2018-2019 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    Apr 18, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Civil Engineering

  
  • CIE 678 - Rehabilitation of Civil Infrastructure

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CIE 478
    Deterioration of construction materials. Evaluation, non-destructive testing, and rehabilitation of existing structures. Properties and applications of repair materials. Seismic retrofit of bridges. Analysis and design of structural members retrofitted with carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites.
    PREREQ: ECS 325, CIE 332
  
  • CIE 687 - Environmental Geostatistics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: GEO 687 
    Statistical analysis of spatial patterns in environmental data. Exploratory data analysis; estimation, modeling, and interpretation of variograms; prediction using driging. Applications in engineering, geography, earth science and ecology. Use of geostatistical software.
  
  • CIE 690 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIE 737 - Applied Soil Mechanics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Shallow and deep foundations, buried structures, and earth structures.
    PREREQ: CIE 638 
  
  • CIE 739 - Soil Stabilization

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Principles and practice of stabilization techniques for soil and rock material: chemical, mechanical electrosmosis, chemical and cement grouting, de-watering, heating, and dynamic consolidation.
    PREREQ: CIE 637 
  
  • CIE 740 - Soil Dynamics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Earthquakes: magnitude, intensity, design acceleration history, response spectra, soil behavior under dynamic loads, wave propagation, shear modulus and damping dynamic analysis, design of retaining walls, shallow foundations and deep foundation for earthquakes.
    PREREQ: CIE 637 
  
  • CIE 764 - Industrial Hygiene Eng

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Environmental hazards to human health. Toxic properties of industrial dusts, gaseous contaminants, and ionizing radiations. Theories and principles of maximum permissible doses. Control techniques.
  
  • CIE 789 - Special Investigtns/CIE

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Special investigations and research in civil engineering designed to meet the needs of individual students.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIE 995 - Master’s Exit Paper

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Written paper on a topic in civil or environmental engineering, supervised by a faculty advisor and submitted in accordance with current departmental guidelines.
  
  • CIE 996 - Master’s Project

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Investigation of a civil engineering or environmental engineering or science problem. A written report is required in accordance with current departmental guidelines. Required of all students electing the non-thesis option for a master’s degree.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIE 997 - Masters Thesis

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    0-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Research thesis on some phases of engineering to be selected by student and approved by department chair.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIE 999 - Dissertation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    0-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Research Studies directed to the dissertation under supervision of member of Graduate School faculty.
    Repeatable

Computer and Information Science

  
  • CIS 500 - Selected Topics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIS 531 - Compiler Construction

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Programming a small compiler. Lexical analysis, tokens, finite automata, hashing. Syntax analysis, grammars, syntax trees, error recovery. Scope and type analysis, symbol tables. Run-time stack, variable addressing, expression evaluation, procedure activation, recursion. Code generation, 0ptimization, portability.
    PREREQ: CIS 351
  
  • CIS 543 - Control of Robots

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: ELE 516 
    Kinematics, dynamics, and control of mobile and/or manipulator robots. Path planning, actuators, sensors, human/machine interface. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory weekly. Design project.
  
  • CIS 545 - Introduction to Combinatorics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: MAT 545   
    Permutations, combinations, recurrence relations, generating functions, inclusion-exclusion and applications, introductory graph theory.
    PREREQ: CIS 275 OR MAT 375
  
  • CIS 553 - Software Systems Implementation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Organization, analysis, and documentation of a sophisticated implementation project in a prominent high-level language, such as ADA, C, or Modular-2. Substantial programming assignments and analytical documentation. Language and project may vary from year to year.
    PREREQ: CIS 453
  
  • CIS 554 - Object Oriented Programming in C++

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Survey of basic C constructs. Data abstraction, classes, derived classes, types, structures and template. Access control, information hiding, multiple inheritance. Formatting stream I/O, libraries, interfaces, modular system 0rganization. Substantial programming assignments.
    PREREQ: ECS 102
  
  • CIS 563 - Introduction to Data Science

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Fundamentals of the knowledge discovery and data mining process. Basics of supervised and unsupervised learning. Applications (recommendation and collaborative filtering) and computational tools for carrying out predictive/descriptive modeling. Additional work required for graduate students.
  
  • CIS 565 - Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Perceptrons and the Perceptron Convergence Theorem; non-linear optimization, gradient descent methods; neural net architecture, conjugate-gradient and recurrent networks; Hopfield networks, Kohonen’s feature maps; non-neural clustering algorithms.
  
  • CIS 567 - Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Applications of mathematical methods to knowledge bases. Methods include nonclassical, fuzzy logic and statistical inference. Application topics include planning, temporal and physical reasoning, attitudes, the frame problem, preference, constraints, qualitative differential equations, situation theory.
  
  • CIS 581 - Concurrent Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Processes, events, alphabets, and trace sets. Process equivalence. Divergence, dead-lock, fairness, and termination. Message channels, buffers, pipelines, trees, rings, grids, recursive nets. Mutual exclusion, semaphores, conditional critical regions, monitors, remote procedures. Programming exercises in Joyce.
  
  • CIS 583 - Systems Assurance Seminar

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: CSE 583 
    Basic terminology of assurance and cryptography. Social and privacy issues of assurance. Ethics in computing. Legal aspects and implications of system assurance. Weekly presentations by external and internal speakers.
  
  • CIS 607 - Mathematical Basis for Computing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 607 
    Mathematical logic including predicate calculus, induction, theories with equality relations and groups. Mathematical logic applied to structures like nonnegative integers, tuples, lists, and trees.
  
  • CIS 612 - Cloud Computing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 612 
    Virtualized data centers, including virtual machine management, power management, and networking; cloud computing applications; and mobile cloud computing.
  
  • CIS 623 - Structured Programming and Formal Methods

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Reasoning about programs: specification, design, and realization of provably correct programs. Program and data structures, binding, procedures, recursion.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 /CSE 607 
  
  • CIS 625 - Computer Graphics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Graphics programming. User interfaces. Modeling and viewing transformations. Shading techniques. Representations of three-dimensional models. Curves and non-planar surfaces. Ray tracing and radiosity. Antialiasing. Programming project required.
  
  • CIS 626 - Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Computability and decidability, first-order logic, lambda calculus systems, program verification, semantics of programming languages, theory of language.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 
  
  • CIS 628 - Introduction to Cryptography

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Classical and public-key cryptography. Topics include classical cryptosystems and their cryptanalysis, RSA and other public key cryptosystems, pseudo-random sequences, zero-knowledge protocols, related ethical and social concerns.
    PREREQ: (CIS 477 OR CIS 675 ) OR (MAT 534  OR MAT 541 )
  
  • CIS 631 - Compiler Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Development of the logical design of a compiler: lexical analyzer, parser, symbol table, error routines, code generator, and code optimizer. Analysis of formal algorithms for each component, description of overall compiler-construction techniques.
  
  • CIS 632 - Modeling Concurrent Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Formal methods for specifying, modeling, and analyzing concurrent systems, and mathematical basis for such methods. Automated and semi-automated tools to apply these methods to analyze emergent behavior of computing related applications.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 /CSE 607 
  
  • CIS 634 - Assurance Foundations

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: CSE 634 
    Foundational theory, concepts, and computer-assisted reasoning tools necessary for assurance. Topics include functional programming, theorem proving, and logic for reasoning about access control, security, and trust.
  
  • CIS 640 - Topics in Mobile Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 640
    Double Numbered with: CIS 440
    A variety of subjects surveyed or a particular subject in depth. Additional coursework required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • CIS 643 - Computer Security

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: CSE 643 
    Operating system security. Unix security. Trusted Computing Base. Authentication. Access control. Security models. Capability. Sandboxing. Software vulnerabilities. Worms. Viruses. Secure engineering principles. Secure programming. Auditing. Forensics.
  
  • CIS 644 - Internet Security

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 644 
    Internet architecture. Security and attacks on TCP/IP, DNS, and BGP protocols. Internet protocol security. Firewall. Intrusion detection. Network traceback. Web security. Encryption. Public Key infrastructure. One-way harsh function. Digital signature. Security protocols.
  
  • CIS 645 - Graph Theory

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MAT 645 
    Fundamentals of graph theory and special topics including networks, matching, connectivity, planarity, and automorphism groups.
    PREREQ: MAT 531 
  
  • CIS 646 - Enumeration, Designs, and Matroids

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MAT 646 
    Generating functions, Polya enumeration, set systems, design parameters, finite projective planes, matroids.
    PREREQ: MAT 531 
  
  • CIS 651 - Mobile Application Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 651 
    Double Numbered with: CIS 444
    Development of applications for different mobile devices. Creating effective user interfaces, efficient use of persisitent storage, network services, GPS, maps and sensors. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • CIS 652 - Building Assured Components

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 652 
    Development of system components with provable functional properties. Students gain hands-on experience walking the virtuous cycle of executable specifications, formal verification, and translation of specifications into a mainstream language.
    PREREQ: CIS 634 
  
  • CIS 655 - Computer Architecture

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Computer-architecture characteristics and their effect on the design and performance of programs. Price-performance tradeoffs, instruction set design, memory hierarchies, pipelining, storage systems, selected topics in parallel architectures. Architecture of specified computers.
    PREREQ: CIS 341
  
  • CIS 656 - Concepts in Concurrent Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Introduction to concurrent programming. Programming-language features for expressing concurrent execution (processes), process communication, and process synchronization; methods of proving properties of concurrent programs, techniques for implementing concurrent systems.
    PREREQ: CIS 623 
  
  • CIS 657 - Principles of Operating Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Design and implementation of operating systems. Process and memory management, resource scheduling, file system management, I/O and kernel services and structuring. Includes weekly lab using a Unix-like operating system.
    PREREQ: CIS/CSE 486 OR EQUIVALENT
  
  • CIS 661 - Logic Programming 1

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Formal logic as a programming language. Use of theorem prover as interpreter for programming languages, particularly Horn clause systems. Representation of problem transformations of programs. Applications, including natural-language processing, database representation, and query and expert systems; extensions of Horn clause formalisms.
  
  • CIS 663 - Biometrics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Foundational principles, concepts, and the formulation of algorithms used in biometrics. Analysis of fingerprint, face, gait, keystrokes, etc. Pattern recognition approach to design and analysis of biometric systems. Security of biometric systems.
  
  • CIS 665 - Computer Vision

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Image formation, edge detection, filtering, stereo vision, surface orientation. Optical flow, boundary detection, region growing, texture, motion analysis, representation of two- and three-dimensional objects. Knowledge representation issues for computer vision.
  
  • CIS 666 - Expert Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 683 
    Production rules, forward/backward chaining, Rete algorithm, structured objects, introduction to an expert system language/shell, probabilistic inference networks, fuzzy logic, knowledge acquisition, and explanation generation. Programming project or term paper required.
  
  • CIS 667 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CSE 684 
    Double Numbered with: CIS 467
    Knowledge representation, production systems, search algorithms, game playing, uncertainty handling, learning, automated reasoning, computer vision, and natural language processing. Programming project or term paper required for CIS 667, not for CIS 467.
  
  • CIS 668 - Natural Language Processing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: IST 664 
    Double Numbered with: CIS 468
    Linguistic and computational aspect of natural language processing technologies. Lectures, readings, and projects in the computational techniques required to perform all levels of linguistic processing of text. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • CIS 669 - Data Science Capstone

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Capstone course for MS in Data Science students. Focus on solving real-world and industry-inspired problems and generating professional data products.
    PREREQ: CSE 581 AND MAT 695
  
  • CIS 671 - Introduction to the Theories of Computation and Complexity

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Graduate- level survey of regular languages, finite state machines, elementary theory of computation, classification of unsolvable problems, elementary computational complexity theory, NP-completeness, and related notions.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 
  
  • CIS 672 - Mathematical Logic I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    First order logics and interpretations. Godel-Henkin completeness theorem, Herbrand’s Theorem, compactness theorem, and the Lowenheim-Skolem Theorem. Basic model theory with applications to the theory of fields. Categoricity in power.
  
  • CIS 675 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Asymptotic analysis and recurrences; classical numeric algorithms; advanced data structures; graph algorithms; divide-and-conquer, greedy choice, dynamic programming, and other computational strategies; NP-completeness.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 /CSE 607  
  
  • CIS 678 - Quantum Computing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Purpose of QC; quantum registers; quantum state transitions; classical vs quantum models of computation; quantum cellular automata and Hilbert Space 12; no-cloning theorem; quantum teleportation; quantum logic.
    PREREQ: CIS 607 /CSE 607 , MAT 397 OR MAT 331
  
  • CIS 681 - Software Modeling and Analysis

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 681 
    Project-based course covering software modeling, architecture, design, and implementation using diagramming, analysis tools, and common sense engineering methods to analyze performance of concurrent, message-driven systems.
  
  • CIS 685 - Simulation & Modelling

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Use of the digital computer for simulation systems. Modeling, construction of flowcharts, fixed-time increment and time-status register methods of simulating, simulation languages, generation of random numbers, experimental design, and analysis of simulated data.
    PREREQ: IOR 525, 526, OR MAT 521 , MAT 525 
  
  • CIS 686 - Discrete Event Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    A spectrum of discrete event models used to describe and analyze discrete event systems will be covered including automata, Petri nets, Markov chains, and introductions to queuing models and discrete event simulation.
    PREREQ: ECS 525  OR MAT 521  OR ELE 606 
  
  • CIS 687 - Object Oriented Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 687 
    Basic methods of object oriented software design and implementation. Object oriented software engineering methodologies: specification, hierarchical decomposition, reuse and extensibility. Implementation of projects in object oriented programming language and analysis of design case studies.
  
  • CIS 688 - Internet Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: CSE 686 
    A laboratory projects course. Programming models on web clients and servers. Topics include: browser and server object models, tagged languages, emphasizing HTML and XML, ASP programming, and database connectivity.
  
  • CIS 690 - Independent Study

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s)
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • CIS 712 - Data Parallel Computing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Languages and algorithms for massively parallel computation on SIMD architectures. Illustrations drawn from applications such as shortest path determination, connected components, N-body problems, graphics, differential equations, simulated annealing, calculation in finite fields. Substantial programming project.
    PREREQ: CIS 623 
  
  • CIS 731 - Artificial Neural Netwks

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Perceptions, capabilities and limitations. Supervised and unsupervised neural learning. Error back propagation and related algorithms. Hopfield model, feature maps, associative memory, simulated annealing, Boltzmann machines, and genetic algorithms. Complexity, capabilities, applications of neural networks.
  
  • CIS 735 - Machine Learning for Security

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Foundational principles of machine learning (ML) algorithms as applied to security.  Feature extraction and selection; supervised and unsupervised learning classifiers; performance evaluation and vulnerability analysis of ML algorithms; and case studies of ML application to security.
    PREREQ: CIS 675 
  
  • CIS 752 - Wireless Network Security

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    Wireless communication technologies, wireless LAN, mobile IP, mobile ad-hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, secure routing, secure locationing, key management, trust management, group communication, energy efficiency.
    COREQ: CIS/CSE 758 OR CIS/CSE 785
  
  • CIS 767 - Mathematical Theory of Computation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s)
    The classical theory of effective computability, primarily concerned with the existence of computer methods. Topics: Turing machines, computable functions, recursion, unsolvable problems, degrees of unsolvability, applications.
    PREREQ: CIS 521
  
  • CIS 774 - Principles of Distributed Access Control

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 774  
    Specification, verification, and design of secure networks using formal logic. Includes historical access control models, role-based access control, and logics for reasoning about authentication, authorization, audit, delegation, and trust.
    PREREQ: CIS 607  OR CSE 607  
  
  • CIS 775 - Distributed Objects

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 775 
    Design and implement software components using the Component Object Model (COM). Students will develop programs with COM components, ActiveX controls, and distributed applications.
  
  • CIS 776 - Design Patterns

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 776 
    A seminar course based on the book “Design Patterns.” Object oriented design methods emphasizing conceptual understanding rather than software development projects.
  
  • CIS 778 - Advanced Windows Programming

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 778 
    Seminar/projects course including: MFC library; windows architecture Graphics Device Interface; common, ActiveX, and Explorer controls; bitmaps; property sheets; toolbars; and status bars.
  
  • CIS 784 - Software Engineering Studio

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 784 
    Applied software engineering and project management. Students are expected to analyze, plan, design, implement, test, and evaluate original software system to stand alone or be integrated into an existing environment. All work performed in teams.
    PREREQ: CSE 682  OR CSE 687 
  
  • CIS 787 - Analytical Data Mining

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 787 
    Knowledge discovery process, data warehouses, OLAP, data mining inference based on statistics and machine learning, rule generation; emphasis on analytical aspects; applications.
    PREREQ: CIS 675 , ELE 606 , CSE 607 
  
  • CIS 996 - Master’s Project

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Analysis and specification of a substantial programming exercise from a precise software definition. Top-down, modular design of algorithms and data structures. Complete and professional documentation of full implementation, including verification and performance analysis.
  
  • CIS 997 - Masters Thesis

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Repeatable
  
  • CIS 999 - Dissertation

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-15 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Repeatable

Clarinet

  
  • CLR 540 - Clarinet/Non Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For non-music students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  
  • CLR 545 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 546 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-4 credit(s) Every semester
    For music students.
  
  • CLR 645 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • CLR 646 - Clarinet/Music Majors

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • CLR 745 - Clarinet/Music Major

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.
  
  • CLR 746 - Clarinet/Music Major

    Setnor School of Music
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    For performance majors.

Communication Design

  
  • CMD 550 - Communication Design Problems

    School of Design
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Individual instruction in various areas of editorial design. In mixed-level groups, students develop projects according to individual interests and abilities. Strategic planning based on research and marketing principles. CMD 450 students also develop writing and presentation skills.
    Repeatable
  
  • CMD 650 - Commun Design Research Problem

    School of Design
    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Individual projects in selected areas of communications design. Emphasizes professional problems.
    Repeatable

Communications

  
  • COM 500 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • COM 505 - Communications Law for Journalists

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Survey of communications law emphasizing First Amendment issues: libel, privacy, confidentiality, access to information, etc. for journalists. Students may not receive credit for more than one of the following: COM 505, 506, 507.
  
  • COM 506 - Communications Law for Television, Radio, Film

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Survey of communications law emphasizing First Amendment and regulatory law as they pertain to television, radio, film. Students may not receive credit for more than one of the following: COM 505, 506, 507.
  
  • COM 507 - Communications Law for Advertising and Public Relations

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Survey of communications law emphasizing applications to advertising and public relations. Students may not receive credit for more than one of the following: COM 505,506,507.
  
  • COM 515 - History of Media in the United States in the Modern Age

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Print and electronic media in the United States in the context of social and political developments in the 20th century.
  
  • COM 527 - International Communications

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Communication of news and opinion among nations and under varying types of social, political, and economic systems. Roles of mass media, news agencies, governments, and communications systems. Offered at SU Abroad Centers in London and Strasbourg.
  
  • COM 600 - Selected Topics

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • COM 601 - Thesis Design

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    All aspects of designing master’s thesis research. Students write proposals that include introductory, literature review, and methodology chapters. Practical matters associated with successful completion of a thesis. Minimum of 18 credits completed in the Media Studies program.
  
  • COM 605 - Quantitative Methods for Mass Communications Research

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Philosophical and practical implications of quantitative research. Application of survey research, experiments and content analysis to mass communications research. Statistical analysis and use of statistical software. Students conduct primary research.
  
  • COM 606 - Qualitative Methods for Mass Communications Research

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Philosophical and practical implications of qualitative research. Application of textual analysis, in-depth interviews, and focus groups to mass communications research. Analysis of qualitative data and writing of research results. Students conduct primary research.
  
  • COM 617 - Multimedia Storytelling

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students write and produce short fiction and non-fiction video stories using digital media. Emphasis on storytelling and story structures. Projects will be incorporated into websites and promoted with social media.
  
  • COM 627 - Social Media for Communicators

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Course examines strategic use of digital and social media platforms and tools for professional communication purposes, with emphasis on hands-on experience and skill. Students learn to analyze social media for communication industries.
  
  • COM 637 - Historical Methods in Mass Media

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Seminar in media problems explored via qualitative-historiographic research techniques. For students writing theses, planning for research and teaching, or planning specialized careers in investigative reporting.
  
  • COM 646 - Media and Diversity

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Analysis of contemporary media processes as they relate to race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
  
  • COM 647 - Applied Media Research

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of communications research techniques to specific problems of broadcasting, advertising, newspapers, magazines, and public relations. Individual and group projects.
  
  • COM 660 - Readings/Mass Communications

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Reading course for master’s candidates. Close supervision by instructor. Covering examination and grade required. Assigned readings.
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • COM 670 - Experience Credit

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • COM 688 - Origins of Contemporary Media Issues

    S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Historic origins and development of current issues in mass communications, involving the structure and function of the media.
 

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