","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organizing and Managing the Early Childhood Content","Course_Description":"An investigation of research studies in learning theories and instructional practices for early childhood education.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Subject_Code1":"ECEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":1100,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Introduction to ECE","Course_Description":"This course introduces various topics in electrical and computer engineering. Technical topics include analog and digital systems. Technical skills include hands-on, design thinking, problem-solving, and computer-aided design. Other topics include information about electrical and computer engineering fields, ethics in engineering, curricula, and studentsâ services, resources, and opportunities. 1-hour lab work includes signal processing with software and hardware implementations of digital and analog circuits.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computers and Programming I","Course_Description":"Study of digital computer principles, program organization, algorithm development, and implementation using high-level languages, such as C/C++ and/
61or Python. Topics include number systems, data types, input/output, logical operations, selections, repetitions, functions, arrays, and structures.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":2111,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Circuit Analysis I Lab","Course_Description":"This laboratory enables students to validate the major concepts covered in ECEN 2311.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":2311,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Circuit Analysis I","Course_Description":"This course introduces the concepts and basic laws in the analysis and design of DC and AC linear electric circuits. Topics include Ohmâs law, Kirchhoff's laws, nodal and mesh analysis, Thevenin's and Nortonâs theorems, Superposition, Transient response, and Sinusoidal steady state analysis and response.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":3313,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Signals, Systems and Transforms","Course_Description":"High-level representation of systems in both continuous and discrete time domains; properties of systems; description of continuous and discrete signals and their properties; zero-pole representations; Laplace and Fourier-based analyses; the concept of sampling and the sampling theorem.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":3421,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Electronics I","Course_Description":"Topics include basic physics and operation of semiconductor electronic devices, analysis, and design of electronic circuits including diodes, BJT, MOSFET, and JFET transistors, and their applications, and operational amplifier concepts, circuits analysis, and design, and applications. 3-hour laboratory included.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":3431,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Digital System Design I","Course_Description":"Introduction to the engineering of digital systems. Topics include logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits, finite-state machines, pipelining, and complete computer systems. 3-hour laboratory design content.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4304,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Topics","Course_Description":"Topics are selected on the basis of the needs of an adequate number of students. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Topics include artificial neural networks, digital signal processing, advanced electromagnetics, fault tolerant design, fiber optics, advanced power systems, and VLSI (very large scale integrated circuit) design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Essentials of Low Power Design Methodologies","Course_Description":"This introductory course covers the basic design of low-power circuitry in deep submicron technologies. The course also deals with the impact of soft errors in VLSI and introduces the reliability issues of low power designs. Topics studied include leakage power, short channel effects and basic leakage mechanisms such as sub-threshold and gate leakage, leakage minimization techniques such as transistor stacking, basic interconnect design, Synopsys HSpice simulation tool introduction, soft errors in advanced computer systems, error mechanisms, error rate, basic mitigation methodologies and impact of power optimizations on chip reliability.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4306,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Project Design I","Course_Description":"This course is based on group design projects. Students work in teams to plan and develop proposals for their selected projects. Topics include engineering professionalism, ethics, design methodology, project management, development of standards, specifications and constraints, and evaluation of alternatives. Students make oral presentation and submit written reports on their proposed projects. Each student also prepares a technical paper and a poster on a separate topic. In lieu of the published prerequisites, other courses can be required by the instructor depending on the project. This is not to exceed the maximum of 11 hours set by the published prerequisites.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4307,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Project Design II","Course_Description":"In this course, students complete the design projects proposed in ECEN 4306. Students perform the design synthesis, analysis, c
61onstruction, testing, and evaluation of their team projects. This course is a study of engineering fields and profession, technology/society interface, new areas of electrical and computer engineering involvement, professional development, ethics, and standards. Students make oral presentation and submit written reports on their proposed projects. Each team also prepares a poster and a demo video on their project.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4308,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Process Instrumentation & Measurement Systems","Course_Description":"This course provides senior-level engineering students a comprehensive knowledge to instrumentation and measurement systems used in process control systems. With an emphasis on common industrial applications, this course covers the instrumentation measurements of temperature, pressure, level, and flow, in addition to position, humidity, moisture, and typical liquid and gas measuring instruments. Scientific principles and detailed illustrations will be used to present the course content.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Robotics","Course_Description":"Robotics is a relatively young field of modern technology that crosses traditional engineering boundaries. Understanding the complexity of robots and their applications requires knowledge of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems and industrial engineering, computer science, economics and mathematics. New disciplines of engineering, such as manufacturing engineering, applications engineering and knowledge engineering have emerged to deal with the complexity of the field of robotics and factory automation. This course is concerned with fundamentals of robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, computer vision and control. The goal is to provide a complete introduction to the most important concepts in these subjects as applied to industrial robot manipulators, mobile robots and other mechanical systems. A complete treatment of the discipline of robotics would require several courses. Nevertheless, at the present time, the majority of robot applications deals with industrial robot arms operating in structured factory environments so that a first introductory course must include a rigorous treatment of such robots.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4317,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"PLC Programming","Course_Description":"This course teaches electrical engineering undergraduate students the concepts, methods of analysis, and design of programmable logic controllers and systems. Topics include programmable logic controllers, ladder logic programming, and PLC operations.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4318,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to VLSI CAD Tools","Course_Description":"The course introduces some basic industry-grade computer-aided-design (CAD) tool skills used to facilitate the design, verification and analysis of VLSI. The course begins with an introduction to CMOS design and process technologies. Then it covers basics interconnect design and noise analysis. Industry tools such as Synopsys Hspice, and Microwind layout tools will be introduced and studied using simple circuits. Overview of parasitic extraction, layout verification, interconnect design and timing analysis are also given. Optical interconnect introduction is also discussed. The course also introduces Verilog Programming, a desired skill sought by industry.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cyber Security","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of cyber security. The course primarily discusses the principles and design of cryptography and network security, which serves as the basis for cybersecurity. Topics include cryptographic methods, key distribution, protocols for authenticated and confidential communications, and the practice of network security.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4324,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"CMOS Digital IC DSN","Course_Description":"Digital Integrated Circuit Analysis and Design. Design of CMOS switch level circuits, transmission gate logic, review of standard CMOS fabrication processes, device and interconnect analysis, scaling induced challenges on performance and testing, deep submicron issues, various simulation tools.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Testing of Advanced VLSI Circuits","Course_Description":"Following an introduction on the course design and analysis of digital COMS VLSI, this course covers important concepts of CMOS- based digital system design and testing. The first part of the course introduces basics on gate sizing, transmission, gate logic design, interconnect delay optimization, clock networks and power integrity challenges. The course then introduces VLSI testing issues. Students will learn how to use test sequences for stuck at faults, transistor stuck on/open faults for simple circuits and describe controllability and observability measures. The course will then study testability and pseudorandom test techniques. Introduction to alternative testing, methodologies such as IDDQ and IBMs picosecond light emission testing will also be given.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4336,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instrumentation & Automation Systems","Course_Description":"Study of electronic instrumentation systems for performing engineering measurements on electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems. Design of modern computerized industrial
61control and automation systems. The topics covered include: architectures of instrumentation and industrial control and automation systems IAS; signal conditioning circuits; recording systems; measurement systems for: strain, force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature, fluid mass/velocity, and vibration; digital-interface; PID-controls; open system buses.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4366,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Image Processing Fundamentals","Course_Description":"This course introduces the fundamentals of Image Processing. Topics include discussions of basics of digital imaging, intensity transformations and spatial filtering, filtering in frequency domain, image restoration and reconstruction, color image processing, image compression, and introduction to morphological image processing.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4387,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Organization and Architecture","Course_Description":"This course primarily discusses computer organization and architecture. Topics include advanced assembly language, microcomputer organization, computer memory system, interfacing with peripheral and I/O devices, CPU design, and microsequencer control unit design. One and a half hours of design content.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":4486,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Embedded Microprocessor Systems","Course_Description":"In-depth introduction to assembly language programming and microcomputer architecture. Topics include an overview of the programming model, the instruction execution cycle, an in-depth overview of the architecture of the specific CPU, its registers, Assembly instructions, addressing modes, and an introduction to Inline. The course includes 3-hour lab work.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Low Power CMOS Design","Course_Description":"Power consumption is one of the most important challenges of high-performance chips and portable devices. This introductory course covers the design of low-power circuitry in deep submicron technologies. The course also deals with soft errors in VLSI and studies the reliability of low power designs. Topics studied include leakage power, short channel effects and leakage mechanisms such as sub-threshold and gate leakage, Leakage minimization techniques such as transistor stacking, input control, dynamic threshold, interconnect design, Synopsis HSpice simulation, soft errors in advanced computer systems, error mechanisms, error rate, mitigation methodologies and impact of power optimizations on chip reliability.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Network Analysis & Design","Course_Description":"This course primarily discusses computer networks from the perspective of analysis and design. Topics include network-based applications, layered network architectures, ARQ and analysis, performance analysis, packet switching, shortest path routing algorithms, design of the Internet architecture, and its widely used core protocols.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Networks II","Course_Description":"Mid-level course in computer networks; primarily discusses the widely used computer network protocols: TCP/IP protocol suites. The TCP/IP connection, data flow, routing, and reliable transfer are emphasized.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cyber Physical System & Security","Course_Description":"In this course, we discuss cyber-physical systems and security, and the principles and practices of cryptography and network security. Following an introduction and review of the basics of cyber security, the course presents cyber-physical systems and security, security of wireless sensor networks, control systems, industrial
61control systems, power grids, embedded systems and RFID, cryptographic methods, key distribution, protocols for authenticated and confidential communications, and IPSec.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Power Electronics","Course_Description":"The course introduces the switched-mode converters. Includes steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, discontinuous conduction mode and transformer-isolated converters. Ac modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, feedback loop design and transformer design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Robotics Systems","Course_Description":"This course reviews the interplay between control and robotics through introducing theory and demonstrating applications. It aims to provide an in-depth coverage of control design for robotic manipulators and mobile robots. We focus primarily on fundamental theory, control design methods, and their application on practical robotic systems. Topics may include modeling of robotic systems, linear control of robotic systems, Course projects will emphasize modeling, simulation and implementation of control systems for robot applications.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Digital Communication","Course_Description":"This course primarily discusses digital communication systems with an emphasis on the analysis of baseband/bandpass digital transmission systems with and without channel noise. Topics include transmission impairments, Shannon capacity, Nyquist method, baseband communications, carrier communications, FDM, sampling theory, pulse code modulation, digital representation of signals, theory of probability/random processes and its applications in digital communications, digital transmission in the presence of noise, digital modulations, optimal design of transmitter and receiver, and M-ary communications.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"PLC Systems & Programming","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide an in depth understanding of the PLC Networking, Analog systems, advanced instruction set features, communications, diagnostics, modem and internet connections, remote I/O, Ethernet, motion control. Formal methods are introduced during this course to encourage the students to design a control algorithm. Formal methods are also important to verify and validate the control algorithm before implementing it.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"CMOS Digital IC DSN","Course_Description":"Digital Integrated Circuit Analysis and Design. Design of CMOS switch level circuits, transmission gate logic, review of standard CMOS fabrication processes, device and interconnect analysis, scaling induced challenges on performance and testing, deep submicron issues, various simulation tools.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced VLSI Design","Course_Description":"Following an introduction on the design and analysis of digital CMOS VLSI circuits and systems, this course covers advanced topics such as gate sizing, transmission gate logic design, interconnect design, delay optimization, clock networks and power integrity challenges. Then the course focuses on VLSI Testing issues and covers subjects such as fault modeling, stuck at faults, transistor stuck on/open faults, controllability and observability measures, testability techniques, built-in self-testing, pseudo-random tests, IDDQ testing, alternative testing methodologies such as IBM Picosecond Light emission testing.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5336,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instrumentation Systems & Automation","Course_Description":"he course starts with an overview of electronic instrumentation systems for performing engineering measurements on electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems and then progresses to more advanced topics and design of modern computerized industrial
61control and automation systems. The topics covered include: detailed discussion of physical principles of sensorsâ operation; architectures of IAS; principals of signal conditioning, recording and measurement systems for: strain, force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature, fluid mass/velocity, and vibration; digital-interface; PID controls; open system buses; and other advanced topics in ISA.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5346,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Signal Processing","Course_Description":"An overview of DSP algorithms; design and implementation of FIR and IIR filters. Topics also include Continuous and Discrete Fourier Transforms, z- and wavelet transforms, digital filter design procedures, coefficient quantization and scaling, advanced concepts including STFT and stochastic overview.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Python Programming","Course_Description":"This course covers the fundamentals of computer programming using Python as a programming language. Important elements of Python programming and its unique features will be covered. Its applications to solve some engineering problems will be presented.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electric Machines and Power Electronic Drives","Course_Description":"Electric Machines and Power Electronic Drives. Introduction to advanced electric drive system, basic principle of advanced electric drive system, Reference Frame theory, Sinusoidal PWM and Space vector PWM inverters, DC drives, Dynamic analysis of Induction Machines, Analysis of Induction Machines in dq windings, Vector control of induction motor drives, Vector Control of Permanent magnet synchronous motor drives, Switched-reluctance motor (SRM) drives.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5356,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Power System Stability and Control","Course_Description":"Power System Stability and Control. This course deals with the development of detailed models of power system components and their application in the analysis of the dynamic behavior of interconnected power systems in response to small and large disturbances. The main topics are alternate Energy Grid Integration Issues, Distributed Generation Technologies and the Economics of Distributed Resources in power system stability and control, introduction to Phasor measurements and Smart Grid Integration Issues, formulation of the power system stability problem, longer term stability and static and dynamic security assessments, and introduction to Power systems controls.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5357,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Power System Monitoring and Protection","Course_Description":"Power System Monitoring and Protection. Reliability of electrical energy systems to a large extent is a consequence of the reliability of itsâ protection system. Basic building blocks of the protection system are fuses, over current and distance relays and differential protection schemes. In this course, we will introduce their principles and applications to apparatus and system protection. Technology of relaying has changed significantly in the last century. We will introduce both theory and practice of the numerical relays. The course can be used as a first course in power system protection. It should be also useful to graduate students, practicing engineers as well as research community.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":5366,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Image Processing","Course_Description":"This course introduces the principals of Image Processing. Topics include discussions of basics of digital imaging, an overview of human visual system, intensity transformations and spatial filtering, filtering in frequency domain, image restoration and reconstruction (including the optimum approach), discussion of color modes, color image processing, wavelets and multiresolution image processing, image compression, and introduction to morphological image processing.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6305,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Low Power and Robust CMOS Design","Course_Description":"the increased power consumption in portable devices has been one of the most important challenges in VLSI design which occurs due to the high performance of chips. The aim of this course is to create reliable low power designs that are also tolerant to soft errors. the course starts with a discu
61ssion on increasing leakage power consumption and identifies various mechanisms responsible for the increase such as sub-threshold leakage and gate and junction leakage. It then covers circuit-level leakage control techniques used by industry such as transistor stacking and multi VTH and body-biasing. The second part of the course addresses soft error issues in commercial VLSI. The impact of lower power designs on radiation tolerance is studies and results are shown using the industry grade HSpice simulation tool involving advanced benchmark circuits.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6307,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Computer Network Analysis and Design","Course_Description":"This is an advanced analysis and design course in computer networks. Topics include ARQ and analysis, network modeling and performance analysis using queue theory, packet switching, shortest path routing algorithms, design of the Internet architecture, design of the widely used Internet core protocols, and the research-oriented projects related to performance modeling and analysis of computer networks.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6311,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Cyber Physical System and Security","Course_Description":"Following an introduction and review of the basics of cyber security, cyber-physical systems and security, and cryptography and network security, this course moves to advanced topics in cyber-physical systems and security, cryptography and network security, and research-oriented projects related to cyber security.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6314,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Robotics Systems","Course_Description":"This course reviews the interplay between control and robotics through introducing theory and demonstrating applications. It aims to provide an in-depth coverage of control design for robotic manipulators and mobile robots. We focus primarily on fundamental theory, control design methods, and their application on practical robotic systems. Topics may include modeling of robotic systems, linear/nonlinear control of robotic systems, control of under-actuated robotic systems, optimal control, adaptive control, behavior-based robots. Course projects will emphasize modeling, simulation and practical implementation of control systems for robot applications.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6317,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced PLC Systems and Programming","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide an in depth and advanced understanding of the PLC Networking, Analog systems, advanced instruction set features, communications, diagnostics, modem and internet connections, remote I/O, Ethernet, motion control. Further, students will learn about the PLC troubleshooting and networking. Formal methods are introduced during this course to encourage the students to design a control algorithm. Formal methods are also important to verify and validate the control algorithm before implementing it. The course enables the students to independently use the content of this course in their research.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6318,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"VLSI CAD Engineering","Course_Description":"This course will provide essential skills in CMOS Layout Design, Parasitic Extraction and Verification, Interconnect Design and modeling, design and hardware verification and logic synthesis. The course will introduce numerous industry-grade computer-aided design (CAD) tools used to facilitate the design, verification and analysis of complex VLSI circuits and systems. Interconnect challenges and future solutions to scaling induced problems will also be provided.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6325,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced VLSI Design and Testing Issues","Course_Description":"This course covers important concepts in Advance CMOS digital system including signal integrity issues and testing challenges. First part of the course focuses on interconnect planning and optimization, clock skew minimization and power integrity issues and various solutions to these problems. The course then focuses on advance testing issues facing testing industry and the commercial ATE. Fault modeling, collapsing, controllability and observability measures will be studied. We cover state of the art testability design including built-in self-testing, scan testing and ad hoc methodologies. The course also studies various industry adopted non-contact test methodologies such as electron beam probing, scanning force microscopy and IDDQ testing. Novel optical contactless testing methods such as all-silicon optical testing and IBMâs light emission testing (PICA) will also be c
61overed.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6346,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistical DSP & Modeling","Course_Description":"This course discusses the advanced topics of Statistical DSP and modeling approaches. These topics include an overview of Discrete Random Processes, Special types of DRPs including AR, MA, and ARMA processes, Wiener and Adaptive filtering, Non-parametric and Parametric spectral estimation, Frequency estimation, and use of stochastic modeling for parameter estimation; and other advanced topics.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6350,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Python Programming","Course_Description":"This course covers advanced topics in computer programming using Python as a programming language and its applications in advanced computational research.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6355,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Electric Machine and PE Drive","Course_Description":"This course focused on the latest innovations in electric drives. The objective is to explore energy conversion, management principles, and advanced control strategies using state-of-the-art simulation tools like MATLAB/Simulink. Students will engage with real-world case studies to understand the dynamics of AC and DC drives, induction machines, and vector control's intricacies in induction and permanent magnet synchronous motors. The course also covers the design and optimization of Switched Reluctance Motor drives, emphasizing performance enhancement across various industries. By integrating hands-on simulations with theoretical learning, this course equips students with the expertise to innovate and improve electric drive technologies.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6356,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Power System Monitoring and Protection","Course_Description":"This doctoral-level course takes a project-based research approach to advanced power system monitoring and protection. Students will go beyond conventional relay theory to design, implement, and test advanced protection and monitoring schemes under realistic system conditions. Emphasis is placed on hands-on projects using simulation platforms (PSCAD, OPAL-RT, MATLAB/Simulink), synchrophasor data analytics, and cyber-physical testbeds. Projects will explore cutting-edge themes including adaptive relaying, wide-area monitoring and protection (WAMPAC), inverter-based resource protection, and cyber-resilient architectures. Each project is structured to mimic professional research practice: problem definition, model development, simulation/implementation, data analysis, and presentation in a publishable format.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6357,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Power System Stability and Control","Course_Description":"This doctoral-level course provides an advanced, research-oriented study of power system stability and control with emphasis on contemporary challenges facing modern grids. The course extends classical methods by integrating high-fidelity dynamic modeling, advanced control theory, and optimization under uncertainty to address inverter-based resources (IBRs), distributed generation, and wide-area measurement systems. Topics include nonlinear dynamics of large-scale interconnected systems, stability of power-electronic-dominated grids, stochastic stability under renewable variability, cyber-physical system resilience, advanced FACTS/HVDC integration, and predictive control strategies using AI/ML. Students will engage in research-oriented projects, applying advanced simulation platforms, real-time digital simulators, and phasor measurement units (PMUs) to analyze and solve open problems in power system stability and control.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ECEN","Course_Number":6366,"Subject_Description":"Electrical & Computer Engineer","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Image Processing","Course_Description":"This course introduces the advanced topics of Image Processing. These topics include discussions of basics of digital imaging, an overview of human visual system (its models, physiology, and optical illusions), intensity transformations and spatial filtering, filtering in frequency domain, image restoration and reconstruction (including the model-based and optimum approaches), in-depth discu
61ssion of color modes, color image processing, wavelets and multiresolution image processing, image compression, morphological image processing (including grey-scale morphology), and Image segmentation.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Economics","Subject_Code1":"ECON","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles and Policies","Course_Description":"Comprehensive introduction to economic principles and problems for non-business students. Resource utilization; price determination; distribution of income; fiscal and monetary problems; economic growth.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Economics I Macro","Course_Description":"Emphasizes monetary theory; national income analysis; fluctuation and growth; public finance; international trade; and current economic problems.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":2302,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Economics II Micro","Course_Description":"Introduction to economic principles; allocation of resources; determination of output and prices; distribution; and managerial economics.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Economics of Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"Comprehensive analysis and practice exercises in entrepreneurship. Studies include demand analysis; pragmatic economic feasibility studies; identification and use of resources; function and use of profits.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Macro Economics","Course_Description":"A descriptive-analytical approach to the dynamic forces that influence the aggregate level of economic activity. Income and employment determinants; levels of income and employment, stabilization theory; investment and income relationship; monetary and fiscal policies.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Trade","Course_Description":"Theories, practices and problems involved in international commerce between nations. Bases of trade; tariffs; exchange controls; international monetary policies; current problems.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managerial Economics","Course_Description":"The application of the techniques of economic analysis to managerial problems of business enterprises utilizing a problem solving or case study approach. Goals of the firm; business forecasting; demand analyses; cost analysis; game theory; pricing policies; governmental relations.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems in Economics","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas in economics under the direction of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ. Not intended for students with grade point deficiencies.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Economics Analysis","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to econometric methods used in business analytics with a focus on real-world applications and datasets. they will learn how to plan for the data they want and then to extract the relevant information they are looking for. They will set up the data in a way that will make sense to the students. From this information the student can draw economic inferences from their regression reports which will be of value to their current and future employers. the student will then learn how to then calculate various elasticities which will also be of value to current an future employers.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Economics of Ports and Trade","Course_Description":"This course applies the principles of microeconomics, macroeconomics, international trade and finance that are the most relevant to managers making decisions with respect to port operations and the global supply chain.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Economics","Course_Description":"This course is designed to familiarize the Future Healthcare Entrepreneur with the economics theories and policies that will drive public and business decisions in regards to the provisions of payment for healthcare and Health Services. The Future Healthcare Entrepreneur will learn how healthcare economics theory differs from standard commodities of consumer goods and services and how this difference must be addressed when assessing business ventures in healthcare.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managerial Economics","Course_Description":"A study in the depth of the principles and techniques of economic analysis applicable to the problems of business management.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"ECON","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Economics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Economics","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas of Economics under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated if topics vary.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Educational Leadership","Subject_Code1":"EDLD","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Research Methods","Course_Description":"Introduction to skills and techniques necessary for research in education and counseling. Emphasis on planning, designing, and methodology leading to a research proposal.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Concepts of Educational Technology","Course_Description":"The Concepts of Educational Technology emphasizes how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can enhance the teaching and learning experience and enable students to acquire 21st century skills.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applying Educational Technology: Portfolio","Course_Description":"Evidence-based uses of educational technology in PK-12 schools. Emphasis on production of instructional materials using technologies, strengths and limitations of educational technology, articulation of personal philosophy of uses of technology in PK-12 and demonstrating evidence
61s of technology in teaching and learning.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leading Organization Change","Course_Description":"Explore current leadership theories and practices for leading digital and change in school systems. By becoming self-differentiated peer-leaders, professional educators learn to address the resistance to change that occurs when launching innovative digital educational improvement initiatives in North American educational culture.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Disruptive Innovation in Technology","Course_Description":"Success in leading technological change in your learning environment is directly related to how well you and your organizations are prepared. By embracing technological innovations as opportunities rather than challenges, students can proactively use those changes as catalysts to enhance their institutionâs or districtâs learning environments.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Leadership","Course_Description":"A study of the relationships between and among human behavior, belief systems and administrative style.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership for Special Programs","Course_Description":"This course provides students with learning experiences to help them expand their knowledge base regarding the leadership, administration, and supervision of various special programs offered in public schools, including Special Education, 504, Bilingual/ESL, Early Childhood, Gifted & Talented, College & Career Readiness, Alternative Education, and Students in Transition.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Creating Significant Learning Environments","Course_Description":"Explore the theories of constructivist epistemology used to create student-centered learning environments. By applying constructivist techniques, students create active and engaging learning environments that utilize technology, increase motivation for learning, and engage the learner.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Learning in Local and Global Contexts","Course_Description":"Provides opportunities to explore benefits of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) used in education and some of the best approaches in which innovative ICT practices have been used in education in local and global contexts.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Assessing Digital Learning and Instruction","Course_Description":"Overcome the common misperception that abstract concepts such as learning are immeasurable. Using practical measurement solutions, professional educators learn to quantify and assess student-learning in digital learning environments.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Citizenship","Course_Description":"This course examines the critical elements of digital citizenship; surveys contemporary legal issues; and explores rules, regulations, copyright, fair use and intellectual property issues. Students will interact with multiple learning communities and build/strengthen their personal learning environments through a collection of resources, reflection and engagement, and creation of professional materials. the intended audie
61nce for this course is school administrators, prospective school administrators, IT personnel, practicing teachers and other professionals who are interested in learning about digital citizenship, ethical and legal issues.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Resources for Digital Environments","Course_Description":"This course focuses on ongoing discussion and analysis of existing digital learning resources of many types (e.g., learning management systems, games, simulations, micro-worlds, social media networks). As new digital resources are developed, digital leaders need to be able to understand and evaluate their practically and value for educational use. This course allows students to explore new and changing technologies, applications and approaches.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instructional Design in Online Learning","Course_Description":"Learn the basics of creating effective instructional design for online courses using the Understand by Design framework. This course is a study of the principles of instruction design when designing instructional systems, processes in learning and instruction, delivery systems and evaluating instruction are considered.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Synthesis of Digital Learning and Leadership","Course_Description":"The purpose of the synthesis course is to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize the knowledge, skills and values gained from the program and field experiences. The course will strive to expand studentsâ ability to master new content, think critically, and develop life-long learning skills across the disciplines.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Law for Educators","Course_Description":"School Law for Educators focuses on the legal rights and responsibilities of school personnel to adhere to relevant constitutional, statutory, administrative and judicial law governing public education and includes ethics and digital citizenship.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Management and AI in Schools","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course prepares educational leaders to effectively manage school data systems and implement artificial intelligence technologies to support teaching, learning, and administrative operations. Students will explore data collection, storage, organization, and analysis within educational institutions, with particular focus on student information systems, learning analytics, and predictive modeling. The course emphasizes ethical considerations, privacy regulations, and responsible AI implementation while providing hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and educational data management platforms. Through case studies, practical applications, and leadership scenarios, participants will develop competencies in data governance, AI integration strategies, and data-informed decision-making processes that align with educational leadership standards.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technological Leadership in Education","Course_Description":"EDLD 5325: Technological Leadership in Education is designed to prepare educational leaders to strategically and effectively integrate technology within educational settings to foster ongoing enhancement of instructional practices, student achievement, and administrative functions.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School-Community Relations","Course_Description":"Developing personal and mass media communication skills with emphasis on improving school-community relationships through effective communication techniques.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership for Accountability","Course_Description":"A study of short and long-range planning and problem solving techniques of effective school leaders. Special emphasis will be given to applications in an individual campus and the relationship to district planning processes.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Curriculum Management","Course_Description":"Models of curriculum development and evaluation with particular emphasis on the management of these functions.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5339,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Principalship","Course_Description":"This course positions the school leader as the effective manager of the organization and its operations. Multiple topics are addressed such as: safe and effective learning environments, student support services, school policies and procedures, discipline management, behavior intervention, and fiscal issues in school management.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5342,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Finance","Course_Description":"Analysis of principles of school finance to include problems of budgeting, accounting, and administration of funds.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5343,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Education Facilities Planning","Course_Description":"Evaluation and administration of school facilities and the relationship of facilities to the achievement of educational objectives.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Law","Course_Description":"Interpretation and implementation of school law including a study of the Texas Education Code and the Handbook for Public School Law.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Resources Development","Course_Description":"Fundamentals of human relations and organizational behavior in developing programs of recruitment, selection, assignment, evaluation, promotion and termination of personnel.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5352,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instructional Leadership","Course_Description":"Techniques of improving instruction through application of research on effective schools and models of instruction.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Superintendent","Course_Description":"Role and responsibilities of the superintendent as chief administrative officer of the district.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Higher Education","Course_Description":"This graduate-level course provides a comprehensive introduction to the American higher education system, examining its historical development, contemporary landscape, and organizational structures, focusing on higher education institutions as being complex organizations operating within broader social, political, and economic contexts.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5373,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Higher Education Leadership and Administration","Course_Description":"This graduate course offers a synthesis of leadership scholarship and administrative practice, supporting students' theoretical understanding and practical skills for leadership in academic settings. Students will explore both foundational and modern leadership theories while enhancing their ability to meet the practical challenges of higher education administration.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5374,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Student Affairs Administration","Course_Description":"This graduate course explores leadership theory and practice within student affairs administration in higher education. Students will examine the unique challenges and opportunities involved in supporting student development, co-curricular programming, and campus life initiatives. Theoretical approaches that shape practices in areas such as residence life, student activities, career services, counseling, multicultural affairs, and student conduct will be analyzed.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5377,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organizational Behavior in Higher Education","Course_Description":"This graduate course examines the principles of organizational behavior and their application to colleges and universities. Students will explore how individuals and groups function within academic institutions, analyzing the behavioral dynamics that shape organizational effectiveness, workplace satisfaction, and institutional outcomes.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Academic Affairs Leadership","Course_Description":"This graduate course surveys the leadership and management of academic affairs in higher education. Students will examine the roles, responsibilities, and challenges faced by academic leaders as they oversee curriculum development, faculty affairs, and academic quality assurance in complex institutional environments. Topics include faculty affairs, faculty governance, decisions about program growth, reduction, consolidation, or elimination, and accreditation standards and processes.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Independent Study","Course_Description":"Supervised investigation into special areas of education under the direction of a graduate faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topic of investigation varies.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5382,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership in Open Access Institutions","Course_Description":"This graduate course focuses on leadership and administration in community colleges and other open-access institutions that serve as gateways to higher education for diverse and often underserved student populations. Students will examine how
61institutional commitment to universal access, equity, and community responsiveness creates distinctive leadership challenges and opportunities in two-year college settings.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5387,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar School Administration","Course_Description":"Study of concepts and principles of school administration as applied to selected topics. Special attention will be given to new and developing programs and to administrative roles in these programs.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5389,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Developing Effective Professional Leadership","Course_Description":"This course will focus on improving our learning environments and learner achievements by enabling educators to use the key principles of effective professional learning to move from the sit and get to the go and show model of professional learning.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5396,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship in Administration","Course_Description":"Designed to develop administrator proficiencies and skills specific to a job title under the joint supervision of a school administrator and faculty of Lamar University.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5398,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intern for Principal","Course_Description":"The Internship for Principal is the capstone course for the Master of School Administration and Master of Educational Technology Leadership and the Principal Certification-Only programs. Successful completion of the capstone course will fulfill the comprehensive examination requirements for the graduate degree and/or certification. This course is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills for leading, facilitating, and making decisions typical of those made by educational leaders.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDLD","Course_Number":5399,"Subject_Description":"Educational Leadership","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship School Superintendt","Course_Description":"Designed to give the prospective superintendent job-related experience under the joint supervision of a school superintendent and faculty of Lamar University. This course is a full semester and offered only in the fall and spring semesters.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Education","Subject_Code1":"EDUC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Exceptional Learners","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the field of special education, including historical, legal, and ethical foundations that shape services for individuals with disabilities across the lifespan. Students will examine major disability categories, characteristics of learners with exceptionalities, and evidenceâbased instructional, assessment, and behavioral support practices. Emphasis is placed on inclusive education, collaboration with families and professionals, and the roles and responsibilities of general and special educators.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":2310,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Teacher Education","Course_Description":"An orientation to the organization and professional components of education in the United States with emphasis on Teacher Education in Texas.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Development and Learning","Course_Description":"This course focuses on human development and appropriate learning and teaching theories. Developmental theories and issues as well as psychological principles involved in education, with emphasis on learning theories and practical application of psychological principles to learning and teaching. This is a field-based class with 30 clock hours allotted to spend in a public school. Field hours may be required by the professor.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3305,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Theory","Course_Description":"This course focuses on educational theory and theorists aligned with effective instruction in K-12 classrooms. Preservice teachers will develop an understanding of research in cognitive, motivational, and behavioral practices that have demonstrated success in addressing K-12 students' academic and behavioral growth. Preservice teachers will also internalize lesson planning. This is a field-based class with 30 clock hours allotted to spend in a public school. Field hours are required.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Understanding English L
61anguage Learners","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to teaching bilinguals (often referred to as ELL's) across the curriculum. The focus is on linguistic, social and cultural opportunities in teaching bilinguals in elementary and secondary school context. Topics will include a general background in expanding English learners access to curriculum, how theories apply to the classroom, bilingual education methods, multilingual programs, second language acquisition processes and accommodation instruction hallmarks.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3332,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technology in Education","Course_Description":"A study of the application of technology on the classroom environment.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3335,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ed Tech","Course_Description":"Technology in Education explores the effective integration of digital tools, emerging technologies, and instructional design principles to enhance teaching and learning across a variety of educational settings. The course examines theoretical foundations, current research, and practical applications of educational technology, preparing preservice teachers to make informed, ethical, and innovative decisions about technology use. Students engage with digital learning environments, evaluate educational software and media, and design technologyârich instructional activities that promote engagement, accessibility, and deeper learning. Emphasis is placed on digital citizenship, inclusive design, data literacy, and the pedagogical implications of rapidly evolving technologies such as artificial intelligence, adaptive systems, and immersive environments.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ELLs","Course_Description":"English Learners provides an inâdepth study of language development, linguistics, and evidenceâbased instructional practices for working with multilingual learners in EC-8 classroom settings. The course examines theories of second language acquisition, academic language development, and the integration of language and content instruction. Students learn to design differentiated lessons, select appropriate instructional materials, and implement strategies that support listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English across the curriculum.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3345,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managing EC-6 Classrooms","Course_Description":"Elementary Classroom Management provides an inâdepth exploration of researchâbased strategies for creating safe, positive, and productive learning environments in elementary settings. The course emphasizes proactive and responsive approaches to behavior, relationships, routines, and instruction that support student engagement and academic success. Candidates learn to design classroom structures, establish expectations, foster socialâemotional learning, and implement developmentally appropriate management practices. Topics include motivation, communication, conflict resolution, traumaâinformed practices, family collaboration, and multiâtiered systems of support (MTSS/PBIS). Students will apply course concepts through observation, analysis, and the design of a comprehensive classroom management plan.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mathematics Methods for Teachers","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the methods and materials for teaching elementary and middle school mathematics. This course includes instructional strategies, learning activities, lesson planning, diagnostic techniques, and methods of evaluation of mathematical learning.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3351,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Studies Methods for Teachers","Course_Description":"This course includes instructional strategies, learning activities, lesson planning, and methods of teaching Social Studies in the elementary and middle school
61classrooms. Emphasis is on subject matter integration.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3352,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Science Methods for Teachers","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the methods and materials for teaching elementary and middle school science. This section is for pre-service EC-6 and 4-8 teachers and includes instrumental strategies, learning activities, lesson planning, diagnostic techniques and methods of evaluation of science learning.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3353,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Arts Methods for Elementary & Middle Grades","Course_Description":"The study and use of materials and techniques for instruction in oral and written communication in the elementary and middle school grades with a focus on oral language development, spelling, research and inquiry skills, viewing and representing abilities and conventions of writing.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Curriculum and Methodology","Course_Description":"The structure and organization of the curriculum, materials, methods, and types of assessment used in secondary schools. Must pass EDUC courses with grade of C or better.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Residency","Course_Description":"The residency class/seminar is designed to assist the preservice teacher with professional development working with PK-12 learners in a multicultural environment. The class provides supervision and support for in the field site for two semesters. This course is designed to give the preservice teacher guidance for working with underserved and unserved PK-12 learners under supervision with experienced faculty support. This is a repeatable course for a total of 6 hours.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Residency II","Course_Description":"The residency II class/seminar is designed to support residents in the second semester, with professional development opportunities to support pedagogical growth in working with PK-12 learners in classroom environments. The class provides supervision and support for in the field site in the second semester. This course is designed to give residents guidance for working with PK-12 learners under supervision of a host teacher, with experienced faculty support through coursew
61ork.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managing Early Childhood Classroom Environment","Course_Description":"A course of study to explore through comparison, analysis, evaluation, and practice eclectic theories and diverse strategies related to effective classroom management. Factors that contribute to a total learning environment with emphasis on helping students become self-regulated learners are probed.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4345,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary/Middle Classroom Management","Course_Description":"Elementary and Middle Classroom Management provides an inâdepth exploration of researchâbased strategies for creating safe, positive, and productive learning environments in elementary and middle school settings. The course emphasizes proactive and responsive approaches to behavior, relationships, routines, and instruction that support student engagement and academic success. Candidates learn to design classroom structures, establish expectations, foster socialâemotional learning, and implement developmentally appropriate management practices. Topics include motivation, communication, conflict resolution, traumaâinformed practices, family collaboration, and multiâtiered systems of support (MTSS/PBIS). Students will apply course concepts through observation, analysis, and the design of a comprehensive classroom management plan.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Assessment","Course_Description":"This is a basic course to train preservice teachers to integrate classroom assessment into instructional planning to improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Assessment of K-8 Learning","Course_Description":"Assessment of Kâ8 Learners provides an inâdepth study of assessment principles, tools, and practices used to evaluate and support student learning in elementary and middleâgrade settings. The course examines the purposes and types of assessment and emphasizes how effective assessment guides instructional planning and promotes learning. Candidates learn to design valid and reliable assessments, interpret quantitative and qualitative data, provide meaningful feedback to students, and communicate results to families and colleagues. Additional topics include progress monitoring, assessment accommodations, grading and reporting, and the ethical use of student data. Through case studies and applied activities, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement comprehensive, evidenceâbased assessment systems that support Kâ8 learners.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Methodology and Classroom Management","Course_Description":"EDUC 4380 facilitates excellence in teaching through comparison, analysis, evaluation, & practice of electric theories and diverse strategies for effective classroom management. Factors contributing to a total learning environment with emphasis on helping student's become self-regulated learners are probed. 50% of time allotted for class observing and participating in public school classroom.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4385,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Classroom Management","Course_Description":"Secondary Classroom Management focuses on researchâbased strategies for establishing and maintaining productive, student-centered learning environments in middle and high school classrooms. The course emphasizes proactive management approaches that support adolescent development, motivation, and academic engagement across content areas. Students examine classroom structures, routines, and instructional practices that foster positive behavior, autonomy, and strong teacherâstudent relationships. Key topics include traumaâinformed practices, restorative and preventive approaches, adolescent social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS/PBIS). Candidates apply course concepts through case studies, analysis of realâworld scenarios, and the development of a comprehensive secondary classroom management plan tailored to a variety of learners.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUC","Course_Number":4620,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Clinical Teaching","Course_Description":"The clinical teaching course for all teachers including elementary, secondary and all levels is designed as a culminating experience for teacher preparation. During the semester, the clinical teacher will assume the role of a teacher practicing with an experienced public school teacher for the majority of the semester. Progression from observer to practicing teacher is
61intended to offer the teacher candidate an internship period, which assists in preparation for the teaching profession. Clinical teaching is a one-semester, six-hour course taken during the senior year. Along with the daily attendance at an assigned public school, the clinical teachers will meet for professional seminars. The seminars are designed to review progress, discuss current practices, solve problems, review current material related to the field and offer teacher candidates information specifically related to their role as a practicing teacher. The final seminar is a mandatory meeting for ALL clinical teachers at the end of the semester.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Education","Subject_Code1":"EDUD","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adult Lrning Theories in Pract","Course_Description":"Seminar in which students will read and discuss adult learning theories as well as how these theories might be implemented in best practices with adult learners. Because of the nature of the doctoral program, special emphasis will be placed upon these theories in educational leadership settings.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6302,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership Theory: Ethics and Values","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the ethical practices of P-16 educational leadership. Specific philosophical approaches and ethical theories will be discussed. Particular attention will focus on ethical leadership practices within P-16 learning communities.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6305,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership Issues","Course_Description":"Exploration of the role of change in promoting continuous improvement and in modifying educational practices to result in creative, innovative outcomes within the P-16 educational environment.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6306,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dynamics of Leadership","Course_Description":"The study of leadership theory as it applies to the P-16 school setting and extends into the greater school community.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6307,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Policy Issues and School Law","Course_Description":"This course focuses on theory and practice of policy making and the political influences that affect education in current society. It builds students' knowledge base in the origin and types of law that operate within P-16 educational systems. Investigation of the relationship between legal issues and their impact on P-16 school policy is also emphasized.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6308,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Leadership and Innovation","Course_Description":"This course focuses on leadership concepts necessary to lead technology-supported learning environments. Topics include technology integration and implementation, educational innovation and change management.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6309,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Emerging Trends in Technology and Learning","Course_Description":"In order to fully support the 21st century in technology and learning, emerging technologies must be critically examined before selection and application. This course reviews the latest technologies available to determine effective application for today's classrooms, in both K-12 and higher education.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6312,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School and Community Relations","Course_Description":"This course facilitates excellence in leadership by exploring current knowledge and research related to communication that builds positive relationships and community within a P-16 educational environment. Issues discussed include, but are not limited to, socioeconomic, ethnicity, literacy, gender, age, and other issues that require courageous communication. An emphasis on the educational leader as scholar-practitioner will guide the examination of socio-cultural issues pervasive in communicating and building relationships in a P-16 school community.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6313,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sem: Contemporary Issues","Course_Description":"Examination of current trends, emerging issues, and research-based practices in education organized around broad themes to complement doctoral course requirements. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6314,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Academic Research Writing I","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of technical research writing as a precursor to the dissertation required in the doctoral program. The focus is to articulate an in-depth knowledge base in verbal and written format. It is Part One of a two-part scholarly writing process.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6317,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Academic Research Writing II","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of technical research writing as a precursor to the dissertation required in the doctoral program. The focus is to articulate an in-depth knowledge base in verbal and written format. It is Part Two of a two-part learning process in scholarly writing.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Distance Education","Course_Description":"A foundational study of teaching and learning at a distance for both K â 12 and higher education. Topics include: the history of distance learning, administrative models, policy development, faculty and student support, and current research and future trends.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6322,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Trends and Issues in Multicultural Education","Course_Description":"Examination of current trends, emerging issues, and research-based practices in multicultural education. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6325,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership in Higher Ed Admin","Course_Description":"This course is an overview of the purposes of higher education; the environment of higher education; institutional issues in higher education, specifically governance and infrastructure, and impact of the external operational functions of higher education, including development, accreditation, accountability, social and political challenges. O
61ne segment of the course will include participant formulation of career goals for roles in higher education.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6328,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technology Mediated Teaching and Learning","Course_Description":"This course focuses on leadership for technology enhanced teaching and learning in distributed and online learning environments. Topics addressed include current learning theories and styles, digital natives, distributed education, interactive learning, and the development of an online learning community.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6330,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Program Evaluation","Course_Description":"This course serves to provide students with the research and evaluation skills required to implement various program evaluation models. Further, the course provides students with the opportunity for systematic study of methods of gathering information for decision-making with respect to the development, modification and acceptance of programs.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6335,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Planning in Educational Leadership","Course_Description":"This course serves as a guide for writing and implementing a strategic plan for your organization. Assessments and lectures lead to students gaining an understanding into why a plan is needed for long-term planning in the fields of both K-12 and higher education. Additionally, the course focuses on the process of strategic planning in educational leadership and how outside environments and internal dynamics impact planning procedures.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6353,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Synthesis","Course_Description":"Completion of a student proficiency assessment comprised of a portfolio, synthesis paper and oral presentation. Successful completion is required to apply for candidacy. Note: Must be taken concurrently with Dissertation I - Proposal Writing","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6355,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Research Methods","Course_Description":"Review of research and research methods related to informed decision making related to schooling problems/issues. Emphasis is given to conceptualizing problems, selection, and application of research literature and critical judgement of the quality of research studies. Application of these principles to a current school-based problem is required.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6356,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quantitative Research Methods","Course_Description":"This course serves as one of three research courses (9 hours) in the doctoral program's research series. throughout the semester, this course builds upon students' understandings of quantitative research, its theory and methods. As a doctoral-level research course, the material covered will be intended to prepare the student for successful completion of a quantitative doctoral dissertation. The history and development of quantitative research will be covered, as well as the theory underlying the method(s).","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6357,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Qualitative Research Methods","Course_Description":"This course serves as one of three research courses (9 hours) in the doctoral program's research series. Throughout the semester, this course builds upon students' understanding of qualitative research, its theory and methods. As a doctoral-level research course, the material covered will be intended to prepare the student for successful completion of a qualitative doctoral dissertation. The history and development of qualitative research will be covered, as well as the theory underlying the method(s). the focus of Qualitative Research is on the implementation of the study.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6361,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation I Proposal Writ","Course_Description":"Students must maintain continuous enrollment from the time of advancement to candidacy and register for at least 3 credit hours each semester until successful dissertation defense, not to exceed 3 years of advancement to candidacy.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6362,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation II Proposal Defen","Course_Description":null,"Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6363,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation III","Course_Description":null,"Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"EDUD","Course_Number":6364,"Subject_Description":"Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dissertation IV","Course_Description":"Students must maintain continuous enrollment from the time of advancement to candidacy and register for at least 3 credit hours each semester until successful dissertation defense, not to exceed 3 years of advancement to candidacy.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Electrical Engineering","Subject_Code1":"ELEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computers and Programming I","Course_Description":"Study of digital computer principles, program organization, algorithm development, and implementation using high-level languages, such as C/C++ and/
61or Python. Topics include number systems, data types, input/output, logical operations, selections, repetitions, functions, arrays, and structures.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":2411,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Circuits Analysis I","Course_Description":"This course introduces the concepts and basic laws in the analysis and design of DC and AC linear electric circuits. Topics include Ohmâs law, Kirchhoff's laws, nodal and mesh analysis, Thevenin's and Nortonâs theorems, Superposition, Transient response, and Sinusoidal steady state analysis and response. Lab experience in the use of elementary electrical equipment and elements.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3101,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Advanced Circuits Laboratory","Course_Description":"Lab experience in the use of electrical equipment and elements, including the oscilloscope implemented with the current hardware and software approved by the department.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering","Course_Description":"For non-ECE majors, this course introduces the concepts and basic laws in the analysis and design of DC and AC linear electric circuits.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3312,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Circuits Analysis II","Course_Description":"This course is a follow up of ECEN 2311/2111, introducing more advanced topics in the analysis and design of DC and AC linear electric circuits. Topics include Power calculations, polyphase circuits, Frequency response, resonance, magnetically coupled circuits, two-port networks, Fourier series, and Fourier and Laplace transform applications.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3322,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electronics II","Course_Description":"This course is a follow-up to ECEN 3421. Topics include frequency response analysis of transistor amplifiers, construction of bode blots, power transistors, and heat sinks, integrated circuit biasing, current mirrors, active load devices, op-amp internal structure, feedback circuits and stability, non-ideal effects in Analog ICs, applications of integrated circuits, and hardware and/or simulation assignments involving filter design, amplifier frequency response, current sources, and 555 timers.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3328,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quantum Mechanics for Electrical Engineers","Course_Description":"A targeted study of quantum mechanics for electrical engineers that develops deeper theoretical foundation for later study of electric, photonic and photoconductor engineering. Practical application of the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method to simulate the Schrodinger equation is used to develop an illustrative approach to modelling the behavior of electronic and photonic particles in semiconductor devises as well as in quantum telecommunications and computing hardware design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3371,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electromagnetics","Course_Description":"Vector analysis, coordinate systems, static and quasi-static electric fields, electric potential, and dielectric forces. Maxwell's Equations, plane waves, transmission lines, matching networks, and Smith chart analysis.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3381,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electrical Analysis","Course_Description":"Application of the digital computer to analysis and design of electrical systems using numerical methods and commercial software such as MATLAB. Topics include variables, matrices, vectors, functions, flow control, data fitting, and numerical integration. 1-hour design content.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":3441,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Fundamentals of Power Engineering","Course_Description":"Review of three-phase circuit analysis. Principles of electromechanical energy conversion, operation of transformers, DC machines, synchronous machines, induction machines, and fractional horsepower machines. Introduction to electronic motor drives, power electronics, and power network models. The per unit system. Newton-Raphson power flow. Symmetrical three-phase faults. 3 Hour lab includes the operation, analysis, and performance of transformers, motors, and generators.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4307,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Project Design II","Course_Description":"In this course, students complete the design projects proposed in ELEN 4306. Students perform the design synthesis, analysis, c
61onstruction, testing, and evaluation of their team projects. This course is a study of engineering fields and profession, technology/society interface, new areas of electrical and computer engineering involvement, professional development, ethics, and standards. Students make oral presentation and submit written reports on their proposed projects. Each team also prepares a poster and a demo video on their project.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4309,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Power System Monitoring and Protection","Course_Description":"Reliability of electrical energy systems to a large extent is a consequence of the reliability of its protection system. Basic building blocks of the protection system are fuses, over current and distance relays and differential protection schemes. In this course, we will introduce their principles and applications to apparatus and system protection. we will also introduce both theory and practice of the numerical relays as well as protections of main components in power system. The course can be used as a first course in power system protection. It is useful to senior students and graduate students who wants to find opportunities related to power system protection and monitoring in substations, transmission and power plant, graduate students, practicing engineers as well as the research community.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electric Machines and Power Electric Drives","Course_Description":"Course description: This is a senior and beginning level graduate course focusing on electric drive systems (power electronics driven electromechanical devices). The focus of the course will include permanent magnet synchronous machine drives (brushless dc) and induction motor drives. There will be a heavy emphasis on operation, physical modeling, and applied control. The topics are Introduction to advanced electric drive system, Basic Principle of advanced electric drive system, Reference Frame theory, Sinusoidal PWM and Space vector PWM inverters , DC drives, Dynamic analysis of Induction Machines, Analysis of Induction Machines in dq windings, Vector control of induction motor drives, Vector Control of Permanent magnet synchronous motor drives, Switched-reluctance motor (SRM) drives.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Power System Stability Control","Course_Description":"This course deals with the development of detailed models of power system components and their application in the analysis of the dynamic behavior of interconnected power systems in response to small and large disturbances. The main topics are alternate Energy Grid Integration Issues, Distributed Generation Technologies and the Economics of Distributed Resources in power system stability and control, introduction to Phasor measurements and Smart Grid Integration Issues, formulation of the power system stability problem, longer term stability and static and dynamic security assessments, and introduction to Power systems controls.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Power Electronics","Course_Description":"The course starts with switched-mode DC-DC converters. First, basic circuit operation, including steady-state converter modeling and analysis, switch realization, discontinuous conduction mode, and transformer-isolated converters will be covered. Next, converter control systems are covered, including AC modeling of converters using averaged methods, small-signal transfer functions, and classical feedback loop design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Verilog Programming","Course_Description":"This course discusses fundamental Verilog concepts of today's most advanced digital design techniques and it offers basic coverage of Verilog HDL from a practical design perspective. The course introduces Verilog HDL building blocks (design units) including modules, ports, processes and assignments. then it provides basic coverage of gate, dataflow (RTL), behavioral and switch modeling, timing and logic synthesis methodologies using simple circuits. Basic use of User-Defined Primitives (UPDs) will be described. Programmable logic and storage devices will also be c
61overed. the course introduces many other essential techniques for creating tomorrow's complex digital design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4336,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instrumentation & Automation Systems","Course_Description":"Study of electronic instrumentation systems for performing engineering measurements on electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems. Design of modern computerized industrial control and automation systems. The topics covered include: architectures of instrumentation and industrial control and automation systems IAS; signal conditioning circuits; recording systems; measurement systems for: strain, force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature, fluid mass/velocity, and vibration; digital-interface; PID-controls; open system buses.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4351,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Control Engineering","Course_Description":"This course presents comprehensive treatments of the analysis and design of control systems based on the classical and modern control theories, applications of control engineering in space-vehicle, robotic, and modern manufacturing systems, and industrial operations involving control of temperature, pressure, humidity, flow, speed, etc. One hour design content.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Communication Systems","Course_Description":"Analysis and design of analog communications and digital communication systems. Topics include amplitude and frequency modulation, power and energy spectral density of communication signals, sampling and quantization of analog signals, baseband and binary bandpass digital modulation including line coding, pulse shaping, and both pulse and carrier modulation techniques, wireless communication system concepts, transmitter and receiver design concepts, and signal-to-noise ratio, bit error rate, and their relationship.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4371,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Electromagnetics","Course_Description":"This course covers concepts starting from Maxwellâs equations, antenna directivity, efficiency and gain, near and far fields, polarization, scattering parameters, and field equivalence principle as well as an overview of methods in computational electromagnetics. Students will also become familiar with various types of antennas and electromagnetic simulations.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4372,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Antenna Theory","Course_Description":"This course introduces the basics of antenna theory. Topics include antenna parameters, linear and loop antennas, horn antennas, reflector antennas, aperture antennas, printed antennas, dielectric resonators, and linear, planner, and circular antenna arrays as well as phased arrays.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":4486,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Embedded Microprocessor Systems","Course_Description":"In-depth introduction to assembly language programming and microcomputer architecture. Topics include an overview of the programming model, the instruction execution cycle, an in-depth overview of the architecture of the specific CPU, its registers, Assembly instructions, addressing modes, and an introduction to Inline. The course includes 3-hour lab work.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"VLSI Design and CAD Tools","Course_Description":"This course introduces various industry-grade computer-aided-design (CAD) tools used to facilitate the design, verification and analysis of complex VLSI. the course first deals with CMOS layout and fabrication then focuses on interconnect design and noise modeling. Industry tools such as Synopsis Hspice, Custom Explorer and Microwind layout and verification tool will be used for moderate-sized circuits. Parasitic extraction, layout verification, interconnect design and timing analysis are all studies. Optical interconnects are also discussed. The course also introduces Verilog programming, a desired skill sought by industry. Topics include design verification, gate-level, dataflow, behavioral and switch modeling, timing, logic synthesis and UDPs.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Verilog Programming","Course_Description":"This course discusses fundamental Verilog concepts of today's most advanced digital design techniques and it offered broad coverage of Verilog HDL from a practical design perspective. The course covers Verilog HDL building blocks (design units) including modules, ports, processes and assignments. then it provides full coverage of gate, dataflow (RTL), behavioral and switch modeling, timing and logic synthesis methodologies. Programmable logic and storage devices will also be c
61overed. the course introduces many other essential techniques for creating tomorrow's complex digital design.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":5336,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instrumentation Systems & Automation","Course_Description":"he course starts with an overview of electronic instrumentation systems for performing engineering measurements on electrical, mechanical, and fluid systems and then progresses to more advanced topics and design of modern computerized industrial control and automation systems. The topics covered include: detailed discussion of physical principles of sensorsâ operation; architectures of IAS; principals of signal conditioning, recording and measurement systems for: strain, force, displacement, velocity, acceleration, temperature, fluid mass/velocity, and vibration; digital-interface; PID controls; open system buses; and other advanced topics in ISA.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computational Electromagnetics","Course_Description":"This course covers concepts regarding electromagnetics, antennas, RF and microwaves, computational electromagnetics as well as de
61sign and simulation of various types of antennas and radar cross section using electromagnetic simulation software. In addition, some specific types of antennas such as broadband and frequency-independent antennas will be covered.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Printed Antennas & RF Circuits","Course_Description":"This course introduces the printed antennas and microstrip circuits such as patch antennas, inverted L/F antennas, monopole and dipole antennas, transmission lines, feeding networks, filters, and directional couplers, for wideband, ultrawideband, and multiband applications.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":6372,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Antennas Design & Analysis","Course_Description":"This course introduces the printed antennas and microstrip circuits, and their design and analysis using computational electromagnetic tools such FDTD, MoM or FE.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":6601,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Engineering Prac-Field Studies","Course_Description":"An internship period under personal supervision. Approval must be obtained from the studentâs graduate committee. Usually, a formal proposal will be required. May be taken for either six or twelve hours credit per semester. Must be repeated for credit until field study is completed.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"ELEN","Course_Number":6602,"Subject_Description":"Electrical Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Engineering Prac-Field Study","Course_Description":"An internship period under personal supervision. Approval must be obtained from the studentâs graduate committee. Usually, a formal proposal will be required. May be taken for either six or twelve hours credit per semester. Must be repeated for credit until field study is completed.","Department":"EEDR","Department_Description":"Drayer Dept Elec Engineering"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"English","Subject_Code1":"ENGL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ENGL","Course_Number":301,"Subject_Description":"English","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Integrated Reading and Writing","Course_Description":"ENGL 0301 is a co-requisite course for entering students scoring below the required TSI score for reading and/or writing. Students must enroll in ENGL 1301 and ENGL 0301 concurrently. ENGL 0301 provides additional instruction and practice in reading and writing, supplementing the ENGL 1301 instruction. Additional instruction includes reading strategies, the writing process, writing workshops, and grammar instruction.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGL","Course_Number":302,"Subject_Description":"English","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Guided Instruction in Reading and Writing","Course_Description":"ENGL 0302 is a co-requisite course for entering students scoring below the required TSI score for reading and/or writing. Students must enroll in ENGL 1301 and ENGL 0302 concurrently. ENGL 0302 provides additional instruction and practice in reading and writing, supplementing the ENGL 1301 instruction. Additional instruction includes reading strategies, the writing process, and writing workshops.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
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This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Internship I","Course_Description":"Internship opportunity provides experience in the practice of engineering for graduate students. Its purpose is engineering career development.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Internship 2","Course_Description":"Internship opportunity provides experience in the practice of engineering for graduate students. Its purpose is engineering career development.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Communication & Ethics","Course_Description":"This course introduces code of ethics in engineering practices and research activities. Also will be covered are writing of formal and informal technical reports, plagiarism in writing, oral presentation, use of visual aids and professional communication in job search and technical dissemination.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistical Principles in Engineering","Course_Description":"This course cover the role and application of statistics in engineering. Topics include data analysis, random variables and probability distributions, hypothesis tests, regression, multivariate analysis, experimental design and simple statistical qual
61ity control.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mathematical Principles in Engineering","Course_Description":"The course covers selected topics of advanced engineering mathematics and their applications to engineering. Topics include analytical and numerical solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations, vector differential calculus and integral theorems, and application of model software packages for solving mathematical problems in engineering.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Open to students in the thesis option. Independent, applied research that addresses a significant problem in engineering supervised by a member of the engineering graduate faculty. Course is scheduled only with consent of the supervising professor, thesis committee, the department chair and college dean. Credit is assigned when the thesis is completed and filed with the college of graduate studies.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Open to students in the thesis option. Independent, applied research that addresses a significant problem in engineering supervised by a member of the engineering graduate faculty. Course is scheduled only with consent of the supervising professor, thesis committee, the department chair and college dean. Credit is assigned when the thesis is completed and filed with the college of graduate studies.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be presented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study of complex nature in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member who supervise doctoral students. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6310,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design Projects","Course_Description":"May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Justification Engineering Proj","Course_Description":"The preparation of proposals for advanced engineering work. The student will be given individual assistance in preparing a proposal for his field study.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6603,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Engineering Dissertation I","Course_Description":"An Engineering Doctoral dissertation preparation course.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"},{"Subject_Code":"ENGR","Course_Number":6604,"Subject_Description":"Engineering","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Engineering Dissertation II","Course_Description":"An Engineering Doctoral dissertation preparation course.","Department":"ENGR","Department_Description":"Engineering (Core)"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"English Second Language","Subject_Code1":"ENSL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"ENSL","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"English Second Language","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ESL Curriculum and Assessment","Course_Description":"This course focuses on curriculum and assessment for ESL education. Course readings, assignments and class discu
61ssions will constitute guides to thinking about the relationships among standards, lesson planning and assessment. A key component of the course is to discuss issues and concepts of assessment and think about how English language teachers' oral, reading and writing development is assessed using as guidelines the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) or similar standards from another state. The course also provides a general background in teaching and assessing ESL-Special Education students.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"ENSL","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"English Second Language","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Methods and Approaches in Teaching ESL","Course_Description":"This course introduces the methods and approaches for providing language and content instruction to English Language Learners (ELLs). The course also reviews types of ESL programs, relevant federal and state learning standards, socio-cultural factors affecting ELLs, and teaching strategies, classroom management techniques and instructional tools that support Ells' learning and adjustment in U.S. schools. The goal of the course is not to provide simplistic recipes for instruction, nor does it argue for a singular approach or method. Instead, the course seeks to engender a critical awareness of the complexity of teaching ELLs and to encourage an understanding of the primary literature that informs ESL instruction.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"ENSL","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"English Second Language","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Literacy for English Language Learners","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the teaching of what have traditionally been called language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking). Rather than separating language instruction into discrete skills, this course emphasizes the integration of all language skills in teaching literacy. Strategies and techniques for effective literacy instruction for English language learners (ELLs) are presented and applied, and the relationship among schooling, literacy, and social and cultural life are explored. Additionally, strategies for increasing family and community involvement to support English language learners' literacy learning are addressed.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"ENSL","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"English Second Language","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Understanding Language and Language Learning","Course_Description":"This course covers the nature of language and its basic concepts (e.g., phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, semantics, discourse, pragmatics), the functions and registers of English language (e.g., social versus academic language), and the patterns and conventions of written and spoken English. It introduces the theories, concepts and research related to first and second language acquisition/learning, explores the specific features of the English language (grammar) and how those features function as a system, and addresses the current issues and challenges concerning the role of grammar in language teaching.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Family and Consumer Science","Subject_Code1":"FCSC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":2383,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Apparel Analysis and Evaluation","Course_Description":"Analysis of construction quality, aesthetic properties and design components of apparel. Apparel industry regulations and evaluation skills for mass produced apparel emphasized.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":2385,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Fashion Retailing","Course_Description":"An introductory study of the contemporary aspects of retailing with application to fas
61hion merchandising & retailing.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Consumer Economics","Course_Description":"Consumer principles and rational decision-making skills for coping with consumer issues affecting families and individuals.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fashion Promotion and Visual Merchandising","Course_Description":"Evaluation of various promotion activities relating to visual merchandising, publicity and special events. Students reveiw research on selected consumer groups, develop promotional campaigns to reach those groups, and develop and execute visual merchandising displays.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Seminar Professional Development","Course_Description":"Leadership, personal style, and protocol for working as a professional. Assessment of individual strengths, areas for improvement, and interpersonal relationship skills. Includes the development and nature of the profession, entry into the profession, exploration of career options, and opportunities for graduate study. Requires development of a personal portfolio.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4308,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Occupational Family Consumer Science","Course_Description":"Occupational education within the secondary curriculum focusing on development and supervision of occupational programs.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Special topics including workshops, seminars, and institutes in Family and Consumer Sciences. A description of the particular area of study will appear on the printed semester schedule. May be repeated when the area of study is different.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fashion History II","Course_Description":"Chronological overview of history of fashion from the 18th century through the 21st century; cultural and economic factors associated with adoption and abandonment of styles.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Consumer Housing","Course_Description":"Application of design principles in planning, building, and enhancing residential spaces. Evaluation of housing options to meet individual and family needs. Basic building materials, structural components, electrical, plumbing, and climate control systems are addressed.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4367,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Experience","Course_Description":"Cooperative work-study arrangement between business, industry or selected governmental or private agencies and the FCS Department. Conferences and/or seminars with faculty coordinator are required. May be repeated with varied experiences for a maximum of six hours credit.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Independent Study in FCSC","Course_Description":"Designed to afford research opportunities and work experience for senior students. Under supervision, the students pursue individual interests in the profession. May be repeated with varied experience. Advance registration required.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Classroom Strategies for FCS","Course_Description":"Examination of effective strategies employed in the FCS classroom including classroom management, implementing and advising FHA, and integrating state standards into the educational program.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Resource Management","Course_Description":"A study of time, energy, money and other resources related to personal and family goals. Attention given to families with special needs and challenges.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Current Topics in FCSC","Course_Description":"Intensive study of a current problem of professional interest in family and consumer sciences. The description of the particular area of study will appear on the printed semester schedule. May be repeated for credit when topic of investigation varies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Independent Study in FCSC","Course_Description":"Independent study in an area of interest; review of current literature and research related to individual problems; selection and/or design of instruments used in collecting data. May be repeated for credit when topic of investigation varies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5336,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Issues in Family Life","Course_Description":"Exploration of current topics affecting family life for parents and youth. Topics will address issues across the early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescent years, and will consider multiple perspectives.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5343,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Administration of Programs for Families","Course_Description":"Study of the operational processes that are common to human services agencies, whether public or private. Topics include budgets and funding, staff and volunteer management, and program planning and execution.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5367,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Experience","Course_Description":"Graduate cooperative work-study arrangement between business, industry or selected governmental or private agencies and the FCS Department. Conferences and/or seminars with faculty coordinator are required. May be repeated with varied experiences.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Must complete both FCSC 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credits hours.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FCSC","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Family and Consumer Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Must complete both FCSC 5390 and 5391 for required 6 credit hours.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Finance","Subject_Code1":"FINC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":2310,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Consumer Finance","Course_Description":"An introductory survey of the financial concepts relevant to the basics of life long financial planning from credit scores, taxes, insurance, loan amortization to retirement planning.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3306,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Personal Finance","Course_Description":"Introduction to financial problems of the consumer. Emphasis is placed on problems concerning financial planning, investments in real estate, personal property, insurance, and securities.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Finance","Course_Description":"An introductory survey of the principal issues, decision areas, and analytical procedures relevant to the financial management of private business firms including capital budgeting, cost of capital, short and long-term financing, dividend policy and valuation.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intermediate Financial Mgmt","Course_Description":"Analytical techniques used in financial decision making, including ratio anal
61ysis, funds analysis, capital structure, dividend policy, financial forecasting, and valuation models.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Money and Banking","Course_Description":"Students will learn about the role of money in the payments system and as a store of wealth, how financial instruments are used to transfer resources from savers to borrowers and to transfer risk, how these financial instruments are traded in financial markets, how interest rates are determined in the bond market, the key services provided by banks and other depository institutions, government regulation of the financial system, and the role of central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve system, in monitoring and stabilizing the economy.","Department":"ECFN","Department_Description":"Eco Fin"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cases in Financial Mgmt","Course_Description":"A study of various issues facing financial managers using the case method of instruction. Topics include working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, valuation, and long-term financing decisions.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Finance","Course_Description":"A study of the international monetary system in its theoretical and institutional setting. Examines how business firms conduct international trade considering exchange rates, international monetary policies, derivatives and purchasing power parity.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Statement Analysis","Course_Description":"Learn the basics of finance statement analysis. Develop financial statement analysis skills and abilities. Perform financial statement analysis.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Investments","Course_Description":"An appraisal of investment alternatives in financial markets. Markets, securities, methods of analysis, investment programming.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Markets and Instit","Course_Description":"A study of the supply and demand for funds in financial markets; analysis of sectoral supply and demand in various sub-markets; the role of financial intermediaries; interest rate forecasting.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Commercial Banking","Course_Description":"An overview of the regulation, operation, and management of the commercial bank; asset and liability management policy; loan policy, investment policy, capital adequacy, liquidity management.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Credit Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides a background in commercial lending concepts and prepares students to earn the Credit Essentials Certificate issued by the Risk Management Association (RMA) at the end of the course. The curriculum consists of nine chapters divided into three units. The course focuses on banksâ commercial loan customers and developing the tools needed to determine the viability of lending to that customer and, if viable, the optimal loan structure for that customer. The course will also delve into tips for identifying problem loans.","Department":"BUSI","Department_Description":"Business"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mortgage Lending","Course_Description":"Methods of real estate financing, sources of funds from financial institutions and governmental agencies. Financial instruments available to the investor, mortgage, r
61isk analysis, and loan principles.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Security Analysis and Portfolio Management","Course_Description":"Analysis of investment alternatives in a portfolio context, recent theoretical developments in portfolio management, construction of portfolios to achieve specific investment objectives, investment portfolio monitoring and performance evaluation.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Modeling for Decision Making","Course_Description":"An introduction to financial modeling for decision making. Students will apply financial concepts and theories learned in the introductory finance course to solve real world problems by using Excel software, licensed financial databases, and free Internet data. Students will also have the opportunity to acquire advanced spreadsheet skills that are useful in a wide variety of business applications.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":4391,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Finance","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas in finance under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours if topics vary.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Finance & Econ","Course_Description":"Introduction to economic principles, distribution and managerial economics. A survey of financial management function in private firms, with an emphasis on major financial policy decision issues and related analytical techniques.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Management","Course_Description":"A study of the financial policy of business firms along with the theory supporting that policy. Topics include capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, dividend policy, and management of working c
61apital, as well as the unique international dimensions of the financial policy of multinational firms.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Finance","Course_Description":"Theory, practice and problems involving international commerce between nations.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Investments","Course_Description":"A study of investment alternatives, financial markets, securities, and methods of analysis.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cases In Finance Management","Course_Description":"A study of business cases which focus on a variety of financial issues and solutions.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Money and Capital Markets","Course_Description":"This course provides an understanding of the global financial system through a study of financial markets, major types of financial institutions, and financial regulation. A conceptual and analytical framework is developed and used to understand historical and current developments and to evaluate proposed changes to the system with an emphasis on their effects on business. The effects of changes in key economic variables on business are also explored.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Derivatives & Risk Management","Course_Description":"Nature and functions of the various futures and options markets; hedging for risk reduction, speculative trading for profit; the role of futures and options in overall portfolio strategy, along with fundamental concepts such as basis, spreading, normal and inverted markets, and money management.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"},{"Subject_Code":"FINC","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Finance","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special topics in Finance","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas in finance under the direction of a faculty member.","Department":"ACFE","Department_Description":"Accounting Finance and Economi"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Family Science","Subject_Code1":"FMSC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":1377,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intimate Relationships","Course_Description":"A study of the individual and the family. Individual development, interpersonal relationships, sexuality, tasks of marriage, work and the family and parenting skills in relation to the family life cycle.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":2306,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Historical Context of Families","Course_Description":"People have always lived in families, but what that means has changed dramatically across time and across cultures. this course explores internal functionality, as well as how the family unit has contributed to the advancement and/or regression of its members and society at large.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":2316,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Community Resources","Course_Description":"A survey of private, non-profit and governmental agencies that serve children and families.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Whole Child","Course_Description":"An exploration of the preschool years. Emphasis is placed on the cognitive, physical, emotional, social and creative selves.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3318,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Sexuality","Course_Description":"Exploration of lifespan developmental sexuality to meet sex education professional responsibilities for families.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3335,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Family Issues","Course_Description":"Exploration of current topics affecting family life. Topics will address issues across the lifespan and will consider a variety of viewpoints.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Child Development","Course_Description":"Dynamics of growth and development of children from conception through adolescence. Physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as guidance techniques are addressed.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3341,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adult Development","Course_Description":"Dynamics of growth and development from young adulthood through death. Physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, including current issues and challenges at each of those stages (young adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood).","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":3375,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Policy","Course_Description":"Process of policy formation, implementation, and evaluation. Reciprocal relationship between family functioning and public policy. Analysis of impact and effectiveness of public policy for families and consumers. Roles of family sciences professionals in influencing policy.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Structures","Course_Description":"Study of family structures beyond the traditional nuclear structure, including single parent households, polygamous households and those headed up by same-sex couples.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Life Education Methods and Practice","Course_Description":"Study of methodologies, skills, and strategies for strengthening families through outreach programs in formal, nonformal, and informal settings and using mass, group, and individual modalities. Emphasis on increasing resilience for families experiencing vulnerabilities.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4323,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Administration of Programs","Course_Description":"Study of operational processes that are common to human services agencies, whether public or private. Topics include budget and funding, staff and volunteer management and program planning and execution.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4326,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Violence","Course_Description":"Interpersonal violence throughout the life cycle from immediate and extended family members. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect perpetuated against children, spouses and the elderly. Includes viewpoints of law enforcement and treatment strategies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4327,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Parent-Child Relationships","Course_Description":"A study of the importance of family relationships in the development of the child and individual behavior. Specific study of parenting skills, interaction between parent and child, interrelationships between family and larger community.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMSC","Course_Number":4329,"Subject_Description":"Family Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Interaction","Course_Description":"A study of the interdisciplinary nature of family communication. Critique of communication patterns and applications of theoretical approaches in reference to interpersonal relationships.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Family Studies","Subject_Code1":"FMST","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":1377,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intimate Relationships","Course_Description":"A study of the individual and the family. Individual development, interpersonal relationships, sexuality, tasks of marriage, work and the family and parenting skills in relation to the family life cycle.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":2306,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Historical Context of Families","Course_Description":"People have always lived in families, but what that means has changed dramatically across time and across cultures. this course explores internal functionality, as well as how the family unit has contributed to the advancement and/or regression of its members and society at large.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Development I","Course_Description":"Dynamics of growth and development of children from conception through adolescence. Physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as guidance techniques are addressed.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":3341,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Development II","Course_Description":"Dynamics of growth and development from young adulthood through death. Physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, including current issues and challenges at each of those stages (young adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood).","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":4323,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Administration of Programs","Course_Description":"Study of operational processes that are common to human services agencies, whether public or private. Topics include budget and funding, staff and volunteer management and program planning and execution.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":4326,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Violence","Course_Description":"Interpersonal violence throughout the life cycle from immediate and extended family members. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect perpetuated against children, spouses and the elderly. Includes viewpoints of law enforcement and treatment strategies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":4327,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Parent-Child Relationships","Course_Description":"A study of the importance of family relationships in the development of the child and individual behavior. Specific study of parenting skills, interaction between parent and child, interrelationships between family and larger community.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":4329,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Family Interaction","Course_Description":"A study of the interdisciplinary nature of family communication. Critique of communication patterns and applications of theoretical approaches in reference to interpersonal relationships.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"FMST","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Family Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Family Issues","Course_Description":"Exploration of current topics affecting family life. Topics will address issues across the lifespan and will consider a variety of viewpoints.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"French","Subject_Code1":"FREN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":1311,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Beginning French I","Course_Description":"Language course for beginners. Includes grammar, pronunciation, conversation, reading, dictation and written exercises, and language lab practice. (CC No. 2311)","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":1312,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Beginning French II","Course_Description":"Continuation of material in FREN 1311. (CC No. 2312)","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":2300,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Study","Course_Description":"Students will be offered an opportunity to experience and apply real-world language and culture in a natural setting. The experience will include enrolling in French language courses, living with a French/French-speaking family, participating in cultural activities organized by the host institution, and making field trips to historical and cultural monuments","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":2311,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intermediate French I","Course_Description":"Review of grammar, reading, composition, conversation, including language lab practice.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":2312,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intermediate French II","Course_Description":"Review of grammar, reading, composition, and conversation.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Conversation","Course_Description":"Improvement in oral fluency through discussion of texts and oral reports. Required of all majors. (This course may not be substituted for FREN 2312 to meet the language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree.) May be repeated for credit with approval of department.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Literature Survey I","Course_Description":"An overview of French literature, authors and literary movements from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. May be repeated for credit when the texts vary.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Literature Survey II","Course_Description":"An overview of French literature, authors, and literary movements since 1800. May be repeated for credit when the texts vary.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Grammar & Composition","Course_Description":"French grammar, with extensive written composition. Secondary stress on pronunciation. May be repeated for credit with approval of the department chair.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Phonet
61ics","Course_Description":"The French sound system. Laboratory exercises to improve pronunciation. May be repeated for credit with approval of the department chair.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Culture & Civilization","Course_Description":"French civilization with readings and discussion of topics such as French history, politics, education, art, fashion, cuisine, technology, work and leisure.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"French Theater","Course_Description":"Selected French plays, usually to include tragedy, comedy and drama of various eras, but may also concentrate on a single playwright, period or special topic. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Study in a specific topic in French language and/or literature. May be taken more than once for credit when topic varies.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"FREN","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"French","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Methods EC-6","Course_Description":"Teaching methodologies for EC-6, including a focus on first and second language acquisition, learning styles, assessment methods and an introduction to teaching technologies and resources. Offered: rotating Fall semesters","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"First Year Seminar","Subject_Code1":"FYS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"},{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":"101A","Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar. First Year Seminar Art, Communication, Education","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"},{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":"101B","Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar Business and Industry","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"},{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":"101O","Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar Online","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"},{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":"101P","Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar Public Service","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"},{"Subject_Code":"FYS","Course_Number":"101S","Subject_Description":"First Year Seminar","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"First Year Seminar STEM","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Geology","Subject_Code1":"GEOL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":1390,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introductory Environmental & Physical Geology","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the relationship between human activities, geologic resources and processes and environmental quality. Topics include the relationship between human populations and geologic hazards, as well as how human activities may increase the chances of geologic hazards occurring. Emphasis will be from the geologic perspective, but will include all basic sciences. Field trips are an integral part of this course.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":1403,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Geology I: Physical Geology","Course_Description":"Earth materials, structures, tectonics, land forms, mineral resources and processes that formed them.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":1404,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Geology II: Historical Geology","Course_Description":"History of the development of our planet and its inhabitants.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":2373,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Optical Mineralogy","Course_Description":"In this course, the student will learn about light transmission in minerals, become familiar with the operation and care of the petrographic microscope, learn to identify minerals by optical properties and be able to re
61cognize common and important minerals.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":2376,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"World and Economic Geography","Course_Description":"Regional, national, and continental units considered from the viewpoint of economic resources, resource development, organization, politics, economy, and physical landscape.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":2377,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Physical Geography and Geomorphology","Course_Description":"Fundamental concepts of local, regional, and global physical geography and geomorphology, including landform features and soils. Geology and Earth Science majors are required to take an additional laboratory component (GEOL 4101 - Geomorphology Lab) to meet degree requirements. (CC No. 1301).","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":2471,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Mineralogy Petrology","Course_Description":"Classification, properties, occurrence and identification of rock-forming minerals.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3101,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Physical Geology Lab Instruction","Course_Description":"Advanced laboratory techniques in physical geology. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hydrogeology","Course_Description":"This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic principles of hydrogeology â understanding the geologic factors that control the occurrence, movement, and chemistry of groundwater. We will also examine issues related to groundwater supply and contamination of groundwater.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3316,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Petroleum & Subsurface Geology","Course_Description":"This course is to introduce the students to the methods used in petroleum exploration and production, including interpretation of subsurface data used in the oil industry, as well as the environmental and mining industries. Skills learned in this course include petrophysical interpretation of well logs, well log correlation, subsurface contour mapping, and determining what geologic conditions are necessary for the potential accumulation of oil and gas deposits. These methods will be taught, using both computer software and hand interpretation techniques. Other goals of this course include increasing the studentâs critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills through problem sets, class discu
61ssions, and a final exploration play report and presentation. Assessment of how well students learned the skills taught in this course will take place through homework grades, two exams, and grades received on their exploration play report and presentation.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Geology","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide the students with the tools required to understand and identify geologic features that could have short and long-term consequences to the environment and overall performance of various engineering structures. Emphasis is given in geologic site characterization techniques, technical writing, geologic map analysis, and the evaluation of geological and geotechnical conditions for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of engineering structures. The course also intends to provide a key understanding of geological processes involved in natural hazards as well as the techniques used to âforecastâ and/or mitigate such events. Fundamental knowledge on rock and soil mechanics, geomorphology, sedimentology, and structural geology are also included in this course for wholistic environmental and site characterizations.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Environmental Geography and Geology","Course_Description":"The relationship between human activities, geologic resources and processes, and environmental quality. Topics include the consumption of geologic resources and its impact on the environment. The relationship between human populations and geologic hazards. Field trip and special fee required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3420,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Structural Geology","Course_Description":"Rock deformation and geologic structures. Field trip and special fee required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3450,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Petrology","Course_Description":"Classification, properties, occurrence and origin of rocks. Macro and micro techniques for the identification of rocks. Field trip and special fee required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":3600,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Summer Field Camp","Course_Description":"Description of stratigraphic sections, preparation of geologic maps and field reports. Conducted off-campus at various field locations. Special field trip fees required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4101,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topic Earth Science","Course_Description":"An individual library, laboratory, or field project. To receive credit, an acceptable report is required. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topic Earth Science","Course_Description":"An individual library, laboratory, or field project. To receive credit, an acceptable report is required. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4303,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"GPS Methods and Applications","Course_Description":"This course is designed to train students in using several types of GPS instruments to gather field position data for a variety of applications, including GIS. Lectures on GPS fundamentals will be augmented with hands-on training using GPS equipment; including survey-grade GPS, mapping-grade GPS, GPS base stations, hand-held GPS and smartphone GPS.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of GIS","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide students with an applied understanding of the concepts and theory behind GIS including spatial data structures, data sources and transfer methods, projections and coordinate systems, georeferencing, geocoding, geodatabase design and management, how to start a GIS project, as well as fundamentals of spatial analysis techniques such as overlay, extraction and interpolation. Concepts presented in lecture will be put into practice through tutorials using the GIS software product ArcGIS 10.x (ESRI, Inc.). The culmination of the course is the presentation of your research project employing the methods learned.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced GIS","Course_Description":"This course is designed to advance a student's knowledge in the rapidly developing field of Geographic Information Science and Systems (GIS). This course is built on the techniques learned in the Fundamentals of GIS course (GEOL 3311) by exp
61osing the student to more advanced methods in developing and utilizing GIS data. Students will gain skills and knowledge of design, planning and error within GIS data management, analytical decision-making techniques and advanced spatial and statistical analysis. Python Script and Model Builder, web mapping and collector, digital image processing and analysis in ArcGIS, and working with LiDAR datasets. Students will gain deep understanding of the potential value of GIS through lectures, exercises of the latest versions of ArcGIS software and research in a broad range of applications.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"GIS Research Project","Course_Description":"This course is designed to advance a student's knowledge to design, manage and complete a research project that emphasizes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This course is built on the techniques learned in GEOL 3311. Undergraduate students will work in groups of 2 to 4. Student groups will agree with the instructor on a suitable problem and then solve it by acquiring, organizing and analyzing data using a GIS. Projects must include a substantive analytical component where GIS is central to the methods used.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4314,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Remote Sensing","Course_Description":"Remote sensing is a rapidly-evolving science and technology with numerous contributions to the Earth, environmental and ocean sciences, such as monitoring of natural hazards including droughts, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and forest fires. This course introduces students to the principles of remote sensing with its wide applications in the Earth and environmental sciences. Fundamental knowledge is offered on the physics of remote sensing, photogrammetry, remote sensing data acquisition, remote sensing data types (multispectral, hyperspectral, RADAR and LiDAR), and numerous applications. The course will also cover digital image processing and analysis techniques using ENVI software.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4317,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"GIS Seminar","Course_Description":"A seminar series on topics related to principles, techniques and applications of Geospatial Sciences, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, and Drone Photogrammetry. It is meant to expose students to current research and developments in these rapidly advancing fields. Bi-weekly seminars presented on selected topics by students, and speakers from within and outside Lamar University. A student is required to study and discuss and write a summary of at least five out of the 10 seminar topics.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4318,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Drone Photogrammetry","Course_Description":"Drones, aka \"Unmanned Aerial Systems\" (UASs) or \"Unmanned \"Aerial Vehicle\" (UAV), refer to an unpiloted aircraft or spacecraft. This course is specifically designed to teach students the ins and outs of operating drones. Topics covered include drone safety and current policies, principles of photogrammetry, cameras and imaging systems, georeferencing, flight planning and how to take aerial photos and videos.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Geophysics","Course_Description":"Application of the principles of physics to geologic problems. Use of geophysical techniques in exploration.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Geology of Texas","Course_Description":"Geologic history, topography, physiography, structure and mineral deposits of Texas observed on location at classic geologic exposures across Texas and adjacent states. Camping on and hiking across geologic outcrops will be an integral part of this field experience. Field trip and special fee required. May be repeated for credit as field trip locations change.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Geochemistry","Course_Description":"Application of chemistry to the solution of geological problems.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Meteorology","Course_Description":"Composition and processes of the atmosphere. Weather and climate and their effect on human activities. Air pollution and other human induced changes to the atmosphere.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Oceanography","Course_Description":"Structure, properties and processes of the hydrosphere emphasizing geologic aspects. Role of the seas and oceans in the total environment.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Rocks and
61Stars","Course_Description":"A conceptual introduction to space science with emphasis on planetary exploration. Visual programs and guest speakers from NASA and other space research facilities are included. For both non-science and science majors.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4410,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Stratigraphy and Sedimentology","Course_Description":"Fundamental principles of outcrop, subsurface and sequence stratigraphy. Derivation and deposition of sediments, and environmental interpretation of sedimentary strata.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":4420,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Paleontology","Course_Description":"Principles of paleontologic interpretation including classification, morphologic analysis and identification of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils. Application of paleontology to stratigraphic correlation. Field trip and special fee required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5101,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Institutes in Earth Science","Course_Description":"Summer, in service, or other institutes for earth science teachers. Credit varies with duration. The description of the area of study of each institute will appear on the printed schedule. May be repeated for credit when nature of institute differs sufficiently from those taken previously. Offered: Other","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topic Env Geo","Course_Description":"Summer, in service, or other institutes for earth science teachers. Credit varies with duration. The description of the area of study of each institute will appear on the printed schedule. May be repeated for credit when nature of institute differs sufficiently from those taken previously.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced GPS methods and Applications","Course_Description":"This course is designed for graduate students to demonstrate a clear understanding of the GPS signal, codes and biases, describe the differences between relative and autonomous GPS positioning, code phase carries phase, DGPS and RTK. Students will learn the practical applications of GPS and the implications of its modernization. Lectures on GPS fundamentals will be augmented with hands-on training using GPS equipment. Students will use GPA equipment to perform survey and mapping. final project is required.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of GIS","Course_Description":"This course will provide graduate students with an applied knowledge in making professional GIS maps, cartography methods, types of geospatial data, choosing and applying analytical methods for geospatial data including density analysis, interpolation and overlay analysis. Each graduate student will be assigned a research project. You will choose a research topic for your project. You will work on designing your project, data collection, data processing and analysis. You must write a scientific report of your project and present the results to the class.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced GIS Analysis and Applications","Course_Description":"This course is designed to advance students' knowledge in the rapidly developing field of Geographical Information Science and Systems (GIS). This course is built on the techniques learned in the Fundamentals of GIS (GEOL 5311) course by exposing the student to more advanced methods in developing and utilizing GIS data. Students will gain skills and knowledge of design, planning and error within GIS data management, analytical decision-making techniques and advanced spatial and statistical analysis, Python Script and Model Builder, web mapping and collector, digital image processing and analysis in ArcGIS, and working with LiDAR datasets. Students will gain deep understanding of the potential value of GIS through lectures, exercises of the latest versions of ArcGIS software and research projects in a broad range of applications.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Geospatial Research project","Course_Description":"This course is designed to advance a student's knowledge to de
61sign, manage and complete a research project that emphasizes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This course is built on the techniques learned in GEOL 3311. Undergraduate students will work in groups of 2 to 4. Student groups will agree with the instructor on a suitable problem and then solve it by acquiring, organizing and analyzing data using a GIS. Projects must include a substantive analytical component where GIS is central to the methods used.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Remote Sensing","Course_Description":"This course will introduce fundamental concepts and develop basic skills related to the use of remote sensing data. The primary goal of the course is to introduce students to the principles of remote sensing, physics of remote sensing, spaceborne satellite systems and remote sensing data types including multispectral, hyperspectral and RADAR. Hands-on exercises will be provided to teach students how to obtain and process satellite imagery, analyze and synthesize information from remotely sensed data. Students will also be able to communicate findings. In addition, students will be assigned a research project for mastering digital image processing techniques for environmental applications. Each student will be required to give a 15 minute oral presentation on their research project and submit a final project report.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Remote Sensing Data and Applications","Course_Description":"This course assumes students have a prior knowledge in the basics of remote sensing and have experience with digital image processing software, particularly ENVI. Students will develop a strong understanding of the tools and techniques used to display, process and analyze remotely sensed data. Upon completion of this course students will be able to develop analytical workflows to derive products and extract information from remotely sensed data for a broad range of applications that include wetlands, water quality, coastal changes, vegetation analysis, mineral resources, land use and land cover changes. throughout the course students confront realistic problem scenarios that will test their ability to apply the tools and techniques covered in the course. The culmination of this course is an independent final project in which students will demonstrate their ability to apply new skills to a real-world situation of personal or professional interest.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar in Geospatial Science","Course_Description":"The seminar series will provide a forum for graduate students to learn about current and cutting-edge activities in Geospatial Sciences, GIS, Remote Sensing, and Drone Photogrammetry. To meet these expectations, a student must conduct research on a current topic from published papers, write an abstract that relates a general synopsis of the research paper, develop a presentation based on the findings, and deliver a presentation. A student is expected to create and present a PowerPoint presentation on one of the seminar topics. Furthermore, a student is expected to question speakers competently and probingly.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"GEOL","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Geology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Drone Photogrammetry & Apps","Course_Description":"Drone technology is developing aggressively and many governments and non-government agencies are considering acquiring such systems. Throughout the course, students will learn about drone safety and current policies, components, principles of photogrammetry, cameras and imaging systems. 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More intense study, additional assignments, and higher expectations than the undergraduate course.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5359,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Society and War: The United States","Course_Description":"This course examines the social and cultural history of warfare, taught with varying concentrations, including but not limited to global, trans-Atlantic, or US topics.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5364,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"East Asia to 1800","Course_Description":"East Asian history from antiquity to c. 1800 exploring the distinctiveness of traditional China, Japan and Korea through their interconnections.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Seminar in East Asia Since 1800","Course_Description":"More intense study, additional assignments and higher expectations than the undergraduate course. A seminar on the making of modern China, Japan and Korea.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5368,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Seminar Middle East in the 20th Century","Course_Description":"An overview of the region from the late 1800s to the 1990s with emphasis on the political, social, and economic changes that occurred, as well as the regionâs relationship with the United States. More intense study, additional assignments, and higher expectations than the undergraduate course.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Seminar on Monsters in Mexican-American History","Course_Description":"This course examines the history of ghost stories, âmonsters,â and legends in Mexican American communities throughout the U.S. Southwest. More intense study, additional assignments, and higher expectations than the undergraduate course.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Graduate Seminar on Chicano History","Course_Description":"This course examines the history of the Chicano Movement and the ethnic Mexican communityâs experience and response during the fight for social, political, and economic justice in the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Furthermore, this course explores how different deologies, politics, and approaches shaped the struggle for civil rights. More intense study, additional assignments, and higher expectations than the undergraduate course.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Mandatory research and writing course for graduate students on the thesis track, coordinated by supervising professor of thesis committee and designed to promote satisfactory progress toward a completed thesis. May not be taken concurrently with HIST 5391. Must complete both HIST 5390/5391 for required 6 credits.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Mandatory research and writing course for graduate students on the thesis track, involving all members of thesis committee and resulting in the successful completion of a thesis. May not be taken concurrently with HIST 5390. Must complete both HIST 5390/5391 for required 6 credits.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar in Local History","Course_Description":"Seminar in Local History will examine major patterns of scholarship in the broad field of state and local history from early social history to digital history. This course will explore multi-disciplinary approaches to researching, interpreting and presenting local history and will examine local history in relation to public history theory and practice. Students will also have the opportunity to work with the Texas Historical Commission in developing a state historical marker project as well as multiple Beaumont-area historical organizations in developing a professional local history project.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5396,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital History","Course_Description":"Digital History is a course designed to familiarize students with the broad range of digital methods employed by historians to tell better stories about the past. This course is hands-on and project-based and intended to introduce students to a range of digital methods. Students will be expected to conduct original research while using these methods. This course will also require students to analyze and interpret digital projects and communicate results. Course requirements will be a combination of hands-on project work, assessing digital projects, engaging in digital training and analyzing readings to understand the historiography of digital history.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"},{"Subject_Code":"HIST","Course_Number":5397,"Subject_Description":"History","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Museums and Historical Interpretation","Course_Description":"Museums and Historical Interpretation explores the professional world of museums, the place of museums within our cultural landscape and the methods of interpretation critical to creating meaningful museum experiences. The course explores both theoretical and practical aspects of museum studies, including specialized museum career options, such as museum education, collections management and exhibit development. Readings in professional museum literature will lay the foundation for reflective study on best practices and methodology in museums. Experiential learning opportunities will provide field experiences to enhance career prospects by developing specialized skills and professional work products. This course will also provide a foundation for historical interpretation, including how public audie
61nces use the past and challenges faced by public historians in balancing audience needs and professional standards.","Department":"HIST","Department_Description":"History"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Health","Subject_Code1":"HLTH","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health and Wellness","Course_Description":"Designed to increase student awareness of fitness, health concepts and lifestyle modification. The class includes laboratories and practical activities, which help students in their attempt to improve their quality of life and achieve well being.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":1373,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Public Health","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge of public health and related issues. The course gives an emphasis on key historical moments and developments, public health organizations and systems, theoretical foundations of public health, its practical applications, role of public health within society, disparities in health status, determinants of health, cultural competency, infectious and chronic disease prevention, as well as challenges and achievements. Topics on ethics, professional responsibilities and competencies, analytical tools utilized to assess public health problems in communities, applications of health education and promotion theories to developing interventions for improving community health are also examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":2374,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public and Consumer Health","Course_Description":"Traditional and modern methods of meeting public and consumer health needs; investigation and analysis of public and consumer health problems; functions and organization of consumer services at the local, state, regional and national levels.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":2380,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Behavior Theory","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth introduction to social and health behavior theories that shape public health practice, emphasizing their application in understanding and modifying health-related behaviors. Students will explore how these theories drive health promotion strategies and interventions at individual, community, and policy levels through real-world case studies and practical examples. A central focus is placed on health inequities and inequalities among diverse populations in the United States, examining how cultural, social, and structural determinants influence health outcomes. By critically analyzing these factors, students will develop the skills necessary to design and implement effective, equity-focused public health initiatives that address the root causes of health disparities.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Communications","Course_Description":"This course provides hands-on experience developing and implementing effective health communication strategies across diverse media and platforms. Students will explore key theoretical foundations, behavioral change models, and audience segmentation techniques to craft impactful health messages tailored to various populations. Emphasizing both traditional and emerging communication channels, the course examines critical factors influencing health communication, including cultural competency, health literacy, and the role of digital media.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3337,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"U.S. and International Health Dis
61parities","Course_Description":"This course explores geographical, socio-cultural, political, biological, and economic influences on population disparities in health and well-being in the U.S. and internationally. Strategies for health improvement among various population segments will be explored.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Epidemiology","Course_Description":"This covers application of epidemiologic methods and procedures to the study of the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability and mortality in the population. The course treats emidemiology as a basic science of preventive medicine as well as examines the basic concepts, methods and findings of epidemioloy, and sets forth a historical framework of epidemiology's evolution as a tool to elucidate health problems in society.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3363,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Systems","Course_Description":"This course explores the healthcare structure, resources and delivery systems in the United States and other countries around the world. Contemporary issues affecting healthcare delivery systems; and service provision, physician reimbursement, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, adoption of new technologies and expenditures in public or private sectors will be discussed. The role of prevention in population health outcomes key management and policy issues in contemporary health systems, the process of policy development and its impact on the prospect of health systems will be examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Public Health Issues","Course_Description":"This course is designed to identify and analyze current prevailing critical public health issues facing the US population. The relationship between lifestyle and health as well as strategies for advancing individual and population health are examined. Topics addressed include health determinants, indicators, physical activity, overweight and obesity, nutrition, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injury and violence, suicide, food safety, environmental quality, vaccination, climate change, access to health care, chronic and infectious diseases and consumerism.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3372,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Drug Use and Abuse","Course_Description":"A study of a wide range of drug related issues and problems in our society. The class provides current information and perspectives to help students understand: reasons why drug use and abuse occur, the results of drug use and abuse, how to prevent drug use and abuse, and how drugs can be used effectively for therapeutic purposes.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3378,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Sexuality","Course_Description":"This course is concerned with the basic information regarding the physical, psychological, social and comparative aspects of family health, sexual behavior, sex education and sexually transmitted diseases. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between personal health and human sexuality. the understanding of human sexuality through self-awareness, value clarification and decision-making will also be a concern.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Administration","Course_Description":"This course explores the practice of managing, leading, overseeing and administrating the operation of dynamic complex public health and health care systems and entities such as hospitals and its networks, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, pharmacies and health insurance providers. Topics related to leadership, administration, human and financial resource management, health programs, health policy, communication, planning, coordination and implementation of medical and health services will be discussed.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Study in Health","Course_Description":"Selected problems in health. Not to be used in lieu of a required course.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Workshop In Health","Course_Description":"A number of workshops are designed to advance the professional competence of students. For each description, the particular area of study will be indicated. May be repeated for credit when nature of workshop differs from one previously taken. Not to be used in lieu of required health courses.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4309,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Environmental Hlth & GIS Apps","Course_Description":"This course is designed to introduce students to important issues and concepts in the field of environmental health and how Geographic Information System (GIS) can be applied to better understand and analyze issues. Students will explore the relationship between the environment and health. Topics such as air, water, and environmental quality, health threats posed by the pollution, global warming, infectious diseases, and population explosion will be explored. Students will learn ways in which they can influence the quality of the environment and enhance its protection.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Grant Writing in Public Health Education","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth exploration of the grant writing process within the field of public health, integrating theory and practical application to develop competitive funding proposals. Students will synthesize key concepts in public health education, needs assessment, program planning, implementation, and evaluation to design grant proposals that align with community needs and funding priorities. Emphasizing the Areas of Responsibility for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES), the course guides students through the entire grant development cycle, from identifying funding sources and crafting persuasive narratives to budgeting and outcome evaluation. Through hands-on projects, peer review, and real-world case studies, students will develop the skills necessary to secure funding for public health programs and initiatives.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Economics","Course_Description":"This course examines the application of economics tools to issues regarding the organization, efficiency, effectiveness, quantity and prices, quality and patient outcomes in the production, consumption, delivery of healthcare services, the functioning of healthcare systems and health affecting behaviors. Topics on financing of health services, allocation of resources, health service eff
61iciency, health development and health economic regulation are explored. Emphasis will be placed on strategies for improving health by reducing the waste of resources devoted to health care.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Womenâs and Reproductive Health","Course_Description":"This course is designed to explore the health needs unique to womenâs and reproductive health, including growth and development, nutrition, exercise, reproductive health, pregnancy, chronic diseases, interpersonal/family issues, and navigation of the healthcare system to provide students with opportunities to create strategies to improve women's health. Particular attention will be given to issues that affect women in under-served populations and how to serve their needs more effectively.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods in Public Health","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of public health research, equipping them with the skills necessary to design, conduct, and analyze research studies addressing public health challenges. Students will explore various research methodologies, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method, and participatory approaches while gaining hands-on experience in data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Emphasis is placed on ethical research practices, study design, sampling techniques, and data management to ensure rigorous and impactful research. Through real-world case studies and applied exercises, students will develop the ability to critically evaluate public health research and effectively communicate findings to diverse audiences.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Health Program Planning","Course_Description":"This course is designed to prepare the student to assess a population for their health needs, plan an effective program and successfully implement the program. Theory and practice in evaluation of community- and school-based programs and effective health promotion strategies will be presented.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4342,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Workplace and Occupational Health","Course_Description":"This course explores knowledge and skillsets needed to establish, actively promote and maintain a healthy and safe work environment. Skills for identifying health-related issues, assessing needs, planning, implementing and evaluating worksite health promotion programs, identifying and controlling of the risks that arise from physical, chemical and other worksite hazards are studies. Students will be able to blend knowledge in public health, exercise, science, nutrition and related disciplines in developing and coordinating worksite programs and maintaining occupational health and safety. Models of delivery of health promotion, disease prevention and occupational health or safety programs to employee populations are examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professional Development and Leadership in Public Health","Course_Description":"This course provides students with essential professional development and leadership skills to excel in public health and healthcare administration. Students will explore career pathways, enhance their understanding of professionalism, ethics, and communication, and prepare for the job market through resume building, interviewing strategies, and networking. Emphasis is placed on internship preparation, including site selection, negotiation of responsibilities, and alignment with the Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialists. Through hands-on activities and self-reflection, students will cultivate a personal leadership philosophy and develop the skills to effectively manage and lead public health education and promotion programs.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Community Health","Course_Description":"This course is designed to present aspects of community-related health. Students learn the application of multi-sector and multi-disciplinary collaborative enterprises that uses public health science, evidence-based strategies and other approaches to engage and work with communities, in a culturally appropriate manner, to optimize the health and quality of life of all person who live, work, or are otherwise active in a defined community or communities. Organizations and function of community, system management, analyses of community mobilization procedures, coordination of community health organizations and motivation and plans for action in the community.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4372,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Health Intervention Strategies","Course_Description":"This course is designed to prepare students in community and public health to help individuals and communities achieve a greater impact towards improving their health and well-being. The course addresses concepts and principles underlying the use of educational, epidemiological and surveillance outreach, screening, social marketing and policy development strategies to prevent disease and promote health in a variety of settings, including community organizations, schools and colleges, clinics, hospitals, corporations and beyond.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4376,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Health Emergency Preparedness","Course_Description":"This course introduces the principles and practices of public health emergency preparedness and response, covering emergency management systems at local, state, national, and global levels. Students will examine various public health emergencie
61s, including infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, bioterrorism, and environmental hazards. Through case studies, they will explore risk assessment, emergency planning, crisis communication, and the role of public health agencies in disaster response. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, community engagement, and resilience-building in vulnerable populations. By the end of the course, students will gain practical knowledge to contribute effectively to emergency preparedness and response efforts.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Diseases","Course_Description":"This course will introduce students to the basic knowledge, concepts and understanding of human diseases, mechanisms of diseases, pathologic conditions, etiology, management and prevention of diseases. Conditions such as developmental diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hereditary, cancer, infectious and other common diseases will be explored. Current trends in diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures will be examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":4660,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Health Capstone","Course_Description":"Supervised internship at a community, public or private health agency/organization. The purpose of the course is to complete a supervised fieldwork experience in a professional community health promotion setting. This course requires 280 total hours at least 20 hours per week for at least 14 weeks, for 6 credit hours.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5190,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Capstone I","Course_Description":"This course engages students in the development of a research proposal and a seminar that requires students to focus on an area of interest in health promotion; define a problem; review the literature on this subject, include appropriate theoretical and conceptual frameworks; detail the methodology for data collection and analysis; collect the data; indicate the findings; and discuss implications and potential solutions for future practice or research.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5191,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Capstone II","Course_Description":"This course engages students in the development of a research proposal and a seminar that requires students to focus on an area of interest in health promotion; define a problem; review the literature on this subject, include appropriate theoretical and conceptual frameworks; detail the methodology for data collection and analysis; collect the data; indicate the findings; and discuss implications and potential solutions for future practice or research.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5192,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Capstone III","Course_Description":"This course engages students in the development of a research proposal and a seminar that requires students to focus on an area of interest in health promotion; define a problem; review the literature on this subject, include appropriate theoretical and conceptual frameworks; detail the methodology for data collection and analysis; collect the data; indicate the findings; and discuss implications and potential solutions for future practice or research.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Independent Study","Course_Description":"Designed to develop abilities in location and evaluation of literature and research in Health Promotion and allied fields.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biostatistics","Course_Description":"This course meets the biostatistics core course requirement for all degrees and concentrations in the Public Health Program. Presentation of the principles and methods of data description and elementary parametric and non-parametric statistical analysis as well as sample size estimation are covered.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Health Education","Course_Description":"This course is designed to familiarize students with the health sciences related to health education and promotion, and to provide experiences in the use of the literature related to the health sciences. The philosophy, historical development, and purposes for health promotion are investigated. Emphasizes social and behavioral science theories, models, and concepts that can be applied to public health problems and interventions.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Epidemiology","Course_Description":"Study of social and cultural factors affecting disease transmission and prevention. Skill development and practical application in asse
61ssing, tracking, identifying and accumulating appropriate measures for preventing the spread of disease and promoting disease eradication.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Environmental Health Sciences","Course_Description":"The course explored essential and contemporary environmental and occupational challenges to human health. Specifically, it examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control of the major environmental health problems in low and high income countries.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social & Behavioral Sciences","Course_Description":"Study of appropriate procedures for objective program assessment, development, planning, and implementing of health community organization and behavior theory promotion programs for individuals, groups, and communities from a multicultural, diverse, and demographic perspective. Skill development and practical application in assessing needs, designing, planning, implementing, monitoring, and delivering effective health education programs, resources, and services in different settings.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Literacy","Course_Description":"Health Literacy: In this course students will be introduced to the topic of health literacy. Approaches to the assessment of fundamental health literacy skills associated to health outcomes, techniques and approaches for the assessment and creation of print material appropriate for low literate audiences will be discussed. Various health communication challenges associated with health professionals, health care providers and clients or patients are covered. Steps that health professionals and health care providers should take to improve communication with clients or the public regarding health related issues will be discussed.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Economics and Financing Health Care","Course_Description":"This course meets the Health Care Financing core course requirement for all degrees and concentrations in the Public Health program. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the economics, financial structure, market forces, controls and techniques used in the health care financial management and the perspectives of the various stakeholders involved including providers (physicians, health care workers, hospitals, clinics, and health care market place vendors), insurers, policy makers, patients and the general public.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Health Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness","Course_Description":"This course offers dual comprehensive introductions to the public health emergency preparedness and response system, including bioterrorism events and threat, as well as the systematic, ongoing assessment of the health of a community based on the collection, interpretation, and use of health data. Topics include bio-surveillance, crisis and emergency risk communication, creating a surveillance system, analyzing and interpreting public health surveillance data, ethics, and communicating public health surveillance information. Students will explore existing surveillance systems at local, state, national, and international levels. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as a basis for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods in Health Education in Diverse Populations","Course_Description":"Study of the appropriate quantitative and qualitative evidence based research methods and relevant statistical technology used in community health promotion. Skill development and practical application in the ability to use decipher and use appropriate, valid, and reliable measures regarding current and future health education methods, and research.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Program Planning and Evaluation","Course_Description":"Basic concepts and principles of program development and implementation including data collection methods, decision making, and problem-solving techniques. Application of program development techniques to specific interventions. With particular emphasis on Health Dis
61parities and appropriate populations. Provides students with the knowledge, competencies, and skills to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion-disease prevention programs for a defined population at risk.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Program Administration","Course_Description":"Study of appropriate procedures for objective program administration, conducting, monitoring, coordinating, delivering, managing, and interpreting health promotion programs for individuals, groups, and communities from a multicultural, diverse, and demographic perspective. Skill development and practical application in decision-making, group processes, service, communications, critiquing, and serving as a leader in health promotion.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Current Hlth Issues/Hlth Promo","Course_Description":"This course will explore current events and issues in health education theory, research, practice, and delivery. It will also provide students with skill development and practical application in interpreting concepts, critical analysis, communication and the ability to serve as a resource person in health promotion.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5337,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"U.S. and International Health Disparities","Course_Description":"This course explores geographical, socio-cultural, political, biological, and economic influences on population disparities in health and well-being. Disease burden, health care, key players in health, role of multinational corporations, culture, environment, and other complex factors that contribute to poor community health status in the U.S. and internationally will be examined. Strategies for health improvement among various population segments will be explored.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Worksite Health & Disparities","Course_Description":"Examines elements needed to design and implement an effective safety and health program in workplaces. Assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of health promotion programs in workplace settings will be emphasized. Topics covered include stress management techniques, culturally appropriate communication skills, organizational culture and influence on health, influence of culture on individual health and wellness, and physical activity and proper nutrition.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Diseases","Course_Description":"This course will introduce students to understanding and recognition of human diseases, ethology, pathophysiology, management, and prevention of diseases. Conditions such as developmental diseases, cardiovascular diseases, hereditary, cancer, infectious, and other common diseases will be explored. Current trends in diagnosis, treatment, and preventive measures will be examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"HLTH","Course_Number":5392,"Subject_Description":"Health","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capstone IV","Course_Description":"The goal of the capstone is to provide students with the opportunity to apply public health academic theory and acquired skills from their concentration to community-based research and service in a practice setting.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Honors","Subject_Code1":"HNRS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Honors Leadership Digital Lit","Course_Description":"This is a placeholder course for Honors scholarly activities.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":2160,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Scholars Development Seminar","Course_Description":"Honors' Scholars Development Seminar is designated for Reaud Leadership Institute / Minor in Honors Studies students only. Foundations of leadership, research and scholar development, and opportunities to explore the minor in honor studies and a host of leadership experiences will be explored. Leadership to influence and innovate is an integral component of the Institute requirements. Only students who declare the minor in Honors Studies will be able to enroll in this seminar.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":3161,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Honors Seminar","Course_Description":"Honors Seminar courses are taught by distinguished Lamar University faculty on an ever-changing array of diverse subjects. Each seminar course is an interdisciplinary, intellectually challenging, out-of-the-box course and honors students are invited to propose their own ideas for such courses. Honors Seminars are worth 1 credit hour each and can be applied towards Honors College credit or, as one example, may be used as credit in a studentâs major program as an elective.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Honors Independent Study","Course_Description":"Students can create a course in an area of interest outside of the standard curriculum offered in a class. The student must identify a faculty member who will supervise the course and using the approved form, submit a detailed description of the coursework to be completed, including reading lists and/ or research objectives and a clear indication of the final product to be submitted for evaluation. The form should also include any agreement reached as to the application of the Independent Study course to the student's degree plan. Independent Studies must be approved by the Honors College Dean and may be applied towards Honors College credit or, as one example, may be used as credit in a studentâs major program as an elective.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Honors Thesis","Course_Description":"The thesis Prospectus is due with the application for enrollment in HNRS 4360. During the 4360 semester, the student will complete a literature review/annotated bibliography and submit a research design no later than mid-semester. A summary statement on research completed and an outline of the thesis are due by the end of the 4360 semester.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Honors Thesis","Course_Description":"A draft of the thesis is due by midterm of the 4361 semester. A finished copy of the thesis must be submitted to the Thesis Committee at least two weeks before the last class day at the end of the term. The student must make a public presentation of the thesis findings before receiving final approval of the Thesis Committee. Signatures of all members of the Thesis Committee must be secured before the date designated for submission of grades so that the Thesis Supervisor may assign a grade for both HNRS 4360 and HNRS 4361.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"},{"Subject_Code":"HNRS","Course_Number":4364,"Subject_Description":"Honors","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Honors Topics","Course_Description":"Honors Topic courses are taught by distinguished Lamar University faculty on an ever-changing array of diverse subjects. Each Honors Topic course is an interdisciplinary, intellectually challenging, out-of-the-box course where honors students are invited to propose their own ideas for such courses. Honors Topics are worth 3 credit hours each and can be used for Honors College credit or, as one example, may be used as credit in a studentâs major program as an elective.","Department":"HONR","Department_Description":"Honors Courses"}]}
61,{"Subject_Description1":"Hospitality","Subject_Code1":"HOSP","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Chef's Essentials","Course_Description":"the purpose of this course is to teach the student the basic culinary terminology, recipe development, sauces and their uses, and to become familiar with the equipment and tools of a commercial food service environment. emphasis will be placed on technical skills, critical aspects of quality control systems, community involvement and culinary self-discovery.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":1303,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Commercial Baking","Course_Description":"Practical study of the basic equipment, tools and techniques required to prepare basic breads, pastries and desserts for commercial food operations. Students develop an understanding of baking science and recipe conversions.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":1315,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Culinary Nutrition","Course_Description":"This course explores the principles of culinary nutrition and their applications in the kitchen. Students will learn about the nutritional value of foods, dietary guidelines, and how to prepare nutritious meals.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":1372,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to the Hospitality Industry","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide an overview of the hospitality industry, historical perspectives, analysis of the industry as a profession as well as professional opportunities and future outlook. Special attention will be paid to some important issues such as technological development and future hospitality career.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":2314,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Financial Basics","Course_Description":"This course is designed to convey unique applications of accounting principles in the hospitality industry, along with fundamental financial and managerial accounting concepts. In the process, students will demonstrate proficiency in the basic accounting process to generate key hospitality financial documents.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":2322,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Commercial Foods I","Course_Description":"Concepts and hands-on skills related to commercial production of foods. Students plan, organize and produce foods for dinner events, receptions and other commercial purposes. Emphasis on menu development, menu costing and production planning.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":2324,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Commercial Foods II","Course_Description":"Concepts and hands-on skills related to advanced preparation of foods for the commercial environment with particular emphasis on techniques for cold food preparation and the artistic presentation of food selections for dining rooms and buffets.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3314,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Food and Beverage Controls","Course_Description":"Review of the basic accounting principles and cost concepts from the perspective of a manager responsible for operational controls. Presentation of primary financial statement and corresponding financial analysis tools to assist in internal assessment and operational controls as well as forecasting and budgeting.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Hospital
61ity","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Restaurant Applications","Course_Description":"Students will be responsible for all aspects of a luncheon food service. they will develop, cost, market, produce and deliver limited food and beverage menus in a campus restaurant setting.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3333,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Resources in Hopsitality","Course_Description":"The purpose of this course is to provide you with the tools for successfully managing employees in the hospitality industry.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quantity Foods Management","Course_Description":"Overview of quantity food service planning and production, commercial kitchen management. Emphasis on types of foodservice systems, organizational structures; elements of identifying, procuring, storing and utilizing high volume foods, sanitation and managing systems. Lab experiences will include a cycle menu project, a team catering project and a practical food application.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3373,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foodservice Purchasing and Procurement","Course_Description":"An advanced study of the purchasing function in hospitality operations, emphasizing the strategic role of the purchasing agent. Topics include procurement and distribution systems, costâcontrol practices, supplier evaluation, operational needs analysis, and quality assessment of key commodities.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":3376,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Conventions Management","Course_Description":"This course provides a closer look at the strategies of marketing to large groups and the business of booking meetings and conventions. Meeting planning requires a strong knowledge of venues, special events and meeting arrangements, marketing and sales, foods and beverages, menu development and operational controls.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4306,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Tourist Behavior","Course_Description":"Critical and Unique concepts in service management related to tourist behavior.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4311,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Travel and Tourism","Course_Description":"this course is designed to provide students with an overview of the travel and tourism industry. course content will cover a wide array of historical, behavioral, societal and business aspects of travel and tourism.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Law","Course_Description":"A presentation of the history, development and current interpretations of common law, tort law and administrative law, and the legal implications for the hospitality industry. Students will discuss how legal issues and government agencies impact both the internal and external customer. Case discussions will examine sound preventive steps to anticipate and prevent lawsuits.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4314,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Marketing","Course_Description":"this course is designed to focus on problems and strategies specific to service businesses. Problems commonly encountered in the hospitality industry will be addressed. Strategies used by successful hospital
61ity marketers to overcome these difficulties will be discussed.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Technology Mgmt","Course_Description":"The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the technology used in the hospitality industry and to the concepts of information technology. The objectives are to demonstrate how managers are involved with using technology and how they can use information to improve their company's position.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organizational Management for Services","Course_Description":"Study of organizational processes using social methodologies such as motivation and others to better understand group behavior and improve operational dynamics in the service industry with an emphasis on the Systems Model, TQM and Transactional Leadership to direct all managerial functions. Concepts will be applied to human management and service delivery.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Hospital
61ity and Tourism","Course_Description":"Overviews of the hospitality and tourism research.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5341,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods in Hospitality","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct research in the hospitality management and tourism subject matter areas. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the research process and the role of research in the development of practical and theoretical knowledge. Students will acquire the skills necessary to develop a research strategy; to critically analyze professional journal articles; to design a study; and to prepare for data collection and analysis. Students will be required to write a professional research proposal.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5358,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Law","Course_Description":"This course offers a presentation of the history, development and current interpretations of common law, tort law and administrative law and legal implications for the hospitality industry. Students discuss how legal issues and government agencies impact both the internal and external customer. Case discussions will examine facts or law and sound preventive steps to anticipate and prevent lawsuits.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Organizational Management for Services","Course_Description":"Study of organizational processes using social methodologies such as motivation and others to better understand group behavior and improve operational dynamics in the service industry with an emphasis on the Systems Model, TQM, and Transactional Leadership to direct all managerial functions. Concepts will be applied to human management and service delivery.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Service Management","Course_Description":"Discussion on critical and unique concepts in service management.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5362,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Current Marketing Topics","Course_Description":"Discussion on current and special topics in service marketing.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Analysis","Course_Description":"Enables students to conduct data analysis in the hospitality and tourism research.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership Strategies","Course_Description":"An in-depth investigation into leadership principles and practices required of professionals in the hospitality industry. This course focuses on the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of strategies used by hospitality leaders to preform analysis of the hospitality industry and build competitive advantage while generating superior value for customers.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5374,"Subject_Description":"Hospitality","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Issues","Course_Description":"Discussion on contemporary topics that are recently being discussed in hospitality and tourism.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"HOSP","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Hospital
61ity","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hospitality Capstone","Course_Description":"This capstone course provides students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired from the M.S. in Hospitality Management program. Through a combination of instruction and self-guided learning, the course aims to enhance studentsâ abilities to master new content, think critically, and develop lifelong learning skills within the hospitality and tourism industry. The course is taken in the final semester of the MS program.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Industrial Engineering","Subject_Code1":"INEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":1101,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Introduction to Engineering","Course_Description":"Students are introduced to five engineering disciplines: chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical. Student services such as the Career Center, Engineering Advisory Center and Engineering Cooperative Education Center are introduced. Study skills and strategies for a successful freshman year are discussed.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applications of Quantitative Methods","Course_Description":"Introduction and applications of differential calculus, probability and statistics, and linear algebra.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":2360,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Applications in IE","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to computer programming and spreadsheets from the industrial engineering point of view. Problems in application areas such as operations research, production planning and scheduling, quality and inventory control will be presented.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":2361,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development I","Course_Description":"This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their coursework to employer assigned problems. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":2370,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development II","Course_Description":"This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their coursework to employer assigned problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development I. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":2373,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Economics","Course_Description":"Introduction to economic principles, national income analysis, fluctuation and growth, time value of money, engineering project investment analysis, effect of taxes on engineering project decisions.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Engineering-Intro","Course_Description":"Introduction to Industrial Engineering, its tools and its techniques. Not open to students majoring in engineering.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Probability and Statistics for Engineering","Course_Description":"Probability definitions, sample spaces, condition probability, Bayes's Theorem, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, expectation and variance, and testing hypotheses.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3322,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Materials and Manufacturing Processes","Course_Description":"Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials, methods and manufacturing processes. Machine tool process planning and operation, safety and quality. Introduction to digital programming of machine tools and robots.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3323,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes","Course_Description":"Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials, methods and manufacturing processes. Machine tool process planning and operation, safety and quality. Not open to engineering students. For Industrial Technology students only.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Economy","Course_Description":"Economics applied to the evaluation of engineering proposals. The effects of depreciation, taxation and interest rates. Not open to students majoring in engineering.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Technology","Course_Description":"This course introduces Industrial Technology students to solving business problems with computer programming and spreadsheets. Not open to students majoring in engineering.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3361,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development III","Course_Description":"This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their engineering coursework to engineering problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development II. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development IV","Course_Description":"This course is intended for students employed full time in an engineering role. Students enrolled will work under a supervisor who will provide engineering assignments and performance feedback to the student. Students will apply concepts learned in their engineering coursework to engineering problems. Students are expected to solve engineering problems of an increasing complex nature as compared with problems solved in Career Development III. Students will practice working effectively in teams and or on individual projects. Students will practice communication skills through work site written and or oral communications and through a final written report to the course instructor.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Work Design","Course_Description":"Determination of work content, workstation/facility layout, work methods, and times required for various occupational jobs/tasks. Design of tasks/jobs, workplace, and work environment to increase productivity, eliminate waste, and decrease occupational injury/illness.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality Improvement","Course_Description":"Statistical methods and other industrial engineering analysis and design tools are used to control and improve quality and assure requirements are met.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality Control Applications","Course_Description":"Quality assurance and the application of statistics to the control of quality. Control charts, acceptance sampling reliability and the role of standards in the quality function. Not open to students majoring in engineering.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Management","Course_Description":"Provides a foun
61dation for becoming a manager in an industrial organization. Topics include leadership, strategic planning, culture change, human resources and ethics.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4316,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial and Product Safety","Course_Description":"Principles of industrial accident prevention, accident statistics and costs, accident causation, appraising safety performance, recognizing industrial health and safety hazards, and recommending safeguards. Includes a study of mandatory and voluntary standards and product liability.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistical Decision Making in Engineering","Course_Description":"Analysis of data to help the engineer/executive make decisions. Evaluations of performance claims.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4323,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"IE Systems Design","Course_Description":"This first semester of the senior capstone course is intended to draw on the knowledge and tools ascertained previously in the students' curriculum. This course requires students to identify and analyze industrial and systems engineering problems and to design of industrial engineering systems.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4331,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technology Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"A project-based course focused on product design and emphasizing how engineers create value for new business ventures. Students will develop a mock startup company from idea to business model.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4345,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Integrated Manufacturing","Course_Description":"Study of computer aided de
61sign and computer aided manufacturing to include geometric modeling in a 3D environment, analysis of engineering design problems, robotics, computer numerical control (CNC), and manufacturing control systems.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Production & Inventory Control","Course_Description":"Techniques for planning and controlling production and inventories. Modern materials requirements planning.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4351,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Production and Inventory Systems","Course_Description":"The design and operation of systems for managing production and inventories. Not open to students majoring in engineering.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4354,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lean Manufacturing","Course_Description":"The planning, evaluation, deployment and integration of lean manufacturing theory and methods. Emphasis on manufacturing processes/equipment and systems.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4357,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supply Chain Management","Course_Description":"A survey of supply chain management techniques and methods. Topics includes logistics, purchasing, inventory systems, demand management and supply chain visibility.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Career Development V","Course_Description":"Offered: Other","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4363,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Six Sigma","Course_Description":"Overview of the six sigma DMAIC methodology at the green belt level of competency with emphasis on process management.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4369,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Management","Course_Description":"Transition from engineering to management decision-making responsibilities. Topics include: leadership, proposal writing, negotiation, process/project management, and technology management.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Operations Research","Course_Description":"An introduction to mathematical models of organizational systems. Topics covered include optimization (linear and integer programming), Markov chains, and queuing.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Simulation of Industrial Systems","Course_Description":"Introduction to concepts of simulation modeling and analysis with application to manufacturing and service systems. Students will apply problem solving and process analysis techniques to an industrial engineering problem and propose an improved systems design.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4376,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Occupational Ergonomics","Course_Description":"Application of ergonomics to the design and/or redesign of jobs, manufacturing workstations, and other work environments to achieve increased profitability and reductions in injury/illness.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Management","Course_Description":"One of the main course objectives is to understand the fundamentals of project management to meet project objectives and customer expectations. Students will learn the unique terminology of project management. Basic tools and techniques of project management will be explored. Students will understand the important roles of project managers.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4381,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Heuristic Algorithms","Course_Description":"Heuristic Algorithms and applications to classical and real life problems. Justification and logic of heuristic algorithms. Greedy algorithms, Steepest Ascent, Numerical optimization, Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Cross entropy optimization. TSP, Set covering, Set partitioning.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4385,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"IE Design","Course_Description":"This senior capstone course is intended to draw on the knowledge and tools ascertained previously in the students' curriculum. This course prepares and guides students through real-world industrial engineering problems. Students design systems to solve problems typical of those encountered by practicing industrial engineers and entrepreneurs. Students typically work in teams to formulate issues, collect data, analyze data, design solutions, and communicate design solutions in formal and written presentations.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4394,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Database Design","Course_Description":"To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the design and implementation of engineering applications using database technology. Examples will be drawn from manufacturing and production systems.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4396,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Automated System Engineering","Course_Description":"To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the industrial automation and process control in the manufacturing industry: control system, PLC, sensor and actuator, auto-id, flexible manufacturing system, assembly line and automatic inspection.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":4399,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized areas of industrial engineering under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours, when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5101,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Port Management","Course_Description":"This course will provide an overview of all aspects and considerations involved in the management of port authorities and marine terminals across the wide array of publicly and privately owned and operated facilities. The course will also address governance and organizational structure options and implications.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Risk Management and Decision Making","Course_Description":"The course covers decision tree and Monte Carlo simulation to model and analyze decision problems. The students will learn how to recognize, model and represent a decision problem and its associated risk and opportunities. Through a variety of exercises and case studies students will practice analytical modeling, data analysis and optimization to determine optimal answers to port and terminal financial and other decisions.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Reliability","Course_Description":"Statistical theories pertinent to solution of engineering problems in reliability; distribution and failure theory including failure rate and mean time to failure for the exponential, log normal, gamma and Weibull distributions.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Freight Transportation Logistics","Course_Description":"A course will provide an overview of all the freight transportation modes, including pipelines, warehousing and distribution centers, that serve as the foundation of regional, national, and international logistics and are all tied together by global internet networks. Each topic will cover the basics but also provide a better understanding and appreciation of their capabilities and limitations as part of the global logistics supply chain process. The course concludes with a review of potential port management professional opportunities connected with the international maritime freight transportation industry.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capital Projects","Course_Description":"Economic analysis of capital investments in large scale infrastru
61cture. Topics include planning, budgeting, justification, analysis, and funding strategies. Techniques include time value of money, rates of return, depreciation, cost estimation, benefit cost analysis, capital allocation, simulation and decision making under uncertainty.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Port Security and Resiliency Planning","Course_Description":"This course will examine the critical importance of ports to trade and their vulnerability to disruption and attack. It will also examine the importance of sea borne trade to the North American and United States economics, the value of mega ports to sea borne trade, the vulnerabilities of ports to disruption and asymmetric attack, critical port security incidents, and defensive measures to protect ports. Managing critical port infrastructure will also be discussed in terms of risk, vulnerability, and resilience perspectives, and the interdependency of port operations will be examined in this class. This course will also appraise port safety hazards and study mandatory, recommended, and voluntary standards to mitigate risk.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic and Facility Master Planning","Course_Description":"Students will examine strategic planning and master facility planning processes and major elements utilizing case studies from ports and marine terminals in North America and globally. The course is designed as a graduate course in the principles and application of systematic strategic and master facility planning across the spectrum of the various types, sizes and geographies of ports and marine terminals.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marine Terminal Operations","Course_Description":"This course will cover operations across a wide variety of marine terminals including container, bulk, breakbulk and cruise. The students will get familiar with real world terminal challenges, facilities, equipment, automation, and processes. The course will provide decision making tools for optimal yard, vessel and berth operations at container terminals through Navis software.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Port Management Capstone Project","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of port and terminal management under the guidance of a faculty member.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality Improvement","Course_Description":"Statistical methods and other Industrial Engineering analysis and design tools are used to control and improve quality and assure requirements are met.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Management","Course_Description":"Provides a foundation for becoming a manager in an industrial organization. Topics include: Strategic planning, culture change, organizational analysis and technology management. Students will apply decision making methodologies to hypothetical situations.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Stat Decision Making","Course_Description":"Analysis of data to help the engineer/executive make decisions. Evaluations of performance claims, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, ANOV, design of experiments.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality Control Systems","Course_Description":"Application of statistical methods to industrial problems; regression and correlation theory; analysis of variance; use of control charts for control of manufacturing operations.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technology Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"A project-based course focused on product design and emphasizing how engineers create value for new business ventures. Students will develop a mock startup company from idea to business model.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Operations Research II","Course_Description":"Advanced topics in operations research-linear programming, non-linear programming, advanced topics in queuing and inventory theories, sensitivity analysis and dynamic programming.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5339,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Material Science & Mfg Process","Course_Description":"Basic principles underlying the behavior of engineering materials and methods of processing these materials.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comp Integrated Manufacturing","Course_Description":"Advanced concepts in computer aided de
61sign and manufacturing to include geometric modeling in a 3D solids environment, analysis of engineering design problems, robotics, computer numerical control, and manufacturing control systems. Course includes a design project.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Prod & Invent Control","Course_Description":"Techniques for planning and controlling production and inventories. Forecasting, aggregate planning, materials requirements planning, scheduling, project management.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5353,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Manufacturing Analysis","Course_Description":"Theoretical and practical consideration in conventional and emerging manufacturing processes including machining, heat treating, electrical discharge machining, electrical chemical machining, laser machining, rapid prototyping, micro-machining, and environment conscious manufacturing.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5354,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lean Manufacturing","Course_Description":"Introduction and overview of the Lean Manufacturing techniques. Topics include, but are not limited to, lean system, lean system standards, manufacturing system design, manufacturing cell design, 5S, visual management.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5357,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supply Chain Management","Course_Description":"A comprehensive review of supply chain management techniques and methods to improve efficiency, synchronization, customization and innovation. Topics include logistics, network design and operation.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5358,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro Robotics","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to robotics theory, sensors and actuators, kinematics and dynamics, path planning and algorithms for robotics.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5363,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Six Sigma","Course_Description":"Overview of the six sigma DMAIC methodology at green belt level of competency with emphasis on process management.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5368,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Resource Allocation and Performance Metrics in Engineering","Course_Description":"This course prepares engineering managers to make effective, data-driven decisions in project evaluation, resource allocation, and operational planning. Students develop skills in cost estimation, budgeting, and performance tracking. Emphasis is placed on using analytical methods to support pricing, assess alternatives, and align technical decisions with organizational strategy through case studies and real-world applications.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5369,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Management","Course_Description":"This course is designed to prepare engineering students to gain necessary management skills to lead technical organizations in a globally challenged environment. topics include, but are not limited to, management techniques from past to present, engineering manager skills, environment and sustainability, globalization and social responsibilities, diversity issues in corporate US, planning, controlling, leading and organizing tools and techniques, decision-making, ethics in the workplace and team
61s and teamwork.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Operations Research","Course_Description":"An introduction to the construction of mathematical models for organizational systems to aid executives in making decisions. Linear programming, network flow programming, dynamic programming, queuing theory.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5374,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Factors Engineering","Course_Description":"Convey human factors considerations in design and research. Applications include control panels, audio and video displays, computer work stations, special accommodations.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Simulation","Course_Description":"Simulation theory, modeling, and analysis with focus on manufacturing and service systems.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5376,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Occup Ergonomics","Course_Description":"Application of ergonomics to the design and/or redesign of jobs, manufacturing workstations, and other work environments to achieve increased profitability and reductions in injury/illness.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Management","Course_Description":"One of the main course objectives is to understand the fundamentals of project management to meet project objectives and customer expectations. Students will learn the unique terminology of project management. Basic tools and techniques of project management will be explored. Students will understand the important roles of project managers.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Heuristic Algorithms","Course_Description":"Heuristic Algorithms and applications to classical and real life problems. Justification and logic of heuristic algorithms. Greedy algorithms, Steepest Ascent, Numerical optimization, Simulated Annealing, Taboo Search, Cross entropy optimization, TSP, Set covering, Set partitioning.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5382,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Enterprise Bus Intelligence","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to data mining focusing on business enterprise data. Major topics covered are data integration, data cleaning, classification algorithms, clustering, regression and neural networks.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5394,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Database Design","Course_Description":"To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the design and implementation of engineering applications using database technology. Examples will be drawn from manufacturing and production systems. It is assumed that students have had a programming course and are familiar with fundamental programming constructs. Visual Basic for Application is used in this course.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":5396,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Automated System Engineering","Course_Description":"To provide students in engineering with knowledge about the industrial automation and process control in the manufacturing industry: control system, PLC, sensor and actuator, auto-id, flexible manufacturing system, assembly line and automatic inspection.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":6301,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spec Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":6304,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Risk Analysis Decision Making","Course_Description":"The course provides an overall decision analysis paradigm and a set of tools - primarily decision-tree analysis and Monte Carlo simulation - to construct and facilitate decision making. A variety of exercises, problems, and case studies, analytical modeling, data analysis and optimization will be utilized to facilitate logical, strategic and tactical choices in data- and time-constrained management environments. As a doctoral-level course, the term paper is expected to result from practice-oriented original research. It should encompass problem definition, situational analysis, data collection and analysis as necessary, and the development of a recommended solution or policy.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"},{"Subject_Code":"INEN","Course_Number":6380,"Subject_Description":"Industrial Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Management","Course_Description":"One of the main course objectives is to understand the fundamentals of project management to meet project objectives and customer expectations. Students will learn the unique terminology of project management. Basic tools and techniques of project management will be explored. Students will understand the important roles of project managers. As a doctoral-level course, the term paper is expected to result from practice-oriented original research. It should encompass problem definition, situational analysis, data collection and analysis as necessary, and the development of a recommended solution or policy.","Department":"INEN","Department_Description":"Vic Zaloom Industrial Egr"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Kinesiology Theory","Subject_Code1":"KINT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Kinesiology","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide a basic overview of Physical Education, Exercise Science, Fitness and Sports.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":1305,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Sport and Recreational Management","Course_Description":"History, principles and objectives of the sport and recreational management profession; an overview of the structure of the sport and recreational industry; introduction to the scope and variety of career opportunities in industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":2371,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Functional Anatomy/Physiology","Course_Description":"A study of human movement from the perspectives of anatomy, p
61hysiology and kinesiology. Emphasis on the analysis of sport-skill performance.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":2374,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychology of Sport","Course_Description":"Psychological perspectives of sport; personalities of sports participants and current literature related to psychological aspects of sport. Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":2376,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Care and Prevention of Sports Injuries","Course_Description":"A study of the treatment and prevention of specific sport injuries. The injuries may be a result of activity in the home, recreational, intramural or extramural setting.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":2377,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lifetime Physical Activity","Course_Description":"This course is designed to assist students in developing lifetime physical activity programs and outdoor/adventure education education for children of all ages.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":2378,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Fitness Concepts","Course_Description":"Instruction and application of basic fitness principles relative to various aerobic and anaerobic activities.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3130,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Exercise Physiology Lab","Course_Description":"Laboratory experiences designed to enhance student comprehension of human physiological responses presented in Exercise Physiology lecture.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Wellness Strategies","Course_Description":"A study of learner differences and instruction theories commonly utilized by fitness professionals. Theories and practices of common exercise barriers for various exercise populations and settings.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biome
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61hool curriculum. Emphasis on selection of appropriate contents, planning and teaching process.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Motor Development","Course_Description":"Principles of motor development in children, including developmental stages and the understanding of motoric trends in human growth and development from birth throughout life.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Testing Procedures and Measurements","Course_Description":"A study of the common fitness and sport performance tests utilized in Exercise Science. Testing types; protocols; procedures; errors, and interpretations of results are examined.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Methods and Activities","Course_Description":"A study of trends, issues and pedagogical approaches to teaching and facilitating learning of physical education in the elementary school curriculum. Emphasis on selection of appropriate content, planning, instruction and assessment.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Study","Course_Description":"Selected problems in the discipline; not to be used in lieu of a class. May be repeated for a maximum 9 hours of credit.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Workshop","Course_Description":"A number of workshops are designed to advance the professional competence of students. For each description, the particular area of study will be indicated. May be repeated for credit when nature of workshop differs from one previously taken. Not to be used in lieu of a class.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Senior Seminar","Course_Description":"Students will prepare for their career by examining issues, trends, and best practices in physical education. Emphasis given to professional development, legal and ethical requirements, advocacy, leadership and engagement.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electrocardiography","Course_Description":"Designed to examine the function and electrical activity of the heart and how this relates to the electrocardiogram. 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Age, gender,race and clinical issues will be explored.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4323,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum in Exercise Science","Course_Description":"This course provides students with hands-on, practical experiences with contemporary issues as it relates to exercise science. In addition, current career options, professional skills, and qualifications necessary for exercise science professionals will be discussed.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Program Design","Course_Description":"This course builds on foundational knowledge of strength and conditioning principles to emphasize technical proficiency, coaching technique, and advanced program design. Students will develop expert-level skills in exercise analysis, movement assessment, coaching cueing, and periodization for sport performance. Through a blend of lecture, lab, and project-based learning, students will analyze complex lifts, develop multi-phase training programs, and integrate monitoring and evaluation methods for performance outcomes.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Motor Development and Learning","Course_Description":"This course examines human motor development across the lifespan, focusing on developmental stages and motoric trends. Key areas include neuromuscular control, movement behavior, and the foundational concepts of motor learning. Students will analyze the learning process and the variables that influence motor skill acquisition and performance.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing for Sport & Rec","Course_Description":"Examination of the rapidly-developing sport and recreation industry from a marketing perspective; familiarization of marketing terms and tools needed in the industry; introduction to the various aspects of marketing that are utilized in creating a marketing plan.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Exercise Prescription","Course_Description":"A study of the appropriate exercise design and implementation for healthy individuals seeking physical fitness or improvement in sports performance.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4355,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Exercise Prescription for Special Populations","Course_Description":"This course is designed to help students identify the unique needs of people of all ages in the development of exercise and physical education programs for individuals with specific disability or health limitations that warrant special attention.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4357,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Risk Appraisal","Course_Description":"An in-depth study of health risk appraisal procedures as they relate to exercise physiology and physical activity participation, including preparticipation screening, risk stratification, and health history evaluation in accordance with current ACSM guidelines.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Measurement and Evaluation","Course_Description":"A study of practical measurement and evaluation procedures used in the assessment of human performance. 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Hands-on experience is obtained by experiences/projects which involve the assessment of fitness and design of appropriate exercise for individuals outside of the class.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5348,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lab Techniques","Course_Description":"A graduate course for Kinesiology majors, this course emphasizes the use and application of laboratory facilities in the study of human development.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biome
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Utilization of biomechanical programs to analyze human movement will be emphasized.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods","Course_Description":"Familiarity with types of research in Kinesiology with emphasis on tools and techniques of research and research design.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Stats Application Kinesiology","Course_Description":"A study of statistical theory with application of quantitative and qualitative techniques commonly used in Kinesiology research.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5367,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Measurement & Evaluation","Course_Description":"This course covers topics related to the construction, administration and analysis of assessment tools in physical education and other human performance applications. Concepts of statistics, reliability and validity as they relate to assessing different aspects of human physical activity.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This course is intended for Masterâs level students to create a Masterâs thesis project, complete the IRB process (if necessary), and produce a first draft of the thesis proposal under the guidance of the thesis committee faculty.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"his course is intended for Masterâs level students to refine the Masterâs thesis, complete the project, and defend the completed thesis under the guidance of the thesis committee faculty along with meeting guidelines set forth by the graduate school.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"KINT","Course_Number":5680,"Subject_Description":"Kinesiology Theory","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"Supervised internship at selected public or private agencies and/or institutions.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Learning Community","Subject_Code1":"LC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"LC","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Learning Community","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Learning Community Meetup","Course_Description":null,"Department":"0000","Department_Description":"Undeclared"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Leadership Studies","Subject_Code1":"LEAD","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":1190,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics in People and Emotional Intelligence","Course_Description":"This course focuses on enhancing personal leadership capabilities through advanced self-management and interpersonal skills. 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Through reflective practices, skill-building workshops, and personalized feedback, students will develop strategies to maximize their productivity, influence, and adaptability, enabling them to lead with confidence and clarity in challenging settings.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":1390,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in People and Emotional Intelligence","Course_Description":"This course focuses on enhancing personal leadership capabilities through advanced self-management and interpersonal skills. Topics include time management, resilience, effective communication, and self-awareness, tailored to leadership contexts. Through reflective practices, skill-building workshops, and personalized feedback, students will develop strategies to maximize their productivity, influence, and adaptability, enabling them to lead with confidence and clarity in challenging settings.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":2190,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics in Leadership","Course_Description":"This course examines advanced leadership theories and practices, focusing on innovative approaches to leading in complex and dynamic environments. Students will explore topics such as transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and adaptive decision-making through case studies and experiential learning. The course emphasizes developing skills to inspire, motivate, and guide diverse teams while addressing contemporary leadership challenges, preparing students to lead with vision and impact in organizational settings.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":2290,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Topics in Leadership","Course_Description":"This course examines advanced leadership theories and practices, focusing on innovative approaches to leading in complex and dynamic environments. Students will explore topics such as transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and adaptive decision-making through case studies and experiential learning. The course emphasizes developing skills to inspire, motivate, and guide diverse teams while addressing contemporary leadership challenges, preparing students to lead with vision and impact in organizational settings.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":2390,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Leadership","Course_Description":"This course examines advanced leadership theories and practices, focusing on innovative approaches to leading in complex and dynamic environments. Students will explore topics such as transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, and adaptive decision-making through case studies and experiential learning. The course emphasizes developing skills to inspire, motivate, and guide diverse teams while addressing contemporary leadership challenges, preparing students to lead with vision and impact in organizational settings.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":3190,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics in Team Culture","Course_Description":"This course explores strategies for creating and sustaining high-performing organizational cultures that drive engagement and success. Students will investigate topics like fostering psychological safety, aligning values with behaviors, and promoting innovation through leadership. Through practical exercises and case analyses, the course equips students to cultivate inclusive, resilient cultures that inspire collaboration and achieve shared goals in diverse workplace environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":3290,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Topics in Team Culture","Course_Description":"This course explores strategies for creating and sustaining high-performing organizational cultures that drive engagement and success. Students will investigate topics like fostering psychological safety, aligning values with behaviors, and promoting innovation through leadership. Through practical exercises and case analyses, the course equips students to cultivate inclusive, resilient cultures that inspire collaboration and achieve shared goals in diverse workplace environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Financial Literacy","Course_Description":"The Financial Literacy course equips students with essential knowledge and skills for making informed financial decisions throughout their lives. Students explore personal finance topics including budgeting, saving, investing, credit management, debt repayment, taxes, insurance, and financial planning. The course also covers organizational financial fund
61amentals, teaching students to interpret and analyze financial statements while understanding key business concepts such as cash flow, profitability, and growth metrics.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Creative Thinking","Course_Description":"This course explores the nature of unconscious bias and its impact on decision-making while developing creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Students learn to identify and mitigate bias in the workplace and utilize various creative thinking techniques. The course emphasizes practical applications across business, design, and technology fields, incorporating design thinking, prototyping, and innovation methodologies while promoting entrepreneurial spirit.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Team Culture","Course_Description":"This course explores strategies for creating and sustaining high-performing organizational cultures that drive engagement and success. Students will investigate topics like fostering psychological safety, aligning values with behaviors, and promoting innovation through leadership. Through practical exercises and case analyses, the course equips students to cultivate inclusive, resilient cultures that inspire collaboration and achieve shared goals in diverse workplace environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4190,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics in Strategic Execution","Course_Description":"This course delves into the principles and practices of translating strategic vision into actionable results. Students will explore topics such as goal alignment, resource optimization, and performance measurement in leadership roles. Through case studies and strategic planning exercises, the course equips students to overcome execution challenges, align teams with organizational objectives, and drive measurable outcomes in dynamic and competitive environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4290,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Topics in Strategic Execution","Course_Description":"This course delves into the principles and practices of translating strategic vision into actionable results. Students will explore topics such as goal alignment, resource optimization, and performance measurement in leadership roles. Through case studies and strategic planning exercises, the course equips students to overcome execution challenges, align teams with organizational objectives, and drive measurable outcomes in dynamic and competitive environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Personal Brand Reputation and Trust","Course_Description":"This course focuses on developing personal credibility and building high-trust relationships within organizations through the application of Stephen M.R. Covey's \"13 Behaviors of High Trust.\" Students learn to identify and mitigate trust-eroding behaviors while developing their unique personal brand. The course emphasizes practical applications of trust-building principles in professional settings, strategic personal marketing, and alignment of personal brand with career goals. Students develop comprehensive trust-building action plans and personal branding strategies while learning to navigate professional relationships in both traditional and digital environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Leadership","Course_Description":"The project leadership course focuses on equipping individuals who, while not formally titled as project managers, often take on project leadership responsibilities within their roles. This course teaches essential project management skills like planning, communication, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation, emphasizing the use of \"soft power\" and influence to guide teams towards successful project completion without relying solely on hierarchical authority. The course also aims to equip students with the necessary skills to communicate effectively in various professional and personal contexts, focusing on developing strategies to leverage communication as a tool for achieving goals, building relationships, and navigating complex situations, including active listening, persuasive te
61chniques, non-verbal communication, and adapting to different audiences.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leader Coaching","Course_Description":"The Leader Coaching course provides a framework for achieving strategic goals by teaching participants how to prioritize \"wildly important\" objectives, actively monitor leading indicators, utilize a compelling scoreboard to track progress, and establish a consistent cadence of accountability to ensure focused execution amidst daily distractions. The course encompasses the four key disciplines: Focus on the Wildly Important, Act on Lead Measures, Keep a Compelling Scoreboard, and Create a Cadence of Accountability.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"},{"Subject_Code":"LEAD","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Leadership Studies","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Strategic Execution","Course_Description":"This course delves into the principles and practices of translating strategic vision into actionable results. Students will explore topics such as goal alignment, resource optimization, and performance measurement in leadership roles. Through case studies and strategic planning exercises, the course equips students to overcome execution challenges, align teams with organizational objectives, and drive measurable outcomes in dynamic and competitive environments.","Department":"LEAD","Department_Description":"Leadership Studies"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Library Studies","Subject_Code1":"LIBR","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"LIBR","Course_Number":1101,"Subject_Description":"Library Studies","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Introduction to Library Research","Course_Description":"Acquaints students with the process of acquiring, evaluating, and assimilating information from available resources. 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Topics covered will include: the process of information creation and consumption; strategic information seeking behaviors; critically evaluating information; the ethical us of information. issues pertaining to the protection of our own personal information.","Department":"LIBR","Department_Description":"Library"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"LU Lead","Subject_Code1":"LULD","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"LULD","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"LU Lead","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"LU Lead","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Mathematics","Subject_Code1":"MATH","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":132,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Foundations of Contemporary Mathematics","Course_Description":"This course is intended for Non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majors who are also taking MATH 1332. Topics include fractions, sets, logic and number sense in support of the MATH 1332 curriculum. This course is not applicable toward any degree.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":213,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Foundations of Mathematics for Allied Health","Course_Description":"This course will provide the necessary review and foundation of topics in college algebra necessary for successful completion of Math 1313. Topics include graphing, functions, and solving equations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":214,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Foundations of College Algebra","Course_Description":"This course will provide the necessary review and foundation of topics in college algebra necessary for successful completion of MATH 1314. Topics include graphing, functions and solving equations. This course is not applicable toward any degree","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":224,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Foundations of Business Math","Course_Description":"This course will provide the necessary review and foundation of topics in algebra and business topics for successful completion of MATH 1324. Topics students study include linear, quadratic and polynomial functions. This course is not applicable toward any degree.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":242,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Foundations of Statistical Methods","Course_Description":"This course will provide the necessary review and foundation of topics in data analysis and statistics necessary for successful completion of MATH 1342. Topics students study include graphical representations of data, slope and linear equations, fractions, probability and support for computer skills. This course is not applicable toward any degree.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":372,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations in Precalculus","Course_Description":"This course will provide the necessary review and foundations of topics in algebra necessary for successful completion of MATH 2311. Topics students study include solving linear and quadradic equations, functions and functional notation, as well as other topics for just-in-time review for MATH 2311. This course is not applicable toward any degree.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1313,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mathematics for Allied Health","Course_Description":"This course is designed for future health care professionals in the fields of practical nursing and veterinary technology. Selected mathematical skills relevant to the subject are included in the course, such as algebra and trigonometry.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1314,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"College Algebra","Course_Description":"A beginning course in the study and application of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations. Students will learn how to solve polynomial, rational and absolute values equations and inequalities, function notation, exponential and logarithm functions and solve systems of equations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1316,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Trigonometry","Course_Description":"This course introduces the basic concepts of trigonometry. Students study trigonometric functions, graphs, identities, inverse trigonometric functions, trigonometric equations, and applications of trigonometry. 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61over the application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic, to problems in business, economics, and the social sciences are addressed. The applications include mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming; and probability, including expected value.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1332,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Mathematics I","Course_Description":"This course includes introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology and communication are embedded throughout the course. This course is intended for non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majors.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1333,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Contemporary Mathematics II","Course_Description":"This course includes introductory treatments of number systems including Egyptian, Roman and binary numbers, graph theory, Euler and Hamiltonian circuits, and various voting systems. This course is intended for non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majors.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1342,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Statistical Methods","Course_Description":"A beginning course in the collection, analysis, presentation and interpretation of data and probability. Students will conduct analysis of data using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1350,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Math for Elementary School Teachers","Course_Description":"This course introduces the theory behind elementary concepts and serves as a refresher of elementary computations. A connection between elementary concepts, state standards, and state testing will be made.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":1351,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Math for Elementary Educators","Course_Description":"This course is intended to build or reinforce a foundation in fundamental mathematics concepts and skills. It includes the concepts of geometry, measurement, probability, and statistics with an emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking. A connection between elementary concepts, state standards, and state testing will be made. This is a course in mathematics that an EC-6 schoolteacher should understand, be able to do, and explain. While it addresses pedagogical content knowledge, it is not a methods course.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2312,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Pre Calculus and Elementary Functions","Course_Description":"This course is an intensive review of concepts from algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry that are needed in a Calculus course. Students study inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, the unit circle, right triangle trigonometry, trigonometric functions and their inverses, trigonometric identities, laws of sines and cosines, techniques for solving exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric equations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2318,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Linear Algebra","Course_Description":"This course introduces and provides models for application of the concepts of vector algebra. Topics include finite dimensional vector spaces and their geometric significance; representing and solving systems of linear equations using multiple methods, including Gaussian elimination and matrix inversion; matrices; determinants; linear transformations; quadradic forms, eigenvalues and eigenvectors; and applications in science and engineering.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2320,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ordinary Differential Equations","Course_Description":"This course will introduce students to the topic of solving differential equations. Students will learn how to solve first order differential equations using either integrating factor or separating variables, apply undetermined coefficients or variation of parameters to find the solution to a constant coefficient nonhomogeneous 2nd order differential equation, use Laplace transforms to determine the solution to a differential equations and to use eigenvalues and eigenfunctions to find the solution to a system of differential equations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2413,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Calculus I","Course_Description":"This course introduces the basic concepts of single variable Calculus. Students study limits and continuity, the derivative, techniques for differentiation of algebraic, logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions, indefinite and definite integrals, applications of the derivative and anti-differentiation, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. This course meets for five lecture hours per week.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2414,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Calculus II","Course_Description":"This course continues the student of concepts of single variable c
61alculus. Students study further integration techniques such including integration by parts and trig substitutions. In addition, students are introduced to the concepts of parametric equations, sequences, series and vectors. Students will also be introduced to several applications of calculus. This course meets for five lecture hours per week.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":2415,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Calculus III","Course_Description":"This course will further the study of vectors and calculus involving vectors. In addition, the course will introduce the concepts of multi-variable calculus. Students will study limits, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, line integrals and surface integrals. Students will also investigate important theorems of multi-variable calculus including Greenâs Theorem, Stokesâ Theorem and the Divergence Theorem.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History of Mathematics","Course_Description":"Historical origin and development of mathematical concepts through the sixteenth century. Topics include Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics, Greek mathematics, and early European mathematics.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3312,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Probability Statistics and Statistical Modeling","Course_Description":"This introduces the basic concepts of probability and statistics to Interdisciplinary Studies majors. Students will study principles and applications of probability and statistics. The class will emphasize using real-world data collected, organized, and analyzed by the students. Students also will learn to use a statistical computer software package such as MINITAB or EXCEL to do the statistical modeling on real-world problems with larger data sets taken from a real-world population in projects. PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment in this course is restricted to Interdisciplinary Studies majors","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3313,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Geometry","Course_Description":"The development of Euclidean geometry, introduction to proofs, concepts of measurement and co-ordinate geometry.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3321,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Discrete Structures","Course_Description":"An introduction to Discrete Structures. Combinatorics, graphs, Boolean algebra, algebraic structures, coding theory, finite state machines, machine design and computability.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3322,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Advanced Mathematics","Course_Description":"This course provides introduction to logic and the basic methods of proof required to be successful in a proof oriented mathematics course. Students will study applications in basic set operations, relations, functions, cardinality, and the real number system to learn the basics of mathematics proofs.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern Algebra - Groups","Course_Description":"This course provides a proof-based introduction to abstract algebraic students mainly in group theory. Topics students will study include cyclic groups, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, isomorphism, permutation groups, the Sylow theorems, and the structure theorem for finite abelian groups","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3351,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern Algebra - Rings","Course_Description":"This course provides a proof-based introduction to abstract algebraic structures concentrating mainly on rings and fields. Topics students will study include commutative rings, rings with unity, integral domains, subrings, ideals, quotient rings, principal ideal domains, unique factorization domains, and fields. This course is not a continuation of Math 3350 and can be taken without having had Math 3350.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to the Theory of Statistical Inference","Course_Description":"An introduction to calculus-based statistics and probability. Students will study special probability distributions, nature of statistical methods, sampling theory, estimation and testing hypotheses.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4131,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Problems","Course_Description":"Special advanced problems in mathematics to suit the needs of individual students.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Partial Differential Equations","Course_Description":"This first course in partial differential equations introduces the basic
61ideas from the theory of partial differential equations, and their connection with the simplest physical systems. This course focuses on the discussion of Boundary value problems with simple geometries in 1, 2, or 3 space dimensions for the heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace equation, separation of variables, Fourier Series, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems and Helmholts equation, Rayleigh Quotient, and introduction to finite difference methods.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4307,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problem Solving","Course_Description":"This course is a study of heuristics and strategies used in solving problems, with extensive practice in problems involving skills in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and logic.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Complex Variables","Course_Description":"This course introduces the topic of complex analysis, a part of various branches of Mathematics. This course covers the fundamental concepts of the theory and applications of a single complex variable. Students will study analytic functions, conformal mapping, the calculus of complex functions, and applications with a focus on understanding and constructing proofs and examples.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Linear Regression Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to the concept of linear regression, one of the most widely used techniques for analyzing data. This course blends both theory and applications allowing the student to gain an understanding of the basic principles necessary to apply regression modeling at the undergraduate level. The following topics will be covered: simple linear regression, theory of least squares, multivariate analysis, theory of the general linear model, application to real life data, modeling, and interpretation of computer-generated graphical and numerical results in regression analysis.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Numerical Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to numerical analysis. Numerical analysis deals with the use of computers to solve problems that may arise in a workplace by implementing both analytical and computational techniques. The following topics are covered : algorithms for solving linear and non-linear equations and systems thereof, polynomial interpolation, finite difference approximations of derivatives, techniques of numerical integration, One-step and multi-step methods for solving ordinary differential equations and systems thereof.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4317,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Probability Theory and Stoch
61astic Processes","Course_Description":"An introduction to the principles and applications of the theory of Probability and Stochastic Processes. The topics include Bayesâ Theorem, distributions and their properties, Markov Chains, Chapman-Kolmogorov Equations, Branching Processes, Martingales and Brownian Motion.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4318,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to applied linear algebra and matrix theory. Topics that will be covered in the course include matrix factorization, canonical forms, orthogonality, matrix norms, projectors, least squares, generalized inverses and singular values","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4319,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Design and Analysis of Experiments","Course_Description":"Basic statistical concepts, analysis of variance, randomized blocks, Latin-squares, general factorial designs, 2k and 3k designs, modeling and analysis using MINITAB or SPSS.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Capstone for Educator Preparation","Course_Description":"Introduction to essential topics for pre-service 4-12 mathematics educators. Topics include quantitative reasoning, algebraic thinking, geometry, spatial reasoning, measurement, precalculus, mathematics models and AP Calculus and statistics.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analysis I","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the workings behind the topic of real analysis. Students will study the real number system, and the axioms behind it, along with properties and results involving distance, sequences, and topological concepts. Next students will take a deep look at the standard real function results from Calculus such as continuity, differentiation, and integration.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4326,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analysis II","Course_Description":"This course is an extension of Analysis I. It begins with a continuation of the study of the Riemann integral and The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Then it moves on to other, more generalized, types of integration such as the Riemann-Stieltjes integral. Next are the properties of metric spaces and the application of this type of space to sequences, series, continuity, and connectedness.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Linear Algebra","Course_Description":"Vector spaces, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, eigevectors, canonical forms, bi-linear mappings and quadratic forms.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4331,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Problems","Course_Description":"Special advanced problems in mathematics to suit the needs of individual students.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4332,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Independent Study","Course_Description":"A course for students to study advanced topics in mathematics not covered in other courses in a one on one setting with an instructor.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Topology","Course_Description":"This course explores introductory properties of topological spaces and structures defined on them at an undergraduate level. This course introduces the concepts of point set topology, including metrizability, compactness, embeddings, Urysohn's lemma, and homotopy.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4351,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Combinatorics","Course_Description":"This course introduces fundamental concepts and results in combinatorics. Students will study counting techniques, binomial coefficients, partitions, and recurrence relations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Combinatorial Design Theory","Course_Description":"This course introduces fundamental concepts and results in design theory. Students will study pairwise balanced designs, graph decompositions, and Latin squares.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4371,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Graph Theory","Course_Description":"This course introduces fundamental concepts and results in graph theory, appealing to mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intermediate Theory of Statistical Inference","Course_Description":"This class formalizes and extends the material in Math 3370 â Introduction to Statistical Inference. The course provides a formal introduction to statistical inference, sampling theory, general principles of statistical inference, goodness of fit tests, regression and correlation, analysis of variance.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Regression Analysis","Course_Description":"Regression Analysis is considered the bedrock of statistical techniques for modeling and analyzing data. This course provides a rigorous discussion of simple linear regression analysis, theory of least squares, multiple regression models in matrix terms, multivariate analysis, theory of the general linear model, and nonlinear regression.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ordinary Differential Equation","Course_Description":"Differential equations, and systems of, play a fundamental role in understanding our surroundings. This is a graduate level course focusing on the study of systems of linear differential equations, autonomous systems, stability, sensitivity, existence and uniqueness theorems, Fourier series, boundary value problems, and the derivation of selected numerical methods such as Runge-Kutta and multi-steps methods.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Real Variables","Course_Description":"This course covers fundamental abstract concepts by studying the real numbers, focusing on the comprehension and construction of rigorous proofs. Students develop an understanding of pathological functions, set functions, the Riemann integral, Lebesgue measure and outer measure, and the Lebesgue integral along with other generalized integrals.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Complex Variables","Course_Description":"This course covers the fundamental concepts of the theory and applications of a single complex variable. Students discuss analytic functions, conformal mapping, the calculus of complex functions, and applications with a focus on understanding and constructing proofs and examples.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Numerical Analysis","Course_Description":"In this course the student constructs, analyzes, and implements algorithms for solving numerically problems from continuous mathematics. We discuss Algorithms for solving linear and non-linear equations and systems thereof; Interpolating polynomials; finite difference approximations of derivatives; techniques of numerical integration; One-step and multi-step methods for solving ordinary differential equations and systems thereof.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Prob Thry/Stochastic Pro","Course_Description":"Principles and applications of the theory of Probability and Stoch
61astic Processes emphasizing modeling, analyzing, and predicting random phenomena across multiple disciplines. Specifically, Bayes' Theorem, Distributions and their properties, Markov Chains, Chapman-Kolmogorov Equations, Branching Processes, Martingales and Brownian Motion will be discussed.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5319,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design and Analysis of Experiments","Course_Description":"Experimental design and analysis of experiments are developed as tools of the manufacturing and process industries. This course provides a rigorous review of analysis of variance, randomized blocks, Latin-square design, general factorial design, 2^k and 3^k design.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern Algebra","Course_Description":"The course is designed to explore the fundamentals of Modern Algebra. We discuss at a graduate level the topics of Groups, Rings, and the theory of Fields. This course focuses on the study of subfields, prime fields, algebraic fields extensions and Galois fields.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Partial Differential Equations","Course_Description":"This course aims to provide a graduate level foundation on the fundamental concepts of partial differential equations, and their connection with physical processes. The course focuses on the discussion of boundary value problems with simple geometries in 1, 2, or 3 space dimensions for the heat equation, wave equation, and Laplaceâs equation, separation of variables, Fourier Series, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, Helmholtz equation, Rayleigh Quotient, finite difference and spectral numerical methods.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5328,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Appl Linear Algebra/Matrix Thy","Course_Description":"Matrix theory is the foundation of key concepts from scientific computing, optimization, and most quantitative fields of science and engineering. This course discusses the theory and applications of matrix factorizations, canonical forms, orthogonality, matrix norms, projectors, least squares, generalized inverses and singular values.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Linear Algebra II","Course_Description":"Vector-spaces, linear transformations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, canonical forms, bi-linear mappings and quadratic forms.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Advanced topics in mathematics to suit the needs of individual students. Course may be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours credit when the topic varies.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Topology","Course_Description":"Topology serves as a tool for students to construct a solid foundation on the study of the features of an object that are invariant under deformations. This course covers topological spaces, metric spaces, compact spaces, embedding, Urysohn's lemma and homotopy.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5351,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Combinatorics","Course_Description":"This course introduces fundamental concepts and results in combinatorics such as counting techniques, binomial coefficients, partition and reference relations.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Combinatorial Design Theory","Course_Description":"In this course students explore the arrangement of elements of a finite set into patterns according to specific rules. This course investigates rigorously, fundamental concepts and results in design theory. Students will study pairwise balanced designs, graph decompositions, and Latin squares.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Graph Theory","Course_Description":"Graph Theory can model and study many real-world problems, and be applied in a wide range of modern disciplines. This course explores fundamental concepts and results in graph theory, appealing to mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers. This course covers chromatic number of a graph, hamiltonicity and eulerity of a graph, planarity of a graph, and decompositions into maximum packings.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistical Inference","Course_Description":"Statistical Inference serves as a tool to identify patterns and trends in data, and inform decision making. This course focuses on sampling theory, general principles of statistical inference, goodness of fit tests, regression, correlation, and analysis of variance.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Statistical Methods","Course_Description":"Statistical methods and reasoning, principles and applications of probability and statistics with emphasis on real-world data pertaining to data collection, organization, and analysis. Specifically, descriptive, and inferential statistical methods, probability distribution, permutation-based methods of inference, bootstrap confidence intervals, and the binomial exact test for proportions, confou
61nding, randomization, and sampling variability, linear regression, and correlation. Statistical computing language and environment R","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5382,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Time Series Analysis","Course_Description":"This course covers methods for analyzing data collected over time. Topics include autoregressive moving average models (MA, AR, ARMA, ARIMA), exponential smoothing, model identification, parameter estimation, diagnostics, and forecasting. Appropriate statistical software (such as ITSM, R or SAS) used throughout.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5383,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Predictive Analytics","Course_Description":"Advanced statistical techniques for analyzing large and high dimensional data. Topics include data mining strategy, data processing, predictive modeling techniques for decision making, model assessment and comparison. This course will be taught using appropriate statistical software.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5384,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Machine Learning","Course_Description":"Machine learning and statistical pattern recognition concepts that include cost functions, gradient descent, backpropagation, neural networks, natural language processing, sentiment analysis, chatbots, recommender systems, reinforcement learning, supervised learning and unsupervised, computer vision, text processing, and bioinformatics.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Independent research of a specific problem in a field of mathematics. The work will be supervised by a member of the graduate faculty of the Mathematics Department. To be scheduled only with the consent of the department. Six hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate dean.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Independent research of a specific problem in a field of mathematics. The work will be supervised by a member of the graduate faculty of the Mathematics Department. To be scheduled only with the consent of the department. Six hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate dean. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"},{"Subject_Code":"MATH","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"Mathematics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"This is a supervised internship course resulting in the completion of a comprehensive final report. Internship is intended to provide students with hands-on experience in industry in an area related to Computational and Quantitative Methods. Each student is assigned to an industry partner and works with this partner at least 12 hours per week for one semester on a project involving data-driven decision making.","Department":"MATH","Department_Description":"Mathematics"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"McNair Scholars","Subject_Code1":"MCNR","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MCNR","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"McNair Scholars","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods and Graduate Studies","Course_Description":"This course provides students with knowledge to the methods, problems, terminology and required skills of research activities. The course is designed for advanced undergraduate students who are interested in performing research in their chosen technical areas, and prepares students with the needed research skills for graduate studies. Through the process of writing a research proposal and presenting preliminary research to the class, students will be exposed to the complex nature of research, to the library and institutional research resources and to the critical thinking, computer and writing skills necessary to succeed in graduate school and in a professional career.","Department":"MCNR","Department_Description":"McNair Scholars"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Mechanical Engineering","Subject_Code1":"MEEN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2112,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Introduction to Programming","Course_Description":"Development and implementation of algorithms in a procedure-oriented language, with emphasis on numerical methods for engineering problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2213,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Introduction to Design","Course_Description":"The course introduces students to the basics of engineering design and emphasizes the foundations of geometric modeling as applied to mechanical design through use of modern computer- aided de
61sign tools, such as SolidWorks; Introduces physical prototyping tools; geometric visualization concepts: projection, isometric, oblique, perspective; three-dimensional representations, surface, and solid modeling; dimensioning and tolerancing and 3D printing.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statics","Course_Description":"Statics is a course that covers the mechanics of particles and rigid bodies in static equilibrium in two- and three- dimensional space. This includes the calculations of translational and rotational forces using both scalar and vector computations in two- and three-dimensions. Force equilibrium concepts are extended to analyze trusses using both the method of joints and method of sections. A general introduction into elastic beam theory and internal force diagrams is presented. Finally, concepts involving center of mass, centroid of an area, and area moment of inertia are discussed.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2302,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dynamics","Course_Description":"This course will provide the students with a stepping-stone from physics to application of mechanics to design problems that will be encountered in advanced courses. Aspects of motion, forces, work, energy, impulse and momentum will be introduced to understand how they are applied to practical problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2372,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanics of Solids","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to the concepts of stress, deformation and strain in solid materials. Basic relationships between loads, stresses, and deflections of structural and machine elements such as rods, shafts and beams are developed. The load-carrying capacity of these elements under tension, compression, torsion, bending and shear forces are considered. It is essential for the prediction of structural failure in any industry application. This course is the pre-requisite to Dynamics, Machine Design and any further study in deformable mechanics.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":2374,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thermodynamics I","Course_Description":"Properties of a pure substance and equations of state for ideal and real gases will be introduced with the concepts of work and heat during a thermal process. The first law of Thermodynamics will be presented with internal energy and enthalpy as applied to a system and a control of volume. The second law of thermodynamics as well as entropy transfer and generation during reversible and irreversible processes will be discussed, basic concepts of thermodynamic cycles (including Carnot cycle) and thermal efficiency will be covered.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3210,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Measurements Lab","Course_Description":"Theory and application of measurements with various instruments are treated. Topics include technical report writing, statistics, and data acquisition. Experiments involving pressure, temperature, speed, power, torque, frequency and flow measurements are conducted, documented and reported.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design of Mechanism","Course_Description":"This course helps students develop the ability to formulate and solve problems in the kinematics and dynamics of machinery; and to develop an understanding of the implications of computed results and to improve the design of machinery.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Heat Transfer","Course_Description":"Fundamental principles and theory of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Engineering applications and techniques, such as heat transfer from extended surfaces, and heat exchangers.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fluid Mechanics","Course_Description":"This course introduces fluid flow concepts through the derivation of basic equations of mass, momentum, energy equations and their applications to engineering problems. Engineering aspects of flow measurements are covered and discussed as well as the use of Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) in engineering fluid mechanics.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanical Design I","Course_Description":"The design of machine components considering the design process, loads, stress, deflection and stiffness, material properties; failure theories; designing for static strength and fatigue life. A written and oral presentation of the conceptual design of a machine to meet a specified societal need is required.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Analysis","Course_Description":"Physical and mathematical aspects of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, thermal, and electrical systems are introduced. Analysis techniques for modeling the dynamic performance of lumped mass systems are presented and applied using a unified state-space representation. Both formal analytical and extensive computer methods are utilized for the determination of model response.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer-Aided Engineering","Course_Description":"An overview of simulation-based design, including 3-D parametric solids models and finite element analysis, and its applications in mechanical engineering. Course focuses on the modeling aspects of mechanical systems simulation in static stress and deflection analysis.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thermodynamics II","Course_Description":"Applications of thermodynamics principle and laws in power generation, propulsion and HVAC are introduced through concepts of vapor power cycles, air standard cycles, properties of gas mixtures, psychrometry, and thermodynamics of chemically reacting systems. Design aspects of engineering thermodynamics are introduced through assignments of open-ended problems and design projects. State -of-the-art software programs are introduced to sove the design problems and projects.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4110,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Seminar","Course_Description":"Instruction in effective public speaking. Oral and written presentation and discussion of selected topics including those from current literature of fields related to mechanical engineering. Professional activities are encouraged.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized areas of engineering under the guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Integrated System Design","Course_Description":"The first of a sequence of two senior design courses. Students work in teams on complex engineering projects in which they are exposed to the design process from concept to analysis to prototyping and reporting.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4313,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thermal Systems Design","Course_Description":"This course covers analysis, modeling and design of thermal systems involving applications of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and engineering economics. The student will complete an engineering project involving design of a thermal or energy system considering realistic engineering constraints, component selection, system modeling and simulation and life-ycle economic analysis.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4316,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Design Project","Course_Description":"The second of a sequence of two senior design courses. Students work in teams on complex engineering projects in which they are exposed to the design process from concept to analysis to prototyping and reporting.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4317,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dynamic Systems Analysis","Course_Description":"A continuation of MEEN 3340 with emphasis on simulation methods and computer techniques in solving engineering problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4319,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Materials Science","Course_Description":"This course provides a basic knowledge of materials science, the structure and properties of different materials, and their practical uses along with possible failures, which are quite essential for a mechanical engineer to learn. This course also has laboratory sessions teaching different techniques and equipment that help in studying or analyzing the materials structures and properties.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Numerical Analysis","Course_Description":"The course covers the advanced topics in numerical methods and their applications in different engineering problems which include experiemental data analysis and statisical methods, optimization methods and numerical methods in solving differential equations. Student will use the commerical software of Matlab and Excel in this course. Offered: Other","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4323,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanical Design II","Course_Description":"A continuation of the design of machine components including the design of threaded fasteners and power screws, welded joints, mechanical springs, lubrication and sliding bearings, rolling-element bearings, spur gears, shafts, clutches and brakes, and miscellaneous power transmission components. Completion of the conceptual design begun in MEEN 3320 to include the addition of a power source, greater design detail in the elements, economic aspects of the design, and other matters as appropriate. Both a report and a presentation are required. Team formation and the use of various engineering software packages are encouraged.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4324,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Engineering Fracture Mechanics","Course_Description":"This course introduces the fundamental principals of linear elastic fracture mechanics in mechanical design and extends students' knowledge in mechanical component design with consideration of cracks. It also introduces stress intensity factors and energy release rates and calculation of stress intensity factors in various configurations.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Undergraduate Research","Course_Description":"The purpose of the class is to provide undergraduate students a unique opportunity to experience hands-on interdisciplinary research in the field of mechanical engineering. Selected students are generally in the senior year of their study with GPA> 3.2 and have sufficient basic knowledge to conduct research.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4326,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Control of Mechanical Systems","Course_Description":"Mathematical modeling of various systems, transient and steady-state response, frequency response analysis, root-locus, stability, control system design, steady-states representations, controllability and observability and design of system in state space.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4336,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to FEA with ANSYS","Course_Description":"This course introduces the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), with an emphasis on structural applications using ANSYS software. Through a project-based learning approach, students will develop practical skills in modeling, analyzing, and interpreting results for structural engineering problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4337,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Applications for Mechanical Engineers","Course_Description":"This is a senior-level course designed to expose students to a broad spectrum of real-world industrial practices beyond the traditional classroom and textbook approach. Through case studies, field trips, guest lectures from industry professionals, and/or certifications, students gain practical insights into how mechanical engineering principles are applied across diverse industrial sectors. The course emphasizes adaptability to emerging technologies and evolving industry demands, preparing students for dynamic careers in fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, and more.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Turbomachinery","Course_Description":"Flow problems encountered in the design of water, gas and steam turbines, centrifugal and axial-flow pumps and compressors, aerothermodynamic design of gas turbines.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to CFD","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). It will cover the basic concepts underlying the computational fluid dynamics including derivation of governing equations, discretization, grid generation, applications or numerical methods, error reduction, and solution testing, and interpretation of numerical results. Commercial CFD software packages will be used to solve pract
61ical engineering fluid dynamics problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4362,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Engineering","Course_Description":"Different types of energy resources and their uses, different types of energy conversion technology such as fuel cells, thermoelectric, and solar energy conversion, and energy conservation technologies such as pinch technology and cogeneration, current and future challenges of energy generation and conservation, environmental issues such as air pollution, smog and greenhouse effects, and NOx emissions.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4366,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Manufacturing Processes","Course_Description":"Theoretical considerations in casting, bulk deformation, sheetmetal forming, polymers parts machining and welding process will be taught in this manufacturing course.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4368,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Gas Turbn heat Trans/Cool Tech","Course_Description":"The important and fundamental consideration of gas turbines heat transfer and cooling are introduced. Different aspects of internal cooling and film cooling technologies are discussed. State-of-the-art experimental design and numerical modeling related to gas turbines heat transfer and cooling are presented.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":4369,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Conservation/Management","Course_Description":"Students will learn fundamental of energy conservation and management, energy audit procedures, energy conservation analysis and technologies to improve energy efficiency.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5101,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5201,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"An investigation into specialized study in advanced areas of engineering under guidance of a faculty member. This course may be repeated for credit when topics of investigation differ.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Engineering Analysis","Course_Description":"The course covers selected topics of advanced engineering mathematics and their applications to engineering. The topics include analytical and numerical solutions of ordinary and partial differential equations, vector differential calculus and integral theorems, probability and statistics, and optimization.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Conservation/Management","Course_Description":"Students will learn fundamentals of energy conservation and management, energy audit procedures, energy conservation analysis, and technologies to improve energy efficie
61ncy.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Optimization Ther Sys","Course_Description":"The course deals with the design and optimization of thermal systems. The course covers selection of typical components of thermal systems such as heat exchangers, pumps and fans, economic analysis of thermal systems, system simulations, and different methods of optimization, and their applications in the optimization of thermal systems culminated in a group optimization project. A formal oral presentation of a written technical report is required.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Fracture Mechs in Mech DSN","Course_Description":"Theory of fracture mechanics with engineering applications advanced stress analysis using finite element (FEA) analysis with emphasis on the cracked structures. Offered: Other","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5319,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modeling & Simulation","Course_Description":"Students will learn advanced FEA techniques and the applications, advanced knowledge in solid mechanics and its applications, and advanced skills with ANSYS software.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"App Numerical Analysis","Course_Description":"Introduction to numerical techniques and their applications in different engineering problems, experimental data analysis and statistical methods, optimization methods, and numerical methods in solving differential equations.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Heat Transfer and Applications","Course_Description":"The course covers advanced theory of heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation - emphasizing 2- and 3-dimensional analysis in industrial applications using analytical equations and numerical simulations.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Component/System Design with Simulation","Course_Description":"The purpose of this class is to apply finite element analysis or other simulation techniques to solve a design problem in the field of heat transfer, stress analysis, vibration or fluid mechanics, or coupled multi-physics problems. Students are encouraged to use the finite element analysis or other simulation software, or write their own codes to solve the problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Finite Element Analysis with ANSYS","Course_Description":"This class introduces the students to effective finite element problem solving by demonstrating the use of the comprehensive ANSYS Finite Element Method Software in a series of step-by-step tutorials. Both ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS Workbench will be covered. ANSYS APDL will be introduced.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Control of Mech Systems","Course_Description":"Mathematical modeling of various systems, transient and steady-state response, frequency response analysis, root-locus, stability, control system design, steady-sates representations, controllability and observability, and design of system in state space.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5329,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Solid Mechanics","Course_Description":"Deformation and stress analysis, mathematical preliminaries (tenor basics, variational method), strain-displacement relations in general, theory of linear elasticity and energy methods. Fundamental principles of fracture mechanics in mechanical design and engineering applications.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer","Course_Description":"Learn current status of two-phase flow and heat transfer. Introduction of the current state-of-the-art applications in liquid-vapor phase change heat transfer is discussed.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"CFD with OpenFOAM","Course_Description":"This course covers selected topics of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies including a brief introduction of CFD and then systematic teaching on the fundamental structures of OpenFOAM with its programming features. One- and two-phase flows will be solved.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Tribology","Course_Description":"The course covers essential topics in tribology, a branch of mechanical/material engineering. By definition, tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces under relative motion. It is the study and application of the friction, lubrication and wear principles in engineering and design. It covers the contact of surfaces, mechanics of friction, surface failures/wear, boundary lubrication, fluid properties, thin film (elastohydrodynamic) lubrication, thick film (hydrodynamic) lubrication, and an introduction to emerging tribology (micro/nanotribology and biotribology). Tribology is an interdisciplinary area, and most importantly still has many unknowns.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanical Vibrations","Course_Description":"Topics in mechanical vibrations including an introduction to the theory of vibrations, mechanical vibration analysis methods using simulation based design, mechanical vibration measurement and monitoring, interpretation of vibration measurements data and other mechanical vibration to
61pics as appropriate.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5341,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modeling of Supercritical Fluids","Course_Description":"This course covers analysis and design of supercritical fluids (SCF) systems used in industrial applications. The students will learn the mathematical models of SCF, analyze SCF problems from several industrial examples and design specific SCF processing using numerical computations.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5342,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanism Design and Analysis","Course_Description":"This course covers the fundamental knowledge in mechanism design and analysis. The course utilizes analytical, graphical and computer-aided methods to solve practical problems and to perform force analysis in kinematics and dynamics of machinery. Students are expected to design mechanisms for assignments and projects.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering","Course_Description":"Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering is a graduate-level course designed to cultivate a deeper understanding of industrial applications across diverse engineering sectors. Building upon foundational knowledge, this course challenges students to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize complex engineering problems encountered in real-world settings. Through immersive experiences such as field trips, expert-led seminars, and/or industry-recognized certifications, students will examine emerging technologies and interdisciplinary solutions relevant to mechanical engineering careers in sectors such as, but not limited to, semiconductors, automotive, energy, aerospace, and AI-driven systems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Turbomachinery","Course_Description":"Flow problems encountered in the design of water, gas and steam turbines, centrifugal and axial-flo pumps and compressors, aero-thermodynamic design of gas turbines.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5362,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Energy Engineering","Course_Description":"Different types of energy resources and their uses, different types of energy conversion technology, such as fuel cells, thermoelectric, and solar energy conversion, and energy conservation technologies such as pinch technology and cogeneration, current and future challenges of energy generation and conservation, environmental issues such as air pollution, smog and greenhouse effects, and NOx emissions.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Materials Science","Course_Description":"Introduction to mechanical properties of engineering materials. Intro to kinetics of structural transformations and fundamentals aspects of structural transformations.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5366,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Manufacturing Analysis","Course_Description":"Students will be introduced to manufacturing as a system, different properties of castings and structure, melting and pouring principals, analysis of sheet forming and melt processing: design with plastics and composites metal cutting processes, machinability and cutting tools introduced. Students learn mechanical joining and solid state bonding and analysis of liquid state welding.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5368,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Combustion Theory","Course_Description":"Fundamental principals of combustion theory and their applications in different engineering problems such as furnaces, automotive engines, gas turbines, and rockets. Topics covered include thermochemistry, fuels, chemical kinetics, conservation equations for reacting flows, premixed and diffusion flames, droplet burning, and pollutant emissions, introduction to numerical modeling of combustion and combustion measurement te
61chniques.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5369,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Manufacturing Analysis","Course_Description":"Fundamentals of energy conservation and management, energy audit procedure and methodology, energy conservation analysis based on calculation of heat transfer, thermodynamics and economics, potential energy saving opportunities in different industrial areas, technologies to improve energy efficiency. Prerequisite: Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Gas Turbn Heat Trans/Cool Tech","Course_Description":"The importance and fundamental consideration of gas turbines heat transfer and cooling are introduced. Different aspects of internal cooling and film cooling technologies are discussed. State-of-the-art experimental design and numerical modeling related to gas turbines heat transfer and cooling are presented.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5387,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mechanics of Fracture and Fatigue of Solids","Course_Description":"This course provides an advanced study of the fracture and fatigue behavior of engineering solids. Students will explore stress and strain analysis, governing equations of linear elasticity, and traditional failure criteria for materials without cracks. The course introduces linear and nonlinear fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth models, and design strategies for crack-resistant structures.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":5389,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"CAD","Course_Description":"Introduction to ProEngineer. The analysis and the utilization of state of the art computer hardware and software to solve the problems associated with the utilization of computers in both graphics and engineering design problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6110,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Seminar","Course_Description":"Advanced topics suitable for research along with research procedures will be discussed. Field study organization and content together with doctoral research problems and progress will be represented. Topics will vary each semester and course may be repeated for credit. Registration and completion for three semesters is required of all doctoral candidates.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6310,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Design Projects","Course_Description":"May be repeated for credit when the subject matter varies.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6312,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Topics in Thermal Fluids","Course_Description":"This course covers advanced topics on thermal fluid systems selected by the instructor, e.g. supercritical fluids, multiphase flows, fluid structure interactions, tribology, nanofluids, electric cooling, etc. Students will learn the fundamental theories, build mathematical models and design thermal fluid systems on the selected topics.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6315,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Engineering Mathematics","Course_Description":"This course covers mathematical and computational applications into selected engineering problems. The course utilizes ordinary and partial differential equations, vector differential calculus and integral theorems, probability and statistics, and optimization to model, evaluate and solve practical engineering problems.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6320,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Justification Engineering Proj","Course_Description":"The preparation of proposals for advanced engineering work. The student will be given individual assistance in preparing a proposal for his field of study.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6332,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Topics in Computational Fluids","Course_Description":"This course covers selected topics of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) from programming of CFD to advanced studies on featured software, e.g. Fluent, OpenFOAM etc. Topics will be selected and designed by each individual instructor.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6385,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Stress Analysis","Course_Description":"Deformation and Stress analysis, mathematical preliminaries (tensor basics, variational method), strain-displacement relations in general, theory of linear elasticity and energy methods.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6387,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fracture & Fatigue of Solids","Course_Description":"Stress analysis of cracked elastic and inelastic solids; fundamental principals of fracture mechanics in mechanical design and engineering applications; failure criteria for brittle and ductile materials; low-cycle and high-cycle fatigue and fatigue mechanisms.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"},{"Subject_Code":"MEEN","Course_Number":6388,"Subject_Description":"Mechanical Engineering","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Finite Element Method","Course_Description":"Finite element method in the study of the static response of complex structures and of continua; applications to field problems, energy & variation methods emphasized and ANSYS software introduced.","Department":"MEEN","Department_Description":"Mechanical Engineering"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Management","Subject_Code1":"MGMT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Entrepreneurship Unlocked: Intro to Business Planning and Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to how businesses operate. The best way to learn how businesses operate is to start one. Entrepreneurs must know about every aspect of the business including marketing, finance, operations, human resources, management, and sales. Students will learn the fundamentals of business operations as well as how to start and grow a new venture and how those skills map onto existing businesses. The course balances innovation-oriented ventures with traditional business models, helping students see how entrepreneurial thinking applies across industries. This class is open to all majors. Students do not need a background in business to succeed in this class. No prerequisites are required.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Critical Thinking and Business Decision Making","Course_Description":"This course will introduce students to basic concepts and tools that improve the students' analytical skills by familiarizing hem with the basic principles involved in the theory and practice of critical thinking for reasoned decision-making. Students will use data visualization software such as Tableau that can help them find real answers in their data. The basics of professional business communication will be introduced and students will have the opportunity to write business documents.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Organizational Behavior and Management","Course_Description":"Includes the study of organization behavior concepts such as leadership, motivation, individual behavior, group behavior and communication. Their use in U.S. and multinational organizations in management practice is examined in the context of today's legal, social and ethical environment.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership Essentials","Course_Description":"Leadership Essentials is a comprehensive course based on Stephen R. 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61ity control and forecasting.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Resource Management","Course_Description":"A behavioral approach to the management of the human resource in business enterprise. The fundamentals of human relations and organizational behavior will be used to structure an understanding of the managerial problems of recruitment, selection, training, promotion and termination of personnel. Supervision of the work force will be considered as an examination of theories of motivation, communication and leadership.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Management","Course_Description":"Designed to introduce students to the theory and practice of managing projects. Students will be guided through a systemtic approach for the planning and execution of modern projects.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Business","Course_Description":"this course will be taught as a combination of lectures, interactive seminars and case studies at an undergraduate level. the primary goal of this course is to develop effective management techniques and practices in the international and/or cross-cultural business context. At the same time, this course will strengthen students' abilities to summarize, critique and evaluate current managerial practices and issues relevant to international management.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"This course prepares students to experience the world of business through an internship with the support of an instructor. You will work on the job as well as on your coursework. These combined components allow you to accomplish the course learning outcomes.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Organizational Behavior","Course_Description":"A survey of organization theory with emphasis on behavioral issues in both the private and public sectors.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Compensation Management","Course_Description":"This course discusses procedures for designing and administering a compensation system, the special aspects of pay-for-performance, total rewards systems, as well as individual compensation.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality and Productivity Management","Course_Description":"A survey course emphasizing the need for improved productivity in profit and non-profit organizations. The course will focus on the historical and current aspects of productivity as well as problems and methods of measuring, planning, and implementing productivity programs.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Issues in Human Resource Management","Course_Description":"An analysis of issues in the field of human resources management in the 21st century.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Analysis","Course_Description":"The capstone course for the undergraduate business program. This course has been developed to help you understand the task of the strategic management process in a digital global environment. The course assumes that a company's success depends on you to adapt to rapidly changing markets, globalization, shifting governmental policies, and new technologies. The emphasis of this course will be on sharpening analytical, decision-making and communication skills. The case study method and/or a global simulation will be used to acquaint the student with probable, authentic strategic situations in the economy.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar on Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"Designed to give student overview of the new venture creation process. Includes topics of entrepreneurial psych
61ology opportunities in the marketplace, gathering resources, and the Business Plan.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spec Prob In Bus","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas in business under the direction of a faculty member.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Entrepreneurship Strategy","Course_Description":"Entrepreneurial Strategy exposes upper and graduate level business students to the principles of launching a new business. The course combines case analysis, profiling real entrepreneurs, and guest lectures from business owners and advisors in the region. The course will drive them to explore emerging opportunities in new existing markets in which a new venture could be launched. It will also expose students to feasibility analysis to determine success as well as the process of writing a business plan to execute the start-up venture in the market. While prior business background is not completely necessary, the course will help the student who has taken a variety of business courses coalesce the knowledge into a comprehensive plan to launch their own business.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Concepts and Applications for New Ventures","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide an introduction to entrepreneurship including an overview of the tools and theories involved in starting and growing a business.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Personal Leadership","Course_Description":"Stephen Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, serves as the foundation for this highly interactive course. Participants are provided a strong understanding of the 7 Habits content. The course fosters personal and professional growth, empowers more meaningful relationships and productive collaboration, increases productivity, and results in a healthy work/life balance.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Team Leadership","Course_Description":"This course teaches Franklin/Covey's Leadership: Great Leaders, Great Teams, and Great Results. Unleash the talent and capability of your teams by carrying out the 4 imperatives of Great Leaders. This course will help students learn how to build credibility and trust with others, define their team's purpose and align it with the organizationâs goals, and encourage growth and responsibility of the unique talents of their team.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Tactical Leadership","Course_Description":"Using Franklin Covey's Leading at the Speed of Trust students will participate in this interactive course that engages leaders in identifying and closing the trust gaps that exist in their organizations. Instead of paying outrageous trust taxes, participants can begin to realize trust dividends, which are the benefits that come from trusting relationships.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Leadership","Course_Description":"Using Franklin Covey's 4 Disciplines of Execution, students will act as managers creating actual work plans. The outcome of this course is to identify the most important goals for each manager and team to pursue, then to create measures and identify the key activities that will predict goal achievement.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Performance Leadership","Course_Description":"The course presents powerful principles that help participants identify and clarify their values, set goals, and plan weekly and daily in order to accomplish what counts. The course will help empower the student to achieve outcomes that have previously been outside their reach. The student will learn to eliminate the activities that distract them from achieving their most important goals. In addition students will use the four box format (Purpose, Preview, Details, Review) to plan, design and draft documents that will help them to cut through the clutter and communicate clearly without leaving anything open to misinterpretation or misunderstanding.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Entrepreneurship","Course_Description":"This course will present to the future healthcare entrepreneur the different organizations and professions involved in the business and practice of healthcare; that is, the providers and payers for health care services. The course begins with an in depth look at Agency and
61Stewardship Theory of Man and how each theory is part of the present organizations and players in the health service business. The course will involve an in-depth discussion of the organization of healthcare insurance markets; managed care organizations; hospital and long term care facility (nursing home/long term care/hospice) organizations; various business models of the physician's practice; pharmaceutical and biotech industry; and the makeup of the health services salaried and hourly wage work force.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Strategy","Course_Description":"This course will concentrate on the social issues concerning the Healthcare industry. Is healthcare a right or a privilege? The answer to this question will define how health services will be compensated; how capital for healthcare facilities and technologies will be acquired; and who will be responsible for the cost of healthcare. Students will familiarize themselves with the differences concerning the efficiences, costs, and values of fees for service versus managed care; and private insurance versus government controlled single payer (universal) health care. A significant portion of this course will be directed towards the present model of healthcare process outcomes and the value chain model of patient satisfaction.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Port Property & Asset Management","Course_Description":"Ports are an asset intensive industry that are increasingly capital constrained and large investments needed to increase port capacity, productivity, and maximize cargo throughout. This course develops the tools needed to understand and manage the portâs true infrastructure investment value. With the significant increase in global shipping, new forms of ownership, and financing port investments as well as reliable fair market asset valuation of port resources will be covered in this course.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Business","Course_Description":"This course will be taught as a combination of lecture and interactive seminar at a master's level. The primary goal of this course is to develop effective management techniques and practices in the international and/or cross-cultural business context. At the same time, this course will strengthen student's abilities to summarize, critique, and evaluate current managerial practices and issues relevant to international management. Each student will have the opportunity to communicate his or her ideas and thoughts about the assigned readings to others. Likewise, everyone will be expected to listen both critically and positively to other student's thoughts and ideas.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Cases in Services Marketing and Management","Course_Description":"The course focuses on the unique challenges of managing services and delivering quality service to customers. The attraction, retention, and building of strong customer relationships through quality service(s) are at the heart of the course content. The course is equally applicable to organizations whose core product is service (e.g., banks, transportation companies, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, professional services, telecommunication, etc.) and to organizations that depend on service excellence for competitive advantage (e.g., high technology manufacturers, automotive, industrial products, etc.). Classroom sessions may consist of a mixture of short lectures, student discussions of material and assignments, case discussions, media presentations, active learning exercises, and guest speakers.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Resources Management","Course_Description":"Review of the basic elements of employed performance with analysis of the factors involved in employment, placement and personnel planning. This course blends theory and practice so the student may better understand the policies and procedures required for recruitment selection and personnel planning.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Management","Course_Description":"MGMT 5380 is the capstone course for the MBA. This course draws upon all of the MBA core courses and stresses interdisciplinary application of their content. Strategic management emphasizes that company success depends upon the formulation and execution of strategy. This class teaches the process of strategy analysis and develops studentâs ability to think strategically.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5385,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Corporate Governance","Course_Description":"This course provides a comprehensive introduction to corporate governance, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors, executive oversight, shareholder and stakeholder engagement, and emerging governance challenges such as ESG integration. Through readings, case analyses, debates, and projects, students will explore how governance influences corporate accountability, strategy, and long-term performance.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Management","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas in management under the direction of a faculty member.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MGMT","Course_Number":6380,"Subject_Description":"Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Management","Course_Description":"This course is the capstone course for the DBA. This course draws upon the DBA previous courses and stresses interdisciplinary application of their content. Strategic management emphasizes that company success depends upon the formulation and execution of strategy. This class teaches the process of strategy analysis and develops students ability to think strategically. The integrative case study will be scheduled during the course. As a doctoral-level course, the term paper is expected to result from practice-oriented original research. It should encompass problem definition, situational analysis, data collection and analysis as necessary, and the development of a recommended solution or policy.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Management Information Systems","Subject_Code1":"MISY","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":1373,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Business Technologies","Course_Description":"This course is designed to enhance proficiency with essential business software, focusing on practical skills that are crucial in todayâs workplace. Students will learn how to produce professionally formatted business documents and reports, create and manipulate computerized spreadsheets for problem-solving and decision-making, and utilize tools to prepare impactful presentations. The course offers an in-depth exploration of Microsoft Excel, preparing students to sit for and pass the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification exam.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Database Foundations","Course_Description":"Students will learn database design techniques, to de
61sign databases using a modeling tool and will be introduced to SQL to implement and query databases using hands-on, engaging activities.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of MIS","Course_Description":"This course gives an overview of why information systems are so important today and how they are transforming organizations and management. The students will understand the relationship between the various types of information systems. They will learn to analyze the relationship between information systems and organizations. Also, students will learn how a database management system organizes information. Students would compare the various types of telecommunications networks and network services and become knowledgeable about new business applications, such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Knowledge Management (KM). The course also covers how the internet can be used for electronic commerce and for electronic business, how the internet is becoming the foundation for new business models, new business processes, and new ways of distributing knowledge. The students will develop proficiency in using application tools such as spreadsheet and database for development of Information Systems. In addition, the students are introduced to basic business transactions using SAP- a widely used Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software among the Fortune 500 companies.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3321,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spreadsheets for Business Analytics","Course_Description":"this hands-on course will teach students the art of modeling to build, refine and analyze problems for decision-making. Students will use industry standard spreadsheet software for creation and analysis. topics include forecasting, linear and nonlinear optimizations and decision analysis. Projects from all business fields will be used for extensive practice and real-world applications.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Database Design","Course_Description":"This course engages students to analyze complex business scenarios and create a data model which is a conceptual representation of an organization's information. The students will learn to design a database solution for a business organization.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"IS Infrastructure","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to IT infrastructure issues for students majoring in Information Systems. This course covers topics related to both computer and systems architecture and communication networks, with an overall focus on the services and capabilities that IT infrastructure solutions enable in an organizational context. It gives the students the knowledge and skills that they need for communicating effectively with professionals whose special focus is on hardware and systems software technology and for designing organizational processes and software solutions that require in depth understanding of the IT infrastructure capabilities and limitations. The course also prepares the students for organizational roles that require interaction with external vendors of IT infrastructure components and solutions. This course focuses strongly on internet based solutions, computer and network security, business continuity, and the role of infrastructure in regulatory compliance.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3341,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Visualization","Course_Description":"This course provides a comprehensive introduction and hands-on experience in basic data visualization, visual analytics and visual data storytelling. It introduces students to design principles for creating meaningful displays of quantitative and qualitative data to facilitate managerial decision-making in the field of business analytics. Many organizations are using analytics and visualization to make better decisions and improve customer and shareholder value. this is deemed a critical skill in business today.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Programming for Business Analytics","Course_Description":"This course will provide the student with fundamental programming knowledge that is used in everyday business analytics. The student will work with a high-end programming language that is well-suited for data retrieval and data analysis using data libraries. The student will first learn the fundamentals of programming such as variable declaration, language syntax, decision structures, iteration techniques, method construction, data structures and file input/output. The student will then move forward with these programming skills to work with other data manipulation libraries within that language. In addition to the technical knowledge gained, the student will also focus on how to apply these techniques to business analytics. The course will work with datasets taken from various industries including healthcare, security, entertainment, social platforms and government. the student will apply this new skill set by analyzing business issues in an individual capacity as well as working on a capstone project within a team environment in which they can showcase their analytic skills for future employers. No previous programming knowledge is required for this course.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fundamentals of Softw
61are Development","Course_Description":"This course will provide the students with the fundamentals of software development using a high-level programming language. The course will focus on programming in a windows environment along with the use of a popular integrated development environment. the programming concepts that will be covered include language syntax, variable declaration, decision and iteration processing, method construction and development, data structures, object-oriented programming techniques, file I/O and database integration. Students will construct various small applications to learn the fundamentals of development leading up to a capstone project. Little or no programming experience is required for this course.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"IS Analysis and Design","Course_Description":"This course serves two audiences: (1) those who want to be an information systems analyst; and (2) those who will be users or managers involved in systems development projects, an active member of a project team, or the client for a system request. Since systems development is central to the IS field, this is a basic course for training you for your career. Information systems concepts, systems analysis and design methodologies and techniques and tools used during the development of information systems will be covered. Students will be exposed to both classic methods and emerging methods of systems analysis and design. The topics necessary for changing environment for systems development will be covered along with a renewed focus on agile methodologies including SCRUM.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Database Programming","Course_Description":"In this course, students implement database designs by creating physical databases using SQL. Basic SQL syntax and the rules of constructing valid SQL statements are introduced.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Mining and Machine Learning","Course_Description":"This course provides students with an applied approach to data mining, predictive analytics, and machine learning with hands-on exercises and real-world examples. Students will be introduced to the concepts, methods and techniques of data mining and machine learning. Students will learn to develop predictive models and obtain business value from Big Data using specialized data mining software.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":3395,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"E-Commerce Design and Dev","Course_Description":"This course covers the principles and practices of conducting business with the help of technologies, providing an overview of the past and future of the discipline, business models, traditional and disruptive technologies, marketing strategies, and various business systems. In addition, some of the major issues associated with e-commerce, such as security and privacy, will be explored. Also, students will conduct hands-on projects on selected leading industrial platforms.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence","Course_Description":"This course introduces key concepts and techniques in Business Analytics and AI through a hands-on approach using enterprise software. Topics include data warehousing for business intelligence, Pivot Tables for analysis, and data visualization in dashboards. The course concludes with an introduction to supervised and unsupervised machine learning applications.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Project Management & Practice","Course_Description":"The student who completes this course should be able to understand the genesis of project management and its importance to ensure the success of information technology projects. Students will be exposed to project management concepts and techniques such as: the triple constraint of project management, project management knowledge areas, project life cycle, tools and techniques of project management (for example: project selection criteria, work breakdown structures, network diagrams, critical path analysis, c
61ost estimates, and schedule management). Students will learn the essentials of using software to plan and manage IT projects.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Business","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern business. Students will build a foundation in AI concepts, examine its applications across industries, and develop critical thinking and hands-on skills to navigate an AI-driven economy.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ERP Overview","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to SAP, an enterprise application software that runs on large database systems, which is widely used by large corporations. In this overview course, students will learn business processes in different modules of SAP with a focus on supply-chain processes; purchasing, materials management, production planning, and sales and distribution. Students will have ample opportunity to perform business transactions on SAP servers to gain a deeper understanding of business process integration.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supply Chain Management","Course_Description":"This course introduces the principles and practices of supply chain management with a focus on logistics as a foundation for value creation. Students will analyze challenges in todayâs dynamic environment, including pandemic-related disruptions, e-commerce, omni-channel systems, and technological innovations. Emphasis is placed on integrating theory with practice to understand how supply chains enhance efficiency, manage risk, and create competitive advantage in global markets.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"IS Development","Course_Description":"This Capstone course covers information systems design and implementation within a database management system environment. Students will learn to develop the detailed design and construction of a physical system using database software such as MS Access and Oracle-SQL (Structured Query Language).","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spec Topics In MISY","Course_Description":"Intensive investigation of topics in management information systems. Library and/or laboratory research and conferences with supervising faculty member. May be repeated when area of study differs.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Database Management Systems","Course_Description":"This course covers design, implementation and management of database systems. Students will learn: 1. Database design concepts 2. The physical implementation of a database design with software such as MS Access, Oracle and Structured Query Language (SQL) 3. DBMS functions, database administration and database management approaches.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"AI for Business Applications","Course_Description":"This course examines how businesses can leverage generative AI technologies to optimize a wide range of practices. Students will explore the key principles of generative AI and learn how these technologies can be effectively deployed in business contexts.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Artificial Intelligence in Enterprise Systems","Course_Description":"This Course provides students with both conceptual foundations and practical skills for applying AI in modern enterprise platforms to automate processes, improve decision-making, and enhance business performance.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Information Technology Project Management","Course_Description":"The student who completes this course should understand the genesis of project management and its importance to improving the success of information technology projects. Students must demonstrate knowledge of project management terms and techniques such as: the triple constraint of project management, project management knowledge areas and process groups, project life cycle, tools and techniques of project management (for example: project selection methods, work breakdown structures, network diagrams and critical path analysis, c
61ost estimates and earned value analysis). Students would learn to use project management software to help plan and manage an IT project.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"AI-Driven Programming for Business","Course_Description":"This course makes programming accessible to students from all backgrounds, emphasizing problem-solving skills rather than expert-level coding. It covers core Python concepts, including variables, loops, logic, functions, and data types. Foundational mastery is required before using generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot. The course also includes basic data science, machine learning concepts, and emerging technologies.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Information Assurance and Security","Course_Description":"This course will provide the student the opportunity to learn about the element comprising Information Assurance and Security. Information Assurance and Security is a topic of increasing importance for many organizations as threats to computer and network systems continues to increase and evolve. It is imperative that the information organization store in their systems be protected from unauthorized disclosure, modification or destruction. This course provides an in-depth presentation of information assurance concepts, terminologies, models and practices. The topics covered in this course include but not limited to: Organizational Security Management, Cryptography, Physical Security, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Security and Risk.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Management","Course_Description":"This course focuses on risk management and its impact on information systems. It covers assessing and managing risks, defining acceptable risk levels, and developing business impact analyses, continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and incident response plans. Students will learn to identify, analyze, and mitigate threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits and understand compliance laws and best practices. The course prepares students for managerial roles in cybersecurity, emphasizing practical skills and strategic planning.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Healthcare Analytics and AI","Course_Description":"This course prepares students to understand and apply concepts related to emerging trends in IT-enabled healthcare, with a strong emphasis on analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Students examine how data-driven methods and AI-enhanced tools support clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, optimize operations, and transform modern healthcare delivery.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ERP Configuration","Course_Description":"This course will discuss the concepts, principles, and techniques for configuring organizational processes in an enterprise system to ensure key organizational processes are executed efficiently and effectively. Attention will be given to the cross-functional nature of processes.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intelligent Enterprise Systems","Course_Description":"This course provides students with an understanding of fundamental business processes and enterprise systems. Students will learn how to integrate these business processes into an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, specifically SAP. Students gain hands-on experience using SAP for the fulfillment, procurement, production, financial accounting and management of business processes. the course includes an ERP simulation (ERPsim) strategy game.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Networking","Course_Description":"This course provides students with a basic understanding of how networks are built and operate and gives students some experience with basic network analysis tools.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"ERP-E-Commerce","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the principles of electronic commerce from a business perspective, including technology innovations, business models, virtual value chains and marketing strategies. In addition, as a potential disruptive technology, blockchain and its possible applications are explored. The course provides students with the conceptual foundations as well as hands-on experience in utilizing some of the SAP HANA modules.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Programming Fundamentals","Course_Description":"This course provides students with the basic ability to create simple scripts/programs to automate and perform simple operations and the skills necessary to implement algorithms using programming languages to solve problems. This includes basic security practices in developing scripts/programs.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Intelligence and AI","Course_Description":"This course introduces Business Intelligence, analytics, data science, and artificial intelligence for managerial applications. Students learn descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics, machine learning, conversational AI, and ethical AI use. Hands-on tools and real-world cases prepare students to design AI-enhanced
61solutions that improve business decision-making and competitive advantage.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems","Course_Description":"This course provides students with knowledge and skills related to detecting and analyzing vulnerabilities and threats and taking steps to mitigate associated risks.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Data Mining and Predictive Analysis","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the concepts of Business Analytics to help professionals make informed decisions based on data. Besides learning Excel functions, students will use data visualization and data mining techniques to discover hidden trends in data sets. Students will also use the latest predictive analytical tools from SAP to anticipate future behavior that will help make better managerial decisions.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supply Chain Management","Course_Description":"This course offers students an interactive perspective on the supply chain function and the pivotal role of the supply chain manager within an organization. It covers the use and application of information in supply chain functions and delves into the various processes associated with supply chain management. Additionally, the course explores the integration and utilization of SAP software in managing and optimizing supply chain operations.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Enterprise Systems/CRM","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the concepts, capabilities and benefits of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), the use of CRM by companies for customer acquisition, retention and development, and the implementation of CRM using concurrent technologies. The course covers various aspects of operational, strategic and analytical CRM. Students access leading industrial platforms to learn how to enable marketing, sales, and service transactions related to the CRM processes.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5385,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cybersecurity Governance","Course_Description":"This course provides students with the understanding of information assurance in context and the rules and guidelines that control them.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Current Topics in Management Information Systems","Course_Description":"This course is designed to cover new technologies and current trends in the design, development and implementation of Information Systems in a business environment.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Operations Analysis","Course_Description":"This course explores the concepts, principles, and techniques for managing changing organizational processes in a modern enterprise system to ensure key organizational functions are executed efficiently and effectively. Particular emphasis is placed on the cross-functional impacts of adjusting manufacturing parameters, as well as the effects of both planned and unplanned changes to organizational processes.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"},{"Subject_Code":"MISY","Course_Number":6370,"Subject_Description":"Management Information Systems","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analytics and Modeling","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the concepts of Business Analytics to help professionals make informed decisions based on data. Besides learning Excel functions, students will use data visualization and data mining techniques to discover hidden trends in data sets. Students will also use the latest predictive analytical tools from SAP to anticipate future behavior that will help make better managerial decisions. As a doctoral-level course, the term paper is expected to result from practice-oriented original research. It should encompass problem definition, situational analysis, data collection and analysis as necessary, and the development of a recommended solution or policy.","Department":"ISYS","Department_Description":"Information Systems"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Marketing","Subject_Code1":"MKTG","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Marketing","Course_Description":"A description and analysis of business activities designed to plan, price, promote and distribute products and services to customers. Topics studied include: the marketing environment, consumer buying habits and motives, types of middlemen, marketing institutions and channels, governmental regulations, advertising and current marketing practices.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Marketing","Course_Description":"Tools and techniques of marketing on the Internet are introduced to develop strategic, data-driven, and multi-platform campaigns that drive results. From the perspective of strategic marketing, students learn how to effectively leverage technology in applying fundamental marketing theories and concepts to harness the marketing potential of the Internet.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Consumer Behavior","Course_Description":"Acquaints the student with consumer behavior models and behavior research techniques.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing Management","Course_Description":"The planning and execution of various marketing activities from the managerial viewpoint are presented, via: determining the basic product or service market analysis, price policies, product promotion, management of the sales force and sales analysis and physical distribution with logistics system concept.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Marketing","Course_Description":"A survey of international marketing, world markets, political restraints in trade and international marketing principles.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing Promotion","Course_Description":"This course is an overview of the broad field of advertising; creation of primary and selective demand; promotional programs selection; media effectiveness coordination of promotional mix and a selection and determination of advertising.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Entrepreneurial Market Opportunities","Course_Description":"This course focuses on recognizing opportunities in the marketplace, analyzing industry/market trends, size, growth opportunities, niches and capitalizing on opportunities through new business creation.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing Research","Course_Description":"The importance and use of marketing research in business is stressed. A detailed analysis is made of each marketing research step from the formulation of the problem to the preparation of the research report and follow-up. The basic research methods (survey, observational and experimental) are presented.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Marketing Problems","Course_Description":"Oral and written cases in the area of marketing management and marketing strategy are utilized (organization, product lines, pricing, channels of distribution, selling, etc.). Emphasis is placed on simulated problem solving and decision making in the marketing environment.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing Analytics","Course_Description":"This course will provide an overview of Marketing Analytics. There will be a discussion of the importance of analytics in business and its evolving role in the context of data deluge phenomenon in the contemporary business world. We will study critical concepts including artificial intelligence, the state-of-the-art data analytic techniques and experimental design. Students will develop skills including extracting data from the web, accessing data using queries, and data analysis. We will explore analytical tools that are applicable to areas of segmentation, targeting and positioning and marketing mi
61x models. The course proceeds through a combination of lectures and problem assignments, which involves a statistical software package of the student's choice. A major part of the course is a group project, where students are expected to put some of their acquired knowledge to practical use.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marketing Management","Course_Description":"An intensive study of specific marketing concepts and theories. Marketing strategies for the national and multinational firms are surveyed. Emphasis is placed on reading from current journals and other related publications.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Marketing","Course_Description":"Analysis and planning of marketing mix on an international scale. The course focuses on the aspects of international marketing such as the international market, the identification of global opportunities and threats, the formulation of international marketing strategy, and the organizations and control of global marketing.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Digital Marketing","Course_Description":"This course is a comprehensive review of marketing strategies that are enabled and enhanced by rapidly-evolving electronic and interactive media and communication methods. Analysis of current events and business cases involving online marketers is an integral part of the course. Offered: Summer","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Consumer Behavior","Course_Description":"The purpose of this course is to introduce MBA students to the behavioral concepts and strategic implications of consumer behavior. The perspectives of both the marketing manager, who must understand customers in order to develop, evaluate and implement effective marketing strategies and the consumer, who must utilize marketing information to make decisions will be considered. In this course, concepts and theories from various behavioral sciences as well as business will be examined to determine how they can help marketers better understand and shape consumers' behaviors such that strategic decision making can be improved.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Market Research","Course_Description":"This course prepares students in data analytical skills pertaining to market research. Students are expected to develop skills in the JMP software program which will encompass the preparation of data for analysis along with various analytical techniques related to multivariate data analysis, such as multiple regression, cluster, factor and discriminant analysis. Practical hands on software exercises will be complemented by theoretical knowledge based on course materials, based on the required book.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"},{"Subject_Code":"MKTG","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Marketing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Marketing","Course_Description":"Investigation into special areas of Marketing under the guidance of a faculty member.","Department":"MMGB","Department_Description":"Management Marketing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nursing Administration","Subject_Code1":"MSNA","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MSNA","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Nursing Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Role Development Nurse Leaders","Course_Description":"Role expectations, including core role accountabilities and professional standards of practice for nurse leaders in healthcare organizations in a global environment will be examined. Students will focus on the development, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives to create high performance organizations and improve practices and outcomes.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"MSNA","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Nursing Administration","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Health Information Systems for Nurse Leaders","Course_Description":"Students will learn how to plan the implementation and optimization of health care information systems that directly impact positive nursing and patient outcomes.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Subject_Code1":"MSNC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MSNC","Course_Number":5270,"Subject_Description":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Spc Topics: Focused Pract II","Course_Description":"Focused learning experiences together with an experienced preceptor/mentor in a setting appropriate for opportunity and flexibility for focused learning experiences for the selected track (Administration or Education).","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"MSNC","Course_Number":5296,"Subject_Description":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Evidence-Based Project II","Course_Description":"Implement project proposal and disseminate outcomes.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"MSNC","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nursing Research","Course_Description":"Analyze research methods, focusing on formulating a nursing research problem and developing a prospectus. Students are expected to analyze and critique research literature for scientific merit and integrate the practical application of scientific findings to improve health outcomes in a diverse society.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"MSNC","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evidence-Based Practice I","Course_Description":"Students in this course will develop a proposal using research methods to investigate a problem.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"MSNC","Course_Number":5396,"Subject_Description":"Nurs Admin Nurs Educ","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evidence-Based Practice II","Course_Description":"This course will allow students to finalize and defend a project proposal begun in MSNC 5395.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nursing Education","Subject_Code1":"MSNE","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MSNE","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Nursing Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Role Development, Learning Theory and Teaching Strategies for Nursing Educators","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the nurse educator role. A variety of teaching and learning theories will be evaluated along with a wide selection of instructional methodologies appropriate for the higher education setting and/or staff development.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Applied Music","Subject_Code1":"MUAP","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1101,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Begin Band & Orch","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1201,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Violin","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1205,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Viola","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1209,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Cello","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1217,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Flute","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1221,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Oboe","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1225,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Bassoon","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1229,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Clarinet","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1233,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Saxophone","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1237,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Trumpet","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1241,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"French Horn","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1245,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Trombone","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1249,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Euphonium","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1253,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Tuba","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1257,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Percussion","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1264,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Guitar","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1269,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Piano","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1281,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Voice","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":1283,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Composition","Course_Description":"Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3217,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Flute","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3221,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Oboe","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3225,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Bassoon","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3229,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Clarinet","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3233,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Saxophone","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3237,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Trumpet","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3241,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"French Horn","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3245,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Trombone","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3249,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Euphonium","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3253,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Tuba","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3257,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Percussion","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3264,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Guitar","Course_Description":"Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university bulletin. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3269,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Piano","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3281,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Voice","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3417,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Flute","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3429,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Clarinet","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3433,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Saxophone","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3437,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Trumpet","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3441,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"French Horn","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3445,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Trombone","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3453,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Tuba","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3457,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Percussion","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3469,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Piano","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3481,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Voice","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as de
61scribed elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":3483,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Composition","Course_Description":"Upper division individual applied lessons for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music in Performance Degree. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5210,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Grad Appl Music","Course_Description":"For music education majors only. Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than six hours may be applied toward graduation in the music education degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5220,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Grad Appl Music","Course_Description":"For music education majors only. Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than six hours may be applied toward graduation in the music education degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5230,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Grad Appl Music","Course_Description":"For music education majors only. Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than six hours may be applied toward graduation in the music education degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Study and Capstone","Course_Description":"Graduate field study and recital emphasizing artist-level repertoire to be performed, studied, and rehearsed, culminating in a lengthy public performance and research paper in the studentâs primary performance area.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5410,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Applied Music","Course_Description":"Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than 12 hours may be applied toward graduation in the Master of Music degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5420,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Applied Music","Course_Description":"Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than 12 hours may be applied toward graduation in the Master of Music degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUAP","Course_Number":5430,"Subject_Description":"Applied Music","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Graduate Applied Music","Course_Description":"Graduate applied music in any instrument category, including composition. No more than 12 hours may be applied toward graduation in the Master of Music degree.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Music Education","Subject_Code1":"MUED","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computer Applications in Music","Course_Description":"A study of microcomputers and music-related software, especially in the area of computer-assisted marching band charting and administrative duties.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Music Reference, Research and Writing","Course_Description":"Research problems of special interest to students whose major emphasis is on the graduate field of music. Research paper required.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Inquiry in Music Education","Course_Description":"This course leads students in learning how to read and understand research articles, acquaints them with various genres of research in music education, and provides opportunities to design and execute a research study.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Basic Concepts in MUED","Course_Description":"The historical, philosophical and psychological bases of music education.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History of Music Education in the United States","Course_Description":"This course is a study of the history and development of music education in the United States from the earliest roots in antiquity through the present day, with consideration for application to current teaching practice.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Survey of Music Teaching Methods","Course_Description":"This course will examine several current approaches to teaching music including those of Orff, Kodaly, Delacroze, Suzuki, Gordon and Comprehensive Musicianship and the Manhattanville Music Curriculum Project. Students will research their philosophies, practices and goals and objectives and develop applications to their own teaching situations.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supervision of Music","Course_Description":"Supervision of public school music programs, with emphasis on leadership, instruction, public relations and problems in scheduling and finance.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5353,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Kodály Methodology and Materials II","Course_Description":".","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5354,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Solfège and Conducting II","Course_Description":"Solfège: Advanced study of sight-singing and ear-training skills with attention to development of musicianship. Conducting: Development of advanced choral conducting techniques focusing on folk song and canonical literature.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Kodály Methodology and Materials III","Course_Description":"Methodology, pedagogy, and materials for Level III (Grades 4-5-6) of the Kodály approach to teaching music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5356,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Solfège and Conducting III","Course_Description":"Solfège: Advanced study of sight-singing and ear-training skills with attention to development of musicianship. Conducting: Development of advanced choral conducting techniques focusing on folk song and canonical literature.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Choral Conducting","Course_Description":"Development of technical facility in conducting choral music, with emphasis on complex interpretive elements and problems of the choral conductor.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5361,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Choral Music Materials and Methods","Course_Description":"The pedagogical study of literature, performance practices and history of choral music, including appropriate rehearsal techniques associated with music of various style periods.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Instrumental Conducting","Course_Description":"Advanced interpretive problems and rehearsal techniques related to the conducting of various types of band and orchestral music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Pedagogical Application of the Development of Bands and Band Literature","Course_Description":"An in-depth study of the history of instrumental music leading to band programs in contemporary society, including a thorough categorical study of band literature and the implications of an instrumental ensemble.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUED","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Music Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instrumental Pedagogy","Course_Description":"Study of significant topics related to instruction of an instrumental ensemble.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Music Laboratory","Subject_Code1":"MULB","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1000,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Studio Hour","Course_Description":"Study of significant topics related to applied instruction. Student must be music major or music minor in good standing and must be concurrently enrolled in corresponding MUAP course.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1005,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Ensemble Hour","Course_Description":null,"Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1070,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"A Capella","Course_Description":"Study of significant topics related to instruction of a choral ensemble.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1072,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Grand Chorus","Course_Description":"Study of significant topics related to instruction of a choral ensemble.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1075,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Marching Band","Course_Description":null,"Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1077,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"SB: University Band","Course_Description":null,"Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1078,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Jazz Ensemble 2","Course_Description":null,"Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1170,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"A Cappella Choir","Course_Description":"A course in choral singing, organized to furnish training in the more important works of choral literature. Presentation of selections in public throughout the year. Audition required. Open to qualified students from other departments.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1171,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Cardinal Singers","Course_Description":"Performing choral ensemble with instrumental combo accompaniment specializing in popular and folk repertoire. Audition required. Open to qualified students from other departments.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1172,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Grand Chorus","Course_Description":"A course in choral singing, designed to acquaint the student with the larger works in choral literature. A public concert is given each semester. Open to qualified students from other departments.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1174,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Repertoire & Pedagogy","Course_Description":"A presentation and study of the literature, its performance, styles and means of presentation for a particular instrument or instruments. Eight semesters in the same instrument required (MUAP-applied) of each major.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1175,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Marching Band","Course_Description":"A performing ensemble of music and specially-designed shows written for mar
61ching band. Open to any student who can qualify.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1177,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Symphonic Band","Course_Description":"Performance of symphonic wind ensemble and band repertoire. Audition required for admittance.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":1178,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Jazz Ensemble","Course_Description":"Organized to furnish training in all styles of jazz ensemble performance. Open to any student who can qualify.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3157,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Opera Workshop","Course_Description":"A laboratory class for advanced voice students providing study of complete operatic roles, scenes and excerpts for presentation in the opera theatre. Annual full-scale opera production. Auditions open to all qualified students.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3170,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"A Cappella Choir II","Course_Description":"This course establishes advanced performance tools, leadership and in-depth understanding of cultural and historical perceptions.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3172,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Grand Chorus II","Course_Description":"An ensemble performing accompanied and unaccompanied literature for mixed voices.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3174,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Advanced Repertoire and Pedagogy","Course_Description":"Advanced study of the literature, performance practice, styles, pedagogic traditions for applied study (instrument, voice, or composition) that correspond to the applied (MUAP) major.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3175,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Marching Band II","Course_Description":"A performing ensemble of music and specially-designed shows written for marching band. Upper-level students will have leadership responsibilities. Open to any student who can qualify.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3177,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Symphonic Band II","Course_Description":"Performance of symphonic wind ensemble and band repertoire. Upper level students will have leadership responsibilities. Audition required for admittance.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":3178,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Jazz Ensemble II","Course_Description":"Organized to furnish leadership opportunities and advanced training in all styles of jazz ensemble performance. Open to any student who can qualify.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULB","Course_Number":4130,"Subject_Description":"Music Laboratory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Chamber Music Ensemble","Course_Description":"Chamber ensemble for students in the Bachelor of Music in Performance or the Bachelor of Music in Composition. A course designed to give the student an opportunity to study and perform music written for smaller ensembles. These groups will participate in various recital programs throughout the year. Four semesters required for Bachelor of Music in Performance and the Bachelor of Music in Composition.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Music Literature","Subject_Code1":"MULT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MULT","Course_Number":3218,"Subject_Description":"Music Literature","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"World Music","Course_Description":"A study of music of the world cultures.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULT","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Music Literature","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Music History I","Course_Description":"A survey of the literature and styles of music from its beginnings to the Baroque Era.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULT","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Music Literature","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Music History II","Course_Description":"A survey of the literature and styles of music from the Classical era to the present.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULT","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Music Literature","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Bach and Beethoven","Course_Description":"An in-depth inquiry into the music and lives of J.S. Bach and Beethoven with the goal of understanding their oeuvre and importance to the history of music. Additional insights into the music of the Baroque and Classical Eras.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MULT","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Music Literature","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Popular Music of the 20th Century","Course_Description":"A survey of the aesthetics, styles, and practices of popular music during the twentieth century. Styles considered include bands, ragtime, jazz, rock, and others.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Music","Subject_Code1":"MUSI","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1070,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Recital Attendance","Course_Description":"Attendance at scheduled recitals and concerts as prescribed by the Department of Music. Successful completion of six semesters required for graduation. Course offered on a pass/fail basis and may be taken multiple times.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1160,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Diction English/Italian","Course_Description":"A basic course in the pronunciation of singing in the English and Italian languages.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1161,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Pedagogy","Course_Description":"A study of practice and techniques associated with vocal instruction and a review of current teaching methods.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1170,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Recital Attendance","Course_Description":"Attendance at scheduled recitals and concerts as prescribed by the Department of Music. Successful completion of seven semesters required for graduation. Courses may be taken seven times for credit and are offered on a pass/fail basis.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1181,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Class Piano I","Course_Description":"Beginning class piano instruction for music majors.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1182,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Class Piano II","Course_Description":"Second semester/intermediate class piano instruction for music majors.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1183,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Class Voice","Course_Description":"A study of the fundamental skills of singing.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1306,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Music Appreciation","Course_Description":"Survey of music. Covers the major style periods from the Renaissance to the present with emphasis on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. Requires attendance at instructor-specified re
61citals or concerts.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1309,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Jazz History and Appreciation","Course_Description":"A survey of the development and history of Jazz as a musical form from its origina in earlier styles to the present. Covers the major styles and musicians with an emphasis on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. May require attendance at instructor specified recitals or concerts.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":1310,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History of Rock and Roll","Course_Description":"A survey of the development and history of Rock Music from its origins in earlier styles up to the present. Covers the major styles and musicians with an emphais on the development of basic listening skills and critical thinking. May require attendance at instructor-specified recitals or concerts.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":2160,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Diction German and French","Course_Description":"A basic course in the pronunciation of singing in the German and French languages.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":2161,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Diction French","Course_Description":"A basic course in the pronunciation of singing in the French language.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":2181,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Class Piano III","Course_Description":"Third semester/advanced class piano instruction for music majors.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":2182,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Class Piano IV","Course_Description":"Fourth semester/proficiency level class piano instruction for music majors.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3110,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"High Brass Methods","Course_Description":"Music, materials, and basic techniques for trumpet and horn.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3120,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Low Brass Methods","Course_Description":"Music, materials, and basic techniques for trombone, baritone and tuba.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3130,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Strings","Course_Description":"Music, materials, and basic techniques for violin and viola.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3140,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Strings","Course_Description":"Music, materials, and basic techniques for cello and double bass.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3150,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Percussion Methods","Course_Description":"Music, materials, and basic techniques for percussion instruments.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3160,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Literature","Course_Description":"Survey of representative solo song literature, with emphasis on Italian, German, and French art songs.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3161,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Opera Literature","Course_Description":"Study of the historical development of opera from Monteverdi to the present with emphasis on representative works and composers.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3162,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Vocal Pedagogy","Course_Description":"A study of practice and technique associated with vocal instruction and a review of current teaching methods.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3177,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Marching Band Methods","Course_Description":"Introduction to basic marching band show design and creation utilizing the Pyware 3D drill design software (computer assisted charting). Introduction to the administrative, logistical, technological, and pedagogical challenges unique to marching band.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3250,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Choral Music","Course_Description":"A detailed study of choral music. Areas of study include history, repertoire, and performance.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3260,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Instrumental Music","Course_Description":"Materials and techniques of instrumental music instruction and performance at the secondary level of public or private music education programs. Instructional planning, administrative approaches, organization, objectives, and methodology used in producing a modern comprehensive instrumental music program.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3271,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Choral Conducting","Course_Description":"Basic patterns and rudiments of choral conducting and rehearsal techniques.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3272,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Choral Conducting II","Course_Description":"Advanced conducting skills in the study of varied choral music and literature. Develop advanced choral rehearsal techniques and performance practice through participation in rehearsals.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3280,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Instrumental Conducting","Course_Description":"Basic patterns and rudiments of instrumental conducting and rehearsal techniques.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3281,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Instrumental Conducting II","Course_Description":"Advanced study of physical/pedagogical skills and techniques required for instrumental music conducting.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Music I","Course_Description":"This course prepares pre-service teachers on the musical development of young students from early childhood through elementary school. Topics include methodologies, instructional strategies, and contemporary pedagogical approaches to music teaching and learning through engagement in the music classroom.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Music II","Course_Description":"Advanced study of music activities, materials and techniques for teaching music in the elementary school.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3371,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Music for Elementary Teachers","Course_Description":"Introduction to the elements and pedagogy of music in the elementary classroom with an emphasis on using music to enhance content retention through music integration. This course explores a practical approach to the development of strategies for effective music learning.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3377,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marching Methods","Course_Description":"Introduction to basic marching band maneuvers and marching band music. Fundamentals in all styles of drill design and charting. Computer assisted charting. On-campus observations. Hands-on training with campus laboratory band.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3378,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Computers in Music","Course_Description":"An overview of computer technology as related to the field of music. Includes study in technological developments and s
61oftware applicable to the studentâs area of specialization.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Curriculum and Methodology","Course_Description":"The structure and organization of the music curriculum, materials, methods, and types of assessment used in secondary schools. Required clock hours are field based.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":4110,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Woodwinds Methods","Course_Description":"Music, materials and basic techniques for flute, clarinet and saxophone.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":4120,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Double Reed Methods","Course_Description":"Music, materials and basic techniques for oboe and bassoon.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems/Projects in Music Ed","Course_Description":"An individual problem or project will be assigned in the music education area as necessary.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5118,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Auditory Perceptual Training","Course_Description":"This course will provide intensive ear training to improve auditory perceptual aspects of sound related to speech and hearing. Audio files and video clips related to voice analysis will be used to highlight auditory perception of voice. Students who successfully complete this course will deduct the correlations between auditory and acoustic analysis and the physiological basis of voice production through the exploration of voice samples.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5216,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Pedagogy of Performance","Course_Description":"This course will review theoretical aspects of teaching the singing voice. The material presented in this course will prepare the student to design and implement au courant voice lesson plans with recommendations including individual vocalsis and repertoire based on individual needs.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5217,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Instrument Analysis of Voice","Course_Description":"Voice evaluation is a process using subjective and objective tools to evaluate the parameters involved in voice production. This course will teach students about the parameters and measures of voice production that are critical to understanding laryngeal function during speech and singing.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5225,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Literature of vocology","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the literature of vocology. the course includes an overview of the research, resources and history of vocology. Students in this course will read and review books and articles written by the principle exponents of the field.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5228,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Speaking voice Habilitation","Course_Description":"This course will review basic voice disorders and demonstrate current principles of voice therapy and vocology. Empirical data of evidence-based approaches will be analyzed to understand the efficacy of these approaches.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Projects in Music Educ","Course_Description":"Individual projects for students with specialized needs in the music education area.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Projects in Music Lit","Course_Description":"Individual projects for students with specialized needs in the music literature area.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech and Voice Science","Course_Description":"Speech production is a complex process involving several systems in our body. This course will deal with articulatory, phonatory and resonatory science of speech production.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Performing voice Habilitation","Course_Description":"This course will allow students to apply principles of anatomy, p
61hysiology, pedagogy and literature to the habilitation of the performing voice. Students will be provided with applicable tools and resources to aid them in their professional endeavors.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Projects Music Theory","Course_Description":"Individual projects for students with specialized needs in the music theory area.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUSI","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Music","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech Anatomy and Physiology","Course_Description":"This course addresses structure and function of human communication and swallowing processes that involve respiratory, phonatory, resonatory and articulatory systems. This course includes both formative and summative assessments.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Music Theory","Subject_Code1":"MUTY","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":1116,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Elementary Sight Singing & Ear Training I","Course_Description":"A practical course in elementary musicianship in which the ears, eyes and mind are trained to recognize the fundamentals of tonal music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":1117,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Elementary Sight Singing & Ear Training II","Course_Description":"A practical course in elementary musicianship in which the ears, eyes and mind are trained to recognize the fundamentals of tonal music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":1211,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Music Theory I","Course_Description":"A practical/theoretical study of tonal music fundamentals, particularly those of the Common Practice.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":1212,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Music Theory II","Course_Description":"A continuation of MUTY 1211, this course completes the study of tonal music, fundamentals, particularly those of the Common Practice.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elements of Music","Course_Description":"Designed to prepare students for advanced study in music theory. A study of scales, chords, musical terminology, key signatures, sight-singing, musical notation and the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic structure of music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":2116,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Advanced Sight Singing and Ear Training I","Course_Description":"A practical course in advanced musicianship in which the ears, eyes and mind are trained to recognize the more complex elements of tonal music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":2117,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Advanced Sight Singing and Ear Training II","Course_Description":"A practical course in advanced musicianship in which the ears, eyes and mind are trained to recognize the more complex elements of tonal music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":2211,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Music Theory III","Course_Description":"A continuation of MUTY 1212, this course moves into the more advanced elements of tonal music theory, particularly those of the so-called Common Practice.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":2212,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Music Theory IV","Course_Description":"A continuation of MUTY 2211; this course is a practical/theoretical study of the extreme limits of tonal music theory, particularly the music at the end of the 19th century. The course also presents an introduction to 20th century music.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":3210,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Counterpoint I","Course_Description":"16th and 17th century contrapuntal techniques through analysis and creative writing.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}
61,{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":3220,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Counterpoint II","Course_Description":"18th and 19th century contrapuntal techniques through analysis and creative writing.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":4210,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Form & Analysis","Course_Description":"Analytical study of musical forms and styles.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":4220,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Orchestration","Course_Description":"Techniques of writing and arranging for orchestral instruments in small combinations and for full orchestra.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Twentieth Century Harmony","Course_Description":"The analysis and writing of music based on twentieth century harmonic techniques and devices.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"},{"Subject_Code":"MUTY","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Music Theory","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analytical Techniques","Course_Description":"Traditional and contemporary approaches to the visual and aural analyses of music from all periods.","Department":"MUSC","Department_Description":"Mary Morgan Moore Dept Music"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nutrition, Hospitality & Human","Subject_Code1":"NHHS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"NHHS","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition, Hospitality & Human","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professional Development","Course_Description":"Leadership, personal style, and protocol for working as a professional. Assessment of individual strengths, areas for improvement, and interpersonal relationship skills. Includes the development and nature of the profession, entry into the profession, exploration of career options, and opportunities for graduate study. Requires development of a personal portfolio.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NHHS","Course_Number":4367,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition, Hospitality & Human","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Experience","Course_Description":"Cooperative work-study arrangement between business, industry or selected governmental or private agencies and the FCS Department. Conferences and/or seminars with faculty coordinator are required. May be repeated with varied experiences for a maximum of six hours credit.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nursing","Subject_Code1":"NURS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":2373,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Basic Pathophysiology","Course_Description":"Study of basic pathophysiology with emphasis on mechanisms of disease processes. Focus is on basic principles and concepts of alterations in health related to selected disease processes across the lifespan.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3110,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Nursing Simulation Lab I","Course_Description":"An introduction to psychomotor skills based on evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning necessary to support the delivery of patient-centered nursing care. The course also focuses on the use of therapeutic interventions necessary for the delivery of multidimensional, culturally sensitive, safe, holistic, and competent care to diverse individuals and families. The student will also be required to integrate current, evidence-based information into performance of nursing care.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3111,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics I","Course_Description":"Course provides opportunities for students to study a single nursing topic in depth.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3112,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Nursing Simulation Lab II","Course_Description":"The introduction of complex psychomotor skills, and best practices which provide patient-centered care using a systematic approach, nursing process, informatics, evidence-based practice (EBP), and clinical reasoning to supp
61ort clinical judgment. The course also focuses on the use of therapeutic interventions necessary for the delivery of multidimensional, culturally sensitive, safe, holistic, and competent care to diverse individuals and families.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3221,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Care of Adults","Course_Description":"Incorporate concepts learned in didactic courses for safe, compassionate, effective holistic multidimensional patient-centered nursing care of adult patients with common and complex health needs utilizing evidence-based nursing practice to provide a systematic approach to nursing care.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3231,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Care of Behavioral Health Clients","Course_Description":"Provides holistic, patient/client-centered nursing care of culturally, ethnically, spiritually, identity, and socially diverse patient/clients, families, and populations across the lifespan who are experiencing psychopathology in multiple settings. Includes the application of theories, evidence-based practice outcomes, clinical reasoning, and judgment. Nursing strategies, nursing actions, and patient/client-centered care to promote mental health and prevent mental illness are examined for patients/clients across the lifespan. Therapeutic communication skills with individuals, families, and populations are utilized. Current best practices, theory, and pathophysiological and epidemiological considerations of psychiatric disorders are demonstrated. Social determinants of health, self-care, civility and safety, and principles of preventing workplace violence are applied. Various treatment modalities and care by the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team are observed. The legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks used when caring for persons with psychiatric disorders are applied. Quality nursing practice within a culture of safety and compassion that emphasizes professional boundaries is demonstrated.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3241,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Concepts of Professional Nursing","Course_Description":"Application of the role of the nurse as a member of the profession, provider of patient/client-centered care, patient safety advocate, and member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Explores holistic multidimensional needs of patients and families using evidence-based practice (EBP) and systems-based approaches. Assesses for the holistic multidimensional needs of patients and families. Focuses on the provision of health promotion and disease prevention in patients and families across the lifespan. Concepts to be applied include critical thinking, nursing process, nursing theories, caring, relationship skills, clinical reasoning, safe patient-centered care, cultural, ethnic, and social diversity, and teaching-learning principles.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3316,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comprehensive Holistic Health Assessment","Course_Description":"Emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process across the lifespan. Students perform comprehensive patient-centered holistic health assessments to identify health promotion, risk assessment and disease prevention behaviors.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Care of Behavioral Health Clients","Course_Description":"Focuses on holistic, patient/client-centered nursing care of culturally, ethnically, spiritually, identity, and socially diverse patient/clients, families, and populations across the lifespan who are experiencing psychopathology in multiple settings. Includes the incorporation of theories, evidence-based practice outcomes, clinical reasoning and judgment. The knowledge of nursing strategies and nursing actions in the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness are examined for patients/clients across the lifespan. Therapeutic communication skills with individuals, families, and populations are emphasized. Current best practices, and pathophysiological and epidemiological considerations of psychiatric disorders are introduced. Social determinants of health, self-care, workplace violence, civility and safety, and various treatment modalities and care by the interprofessional and intraprofessional health care team are discussed. The legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks and implications of caring for persons with psychiatric disorders are described. Quality nursing practice within a culture of safety and compassion that emphasizes professional boundaries is examined.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Principles of Pharmacology","Course_Description":"Introduction to principles of pharmacology and role of the nurse in the clinical application of pharmacotherapeutics across the lifespan. Includes understanding of safe, evidence-based administration of medications within legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks. Nurse as a patient safety advocate is introduced.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3440,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Concepts of Professional Nursing","Course_Description":"Course introduces the role of the nurse as a member of the profession, provider of patient/client-centered care, patient safety advocate, and member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Explores holistic multidimensional needs of patients and families using evidence-based practice (EBP) and systems-based approaches. Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention in patients and families across the lifespan. Concepts introduced include critical thinking, ethics, nursing process, nursing theories, caring, relationship skills, clinical reasoning, safe patient-centered care, cultural, ethnic, and social diversity, and teaching-learning principles.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3520,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Care of Adults","Course_Description":"Major emphasis is placed on utilization of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, nursing process, and nursing theories in planning nursing care for diverse adult patients with common and complex health needs in acute and rehabilitative care settings.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":3540,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Concepts of Professional Nursing","Course_Description":"Course introduces the role of the nurse as a member of the profession, provider of patient/client-centered care, patient safety advocate, and member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Explores holistic multidimensional needs of patients and families using evidence-based practice (EBP) and systems-based approaches. Focuses on health promotion and disease prevention in patients and families across the lifespan. Concepts introduced include critical thinking, ethics, nursing process, nursing theories, caring, relationship skills, clinical reasoning, safe patient-centered care, cultural, ethnic, and social diversity, and teaching-learning principles.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4175,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Seminar Post Preceptorship: Synthesis into Nursing Practice","Course_Description":"This seminar course will provide students who have not achieved the required benchmark on the standardized exit exam the opportunity to achieve the End of Program Student Learning Outcomes. This course will facilitate remediation necessary to attain the required benchmark on subsequent standardized exit exams and successfully progress into professional nursing practice.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4221,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Care of Patients with Compromised Multiple Health States","Course_Description":"Demonstrate developing roles of the professional nurse, including patient advocate, and as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team using clinical reasoning and judgment skills to provide safe, compassionate, holistic, and multidimensional nursing care. Focus is on adult patients with compromised multiple health states and their families. Students will learn to integrate system-based approaches, informatic technology, research, and evidence-based practices as a foundation of patient-centered care.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4241,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Care of Communities","Course_Description":"Provides safe and compassionate holistic client-centered nursing care to culturally, ethnically, and diverse clients, families, populations, and communities in multiple settings by incorporating theories, evidence-based practice outcomes, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. The community is viewed from a global perspective.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4251,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Leadership and Management in the Healthcare System","Course_Description":"Coordinates safe, ethical patient/client-centered care as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Applies theories of leadership and management practices including the organization, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling of resources within the healthcare system in an ever-changing global society. Models the role of the professional nurse as healthcare planner, leader, and manager.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4260,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Integration for Baccalaureate Nursing Practice","Course_Description":"This course is designed to facilitate the transition of undergraduate nursing students to the professional nursing role, professional practice, and to the healthcare environment.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4261,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Practicum: Care of the Parent-Child Family","Course_Description":"Apply concepts and evidence-based practice outcomes to synthesize clinical reasoning and judgment skills in caring for culturally and s
61ocially diverse parent-child families experiencing multiple health states. Utilize theories and evidence-based practices to guide health promotion, maintenance, restoration, risk reduction, and teaching activities of the parent-child family. The student will model the various roles of the professional nurse in providing safe, holistic, compassionate, multidimensional, patient-centered care to the parent-child family based on standards of nursing care and best practices.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4316,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comprehensive Holistic Health Assessment","Course_Description":"Emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process across the lifespan. Students perform comprehensive patient-centered holistic health assessments to identify health promotion, risk assessment, and disease prevention behaviors.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nursing Theories and Online Education","Course_Description":"Course presents theories germane to nursing. Overview of nursing history with an introduction to professional nursing practice and competencies in active inquiry, critical thinking, evidence-based practice (EBP), research, and the formation of a personal philosophy of nursing. Includes concepts of professional nursing with application to the RN transitioning to the BSN level of nursing and emphasizes legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks. Of importance is the use of technology in the online format for success in the RN to BSN track.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Care of Communities","Course_Description":"Focuses on concepts needed to provide safe, holistic, and compassionate client-centered nursing care to diverse clients, families, populations, and communities in multiple settings from a global perspective by incorporating theories, evidence-based practice outcomes, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. Explores multiple determinants of health status and healthcare, cultural and ethical influences, sources of health information, major local, state, national and global health issues and related health promotion/disease prevention, maintenance, restoration, and population risk reduction outcomes among clients, families, populations, and communities. Incorporates research findings and current public health practices related to the community into evidence-based nursing practice.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership and Management in the Healthcare System","Course_Description":"Explores coordination of safe, ethical patient/client-centered care as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Introduces theories of leadership and management practices including the organization, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling of resources within the healthcare system in an ever-changing global society. Focuses on the role of the professional nurse as healthcare planner, leader, and manager.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4381,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Preceptorship: Synthesis of Nursing","Course_Description":"Synthesize theory and evidence-based knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to address delivery of healthcare to diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis of this capstone course is placed on knowledge, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, best practices, and priority setting to provide quality and culturally sensitive care, as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nursing Inquiry and Evidence-Based Practice","Course_Description":"Focuses on basic elements of the research process, nursing inquiry and evidence-based practice including the acquisition, analysis, evaluation, and utilization of research f
61indings for nursing practice.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4391,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Inquiry","Course_Description":"Focuses on basic elements of the research process, nursing inquiry and evidence-based practice including the acquisition, analysis, evaluation, and utilization of research findings for nursing practice.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4420,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Care of Patients with Compromised Multiple Health States","Course_Description":"Emphasis on developing roles of the professional nurse, including patient advocate, and as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team using clinical reasoning and judgment skills to provide safe, compassionate, holistic, multidimensional nursing care. Course integrates a systems-based approach, informatic technology, nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice as a foundation of patient-centered care. Focus is on adult patients with compromised multiple health states and their families.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4481,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Preceptorship: Synthesis of Nursing","Course_Description":"Synthesize theory and evidence-based knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to address delivery of healthcare to diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis of this capstone course is placed on knowledge, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, best practices, and priority setting to provide quality and culturally sensitive care, as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4540,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Nursing Practice: Care of Communities","Course_Description":"Focuses on concepts needed to provide safe, holistic, and compassionate client-centered nursing care to diverse clients, families, populations, and communities in multiple settings from a global perspective by incorporating theories, evidence-based practice outcomes, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. Explores multiple determinants of health status and healthcare, cultural and ethical influences, sources of health information, local, state, national and global health issues and related health promotion/disease prevention, maintenance, restoration, and population risk reduction outcomes among clients, families, populations, and communities. Incorporates research findings and current public health practices related to the community into evidence-based nursing practice.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4550,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Nursing Practice: Leadership and Management in the Healthcare System","Course_Description":"Explores coordination of safe, ethical patient/client-centered care as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team. Introduces theories of leadership and management practices including the organization, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling of resources within the healthcare system in an ever-changing global society. Focuses on the role of the professional nurse as healthcare planner, leader, and manager.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4560,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Care of the Parent-Child Family","Course_Description":"Analyze concepts, interpret evidence-based practice and synthesize clinical reasoning and judgment skills to care for culturally and socially diverse parent-child families experiencing multiple health states. Theories and evidence-based practices are utilized to guide health promotion, maintenance, restoration, risk reduction, and teaching of the parent-child family. This course differentiates the various roles of the professional nurse providing safe, holistic, compassionate, multidimensional, patient-centered care to the parent-child family based on standards of nursing care and best practices.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4580,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":5,"Title":"Synthesis of Professional Nursing Capstone","Course_Description":"Explores the transition to the BSN professional nursing role and its relationship to practice. Synthesizes theory and evidence-based knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to address delivery of healthcare to diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings. Emphasis of this capstone course is for the RN-BSN student to synthesize knowledge, clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, best practices, and priority setting necessary in the development of the BSN professional role.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":4620,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Nursing Practice: Compromised Multiple Health States","Course_Description":"Explores advanced concepts of compromised multiple health states in the care of adult patients and families. Emphasizes and demonstrates the developing role of the professional nurse, including patient advocate and a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team using clinical reasoning and judgment skills to provide safe, compassionate, holistic, multidimensional nursing care. Course integrates a systems-based approach, informatic technology, nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice as a foundation of patient-centered care. Focus is on adult patients with compromised multiple health states and their families.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5205,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Innovations in Health Informatics and Technology","Course_Description":"This course explores the integration of informatics and healthcare technologies in advanced nursing practice, education, leadership, and research. Students will examine theoretical foundations, ethical considerations, and practical applications of informatics in clinical decision-making, patient safety, data management, and system improvement. Emphasis is placed on tailoring informatics to diverse nursing roles and fostering interprofessional collaboration. Through customizable assignments, students will apply informatics principles to their specific areas of practice, driving innovation and evidence-based improvements in healthcare delivery.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5221,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Nurse Leader Practicum I","Course_Description":"This practicum course provides an opportunity for integration of knowledge gained throughout the curriculum, emphasizing the application of leadership and change theories in the role of the nurse leader. Students will exhibit role-specific competencies of the nurse leader in collaboration with an approved preceptor and/or faculty member.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5226,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Nurse Educator Practicum I","Course_Description":"This practicum course provides the nurse educator student the opportunity to incorporate teaching/learning theory and strategies to educational instruction of diverse learners in an academic setting. Experiences will focus on integrating skills in teaching, evaluation, and the curriculum process. Students will exhibit role-specific competencies of the nurse educator in collaboration with an approved preceptor and/or faculty member.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Integrative Theories and Scholarly Writing","Course_Description":"This course explores foundational and contemporary nursing theories that guide advanced nursing practice, education, research, and leadership. Students will critically analyze and apply theoretical frameworks to support evidence-based decision-making, quality improvement, scholarly writing, and the development of their professional roles. Scholarly writing skills are emphasized as students synthesize theory and research to communicate their insights professionally and disseminate knowledge effectively.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Foundations for Evidence-Based Nursing","Course_Description":"This course provides students with a foundational understanding of the research process as it applies to evidence-based practice. Students will explore the components of research, including problem identification, literature review, and methodological approaches. Students will gain proficiency in conducting scholarly literature searches and analyzing ethical and legal considerations in nursing research.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evidence-Based Practice and Implementation in Nursing","Course_Description":"This course guides students through the development of an evidence-based or quality improvement project proposal designed to address a clinical or organizational issue. Students will integrate nursing theory and research evidence to formulate a comprehensive plan for improving patient or system outcomes. Scholarly writing is a core component of the course, with students expected to produce a well-structured academic proposal.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Nursing Issues and Health Policy","Course_Description":"This course will analyze professional, social, and workplace issues related to the advanced nursing role within the context of healthcare policy and a diverse healthcare system.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Nursing Roles","Course_Description":"This course examines the evolution, scope, and competencies of advanced nursing roles including nurse educator, nurse leader, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN).⯠Students will explore role competencies, scope of practice, professional development, and evidence-based strategies for role transition across diverse healthcare settings.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Financial Management for Nurse Leaders","Course_Description":"This course prepares nurse leaders to apply advanced principles of financial management, budgeting, and resource allocation to support high-quality, equitable, and sustainable healthcare delivery. Students analyze financial data, evaluate organizational performance, and integrate systems-level thinking to inform strategic planning and executive decision-making. Emphasis is placed on fiscal stewardship, ethical leadership, and interprofessional collaboration to advance organizational outcomes and population health.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Quality Resource Management for Nurse Leaders","Course_Description":"Integration of quality improvement models is used as the foundation for patient equity and safety. An emphasis is placed on financial and human resource management.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nurse Leader Practicum II","Course_Description":"In this practicum course, the student will examine organizational structure, management theory, professional ethic, and regulatory issues as a foundation for excellence, quality, and safety. Students will exhibit role-specific competencies of the nurse leader in collaboration with an approved preceptor and/or faculty member.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Strategic Plan in Healthcare Delivery","Course_Description":"This course focuses on synthesizing change and systems theories as the foundation for strategic planning in healthcare delivery.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Business Principles for Nurse Leaders","Course_Description":"Examine business principles important to nurse leaders such as financial and strategic management, communication and interprofessional collaboration, systems-based leadership skills, and professional ethics.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Population Health for Advanced Nursing Roles","Course_Description":"This course focuses on healthcare at the aggregate and community level within the context of reducing health disparities and promoting equity and inclusion. Students will participate in a proposal for a health education program to improve population outcomes. Students will apply principles of nursing leadership that will enable them to deliver effective and safe patient care to diverse populations.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Curriculum Design","Course_Description":"Analyze curriculum components for contemporary nursing education. Incorporation of state and accrediting standards are discussed. Evaluation as a critical component of curriculum design is examined. Students will have the opportunity to integrate evidence-based practices and established standards in the development of a simulated nursing education program.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Measurement & Evaluation","Course_Description":"Students will integrate knowledge and skills in measurement and evaluation of classroom and practicum instruction.","Department":"NUSC","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman Nurs DO NOT USE"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Assessment for Nurse Educators","Course_Description":"This course provides the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the principles of advanced assessment across the lifespan. Students will incorporate evidence-based assessment strategies to evaluate health and safety outcomes of patients as it relates to the nurse educator role.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5324,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Educators","Course_Description":"This course provid
61es the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in evidence-based principles of advanced pathophysiology in diverse populations as it relates to the nurse educator role.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Educators","Course_Description":"This course provides the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the principles of advanced clinical pharmacology in nursing across the lifespan. Pharmacological treatment of major health problems will be examined with opportunities to apply evidence-based knowledge as it relates to the nurse educator.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"},{"Subject_Code":"NURS","Course_Number":5327,"Subject_Description":"Nursing","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nurse Educator Practicum II","Course_Description":"In this practicum course, the student will apply measurement and evaluation concepts to educational instruction. Examine course, level, and department components within the context of an academic or hospital education system. Students will exhibit role-specific competencies of the nurse educator in collaboration with an approved preceptor and/or faculty member.","Department":"NUJD","Department_Description":"JoAnne Dishman School Nursing"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Nutrition","Subject_Code1":"NUTR","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":1322,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introductory Nutrition","Course_Description":"Introduction to nutrition including functions, sources, characteristics, and recommended intake of nutrients; digestion, absorption and metabolism; special needs during various phases of the life cycle; diet therapy and patient assessment, education and counseling.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":2316,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition and Fitness","Course_Description":"An overview of contemporary nutrition concepts, including healthy eating, nutrition attitudes and behaviors; myths and realities of weight control; vegetarianism; food intolerances; dietary supplements; food safety; and nutrition and health maintenance for adults. This course is designed to help students become better-informed consumers of nutrition-related information.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Nutrition","Course_Description":"Explores the multifaceted aspects of global nutrition, examining dietary patterns, food security, and the impact of socio-economic factors on nutrition and wellness worldwide. Students will analyze nutritional challenges in various regions, the role of global organizations, malnutrition, and strategies for improving health outcomes.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3316,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition and Fitness","Course_Description":"An overview of contemporary nutrition concepts, including healthy eating, nutrition attitudes and behaviors; myths and realities of weight control; vegetarianism; food intolerances; dietary supplements; food safety; and nutrition and health maintenance for adults. This course is designed to help students become better-informed consumers of nutrition-related information.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Nutrition","Course_Description":"The advanced study of normal nutrition including digestion, absorption, and metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins and minerals.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3328,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Community Nutrition","Course_Description":"Activities and responsibilities of the community nutritionist including needs assessment, program development, communication, identifying public policy issues and working with the media. Students apply principles of nutrition education in a variety of community settings.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3329,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Preventive Nutrition & Wellness","Course_Description":"In-depth examination of the principles of preventive nutrition and wellness, focusing on how dietary choices and lifestyle habits can prevent chronic diseases and promote overall health. Students will learn about nutrient functions, dietary guidelines, and strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutritional Biochemistry","Course_Description":"Chemistry of the major building blocks of life: Carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids and proteins, enzymes, vitamins and cofactors - thorough coverage of the major energy-generating pathways.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition Assessment","Course_Description":"The nutrition care process and methods used in determining nutritional status throughout the lifecycle are examined in-depth. This course incorporates knowledge and skills to implement anthropometric measurements, analyze biochemical data, complete a nutrition-focused physical examination, and collect dietary information. Resources are explored and utilized for making evidence-based nutrition and dietetics recommendations.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Nutrition Therapy I","Course_Description":"Diets and nutritional support for selected diseases, surgery and trauma. Calculation of nutrient needs for specific diseases; case studies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":4307,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lifecycle Nutrition","Course_Description":"Physiological, biochemical and sociological factors that affect nutrient requirements and recommendations over the life cycle.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Nutrition Therapy II","Course_Description":"This course is a continuation of NUTR 4300 and will continue to explore diets and nutritional support for selected diseases, surgery and trauma. Calculations for nutrient needs for specific diseases; case studies.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":4331,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutritional Education and Counseling","Course_Description":"Students explore counseling and learning theories for individuals and groups in clinical and community settings. Students learn how to plan, deliver, and evaluate nutrition educational strategies, as well as how to improve their counseling skills.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":4347,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Food Science","Course_Description":"Study of chemical and physical factors affecting food preparation and processing. Application of analytical methods to sensory and objective evaluation of food quality. Laboratory experiments and introduction of food research techniques.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition Research","Course_Description":"Examination of the scientific method and its application to the study of nutrition-based research.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Dietetics I","Course_Description":"Exploration of evidence-based practice and delivery of nutrition and dietetics services for the patient in a healthcare facility with uncomplicated and complicated nutrition diagnoses.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Dietetics II","Course_Description":"Exploration of evidence-based practice and delivery of nutrition and dietetics services for the individual, community and institutions.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dietetic Practicum I","Course_Description":"Supervised practice which requires 32-36 hours per week field experience in the areas of nutrition education & counseling, clinical nutrition, community nutrition and food service management, rotation sites include hospitals and other health care facilities, community nutrition sites, and food service facilities. To be completed in the fall semester.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dietetic Practicum II","Course_Description":"Supervised practice which requires 32-36 hours per week field experience in the areas of nutrition education & counseling, clinical nutrition, community nutrition and food service management. Rotation sites include hospitals and other health care facilities, community nutrition sites and food service facilities. To be completed in the spring semester.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Energy Nutrients","Course_Description":"In-depth study of the macronutrients, the major building blocks of life. Sources, classification, functions, digestion, absorption, metabolism and excretion of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. coverage of the major energy-generating pathways. Emphasis on various categories of macronutrients as related to health. Metabolism and health effects of alcohol.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy I","Course_Description":"Integration of a student's knowledge on a variety of disease conditions and the intervention of medical nutrition therapies. Emphasis is placed on understanding energy expenditure, body composition and changes during physiological stress, illness and chronic disease. Core elements are applied in the study of various disease states and medical nutrition therapy.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy II","Course_Description":"This course is a continuation of NUTR 5311 and will continue to explore the integration of students' knowledge on a variety of conditions and the medical nutrition therapy interventions. Emphasis is placed on understanding energy expenditure. body composition an changes during the acute and chronic disease states. Core elements are applied in the study of various diseases.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Food Principles","Course_Description":"Principles of food science, including food evaluation, food laboratory experiments, research methods, food sanitation and safety, and government food regulations. Physical and Chemical properties of food including food preparation, processing, packaging and food biotechnology.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5319,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Menu & Production Management","Course_Description":"Institutional menu planning and quality food production principles. Quality assurance, layout and product flow, food procurement, human and financial resources in the institutional setting.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition Education and Counseling","Course_Description":"In depth study of communication and counseling skills utilized in conducting nutrition education to individuals and groups in community clinic settings. Requires case study presentation utilizing a trans-disciplinary, developmental problem-solving model as a learning framework to enhance critical-thinking skills.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Vitamins and Minerals","Course_Description":"Emphasis on the specific micronutrients, vitamins and minerals, as related to health. sources, classification, functions, digestion, absorption, metabolism and excretion. vitamin/mineral deficiency and toxicity. Assessment of micronutrient status.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5338,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Integrative Nutrition","Course_Description":"Emphasis on science-based literature of popular commentary and alternative nutrition therapies, including phytonutrients, functional foods, herbals, botanicals and dietary supplements. nontraditional medical practices commonly used to improve health will also be c
61overed. The safety, efficacy and standardization of dietary supplements will be discussed.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5348,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition in Pregnancy and Infancy","Course_Description":"Role of nutrition in health during the preconception period, gestation, embryonic and fetal development, lactation and the first year of life. focus on conditions that require special nutrition concern.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5349,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition in Aging","Course_Description":"Role of nutrition in successful aging. Study of psychological, social and economic factors that contribute to nutrition needs and concerns of older adults.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Food, Culture and Health","Course_Description":"An overview of global cultures and eating habits. Exploration of health and well-being as effected by food and culture.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5351,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Weight Management","Course_Description":"A study of overweight and obesity: terminology, epidemiology, trends, assessment, etiology, consequences, prevention and treatment.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5352,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Eating Disorders","Course_Description":"Cause, identification, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. Students learn screening techniques appropriate for identifying individuals with eating disorders.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5359,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sports Nutrition","Course_Description":"The role of nutrition in discussed as it relates to athletic performance and physical activity.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5367,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Experience","Course_Description":"Graduate dietetics field experience is designed to enhance supervised practice experience through the development of the dietetic interns' ability to prioritize assignments, time management skills, thoroughly and accurately complete projects as well as have an understanding of the core competencies of the registered dietitian nutritionist. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours with varied experiences.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5388,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Dietetics Capstone","Course_Description":"Culminating experience for students in the dietetic internship which combines a supervised practice experience in staff rotations, preparation for dietetics practice and completion of the program exit exam in order for students to become successful entry-level dietitians.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"},{"Subject_Code":"NUTR","Course_Number":5389,"Subject_Description":"Nutrition","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Nutrition Capstone","Course_Description":"This capstone course allows students the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills gained from the M.S in Nutrition program. The course is designed to expand students' capacity to master new content, think critically and develop life-long learning skills across the disciplines of nutrition and community health. The course is taken the final semester of the program.","Department":"FCSC","Department_Description":"Nutrition, Hosp, Human Service"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Online Orientation","Subject_Code1":"OODL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"OODL","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Online Orientation","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Online Orientation Distance Le","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Professional Pedagogy","Subject_Code1":"PEDG","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":2310,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Teacher Education","Course_Description":"An orientation to the organization and professional components of education in the United States with emphasis on Teacher Education in Texas.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":2342,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Diversity of Learners","Course_Description":"A study of new diversity in the classroom and how the community may affect learning. Interns will learn how to create a classroom environment in which the diversity of the group and the uniqueness of individuals are recognized and celebrated.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Development and Learning","Course_Description":"This course focuses on human development and appropriate learning and teaching theories. Developmental theories and issues as well as psychological principles involved in education, with emphasis on learning theories and practical application of psychological principles to learning and teaching. This is a field-based class with 30 clock hours allotted to spend in a public school. Field hours may be required by the professor.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Understanding English Learners","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to teaching bilinguals (often referred to as ELL's) across the curriculum. The focus is on linguistic, social and cultural opportunities in teaching bilinguals in elementary and secondary sc
61hool context. Topics will include a general background in expanding English learners access to curriculum, how theories apply to the classroom, bilingual education methods, multilingual programs, second language acquisition processes and accommodation instruction hallmarks.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3332,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Technology in Education","Course_Description":"A study of the application of technology on the classroom environment.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3351,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Studies Teaching Strategies","Course_Description":"This course includes instructional strategies, learning activities, lesson planning, and methods of teaching Social Studies in the elementary and middle school classrooms. Emphasis is on subject matter integration.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3352,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Science Methods for Teachers","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the methods and materials for teaching elementary and middle school science. This section is for pre-service EC-6 and 4-8 teachers and includes instrumental strategies, learning activities, lesson planning, diagnostic techniques and methods of evaluation of science learning.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Secondary Curriculum and Methodology","Course_Description":"The structure and organization of the curriculum, materials, methods, and types of assessment used in secondary schools. 30 clock hours are field based and must pass PEDG courses with grade of C or better. Field hours may be required by the professor.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4306,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Significant topics in Elementary, Secondary and Special Education. The description of the particular area of study will appear on the printed semester schedule. A student may repeat for a maximum of six semester hours when the area of study is different.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Residency","Course_Description":"The residency class/seminar is designed to assist the preservice teacher with professional development working with PK-12 learners in a multicultural environment. The class provides supervision and support for in the field site for two semesters. This course is designed to give the preservice teacher guidance for working with underserved and unserved PK-12 learners under supervision with experienced faculty support. This is a repeatable course for a total of 6 hours.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Managing Early Childhood Classroom Environment","Course_Description":"A course of study to explore through comparison, analysis, evaluation, and practice eclectic theories and diverse strategies related to effective classroom management. Factors that contribute to a total learning environment with emphasis on helping students become self-regulated learners are probed.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Assessment","Course_Description":"This is a basic course to train preservice teachers to integrate classroom assessment into
61instructional planning to improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4620,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Clinical Teaching","Course_Description":"The clinical teaching course for all teachers including elementary, secondary and all levels as designed as a culminating experience for teacher preparation. During the semester, the clinical teacher will assume the role of a teacher practicing with an experienced public school teacher for the majority of the semester. Progression from observer to practicing teacher is intended to offer the teacher candidate an internship period, which assists in preparation for the teaching profession. Clinical teaching is a one-semester, six-hour course taken during the senior year. Along with the daily attendance at an assigned public school, the clinical teachers will meet for professional seminars. The seminars are designed to review progress, discuss current practices, solve problems, review current material related to the field and offer teacher candidates information specifically related to their role as a practicing teacher. The final seminar is a mandatory meeting for ALL clinical teachers at the end of the semester.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4630,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Student Teaching Special","Course_Description":"Special student teaching situations designed for students working toward all-level certificates, special education, early childhood education and speech and hearing.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":4650,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Student Teaching Elementary","Course_Description":"Supervised observation and teaching in the elementary school.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Multisensory Literacy Learning","Course_Description":"The need for timely and accurate intervention with reading difficulties is a critical need in urban school settings. This course explores theories, concepts and research-based pedagogical implications for multisensory language learning. This course meets the requirements for the MEd in Urban Reading and Literacy Education, the Texas Reading Specialists.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum I Elementary Populations","Course_Description":"This course provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of current approaches to assessment as a foundation for literacy instruction and intervention design of struggling readers and writers in urban school settings. In supervised experiences, students utilize a range of formal and informal assessment tools and methods to diagnose and assess reading and writing development, design intervention and involve the learner in self-assessment.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Research","Course_Description":"Introduction, analysis and usage of educational research. Overview of the research process including design, methodology, ethics and proposal development.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5308,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Second Language Literacy","Course_Description":"This course will focus on literacy development leadership in schools from the perspective of the second language learner. Topics will include theoretical models related to reading in a second language (L2), research on the relationship between literacy in a first language (L1) and literacy in L2, the social contexts of reading in L2 and instructional practices for second language literacy.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Literature and Instructional Materials in Urban Reading Programs","Course_Description":"This course provides a deeper examination of culturally-responsive methods of writing development and Texas Reading interests and Educator Preparation Standards. This course will examine current literary and pedagogical theories of reading/literature instruction, writing instruction and assessment, instructional materials and motivational materials for classroom use.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research for Teachers","Course_Description":"Introduction to skills and techniques necessary for descriptive research as applied to teacher education, with an emphasis on planning, designing and methodology. Research proposal required.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum of Literacy Assessment and Instructional Policies II - Secondary Populations","Course_Description":"This course is designed to prepare secondary classroom teachers and reading specialists for teaching reading to secondary sc
61hool students and adult populations in urban and diverse settings. Content includes characteristics of secondary students in grades 7-12 and adult learners, language patterns and structures common to various subject-area texts, and techniques to teach reading and writing strategies in secondary and adult classrooms. This course provides an in-depth study of current approaches to assessment for struggling readers and writers in grades 7-12. In supervised experiences, students will learn how to use a range of formal and informal assessment tools and methods to diagnose and assess reading and writing development, to direct instructional strategies and methodology and to involve the learner in self-assessment.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Administration and Supervision of Urban Literacy Programs","Course_Description":"This course examines the organization, development, implementation and improvement of reading and writing programs in urban public schools grades K through 12 at classroom, building and district levels. Students will examine the school's literacy program and conduct a needs assessment.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Identification and Correction of Reading Difficulties","Course_Description":"In many urban and diverse school settings, students with reading difficulties often go undiagnosed. In this course students learn techniques for diagnosis and correction of reading problems. It is an advanced course which presumes students have had introductory reading courses at the graduate level. Students will learn various assessment techniques and interventions, which can be applied in the classroom with individual students or with groups of students.","Department":"PEDG","Department_Description":"Professional Pedagogy"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition and Emergent Literacy","Course_Description":"This course provides an opportunity to examine language, cognition and pre-reading skills of young children. By understanding how language is acquired, it will aid the student in understanding how it is used at all levels of instruction. It will enable the student to understand, develop and evaluate language and reading programs for young children.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition and Emergent Literacy","Course_Description":"This course provides an opportunity to examine language, cognition and pre-reading skills of young children. Understanding how language is acquired aids the students by examining how it is used at all levels of instruction in urban school settings. Students develop and evaluate language and reading programs for young children.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School-Community Relations","Course_Description":"This course provides a foundation for developing relationships with stakeholders within the school community; students, faculty, parents, and the community at large for the expressed goal of supporting students learning. A fundamental purpose of the course is to understand and implement strategies to develop essential partnerships between schools and the larger community to foster student learning and achievement.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5327,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Schools as Learning Communties","Course_Description":"This course provides teachers a basic understanding of the strengths and structure of learning communities with a focus on facilitation skills and team building. Teachers will develop a plan to collaboratively implement a vision for teaching and learning.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Effective Teaching","Course_Description":"The course is designed for Post-Baccalaureate students to receive in depth study of elementary and secondary classroom practices.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Normal Human Growth and Development","Course_Description":"A study of development and nature of the human personality. Emphasis on recent psychological and biological experiments. Offered: Other.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"School Law for Teachers","Course_Description":"This course provides teachers a foun
61dation to understand the legal and policy dimensions of education. Special emphasis is given to the interpretation of case law, Texas Education Code, and federal and state statutes.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5345,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instructional Design and Assessment of Academic Achievement I","Course_Description":"The structure and organization of the curriculum, materials and methods used and types of evaluation in K-12 classrooms.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"The Learning Process","Course_Description":"History and systems of learning which have application to the classroom. Current theories and research in pedagogy.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5367,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Diversity/Multi-Culturalism","Course_Description":"This course enhances teachers' abilities to develop instructional programs to assess, instruct and support students with diverse learning needs. Special emphasis is given to special education, English language learners and economically disadvantaged students.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5369,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition & Instruction","Course_Description":"This course provides a study of cognition, learning theories and frameworks, the psychology of learning, and related research that is most significant for the learning and instructional process. Special emphasis is placed on the applications of these principles to support high academic achievement of students.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public School Curriculum","Course_Description":"This course emphasizes the foundations of curricular instructional design and introduces teachers to models of curriculum development. Special attention is given to understanding the role of state curriculum standards and district policies in planning curriculum, instruction and assessment.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5371,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Creative Instructional Strategies","Course_Description":"This course emphasizes creative multimodal strategies to support teachers across disciplines and subjects. Students develop instructional strategies to challenge high performing and gifted and talented students. Special attention is given to creative expression and to authentic student performance-based work, such as project-based learning and inquiry.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5372,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Using Assessment Data to Guide Instructional Decisions","Course_Description":"This course supports teachers as they develop the competencies to utilize formative and summative assessment practices and data to inform and guide curriculum development and instruction. Special emphasis is given to analyzing classroom and school-based assessment results to aid in meeting the needs of diverse learners.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5373,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Student Expectations and Motivation","Course_Description":"This course prepares teachers to establish high expectations for all learners and to effectively evaluate and implement theories of motivation and cognitive engagement in classroom learning. Emphasis will be placed on different theories of motivation, and how classroom, school, work, and social environments shape and influence student motivation.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5374,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Differentiation of Instruction","Course_Description":"This course emphasizes innovations in teaching and learning resulting from the Response to Intervention initiative with a focus on differentiation of instruction and instructional strategies for 21st century classrooms.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5375,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Content Area Reading","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide concepts and procedures incorporating reading instructional techniques effectively in the content areas. Emphasis on current teaching practices within the content area classroom.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5376,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicing Teacher Leadership","Course_Description":"This is a synthesis course where students will examine what they have studied and learned through the course of the program and reflect on how this new learning will impact their practices in their classrooms and as teacher leaders on their campuses and/or in their districts.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5383,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"A semester of teaching under the guidance of a university professor. The professor will provide mentoring and supervision during the semester.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5384,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship II","Course_Description":"Internship II is the second part of a yearlong internship required for certification. Content in the course will c
61over theorists, professional pedagogy and responsibilities, and the POP cycle for formal observations under the guidance of a university professor. An assigned field supervisor will provide mentoring and supervision during the semester.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5387,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Reading Elem School","Course_Description":"Implications of current research for reading instruction in the elementary school. Offered: Fall, Spring.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5388,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Selected Instructional Topics","Course_Description":"Significant topics in Elementary, Secondary, Special Education, Supervision, Counseling, and Educational Administration. The description of the particular area of study will appear on the course schedules of Lamar University each semester. Contact hours must be the same as those required by a formal instructional course. With permission of advisor in the student's major field, course may be repeated when topic varies. Offered: Other.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"PEDG","Course_Number":5683,"Subject_Description":"Professional Pedagogy","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Clinical Teaching","Course_Description":"Graduate students in the ACP/MAT program will complete one semester of clinical teaching under the mentorship of a cooperating teacher certified in the same certification class and content area. Candidates will be assigned a field supervisor and spend a minimum of 490 hours in a K-12 classroom practicing pedagogical skills and professional practices. Candidates will be expected to prepare and teach lessons, assess student learning, attend professional development, and all other duties required of an educator.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Physical Activity General","Subject_Code1":"PEGA","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"PEGA","Course_Number":1272,"Subject_Description":"Physical Activity General","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Strength Training","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide information on the benefits of anaerobic training, proper lifting technique as well as program design and outcome.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"PEGA","Course_Number":1276,"Subject_Description":"Physical Activity General","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Walking for Fitness","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide information on the benefits of aerobic exercise, walking programs including intensity and equipment needed to exercise safely.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Philosophy","Subject_Code1":"PHIL","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"PHIL","Course_Number":1330,"Subject_Description":"Philosophy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Arts and Ideas","Course_Description":"This course invilces a survey of the various arts - visual, literary, musical - in relation to movements that define and shape the arts in distinctive form or style at various times and various epochs. In relation to this, the course will examine the possible ways in which these movements are generated by ideas - aesthetic, metaphysical, but also scientific, political and ethical - that come to dominate a specific period. Movements and styles, to be explained, include the Classical Greece, Roman, Byzantine, Gothic, Florentine Renaissance, Roman Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Early Modernism, Abstract Expressionism and Postmodernism. In this way, students will begin to understand the creative arts as well as the ways in which the arts themselves help to form and transmit ideas. By exposing students to the ways in which ideas are central to the arts, students should be able to understand how the arts involve processes both of exploration and communication, so that the arts take their place rightfully at the center of the pursuit of rationality, and therefore at the center of what we call civilization.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"PHIL","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Philosophy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Philosophy of Knowledge","Course_Description":"A survey of major knowledge systems with an emphasis on the scientific and humanistic methods of inquiry.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"PHIL","Course_Number":2303,"Subject_Description":"Philosophy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Logic","Course_Description":"Nature and methods of correct reasoning; deductive and inductive proof; logical fallacies.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"PHIL","Course_Number":2306,"Subject_Description":"Philosophy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics","Course_Description":"A historical examination of theories and principles of social and personal conduct ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Mill and Nietzsche. Applications to current issues.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"PHIL","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Philosophy","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Study in specific topic in philosophy. May be taken for credit more than once when topic changes.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Physics","Subject_Code1":"PHYS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1305,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Physics I Lecture","Course_Description":"Designed for non-science/non-engineering majors. The basic interactions in nature, how things move and why, are studied.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1307,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Elementary Physics II Lecture","Course_Description":"Designed for non-science/non-engineering majors. Topics covered are heat, vibrations and waves, sound, light.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1311,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Astronomy Lecture","Course_Description":"A survey of facts and an introduction to important astronomical theories. The solar system, stars, nebulae and star systems.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1370,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Preparatory Physics: Foundations and Applications","Course_Description":"Mathematics applied to physics problems, graphical analysis, vector operations.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1401,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"College Physics I","Course_Description":"Designed for majors in the physical or natural sciences. Emphasis is placed upon understanding and application of basic physical laws.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1402,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"College Physics II","Course_Description":"A continuation of College Physics I, PHYS 1401.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1405,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Elementary Physics I","Course_Description":"Designed for non-science/non-engineering majors. Subject matter covers the basic
61interactions in nature, how things move and why, are studied.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1407,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Elementary Physics II","Course_Description":"Designed for non-science/non-engineering majors. Topics covered are heat, vibrations and waves, sound, light. (PHYS 1405 is NOT a pre-requisite for PHYS 1407)","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":1411,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Intro Astronomy","Course_Description":"A survey of facts and an introduction to important astronomical theories. The solar system, stars, nebulae and star systems. This course includes a lab component.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":2170,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Supplemental Lab","Course_Description":"Designed to allow a transfer student to make up one laboratory deficiency at the introductory level.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":2425,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"University Physics I","Course_Description":"Subject matter covers mechanics, vibrations and heat.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":2426,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"University Physics II","Course_Description":"Subject matter covers electricity, magnetism, sound waves and optics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":3314,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences","Course_Description":"The goal of this class is for the student to acquire a deeper understanding of mathematical theory and the subsequent applications of advanced mathematical techniques to the physical sciences. The successful modeling of physical problems requires adept application of a wide range of mathematical concepts. Mathematics is the language of physics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern Physics","Course_Description":"Special relativity; duality particle-wave; elements of quantum physics; atomic and molecular structure; solid state and statistical physics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electricity & Magnetism","Course_Description":"Subject matter covers electrostatic fields; potential; capacitance; dielectrics; electromagnetic waves. Maxwell's equations; conduction in gases; and thermoelectricity.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistical Physics","Course_Description":"Subject matter includes: temperature and thermometry; internal energy, entropy, and thermodynamic potentials; introduction to the kinetic theory of gases and the Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":3430,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Analytical Mechanics","Course_Description":"The use of vector notation in formulating and applying Newton's laws and the principles of momentum and energy. Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies emphasized with statics treated briefly.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Topics in undergraduate mechanics, electromagnetism, energy conversion or particle physics. Library work and conferences with a faculty member. Student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study is different.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Experiments in Physics","Course_Description":"Selected experiments in mechanics, electromagnetics, waves and nuclear physics which reach beyond the scope of introductory laboratories.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction Quantum Mechanics","Course_Description":"Basic concepts of quantum mechanics; Schrodinger's equation and wave functions.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Solid State Phys","Course_Description":"Crystal structure, crystal dynamics, energy bands in crystalline solids, semiconductors and magnetism superconductivity.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":4480,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Optics","Course_Description":"Physical and Quantum Optics; light-matter interaction; interference; diffraction; spectroscopy; photonics and lasers; fiber optics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"The course is designed to meet special needs of students. Each topic is offered on an irregular schedule as demand requires.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Solid State Phys","Course_Description":"Crystallography, Energy bands, Electron models, Semiconductors, Semiconductor devices, Magnetism, Superconductivity. Coursework includes a project.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Modern Optics","Course_Description":"Physical and Quantum Optics; light-matter interaction; interference; diffraction; spectroscopy; photonics and lasers; fiber optics.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"},{"Subject_Code":"PHYS","Course_Number":5381,"Subject_Description":"Physics","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Experiments in Modern Optics","Course_Description":"An experimental-based course dealing with Physical Optics; light-matter interaction; interference; diffraction; spectroscopy; photonics and lasers.","Department":"PHYS","Department_Description":"Physics"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Political Science","Subject_Code1":"POLS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Political Science","Course_Description":"An introductory survey of the concepts, techniques, and methods for analyzing the political behavior of individuals, groups, and nations.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to American Government I","Course_Description":"The national and Texas constitutions; federalism; political socialization and participation; public opinion and interest groups; parties, voting and elections.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":2302,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro/American Government II","Course_Description":"The legislative, executive and judicial branches and the bureaucracy; policy formulation and implementation including civil rights and civil liberties, domestic and foreign policies.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":2351,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Statistics for Social Science","Course_Description":"Provides the basic concepts and techniques of statistics employed in social science research including descriptive statistics; measures of central tendency and dispersion; correlation and regression analysis; and inductive statistics.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3313,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Judicial Process","Course_Description":"Examines the theory and structure of the American court system; its personnel and decision-making processes; criminal and civil law processes and procedures; and judicial politics.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3314,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legislative Process","Course_Description":"Examines the structure, functioning and political control of legislative bodies.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3317,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"American Presidency","Course_Description":"Explores the operation of the presidency in foreign and domestic decision-making, including political, social and economic policy areas. Analyzes the presidential nomination and election processes.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Politics","Course_Description":"The concepts underlying the Western State system; nationalism and imperialism; the techniques and instruments of power politics and the foreign policies of selected states.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Comparative Politics","Course_Description":"Provides a general survey of the field of comparative politics.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3332,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Politics Western Democracies","Course_Description":"Examines the political institutions, political processes, and public policies of western democracies.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3341,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro to Public Administration","Course_Description":"Provides an introduction to American public administration with emphasis on modern problems and trends.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3343,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Policy Formulation","Course_Description":"This course provides a general overview of policy making in the United States including decision making at multiple levels of government. It focuses on policy formulation - the stage at which decisions are made by policy makers. The relative success of societal groups that seek to influence policies and policy formulation will also be examined.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3345,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"State and Local Government","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the political systems of the American states, including the three branches of state governments; the political actors that influence state governments and state policies; the differences and similarities of state governments in the United States; and the concept of federalism and the role of local governments.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3352,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Research Methods","Course_Description":"Examines special problems, topics, cases, models, and theories in political science research.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Internship I","Course_Description":"Provides practical experience in law office procedure and operation with career related assignments and projects under the guidance of a faculty member.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3361,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Internship II","Course_Description":"Provides practical experience in law office procedure and operation with career related assignments and projects under the guidance of a faculty member.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":3363,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Policy Internship I","Course_Description":"Provides practical experience in a government or political office with career related assignments under the guidance of a faculty member.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4312,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"American Constitutional Law and Development","Course_Description":"Development of the U.S. Constitution through judicial interpretations. Emphasis given to cases dealing with federalism, separation of powers, due process, and civil rights and liberties.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4322,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"International Law/Institutions","Course_Description":"Explores the political, legal, and institutional foundations of the modern international system including the United Nations. Emphases include peaceful settlements of international disputes and global institutional systems.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4344,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Public Policy Analysis","Course_Description":"This course provides a general overview of public policy and challenges students to engage in public policy analysis. Subjects covered in the course include: the process of public policy making, and the different types of public policies in the United States. The course focuses on political philosophy, ideologies, rules of institutions, behavioral economics and the various methods used to assess the impact on public policies.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4361,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Study","Course_Description":"Students may
61study individually with an instructor in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4362,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Political Science","Course_Description":"Selected special topics from the subfields of political science. Course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4461,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Directed Study","Course_Description":"Students may study individually with an instructor in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":4661,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Directed Study","Course_Description":"Students may study individually with an instructor in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":501,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Orientation and Assessment","Course_Description":null,"Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Qualitative Research Methods","Course_Description":"POLS 5301 is a research- and writing-intensive course designed to introduce graduate students to the various steps and approaches involved in designing and conducting qualitative research projects in public administration.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Admin: Theory and Methods","Course_Description":"This course focuses on defining and tracing the evolution of Public Administration; examines the individual fields of study in public administration, analyzes the concepts, theories, and practices integral to understanding the American bureaucracy and the political environment in which it operates. The course introduces the literature review process and establishes the base of knowledge and skills for successful completion of the MPA.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public Organizations","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the major theoretical and practical approaches central to managing public sector organizations by reviewing the major topics, issues and contributions in the literature on organizations and management with an emphasis on government organizations. It will consider problems in government but also emphasizes the many examples of successful management in these organizations, including some of the past and most recent reforms and improvements.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics and Morality in Public Administration","Course_Description":"This course is a survey of the ethical nature and dilemmas of public administration in American society. It focuses on ethical dilemmas and concerns arising from the daily exercise of legitimate discretionary power as well as the conflicts that can emerge with personal moral beliefs. The overall goal is that students will be able to assess and analyze the extent to which ethical and moral values are deeply and widely embedded in our democratic system.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5333,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership in Public Administration and Nonprofits","Course_Description":"This course is a survey of the theories and skills for leading and managing in public and nonprofit organizations. Focus is placed upon leadership and management approaches, strategy, decision making, power and organizational politics to bring about change in high performance public organizations.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5334,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Constitutional Law for Public Administration","Course_Description":"This course provides in-depth analysis of the U.S. Constitution and focuses on specific constitutional amendments, doctrines and landmark Supreme Court cases as they relate to public administration and administrative professionals. Particular emphasis is given to separation of powers; federalism; individual rights in administrative actions and adjudication; the delegation and non-delegation of administrative power by Congress to administrative agencies; judicial deference to administrative interpretations of statutes; and the constitutional rights and liabilities in public administrative workplace environments.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5335,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"State Institutions","Course_Description":"This course provides a general overview of the political system of the American states, including state constitutions and the branches of state government. It will also focus on the relationship between states and the national government. Local governments and their role in governance, and their relationship to states will be important components of the course as well.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5336,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public-Private Partnerships","Course_Description":"This course focuses on management theories in the public and nonprofit sector. It includes theoretical questions surrounding decision-making processes and the competing values of managerial practices. The course also examines the concepts of bureaucracy in democratic governance and the complexity of tasks confronting public managers, i.e. the need to include private business and nongovernmental agencies in public management.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5337,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Disaster and Hazard Management for Public Administration","Course_Description":"This course specifically is a survey of the theories and skills for public administrators to better understand the factors that can impact the effectiveness of hazard and disaster management in the public interest. Focus is placed on the theoretical paradigms and research conducted in the areas of risk perception, communication and decision-making as it relates to hazards and disasters. This course will examine how risk perception, communication and decision-making vary throughout the disaster management process to give the public administrator a solid foundation of how the decisions they make in everyday government operations can impact the effectiveness in keeping a hazard from turning into a disaster.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Public policy","Course_Description":"This course is designed to introduce graduate students to the study of public policy. The course will provide a general introduction to that subfield of political science. It will also acquaint students with contemporary debated regarding collective action, paternalism, policy competition, policy learning and other issues of interest to policy scholars.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5341,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"State Law and Policy","Course_Description":"A general overview of the origin and organization of law and lawmaking in the states provides a foun
61dation to examining the stages of the policy process and the implications of public policy for both politics and society. Next, to delve more closely into the way state governments and political organizations affect public policy, we'll spend time investigating how Texas' political culture shapes its policy choices. finally, the intergovernmental response to social problems such as immigration, Medicaid and recreational marijuana also warrants attention to the principle of American federalism and the interconnectivity federal, state and local governments to responding to them.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5342,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Disaster Policy","Course_Description":"This course is a survey of disaster policy in the United States for policy and planning decision-makers who must focus on the impact that human settlement patterns, land use decisions and risky technology can have on vulnerable populations. This course focuses on social and political aspects associated with disaster policy and planning.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Readings","Course_Description":"Graduate students may study individually with an instructor in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5354,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Studies in Public Administration","Course_Description":"Analysis of selected problems in public administration: urban and regional planning and management, administrative reorganization, the environment and related problems. Course may be repeated as topics vary.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Applied Research Methods","Course_Description":"Application of knowledge of public policy and social science methodology to the planning, execution, and reporting of public policy research.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5358,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Internship","Course_Description":"Practical administrative experience in a local, state, regional or federal office or agency that is the equivalent of one-half time for one semester, full-time in a summer semester. Examinations and reports on practices and problems in agencies are required. This course may be waived for students already employed in an administrative capacity in a government agency if they elect three additional hours from the approved program courses. Prerequisite: Graduate standing Offered: Other","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis I","Course_Description":"Students will present a research design, undertake a plan to complete research of their Masters thesis and begin writing the thesis.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"},{"Subject_Code":"POLS","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Political Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis II","Course_Description":"Students will complete research and writing the Masterâs thesis.","Department":"POLS","Department_Description":"Political Science"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Psychology","Subject_Code1":"PSYC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"General Psychology","Course_Description":"An introductory survey of the major areas of psychology such as learning, personality, social, testing, developmental and physiological. Emphasis is on psychology as the scientific study of behavior and includes both human and animal behavior.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":2302,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychology as a Career","Course_Description":"An introduction to the broad and diverse career options within the field of psychology, along with the associated academic pathways. A survey of the possible careers with having a Bachelor's degree in psychology, and those requiring a graduate degree in psychology will be presented. Emphasis on psychology as a science, APA formatting and Curriculum Vitae (CV) development.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":2315,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Lifespan Development","Course_Description":"Emphasizes major aspects of psychological development through the life span. Aspects of development examined in the course will include cognitive, physical, social, moral, linguistic, and emotional change through childhood, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and older adulthood. Areas of focus include psychosocial, biological, and physical influences on psychological development. Normal processes of child and adult psych
61ological development will be emphasized.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":2317,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Statistical Methods","Course_Description":"Statistical concepts and techniques used in behavioral science research. Topics include graphs, measure of position, central tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression, probability, tests of significance and basic non-parametric techniques.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Statistics","Course_Description":"Advance statistical concepts and techniques used in behavioral science research. Topics include graphs, measure of position, central tendency, and dispersion, correlation and regression, probability, test of significance, and basic non-parametric techniques. Extensive use of statistical software.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Methods in Psychology","Course_Description":"An introduction to the methods of research employed in the scientific study of behavior. Topics include nature and philosophy of science; descriptive, correlational, and experimental designs; and scientific report writing. This is a writing-intensive course.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Systems&History of Psychology","Course_Description":"Historical development of psychology. Emphasis on the evolution of major systems of psychology.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychology of Personality","Course_Description":"A study of several of the major theories of personality organization and adjustment processes.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychology of Social Interaction","Course_Description":"Investigation of psychological basis of interpersonal behavior. Emphasis is on the study of individual experience and behavior in relation to the social environment, and how individual behavior both affects and is affected by social interaction.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Industrial Psychology","Course_Description":"Introduction to psychological processes and techniques as they apply in industrial settings. Emphasis on selecting, training and evaluating workers. Emphasis also on organizational influences on behavior.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychological Tests & Measure","Course_Description":"Theory and use of instruments for measurements of intelligence, interests, aptitude and attitudes.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3370,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Child & Adolescent Psychology","Course_Description":"Explorations of the major theories of child growth and development and their applications to psychological development. Effects of various cultural, socioeconomic and age considerations will be addressed to determine their impact on both psychological and physical development. Topics will include physical, linguistic, cognitive, social and emotional development of normal, exceptional and struggling children.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Evolutionary Psychology","Course_Description":"An introductory course aimed at undergraduates with little or no experience with this discipline. Evolutionary psychology is the scientific study of human nature dedicated to discovering and understanding the psychological adaptations that evolved to solve ancestral survival and reproductive problems. The course focuses on a brief historical review of key themes in psychology and evolutionary biology followed by the adaptive problems of and evolved solutions to survival, long-term mating, short
61-term mating, parenting, kinship, cooperation, aggression and warfare, conflict between the sexes, status, prestige and social dominance.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Positive Psychology","Course_Description":"Positive psychology is defined as the study of the life that is worth living, with a focus on positive subjective experiences (such as positive emotions), positive individual traits (such as strengths and virtues) and positive institutions. The course provides a comprehensive overview of the study of well-being and optimal human functioning, including the latest research findings and thinking around the topics of happiness, flow, character strengths and other relevant areas.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Undergraduate Research","Course_Description":"Designed to provide an opportunity for advanced psychology students to pursue an individual research project under the direction and supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Includes library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. A description of the particular area of study will be indicated. A student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study varies.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics: Learning and Motivation","Course_Description":"This course offers an introduction to select theories in the fields of learning and motivation. Covered theories of learning include classical and operant conditioning with an emphasis on the vocabulary and methodology of behavior modification and applied behavior analysis. Covered topics include: behavioral and non-behavioral categories of learning, respondent/classical conditioning, operant conditioning, extinction, shaping procedures, differential reinforcement, antecedent control procedures, motivational operations, and ethical issues related to the use of punishment/aversive conditioning in behavior modification. Covered theories of motivation include: Maslow hierarchical theory, drive reduction theory, optimal arousal theory, incentive theory, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, equity theory, expectancy theory, motivation-hygiene theory, and goal setting theory.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sensation and Perception","Course_Description":"A review of research and theory regarding the structure and function of the basic sensory processes and sensory perception.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Abnormal Psychology","Course_Description":"A study of abnormal behavior. Special emphasis on the symptomatology, etiology and therapeutic approaches.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Experimental Psychology","Course_Description":"Techniques to demonstrate and investigate concepts in psychology. Includes planning and executing an original research project. This is writing-intensive, senior capstone course.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Learning and Cognition","Course_Description":"Theories and research concerning learning and cognitive processes, with a consideration of practical impl
61ications.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Behavioral Neuroscience","Course_Description":"Survey of the biological bases of behavior with emphasis on the mechanisms in the central nervous system.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychopharmacology","Course_Description":"This course is a study of the field of behavioral pharmacology. It focuses on the systematic study of the effects of drugs on behavior and the ways in which behavioral principles can help in understanding how drugs work. The course emphasizes neurophysiological mechanisms of action of various psychoactive drugs.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5120,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Professional Orientation","Course_Description":"An orientation to the discipline and professional activities. Includes ethics, legalities, training standards, and professional roles. Assignments supplement other course work including research, teaching and field projects. Required of all graduate students for two semesters with a maximum of three semester hours allowed.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Data Analysis","Course_Description":"A study of the statitistical techniques commonly used by applied and theoretical psychologists in the design, execution, control and evaluation of experimental data.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethical and Legal Principles for Psychologists","Course_Description":"This course focuses on ethical and professional issues in our field, especially in research, clinical and applied behavior analytic settings. Emphasis on the APA and BACB ethical principles and standards and how to apply codes of conduct to professional work, including research, consulting, teaching and publication.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intellectual Assessment","Course_Description":"An introduction to intellectual assessment. Includes principles of psychological testing, test statistics, and critical evaluation of a variety of intellectual and achievement measures. Practicum in administration, scoring, interpretation, and formal psychological report writing for all Wechsler measures and the Stanford-Binet.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Psychotherapy","Course_Description":"Specific psychotherapy skills, therapeutic communication and therapeutic practices are introduced using didactic techniques and role-playing. Includes models of individual, family and multimodal therapy, ethical principles in therapy, DSM-IV and diagnosis of psychopathology, Employee Assistance Programs, consultation and referral to other agencies. Other topics include professional orientation of the therapist, obtaining supervision and continuing education, and evaluating the effectiveness of therapy.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Personality Assessment","Course_Description":"An introduction to the broad area of personality assessment including DSM-IV classifications. Practicum in administration, scoring, interpretation, and formal psychological report writing with the MMPI-2, Rorschach, TAT, SCII, KOIS, and other objective and projective assessment devices. Includes coverage of lifestyles and career/vocational choices.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Psychotherapy","Course_Description":"An in-depth study of psychotherapy theories and intervention strategies for individuals and groups. Distinctions will be made between normal human growth and abnormal human behavior. Includes ethics, legal/cultural considerations, and lifestyles.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Leadership and Managing People","Course_Description":"In-depth study of the major topics in leadership with an emphasis on the leader. Includes research-based evidence and practice in the fields of leadership and organizational psych
61ology and application of essential knowledge and skills in leadership through project-based learning.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Performance Management","Course_Description":"This course focuses on major topics in performance management, including research-based evidence and best practices in the field and application of essential knowledge and skills in performance management.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5317,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Recruitment & Selection","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the methods for recruiting and talent acquisition in organizations. Topics include human resource planning, determination of staffing needs, internal and external recruitment strategies, selection interviews, tests and assessment procedures.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5318,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Judgement & Decision Making","Course_Description":"An introduction to the cognitive and psychological basis of judgement and decision making. We will explore important questions about peoples' capacity for analyzing information, whether people are capable of rational judgement, whether statistical models should replace human judgement and how to improve judgement and decision making.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychological Measurement","Course_Description":"A study of procedures used in the development, evaluation, and application of psychological measuring instruments. Topics include bivariate linear correlation, nonlinear correlation, multiple and partial correlation, classical true score theory, validation techniques, and test construction techniques.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Organizational Psychology","Course_Description":"Study of social and organizational factors in the work place. Emphasis on theories of organizational/group dynamics, social foundations of influence, leadership and growth/development.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Industrial Psychology","Course_Description":"Psychological principles and techniques applied to human resources management. Techniques include job analysis, legal issues, placement and training, performance appraisal, compensation and career development.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5323,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Experimental Design","Course_Description":"Theory and application of experimental design in psychological research. Students will have an opportunity to design and conduct an original research study.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5325,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Personality and Psychopathology","Course_Description":"Study of the major issues is personality psychology from a research perspective, with a focus on personality factors and traits as they apply to a clinical practice. Includes major areas of psychopathology and development of diagnostic skills using clinical scenarios. Students will apply DSM-5 criteria to various types of cases, understanding when and how to distinguish between similar diagnoses, and how to deal with multiple diagnoses in the same client.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Consulting in Organizations","Course_Description":"A practical look at the skills needed to be an effective internal or external
61consultant in organizations. Emphasis will be placed on the overall consulting process including entry, contracting, data collection, feedback, intervention and evaluation.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum I","Course_Description":"For Industrial/Organizational students, supervised training and experience in a local organization. For Community Psychology students, practicum involves a minimum of 300 hours of work in a mental health setting, including a minimum of 100 hours of direct client contact, and one hour a week of individual supervision from a licensed professional. The specific nature of the practicum for both I/O and Community students depends on the professional background and goals of the candidate and will be determined by the candidate, his or her faculty advisor and a member of the cooperating agency/organization.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum II","Course_Description":"Supervised work in an area of interest to the student (as noted in 5330). Includes supervision by both a faculty member and a member of the cooperating agency/organization.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5332,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum III","Course_Description":"Practicum involves a minimum of 150 contact hours (50 direct contact hours) and one hour a week of individual supervision from a licensed professional.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Includes coursework, library and/or laboratory work and conferences with a faculty member. A description of the particular area of study will be indicated. A student may repeat the course for credit when the area of study varies.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Multivariate Data Analysis","Course_Description":"Topics include models of analysis of variance and covariance, multiple regression, factor analysis, and the multiple regression model of analysis of variance and covariance. The linear algebra necessary to deal with these topics is developed. Extensive practice with microcomputers is emphasized.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5355,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social, Cultural and Developmental Psychology","Course_Description":"This course will focus on a subset of topics in the field of psychology: Social Psychology, Cultural Psychology and Developmental Psychology. In addition to learning about the current state of research in each topic, we will also explore the major theoretical approaches used to study that topic, as well as, the strength and weaknesses of these theoretical approaches.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Learning and Motivation","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to central theories of learning and motivation. Covered topics include: behavioral and non-behavioral categories of learning, respondent/classical conditioning, operant conditioning, extinction, shaping procedures, differential reinforcement, antecedent control procedures, and ethical issues related to the use of punishment in behavior modification. Covered theories of motivation include: Maslow hierarchical theory, drive reduction theory, optimal arousal theory, incentive theory, intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, equity theory, expectancy theory, motivation-hygiene theory, and goal setting theory. Students will apply theories to real world problems and design research topics related to existing learning and motivation literature.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5365,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cognition, Emotion & Memory","Course_Description":"This course will provide an advanced introduction to theory and empirical research in human cognition, memory and emotion. Findings from experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology and emotion/affective research will be considered. topics will include perceptual processes, attention, knowledge representation and imagery, decision-making and problem solving, categorization, language, models of human memory, encoding and retrieval processes, errors and distortions of memory, structure and function of emotion and the interplay between emotion, cognition and memory. Since research is the foundation of psychology, a considerable amount of time will be spent reading, discussing and analyzing scholarly research articles and book chapters in addition to textbook readings. Lectures and discussions will focus on key findings and concepts related to cognition, memory and emotion. This course is intended for students with a basic knowledge of psychology.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Biological Bases of Behavior","Course_Description":"Scientific study of the biological bases of behavior. The main goal is to understand brain structures and functions that respond to experiences, perform regulatory functions and generate behavior through the study of primary research.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. Must complete both for required 6 credits.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"},{"Subject_Code":"PSYC","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Psychology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy. Must complete both for required 6 credits.","Department":"PSYC","Department_Description":"Psychology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Reading","Subject_Code1":"READ","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3326,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Content Area Reading","Course_Description":"This course is designed to provide the basic principles, concepts and procedures of reading and to enable prospective teachers to incorporate reading instructional techniques effectively into the content areas. Emphasis will be placed on the sound teaching practices within the confines of the content area classroom.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Arts Methods for Elementary & Middle Grades","Course_Description":"The study and use of materials and techniques for instruction in oral and written communication in the elementary and middle school grades with a focus on oral language development, spelling, research and inquiry skills, viewing and representing abilities and conventions of writing.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Children's and Young Adult Literature","Course_Description":"A study designed to provide students with information about children's books, periodicals and related media and their use with children and young adults. Techniques and materials for motivating children and young adults to develop a continuing interest in reading.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Reading in Elementary & Middle School Classrooms","Course_Description":"This course is a unique course that c
61ombines course content with close participation in the field. READ 3390 facilitates excellence in teaching reading through a study of factors related to literacy development and elementary reading in a diverse field experience in a public school classroom. This course includes appropriate assessment and instructional techniques. 20 field hours required.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3393,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Emergent Literacy","Course_Description":"A study of the language development of the child with emphasis on the interrelatedness of all aspects of language acquisition and appropriate practices for developing these skills including phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle and the knowledge of teaching phonics.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":3395,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundational Literacy","Course_Description":"Foundational Literacy Practices examines the foundational skills, dispositions, and environmental support that develop before and alongside conventional reading and writing. Emphasizing research-based early childhood literacy practices, the course explores oral language development, phonological awareness, concepts of print, early writing, alphabet knowledge, vocabulary, narrative development, and motivation to read. Preservice teachers learn to create language-rich, culturally sustaining learning environments; design developmentally appropriate literacy experiences (e.g., interactive read-alouds, shared writing, play-based literacy centers); and use observation and early literacy assessments to guide instruction.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":4304,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Reading in Elementary & Middle School Classrooms","Course_Description":"This course is a unique course that combines course content with close participation in the field. READ 4304 facilitates excellence in teaching reading through a study of factors related to literacy development and elementary reading in a diverse field experience in a public school classroom. This course includes appropriate assessment and instructional techniques. 20 field hours required.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":4305,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Writing: Elementary & Middle School","Course_Description":"Introduction to principles and practices of writing instruction for elementary (EC-6) and middle school (4-8) teachers including writing process, modes of organization, forms, grammar, and assessment.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Literacy Leadership","Course_Description":"This course provides historical and philosophical perspectives in literacy instruction and leadership that are instrumental in decision-making in diverse urban settings. The results of research in such areas as emergent literacy, cueing systems and comprehension, reading interests, current literacy methodologies and diversity of learners in schools are examined for application in classroom practice.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum - Elementary Populations","Course_Description":"This course provides an opportunity for an in-depth study of current approaches to assessment as a foundation for identifying appropriate interventions and designing literacy instruction for struggling readers and writers in urban school settings. In supervised experiences, students utilize a range of formal and informal assessment tools and methods to assess and remediate reading and writing development, identify appropriate interventions, design literacy instruction, and involve the learner in self-assessment.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"READ","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Reading","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Politics of Literacy","Course_Description":"Politics of Literacy explores the ways reading, writing, and meaning making practices are shaped by political, cultural, and educational systems. Students examine literacy as a set of social and ideological practices that influence who has access to power, representation, and opportunity. Topics include the historical development of literacy policies; debates over pedagogical approaches (e.g., phonics vs. whole language); the impact of legislation on literacy education; and how literacy functions within broader structures.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Sport Management","Subject_Code1":"SMGT","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":2300,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Sport Analytics","Course_Description":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of sports anal
61ytics without requiring prior coding or statistical experience. Students will learn how data informs decisions in sports contextsâincluding player performance, game strategy, fan engagement, and business operations. Through real-world examples, case studies, and hands-on exercises, students will gain the ability to critically evaluate and communicate data-driven insights within the sports industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":2372,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sport Administration","Course_Description":"A study of principles, problems, human relationships and procedures in supervision and recreational administration. Involves theories of leadership, programs and philosophies in the sport industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sports Business Analytics","Course_Description":"This course explores how data and analytics inform decision-making in the business side of sport. Students will examine the use of analytics in ticket pricing, fan engagement, sponsorship valuation, digital marketing, and facility operations. Emphasis is placed on understanding key business metrics, interpreting dashboards, and developing evidence-based strategies that enhance both performance and profitability. Through case studies, industry tools, and real datasets, students will learn how to translate complex data into actionable business insights across collegiate, professional, and emerging sports contexts.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":3352,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Legal Issues in Sport","Course_Description":"Explores the relationship between sport and law, and the fundamentals of law used in sport managers, including contract law, tort law, employment and discrimination law, the effect of state and federal statutes on sport activities, and current legal issues in the industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":3355,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Event and Facility Managment","Course_Description":"Examination of the principles involved in planning and managing sporting events and facilities.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":3363,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sports Media and Public Relations","Course_Description":"This course examines the role of media and public relations in contemporary sport organizations. Students explore how sport entities communicate with internal and external audiences through traditional media, digital platforms, and strategic messaging. Topics include media relations, branding, storytelling, crisis communication, social media strategy, and ethical considerations in sport communication. Emphasis is placed on understanding how narratives about sport are constructed, managed, and disseminated across multiple media environments. Students develop practical skills in media writing, content creation, and public relations planning while critically examining the cultural and organizational contexts in which sport communication occurs.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Sports Analytics","Course_Description":"Building on foun
61dational concepts from Introduction to Sports Analytics, this course engages students in more advanced methods of data analysis, visualization, and interpretation in sport. Students will explore predictive modeling, performance optimization, and strategic decision-making using statistical software and real-world datasets. Emphasis is placed on developing analytic reasoning, technical fluency, and ethical judgment in applying data to competitive and organizational contexts.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4332,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sport Finance","Course_Description":"Study of financial theories and practical application as they impact sport revenues and expenditures; familiarization with current issues and trends in financing sport organizations.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4333,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Resource Management in Sport","Course_Description":"This course examines human resource management principles and practices within sport organizations. Emphasis is placed on strategic staffing, employee development, performance evaluation, labor relations, diversity and inclusion, legal compliance, and ethical decision-making in sport contexts. Students analyze real-world sport industry cases and apply human resource management strategies to professional, collegiate, and recreational sport settings. This course is intended for upper-division students preparing for leadership and administrative roles in the sport industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4334,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Ethics in Sport","Course_Description":"Analysis and implementation of ethical thought decision-making process within the multivalued contexts of the sports industry.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sport Marketing","Course_Description":"This course examines the application of marketing principles and strategies within the sport industry. Emphasis is placed on consumer behavior, market research, branding, sponsorship, ticket sales, digital and social media engagement, event promotion, and the marketing of sport products and services. Students analyze contemporary issues and real world case studies from professional, collegiate, and recreational sport organizations. The course integrates strategic planning, data driven decision making, and hands on project development to prepare students for careers in sport business and marketing-related fields.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"},{"Subject_Code":"SMGT","Course_Number":4620,"Subject_Description":"Sport Management","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Practicum in Sport Management","Course_Description":"Supervised internship at selected public or private sport institutions.","Department":"HLKN","Department_Description":"Health and Kinesiology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Smith Hutson","Subject_Code1":"SMHU","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SMHU","Course_Number":101,"Subject_Description":"Smith Hutson","Credit_Hours":0,"Title":"Life Class","Course_Description":null,"Department":"SDEV","Department_Description":"Student Development"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Sociology","Subject_Code1":"SOCI","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Sociology","Course_Description":"An overview of major subjects in sociology, including sociological perspective, culture, social interaction, social stratification, gender, race and ethnicity, social groups, organizations, family, religion, population, urbanization and social changes.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":1306,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Problems","Course_Description":"This course examines contemporary social problems using sociological principles, emphasizing the role of social structure, culture, and differing perspectives in shaping social realities. Students develop critical thinking skills by evaluating competing explanations and responses to issues such as drug addiction, violence, and inequalities.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":2301,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Marriage and Family","Course_Description":"This class critically examines traditional and contemporary families including controversies regarding single-parent families, alternative lifestyles, working women, reproductive rights, father's rights, and their public policy implications.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3306,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Race & Ethnic Relations","Course_Description":"This course examines how social categories such as race and ethnicity have been defined and understood in different societies, and how these definitions have influenced access to resources and opportunities. Students will analyze major theoretical perspectives on prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup relations. All materials are presented for scholarly analysis only.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sociology of Gender","Course_Description":"This course examines how concepts of gender have been defined, understood, and expressed in different societies. Students will analyze theoretical perspectives on identity, social norms, and institutions, and explore how these frameworks influence documented social patterns and outcomes. The course addresses gender and race as academic subjects within sociology. All materials are presented for scholarly analysis only.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3311,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Sociology","Course_Description":"Study of the social and demographic influences on health and disease, social epidemiology, health care professions, alternative medicine, the US health care system and crisis, and health care systems in other societies.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Singlehood in the US: A Cultural and Historical Perspective","Course_Description":"This course will explore singlehood in the US from cultural and historical perspectives. The course examines how changes in love, romance, and marriage have influenced conceptions of singlehood","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3326,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Psychology and Human Interaction","Course_Description":"The objective of this course is to provide theory and research to the student to examine human interaction within social relationships at the advanced level. Topics include socialization, communication, group dynamics, altruism.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Urban Sociology","Course_Description":"Study of city growth and urbanization in the United States and the world, the urban ecological structure and process, urban sprawl, education, crime, transportation and various urban problems.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sociology of Sexuality","Course_Description":"Investigates sociological explanations of human sexuality using a gender constructionist framework. Trends in sexual attitudes will be explored, along with issues of sexual expression/desire, gender socialization, sexual aggression and sexual diversity.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3355,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Social Trend","Course_Description":"This course will discuss a wide range of topics from theoretical questions of what is culture and examinations of postmodern culture to specific examples such as tabloid talk shows' discussions of sex.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3365,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Stratification","Course_Description":"Theory and research that examines historical and current patterns of social inequality, class, differentiation and mobility. Power, status and s
61ocioeconomic variations among groups and populations are explored.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3375,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Deviant Behavior","Course_Description":"The objective of this course is to enable the student to examine deviance with a broader perspective and understanding. Theories of deviance, types of deviance, and the inequality inherent in the imposition of the deviant label.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3380,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Criminology","Course_Description":"Nature and significance of criminality; significance of race, ethnicity and gender on arrest statistics, perceptions, and public knowledge of crime; etiology of illegal behavior; trends in social reactions to crime and criminals; evolution of biological, psychological, and sociological theories of criminal behavior.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":3390,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Juvenile Delinquency","Course_Description":"An overview of the criminological theories regarding juvenile offending and the juvenile justice system. Attention is given to the history, development, and roles of theoretical positions and practices in the areas of juvenile delinquency.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar in Sociology","Course_Description":"Focuses on a selected topic of contemporary concern and significance in sociology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Directed Studies in Sociology","Course_Description":"Individual study with a faculty member in a subject area of mutual interest. May be repeated for credit when the subject varies.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Population Problems","Course_Description":"Introduction to theories, concepts, and issues of population study, with emphasis on trends, compositions, and implications of social problems.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sociology of Education","Course_Description":"Multicultural influences on the school system and the democratic society will be examined in this course. The course will use sociological analysis to address the major problems in schools and education today.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Aging Population and Health","Course_Description":"This course provides a demographic study of the human aging experience and the older population from a global and cross-cultural context. The course recognizes aging studies as providing a multidisciplinary perspective in the study of biological, psychological and social changes that occur during the life cycle. Special attention is given to the global demography of aging populations.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comparative Family Studies","Course_Description":"This course explores various sociological perspectives to integrate material on race-ethnicity, gender, class and sexual orientation on contemporary diverse families. This course will focus on the family issue from comparative points of view. Historical and cross-cultural study will be explored to understand the impact on family across culture and time.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Global Health Dis
61parity","Course_Description":"This course provides different perspectives on global health and stratification. Various issues on health, human rights, global public health and environment influence will be covered in the course.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Change & Social Movement","Course_Description":"This course explores how and why ordinary people erupt into the streets and try to exert power in confrontations with elites, authorities or opponents, as well as the impact these confrontations have on the public, the media and the state. The course includes historical and cross cultural research on social movement activism, mobilization, and change.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4342,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Epidemiology and Global Health","Course_Description":"This course focuses on a selected topic of contemporary concern and significance in social epidemiology and global health. Topics on social dominants, global inequity, working conditions and environment of health in a global setting are covered.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4345,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Terrorism and Political Violence","Course_Description":"An examination of selected aspects and dynamics of terrorism and political violence. Identify social, cultural, historical and technological factors that escalate conflict and fuel terrorism.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sociology of Religion","Course_Description":"Using the conceptual tools of sociology, this course examines religious beliefs, practices, symbols, and rites, as well as formation of religious movements, sects, and institutionalization. All addressed will be how religion intersects with social class, gender, race and ethnicity. The material incorporates cross-cultural and historical studies.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods","Course_Description":"Philosophy and methods of social research, including research design, methods of data collection, data analysis and uses other sources of social data. Qualitative and quantitative techniques of inference, analysis and research writing.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4385,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Data Analysis","Course_Description":"Basic concepts and statistical techniques for applied social research. Introduction to use of SPSS statistical software to data entry and statistical analysis, including correlation, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"},{"Subject_Code":"SOCI","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Sociology","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Theory","Course_Description":"Development of social theory from the perspectives of early thinkers, such as Comte, Spencer, Durkheim, Weber and Marx to contemporary schools of functionalism, conflict, interactionalism, feminism, exchange and postmodern theory.","Department":"SSCJ","Department_Description":"Sociology and Anthropology"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Social Work","Subject_Code1":"SOWK","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":2361,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Intro Social Work","Course_Description":"An overview of the knowledge, values, and skills for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Social work intervention with diverse populations and populations at risk in various fields of practice is emphasized within the context of the history and development of the profession of social work and the social welfare institution. Volunteer component included.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":2371,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Survey Soc Welfare","Course_Description":"History of social work and the social welfare institution with emphasis on the current structure of social welfare. The course examines the social welfare institutions response to those in need, especially the vulnerable members of society. Examination of the major social welfare policies and programs which impact all members of society.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3300,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Behavior in the Social Env
61ironment I","Course_Description":"This is the first of two courses presenting theories and research on human behavior in the social environment from ecological systems, strengths and empowerment perspectives. The reciprocal relationship and impact of the family, community and society on human behavior and development throughout the life cycle will be explored, with emphasis on birth through adolescence.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Work Practice I","Course_Description":"First in a three course generalist practice sequence. A strengths/empowerment approach utilized for multi-levels of intervention with a focus on the knowledge, values, and skills for culturally sensitive practice with diverse populations and populations at risk. Emphasis on the profession's value orientations as reflected in the NASW Code of Ethics.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Human Behavior in the Social Environment II","Course_Description":"Continuation of SOWK 3300; Focus: Young adulthood through later adulthood.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Work Practice II","Course_Description":"Second in a three course generalist practice sequence. This course utilizes systems/ecological systems, empowerment and strengths perspectives to provide the knowledge, values, and skills necessary for practice with individuals, families, and groups in the context of cultural diversity and the need for culturally sensitive practice.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3340,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Soc Welfare Policy & Services","Course_Description":"Analysis of social welfare policy at local, state, national, and international levels. Emphasis on the analysis of the impact of social welfare policy on society and vulnerable populations. The course stresses the effects of policy upon social services, social work practice and the profession's role of advocacy for policy change.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3350,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Work Practice III","Course_Description":"Third practice course in the sequence, this course covers the generalist perspective for social work practice with focus on assessment and intervention with organizations and communities. Emphasis on developing, analyzing, advocating and providing leadership for policies and services. Course includes content on administration and supervision in social service agencies.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":3360,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Promoting Social Justice","Course_Description":"From a socio-historical perspective, students acquire a knowledge and understanding of how prejudice and discrimination contribute to social and economic inequality, oppression, and social injustice as experienced by diverse cultural groups and populations at risk. Strategies to combat social injustice from a micro-macro focus are emphasized.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4100,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Topics in various areas in social work and social service; May be repeated for credit.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Topics in various areas in social work and social service. May be repeated for credit.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar","Course_Description":"Current topics in social work practice; May be repeated for credit when topics vary.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4321,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Practicum I","Course_Description":"Field Practicum provides supervised experience in community social service agencies in which students apply knowledge, values and ethical principles, and develop generalist social work practice skills. Educational and professional supervision is provided by faculty and social workers in the agencies. The course includes a three hour weekly seminar to provide integration of theory into practice based on field practicum experiences.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4324,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Field Practicum II","Course_Description":"Field Practicum provides supervised experience in community social service agencies in which students apply knowledge, values and ethical principles, and develop generalist social work practice skills. Educational and professional supervision is provided by faculty and social workers in the agencies. The course includes a three hour weekly seminar to provide integration of theory into practice based on field practicum experiences; A continuation of SOWK 4321.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"},{"Subject_Code":"SOWK","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Social Work","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Social Work Research Method","Course_Description":"Content on qualitative and quantitative methodologies to build knowledge for social work practice. Preparation to develop, use, and communicate empirically based knowledge, including evidence-based interventions. Focus on evaluation of social work practice to ensure competence based social work practice.","Department":"SOWK","Department_Description":"Social Work"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Spanish","Subject_Code1":"SPAN","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":1311,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Beginning Spanish I","Course_Description":"Develop Spanish language skills at the Novice-Mid level, as defined by ACTFL Speaking and Writing Standards, through oral and written communication. Students will practice obtaining information, describing, narrating, and expressing opinions on current events, personal experiences, and daily routines in basic, structured interactions.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
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61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3315,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Expository Writing","Course_Description":"Focus on developing analytic and critical thinking skills, and developing critical essays using contemporary research methods relevant to Spanish literature. Offered: Fall","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Culture/Civilization of Spain","Course_Description":"Geography, history, government, art, economic resources and psychology of Spain. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3325,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish for Business I","Course_Description":"This communication-focused course develops oral and written proficiency through extensive practice in vocabulary, readings, and activities tailored to business professions, preparing students for workplace interactions. It explores the linguistic and cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and other regions worldwide, enhancing communication skills for real-world business settings through practical applications and culturally relevant contexts.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3330,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Culture and Civilization of Latin America","Course_Description":"This course explores and analyzes the geography, history, government, cultural arts, economic resources, and psychology of the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Students will be exposed to culture and popular culture discourses, films, documentaries, photographs, and museum collections, and they will develop written reports, oral presentations, and academic essays. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2311 or SPAN 2312","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3335,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speakers of Spanish: Communication and Culture II","Course_Description":"This course is the continuation of Speakers of Spanish 2330 and is designed for students who have been exposed to the Spanish language at High School and have little or basic knowledge of the Spanish language. This class is an intensive Spanish review with an emphasis on interpretation and expression of ideas through the review of grammar, reading, writing, and culture. The course enhances creative thinking and communicative skills by engaging in the expression of ideas through academic discourse and the use of formal vocabulary. The course highlights the study of intercultural elements and incentive social responsibility and focuses on the Hispanic communities in the United States.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":3365,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish for the Medical Professions I","Course_Description":"This course develops foundational Spanish communication skills for healthcare settings, focusing on speaking, listening, and essential medical vocabulary. Readings and activities emphasize patient interactions, medical terminology, and cultural competency. Special attention is given to the needs of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and other regions worldwide to enhance effective communication in medical environments.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4300,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish Phonetics and Phonology","Course_Description":"Spanish Phonetics and Phonology provides a focused introduction to the articulatory features of Spanish sounds, with an emphasis on spoken communication. Students will explore the Spanish phonemic inventory, including vowel and consonant systems, syllable structure, prosody, and suprasegmental features like stress and intonation. Through hands-on pronunciation exercises, learners will address challenges faced by L2 and heritage speakers to improve spoken fluency and communicative effectiveness. The course also examines dialectology, highlighting regional pronunciation variations and fostering intercultural competence in the diverse voices of the Spanish-speaking world.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Latin American Lit I","Course_Description":"Hispanic America's outstanding writers and their works from the modernist movement to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4315,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Spanish Linguistics","Course_Description":"Spanish linguistics is tailored for students without prior experience and covers the fundamental areas of the field, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The course also explores historical, regional, and social variations of Spanish. Students develop a strong foundation in the field and refine analytical skills through linguistic data analysis and language observation.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4320,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Latin American Lit II","Course_Description":"This advanced Spanish course explores 20th- and 21st-century Latin American literature and culture through a chronological study of major literary movements, authors, and works. Students will enhance their language skills through discussions, presentations, and written analysis. Historical, cultural, and artistic contexts will be examined using films, articles, and digital resources, fostering fluency and a deeper understanding of modern Latin American literature.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4325,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish for Business","Course_Description":"This course is a continuation of Spanish for Business I, further developing oral and written communication through extensive speaking and writing practice. Vocabulary, readings, and activities focus on business language in professional settings. Emphasis is placed on Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and other regions worldwide, enhancing cultural awareness and real-world application of language skills.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4330,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sur Span Peninsular Lit I","Course_Description":"Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the Enlightenment to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature II","Course_Description":"Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the Enlightenment to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Methods","Course_Description":"Teaching methodologies, including a focus on first and second language acquisition theories, learning theories, approaches and techniques of second-language instruction.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4365,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish For The Medical Professions II","Course_Description":"This course is a continuation of Spanish for the Medical Professions I. It enhances oral and written proficiency in medical Spanish, with a focus on healthcare-patient communication. It includes extensive speaking and writing practice, along with specialized vocabulary for nurses and healthcare professionals. Readings and activities emphasize patient care, cultural sensitivity, and real-world applications, particularly in Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and other regions worldwide.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4370,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics","Course_Description":"Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the generation of 98 up to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4375,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mex Cultures Survey","Course_Description":"A survey of topics and artistic productions from a variety of Mexican cultures. This course will examine Myths, Legends, Literature, Folk Songs, Cinema, and other Art forms from the Pre- Columbian era to present day.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4380,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Adv Conversation TOPT","Course_Description":"Intensive oral practice along with preparation for the TOPT. Grammar and culture are also components of the course but only to the extent that they are necessary to improve conversation skills.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4386,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language in Society","Course_Description":"The study of how the Spanish language functions within social contexts, emphasizing the interplay between language and society in shaping its use across dialects and communities. Topics include variation, multilingualism, language contact, lexical borrowing, code-switching (including Spanglish), and other language phenomena in society. Emphasis is placed on descriptive, corpus-based, and data-driven approaches to understanding real-world issues in sociolinguistics and language variation.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":4390,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"History of the Spanish Language","Course_Description":"This course explores the historical evolution of the Spanish language, examining its transformation from spoken Latin in the Iberian Peninsula to modern Spanish. It analyzes shifts in phonology, grammar, and lexicon, considering the linguistic and sociocultural factors that have influenced the development of the language over time.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5300,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Critical Approaches to Literature","Course_Description":"This course is designed to introduce contemporary critical theories as a guide to reading and analysis of literary texts.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Mexican Literature and Popular Culture","Course_Description":"This course will focus on the theoretical discourses of the richness of Mexican Popular Culture and on the various cultural manifestations and phenomena of which it is comprised. We will examine narrative, written and visual texts, as well as those that are part of the cultural arts: painting, music, and cinema. We will investigate the cultural production, in which themes, customs, beliefs, celebrations and habits manifest themselves both in the city and in the Mexican rural regions.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language and Methods","Course_Description":"The module provides students with in-depth knowledge of both theory and methods in second language acquisition (Spanish). Moreover, students learn to critically judge new teaching methods and learning strategies in second-language acquisition. The module also familiarizes students with research and research methods in second language acquisition. We extrapolate from this base principles and parameters to guide classroom instruction. We cover a full range of topics from grammar and input to spoken and written language.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Sintaxis Del Espanol","Course_Description":"To analyze the different aspects of Spanish Syntax.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Literatura Espanola","Course_Description":"This course studies the most relevant and significant post war Spanish literature. Some of the topics studied are Social Realism, Experimentalism, and the Novel after 1970.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5340,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cultura Espanola","Course_Description":"This course gives the student a perspective of the political, social, and cultural realities of Spain today, focusing on diversity, history, art and film.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching of Foreigh Languages: Teaching Heritage Speaker","Course_Description":"This course gives students pedagogical methods and strategies in teaching Spanish to heritage Language Learners. The course will provide guidelines for assessing proficiency, develop appropriate materials, discuss classroom management and organization and instructional strategies specific for Heritage Speakers.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5360,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Studies in Latin American Literature","Course_Description":"Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Literature. Reading of selected core works are explored in depth, emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5370,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Studies in Latin American Culture","Course_Description":"Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Culture. Studies on different topics and characteristics of Latin American Culture (such as gender realtions, religion and art, pre Colombian history, political developments), emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5380,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Studies of Hispanic Literatures in the US","Course_Description":"This course offers an overview of the history of Latino/a literature, introducing the major trends and placing them into an historical framework stretching from the noneteenth century to today.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5385,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar in Spanish Linguistics","Course_Description":"This course provides an in-depth exploration of a specific issue/theme/period/genre to understand Spanish general and contemporary linguistics.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5386,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Spanish Sociolinguistics","Course_Description":"Topics in the study of language and society, focusing on how sociolinguistic phenomena shape language use and change. Emphasis is placed on theoretical perspectives and current issues in sociolinguistic research. May be repeated up to three times for credit as content varies.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics in Teaching","Course_Description":"Students will undertake teching projects supervised by a graduate faculty member in Spanish and meet with their mentors to assess their teaching objectives, techniques, materials, and outcomers.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern L
61anguages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This course is designed for students completing the Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program. Over the course of the semester, students will develop a research design, identify appropriate data to adapt to a research thesis, and identify and get in contact with relevant academic materials related to their main topic of research. Students will attend graduate workshops to prepare for their theses defense in the subsequent semester. this course will be an online course and will require significant student participation.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5392,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis II","Course_Description":"This course is designed for students to continue working with the research thesis in the Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program. In this course students will edit, format and work face to face with their mentors in order to complete their thesis. Also, students will attend mandatory workshops designed by the College of Graduate Studies. Students should carefully follow the College of Graduate Studies calendar to see when workshops are offered and follow all rules and regulations.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"},{"Subject_Code":"SPAN","Course_Number":5395,"Subject_Description":"Spanish","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar in Historical Spanish Linguistics","Course_Description":"This course deals with selected topics on the development of Spanish and its dialects and cultures. This course provides students with knowledge of the historical and geographical factors that lead to the development and spread of the Spanish language and its dialects throughout the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, and the rest of the World.","Department":"ENGL","Department_Description":"English and Modern Languages"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Special Education","Subject_Code1":"SPED","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":2371,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Foundations of Special Education","Course_Description":"An orientation to background, terminology and programs for those who are exceptional. Designed as an overview of Special Education. A first course for those planning to certify in Special Education.","Department":"COUN","Department_Description":"Counseling"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Education Law","Course_Description":"Students will develop an understanding of the legal requirements of special education law. This course will introduce students to seminal case law, including free appropriate public education, least restrictive environment, and assessment protocols for students with exceptionalities. Content also includes procedures pertinent to teachers providing special education services, such as federal and state regulations, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and the development of basic instructional programs.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"High Incidence Exceptionalities","Course_Description":"Students will develop the necessary skills to support K-12 students identified with a high-incidence exceptionality. The emphasis in this course will be placed on the history of the disorder, definition, causation, and associated characteristics. Students will be prepared to provide effective supports in language, academic, and social skills, as well as effective inclusive practices for K-12 students with exceptionalities. Strategies for successful collaboration with parents, paraprofessionals, and general education teachers are also covered.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":4355,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Inclusion in the General Education Classroom","Course_Description":"This course provides an overview of the characteristics of students with exceptionalities. Content will cover academic and behavioral supports for students with specific learning disabilities (SLD), Intellectual Disabilities (ID), Emotional Behavioral Disorders (EBD), and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). An overview of special education terms and legal requirements are provided (IEPs, LRE, FAPE, Zero Reject, etc.) Content will also cover research-based, instructional strategies that promote inclusion, accommodations, modifications, in all curriculum areas, and tests/testing procedures.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":4360,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Inclusive Practices in General Education Settings","Course_Description":"Inclusive Practices in General Education Settings examines researchâbased approaches for supporting students with exceptionalities in general education classrooms. The course emphasizes Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiated instruction, coâteaching models, and collaborative problemâsolving. Candidates learn to interpret individualized education programs (IEPs) and 504 plans; implement accommodations and modifications; and use data to guide instruction. Through practical application and reflective practice, students develop the knowledge and skills needed to foster belonging, participation, and high expectations for all learners in inclusive settings.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Survey of Exceptional Learners","Course_Description":"The course provides a general survey of the learning and behavior differences of children with exceptionalities. The course addresses historical, legal, cultural, and etiological issues involving individuals with special needs.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation","Course_Description":"Methods of determining the reliability and validity of tests are investigated. Designs for testing programs and selection of appropriate tests will be included. Evaluation systems of individuals and programs will be discussed.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Educational Psychology","Course_Description":"This course addresses the key concepts and ideas regarding educational psych
61ology with a specific focus on students with exceptionalities. Topics to be addressed include the following: diversity and the specific characteristics of learners with exceptionalities, theories of human development and their application to teaching practice in general and in inclusive classrooms, theories of learning, and creating effective learning environments through the use of technology and differentiated instruction.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Education Law","Course_Description":"This course provides a foundational understanding of law as applicable to the field of special education. Special emphasis is placed on legislation and court cases affecting the provision of special education services.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5305,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research in Special Education","Course_Description":"This course introduces the fundamentals required for reading and conducting research focusing on special education. The goals of the course are to aid current and future teachers in becoming a critical consumer of research and to begin the process of becoming a good producer of research. Course activities will include: critically analyzing published research, identifying a topic and conducting a literature review to evaluate and synthesize what has been published on that topic; and using the literature review to develop research questions and methods to find answers.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Supporting Exceptional Learners in General Education","Course_Description":"Supporting Exceptional Learners in General Education provides an overview of exceptionalities, with emphasis on K-12 learners in inclusive educational settings. The course examines disability categories and high-incidence/low-incidence needs, as well as giftedness and twice-exceptionality, through historical, legal, ethical, and sociocultural lenses. Candidates explore characteristics of learners with disabilities; the impact of disability on learning and development; and evidence-based instructional, behavioral, and collaborative practices used to support meaningful access to grade-level curriculum. The course emphasizes inclusive practices, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiation, assistive technology, accommodations and modifications, and the roles and responsibilities of general and special educators in implementing IEPs, 504 plans, and MTSS supports.","Department":"ECUI","Department_Description":"Curriculum & Instruction"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5311,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instructional Strategies for High Incidence Disabilities","Course_Description":"Foundations in the modification of educational components such as content knowledge, methods of instruction, and student learning outcomes are explored through the authentic application of innovative, research-based strategies effective with high incidence disabilities.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5312,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Functional Behavior Assessment","Course_Description":"This course provides tools to assess functions of student behavior in order to develop and implement appropriate behavior interventions. Emphasis will be placed on identifying and teaching appropriate replacement behaviors as well as analyzing multiple forms of data.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5313,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Instructional Strategies for Low Disabilities","Course_Description":"This course provides foundations in the modification of educational components such as content knowledge, methods of instruction, and student learning outcomes are explored through the authentic application of innovative, research-based strategies effective with low incidence disabilities.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Teaching Reading and Language Arts to Exceptional Learners","Course_Description":"This course provides identification of skill deficiencies, modification of curriculum, designing and implementation of instructional strategies for learners evidencing disabilities in reading and language arts.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Transition for Students with Exceptionalities","Course_Description":"This course explores transition services and programs for students with exceptionalities. It emphasizes transition throughout the life span by addressing transition needs from early intervention to adulthood. Transition services stress moving from school to work and community.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5316,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Models for Change through Collaboration","Course_Description":"This course provides special educators the tools needed to maintain effective collaboration that stimulates studentsâ academic progress and promotes a positive environment. Educators will learn how to construct collaborative teams that generate solutions to better meet the needs of exceptional students. Participants will learn researched based strategies to work cooperatively with family members and paraprofessional, co-teach with other educators, serve as a consultant, and avoid or resolve conflict.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5320,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Psychoeducational Evaluation of Exceptional Children","Course_Description":"This course provides simulated experiences in the selection and use of formal and informal methods of psychoeducational evaluation of students.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum in Test Administration and Interpretation","Course_Description":"Theoretical and practical study emphasizing the administration, scoring, and basic interpretation of individual psychological tests. Students will be trained to administer, score, and interpret various individual assessment instruments for cognitive abilities, academic achievement, adaptive behavior or other individual assessment instruments.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"},{"Subject_Code":"SPED","Course_Number":5322,"Subject_Description":"Special Education","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practicum for Educational Diagnostician","Course_Description":"This course provides practicum experience in the use of formal and informal instruments in the evaluation of the psychoeducational and social development of children. Focus is placed on the utilization of education and clinical data by the educational diagnostician to meet the individual needs of students.","Department":"EDLD","Department_Description":"Educational Leadership"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Speech Hearing Science","Subject_Code1":"SPHS","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":1371,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Speech Language Disorders","Course_Description":"An overview of the professions of audiology, and speech-language pathology.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":1373,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Interprofessional Education","Course_Description":"The theoretical constructs of language including the analysis of content (semantics), form (syntax), morphology and use (pragmatics of language in normal communication).","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":2370,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Phonetics","Course_Description":"Knowledge of American English sound system and syllable structure including proficiency in using the International Phonetic Alphabet for phonetic transcription.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3310,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Acquisition","Course_Description":"The study of normal language development and its changes with maturation.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3312,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hearing Anatomy, Physiology and Disorders","Course_Description":"The anatomy and physiology of the peripheral auditory mechanism. Also included are pathologies which affect the various anatomic structures.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3314,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech and Hearing Science","Course_Description":"Basic physics of sound, instrumentation and performance related to principles in speech and hearing sciences.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3316,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Professional Report Writing","Course_Description":"Professional report writing for the speech and hearing sciences will be included in this writing intensive course. Specific formatting, correct use of terminology, and promotion of positive collegial interaction via written report will be explored.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3318,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech Anatomy & Physiology","Course_Description":"The anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism. Includes scientific variables of speech and voice and the perceptual phenomena that results.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3320,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Disorders in Children","Course_Description":"This is an advanced undergraduate course designed to survey concepts critical to understanding etiology, diagnosis and treatment of language disorders in children.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":3324,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech Sound Disorders in Children","Course_Description":"This is an advanced course designed to survey concepts critical to understanding etiology, diagnosis and treatment of speech sound disorders in children.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4309,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Clinical Practicum SLP-A","Course_Description":"A supervised clinical practicum for students enrolled in the Speech-language Pathology Assistant Program under the direction of a Lamar University faculty member and a certified, licensed speech-language pathologist. Students will obtain information regarding professional issues such as credentialing, licensure, reimbursement and other professional issues. Information will vary based on facility and clientele of the on-campus and off-campu
61s sites.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4310,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Competencies and Strategies","Course_Description":"An overview of the roles and responsibilities of SLPAs and addressing their unique needs. Professional conduct, ethics, cultural and linguistic diversity and topics important to the health and safety of SLPAs and the individuals they serve. Overview of specific aspects of an SLPAs development, enhancement of clinical services through understanding the goals, lesson plans, data collection and note-writing. Understanding the key principles for SLPAs.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4332,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Neurology","Course_Description":"The human nervous system with particular emphasis on neuronal structures and pathways related to communication and its disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4334,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Audiology I","Course_Description":"An overview of the professional field of audiology, the professional terminology, testing techniques, and procedures of the evaluation of a patient; interpretation of evaluation data, and application of information to the (re)habilitation program of the patient.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4335,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Voice Disorders","Course_Description":"This is an introductory course level to voice disorders. The content includes overview of anatomy and physiology of voice production, theory on vocal function assessment, description of different vocal pathologies, procedures for prevention and intervention of voice problems.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4336,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Clinical Processes","Course_Description":"An overview of clinical procedures and initial interaction with clinical patients.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4337,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Fluency Disorders","Course_Description":"This course is intended for upper level undergraduate students in SPHS. It provides the student with an introduction into the nature of various types of fluency disorders, with an emphasis on stuttering. It will provide basic information on theoretical concepts on behavioral characteristics, etiology, basic diagnostic procedures and therapeutic approaches for each type of disorder.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4338,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Speech - Language Pathology","Course_Description":"The major emphasis of this course is the evaluation and treatment of neurogenic communication disorders including aphasia, right hemisphere syndrome, traumatic brain injury, dementia, and motor speech disorders. Additional topics include specialized role of the SLP in the medical center setting, medical terminology and documentation, coding and billing, and interprofessional considerations of the healthcare settings.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4340,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Audiology II","Course_Description":"A comprehensive survey of hearing evaluation procedures, and clinical evaluation techniques with emphases on hands-on application of skills.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4342,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Audiologic Rehabilitation","Course_Description":"Explores the area of assistive listening devices, hearing aids, and other treatment and intervention methods and modalities. The course also includes an in-depth exploration of communication repair strategies, counseling techniques, and an overview of patient education and teaching methods and strategies.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4344,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cultural and Linguistic Variation in Communication Sciences and Disorders","Course_Description":"This course prepares students to work with a variety of clients from various sociocultural groups. A focus is on understanding various guiding principles and their ramifications for choices of clinical procedures.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4350,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Problems and Projects","Course_Description":"Special project course taken by supervising faculty and Department Chair approval.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":4352,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Counseling in Communication Disorders","Course_Description":"This course is a combination of lecture and role plays/discussions designed to facilitate learning counseling theory and techniques as it applies to clinic settings and experiences in communication disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5118,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":1,"Title":"Auditory Perceptual Training","Course_Description":"This course will provide intensive ear training to improve auditory perceptual aspects of sound related to speech and hearing. Audio files and video clips related to voice analysis will be used to highlight auditory perception of voice. Students who successfully complete this course will deduct the correlations between auditory and acoustic analysis and the physiological basis of voice production through the exploration of voice samples.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5216,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Pedagogy of Performance","Course_Description":"This course will review theoretical aspects of teaching the singing voice. The material presented in this course will prepare the student to design and implement au courant voice lesson plans with recommendations including individual vocalsis and repertoire based on individual needs.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5217,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Instrumental Analysis of Voice","Course_Description":"Voice evaluation is a process using subjective and objective tools to evaluate the parameters involved in voice production. This course will teach students about the parameters and measures of voice production that are critical to understanding laryngeal function during speech and singing.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5225,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Literature of vocology","Course_Description":"This course is an introduction to the literature of vocology. the course includes an overview of the research, resources and history of vocology. Students in this course will read and review books and articles written by the principle exponents of the field.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5228,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Speaking Voice Habilitation","Course_Description":"This course will review basic voice disorders and demonstrate current principles of voice therapy and vocology. Empirical data of evidence-based approaches will be analyzed to understand the efficacy of these approaches.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5301,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Aphasia & Neurogenic Disorders","Course_Description":"Theory and treatment for organic speech disorders of neurologic origin.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5302,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Stuttering","Course_Description":"Nature, evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5303,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Voice Disorders and Cleft Palate","Course_Description":"Nature, eti
61ology and treatment of disordered phonation and resonance imbalance secondary to laryngeal malfunction and craniofacial anomaly.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5304,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Based Disorders of School Aged Children","Course_Description":"Assessment and intervention procedures for elementary and secondary students with language and learning disabilities.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5306,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Language Disorders of Young Children","Course_Description":"Assessment and intervention procedures for young children with language disorders include infants through preschoolers.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5307,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Articulation Disorders","Course_Description":"Nature, evaluation, and treatment of articulation disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5309,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Clinical Practicum","Course_Description":"Advanced classroom practicum, diagnostics and therapy. May be repeated and must be taken each semester.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5310,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Swallowing Disorders","Course_Description":"The course focuses on differential diagnosis and treatment of swallowing disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5314,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Speech and Voice Science","Course_Description":"Speech production is a complex process involving several systems in our body. this course will deal with articulatory, phonatory and resonatory science of speech production.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5315,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Performing Voice Habilitation","Course_Description":"This course will allow students to apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pedagogy and literature to the habilitation of the performing voice. Students will be provided with applicable tools and resources to aid them in their professional endeavors..","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5321,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research in Communication Disorders","Course_Description":"Research design data analysis, and report writing pertinent to basic science and behaviors in communication disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5326,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Motor Speech Disorders","Course_Description":"The course focuses on the motor speech dysarthria and apraxia, and related disorders affecting the speech systems. Focus is on neurological correlates of muscle paralysis/paresis, differential diagnosis, and speech/communication rehabilitation.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5330,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Comm Mgmt W/Severe Disabilies","Course_Description":"This course includes assesment and intervention procedures for individuals with severe disabilities, with special emphasis on augmentative and alternative communication.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5331,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production","Course_Description":"This course addresses structure and function of human communication and swallowing processes that involve respiratory, phonatory, resonatory and articulatory systems. This course includes both formative and summative assessments.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5344,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cultural and Linguistic Variation: Advanced Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders","Course_Description":"This course prepares students to work with a variety of clients from various sociocultural groups. A focus is on understanding various guiding principles and their ramifications for choices of clinical procedures; this graduate-level course requires thorough integration of theoretical knowledge and its effects on practical outcomes.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5346,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Acquired Cognitive-Communication Disorders","Course_Description":"Acquired Cognitive-Communication Disorders covers knowledge and skills within the speech-language pathology scope of practice related to prevention, screening, assessment, as well as management via both direct and indirect intervention for acquired cognitive-communication disorders. Disorders covered include acquired/traumatic brain injury (TBI), right hemisphere syndrome (RHS), and dementia producing events and diseases. This course focuses on theoretical, research-based, and evidence-based clinical management with attention to social bias and traditional medical hierarchies that impact the culture of care.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5350,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Individual Study","Course_Description":"Independent study of special problems in communication disorders.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5390,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"This first course in the two-course sequence is designed to equip master's level speech pathology students to begin to develop an advanced, high-quality research project in the field. The course will delve into specific research methodologies, study designs, and statistical analyses relevant to a given question related to speech-language pathology. Students will explore quantitative and/or qualitative research approaches, critically evaluate existing literature and gain hands-on experience in designing and implementing a research project including stating a research problem, stating a related research question and designing a methodology to answer the question. Emphasis will be placed on ethical considerations (including completion of ethical-conduct-of-research training and submission of IRB proposals), data collection techniques, and the application of statistical tools to analyze research data. By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in research methodology, positioning them to embark on their thesis projects with confidence.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5391,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Thesis","Course_Description":"Building upon the knowledge acquired in the first course, this second course in the sequence focuses on guiding master's level speech-language pathology students through the process of implementing their thesis projects. Students will execute the planned thesis project and address potential challenges in the implementation phase. The course will c
61over aspects such as participant recruitment, data collection, and analysis, allowing students to apply the theoretical concepts learned in the previous course to real-world scenarios. Throughout the semester, students will collaborate with faculty mentors, engaging in regular feedback sessions to ensure progress with their thesis project. By the end of this course, students will produce both a research paper and an oral presentation that will function in lieu of the comprehensive examination in accordance with policy as stated in the Lamar University Speech-Language-Pathology Master's program handbook.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":5403,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":4,"Title":"Voice Disorders & Cleft Palate","Course_Description":"Nature, etiology and treatment of disordered phonation and resonance imbalance secondary to laryngeal malfunction and craniofacial anomaly.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6311,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Evidence-Based Practices and Instrumentation","Course_Description":"An introduction to evidence-based clinical practices and audiological instrumentation. Preparatory for clinical practicum, as students learn to perform and interpret routine audiological procedures. Students are required to locate and apply modern research to typical clinical evaluations. Didactic lectures and hands-on laboratory experience are combined. Professional expectations, infection control, scope of practice, and ethics are discussed.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6312,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Introduction to Hearing Aids","Course_Description":"This course provides an introduction to amplification, acoustics, fitting principles, and related components. Direct practice in electroacoustic analyses of hearing aids, ear impressions, and hearing aid and ear mold modification and repair will be completed. Didactic lectures will be combined with hands-on experience to augment understanding of principles discussed.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6313,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Course_Description":"The study of acoustics (physics of sound) and psychoacoustics (perception of sound) are covered. The aim of this course is an understanding of the comprehensive physical, physiological, and cognitive issues related to production of sound and listening. Principles and application of acoustics and psychoacoustics as they apply to clinical audiology and communication are provided.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6318,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Cochlear Implants","Course_Description":"Theoretical and applied principles in selection of and programming of multiple types of cochlear implants, candidacy evaluation and criteria, device considerations, and assessment of outcomes using evidence based outcome measure techniques. Mapping strategies (including hands on clinical patient interactions), outcome measures, aural rehabilitation and speech and language learning in populations using implantable devices are discussed.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6319,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Clinical Practicum","Course_Description":"This graduate level practicum course is designed to provide graduate students with experience in assessment and management of children and adults with a variety of auditory, vestibular and related disorders. Students are assigned to on-campus and/or local off-campu
61s clinical sites affiliated with the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences to obtain needed experience. This course will be taken multiple times.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6321,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Hearing Aids","Course_Description":"This course is designed to build upon knowledge from SPHS 6312 (Introduction to Hearing Aids). It will further expand and augment skills for hearing aid and assistive device selection, programing, fitting, orientation, and certification for populations across the lifespan. Didactic lectures and direct lab experiences will be provided.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6322,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Anatomy& Physiology of the Ear","Course_Description":"A study of human anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the auditory and vestibular system. This course will cover the outer ear, middle ear, inner ear and the central auditory nervous system. The content will also focus on conductive, sensory and neurological bases of hearing loss and the balance system.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6326,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Research Methods","Course_Description":"This doctoral level course will introduce students to the origin and philosophies behind the qualitative and quantitative approach to empirical science. Specifically, the course will provide knowledge and skills on developing a quantitative research study considering the ethical aspects, choose and perform appropriate statistical test and draw appropriate conclusions considering the limitations of the study.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6331,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Auditory Processing Disorders","Course_Description":"This course offers investigation of the theory, diagnosis, and management of auditory processing disorders (APD). Evidence-based practices for APD across the lifespan will be evaluated and discussed. APD controversies will also be considered. Management and treatment techniques will be demonstrated and examined.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6339,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Externship in Audiology","Course_Description":"Practicum involving a full time placement in an external site after admission to candidacy.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6342,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Electrophysiology","Course_Description":"This course will serve as an introduction to electrophysiologic measures used in the audiology clinic. Students will become familiar with the theories and basis of these measurement as well as clinical applications, protocols, and best practices. This course will cover Otoacoustic Emissions, Auditory Brainstem Response, Auditory Steady State Response, and Electrocochleography. Students will have opportunities to practice in laboratory settings.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6343,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Pediatric Audiology & Genetics","Course_Description":"This course focuses on the issues of audiological and balance evaluations for pediatrics. Topics include risks for hearing loss, genetic transmission and syndromes related to hearing loss. Embryology as well as normal and abnormal development of the auditory system will be included. The course will detail screening and comprehensive test administration and interpretation for children from infancy through adolescence.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6350,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Seminar","Course_Description":"Special study of a contemporary issue. Complement to Doctoral course requirements.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6352,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Aural Rehabiliation","Course_Description":"This course offers in-depth examination of the provision of aural rehabilitation across the lifespan. Didactic lectures and direct experiences are utilized to gain greater perspective into the therapy, treatment, and intervention processes of hearing rehabilitation. Elements of amplification, communication training, patient education, and counseling are discussed.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6354,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Vestibular Assessment and Management","Course_Description":"This course will c
61over anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the vestibular and related systems used for maintaining equilibrium and balance. Information on history, signs and symptoms, and self-perceived handicap to develop differential diagnosis will be discussed. It will go over the procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the vestibular system including informal evaluation, ENG/VNG, rotary chair, platform post-urography, VHIT & VEMP.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6361,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Medical Audiology","Course_Description":"Study of hearing related pathologies and their influence on auditory/vestibular systems. Focus placed on etiology, signs and symptoms, and differential diagnosis of various pathologies. Also, included instruction and practicum for Cerumen Management.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6362,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Pharmacology","Course_Description":"This course identifies adverse drug reactions (ADRâs) that can cause, mimic or exacerbate hearing loss and/or vestibular dysfunction. Issues also include ototoxic mediations and their uses, effects and mode of action. This course will provide the information necessary to understand the effects of prescription and nonprescription medications on the auditory and balance systems.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6363,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Differential Diagnosis","Course_Description":"Analysis and integration of anecdotal, subjective and objective information to form a meaningful audiometric interpretation of hearing disorders with appropriate intervention strategies.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6371,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Advanced Rehabilitation and Case Studies","Course_Description":"This a graduate level course on the principles and treatment practices for aural and vestibular rehabilitation. Covered material will include the potential impact of tinnitus and vestibular impairment with models and management approaches and critical appraisal of the evidence base available in supporting clinical decisions. It is intended to prepare students for additional clinical learning and supervised and independent assessment.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6373,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Hearing Conservation","Course_Description":"This course will cover the risks of hearing loss due to noise exposure in children and adults with an emphasis on hearing loss prevention, hearing loss education and intervention. Interpretation and role of the audiologist in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hearing Conservation Act on noise level assessment and abatement.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6381,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Practice Management","Course_Description":"This course addresses issues associated with audiology practice management. Students will be provided with the foundation necessary to initiate and manage a successful clinical practice. Individual management styles, selection and appraisal of office staff, marketing, budgeting and fiscal fitness will be discussed. Ethics and professional issues in various practice settings, including multicultural considerations, licensure, certification, etc. are discussed.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6382,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Analysis of Professional Literature","Course_Description":"The aim of this course is to prepare students to become knowledgeable and skilled consumers of professional and academic literature by providing the means to evaluate the hypothesis, methodology results and conclusions drawn or inferred. The students will be introduced to evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare and they will review research and scholarly literature pertaining to hearing healthcare.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"},{"Subject_Code":"SPHS","Course_Number":6639,"Subject_Description":"Speech Hearing Science","Credit_Hours":6,"Title":"Externship in Audiology","Course_Description":"This course gives students hands on clinical experience in equipment use and patient interaction skills. A full-time well-rounded audiology externship setting will develop skills as an audiologist. The intent of the externship is to enhance studentsâ critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills in real-world clinical experiences. Must be taken more than one semester.","Department":"SPHS","Department_Description":"Speech Hearing Science"}]},{"Subject_Description1":"Space Science","Subject_Code1":"SPSC","Catalog_Course_Data":[{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":1301,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Space Exploration","Course_Description":"This course is intended to provide a basic understanding of many aspects of space exploration, including discovering the physical make-up of the universe and evidence surrounding its origin, learning the discoveries made in the solar system and evidence surrounding its origin. This course in addition to lecture material will include a class project to assess teamwork skills.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":3301,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Microgravity","Course_Description":"A study of physical, chemical, and biological phenomena under the conditions of reduced gravity.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":3302,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Space Transportation Systems","Course_Description":"Introduction to space transportation systems and their payloads.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":3303,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Orbital/Celest Mechanics","Course_Description":"The mechanics of the movement of bodies in space under the influence of gravity.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":4301,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Special Topics/Space Science","Course_Description":"An individual library or laboratory project in conference with faculty. With permission of the department chair, student may repeat the course for credit when the area of the study is different.","Department":"ESPS","Department_Description":"Earth and Space Sciences"},{"Subject_Code":"SPSC","Course_Number":4302,"Subject_Description":"Space Science","Credit_Hours":3,"Title":"Space
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In-class exercises address methods of conceptualizing a production, analyzing a text, staging, and working with actors and designers.","Department":"THDA","Department_Description":"Theatre and Dance"},{"Subject_Code":"THEA","Course_Number":4210,"Subject_Description":"Theatre Arts","Credit_Hours":2,"Title":"Production III","Course_Description":"This course provides students with advanced level practical experience for productions in the areas of scenic/properties construction, costume construction, stage lighting, public relations/box office, acting, dancing and all other aspects of performance. 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