2018-2019 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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College of Arts and Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders
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CSD 788 - Pharmacology in Audiology College of Arts and Sciences
2 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Pharmacology as it relates to the practice of Audiology. Basic concepts, biochemical basis for hearing, ototoxic and vestibulotoxic agents, patient management, FDA policies, and hair cell regeneration will be covered.
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CSD 798 - Current Research in Audiology and Speech Pathology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Objective evaluation of current research in audiology and speech pathology. Opportunities to gain multiple experiences synthesizing and presenting published research data. Exposure to the research process through independent investigations.
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CSD 799 - Independent Research in Speech Pathology or Audiology College of Arts and Sciences
0-9 credit(s) Every semester
Specific problems in normal or disordered processes in speech, language, or auditory systems.
Repeatable 4 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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CSD 996 - Internship in Audiology College of Arts and Sciences
0-8 credit(s) Every semester
Supervised internship in a clinic, hospital and rehabilitation center, or school setting with an accredited audiologist. Variable length experience, earn V-grade until complete, leading to a letter grade. Must be in good standing in the audiology program and with permission of audiology clinic director.
Earth Sciences
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EAR 510 - Paleolimnology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
The records of environmental change contained within lake sediments. Basic background in limnology followed by field/laboratory research projects and presentations. Upper division undergraduate science majors.
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EAR 544 - Quaternary Environmental and Climate Change College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Proxy records from marine, lacustrine, glacial, and terrestrial environments for climate and environmental change during the Quaternary. Comparison with numerical models of atmosphere and oceans. Discussion of current literature and the potential for future global change.
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EAR 590 - Independent Study College of Arts and Sciences
1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
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
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EAR 601 - Hydrogeology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 401
Fundamentals of groundwater hydraulics. Aquifer flow systems analysis and evaluation. Groundwater-surfacewater relationships. Groundwater chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 602 - Numerical Methods in Geosciences College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 402
Numerical methods and data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB. Topics will include basic statistics for univariate and bivariate datasets including linear regression and interpolation, time-series analysis, the discrete Fourier transform, numerical integration and finite differences. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 603 - Geomorphology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 403
Landscape formation and evolution as a function of hydrogeologic, glacial, eolian, and tectonic processes acting on Earth materials. Lecture, labs, and field trips, including some weekends. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 604 - Advanced Structural Geology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 404
Selected topics in structural geology and tectonics focusing on the mechanics and kinematics of lithospheric deformation. Fundamentals of stress, strain, brittle and ductile deformation, microstructures and rheology. Additional work required of graduate students
PREREQ: EAR 314 AND EAR 333
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EAR 605 - Global Change:Geologic Record College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 405
The geologic record provides perspective for evaluating future global change. This course will focus on the evolution of climate through Earth’s 4.6 billion years and how this record is preserved in ancient rocks and sediments.
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EAR 606 - Reflection Seismology: Theory and Practice College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 406
Students will develop a working understanding of the strengths and pitfalls of the method through classroom lectures, exercises, and hands-on data processing using PROMAX seismic processing software. Prerequisites: coursework/experience in geophysics/permission of instructor. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 607 - Climate Change and Human Origins College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Crosslisted with: ANT 639
Double Numbered with: EAR 407
This course considers the influence of long term climate changes on hominid evolution and human adaptation, as well as how abrupt climate events and transitions may have impacted the distribution of human populations, the development of agriculture, human conflict and societal change. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 610 - Applications of GIS in the Earth Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 410
Introduction to some of the many uses of image and topographic data within a geographic information system (GIS) to extract information relevant to the study of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 611 - Introduction to Geophysical Methods College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
An introduction to the study of the Earth’s near surface using geophysical methods and quantitative data analysis, specifically: seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic methods. Participation in geophysical field survey is required.
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EAR 612 - Water-Energy Seminar College of Arts and Sciences
1 credit(s) Every semester
A forum for learning about and discussing research at the water-energy interface, to network with visiting professionals, and know others working in related fields. Participants review and discuss papers and host visiting lecturers.
Repeatable 3 time(s), 4 credits maximum
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EAR 617 - Geochemistry College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 417
Chemistry of Earth processes, including basic thermodynamics, solution chemistry, isotopic chemistry, and kinetics; magmatic crystallization, isotope fractionation, formation of carbonate and evaporitic sediment, ion exchange in clays, and Cosmochemistry.
PREREQ: EAR 314 AND CHE 107 AND 117
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EAR 618 - Petrology College of Arts and Sciences
4 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 418
Introduction to the origin of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Classifications, compositions, tectonic setting, and processes governing the distribution of rocks within the Earth. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldtrips. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 619 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: EAR 419
Fundamentals of aqueous geochemistry in ground water and surface water in the context of carbonate and silicate dissolution, reactions governing metal oxidation and reduction, mixing of waters and isotopic characterization. One year of college chemistry required. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 620 - Contaminant Hydrogeology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Double Numbered with: EAR 420
Fundamentals of solute transport, major classes of groundwater contamination, remediation strategies, natural attenuation characterization, fingerprinting of contaminant types. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 401
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EAR 624 - Paleoecology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Principles and applications of paleoecology, using examples from both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Analysis of fossil communities. Ecology of mass extinctions. Functional morphology. Predator- prey relationships. Effects of climate/environmental change on ecosystems and species. Discussion oriented combination of lecture, lab, and field trips.
PREREQ: EAR 325
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EAR 629 - Topics in Paleobiology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 429
Current research in paleobiology with a topical focus. Subjects might include macroevolution, evolutionary paleoecology, extinctions and radiations, stratigraphic paleontology, etc. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 325
Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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EAR 630 - Topics in Thermochronology & Tectonics College of Arts and Sciences
2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 430
Seminar will focus on research topics in thermochronology and tectonics from current literature. Additional work required of graduate students.
Repeatable 3 time(s), 8 credits maximum
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EAR 631 - Plate Tectonics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 431
Tectonic development of the Earth; definition of plates, their boundaries, motions, and driving forces. Analysis and modeling of plate motions. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 333 AND PHY 212 AND MAT 296
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EAR 632 - Seafloor Spreading and Oceanic Lithosphere College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 432
An investigation of the products and processes of seafloor spreading from the perspective of geological and geophysical studies of mid-ocean ridge spreading centers, oceanic lithosphere and ophiolite complexes. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 333
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EAR 633 - Topics in Active Tectonics College of Arts and Sciences
2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 433
The use of modern methods to study tectonic processes along active plate margins, focusing on the evolution of topography expressed in orogen and basin development, including the style and accommodation of crustal and mantle deformation. Additional work required of graduate students
PREREQ: EAR 333 OR EAR 431
Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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EAR 635 - Geophysics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 435
Fundamental geophysical parameters; seismology and Earth structure; gravity and magnetic fields with application of potential theory; terrestrial rotation and shape; heat flow, thermal state, and evolution of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 333 AND MAT 296
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EAR 643 - Advanced Topics in Geomorphology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 443
This course presents selected papers from the literature that contribute to current thought in geomorphology and later focus on a topic that can vary from year to year. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 603
Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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EAR 644 - Thermochronology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 444
Methods used in Earth Sciences to determine temperature-time histories of crustal terranes including 40Ar/39Ar, fission track, and U-Th/He techniques. Diffusion theory and applications of thermochronology to tectonics and landscape evolution, P-T-t paths of crustal terranes. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 418
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EAR 655 - Geochemical Patterns in the History of Earth and Life College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 455
Insights gained from the geochemistry of fossils and sedimentary sequences into the history of the Earth’s surface. Emphasis on relationships between the biological world and the physical environment as revealed through stable and radiogenic isotopes and elemental chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 617
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EAR 660 - Advanced Hydrologic Field Methods College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Hands-on experience using current instrumentation and measurement techniques in hydrology. Emphasizing fundamental theory governing application, demonstrations of application from the literature and field experiments.
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EAR 665 - Groundwater Modeling College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Fundamentals of groundwater and solute movement in the subsurface and how these processes are simulated by numerical finite-difference models. Topics include conceptual model development, boundary conditions, calibration and sensitivity analysis.
PREREQ: EAR 401
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EAR 670 - Experience Credit College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Prereq: permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.
Repeatable
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EAR 678 - Isotope Geology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: EAR 478
Isotope geochemistry is used in all branches of Earth Sciences. This course covers the following topics: Radioactive decay, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry; U-Pb geochronology, 14C dating; O, H, and C isotope geochemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: EAR 417 OR EAR 617
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EAR 679 - Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Research & Applications College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Crosslisted with: GEO 679
Double Numbered with: EAR 479
Introduction to UAV operations, including FAA airspace, platforms and sensors; flight planning, data collection, image processing, and data analysis. Applications and societal impacts, including legal, safety, privacy, ethical issues. Additional work required of graduate students.
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EAR 683 - Departmental Colloquium College of Arts and Sciences
1 credit(s) Every semester
Double Numbered with: EAR 483
Students attend the Department of Earth Sciences colloquium lectures and write up summaries of a subset of talks. Provides exposure to current research in a wide array of Earth Science disciplines. Additional work required of graduate students.
Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
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EAR 860 - Advanced Seminars in Geology College of Arts and Sciences
1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Current literature and problems in specialized fields of geology.
Repeatable
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EAR 997 - Masters Thesis College of Arts and Sciences
0-9 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable
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EAR 999 - Dissertation College of Arts and Sciences
1-15 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable
Economics
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ECN 500 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences
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
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ECN 510 - Special Topics in Economics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Various special topics of economics issues offered as available.
PREREQ: ECN 301 OR 311
Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
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ECN 522 - Econometric Methods College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Statistical procedures. Problems of estimating parameters in regression models of economic behavior.
PREREQ: (ECN 302 AND ECN 521 ) AND (ECN 301 OR 311)
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ECN 525 - Economics and Gender College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: WGS 525
Offered only in Strasbourg. European economy, with central focus on economic principles underlying decisions to create and extend scope of European Community and on economic policies EU has followed since creation.
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ECN 566 - International Macroeconomics and Finance College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Monetary, fiscal, and regulatory consequences of mushrooming international financial markets including equities, bonds and other securities, commodity and options contracts, and bank deposits and loans.
PREREQ: ECN 302
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ECN 580 - International Course College of Arts and Sciences
1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
Repeatable
English
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ENG 615 - Open Poetry Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Participants write original poems, receive each other’s critiques, and revise.
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ENG 617 - Open Fiction Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Participants write original stories, receive each other’s critiques, and revise.
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ENG 630 - Graduate Proseminar College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s)
Introduction to a comprehensively defined field or period that places literary, cultural, and cinematic texts in historical and critical perspective.
Repeatable 10 time(s), 36 credits maximum
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ENG 631 - Critical Theory College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Overview of major issues in critical theory: the debates over the understanding of meaning, subjectivity, textuality, and historicity. Required of all new M.A. and Ph.D. students.
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ENG 650 - Forms College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Every semester
Students in Forms courses will analyze assigned writings with the purpose of discovering the author’s intent.
Repeatable 7 time(s), 24 credits maximum
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ENG 715 - First Poetry Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
First poetry workshop in the M.F.A. creative writing program sequence. Intensive practice in the writing and criticism of poetry.
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ENG 716 - Second Poetry Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Secondary poetry workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
PREREQ: ENG 715
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ENG 717 - First Fiction Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
First fiction workshop in the M.F.A. creative writing program sequence. Intensive practice in the writing and criticism of fiction.
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ENG 718 - Second Fiction Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Second fiction workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
PREREQ: ENG 717
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ENG 719 - Third Poetry Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Third poetry workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
PREREQ: ENG 715 , ENG 716
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ENG 721 - Third Fiction Workshop College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Third fiction workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
PREREQ: ENG 717 , ENG 718
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ENG 730 - Graduate Seminar College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s)
A study in a particular topic, genre, movement, or critical problem. Introductory background in the larger field or period of framing the seminar focus is assumed.
Repeatable 10 time(s), 36 credits maximum
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ENG 799 - M.F.A. Essay Seminar College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
In this writing-intensive class M.F.A. students complete full length critical essays on major writers to demonstrate their mastery of: a) close reading, b) poetic or fictional technique, and c) essay writing.
PREREQ: ENG 715 AND ENG 716 OR ENG 717 AND ENG 718
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ENG 990 - Independent Study College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
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
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ENG 996 - Graduate Readings College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s)
To be used for field exam study, and where necessary, study to meet language requirement. May be taken four times for credit.
Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
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ENG 997 - Thesis College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable 10 time(s), 12 credits maximum
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ENG 999 - Dissertation College of Arts and Sciences
1-15 credit(s) Every semester
Credit designated from time to time as the dissertation progresses. Maximum total of 30 credits.
Repeatable 10 time(s), 15 credits maximum
English as a Second Language
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ENL 610 - Oral Communication in Teaching College of Arts and Sciences
0 credit(s) Every semester
Language, culture, and teaching strategies needed for effective communication in academic and social situations. Laboratory and individualized language instruction included. For international teaching assistants.
Repeatable
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ENL 615 - Enhancing Listening, Speaking and Presentation Skills in English College of Arts and Sciences
0 credit(s) Every semester
Develops oral communication and pronunciation for academic and non-academic settings. The work includes activities to enhance listening, speaking, and presentation skills regarding cultural and field-specific topics, while developing effective teamwork strategies.
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ENL 620 - Advanced Oral Communication in Training College of Arts and Sciences
0 credit(s)
Continuing course in language, culture, and teaching strategies needed for effective communication in academic and social situations. For international teaching assistants.
PREREQ: ENL 207 OR ENL 610
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ENL 640 - Conversation for International Teaching Assistants College of Arts and Sciences
0 credit(s) Every semester
French and Francophone Studies
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FRE 600 - Selected Topics College of Arts and Sciences
1-6 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
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
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FRE 605 - French Culture in Age of Louis XIV College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Double Numbered with: FRE 405
Study of French literature, aesthetics and culture of absolutism. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 607 - French Libertine Fictions College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Double Numbered with: FRE 407
Analysis of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French libertine texts and their relation to philosophy, art, religion, and society. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 609 - French Culture and Revolution College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Double Numbered with: FRE 409
French enlightenment literature and culture considered within the context of the French Revolution. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 611 - Moliere College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Double Numbered with: FRE 411
Study of the playwright’s major works in light of contemporary political, social, and cultural trends. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 612 - French Women Writers College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Crosslisted with: WGS 612
Double Numbered with: FRE 412
Trends in French feminine and feminist writing from the early modern period to the present. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 617 - “Impressions d’Afrique”:Caribbean Gazes College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Double Numbered with: FRE 417
A survey of African issues through the eyes of Francophone Caribbean writers and their texts. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 619 - Sembene Ousmane and the African Cinema College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Double Numbered with: FRE 419
A study of Sembene Ousmane’s work as an introduction to the aesthetics and politics of Black African Cinema, and to issues of film history and theory. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 620 - Language Training in Preparation for Research Using French College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s)
Language training to prepare students to conduct research in areas that require knowledge of French.
Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
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FRE 621 - Francophone African Criticism College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Double Numbered with: FRE 421
Major trends in Francophone African literary criticism. Conducted in French. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 627 - The Renaissance Body College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FRE 427
Examines the body as a trope in French literature and culture of the late-medieval and Renaissance periods. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FRE 631 - Montaigne and the New World of Renaissance Writing College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FRE 431
Examines the modernity of Montaigne’s Essais (1580-92) by focusing on the author’s creation of a self-portrait in writing. Additional work required of graduate students.
Forensic Science
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FSC 606 - Advanced Forensic Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Every semester
Double Numbered with: FSC 406
Selected areas of current interest in forensic science presented. The application of scientific methods and techniques to crime detection and the law.
PREREQ: CHE 113 OR CHE 106 OR CHE 109 OR BIO 121
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FSC 631 - Statistics for Forensic Science College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 431
Statistical concepts and methods relevant to forensic science. Includes probability, error limits, confidence intervals. Correlation, regression, and calibration. Focus on practical application, including DNA population probabilities, evidence evaluation, and hypothesis testing. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 632 - Research and Career Resources College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Provides practical skills and resources for research and careers in forensic science. Effective and ethical research and literature interpretation, critical thinking skills, communication methods specific to forensic science and their potential discovery issues, trial procedures.
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FSC 633 - Quality Assurance and Ethics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Application of the ISO standard for accredited forensic laboratories. Ethical decision model; case studies; root cause analysis; correcitve action; document control; method validation; roles of police, attorneys, forensic scientists; ethical issues in U.S. legal system.
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FSC 635 - Medicolegal Death Investigation I College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 435
Medicolegal death investigation which deals with the history, purpose and legal underpinning of death investigations, effectively handling a death scene, and protocols for public safety and scene processing. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: FSC 451 OR FSC 651
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FSC 636 - Medicolegal Death Investigation II College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 436
Second course in the sequence dealing with information on medicolegal death investigation and deals with procedures for MDI processing and other topics for conducting scientific medicolegal investigations. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 637 - Medicolegal Death Investigation for Emergency Responders College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 437
Course focuses upon the information needed by emergency responders in dealing with suspicious or unexpected deaths. Topics will include dealing with sudden or unexpected deaths, handling the scene, death investigation laws and other topics. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 640 - Special Topics in Advanced Forensics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Every semester
Double Numbered with: FSC 440
An in-depth study of scientific disciplines engaged in the criminal justice and legal systems by providing a rational basis for interpreting the scientific analysis of forensic evidence through relevant case studies. Additional work required of graduate students.
Repeatable
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FSC 644 - Forensic Chemical Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
4 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 444
Lecture content, delivered online, and laboratory on analytical methods of forensic chemistry. Underlying theory and direct experience in various chemical tests and spectroscopic methods. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: CHE 116 OR 119; CHE 117 OR 139
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FSC 645 - Forensic Biochemical Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Lecture and laboratory course in forensic biochemistry. Concepts and theory behind bioanalytical techniques, along with direct experience in many of the commonly used forensic biochemical analysis techniques. Students must have undergraduate level general chemistry experience.
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FSC 651 - Forensic Pathology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 451
Introduction to forensic pathology and medi-colegal investigation of death. Role and jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner, including the autopsy. Specific patterns of injury, types of deaths referred to the Medical Examiner, postmortem decompositional changes, and special topics of interest in death investigation will be discussed.
Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 652 - Forensic Mental Health College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 452
Role of consultation, research and clinical practice in areas in which psychiatry is applied to legal issues. Covers how mental health and legal systems function together; issues common to forensic psychiatric analyses. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 653 - Forensic Toxicology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 453
Procedures utilized in forensic toxicology, including specimen types, sample preparation, instrumentation, analytical methods, and interpretation of findings. Knowledge of organic and analytical chemistry is strongly advised. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 654 - Nuclear Forensics College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Double Numbered with: FSC 454
The science behind the detection, analysis, and source attribution of nuclear materials. Includes engineering, social, and governmental considerations in the wide range of circumstances encountered in this field. Offered only online. Additional work required of graduate students.
PREREQ: CHE 116
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FSC 657 - Principles of Human Toxicology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: BIO 657
Double Numbered with: FSC 457
This course examines key aspects of human toxicology, including dose-response relationships, absorption, distribution, biotransformation, elimination, toxicokinetics, molecular mechanisms of toxicity, pesticides, metals, and toxic responses in specific organ systems. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 658 - Scientific Regulation and Compliance College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Basis for regulations and implications for different careers in complying with laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to businesses like pharmaceutical, biotechnology, research, forensic and government laboratories. Implications for not complying with regulations. Case studies.
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FSC 661 - Firearms and Impression Evidence College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 461
Forensic analysis of firearm and impression evidence and its presentation through court testimony. Manufacturing methods’ impact on identification. Serial number restoration, distance determination, full auto conversions, trace evidence, latent print analysis, laboratory quality assurance. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 662 - Forensic Entomology College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
Double Numbered with: FSC 462
Application and utility of insects as evidence in criminal investigations. Biology and importance of different insect groups in decomposition process. Collection, identification, and processing of insect evidence. Temperature-time relationship in insect growth, its practical use in calculating post-mortem intervals. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 663 - Bloodstain Pattern Analysis College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 463
A lecture and laboratory introduction to the analysis of bloodstain patterns in a forensic context. History, theory, and scientific principles behind the analysis methods are supported by laboratory creation and analysis of various types of bloodstains. Additional work required of graduate students.
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FSC 664 - Latent Print Processing College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 464
Provides practical knowledge of how to search for, develop, document, and preserve latent prints in a mock crime scene and laboratory setting. Utilizes visual, physical, and chemical methods. Additional work required of graduate students.
Repeatable 1 time(s), 3 credits maximum
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FSC 665 - Latent Prints College of Arts and Sciences
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: FSC 465
Biology of friction ridge skin including pattern class recognition. Digital imaging of latent prints, analysis and comparison, evidence processing including individual mock cases near the end of the semester. Additional work required of graduate students.
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