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| 770 | Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy (3.00) |
| This course covers the major fiction of two important American writers of the twentieth century who challenged and tested the modern temper with a Christian imagination and vision of the human condition. | |
| African-American and African Studies | |
| AAS 1010 | Introduction to African-American and African Studies I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This introductory course surveys the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean from approximately the Middle Ages to the 1880s. Emphases include the Atlantic slave trade and its complex relationship to Africa; the economic systems, cultures, and communities of Africans and African-Americans in the New World, in slavery and in freedom; the rise of anti-slavery movements; and the socio-economic systems that replaced slavery in the late 19th century. |
| AAS 1020 | Introduction to African-American and African Studies II (4.00) |
| This introductory course builds upon the histories of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean surveyed in AAS 1010. Drawing on disciplines such as Anthropology, History, Religious Studies, Political Science and Sociology, the course focuses on the period from the late 19th century to the present and is comparative in perspective. It examines the links and disjunctions between communities of African descent in the United States and in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The course begins with an overview of AAS, its history, assumptions, boundaries, and topics of inquiry, and then proceeds to focus on a number of inter-related themes: patterns of cultural experience; community formation; comparative racial classification; language and society; family and kinship; religion; social and political movements; arts and aesthetics; and archaeology of the African Diaspora. | |
| AAS 1559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of African American Studies. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| AAS 2450 | The Health of Black Folks (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary course analyzing the relationship between black bodies and biomedicine both historically and in the present. The course is co-taught by Norm Oliver, M.D. (UVa Department of Family Medicine), and offers political, economic, and post-structuralist lenses with which to interpret the individual and socio/cultural health and disease of African-Americans. Readings range across several disciplines including anthropology, epidemiology/public health, folklore, history, science studies, political science, sociology and literary criticism. Topics will vary and may include: HIV/AIDS; reproductive issues; prison, crime and drugs; and body size/image and obesity; the legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Trials. Cross listed as ANTH 2450. | |
| AAS 2559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of African and African American Studies Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| AAS 2700 | Festivals of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Communities throughout the Caribbean, and South, Central and North America celebrate festivals which are rooted in religious devotion, and which serve to mark sacred time and and to assert claims about religious, ethnic, and national identities. The class will read ethnographic accounts and listen to musical recordings of signature religious festivals--such as Saint Patrick's Day in Boston, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Carnival in Brazil. |
| AAS 3000 | Women and Religion in Africa (3.00) |
| This course examines women¿s religious activities, traditions and spirituality in a number of different African contexts. Drawing on ethnographic, historical, literary, and religious studies scholarship, we will explore a variety of themes and debates that have emerged in the study of gender and religion in Africa. Topics will include gendered images of sacred power; the construction of gender through ritual; sexuality and fertility; and women¿ Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AAS 3157 | Caribbean Perspectives (3.00) |
| Breaking with popular constructions of the region as a timeless tropical paradise, this course will re-define the Caribbean as the birthplace of modern forms of capitalism, globalization, and trans-nationalism. We will survey the founding moments of Caribbean history, including the imposition of slavery, the rise of plantation economies, and the development of global networks of goods and peoples. | |
| AAS 3200 | Martin, Malcolm and America (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An intensive examination of African-American social criticism centered upon, but not limited to, the life and thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. We will come to grips with the American legacy of racial hatred and oppression systematized in the institutions of antebellum chattel slavery and post-bellum racial segregation and analyze the array of critical responses to, and social struggles against, this legacy. |
| AAS 3231 | Rise and Fall of the Slave South (3.00) |
| A history of the American South from the arrival of the first English settlers through the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Cross-listed with HIUS 3231. | |
| AAS 3240 | Plantations in Africa and the Americas (3.00) |
| Comparative analysis of plantation culture, economy and polity in Africa, the US, and the Caribbean. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or permission of instructor. | |
| AAS 3250 | MotherLands: Landscapes of Hunger, Futures of Plenty (3.00) |
| This course explores the legacy of the "hidden wounds" left upon the landscape by plantation slavery along with the visionary work of ecofeminist scholars and activists daring to imagine an alternative future. Readings, guest lectures, and field trips illumine the ways in which gender, race, and power are encoded in historical, cultural, and physical landscapes associated with planting/extraction regimes such as tobacco, mining, sugar, and corn. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| AAS 3280 | Reading the Black College Campus (3.00) |
| Historically Black Colleges and University campuses are records of the process of democratizing (extending to excluded social groups such as African-Americans) opportunities for higher education in America. Through landscapes, we trace this record, unearthing the politics of landscapes via direct experience as well as via interpretations of representations of landscapes in literature, visual arts, maps, plans, and photographs. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| AAS 3351 | African Diaspora Religions (3.00) |
| This seminar examines changes in ethnographic accounts of African diaspora religions, with particular attention to the conceptions of religion, race, nation, and modernity found in different research paradigms. Prerequisite: previous course in one of the following: religious studies, anthropology, AAS, or Latin American studies. | |
| AAS 3356 | Culture, Race and World Politics (3.00) |
| This course explores the role of culture and race in international politics. Cultural and ethnic factors have long influenced international relations, especially in the post Cold War era. These "identity" issues raise new questions about the role of national sovereighty and the prospects for democracy in countries around the world. We focus on several broad themes structured around the pivot of identity and otherness. | |
| AAS 3456 | The Supreme Court and the Civil Rights Movement (3.00) |
| This course explores the role of the United States Supreme Court in defining the legality of racial distinctions in the United States in the post-Civil War era. Special attention is paid to the role of the court¿s landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education. The class will be taught in a discussion format based upon assigned readings. | |
| AAS 3457 | Issues in Civil Rights Law (3.00) |
| An exploration of critical issues in modern civil rights law. We engage competing visions of racial equality through law by examining topics such as school desegregation, affirmative action, urban policymaking, and the crisis of mass incarceration. This course will also highlight the limitations of civil rights law and consider the ways in which the law is often complicit in perpetuating race, gender and class hierarchies. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| AAS 3471 | History of American Labor (3.00) |
| This course examines the economic, cultural, and political lives of the US working classes from the end of the Civil War to the present. | |
| AAS 3500 | Intermediate Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading, class discussion, and written assignments on a special topic in African-American and African Studies Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AAS 3559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. |
| AAS 3652 | African American History since 1865 (3.00) |
| This course surveys the major political, economic, and cultural developments in black America from the end of the Civil War to the present. Through an engagement with various primary and secondary texts, and multimedia, students examine African Americans' endeavors to build strong families and communities, create socially meaningful art, and establish a political infrastructure capable of bringing into existence a more just and humane world. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| AAS 4070 | Directed Reading and Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students in the Distinguished Majors Program should enroll in this course for their first semester of thesis research. |
| AAS 4080 | Thesis (3.00) |
| Second-semester DMP students should enroll in this course to complete their theses. | |
| AAS 4500 | Advanced Seminar in African-American and African Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminatiing in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. |
| AAS 4501 | Advanced Research Seminar in History & AAS (4.00) |
| Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminating in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year AAS and History students--double majors and others. Crosslisted with the History major seminar. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| AAS 4559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. | |
| AAS 4570 | Advanced Research Seminar in African-American & African Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading, class discussion, and research on a special topic in African-American and African Studies culminating in the composition of a research paper. Topics change from term to term, and vary with the instructor. Primarily for fourth-year students but open to others. |
| AAS 4845 | Black Speculative Fiction (3.00) |
| This course seeks to explore the world of African American ¿speculative¿ fiction. This genre of writing largely includes science fiction, fantasy fiction, and horror. In this class, we will read, watch, and discuss narratives by black writers of speculative fiction to better understand the motivation, tone, and agenda in the work of black writers. We will also consider the role of black culture and representation in the larger field. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AAS 4993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Allows students to work on an individual research project. Students must propose a topic to an appropriate faculty member, submit a written proposal for approval, prepare an extensive annotated bibliography on relevant readings comparable to the reading list of a regular upper-level course, and complete a research paper of at least 20 pages. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| AAS 5528 | Topics in Race Theory (3.00) |
| This course examines theories and practices of race and otherness, in order to analyze and interpret constructions, deconstructions and reconstructions of race from the late 18th to the 21st centuries. The focus varies from year to year, but the consistent theme is that race is neither a biological nor a cultural category, but a method and theory of social organization, an alibi for inequality, and a strategy for resistance. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| AAS 5559 | New Course in African and African American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of African and African American Studies. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| AAS 5891 | South Atlantic History (3.00) |
| This course focuses on Africa and Latin America to analyze the applicability of the concept of Atlantic History. We explore tensions, juxtapositions and intersections between different branches of Atlantic History, as well as related fields such as African Diaspora and Imperial Studies. We examine the social, cultural and commercial interactions between European and and indigenous West African peoples, the middle passage and slave resistance. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Accounting | |
| ACCT 2010 | Introductory Accounting (3.00) |
| Designed to introduce students to the language of business, the course begins with the role of financial data in contemporary society, proceeds to develop the accounting model for capturing financial data, and finishes with the problems of measuring and reporting income, assets, liabilities, and equities. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 2020 | Introductory Accounting II (3.00) |
| Continuation of ACCT 2010. Approximately one third of the course deals with additional financial accounting topics, emphasizing managerial considerations and financial analysis. Cost accumulation, allocation, and product cost methods are studied in a manufacturing setting. Matters such as evaluation of performance planning, cost behavior, and special decisions are emphasized. Prerequisite: ACCT 2010. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 3110 | Intermediate Accounting I (3.00) |
| An intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and the processes through which these principles evolve. Prerequisite: ACCT 2020. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 3120 | Intermediate Accounting II (3.00) |
| Continuation of ACCT 3110, emphasizing accounting for the equities of a firm's investors and creditors. Covers special problem areas in financial accounting including accounting for leases, pensions, and income taxes. Prerequisite: ACCT 3110. | |
| ACCT 3140 | Cost Accounting (3.00) |
| Addresses analysis of cost behavior and volume profit relationships; responsibility accounting and reporting flexible budgets; and the use of standard costs to guide and control performance. Prerequisite: ACCT 2020. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 4450 | Federal Taxation I (3.00) |
| An analysis of the federal income tax law and its application to individuals. A study is made of problems covering personal and business tax situations. Several cases are assigned for which the student prepares illustrative tax returns. Prerequisite: ACCT 2020 or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 5210 | Introductory Auditing (3.00) |
| Examines auditing methodology through a study of auditing standards. Includes the nature of evidence, program planning, work papers, internal control evaluation, types of audit tests, and audit reports. Prerequisite: ACCT 3120. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 5250 | Advanced Auditing (3.00) |
| Builds on the concepts and practice examples from introductory auditing to provide students with an in-depth understanding of professional standards, the audit process, advanced audit techniques, and the auditor's role in ensuring that publicly issued financial statements are fairly presented. Prerequisite: ACCT 5210. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ACCT 5310 | Selected Topics in Advanced Accounting (3.00) |
| Studies accounting and financial reporting for partnerships, business enterprise segments, home office/branch office, foreign transactions and translation, business combinations, and other intercorporate investments and consolidated statements. Prerequisite: ACCT 3120. | |
| ACCT 5330 | Accounting for Non-Business Organizations (3.00) |
| Financial accounting for governmental and non-profit organizations. Studies the theory and techniques of accounting and reporting for various funds and groups of accounts. Prerequisite: ACCT 3120. | |
| ACCT 5410 | Fraud Examination (3.00) |
| Focuses on the principles and methodology of fraud detection and deterrence. Examines how and why occupational fraud is committed, how fraudulent conduct can be deterred, and how allegations of fraud should be investigated and resolved. Prerequisite: ACCT 3120 Intermediate Accounting II Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ACCT 5460 | Federal Taxation II (3.00) |
| Analyzes of the federal income tax law and its application to corporations, shareholders, partnerships, partners, estates, and gift transactions. Prerequisite: ACCT 4450. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ACCT 7300 | Accounting Theory (3.00) |
| Accounting Theory | |
| Air Science | |
| AIRS 100 | Leadership Laboratory (0.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A mandatory laboratory in leadership and followership development for AFROTC cadets. As a complement to the air science classes, this laboratory focuses on applying leadership principles and understanding leaders' responsibilities while emphasizing the benefits of practical experience. (2 hrs.) Prerequisite: Enrollment in Air Force ROTC. |
| AIRS 101 | AFROTC Physical Training (0.00) |
| Fulfills weekly physical training requirement for AFROTC cadets. Emphasis is placed on increasing cardio-vascular endurance through various forms of exercise, including, but not limited to, calisthenics, circuit training and running. | |
| AIRS 1100 | The Foundations of the U.S. Air Force (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Topics include mission and organization of the Air Force, officership and professionalism, military customs and courtesies, Air Force officer career opportunities. Corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs) |
| AIRS 1200 | The Foundations of the U.S. Air Force (1.00) |
| Introduces the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Topics include Air Force core values, leadership team building and communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) | |
| AIRS 2100 | The Evolution of Air and Space Power (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective, from the first balloons and dirigibles through the Korean War. Presents historical examples of the development of Air Force capabilities and missions to demonstrate the evolution of what has become today's USAF air and space power. Investigates several fundamental truths associated with war in the third dimension (e.g., Principles of War and Tenets of Air and Space Power). Considers the general element and employment of air and space power from institutional, doctrinal, and historical perspectives. Discusses the importance of Air Force core values using operational examples and historical Air Force leaders. Continues to develop communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) |
| AIRS 2200 | The Evolution of Air and Space Power (1.00) |
| Examines general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective, from the Vietnam Conflict to the space-age global positioning systems used in today's conflicts. Presents historical examples of the development of Air Force capabilities and missions to demonstrate the evolution of what has become today's USAF air and space power. Investigates several fundamental truths associated with war in the third dimension (e.g., Principles of War and Tenets of Air and Space Power). Considers the general element and employment of air and space power from institutional, doctrinal, and historical perspectives. Discusses the importance of Air Force core values using operational examples and historical Air Force leaders. Continues to develop communication skills. Corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) | |
| AIRS 3100 | Concepts of Air Force Leadership and Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on the study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, and communication skills required of an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Prerequisite: Officer Field Training attendance; corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) |
| AIRS 3200 | Concepts of Air Force Leadership and Management (3.00) |
| Focuses on the study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, leadership ethics, and communication skills required of an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership, core values, and military ethics as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Prerequisite: Officer Field Training attendance; corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) | |
| AIRS 4100 | National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the national security process, constitutional provisions, advanced leadership ethics, joint operations, and Air Force doctrine. Topics include the military as a profession, officership, civilian control of the military, and current issues affecting the military. Emphasizes refining communication skills through cadet briefings. Prerequisite: AIRS 3100 and/or 3200; corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) |
| AIRS 4200 | National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty (3.00) |
| Examines military law, regional studies, advanced leadership ethics, and Air Force doctrine. Topics include the military as a profession, officership, preparation for active duty, and current issues affecting the military. Emphasizes refining communication skills through cadet presentations. Prerequisite: AIRS 3100 and/or 3200; corequisite: AIRS 100. (2 hrs.) | |
| Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ALAR 5010 | Introduction to Design (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to design concepts from the scale of the city to the body, developing an understanding of design process and compositional strategies in architecture and landscape architecture. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5020 | Introduction to Design Graphics (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to both digital and manual representational techniques, developing the precision and facility necessary for visual communication. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5030 | Introduction to Design Theory and Analysis (1.00) |
| The Summer Design Institute prepares graduate students admitted to the Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture Programs for rigorous professional study in these design disciplines. Three courses comprise the full time course of study over a two month period during the University of Virginia's Summer Session. Introduction to the analysis of the physical environment at the intersection of historical understanding and contemporary imagination. Prerequisite: Admission to the Master of Architecture or Master of Landscape Architecture Program - required for entry into the three year course of professional study unless waived by the Department Chair. | |
| ALAR 5500 | Special Topic in Architecture and Landscape Architecture (3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture and landscape architecture. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ALAR 6710 | Studio Workshop (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Lectures and demonstrations of graphic skills and digital media to be incorporated in ARCH 6010. |
| ALAR 6712 | Studio Workshop (2.00) |
| Lectures and demonstrations of graphic skills and digital media to be incorporated in ARCH 6020. | |
| ALAR 7020 | Design Research Studio I (6.00) |
| Intermediate-level design problems, emphasizing structure, enclosure, life safety and building systems. Prerequisite: ARCH 7010 or LAR 7010 | |
| ALAR 8020 | Design Research Studio II (6.00) |
| Advanced vertical studio, exploring complex issues and sites, often through interdisciplinary design research. Typical projects include brownfields, urban landscape infrastructure, and sustainable designs. Several choices available including Venice travel studio. Prerequisite: ARCH 8010 or LAR 8010 | |
| ALAR 8060 | Urbanism Design Studio (6.00) |
| This design studio pulls together many issues that graduate students have studied individually in design technology, theory and history courses into a complex and integrated section of a living and working community. This research looks at integrating infrastructure systems as a community connection system, energy producing ecology and as a civic public space symbol. | |
| ALAR 8100 | Design Research Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Design Research Seminar. Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. |
| ALAR 8995 | Independent Design Research Studio (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Design Research Studio. Prerequisite: ALAR 8100 and permission of the chair. |
| Applied Mechanics | |
| AM 6010 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3.00) |
| Reviews basic stress-strain concepts and constitutive relations. Studies unsymmetrical bending, shear center, and shear flow. Analyzes of curved flexural members, torsion, bending, and twisting of thin walled sections. Cross-listed as CE 6710. Prerequisite: Undergraduate mechanics and mathematics. | |
| AM 6020 | Continuum Mechanics With Applications (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces continuum mechanics and mechanics of deformable solids. Vectors and cartesian tensors, stress, strain, deformation, equations of motion, constitutive laws, introduction to elasticity, thermal elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluids. Cross-listed as APMA 6020, MAE 6020; Taught concurrently with CE 6720. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| AM 6030 | Computational Solid Mechanics (3.00) |
| Analyzes of variational and computational mechanics of solids, potential energy, complementary energy, virtual work, Reissner's principle, Ritz and Galerkin methods; displacement, force and mixed methods of analysis; finite element analysis, including shape functions, convergence and integration; and applications in solid mechanics. Cross-listed as CE 6730. | |
| AM 6040 | Plates and Shells (3.00) |
| Includes the classical analysis of plates and shells of various shapes; closed-form numerical and approximate methods of solution of governing partial differential equations; and advanced topics (large deflection theory, thermal stresses, orthotropic plates). Cross listed with MAE 6040 and taught concurrently w/ CE 6740. Prerequisite: APMA 6410 and CE 6710 or 6720. | |
| AM 6060 | Applied Boundary Element Analysis (3.00) |
| Analyzes the fundamental concepts of Green's functions, integral equations, and potential problems; weighted residual techniques and boundary element methods; poisson type problems, including cross-sectional analysis of beams and flow analyses; elastostatics; and other applications. Prerequisite: AM 6710 or 6030. | |
| AM 6070 | Theory of Elasticity (3.00) |
| Reviews concepts/stress, strain, equilibrium, compatibility; Hooke's law;displacement & stress formulations of elasticity problems;plane stress and strain problems in rectangular coordinates;Airy's stress function; plane stress and strain problems in polar coordinates,axisymmetric problems;torsion of prismatic bars (semi-inverse method using real functions);thermal stress;energy methods.Pre-requisites:CE 6720, AM/MAE 6020,or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AM 6130 | Mathematical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics (3.00) |
| Describes the mathematical foundations of continuum mechanics from a unified viewpoint. The relevant concepts from linear algebra, vector calculus, and Cartesian tensors; the kinematics of finite deformations and motions leading to the definition of finite strain measures; the process of linearization; and the concept of stress. Conservation laws of mechanics yield the equations of motion and equilibrium and description of constitutive theory leading to the constitute laws for nonlinear elasticity, from which the more familiar generalized Hooke's law for linearly elastic solid is derived. Constitutive laws for a Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid are also discussed. The basic problems of continuum mechanics are formulated as boundary value problems for partial differential equations. Cross-listed as APMA 6130. Prerequisite: Linear algebra, vector calculus, elementary PDE (may be taken concurrently). | |
| AM 6200 | Energy Principles in Mechanics (3.00) |
| Analyzes the derivation, interpretation, and application of the principles of virtual work and complementary virtual work to engineering problems; related theorems, such as the principles of the stationary value of the total potential and complementary energy, Castigliano's Theorems, theorem of least work, and unit force and displacement theorems. Introduces generalized, extended, mixed, and hybrid principles; variational methods of approximation, Hamilton's principle, and Lagrange's equations of motion. Uses variational theorems to approximate solutions to problems in structural mechanics. Cross-listed as CE 6700. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| AM 6210 | Analytical Dynamics (3.00) |
| Topics include the kinematics of rigid body motion; Eulerian angles; Lagrangian equations of motion, inertia tensor; momental ellipsoid; rigid body equations of motion, Euler's equation, force-free motion; polhode and herpolhode; theory of tops and gyroscopes; variational principles; Hamiltonian equations of motion, Poinsote representation. Prerequisite: Differential equations, undergraduate dynamics course. | |
| AM 6220 | Waves (3.00) |
| The topics covered are: plane waves; d'Alembert solution; method of characteristics; dispersive systems; wavepackets; group velocity; fully-dispersed waves; Laplace, Stokes, and steepest descents integrals; membranes, plates and plane-stress waves; evanescent waves; Kirchhoff's solution; Fresnel's principle; elementary diffraction; reflection and transmission at interfaces; waveguides and ducted waves; waves in elastic half-spaces; P, S, and Rayleigh waves; layered media and Love waves; slowly-varying media and WKBJ method; Time-dependent response using Fourier-Laplace transforms; some nonlinear water waves. Also cross-listed as MAE 6220. Prerequisite: MAE/AM 6020 Continuum Mechanics and Applications, or equivalent. | |
| AM 6230 | Vibrations (3.00) |
| Topics include free and forced vibrations of undamped and damped single-degree-of-freedom systems and undamped multi-degree-of-freedom systems; use of Lagrange's equations; Laplace transform, matrix formulation, and other solution methods; normal mode theory; introduction to vibration of continuous systems. Cross-listed as CE 6230. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| AM 6280 | Motion Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Focuses on the study of forces (and their effects) which act on the musculoskeletal structures of the human body. Based on the foundations of functional anatomy and engineering mechanics (rigid body and deformable approaches); students are exposed to clinical problems in orthopaedics and rehabilitation. Cross-listed as BME 6280. Prerequisite: BME 6103 or instructor permission. | |
| AM 6310 | Fluid Mechanics I (3.00) |
| Analyzes of hydrostatics, including surface tension; kinematics; non-inertial reference frames; rigorous formulation of conservation equations for mass, momentum, and energy; Euler and Bernoulli equations; vorticity dynamics; two-dimensional potential flow theory, complex potentials; applications to airfoils; the Navier-Stokes equations: selected exact and approximate solutions. Cross-listed as MAE 6310. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| AM 6320 | Fluid Mechanics II (3.00) |
| Topics include the laminar boundary layer equations, differential and integral; elementary similar and integral solutions; introduction to and modeling of turbulent flows; surface waves; quasi-one-dimensional compressible, perfect gas dynamic analysis; practical applications. Cross- listed as MAE 6320. Prerequisite: AM 6310. | |
| AM 6650 | Mechanics of Composite Materials (3.00) |
| Analyzes the properties and mechanics of fibrous, laminated composites; stress, strain, equilibrium, and tensor notation; micromechanics, lamina, laminates, anisotropic materials, classical lamination theory, stiffness and strength, interlaminar stresses, fabrication, and test methods; thermal stresses, analysis, design and computerized implementation. Taught concurrently with CE 6750. Prerequisite: CE 2310 or equivalent and a computer language | |
| AM 6660 | Stress Analysis of Composites (3.00) |
| Focuses on 3-D anisotropic constitutive theory, edge effects and interlaminar stresses, failure criteria, fracture, anisotropic elasticity, micromechanics, laminated plates, hygro-thermal effects, conduction and diffusion. Taught concurrently w/ AM 6660. Prerequisite: CE 6750 or AM 6650. | |
| AM 6710 | Finite-Element Analysis (3.00) |
| Introduces finite element methods for solving problems in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, and electrical fields. Emphasizes the basics of one, two, and three-dimensional elements; applications to bars, electrical networks, trusses, conduction and convection heat transfer, ideal and viscous flow, electrical current flow, plane stress, plane strain, and elasticity; development of computer codes to implement finite element techniques. Cross-listed as MAE 6710. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| AM 6750 | Theory of Structural Stability (3.00) |
| Introduces the elastic stability of structural and mechanical systems. Topics include classical stability theory and buckling of beams, trusses, frames, arches, rings and thin plates and shells; derivation of design formulas; computational formulation and implementation. Cross-listed as CE 6775. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| AM 6910 | Special Problems in Applied Mechanics (3.00) |
| Detailed study of special topics in mechanics. | |
| AM 6920 | Special Problems in Applied Mechanics (3.00) |
| Detailed study of special topics in mechanics. | |
| AM 6993 | Independent Study in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AM 6995 | Supervised Project Research in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Pre-requisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AM 7030 | Thermal Structures (3.00) |
| Topics include the fundamentals of thermal structural analysis; mechanical and thermodynamic foundations; formulation of heat transfer and thermal-structural problems; heat transfer in structures; thermal stresses in rods, beams, and plates; thermally induced vibrations; thermoelastic stability; and computational methods. Prerequisite: AM 6020 or instructor permission; corequisite: AM 6070. | |
| AM 7040 | Theory of Shells (3.00) |
| Introduces the nonlinear, thermoelastic theory of shells. Governing equations are derived by a mixed approach in which those equations of three-dimensional continuum mechanics that are independent of material properties are used to derive the corresponding shell equations, whereas the constitutive equations of shell theory which, unavoidably, depend on experiments, are postulated. Emphasizes efficient, alternative formulations of initial/boundary value problems, suitable for asymptotic or numerical solution, and discusses variational principles. Some comparisons made with exact, three-dimensional solutions. Prerequisite: AM 6020 and 6040. | |
| AM 7080 | Inelastic Solid Mechanics (3.00) |
| Emphasizes the formulation of a variety of nonlinear models. Specific topics include nonlinear elasticity, creep, visco-elasticity, and elasto-plasticity. Solutions to boundary value problems of practical interest are presented in the context of these various theories in order to illustrate the differences in stress distributions caused by different types of material nonlinearities. Cross-listed as APMA 7080. Prerequisite: AM 6020. | |
| AM 7120 | Advanced Theory of Elasticity (3.00) |
| Topics include generalized Hooke's law, strain-energy density, uniqueness; classes of boundary value problems (Navier's and Beltrami-Mitchell equations); torsion (Dirlichlet and Neumann problems); flexure; complex variable formulation of torsional (Dirlichlet and Neumann problems) and two-dimensional problems; general solution methodologies based on complex variable techniques and elements of potential theory for torsional and two-dimensional problems; three-dimensional problems; wave propagation; and energy methods. Prerequisite: AM 6020 or instructor permission and AM 6070. | |
| AM 7140 | Nonlinear Elasticity Theory (3.00) |
| Describes the theory of finite (nonlinear) elasticity governing large deformations of highly deformable elastic solids. New features not present in the linear theory are emphasized. These include instabilities (both material and geometric), normal stress effects, non-uniqueness, bifurcations and stress singularities. A variety of illustrative boundary value problems will be discussed which exhibit some of the foregoing features. Both physical and mathematical implications considered. The results are applicable to rubber-like and biological materials and the theory serves as a prototype for more elaborate nonlinear theories of mechanics of continuous media. Cross-listed as APMA 7140. Prerequisite: AM 6020. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| AM 7250 | Random Vibrations (3.00) |
| Topics include a review of probability theory; stochastic processes, with an emphasis on continuous, continuously parametered processes; mean square calculus, Markov processes, diffusion equations, Gaussian processes, and Poisson processes; response of SDOF, MDOF, and continuous linear and nonlinear models to random excitation; upcrossings, first passage problems, fatigue and stability the considerations; Monte Carlo simulation, analysis of digital time series data, and filtered excitation models. Cross-listed as CE 7750. Prerequisite: Background in probability theory and vibration analysis. | |
| AM 7290 | Selected Topics in Applied Mechanics (3.00) |
| Subject matter varies from year to year depending on students' interest and needs. Typical topics may include geophysics, astrodynamics, water waves, or nonlinear methods. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| AM 7320 | Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials (3.00) |
| Develops the tools necessary for fatigue and fracture control in structural materials. Continuum fracture mechanics principles are presented. Fracture modes are discussed from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continuum mechanics and microscopic plastic deformation/fracture mechanisms. Cleavage, ductile fracture, fatigue, and environmental cracking are included, with emphasis on micromechanical modeling. Cross-listed as MSE 7320. Prerequisite: MSE 7310 or instructor permission. | |
| AM 7670 | Micromechanics of Heterogeneous Media (3.00) |
| Analyzes averaging principles, equivalent homogeneity, effective moduli, bounding principles, self-consistent schemes, composite spheres, concentric cylinders, three phase model, repeating cell models, inelastic and nonlinear effects, thermal effects, isotropic and anisotropic media, strength and fracture. Cross-listed as APMA 7670 and CE 7707. Prerequisite: AM 6020. | |
| AM 7993 | Independent Study in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Pre-requisite: Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AM 8220 | Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Topics include the rheological properties of biological tissues and fluids, with emphasis on methods of measurement and data organization; basic principles of continuum mechanics and their application to mechanical problems of the heart, lung, and peripheral circulation; criteria for selecting either lumped or continuous models to simulate mechanical interaction of biological systems (and mechanical prostheses) and application of such models under static and dynamic loading conditions. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| AM 8987 | Graduate Teaching Instruction in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's students. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| AM 8995 | Supervised Project Research in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research for Master of Engineering degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. | |
| AM 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction in Applied Mechanics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For doctoral students. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| American Studies | |
| AMST 1559 | New Course in American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of American Studies | |
| AMST 2001 | Formations of American Cultural Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of cultural studies. We will engage critical-theoretical debates on important keywords of society (including nation, race, gender and class) and map the social formations of the US and beyond. In lectures and discussions, this class will explore culture in its many forms, including everyday life, historical memory, and literary and political imaginaries. |
| AMST 2100 | Introduction to Asian American Studies (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary introduction to the culture and history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in America. Examines ethnic communities such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Native Hawaiian, through themes such as immigration, labor, cultural production, war, assimilation, and politics. Texts are drawn from genres such as legal cases, short fiction, musicals, documentaries, visual art, and drama. | |
| AMST 2210 | Arts of the Harlem Renaissance (3.00) |
| Studies the literature, painting, photography and prints produced by New York artists based in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s, and examines their relation to concurrent social, cultural, and aesthetic issues. | |
| AMST 2220 | Race, Identity and American Visual Culture (3.00) |
| Surveys popular visual material (advertisements, cartoons, films, paintings and photographs) and its representation of race in the united States from 1850 to 1950. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| AMST 2300 | Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies (3.00) |
| A small lecture course (35) AMST 2300 offers students close study and analysis of significant texts or cultural artifacts that are printed, visual, oral or musical representing the perspective and contributions of the main Latino populations in the United States. These works include, but are not limited to, cultural manifestations from Puerto Rican, Chicano, Dominican, Central American and Cuban American origin. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| AMST 2500 | Major Works for American Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics vary according to instructor. The goal of the course is to introduce students to interdisciplinary work in American Studies by juxtaposing works across disciplinary boundaries and from different methodological perspectives. |
| AMST 2559 | New Course in American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in subject of American Studies. | |
| AMST 2753 | Arts and Cultures of the Slave South (4.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts- architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture- it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| AMST 3001 | Theories and Methods of American Studies (3.00) |
| This seminar course will introduce majors to various theories and methods for the practice of American Studies. The three goals of the seminars are (1) to make students aware of their own interpretive practices; (2) to equip them with information and conceptual tools they will need for advanced work in American Studies; and (3) to provide them with comparative approaches to the study of various aspects of the United States. Prerequisites: American Studies Major | |
| AMST 3180 | Introduction to Asian American Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An interdisciplinary introduction to the culture and history of Asians and Pacific Islanders in America. Examines ethnic communities such as Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Asian Indian, and Native Hawaiian, through themes such as immigration, labor, cultural production, war, assimilation, and politics. Texts are drawn from genres such as legal cases, short fiction, musicals, documentaries, visual art, and drama. |
| AMST 3250 | MotherLands: Landscapes of Hunger, Futures of Plenty (3.00) |
| This course explores the legacy of the "hidden wounds" left upon the landscape by plantation slavery along with the visionary work of ecofeminist scholars and activists daring to imagine an alternative future. Readings, guest lectures, and field trips illumine the ways in which gender, race, and power are encoded in historical, cultural, and physical landscapes associated with planting/extraction regimes such as tobacco, mining, sugar, and corn. | |
| AMST 3491 | Rural Poverty in Our Time (3.00) |
| This course will use an interdisciplinary format and document based approach to explore the history of non-urban poverty in the US South from the 1930s to the present. Weaving together the social histories of poor people, the political history of poverty policies, and the history of representations of poverty, the course follows historical cycles of attention and neglect during the Great Depression, the War on Poverty, and the present. | |
| AMST 3559 | New Course in American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of American Studies Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| AMST 4500 | Fourth-Year Seminar in American Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This seminar is intended to focus study, research, and discussion on a single period, topic, or issue, such as the Great Awakening, the Civil War, the Harlem Renaissance, the Great Depression, or the 1960s. Topics vary. |
| AMST 4559 | New Course in American Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of American Studies. | |
| AMST 4893 | Independent Study in Asian Pacific American Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An elective course for students in the Asian Pacific American Studies minor. Students will work with an APAS core faculty member to support the student's own research. Topics vary, and must be approved by the APAS Director. |
| AMST 4993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An elective course for American Studies majors who have completed AMST 3001-3002. Students will work with an American Studies faculty member to support the student's own research. Topics vary, and must be approved by the Program Director. Prerequisite: AMST 3001, 3002. |
| AMST 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Seminar (3.00) |
| This workshop is for American Studies majors who have been admitted to the DMP program. Students will discuss the progress of their own and each other's papers, with particular attention to the research and writing processes. At the instructor's discretion, students will also read key works in the field of American Studies. Prerequisites: admission to DMP. | |
| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 1010 | Introduction to Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is a broad introductory course covering race, language, and culture, both as intellectual concepts and as political realities. Topics include race and culture as explanations of human affairs, the relationship of language to thought, cultural diversity and cultural relativity, and cultural approaches to current crises. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 1050 | Anthropology of Globalization (3.00) |
| Anthropology of Globalization Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 1090 | Colloquia for First-Year Students (3.00) |
| Colloquium designed to give first-year students an opportunity to study an anthropological topic in depth in a small-scale, seminar format. Topics will vary; may be repeated for credit. | |
| ANTH 1401 | Your Heritage Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to the fields of structural linguistics, social approaches to the study of language, and language policy through a focus on the traditional languages or heritage languages spoken more or less actively within students¿ own families and home communities, either at present or in recent generations. |
| ANTH 1559 | New Course in Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of anthropology. |
| ANTH 2153 | North American Indians (3.00) |
| Ethnological treatment of the aboriginal populations of the New World based on the findings of archaeology, ethnography, linguistics, biological anthropology, and social anthropology. | |
| ANTH 2156 | Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3.00) |
| Studies African modernity through a close reading of ethnographies, social histories, novels, and African feature films. | |
| ANTH 2190 | Desire and World Economics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course offers an insight into the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services practiced by peoples ignored or unknown to classic Western economics. Its principle focus will open upon the obvious differences between cultural concepts of the self and the very notion of its desire. Such arguments as those which theorize on the "rationality" of the market and the "naturalness" of competition will be debunked. |
| ANTH 2210 | Marriage and the Family (3.00) |
| Compares domestic groups in Western and non-Western societies. Considers the kinds of sexual unions legitimized in different cultures, patterns of childrearing, causes and effects of divorce, and the changing relations between the family and society. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2230 | Fantasy and Social Values (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines imaginary societies, in particular those in science fiction novels, to see how they reflect the problems and tensions of real social life. Focuses on 'alternate cultures' and fictional societal models. |
| ANTH 2240 | Progress (3.00) |
| An ideal of progress has motivated Westerners since the Enlightenment, and is confirmed by rapid technological innovation. Theories of social evolution also foresaw, however, the extinction of those left behind. This course addresses the ideological roots of our notion of progress, the relation between technological and social progress, and what currently threatens our confidence in the inevitability of progress. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 2250 | Nationalism, Racism, Multiculturalism (3.00) |
| Introductory course in which the concepts of culture, multiculturalism, race, racism, and nationalism are critically examined in terms of how they are used and structure social relations in American society and, by comparison, how they are defined in other cultures throughout the world. | |
| ANTH 2270 | Race, Gender, and Medical Science (3.00) |
| Explores the social and cultural dimensions of biomedical practice and experience in the United States. Focuses on practitioner and patient, asking about the ways in which race, gender, and socio-economic status contour professional identity and socialization, how such factors influence the experience, and course of, illness, and how they have shaped the structures and institutions of biomedicine over time. | |
| ANTH 2280 | Medical Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course introduces medical anthropology, and contextualizes bodies, suffering, healing and health. It is organized thematically around a critical humanist approach, along with perspectives from political economy and social constructionism. The aim of the course is to provide a broad understanding of the relationship between culture, healing (including and especially the Western form of healing known as biomedicine), health and political power. |
| ANTH 2291 | Global Culture and Public Health (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course considers the forces that influence the distribution of health and illness in different societies, with attention to increasing global interconnectedness. We will examine the roles of individuals, institutions, communities, corporations and states in improving public health, asking how effective public health and development efforts to improve global health have been and how they might be re-imagined. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 2310 | Symbol and Ritual (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the foundations of symbolism from the perspective of anthropology. Topics include signs and symbols, and the symbolism of categorical orders as expressed in cosmology, totemism, and myth. |
| ANTH 2320 | Anthropology of Religion (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores anthropological approaches to religion, in the context of this discipline's century-old project to understand peoples' conceptions of the world in which they live. |
| ANTH 2325 | Anthropology of God (3.00) |
| How does the study of society and culture create an intellectual space for any explanation and experience of the Divine? How does anthropology deal specifically with explaining (rather than the explaining away) knowledge and understanding about divinity? Is God an American? If God has a gender and race, what are they? These and many other pertinent questions will be engaged and tackled in this cross-cultural study of the divine. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2340 | Anthropology of Birth and Death (3.00) |
| Comparative examination of beliefs, rites, and symbolism concerning birth and death in selected civilizations. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 2345 | Anthropology of Reproduction: Fertility and the Future (3.00) |
| In this course, we will study human reproduction as a cultural process. Questions include how gender, class, race, and religion shape reproductive ideals and practices around the world. Ethnographic examples will come from around the world, but will emphasize South Asia and the United States. This course examines the perspectives of both men and women and situates local examples within national and global struggles to (re)produce the future. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2360 | Don Juan and Castaneda (3.00) |
| Analyzes the conceptual content in Castaneda's writings as an exploration of an exotic world view. Focuses on the concepts of power, transformation, and figure-ground reversal. | |
| ANTH 2365 | Art and Anthropology (3.00) |
| The course emphasizes art in small-scale (contemporary) societies (sometimes called ethnic art or "primitive art"). It includes a survey of aesthetic productions of major areas throughout the world (Australia, Africa, Oceania, Native America, Meso-America). Included are such issues as art and cultural identity, tourist arts, anonymity, authenticity, the question of universal aesthetic cannons, exhibiting cultures,and the impact of globalization. | |
| ANTH 2400 | Language and Culture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the interrelationships of linguistic, cultural, and social phenomena with emphasis on the importance of these interrelationships in interpreting human behavior. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. |
| ANTH 2410 | Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Reviews key findings in the study of language variation. Explores the use of language to express identity and social difference. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 2420 | Language and Gender (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies how differences in pronunciation, vocabulary choice, non-verbal communication, and/or communicative style serve as social markers of gender identity and differentiation in Western and non-Western cultures. Includes critical analysis of theory and methodology of social science research on gender and language. |
| ANTH 2430 | Languages of the World (3.00) |
| An introduction to the study of language relationships and linguistic structures. Topics covered the basic elements of grammatical description; genetic, areal, and typological relationships among languages; a survey of the world's major language groupings and the notable structures and grammatical categories they exhibit; and the issue of language endangerment. Prerequisite: One year of a foreign language or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2440 | Language and Cinema (3.00) |
| Looks historically at speech and language in Hollywood movies, including the technological challenges and artistic theories and controversies attending the transition from silent to sound films. Focuses on the ways that gender, racial, ethnic, and national identities are constructed through the representation of speech, dialect, and accent. Introduces semiotics but requires no knowledge of linguistics, or film studies. | |
| ANTH 2470 | Reflections of Exile: Jewish Languages and their Communities (3.00) |
| Covers Jewish languages Yiddish, Judeo-Arabic, Ladino, and Hebrew from historical, linguistic, and literary perspectives. Explores the relations between communities and languages, the nature of diaspora, and the death and revival of languages. No prior knowledge of these languages is required. This course is cross-listed with MEST 2470. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 2500 | Cultures, Regions, and Civilizations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive studies of particular world regions, societies, cultures, and civilizations. |
| ANTH 2541 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. |
| ANTH 2557 | Culture Through Film (3.00) |
| This course introduces the diversity of human cultural worlds and the field of anthropology as presented through film. A variety of ethnographic and commercial films will be viewed and discussed in conjunction with readings. Course was offered Fall 2011, Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 2559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 2560 | Hierarchy and Equality (3.00) |
| Provides an anthropological perspective on relations of inequality, subordination, and class in diverse societies, along with consideration of American ideas of egalitarianism, meritocracy, and individualism. Specific topics will be announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 2565 | Society and Politics in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3.00) |
| Courses on the comparative anthropological study of topics announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 2570 | History and Narrative (3.00) |
| This course examines how people make history through specific processes of remembering, commemoration, reenactment, story-telling, interpretation, and so on. How do the narrative genres of a particular culture influence the relationship people have to the past? | |
| ANTH 2575 | Migrants and Minorities (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with migration and migrants, and the experience of ethnic and racial minorities. | |
| ANTH 2589 | Topics in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ANTH 2590 | Social and Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. | |
| ANTH 2670 | How Others See Us (3.00) |
| Explores how America, the West, and the white racial mainstream are viewed by others in different parts of the world, and at home. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 2800 | Introduction to Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics include alternative theories of prehistoric culture change, dating methods, excavation and survey techniques, and the reconstruction of the economy, social organization, and religion of prehistoric societies. |
| ANTH 2810 | Human Origins (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the physical and cultural evolution of humans from the initial appearance of hominids to the development of animal and plant domestication in different areas of the world. Topics include the development of biological capabilities such as bipedal walking and speech, the evolution of characteristics of human cultural systems such as economic organization and technology, and explanations for the development of domestication. |
| ANTH 2820 | The Emergence of States and Cities (3.00) |
| Surveys patterns in the development of prehistoric civilizations in different areas of the world including the Inca of Peru, the Maya, the Aztec of Mexico, and the ancient Middle East. | |
| ANTH 2850 | American Material Culture (3.00) |
| Analysis of patterns of change in American material culture from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Consideration of how these changes reflect shifts in perception, cognition, and worldview. | |
| ANTH 2890 | Unearthing the Past (3.00) |
| The study of past cultures through their material remains. Students gain an understanding of how archaeologists study ancient civilizations as well as the everyday lives of people who lived in these societies. Archaeological methods are reviewed to demystify the process of reconstructing the past. The course also covers some of the major developments in prehistory such as the origins of modern humans, the rise of the first villages and cities, and the emergence of ancient civilizations in North America. | |
| ANTH 2900 | The Cultural Politics of American Family Values (3.00) |
| This course provides a broad, introductory survey of the range of cultural understandings, economic structures, and political and legal constraints that shape both dominant and alternative forms of kinship and family in the United States. | |
| ANTH 3010 | Theory and History of Anthropology (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Overview of the major theoretical positions which have structured anthropological thought over the past century. |
| ANTH 3129 | Marriage, Mortality, Fertility (3.00) |
| Explores the ways that culturally formed systems of values and family organization affect population processes in a variety of cultures. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3152 | Amazonian Peoples (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes ethnographies on the cultures and the societies of the South American rain forest peoples, and evaluates the scholarly ways in which anthropology has produced, engaged, interpreted, and presented its knowledge of the 'Amerindian.' |
| ANTH 3154 | Indians of the American Southwest (3.00) |
| Ethnographic coverage of the Apaches, Pueblos, Pimans, and Shoshoneans of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Northwestern Mexico. Topics include prehistory, socio-cultural patterns, and historical development. | |
| ANTH 3155 | Anthropology of Everyday American Life (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides an anthropological perspective of modern American society. Traces the development of individualism through American historical and institutional development, using as primary sources of data religious movements, mythology as conveyed in historical writings, novels, and the cinema, and the creation of modern American urban life. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. |
| ANTH 3157 | Caribbean Perspectives (3.00) |
| Explores the histories and politics that have shaped the nations and dependencies that are geographically and politically defined as Caribbean, including French, English, and Spanish. Takes a regional and a national perspective on the patterns of family and kinship; community and household structures; political economy, ethnicity and ethnic relations; religious and social institutions; and relations between Caribbeans abroad and at home. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3170 | Anthropology of Media (3.00) |
| Explores the cultural life of media and the mediation of cultural life through photography, radio, television, advertising, the Internet, and other technologies. | |
| ANTH 3175 | Native American Art: The Astor Collection (3.00) |
| This is an upper-level anthropology course which is intended to engage students in the study of Native American art as well as the history and current debate over the representation of Native American culture and history in American museums. After a thorough review of the literature on those topics, the class focuses specifically on the Astor collection owned by the University of Virginia. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3180 | Social History of Commodities (3.00) |
| Introduces the anthropological study of production, exchange, consumption, and globalization by exploring the cultural life-cycle of particular commodities in different places and times. | |
| ANTH 3200 | Marriage, Gender, Political Economy (3.00) |
| Cross-cultural comparison of marriage and domestic groups, analyzed as a point of intersection between cultural conceptions of gender and a larger political economy. | |
| ANTH 3210 | Kinship and Social Organization (3.00) |
| Cross-cultural analysis and comparison of systems of kinship and marriage from Australian aborigines to the citizens of Yankee city. Covers classic and contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3220 | Economic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Comparative analysis of different forms of production, circulation, and consumption in primitive and modern societies. Exploration of the applicability of modern economic theory developed for modern societies to primitive societies and to those societies being forced into the modern world system. | |
| ANTH 3230 | Legal Anthropology (3.00) |
| Comparative survey of the philosophy and practice of law in various societies. Includes a critical analysis of principles of contemporary jurisprudence and their application. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3240 | The Anthropology of Food (3.00) |
| By exploring food and eating in relationship to such topics as taboo, sexuality, bodies, ritual, kinship, beauty, and temperance and excess, this course will help students to investigate the way the foods people eat--or don't eat--hold meaning for people within multiple cultural contexts. Course was offered Spring 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ANTH 3260 | Globalization and Development (3.00) |
| Explores how globalization and development affect the lives of people in different parts of the world. Topics include poverty, inequality, and the role of governments and international agencies. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 3270 | Anthropology of Politics (3.00) |
| Reviews the variety of political systems found outside the Western world. Examines the major approaches and results of anthropological theory in trying to understand how radically different politics work. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3272 | Anthropology of Dissent (3.00) |
| This course will investigate various processes of opposition, resistance, and revolution. The first half of the course will survey foundational works of revolutionary theory, while the second half will examine political practice from an ethnographic perspective, with an eye towards the lived experience of political participation and the formation (and transformation) of resisting subjects. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 3300 | Tournaments and Athletes (3.00) |
| A cross-cultural study of sport and competitive games. Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 3320 | Shamanism, Healing, and Ritual (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the characteristics of these nonmedical practices as they occur in different culture areas, relating them to the consciousness of spirits and powers and to concepts of energy. Prerequisite: At least a 2000-level ANTH course, or instructor permission. |
| ANTH 3340 | Ecology and Society: An Introduction to the New Ecological Anthropology (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Forges a synthesis between culture theory and historical ecology to provide new insights on how human cultures fashion, and are fashioned by, their environment. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or significant/relevant exposure to courses in EVSC, BIOL, CHEM, or HIST (which tie in to concerns of this course), or instructor permission. |
| ANTH 3360 | Fieldwork, Ethnographic Methods, and the Field Experience (3.00) |
| Introduction to ethnographic methods of research. This course combines practical exercises in participant observation with readings that illuminate the field experience, its politics, ethics, limitations, and possibilities. | |
| ANTH 3370 | Power and the Body (3.00) |
| Studying the cultural representations and interpretations of the body in society. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3440 | Language and Emotion (3.00) |
| This course explores emotion from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Topics include: emotion in the natural vs. social sciences; cross-cultural conceptions of emotion; historical change in emotion discourses; emotion as a theory of the self; the grammatical encoding of emotion in language; (mis-) communication of emotion; and emotion in the construction of racialized and gendered identities. | |
| ANTH 3450 | Native American Languages (3.00) |
| Introduces the native languages of North America and the methods that linguists and anthropologists use to record and analyze them. Examines the use of grammars, texts and dictionaries of individual languages and affords insight into the diversity among the languages. | |
| ANTH 3470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3.00) |
| Introduction to peoples, languages, cultures and histories of the Middle East. Focuses on Israel/Palestine as a microcosm of important social processes-such as colonialism, nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and modernization-that affect the region as a whole. This course is cross-listed with MEST 3470. Prerequisite: Previous course in anthropology, linguistics, Middle East Studies or permission of instructor. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. |
| ANTH 3490 | Language and Thought (3.00) |
| Language and Thought Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3541 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 3550 | Ethnography (3.00) |
| Close reading of several ethnographies, primarily concerned with non-Western cultures. | |
| ANTH 3559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Anthropology. | |
| ANTH 3560 | The Museum in Modern Culture (3.00) |
| Topics include the politics of cultural representation in history, anthropology, and fine arts museums; and the museum as a bureaucratic organization, as an educational institution, and as a nonprofit corporation. | |
| ANTH 3580 | Science and Culture (3.00) |
| Seminar on the the role of science in culture, and on the culture of science and scientists. Topics may include different national traditions in science, the relation between scientific authority and social hierarchy, the cultural history of science, and the relationship between scientific and popular culture ideas. | |
| ANTH 3589 | Topics in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 3590 | Social and Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. |
| ANTH 3600 | Sex, Gender, and Culture (3.00) |
| Examines the manner in which ideas about sexuality and gender are constructed differently cross-culturally and how these ideas give shape to other social phenomena, relationships, and practices. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3603 | Archaeological Aproaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (http://www.daacs.org). Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 3630 | Chinese Family and Religion (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes various features of traditional Chinese social organization as it existed in the late imperial period. Includes the late imperial state; Chinese family and marriage; lineages; ancestor worship; popular religion; village social structure; regional systems; and rebellion. |
| ANTH 3660 | China: Empire and Nationalities (3.00) |
| Explores the distant and recent history of Han and non-Han nationalities in the Chinese empire and nation-state. Examines the reaction of minority nationalities to Chinese predominance and the bases of Chinese rule and cultural hegemony. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or equivalent, a course in Chinese history, or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3665 | Trade Diasporas: Exchanges and Connections across Asia (3.00) |
| Trade is one of the earliest forms of cross-cultural exchanges and the most important external stimuli. Asia was a region that had highly developed trans-regional trade and commerce since before the European arrival. This course thus takes the social, political, and economic history of Asia as a field for examining various forms of trade diasporas in Asia throughout time, from Asian caravan peddling traders to European East India companies. | |
| ANTH 3680 | Australian Aboriginal Art and Culture (3.00) |
| This class studies the intersection of anthropology, art and material culture focusing on Australian Aboriginal art. We examine how Aboriginal art has moved from relative obscurity to global recognition over the past thirty years. Topics include the historical and cultural contexts of invention, production, marketing and appropriation of Aboriginal art. Students will conduct object-based research using the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 3685 | Austronesia: World of Islands (3.00) |
| Languages of the Austronesian faily are found from Madagascar through the archipelago of Southeast Asia, and across the vast Pacific. It is a world of islands. Being part of no continent, Austronesia is all but invisible. We approach this hidden world by seeing oceans instead of continents. In doing so, we learn about the migrations of its people, their diverse historical experiences, and the resulting extraordinary range of cultures. | |
| ANTH 3700 | Globalizing India: Society, Bazaars and Cultural Politics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A study of selected interrelated major cultural, religious and political changes for comprehending India after independence. The course will focus on major urban centers for explicating changing family, marriage and caste relationships; middle class Indians; status of women and Dalits; and rising religious/ethnic violence, including Hindu religious politics and religious nationalism. Prerequisite: One course in Anthropology or permission of instructor. |
| ANTH 3810 | Field Methods in Archaeology (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Provides a comprehensive training in archaeological field techniques through participation in research projects currently in progress under the direction of the archaeology faculty. The emphasis is on learning, in an actual field situation, how the collection of archaeological data is carried out in both survey and excavation. Students become familiar with field recording systems, excavation techniques, survey methods, sampling theory in archaeology, and artifact processing and analysis. (Field methods courses outside anthropology or offered at other universities may be substituted for ANTH 3810 with the prior approval of the student's advisor.) Supporting Courses. The following list includes additional courses which have been approved for the major program. Other courses can be added, depending on the student's area of concentration, with the approval of an advisor. | |
| ANTH 3820 | Field Methods in Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| Introduces the basic field methods used in conducting archaeological investigations of historic sites. Surveying, excavation, mapping, and recording are all treated. | |
| ANTH 3830 | North American Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys the prehistoric occupations of several areas of North America emphasizing the eastern United States, the Plains, California, and the Southwest. Topics include the date of human migration into the New World, the economy and organization of early Paleo-Indian populations, and the evolution of organization and exchange systems. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ANTH 3840 | Archaeology of the Middle East (3.00) |
| This course is an introduction to the prehistory/early history of the Middle East (Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Levant and southeast Anatolia) from 10,000 to 4,000 BP. | |
| ANTH 3850 | Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Historical archaeology is the archaeological study of the continental and transoceanic human migrations that began in the fifteenth century, their effects on native peoples, and historical trajectories of the societies that they created. This course offers an introduction to the field. It emphasizes how theoretical models, analytical methods, and archaeological data can be combined to make and evaluate credible inferences about the past. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 3870 | Archaeology of Virginia (3.00) |
| Reviews the current state of archaeological and ethnohistoric research in Virginia. Emphasizes the history and culture of Native Americans in Virginia from the earliest paleoindian cultures to the period of European colonization. | |
| ANTH 3880 | African Archaeology (3.00) |
| Surveys transformations in Africa from four million years ago to the present, known chiefly through archaeology, and focusing on Stone and Iron Age societies in the last 150,000 years. Prerequisite: ANTH 2800 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 3885 | Archaeology of Europe (3.00) |
| A survey of European archaeology beginning with the Neanderthal debate, and including interpretations of Upper Paleolithic cave painting, the spread village farming from the Near East, the role of megalithic monuments, the interaction of Rome and the `Barbarians', the growth of urban centers, the Iron Age, and the Viking expansion. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 3890 | Archaeology of the American Southwest (3.00) |
| The northern section of the American Southwest offers one of the best contexts for examining the evolution of local and regional organization from the prehistoric to the historic period. Readings and discussion focus on both archaeological and ethnographic studies of the desert (Hohokam), mountain (Mogollon), and plateau (Anasazi/Pueblo) cultures. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 3930 | Kinship and the New Reproductive Technologies (3.00) |
| The course explores the manner in which cultural understandings of kinship relations both give shape to and are transformed by the new reproductive technologies-including surrogacy, in vitro fertilization, pre-implantation diagnosis, cloning and amniocentesis. Prerequisite: ANTH 2900 or permission of instructor. | |
| ANTH 4060 | People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa (3.00) |
| Focusing on the intersection between peoples, cultures, and environments of southern Africa, this summer study abroad course details the continuities and contrasts between life in rural, marginalized and under-served regions of South Africa and Mozambique. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the community role in education and sustainable development - both developmental and anthropogenic impacts on the environment but also environmental. | |
| ANTH 4559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of Anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 4590 | Social & Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 4591 | Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Integrates the major subdivisions of anthropology, emphasizing selected theoretical topics and primary sources. Primarily for majors in their final year. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 4630 | Eastern European Societies (3.00) |
| This course explores Eastern European societies through an examination of the practices of everyday social life. Topics include the changing cultural meanings of work and consumption, the nature of property rights and relations, family and gender, ethnicity and nationalism, religion and ritual. Cross Listed with SOC 4630. Prerequisite: one course in anthropology, sociology, or permission of the instructor. | |
| ANTH 4840 | Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology I (3.00) |
| Examines the quantitative analytical techniques used in archaeology. Includes seriation, regression analysis, measures of diversity, and classification. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 4841 | Quantitative Analysis II (3.00) |
| This course offers training in statistical models and methods that will be useful for students in multiple fields, including archaeology, anthropology, and environmental science. The goal is to equip students with statistical skills useful in systematically describing and analyzing empirical variation, deciphering links to the environmental and historical contexts in which that variation occurs, and using the results to advance science. Prerequisites: ANTH 4840 Quantitative Analysis I. | |
| ANTH 4993 | Independent Study in Anthropology (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study conducted by the student under the supervision of an instructor of his or her choice. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 4998 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers, toward the DMP thesis. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Majors Program in Anthropology. |
| ANTH 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis Writing (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Writing of a thesis of approximately 50 pages, under the supervision of the faculty DMP thesis readers. Prerequisite: ANTH 4998. |
| ANTH 5180 | Labor, Capital, and States (3.00) |
| Seminar on the relationships between international capital, governments, and working people. | |
| ANTH 5190 | Science and Culture (3.00) |
| This course explores the cultural context of science and science as a cultural production. It investigates the cultural history of science as well as its national and transnational manifestations; the relation between scientific authority and social hierarchy; and the relation between cultural and scientific categories and practices. Prerequisite: Previous anthropological course work or consent of instructor. | |
| ANTH 5200 | History of Kinship Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Critical assessment of major theoretical approaches to the study of kinship and marriage (from the 19th century to the present) and of the central role of kinship studies in the development of anthropological theory. Course was offered Spring 2010 |
| ANTH 5210 | Reconfiguring Kinship Studies (3.00) |
| Examines the ways in which the forms of kinship have been reconfigured in contemporary societies, and the ways in which traditional kinship studies have been reconfigured by their intersection with culture theory, feminist theory, gender studies, postmodern theory, gay and lesbian studies, and cultural studies of science and medicine. Prerequisite: ANTH 5200 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 5220 | Economic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Considers Western economic theories and their relevance to non-Western societies. Includes a comparative analysis of different forms of production, consumption, and circulation. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ANTH 5360 | World Mental Health (3.00) |
| This course will examine mental health issues from the perspectives of biomedicine and anthropology, emphasizing local traditions of illness and healing as well as evidence from epidemiology and neurobiology. Included topics will be psychosis, depression, PTSD, Culture Bound Syndromes, and suicide. We will also examine the role of pharmaceutical companies in the spread of western based mental health care and culturally sensitive treatment. | |
| ANTH 5395 | Mythodology (3.00) |
| A hands-on seminar in myth interpretation designed to acquaint the student with the concept and techniques of obviation. Prerequisites: Upper division undergraduate or graduate student. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 5401 | Linguistic Field Methods (3.00) |
| Investigates the grammatical structure of non-European language on the basis of data collected in class from a native speaker. A different language is the focus of study each year. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 5410 | Phonology (3.00) |
| An introduction to the theory and analysis of linguistic sound systems. Covers the essential units of speech sound that lexical and grammatical elements are composed of, how those units are organized at multiple levels of representation, and the principles governing the relation between levels. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5420 | Theories of Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 5430 | African Languages (3.00) |
| Introduces the major phonological and grammatical features of the languages of sub-Saharan Africa, with attention to issues in language classification, the use of linguistic evidence for prehistoric reconstruction, and sociolinguistic issues of relevance to Africa. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 5440 | Morphology (3.00) |
| An overview of morphological theory within the generative paradigm. Covers notions of the morpheme, theories of the phonology-syntax interface (e.g., lexical phonology, prosodic morphology, optimality theory), and approaches to issues arising at the morphology-syntax interface (e.g., inflection, agreement, incorporation, compounding). Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 5470 | Language and Identity (3.00) |
| Explores the view that language is central in the construction, negotiation, and expression of social identities by juxtaposing and critically appraising social, theoretic, and linguistic treatments of identity. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 5490 | Speech Play and Verbal Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This graduate-level seminar seeks to understand variation in language (and its significance for social relations and social hierarchies) by focusing on forms of language that are aesthetically valued (whether as powerful or as poetic) in particular communities. The course assumes some familiarity both with technical analysis of language and anthropological perspectives on social formations. |
| ANTH 5510 | Topics in Ethnography (3.00) |
| Seminars on topics announced prior to each semester. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 5528 | Topics in Race Theory (3.00) |
| This course examines theories and practices of race and otherness, in order to analyze and interpret constructions, deconstructions and reconstructions of race from the late 18th to the 21st centuries. The focus varies from year to year, and may include 'race, 'progress and the West,' 'gender, race and power,' and 'white supremacy.' The consistent theme is that race is neither a biological nor a cultural category, but a method and theory of social organization, an alibi for inequality, and a strategy for resistance. Cross listed as AAS 5528. Prerequisite: ANTH 1010, 3010, or other introductory or middle-level social science or humanities course Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5539 | Topics in Symbolic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced students are announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 5541 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. | |
| ANTH 5549 | Topics in Theoretical Linguistics and Linguistic Anthropology (3.00) |
| Seminars in topics of specific interest to faculty and advanced students will be announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 5559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. Course was offered Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 5570 | Anthropology of Politics (3.00) |
| Seminars on topics announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 5589 | Selected Topics in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Seminars in topics announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 5590 | Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 5620 | The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective (3.00) |
| Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the Middle East and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers' success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors. | |
| ANTH 5650 | Creole Narratives (3.00) |
| Studies eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Caribbean intellectual life, Imperialism, Island nationalism, slavery, colonized values, race, class, and religion. Prerequisite: ANTH 3157 strongly recommended. | |
| ANTH 5710 | Anthropology of Ritual and Religion (3.00) |
| Overview of anthropology's approach to ritual during a century of diverse speculation on the nature and origins of religions, with discussion of such figures as James Frazer, A.M. Hocart, Claude Levi-Strauss, Max Gluckman, and Victor Turner. Focuses on topics announced prior to each semester relating those issues to the whole tradition of interpretation of ritual in anthropology. Topics have included the nature of sacrifice, the expression of hierarchy in ritual, and the compatibility of historical approaches with ritual analysis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 5720 | Ritual Experience and Healing (3.00) |
| Studies the ritual of different cultures, using not only anthropological terms of analysis but also examining the viewpoint of the cultures themselves. Examines changing attitudes in the study of ritual, along with the problem of the wide variability of religious expression. Explores new directions in the anthropology of experience in the light of recent work healing and spirit possession. | |
| ANTH 5750 | Buddhism, Politics and Power (3.00) |
| Discussion of the political culture of Buddhist societies of South and Southeast Asia. | |
| ANTH 5800 | Archaeology Laboratory (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Field and laboratory training in the collection, processing, and analysis of archaeological material. Because subject matter varies from semester to semester, course may be repeated. | |
| ANTH 5807 | History of Archaeological Thought (3.00) |
| Considers how archaeological thinking reflects, and is related to, more general ethnological theory. | |
| ANTH 5808 | Method and Theory in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Investigates current theory, models, and research methods in anthropological archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 5810 | Archaeology of the Eastern United States (3.00) |
| Studies the prehistory of the eastern woodlands region, emphasizing cultural development and change. Discussions of archaeological field techniques and methods, and examination of sites in the vicinity of the University. | |
| ANTH 5820 | Archaeology of the Southwestern United States (3.00) |
| Studies the prehistory of the American southwest, emphasizing cultural development, field techniques, and particular sites. | |
| ANTH 5830 | Archaeology of the Ancient Middle East (3.00) |
| Reviews and analyzes archaeological data used in the reconstruction of ancient Middle Eastern societies. | |
| ANTH 5840 | Archaeology of Complex Societies (3.00) |
| Examines archaeological approaches to the study of complex societies using case studies from both the Old and New Worlds. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5850 | Archaeological Approaches to Economy and Exchange (3.00) |
| A review of archaeological approaches to systems of production, exchange, and consumption. Discusses data from both the Old and New Worlds. | |
| ANTH 5860 | Ceramics, Style and Society (3.00) |
| Critical review of the theoretical and methodological issues involved in the archaeological study of ceramics. Includes ceramic production and exchange, and the uses of ceramics in the study of social interactions. | |
| ANTH 5870 | Archaeozoology (3.00) |
| Laboratory training in techniques and methods used in analyzing animal bones recovered from archaeological sites. Include field collection, data analysis, and the use of zooarchaeological materials in reconstructing economic and social systems. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 5880 | Gender in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Explores the range of case studies and theoretical literature associated with the emergence of gender as a framework for research in archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 5885 | Archaeology of Colonial Expansions (3.00) |
| Exploration of the archaeology of frontiers, expansions and colonization, focusing on European expansion into Africa and the Americas while using other archaeologically-known examples (e.g., Roman, Bantu) as comparative studies. Prerequisite: For undergraduates, ANTH 4591 senior seminar or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 5890 | Archaeology of Symbolism (3.00) |
| Examines the ways in which archaeologists have studied symbolism in ancient societies. Some key topics include the analyses of cultural concepts of space and time, symbolism of material culture and the construction of social identity. Prerequisite: Undergraduates should obtain instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 5895 | Issues in Archaeological Analysis (3.00) |
| Archaeological databases often violate many of the assumptions made in application of parametric statistics. Reviews the unique characteristics of those databases and explores alternative analytical methods. Emphasizes case studies. Prerequisite: ANTH 5880 or a basic statistics course. | |
| ANTH 6590 | Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthorpology. | |
| ANTH 7010 | History of Anthropological Theory I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the diverse intellectual roots of the discipline, showing how they converged into a unitary program in the late nineteenth century, and how this program was criticized and revised in the first half of the 20th century. |
| ANTH 7020 | History of Anthropological Theory II (3.00) |
| Analyzes the main schools of anthropological thought since World War II, a half century during which separate English, French, and American traditions have influenced each other to produce a broad and subtle international discipline. | |
| ANTH 7030 | Anthropological Monographs (3.00) |
| Critical reading of selected monographs that use the data and methods of each of the three subdisciplines of socio-cultural, archaeological and linguistic anthropology. Explores the relationship between theory and data through readings selected from different historical periods, theoretical perspectives, and geographical areas. | |
| ANTH 7040 | Ethnographic Research Design and Methods (3.00) |
| Seminar on ethnographic methods and research design in the qualitative tradition. Surveys the literature on ethnographic methods and explores relations among theory, research design, and appropriate methodologies. Students participate in methodological exercises and design a summer pilot research project. Prerequisite: Second year graduate in anthropology or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 7050 | Ethnographic Data Analysis and Writing (3.00) |
| A seminar and writing workshop exploring methods of qualitative data analysis, styles of ethnographic description, and problems of research design. Students apply these techniques to the results of field research. Prerequisite: ANTH 7040 or instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 7060 | Dissertation Research Proposal Workshop (3.00) |
| A workshop for graduates preparing dissertation proposals and writing grant applications. Each student prepares several drafts of a proposal, revising it at each stage in response to the criticisms of classmates and the instructor. | |
| ANTH 7129 | Marriage, Mortality, Fertility (3.00) |
| Explores the ways that culturally formed systems of values and family organization affect population processes in a variety of cultures. Readings are drawn from comparative anthropology and historical demography. Cross-listed as ANTH 3129. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7150 | Boasian Anthropology (3.00) |
| Studies the works of Franz Boas and his students (Kroeber, Lowie, Sapir, Benedict, Mead, Radin, Whorf) in historical perspective; considers their relevance to contemporary culture theory. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ANTH 7153 | Anthropology of Eastern Europe (3.00) |
| This course explores Eastern European societies through an examination of the practices of everyday social life. Topics include the changing cultural meanings of work and consumption, the nature of property rights and relations, family and gender, ethnicity and nationalism, religion and ritual. Prerequisite: one course in anthropology or permission of the instructor. | |
| ANTH 7200 | Marriage, Gender, Political Economy (3.00) |
| Cross-cultural comparison of marriage and domestic groups, analyzed as a point of intersection between cultural conceptions of gender and a larger political economy. | |
| ANTH 7210 | Anthropology of the State (3.00) |
| This course explores the anthropology of modern political and government institutions with an eye towards the methodological and analytical tools necessary for investigating the bundle of relationships subsumed under the heading of "the state". The first half of the course will focus on theories of the nation-state, its nature, and "effects". The second half will examine ethnographic analysis of encouters with the state and it institutions. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 7290 | Nationalism and the Politics of Culture (3.00) |
| Analyzes the ways in which a spirit of national or ethic solidarity is mobilized and utilized. | |
| ANTH 7340 | Anthropology and History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course explores the mutuality of the disciplines of anthropology and history, as well as the differences in their approaches and methods, in order to reassert the epistemology and subject matter common to the two disciplines, and to bring strength to disciplinary analysis. We will read works of scholars who traverse the two disciplines, paying close attentions to their methodological approaches. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ANTH 7370 | Power and the Body (3.00) |
| Study of the cultural representations and interpretations of the body in society. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ANTH 7400 | Linguistic Anthropology (3.00) |
| An advanced introduction to the study of language from an anthropological point of view. No prior coursework in linguistics is expected, but the course is aimed at graduate students who will use what they learn in their own anthropologically-oriented research. Topics include an introduction to such basic concepts in linguistic anthropology as language in world-view, the nature of symbolic meaning, language and nationalism, universals and particulars in language, language in history and prehistory, the ethnography of speaking, the nature of everyday conversation, and the study of poetic language. The course is required for all Anthropology graduate students. It also counts toward the Theory requirement for the M.A. in Linguistics. | |
| ANTH 7440 | Language and Emotion (3.00) |
| This course explores emotion from the perspectives of cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics. Topics include: emotion in the natural vs. social sciences; cross-cultural conceptions of emotion; historical change in emotion discourses; emotion as a theory of the self; the grammatical encoding of emotion in language; (mis-) communication of emotion; and emotion in the construction of racialized and gendered identities. | |
| ANTH 7450 | Native American Languages (3.00) |
| Surveys the classification and typological characteristics of Native American languages and the history of their study, with intensive work on one language by each student. Some linguistics background is helpful. | |
| ANTH 7470 | Language and Culture in the Middle East (3.00) |
| Language and Culture in the Middle East Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics (the study of how languages change over time) and the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. Considered is the use of linguistic evidence in tracing prehistoric population movements in demonstrating contact among prehistoric groups and in the reconstruction of daily life. To the extent that the literature permits, examples and case studies will be drawn from the Mayan language area of Central America, and will include discussion of the pre-Columbian Mayan writing system and its ongoing decipherment. Fulfills the comparative-historical requirement for Linguistics graduate students. |
| ANTH 7541 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year. |
| ANTH 7559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 7589 | Topics in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with archaeology. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ANTH 7590 | Topics in Social and Cultural Anthropology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with social and cultural anthropology. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ANTH 7603 | Archaeological Aproaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (http://www.daacs.org). Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ANTH 7610 | Hindu World-view (3.00) |
| Explores the indigenous philosophies of Hindu South Asia, as revealed in ritual, myth and text. | |
| ANTH 7630 | Chinese Family and Religion (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes various features of traditional Chinese social organization as it existed in the late imperial period. Includes the late imperial state; Chinese family and marriage; lineages; ancestor worship; popular religion; village social structure; regional systems; and rebellion. |
| ANTH 7700 | Social Production of Health and Disease (3.00) |
| The seminar explores health and disease in socio-cultural, political-economic, and historic contexts, with a particular focus on health disparities. The course is interdisciplinary (including anthropology, sociology, nursing and public health). Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7808 | Advanced Method and Theory in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Seminar in current methodological and theoretical issues in archaeology. In some years the common course requirement in archaeological anthropology may be fulfilled by ANTH 7810. | |
| ANTH 7810 | Archaeology I (3.00) |
| Analyzes the transformation of societies based on a mobile, hunting-gathering adaptation to an agricultural economy with permanent villages and emerging political complexity. Models of the origin of agriculture and sedentism are reviewed and evaluated. | |
| ANTH 7820 | Archaeology II (3.00) |
| Examines the development of social ranking, operation of complex societies, and formation of the state. Case-studies from Old and New Worlds provide basis for evaluating classic and recent constructs proposed by anthropologists for the organization and collapse of chiefly society, theories on state formation, urbanism, and early empires. | |
| ANTH 7830 | Seminar in North American Archaeology (3.00) |
| Discusses current topics in the evolution of prehistoric cultures in North America. Emphasizes patterns in the development of organization, exchange, and subsistence. | |
| ANTH 7840 | Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology I (3.00) |
| This course examines the quantitative analytical techniques used in anthropology and archaeology. Topics include seriation, regression analysis, measures of diversity, and classification. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ANTH 7855 | Historical Archaeology (0.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Historical archaeology is the archaeological study of the continental and transoceanic human migrations that began in the fifteenth century, their effects on native peoples, and historical trajectories of the societies that they created. This course offers an introduction to the field. It emphasizes how theoretical models, analytical methods, and archaeological data can be combined to make and evlaluate credible inferences about the past. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ANTH 7870 | Advanced Topics in African Archaeology (3.00) |
| An intensive examination of recent and important works pertaining to African archaeology, both in theory and in practice. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7880 | African Archaeology (3.00) |
| Surveys transformations in Africa from four million years ago to the present, known chiefly through archeology, and focusing on Stone and Iron Age societies in the last 150,000 years. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ANTH 7890 | Current Issues in Archaeology (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar dealing with issues of current interest in archaeology. Topics are announced prior to each semester. | |
| ANTH 8410 | Seminar in the Teaching of Anthropology (3.00) |
| Available for graduate students who are currently engaged as teaching assistants, this seminar aims to foster the effective design and conduct of classes, particularly sections. | |
| ANTH 8559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| ANTH 8999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| ANTH 9010 | Directed Readings (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Directed Readings |
| ANTH 9020 | Directed Readings (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Directed Readings |
| ANTH 9050 | Research Practicum (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research Practicum | |
| ANTH 9060 | Research Practicum (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research Practicum | |
| ANTH 9559 | New Course in Anthropology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of anthropology. | |
| ANTH 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. |
| ANTH 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Applied Mathematics | |
| APMA 1000 | Preparation for Engineering Mathematics (2.00) |
| Covers the fundamental concepts necessary for success in engineering courses and Applied Mathemtics courses. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| APMA 1090 | Single Variable Calculus I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The concepts of differential and integral calculus are developed and applied to the elementary functions of a single variable. Limits, rates of change, derivatives, and integrals. Applications are made to problems in analytic geometry and elementary physics. For students with no exposure to high school calculus. Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 1110 | Single Variable Calculus II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes the concepts of differential and integral calculus and applications to problems in geometry and elementary physics, including inverse functions, indeterminate forms, techniques of integration, parametric equations, polar coordinates, infinite series, including Taylor and Maclaurin series. Applications. Prerequisite: APMA 1090 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 2102 | Discrete Mathematics I (3.00) |
| Introduces discrete mathematics and proof techniques involving first order predicate logic and induction. Application areas include sets (finite and infinite, such as sets of strings over a finite alphabet), elementary combinatorial problems, and finite state automata. Develops tools and mechanisms for reasoning about discrete problems. Cross-listed as CS 2102. Prerequisite: APMA 1110 and CS 1110, or equivalent. | |
| APMA 2120 | Multivariable Calculus (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics include vectors in three-space and vector valued functions. The multivariate calculus, including partial differentiation, multiple integrals, line and surface integrals, and the vector calculus, including Green's theorem, the divergence theorem, and Stokes's theorem. Applications. Prerequisite: APMA 1110. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 2130 | Ordinary Differential Equations (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | First order differential equations, second order and higher order linear differential equations, reduction of order, undetermined coefficients, variation of parameters, series solutions, Laplace transforms, linear systems of first order differential equations and the associated matrix theory, numerical methods. Applications. Prerequisite: APMA 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 3080 | Linear Algebra (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the systems of linear equations; vector spaces; linear dependence; bases; dimension; linear mappings; matrices; determinants; quadratic forms; eigenvalues; eigenvectors; orthogonal reduction to diagonal form; inner product spaces; numerical methods; geometric applications. Prerequisite: APMA 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 3100 | Probability (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A calculus-based introduction to probability theory and its applications in engineering and applied science. Includes counting techniques, conditional probability, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, probability distribution functions, expected value and variance, joint distributions, covariance, correlation, the Central Limit theorem, the Poisson process, an introduction to statistical inference. Prerequisite: APMA 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 3102 | Theory of Computation (3.00) |
| Introduces computation theory including grammars, finite state machines and Turing machines; and graph theory. Prerequisite: APMA 2102 and either CS 2110 or 2220 all with grades of 'C' or better. | |
| APMA 3110 | Applied Statistics and Probability (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines variability and its impact on decision-making. Introduces students to basic concepts of probability, such as random variables, probability distribution functions, and the central limit theorem. Based on this foundation, the course then emphasizes applied statistics covering topics such as descriptive statistics, statistical inference, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression modeling, statistical quality control. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and APMA 3120. Prerequisite: APMA 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 3120 | Statistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes confidence interval and point estimation methods, hypothesis testing for single samples, inference procedures for single-sample and two-sample studies, single and multifactor analysis of variance techniques, linear and non-linear regression and correlation, and using Minitab for large data sets. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and APMA 3110. Prerequisite: APMA 3100 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| APMA 3140 | Applied Partial Differential Equations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Partial differential equations that govern physical phenomena in science and engineering. Separation of variables, superposition, Fourier series, Sturm-Liouville eigenvalue problems, eigenfunction expansion techniques. Particular focus on the heat, wave, and Laplace partial differential equations in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Prerequisites: APMA 2120 and 2130 or equivalents. |
| APMA 3340 | Complex Variables with Applications (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics include analytic functions, Cauchy Theorems and formulas, power series, Taylor and Laurent series, complex integration, residue theorem, conformal mapping, and Laplace transforms. Prerequisite: APMA 2120 or equivalent. |
| APMA 3501 | Special Topics in Applied Mathematics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies mathematical techniques to special problems of current interest. Topic for each semester are announced at the time of course enrollment. |
| APMA 4501 | Special Topics in Applied Mathematics (3.00) |
| Applies mathematical techniques to special problems of current interest. Topic for each semester are announced at the time of course enrollment. | |
| APMA 4993 | Independent Reading and Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing. |
| APMA 4995 | Independent Reading and Research (3.00) |
| Reading and research under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| APMA 5070 | Numerical Methods (3.00) |
| Introduces techniques used in obtaining numerical solutions, emphasizing error estimation. Includes approximation and integration of functions, and solution of algebraic and differential equations. Prerequisite: Two years of college mathematics, including some linear algebra and differential equations, and the ability to write computer programs in any language. | |
| APMA 6020 | Continuum Mechanics with Applications (3.00) |
| Introduces continuum mechanics and mechanics of deformable solids. Vectors and cartesian tensors, stress, strain, deformation, equations of motion, constitutive laws, introduction to elasticity, thermal elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluids. Cross-listed as AM 6020, MAE 6020, CE 6720 Prerequisite: Instructor Permission | |
| APMA 6130 | Mathematical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics (3.00) |
| Describes the mathematical foundations of continuum mechanics from a unified viewpoint. Review of relevant concepts from linear algebra, vector calculus, and Cartesian tensors; kinematics of finite deformations and motions; finite strain measures; linearization; concept of stress; conservation laws of mechanics and equations of motion and equilibrium; constitutive theory; constitutive laws for nonlinear elasticity; generalized Hooke's law for a linearly elastic solid; constitutive laws for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; basic problems of continuum mechanics as boundary-value problems for partial differential equations. Cross-listed as AM 6130. Prerequisite: Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus, Elementary PDE (may be taken concurrently). | |
| APMA 6150 | Linear Algebra (3.00) |
| Analyzes systems of linear equations; least squares procedures for solving over determined systems; finite dimensional vector spaces; linear transformations and their representation by matrices; determinants; Jordan canonical form; unitary reduction of symmetric and Hermitian forms; eigenvalues; and invariant subspaces. Prerequisite: Three years of college mathematics or instructor permission. | |
| APMA 6240 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Waves (3.00) |
| Introduces phase-space methods, elementary bifurcation theory and perturbation theory, and applies them to the study of stability in the contexts of nonlinear dynamical systems and nonlinear waves, including free and forces nonlinear vibrations and wave motions. Examples are drawn from mechanics and fluid dynamics, and include transitions to periodic oscillations and chaotic oscillations. Also cross-listed as MAE 6240. Prerequisite: Undergraduate ordinary differential equations or instructor permission. | |
| APMA 6340 | Numerical Analysis (3.00) |
| Topics include the solution of systems of linear and nonlinear equations, calculations of matrix eigenvalues, least squares problems, and boundary value problems in ordinary and partial differential equations. Prerequisite: Two years of college mathematics, including some linear algebra, and the ability to write computer programs. | |
| APMA 6370 | Singular Perturbation Theory (3.00) |
| Analyses of regular perturbations; roots of polynomials; singular perturbations in ODE's; periodic solutions of simple nonlinear differential equations; multiple-Scales method; WKBJ approximation; turning-point problems; Langer's method of uniform approximation; asymptotic behavior of integrals; Laplace Integrals; stationary phase; and steepest descents. Examples are drawn from physical systems. Cross-listed as MAE 6370. Prerequisite: Familiarity with complex analysis. | |
| APMA 6410 | Engineering Mathematics I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Review of ordinary differential equations. Initial value problems, boundary value problems, and various physical applications. Linear algebra, including systems of linear equations, matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization, and various applications. Scalar and vector field theory, including the divergence theorem, Green's theorem, Stokes theorem, and various applications. Partial differential equations that govern physical phenomena in science and engineering. Solution of partial differential equations by separation of variables, superposition, Fourier series, variation of parameters, d' Alembert's solution. Eigenfunction expansion techniques for nonhomogeneous initial-value, boundary-value problems. Particular focus on various physical applications of the heat equation, the potential (Laplace) equation, and the wave equation in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Cross-listed as MAE 6410. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. |
| APMA 6420 | Engineering Mathematics II (3.00) |
| Further and deeper understanding of partial differential equations that govern physical phenomena in science and engineering. Solution of linear partial differential equations by eigenfunction expansion techniques. Green's functions for time-independent and time-dependent boundary value problems. Fourier transform methods, and Laplace transform methods. Solution of a variety of initial-value, boundary-value problems. Various physical applications. Study of complex variable theory. Functions of a complex variable, and complex integral calculus, Taylor series, Laurent series, and the residue theorem, and various applications. Serious work and efforts in the further development of analytical skills and expertise. Cross-listed as MAE 6420. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and APMA 6410 or equivalent. | |
| APMA 6430 | Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (3.00) |
| Analyzes the role of statistics in science; hypothesis tests of significance; confidence intervals; design of experiments; regression; correlation analysis; analysis of variance; and introduction to statistical computing with statistical software libraries. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate studies. | |
| APMA 6440 | Applied Partial Differential Equations (3.00) |
| Includes first order partial differential equations (linear, quasilinear, nonlinear); classification of equations and characteristics; and well-posedness of initial and boundary value problems. Cross-listed as MAE 6440. Prerequisite: APMA 6420 or equivalent. | |
| APMA 6548 | Special Topics in Applied Mathematics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics vary from year to year and are selected to fill special needs of graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| APMA 6720 | Computational Fluid Dynamics I (3.00) |
| Topics include the solution of flow and heat transfer problems involving steady and transient convective and diffusive transport; superposition and panel methods for inviscid flow; finite-difference methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations; elementary grid generation for odd geometries; and primitive variable and vorticity-steam function algorithms for incompressible, multidimensional flows. Extensive use of personal computers/workstations including graphics. Cross-listed as MAE 6720. Prerequisite: MAE 6310 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| APMA 6993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate-level material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. | |
| APMA 6995 | Supervised Project Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| APMA 7080 | Inelastic Solid Mechanics (3.00) |
| Emphasizes the formulation of a variety of nonlinear models. Specific topics include nonlinear elasticity, creep, visco-elasticity, and elasto-plasticity. Solutions to boundary value problems of practical interest are presented in the context of these various theories in order to illustrate the differences in stress distributions caused by different types of material nonlinearities. Cross-listed as AM 7080. Prerequisite: AM 6020. | |
| APMA 7140 | Nonlinear Elasticity Theory (3.00) |
| Describes the theory of finite (nonlinear) elasticity governing large deformations of highly deformable elastic solids. Both physical and mathematical implications considered. The results are applicable to rubber-like and biological materials and the theory serves as a prototype for more elaborate nonlinear theories of mechanics of continuous media. Cross-listed as AM 7140 Nonlinear Elasticity. Prerequisite: AM 6020 Continuum Mech. (or equiv) Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| APMA 7340 | Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations (3.00) |
| Topics include the numerical solution of elliptic equations by finite element methods; solution of time dependent problems by finite element and finite difference methods; and stability and convergence results for the methods presented. Prerequisite: One or more graduate courses in mathematics or applied mathematics. | |
| APMA 7548 | Selected Topics in Applied Mathematics (3.00) |
| Content varies annually; topics may include wave propagation theory, shell theory, control theory, or advanced numerical analysis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| APMA 7670 | Micromechanics of Heterogeneous Media (3.00) |
| Includes averaging principles; equivalent homogeneity; effective moduli; bounding principles; self-consistent schemes; composite spheres; concentric cylinders; three phase model; repeating cell models; inelastic and nonlinear effects; thermal effects; isotropic and anisotropic media; and strength and fracture. Cross-listed as AM 7670, and CE 7770. Prerequisite: APMA 6020. | |
| APMA 7720 | Computational Fluid Dynamics II (3.00) |
| A continuation of APMA 6720. More advanced methods for grid generation, transformation of governing equations for odd geometries, methods for compressible flows, methods for parabolic flows, calculations using vector and parallel computers. Use of personal computers/workstations/supercomputer including graphics. Cross-listed as MAE 7720. Prerequisite: APMA 6720 or equivalent. | |
| APMA 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of advanced graduate-level material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. | |
| APMA 8548 | Advanced Topics in Applied Mathematics (3.00) |
| Course content varies from year to year and depends on students' interests and needs. See APMA 7548 for possible topics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| APMA 8897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's students. | |
| APMA 8995 | Supervised Project Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research for Master of Applied Mathematics degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| APMA 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Master's Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to master's thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| APMA 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral students. |
| APMA 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Doctoral Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| Arabic | |
| ARAB 1010 | Elementary Arabic (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. |
| ARAB 1016 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 1020 | Elementary Arabic (4.00) |
| Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 1026 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 116 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 126 | Intensive Introductory Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2010 | Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequistes: ARAB 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 2020 | Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: ARAB 1016 , 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. | |
| ARAB 216 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2250 | Conversational Arabic (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces students to spoken Arabic, with oral production highly emphasized. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 226 | Intensive Intermediate Arabic (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic intermediate level expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| ARAB 2260 | Conversational Arabic (3.00) |
| Practice of conversation based on everyday situations. Enables communication with native speakers. Prerequisite: ARAB 2250 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3010 | Advanced Arabic I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 3019 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| ARAB 3020 | Advanced Arabic II (3.00) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3029 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| For students residing in the Arabic group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 3230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Emphasizes development of writing and speaking skills, with special attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and the organization and style of different genres. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 3240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 3310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3.00) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 3330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3340 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith II (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran, its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 3330 or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 3672 | Advanced Arabic Grammar (3.00) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. | |
| ARAB 3810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 4010 | Advanced Arabic III (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 4020 | Advanced Arabic IV (3.00) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. | |
| ARAB 4120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers¿ period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 4559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 4993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study in Arabic |
| ARAB 5010 | Advanced Arabic I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 5020 | Advanced Arabic II (3.00) |
| The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5230 | Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Emphasizes development of writing and speaking skills, with special attention to grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and the organization and style of different genres. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5240 | Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (3.00) |
| Develops oral and written proficiency to an advanced level of fluency, with emphasis on speaking and writing. Prerequisite: ARAB 3230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5280 | The History of the Arabic Language (3.00) |
| Study of the history of Arabic and its development up to present days. Studies relation of Arabic to other languages that come in contact with it either through genetic relationship, such as Hebrew and Aramaic, or through conquest, such as Persian, Coptic, Berber, and others. Emphasizes external and internal factors of linguistic change. Prerequisite: At least one year of Arabic or Hebrew, and/or historical linguistics. | |
| ARAB 5310 | Introduction to the Arab World and Its Languages (3.00) |
| A general survey of the linguistic, geographical, historical, social, religious, cultural, and artistic aspects of the modern Arab world. Attention given to the Arabic language, family, gender relations, the Arab experience in the U.S., Arab American relations, the role of the past and of social change, and Arab art and music. | |
| ARAB 5330 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith I (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran and its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 2020 or higher, or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5340 | Arabic of the Quran and Hadith II (3.00) |
| Studies the language of the Quran, its exegesis, and the Hadith. Prerequisite: ARAB 3330 or permission of instructor. | |
| ARAB 5410 | Advanced Arabic III (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission |
| ARAB 5420 | Advanced Arabic IV (3.00) |
| The main goal at this stage is to reach a superior level of Modern Standard Arabic with due attention paid to all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing in addition to culture. Acquisition of more advanced grammatical structures will take place primarily through directed in-class drilling, coupled with an emphasis on the functional use of language through communication in context.
Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5559 | New Course in Arabic (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new topic in the subject area of Arabic. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 5810 | Modern Arabic Fiction (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to twentieth-century Arabic fiction, and to the varied genres of prose including letters, memoirs, short stories, travelogues, and novels. Topics include autobiography, war and nation construction, fantasy, and political and sexual identity crises. Students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism, and learn to analyze texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 5830 | Topics in Arabic Prose I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Emphasis on reading modern Arabic prose, and writing descriptive and narrative short essays. Prerequisite: ARAB 3020/5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| ARAB 5840 | Topics in Arabic Prose II (3.00) |
| Exposure to selected reading material in modern Arabic prose, and writing of short essays, summaries, and descriptive pieces in Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5830 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 5850 | Media Arabic (3.00) |
| Examination of electronic (television and radio) and print (newspapers, magazines, periodic publications) Arabic. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or ARAB 3010/5010 and 3020/5020, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARAB 5860 | Nineteenth Century Arabic Prose (3.00) |
| Examination of Arabic writing in the 19th century, a period of renaissance in the Arabic language. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 5870 | Media Arabic II (3.00) |
| A survey of print and electronic media, news and news reports, analysis, commentaries from or about the Arab world, intended to increase students' familiarity with the language used in news as reported in Arabic-media venues. Prerequisite: ARAB 5850, completion of ARAB 5530 and 5540 or permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAB 6559 | New course in Arabic (3.00) |
| This course is to allow 6000-level new courses to be taught for one semester | |
| ARAB 6672 | Advanced Arabic Grammar (3.00) |
| In this course students will develop a mastery of core items relevant to Modern Standard Arabic grammar, a mastery which will enable them to produce discreet, sophisticated sentences, as well as to compose paragraphs and essays, all while utilizing the grammar points covered in this class. Those interested in taking this course are required to have completed ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or to receive approval of instructor. | |
| ARAB 7000 | Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to study: (1) the Teaching of Arabic as a second language, and (2) bilingual education in Arabic and English. Students will examine the methods and techniques of teaching: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and content area language instruction to second language speakers. Assessment, cultural awareness, and self-evaluation of teaching and materials will also be addressed. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAB 7010 | Modern Arabic Fiction (in Arabic (3.00) |
| Studies the emergence of fiction as a genre in Arabic writing at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, the development of this genre, its maturity, and its contribution to the creative process of fiction writing in the world. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 7030 | Modern Arabic Poetry (in Arabic (3.00) |
| tudies the development of Arabic Poetry in the 19th and 20th centuries, leading to the emergence of modern Arabic poetry in the fifth decade of the 20th century. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 7120 | Introduction to Arabic Drama (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to modern Arabic drama from the early pioneers' period in the 20th century to the contemporary era. We will study different forms of this genre including: musicals, traditional, experimental, feminist, and social drama. Further, students become acquainted with different schools of modern Arabic literary criticism and learn to analyze dramatic texts using critical analysis and specific theoretical terminology.
Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| ARAB 7830 | Readings in Arabic/Islamic Text (3.00) |
| Close reading, with emphasis on linguistic and textual analysis, of Arabic texts selected from the historical, geographical, grammatical, philological, or religious traditions from both the classical and modern period, determined by interest of students or instructor. Prerequisite: ARAB 5530 and 5540, or instructor permission. | |
| ARAB 8993 | Independent Study in Arabic (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study in Arabic. |
| Arts Administration | |
| ARAD 2993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity for independent study in the subject of Arts Administration. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAD 3100 | Principles and Practices of Arts Administration (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introductory survey of principles and practices of arts administration, as the crossroads of art and audience. |
| ARAD 3559 | New Course in Development for the Arts (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Development for the Arts | |
| ARAD 3993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study in Arts Adminstration |
| ARAD 4559 | New Course in Arts Administration (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Arts Administration. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAD 5050 | Arts Marketing Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Audience development theory and marketing strategies and techniques as they apply specifically to the arts and arts institutions. |
| ARAD 5200 | Development and Board Management (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course explores techniques and rationales behind the giving and the raising of funds; and the closely related skills of leading and managing trustees, boards and volunteers. The course will examine these fields using both theory and practical applications. Both in-class discussions and distinguished guest speakers will be utilized. | |
| ARAD 5300 | The Arts in Community / Community in the Arts (3.00) |
| The Arts in Community / Community in the Arts¿ examines selected topics from among the multiplicity of relations between the two. Included will be spatial and community aspects of public art, art found locally, art to which the local community aspires, and the idea of community within artist populations. Using guest speakers, readings and other resources focuses class discussion on two sites:Charlottesville¿s Downtown Mall, & UVA¿s Art Grounds. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAD 5500 | Introduction to Design Thinking (3.00) |
| This course is a pilot seminar designed to launch for the School of Architecture a curriculum in Design Thinking, to be broadened and deepened in subsequent semesters. The course introduces the use of abductive reasoning to solve complex problems, using Architecture and the Arts as exemplars of creative problem solving techniques. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| History of Art and Architecture | |
| ARAH 5056 | Roman Architecture (3.00) |
| Roman Architecture | |
| ARAH 5058 | Roman Imperial Art and Architecture I (3.00) |
| Roman Imperial Art and Architecture I | |
| ARAH 5059 | Roman Imperial Art and Architecture II (3.00) |
| Roman Imperial Art and Architecture II | |
| ARAH 5253 | Italian Fifteenth Century Painting I (3.00) |
| Italian Fifteenth Century Painting I | |
| ARAH 5254 | Italian 16th Century Painting (3.00) |
| Italian 16th Century Painting | |
| ARAH 5277 | Italian Renaissance Sculpture I (3.00) |
| Italian Renaissance Sculpture I | |
| ARAH 5281 | Dutch Painting in the Golden Age (3.00) |
| Surveys the major artists and schools of the United Provinces from about 1580-1680, including Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Vermeer, and Jacob van Ruisdael, seen in the context of Dutch culture and history. Emphasizes the iconographic method of interpreting daily-life genre and landscape, the role of theory in Dutch art, and the character of Dutch realism. | |
| ARAH 5525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 5559 | New Course in History of Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of History of Art. | |
| ARAH 5575 | Topics in Modern Art History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | examines focused topics in the history of modern art |
| ARAH 5585 | Topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Examines focused topics in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 5681 | Museum Studies (3.00) |
| Museum Studies | |
| ARAH 5751 | Approaches to American Art (3.00) |
| Introduces historiography and methodology of American art history from earliest discussions to the present, through an analysis of one particular mode (e.g., portraiture, landscape, genre) over time. | |
| ARAH 5752 | Representations of Race in American Art (3.00) |
| Representations of Race in American Art | |
| ARAH 5753 | Southern History and Material Culture (3.00) |
| Southern History & Material Culture is an intensive graduate-level introduction to the decorative arts, history and material culture of the American South. The four-week course includes a number of lectures, collection studies and workshops by members of the staff of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Old Salem, Inc., the faculty of the University of Virginia, and guest scholars. | |
| ARAH 5951 | African Art (3.00) |
| African Art | |
| ARAH 7500 | Research Problems in Ancient Architecture/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in ancient architecture and archaeology. |
| ARAH 7505 | Research Problems in Ancient Art/ Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research on problems in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. |
| ARAH 7510 | Research Problems in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in medieval architecture |
| ARAH 7515 | Research Problems Medieval Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research on problems in medieval art and its social background. |
| ARAH 7520 | Research Problems in Renaissance/Baroque Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in Renaissance/Baroque architecture |
| ARAH 7525 | Research Problems in Renaissance/Baroque Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in Renaissance/Baroque art |
| ARAH 7530 | Research Problems in 18th/19th Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in 18th/19th century architecture |
| ARAH 7535 | Research Problems in 18th/19th Century Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in 18th/19th century art |
| ARAH 7540 | Research Problems in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in 20th/21st century architecture |
| ARAH 7545 | Research Problems in 20th/21st Century Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in 20th/21st century art. |
| ARAH 7560 | Research Problems in Architecture Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in architecture theory, comparative & other topics. |
| ARAH 7565 | Research Problems in Art Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in art theory, comparative & other topics. |
| ARAH 7570 | Research Problems in the Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of the Americas. |
| ARAH 7575 | Research Problems in the Art of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in the art of the Americas. |
| ARAH 7580 | Research Problems in the Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia. |
| ARAH 7585 | Research Problems in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in the art of East, South, and Southeast Asia. |
| ARAH 7590 | Research Problems in the Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading and research problems in the architecture of Africa or Islam. |
| ARAH 7595 | Research Problems in the Art of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Reading and research problems in the art of Africa or Islam. | |
| ARAH 8051 | Theory and Interpretation in the Visual Arts (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates problems in the theory and interpretation of the visual arts |
| ARAH 8052 | Library Methodology in the Visual Arts (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Required for all entering graduate students. Introduces the bibliography of the visual arts including architecture, archaeology, painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts. Specific research and reference publications are analyzed in terms of their scope, special features, and applications to meeting research and information needs. |
| ARAH 8091 | MA Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | MA Thesis Research |
| ARAH 8092 | MA Thesis Writing (3.00) |
| The MA thesis, up to 50 pages in length, will be prepared under the supervision of the major advisor, reviewed by a three-person committee and defended orally before the end of term. | |
| ARAH 8095 | Dissertation Proposal (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Preparation of a 15-20 page dissertation proposal under the supervision of a dissertation advisor. |
| ARAH 8695 | Special Reading Problems (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special Reading Problems |
| ARAH 8940 | Special Reading Problems in Art (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special Reading Problems in Art |
| ARAH 8950 | Special Reading Problems (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special Reading Problems |
| ARAH 8998 | Non-Topical Rsch, Masters Prep (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| ARAH 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Masters (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| ARAH 9500 | Seminar in Ancient Architecture/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in ancient architecture/archaeology. | |
| ARAH 9505 | Seminar in Ancient Art/Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates problems in ancient art/archaeology |
| ARAH 9510 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in medieval architecture Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARAH 9515 | Seminar in Medieval Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in medieval art | |
| ARAH 9520 | Seminar in Renaissance/Baroque Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates problems in renaissance/baroque architecture Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARAH 9525 | Seminar in Renaissance/Baroque Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in renaissance/baroque art Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 9530 | Seminar in 18th/19th Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 18th-19th century architecture Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARAH 9535 | Seminar in 18th/19th Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 18th-19th century art | |
| ARAH 9540 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 20th/21st century architecture | |
| ARAH 9545 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Art (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in 20th/21st century architecture. | |
| ARAH 9560 | Seminar in Architecture Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture theory, comparative, and other topics. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAH 9565 | Seminar in Art Theory, Comparative & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture theory, comparative, and other topics Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARAH 9570 | Seminar in the Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates problems in architecture of the Americas |
| ARAH 9575 | Seminar in the Art of the Americas (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in art of the Americas | |
| ARAH 9580 | Seminar in the Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia | |
| ARAH 9585 | Seminar in the Art of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates problems in art of East, South, and Southeast Asia |
| ARAH 9590 | Seminar in the Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in architecture of Africa or Islam Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARAH 9595 | Seminar in the Art of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Investigates problems in art of Africa or Islam. | |
| ARAH 9995 | Supervised Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Supervised Research |
| ARAH 9998 | Non-Topical Rsch,Doctoral Prep (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARAH 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Doctoral (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. |
| Architecture | |
| ARCH 1010 | Lessons of the Lawn (4.00) |
| The study of architecture as a speculation on origins is located at the conjunctive core of any liberal arts curriculum and serves as the physical armature and conceptual foundation of the University. This course is concerned with the contemporary imagination, attempting to make the discipline of architecture meaningful to a wide range of citizens in its public obligation to be constructive and optimistic in the most profoundly ethical, pragmatic, and magical of terms. | |
| ARCH 1020 | Lessons in Making (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the aspects of design considered fundamental to an understanding and interpretation of architecture and the visual arts. Introduces drawing and presentation skills, and develops the precision and facility necessary for visual communication. |
| ARCH 2010 | Introduction to Architectural Design I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The 2nd year introductory architectural design studios explore comprehensive and foundational design principles, skill sets, and critical thinking. The material covered through the fall and spring semesters is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises, workshops, symposia and reviews which involve the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student's design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. Prerequisite: ARCH 1010, 1020 |
| ARCH 2011 | Summer Intro to Design Studio (6.00) |
| Prerequisite: For undergraduate transfer students accepted by the Dept. of Architecture only. This introductory architectural design studio explores comprehensive & foundational design principles, skill sets, & critical thinking. The material covered is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises,workshops, symposia & reviews involving the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of comprehensive critical design. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 2020 | Introduction to Architectural Design II (6.00) |
| The 2nd year introductory architectural design studios explore comprehensive and foundational design principles, skill sets, and critical thinking. The material covered through the fall and spring semesters is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises, workshops, symposia and reviews which involve the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student's design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. Prerequisite: ARCH 2010 | |
| ARCH 2021 | Summer Intro to Design Studio 1 (6.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARCH 2010 or 2011, for undergraduate transfer students accepted by the Dept. of Architecture only. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 2040 | Introduction to Architectural Design (3.00) |
| Introduction to Architectural Design | |
| ARCH 2150 | Global Sustainability (3.00) |
| Earth's ecosystems are unraveling at an unprecedented rate, threatening human wellbeing and posing substantial challenges to contemporary society. Designing sustainable practices, institutions, and technologies for a resource-constrained world is our greatest challenge. This integrated and interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead the efforts necessary to engage in this task. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARCH 2500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Topical offerings in the subject of Architecture. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 3010 | Architectural Design I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes architectural design conceptualization and synthesis; the relationship of building, site, and basic technology as determinants in architectural form; and the integration of various disciplines and concerns in the design of a complete building. Prerequisite: ARCH 2020. |
| ARCH 3020 | Architectural Design II (6.00) |
| Analyzes architectural design conceptualization and synthesis; the relationship of building, site, and basic technology as determinants in architectural form; and the integration of various disciplines and concerns in the design of a complete building. Prerequisite: ARCH 3010. | |
| ARCH 3120 | Architecture Theory: Criticality and Systematicity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Architectural theory acts as a critical discourse parallel to practice as its conscience and provocation. Buildings, landscapes, and manifestos by architects are scrutinized for significant, recurring themes using methods from aesthetics, philosophy, and criticism. This course relies upon reading, writing, and argument to develop an analytic approach that bridges the gap between architectural knowledge and other forms of knowledge. Prerequisite: ARH 1010 and 1020. |
| ARCH 3140 | Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| ARCH 3230 | Systems, Sites and Building (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. |
| ARCH 3240 | Introduction to Structural Design (4.00) |
| A first course in structures for undergraduates to develop analytic and critical skills through both mathematical and visual investigation. Topics include statics, mechanics of materials, computer-based structural analysis, and the design and behavior of basic structural elements and systems. Prerequisite: Equivalent college-level physics. | |
| ARCH 3260 | Building Matters (4.00) |
| Explores and evaluates the properties of basic building materials and construction assemblies. Introduces building construction from a variety of viewpoints, with emphasis on ecological thinking in architectural decision-making. Students will analyze and critique materials and construction systems, and how they correspond to aesthetic, technical, financial and ethical issues. | |
| ARCH 3410 | CAAD 3D Modeling & Visualization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A comprehensive course in three-dimensional computer aided design and visualization methods used in architecture and landscape architecture. The class explores design worlds that are made accessible through computer-based media. Lectures provide a theoretical framework for computer-aided design, describe current methods, and speculate on advanced methods. |
| ARCH 3500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 3640 | Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented ¿good¿ planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 3993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor | |
| ARCH 4010 | Architectural Design III (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores architectural design problems of complex programs and intermediate scale, emphasizing circulation, formal intent, and specialized technology in both historic and contemporary urban contexts. Prerequisite: ARCH 3020. |
| ARCH 4020 | Architectural Design IV (6.00) |
| Explores architectural design problems of complex programs and intermediate scale, emphasizing circulation, formal intent, and specialized technology in both historic and contemporary urban contexts. Prerequisite: ARCH 4010. | |
| ARCH 4500 | Special Topics in Architecture. (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARCH 4510 | J-Term Courses (1.00 - 3.00) |
| January Term courses provide students with unique opportunities: new courses that address topics of current interest, study abroad programs, undergraduate research seminars, and interdisciplinary courses. The intensive format of "J-term" classes encourages extensive student-faculty contact and allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in a particular subject. | |
| ARCH 4820 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Selected students lead a seminar (of 8 to 10 younger students each) for 'Lessons of the Lawn' and 'Lessons in Making.' All student assistants attend class lectures (for a second time) and then meet with their seminar groups weekly, leading discussions of topics and questions raised by the instructor. |
| ARCH 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor |
| ARCH 5011 | International Summer Studio (6.00) |
| Students will design proposals for the complex cultural, formal, spatial and constructional context of a particular location outside the US. Pedagogical objectives include strengthening analytical and creative abilities at multiple scales through an iterative design process, studying material and tectonics, developing critical thinking abilities, and improving graphic, verbal and written communication skills. | |
| ARCH 5110 | Design Approaches to Existing Sites (3.00) |
| Explores various approaches by designers to the contexts of their work. Examines buildings, urban infrastructure, and landscape interventions, and includes lectures, discussions, and presentations by visitors and students. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARCH 5140 | Advanced Design Themes of Great Cities (3.00) |
| This course discusses the design qualities of the world's great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. | |
| ARCH 5150 | Global Sustainability (3.00) |
| Earth¿s ecosystems are unraveling at an unprecedented rate, threatening human wellbeing and posing substantial challenges to contemporary society. Designing sustainable practices, institutions, and technologies for a resource-constrained world is our greatest challenge. This integrated and interdisciplinary course prepares students to understand, innovate and lead the efforts necessary to engage in this task. | |
| ARCH 5160 | Models for Higher Density Housing (3.00) |
| This seminar will focus on density and contemporary housing issues, specifically related to affordable housing. As cities have spread out or decayed at the core, the variety of housing options has decreased leading to a growing divide between where and how people can afford to live. Assignments range from readings and leading discussion to case study presentations of recent global and local housing designs. | |
| ARCH 5170 | New Urban Housing (3.00) |
| The class attempts to give students an introduction to the design issues associated with high-density urban housing. This area was a focus of experimentation for the first generation of modern architects. Today, pressures from urban sprawl and concerns for sustainable patterns of living have renewed the need to find ways of making modern urban neighborhoods. Issues of innovation and continuity need to be explored. This seminar will discuss the history of modern housing and explore a range of contemporary architectural projects, built and unbuilt. | |
| ARCH 5180 | Issues in Contemporary Architecture (3.00) |
| Participants will investigate a diverse range of issues confronted in the conception, making and interpretation of contemporary architecture, including urban, social, aesthetic, representational, and technological concerns. Questions will be examined through a case study model grounded in history and supplemented by readings. During each class, 2-3 buildings will be formally analyzed to illustrate the thematic investigation. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARCH 5190 | Cultural Criticism in Architecture (3.00) |
| This seminar explores the relationship between architecture and culture. The seminar will study the effects of advanced capitolism, identity politics and latent biases that form the foundation of the architecture profession. | |
| ARCH 5300 | Evaluating Eco-MOD (3.00) |
| The seminar focuses on the evaluation of the ecological, prefabricated and affordable housing units. The students in the seminar work individually or in small teams to analyze the prototypical homes by: assessing the environmental impact of the design and the fabrication of them; designing and installing a building monitoring system; creating a post occupancy evaluation survey for the occupants; assessing the positioning of the ecoMOD homes in the modular housing and affordable housing markets; assessing the affordability of the units; assessing the viability of integrating the homes into other neighborhoods in the area; creating a business and marketing plan for taking the project to scale; and preparing a collective final report that synthesizes the research of the entire evaluation team. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARCH 5301 | Eco-Mod Seminar (3.00) |
| This seminar is focused on an evaluation of the third ecoMOD project. ecoMOD is a research and design / build / evaluate project at the School of Architecture, in partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The project goal is to develop ecological, prefabricated and affordable house prototypes for low-income families. Over the next several years, interdisciplinary teams of UVA students and faculty are designing and building several 600 to 1,400 square foot housing units. The completed homes are being evaluated carefully. The results of these efforts will directly influence later designs. The objective of the seminar is to analyze the third project, using the building monitoring, life cycle assessments, post occupancy evaluations and an affordability analysis. The course is open to graduate as well as 3rd and 4th year undergraduates from any program at the university. In particular, the instructor is hoping for a mix of architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, planning, economics, business and environmental science students. Engineering students will be enrolled in a separate course, led by engineering professor Paxton Marshall. The engineering students will meet with the class on a regular basis, so that all disciplines can work together on the final report. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARCH 5310 | Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication (3.00) |
| Learning Barge: Intention Fabrication | |
| ARCH 5320 | Some Assembly Required: Research and Development (3.00) |
| This course functions as research and development seminar - the research and development initiatives will consist of three distinct and critically interdependent phases: first, case study analysis and interpretation; secondly, development of issue-specific project proposal; and thirdly, innovative advancement of research topic. In consultation with the course instructor, each research initiative focuses on a specific topic of building construction. Building materials, fabrication technologies, components, assemblies and systems are all potential areas of investigation. It is important to note that although the course emphasizes that each student's investigation find its locus in a specific aspect of building construction - i.e. hybrid material composition, component fabrication processes, cladding assembly sequencing, mechanical system distribution or site staging - the research is also required to speculate on how overall building systems would be affected by the innovation of a specific material, fabrication process, component assembly, or system integration. | |
| ARCH 5321 | Some Assembly Required: Design Build (4.00) |
| The course focuses on the study of modern fabrication practices in the context of design/build projects. | |
| ARCH 5340 | Construction Practice Management (3.00) |
| Provides future architects, engineers, lawyers, and developers with an overall understanding of the construction process for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Follows the history of a typical project from selection of architect to final completion of construction. Topics include design cost control, cost estimating, bidding procedures, bonds and insurance, contracts and sub-contracts, progress scheduling, fiscal controls, payment requests, submittals, change orders, inspections, overall project administration, and continuing architect-owner-contractor relationships. Lectures and related field trips. | |
| ARCH 5360 | Concepts in Architecture Detailing (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts. |
| ARCH 5361 | Advanced Architectural Detailing (3.00) |
| An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts. | |
| ARCH 5370 | Depth of Surface (3.00) |
| Construction systems and material selection must be a generative process not a reactive application. What are the possibilities for the Depth of Surface to exploit the tension between internal criteria and external forces & context? The fundamental issues of buildability must be driven by a sense of 'what do you want to see?' as well as the pragmatic - with the detail reinforcing, not diluting, the whole. How can overall composition, form, performance and structure of building envelope come together (via detail) within a specific conceptual context? | |
| ARCH 5380 | Soft Surface Operation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | We will explore the parameters of shaping the flow of light, wind, and water; then test these discoveries through full-scale mock-ups, exploring practical potentials as well as the experiential aspects of weather phenomena and surface performance. Working with a set of high performance fabrics, it will be possible to produce operable, interactive, beautiful surfaces that create comfortable semi-exterior conditions year-round. |
| ARCH 5400 | Experimental Technologies (3.00) |
| Covering theory to practice, the course is an introduction to the use of digital technologies for the analysis, simulation and visualization of space, time and processes on cultural sites. The course focuses on the use of computer technologies for the visualization, exploration and analysis of natural and built environments (broad enough to include issues and methodologies of interest to architects, landscape architects, archaeologists and architectural historians). Topics are explored through class lectures on the theory and application of computational/visualization technology, guest lectures, example projects, field trips to project site and exercises examining emergent issues. | |
| ARCH 5420 | Digital Animation & Storytelling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An exploration of moviemaking through exercises in computer animation. Approximately five independently developed short animations constitute the work of the semester, culminating in a one- to five-minute long final movie project. It is anticipated that an interdisciplinary group of students admitted to the seminar will bring perspectives from across the visual and design arts. Movie projects may range in creative subject areas. Built and landscape architectural places may be experienced according to our own changing eye point of view, the transformation of light and objects, as well as the movement of other people. Story telling, whether by means of simple character animation or more complex scene description, may related to these contextual aspects of either real or imagined environments. This subject is more exclusively focused than ARCH 5450 on animation as a means to creative moviemaking. Prerequisite: ARCH 3410/6410 or Instructor Permission. |
| ARCH 5422 | Computer Animation: Design in Motion (3.00) |
| Arch 5422 is a hands-on workshop in moviemaking by techniques in three-dimensional computer animation with composite video, sound editing and capture. We screen independent and feature film animation and ongoing student work concluding in a 1 to 5 min. final project. Short readings are in film and cognitive science. Students may enroll from diverse areas such as design, art, drama, computer science, the physical sciences, and education. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARCH 5450 | Digital Moviemaking & Animation (3.00) |
| Visual storytelling is the basis for making movies in this hands-on production oriented class. The technology of both computer graphics animation and digital video production are explored. Themes may incorporate short character studies or visual narratives related to the built and natural environment, such as its observable symbols and images, the process of physical and conceptual assembly, transformations of light and form, spatial or formal composition, the movement of people and objects, and similar phenomena that vary over time. Students have the option to use either computer graphics animation or video production. The links between perception, representation, and design are examined within both a historical and a contemporary critical framework. Prerequisite: ARCH 3410/6410 or instructor permission. | |
| ARCH 5470 | Information Space (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | We live in a world rich with information. This course concentrates on the identity and role of information in our environs: in the buildings and cities that we inhabit and in the evolving networks and World Wide Web that are increasingly a part of our daily lives. The course looks practically and theoretically at how we build information, why, and how we use and populate it in our world. In both the physical and digital realms we study language, graphics, and urban form as `Information Space`, and look for ways to build new architectures that use information well. The course uses web design technology as a vehicle to explore these themes. |
| ARCH 5490 | CNC Fabrication (3.00) |
| This is a seminar about computation and the physical making of architecture. The course centers on student research into computer-controlled modeling and fabrication through hands-on use of CNC machines and advanced CAD technologies. The course focuses on the making of objects, parts, and systems at real-world, real-material scales and on the invention of strategies that link geometric form and computation with fabrication and material processing. | |
| ARCH 5500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topical offerings in architecture. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 5501 | Special Topics in Architecture (0.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 5510 | J-Term Courses (1.00 - 3.00) |
| J Term Courses | |
| ARCH 5590 | Faculty Research Seminar (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Affords students opportunities to participate in specific faculty's advance research projects. |
| ARCH 5607 | International Design Research (3.00) |
| Interanally-focused independent design research conducted under the guidance and direct supervision of a faculty member. | |
| ARCH 5608 | China Design Workshop (3.00) |
| The course will combine field analysis, precedent study, and collaborative design proposals into contemporary Chinese architecture and urban form. Focused readings will supplement the design investigation. | |
| ARCH 5609 | India Research Seminar (3.00) |
| Students will study seminal and everyday works of architecture and urbanism through sketches, drawings, paintings, collage, photographs, video and narrative. They will investigate literary, historical and philosophical foundations through the close reading of texts and films. Discussions will focus on the evolving environmental, political, religious, social discourse that informs the contemporary India built environment. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARCH 5620 | Robotic Ecologies (3.00) |
| The seminar will explore recent advances in the interdisciplinary fields of architecture, landscape and urbanism, where design research has intersected with the advanced sciences to produce entirely new modes of thinking, designing and building. We will explore the promise of robotics to productively intermesh and interact with the complex ecologies of our physical environment. | |
| ARCH 5630 | Design of Cities (3.00) |
| Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. | |
| ARCH 5640 | Adv. Town Design (3.00) |
| This course will investigate the generic principles and strategies that shape the form and character of towns and discuss influential towns that over the past several generations have, at least to their advocates, represented ¿good¿ planning and design. While recognizing the importance of social and economic factors, the course will emphasize the physical, visual, and experiential qualities of towns. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 5660 | Design and Leadership (3.00) |
| The aim of this course is to give students a fundamental and practical understanding of leadership and the role that design plays in exercising leadership and mobilizing the resources of a group. This is a course designed for students currently being educated in the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning. The purpose is to increase significantly one's individual capacity to sustain the demands of leadership and to strengthen considerably one's individual ability to exercise both leadership and authority within in the larger arena of public life. | |
| ARCH 5680 | Lessons of the City (3.00) |
| This course explores the relationship between cultural values and urban form, introducing students to a body of literature and projects examining the various historical, social, political, regulatory, economic and physical conditions, which influence the design of cities. Through lecture, selected reading, class discussion, individual and group projects, and field trips this class examines the history, theories, and practices that have influenced the development of cities from antiquity to the present. Much of the discussion is on the evolution of the American city; using a field trips as a means to explore first hand urban environments | |
| ARCH 5700 | InfoLab: Laboratory for Visualizing Information (3.00) |
| The design process has become an essential filter of all types of information. Due to contemporary forms of communication and media, this process has now been charged with the task of gathering, filtering, comprehending, processing, interpreting, forming and representing information in a clear and coherent manner. This laboratory seeks to introduce its participants to various modes of forming and representing information, qualifying, quantifying and visualizing it with the ultimate goal of familiarizing themselves with contemporary representational techniques and creating new visualization tools. | |
| ARCH 5710 | Photography and Digital Media (3.00) |
| This course seeks to give students the ability to conceive and create digital photographic imagery with control and sophistication. Topics include fundamentals of photography, color theory, digital control of visual qualities, and methods of image montage for both still images and short animations. Methods include production and presentation for both printed hard copy and for the World Wide Web. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARCH 5750 | Drawing and Composition (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the fundamentals of drawing with a focus on the human figure. The assignments address line, tone, volume, space, scale, proportion and artistic expression. The analysis of human form (inside and out) is applied to rendering buildings, interiors, still life and landscapes. |
| ARCH 5760 | Drawing and Sketching (3.00) |
| This course will cover the fundamentals of drawing with a focus on the human figure. It will address line, tone volume, space, scale, proportion and artistic expression. The analysis of human form will also be applied to rendering still-life, buildings, interiors and landscapes. Various wet and dry media will be introduced to illustrate the drawing objectives. An emphasis on 'process' will direct the momentum of this course. | |
| ARCH 5770 | Drawings and Collages (3.00) |
| In this course we make collages, drawings, and mixed media projects. Rather than distinguishing collage and drawing as separate categories, we explore their exciting in-between territory. We make plane (and plain) images: configurations of relatively stable, still marks on two-dimensional surfaces. We use traditional drawing methods (graphite, colored pencil or ink on paper) as well as more unusual tools and materials (sidewalk chalk, earth, trash, recycled materials). Through brief weekly readings and discussions we explore the relationship between aesthetics and ethics between "good forms" and forms that in some way contribute or allude to the "common good." | |
| ARCH 5780 | Painting and Public Art (3.00) |
| In this course we make paintings and mixed media projects. We stress the process rather then the artistic product and, like artist Sol LeWitt, define painting 'as an activity on a flat plane.' We make plane (and plain) images: configurations of relatively stable, still marks on two-dimensional surfaces. We use traditional methods (watercolor or ink on paper, acrylics on canvas) as well as more unusual tools and materials (sidewalk chalk, earth, trash, recycled materials). Through weekly readings and discussions we explore the relationship between aesthetics and ethics between 'good forms' and forms that in some way contribute or allude to the 'common good.' | |
| ARCH 5800 | Vicenza Program (6.00) |
| Summer study abroad in Vicenza, Italy. Students will be introduced to Italian culture through the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning. Both the formal ideals as well as the constructed reality of these three subjects will be studied through critical observation and documentation of universal conditions and critical junctures. | |
| ARCH 5993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARCH 6010 | Foundation Studio I (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introductory design problems in architecture for First Professional degree students. Emphasizes developing a systemic approach to design on the land and in the city through experience with a constructional kit of parts and an awareness of the role of architectural theory and history in the design process. The faculty reviews all work in ARCH 6010-6020 to determine the progress and potential of each student. |
| ARCH 6020 | Foundation Studio II (6.00) |
| Introductory design problems in architecture for First Professional degree students. Emphasizes developing a systemic approach to design on the land and in the city through experience with a constructional kit of parts and an awareness of the role of architectural theory and history in the design process. The faculty reviews all work in ARCH 6010-6020 to determine the progress and potential of each student. Prerequisite: ARCH 6010. | |
| ARCH 6120 | Architectural Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| Investigates the role that ideas play in the conception, making, and interpretation of buildings and cities, and assists students in clarifying their own values and intentions as designers. Lectures cover a broad range of topics, with special emphasis placed on contemporary issues. | |
| ARCH 6140 | Architectural Analysis: Key Buildings of Modernism (3.00) |
| Investigates the link between ideas and forms of significant buildings in the canon of modern architecture. | |
| ARCH 6231 | Building Integration Workshop 1 (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For first year students in the first professional MArch program (Path A). This course is part one of a year-long workshop and discussion seminar focused on dynamic site systems, bioclimatic and passive design, construction assembly methods and building materials. Students are required to sit in on the lectures of ARCH 6232. |
| ARCH 6232 | Systems, Sites & Building (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. |
| ARCH 6240 | Introduction to Structural Design (4.00) |
| A first course in structures for undergraduate or graduate students with degrees in other disciplines. Develops analytic and critical skills through both mathematical and visual investigation of structures. Topics include static; mechanics of materials; computer-based structural analysis; and the design and behavior of basic structural elements and systems. Prerequisite: College-level physics. | |
| ARCH 6261 | Building Integration Workshop 2 (4.00) |
| For first year students in the first professional MArch program (Path A). This course is part two of a year-long workshop and discussion seminar focused on dynamic site systems, bioclimatic and passive design, construction assembly methods and building materials. Students are required to sit in on the lectures of Building Matters. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARCH 6410 | Advanced CAAD 3D Modeling & Visualization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A comprehensive course in three-dimensional computer aided design and visualization methods used in architecture and landscape architecture. The class explores design worlds that are made accessible through computer-based media. Lectures provide a theoretical framework for computer-aided design, describe current methods, and speculate on advanced methods. |
| ARCH 6500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 7010 | Foundation Studio III (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intermediate-level design problems, emphasizing analysis and synthesis of complex contextual, cultural, and constructional issues. Prerequisite: ARCH 6020 or chair permission. |
| ARCH 7120 | Architecture Theory: Criticality and Systematicity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Architectural Theory |
| ARCH 7210 | Structural Design for Dynamic Loads (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines wind and earthquake loads in structural design, reviewing the vocabulary of lateral resisting systems, and the basic dynamic theories that underlie building code requirements. Explores recent developments in research and practice. Student projects include reviewing and presenting literature on lateral load research and design. |
| ARCH 7230 | Design Development (4.00) |
| Design Development is run as a laboratory design session twice a week for two hours. Formal and experiential design intentions are balanced with principal issues of comfort, life safety, structural stability, etc. in the resolution of a constrained design problem. The systems that shape the building are addressed at the scale of the urban block down to constructions at the scale of the hand but are made evident primarily at the scale of the building and the scale of the room. | |
| ARCH 7250 | Environmental Systems and Lighting (4.00) |
| Study of the fundamental principles applied to the design of thermal and luminous environments as well as plumbing/drainage and electrical systems. A studio project is selected for additional analysis and design development focusing on the energy-conscious building envelope, mechanical systems selection, natural and artificial lighting schemes, and the building services layout. | |
| ARCH 7500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. |
| ARCH 8010 | Comprehensive Studio (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Design studies of selected architectural problems through extensive site analysis and strategic constructional rigor. Prerequisite: ALAR 7020. |
| ARCH 8230 | Building Synthesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Building design is a multi disciplinary collaboration; an architect (now more than ever) needs to be aware of processes and technologies that will impact the visual perception and experience of a building. This course investigates, develops and applies environmental and design strategies at various scales of operation through the concurrent ARCH 801 studio design project. What are the important criteria for a building envelope that is to meet environmental expectations and requirements in the Twenty-First-Century? 15-20% of a building's energy consumption might be attributed to building envelope - given this, small shifts in strategy have the potential to make a considerable 'sustainable' contribution! |
| ARCH 8300 | Preservation/ Adaptive Use (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Individual study directed by a faculty member. | |
| ARCH 8480 | Professional Ethics and Communication (4.00) |
| Introduces the primary issues involved in the practice of architecture: professional ethics, business practices, project process and management, personnel management, management of the process of producing a building, and the methods available to do so. | |
| ARCH 8481 | Professional Ethics Seminar (1.00) |
| This course introduces students to standards for the set of documents used in architectural project construction. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARCH 8500 | Special Topics in Architecture (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Topical offerings in architecture. | |
| ARCH 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Teaching Experience Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. |
| ARCH 8993 | Advanced Independent Research (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. |
| ARCH 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Masters (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor Prerequisite: Permission of the chair. |
| Architectural History | |
| ARH 1000 | History of Architecture: Survey (3.00) |
| The history of Western architecture from ancient times to the present. | |
| ARH 1004 | History of Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys architecture from the Ancient to the present. | |
| ARH 1010 | History of Architecture I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will introduce students to the tools of visual analysis, reading architectural drawings and the study of architecture as a part of the larger cultural, social and political context of its society. while the course will focus on Western Europe, it will also include topics from the eastern Mediterranean and Asia. |
| ARH 1020 | History of World Architecture & Urbanism, 1400--present (4.00) |
| This course will examine architecture and urbanism from around 1400 C.E. to the present, tracing connections and distinctions that have guided the design, uses, and meanings of built environments around the globe. You will be introduced to celebrated buildings and less well-known sites and cities, with particular attention to the aesthetic, social, cultural, and institutional situations in which they developed. | |
| ARH 1700 | Thomas Jefferson's Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys Jefferson's architectural world with special emphasis on the Lawn. | |
| ARH 2401 | History of Modern Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys architecture and allied arts from c. 1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement. |
| ARH 2500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 2753 | Arts & Cultures of the Slave South (4.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts¿architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture¿it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3100 | History of Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts. | |
| ARH 3101 | Early Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. | |
| ARH 3102 | Later Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140-1500. | |
| ARH 3201 | Italian Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 3202 | Renaissance Architecture 16th Century (3.00) |
| Developments in classicism in Italy between 1500 and 1600. | |
| ARH 3203 | European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750 (3.00) |
| The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750. | |
| ARH 3204 | Italy, Spain, & The Ottoman Empire (3.00) |
| This course will examine Islamic architecture around the Mediterranean in relation to developments in Italy. Particular problems to be considered in a cross-cultural context include those of geometry and ornament, architectural theory, the role of the architect, and garden design and conception. Also important will be issues such as the visual ideology and cultural politics of empire; and the role of the traveler, merchant and ambassador in cultural exchange. Geographical focus will be on Southern Spain, or Andalusia, on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire, as well as on various cities and regions of Italy including Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Sicily. In the case of Southern Spain, analysis will focus on the points of contact and tension between the Roman heritage, the architectural achievements of the Nasrid Empire, the Gothic tradition, and the imported Italian style. With regard to the Ottoman Empire, an attempt will be made to understand how an obsessive concern among Italian humanists, political leaders, and popes with the Ottoman threat could coincide with cultural fascination and appropriation. | |
| ARH 3205 | Rome, Istanbul, Venice (3.00) |
| This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul. | |
| ARH 3206 | Mediterranean Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will consider a range of buildings and landscapes from across the Mediterranean world, encompassing Italy, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and Egypt. Its chronological and geographical scope are meant to bring into question some the conventional categories by which art and architectural history are studied: Medieval, Renaissance, Italian, Islamic, Eastern, Western, etc. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3207 | Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World (3.00) |
| In order to understand the production, representation and perception of space in the Islamic world, this survey course examines significant works of arts, architecture, urbanism & landscape from 650 to 1800. While studying common themes & shared values of the Islamic world, the course questions the disparities and novelties in the reception of Islam as a social, cultural & political practice, mapping distant geographies from Al-Andalus to India Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3402 | Postwar Architecture (3.00) |
| An examination of critical issues in the history and theory of architecture, from World War II to the present, focused particularly on how the shifting geopolitical contours of the postwar world have helped to shape key projects and debates. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss recent studies in architectural history that have trained renewed attention on this period. | |
| ARH 3500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 3601 | East Meets West (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies cultural exchanges in architecture between East and West, emphasizing master architects such as F.L. Wright and L. Kahn. |
| ARH 3602 | World Buddhist Architecture (3.00) |
| Studies the history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world, including East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens. | |
| ARH 3603 | Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARH 3604 | Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARH 3605 | Drawing Historic Architecture (3.00) |
| This is mainly a drawing workshop, with some lectures. Learn the classical features of historic architecture such as five orders and domes in details through drawing them. Learn the techniques of drawing the historic architecture, with pencil and pen. There is a focus topic each week to learn and draw. Some drawings are to be done with field trips in the nearby area. At the mid-term and the end of the semester there are group reviews. | |
| ARH 3606 | Landscape Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course examines current archaeological approaches to the reconstruction and explanation of the ways in which humans at once shaped and adapted to past landscapes. It emphasizes current theory as well as GIS and statistical methods for the analysis of diverse data ¿ from pollen spectra to topography. The course is structured around a series of projects in which students will have an opportunity to make sense of real archaeological data. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARH 3607 | Architecture and the Asia Trade (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course presents a series of case studies on trading events between Asia & Europe from Renaissance to the nineteenth century,&examines how architecture &urbanism in Asia changed in response to the practical needs of foreign trade. In tracing the impact of trade on architectural traditions in both Europe and Asia,this course offers an opportunity to document,organize,analyze& theorize one of the most important forces in the devel. of the world |
| ARH 3701 | Early American Architecture (3.00) |
| American architecture from the first European contact to the death of Jefferson. Lectures and field trips. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 3702 | Later American Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys American architecture from 1800 to the present. | |
| ARH 3703 | Nineteenth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3704 | Twentieth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 3801 | East Asia Architecture (3.00) |
| Surveys traditional architecture in China, Japan, and Korea, focusing on the main features and monuments of East Asian and landscape architecture. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 3802 | Modern Japanese Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of architecture in modern Japan from Meiji period to the present. Focuses on post-WW II development; discusses the major influential architects such as Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 4500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 4510 | J-Term Courses (3.00) |
| January Term courses provide students with unique opportunities: new courses that address topics of current interest, study abroad programs, undergraduate research seminars, and interdisciplinary courses. The intensive format of "J-term" classes encourages extensive student-faculty contact and allows students and faculty to immerse themselves in a particular subject. | |
| ARH 4591 | Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research seminar for majors in the department of architectural history. Topics vary. |
| ARH 4993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. |
| ARH 4999 | Major Special Study: Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced independent research projects by fourth year architectural history students. Prerequisite: Instructor approval and departmental approval of topic. |
| ARH 5001 | Library Methodology (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Required for all entering M.A. students. Introduces research tools and methods for architectural history and related disciplines, reflecting the current breadth of scholarship in the field. Specific research resources are analyzed in terms of their scope, special features, and applications to meeting research and information needs. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARH 5500 | Selected Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special topics pursued in a colloquium. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARH 5601 | Historic Preservation Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Surveys the history of preservation, focusing on the changing nature of its ideals and practice. Preservation is discussed in the context of cultural history and the changing relationship between existing buildings and landscapes, and attitudes toward history, memory, and invented tradition. | |
| ARH 5602 | Community History Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An in-depth historical analysis of the architecture, urban form, and planning of a selected community. Focuses on the historical significance of the built landscape as an element in, and an expression of, the social and cultural life of the community. |
| ARH 5603 | Community Public History Seminar (3.00) |
| Explores a variety of approaches to conveying the architectural and cultural history of a community to a diverse public constituency. Builds upon ARH 5602 (Community History Workshop). Also analyzes the preservation implications of the work undertaken in collaboration with students in ARCH 8300 (Community Preservation Studio). | |
| ARH 5604 | Field Methods in Historic Preservation (3.00) |
| This course is dedicated to training students to "read" and record the material fabric of historic buildings. Lectures on historic materials area followed by field experience recording in descriptions, photographs and measured drawings. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 5605 | Falmouth Field School (3.00) |
| The Falmouth Field School in Historic Preservation is a four-week, three-credit program in applied historic preservation held on-site in Falmouth, Jamaica. Designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the field school engages many aspects of the practice of preservation in the culturally diverse and economically complex context of the Caribbean. | |
| ARH 5606 | UVA Architecture: Beijing, China (3.00) |
| Students will learn about Chinese architecture and culture, and have the opportunity to meet professionals in the field. Students will spend a total of six weeks in China, with four weeks in Beijing and the first two weeks traveling to historical sites in and around Shanghai. | |
| ARH 5607 | Historic Preservation at UVA (3.00) |
| This course surveys the changing ideals, philosophy, and methods that have guided the historic preservation of buildings and landscapes at the University of Virginia.Taught by preservation professionals from the University's Office of the Architect the course will explore in case studies and readings the design and conservation decisions made on the Rotunda and other historic buildings and landscapes at UVA. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 5993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required. |
| ARH 7010 | History of Architecture I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will introduce students to the tools of visual analysis, reading architectural drawings and the study of architecture as a part of the larger cultural, social and political context of its society. While the course will focus on Western Europe, it will also include topics from the eastern Mediterranean and Asia. |
| ARH 7020 | Adv.History of World Architecture + Urbanism, 1400 - present (3.00) |
| This course will examine architecture and urbanism from around 1400 C.E. to the present, tracing connections and distinctions that have guided the design, uses, and meanings of built environments around the globe. You will be introduced to celebrated buildings and less well-known sites and cities, with particular attention to the aesthetic, social, cultural, and institutional situations in which they developed. | |
| ARH 7100 | History of Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Examines the architecture of Medieval Western Europe, emphasizing the period from 1000-1400. Includes the iconography, function, structure and style of buildings, and the use of contemporary texts. | |
| ARH 7101 | Early Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. | |
| ARH 7102 | Later Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140 and 1500. | |
| ARH 7201 | Italian Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| This course aims to introduce the principal architects, monuments, and themes of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italian architecture. The lectures will be varied in approach and scope, some considering broad issues, others focusing on particular architects, buildings, or texts. Special topics will include architectural theory, patronage, villas, gardens, architectural drawing, and urban design. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 7202 | Italian Architecture, 1550-1750 (3.00) |
| Developments in classicism in Italy between 1550 and the advent of neoclassicism, including urban form and landscape. | |
| ARH 7203 | European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750 (3.00) |
| The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750 including discussion of cities and landscape design. | |
| ARH 7204 | Italy, Spain & The Ottoman Empire, 1400-1700 (3.00) |
| This course will examine Islamic architecture around the Mediterranean in relation to developments in Italy. Particular problems to be considered in a cross-cultural context include those of geometry and ornament, architectural theory, the role of the architect, and garden design and conception. Also important will be issues such as the visual ideology and cultural politics of empire; and the role of the traveler, merchant and ambassador in cultural exchange. Geographical focus will be on Southern Spain, or Andalusia, on Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire, as well as on various cities and regions of Italy including Venice, Genoa, Rome, Naples and Sicily. In the case of Southern Spain, analysis will focus on the points of contact and tension between the Roman heritage, the architectural achievements of the Nasrid Empire, the Gothic tradition, and the imported Italian style. With regard to the Ottoman Empire, an attempt will be made to understand how an obsessive concern among Italian humanists, political leaders, and popes with the Ottoman threat could coincide with cultural fascination and appropriation. | |
| ARH 7205 | Rome, Istanbul, Venice (3.00) |
| This course will consider architecture, urbanism and landscape in three cities with multilayered histories: Rome, Venice, and Istanbul. While conditioned by distinct historical and topographic circumstances, each city negotiated complex and varied local traditions: Roman and Medieval in Rome; Byzantine and Gothic in Venice; and Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman in Istanbul. | |
| ARH 7206 | Mediterranean Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will consider a range of buildings and landscapes from across the Mediterranean world, encompassing Italy, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, North Africa and Egypt. Its chronological and geographical scope are meant to bring into question some the conventional categories by which art and architectural history are studied: ¿Medieval,¿ ¿Renaissance,¿ ¿Italian,¿ ¿Islamic,¿ ¿Eastern,¿ ¿Western,¿ etc. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7207 | Arts and Architecture of the Islamic World (3.00) |
| In order to understand the production, representation and perception of space in the Islamic world, this survey course examines significant works of arts, architecture, urbanism & landscape from 650 to 1800. While studying common themes & shared values of the Islamic world, the course questions the disparities and novelties in the reception of Islam as a social, cultural & political practice, mapping distant geographies from Al-Andalus to India Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 7401 | History of Modern Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A survey of architecture (and allied arts including urban form and landscape architecture) from c.1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement. |
| ARH 7402 | Postwar Architecture (3.00) |
| An examination of critical issues in the history and theory of architecture, from World War II to the present, focused particularly on how the shifting geopolitical contours of the postwar world have helped to shape key projects and debates. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss recent studies in architectural history that have trained renewed attention on this period. | |
| ARH 7500 | Special Topics in Architecture History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 7601 | East Meets West (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A study of cultural exchanges and interactions in architecture between East and West. Major events and master architects like F.L. Wright and L. Kahn who contributed to the exchanges are discussed. The forms and meaning of East-West architecture are compared. |
| ARH 7602 | World Buddhist Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world which includes East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens. | |
| ARH 7603 | Archaeological Approaches to Atlantic Slavery (3.00) |
| This course explores how archaeological and architectural evidence can be used to enhance our understanding of the slave societies that evolved in the early-modern Atlantic world. The primary focus is the Chesapeake and the British Caribbean, the later exemplified by Jamaica and Nevis. The course is structured around a series of data-analysis projects that draw on the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARH 7604 | Historical Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARH 7605 | Drawing Historic Architecture (3.00) |
| This is mainly a drawing workshop, with some lectures. Learn the classical features of historic architecture such as five orders and domes in details through drawing them. Learn the techniques of drawing the historic architecture, with pencil and pen. There is a focus topic each week to learn and draw. Some drawings are to be done with field trips in the nearby area. At the mid-term and the end of the semester there are group reviews. | |
| ARH 7606 | Landscape Archaeology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course examines current archaeological approaches to the reconstruction and explanation of the ways in which humans at once shaped and adapted to past landscapes. It emphasizes current theory as well as GIS and statistical methods for the analysis of diverse data - from pollen spectra to topography. The course is structured around a series of projects in which students will have an opportunity to make sense of real archaeological data. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARH 7607 | Adv Architecture and the Asia Trade (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course presents a series of case studies on trading events between Asia & Europe from Renaissance to the nineteenth century,&examines how architecture &urbanism in Asia changed in response to the practical needs of foreign trade. In tracing the impact of trade on architectural traditions in both Europe and Asia,this course offers an opportunity to document,organize,analyze& theorize one of the most important forces in the devel. of the world |
| ARH 7701 | Early American Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey of American architecture from the first European contact to 1800 including Jefferson, urban form and landscape design. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARH 7702 | Later American Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey of American architecture from 1800 to present including landscape and urban design. | |
| ARH 7703 | Nineteenth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7704 | Twentieth-Century American Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey of American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 7801 | Adv. East Asia Architecture (3.00) |
| A survey and introduction of traditional architecture and allied arts in China, Japan and Korea. Study of the main features and major monuments of East Asian architecture and landscape architecture. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7802 | Modern Japanese Architecture (3.00) |
| The history of architecture in modern Japan from the Meji period to the present. Focus on post-WW II development. Influential architects, like Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando are discussed along with urban issues. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 7993 | Independent Study: Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research on topics selected by individual students in consultation with a faculty advisor. |
| ARH 8001 | Methods in Architectural History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Required for candidates for the degree of Master of Architectural History. An investigation of the nature of architectural history, materials, methods, and writings. |
| ARH 8002 | Digital Technologies in Architectural History (3.00) |
| The study of analytic and digital technologies for Architectural History Master Students. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARH 8800 | Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Supervised teaching research under the guidance of a faculty supervisor, Permission of the Chair. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 8994 | Thesis I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Preparation of a thesis proposal under the supervision of a thesis advisor. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARH 8995 | Thesis II (3.00) |
| Finalizing thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor. | |
| ARH 8999 | Thesis Project (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For Thesis Preparation, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| ARH 9100 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Past topics have discussed Gothic/Non-Gothic, Norman, and Monastic architecture. | |
| ARH 9202 | Borromini & Baroque Rome (3.00) |
| This seminar will consider the architecture of Francesco Borromini as a lens into Baroque Rome. Broadly, it will examine the struggle to define the classical in the seventeenth century. The famous rivalry between Borromini and Bernini was not merely personal, but involved competing claims to interpret the heritage of ancient Rome. Bernini's vision ultimately triumphed, but it is Borromini who tests the limits of classical language. | |
| ARH 9500 | Special Topics in Architectural History (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topical offerings in architectural history. | |
| ARH 9510 | Seminar in Medieval Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9520 | Seminar in Renaissance Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Seminar discussion of special research topics. Past topics have discussed anthropomorphism in Renaissance and Baroque architecture; Alberti's De re Aedificatoria; Renaissance and Baroque buildings in their larger settings; the Rome of Julius II; Renaissance and Baroque classification of Buildings; Renaissance Space; Brunelleschi and Alberti; Renaissance urbanism; Rome and the Renaissance; and the Renaissance palace. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ARH 9530 | Seminar in 18th/19th Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARH 9540 | Seminar in 20th/21st Century Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special research topics pursued in a seminar. |
| ARH 9550 | Seminar in Ancient/Archaeology Architecture (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9560 | Seminar in Theory, Comparative, & Other Topics (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARH 9570 | Seminar in Architecture of the Americas (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9580 | Seminar in Architecture of East, South, and Southeast Asia (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9590 | Seminar in Architecture of Africa or Islam (3.00) |
| Special research topics pursued in a seminar. | |
| ARH 9993 | Independent Studies in Architectural History (3.00) |
| Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required. | |
| ARH 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. |
| History of Art | |
| ARTH 1004 | A History of Architecture (3.00) |
| This course will introduce students to the study of architecture through an examination of selected examples from the history of architecture with a focus on Europe and the United States and buildings relevant to those regions (e.g. the Great Pyramids, the Parthenon, Versailles). Classes will be a combination of lectures and discussions as students are taught the fundamentals of architectural history as well as how to analyze buildings. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| ARTH 1051 | History of Art I (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A survey of the great monuments of art and architecture from their beginnings in caves through the arts of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome, Byzantium, the Islamic world, and medieval western Europe. The course attempts to make art accessible to students with no background in the subject, and it explains the ways in which painting, sculpture, and architecture are related to mythology, religion, politics, literature, and daily life. The course serves as a visual introduction to the history of the West. |
| ARTH 1052 | History of Art II (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the history and interpretation of architecture, sculpture and painting from 1400 to the present. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 1505 | Topics in Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Art History. | |
| ARTH 2051 | Art of the Ancient Near East and Prehistoric Europe (3.00) |
| Studies the art of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Aegean, and prehistoric Europe, from the sixth to the second millennium b.c. Examines the emergence of a special role for the arts in ancient religion. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2052 | Ancient Egypt (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Survey of Egyptian art and architecture (Predynastic-New Kingdom, 4000-1100 BC). The course introduces students to the great monuments and works of art, and to the beliefs that engendered them. While the focus is on pharaonic 'visual' culture, neglected 'others' (women, cross-gendered persons, foreigners, commoners) and their material/visual cultures are brought to attention to provide a nuanced understanding of Egyptian society and culture. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2053 | Greek Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Greeks, from the Dark Ages through the Hellenistic period. Works are studied in their social, political, and religious contexts. | |
| ARTH 2054 | Etruscan and Roman Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy and the Roman Empire from the time of the Etruscans to Constantine the Great. Emphasizes the political and social role of art in ancient Rome, the dissolution of classical art, and the formation of medieval art. | |
| ARTH 2055 | Introduction to Classical Archaeology (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Introduces the history, theory, and field techniques of classical archaeology. Major sites of the Bronze Age (Troy, Mycenae) as well as Greek and Roman cities and sanctuaries (e.g., Athens, Olympia, Pompeii) illustrate important themes in Greek and Roman culture and the nature of archaeological data. | |
| ARTH 2056 | Aegean Art and Archaeology (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the art and archaeology of the prehistoric Aegean, from the Early Bronze Age to the end of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 3000-1200 BCE). Notable sites examined include Troy, Knossos, Mycenae, Thebes, Pylos. The course also examines cultural and artistic connections with New Kingdom Egypt and the Late Bronze Age Levant. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ARTH 2151 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the art of the early Church in East and West and its subsequent development in the East under the aegis of Byzantium. Includes the influence of theological, liturgical and political factors on the artistic expression of Eastern Christian spirituality. | |
| ARTH 2152 | Medieval Art in Western Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the arts in Western Europe from the Hiberno-Saxon period up to, and including, the age of the great Gothic cathedrals. | |
| ARTH 2153 | Romanesque and Gothic Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| From the Romanesque churches along the Pilgrimage Routes to the new Gothic architecture at St. Denis outside Paris and on to late medieval artistic production in Prague, this course examines profound and visually arresting expressions of medieval piety, devotion, and power made by artists from roughly 1000-1500. Throughout our investigations, particular attention will be paid to the contributions of important medieval women. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2154 | Early Medieval Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course examines art created in the era from 300 to 1100, when early medieval artists, motivated by devotion to their faiths and scientific beliefs, crafted beautiful and refined visual expressions of their values. These crafted confessions in stone, paint, parchment, and metal provide the living historical records of a vibrant period, during which medieval artists asserted their various cultural identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2251 | Italian Renaissance Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies painting, architecture, and sculpture in Italy from the close of the Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. Focuses on the work of major artists such as Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. |
| ARTH 2252 | High Renaissance and Mannerist Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the painting, architecture, and sculpture or the sixteenth century, emphasizing the works of major artists, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgione, and Titian. Detailed discussion of the social, political, and cultural background of the arts. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2271 | Painting and Graphics of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries in Northern Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys major developments in painting and graphics in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Netherlands and Germany. Includes the rise of Netherlandish naturalism and the origins of woodcut and engraving. Explores the effects of humanist taste on sixteenth-century painting and the iconographic consequences of the Reformation. Emphasizes the work of major artists, such as Van Eyck, Van der Weyden, Dürer, Bosch, and Bruegel. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| ARTH 2281 | Baroque Art in Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the seventeenth century in Italy, the Low Countries, France, and Spain. Focuses on Caravaggio, Bernini, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Poussin. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 2282 | The Age of Rubens and Rembrandt: Baroque Art in the Netherlands (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A survey of the art of the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age, including such artists as Rubens, Rembrandt, van Dyck, Hals and Vermeer. The course examines innovations in style and new subjects like landscape, still life and daily-life genre in relation to major historical developments, including the revolt of the Netherlands, the rise of the Dutch Republic, and the Counter-Reformation. The course includes a survey of Dutch architecture. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2351 | Eighteenth-Century European Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the late Baroque period to Neo-Classicism. Emphasizes the artistic careers of major figures and on the larger social, political, and cultural contexts of their work. Artists include Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, Chardin, Falconet, Pigalle, Greuze, Batoni, Rusconi, Hogarth, Gainsborough, and Reynolds. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 2352 | Art of Revolutionary Europe (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys European painting and sculpture from the last decades of the Ancien Regime to the liberal revolutions of 1848. Major artists, such as David, Canova, Ingres, Constable, Turner, Gericault, Delacroix, Friedrich, Goya, Corot, and Thorvaldsen are examined in their political, economic, social, spiritual, and aesthetic contexts. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2353 | European Art and Empire (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines the relationship of visual art to empire from the colonization of North America to the scramble for Africa, focusing on the period between 1700 and 1900. The course examines the work of European artists working on five continents and it engages with readings in which art history intersects with that of other disciplines including anthropology and museum studies. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 2354 | British Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This survey of British Art in the modern period examines the work of some of Britain's greatest painters, sculptors, and printmakers including Hogarth, Blake, Flaxman, Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, Sickert, Bacon, and Freud. Major themes include the relationship of British art to religion, urbanization, empire, industrialization, and post-colonialism. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 2361 | Nineteenth-Century European Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A thematic survey of European art in the long nineteenth century, the course examines the work of German, French, Italian, British and Scandinavian artists, among them Boucher, Vien, David, Friedrich, Ingres, Gericault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Whistler, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Munch, and others. Key course themes will include artistic training and practice, exhibition, and art-theoretical debates of the period. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2371 | Impressionism and Post Impressionism (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys modernist movements in European art during the second half of the nineteenth century. Major themes include the establishment of modernity as a cultural ideal, the development of the avant-garde, and the genesis of the concept of abstraction. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ARTH 2372 | Paris, "Capital of the Nineteenth Century" (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the places, spaces, practices and representations of Paris in the nineteenth century. Tracing the changing faces of the city, we will study the modern city through architecture and urban planning, painting, drawing, photography, popular imagery and literature. Topics include Paris 'types'; fashion and birth of the department store; Haussmannization; and the 'spectacular' Paris of the panorama, morgue, Opera, and World's Fairs. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| ARTH 2451 | Modern Art, 1900-1945 (3.00 - 4.00) |
| A survey of major artistic movements in Europe and the United States during the first half of the twentieth century: Fauvism and Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, the School of Paris, Dada and Surrealism, the Russian avant-garde, modernist trends in America. Painting, sculpture, photography, and the functional arts are discussed. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2471 | Art Since 1945 (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys art production and theory in the U.S. and Europe since World War II. Relationships between artistic practice and critical theory are stressed in an examination of movements ranging from abstract expressionism to neo-geo. |
| ARTH 2472 | Modern Art in Italy (3.00 - 4.00) |
| ARTH 2472 will use the resources of Italy's modern and contemporary art museums supplemented by classroom and on-site lectures to offer an overview of the major movements of modern art in Italy. It will examine the historical and political contexts for developments from Futurism and Valori Plastici to Informel and Arte Povera, with a particular focus on the postwar years.. | |
| ARTH 2491 | The History of Photography (3.00 - 4.00) |
| General survey of the photographic medium from 1839 to the present. Emphasizes the technical, aesthetic, and critical issues particular to the medium. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 2559 | New Course in History of Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History of Art. | |
| ARTH 2659 | Sacred Sites (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines the art and architecture of ten religious sites around the world focusing on ritual, culture, and history as well as the artistic characteristics of each site. | |
| ARTH 2745 | African American Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course surveys the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints, mixed media and textiles) produced by those of African descent in the United States from the Colonial period to the present. Presented both chronologically and thematically, the class interrogates issues of artistic identity, gender, patronage and the aesthetic influences of the African Diaspora and European and Euro-American aesthetics on African American artists. |
| ARTH 2751 | American Art to the Armory Show (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This lecture course will examine American visual arts from the time of European settlement to around 1900 with special emphasis on its political, social and cultural contexts. The course is both chronological and thematic. It focuses on major artistic figures, but it also focuses on issues such as the construction of an American identity, the role of fine arts in American society, and the tensions of class, gender, race & ethnicity in Amer Art. | |
| ARTH 2752 | American Art Since Reconstruction (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This lecture course examines the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, prints) of the United States from the late 19th-century to World War II. Particular emphasis is placed on cultural, political, and social issues that provide a contextual framework for the analysis of these images. The course interrogates topics such as artistic identity, American modernism, patronage, and the influence of popular culture on fine art. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 2753 | Arts & Cultures of the Slave South (3.00 - 4.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course covers the American South to the Civil War. While the course centers on the visual arts 'architecture, material culture, decorative arts, painting, and sculpture' it is not designed as a regional history of art, but an exploration of the interrelations between history, material and visual cultures, foodways, music and literature in the formation of Southern identities. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 2771 | American Modernism (3.00 - 4.00) |
| American Modernism is a survey of American art in the first half of the 20th century. The course will address the arrival of modern art in America, the situation of the American artist in relation to European art, and an American public, and the question of the American art. | |
| ARTH 2772 | American Film Noir and the City (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Studies the classic period of film noir and its engagement with the city as a problematic subject and a frequent resource within American Art and culture immediately before and after WW II. Using the classic period of film noir as a framework, this lecture and discussion course examines the ways in which 'the city' is represented as a problematic subject and a frequent resource within American Art and culture immediately before and after WWII. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| ARTH 2773 | Hollywood Cinema's Golden Age: The 1930s (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The course examines American cinema produced in Hollywood during the 1930s. While the Great Depression serves as an important historical backdrop, we will interrogate how issues such as ethnic/racial representation, shifting gender roles, sexuality, and urbanity are mediated in popular cinema in this decade. Course was offered Summer 2011 | |
| ARTH 2774 | Stardom and American Film (3.00) |
| This course examines the role of stardom and star performance in American cinema from the silent era to the 1960s. Using art history, cultural studies and film criticism, we will explore topics such as visions of stardom, constructions and subversions of star identity, and the ways in which the media of film actively constructs how we look at and respond to stars as cultural and pictorial icons. | |
| ARTH 2861 | East Asian Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Introduces the artistic traditions of China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistoric times to the modern era. Surveys major monuments and the fundamental concepts behind their creation, and examines artistic form in relation to society, individuals, technology, and ideas. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 2862 | Arts of the Buddhist World- India to Japan (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Surveys the Buddhist sculpture, architecture and painting of India, China and Japan. Considers aspects of history and religious doctrine. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 2863 | Chinese Decorative Arts (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Chinese Decorative Arts | |
| ARTH 2871 | The Arts of India (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The class is an overview of Indian sculpture, architecture, and painting from the Third Millennium BC to the 18th century AD and includes works from Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Islamic traditions. |
| ARTH 2961 | Arts of the Islamic World (3.00 - 4.00) |
| The class is an overview of art made in the service of Islam in the Central Islamic Lands, Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and South and Southeast Asia. | |
| ARTH 2993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Independent study in the history of art. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTH 3051 | Greek Vase Painting (3.00) |
| Survey of the major styles, techniques, and painters of Greek vases produced in the Archaic and Classical periods (c. 700-350 b.c.). Emphasizes themes of myth and daily life, the relationship of vases to other ancient arts, the legacy of form and decoration in the arts of later periods, such as 18th century England, and comparisons with other cultures, such as the Native American southwest. Prerequisite: any course in Art History, Anthropology, Classics or History. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTH 3052 | Art and Poetry in Classical Greece (3.00) |
| Study of the major themes in Greek sculpture and painting of the fifth century, including mythological narrative, cult practices, banqueting, and athletics. In order to view these themes in the context of classical Greek culture, the course seeks out shared structures of response and feeling in contemporary poetry; including readings in translation in Anakreon, Pindar, Aischylos, Sophokles, and Euripides. | |
| ARTH 3053 | The Greek City (3.00) |
| Study of the Greek city from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. The course focuses on such themes as city planning, public buildings and houses, gender distinctions, the relationship between city and territory, and the nature of the polis. | |
| ARTH 3061 | Roman Architecture (3.00) |
| Study of the history of Roman architecture from the Republic to the late empire with special emphasis on the evolution of urban architecture in Rome. Also considered are Roman villas, Roman landscape architecture, the cities of Pompeii and Ostia, major sites of the Roman provinces, and the architectural and archaeological field methods used in dealing with ancient architecture. | |
| ARTH 3062 | Pompeii (3.00) |
| Explores the life, art, architecture, urban development, religion, economy, and daily life of the famous Roman city destroyed in the cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79. | |
| ARTH 3151 | Age of Cathedrals (3.00) |
| Examination of art, architecture, religion and ritual at selected medieval abbeys and cathedrals in France, England and Italy from the late 12th to early 14th centuries. Sites include the Abbey of St. Denis, Canterbury Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, the Sainte-Chapelle, Westminster Abbey, the Cathedral of Siena, and the Cathedral of Florence. Students should have experience (preferably at college level) in analyzing historical issues. | |
| ARTH 3251 | Gender and Art in Renaissance Italy (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines how notions of gender shaped the production, patronage, and fruition of the visual arts in Italy between 1350 and 1600. Prerequisite: A previous course in art history or gender studies. | |
| ARTH 3253 | Renaissance Art and Literature (3.00) |
| Examines the interrelations between literature and the visual arts in Italy from 1300 to 1600. The writings of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio and their followers are analyzed in relation to the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Raphael, and Michelangelo, among others. | |
| ARTH 3254 | Leonardo da Vinci (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, drawings, and notes, giving special attention to his writings and drawings on human anatomy, the theory of light and shade, color theory, and pictorial composition. His work is considered in relation to the works of fellow artists such as Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo as well as within the context of Renaissance investigation of the natural world. Prerequisite: One course in the humanities. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 3255 | Renaissance Art on Site (3.00) |
| Firsthand, direct knowledge of Renaissance art and architecture through an intensive program of on-site visits in Florence and Rome. The course aims to provide a deeper understanding of the specificity of images and sites; that is, their materials, texture, scale, size, proportions, colors, and volumes. It also aims to instill a full sense of the importance of the original location for the understanding and interpretation of Renaissance art. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ARTH 3257 | Michelangelo and His Time (3.00) |
| Analyzes the work of Michelangelo in sculpture, painting and architecture in relation to his contemporaries in Italy and the North. The class focuses on the close investigation of his preparatory drawings, letters, poems and documents. Prerequisite: One course in the history of art beyond the level of ARTH 1051 and 1052 | |
| ARTH 3281 | Rembrandt (3.00) |
| Study of the life and work of the great Dutch seventeenth-century master. Topics include Rembrandt's interpretation of the Bible and the nature of his religious convictions, his relationship to classical and Renaissance culture, his rivalry with Rubens, and the expressive purposes of his distinctive techniques in painting, drawing, and etching. | |
| ARTH 3351 | British Art: Tudors through Victoria (3.00) |
| Surveys English (British) painting, sculpture, and printmaking from the reign of Henry VII Tudor (1485) to the death of Queen Victoria (1901). Major artists such as Holbein, Mor, Mytens, Rubens, van Dyck, Lely, Kneller, Hogarth, Rysbrack, Roubilliac, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Rowlandson, Flaxman, Lawrence, Constable, Turner, Landseer, the Pre-Raphaelites and Alma-Taddema are examined in their political, social, economic, spiritual, and aesthetic contexts. Prerequisite: At least one post-medieval art history course is recommended. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ARTH 3525 | Topics in Renaissance Art History (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in Renaissance Art History. | |
| ARTH 3545 | Topics In 20th/21st Century Art (3.00 - 4.00) |
| Examines focused topics in 20th/21st Art History. | |
| ARTH 3559 | New Course in History of Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject History in Art. | |
| ARTH 3591 | Art History Colloquium (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The Art History Colloquium combines lecture and discussion. Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Enrollment is capped at 25. This course fulfills the second writing requirement. |
| ARTH 3651 | Anthropology of Australian Aboriginal Art (3.00) |
| This class studies the intersection of anthropology, art and material culture focusing on Australian Aboriginal art. We examine how Aboriginal art has moved from relative obscurity to global recognition over the past 30 yrs. Topics include the historical and cultural contexts of invention, production, marketing and appropriation of Aboriginal art. Students will conduct research using the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection and Study Center. | |
| ARTH 3751 | Material Life in Early America (3.00) |
| Studies American domestic environments (architecture, landscapes, rural and urban settings) and decorative arts (furniture, silver, ceramics, and glass) in relation to their social, cultural, and historical contexts from European settlement to 1825. Prerequisite: At least one course in either American art or early American history or literature is recommended. | |
| ARTH 3761 | Women in American Art (3.00) |
| Analyzes the roles played by women both as visual artists and as the subjects of representation in American art from the colonial period to the present. Explores the changing cultural context and institutions that support or inhibit women's artistic activity and help to shape their public presentation. Some background in either art history or women's studies is desirable. | |
| ARTH 3781 | New York School (4.00) |
| The New York School focuses on the background, development, and dissemination of abstract expressionism, beginning with an examination of the place and politics of the artist in America in the depression era. The slide lectures and required readings examine the social and intellectual groundings of the subjects of abstract painting in the 1940s and the development of an international art scene in New York in the 1950s. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 3861 | Chinese Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course is a survey of the major epochs of Chinese art from pre-historic to the modern period. The course intends to familiarize students with the important artistic traditions developed in China: ceramics, bronzes, funerary art and ritual, Buddhist art, painting, and garden architecture. It seeks to understand artistic form in relation to technology, political and religious beliefs, and social and historical contexts, with focus on the role of the state or individuals as patrons of the arts. It also introduces the major philosophic and religious traditions (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) that have shaped cultural and aesthetic ideals, Chinese art theories, and the writings of leading scholars. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 |
| ARTH 3862 | Japanese Art (3.00) |
| Introduces the arts and culture of Japan. Focuses on key monuments and artistic traditions that have played central roles in Japanese art and society. Analyzes how artists, architects, and patrons expressed their ideals in visual terms. Examines sculptures, paintings, and decorative objects and their underlying artistic and cultural values. | |
| ARTH 3951 | African Art (3.00) |
| Studies Africa's chief forms of visual art from prehistoric times to the present. | |
| ARTH 3993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study in the history of art |
| ARTH 4051 | Art History: Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| This course introduces art history majors to the basic tools and methods of art historical research, and to the theoretical and historical questions of art historical interpretation. The course will survey a number of current approaches to the explanation and interpretation of works of art, and briefly address the history of art history. Prerequisite: Major or minor in art history. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ARTH 4591 | Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Subject varies with the instructor, who may decide to focus attention either on a particular period, artist, or theme, or on the broader question of the aims and methods of art history. Subject is announced prior to each registration period. Representative subjects include the life and art of Pompeii, Roman painting and mosaics, history and connoisseurship of baroque prints, art and politics in revolutionary Europe, Picasso and painting, and problems in American art and culture. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ARTH 4951 | University Museums Internship (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is the first semester of a two-semester internship at either the University Art Museum or the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars.
Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ARTH 4952 | University Museums Internship (3.00) |
| This is the second semester of a two-semester internship at either the University Art Museum or the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Students will work approximately 100 hours per semester in the museum, and will participate in three training sessions and three academic seminars.
Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ARTH 4998 | Undergraduate Thesis Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research for a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the fall semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. |
| ARTH 4999 | Undergraduate Thesis Writing (3.00) |
| Writing of a thesis of approximately 50 written pages undertaken in the spring semester of the fourth year by art history majors who have been accepted into the department's Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| Arabic in Translation | |
| ARTR 2500 | Taboo and the Arabic Novel (3.00) |
| This class introduces the contemporary Arabic novel as it deals with religious and social taboo. The course surveys major works of Arabic literature that generated confrontations with the State, readers, or religious movements. It looks at the reception of texts in the Arabic world, the texts¿ intersection with social and political taboos, and the problems of censorship and confiscation of artistic work. Texts include work by Naguib Mahfouz. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ARTR 3290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARTR 3350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. | |
| ARTR 3390 | Love, Alienation, and Politics in the Contemporary Arabic Novel (3.00) |
| Introduction to the Arabic Novel with emphasis on a medium for expounding political issues of the Arab World. | |
| ARTR 5290 | Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the development and themes of modern Arabic literature (poetry, short stories, novels and plays). No knowledge of Arabic is required. Taught in English. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 |
| ARTR 5350 | Introduction to Arab Women's Literature (3.00) |
| A comprehensive overview of contemporary Arab women's literature, this course examines all Arab women's literary genres starting from personal letters, memoirs, speeches, poetry, fiction, drama, to journalistic articles and interviews. Selected texts cover various geographic locales and theoretical perspectives. Special emphasis will be given to the issues of Arab female authorship, subjectivity theory, and to the question of Arab Feminism. | |
| Studio Art | |
| ARTS 1559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 1610 | Introduction to Drawing I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Drawing provides students with a foundation of skills, judgment and observational abilities that are essential to artistic expression. ARTS 1610 is required for every Studio Art major. This course leads to work in more advanced drawing, as well as work in other media. ARTS 1610 and ARCH 1020 count as equivalent courses. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2110 | Introduction to Photography I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Beginning photography focuses on gaining a working understanding of black and white photo processes and, most importantly, opening up a dialogue about photography. In addition to assignments designed to help students understand the visual language of photography, the course looks at examples from the historical and contemporary worlds of fine art. Readings range from art and philosophy to science. Students create a final portfolio from all the assignments given. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2112 | Introduction to Photography II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2110. |
| ARTS 2220 | Introduction to New Media I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class introduces digital techniques in the context of fine art. Topics covered include digital imaging and basic interactive art. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610. |
| ARTS 2222 | Introduction to New Media II (4.00) |
| Building on the skills and concepts established in ARTS 2220, this class introduces animation techniques in the context of fine arts. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220 | |
| ARTS 2310 | Installation and Performance Art I (4.00) |
| This course introduces new art genres including installation, performance, and video documentation to the student's art practice. Includes contemporary Art History, theory, and the creation of art made with non-traditional materials, methods and formats. Prerequisite: For ARTS 2310: ARTS 1610, 2620 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ARTS 2312 | Installation and Performance Art II (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 1610,2620,2310 or permission of the instructor. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ARTS 2370 | Introduction to Cinematography I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course introduces experimental 16mm film production as a practice of visual art. These courses include technical, historical, and theoretical issues that apply to cinematography and its relationship to the traditional visual arts. Prerequisite: For ARTS 2370: ARTS 1610, 2620, or permission of the instructor. |
| ARTS 2372 | Introduction to Cinematography II (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: For ARTS 2372: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, or permission of the instructor. | |
| ARTS 2511 | Special Topics in Photography (3.00) |
| This class is an intensive hands on studio class in photpgraphy. It covers all the basic photographic techniques including camera handling, film processing, darkroom printing and in certain cases, digital printing., Additionally, this course will cover the historical and theoretical aspects of the photographic medium Each Student will be expeceted to produce a portfolio basaed on the specific topic being covered. | |
| ARTS 2559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 2570 | Special Topics in Painting (3.00) |
| Students are introduced to specialized materials, methods and cultural issues as they relate to painting.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ARTS 2580 | Special Topics in Sculpture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to the specialized materials, methods, processes, and cultural issues as they relate to the history and practice of Sculpture Course was offered Summer 2012, January 2012 |
| ARTS 2620 | Introduction to Drawing II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continuation of ARTS 1610 with projects emphasizing on drawing skills and analytical thinking. The majority of assignments will be concept-based to encourage students to develop individual visual language. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, January 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2630 | Life Drawing I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2632 | Life Drawing II (3.00) |
| Creations of drawings of a living model in various media. Topics include artistic anatomy, figure and portrait drawing. | |
| ARTS 2670 | Introduction to Printmaking I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to basic black and white etching techniques, basic black and white plate lithography, and techniques of stone lithography. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2672 | Introduction to Printmaking II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2680 | Artists Books as Personal Vehicle for Development (4.00) |
| Technological changes have made the book more important to artists and the book has taken on new or expanded attributes. The appreciation for the book as object or having merit as an artwork of its own has continued to grow. Hence, it has become important to reexamine and return to the art of the book. Digital media/traditional media presents a false dilemma and nowhere is this more apparent than in the artist¿s book. | |
| ARTS 2682 | Artists Books as Personal Vehicle for Development (4.00) |
| Continuation of ARTS 2680. Additional and intermediate approaches to the book as an art form. Technological changes have made the book more important to artists and the book has taken on new or expanded attributes. The appreciation for the book as object or having merit as an artwork of its own has continued to grow. Hence, it has become important to reexamine and return to the art of the book. | |
| ARTS 2710 | Introduction to Painting I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to basic oil painting techniques and materials emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2712 | Introduction to Painting II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. |
| ARTS 2810 | Introduction to Sculpture I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates the sculptural process through modeling, carving, fabricating and casting. Examines traditional and contemporary concerns of sculpture by analyzing historical examples and work done in class. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 2812 | Introduction to Sculpture II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 3110 | Intermediate Photography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course expands the technical possibilities available to students by introducing advanced processes. Assignments are based on exploration of a given process. Digital color printing, alternative silver processes and non-silver or historical processes are demonstrated and practiced as a class. Students create a final portfolio from all the technical assignments given. Prerequisite: ARTS 2112. |
| ARTS 3112 | Intermediate Photography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2112. | |
| ARTS 3220 | Intermediate New Media Part I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class continues the investigation of digital art begun in ARTS 2220 and 2222 through the introduction of experimental video history and techniques. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222 |
| ARTS 3222 | Intermediate New Media II (3.00) |
| This class focuses primarily on creative and conceptual development within the technical and artistic framework established in previous semesters. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2223 , ARTS 3220. | |
| ARTS 3370 | Intermediate Cinematography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Course continues the practice of 16mm experimental film production with an increased emphasis on audio and digital video motion picture making. Student will complete assignments based on genres of experimental film making such as expressionism, naturalism, and realism. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372 or instructor permission. |
| ARTS 3372 | Intermediate Cinematography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372 or instructor permission. | |
| ARTS 3559 | New Course in Studio Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of studio art. | |
| ARTS 3670 | Intermediate Printmaking I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes relief printing, advanced lithography techniques, including color lithography, color etching, monotypes, and further development of black and white imagery. Printmaking professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 2670, 2672. |
| ARTS 3672 | Intermediate Printmaking II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2670, 2672. | |
| ARTS 3710 | Intermediate Painting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Exploration of contemporary painting materials, techniques, and concepts, as well as a continuation of basic oil painting processes. Assignments are designed to assist the student in developing their perceptions and imagination and translating them into painted images. Direction is given to the formation of personal original painting styles. Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712. |
| ARTS 3712 | Intermediate Painting II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 2710, 2712. | |
| ARTS 3810 | Sculpture I (3.00) |
| Continuation of ARTS 2810, 2812 with greater emphasis on the special problems of the sculptural discipline. Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812. | |
| ARTS 3812 | Sculpture II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 2810, 2812. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ARTS 4110 | Advanced Photography I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | These courses assist students in preparing for their required thesis exhibitions or a structure body of photographic work. Emphasizes new solutions to new problems. Additionally, students learn how to document their work and to present it professionally. Graduating fourth-year students are expected to complete a quality slide portfolio, digital portfolio, resume, and statement in conjunction with the thesis exhibition. Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 or 3112. |
| ARTS 4112 | Advanced Photography II (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 3110 or 3112. | |
| ARTS 4220 | Advanced New Media I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This class encourages independent development of a semester long project that engages with the discourses and techniques around contemporary new media art. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222, ARTS 3220, ARTS 3222. |
| ARTS 4222 | Advanced New Media II (3.00) |
| A continuation of artistic investigations begun in ARTS 4220. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, ARTS 2220, ARTS 2222, ARTS 3220. | |
| ARTS 4370 | Advanced Cinematography I (3.00) |
| Course continues the practice of 16mm film or digital video experimental production with an emphasis on a completed piece for public screenings or exhibitions. Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372, 3370, 3372 or instructor permission. | |
| ARTS 4372 | Advanced Cinematography II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 1610, 2620, 2370, 2372, 3370, 3372 or instructor permission. |
| ARTS 4450 | Distinguished Major Project (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive independent work using either sculpture, photography, printmaking, cinematography, or painting as the primary medium, culminating in a coherent body of work under direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program. |
| ARTS 4452 | Distinguished Major Project (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the Distinguished Major Program. | |
| ARTS 4670 | Advanced Problems in Printmaking (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed for students who have completed two or more semesters of study of a specific printmaking technique (woodcut, etching, or lithography) and wish to continue their exploration of that technique. Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. |
| ARTS 4672 | Advanced Problems in Printmaking (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: ARTS 3670 or 3672. | |
| ARTS 4710 | Advanced Painting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The capstone of a three year study in painting. Continues the investigation of oil painting as an expressive medium and stresses the development of students' ability to conceive and execute a series of thematically related paintings over the course of the semester. Painting professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3710 or 3712. |
| ARTS 4712 | Advanced Painting II (3.00) |
| Introduction to basic oil painting techniques and materials emphasizing perception and color. Assignments are designed to assist the student in understanding the creative process and interpreting the environment through a variety of subject matter expressed in painted images. Encourages individual stylistic development. Prerequisites: ARTS 2630, 2632. | |
| ARTS 4810 | Advanced Sculpture I (3.00) |
| Continuation of the sculpture sequence with greater emphasis on developing a student's individual voice. Advanced projects in moldmaking, metal casting, and non-traditional sculpture materials are assigned. The creation of a sculptural installation is also assigned. Sculpture professors and course content vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812. | |
| ARTS 4812 | Advanced Sculpture II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: ARTS 3810 or 3812. |
| ARTS 4900 | Advanced Project in Art (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigation and development of a consistent idea or theme in painting, sculpture, or the graphic arts. May be taken more than once under the same course number by students who are sufficiently advanced in studio work. This course is not intended to be used for major credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| American Sign Language | |
| ASL 1010 | Elementary American Sign Language I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills, including basic vocabulary, sentence structure, classifiers, use of space, non-manual type indicators, and fingerspelling. Examines signing deaf people as a linguistic/cultural minority. |
| ASL 1020 | Elementary American Sign Language II (4.00) |
| Introduces receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills, including basic vocabulary, sentence structure, classifiers, use of space, non-manual type indicators, and fingerspelling. Examines signing deaf people as a linguistic/cultural minority. Prerequisite: ASL 1010 or successful completion of placement exam. | |
| ASL 1559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course offering in the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 2010 | Intermediate American Sign Language I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continues training in American Sign Language, with focus on more complex sentence types, signs, and idioms. Considers ASL literary forms such as poetry, theater, and storytelling, as well as deaf history and other related topics. Prerequisite: ASL 1020 or successful completion of placement exam. |
| ASL 2020 | Intermediate American Sign Language II (3.00) |
| Continues training in American Sign Language, with focus on more complex sentence types, signs, and idioms. Considers ASL literary forms such as poetry, theater, and storytelling, as well as deaf history and other related topics. Prerequisite: ASL 2010 or successful completion of placement exam. | |
| ASL 2300 | Women and Gender In The Deaf World (3.00) |
| Examines the roles of deaf women inside and outside of the signing Deaf community. Using an interdisciplinary approach, considers such topics as language and cultural barriers, violence against women, sexuality, race, class, education, and work. Investigates disparities between deaf and hearing women and the choices available to d/Deaf women, individually and collectively, in contemporary culture. No prior knowledge of ASL is required. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ASL 2450 | Deaf People, Society, and the Law (3.00) |
| This course will explore the Deaf community, discrimination, and laws affecting Deaf people in the United States. We will consider the experiences of Deaf people before and after such measures as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 to gain insight into how the law affects social perceptions and people¿s everyday lives. No prior knowledge of ASL or Deaf culture is required for this course. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ASL 2559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course offering the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 3010 | Conversational ASL (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continues language and cultural instruction with emphasis on everyday conversation. Topics include common idioms and slang, explaining rules, discussing finances and major decisions, and storytelling techniques such as role-shifting and narrative structure. Students will be required to interact with deaf signers. Prerequisite: ASL 2020 or successful completion of placement interview. |
| ASL 3081 | History of the American Deaf Community (3.00) |
| This new course will examine the history of deaf people in the United States over the last three centuries, with particular attention to the emergence and evolution of a community of Deaf people who share a distinct sign language and culture. We will read both primary texts from specific periods and secondary sources. We will also view a few historical films. | |
| ASL 3559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of American Sign Language. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ASL 4559 | New Course in American Sign Language (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of American Sign Language. | |
| ASL 4750 | Topics in Deaf Studies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines such topics as American deaf history; ASL linguistics; deaf education; cultural versus pathological views of deaf people; controversies over efforts to eliminate sign language and cure deafness; ASL poetry and storytelling; deafness in mainstream literature, film, and drama; deafness and other minority identities; and the international deaf community. Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| ASL 4810 | Deafness in Literature and Film (3.00) |
| Studies representations of deaf people in literature and film over the last three centuries. Takes a contrapuntal approach, juxtaposing canonical literature and mainstream films with works (in either English or American Sign Language) by relatively unknown deaf artists. | |
| Astronomy | |
| ASTR 1210 | Introduction to the Sky and Solar System (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A study of the night sky primarily for non-science majors. Provides a brief history of astronomy through Newton. Topics include the properties of the sun, earth, moon, planets, asteroids, meteors and comets; origin and evolution of the solar system; life in the universe; and recent results from space missions and ground-based telescopes. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 1220 | Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A study of stars, star formation, and evolution primarily for non-science majors. Topics include light, atoms, and modern observing technologies; origin of the chemical elements; supernovae, pulsars, neutron stars, and black holes; structure and evolution of our galaxy; nature of other galaxies; active galaxies and quasars; expanding universe, cosmology, the big bang, and the early universe. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 1230 | Introduction to Astronomical Observation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An independent laboratory class for non-science majors, meeting at night, in which students work individually or in small groups on observational projects that focus on the study of constellations, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies using binoculars, 8-inch telescopes, and imaging equipment at the department's student observatory. Prerequisites: ASTR 1210, 1220, or 1270 or instructor permission. |
| ASTR 1240 | Introduction to Stellar Evolution (3.00) |
| The course provides an introduction to stars, star formation, and evolution primarily for non-science majors. Topics include light, atoms, origin of the chemical elements, supernovae, pulsars, neutron stars and black holes. | |
| ASTR 1270 | Unsolved Mysteries in the Universe (3.00) |
| An exploration of the unsolved mysteries in the universe and the limits of our knowledge for non-science majors. The class emphasizes the nature of scientific endeavor, and explores the boundaries between science, philosophy, and metaphysics. A number of thought provoking topics are discussed including the beginning and end of the universe, black holes, extraterrestrial life, the nature of time, dark matter and dark energy. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 1500 | Seminar (1.00) |
| Primarily for first and second year students, taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary. | |
| ASTR 1510 | Seminar (1.00) |
| Primarily for first and second year students, taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary. | |
| ASTR 1559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 1740 | Introduction to Astronomical Reseach (1.00) |
| Intended for first and second year students considering Astronomy/Astronomy-Physics as a major as well as newly declared majors. Participants meet with a different Astronomy faculty member each week to discuss ongoing reseach in order to acquaint students with both the subject matter and required physical, mathematical, and computational background of contemporary astronomy research. Potential long term undergraduate research projects will be emphasized. | |
| ASTR 2110 | Introduction to Astrophysics I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Primarily for science majors. A thorough discussion of the basic concepts and methods of solar system, stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on physical principles. Prerequisite/corequisite: MATH 1210 or 1310, PHYS 1610 or 2310, or instructor permission; ASTR 2110 and 2120 form a sequence and should be taken in that order. |
| ASTR 2120 | Introduction to Astrophysics II (3.00) |
| Primarily for science majors. A thorough discussion of the basic concepts and methods of solar system, stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy and astrophysics with an emphasis on physical principles. Prerequisite/corequisite: ASTR 2110, MATH 1210 or 1310, PHYS 1610 or 2310, or instructor permission; ASTR 2110 and 2120 form a sequence and should be taken in that order. | |
| ASTR 2559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 3130 | Observational Astronomy (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Primarily for science majors. A lecture and laboratory course that deals with basic observational techniques in astronomy. The laboratory section generally meets at night. Students use observational facilities at the McCormick and Fan Mountain Observatories. Additional work outside posted laboratory hours may be required to take advantage of clear skies. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110,2120 or ASTR 1210,1220, or instructor permission. |
| ASTR 3140 | Introduction to Observational Radio Astronomy (3.00) |
| An introduction to the tools, techniques, and science of radio astronomy. Discussion includes fundamentals of measuring radio signals, radiometers, antennas, and interferometers, supplemented by illustrative labs; radio emission mechanisms and simple radiative transfer; radio emission from the Sun and planets, stars, galactic and extragalactic sources, and the cosmic microwave background. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110, 2120. | |
| ASTR 3340 | Teaching Astronomy (3.00) |
| A seminar-style class offered primarily for non-majors planning to teach science or looking to improve their ablility to communicate science effectively. In addition to astronomy content, students will learn effective teaching strategies and gain practical experience by developing and implementing their own concept-based astronomy lessons. Prerequisite: ASTR 1210, 1240; instructor permission | |
| ASTR 3410 | Archaeo-Astronomy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Open to non-science students. Discussion of prescientific astronomy, including Mayan, Babylonian, and ancient Chinese astronomy, and the significance of relics such as Stonehenge. Discusses the usefulness of ancient records in the study of current astrophysical problems such as supernova outbursts. Uses current literature from several disciplines, including astronomy, archaeology, and anthropology. Prerequisite/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course, or instructor permission. |
| ASTR 3420 | Life Beyond the Earth (3.00) |
| Open to non-science students. Studies the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life; methods and desirability of interstellar communication; prospects for humanity's colonization of space; interaction of space colonies; and the search for other civilizations. Prerequisite/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 3460 | Development of Modern Astronomy (3.00) |
| A reading course dealing with the history of astronomy. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 3470 | Science and Controversy in Astronomy (3.00) |
| Open to non-science students. Investigates controversial topics in science and pseudo-science from the astronomer's perspective. Analyzes methods of science and the nature of scientific evidence, and their implications for unresolved astrophysical problems. Topics include extraterrestrial life, UFO's, Velikovsky, von Daniken, and astrology. Prerequisite/corequisite: ASTR 1210 or 1240, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ASTR 3480 | Introduction to Cosmology (3.00) |
| Open to first-year students; primarily for non-science students. A descriptive introduction to the study of the ultimate structure and evolution of the universe. Covers the history of the universe, cosmological speculation, and the nature of the galaxies. Provides a qualitative introduction to relativity theory and the nature of space-time, black holes, models of the universe (big bang, steady-state, etc.) and methods of testing them. | |
| ASTR 3559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 3880 | Planetary Astronomy (3.00) |
| Studies the origin and evolution of the bodies in the solar system, emphasizing the geology of the planets and satellites of the inner solar system and the satellites of the gaseous planets. Topics will include the interpretation of remote sensing data, the chemistry and dynamics of planetary atmospheres and their interactions with the planetary surfaces, and the role of impacts. Prerequisite: Introductory course in geosciences or astronomy. | |
| ASTR 3881 | Planetary Astronomy Laboratory (1.00) |
| Optional one hour laboratory for students in ASTR 3880 that provides practical experience in accessing and analyzing data related to the origin and geology of solar system planetary bodies, including the Moon, Mars, and outer planet satellites. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 4440 | The Nature of Discovery in Astronomy (3.00) |
| Studies selected topics concerning the people, ideas, and principles that motivate the advance of twentieth-century astronomy. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 4559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 4810 | Astrophysics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Basic concepts in mechanics, statistical physics, atomic and nuclear structure, and radiative transfer are developed and applied to selected fundamental problems in the areas of stellar structure, stellar atmospheres, the interstellar medium, and extragalactic astrophysics. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110, 2120; PHYS 2620, or instructor permission. |
| ASTR 4993 | Tutorial (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies a topic of special interest to the student under individual supervision by a faculty member. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ASTR 4998 | Senior Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ASTR 5010 | Astrophysical Processes (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to the basic physics of astronomy and astrophysics organized around learning physical principles and applying them to astrophysical objects. Physics covered will be chosen from fluid mechanics, radiative transfer, statistical mechanics, classical and quantum radiation processes, and quantum mechanics of atomic and molecular structure. This graduate course will involve more complex and difficult assignments than ASTR 4810. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. |
| ASTR 5110 | Astronomical Techniques (3.00) |
| Surveys modern techniques of radiation measurement, data analysis, and image processing, and their application to astrophysical problems, especially the physical properties of stars and galaxies. Relevant laboratory experiments and observations with the department's telescopes are included. Students are expected to develop a familiarity with programming and other basic computer skills if they do not already possess them. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110-2120; PHYS 3420, 3430 or instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5340 | Introductory Radio Astronomy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the fundamentals of measuring power and power spectra, antennas, interferometers, and radiometers. Topics include thermal radiation, synchrotron radiation, and line frequency radiation; and radio emission from the planets, sun, flare stars, pulsars, supernovae, interstellar gas, galaxies, and quasi-stellar sources. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ASTR 5350 | Introduction to Radio Astronomy Instrumentation (3.00) |
| An introduction to the instrumentation of radio astronomy. Discussion includes fundamentals of measuring radio signals, noise theory, basic radiometry, antennas, low noise electronics, coherent receivers, signal processing for continuum and spectral line studies, and arrays. Lecture material is supplemented by illustrative labs. Prerequisite: ASTR 5340 or Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5420 | Interstellar Medium (3.00) |
| Studies the physics of the interstellar gas and grains, the distribution and dynamics of gas, and cosmic radiation and interstellar magnetic fields. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 5430 | Stellar Astrophysics (3.00) |
| Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5440 | Stellar Astrophysics (3.00) |
| Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 5450 | High Energy Astrophysics (3.00) |
| Introduces the physics of basic radiation mechanisms and particle acceleration processes that are important in high energy phenomena and space science. Discusses applications to pulsars, active galactic nuclei, radio galaxies, quasars, and supernovae. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 5460 | Binary Stars (3.00) |
| Topics include the determination of orbital elements, the mass-luminosity-radius relation, formation of binary systems, the Roche model, mass loss, mass transfer, circumstellar material, accretion disks, evolution of close interacting binaries, and some special classes of binaries such as cataclysmic variables, RS CVn binaries, Algol-type binaries, and X-ray binaries. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5480 | Evolution of the Universe (3.00) |
| Studies the origin and evolution of structure in the universe. Topics include the formation and evolution of galaxies, and tests of the theory based on observations of large-scale structure and the properties of galaxies as a function of look-back time. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5500 | Topical Seminar (3.00) |
| Detailed study of a current topic. Topic to be covered appears in the Course Offering Directory for the semester in which it is given. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5510 | Topical Seminar (3.00) |
| Detailed study of a current topic. Topic to be covered appears in the Course Offering Directory for the semester in which it is given. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 5559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of astronomy. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ASTR 5610 | Galactic Structure and Stellar Populations (3.00) |
| Explores the structure and evolution of star clusters and galaxies, with emphasis on the kinematics, chemistry, ages, and spectral energy distributions of stellar populations. The course introduces fundamental tools of Galactic astronomy, including methods for assessing the size, shape, age, and dynamics of the Milky Way and other stellar systems, galaxy formation, interstellar gas and dust, dark matter, and the distance scale. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ASTR 5630 | Extragalactic Astronomy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both qualitative and quantitative discussion of various types of galaxy (ellipticals, spirals, dwarf, starburst); results from theory of stellar dynamics; groups and clusters of galaxies; active galaxies; high-redshift galaxies; galaxy evolution; the intergalactic medium; and dark matter. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Prerequisite: Physics and Math through PHYS 2610, MATH 3250 (or equivalent); ASTR 2110, 2120 (or equivalent). Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| ASTR 5640 | Extragalactic Astronomy II (3.00) |
| This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both a qualitative and quantitative discussion of star formation in galaxies, galaxy interactions and mergers, active galaxies and quasars, cosmology, structure formation in the universe, and galaxy formation and evolution. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Proposed: This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both a qualitative and quantitative discussion of star formation in galaxies, galaxy interactions and mergers, active galaxies and quasars, cosmology, structure formation in the universe, and galaxy formation and evolution. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. Prerequisite: ASTR 5630 or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ASTR 5730 | Astronomy: Space Science for Teachers (3.00) |
| Explores selected topics in astronomy and cosmology relevant to K-12 teachers. Includes discussion of key concepts and theories and historical development, recent discoveries, and application of physical principles. Includes consideration of space and time, electromagnetic radiation, the structure and origin of the universe, the development of the solar system, stars and galaxies, and exploration of space. | |
| ASTR 5800 | Introduction to Astrochemistry (3.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course will introduce advanced undergraduates and graduates to molecules and their chemistry in different sources throughout the universe, especially in clouds of gas and dust lying among the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy and external galaxies. Among the topics to be studied: a brief intro to stars & the interstellar medium, astronomical spectroscopy, & molecular spatial maps. | |
| ASTR 6210 | Introduction to Sky and Solar System Concepts (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 1210. Students are offered special assignments and consultation on introductory astronomy concepts on the sky and solar system related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections, but restricted to graduate students in the Curry school. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 6220 | Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Universe Concepts (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 1220. Students are offered special assignments and consultation on introductory astronomy concepts on the stars, galaxies and universe related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections but restricted to graduate students in the Curry school. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 6230 | Introduction to Astronomical Observation Concepts (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 1230. Students are offered special assignments and consultation on introductory concepts in observational astronomy related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. |
| ASTR 6340 | Astronomy Concepts in the Classroom (3.00) |
| A seminar-style class offered for graduate students in the School of Education and in-service teachers seeking credit towards (re) certification. In addition to astronomy content, students will learn effective astronomy lessons. Prerequisite: instructor permission | |
| ASTR 6410 | Archaeo-Astronomy Concepts (3.00) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3410. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on prescientific astronomy concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School Students; instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 6420 | Life Beyond the Earth Concepts (3.00) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3420. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on extraterrestrial life concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 6470 | Science and Controversy Concepts (3.00) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3470. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on science and pseudoscience concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ASTR 6480 | Introduction to Cosmology Concepts (3.00) |
| The subject matter of this course is the same as ASTR 3480. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on cosmology concepts related to education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission. | |
| ASTR 6559 | New course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 7559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of astronomy. | |
| ASTR 8400 | Advanced Seminar (3.00) |
| Subjects of current interest, such as star formation, galaxy evolution, cosmology, etc., are discussed. The topic to be covered appears in the Schedule of Classes each semester. | |
| ASTR 8490 | Advanced Seminar (3.00) |
| Subjects of current interest, such as star formation, galaxy evolution, cosmology, etc., are discussed. The topic to be covered appears in the Schedule of Classes each semester. | |
| ASTR 8500 | Current Astronomical Topics (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | UVa staff and guest speakers discuss current research problems. |
| ASTR 8559 | New Course in Astronomy. (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| ASTR 8999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| ASTR 9559 | New Course in Astronomy (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Astronomy. | |
| ASTR 9995 | Supervised Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Under supervision, the student undertakes or assists with a current research problem. This course may be repeated for credit. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ASTR 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. |
| ASTR 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Bengali | |
| BENG 1010 | Elementary Bengali I (4.00) |
| This course is designed for the students whose mother tongue is not Bengali and whose language skill is in novice level however want an effective progress in all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. At the end of the semester students are expected to recognize Bengali alphabets (including combined letters), to speak with simple and everyday words, and to read and write simple sentences. | |
| BENG 1020 | Elementary Bengali II (4.00) |
| This course is designed for students who already have some elementary knowledge of the Bengali language (typically those who have taken BENG 1010) and want an effective, comprehensive approach to learn Bengali that will enable them to make fast, solid progress in all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. At the completion of this course, students will be able to carry on real conversations in social situations. Prerequisite: BENG 1010 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| BENG 1559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BENG 2010 | Intermediate Bengali I (4.00) |
| Further develops the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Bengali. BENG 2010 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Bengali speakers. Four class hours. Followed by BENG 2020. Prerequisites: BENG 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| BENG 2020 | Intermediate Bengali II (4.00) |
| Further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Bengali. BENG 2020 enables students to successfully perform linguistic tasks that allow them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g., narrating present, past and future activities, and expressing hopes, desires, and requests). Students also read journalistic and literary selections designed for Bengali speakers. Four class hours. Prereq: C or better in BENG 2010, or instr. permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BENG 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BENG 3559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in teh subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BENG 4993 | Independent Study in Bengali (1.00 - 3.00) |
| For independent study of the Bengali language guided by an instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| Bengali in Translation | |
| BETR 2559 | New Course in Bengali (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Bengali. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| Biomedical Sciences | |
| BIMS 5012 | Cell Structure and Function (5.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A beginning graduate course in molecular cell biology examining the functional organization of eukaryotic cells and the interactions of cells with their surroundings. General and specialized forms of cell signaling are discussed, and events involved in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation are emphasized. |
| BIMS 5030 | Macromolecular Structure and Function (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This integrated course provides the necessary background at the professional level for careers in a variety of biological and physical sciences. Prerequisites: Calculus, organic chemistry, physical chemistry. Some introductory knowledge assumed. |
| BIMS 5410 | Computational Methods in Diabetes and Endocrinology (4.00) |
| A focused introduction to contemporary quantitative methods applied to basic and clinical diabetes and endocrine research. Topics may include the clinical blood glucose optimization problems of diabetes, history of quantifying characteristics of T1DM and T2DM, error-grid analysis, behavioral determinants of T1DM control, risk analysis of blood glucose data, use of self-monitoring blood glucose data for evaluation of patients' glycemic control, stochastic modeling of blood glucose fluctuations, network modeling of blood glucose dynamics, and analysis of continuous monitoring data. Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 5559 | New Course in Biomedical Sciences (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biomedical sciences. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| BIMS 6559 | New Course in Biomedical Sciences (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biomedical sciences. | |
| BIMS 7100 | Research Ethics (1.00) |
| Beginning in 1989, the National Institutes of Health introduced a requirement that institutions provide a program of instruction in the responsible conduct of research (NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Volume 18, Number 45, 1989). This was later expanded to require that all fellows on NIH training grants should receive instruction in the responsible conduct of research. The requirement does not specify a particular format or curriculum. However, recommendations are made that several areas should be covered in the instruction: conflict of interest, responsible authorship, policies for handling misconduct, policies regarding the use of human and animal subjects, and data management. This course is designed to help student consider each of these areas and therein formulate an understanding of responsible conduct in research. | |
| BIMS 7559 | New Course in Biomedical Sciences (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biomedical science. | |
| BIMS 8010 | Gene Structure, Expression and Regulation (5.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the molecular biology of bacterial and eukaryotic cells, emphasizing the application of recombinant DNA for elucidation of gene structure, the mechanism of gene expression, and its regulation. Five lecture hours. |
| BIMS 8011 | General and Molecular Genetics (4.00) |
| Study of the organization, transmission, function and regulation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genes. Three lecture hours. | |
| BIMS 8012 | Chromatin Structure & Function (3.00) |
| This course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the role that chromatin structure plays in multiple chromosomal processes. Emphasis is placed on the integration of structural, biochemical, and genetic approaches to chromatin function. Topics covered include nucleosome structure, DNA replication and nucleosome assembly, chromosome condensation, post-translational histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, gene silencing, and many others. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 8030 | Current Topics in Genome Sciences (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Each week, a UVA faculty member or guest lecturer will summarize current work in their area of research. The emphasis in these lectures will be on high-throughput genomic and bio-informatic approaches to elucidating the mechanisms of pathogenesis in human disease and disease models. |
| BIMS 8041 | Advanced Topics in Cancer (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continuing education in cancer-related topics, focusing on four topics from the current literature. Faculty with special interest in each topic will guide students, who will be responsible for presenting and discussing the contents of selected research papers. Prerequisite: BIMS 5012 - Cell Structure and Function, MICR 8040 - Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis. |
| BIMS 8050 | Explorations in Human Disease (1.00) |
| Explorations in Human Disease | |
| BIMS 8051 | Cell & Molecular Biology Proj (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Cell and Molecular Biology Projects. |
| BIMS 8052 | Cell & Molecular Biol Projects (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Cell and Molecular Biology Projects. | |
| BIMS 8053 | Cell & Molecular Biology Literature (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Other first-year course work could include genetics, physical chemistry, developmental biology, immunology, pharmacology, neurosciences, or computer sciences. Qualifying examinations include written examinations, oral research proposals, or both, depending upon the particular department. In addition to formal course work and informal laboratory research discussions, graduate students are encouraged to attend a variety of special seminars given by visiting speakers. The seminar programs provide knowledge in every area of modern biological science, and are an integral part of the general education of a research scientist. |
| BIMS 8054 | Cell and Molecular Biology Literature (1.00) |
| A continuing seminar based on papers in the current literature. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 8062 | Vascular Biology (3.00) |
| A broad interdisciplinary course considering the basis for vascular function from a physiological and pathophysiological perspective. Topics include basic microcirculatory function, smooth muscle and endothelial cell function and development, capillary exchange, inflammatory processes, leukocyte endothelial cell interactions, and the pathophysiology of atherogenesis. Topics such as vascular control, angiogenesis, and inflammatory responses of the cardiovascular system will be highlighted. Prerequisite: One course in mammalian physiology and one in cell biology. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIMS 8063 | Cardiovascular Research - theory, practice and methodology (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A one-credit course taught by a number of members of the faculty of the Cardiovascular training grant. Faculty will rotate from semester to semester. It will be offered each semester and the aim of the course will be to establish a strong background in cardiovascular research technology and state-of-the-art research concepts. |
| BIMS 8064 | Modern Literature of Cardiovascular Research (1.00) |
| A one-credit course taught by a number of members of the faculty of the Cardiovascular training grant. Faculty will rotate from semester to semester. It will be offered each semester and the aim of the course will be to establish a strong background in cardiovascular research technology and state-of -the-art research concepts. | |
| BIMS 8066 | Cardiovascular Physiology (3.00) |
| An intense six-week course emphasizing autonomic pharmacology, and basic principles of cardiovascular function. This will be integrated into the Medical Physiology course and supplemented by weekly meetings with Cardiovascular faculty. Prerequisites are cell biology and biochemistry. | |
| BIMS 8071 | CVRC Research in Progress (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | CVRC Research in Progress |
| BIMS 8072 | CVRC Research in Progress (1.00) |
| CVRC Research in Progress | |
| BIMS 8082 | From Idea to Innovation: The Pathway from Basic Science Research to Product (1.00) |
| This one-credit course will teach students the basic translational research pipeline for product development, starting with a basic science finding or concept. We will cover the role of translational research in scientific discovery, discuss patenting and intellectual property protection, highlight examples of start-up companies and how they came into being, practice networking, and learn about FDA approval and manufacturing design controls. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIMS 8090 | Cell Imaging (1.00) |
| Principles of optical and electron microscopy, light absorption and emission, quantitative fluorescence imaging; in vivo imaging; image processing, FRET and FLIM, photo-bleaching and photo-activation, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, speckle microscopy, and other new techniques for studying cell dynamics by microscopy. Includes lectures on these topics and discussions of research papers. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BIMS 8091 | CVRC Seminars (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | CVRC Seminars |
| BIMS 8092 | CVRC Seminars (1.00) |
| CVRC Seminars | |
| BIMS 8121 | Skeletal Health and Disease (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The biological structure of skeletal tissues, the role of growth factors in mesenchymal cell signaling and differentiation, tissue regeneration and genetic diseases will be presented by experts in the field. Recent publications will be assigned to participating postdoctoral fellows and senior graduate students for in depth discussion of major discoveries and technological advances in the molecular and cellular biology of skeletal tissues. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. |
| BIMS 8122 | Skeletal Health and Disease (2.00) |
| The biological structure of skeletal tissues, the role of growth factors in mesenchymal cell signaling and differentiation, tissue regeneration and genetic diseases will be presented by experts in the field. Recent publications will be assigned to participating postdoctoral fellows and senior graduate students for in depth discussion of major discoveries and technological advances in the molecular and cellular biology of skeletal tissues. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. | |
| BIMS 8131 | Topics in the Molecular Basis of Human Disease (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A series of joint lectures by basic and clinical scientists that focus on the clinical context of a specific biomedical problem and the contemporary research that has resulted in major advances and treatment of the disease. Students participate in workshops on grantsmanship with coincident feedback on student's specific aims from faculty experts. |
| BIMS 8132 | Topics in the Molecular Basis of Human Disease (2.00) |
| A series of joint lectures by basic and clinical scientists that focus on the clinical context of a specific biomedical problem and the contemporary research that has resulted in major advances and treatment of the disease. Students participate in workshops on grantsmanship with coincident feedback on student's specific aims from faculty experts. | |
| BIMS 8151 | MSTP Journal Club (2.00) |
| Modern lit. in MolMed for MD/PhD trainees. Faculty select 2 rsch papers illustrating methods and avenues in molec. and cellular underpinnings of human disease. Students read and understand papers in-advance, present background and results, interpretation, and background info. from secondary sources to illustrate current understanding; preparing others for discussion. Grade is based on level of participation and understanding of materials. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIMS 8171 | M.D./Ph.D. Research in Progress Colloquium (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The Research in Progress Colloquium is a series of research seminars and short talks by students in our combined M.D./Ph.D. Program. The major goals of the course are to familiarize students with key research areas of importance for training as physician scientists, and to develop the student's presentation skills. Students are required to give a minimum of one oral presentation per year to their fellow students and to selected faculty members who have expertise in the area of presentation. Students also are required to attend presentations of other students and to participate in group discussions. In addition to research presentations by students, there will also be presentations by faculty members in areas of significance for training of physician scientists. Grading (S/U) will be based on the quality of the students' presentation, as well as the extent of their participation in group discussions. |
| BIMS 8172 | MD/PhD Research in Progress Colloquium (1.00) |
| The Research in Progress Colloquium is a series of research seminars and short talks by students in our combined M.D./Ph.D. Program. The major goals of the course are to familiarize students with key research areas of importance for training as physician scientists, and to develop the student's presentation skills. Students are required to give a minimum of one oral presentation per year to their fellow students and to selected faculty members who have expertise in the area of presentation. Students also are required to attend presentations of other students and to participate in group discussions. In addition to research presentations by students, there will also be presentations by faculty members in areas of significance for training of physician scientists. Grading (S/U) will be based on the quality of the students' presentation, as well as the extent of their participation in group discussions. | |
| BIMS 8191 | Biotechnology Rsch Seminars (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This weekly research-in-progress student series will be overseen by the Biotechnology Training Program Director or Co-Director. Trainees will present their research results or a related journal article on a round robin basis involving a single presenter per session. To ensure that trainees learn how to prepare research or journal presentations, a training program mentor will be scheduled to meet with a trainee one week before the presentation for rehearsals. This weekly research-in-progress student series will be overseen by the Biotechnology Training Program Director or Co-Director. Trainees will present their research results or a related journal article on a round robin basis involving a single presenter per session. To ensure that trainees learn how to prepare research or journal presentations, a training program mentor will be scheduled to meet with a trainee one week before the presentation for rehearsals. |
| BIMS 8192 | Biotechnology Research Seminars (1.00) |
| This weekly research-in-progress student series will be overseen by the Biotechnology Training Program Director or Co-Director. Trainees will present their research results or a related journal article on a round robin basis involving a single presenter per session. To ensure that trainees learn how to prepare research or journal presentations, a training program mentor will be scheduled to meet with a trainee one week before the presentation for rehearsals. This weekly research-in-progress student series will be overseen by the Biotechnology Training Program Director or Co-Director. Trainees will present their research results or a related journal article on a round robin basis involving a single presenter per session. To ensure that trainees learn how to prepare research or journal presentations, a training program mentor will be scheduled to meet with a trainee one week before the presentation for rehearsals. | |
| BIMS 8193 | Biotechnology Industrial Externship (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A one to four month training experience at participating Biotechnology Training Program host companies or facilities. Students contribute to host company research projects, offer ideas and interact with company/facility officials. Student performance is graded by the hosting company official using a standardized form. Externship occurs within 2 years of entering the Biotechnology Training Program |
| BIMS 8194 | Biotechnology Industrial Externship (1.00) |
| A one to four month training experience at participating Biotechnology Training Program host companies or facilities. Students contribute to host company research projects, offer ideas and interact with company/facility officials. Student performance is graded by the hosting company official using a standardized form. Externship occurs within 2 years of entering the Biotechnology Training Program Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 8200 | Fundamental Immunology (5.00) |
| Provides detailed coverage of topics in cellular and molecular immunology. Class will consider lymphocyte development, structure of lymphoid organs and homeostasis as well as characteristics and regulation of immune responses. Particular emphasis will be placed on experimental approaches to study the immune system. Lectures and reading provide background but focus on experimental approaches as well as discussions of the recent literature.
Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 8201 | Colloquium in Immunology (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students will present in rotation critical analysis of seminal and current research papers in areas of immunology. Papers will be chosen in consultation with different faculty members, who may also provide background reading and introductory material. Two conference hours per week. |
| BIMS 8202 | Colloquium In Immunology (1.00) |
| Students will present in rotation critical analysis of seminal and current research papers in areas of immunology. Papers will be chosen in consultation with different faculty members, who may also provide background reading and introductory material. Two conference hours per week. | |
| BIMS 8260 | Practical Molecular Medicine (2.00) |
| Clinician-Scientist presentations on the basic science underlying clinical disease manifestations. | |
| BIMS 8280 | Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology (3.00) |
| Lecture/presentation course designed to provide participants with an appreciation of contemporary clinical problems associated with the immune system. Students will be introduced to diseases associated with aberrant performance of the immune system, gain an understanding of the etiology, clinical presentation, and consequences of diseases, and discuss current research in disease prevention and therapy. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BIMS 8300 | Medical Genetics (3.00) |
| A series of lectures and eams covering human genetics and their relevance to a variety of disease states. | |
| BIMS 8311 | Medical Pathology Part I (6.00) |
| A first semester lecture series covering the pathology of human disease. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BIMS 8312 | Medical Pathology Part II (6.00) |
| The second of two semesters of lectures detailing the pathology of human disease. | |
| BIMS 8320 | Graduate Physiology (5.00) |
| A course in mammalian physiology that integrates events that occur on the cellular, tissue, and organ level to understand the vial functions of the human body. Emphasis on common cellular principles that underlie tissue organization and function, and advances to an understanding of specific functional roles carried out by each organ system. | |
| BIMS 8340 | Issues in Biodefense: Science and Policy (2.00) |
| Analysis of historical, clinical, practical, social, and political issues that have emerged as a consequence of bioterrorism. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIMS 8380 | Practical Use of Statistics in Biomedical Research (2.00) |
| This course will be of variable format including: lecture, student presentations, statistical program software use, and round-table discussions. Graduate students, typically in their second year of studies after beginning their thesis research, will learn practical use of statistical methods. Students will present ~8 statistical methods that will equip them in designing their experiments, evaluating experimental outcomes, and interpreting. Prerequisite: Departemental Permission | |
| BIMS 8471 | Research Correlation in Medical Pathology (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Self organized journal club. |
| BIMS 8472 | Research Correlation in Medical Pathology (1.00) |
| Self organized journal group. | |
| BIMS 8559 | New Course in Biomedical Sciences (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biomedical science. | |
| BIMS 8619 | Molecular Medicine Colloquium (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Course work could include genetics, physical chemistry, developmental biology, immunology, pharmacology, neurosciences or computer sciences. Colloquium programs provide knowledge in every area of modern biological science and are an integral part of the general education of a research scientist. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. |
| BIMS 8620 | Advanced Topics and Technologies in Cell Signaling (3.00) |
| This course will use contemporary literature in the field of cell signal transduction as a foundation for student driven discussion. Particular attention will be paid to an understanding of the state-of-the-art technologies as applied to the student of cell signaling. Each class session will focus on a particular signaling pathway. Understanding of the pathway will share emphasis with critical examination of the work, with a focus on discussion of the chosen approach and comparison with possible alternatives. Prerequisites: permission of instructor Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BIMS 9559 | New Course in Biomedical Sciences (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Biomedical Sciences. | |
| BIMS 9640 | Clinical Oncology for Basic and Translational Scientists (1.00) |
| This course is designed to present an overview of selected aspects of clinical cancer diagnosis and care by cancer practitioners, with a view toward developing new clinical and translational research initiatives. Selected vignettes demonstrating technologies and problems will be presented, together with a discussion of cutting edge approaches and current problems confronting clinicians, patients, and researchers. The level of presentation will be for the non-specialist in each area, addressing trainees and basic science investigators, but providing challenging thought for established clinicians. At least a third of each session will be dedicated to interaction between investigators and clinicians, with the emphasis on identifying opportunities for basic-clinical (or translational) collaboration. Prerequisite: Instructor permission | |
| BIMS 9998 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Preparation for Doctoral Research prior to completion of candidacy examination. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIMS 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation following advancement to PhD candidacy. |
| Biochemistry | |
| BIOC 5050 | Biochemistry Projects (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Open only to graduate students in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. Introduces biochemical research. Students conduct two or more research projects of limited scope under the direction of staff members. |
| BIOC 5051 | Biochemistry Projects (2.00 - 9.00) |
| Open only to graduate students in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. Introduces biochemical research. Students conduct two or more research projects of limited scope under the direction of staff members. | |
| BIOC 5080 | Computer Analysis of DNA and Protein Sequences (4.00) |
| Surveys computer methods for analyzing DNA and protein sequences. Discusses analytical methods, including DNA and protein sequence comparisons; recognition of patterns in DNA and protein sequences; finding genes; protein structure prediction; analyzing protein 3-D structure; and constructing evolutionary trees. Prerequisite: MICR 8010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOC 5559 | New Course in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biochemistry and molecular genetics. | |
| BIOC 8130 | Colloquium (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research seminars by invited guests and research personnel within the department. All biochemistry graduate students must attend. |
| BIOC 8131 | Colloquium (1.00) |
| Research seminars by invited guests and research personnel within the department. All biochemistry graduate students must attend. | |
| BIOC 8150 | Biochemical Literature (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A continuing seminar based on papers in the current literature. Participation is required. |
| BIOC 8151 | Biochemical Literature (1.00) |
| A continuing seminar based on papers in the current literature. Participation is required. | |
| BIOC 8559 | New Course in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject area of biochemistry and molecular genetics. | |
| BIOC 9559 | New Course in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biochemistry and molecular genetics. | |
| BIOC 9995 | Topical Research: Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topical Research Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOC 9998 | Non-Topical Research: Preparation for Doctoral Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Non-Topical Research: Preparation for Doctoral Research Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOC 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Bioethics | |
| BIOE 5100 | Clinical Ethics (3.00) |
| Explores some of the major ethical issues that arise in clinical medicine and provides an introduction to methods used in the clinical and research settings to address these issues. Discussion of how the basic principles of biomedical ethics apply in specific clinical situations and an examination of the cases that demonstrate commonly encountered dilemmas Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOE 5110 | Foundations of Bioethics (3.00) |
| Introduces the central problems and issues addressed by the field and the major concepts, methods, and ethical perspectives that bioethics brings to bear on these problems and issues. | |
| BIOE 8110 | Clinical Ethics (3.00) |
| Explores some of the major ethical issues that arise in clinical medicine and provides an introduction to methods used in the clinical and research settings to address these issues. Discussion of how the basic principles of biomedical ethics apply in specific clinical situations and an examination of the cases that demonstrate commonly encountered dilemmas. | |
| BIOE 8559 | New Course in Bioethics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New Course in the subject of Bioethics. | |
| Biology | |
| BIOL 1050 | Genetics for an Informed Citizen (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Genetics and Genomics form the basis for much of modern biology and the future of medical practice. A basic understanding of them is important for people to be able to evaluate the science behind many issues both public and private. Genetics and Genomics and some of the ways they confront and inform modern life will be covered in a way that is accessible to non-scientists. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| BIOL 1060 | Principles of Nutrition (3.00) |
| Topics include the chemical composition of the body; the molecular structure and function of different kinds of nutrients required by humans; the metabolic processes that transform food into energy and the chemical blocks for the creation and renewal of cellular structures; and the basic scientific principle of energy balance that determines weight gain or loss as governed by diet and exercise. | |
| BIOL 1210 | Human Biology and Disease (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces basic biological principles as illustrated in the human organism. Emphasizes the disruption of normal functions by disease either inherited or acquired. |
| BIOL 1559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Biology. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BIOL 2010 | Introduction to Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive introduction to modern biology designed for natural science majors. Biological structure and function at various levels of organization, cell biology, genetics, development and evolution are covered. This course is required for all biology majors and is a prerequisite for most upper-level biology courses. Lectures and recitation/review. |
| BIOL 2020 | Introduction to Biology: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology (3.00) |
| Intensive introduction to modern biology designed for natural science majors. Biological structure and function at various levels of organization, cell biology, genetics, development and evolution are covered. This course are required for all biology majors and is a prerequisite for most upper-level biology courses. Lectures and recitation/review. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010. | |
| BIOL 2030 | Introduction to Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Laboratory exercises in introductory biology to illustrate experimental techniques and strategies used to elucidate biological concepts. Corequisite: May be taken independently (labs are not sequenced), or in conjunction with BIOL 2010. |
| BIOL 2040 | Introduction to Biology: Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory (2.00) |
| Studies life forms, from simple to complex organization, demonstrating the unique properties of living organisms. Corequisite: May be taken independently (labs are not sequenced), or in conjunction with BIOL 2010, 2020. | |
| BIOL 2060 | Human Physiology and Anatomy I (3.00) |
| Includes basic information regarding the chemistry and organization of living matter needed to understand cellular, tissue, and organ function. The morphology and physiological functions of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, and neurosensory organ systems will also be covered. Designed as a basic course for students in the allied health sciences. | |
| BIOL 2061 | Human Physiology and Anatomy I Laboratory (1.00) |
| Optional laboratory class to accompany BIOL 2060. Includes simple anatomical, physiological and chemical exercises, clinical exercises, dissections, and microscopic examination of tissues that demonstrate and supplement topics covered in the lecture. | |
| BIOL 2070 | Human Physiology and Anatomy II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers the morphology and physiology for the cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, excretory and reproductive organ systems. Designed as a basic course for students in the allied health sciences. |
| BIOL 2071 | Human Physiology and Anatomy II Laboratory (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Optional laboratory class to accompany BIOL 2070. Includes simple anatomical, physiological, and chemical exercises, clinical exercises, dissections, and microscopic examination of tissues that demonstrate and supplement topics covered in the lecture. |
| BIOL 2559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 3000 | Cell Biology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the fundamental principles of eukaryotic cell biology at the molecular level. Topics will include: structure and function of the plasma membrane, transport of small molecules, ions and macromolecular complexes across membranes, protein trafficking, the cytoskeleton, signal transduction pathways , and the control of cell division and cellular proliferation. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2030, CHEM 1410, 1411, 1420, 1421. |
| BIOL 3010 | Genetics and Molecular Biology (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the molecular nature of genes, gene function, the inheritance of genes, and the genetic basis of traits. Major topics include Mendelian inheritance, mutation, linkage and recombination, gene regulation and interactions. Required for all Biology majors. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020, CHEM 1410, 1420. |
| BIOL 3020 | Evolution and Ecology (3.00) |
| Examines the mechanisms of evolutionary change, with an emphasis on the genetic and evolutionary principles needed to understand the diversification of life on earth. Covers the ecology of individuals and population dynamics. Major topics include the genetics and ecology of natural populations, adaptation, molecular evolution and macroevolution, and the application of evolutionary and ecological concepts to conservation biology. Required for all Biology majors. Prerequisite: BIOL 2020 or EVSC 3200 or EVSC 2220 | |
| BIOL 3080 | Virology (3.00) |
| Presents an in-depth look at the molecular biology, pathogenesis and control of animal viruses. Small pox, influenza and HIV are used as model viruses for the analysis of viral replication mechanisms, viral genetics and the evolutionary relationship between the virus and its host. Epidemiology, transmission mechanisms, patterns of disease, and the societal impact of viruses are all discussed in terms of host/virus evolution. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020, CHEM 1410, 1420. First semester organic chemistry suggested, but not required. | |
| BIOL 3090 | Biology of Infectious Disease (3.00) |
| Emphasis is on the principles that govern disease biology, using examples from humans, plants and animals. Topics include: diversity and types of pathogens; mechanisms of transmission, pathogenicity, and resistance; epidemiology, population regulation, and extinction; disease origins; intracellular pathogens; disease and the evolution of genetic systems; and disease in biological control and conservation. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 3120 | Microbiology in the Genomics Era (3.00) |
| Microbes rule. In this course, we will explore how microbes rule the world and how genomics has revolutionized the way we study them. Fundamental principles of microbiology, together with the basics of genomics will be introduced. Topics include microbial cell structure, metabolism, genetics, microbial diversity and ecology, epidemiology, genome sequencing technologies and bioinformatics. | |
| BIOL 3140 | Biology of Aging (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This interdisciplinary course will explore our current knowledge of the biology of aging in populations of plants and animals, including humans. Topics include demographic trends across species; analysis of why organisms age in the context of evolutionary theories; analysis of how organisms age in the context of cellular and physiological theories; and the genetic basis of longevity. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020. |
| BIOL 3150 | Microbiology Laboratory (3.00) |
| An introduction to microorganisms and to basic microbiological principles through laboratory experimentation. Emphasis is on the structure, physiology and genetics of bacteria and bacterial viruses. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 and 2030 | |
| BIOL 3170 | Introduction to Neurobiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the concepts of general neurobiology, including basic electrophysiology and electrochemistry, origin of bioelectric potentials, sensory, motor, integrative and developmental neurobiology, and conceptual models of simple learning. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. |
| BIOL 3180 | Introduction to Plant Biology (3.00) |
| Examines basic principles of plant structure, development, classification, and physiology. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. | |
| BIOL 3200 | Basic Laboratory Investigations (3.00) |
| Students complete three of six 4-week laboratory modules offered; cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, development, behavior and evolution. Two of the six modules are offered concurrently in the first four weeks of the semester, two in the second four weeks, and two in the third; students complete one module in each four-week session. The learning objectives of each module are (1) to teach students the basic principles of problem solving through scientific investigation, and the written and oral skills needed to communicate results, and (2) to provide students with basic training in laboratory methodologies, techniques and protocols, and the use of laboratory instrumentation. Prerequisite: BIOL 2030, CHEM 1410, 1420. | |
| BIOL 3210 | Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology Lab (3.00) |
| Students will acquire basic training in cell culture, cell fractionation, microscopy, electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, chromatography, and immunological methods through a serries of lab investigatons. Contemporary molecular methods utilizing recombinant DNA and PCR will be included. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410-1420 or equivalent, BIOL 2010 (prerequisite) or BIOL 3000 (co-requisite), AP credit for BIOL 2010 is not sufficient. | |
| BIOL 3220 | Genetics Evolution, and Behavior Laboratory (3.00) |
| Students apply contemporary laboratory methods, analytic tools, and experimental approaches in a series of investigations that explore important, basic concepts in the fields of genetics, evolution and behavior. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010 and 2020 | |
| BIOL 3230 | Animal Physiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on selected vertebrate organ systems; considers other systems where relevant. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. |
| BIOL 3240 | Introduction to Immunology (3.00) |
| Studies the genetics and cell biology of the vertebrate immune system, with a focus on adaptive immunity. Classic and current experimental systems are emphasized. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. | |
| BIOL 3250 | Introduction to Animal Behavior (3.00) |
| An introduction to comparative studies of animal behavior from neuroethological and evolutionary prospectives. The first deals with proximate causes of behavior, with emphasis on motor, sensory and central aspects of the nervous system. The second deals with ultimate causes, with emphases on natural selection, natural history, and adaptive aspects of behavior. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. | |
| BIOL 3280 | Ornithology (3.00) |
| This course is an introduction to avian biology. Major topics include evolutionary history, genetics, anatomy and physiology, behavior and communication, reproduction and development, and ecology and conservation. Through the study of birds, the most diverse lineage of terrestrial vertebrates, students learn broadly applicable concepts of organismal biology and gain insight to the scientific investigation of integrated biological systems. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020. | |
| BIOL 3290 | Ecology and Conservation of Fishes (3.00) |
| A laboratory course with a significant field component, an expanded version of a similar course taught at Mt. Lake Biological Station by the same instructor. Major topics of investigation center on the composition of freshwater fish assemblages and on the factors that influence distribution of fishes on multiple scales, from within stream reaches to among basins, including; physical habitat, water quality, and water flow; drainage histories and other zoo geographic processes; morphological, physiological, and life history characters of fishes; competition, predation and other biotic interactions; natural disturbance regimes; and anthropogenic impacts. The first portion of the semester provides an introduction to fish biology and systematics. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2040. | |
| BIOL 3360 | Biological Therapy of Cancer (2.00) |
| This seminar course revolves around weekly two-hour student-led presentations of primary literature in the field of cancer therapy using novel approaches including immunotherapies. Objectives include providing the student with significant exposure to primary literature and the development of critical thinking skills. Prerequisites: Biology 3240 | |
| BIOL 3400 | Functional Morphology of Vertebrates (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Comparative investigations of functional morphology across major vertebrate lineages. Lectures are organized into three units; 1) evolutionary history and patterns of development, 2) integumentary, skeletal and muscular systems, and 3) sensory systems, and neural and endocrine integrations. Topics of investigation focus on biomechanical and physiological performance of biological structures, from cells to organ systems, and on the origins and diversification of form-function complexes among vertebrates. Lab exercises include dissections, observation of prepared specimens and other material, and modeling/simulation of biomechanical systems. This course serves as a 3000-level lab requirement for either the B.A. or B.S. in biology. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2040. |
| BIOL 3440 | Endocrinology (3.00) |
| Endocrinology | |
| BIOL 3450 | Biodiversity and Conservation (3.00) |
| Introduction to the fundamental principles of conservation biology (e.g., global species numbers, value of biodiversity, causes of extinction, genetic diversity, island biogeography, priority setting) and current topics of debate (including zoo versus field conservation, effects of global change on species extinction). Conservation case studies will allow students to judge the relevance of biological theory to practical problems in conservation. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010, 2020 or EVSC 3200. | |
| BIOL 3500 | Field Biology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Application of field techniques for biological studies. Cross-listed with EVSC 3660. Prerequisite: BIOL 2040 or instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 3510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040 or AP credit or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 3559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| BIOL 3585 | Selected Topics in Biology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Tutorial or seminar course that allows intensive study of the literature in a particular area of biology under the guidance of a Biology faculty member. | |
| BIOL 3660 | Marine Biology and Coral Reef Ecology in San Salvador (4.00) |
| The course will introduce students to the plants and animals found in the marine and terrestrial environments of the Caribbean and their adaptations in the context of community ecology. Fishes, invertebrates, reptiles and marine algae will be the major groups encountered and snorkeling will be used for observation and collection. Lectures, labs, discussions, and extensive field work included, plus an independent research project. Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, 2020, 2040, or EVSC 3200, or permission of the instructor. | |
| BIOL 3665 | Tropical Ecology and Conservation in Belize (3.00) |
| This course is an introduction to the organisms and ecosystems of Belize, including fresh water, marine and terrestrial examples. Special emphasis will be placed on the interactions of the ecosystem components and on the conservation of specific ecosystems and locales. Prerequisites: The completed sequence BIOL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, or their equivalents, or permission of instructor. | |
| BIOL 3950 | Recent Advances in Biology (3.00) |
| Consists of weekly lecture/discussion sessions on recent advances in biology as reported through articles in the current literature and in research seminars presented within the University. Required for DMP students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Note: All lecture courses at the 4000 level and above, have the prerequisite of at least one of the three core courses (3000-3020). All laboratory courses have a prerequisite of a 3000-level lab; unless a specific prerequisite lab is specified, any 3000-level lab will satisfy this prerequisite. | |
| BIOL 4000 | Laboratory in Molecular Biology (3.00) |
| Laboratory introduction to fundamental molecular techniques used in many biological research laboratories. Includes basic aseptic technique, isolation and manipulation of genetic material, electrophoresis, cloning, gene library construction/screening, Southern blot analysis, and PCR techniques. Lecture and open laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 3210. | |
| BIOL 4020 | Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics (3.00) |
| Examines the mechanisms of evolution within populations, molecular evolution, and the process of speciation. Topics include genetics of adaptation and speciation, natural selection, and the processes influencing the evolution of genes and genomes at the molecular level. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 4030 | Evolutionary Biology Laboratory (3.00) |
| Analyzes important concepts in evolution, and experimental techniques used in evolutionary ecology and population genetics field research, experimental populations, molecular markers, phylogenetic reconstruction including aspects of experimental design and statistical analysis of data. Includes a weekend field trip to Mountain Lake Biological Station. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010, MATH 1310. | |
| BIOL 4040 | Laboratory in Cell Biology (3.00) |
| Introduces students to experimental approaches, including mammalian cell culture, gel electrophoresis, western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy, that are used to study both normal and pathological processes at the level of individual cells. The biological theme of the course will be Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. One laboratory lecture and one afternoon laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 | |
| BIOL 4050 | Developmental Biology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the processes of embryonic development in plants and animals, emphasizing the experimental basis of contemporary knowledge in embryo-genesis, morphogenesis and in cell and tissue differentiation. Lecture and occasional evening discussions. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. |
| BIOL 4070 | Developmental Biology Laboratory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course offers laboratory experience illustrating a number of principles and processes in the early development of both plants and animals. Laboratory work includes the use of basic microscopy and imaging techniques to study embryonic processes such as fertilization, oogenesis, gastrulation, and tissue interactions. Students will learn basic molecular techniques used to study gene expression and patterning in the embryo. Students will also develop skills in observation, experimental design, and data presentation. Prerequisite: BIOL 3210. |
| BIOL 4080 | Neuronal Organization of Behavior (3.00) |
| Lectures and discussions addressing behavior and sensory processing from the perspective of the neural elements involved. Topics include neuronal substrates (anatomical and physiological) of startle reflexes, locomotory behaviors, visual and auditory processing, echolocation mechanisms, calling song recognition, and the neuronal organization underlying some types of functional plasticity. Prerequisite: BIOL 3170 or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 4100 | Management of Forest Ecosystems (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies processes in forest ecosystems which effect management decisions. Emphasizes the interactions between the physiological processes of plants & system-level functions such as the cycling of nutrients & the flow of energy and water. Examples of current & projected uses of forest systems are discussed throughout, including harvesting for fiber & energy, and the preservation of forests as water purification and air pollution control systems. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200 or equivalent exposure to basic ecology is recommended. |
| BIOL 4110 | Genetics Laboratory (3.00) |
| A research experience in developmental genetics that uses Drosophila melanogaster as a model system. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 4120 | When Good Cells Go Bad (3.00) |
| This course will cover topics related to major neurodegenerative diseases including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Neurofibrosarcoma) and Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Topics related to pathology and molecular mechanism of diseases, possible drug discovery targets, and therapeutic discovery approaches will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000, BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 4130 | Population Ecology and Conservation Biology (3.00) |
| The mathematical foundations of population dynamics and species interactions as applied to population and community ecology and problems in conservation biology. Prerequisite: BIOL 3020 or EVSC 3200, and a course in calculus. | |
| BIOL 4150 | Evolution of Sex (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Despite the many benefits of asexual reproduction, the vast majority of eukaryotic organisms reproduce sexually. How sex evolved, and how it persists despite its many associated costs, are major unanswered questions in biology. We will explore the diversity of sexual reproduction and associated evolutionary phenomena with a focus on critically evaluating current research and theory in this field. |
| BIOL 4160 | Functional Genomics Lab (3.00) |
| The course serves as a hands-on introduction to genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. Topics that will be covered during the lectures and computer labs of this course include genome sequence analysis, genome expression analysis, and genomic circuits analysis. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4170 | Cellular Neurobiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores a cellular approach to the study of the nervous system. Topics include the structure and function of ionic channels in cell membranes; the electrochemical basis of the cell resting potential; the generation and conduction of nerve impulses; and synaptic transmissions. Three lecture and demonstration/discussion credits. Class meetings include lectures, discussion, student presentations, and computer simulations of neurophysiology with NeuroDynamix. Prerequisite: BIOL 3170 or equivalent; BIOL 3000. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| BIOL 4180 | Behavioral Ecology (3.00) |
| Behavioral ecology explores the evolutionary analysis and explanations for the diversity of animal behavior, including foraging decisions, altruism, cooperation, mate choice, group living, parental care and range of other sociobiological phenomena. Prereuaisite: BIOL 3020. | |
| BIOL 4190 | Biological Clocks (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces biological timekeeping as used by organisms for controlling diverse processes, including sleep-wakefulness cycles, photoperiodic induction and regression, locomotor rhythmicity, eclosion rhythmicity, and the use of the biological clock in orientation and navigation. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000, 3010. |
| BIOL 4215 | Microbial Genomics (3.00) |
| Explores how genomics has revolutionized every aspect of microbiology. Fundamental principles of microbiology, together with the basics of genomics will be introduced. Topics include microbial cell structure, metabolism, genetics, microbial diversity and ecology, epidemiology, genome sequencing technologies and comparative genomics. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010 Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4220 | Introduction to Systems Biology (3.00) |
| An introduction to a new research paradigm that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions at the molecular, network and genomic level. This course will review state-of-the-art high throughput techniques and modeling methods used to obtain, integrate and analyze complex data from biological systems. This course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature pertinent to Systems Biology. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010. Also recommended is BIOL 3000 Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4240 | History and Philosophy of Biology (3.00) |
| This course will give an overview of the major conceptual and experimental advances in Biology. It will explore the relationships of Biology to mathematics and physical sciences and explore philosophical issues relevant to science in general, Biology in particular. Prerequisite: 25 credits of Math or Science | |
| BIOL 4250 | Human Genetics (3.00) |
| Focuses on the fundamental knowledge about organization, expression, and inheritance of the human genome. Reviews classical Mendelian genetics and human genetic (pedigree) analysis. Emphasizes understanding human genetics in molecular terms. Includes gene mapping procedures, methodologies for identifying genes responsible for inherited diseases, the molecular basis of several mutant (diseased) states, the human genome project, and discussions about genetic screening and gene therapy. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 4260 | Cellular Mechanisms (3.00) |
| The course will explore topics in cell biology that underlie mechanisms of human health and disease. Specific topics will depend on interest, but may include cancer and metastasis, metabolic syndromes or pathogen-host interactions (among others). Course materials will be research and review articles from the relevant primary literature. Students are expected to engage in and lead thoughtful discussions of assigned readings ~75% of the class time. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010 | |
| BIOL 4270 | Animal Behavior Laboratory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides direct experience in approaches used to study animal behavior. Each lab concentrates on a particular aspect of behavior. Student experiments relate to central nervous systems; sensory perception; sign stimuli, feeding behavior; social behavior; reproductive behavior; biological timing; and animal observation in the laboratory and field. Prerequisite: BIOL 3250 recommended. |
| BIOL 4290 | Hormones and Behavior (3.00) |
| The aspects of hormones (primarialy sex and stress) on vertebrate behavior. Prerequisites: Any two of BIOL 3000, 3010, 3020 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 4310 | Sensory Neurobiology (3.00) |
| This two-lectures-per-week course explores the basic principles of sensory neurobiology. The course consists of four modules. Each module represents one of the senses and consists of an introductory lecture, one or several lectures that will delve into the details of that sense, a current topic lecture on some recent finding, and finally, a guest lecture from a UVa researcher. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4320 | Signal Transduction: How cells talk to each other (3.00) |
| This advanced undergraduate course explores how cells communicate with each other and respond to their environment. This area of biology is referred to as signal transduction and is the basis for most if not all normal and disease processes in humans. Therefore, significant time is spent on defining archetypal signaling modules that all cells use to receive and communicate information to and from their environment. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 & BIOL 3010 Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 4330 | Wiring the Brain (3.00) |
| This course will cover the current state of knowledge for how neurons form connections in the brain. The course will initially focus on how relatively simple model systems have provided the critical clues as to how specific synaptic connections form. This will be followed by a discussion of how this knowledge can be applied to the understanding and treatment of human neural disorders. About a quarter of the course will be standard lectures and the remainder student-led discussion of primary literature. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010; BIOL 3170 or Psych 2200. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BIOL 4340 | Experimental Foundations of Neurobiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course content will focus on three areas of neurobiological research: conduction of the nervous impulse, sensory physiology, and synaptic physiology. Prerequisites: BIOL 3170 or an equivalent course Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| BIOL 4350 | Metabolic Systems (3.00) |
| Examination of molecular mechanisms involved in metabolic regulation in mammals. Prerequiste: BIOL 3000, 3010. | |
| BIOL 4360 | Cytokine Signaling and Neural Development (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is a journal club format seminar where we perform an in depth analysis of the papers listed below. One paper will be covered per week with a review article also assigned for background. There are no presenters; rather we will have discussion leaders. All participants should be prepared to present any of the panels in the week¿s paper. |
| BIOL 4370 | Epigenetics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the emerging science, Epigenetics. Topics include epigenetics in model organisms and molecular mechanisms such as the Polycomb and Trithorax Group proteins, histone modifications and variants, dosage compensation, DNA methylation, nuclear reprogramming and stem cell pluripotency. Prerequisites: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry strongly recomended. |
| BIOL 4410 | Molecular Biology and Genetics (3.00) |
| A survey of contemporary issues in molecular biology and genetics. The course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature emphasizing the development of critical reading techniques. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000, 3010 Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 4480 | Structure and Function of Complex Macromolecules (3.00) |
| Exploration, in depth, of principles underlying protein and nucleic acid structures and the techniques used to determine those structures. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000, biochemistry, or two semesters of organic chemistry. | |
| BIOL 4490 | Neural Systems and Behavior (3.00) |
| This is an upper level lecture/discussion course for students interested in pursuing additional studies in neurobiology beyond the introductory level. Prerequisites: BIOL 3170 and BIOL 3250. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| BIOL 4510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. Prerequisites: BIOL 3020 Evolution & Ecology or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 4559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of biology. |
| BIOL 4585 | Selected Topics Course (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Tutorial or seminar course that allows intensive study of the literature in a particular area of Biology under the guidance of a Biology faculty member Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| BIOL 4650 | Molecular Biology of Human Disease (3.00) |
| This course addresses molecular mechanisms of gene regulation and cell division in the context of identifying new therapeutic targets and to explore novel treatment options for infections and fenetic diseases. Prerequisites: BIOL 3000, BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 4810 | Distinguished Major Seminar in Biological Research I (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Two-hour, weekly discussion of recent advances in biology; attend biology seminars, interact with seminar speakers, explore the philosophy and practice of science, and learn skills in oral and written research presentation. Prerequisite: Fourth-year DMP in Biology. |
| BIOL 4820 | Distinguished Major Seminar in Biological Research II (2.00) |
| Two-hour, weekly discussion of recent advances in biology; attend biology seminars, interact with seminar speakers, explore the philosophy and practice of science, and learn skills in oral and written research presentation. Prerequisite: Fourth-year DMP in Biology. | |
| BIOL 4850 | Seminar in Environmental and Conservation Biology (2.00) |
| In-depth investigation of current research & practice in environmental and biological conservation. Format will include the discussion of fundamental & recent readings in conservation and guest speakers from the local scientific and conservation communities. Prerequisites for this class are BIOL 3450 and 3020. If interested students have taken EVSC 3020 instead of BIOL 3020, or other equivalent classes, contact the instructor for permission. | |
| BIOL 4911 | Independent Research 1 (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4912 | Independent Research II (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and BIOL 4911. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4913 | Independent Research III (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and BIOL 4912. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4914 | Independent Research IV (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission and BIOL 4913. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4915 | Independent Research V (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and BIOL 4914. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4916 | Independent Research VI (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: instructor permission and BIOL 4915. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4917 | Independent Research VII (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research under the guidance of a departmental faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and BIOL 4916. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4918 | Independent Research VIII (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research under the guidance of a departmental faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission and BIOL 4917 Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 4993 | Independent Study In Biology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Tutorial or seminar course that allows intensive study of the literature in a particular area of biology under the guidance of a Biology faculty member. |
| BIOL 4994 | Independent Study in Biology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study for qualified undergraduates under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and BIOL 4993. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| BIOL 5010 | Biochemistry (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Structure and function of the major constituents of cells (proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates) and the relationship to cellular metabolism and self-replication. Lectures and discussion. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000; organic chemistry. |
| BIOL 5070 | Practical Aspects of Light Microscopy in the Biological Sciences (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Practical usage of various microscopy imaging methodologies to study the morphology and cellular function in various biological systems from single cell to single molecule in cells and tissues. Topics include basics theory of microscopy, imaging and image analysis to solve various biological questions, fluorophore labeling, technical and hands on training on various microscopy techniques applied in different biological and biomedical investigations. Lectures, discussion, student presentations and laboratory. |
| BIOL 5080 | Developmental Mechanisms (3.00) |
| Analyzes the cellular and molecular basis of developmental phenomena, reviewing both classical foundations and recent discoveries. Lectures focus on the major developmental systems used for analysis of embryogenesis (e.g., mouse, frog, and fly) and concentrate on several themes that pervade modern research in this area (e.g., signal transduction mechanisms). Readings are from the primary research literature, supplemented by textbook assignments. Lectures and discussion. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000 and BIOL 3010 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 5090 | Current Topics in Plant Molecular Biology (2.00) |
| Discussion of current literature and selected topics on the biochemical and molecular genetic basis for plant cellular growth and differentiation. Weekly readings and student presentations. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 5120 | Comparative Biochemistry (3.00) |
| Examines the biochemical adaptations that have arisen in organisms in response to physiological demands. Topics are drawn from recent advances made in elucidating molecular mechanisms of metabolic regulation. Prerequisite: Organic chemistry; BIOL 5010; instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 5170 | Molecular Genetics (4.00) |
| Molecular Genetics | |
| BIOL 5250 | Ecological Issues in Global Change (4.00) |
| Introduces development and application of theoretical constructs and mathematical models for projecting the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems to large scale changes in the environment. Prerequisites: EVSC 3200 or equivalent, one year of college calculus, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 5370 | Epidemiology and Evolution of Infections Disease (3.00) |
| Discussion of current literature and selected topics on theoretical and empirical studies of disease dynamics and genetic change in plant, animal and human populations. There will be lectures, weekly readings, plus a student project and presentation. Prerequisite: Biol 3090 or Instructor Permission. | |
| BIOL 5460 | Molecular Neuroscience (4.00) |
| Covers contributions of molecular and molecular genetic studies to neural development and function. Utilizes primary literature and literature reviews, emphasizing critical reading skills and analysis of molecular data. Prerequisite: BIOL 3000, 3010. | |
| BIOL 5995 | Biological Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Biology Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station is designed for students participating in the Mountain Lake Biological Station summer Master's Degree Program. | |
| BIOL 6559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 7010 | Macroevolution (3.00) |
| Survey of new problems and approaches to large-scale (above the species level) ecological and evolutionary patterns. The course will emphasize modern conceptual issues and methodological advances. Laboratory work will involve computer applications in systematics and statistics. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010. | |
| BIOL 7020 | Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics (3.00) |
| Examines the mechanisms of evolution within populations, molecular evolution, and the process of speculation. Topics include genetics of adaptation and speciation, natural selection, and the processes influencing the evolution of genes and genomes at the molecular level. Prerequisites: BIOL 3010 Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BIOL 7120 | When Good Cells Go Bad (3.00) |
| This course will cover topics related to major neurodegenerative diseases including Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (Neurofibrosarcoma) and Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST). Topics related to pathology and molecular mechanism of diseases, possible drug discovery targets, and therapeutic discovery approaches will be emphasized. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| BIOL 7130 | Population Ecology and Conservation Biology (4.00) |
| The natural history and mathematical theory of population dynamics, species interactions and life history evolution. Lectures emphasize theory and experimental tests; class discussions focuses on applications to conservation of plant and animal populations. | |
| BIOL 7150 | Evolution of Sex (3.00) |
| Despite the many benefits of asexual reproduction, the vast majority of eukaryotic organisms reproduce sexually. How sex evolved, and how it persists despite its many associated costs, are major unanswered questions in biology. We will explore the diversity of sexual reproduction and associated evolutionary phenomena with a focus on critically evaluating current research and theory in this field. | |
| BIOL 7160 | Functional Genomics (3.00) |
| The first half of the course serves as an introduction to basic bioinformatics and genomics. The second half of the course concentrates on the rapidly evolving discipline of Functional Genomics, which takes advantage of the dramatic increase in the amount. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7170 | Neurophysiology (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes nerve and muscle function. Includes Nernst and Goldman theories of biological membrane potentials; Hodgkin-Huxley theory of the nerve impulse; passive electrical properties of nerve and muscle membranes; analysis of function in restricted neural networks; and mechanisms in neuronal development. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| BIOL 7180 | Behavioral Ecology (3.00) |
| Behavioral ecology explores the evolutionary analysis and explanations for the diversity of animal behavior, including foraging decisions, altruism, cooperation, mate choice, group living, parental care and range of other sociobiological phenomena. | |
| BIOL 7190 | Biological Clocks (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces biological timekeeping as used by organisms for controlling diverse processes, including sleep-wakefulness cycles, photoperiodic induction and regression, locomotor rhythmicity, eclosion rhythmicity, and the use of the biological clock in orientation and navigation. |
| BIOL 7215 | Microbial Genomics (3.00) |
| Microbes rule. In this course, we will explore how microbes rule the world and how genomics has revolutionized the way we study them. In the firs half of the course, fundamental principles of microbiology will be introduced. In the second half of the course, we will learn some basic concepts of genomics with an emphasis on the current topics in the microbial genomics field. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7220 | Introduction to Systems Biology (3.00) |
| An introduction to a new research paradigm that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions at the molecular, network and genomic level. This course will review state-of-the-art high throughput techniques and modeling methods used to obtain, integrate and analyze complex data from biological systems. This course will be a combination of text based lectures and discussions of the current literature pertinent to Systems Biology. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7230 | Animal Physiology (3.00) |
| Uses diverse examples to identify general principles in physiological adaptation of animals to environmental challenges. | |
| BIOL 7310 | Sensory Neurobiology (3.00) |
| This two-lectures-per-week course explores the basic principles of sensory neurobiology. The course consists of four modules. Each module represents one of the senses and consists of an introductory lecture, one or several lectures that will delve into the details of that sense, a current topic lecture on some recent finding, and finally, a guest lecture from a UVa researcher. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7320 | Signal Transduction: How cells talk to each other (3.00) |
| This advanced undergraduate course explores how cells communicate with each other and respond to their environment. This area of biology is referred to as signal transduction and is the basis for most if not all normal and disease processes in humans. Therefore, significant time is spent on defining archetypal signaling modules that all cells use to receive and communicate information to and from their environment. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| BIOL 7350 | Metabolic Systems (3.00) |
| Examination of molecular mechanisms involved in metabolic regulation in mammals | |
| BIOL 7360 | Cytokine Signaling and Neural Development (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is a journal club format colloquium where we perform an in depth analysis of the papers listed below. One paper will be covered per week with a review article also assigned for background. There are no presenters; rather we will have discussion leaders. All participants should be prepared to present any of the panels in the week¿s paper. |
| BIOL 7370 | Epigenetics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the emerging science, Epigenetics. Topics include epigenetics in model organisms and molecular mechanisms such as the Polycomb and Trithorax Group proteins, histone modifications and variants, dosage compensation, DNA methylation, nuclear reprogramming and stem cell pluripotency. |
| BIOL 7410 | Molecular Biology (3.00) |
| A survey of contemporary issues in molecular biology and genetics. The course will be a combination of text-based lectures and discussions of the current literature emphasizing the development of critical reading techniques. This course is meant for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Background material will be from Molecular Biology of the Gene, 5th ed, Watson et al, Pearson/Benj Cummings, More recent material will be from current literature. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 7510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section, as each section is a specialized topic. | |
| BIOL 7559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of biology. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 7585 | Selected Topics Course (3.00) |
| Tutorial or seminar course that allows intensive study of the literature in a particular area of Biology under the guidance of a Biology faculty member Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| BIOL 7850 | Seminar in Environmental and Conservation Biology (2.00) |
| In-depth investigation of current research and practice in environmental and biological conservation. Format will include the discussion of fundamental and recent readings in conservation and guest speakers from the local scientific and conservation communities. | |
| BIOL 7993 | Independent Study in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A biology faculty member supervises and approves all components of this course, designating the number of credits to be earned prior to enrollment. Students successfully complete one or more courses offered by the Department of Biology at the 300 level or above and, for each course, write a 10-page (minimum) paper on a relevant topic. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 8010 | Colloquium in Developmental Biology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A weekly conference in which students present reports covering various aspects of development. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| BIOL 8020 | Colloquium in Physiology (2.00) |
| A weekly conference in which students present reports covering various aspects of physiology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8030 | Colloquium in Genetics (2.00) |
| A weekly conference in which students present reports covering aspects of genetics. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8040 | Colloquium in Biology (2.00) |
| A weekly conference in which students present reports covering various topics that cross development, genetics, and physiology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8060 | Colloquium in Circadian Biology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Readings and two-hour student seminar preparations focusing on recent research and primary literature in circadian biology. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission |
| BIOL 8070 | Colloquium in Population Biology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A weekly conference arranged around a current topic. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| BIOL 8140 | Developmental Genetics (2.00) |
| Analyzes the role of genes in development and an examination of the idea of differential gene action during development. | |
| BIOL 8200 | Structure and Regulation of Eukaryotic Genes (3.00) |
| Studies the structure, regulation, and evolution of eukaryotic genes, reviewing current literature and ideas in this field. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8250 | Scientific Presentations and Papers (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Oral presentations and analysis of research articles. Required of all first-year graduate students in biology. |
| BIOL 8270 | First Year Introduction to Research (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Weekly seminar to orient new graduate students in the Department of Biology, with emphasis on identifying intra- and extra-departmental resources for thesis or dissertation research. Environmental health and safety regulations will also be discussed. Biology faculty, university staff, and visiting scientists will contribute to the weekly discussion. |
| BIOL 8490 | Advanced Drosophila Genetics (2.00) |
| Examines genetic techniques available in Drosophila: segregation and use of translocation heterozygotes in the generation of segmental anueploids; segregation and use of compound chromosomes, including their use in the half-tetrad analysis of gene conversion events; methods for making mosaics; methods for P-element induced mutagenesis, including site directed mutagenesis; P-element mediated transformation; and using enhancer traps. Prerequisite: BIOL 3010 or equivalent. | |
| BIOL 8510 | Field Biology at Mountain Lake Biological Station (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Field experiential courses in evolution, ecology, behavior and biology taught at the Biology Department's Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS), a field research and teaching facility located in southwestern Virginia. Students may enroll for more than one section as each section is a specialized topic. | |
| BIOL 8559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 8800 | Selected Topics in Genetics (2.00) |
| A weekly conference with reports from recent literature on genes and gene action. | |
| BIOL 8810 | Selected Topics in Evolution (2.00) |
| A weekly seminar on current problems with reports from recent literature. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BIOL 8820 | Selected Topics in Developmental Biology (2.00) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8840 | Selected Topics in Physiology (2.00) |
| A discussion of current problems. | |
| BIOL 8850 | Selected Topics in Molecular Genetics (2.00) |
| A weekly seminar on current problems with reports from recent literature. | |
| BIOL 8860 | Selected Topics in Cell Biology (2.00) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8870 | Selected Topics in Developmental Genetics (1.00 - 2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| BIOL 8880 | Selected Topics in Biochemistry (2.00) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8900 | Selected Topics in Developmental Botany (3.00) |
| A discussion of current problems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| BIOL 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| BIOL 8999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| BIOL 9010 | Research in Genetic Development (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Genetic Development | |
| BIOL 9030 | Research in Yeast Genetics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Yeast Genetics | |
| BIOL 9040 | Research in Yeast Genetics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Yeast Genetics. | |
| BIOL 9070 | Research in Molecular Genetics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Molecular Genetics | |
| BIOL 9090 | Research in Developmental Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Developmental Biology | |
| BIOL 9110 | Research on Protein Structure (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research on Protein Structure | |
| BIOL 9150 | Research in Biochemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Biochemistry | |
| BIOL 9230 | Research in Neuroethology of Electric Fish (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Neuroethology of Electric Fish | |
| BIOL 9250 | Research in Population Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Population Biology | |
| BIOL 9270 | Research in Plant Physiology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Plant Physiology | |
| BIOL 9290 | Research in Plant Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Plant Biology | |
| BIOL 9330 | Research in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in the Circadian Organization of Vertebrates | |
| BIOL 9350 | Research in Cell Structure and Function (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Cell Structure and Function | |
| BIOL 9370 | Research in Gene Expression during Development (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Gene Expression during Development | |
| BIOL 9390 | Research in Behavior Neuroendocrinology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Behavior Neuroendocrinology | |
| BIOL 9410 | Yeast Morphogenesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Yeast Morphogenesis | |
| BIOL 9450 | Research in Evolutionary Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Evolutionary Biology | |
| BIOL 9470 | Research in Neurophysiology and Developmental Neurobiology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Neurophysiology and Developmental Neurobiology | |
| BIOL 9559 | New Course in Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biology. | |
| BIOL 9600 | Research in Cell Structure and Function (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Cell Structure and Function | |
| BIOL 9630 | Research in Drosophila Neurobiology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Drosophila Neurobiology | |
| BIOL 9650 | Research in Ecological Genetics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Ecological Genetics | |
| BIOL 9670 | Research in Animal Cell Growth (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Animal Cell Growth | |
| BIOL 9770 | Research in Molecular Aspects of Development (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Molecular Aspects of Development | |
| BIOL 9790 | Research in Development and Function of Neuronal Networks (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Development and Function of Neuronal Networks | |
| BIOL 9810 | Research in Developmental Genetics and Morphogenesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Developmental Genetics and Morphogenesis | |
| BIOL 9830 | Research in the Neurophysiological Basis of Circadian Rhythms (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in the Neurophysiological Basis of Circadian Rhythms | |
| BIOL 9910 | Rotation Research (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern Biological Laboratory. Required of all first-year biology graduate students. |
| BIOL 9920 | Rotation Research (4.00) |
| An exposure to the working techniques and interactions of the modern Biological Laboratory. Required of all first-year biology graduate students. | |
| BIOL 9995 | Topical Research in Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research with a member of the Biology faculty in preparation for thesis or dissertation research. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BIOL 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. |
| BIOL 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| BIOM 1000 | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (3.00) |
| Biophysics | |
| BIOP 5050 | Biophysical Literature (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A journal club. Students present recent research papers in biophysics and/or report on progress of their own research projects. Students learn how to effectively read, critique, and present science research progress. |
| BIOP 5060 | Molecular Physiology: From Molecular Machines to Biological Information Processing (4.00) |
| Various aspects of molecular and cellular physiology and biophysics, including structural biology, quantitative studies of molecular interactions, biomolecular spectroscopy, proteomics, membrane biophysics, electron microscopy of large complexes, and advanced optical microscopy. | |
| BIOP 5559 | New Course in Biophysics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biophysics. | |
| BIOP 7051 | Directed Reading (1.00 - 5.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed on an individual basis, students who have deficiencies in particular areas pertaining to biophysics will be advised by a faculty member to read texts in that area and will discuss the contents with the faculty mentor on a regular basis. |
| BIOP 7559 | New Course in Biophysics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biophysics. | |
| BIOP 8010 | Special Topics in Biophysics (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A seminar series comprised of 45-minute informal talks given by students, faculty, and guest speakers. |
| BIOP 8020 | Advanced Protein Crystallography (3.00) |
| An in-depth assessment of the current methodology in macromolecular crystallography. In addition to formal lectures, a number of hands-on sessions introduce students to experimental aspects of crystallization and sample preparation, data collection, as well as selected problems in computing. The lectures cover selected aspects of crystal symmetry, diffraction theory including diffraction by helical structures and fiber diffraction, methods of data collection and structure solution, with emphasis on the contemporary approaches utilizing synchrotron radiation and exploiting anomalous scattering. Refinement and model assessment and selected papers are discussed. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BIOP 8030 | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Macromollecules (3.00) |
| The course focuses on the application of NMR spectroscopy to protein structure determination. Topics include classical and quantum description of NMR, density matrix theory and relaxation mechanisms, multi-dimensional homo/heteronuclear NMR, pulse sequence design, structure calculation from NMR data, molecular dynamics calculations. Two additional lectures each are devoted to solid-state NMR and EPR. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BIOP 8559 | New Course in Biophysics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biophysics. | |
| BIOP 9559 | New Course in Biophysics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of biophysics. | |
| BIOP 9995 | Biophysics Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study, other than non-topical research, for course credits. |
| BIOP 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. |
| BIOP 9999 | Non-Topical Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| BME 2000 | Biomedical Engineering Design and Discovery (3.00) |
| Provides overview of the BME discipline and major sub-disciplines (biomechanics, genetic engineering, tissue engineering, bioelectricity, imaging, cellular engineering, computational systems biology), covers conceptual and detail design processes, and introduces quantitative tools utilized throughout the BIOM curriculum. A major focus of the class will be formulation and execution of a design project. Prerequisite: BME 2101, BME 3315, AND second-year status in Biomedical Engineering OR instructor permission. | |
| BME 2101 | Physiology I for Engineers (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | We learn how excitable tissue, nerves and muscle, and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems function. You will develop an understanding of mechanisms, with an introduction to structure, an emphasis on quantitative analysis, and integration of hormonal and neural regulation and control. Prerequisites: intro courses in biology, chemistry, physics & calculus (BIOL 2010, CHEM 1610, PHYS 1425, APMA 1110 or similar) or instructor permission. |
| BME 2102 | Physiology II (3.00) |
| Introduces the physiology of the kidney, salt and water balance, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system, and central nervous system, with reference to diseases and their pathophysiology. (Circulation and respiration are covered in the fall semester course, BME 2101). Prerequisite: BME 2101 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 2104 | Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamentals of cell structure and function, emphasizing the techniques and technologies available for the study of cell biology. A problem-based approach is used to motivate each topic. Divided into three general sections: cell structure and function includes cell chemistry, organelles, enzymes, membranes, membrane transport, intracellular compartments and adhesion structures; energy flow in cells concentrates on the pathways of glycolysis and aerobic respiration; information flow in cells focuses on modern molecular biology and genetic engineering, and includes DNA replication, the cell cycle, gene expression, gene regulation, and protein synthesis. Also presents specific cell functions, including movement, the cytoskeleton and signal transduction. Prerequisite: CHEM 1610 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 2220 | Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Introduction to principles of continuum mechanics of biological tissues and systems. Topics include development of selected fundamental methods and results from statics and strength of materials, continuum mechanics, free-body diagrams, and constitutive equations of biological materials. Properties of blood vessels, heart, bone, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, blood, and other tissues. Mechanical basis and effects of pathology and trauma. Prerequisites: APMA 2120, APMA 2130, BME 2101, or permission of instructor. | |
| BME 2240 | Biotransport (3.00) |
| Biotransport in biological living systems is a fundamental phenomenon important in all aspects of the life cycle. Course will introduce principles and application of fluid and mass transport processes in cell, tissue and organ systems. Topics include, introduction to physiological fluid mechanics in the circulation and tissue, fundamentals of mass transport in biological systems, effects of mass transport and biochemical interactions at the cell and tissue scales, and fluid and mass transport in organs. Prerequisites: APMA 2120, 2130, BME 2101, BME 2104 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 3080 | Biomedical Engineering Integrated Design and Experimental Analysis (IDEAS) Laboratory I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | First half of a year-long course to integrate concepts and skills from prior courses in order to formulate and solve problems in biomedical systems, including experimental design, performance, and analysis. Lab modules include testing in tissues/cells and manipulation of molecular constituents of living systems to determine their structural and functional characteristics for design of therapeutic or measurement systems. Methods include biochemical, physiological, cell biology, mechanical, electrical and computer, systems, chemical, imaging, and other approaches. Prerequisite: APMA 2120, APMA 2130, APMA 3110, BME 2101, BME 2104, and BME 2220, or instructor permission; corequisite: BME 3310 or instructor permission. |
| BME 3090 | Biomedical Engineering Integrated Design and Experimental Analysis (IDEAS) Laboratory II (4.00) |
| Second half of a year-long course to integrate the concepts and skills from prior courses in order to formulate and solve problems in biomedical systems, including experimental design, performance, and analysis. Lab modules include testing in tissues/cells and manipulation of molecular constituents of living systems to determine their structural and functional characteristics and to design measurement or therapeutic systems. Methods include biochemical, physiological, cell biology, mechanical, electrical and computer, systems, chemical, imaging, and other approaches. Prerequisite: BIOM 3080 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 3310 | Biomedical Systems Analysis and Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Presents the analytical tools used to model signals and linear systems. Specific biomedical engineering examples include multicompartment modeling of drug delivery, modeling of dynamic biomechanical systems, and electrical circuit models of excitable cells. Major topics include terminology for signals and systems, convolution, continuous time Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, electrical circuits with applications to bioinstrumentation and biosystems modeling, and applications of linear system theory. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and ECE 3750. Prerequisite: APMA 2130, CS 1110 or instructor permission. |
| BME 3315 | Computational Biomedical Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces computational techniques for solving biomedical engineering problems & constructing models of biologic processes. Numerical techniques include regression, interpolation, differentiation, integration, root finding, systems of equations, optimization and approaches to ordinary differential equations. Applications include bioreactors, biotransport, pharmacokinetics & biomechanics. Prereq: APMA 2120 & CS 1110; recommended co-req APMA 2130. |
| BME 3636 | Neural Network Models of Cognition and Brain Computation (3.00) |
| An introductory course to neural networks research, specifically biologically-based networks that reproduce cognitive phenomena. The goal of this course is to teach the basic thinking and methodologies used in constructing and understanding neural-like networks. Cross-listed as NESC 5330. CS 1110; and BIOM 2101; or permission of the instructor. | |
| BME 4063 | Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A year-long design project in biomedical engineering required for BME majors. Students select, formulate, and solve a design problem either for a device or system 'design & build' project or a 'design of experiment' research project. Projects use conceptual design, skills obtained in the integrated lab, and substantial literature and patent reviews. Projects may be sponsored by BME faculty, medical doctors, and/or companies. Students may work on their own with outside team members when appropriate or with other SEAS students in integrative teams. Prerequisite: APMA 2120, 2130, 3110, BME 2101, 2104, 3080, 3310, fourth-year standing in BME major, or instructor permission. |
| BME 4064 | Biomedical Engineering Capstone Design II (3.00) |
| A year-long design project in biomedical engineering required for BME majors. Students select, formulate, and solve a design problem either for a device or system 'design & build' project or a 'design of experiment' research project. Projects use conceptual design, skills obtained in the integrated lab, and substantial literature and patent reviews. Projects may be sponsored by BME faculty, medical doctors, and/or companies. Students may work on their own with outside team members when appropriate or with other SEAS students in integrative teams. Prerequisite: APMA 2120, 2130, 3110, BME 2101, 2104, 3080, 3310, fourth-year standing in BME major, or instructor permission. | |
| BME 4280 | Motion Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on the study of forces (and their effects) that act on the musculoskeletal structures of the human body. Based on the foundations of functional anatomy and engineering mechanics (rigid body and deformable approaches); students are exposed to clinical problems in orthopedics and rehabilitation. Prerequisite: BME 2101, 2220, or instructor permission. |
| BME 4414 | Biomaterials (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will provide an introduction to biomaterials science and biological interactions with materials, including an overview of biomaterials testing and characterization. The emphasis of this course, however, will be on emerging novel strategies and design considerations of biomaterials. Areas of concentration will include the use of polymers and ceramics in biomaterials today, drug delivery applications, tissue engineering from both an orthopaedic and vascular perspective, and nanotechnology related to biomaterials. Specific attention will also be paid to the in vitro and in vivo testing of biomaterials, and a review of current research in the field. Prerequisite: BME 2101, BME 2104 or equivalent, 3rd or 4th year standing, or instructor permission. |
| BME 4417 | Tissue Engineering (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamental principles of tissue engineering. Topics include: tissue organization and dynamics, cell and tissue characterization, cell-matrix interactions, transport processes in engineered tissues, biomaterials and biological interfaces, stem cells and interacting cell fate processes, and tissue engineering methods. Examples of tissue engineering approaches for regeneration of cartilage, bone, ligament, tendons, skin and liver are presented. Prerequisite: APMA 2130, BME 2101, and BME 2104 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BME 4550 | Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in biomedical engineering. Topics vary by semester. Recent topics include Medical Imaging Systems Theory, BME Advanced Design, BME Electronics Lab, and Systems Biology Modeling and Experimentation. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year standing and instructor permission. |
| BME 4641 | Bioelectricity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the biophysical mechanisms governing production and transmission of bioelectric signals, measurement of these signals and their analysis in basic and clinical electrophysiology. Introduces the principles of design and operation of therapeutic medical devices used in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Includes membrane potential, action potentials, channels and synaptic transmission, electrodes, electroencephalography, electromyography, electrocardiography, pacemakers, defibrillators, and neural assist devices. Prerequisite: BME 3310 or ECE 2630, BME 2101, or instructor permission. |
| BME 4783 | Medical Imaging Modalities (3.00) |
| An overview of modern medical imaging modalities with regard to the physical basis of image acquisition and methods of image reconstruction. Topics cover the basic engineering and physical principles underlying the major medical imaging modalities: x-ray (plain film, mammography, and computed tomography (CT)), nuclear medicine (positron-emission tomography (PET) and single-photo-emission computed tomography (SPECT)), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BME 4784 | Medical Image Analysis (4.00) |
| Introduces the fundamental principles of medical image analysis and visualization. Focuses on the processing and analysis of ultrasound, MR, and X-ray images for the purpose of quantitation and visualization to increase the usefulness of modern medical image data. Includes image perception and enhancement, 2-D Fourier transform, spatial filters, segmentation, and pattern recognition. A weekly lab develops skill in computer image analysis with the KHOROS system. Prerequisite: BME 3310, ECE 3750, or instructor permission. | |
| BME 4806 | Biomedical Applications of Genetic Engineering (3.00) |
| Provides biomedical engineers with a grounding in molecular biology and a working knowledge of recombinant DNA technology, thus establishing a basis for the evaluation and application of genetic engineering in whole animal systems. Beginning with the basic principles of cell structure and function, this course examines the use of molecular methods to study gene expression and its critical role in health and disease. Topics include DNA replication, transcription, translation, methods for studying genes and gene expression at the mRNA and protein levels, methods for mutating genes and introducing genes into cells, methods for creating genetically-engineered mice and methods for accomplishing gene therapy by direct in vivo gene transfer. Prerequisite: BME 2101, 2102, and 2104, or CHE 2246, and third- or fourth-year standing, or instructor permission. | |
| BME 4890 | Nanomedicine (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students will design treatment strategies for cancer and cardiovascular disease based on molecular bioengineering principles. Special topics will include design of nanoparticle drug and gene delivery platforms, materials biocompatibility, cancer immunotherapy, and molecular imaging. Prerequisite: BME 2104 or CHE 2246, BME 2220, fourth-year standing, or instructor permission; Recommended: BME 2240 |
| BME 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| In-depth study of a biomedical engineering area by an individual student in close collaboration with a departmental faculty member. Requires advanced analysis of a specialized topic in biomedical engineering that is not covered by current offerings. Requires faculty contact time and assignments comparable to regular course offerings. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| BME 4995 | Biomedical Engineering Advanced Projects (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A year-long research project in biomedical engineering conducted in consultation with a department faculty advisor; usually related to ongoing faculty research. Includes the design, execution, and analysis of experimental laboratory work and computational or theoretical computer analysis of a problem. Requires a comprehensive report of the results. Prerequisite: third- or fourth-year standing, and instructor permission. |
| BME 6060 | Biomedical Innovation (3.00) |
| Multi-disciplinary problem solving is an essential component of innovation, especially in complex systems such as health care. The overall goal of this course is to provide graduate students with supervised real-world experience identifying problems in health care and developing solutions using a collaborative approach. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in any participating school and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BME 6101 | Physiology I for Engineers (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces fundamental concepts of cellular physiology; applies quantitative engineering analysis to intra- and intercellular signaling and mechanical systems relevant to organ physiology and pathology; teaches students to learn to think critically about the physiology and cell biology literature. Prerequisite: BME 2104 or equivalent; proficiency with ODEs. |
| BME 6102 | Engineering Physiology II (3.00) |
| Second part of physiology sequence for engineering students; focuses on physiology of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, and nervous systems; emphasizes quantitative analysis of organ function, particularly the use of mathematical models to identify and understand key underlying mechanisms. Prerequisite: BME 6101 | |
| BME 6103 | Physiology I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | We learn how excitable tissue, nerves and muscle, and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems function. You will develop an understanding of mechanisms, with an introduction to structure, an emphasis on quantitative analysis, and integration of hormonal and neural regulation and control. Prerequisites: introductory undergraduate courses in biology, chemistry, physics and calculus or instructor permission. |
| BME 6104 | Physiology and Pathophysiology (3.00) |
| This course will emphasize a fundamental understanding of physiology with a focus on mechanisms, and continues the coverage of major systems from BIOM 6103. Studies the renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and central nervous systems. Integration of function from molecule to cell to organ to body. Includes some functional anatomy. Quantitative understanding of problems like salt and water balance through class work and homework sets. Five lectures on specific diseases and their pathophysiology. Prerequisite: BME 6103 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 6280 | Motion Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on the study of forces (and their effects) that act on the musculoskeletal structures of the human body. Based on the foundations of functional anatomy and engineering mechanics (rigid body and deformable approaches); students are exposed to clinical problems in orthopedics and rehabilitation. Cross-listed as AM 6280. Prerequisite: BME 6103. |
| BME 6310 | Mathematics, Modeling, and Computation in Biomedical Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The principle objective of this course is to instruct graduate students on fundamental mathematical, modeling, and computational principles of relevance in biomedical engineering. The course is structured to provide lecture material, biomedical examples that use modeling and computation, and homework/exams that strengthen the mathematical and computational foundation of the graduate students. Prerequisites: 1. BME 6101: Physiology I (or equivalent) 2. SEAS grad student status 3. Some previous exposure to probability-statistics, Fourier analysis, and linear systems 4. Or instructor permission |
| BME 6311 | BME Measurement Principles (3.00) |
| Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the theoretical principles underlying biomedical measurements. Topics are organized sequentially from signal initiation through signal processing to downstream statistical analysis of measurements. Students will be exposed to the practical implementation of general principles through homework assignments that involve the analysis and evaluation of molecular, cellular, and clinical measurements. Prerequisites: 1. BME 6101: Physiology I (or equivalent) 2. SEAS graduate student status 3. Some previous exposure to probability-statistics, Fourier analysis, and linear systems 4. Or Instructor Permission Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| BME 6550 | Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in biomedical engineering. Topics vary by semester. |
| BME 7370 | Quantitative Biological Reasonsing (3.00) |
| Provides students with a quantitative framework for identifying and addressing important biological questions at the molecular, cell, and tissue levels. Focuses on the interplay between methods and logic, with an emphasis on the themes that emerge repeatedly in quantitative experiments. Prerequisites: BME 6101 (or equivalent), SEAS graduate student status, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BME 7641 | Bioelectricity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the biophysical mechanisms governing production and transmission of bioelectric signals, measurement of these signals and their analysis in basic and clinical electrophysiology. Introduces the principles of design and operation of therapeutic medical devices used in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Prerequisite: BME 6310 or instructor permission. |
| BME 7782 | Medical Imaging Systems Theory (3.00) |
| Develops an intuitive understanding of the mathematical systems theory needed to understand and design biomedical imaging systems, including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. Topics will include multidimensional Fourier transform theory, image reconstruction techniques, diffraction theory, and Fourier optics. Prerequisite: BME 6310 or equivalent exposure to linear systems theory or instructor permission. | |
| BME 7784 | Medical Image Analysis (3.00) |
| Comprehensive overview of medical image analysis and visualization. Focuses on the processing and analysis of these images for the purpose of quantitation and visualization to increase the usefulness of modern medical image data. Topics covered involve image formation and perception, enhancement and artifact reduction, tissue and structure segmentation, classification and 3-D visualization techniques as well as pictures archiving, communication and storage systems. Involves 'hands-on' experience with homework programming assignments. Prerequisite: BIOM 6310 and ECE 6782 or instructor permission. | |
| BME 7806 | Biomedical Applications of Genetic Engineering (3.00) |
| Provides biomedical engineers with a grounding in molecular biology and a working knowledge of recombinant DNA technology, thus establishing a basis for the evaluation and application of genetic engineering in whole animal systems. Beginning with the basic principles of genetics, this course examines the use of molecular methods to study gene expression and its critical role in health and disease. Topics include DNA replication, transcription, translation, recombinant DNA methodology, methods for analyzing gene expression (including microarray and genechip analysis), methods for creating genetically-engineered mice, and methods for accomplishing gene therapy by direct in vivo gene transfer. Prerequisite: BME 6103, undergraduate-level cell and/or molecular biology course. (e.g., BME 2104) or instructor permission. Suggested preparation: biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, and physiology.. | |
| BME 8315 | Computational Systems Bioengineering (3.00) |
| In this course students will gain working knowledge of constructing mathematical and computational models of biological processes at many levels of organizational scale¿from genome to whole-tissue. Students will rotate through several modules where they will hear lectures, read literature, and participate in discussions focused on the various modeling techniques. Prerequisites: BME 6101/6102: Physiology (or equivalent); 2. One of the following courses in cellular and/or molecular biology: BME 2104: Cell and Molecular Biology for Engineers, BME 7806: Genetic Engineer. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BME 8550 | Advanced Topics in Biomed Engineering (3.00) |
| Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in biomedical engineering. Topics vary by semester. | |
| BME 8730 | Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging (3.00) |
| Underlying principles of array based ultrasound imaging. Physics and modeling techniques used in ultrasound transducers. Brief review of ID circuit transducer models. Use of Finite Element techniques in transducer design. Design considerations for 1.5D and 2D arrays will be reviewed. Diffraction and beamforming will be introduced starting from Huygen's principle. FIELD propagation model will form an important part of the class. In depth discussion of various beamforming and imaging issues such as sidelobes, apodization, grating lobes, resolution, contrast, etc. The course addresses attenuation, time-gain-compensation and refraction. Finally, speckle statistics and K-Space techniques will be introduced. Laboratories will involve measuring ultrasound image metrics, examining the effect of various beamforming parameters and simulating these on a computer using Matlab. Prerequisite: instructor permission, BIOM 6310 and BIOM 6311. Preparation: Undergraduate Physics, Electronic circuit analysis, Differential Equations, Fourier and Laplace Transforms, Sampling Theorems. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BME 8782 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3.00) |
| The course covers the physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance, the biological and medical problems addressed using MRI, the analysis and design of MRI pulse sequences from a signal processing perspective, and MR image reconstruction techniques. It will introduce various advanced topics, such as cardiac MRI and spectroscopic imaging. The course will include laboratory sessions working with an MRI scanner. Prerequisites: BME 7782 Biomedical Imaging Systems Theory, or knowledge of 2D Fourier transforms and linear systems theory. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BME 8783 | Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3.00) |
| Advanced physics and applications of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy will be covered. Upon completion of this course, the student will understand the factors that affect the MRI signal, and will know how these factors can be exploited to image or measure various aspects of physiology with MR. Prerequisites: BME 8782 Magnetic Resonance Imaing and MATLAB experience. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BME 8823 | Cell Mechanics, Adhesion, and Locomotion (3.00) |
| Biomechanics and structural biology of cell structure and function, focusing on quantitative description and measurements of cell deformability, adhesion, and locomotion. Cell deformability: erythrocyte properties, membrane mechanics, shear, bending, and area elasticity. Leukocyte structure and deformability. Structural basis of plasma membrane, lipid bilayer, surface structures, nucleus, organelles, cell junctions, cytoskeleton, membrane transport, active cytoskeletal functions, specific and non-specific forces between molecules, protein structure, molecular graphics. Cell adhesion molecules: families of adhesion molecules, cell-cell and cell-matrix binding, biochemical characteristics, regulation of expression, regulation of binding avidity, functional role. Cell adhesion assays: detachment assays, aggregation of leukocytes and platelets, controlled shear systems, flow chambers. Mechanics of cell adhesion: equilibrium analysis of cell adhesion, models of cell rolling, adhesion bond mechanics. Liposomes, microbubbles, and applications to targeted adhesion. Cell motility: measurement of active forces and motility in cells, molecular motors. Effects of mechanical stress and strain on cell function. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BME 8890 | Biomolecular Engineering (3.00) |
| In this class, students design treatment strategies for cancer and cardiovascular disease based on molecular bioengineering principles. Special topics will include design of nanoparticle drug and gene delivery platforms, materials biocompatibility, cancer immunotherapy, and molecular imaging. Prerequisites: Undergraduate coursework in cell and molecular biology and biomechanics. Recommended undergraduate course in transport processes. | |
| BME 8900 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's students. | |
| BME 8995 | M.E. Supervised Project Research (M.E. STUDENTS ONLY) (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | FOR M.E. STUDENTS ONLY. A research project in biomedical engineering conducted in consultation with a faculty advisor. Includes the design, execution, and analysis of experimental laboratory work and computational or theoretical computer analysis of a problem. Fulfills the project requirement for the Biomedical Engineering Masters of Engineering degree. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Required. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BME 8999 | Master's Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Master's Research Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| BME 9999 | Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Business | |
| BUS 3410 | Commercial Law I (3.00) |
| Analysis of the basic legal principles applicable to ordinary commercial transactions, with special emphasis on contracts, agencies, and commercial paper. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| BUS 3420 | Commercial Law II (3.00) |
| Reviews basic legal principles applicable to formation and operation of business organizations including corporate and non-corporate entities. Also covers significant areas of legal regulation of business and property transactions. Prerequisite: BUS 3410. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| BUS 3430 | Survey of Commercial Law (3.00) |
| Covers basic legal principles of American law related to commercial transactions. Emphasizes contract law, sales, secured transactions, negotiable instruments, business associations, real and personal property, and the regulation of business. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| BUS 3610 | Money and the Financial System (3.00) |
| Introduce students to the United States financial system using accounting, economic, and legal principles. Includes exchange transactions, payment systems, financial instruments, interest rates, financial markets, and financial intermediaries. Explores the money supply and how the financial system relates to the macro-economy. Prerequisites: ACCT 2010 Introductory Accounting I | |
| BUS 3710 | Managerial Finance I (3.00) |
| Emphasizes the development of managerial theory and decision methodology in evaluating the financial function of the firm. Analyzes working capital management, the concepts and techniques employed in the procurement of resources from financial markets, and their allocation to productive investments. Prerequisites: ACCT 2020. | |
| BUS 5010 | Information Security Management (3.00) |
| This foundation course provides managers with the essential framework needed to design and develop an effective information security program. Explores methods used to raise general security awareness, reviews current industry practices, and develops expertise needed to adapt policies to safeguard proprietary information. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BUS 5020 | Security Policy Development and Assessment (3.00) |
| Effective security managers must know how to develop a security policy that will be adopted by all employees and supported by executive management. This course examines the steps required in policy development including risk assessment, identification of internal and external threats, legal and privacy issues, creating reports, and escalation procedures. Related topics such as access controls, security standards, and policy implementation are covered in depth. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| BUS 5030 | Designing Dynamic Security Architecture (3.00) |
| Students explore the basic building blocks needed to implement a life-cycle security system. Instruction focuses on how to analyze internal applications, computing platforms/network infrastructure, and corporate objectives with an eye toward designing flexible security architecture that is best suited for the enterprise. Case studies are used to illustrate key security architecture concepts and methods. Visiting experts from the field of ISM enrich classroom discussions. | |
| BUS 5040 | Creating and Conducting a Security Audit (3.00) |
| Investigate the key role the information security manager plays in designing and conducting both limited and full-scale security audits. Students review the essential components of a security audit and learn how to integrate methodology with company needs. The pitfalls connected with conducting a security audit are covered in full to assure that best practices are incorporated for effective results. Creating audit reports, identifying areas of vulnerability, and responding to third party audits are also addressed. Case studies reviewing government and private audits are used to illustrate course concepts. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| BUS 5050 | Threat Assessment and Security Measures (3.00) |
| The security manager must be equipped to identify and protect against all forms of internal and external threats. This computer lab-based course examines common security threats including hacker attacks, incursions, backdoor programs, email borne viruses, and the potential for internal sabotage. Students also learn how to anticipate and respond to such threats using an arsenal of security tools, appliances, and devices including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, vulnerability assessment systems, single sign on, virtual private networks, and authentication systems. Course work also touches on implementing practical network security measures including the importance of hardening operating systems and critical applications to eliminate vulnerabilities. | |
| BUS 5060 | Understanding Technology Used in an Open Access Environment (3.00) |
| Students develop an understanding of the technology used to distribute information in support of eBusiness and the security concerns inherent in an open access environment. Instruction surveys the technologies that are key for backend integration (XML, CORBA, DCOM and JavaBeans) and front-end deployment (HTML and Java). Course work reviews the strengths and weaknesses of common operating systems such as Windows NT, Linux, and Unix as well as the risks versus benefits of deploying one system over another. Communications concepts such as TCP/IP, ISP delivery channels, and wireless technology are discussed in detail. Performance and security issues relative to each technology introduced in this course are discussed in depth. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| BUS 5070 | ISC2 Commong Body of Knowledge and C I S S P Exam Preparation (3.00) |
| Explores the 10 domains of the ISC2 Common Body of Knowledge to prepare students for the Certified Information system Security Professional (CISSP) examination. | |
| BUS 5080 | Understanding Cybercrime and Implementing Mitigating Countermeasures (3.00) |
| Examines the ever changing and fast pace of technology in relation to cybercrimes and cyber terrorism. Explores the threats of cybercrime, bullying, and terrorism and the countermeasures used against such threats. Includes a review of current cyber policy issues in the private and public sectors. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| BUS 5090 | Converged Networks: Design, Security and Simulation (3.00) |
| Examines Internet security concerning two key network design issues: securely integrating and converging network applications; and transport technologies. Explores the technical tools that protect information from internal and external threats including various network security technologies and protection systems. | |
| BUS 5300 | Leadership in the Technology Organization (3.00) |
| Investigates the complex and rapidly changing nature of technology organizations. Teaches the transition to management and leadership roles, the importance of organizational vision and values, assessing and capitalizing on human resources, and managing scarce resources in a technology organization. | |
| BUS 5310 | Financial Management (3.00) |
| Examines how value is measured, created, and maximized. Beginning with an introduction to accounting, instruction covers the fundamentals of measuring and reporting revenue, costs, cash flow, assets, liabilities, and equity. Explores the financial decisions that management must make, including break-even analysis, budgeting, investment in assets, and funding with debt equity. | |
| BUS 5320 | Communications and Team Development (3.00) |
| Today's leaders must be skilled in both communicating with diverse audiences and maintaining effective teams in order to succeed in a technology organization. Communications topics include addressing technical and non-technical audiences using presentations, interpersonal skills, and writing skills. Team development instruction focuses on managing teams, identifying and understanding the leadership role, the importance of shared leadership, product teams, and team decision-making. | |
| BUS 5340 | Employee Recruitment and Development (3.00) |
| Topics include recruitment in a tight labor market, employee selection and incentives, performance assessment, mentoring and career planning, workforce diversity, understanding organizational change, and developing a learning organization. | |
| BUS 5350 | Understanding Technology Operations (3.00) |
| Examines a number of topics that can have a significant impact on the extent to which a firm attains world class standards. Topics include operations strategy, product/service selection and design, business process reengineering, capacity planning, quality management, facility location and layout, and supply chain management. Course was offered Summer 2012, Summer 2011 | |
| BUS 5360 | Introduction to E-Commerce (3.00) |
| Explores the principal components and driving forces behind electronic commerce. Develops an understanding of Internet business practices including key terms and concepts related to emerging technologies and network architecture. Discussions analyze the socio-economic and technical impact that e-commerce has on conducting business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions in the global marketplace. | |
| BUS 5370 | Managing and Maintaining an E-Commerce Website (3.00) |
| Develops skills needed to manage and maintain a Web Site in this hands-on course that takes one from the design stage through online implementation. Teaches basic site architecture, standards and protocols, the role of databases, methods for capturing and tracking customer data, how to register a domain name, and writing content for the Web. | |
| BUS 5380 | Web Marketing: Building Awareness on the Internet (3.00) |
| Examines the application of marketing principles and practices in an Internet environment. Identifies principles of marketing with a Web-based focus. Topics include changing marketing environments in an Internet society, marketing communications, management, company image, product/brand awareness, promotion and service information, e-retail and online catalogs, and pre- and-post-sales support. | |
| BUS 5390 | E-Commerce Law (3.00) |
| Focuses on maintaining organizational and consumer privacy, locating vulnerabilities, encryption methods, management of intellectual property, and procedures for secure web transactions | |
| BUS 5400 | Financial Management for Web-based Businesses (3.00) |
| Examines basic financial management and accounting techniques such as review of e-business P & L statements and balance sheets, cash flow analysis, supply-chain management, and other rules of thumb. Topics include a review of stock options and their role as a tool for recruitment and retention of employees, as well as a conceptual understanding of accounting and financial reporting for stock options. | |
| BUS 5410 | Strategic Management of E-Commerce Technology (3.00) |
| Expands on strategic management principles in the context of e-commerce and the global marketplace. Through discussions, analysis, and case studies, students sharpen the skills needed to manage innovation within their companies by learning to develop and protect e-business infrastructure, identify lucrative business opportunities, execute implementation plans, and evaluate key success factors. | |
| BUS 5420 | Emerging Business Models in E-Commerce (1.00) |
| This capstone course examines e-commerce start-up success stories, effective business models, and the innovative use of Internet communications in business. Participants plan, organize, coordinate, and evaluate e-commerce initiatives and make informed decisions when implementing new strategies. | |
| BUS 5993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Explores material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. | |
| BUS 6000 | Applied Wireless Network Security (3.00) |
| Provides students with practical, real-world experience with the various wireless network security core competencies. Examines the most popular hacking, cracking, and wireless security network analysis tools on a CD ROM, and trains students to use them to test and secure wireless networks. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| College Art Scholars Seminar | |
| CASS 1010 | College Art Scholars Seminar (1.00) |
| CASS 1010 is a required seminar class for first-year Art Scholars. Faculty from Music, Studio Art, Drama, and Dance, second through fourth-year Art Scholars, and others will share aspects of their personal research, thoughts about Arts at the University, practical applications of an Art Major after college, etc. Our cohort will also visit the Science Scholar cohort at least once during the semester to exchange ideas. | |
| CASS 1011 | College Arts Scholars Discussion (1.00) |
| CASS 1011 is a discussion course for programmatic development, sharing ideas, and mentoring for first through fourth year Arts Scholars | |
| Common Course-Humanities | |
| CCFA 2000 | The Mind of the Artist (3.00) |
| This course looks at the arts in new ways, and examines common views about the arts and creativity. For instance, what is the role of emotion in the creation and reception in works of arts? Are great artists prone to mental illness? What do we mean by genius and inspiration, and how do we recognize it? What (if any) such categories seem to be universal and which are culturally determined? What can art express, and how does it do so? | |
| Common Course-Sciences | |
| CCSC 2000 | Responsible Citizenship in a Technological Democracy (3.00) |
| The U.S. is the most advanced technological society in the world and many of its most critical public policy issues reflect that. Unfortunately, many citizens do not understand enough science and engineering to discuss such issues in an informed manner. This course aims to correct that by supplying the concepts and mental tools needed to think about the technological dimensions of policy issues. No math or science prerequisites. | |
| CCSC 2020 | Food for Thought (3.00) |
| In this course we will examine man's quest to meet his basic nutritional and dietary needs and the issues facing mankind as it tries to meet the nutritional and dietary needs of an expanding world population. Integrating scientific, socio-economic and anthropological writings, we will pursue four major themes: the human diet and what limits the acquisition of nutrients and other compounds in our food supply that are necessary for growth and development; historical and contemporary views of how society deals with providing stable sources of food and nutrition to individuals and populations; how scientists are trying to improve nutrition and human health through genetic engineering; and the socio-economic and political factors that affect food production and distribution on a local, regional, and global basis. | |
| Civil Engineering | |
| CE 2010 | Civil Engineering Techniques (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Development of fundamental civil engineering design knowledge and skills, with a focus on surveying, engineering graphics, and engineering economics. Emphasis on hands-on experience with the latest equipment and technology. Prerequisites: ENGR 1620 and Civil major/minor. |
| CE 2050 | Introduction to Green Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Concepts of sustainability; mass and energy balances; mathematical and intuitive characterization of steady-state (especially as hallmark of "sustainable" systems); life cycle assessment (LCA) and assignment of environmental impacts; power generation and efficiency; atmospheric and waterborne emissions; climate change impacts arising from transportation, the built environment, and other human activities. Requisite: APMA 2120, CHEM 1610, PHYS1425 |
| CE 2100 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3.00) |
| Focuses on society's interaction with water, air, and soil systems. Management of these major environmental components is examined, considering health and ecological needs and technical limitations. This course may stand alone as introduction to the current environmental challenges that we face, or as the foundation for further study in the field of envir Prerequisites: CHEM 1410 or CHEM 1610 and Civil Engr major/minor or Instructor Permission. | |
| CE 2110 | Environmental Engineering Laboratory (1.00) |
| Lab study/basic principles in environmental engineering inc.reactor theory, fate & transport in the environment, wastewater treatment unit operations, climate change dynamics, & life cycle assessment. Lab, field, & online simulations will be used to produce data for analysis. Opportunity to develop design/experiments methodologies and to work in teams on written reports.Corequisite CE 2100 and Prerequisite:CE major/minor or Instructor Permission | |
| CE 2300 | Statics (3.00) |
| Basic concepts of mechanics: systems of forces and couples: equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; analysis of structures: trusses, frames, machines; internal forces, shear and bending moment diagrams; distributed forces; friction, centroids and moments of inertia; principle of virtual work; and computer applications. Cross-listed as MAE 2300. Prerequisite: PHYS 1425. | |
| CE 2305 | Statics and Strength of Materials (4.00) |
| Concepts of mechanics; systems of forces, couples; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; trusses, frames, machines and beams; centroids and moments of inertia; concepts of stress and strain; constitutive relations; axially loaded members; torsion of bars; internal forces in beams; stresses and deformations in beams; analysis of stress and strain; failure theories;buckling/columns.Pre-req:APMA2120,PHYS1425 | |
| CE 2310 | Strength of Materials (3.00) |
| Normal stress and strain, thermal strain, shear stress, shear strain; stress and strain transformations; Mohr's circle for plane stress and strain; stresses due to combined loading; axially loaded members; torsion of circular and thin-walled closed sections; deformation, strains and stresses in beams; beam deflections; column stability; energy concepts in mechanics. Cross-listed as MAE 2310. Prerequisite: CE 2300, APMA 2120. | |
| CE 2320 | Dynamics (3.00) |
| Kinematics and kinetics of particles and kinematics of rigid bodies; translation and fixed-axis rotation relative to translating axes; general planar motion; fixed point rotation; general motion and the kinetics of rigid bodies, center of mass, mass moment of inertia, product of inertia, principal-axes, parallel axis theorems, planar motion, and the work-energy method. Cross-listed as MAE 2320. Prerequisite: PHYS 1425 and CE 2300. | |
| CE 3000 | Civil Engineering Systems Analysis (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the analysis and management of large-scale civil engineering systems. Students will be introduced to problem formulation, linear programming, and decision analysis, with applications in structural optimization, traffic flow, resource allocation and environmental design. Prerequisites: CE 2010 | |
| CE 3100 | Water for the World (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will examine complex issues associated with providing potable water to the world's population. Topics will include the use of surface and ground water as potable water supplies, fundamentals of water chemistry, the engineering principles used to design modern water treatment and distribution systems, and problems associated with providing potable water in developing global communities. Prerequisites: CHEM 1610, APMA 2130, CE 2210 |
| CE 3210 | Fluid Mechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the statics and dynamics of incompressible fluids, primarily water. The basic principles of fluid flow, energy equation, and momentum equation, are presented and applied to closed conduit flow, open channel flow, and problems of flow measurement pertinent to civil engineering practices. Prerequisite: CE 2300 or equivalent and CE major/minor. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CE 3212 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Laboratory study of the flow of fluids. Uses laboratory data to quantify hydrostatic forces, flow rates in pipes and open channels, forces due to impact, and flow regimes in open channels. Students conduct experiments and prepare written reports. Prerequisite: CE 2300. Corequisite: CE 2210 or instructor permission and CE major/minor . Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CE 3220 | Water Resources Engineering (3.00) |
| Principles of fluid mechanics and hydrology, including open channel and groundwater flow, rainfall, evaporation, and surface runoff applied to water resources development and management. Applications include water supply, drainage, flood control, and water control, and computer simulation tools. Prerequisite: CE 2210 Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CE 3300 | Structural Mechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Fundamentals of structural mechanics: equilibrium compatibility, determinacy, stability; mathematical models of structural elements: stress resultants in bars, beams, and framed structures; calculation of deflections; general analysis of structures: concepts of stiffness and flexibility, force and displacement methods of analysis. Prerequisite: CE 2310. |
| CE 3310 | Design of Concrete Structures (3.00) |
| Introduces physical properties of concrete and reinforcing steel. Design and analysis of basic structural elements of reinforced concrete including beams, slabs, columns, and footings. Consideration of construction practices and building codes. Prerequisites: CE 3300. | |
| CE 3400 | Transportation Facilities Design (3.00) |
| Fundamentals of transportation facility design. Topic include: analysis of the characteristics of the driver, pedestrian, vehicle, and road; highway surveys and location reference; geometric design; highway drainage and drainage structures; highway pavement design. Prerequisite: CE 2010 and Third-year standing in Civil Engineering or instructor permission. | |
| CE 3402 | Transportation Infrastructure Design Workshop (1.00) |
| Computer aided design applications of the fundamentals of transportation facility design using VDOT application scenarios. Application topics include: highway surveys and location reference; geometric design applications to highway facilities; intersection design including at-grade, roundabouts, and grade separated interchanges, and the transportation improvements associated with a new development. Req:CE2010,CE2305, CE3700,CE 3400(concurrently) | |
| CE 3559 | Special Topic in Semester at Sea (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced. | |
| CE 3700 | Properties and Behavior of Materials (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the properties and behavior of engineering materials, emphasizing construction materials, including metals, concrete, wood, and composites. Considers service conditions and underlying scientific principles related to applications and performance of materials. Corequisite: CE 3702. Prerequisite CE 2310 |
| CE 3702 | Materials Laboratory (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Laboratory study of the macroscopic mechanical, thermal, and time-dependent properties and behaviors of typical civil engineering construction materials (metals, concrete, wood, plastics). Students plan and conduct experiments, and prepare written reports. Corequisite: CE 3700. |
| CE 3710 | Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamental principles of particulate mechanics with an emphasis on soil strength, consolidation behavior, and fluid flow. Concepts of theoretical soil mechanics and soil physics combined with laboratory investigation of soil behavior. Prerequisites: CE 2310. | |
| CE 3712 | Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (1.00) |
| Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Lab. Prerequisites: CE 2310. Restricted to Civils. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CE 3800 | Civil Engineering Undergraduate Seminar (1.00) |
| Students will be introduced to current civil engineering challenges and emerging solutions. Research and practical case studies will be included. Participants will summarize and explore implications of introduced topics. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| CE 4000 | Construction Engineering (3.00) |
| Construction engineers plan and manage the construction of infrastructure needed by society, working with four fundamental resources: labor, machinery, materials, and money. This course introduces students to the activities and challenges of construction engineering, with an emphasis on scheduling and estimating. The course includes numerous guest speakers from industry.Cannot receive credit for both CE 4000 & ARCH 5340. Prerequisites: CE 2010 and Civil Engr major/minor | |
| CE 4010 | Concrete Technology (3.00) |
| Fundamentals of concrete: ingredients, hydration, and proportioning; production of concrete: batching, transport, finishing, curing, testing, and inspections; special types of concrete; high-performance, fiber-reinforced, roller compacted, polymer, shrinkage compensating, structural light-weight, and shotcrete; and design and code provisions: working stress and ultimate strength design, and provisions of ACI code. Prerequisites: CE 3700. | |
| CE 4020 | Pavement Analysis and Design (3.00) |
| Introduces the concepts of design, performance, and analysis of rigid and flexible pavements. Focuses on: review of engineering materials used for pavement construction, empirical and mechanistic design methodologies for pavement construction and rehabilitation, influence of traffic loading on pavement performance, life-cycle cost analysis techniques, and pavement management. Taught concurrently with CE 6120 Prerequisites: CE 3700 | |
| CE 4030 | Earth Work (3.00) |
| Applies concepts and principles of earthwork, land manipulation, grading, and drainage in short exercises. Introduces digital applications in a combined lecture and workshop format. Prerequisite CE 2010 or LAR 5330 or instructor permission. | |
| CE 4100 | Water Chemistry for Environmental Engineering (3.00) |
| This course covers the basic principles of aquatic chemistry as applied to problems in natural and engineered waters relevant to environmental engineering. Four specific reaction types will be covered including 1) acid-base, 2) precipitation-dissolution, 3) complexation, and 4) oxidation-reduction. Problem solving skills will be developed using graphical, analytical and computer simulation techniques. Taught concurrently with CE 6220 Prerequisites: CHEM 1610 and 1611 | |
| CE 4110 | Environmental Systems Modeling & Management (3.00) |
| The course emphasizes the formulation of environmental management issues as optimization problems. Simulation models will be presented and then combined with optimization algorithms. Environmental systems to be addressed include stream quality, air quality, water supply, waste management, groundwater remediation, and reservoir operations. Optimization techniques presented include linear programming, dynamic programming, and genetic algorithms. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CE 4120 | Experimental Analyses in Environmental Engineering (3.00) |
| Course is structured around weekly hands-on experiments in environmental engineering. Weekly lectures provide pertinent theoreticl background. Areas of emphasis will include: formulation of hypotheses, use of proper lab technique and instruments to measure important environmental prameters, simple statistical data analysis, and clear communication of results. The course culminates in an open-ended lab and poster presentation. Prerequisites: College Chemistry and Calculus; CE 2100; CE 2210. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CE 4160 | Environmental Microbiology for Engineers (3.00) |
| A general introduction to principles of applied and environmental microbiology for undergraduates. Specifically, we will assess impacts of microbial systems on humans and vice versa via quantitative and qualitiative assessment of the ways in which microbes mediate cycling of organic materials (i.e. pollutants). The course will culminate in a small ecology simulation project. No previous biology coursework is required. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| CE 4200 | Ground-Water Hydrology and Contaminant Transport (3.00) |
| Topics include Darcy's Law, fluid potential, hydraulic conductivity, the unsaturated zone, the 3-D equation of ground-water flow, well hydraulics and pump tests, including the principle of superposition, the advection-dispersion-reaction equation, pollutant fate and transport processes, and numerical simulation of ground-water flow and contaminant transport. Prerequisites: CE 2210, CE 3200 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CE 4210 | Stormwater Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Emphasizes the management of stormwater quantity and quality, especially in urban areas. Course includes impacts of stormwater on infrastructure and ecosystems, hydrologic and contaminant transport principles, stormwater regulation, structural and non-structural stormwater management approaches, and modeling tools for stormwater analysis and management. Prerequisite: CE 3200 or instructor permission. |
| CE 4220 | Coastal Engineering:Energy and Environment (3.00) |
| Introductory course on coastal processes, and the fundamentals of coastal engineering. The aim of the course is to develop a basic understanding of the characteristics and physical behavior of the coastal environment in order to apply engineering principles and concepts to solve relevant problems. Prerequisite: CE 2210 Fluid Mechanics. Pre-requisite: CE 2210 Fluid Mechanics or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CE 4270 | Hydraulics of Rivers, Streams, and Channels (3.00) |
| To provide students with a practical foundation in the hydraulics of open channel flow, so that they may apply their skills to design and analysis of man-made structures and natural rivers. Prerequisite: CE 2200 and 2212 Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 4300 | Design of Metal Structures I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to design of metal structures, rational development of design methods for structural members and systems: behavioral basis for interpreting design codes, using mechanics and experimental bases. behavior and design of tension, compression, and flexural members in metal, and the behavior and design of bolted and welded connections, using the AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specification. Prerequisites: CE 2310, CE 3300. |
| CE 4310 | Design of Metal Structures II (3.00) |
| Behavior and design of continuous beams, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, members subjected to combined bending and compressions, and eccentric connections usine LRFD design approach; and torsion and torsional stability of structural members. Prerequisites: CE 4310. | |
| CE 4320 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3.00) |
| Design of building and bridge components, including floor systems, rigid frames, retaining walls, and tanks. Introduction to prestressed concrete. Prerequisite: CE 3310. | |
| CE 4330 | Prestressed Concrete Design (3.00) |
| Prestressing materials and concepts, working stress and strength analysis and design for flexure, prestress losses, design for shear, composite prestressed beams, continuous prestressed beams, prestressed concrete systems concepts, load balancing, and slab design. Prerequisite CE 3310. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 4340 | Advanced Structural Analysis (3.00) |
| Direct stiffness analysis of frames and grids; second order frame analysis; uniform torsion of non-circular sections; influence functions; introduction to work and energy theorems; polynomial approximation and approximate stiffness matrices for framed structures; topics in beam analysis including shear deformable beams, beams on elastic foundationsand elastic foundations. Prerequisite: CE 3300. | |
| CE 4400 | Traffic Operations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers the methods for evaluating the impact on the quality of traffic operations due to the interactions of the driver, the vehicles, and the road. Includes the collection and analysis of traffic operations data, fundamentals of traffic flow theory, analysis of capacity and level of service and accident analysis. Taught concurrently w/ CE 6400Prerequisites: CE 3400 |
| CE 4410 | Introduction to Transportation Planning (3.00) |
| Introduces the legal requirements, framework, and principles of urban and statewide planning. Focuses on describing and applying the methodology of the forecasting system of the transportatoin planning process, including inventory, forecasts of population and economic activity, network analysis, and travel demand analysis. Taught concurrently with CE 6410. Prerequisites: CE 3400 | |
| CE 4500 | Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies basic engineering principles, analytical procedures and design methodology to special problems of current interest in civil engineering. Topic for each semester are announced at the time of course enrollment. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and instructor permission. |
| CE 4700 | Foundation Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Properties of soils; subsurface exploration; bearing capacity, settlement and soil improvement; structural design of shallow foundations and mats; earth pressure theories and applications to design of retaining structures, anchors, sheet piles and bracing; stability of slopes; introduction to deep foundations. Prerequisites: CE 3310, CE 3710. |
| CE 4710 | Asphalt Materials (3.00) |
| This course will cover the major types of bituminous materials: asphalt cements, cutback asphalts, asphalt emulsions, and tars. The influence of chemical composition upon physical properties, desirable aggregate characteristics for bituminous mixtures, and asphalt mixtures and construction techniques are also covered. Prerequisites: CE 3700 | |
| CE 4800 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering (3.00) |
| Studies civil engineering problems and their solutions in a numerical, computer-based context; the formulation of these problems using various computational procedures; the development of typical algorithms; utilization of microcomputers, including structured programming with graphics. Emphasizes construction of numerical models for applications and the solution of representative multi-dimensional problems from all areas of civil engineering. Prerequisites: 4th-year standing. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CE 4810 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3.00) |
| Introduces engineering problem solving using geographic information systems (GIS). GIS has proven to be an effective tool in civil engineering applications that incluce a significant spatial component. The course addresses basic GIS concepts, and includes hands-on exercises using GIS software. Maybe taught concurrently with CE 6020. | |
| CE 4820 | Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Basic concepts of finite element analysis. Weighted residual (Galerkin) approach and variational (Rayleigh-Ritz) approach. One-dimensional and two-dimensional formulations; local vs. global coordinate systems; shape functions. Computational implementation and applications in the areas of structural analysis, steady-state fluid flow, and heat transfer. Prerequisite: CE 3300 or MAE 3310. |
| CE 4990 | Civil Engineering Capstone Project (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Team-based project course focusing on design or research effort with focus in a CEsub-discipline. Involves the study of an open-ended project, including problem formulation, development of methodology, data collection from physical experiments and/or models, analysis and interpretation, and formulation of conclusions/solutions. Requisites: 4th Year Standing Civil Majors and Assignment by CEE dept |
| CE 4991 | Civil Engineering Design and Practice (4.00) |
| This course will broaden a student's exposure to professional practice issues, including project planning and management, financial and contractual relationships. The major focus of the course will be providing practical civil engineering design experience. Students will participate in one or more multi-disciplinary team design projects requiring integration of technical skills from sub-areas of Civil Engineering. Prerequisite: 4th yr standing | |
| CE 4995 | Civil Engineering Research (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of a civil engineering problem in depth by each student using library, computer, or laboratory facilities. The project is conducted in close consultation with departmental faculty and involves survey, analysis, or project development. Progress reports and a comprehensive written report are required. May be repeated if necessary. Prerequisite: Contact individual professor for Instructor Permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CE 6000 | Forefronts of Civil Engineering (3.00) |
| This course is an introduction to major challenges facing civil engineering infrastructures and emerging solutions to these challenges. Innovative technologies and techniques will be presented. Topics will vary but may include sustainability, sensor technology, infrastructure security, and resiliency and design for natural disasters. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or Instructor Permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| CE 6010 | Computational Methods in Civil Engineering (3.00) |
| Studies CE problems and solutions in a numerical, computer-based context; formulation of these problems using various computational procedures; development of typical algorithms; utilization of microcomputers, including structured programming with graphics. Emphasizes construction of numerical models for applications and the solution of representative multi-dimensional problems from all areas of CE. Prerequisite: Graduate standing | |
| CE 6020 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3.00) |
| Introduces engineering problem solving using geographic information systems (GIS). GIS has proven to be an effective tool in civil engineering applications that incluce a significant spatial component. The course addresses basic GIS concepts, and includes hands-on exercises using GIS software. Maybe taught concurrently with CE 4810. | |
| CE 6030 | Green Engineering and Sustainability (3.00) |
| This class provides an introductory survey to the engineering tools of industrial ecology including life cycle assessment, materials flows analysis, and green design. Particular case studies highlighting the power of these methodologies will be explored to demonstrate the importance of toxicity and benign alternatives, pollution prevention and source reduction, separations and disassembly, systems analysis, and biomimicry. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 6040 | Infrastructure Management (3.00) |
| Studies the tools required to formulate a prioritization procedure that identifies candidate projects for programming at both the network and project level infrastructure management systems. Topics include methods for obtaining condition rating measurements and optimization procedures. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| CE 6100 | Concrete Materials (3.00) |
| Basic properties of hydraulic cements and mineral aggregates and their interactions in concrete; properties of plastic and hardened concrete. Modifications through admixtures; concrete test methods; behavior under various loads; durability and performance of concrete. Production, handling, and placement problems; lightweight, heavyweight, and other special concretes topics. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CE 6110 | Asphalt Materials (3.00) |
| This course will cover the major types of bituminous materials: asphalt cements, cutback asphalts, asphalt emulsions, and tars. The influence of chemical composition upon physical properties, desirable aggregate characteristics for bituminous mixtures, and asphalt mixtures and construction techniques are also covered. May be taught concurrently with CE 4710. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| CE 6120 | Pavement Analysis and Design (3.00) |
| Introduces the concepts of design, performance, and analysis of rigid and flexible pavements. Focuses on: review of engineering materials used for pavement construction, empirical and mechanistic design methodologies for pavement construction and rehabilitation, influence of traffic loading on pavement performance, life-cycle cost analysis techniques, and pavement management. Taught concurrently with CE 4020. | |
| CE 6130 | Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (3.00) |
| This course addresses advanced geotechnical engineering concepts, specifically as related to pavements. It covers stress-strain, shear strength, soil improvement techniques, and pavement foundation. It also provides introduction to subsurface investigation, lateral earth pressure, shallow foundation and slope stability analysis. | |
| CE 6140 | Advanced Foundations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Subsurface investigation, control of groundwater, analysis of sheeting and bracing systems, shallow foundations, pile foundations, retaining walls, bridge abutments, caissons and cofferdams. Prerequisite: CE 3310 and CE 3710. |
| CE 6200 | Fate and Transport Modeling of Ecosystems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is a first course in modeling surface water ecosystems, including watersheds. Ecosystems ranging from watersheds, rivers, reservoirs, estuaries, coastal waters and wetlands will be covered. Using actual field data, students are assigned modeling projects with currently used models for TMDLs. Prerequisite: Graduate Engineering or Instructor permission |
| CE 6210 | Wastewater Treatment (3.00) |
| Presents a concise summary of wastewater treatment processes, with emphasis on applications to municipal and industrial wastewaters. Physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes are discussed. Also covers practices of removing conventional and toxic pollutants in wastewaters. Prerequisites: CE 2210, CE 3200, and CE 4100 (concurrent) or Instructor Permission. | |
| CE 6220 | Water Chemistry for Environmental Engineering (3.00) |
| This course covers the basic principles of aquatic chemistry as applied to problems in natural and engineered waters relevant to environmental engineering. Four specific reaction types will be covered including 1) acid-base, 2) precipitation-dissolution, 3) complexation, and 4) oxidation-reduction. Problem solving skills will be developed using graphical, analytical and computer simulation techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 1610 and 1611, and graduate standing. | |
| CE 6230 | Hydrology (3.00) |
| Stresses the quantitative description and the physical basis of hydrology. Both deterministic and stochastic methodology are applied to the analysis of the hydrologic cycle, namely, precipitation, evaporation, overland flow and stream flow, infiltration, and groundwater flow. The use of compute simulation models, especially microcomputer based models, is emphasized. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CE 6240 | Ground-Water Hydrology and Contaminant Transport (3.00) |
| An introduction to ground-water hydrology and contaminant transport. Topics include Darcy's Law, fluid potential, hydraulic conductivity, the unsaturated zone, the 3-D equation of ground-water flow, well hydraulics and pump tests, including the principle of superposition, the advection-dispersion-reaction equation, pollutant fate and transport processes, and numerical simulation of ground-water. Prerequisites: CE 2210, CE 3200 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CE 6250 | Environmental Systems Modeling & Management (3.00) |
| The course emphasizes the formulation of environmental management issues as optimization problems. Simulation models will be presented and then combined with optimization algorithms. Environmental systems to be addressed may include stream quality, air quality, water supply, groundwater remediation, and reservoir operations. Optimization techniques presented include linear programming, dynamic programming, and genetic algorithms. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CE 6260 | Environmental Microbiology (3.00) |
| General introduction to principles of applied and environmental microbiology for graduate students.Specifically, we will assess impacts of microbial systems on humans and vice versa via quantitative and qualitiative assessment of the ways in which microbes mediate cycling of organic materials (i.e. pollutants).The course will culminate in a small ecology simulation project and a term paper of the student's choice.Taught concurrently w/CE 4160. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| CE 6270 | Hydraulics of Rivers, Streams, and Channels (3.00) |
| To provide students with a practical foundation in the hydraulics of open channel flow, so that they may apply their skills to design and analysis of man-made structures and natural rivers. To provide a theoretical underpinning on which students can develop research hypotheses related to open channel hydraulics. Prerequisites: CE 2200 and 2212 or equivalents. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 6300 | Advanced Design of Metal Structures (3.00) |
| Behavior and design of structural elements and systems, including continuous beams, plate girders, composite steel-concrete members, members in combined bending and compression. Structural frames, framing systems, eccentric connections, and torsion and torsional stability are also studied. (Y) Prerequisites: CE 4300 or equivalent. | |
| CE 6310 | Prestressed Concrete Design (3.00) |
| Prestressing materials and concepts, working stress analysis and design for flexure, strength analysis and design for flexure, prestress losses, design for shear, composite prestressed beams, continuous prestressed beams, prestressed concrete systems concepts, load balancing, slab design. Prerequisite: CE 3310 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 6320 | Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3.00) |
| Advanced topics in reinforced concrete design, including design of slender columns, deflections, torsion in reinforced concrete, design of continuous frames, and two-way floor systems. Introduction to design of tall structures in reinforced concrete, and design of shear walls. Prerequisite: CE 3310. | |
| CE 6330 | Introduction to Finite Element Methods (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Fundamental concepts of the finite element method; modeling and discretization; one dimensional problems; element characteristics; interpolation functions; plane stress and plane strain problems; isoparametric mappings and numerical quadrature; axisymmetry; three dimensional elasticity. Prerequisites: CE 4340, CE 4820 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 |
| CE 6340 | Risk and Reliability in Structural Engineering (3.00) |
| Fundamental concepts of structural reliability; definitions of performance and safety, uncertainty in loadings, materials and modeling. Analysis of loadings and resistance. Evaluation of existing design codes. Development of member design criteria, including stability, fatigue and fracture criteria; and the reliability of structural systems. Prerequisite: APMA 3100 or APMA 3110 or equivalent. | |
| CE 6350 | Experimental Mechanics (3.00) |
| Analyzes the theories and techniques for the determination of static and dynamic stresses, strains, and deformations. Studies include photoelastic, electrical, mechanical, and optical methods and instruments. Both models and full-scale specimens will be used in experimental testing. Prerequisite: CE 3700 or equivalent. | |
| CE 6400 | Traffic Operations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers the methods for evaluating the impact on the quality of traffic operations due to the interactions of the driver, the vehicles, and the road. Includes the collection and analysis of traffic operations data, fundamentals of traffic flow theory, analysis of capacity and level of service and accident analysis. Taught concurrently with CE 4400. |
| CE 6410 | Introduction to Transportation Planning (3.00) |
| Introduces the legal requirements, framework, and principles of urban and statewide planning. Focuses on describing and applying the methodology of the forecasting system of the transportatoin planning process, including inventory, forecasts of population and economic activity, network analysis, and travel demand analysis.Taught concurrently with CE 4410. | |
| CE 6420 | Public Transportation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the applicatoin of transportation systems and technologies in an urban context. Focuses on the management and operation of public transit systems, and comparative costs and capabilities of transit modes. |
| CE 6430 | Intermodal Transportation (3.00) |
| Studies the structure of domestic freight and passenger transportation in the United States. Focuses on the integration of modes, economic impacts, national transportation policy and advanced technology. Case studies of contemporary examples of intermodal integration are explored. | |
| CE 6440 | Intelligent Transportation Systems (3.00) |
| Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can best be defined as the application of infomration technology to the surface transportation sytem. This technology, which includes communications, sensors, and computer hardware and software, supports both travelers and transportation providers in making more effective decisions. This course provides an introduction to the concepts of ITS, explores the supporting technology and includes case studies. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CE 6450 | Transportation Safety Engineering (3.00) |
| A study of different transportation systems management strategies with specific emphasis on their impact on safety, including methods of obtaining and analyzing crash data. Emphasis is also placed on the interaction of human and vehiclecharacteristics and the road environment on safety. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CE 6460 | Introduction to Integrated Transportation Systems Models (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to introduce students to core models that support transportation engineering. In addition, the course provides a background on fundamental mathematical and heuristic search methods, optimization theory, stochastic optimization, and graph theory that underpin the transportation models. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CE 6470 | Financing Transportation Infrastructure (3.00) |
| The financing of transportation systems and services is an important element in the process of developing new or renovated facilities. This course develops familiarity with financing techniques that have been proposed or used by localities and state agencies. Consideration is given to advantages and disadvantages and the conditions appropriate to their application. Prerequisite: CE 6430. | |
| CE 6480 | Advanced Geometric Design (3.00) |
| This course covers advanced topics in geometric design of highways. Topics include highway functions and classification, characteristics, design control and criteria, and cross section elements. Other material covered includes local collectors, rural and urban arterials, freeways, at-grade intersections, grade separations, and interchanges. The topics covered parallel the AASHTO geometric design book, 'The Green Book.' Prerequisite: CE 3400. | |
| CE 6500 | Special Topics in Civil Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of special topics in civil engineering. Master's-level graduate students. Prerequisites: to be listed for each section as needed |
| CE 6555 | Special Topics in Distance Learning (3.00) |
| Special Topics in Distance Learning | |
| CE 6700 | Energy Principles in Mechanics (3.00) |
| Introduction to calculus of variations. Derivation and application of the principles of virtual work and complementary virtual work. The principles of stationary total potential energy and complementary energy, Castigiliano's Theorems. Introduction to mixed and hybrid principles. Variational approximation methods. Hamilton's principle, Lagrange's equations of motion. Corequisite: CE 6720 or equivalent. Taught concurrently w/ AM 6200 and MAE 6200 Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| CE 6710 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3.00) |
| Reviews basic stress-strain concepts; constitutive relations. Studies unsymmetrical bending, shear center, and shear flow. Analyzes curved flexural members, beams on elastic foundation, torsion, bending, and twisting of thin walled sections. Taught concurrently w/ AM 6010. Prerequisite: Undergraduate mechanics and mathematics. | |
| CE 6720 | Continuum Mechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces continuum mechanics and mechanics of deformable solids. Vectors and cartesian tensors, stress, strain, deformation, equations of motion, constitutive laws, introduction to elasticity, thermal elasticity, viscoelasticity, plasticity, and fluids. Taught concurrently with APMA 6020, AM 6020, MAE 6020. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CE 6730 | Computational Solid Mechanics (3.00) |
| Analyzes the variational and computational mechanics of solids, potential energy, complementary energy, virtual work, Reissner's principle, Ritz and Galerkin methods; displacement, force and mixed methods of analysis; finite element analysis, including shape functions, convergence and integration; and applications in solid mechanics. Cross-listed as AM 6030, MAE 6030. Corequisite: CE 6702. | |
| CE 6731 | Vibrations (3.00) |
| Free and forced vibration of undamped and damped single-degree-of-freedom systems and undamped multi-degree-of-freedom systems; use of Lagrange's equations, Laplace transform, matrix formulation, and other solution methods; normal mode theory; introduction to vibration of continuous systems. Taught concurrently w/ AM 6230 and MAE 6230. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CE 6740 | Plates and Shells (3.00) |
| Includes the classical analysis of plates and shells of various shapes; closed-form numerical and approximate methods of solution of governing partial differential equations; and advanced topics (large deflection theory, thermal stresses, orthotropic plates). Taught concurrently w/ AM 6040 and MAE 6040. Prerequisite: APMA 6410 and CE 6710 or 6720. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CE 6750 | Mechanics of Composite Materials (3.00) |
| Analyzes the properties and mechanics of fibrous, laminated composites; stress, strain, equilibrium, and tensor notation; micromechanics, lamina, laminates, anisotropic materials, classical lamination theory, stiffness and strength, interlaminar stresses, fabrication, and test methods; thermal stresses, analysis, design and computerized implementation. Taught concurrently with AM 6650. Prerequisite: CE 2310 or equivalent and a computer language Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CE 6760 | Stress Analysis of Composites (3.00) |
| Focuses on 3-D anisotropic constitutive theory, edge effects and interlaminar stresses, failure criteria, fracture, anisotropic elasticity, micromechanics, laminated plates, hygro-thermal effects, conduction and diffusion. Taught concurrently w/ AM 6660. Prerequisite: CE 6750 or AM 6650. | |
| CE 6770 | Theory of Elasticity (3.00) |
| Reviews concepts/stress, strain, equilibrium, compatibility;Hooke's law;displacement & stress formulations of elasticity problems;plane stress and strain problems in rectangular coordinates;Airy's stress function; plane stress and strain problems in polar coordinates,axisymmetric problems;torsion of prismatic bars (semi-inverse method using real functions);thermal stress;energy methods.Pre-requisites:CE 6720,AM/MAE 6020,or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CE 6775 | Theory of Structural Stability (3.00) |
| Introduces the elastic stability of structural and mechanical systems. Studies classical stability theory and buckling of beams, trusses, frames, arches, rings and thin plates and shells. Also covers the derivation of design formulas, computational formulation and implementation. Taught concurrently with AM 6750. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CE 6993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Master's-level graduate students. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CE 6995 | Supervised Project Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Master's-level graduate students. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission |
| CE 7001 | Graduate Seminar (0.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Weekly meeting of graduate students and faculty for presentation and discussion of contemporary research and practice in civil engineering. This seminar is offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: For students who have established resident credit. |
| CE 7120 | Advanced Pavement Analysis and Design (3.00) |
| This course covers advanced topics in the design and analysis of pavement structures for all types of pavements. Mechanistic-empirical design procedures are covered, and drainage layer design is discussed in detail. Actual pavement design programs are used and advanced design checks and analysis topics covered in detail. Stress, strain, deflection calculation, and back calculation procedures are also discussed. Prerequisite: CE 6120. | |
| CE 7200 | Environmental Hydraulics Modeling (3.00) |
| This course focuses on an advanced modeling topic - environmental hydraulics of contaminants in ecosystems. Major components covered in the course include mixing zone modeling analysis of near field and far field, hydrodynamic modeling of ecosystems such as reservoirs/lakes, estuaries/coastal waters, and wetlands. One of the key elements in the course is conducting a dye dispersion study in the receiving water to support a mixing zone modeling analysis. Finally, linking the watershed, hydrodynamic and receiving water fate and transport models is addressed. Prerequisite: CE 6200 or instructor permission. | |
| CE 7240 | Theory of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport (3.00) |
| Provides a theoretical framework for understanding fluid flow and contaminant transport in porous media. Topics include the properties of a porous medium, including types of phases, soil and clay mineralogy, surface tension and capillarity, soil surface area, and soil organic-matter composition; the derivation of the general equations for multi-phase fluid flow and multi-species solute transport; and the fundamentals of the fate and transport processes of organic pollutants in ground-water systems, including advection, dispersion, diffusion, sorption, hydrolysis, and volatilization. Prerequisite: CE 6240 or equivalent. | |
| CE 7300 | Optimum Structural Design (3.00) |
| Introduces the basic concepts, numerical methods, and applications of optimum design to civil engineering structures; formulation of the optimum design problems; development of analysis techniques including linear and nonlinear programming and optimality criteria; examples illustrating application to steel and concrete structures. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CE 7310 | Non-Linear Structural Systems (3.00) |
| Discussion of deflection theory. Analysis of arches, suspension bridges, cable supported roof systems, guyed towers, lattice domes and space trusses. Focuses on wind-induced vibration, creep effects, and the visco-elastic behavior of structures. Prerequisite: CE 6330 or CE 6730, or instructor permission. | |
| CE 7320 | Design of Slab and Shell Structures (3.00) |
| Using both exact and simplified methods of thin shell theory, such structures as domes, cylindrical roofs, tanks, hyperbolic paraboloids, folder plate roofs, and suspension forms are analyzed and designed. Effects of stiffening beams and edge stress are studied. Considers erection, economy and aesthetics. Prerequisite: CE 6310 or CE 6320. | |
| CE 7330 | Advanced Finite Element Applications in Structural Engineering (3.00) |
| Development and application of two- and three-dimensional finite elements; plate bending; isoparametric formulation; solid elements; nonlinear element formulation with application to material and geometric nonlinearities; stability problems; formulation and solution of problems in structural dynamics; use of commercial computer codes. Prerequisite: CE 6330 or equivalent. | |
| CE 7340 | Dynamics of Structures (3.00) |
| Study of the dynamic behavior of such structures as beams, rigid frames, floors, bridges, and multi-story buildings under the action of various disturbing forces such as wind, blasts, earthquakes, vehicles, machinery, etc. Prerequisite: Concrete and metal structure design and CE 6731. | |
| CE 7400 | Traffic Flow Theory (3.00) |
| Analyzes theoretical and mathematical models of traffic flow; deterministic and stochastic traffic flow models, queueing theory and its application including cases where arrival rates exceed service rates; acceleration noise and traffic simulation. Prerequisite: CE 6400. | |
| CE 7410 | Transportation Impact Analysis (3.00) |
| Introduces the non-travel impacts of transportation systems and the methodologies used to capture them for project evaluation; to develop and illustrate methodologies used for evaluating the effectiveness of transportation system/projects including benefit-cost analysis and multi-objective decision models, and to illustrate the analysis of different alternatives. Prerequisites: CE 6400 and 6410. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CE 7430 | Transportation Logistics (3.00) |
| This course covers logistics systems, with emphasis on the design and analysis of transportation and supply chain systems. Topics include transportation nnetwork design, scheduling, routing, contracting and pricing; interactions and trade-offs of these activities; and models and techniques for the analysis of logistics systems. Prerequisites: CE 6400, 6410. | |
| CE 7460 | Advanced Integrated Transportation Systems Models (3.00) |
| Introduces the current & advanced optimization and simulation computer models used in traffic operations.Covers the advantages and disadvantages of models considered and is project-oriented, with students spending a significant amount of time in selecting & using these models to solve "real world" problems. Prerequisite CE 6400. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| CE 7500 | Special Topics in Civil Engineering (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of special topics in civil engineering. Doctoral-level graduate students. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission |
| CE 7555 | Advanced Topics in Distance Learning (3.00) |
| CE 7750 | Random Vibrations (3.00) |
| Topics include a review of probability theory; stochastic processes, with an emphasis on continuous, continuously parametered processes; mean square calculus, Markov processes, diffusion equations, Gaussian processes, and Poisson processes; response of SDOF, MDOF, and continuous linear and nonlinear models to random excitation; upcrossings, first passage problems, fatigue and stability considerations; Monte Carlo simulation, analysis of digital time series data, and filtered excitation models. Cross-listed as AM 7250. Prerequisite: A background in probability theory and vibration analysis. | |
| CE 7770 | Micromechanics of Heterogeneous Media (3.00) |
| Analyzes averaging principles, equivalent homogeneity, effective moduli, bounding principles, self-consistent schemes, composite spheres, concentric cylinders, three phase model, repeating cell models, inelastic and nonlinear effects, thermal effects, isotropic and anisotropic media, strength and fracture. Crosslisted with APMA 7670 and AM 7670, Prerequisites: CE 6720. | |
| CE 7993 | Independent Research in CE (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed independent study of graduate course material under the guidance of a faculty member. Doctoral-level graduate students.
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| CE 7995 | Supervised Project Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Doctoral-level graduate student. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission |
| CE 8001 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For graduate students who will be GTA for a course taught by CE faculty who have granted Instructor Permission for that section. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission |
| CE 8240 | Groundwater Modeling (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamentals of modeling groundwater systems. Emphasizes the evaluation, development, and application of computer models. Modeling techniques include analytical solutions, finite difference and finite element methods, particle tracking, and inverse modeling. Models are applied to flow and transport in saturated and unsaturated groundwater systems. Prerequisite: CE 6240 or instructor permission. | |
| CE 8999 | Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to master's thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary.
Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CE 9999 | Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor.
Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Cell Biology | |
| CELL 5010 | Gross Anatomy and Development of the Human Body (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides a thorough understanding of the structure and development of body form and organ systems. Emphasizes the relation between structure and function and focuses on clinical applications. Includes embryology in order to present a complete picture of organs and body form from their earliest beginnings to their adult condition. |
| CELL 5020 | Gross Anatomy and Development of the Human Body (5.00) |
| Continuation of CELL 5010. | |
| CELL 5030 | Cell and Tissue Structure (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Presents an integrated picture of morphological, biochemical, and functional aspects of cells, tissues, and organs. Emphasizes fundamental concepts of the structure of cells and its relationship to function. The labs emphasize the morphological aspects of cells, tissues, and organs at both the light and electron microscopical levels. |
| CELL 5050 | Methods and Applications in Biotechnology (4.00) |
| Introduces a broad range of basic research techniques used in biomedical research. Emphasizes both theory of, and practical experience with, each procedure. The procedures include electron and light microscopy, tissue culture, autoradiography, immunocytochemistry, molecular separation and isolation techniques, and radio immunology. | |
| CELL 5060 | Laboratory Rotations (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Graduate students carry out limited research projects in two or three department research laboratories. Emphasizes designing and executing experiments. |
| CELL 5559 | New Course in Cell Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of cell biology. | |
| CELL 5950 | Journal Survey in Cell & Developmental Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Readings and oral presentations taken from the primary literature in Cell Biology and related fields. |
| CELL 7010 | Structure and Function of the Cell (5.00) |
| Surveys modern cell biology emphasizing the interrelationship between structure and function. Utilizes a combination of textbook readings and original literature. Emphasizes biological membranes, cell adhesion, cytoskeleton, mitosis and cell cycle, cell signaling, and cancer. | |
| CELL 7559 | New Course in Cell Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of cell biology. | |
| CELL 8030 | Advanced Gross Anatomy of the Human Body (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A laboratory demonstration/dissection course systematically reviewing the gross anatomy of the human body. Emphasizes the functional and surgical aspects of the morphology. |
| CELL 8040 | Advanced Gross Anatomy of the Human Body (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Continuation of CELL 8030. Prerequisite: CELL 5020 or equivalent. | |
| CELL 8559 | Molecular & Cellular Mechanisms of Animal Development (5.00) |
| This course will cover aspects of the mechanisms controling the development of the embryo both at the molecular and cellular levels. It will be done for graduate students (if the number is too small, postdocs would be welcome to participate too) and will be organized during the fall semester. | |
| CELL 8650 | Colloquium in Developmental Biology (2.00) |
| Discusses selected topics related to growth, cell differentiation, organogenesis, and regeneration. Includes current topics in developmental biology as a basis for normal and abnormal development. | |
| CELL 8660 | Colloquium in Cell Biology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Considers selected topics on the structure of the cell and the relationship of this structure to cellular functions focusing on the ultrastructure of animal cells and the functioning of their subcellular components. The topics emphasize current advances in cell biology. |
| CELL 9030 | Research in Cell Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Cell Biology |
| CELL 9040 | Research in Cell Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Cell Biology | |
| CELL 9559 | New Course in Cell Biology (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of cell biology. | |
| CELL 9995 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. | |
| CELL 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research | |
| CELL 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| CHE 2202 | Thermodynamics (3.00) |
| Includes the formulation and analysis of the first and second laws of thermodynamics; energy conservation; concepts of equilibrium, temperature, energy, and entropy; equations of state; processes involving energy transfer as work and heat; reversibility and irreversibility; and closed and open systems and cyclic processes. Cross-listed as MAE 2100. Corerequisite: APMA 2120. | |
| CHE 2215 | Material and Energy Balances (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the field of chemical engineering, including material and energy balances applied to chemical processes, physical and thermodynamic properties of multicomponent systems. Three lecture and one discussion hour. Prerequisite: CHEM 1610, APMA 1110. |
| CHE 2216 | Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Mathematical and computational tools for the analysis and simulation of chemical processes and physicochemical phenomena. Mathematical and numerical methods. Three lecture and one laboratory hour. Prerequisite: CS 1110, APMA 2130, CHE 2215. | |
| CHE 2246 | Introduction to Biotechnology (3.00) |
| Introduction to the fundamentals of biochemistry and molecular and cell biology emphasizing their relevance to industrial applications of biotechnology. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 1610. | |
| CHE 3316 | Chemical Thermodynamics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Principles of chemical thermodynamics further developed and applied. Emphasizes phase and chemical equilibria calculations. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2202, 2215, or equivalent. |
| CHE 3318 | Chemical Reaction Engineering (3.00) |
| Determination of rate equations for chemical reactions from experimental data. Use of kinetics and transport relations in the design of both batch and continuous reactors; homogeneous, heterogeneous, uncatalyzed and catalyzed reactions. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2216, 3316; corequisite: CHE 3322. | |
| CHE 3321 | Transport Processes I: Momentum and Heat Transfer (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Development and application of the concepts of momentum and heat transfer to chemical processing operations, emphasizing continuous operations. Four lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2215, 2216. |
| CHE 3322 | Transport Processes II: Mass Transfer and Separations (4.00) |
| Fundamental concepts of diffusion and mass transfer. Application to continuous contacting in separation devices. Material and energy conservation calculations for equilibrium stage processes, including multistage, multicomponent calculations as involved in distillation, absorption, and extraction systems. Four lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2216, 3316, and 3321. | |
| CHE 3347 | Biochemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Quantitative engineering aspects of industrial applications of biology including the microbial synthesis of commercial products, environmental biotechnology, and the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals through recombinant microorganisms, transgenic animals, and plants. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2246, CHE 3321, or instructor permission; corequisite: CHE 3318, 3322 or instructor permission. | |
| CHE 3398 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (3.00) |
| Experimental study of selected operations and phenomena in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Students plan experiments, analyze data, calculate results and prepare written and/or oral planning and final technical reports. One hour discussion, four laboratory hours. Prerequisite: CHE 2215 and 3321. | |
| CHE 4438 | Process Modeling, Dynamics, and Control (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the dynamics and control of process systems, controller, sensors, and final control elements. Time and frequency domain characterization of these subsystems are developed and employed in stability analysis of closed control loops. Design of simple process control systems. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3318 and 3322. |
| CHE 4442 | Applied Surface Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Factors underlying interfacial phenomena, emphasizing thermodynamics of surfaces, structural aspects, and electrical phenomena. Application to areas such as emulsification, foaming, detergency, sedimentation, fluidization, nucleation, wetting, adhesion, flotation, and electrophoresis. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHE 4448 | Bioseparations Engineering (3.00) |
| Principles of bioseparations engineering, including specialized unit operations not normally covered in regular chemical engineering courses. Processing operations downstream of the initial manufacture of biotechnology products, including product recovery, separations, purification, and ancillary operations such as sterile processing, clean-in place and regulatory aspects. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3322 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CHE 4449 | Polymer Chemistry and Engineering (3.00) |
| Analyzes the mechanisms and kinetics of various polymerization reactions; relations between the molecular structure and polymer properties, and how these properties can be influenced by the polymerization process; fundamental concepts of polymer solution and melt rheology. Applications to polymer processing operations, such as extrusion, molding, and fiber spinning. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3321 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHE 4476 | Chemical Engineering Design (3.00) |
| Application of academically acquired skills to the practice of chemical engineering in an industrial environment: industrial economics; process synthesis and selection; flow sheet development; equipment sizing; plant layout and cost estimation. Report preparation and oral presentations. Use of commercial process simulation software. Two lecture hours, two discussion hours, and design laboratory. Prerequisite: CHE 2216, 3318, and 3322. | |
| CHE 4491 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continuation of CHE 3398; emphasizes separations, chemical reaction, and process dynamics and control. One discussion and four laboratory hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3318, 3322, and 3398. |
| CHE 4561 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and instructor permission. |
| CHE 4562 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and instructor permission. | |
| CHE 4995 | Chemical Engineering Research (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Library and laboratory study of an engineering or manufacturing problem conducted in close consultation with a departmental faculty member, often including the design, construction, and operation of laboratory scale equipment. Requires progress reports and a comprehensive written report. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHE 5561 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration. |
| CHE 5562 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Applies engineering science, design methods, and system analysis to developing areas and current problems in chemical engineering. Topics are announced at registration. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHE 5600 | Energy Outlook and Technology Options (3.00) |
| This course is intended to educate scientifically literate persons on the status of the energy challenge and to motivate them to contribute to solutions for energy needs. Historic patterns and future predictions for energy consumption, production and resources are reviewed, with a particular focus on transportation fuels and electric power generation. Challenges for fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy are discussed. | |
| CHE 6438 | Process Control and Dynamics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to dynamics and control of process systems, controllers, sensors, and final control elements. Development and application of time- and frequency-domain characterizations of subsystems for stability analyses of closed control loops. State-space models, principles of sampled-data analysis and digital control techniques. Elementary systems identification with emphasis on dead time, distributed parameters, and nonlinearities. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHE 6442 | Applied Surface Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Factors underlying interfacial phenomena, with emphasis on thermodynamics of surfaces, structural aspects, and electrical phenomena; applications such as emulsification, foaming, detergency, sedimentation, flow through porous media, fluidization, nucleation, wetting, adhesion, flotation, electrocapillarity. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHE 6447 | Biochemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Introduction to properties, production, and use of biological molecules of importance to medicine and industry, such as proteins, enzymes, and antibiotics. Topics may include fermentation and cell culture processes, biological mass transfer, enzyme engineering, and implications of recent advances in molecular biology, genomics, and proteomics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHE 6448 | Bioseparations Engineering (3.00) |
| Principles of bioseparations engineering including specialized unit operations not normally covered in regular chemical engineering courses. Processing operations downstream of the initial manufacture of biotechnology products, including product recovery, separations, purification, and ancillary operations such as sterile processing, clean-in place and regulatory aspects. Bioprocess integration and design aspects. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CHE 6449 | Polymer Chemistry and Engineering (3.00) |
| Analyzes the mechanisms and kinetics of various polymerization reactions; relations between the molecular structure and polymer properties, and how these properties can be influenced by the polymerization process; fundamental concepts of polymer solution and melt rheology. Applications to polymer processing operations, such as extrusion, molding, and fiber spinning. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: CHE 3321 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHE 6476 | Process Design and Economics (4.00) |
| Factors that determine the genesis and evolution of a process. Principles of marketing and technical economics and modern process design principles and techniques, including computer simulation with optimization. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHE 6615 | Advanced Thermodynamics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Development of the thermodynamic laws and derived relations. Application of relations to properties of pure and multicomponent systems at equilibrium in the gaseous, liquid, and solidphases. Prediction and calculation of phase and reaction equilibria in practical systems. Prerequisite: Undergraduate-level thermodynamics or instructor permission. |
| CHE 6618 | Chemical Reaction Engineering (3.00) |
| Fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics and mechanisms; experimental methods of determining reaction rates; introduction to heterogeneous catalysis; application of chemical kinetics, along with mass-transfer theory, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics, to the design and operation of chemical reactors. Prerequisite: CHE 6625 and 6665. | |
| CHE 6625 | Transport Processes (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Integrated introduction to fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Development of the basic equations of change for transport of momentum, energy, and mass in continuous media. Applications with exact solutions, consistent approaches to limiting cases and approximate solutions to formulate the relations to be solved in more complicated problems. Prerequisite: Undergraduate transport processes; corequisite: CHE 6665. |
| CHE 6630 | Mass Transfer (3.00) |
| Fundamental principles common to mass transfer phenomena, with emphasis on mass transfer in diverse chemical engineering situations. Detailed consideration of fluxes, diffusion with and without convection, interphase mass transfer with chemical reaction, and applications. Prerequisite: CHE 6625 and 6665. | |
| CHE 6665 | Techniques for Chemical Engineering Analysis and Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Methods for analysis of steady state and transient chemical engineering problems arising in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer, kinetics, and reactor design. Prerequisite: Undergraduate differential equations, transport processes, and chemical reaction engineering. |
| CHE 7716 | Applied Statistical Mechanics (3.00) |
| Introduction to statistical mechanics and its methodologies such as integral equations, computer simulation and perturbation theory. Applications such as phase equilibria, adsorption, transport properties, electrolyte solutions. Prerequisite: CHE 6615, or other graduate-level thermodynamics course, and instructor permission. | |
| CHE 7744 | Electrochemical Engineering (3.00) |
| Electrochemical phenomena and processes from a chemical engineering viewpoint. Application of thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, interfacial phenomena, and transport processes to electrochemical systems such as batteries, rotating disk electrodes, corrosion of metals, and semiconductors. Influence of coupled kinetics, interfacial, and transport phenomena on current distribution and mass transfer in a variety of electrochemical systems. Prerequisite: Graduate-level transport phenomena (e.g., CHE 6625) and graduate-level mathematical techniques (e.g., CHE 6665), or instructor permission. | |
| CHE 7796 | Graduate Seminar (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Weekly meetings of graduate students and faculty for presentations and discussion of research in academic and industrial organizations. May be repeated. |
| CHE 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CHE 7995 | Supervised Project Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research for Master of Engineering degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHE 8581 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special subjects at an advanced level under the direction of staff members. Prerequisite: Permission of the staff. |
| CHE 8582 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Special subjects at an advanced level under the direction of staff members. Prerequisite: Permission of the staff. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHE 8819 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reaction Engineering (3.00) |
| Advanced study of reacting systems, such as experimental methods, heterogeneous catalysis, polymerization kinetics, kinetics of complex reactions, reactor stability, and optimization. Prerequisite: CHE 6618 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHE 8820 | Modeling of Biological Processes in Environmental Systems (3.00) |
| Use of mathematical models to describe processes such as biological treatment of chemical waste, including contaminant degradation and bacterial growth, contaminant and bacterial transport, and adsorption. Engineering analyses of treatment processes such as biofilm reactors, sequenced batch reactors, biofilters and in situ bioremediation. May include introduction to hydrogeology, microbiology, transport phenomena and reaction kinetics relevant to environmental systems; application of material and energy balances in the analysis of environmental systems; and dimensional analysis and scaling. Guest lectures by experts from industry, consulting firms and government agencies to discuss applications of these bioremediation technologies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHE 8833 | Specialized Separation Processes (3.00) |
| Less conventional separation processes, such as chromatography, ion-exchange, membranes, and crystallization using in-depth and modern chemical engineering methods. Student creativity and participation through development and presentation of individual course projects. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHE 8897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's students. |
| CHE 8993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. | |
| CHE 8998 | Master's Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to master's thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHE 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral students. |
| CHE 9999 | Dissertation Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
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| CHEM 1210 | Concepts of Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the unifying ideas of the structure of matter and energy, including topics such as the ozone layer and radioactivity, and the nature of scientific investigation. Primarily for non-science majors. Three class hours; no laboratory. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| CHEM 1220 | Contemporary Chemistry (3.00) |
| By examining what science teaches us about relevant topics such as energy, synthetics, and food, the student develops a sense of the tone, vocabulary, and demarcation of scientific discourse. Independent of, and complementary to, CHEM 1210. Primarily for non-science majors. Three class hours; no laboratory. | |
| CHEM 1410 | Introductory College Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology. Three class hours. Corequisite: CHEM 1411, 1421 or CHEM 1811, 1821. |
| CHEM 1411 | Introductory College Chemistry Laboratory (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys the practice of chemistry as an experimental science, the development of skills in laboratory manipulation, and laboratory safety. Topics include observation, measurement and data analysis, separation and purification techniques, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Three and one-half laboratory hours, and an optional one-hour laboratory lecture. Corequisite: CHEM 1411, 1421 or CHEM 1811, 1821. |
| CHEM 1420 | Introductory College Chemistry (3.00) |
| Introduces the principles and applications of chemistry. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For students planning to elect further courses in chemistry, physics, and biology. Three class hours. Corequisite: CHEM 1411, 1421 or CHEM 1811, 1821. | |
| CHEM 1421 | Introductory College Chemistry Laboratory (2.00) |
| Surveys the practice of chemistry as an experimental science, the development of skills in laboratory manipulation, and laboratory safety. Topics include observation, measurement and data analysis, separation and purification techniques, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Three and one-half laboratory hours, and an optional one-hour laboratory lecture. Corequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or CHEM 1810, 1820. | |
| CHEM 1559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 1610 | Introductory Chemistry for Engineers (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The principles and applications of chemistry are tailored to engineering students. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For engineering students, but may be used as a prerequisite for further courses in chemistry. Three class hours. Corequisite: CHEM 1411, 1421, CHEM 1611, 1621, or CHEM 1811, 1821. |
| CHEM 1611 | Introductory Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys the practice of chemistry as an experimental science, the development of skills in laboratory manipulation, and laboratory safety. Topics include observation, measurement and data analysis, separation and purification techniques, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Three and one-half laboratory hours. Meets every other week. Corequisite: CHEM 1610, 1620. |
| CHEM 1620 | Introductory Chemistry for Engineers (3.00) |
| The principles and applications of chemistry are tailored to engineering students. Topics include stoichiometry, chemical equations and reactions, chemical bonding, states of matter, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and descriptive chemistry of the elements. For engineering students, but may be used as a prerequisite for further courses in chemistry. Three class hours. Corequisite: CHEM 1411, 1421, CHEM 1611, 1621, or CHEM 1811, 1821. | |
| CHEM 1621 | Introductory Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory (1.00) |
| Surveys the practice of chemistry as an experimental science, the development of skills in laboratory manipulation, and laboratory safety. Topics include observation, measurement and data analysis, separation and purification techniques, and qualitative and quantitative analysis. Three and one-half laboratory hours. Meets every other week. Corequisite: CHEM 1610, 1620. | |
| CHEM 1700 | Liberal Arts Seminar (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Seminar assigned primarily for first and second-year students taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary. | |
| CHEM 1710 | Liberal Arts Seminar (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Seminar assigned primarily for first and second-year students taught on a voluntary basis by a faculty member. Topics vary. | |
| CHEM 1810 | Principles of Chemical Structure (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | First of a four-semester sequence covering the basic concepts of general and organic chemistry (the 1810/2810 sequence is comparable to the 1410/2410 sequence but is more rigorous). Establishes a foundation of fundamental particles and the nature of the atom, develops a rationale for molecular structure, and explores the basis of chemical reactivity. Topics include introductory quantum mechanics, atomic structure, chemical bonding, spectroscopy, and elementary molecular reactivity. Prerequisite: A strong background in high school chemistry. |
| CHEM 1811 | Principles of Chemical Structure Laboratory (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Four laboratory hours plus weekly lecture. Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 1810, or CHEM 1410 with instructor recommendation. |
| CHEM 1820 | Principles of Organic Chemistry (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Seeks to understand elementary reaction types as a function of chemical structure by emphasizing organic compounds. Topics include acid-base, nucleophilic substitution, oxidation-reduction, electrophilic addition, elimination, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, aromaticity, and molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 1810. | |
| CHEM 1821 | Principles of Organic Chemistry laboratory (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Four laboratory hours plus weekly lecture. Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 1820. | |
| CHEM 2220 | Solution Chemistry (4.00) |
| Application of the principles of chemical equilibrium to solutions. The laboratory applies classical and instrumental methods to systems involving solubility, ionization, complexion formation, and oxidation-reduction equilibria. Two class hours, four laboratory hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420, or 1810, 1820 and 1411 with an A grade in 1410. | |
| CHEM 2350 | The Chemical Century (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will explore the chemical component of some major technological changes of the 20th century including explosives, fuels, polymers, consumer products, agriculture, food processing, nutrition, and drugs. The discovery, development and implementation of key technologies will be discussed along with the societal impact. Biographical and historical information about inventors or companies will supplement the material.
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| CHEM 2410 | Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys the compounds of carbon in relation to their structure, identification, synthesis, natural occurrence, and mechanisms of reactions. Three class hours; optional discussions. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or equivalent. Corequisites: CHEM 2411, 2421, or 2811, 2821. |
| CHEM 2411 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on the development of skills in methods of preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds. One discussion hour; four laboratory hours. Corequisite: CHEM 2810 or CHEM 2410. Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CHEM 2420 | Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Surveys the compounds of carbon in relation to their structure, identification, synthesis, natural occurrence, and mechanisms of reactions. Three class hours; optional discussions. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or equivalent and CHEM 2810 or 2410; corequisites: CHEM 2411, 2421, or 2811, 2821. | |
| CHEM 2421 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory (3.00) |
| Focuses on the development of skills in methods of preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds. One discussion hour; four laboratory hours. Corequisite: CHEM 2820 or CHEM 2420. | |
| CHEM 2559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 2620 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Introduces the nomenclature, structure, reactivity, and applications of organic compounds, including those of importance in the chemical industry. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: One semester of general chemistry; corequisite: CHEM 2121. | |
| CHEM 2621 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1.00) |
| Six-to-seven four-hour laboratory sessions and an equal number of one-hour laboratory lectures to accompany CHEM 2120. Corequisite: CHEM 2120. | |
| CHEM 2810 | Principles of Chemical Reactions II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continued exploration of organic reactions and structures initiated in CHEM 1820. Includes electrophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic aromatic substitution, nucleophilic addition, nucleophilic acyl substitution, organometallic compounds, carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids. Prerequisite: CHEM 1820. |
| CHEM 2811 | Principles of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Six laboratory hours plus weekly lecture. Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 2810. |
| CHEM 2820 | Principles of Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Focuses on the macroscopic properties of chemical systems. Topics include states of matter, physical equilibria, chemical equilibria, thermodynamic relationships, kinetic theory, and electrochemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 2810 and MATH 1220 or 1320; corequisite: PHYS 2020 or 2320. | |
| CHEM 2821 | Principles of Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory (Accelerated) (3.00) |
| Four laboratory hours plus weekly lecture. Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 2820. | |
| CHEM 3220 | Uranium and the American West (3.00) |
| The epic of atomic physics from the Curies to Fermi's chain reaction; the Manhattan project and the tragedy of Robert Oppenheimer; nuclear weapons testing, power, and environmental consequences. Cross listed with ETP 3220. One year of university-level Chemistry or Physics. | |
| CHEM 3410 | Physical Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces physical chemistry with numerous biological applications: properties of gases, liquids, and solids; thermodynamics; chemical and biochemical equilibrium; solutions; electrochemistry; and structure and stability of biological macromolecules. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or CHEM 1810, 1820, MATH 1220 or 1320, and PHYS 2010, 2020 or PHYS 2310, 2320. |
| CHEM 3420 | Physical Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Introduces physical chemistry with numerous biological applications: chemical kinetics; introductory quantum theory; chemical bonding; spectroscopy and molecular structure; biochemical transport; and statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or CHEM 1810, 1820, MATH 1220 or 1320, and PHYS 2010, 2020 or PHYS 2310, 2320. | |
| CHEM 3559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 3610 | Physical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students and faculty discuss current topics of interest in biological chemistry. Intended for students who are participants in the undergraduate research program. Credit/no credit basis. |
| CHEM 3810 | Physical Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Introduces physical chemistry with numerous materials and biological applications: chemical kinetics; introductory quantum theory; chemical bonding; spectroscopy and molecular structure; transport; and statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: CHEM 1810, 2820 or permission of instructor, MATH 1220 or 1320, and PHYS 2010, 2020 or PHYS 2310, 2320 Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CHEM 3811 | Intermediate Techniques in Chemical Experimentation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Execution of laboratory experiments that illustrate important laws and demonstrate quantitative methods of measuring the chemical and physical properties of matter. Four laboratory hours, one class hour. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or equivalent; corequisite: CHEM 3410, 3420. |
| CHEM 3820 | Physical Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Introduces physical chemistry with numerous material science biological applications: properties of gases, liquids, and solids; thermodynamics; chemical and biochemical equilibrium; solutions; electrochemistry; and structure and stability of macromolecules. Prerequisite: CHEM 3810, MATH 1220 or 1320, and PHYS 2010, 2020 or PHYS 2310, 2320 Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CHEM 3821 | Intermediate Techniques in Chemical Experimentation (3.00) |
| Execution of laboratory experiments that illustrate important laws and demonstrate quantitative methods of measuring the chemical and physical properties of matter. Four laboratory hours, one class hour. Prerequisite: CHEM 1410, 1420 or equivalent; corequisite: CHEM 3410, 3420. | |
| CHEM 3910 | Introductory Research Seminar (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces research approaches and tools in chemistry including examples of formulation of approaches, literature searches, research methods, and reporting of results. Oral presentations by students, faculty, and visiting lecturers. |
| CHEM 3920 | Introductory Research Seminar (1.00) |
| Introduces research approaches and tools in chemistry including examples of formulation of approaches, literature searches, research methods, and reporting of results. Oral presentations by students, faculty, and visiting lecturers. | |
| CHEM 3951 | Introduction to Research (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the methods of research in chemistry that include use of the research literature and instruction in basic experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Under the direct supervision of faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 3961 | Introduction to Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the methods of research in chemistry that include use of the research literature and instruction in basic experimental and theoretical procedures and techniques. Under the direct supervision of faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 3993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers specialized topics in chemistry not normally covered in formal lecture or laboratory courses. Under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 4320 | Inorganic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Unified treatment of the chemistry of the important classes of inorganic compounds and their reactions, with emphasis on underlying principles of molecular structure, symmetry, and bonding theory, including molecular orbital descriptions and reactivity. Three class hours. | |
| CHEM 4410 | Biological Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Examines the means by which enzymes catalyze transformations of other molecules, emphasizing the chemical principles involved. Topics include a description of the key metabolic cycles and pathways, the enzymes that catalyze these reactions, and the ways in which these pathways are regulated. Three class hours. Prerequisite: One year of organic chemistry. |
| CHEM 4411 | Biological Chemistry Laboratory I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introducing the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Prerequisites: CHEM 2410 & CHEM 2420 |
| CHEM 4420 | Biological Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Covers three main areas: structure and function of biological membranes; complex biochemical systems and processes, including photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, vision, neurotransmission, hormonal regulation, muscle contraction, and microtubules; and molecular biology, including DNA and RNA metabolism, protein synthesis, regulation of gene expression, and recombinant DNA methodology. Three class hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 4410 or instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 4421 | Biological Chemistry Laboratory II (3.00) |
| Analyzes the physical methods used in studying macromolecules. Experiments include spectroscopic, hydrodynamic, and kinetic methods. Topics include enzyme kinetics and the statistical analysis of data. One class hour, four laboratory hours. Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 4420 and 4411. | |
| CHEM 4430 | From Lab Bench to Your Medicine Cabinet (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will focus on methods of drug discovery. The class will include reading primary literature and discussions about topics ranging from natural products to gene therapy. Students will prepare a paper and presentation on the mechanism of action, timeline of discovery, importance of pharmacokinetics, and the role of basic research in the discovery for a select group of therapeutics
Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHEM 4559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 4951 | Supervised and Original Research in Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Original research involving experimental or theoretical chemistry carried out under the direct supervision of faculty. A minimum of nine hours per week, including conferences with research supervisor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 4961 | Supervised and Original Research in Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Original research involving experimental or theoretical chemistry carried out under the direct supervision of faculty. A minimum of nine hours per week, including conferences with research supervisor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 4993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Covers specialized topics in chemistry not normally covered in formal lecture or laboratory courses. Under the direction of the faculty. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5110 | Organic Chemistry III (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Systematic review and extension of the facts and theories of organic chemistry; includes the mechanism of reactions, structure, and stereochemistry. Prerequisite: One year of organic chemistry. In addition, one year of physical chemistry is recommended. |
| CHEM 5120 | Organic Chemistry IV (3.00) |
| A comprehensive survey of synthetic organic reactions and their application to the design and execution of syntheses of relatively complex organic substances. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5140 | Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds and Related Topics (3.00) |
| The application of the concepts of organic chemistry, especially structure and reaction mechanisms, to the discussion of heterocyclic compounds. Emphasizes heteroaromatic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Offered as required. Prerequisite: CHEM 5110 or permission of instructor. | |
| CHEM 5180 | Instrumental Theory and Techniques in Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Studies the theory and application of instrumental techniques in solving organic structural problems. Topics include ultraviolet and infrared absorption spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, rotatory dispersion, and circular dichroism. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5210 | Advanced Physical Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies introductory quantum mechanics. Topics include the application of group theory to molecular orbital theory; and rotational, vibrational and electronic spectra. Prerequisite: CHEM 3410, 3420. |
| CHEM 5212 | Principles of Quantum Mechanics (3.00) |
| Development of principles of quantum mechanics and application to simple systems; and discussion of angular momentum, variation method, and perturbation theory. | |
| CHEM 5214 | Chemical Applications of Quantum Mechanics (3.00) |
| Application of quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular systems; includes molecular orbital and valence bond theory. Group theory is developed from first principles and applied to molecular systems. | |
| CHEM 5220 | Advanced Physical Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Studies the laws of thermodynamics and extra-thermodynamic principles; statistical mechanics; theory of reaction rates, and the interpretation of experimental kinetic data. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 5224 | Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics (3.00) |
| Introduces the practice and theory of modern chemical kinetics, emphasizing reactions occurring in gases, liquids, and on catalytic surfaces. Develops basic principles of chemical kinetics and describes current experimental and analytic techniques. Discusses the microscopic reaction dynamics underlying the macroscopic kinetics in terms of reactive potential energy surfaces. Develops statistical theories of reactions that simplify the description of the overall reaction dynamics. Includes the transition state theory, Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory for unimolecular reactions, Kramers' theory, Marcus electron transfer theory, and information theory. Presents current topics from the literature and illustrates applications of basic principles through problem-solving exercises. Prerequisite: CHEM 5210, 5220, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5250 | Molecular Spectroscopy (3.00) |
| Studies basic theoretical principles and practical experimental methods of modern molecular spectroscopy, including microwave, infrared, Raman, visible, and ultraviolet spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 5210, 8210, or group theory equivalent to that covered in CHEM 5210 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5310 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Introduces the electronic structure of atoms and simple molecules, including basic concepts and applications of symmetry and group theory. The chemistry of the main group elements is described using energetics, structure, and reaction pathways to provide a theoretical background. Emphasizes applying these concepts to predicting the stability and developing synthetic routes to individual compounds or classes. Prerequisite: CHEM 4320 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5320 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the electronic structure of compounds of the transition metals using ligan field theory and molecular orbital theory. Describes the chemistry of coordination and organometallic compounds, emphasizing structure, reactivity, and synthesis. Examines applications to transformations in organic chemistry and to catalysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 4320 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHEM 5330 | Physical Inorganic Chemistry (3.00) |
| An advanced treatment of inorganic chemistry emphasizing structure, physical properties, the physical techniques employed in inorganic chemistry, including ESR, NMR, Mossbauer, NQR and electronic spectroscopy, magneto-chemistry and high pressure chemistry. Application of the experimental and theoretical aspects to bioinorganic chemistry. | |
| CHEM 5380 | Determination of Molecular Structure by Diffraction Methods (3.00) |
| Studies the principles of X-ray, neutron, and electron diffraction by ordered solids; and the use of these phenomena in molecular structure determination. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHEM 5410 | Advanced Biological Chemistry I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the components of biological macromolecules and the principles behind their observed structures. Examines the means by which enzymes catalyze transformations of other molecules, emphasizing the chemical principles involved, and describes key metabolic cycles and pathways, the enzymes that catalyze these reactions, and the ways in which these pathways are regulated. Three class hours (Y) Prerequisites: One year of biochemistry; one year of organic chemistry; one semester of thermodyanmics. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHEM 5420 | Advanced Biological Chemistry II (3.00) |
| Covers three main areas: (1) the structure and function of biological membranes, (2) complex biochemical systems and processes, including photosynthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, vision, neurotransmission, hormonal regulation, muscle contraction and microtubules, and (3) molecular biology, including DNA metabolism, protein synthesis, regulation of gene expression and recombinant DNA methodology. Three class hours,. (Y) Prerequistes: CHEM 7430 or permission of instructor. | |
| CHEM 5450 | Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms (3.00) |
| Studies the mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis of organic reactions, emphasizing the transformation of substrates to products rather than focusing on protein chemistry. Includes the application of physical organic techniques to the study of enzymatic reactions. Major reaction types considered include hydrolases, group transfer reactions, coenzyme-catalyzed reactions, biological redox reactions, eliminations, racemizations, and aldol cleavage reactions. Considers the regulation of enzymatic activity and the validity of current techniques of investigating enzyme catalysis. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5510 | Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Selected topics in advanced organic chemistry developed to the depth required for modern research |
| CHEM 5520 | Selected Topics in Advanced Physical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Selected topics in advanced physical chemistry developed to the depth required for modern research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5530 | Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Advanced treatment of topics of current research interest in inorganic chemistry. | |
| CHEM 5540 | Special Topics in Organic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Selected topics in advanced organic chemistry developed to the depth required for modern research | |
| CHEM 5559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHEM 5560 | Special Topics in Biochemistry (3.00) |
| Selected topics in advanced biochemistry developed to the depth required for modern research | |
| CHEM 5570 | Special Topics in Instrumental Methods (3.00) |
| Studies recent developments in instrumentation and their significance to physical-analytical problems. Includes the theory and application of specialized techniques in analytical chemistry. Requisite: CHEM 5710 or Permission of Instructor | |
| CHEM 5599 | Tutorial in Electronic Structure Modeling (3.00) |
| We develop the theoretical foundation for modern methods of electronic structure methods, and apply these to a range of molecular properties with the help of software suites including Gaussian, Spartan, and GAMESS Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CHEM 5710 | Analytical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Study of the utilization of modern analytical instrumentation for chemical analysis. Includes emission and mass spectrometry, ultraviolet, visible, and infrared absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption, electrical methods of analysis, chromatography, neutron activation analysis, and X-ray methods. Corequisite: CHEM 3410 or CHEM 3810 or instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 5730 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced level survey of instrumental methods of analysis, theory and application of spectrochemical, electrochemical techniques; separations, surfaces, special topics, and recent developments from the literature. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHEM 5750 | Analytical Chemistry: Separations (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Theory and practice of separation science are introduced. Topics include theoretical aspects of separations, including equilibrium theory, flow, diffusion, and solution theory. Major analytical separation techniques covered include liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and capillary electrophoresis. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHEM 5800 | Introduction to Astrochemistry (3.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course will introduce advanced undergraduates and graduates to molecules and their chemistry in different sources throughout the universe, especially in clouds of gas and dust lying among the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy and external galaxies. Among the topics to be studied: a brief intro to stars & the interstellar medium, astronomical spectroscopy, & molecular spatial maps.. | |
| CHEM 7010 | Research Seminar I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Entering graduate students attend departmental seminars and colloquia. These lectures expose the student to a wide range of the latest theoretical and experimental topics in chemistry. Chemistry 7010, 7020, and 7030 provide graduate students with an introduction to the theory and practice of scientific research and professional development. Issues of safety in the laboratory, literature searching, ethical conduct in research, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, federal funding agencies, job opportunities in academe, industry, and national laboratories, curriculum vitae/résumé writing, web-site creation, and effective written and oral communication skills are discussed. Students are required to attend departmental seminars and colloquia in order to learn about a broad range of current experimental and theoretical topics in chemistry. Each student will prepare at least one oral and one written presentation for the class. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CHEM 7020 | Research Seminar II (3.00) |
| Entering graduate students attend departmental seminars and colloquia. These lectures expose the student to a wide range of the latest theoretical and experimental topics in chemistry. Chemistry 7010, 7020, and 7030 provide graduate students with an introduction to the theory and practice of scientific research and professional development. Issues of safety in the laboratory, literature searching, ethical conduct in research, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, federal funding agencies, job opportunities in academe, industry, and national laboratories, curriculum vitae/résumé writing, web-site creation, and effective written and oral communication skills are discussed. Students are required to attend departmental seminars and colloquia in order to learn about a broad range of current experimental and theoretical topics in chemistry. Each student will prepare at least one oral and one written presentation for the class. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 7030 | Research Seminar III (3.00) |
| Entering graduate students attend departmental seminars and colloquia. These lectures expose the student to a wide range of the latest theoretical and experimental topics in chemistry. Chemistry 7010, 7020, and 7030 provide graduate students with an introduction to the theory and practice of scientific research and professional development . Issues of savety in the laboratory, literature searching, ethical conduct in research, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, federal funding agencies, job opportunities in academe, industry, and national laboratories, curriculum vitae/resume writing, web-site creation, and effective written and oral communication skills are discussed. Students are required to attend departmental seminars and colloquia in order to learn about a broad range of current experimental and theoretical topics in chemistry. Each student will prepare at least one oral and one written presentation for the class. | |
| CHEM 7500 | Topics of Current Interest and Pedagogy (3.00) |
| Explores current topics in chemistry unified by a specific theme. Designed to aid teachers in promotion of scientific literacy among the student population of Virginia. Emphasizes topics suitable for stimulating interest among the majority of secondary school students rather than specialized material for advanced students. | |
| CHEM 7559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 7710 | Analytical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Advanced level survey of instrumental methods of analysis, theory and application of spectrochemical, electrochemical techniques; separations, surfaces, special topics, and recent developments from the literature. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CHEM 8540 | Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3.00) |
| Advanced treatment of topics of current research interest in inorganic chemistry. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 8559 | New Course in Chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| CHEM 8560 | Selected Topics in Advanced Physical Chemistry (3.00) |
| Selected topics in advanced physical chemistry developed to the depth required for modern research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| CHEM 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| CHEM 9070 | Research in Infrared Spectroscopy (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Infrared Spectroscopy | |
| CHEM 9080 | Research in Infrared Spectroscopy (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Infrared Spectroscopy Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9110 | Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions |
| CHEM 9120 | Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Inorganic and Organometallic Reactions | |
| CHEM 9150 | Research in Photochemistry and Luminescence (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Photochemistry and Luminescence |
| CHEM 9160 | Research in Photochemistry and Luminescence (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Photochemistry and Luminescence | |
| CHEM 9170 | Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry | |
| CHEM 9180 | Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Theoretical Astrochemistry Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| CHEM 9210 | Research in High Resolution Molecules (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in High Resolution Molecules |
| CHEM 9220 | Research in High Resolution Molecules (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in High Resolution Molecules | |
| CHEM 9230 | Research in Mass Spectrometry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Mass Spectrometry |
| CHEM 9240 | Research in Mass Spectrometry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Mass Spectrometry | |
| CHEM 9250 | Research in Bioorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Bioorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9260 | Research in Bioorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Bioorganic Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9270 | Research in Biophysical Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Biophysical Chemistry |
| CHEM 9280 | Research in Biophysical Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Biophysical Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9290 | Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces |
| CHEM 9300 | Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Physical Chemistry of Surfaces | |
| CHEM 9310 | Research in Bioorganic Mechanism and Synthesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Bioorganic Mechanism and Synthesis |
| CHEM 9320 | Research in Bioorganic Mechanism and Synthesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Bioorganic Mechanism and Synthesis | |
| CHEM 9330 | Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry |
| CHEM 9340 | Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9350 | Research in Multistage Organic Synthesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Multistage Organic Synthesis | |
| CHEM 9360 | Research in Multistage Organic Synthesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Multistage Organic Synthesis Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9410 | Research in Membrane Biochemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Membrane Biochemistry |
| CHEM 9420 | Research in Membrane Biochemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Membrane Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 9450 | Research in Inorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Inorganic Chemistry |
| CHEM 9460 | Research in Inorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9559 | New course in chemistry (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of chemistry. | |
| CHEM 9610 | Research in Medicinal Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Organic & Polymer Chemistry |
| CHEM 9620 | Research in Medicinal Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Organic & Polymer Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9630 | Research in Bioanalytical Studies (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Bioanalytical Studies |
| CHEM 9640 | Research in Bioanalytical Studies (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Bioanalytical Studies | |
| CHEM 9650 | Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases |
| CHEM 9660 | Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in Statistical Mechanics of Condensed Phases | |
| CHEM 9670 | Research: Biomolecular NMR (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Biomolecular NMR | |
| CHEM 9680 | Research: Biomolecular NMR (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Biomolecular NMR | |
| CHEM 9690 | Research: Chemistry of Medicine (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Chemistry of Medicine | |
| CHEM 9700 | Research: Chemistry of Medicine (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Chemistry of Medicine | |
| CHEM 9710 | Research: Combinatorial Science (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Combinatorial Science | |
| CHEM 9720 | Research: Combinatorial Science (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Combinatorial Science | |
| CHEM 9730 | Research: Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry | |
| CHEM 9740 | Research: Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CHEM 9750 | Research: Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research: Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems |
| CHEM 9760 | Research: Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Analytical Chemistry of Biological Systems | |
| CHEM 9790 | Research: Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research |
| CHEM 9800 | Research: Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research | |
| CHEM 9810 | Research in Membrane Biophysical Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research focuses on the structure and function of membrane proteins using techniques such as nuclear magnetic and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, small angle x-ray scattering, x-ray crystallography and many biochemical methods. |
| CHEM 9820 | Research: Spectroscopy and Biophysics of Membrane Proteins (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Spectroscopy and Biophysics of Membrane Proteins | |
| CHEM 9830 | Nanoscience on Surfaces (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students apply optical and electron excitation to study photochemicalprocesses on semiconductor surfaces. In addition the bonding configuration of molecules on surfaces and on single walled carbon nanotubes is investigated by electron stimulated desorption. The measurement of surface diffusion through powders is kinetically investigated by IR spectroscopy. Finally the adsorption sites for bonding of molecules on surfaces are studied by scanning. |
| CHEM 9840 | Research: Nanoscience on Surfaces (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research: Nanoscience on Surfaces | |
| CHEM 9850 | Research:Synthetic & Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in Synthetic and Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry |
| CHEM 9860 | Research: Synthetic & Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research in this course is focused on synthetic and mechanistic organometallic and inorganic chemistry with a focus on homogeneous catalysis. Students prepare, isolate and characterize new classes of organometallic and inorganic complexes using multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The reactivity of these systems is studied, including stoichiometric and catalytic reactions, and | |
| CHEM 9870 | Structural Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research in the areas of structural biology and molecular biophysics. Current projects utilize experimental techniques drawn from wet-lab biochemistry and X-ray crystallography, as well as bioinformatics and computational methods (such as molecular dynamics simulations), to study the structure, function, and evolution of large protein / nucleic acid assemblies. |
| CHEM 9880 | Research:Structural Biology (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Research:Structural Biology | |
| CHEM 9890 | Organometallic Chemistry (1.00 - 12.00) |
| RA graduate level research course focused on mechanisms of organometallic and inorganic reactions. The course will cover concepts of bonding and structure of transition metal complexes with emphasis on the interaction of transition metal fragments with organic ligands, experimental methods of mechanistic study including kinetics, dynamic NMR spectroscopy, linear free energy relationships and kinetic isotope effects, and an overview of inorganic. | |
| CHEM 9997 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Candidacy Exam (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, taken the semester before the doctoral candidacy exam |
| CHEM 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation advisor has been selected. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CHEM 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation advisor. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Chinese | |
| CHIN 1010 | Elementary Chinese (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the fundamentals of modern Chinese. No prerequisites. This course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Prerequisite: none. |
| CHIN 1016 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (4.00) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| CHIN 1020 | Elementary Chinese (4.00) |
| The second in a two-semester introduction to modern Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 1010 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). | |
| CHIN 1026 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in basic oral expression, listening comprehension, elementary reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills at the intermediate level. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016 or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 1060 | Accelerated Elementary Chinese (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Specifically intended for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Mandarin Chinese, but little or no reading and writing ability. The course focuses on reading and writing Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve control of the Chinese sound system (the 4 tones and Pinyin) and basic components of Chinese characters; (b) be able to write 400-500 characters, (c) express themselves clearly in written form on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary, (d) improve their basic reading skills (including learning to use a Chinese dictionary). |
| CHIN 116 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (0.00) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. | |
| CHIN 126 | Intensive Introductory Chinese (0.00) |
| Beginning-level course in Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese for students with little or no prior experience in the language. This course is not intended for native and near-native speakers of Chinese. The course provides students with systematic training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on a daily basis. | |
| CHIN 1559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 2000 | Non-UVa Transfer/Test Credit (3.00) |
| CHIN 2010 | Intermediate Chinese (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Builds on the foundations acquired in CHIN 1010-1020 with further refinement of all four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 1020 or equivalent background (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). |
| CHIN 2016 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016 & 1026 or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 2020 | Intermediate Chinese (4.00) |
| Prerequisite: CHIN 2010, 2020 are the continuation of CHIN 1020. They are not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students improve their spoken and aural proficiency, achieve a solid reading level, and learn to express themselves clearly in writing on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. These goals are approached through grammar and reading-writing exercises, classroom drills, listening and speaking activities, and written quizzes and exams. | |
| CHIN 2026 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (4.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. Prerequisites: CHIN 1016, 1026 & 2016 or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 2060 | Accelerated Intermediate Chinese (4.00) |
| This course is specifically designed for students with native or near-native speaking ability in Mandarin Chinese, but with reading and writing ability equivalent to a student who has completed CHIN 1020. The course focuses on reading and writing Chinese. The goals of this course are to help students: (a) achieve a basic level of reading competency with a vocabulary of 1000 characters; (b) express themselves clearly in written Chinese on a variety of topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary. Prerequisite: CHIN 1060 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). | |
| CHIN 216 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| CHIN 226 | Intensive Intermediate Chinese (0.00) |
| This intensive course begins with instruction in intermediate level oral expression, listening comprehension, reading and writing, and continues with further development of these four skills. Part of the Summer Language Institute. | |
| CHIN 2559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 3010 | Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | These courses are the continuation of Intermediate Chinese (CHIN 202). They are not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Readings and discussions are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted mainly in Mandarin Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 2020 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). |
| CHIN 3015 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For students residing in the Chinese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. |
| CHIN 3020 | Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Readings and discussion are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted mainly in Mandarin Chinese. Course is not intended for native or near-native speakers of Chinese. All four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are equally stressed. Prerequisite: CHIN 3010 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the department's placement test). | |
| CHIN 3025 | Language House Conversation (1.00) |
| For students residing in the Chinese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 3050 | Accelerated Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Part of the series of courses designed for students who already speak Chinese, but have limited familiarity with reading or writing. CHIN 3050 focuses on reading and writing skills at the advanced level, with substantial cultural content. Prerequisite: CHIN 2060 or permission of instructor. |
| CHIN 3460 | Chinese Culture and Society through Films (2.00 - 3.00) |
| An integral part of the UVa summer Chinese language study abroad program intended specifically for students who take intensive Readings in Modern Chinese (CHIN 3010 and CHIN 3020) during the 8 week summer abroad program in Shanghai. Will view and study Chinese films made in China to learn, to think and to discuss specific topics of Chinese culture. May be offered on an irregular basis during fall or spring terms for 3 credits. | |
| CHIN 3559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 4010 | Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The goal of these courses is to help students understand journalistic essays and some literature pieces through systematic study of sentence patterns and formal writing styles. In addition students are introduced to the culture of contemporary China in CHIN 4010 and the changes in Chinese thought during the past 90 years in CHIN 4020, 7020. By the end of the course the students should be able to read authentic materials with the help of a dictionary and be able to write essays of 500 words in length on assigned topics. Prerequisite: CHIN 3020, 5020 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). |
| CHIN 4020 | Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Prerequisite: CHIN 3020, 5020 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). | |
| CHIN 4030 | Business Chinese (3.00) |
| Business Chinese is a one-term language course for business purposes designed for students who have studied Chinese for at least four years in a regular college program or with the equivalent language proficiency. It is aimed to enhance student's Chinese skills in the business context and promote their understanding about the macro and micro business environment and culture in contemporary China. | |
| CHIN 4060 | Accelerated Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| The goal of CHIN 4060 is to continue enhancing students' reading comprehension and writing skills by systematically exposing them to formal written Chinese, works of literature, and vigorous writing exercises. By the end of the course the students should be able to read authentic materials with the help of a dictionary and be able to write essays of 500 words in length on assigned topics. Prerequisite: CHIN 2060 or equivalent (as demonstrated in the placement test). | |
| CHIN 4559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| CHIN 4830 | Introduction to Classical Chinese Prose (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the grammar and structure of classical Chinese prose. |
| CHIN 4840 | Introduction to Classical Chinese Poetry (3.00) |
| Introduces the grammar and structure of classical Chinese poetry. | |
| CHIN 4993 | Independent Study in Chinese (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study in Chinese. |
| CHIN 5010 | Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies modern Chinese at the advanced level. Includes listening comprehension, reading and discussion in Chinese of various aspects of Chinese culture, society, and literature, using radio broadcasts and selections from newspapers, recent essays, short stories, etc. Prerequisite: CHIN 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| CHIN 5020 | Readings in Modern Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Studies modern Chinese at the advanced level. Includes listening comprehension, reading and discussion in Chinese of various aspects of Chinese culture, society, and literature, using radio broadcasts and selections from newspapers, recent essays, short stories, etc. Prerequisite: CHIN 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 5210 | Readings in Modern Chinese Poetry (3.00) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in the original Chinese. Designed as a literary survey, this course also takes into account the needs of Chinese language learners. Poems are selected with difficulty level in mind. The course attends to general reading comprehension as well as the features of modern Chinese poetic language and its relationship to tradition. | |
| CHIN 5230 | Chinese Conversation and Composition (in Chinese) (3.00) |
| Development of writing and speaking skills at a higher level than CHIN 5020. Prerequisite: CHIN 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CHIN 5240 | Advanced Chinese Conversation and Composition (in Chinese) (3.00) |
| Further develops writing and speaking skills to an advanced level. Prerequisite: CHIN 5230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CHIN 5280 | History of the Chinese Language (in Chinese) (3.00) |
| Examines the evolution of the spoken and written language, diachronically and synchronically, from syntactic, phonological, lexical, and graphic perspectives. Prerequisite: CHIN 5230 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 5460 | Chinese Culture and Society through Films (2.00 - 3.00) |
| An integral part of the UVa summer Chinese language study abroad program intended specifically for students who take intensive Readings in Modern Chinese (CHIN 3010 and CHIN 3020) during the 8 week summer abroad program in Shanghai. Will view and study Chinese films made in China to learn, to think and to discuss specific topics of Chinese culture. May be offered on an irregular basis during fall or spring terms for 3 credits. | |
| CHIN 5500 | Introduction to Chinese History, Culture and Society (1.00 - 3.00) |
| An integral part of the UVa summer Chinese language program in Shanghai, this course combines lectures and guest presentations with field trips, using the resources specifically available in Shanghai and other parts of China to offer an introduction to China's long history, splendid culture, and dynamic and changing society. Taught in English. | |
| CHIN 5559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 5680 | Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (1.00 - 5.00) |
| The course aims to help novice and continuing Chinese language teachers enhance their expertise in teaching Chinese as a foreign language. It integrates a balance of Chinese language acquisition theories and research-supported practices into the curriculum through a structured and supervised practicum. Teacher participants will create the E-portfolio that documents their extensive learning and experiences throughout the course. Prerequisites: Instructor permission or CHIN 3020. | |
| CHIN 5810 | Media Chinese I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies electronic and print media in Chinese, emphasizing current events as reported in the Chinese speaking world, to further develop oral and written proficiency. Prerequisite: CHIN 5020 or equivalent, or instructor permission. |
| CHIN 5820 | Media Chinese II (3.00) |
| A continuation of CHIN 5810. Studies the electronic and print media in Chinese with special emphasis on current events as reported in the Chinese speaking world. Prerequisite: CHIN 5810 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 5830 | Introduction to Classical Chinese (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the grammar and structure of classical Chinese. |
| CHIN 5840 | Introduction to Classical Chinese (3.00) |
| Introduces the grammar and structure of classical Chinese. Prerequisite: for CHIN 5840, CHIN 5830 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 5850 | Classical Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in classical Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830-5840 or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 5860 | Classical Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Advanced readings in classical Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830, 5840, or equivalent. | |
| CHIN 7010 | Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The goal of this course is to help students understand journalistic essays through systematic study of sentence patterns and formal writing styles. Prerequisite: CHIN 3020, 5020, or instructor permission. |
| CHIN 7020 | Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese (3.00) |
| Students will earn to read or understand various styles of modern Chinese, including essays, documentaries, prose fiction, and movies. Prerequisite: CHIN 7010 or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 7030 | Business Chinese (3.00) |
| Business Chinese is a one-term language course for business purposes designed for students who have studied Chinese for at least four years in a regular college program or with the equivalent language proficency. It is aimed to enhance student's Chinese skills in the business context and promote their understanding about the macor and mirco business environment and culture in contemporary China. Prerequisites: Four years of Chinese or equivalent language proficency. | |
| CHIN 7040 | Traditional Chinese Poetry (in Chinese) (3.00) |
| Studies the development of poetry as a genre in Chinese up to the beginning of the 20th century, the influences on its development, its maturity, and its contribution to the creative process of poetry writing in the world. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830, 5840 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 7050 | Classical Chinese Prose (3.00) |
| Introduces classical Chinese prose from the sixth century b.c. to the third century a.d. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830, 5840 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 7060 | Classical Chinese Poetry (3.00) |
| Introduces classical Chinese poetry. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830, 5840 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 7559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 7830 | Readings in Confucian Texts (3.00) |
| Introduces a broad range of Confucian texts. Prerequisite: CHIN 5830, 5840 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| CHIN 8559 | New Course in Chinese (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese. | |
| CHIN 8993 | Independent Study in Chinese (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study in Chinese. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor |
| Chinese in Translation | |
| CHTR 1559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 2559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 2800 | Chinese Calligraphy (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Introduction to the history, masters, styles and techniques of Chinese brush calligraphy. Enhances familiarity with use of brush and ink; active and passive differentiation of styles and techniques; and appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy as an art form. | |
| CHTR 3010 | Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introductory survey of Chinese literature from earliest times (first millenium BCE) to the Qing Dynasty (ended 1911) in English translation, including major works from the genres of poetry, essays, drama, and fiction. There will be a midterm examination, three 3-page short papers and a 10-page term paper. In addition to familiarizing students with the Chinese literary canon, the course will focus on literary analysis and interpretation, cross-cul Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHTR 3020 | Survey of Modern Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| The Revolutionary Tradition in Modern Chinese Literature and Film is a general introduction to modern Chinese literary culture. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHTR 3559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation | |
| CHTR 3810 | Chinese Modernism (3.00) |
| Exploration of modernist and avant garde Chinese film and literature. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Lu Xun, Ding Ling, Yu Dafu, Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, CanXue, Zhu Tianwen. Films by Stan Lai, Huang Jianxin, Wong Kar-wai. | |
| CHTR 3820 | The Modern Chinese Essay (3.00) |
| Readings from major Chinese essayists of the 20th century in the English translation. Chinese texts will also be available for interested students. Discussion of genre and literary history, literary relationship between tradition and modernity, language and style. | |
| CHTR 3830 | Modern Chinese Poetry (3.00) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in English translation. Discussion focuses on modern Chinese poetic expression in relationship to tradition, politics, history and gender. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong included. | |
| CHTR 3840 | Writing Women in Modern China (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Chen Ran, Zhu Tianxin), male writers such as Xu Dishan, Mao Dun, and Lao She who devote unusual attention to feminine subjectivity are also included. Familiarity with Chinese culture and society and literary analysis are preferred, but not required. |
| CHTR 3850 | Documentary Writing and Film in China (3.00) |
| A seminar exploring the role of the documentary impulse in modern Chinese writing and film. Beginning with reportage literature and foreign documentaries about China from the early 20th century, the course follows the development of documentary art forms in the People¿s Republic of China (with some attention to Taiwan as well), culminating in the recent trend of independent documentary | |
| CHTR 4010 | Legendary Women in Early China (3.00) |
| Examines the biographies of female heroines and villains as found in the early Chinese text Tradition of Exemplary Women (ca. 18 B.C.). Students gain a familiarity with (a) the history of women in early China, (b) the evolving codes of behavior that shaped women's' culture for two millennia, and (c) the way in which the Chinese understand gender. Enhances an understanding of the function of role models in both ancient China and their own lives. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. | |
| CHTR 4220 | Gender, Family, and Sexuality in Chinese Fiction (3.00) |
| An exploration of family, gender and sexuality as represented in traditional Chinese prose fiction in translation. | |
| CHTR 4559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| CHTR 5010 | Survey of Traditional Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the literary heritage of China. Examines the major genres through selected readings of representative authors. Taught in English. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CHTR 5020 | Survey of Modern Chinese Literature (3.00) |
| A general introduction to modern Chinese literary culture. Examines the major genres through selected readings of representative authors. Taught in English. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CHTR 5559 | New Course in Chinese in Translation (3.00) |
| New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| CHTR 5810 | Chinese Modernism (3.00) |
| Exploration of modernist and avant garde Chinese film and literature. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Lu Xun, Ding Ling, Yu Dafu, Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, CanXue, Zhu Tianwen. Films by Stan Lai, Huang Jianxin, Wong Kar-wai. Students enrolled in the 5000 level version of the course will be required to use some Chinese language materials. Prerequisite: CHTR 3020 or instructor¿s permission. | |
| CHTR 5820 | The Modern Chinese Essay (3.00) |
| Readings from major Chinese essayists of the 20th century in the English translation. Chinese texts will also be available for interested students. Discussion of genre and literary history, literary relationship between tradition and modernity, language and style. Students enrolled in the 5000 level of this course will be required to use some Chinese language materials as well. | |
| CHTR 5830 | Modern Chinese Poetry (3.00) |
| Readings from major Chinese poets of the 20th and 21st centuries in English translation. Discussion focuses on modern Chinese poetic expression in relationship to tradition, politics, history and gender. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong included. | |
| CHTR 5840 | Writing Women in Modern China (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Chen Ran, Zhu Tianxin), male writers such as Xu Dishan, Mao Dun, and Lao She who devote unusual attention to feminine subjectivity are also included. Familiarity with Chinese culture and society and literary analysis are preferred, but not required. Students enrolled in the 5000 level course will be required to use some Chinese language materials. |
| CHTR 5850 | Documentary Writing and Film in China (3.00) |
| A seminar exploring the role of the documentary impulse in modern Chinese writing and film. Beginning with reportage literature and foreign documentaries about China from the early 20th century, the course follows the development of documentary art forms in the People¿s Republic of China (with some attention to Taiwan as well), culminating in the recent trend of independent documentary | |
| Criminal Justice | |
| CJ 2100 | Basics in Criminal Justice Research (1.00) |
| Instructs students how to use electronic and print academic resources from the Web homepage of the FBI Library, the Internet, and onsite facilities. It covers improving searching abilities and information-gathering skills needed by the law enforcement community. Offered only as an elective. | |
| CJ 2110 | Introduction to Microcomputers in Law Enforcement (2.00) |
| This course is designed for the law enforcement officer who has little or no experience with microcomputers. Primary goals are to provide an orientation to the fundamentals of microcomputer operation and to help the student cultivate computer learning skills. Major software applications in the Windows operating environment are covered. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. | |
| CJ 2120 | Contemporary Issues in Drug Law Enforcement (2.00) |
| This course exposes students to the basic leadership concepts related to the operation of a narcotics enforcement group. This course further helps students to understand the external influences that impact the decision making process, and to synthesize these concepts into a comprehensive strategy for effective drug unit management. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. | |
| CJ 2130 | Command Applications of Counte (2.00) |
| Command Applications of Counte | |
| CJ 2260 | Law Enforcement & National Security: Defining Global, Nationall & Regional Issues Affecting Local Co (2.00) |
| Explores the myriad world issues which have an effect on the safety and security of the community that law enforcement must serve and protect. Discussions revolve around issues of terrorism, money laundering, smuggling, immigration, disease, poverty, education, international criminal enterprises, environment, Internet fraud, political economy, culture, and employment. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. | |
| CJ 2390 | International Legal Issues Impacting Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Familiarizes law enforcement personnel with the diverse legal and law enforcement systems existing in the world. Focuses on how international police managers make informed decisions regarding policy issues which impact the liaison efforts and international aspects of the day-to-day operations of their departments. | |
| CJ 2610 | Computer Environments for Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Provides an orientation to the fundamentals of computer operation for law enforcement officers as an investigative tool. | |
| CJ 3100 | Internet Crimes (3.00) |
| Exposes students to the fundamentals of Internet architecture and services, how networks work, and legal and ethical considerations for phases of Internet investigations. Focuses on investigations and operations centered on the use of the Internet and its many communities that are being exploited on a daily basis. | |
| CJ 3120 | Drugs, Society and Contemporary Drug Enforcement Strategies (3.00) |
| Provides law enforcement supervisors an interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary drug issues and problems. Examines physiological, social, legal, and historical aspects of drug use and abuse. Analyzes the external influences that impact the decision making process, synthesizing these concepts into a comprehensive strategy for effective drug unit management. | |
| CJ 3130 | Counterterrorism Strategies: Understanding and Responding to the Threat (3.00) |
| Course is for seasoned law enforcement executives seeking to understand and identify their roles in the nation's counterterrorism effort in order to implement valuable counterterrorism initiatives in their respective agencies and communities. While this course deals with the counterterrorism mission as it relates to U.S. geographical, social, and legal issues, international executives can still benefit from participating in the course because the conceptual and strategic nature of the course content can be applied in other environments. | |
| CJ 3140 | Intelligence Led Policing (3.00) |
| This course introduces the concepts and applications of the intelligence process of law enforcement problems, with an emphasis on requirements for the local agencies. Students will gain a solid understanding of what intelligence is and how to apply analytic methods and techniques practiced at the national level to local enforcement problems. The course also introduces best practices for implementing an intelligence structure within a bureaucracy and effectively communicating intelligence insights. | |
| CJ 3240 | Interviewing Strategies through Statement Analysis (3.00) |
| Hands-on seminar provides a structured method of examining verbal and written statements of suspects, victims and witnesses. Provides linguistic tools to assist investigator in gaining insight to the speaker/writer and in detecting areas of deception. | |
| CJ 3260 | Communicating in a Changing Security Environment: Law Enforcement and Global Issues (3.00) |
| Focuses on post-911 police-media relations. Touches on the relationship between international security issues and utilizing the media for effective community policing. Concentrates on the development of competent media skills in a local Homeland Security context. | |
| CJ 3270 | Interpersonal Communications for the Law Enforcement Executive (3.00) |
| Highly interactive course designed to acquaint the leader not only with his/her communications styles and preferences, but how the communication process influences interpersonal relationships in both social and work-related environments. Practical application a major focus. | |
| CJ 3280 | The Design & Application of Organizational Ethics: Communication Imperative (3.00) |
| Provides law enforcement leaders with the materials, theories, educational foundation, and confidence necessary to implement a solid, comprehensive law enforcement ethics training program. Incorporates teaching as a part of the practical application of the course. | |
| CJ 3300 | Officer-Involved Shootings: Communication Strategies (3.00) |
| Explores communication issues encountered in the realm of officer-involved shootings. Examines such communications from psychosocial, legal, leadership, and technical viewpoints. Explores the impact of contemporary issues on law enforcement training, practices, and policy. | |
| CJ 3320 | Leadership for Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Identifies and defines principles of leadership concepts and theories, and how they apply to law enforcement. Examines and evaluates theories and practices used in industry and business. Uses practical problems and exercises to illustrate avenues to achieve objectives. | |
| CJ 3350 | Leadership, Ethics, Decision-Making (3.00) |
| Explores the areas of leadership, ethics, and decision-making in the context of law enforcement using class discussion and participation, small-group dynamics, and some case studies. Includes organizational culture and history, future trends, and the impact these topics have on decision making and police management. | |
| CJ 3360 | Legal Issues for Command-Level Officers (3.00) |
| Discusses legal considerations that impact administrative and investigative decisions of command and mid-level police administrators. Reviews recent developments in federal Constitutional criminal procedure. Explores the impact of Constitutionally-based employment rights on departmental operations and the impact of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act on police administrators. | |
| CJ 3370 | Labor Law Issues for Law Enforcement Administrators (3.00) |
| Focuses on the basics of Labor Law for police administrators. Contents of the course include forming the employment relationship; constitutional employment rights; conducting internal investigations; the role of personnel information in criminal discovery; employment discrimination law; wage and hour statues; fitness for duty; departmental civil liability to employees; and workers compensation fees. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CJ 3380 | Behavioral Dynamics for Firearms and Arson Investigations (3.00) |
| Examines firearms & arson investigations from a behavioral perspective. Exposes law enforcement managers to theoretical an operational strategies of offenders in firearms & arson investigations. Provides an overview of the behaviors associated with the global firearms industry & how firearms move from the legal to illicit markets. Covers offender behaviors associated with firearms violence & strategies designed to reduce firearms accessibility. | |
| CJ 3400 | Fitness in Law Enforcement (2.00) |
| This course is designed to help law enforcement officers adopt and maintain behaviors associated with a healthy lifestyle. Major emphasis is place on the relationship between physical activity, exercise and wellness. Additional topics covered include balanced nutrition, stress management. and prevention of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and low-back pain. | |
| CJ 3490 | Legal Issues Impacting Law Enforcement Operations (3.00) |
| Addresses legal issues arising under federal law that are commonly confronted by command level police supervisors during policy implementation and operational decision-making. Emphasizes recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court impacting the rights of criminal defendants under the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendments. Employs a ¿case-progression¿ method of instruction. | |
| CJ 3610 | Applied Behavioral Science for Law Enforcement Operations (3.00) |
| An overview of 1) the essential role of the behavioral sciences in law enforcement operations, and 2) fosters opportunity for introspection regarding vocational survival issues, given the intentional exposure of police to crises, crime, and criminal behavior. Examines methodologies and interdisciplinary operational strategies for managing crises, investigating violent serial crimes, and de-escalating organizational toxicity to prevent or resolve workplace violence and augment opportunities to reflect upon and discuss issues affecting law enforcement practice, performance, vitality, and longevity. | |
| CJ 3620 | Extremist Groups in a Democrat (3.00) |
| Extremist Groups in a Democrat | |
| CJ 3650 | Basic Intelligence Theory and Application for Law Enforcement Managers (3.00) |
| Covers the basic definitions for State, Local, & Tribal (SLT) Intelligence development & capacity building as defined in the National Criminal intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP). Reviews the development of law enforcement intelligence, its history & philosophy, the intelligence cycle, types of law enforcement analysis, best practices in the development & mgment of law enforcement intelligence units, & current innovations in law enf intelligence. | |
| CJ 3660 | Spirituality, Wellness, and Vitality Issues in Law Enforcement Practices (3.00) |
| Introduces law enforcement executives to contemporary issues in maintaining law enforcement wellness. Aims to enhance their long-term career performance by nurturing spirituality. | |
| CJ 3670 | Effective Writing (3.00) |
| Explores writing as a process comprising at least five steps. Students learn methods for getting started and sound guidelines for developing a clear, organized writing style. Course is designed to help the student become a more confident and effective writer. | |
| CJ 3690 | Public Speaking (3.00) |
| An introduction to effective communication techniques with emphasis on oral communication. Frequent researched and rehearsed oral presentations in a variety of settings, from formal to informal, help prepare the law enforcement official to become a more articulate, confident, and fluent public communicator. | |
| CJ 3710 | Conflict Resolution for Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Designed to allow law enforcement executives the opportunity to learn more about the theories of conflict and how to identify and apply appropriate conflict resolution techniques. Students will learn to identify their personal conflict resolution style, effectively utilize different conflict resolution techniques, and implement an effective departmental conflict resolution program. | |
| CJ 3720 | Contemporary Issues in Police and Media Relations (3.00) |
| This course is designed for the police executive interested in exploring the relationship between law enforcement and today's mass media and/or those interested in improving their media interview sills. The focus ison police/media relations issues with specific emphasis on a practical 'hands on' approach to dealing with the news media. This course also presents a systematic approach to the process of preparing a news media interview. Class discussion centers on the nature and function of the news media in modern society, contemporary issues affecting police/media relations, and crisis planning for dealing with the news media during high visibility events. Students recently assigned to media relations positions are strongly encouraged to enroll. | |
| CJ 3730 | Interviewing and Interrogation (3.00) |
| Examines the fundamentals of interviewing for both the investigator and the trainer and deals with the physiological and cognitive aspects of interviewing and interrogation. Topics include interviewing techniques, detection of deception, including statement analysis, and interrogation. Emphasizes practical application. | |
| CJ 3740 | Computer Crimes for Police Supervisors (3.00) |
| This is a hands-on class for police managers. The course is divided into four parts. Part one is the intermediate to advanced use of Microsoft Office XP software and web mail communications. Part two is the examination of policies and procedures related to the use of department-owned digital equipment, such as laptops, desktops, MDTs, web & cell phones, PDAs and other storage devices. Part three consists of hands-on practical exercises associated to digital investigations and evidence. Part four is a hands-on introduction to EnCase and Forensic Tool Kit which includes the RCFL's C.A.I.R. and Image Scan training. | |
| CJ 3750 | Evidentiary Photography (3.00) |
| Provides photographic concepts and techniques for crime scene and latent fingerprint photography. Students learn about the essential processing equipment, techniques, and legal aspects of laboratory photography. Includes practical application of classroom instruction. | |
| CJ 3760 | Critical Incident Investigativ (3.00) |
| Critical Incident Investigativ | |
| CJ 3770 | Seminar in Investigative Interviewing (3.00) |
| Examines psychosocial, technical and legal aspects related to investigative interviewing in the police environment. The impact of contemporary issues in the filed, including false confessions, detection of deception research, media portrayals of police-citizen encounters and the electronic recording of interrogations will be explored. | |
| CJ 3810 | Ethics in Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| This course focuses on the current, ubiquitous ethical dilemmas faced by law enforcement leaders, and uses known best practices, student experiences and case studies to form the basis of a continuous quest to raise the bar for the most professional and highest ethical standard for the modern police agency. Dilemmas uniquely inherent to law enforcement are explored. Truth vs. justice, due process vs. crime control, and honesty vs. loyalty are examined. Topical presentations include vehicle pursuits, use of force, racial vs. criminal profiling, and police corruption. Also reviewed are the ethical policies and legal decisions that affect public privacy vs. intrusion, regulating police off-duty activities, and weighing public right/need to know vs. legitimate LEO investigative needs. | |
| CJ 3850 | Latent Fingerprint Photography (3.00) |
| This course explores traditional silver halide photography (analog photography) and parallels it with digital imaging technology (photography). The course introduces the student to the capture technology for latent impressions from physical evidence found at crime scenes and in crime laboratories. | |
| CJ 3870 | Community Policing Issues (3.00) |
| Community Policing Issues | |
| CJ 3910 | Informed Leadership Combat Terror (3.00) |
| Provides a foundation for police executives to exercise visionary leadership and subject matter competency to assess counterterrorism issues within their respective jurisdictions. Includes class discussion, case studies, individual student presentations and group research projects. | |
| CJ 3920 | Educational Leadership (3.00) |
| This course covers principles and concepts of academic administration, specifically tailored for the law enforcement training and educational setting. The course is designed for the police manager who supervises a training function. | |
| CJ 4030 | Managing Death Investigation (3.00) |
| Managing Death Investigation Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CJ 4040 | Introduction to Counterterrorism (3.00) |
| An overview of terrorism and law enforcement's counterterrorism efforts in the United States. This course will be taught, in part, by subject matter experts from the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) staff. Students will learn the role of law enforcement agencies and officers in detecting and preventing terrorist acts. This course includes studies of recent FBI terrorism investigations and how the FBI interacts with state and local police with respect to JTTFs, the Terrorism Screening Center, and other information sharing mechanisms. | |
| CJ 4050 | Law Inforcement and Internatio (3.00) |
| Law Inforcement and Internatio | |
| CJ 4060 | Leadership in Counterterrorism (3.00) |
| Educates law enforcement leaders concerning strategic leadership practices in law enforcement counterterrorism efforts. Emphasizes the prevention of terrorism attacks and the role of law enforcement leaders in that mission. | |
| CJ 4160 | Crime Analysis, Futuristics, and Law Enforcement: The 21st Century (3.00) |
| Seminar conducted at both the undergraduate and graduate level in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of crime analysis and futures research and the utility that each has for law enforcement managers. Students will learn to utilize databases and mapping techniques to analyze criminal activity and will be shown how to forecast, manage, and create the future. | |
| CJ 4170 | Managing Death and Sexually Re (3.00) |
| Managing Death and Sexually Re | |
| CJ 4200 | Youth Violence: Victims and Perpetrators (3.00) |
| Provides law enforcement with current practices, procedures and protocols for responding to crimes against children. Provides an overview of youth violence focusing on victims and perpetrators. Focuses on law enforcement methods and strategies for dealing with the unique challenges of working with violent youth. Includes discussions on active shooters, radicalization, and juvenile sex offenders. | |
| CJ 4210 | Behavioral Science in Cyberspace (3.00) |
| Provides an overview on how behavioral science and behavioral analysis can be applied to cyberspace, specifically, deviant behavior in cyberspace. Uses current research conducted both within and outside of the FBI to cover offenders ranging from the network intruder to cyber-stalkers and cyber-bullies. | |
| CJ 4420 | Juvenile Crime and Behavior (3.00) |
| Provides Police Administrators with a basic understanding of the applicability of behavior science to the investigation of juvenile violence and behavior. Includes an overview of causation/adolescent development, contributing factors, school violence and threat assessment, various juvenile offenders, and solvability factors. | |
| CJ 4454 | Management Planning and Budget (5.00) |
| Management Planning and Budget | |
| CJ 4610 | Crime Analysis: Theory and Application (3.00) |
| Covers techniques and methods commonly employed in the analysis of criminal activity and criminal offenders. Uses a variety of techniques and principles to analyze complex crime problems. Exposes students to methodologies used to develop analytical sources of info, adapt data collection strategies to fit available source data and devise methods to resolve collection, collation, query and assessment issues relating to multifaceted crime info. | |
| CJ 4650 | Interpersonal Violence (3.00) |
| Provides law enforcement with an overview of the dynamics of interpersonal violence. Differentiates between family and community violence. Focuses on abnormal psychology and how these changes contribute to acts of interpersonal violence. Includes discussions on criminal investigative analysis, serial offenders, deviant sexual behavior, sexual sadists, compliant victims, stalking, and rape. | |
| CJ 4660 | Latent Fingerprints - from Cri (2.00) |
| Latent Fingerprints - from Cri | |
| CJ 4700 | Gangs, Developmental Issues, and Criminal Behavior (3.00) |
| Provides police administrator with a basic understanding of the applicability of behavioral science to the investigation of juvenile violence and gang behavior. This course will examine gang dynamics, causation, various types of gangs and juvenile offenders, violence in schools, crime patterns and trends, and solvability factors. Other areas to be discussed include risk predictors, and contributing factors. | |
| CJ 4730 | Overview of Forensic Science for Police Administrators and Managers (3.00) |
| Addresses forensic science issues, such as managing a crime scene, the role and value of different types of physical evidence, and current trends and issues. Provides a basic overview of forensic science. | |
| CJ 4750 | Stress Management in Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| This course introduces a holistic approach to stress management and wellness involving aspects of the mind, body, and spirit. Intended to make law enforcement officers more cognizant of the stressors encountered on the job and in their personal lives, this course addresses stress management for the law enforcement executive from a two pronged approach: identification of one's own individual strengths and weaknesses and the ability to recognize stressors and subsequent detrimental behaviors of subordinates. | |
| CJ 4770 | Administrative Advanced Latent Fingerprints (5.00) |
| An advanced course providing concentrated studies in all phases of latent print work, including related administrative matters and how to effectively identify, develop, process, and preserve latent print evidence both at the crime scenes and in the laboratory. Emphasis is placed on identifying latent prints with inked prints and the presentation of expert fingerprint testimony. | |
| CJ 4800 | Psychosocial Behavior Trends of Violent Street and Prison Gangs (3.00) |
| Provides a general understanding of the criminal mind set, and the social behavior theory of how various criminal groups and gangs globally integrate to promote criminal expansion. Focuses on history, future trends in criminal intelligence, infrastructure security threats, and investigative techniques used to combat the gang subculture. | |
| CJ 4820 | Behavior-Based Investigative Strategies for Violent Crime (3.00) |
| Reviews literature and applies findings to information from investigative case files to determine strategies utilized and possible new or additional measures that can be incorporated into the investigation. Identifies methods for both investigative and managerial application in cases of violent crime. | |
| CJ 4840 | Applied Criminology (3.00) |
| This course covers the theories, principles, techniques, materials, and methods commonly employed in the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. The particular emphasis is on examining empirical bases for decision-making through examination of existing research and contributions of criminology and other social sciences to identifying 'best practices' for law enforcement operations. Students are expected to complete a class project based on the course material, applying this material to issues they confront in their own departments. Both oral and written products reflecting these projects are required. | |
| CJ 4993 | Directed Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| This undergraduate experience permits students to work under close faculty guidance on individual research projects when particular needs cannot be met by regularly scheduled courses. The student, under the guidance of an instructor, in a formally written contractual agreement, will select a research project, the methodology and proposed resources for the research, a planned schedule for the project, and a format for the formal written report. An oral defense is required. | |
| CJ 5010 | Human Behavior in Organizations (3.00) |
| Advanced course focusing on changing patterns of behavior in organizations. Identifies problem areas in organizations, how structural relationships and leadership patterns influence the climate of an agency, and how groups influence the behavior of individuals within an organizational setting. Examines the methods and strategies of organizational development with the aim of increasing effectiveness and adaptation to change. | |
| CJ 5030 | Executive Leadership (3.00) |
| Analyzes the leadership role and process, emphasizing the requirements and developmental needs for current and future leadership. | |
| CJ 5070 | Managing Organizational Change and Development (3.00) |
| This seminar focuses on the effect of change and development on the behavior of employees. It studies the nature of planned change, methods of managing change, ways to diagnose changes and development, and ways to implement change in police departments and other organizations. | |
| CJ 5080 | Advanced Behavioral Science in Cyberspace (3.00) |
| Provides an overview to law enforcement officers on how behavioral science and analysis can be applied to understand deviant and normal behavior in cyberspace. Emphasizes critical thinking skills and the use of research conducted both within and outside of the FBI. Covers themes underlying offenders¿ behavior and psychology ranging from the network intruder, to cyber-stalkers, cyber-bullies, and the online sexual predator. | |
| CJ 5090 | Advanced Computer Crimes and Behavioral Concepts in Cyberspace (3.00) |
| Provides an overview to law enforcement executives of advanced investigative computer techniques, methods and data recovery, and how behavioral science can be applied to understand deviant and normal behavior in cyberspace. Covers the underlying offenders¿ behavior and psychology that impact a range of offenders and offenses. Focuses on practical experience in computer related crimes. | |
| CJ 5150 | Futuristics and Law Enforcement: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the 21st Century (3.00) |
| This course is a seminar in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of Futuristics and the ways in which it can assist in forecasting, managing and creating preferable futures. The course is divided into five areas: Introduction, Where We Are/Where We've Been, Possible Futures, Where We Want to Go, and Getting There. Students will complete a comprehensive project (written and oral) in which they will forecast possible futures for their agency and community, decide upon a preferable future or futures, and devise various strategies for achieving that preferable future. It is expected that this project will be of sufficient quality to be of use to the student's agency upon his/her return. | |
| CJ 5160 | Crime Analysis, Futuristics, and Law Enforcement: The 21st Century (3.00) |
| Seminar conducted at both the undergraduate and graduate level in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of crime analysis and futures research and the utility that each has for law enforcement managers. Students will learn to utilize databases and mapping techniques to analyze criminal activity and will be shown how to forecast, manage, and create the future. | |
| CJ 5170 | Managing Death and Sexually Re (3.00) |
| Managing Death and Sexually Re | |
| CJ 5180 | Understanding Terrorism: Mindset, Methodologies, and Response (3.00) |
| Designed to provide the student with an appreciation and understanding of appropriate government responses to domestic terrorism ranging from military action, to criminal prosecution, and/or civil penalties. the student will examine the various definitions for terrorism: the effects of the media and the Internet, the history, and response from a crisis management standpoint. The student will approach the subject matter from both a theoretical and practical perspective as they analyze case histories and apply conflict resolution strategies. | |
| CJ 5190 | Conflict and Crisis Management: Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Designed for law enforcement leaders who direct/manage resources relating to the response, management, and resolution of critical incidents such as terrorism and homeland security events; natural, manmade and transportation disasters; hostage and barricade situations; suicides; and the stress and trauma that these critical incidents may foster. Focuses on 'best practices' for response, management, and resolution of these critical incidents with an emphasis on reducing and eliminating inter-agency, intra-agency, and interpersonal conflict. The underlying premise is the ability to assess verbal and non-verbal behavior as the basis for successful response, management, and resolution of critical incidents; and the development of professional and personal relationships among the various stakeholders in both internal and external organizational environments. | |
| CJ 5210 | Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Focuses on contemporary issues and leadership concerns in various areas of law enforcement, leadership and management, emphasizing problem solving and the systematic development of improvement innovations. | |
| CJ 5220 | Seminar in Organizational Communications for Law Enforcement Executives (3.00) |
| Highly interactive seminar designed to explore communications systems within public and private organizations, with particular focus on federal, state, and local law enforcement. This course provides organizational leaders with strategies and competencies designed to promote a communications-intensive work environment as well as hone individual interpersonal communications skills. | |
| CJ 5230 | Seminar in Media Relations for the Law Enforcement Executive (3.00) |
| Focuses on contemporary relations between law enforcement and the news media. Emphasizes the development of a proactive versus reactive departmental media strategy and the formation of effective media policy. | |
| CJ 5240 | Interviewing Strategies through Statement Analysis (3.00) |
| Hands-on seminar provides a structured method of examining verbal and written statements of suspects, victims and witnesses. Provides linguistic tools to assist investigator in gaining insight to the speaker/writer and in detecting areas of deception. | |
| CJ 5260 | Communicating in a Changing Security Environment: Law Enforcement and Global Issues (3.00) |
| Focuses on post-911 police-media relations. Touches on the relationship between international security issues and utilizing the media for effective community policing. Concentrates on the development of competent media skills in a local Homeland Security context. | |
| CJ 5270 | Interpersonal Communications for Law Enforcement Executives (3.00) |
| Highly interactive course designed to acquaint the leaders not only with his/her communications styles and preferences, but how the communications process influences interpersonal relationships in both social and work-related environments. Practical application a major focus. | |
| CJ 5280 | Promoting the Law Enforcement Image (3.00) |
| Explores proven marketing strategies to promote the law enforcement community image in times of stability and instability. Covers organizational culture, cross-cultural relations, "micro inequities", marketing the law enforcement brand, persuasion, and effective communication. | |
| CJ 5290 | Emotional Intelligence: Communication and Context (3.00) |
| Examines the concept of emotional intelligence.Includes intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional intelligence, stress management, adaptability, and effective performance. Provides an understanding of what emotional intelligence is, how it applies to individuals, how to develop effective strategies for improving emotional intelligence, and how to apply it in professional and personal atmospheres. | |
| CJ 5300 | Officer-Involved Shootings: Communication Strategies (3.00) |
| Examines communication issues encountered in the realm of officer-involved shootings to include psychosocial, legal, leadership, and technical viewpoints. Explores the impact of contemporary issues on law enforcement training, practices, and policy. Enhances the executives¿ knowledge of communication issues and practices associated with the investigative and administrative processes which follow officer-involved shootings. | |
| CJ 5360 | Advanced Computer Crimes for Police Supervisors (3.00) |
| This graduate course is designed for law enforcement managers who desire to learn and practice advanced investigative computer techniques, methods and data recovery. Students will work with desktop computer hardware, use EnCase and Forensic Toolkit software tools, and learn basic networking (TCP/IP). In addition, FTK - Case Agent Investigative Review and Image Scan course work will be completed. This class provides the opportunity for hands-on experience to help prepare and or enhance the police manager's role as it applies to the investigation of computer related crimes. | |
| CJ 5420 | Analysis of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior Communication (3.00) |
| Provides investigators with a structured method of examining micro and subtle expressions. Explores specific tools and scientifically proven strategies to use in analyzing the micro facial expressions exhibited by employees, applicants, witnesses, victims and suspects. Combines these strategies with the concepts of statement analysis to greatly enhance the ability to detect veracity during interviews and interrogations. | |
| CJ 5440 | Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Analysis (3.00) |
| This course provides classroom and laboratory experience in the principles and procedures involved in typing mtDNA from evidentiary items such as hair, teeth, and bones. Classroom instruction is focused on the nature of mtDNA, molecular biology principles involved in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing, and legal issues related to this technique. Discussions regarding scientific literature published in the area of forensic mtDNA analysis are also conducted. Laboratory procedures include DNA extraction, PCR, quantification of amplified products by capillary electrophoresis, and automated sequencing. Computer-based practice compiling sequences and database searches using appropriate software is provided and moot court exercises are conducted. | |
| CJ 5450 | Enlightened Leadership (3.00) |
| Provides a progressive leadership development strategy which focuses on human behavior, self awareness, and decision-making. Explores ethical behavior as it relates to decision-making. | |
| CJ 5460 | Context: The Leadership Imperative (3.00) |
| Familiarizes law enforcement personnel with how to evaluate leadership styles, theories, and challenges in varying contexts. Discusses the failures and successes of leadership paradigms in the context of culture and how paradigms influence and determine leadership roles and performance. | |
| CJ 5600 | Violent Behavior: A Biopsychosocial Approach (3.00) |
| This course for law enforcement managers examines six (6) general areas of violent behaviors which directly affect the law enforcement officer. After developing a biopsychosocial conceptual framework with which to understand violent behavior, these principles will be applied to specific topics and cases. Topics discussed in this seminar may be occasionally supplemented with guest speakers and practitioners from varied fields, but related fields of criminal justice and mental health. Students are required to bring with them a closed, fully adjudicated case. Cases may deal with homicides, sex offenses, suicide by cop, or a hate-related case. | |
| CJ 5610 | Legal Aspects of Policing in Today¿s War on Terrorism (3.00) |
| Provides law enforcement officials with the opportunity to evaluate and apply recent developments in criminal procedure with emphasis on developments impacting policing strategies in light of today¿s threat to National Security. | |
| CJ 5650 | Intelligence Theory and Application for Law Enforcement Managers (3.00) |
| This is a survey course that will cover the definitions, history and philosophy of law enforcement intelligence, the intelligence cycle, types of law enforcement and national security analysis, the development and management of law enforcement intelligence units, and innovation in law enforcement intelligence. This course will emphasize, through active discussion, group exercises, and speakers, the importance of and the challenges in the development of the intelligence functions within law enforcement. | |
| CJ 5660 | Spirituality, Wellness, and Vitality Issues in Law Enf Practices: Advanced (3.00) |
| Affords opportunities for students to probe methods of discovering and applying "best practices" in various areas of the criminal justice system, particularly those that affect the holistic wellness of law enforcement personnel. Provides exposure to information that supports the development of skills needed to diagnose signs of a destructive spiritual disposition in themselves and others. Examines probable solutions and positive coping skills. | |
| CJ 5700 | Behavioral Science Research Methods (3.00) |
| Covers techniques and methods employed in behavioral science research and evaluation. Focuses on mechanisms for producing research findings and evaluation of research methodologies. Includes design and implementation of research strategies and techniques for analyzing research problems. Includes inventory of available technology designed to support research, organizational issues in developing research, and evaluation of analytical publications. | |
| CJ 5710 | Conflict Resolution for Law Enforcement Executives (3.00) |
| Explores theories of conflict and how to identify and apply appropriate conflict resolution techniques. Encourages students to identify their personal conflict resolution style, effectively utilize different conflict resolution techniques, and implement an effective departmental conflict resolution program. | |
| CJ 5810 | Solving Ethical Dilemmas in Law Enforcement (3.00) |
| Provides the law enforcement leader/practitioner with the opportunity to examine, evaluate and research the most complex and current ethical dilemmas in the law enforcement profession. After properly categorizing and understanding the dilemmas, the students will use existing research to diagnose, analyze, and compare existing and creative solutions, and subsequently discuss and defend their conclusions. Within every dilemma, the themes of best practices in ethical behavior and successful decision making processes will be assessed. | |
| CJ 5820 | Advanced Behavior-Based Investigative Strategies for Violent Crime (3.00) |
| Provides research methodologies and findings with information from investigative files that identify areas of research and design for implementation into a violent crime scenario. Explores violent crimes and conclusions for consideration to be used in both investigative and managerial approaches to violent crime. Identifies best practices for both investigative and managerial situations. | |
| CJ 5840 | Applied Criminology (3.00) |
| This graduate course offering covers the theories, principles, techniques, materials, and methods commonly employed in the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. The particular emphasis is on examining empirical bases for decision-making through examination of existing research and contributions of criminology and other social sciences to identifying "best practices" for law enforcement operations. Students are expected to complete a class project based on the course material and applying this material to issues they confront in their own departments. Both oral and written products reflecting these projects are required. | |
| CJ 5995 | Independent Study and Research (3.00) |
| This graduate experience permits students to work under close faculty guidance on individual research projects when particular needs cannot be met by regularly scheduled classes. The student, under the guidance of the instructor, in a formally written contractual agreement,will select a research project, the methodology and proposed resources for the project, and a format for the formal written report. An oral defense is required. Prerequisite: Contact instructor before enrolling. | |
| Classics | |
| CLAS 1559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 2010 | Greek Civilization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies Greek history, literature, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| CLAS 2020 | Roman Civilization (3.00) |
| Studies Roman history, literature, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 2040 | Greek Mythology (3.00) |
| Introduces major themes of Greek mythological thought; surveys myths about the olympic pantheon and the legends of the heroes. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 2559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3040 | Women and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome (3.00) |
| This course focuses on women's roles and lives in Ancient Greece and Rome. Students are introduced to the primary material (textual and material) on women in antiquity and to current debates about it. Subjects addressed will include sexual stereotypes and ideals, power-relations of gender, familial roles, social and economic status, social and political history, visual art, medical theory, and religion. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 3100 | Age of Odysseus (3.00) |
| Studies the literature, culture, history, art, and religion of the times of the Homeric epics (Bronze Age to circa 700 b.c.). Readings include Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, The Homeric Hymns, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. Some emphasis on the archaeology of Mycenaean sites. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CLAS 3110 | Age of Pericles (3.00) |
| Studies the literature, art, architecture, history, and politics of the Periclean Age of Athens, with special emphasis on Pericles (circa 495-429 b.c.) and his accomplishments. Readings from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Thucydides, and Plutarch. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3120 | Age of Alexander (3.00) |
| Studies the times, person, accomplishments of Alexander the Great (356-323 b.c.), the literature, art, and architecture of the period, and the influence of Alexander on the development of Greek and Western culture. Readings from Plutarch, Arrian, Demosthenes, and poets and philosophers of the early Hellenistic period. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| CLAS 3130 | Age of Augustus (3.00) |
| Studies the times, person, and accomplishments of the Roman Emperor Augustus (63 b.c.-14 a.d.), with special emphasis on the literature, art, architecture, and political developments of the period. Readings from Tacitus, Suetonius, and the poetry of Vergil, Horace, and Ovid. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3140 | Age of Augustine (3.00) |
| Studies cultural developments in the fourth and fifth centuries, centering on St. Augustine and the literature of the period. Readings from such works as Augustine's Confessions and City of God, Jerome's letters, Cassian's Conversations, Sulpicius Severus' biography of St. Martin, and the poetry of Claudian and Prudentius. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 3150 | Ancient Epic and Popular Culture (3.00) |
| Reading of ancient epics (Homer's "Illiad". Apollonius of Rhodes "Argonautica" and Vergil's "Aeneid") in light of modern counterparts in various media, including Alan Moore's graphic novel "Watchmen" and the rebotted "Battlestar Galactica". Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| CLAS 3210 | Tragedy and Comedy (3.00) |
| Analyzes readings in the tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Seneca; and the comic poets Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, and Terence, together with ancient and modern discussions. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CLAS 3250 | Ancient Greek Religion (3.00) |
| An introduction to the religious beliefs, practices, and life of ancient Greeks of the classical period as they are found in literature, history, architecture, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 3300 | Introduction to Indo-european Linguistics (3.00) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CLAS 3559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| CLAS 4559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 5010 | Proseminar (3.00) |
| Introduction to Classical philology and its methods. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 5250 | Ancient Greek Religion (3.00) |
| An introduction to the religious beliefs, practices, and life of ancient Greeks of the classical period as they are found in literature, history, architecture, and art. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 5300 | Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics (3.00) |
| Languages as superficially different as English, Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit in fact all developed from a single "proto-language," called Proto-Indo-European. This course will explore the following questions: What was this proto-language like? How do we know what it was like? By what processes did it develop into the various daughter languages? How can we trace words as diverse as wit, idea, video, and Veda back to a common source? Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CLAS 5559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CLAS 6150 | World Mythology (3.00) |
| An introduction to those myths from Greece and Rome that have had the greatest importance for teachers of English. The emphasis will be on the structure and recurring images in important myths, with attention to specific ways in which those are processed in the originals and then reconsidered in subsequent texts. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. | |
| CLAS 6559 | New Course in Classics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of classics. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| Cognitive Science | |
| COGS 3960 | Cognitive Science Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course aims to provide faculty-supervised research experience. A faculty mentor should be identified before enrollment. S/U grading. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Faculty supervisor permission. |
| COGS 4559 | New Course in Cognitive Science (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of cognitive science. | |
| COGS 4970 | Distinguished Major Thesis (0.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. |
| COGS 4980 | Distinguished Major Thesis (6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A two-semester course in which the student prepares a thesis under the supervision of a departmental faculty member. The thesis may be based on empirical research conducted by the student or a critical review or theoretical analysis of existing findings. |
| College Advising Seminar | |
| COLA 1500 | College Advising Seminars (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | COLA courses are 1-credit seminars capped at 18 first-year students, all of whom are assigned to the instructor as advisees. They are topically focused on an area identified by the faculty member; they also include a significant advising component centered on undergraduate issues (e.g., choosing a major, study abroad opportunities, undergraduate research, etc.). For detailed descriptions see http://college.artsandsciences.virginia.edu/COLA |
| Commerce | |
| COMM 1800 | Making Business Work (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A Commerce course designed for students without previous business courses. It introduces basic, useful, and useable concepts that under gird American business practice. Basic theory and skills in the areas of strategy, finance, accounting, and marketing will be covered. Lecture and case study approach will allow students to hone critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills while addressing emergent issues in business practice. Students will be exposed to Microsoft Excel and Access as tools to structure and solve business problems. Specific topics include defining the business model, understanding financial statements, formulating a marketing strategy, and analyzing consumer behavior. The goal of this course is to provide useful tools for students interested in business and to provide a platform for subsequent commerce coursework. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 2000 | Business Skills in Today's Workplace (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Business Skills in Today's Workplace |
| COMM 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to the language of business for all University students. Initially, the focus is on the accounting system, which measures, classifies, and reports economic data. Financial statements are studied in depth to gain an understanding of their underlying assumptions, limitations, and the relationships between financial elements. Students then explore how the enterprise raises capital and invests it; accounting for key operating areas such as inventory, accounts receivable, and investments are studied in depth. Finally, parent-subsidiary relationships and consolidated financial statements are explored. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 2020 | Introduction to Management Accounting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A continuation of COMM 2010 that examines accounting's problem-solving contributions to management. Emphasizes planning, control, performance measurement, cost behavior, ethics, and information for special decisions. Prerequisite: COMM 2010. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 2559 | Introduction to Business Writing (3.00) |
| This course introduces students to the lingua franca of business, Plain English. Plain English is critical where diverse business audiences must communicate effectively with concise, clear, and precise messages. Students will apply Plain English to common business applications such as emails, memos, and letters. This course is especially useful for non-Commerce students who will work in an internship. | |
| COMM 2600 | Leadership Across the Disciplines (3.00) |
| This course for 2nd year students examines leadership from different disciplinary perspectives, including commerce and a variety of liberal arts disciplines. The course will include guest speakers from different departments in the College and the Commerce School, and several outside speakers from the private and public sectors. Topics include, but are not limited to: civic responsibility; social activism; historical perspectives; transformational leadership; followership; problem solving and decision making; cultural factors; personal factors; power and influence; visionary leadership; ethics; and Presidential leadership. Throughout, three questions pertain: 1) Where are the opportunities for leadership? 2) How do leaders think? and 3) What do the best leaders do? This course serves as a stand-alone course and also as a prerequisite to advanced leadership courses. Students interested in taking the leadership curriculum-another three-hour course in the third year, followed by a six-hour, field-based independent study in a leadership role, will submit an application later in the semester. The course is cross-listed as SOC 2600. The course is not a prerequisite for the Commerce School, and does not fulfill any Commerce School requirements. Prerequisite: 2nd Year students Interested in Leadership. | |
| COMM 2730 | Personal Finance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A survey of contemporary wealth-enhancing strategies, such as best borrowing practices; investment alternatives for short-, medium- and long-term goals; and tax and timing considerations required in the general design of an investment portfolio throughout the individual's life cycle. Guidelines are reviewed for insurance coverage and best investment management of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Current tax-deferred savings opportunities, such as 401(k)s and IRAs, are explored. Prerequisite: Non-Commerce students, 4th or 5th Year. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 3010 | Strategy and Systems (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides an overview of a business from both a strategic process perspective and as a system and introduces a broad conceptual framework. The remaining ICE sessions provide more specific concepts and techniques. A current business, as well as cases and lecture, is used to develop the framework. Topics include the transformation of business, the role of the general manager, systems thinking and process management, strategic thinking and information systems, global strategy and culture, organizational architecture, information architecture, and the value chain. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. |
| COMM 3020 | Behavioral Issues in Marketing and Management (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the interaction of human behaviors both within the organization and within the business environment. Discusses personal effectiveness and interpersonal skills and introduces the marketing management process. Topics include individual differences, leadership, conflict resolution, group decision making, creating high-performance teams, globalization of markets and measuring markets, consumer markets and consumer behavior, developing communication strategies, organizational markets, organization buying behaviors, market segmentation, management of products and services, the use of the Internet and other promotion tools, and marketing decision systems. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. |
| COMM 3030 | Quantitative and Financial Analysis (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers basic analytical tools used in marketing and finance. Introduces a disciplined problem-solving process to structure, analyze, and solve business problems that is used extensively in case discussions. Topics include marketing research; exploratory data analysis, financial statement analysis, basic stock and bond valuation, pro forma statement analysis, cash budgeting, capital budgeting, regression analysis, and analyzing risk and return. Excel is used extensively throughout this session. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. |
| COMM 3040 | Strategic Value Creation (4.50) |
| Course develops student understanding of corporate strategy & governance, & explains why value maximization provides a coherent framework for the firm's merger & acquisition decisions.Course will develop student proficiency in using financial analytical techniques & consulting tools that can enhance firm performance. Course considers the organizational, cultural, & communication issues corporations face when making strategic valuation decisions. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 3041 | Strategic Value Creation - Study Abroad (3.00) |
| Course develops student understanding of corporate strategy & governance, & explains why value maximization provides a coherent framework for the firm's merger & acquisition decisions.Course will develop student proficiency in using financial analytical techniques & consulting tools that can enhance firm performance. Course considers the organizational, cultural, & communication issues corporations face when making strategic valuation decisions. | |
| COMM 3042 | Strategic Value Creation - Study Abroad (1.50) |
| This course equips students to test hypotheses & make inferences, build models to explain & forecast performance, & assess predictions under alternative scenarios. The interacting impacts of economic shifts, managerial changes, & global shocks are incorporated using nonlinear models that allow diminishing or increasing marginal responses. Cases enable students to apply modeling skills to diverse scenarios. Course for Study Abroad Students Only | |
| COMM 3050 | Entry Strategies in Emerging Markets (3.00) |
| Course examines global corporate entrepreneurship & the processes through which established companies identify, launch,& manage the entry of existing products into geographic markets in which the companies do not currently compete. Through a major integrative project, students apply competencies gained through the Integrative Core Experience to the development of entry strategies in emerging markets. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 3060 | Quantitative Analysis II (1.50) |
| This course equips students to test hypotheses & make inferences, build models to explain & forecast performance, & assess predictions under alternative scenarios. The interacting impacts of economic shifts, managerial changes, & global shocks are incorporated using nonlinear models that allow diminishing or increasing marginal responses. Cases enable students to apply modeling skills to diverse scenarios. Prerequisite: Third-year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 3101 | Accounting and Cost Perspectives (1.00 - 3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to refresh your understanding of financial and managerial accounting. Financial accounting is concerned with providing relevant financial information to various external users while Managerial Cost accounting deals with the concepts and methods used to provide information to an organization's internal users. Restricted to Ernst and Young YMP students Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| COMM 3110 | Intermediate Accounting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and of the processes through which these principles evolve. Focuses on important areas in financial accounting, including accounting for leases, pensions, and income taxes. Prerequisite: COMM 2020 or instructor permission. |
| COMM 3111 | Financial Accounting Standards (3.00) |
| Financial Accounting Standards Prerequisite: Restricted to Ernst and Young YMP students | |
| COMM 3115 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II (6.00) |
| Intensive study of generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and of the processes through which these principles evolve. Focuses on important areas in financial accounting, including accounting for leases, pensions, equities, and other financial instruments, asset impairment, long-term debt and income tax issues related to financial reporting. Restricted to Ernst and Young YMP students. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| COMM 3120 | Intermediate Accounting II (3.00) |
| Continuation of COMM 3110, with emphasis on accounting for the equities of a firm's investors and creditors. Continues to focus on financial accounting issues including financial instruments, asset impairment and long-term debt. Prerequisite: COMM 3110. | |
| COMM 3141 | Strategic Cost Management (2.00) |
| This course provides an overview of accounting for business decisions from a strategic and organizational perspective. It introduces a broad overview of cost behaviors, budgeting and performance evaluation, and considers management accounting in a changing environment. This course provides a foundation for financial decision-making and analysis topics covered in future courses.Prerequisite: Comm 2020. Restricted to Ernst and Young YMP students Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| COMM 3200 | Project Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The primary objective of this course is to provide a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary for the effective management of projects. To this end, the course consists of seminars on such topics as planning, stakeholder management, team management, risk management, measuring project value, and leading change; workshops on estimation, scheduling and negotiation; and tutorials on project management tools and techniques. |
| COMM 3220 | Database Management Systems and Business Intelligence (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides an introduction to the management of database systems and how business intelligence can be used for competitive advantage. The course uses an applied, problem-based approach to teach students the fundamentals of relational systems including data models, database architectures, database manipulations (e.g., SQL), and BI tools. Prerequisite: 4rd Year Commerce student or Instructor Permission.. |
| COMM 3310 | Fundamentals of Marketing (3.00) |
| Study of the business and behavioral activities involved in marketing goods and services in both profit and not-for-profit enterprises. Examines and analyzes marketing activities from the planning stage to the consumption stage. Emphasizes concepts that facilitate an understanding of client behavior, marketing practices, environmental factors, ethical issues, and global relationships in marketing. Prerequisite: ECON 2010, 2020. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| COMM 3315 | Fundamentals of Marketing - Non Commerce (3.00) |
| Studies business and behavioral activities involved in marketing goods and services. Examines marketing activities from the planning to the consumption stage. Emphasizes understanding client behavior, marketing practices, environmental factors, ethical issues, and global relationships in marketing. Prerequisite: ECON 2010, 2020 and non-Commerce students. | |
| COMM 3330 | Marketing Research Techniques (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The basic objective of this course is to develop a general understanding of research methodology as a prerequisite to the intelligent use of research results in marketing management. Thus, the course is designed to provide an introductory background that enables the student to evaluate the potential value of proposed research and to assess the relevance, reliability, and validity of existing research. This research-evaluation ability requires knowledge of the language and techniques of marketing research, including research designs, data collection instruments, sample designs, and varieties of data analysis. Prerequisite: Second-semester, third-year Commerce standing or permission of instructor. |
| COMM 3410 | Commercial Law I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the American legal system, emphasizing contracts, torts, agency, corporations, and partnerships. May be taken prior to enrollment in the McIntire School. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 3420 | Commercial Law II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Further introduces the American legal system, emphasizing debtor-creditor law, bankruptcy, product liability, and sale of goods, property, and commercial paper. Prerequisite: COMM 3410. |
| COMM 3559 | New Course in Commerce (3.00) |
| New Course in Commerce | |
| COMM 3600 | Principles and Practice in Arts Administration (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Principles and Practice in Arts Administration |
| COMM 3610 | Learning to Lead (3.00) |
| Learning to Lead | |
| COMM 3715 | Managerial Finance I (3.00) |
| The development of managerial theory and decision methodology is emphasized in evaluating the financial function of the firm. The concepts and techniques employed in the procurement of resources from financial markets and their allocation to productive investments are analyzed. Prerequisite: COMM 2010 and 2020. | |
| COMM 3720 | Intermediate Corporate Finance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A rigorous introduction to the full field of finance. Students should gain an appreciation of the role of financial markets and institutions in our economy as well as an introduction to the responsibilities, concerns, and methods of analysis employed by corporate financial managers. We focus on the two fundamental aspects of financial decision-making: time value and risk (modern portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model, and alternatives). The concepts of time value and risk are used to value the two basic financial assets, bonds and stocks, as well as real assets, investment projects, and companies. In addition, the course introduces derivative securities (options, futures) and discusses their application in a wide variety of settings (real options, contingent claims valuation of equity). The course also covers the theory and practice of capital structure decisions (Modigliani and Miller, taxes, bankruptcy costs, asymmetric information, agency) and dividend decisions. The course will include a thorough discussion of market efficiency and an introduction to the field of behavioral finance. A unifying theme of the course is how no-arbitrage conditions and the law of one price can be used to value most financial assets. The emphasis in this course (both in and out of class) will be on problem solving. Prerequisite: COMM 3010, 3020, and 3030. |
| COMM 3721 | Quantitative Finance (1.00) |
| The lab would develop student's skills in the areas of quantitative analysis and fundamental programming concepts applied to finance. Topics include using Visual Basic, calculus, probability theory, and basic linear algebra skills (vectors, matrices, matrix inversion, solving systems of linear equations) to model financial problems. | |
| COMM 3730 | Investment Banking (3.00) |
| Provides an understanding of the nature and function of investment banks. In particular, it examines the structure of investment banks, how deals are done, how investment banks make money, the evolution of modern investment banks, and recent trends and likely changes in investment banking. | |
| COMM 3790 | Venture Capital and the Emerging Firm (3.00) |
| Examines the financial concerns of small firms (under $50 million) through empirical field research. Under instructor supervision, student teams collect and analyze case descriptions of actual business problems and decisions. Prerequisite: COMM 3030, 3040, 3050, or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 3791 | Financing New Ventures (3.00) |
| The course will examine the challenges, processes, and sources of financing for new ventures in the focused and engaging format of the January Term. Primarily from perspective of the entrepreneur or business owners through both empirical field research and analyses. It will explore the fit and viability of a venture's maturity. The course will emphasize the integration of these financial concepts with entrepreneurial strategy. Course was offered January 2010 | |
| COMM 3800 | Business, Government, and Society (3.00) |
| Reviews the ways in which business and government, particularly at the federal level, are related to each other and to society as a whole. Prerequisite: ECON 2010, 2020. | |
| COMM 3810 | Business Ethics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines major moral issues in contemporary business through the study and application of foundational concepts from philosophical ethics. Emphasizes directed discussion of case studies and readings from business and non-business literature. |
| COMM 3820 | History of International Business (3.00) |
| Examines international business history, focusing on the individual business firm. | |
| COMM 3828 | Global Commerce in Context (3.00) |
| Regionally focused elective (beyond the Comm 3050 requirement) while studying abroad with one of McIntire's global academic partners. | |
| COMM 3845 | Foundations of International Business (3.00) |
| An introduction to the field of international business through an examination of the practice and theory of international business, focusing on managerial, operational, strategic, ethical, and environmental factors. The student develops an understanding of global trade theory and the various forms of global and regional economic integration; examines the major functions of managing an international business; becomes familiar with the instruments, procedures, and processes of international business; ascertains the modes of international market entry and foreign direct investment; generates an appreciation of the importance of culture on international business; and evaluates ethical issues in international business. Prerequisite: Non-Commerce students. Note: See course descriptions for other international courses available for a concentration in international business. These courses include: COMM 4310 and COMM 4650. Course was offered Spring 2012, January 2012, Spring 2011, January 2011, Fall 2010, January 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| COMM 3860 | The Business of Saving Nature (3.00) |
| Human activities are currently resulting in an unprecedented decline in the biological diversity of our planet. The conversion of natural lands for agriculture and urbanization, together with the alteration of wetlands and aquatic ecosystems, is resulting in the extinction of species that depend on these ecosystems as essential habitat. Recognition of the impacts of human activity on biological diversity has led to a growing international environmental movement to promote the preservation of natural ecosystems. The preservation of biological diversity is dependent on the integration of conservation objectives into the framework of regional economic development, which will require a blending of our scientific and economic understanding about these issues. This course focuses on the scientific and economic issues related to the conservation and preservation of natural ecosystems via an in situ learning experience. | |
| COMM 3880 | Global Sustainability (3.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course will explore the complex choices in environmental policy and management by examining and integrating three relevant perspectives: environmental science, ethics and economics. Environmental science provides a basic understanding of the impacts of human activities on the environment. Economic analysis focuses on the relevant benefits and costs. Ethics addresses the conflicts of values involved in decisions about the environment. The balancing of environmental and economic costs and benefits, coupled with human beliefs about what is 'right' or 'wrong,' is at the heart of the environmental decision-making process. The process is complex because it involves a diverse set of stakeholders with differing perspectives and objectives. A case study approach will be used to examine the wide range of scientific, historical, cultural, ethical and legal dimensions of environmental issues. | |
| COMM 4160 | Special Topics in International Accounting (3.00) |
| The role of accounting in international contexts will be explored, with the objective to help students become familiar with regulatory, cultural and business environment issues that affect and are affected by accounting and the accounting profession.Specific topics will vary from semester to semester, but the course will likely include an international travel component and interactions with many international parties. Prerequisite: 4th Year Commerce Accounting students. | |
| COMM 4200 | Project Management (3.00) |
| This course covers the basic processes related to the effective management of projects including feasibility assessment, resource analysis, estimation of time, effort and cost, scheduling, team management, risk management, and implementation planning. The course is taught in the context of analyzing and managing the design of business processes in support of business strategy including business requirements analysis, business process modeling, and process design. A survey of project management tools is also provided. Class work includes case analysis of real world project scenarios and a management retrospective analyzing a completed IT project. Prerequisite: Commerce student or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4220 | Database Management Systems (3.00) |
| Provides an introduction to the management of database systems and how business intelligence can be used for competitive advantage. The course uses an applied, problem-based approach to teach students the fundamentals of relational systems including data models, database architectures, database manipulations (e.g., SQL), and BI tools. Prerequisite: Fourth Year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 4230 | Information Technology in Finance (3.00) |
| This class aims at giving you a competitive advantage in your next IT, Finance or Accounting job. You will learn commercial-grade IT tools and techniques commonly used in business organizations (e.g., advanced excel, SQL, accessing and manipulating information in enterprise databases). By the end of the class, you will be able to tell an exciting story about your participation in the yearly McIntire Hedge Tournament. | |
| COMM 4240 | Electronic Commerce and Web Analytics (3.00) |
| This course provides an overview of the concepts, technologies, and tools necessary for designing and implementing information systems that support electronic commerce and online analytics initiatives; including web development, web and social media analytics, online marketing tactics, Internet fraud detection, online security, and emerging Web 2.0 technologies. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| COMM 4250 | Innovation and Technology Management (3.00) |
| This course provides an understanding of the knowledge and skills that are required to leverage technological innovations to generate and sustain business growth. The particular emphasis is on the management of information technology. The course examines the nature and evolution of technological innovation, the assessment of emerging technologies, the valuation of technological innovation and ways to structure and organize firms to take advantage of new and emerging technologies. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4260 | Business Analytics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Business analytics leverages the vast data resources available today to identify trends and patterns that are critical to enhancing business performance. This course introduces students to contemporary business analytics methods, including predictive and descriptive analytics techniques, and demonstrates how to practically apply analytics to real-world business decisions. |
| COMM 4270 | Information Technology Project Practicum (3.00) |
| Provides a comprehensive application of the concepts, methodologies, procedures, and tools necessary for building information systems. Approaches and techniques for system design, integration and implementation are emphasized through case study. Students gain hands-on experience with developing technologies used throughout the systems development cycle in a real world project setting. Prerequisite: COMM 4200 and either COMM 4220 or 4230, or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4290 | Selected Topics in Information Systems (3.00) |
| This course introduces students to contemporary concepts, methods, tools, and technologies necessary for collecting and examining various forms of structured and unstructured data and demonstrates how to practically apply analytics to real-world business decisions (e.g., identify trends and patterns that are critical to enhancing business performance). Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4300 | Brand Management (3.00) |
| Brand management is the process of developing and nurturing a brand while leveraging strong brands across line extensions and categories. This course exposes students to these and other contemporary challenges facing product and brand managers as they launch new products, create and maintain brand equity, and manage their product lines. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4310 | Global Marketing (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the concept of global marketing and the institutions, literature, managerial processes, models and/or frameworks, strategies, tactics, and theories related to marketing in the global arena. The impact of international economics, culture, and nationalistic governmental policies, global and regional trade alliances, and other multilateral entities on trade patterns and marketing decision-making in global firms are considered. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4320 | Entertainment Marketing (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is designed to offer students important perspectives of Marketing Management for Entertainment Services. Entertainment services, encompassing motion pictures, television, broadcasting, publishing, music, sports, tourism, Internet, gaming, performing arts, and theme parks, are rapidly growing and taking a center stage in today's service-driven economy. As the leading U.S. export category, they generate $500 billion worldwide. Entertainment services share several unique features, such as highly uncertain demand, short lifecycles, experiential nature, and sequential distribution. These features require in-depth understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in managing their new product introductions, pricing, media planning and promotion, and distribution. This course will merge real-world knowledge of how various entertainment services operate, conceptual framework of marketing strategies, and hands-on analytical tools that aid practical decision making. The course is suitable for students who intend to pursue a career in the media, entertainment, or more generally, service industries; and for those who simply wish to gain a better understanding of marketing management for entertainment service industries in general. |
| COMM 4330 | Negotiating for Value (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces students to the subject of negotiation by exposing them to various activities of negotiations such as: general tactics, preparation, promoting relationships, managing tension, creating and claiming value, and closing a negotiation. Case studies, supplemented by readings, will be used liberally and role-play from time to time will be used to demonstrate actual negotiating situations, simple, complex, and spontaneous. |
| COMM 4340 | Priniciples of Advertising (3.00) |
| This is a course designed to give the student a working knowledge of advertising. The course is targeted to students who want to understand the inter-workings of an advertising agency but do not want to pursue advertising as a career. It will develop the tools of advertising to sell goods and services as well as brand and image. Students will be expected to gain knowledge of the issues facing the advertising agency and clients of today. The course will slant toward the advertising agency side of the agency/client partnership. The topic of creativity will be discussed; however students will not be required to design final ads or write final copy in any other than an occasional assignment to conceptually highlight and describe the direction of their ideas. Emphasis will be on the understanding of the business of advertising and planning the advertising campaign. The overriding theme will be to demonstrate how advertising fits into integrated marketing communications. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| COMM 4350 | Customer Value Analytics (3.00) |
| Examines how firms can employ predictive analytics and customer insights to 1) acquire more profitable customers, 2) provide customers with innovative goods and satisfactory service experiences, and 3) effectively manage customer relationships. The course examines market strategies for using customer equity management to maximize the return on marketing expenditures and to enhance revenue performance and customer perceptions of service quality. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4360 | Independent Study in Marketing Data and Analyses (3.00) |
| This course will have a strong marketing research quantitative analysis component to it, and will involve examining data from the UVa Admission Office. The course will have the following deliverables: meet with the client; determine the information sought within the confines of their data; obtain the data and organize data; analyze the data; prepare a written report; give a verbal presentation of the findings to the client. Prerequisites: Completion of COMM 3330, 3030, and 3060; SQL training (preferred); 4th Year Commerce, instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| COMM 4371 | Promotional Aspects of Marketing (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is designed to introduce you to the field of advertising and integrated marketing communications. The emphasis in this course will be on the role of integrated advertising and promotion in the marketing communications program of an organization. As with any specialized field of marketing, we will analyze how this area of advertising and promotion fits into the overall marketing process. Our major thrust will be to study how various factors (creative, media, etc.) should be considered in planning, developing, and implementing advertising and promotional campaigns and marketing programs. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4372 | Advertising Campaigns (4.00) |
| This course is designed to allow students to analyze integrated marketing communication campaigns. In addition, this course will take a critical look at strategic decisions associated with media choice as part of any integrated communication plan. The course will be taught utilizing industry experts to present via teleconferencing. Students will work on the National AAF case competition and develop a selling strategy, creative development, and media analysis. Prerequisite: COMM 4371 and instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4380 | Consumer Behavior and Marketing Strategy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course focuses on how consumers meet needs through the evaluation, acquisition, and use of goods and services. Covers major influences on the consumption process, including psychological, situational, and socio-cultural factors. Specific topics include perception, attitudes, values, consumer decision-making, and customer satisfaction, among others. The marketing implications of understanding the consumer are emphasized, but social factors are also considered. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4390 | Market Insights in Southeast Asia (3.00) |
| A second research-oriented course in the Marketing concentration, curriculum that blends relevant classroom discussions, executive presentations, company visits, and marketing research to explore global consumer behavior, market dynamics, and cross-cultural marketing strategies. The course will expand some of the topics addressed in COMM 3020 and 3330, with special attention given to the different aspects of marketing in specific global markets. | |
| COMM 4440 | Tax Factors in Business Decisions (3.00) |
| For non-accounting concentrators who want to learn enough about the federal tax system to recognize the tax problems and planning opportunities inherent in common business and financial transactions. Prerequisite: Non-accounting concentration. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| COMM 4441 | Tax Factors in Business Decisions (3.00) |
| Tax Factors in Business Decisions | |
| COMM 4450 | Federal Taxation I (3.00) |
| Federal Taxation I | |
| COMM 4520 | Topics in Information Technology (3.00) |
| Presents the opportunity to examine new and emerging IT topics or study a particular IT related area in greater depth than is covered in other courses. Prerequisite: 4th Year Commerce or instructor permission Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| COMM 4530 | Topics in Marketing (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Seminar on issues currently drawing attention in the marketing literature and business community that affect marketing management. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| COMM 4559 | New Course in Commerce (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Commerce. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| COMM 4560 | Managing Sustainability in the Developing World (1.00 - 3.00) |
| This course will study sustainability issues across three levels of development: 1) the extreme poor, 2) working poor people/nations, and 3) emerging economies with moderate and growing income levels. We will use popular press books in addition to case discussions, current articles in the business and academic press, and a substantial project to study sustainable development from multiple angles. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4562 | Topics in Organizational Behavior (3.00) |
| Courses focusing on specific topics in organizational behavior - for example, Managing and Leading, or Managing the Knowledge-Based Organization. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| COMM 4570 | Topics in Finance (3.00) |
| A seminar on issues drawing current attention in the finance literature and affecting non-financial business firms, financial institutions or investment management. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing and instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4602 | Critical Thinking on Business Issues (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This books-based seminar course is designed to encourage students to think deeply and become more analytical about complex problems. The weekly discussions tackle topics such as market solutions, low-wage workers, virtues, and costs of globalization, technology and privacy, women's images, immigration policy and defining career success. The weekly assigned books are designed to provoke debate and experimentation with new ideas. Prerequisite: Fourth year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4621 | Managing and Leading (3.00) |
| This course focuses on leadership from a managerial perspective trying to understand what it is, what factors contribute to doing it effectively, and whether you can develop your promise as a leader. The goals of this course are to: a) give you a richer understanding of what managerial leadership involves; b) help you formulate your own model of leadership; and c) give you some feedback about your own leadership characteristics and skills. Prerequisites: Fourth Year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 4622 | The High Performing Organization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Knowledge has become one of the most important resources in the economy and assets within organizations. In all but the most rote forms of manufacturing and service work, organizations better able to creat and share knowledge are better performers. However, managing a knowledge-based enterprise requires more than just a distributed technology. Effective leaders in knowledge-intensive work must think about their organizations differently. |
| COMM 4623 | Leading Change (3.00) |
| In this course, students will study and participate in personal and organizational change processes. The objectives include enhancing personal capabilities and understanding for navigating change in our lives and developing insight and leadership skills for coping with, diagnosing, and managing organization-wide change. | |
| COMM 4630 | Human Resource Management (3.00) |
| Examines the fundamentals of human resource management. Topics include job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, and employee and labor relations. Explores the implications of increasing legal pressures (e.g., equal employment opportunity laws, sexual harassment liability) and the complexities of managing a global work force. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4640 | Advanced Managerial Communication (3.00) |
| Develops writing and speaking skills while increasing student understanding of how managers communicate with diverse audiences. Covers communication with the public, investors, and employees. Special topics will include media relations, communication ethics, and crisis communications. Students practice for communication events such as speaking at a press conference, briefing a small group, telling professional anecdotes, and preparing for a media interview. | |
| COMM 4641 | Public Speaking & Persuasion (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course utilizes several active learning activities when considering classical rhetorical elements, audience analysis, speech organization, and strategies for improvement in the structure and delivery of extemporaneous and impromptu speeches. Students work with conceptual methods, observe exemplary models of good speech making, explore personal communication apprehension, and hone individual rhetorical style. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 4642 | Communication Strategies for Business Professionals (3.00) |
| Participants will sharpen speaking and writing skills for professional situations related to their areas of concentration. Students will learn strategies for structuring and delivering persuasive material for a variety of audiences and will engage in some of the most important conversations taking place in business today. These may include globalization and emerging communication technologies. The course counts toward the Management concentration. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 4643 | Advanced Business Speaking (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced Business Speaking Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| COMM 4650 | Business, Politics, and Culture in the European Union (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Classes are held in England, Belgium, and France. Focuses on political and management issues related to European integration. Activities include classroom lectures at the University of Bath, briefings by government and business officials in London and Brussels, and cultural side trips in all three countries. Prerequisite: Third- or fourth-year Commerce standing. |
| COMM 4660 | The Advice Business: The Basics of Strategic Consulting (3.00) |
| This is an introductory consulting course designed primarily for 3rd Year Commerce students, but also open to 4th Year Commerce students. The course focuses on the advisory services that traditional management consulting, accounting, and technology consulting firms provide to their clients, including strategy, operations, change management, business advisory, and IT. The course is designed to survey the dynamics of each type of client-service offering. Course was offered January 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| COMM 4670 | Organizational Change and Development (3.00) |
| Develops an in-depth understanding of key concepts and theories in organizational behavior and development. Focuses on developing the diagnostic skills necessary for effective management of organizational change. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4680 | Entrepreneurship (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the entrepreneurship process as well as basic concepts and analytical tools that facilitate new-venture success with a focus on a start-up's ability to make money and its ability to generate attractive financial and personal returns for the entrepreneur compared to alternative career options. Examines various considerations for generating, screening, and evaluating new venture ideas, creating and presenting compelling business plans, acquiring early-stage funding and other required resources, as well as measuring value. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4681 | Entrepreneurship Track Capstone (3.00) |
| In the capstone course, approximately five teams comprising five students each attempt to commercialize business concepts (of their design and with faculty approval) through the "pre-money" stage of development. The course culminates in a New Venture Competition, the winners of which, as judged by Entrepreneurship Track professors and program donors, will receive modest seed money to continue exploration of their business concept. Prerequisites: Open only to students in the Entrepreneurship Track. | |
| COMM 4690 | Global Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the strong influence of culture on business practices and cultivates skills for developing and implementing strategies in multicultural environments. Topics include culture and its implications, interpersonal effectiveness, organizational systems, political and economic environments, and corporate social responsibility. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4701 | The Analyst's Edge (3.00) |
| n this hybrid seminar/independent study, we will focus on finding attractive investments. Students will develop the ability to produce unique and differentiate research that can be applied to finding compelling longs and shorts. A major theme of the class will be the study and practice of value-added research. Each student will work to understand how to apply their research to investment ideas. The learning process will be highly experiential. Pre-requisite: Application process. | |
| COMM 4710 | Intermediate Investments (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides an understanding of contemporary cash and derivative equity securities and markets. Both investment theory and its practical applications are considered. The primary perspective for most discussions is that of an institutional investor, although applications to personal finance are included. Both U.S. and international equity and fixed-income markets are discussed. Topics include asset allocation, portfolio theory, market efficiency, models of asset pricing, program trading, and equity options and financial futures. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4720 | Advanced Corporate Finance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course considers advanced topics in corporate finance. Prerequisite: COMM 3720, fourth-year Commerce standing, or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4721 | Advanced Corporate Finance: Investment Banking (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the traditional investment-banking functions of secruity design, issuance, and deal structure as well as risk-taking functions with emphasis on the market-making function. The course also covers current issues related to industry structure and regulation. |
| COMM 4730 | Advanced Investments (3.00) |
| This course considers advanced topics in investments. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4731 | Advanced Investments:Investment Management and Trading (3.00) |
| This course covers finance concepts at a deeper level as well as advanced topics such as trading volatility, convertible bond arbitrage, and merger arbitrage. The course relies heavily on interactive market simulations using a software called UpTick (www.uptick-learning.com) and as such emphasizes hands-on-learning. | |
| COMM 4741 | Global Finance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An integrated study of the global financial system, capital and foreign exchange markets, risk management, and the dynamics of global markets within broader economic and geopolitical contexts. Taught in seminar format, current challenges and opportunities in financial markets and international business are regularly discussed. Readings include a variety of textbook chapters, journal articles, independent research and teaching cases. Pre-requisites: 4th year Commerce standing or instructor permission. |
| COMM 4742 | International Finance and Accounting (3.00) |
| Offered overseas during the summer session. Explores the international financial environment in which economic and financial policies and business decisions are made. International monetary relations are covered, emphasizing the balance of payment measure, forward exchange markets, international capital markets, and correspondent networks. Prerequisite: COMM 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3050, 3060, or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4760 | Private Equity (3.00) |
| This course will provide an overview of the entire "private equity cycle" running from fund formation through investment exit. Both theoretical and practical issues will receive attention with the balance tipping toward the latter. Students are to be prepared to discuss a case or other reading assignments during the first half of most class meetings. The second half of our meetings will most often include speakers with expertise in the subject. Pre-requisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing. | |
| COMM 4770 | Financial Management of Financial Service Firms (3.00) |
| Introduction to the financial theory and management of financial service industries. A contemporary orientation, supplemented by frequent practitioner speakers, combined with recent theoretical constructs, provides insight into the place of financial service institutions in the international economy. Includes lectures, cases and a computer simulation. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4790 | Principles of Real Estate (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introductory course forms the background of concepts, tools and techniques. This course details the study and practice of real estate as it draws from a multitude of disciplines including architecture, urban and regional planning, building construction, urban economics, law, and finance. Prerequisites: Fourth-year Commerce standing. |
| COMM 4791 | Real Estate Investment Analysis (3.00) |
| Develops an anlytical framework by which individuals and institutions can make real estate investment and financing decisions. Emphasizes theory, concept building, financial modeling, and practical real estate applications. Uses the case method to illustrate implementation of an analytical framework. Prerequisites: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 4792 | Commercial Real Estate Seminar:Advanced Issues and Fieldwork (3.00) |
| This course addresses advanced, decision related issues within a value based theory of real estate investment and finance. It facilitates development of advanced insight into the analytical techniques and theoretical perspectives most relevant to such decisions. The course exposes students to industry related software programs including Argus and Crystal Ball for analyzing real estate related investment and finance decisions. | |
| COMM 4821 | Managing Sustainable Development (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will cover sustainability development across three levels: 1) the extreme poor, 2) working poor people/nations, and 3) emerging economies with moderate and growing income levels. Particular emphasis will be on the potential promise of social enterprises in alleviating povery. The class will use popular press books in addition to case discussions and current events. Prerequisites: Fourth-year Commerce standing or instructor permission |
| COMM 4822 | Invest in Sustainable Future (3.00) |
| This interdisciplinary course focuses on understanding, identifying and analyzing investment projects hastening our transition to a sustainable society. Working together in multidisciplinary teams, participants will analyze real-world opportunities applying rigorous standards for sustainability, strategic fit, financial performance, and practicality. Pre-requisites: Instructor permission or 4th-year Commerce standing. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| COMM 4823 | Financing a Sustainable Future (3.00) |
| Financing a Sustainable Future | |
| COMM 4824 | Sustainable Development Practicum (3.00) |
| This course in Nicaragua in January examines the impacts of globalization on people living in emerging economies. Classes will be based on a textbook, cases, and briefings from leaders in local government, NGOs, health care organizations, and business leaders. Students will also be teamed with students from a local university to plan development projects aimed at addressing one or more of the UN Millennium Development Goals. | |
| COMM 4825 | Deveopment Practice: Social Enterprises in Bangladesh (3.00) |
| Discover concepts for managing social enterprises and serving markets at the "bottom of the pyramid." We will visit world-famous microcredit organizations and attend their village group meetings. We will also learn about successes in profit-making businesses established for the benefit of poor people. We will explore management of social enterprises operating in a global environment and learn about successful poverty reduction programs. | |
| COMM 4840 | Global Commerce Scholar Thesis (3.00) |
| An independent global research project that draws from prior courses in the Global Commerce curriculum to design and execute a program of student centered on a particular global topic and how it shapes the business environment and specific opportunities within it. Scholars will present their findings to McIntire faculty and fellow scholars and will be encouraged to submit their findings to an undergraduate global business research conference.
Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| COMM 4881 | Leadership Practicum (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Leadership Practicum |
| COMM 4899 | Cross Cultural Experience (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Cross Cultural Experience |
| COMM 4993 | Independent Study in Commerce (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study under the supervision of a Commerce instructor. A project directly related to business must be submitted to, and approved by, the supervising instructor prior to the Commerce School add date. Students may take COMM 4993 only once. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce standing. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| COMM 4995 | Commerce Undergraduate Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent research under the supervision of a Commerce instructor: A research project directly related to business must be submitted to, and approved by, the supervising instructor and complet an approval process designated by the Associate Dean for the B.S. in Commerce degree prior to the Commerce School add date. Students may take Comm 4995 only once. Prerequisite: Fourth Year Commerce standing and a cumulative GPA at or above 3.4. |
| COMM 5100 | Accounting Information Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is designed to achieve the following objectives: design and use accounting information systems; learn COSO, COBIT and the foundations for building business controls and managing business risk; understand IT governance in an organization and how IT controls and governance relate to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; understand how IT controls and risks must be integrated into a company's overall risk profile; design and implement control systems. |
| COMM 5130 | Advanced Financial Accounting (3.00) |
| Covers accounting and financial reporting for business combinations (including consolidated financial statements), international accounting issues, foreign currency translation, reorganizations and liquidations, accounting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and accounting for partnerships. Emphasizes the conceptual understanding of major issues and technical accounting requirements. Prerequisite: COMM 3110. | |
| COMM 5140 | Strategic Cost Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the roles of accounting information in strategically positioning the firm and in improving performance and examines cost management problems and practices in U.S. and selected foreign firms. The course primarily deals with activity-based cost management, kaizen, target costing, and the balanced scoreboard. Additional topics include the theory of constraints, the strategic value chain, the half-life metric for improvement, and the role of accounting in managing quality. Prerequisite: COMM 3110. |
| COMM 5150 | Introductory Auditing (3.00) |
| Includes the planning, processes (gathering evidence), and judgments required to render an opinion on an entity's financial statements. Deals with evidence theory, risk identification, and professional judgment. Audit methodology is examined through a study of auditing standards and the concepts and procedures developed to implement those standards. Other topics include professional ethics, auditors' liability, internal control assessment, audit program development, working papers, types of audit tests, and audit reports. Prerequisite: COMM 5100 and 3110. | |
| COMM 5450 | Federal Taxation I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the federal income tax law and its application to business, investment, and personal transactions. Prerequisite: COMM 2020 or instructor permission. |
| COMM 5460 | Federal Taxation II (3.00) |
| Analyzes the federal income tax law and its application to corporations, shareholders, partnerships, partners, and estate and gift transactions. Considers the basic concepts and tax attributes relating to alternative forms of operating a business. Provides the basic skills necessary to do tax research. Prerequisite: COMM 5450 or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 5510 | Selected Topics in Commerce (3.00) |
| Seminar on current issues in commerce. Independent Study Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce or graduate standing, or instructor permission. | |
| COMM 5700 | Financial Trading (3.00) |
| This course examines the nature and influence of trading on financial market prices. Particular attention is directed to the role of noise in financial markets; the psychology of participants in financial markets; the identification of potential profitable trading opportunities; back office processing of trades; the management of the trading function; and artificial neural networks and AI expert trading systems. Mock pit trading sessions are held to give firsthand experience in simulated pit trading environments and illustrate some of the skills necessary for successful trading. Prerequisite: Fourth-year Commerce or graduate standing, or instructor permission. | |
| Computer Engineering | |
| CPE 7993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member | |
| CPE 7995 | Supervised Project Research (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research for a Masters degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. | |
| CPE 8897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For Computer Engineering Master's Students who are teaching assistants. | |
| CPE 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Master's Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to thesis research for the Master of Science degree under the guidance of a faculty adviser. May be repeated as necessary. | |
| CPE 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| For doctoral students who are teaching assistants. | |
| CPE 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Doctoral Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty adviser. May be repeated as necessary. | |
| Comparative Literature | |
| CPLT 2010 | History of European Literature I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys European literature from antiquity to the Renaissance, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. |
| CPLT 2020 | History of European Literature II (4.00) |
| Surveys European literature from the Renaissance to the twentieth century, with emphasis on recurring themes, the texts themselves, and the meaning of literature in broader historical contexts. | |
| CPLT 2559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. | |
| CPLT 3410 | History of Drama II: Ibsen to the Present (3.00) |
| This is the second of a two-semester survey of the history of Western drama from the fifth century B.C. to the present. This semester we will trace the development of drama from the emergence of realism to the present. This is a turbulent, vibrant period in the history of drama, rivaled only by that of the Greeks and the Elizabethans. We will study realism and the reactions against it: expressionism, surrealism, Epic Theater, Absurdism. | |
| CPLT 3420 | Modern Drama--Ibsen to Absurdism (3.00) |
| This is the first half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary drama in the Western world, with brief forays into other regions. ENGN 3420 surveys the modern period from its inception through the post-World War II period; ENGN 3430 covers the contemporary period. ENGN 3420 first examines the emergence of realism then moves through various reactions against and adjustments to realism during the period. | |
| CPLT 3430 | Contemporary Drama (3.00) |
| This is the second half of a two-semester course on modern and contemporary American and European drama (with forays into other regions), covering post-Absurdism to the present. We will examine postwar quests for dramatic and theatrical structures relevant to a socially and morally chaotic world. From a study of reactions to the Theatre of the Absurd, we move to an investigation of contemporary drama. | |
| CPLT 3559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. | |
| CPLT 3590 | Topics in Comparative Literature (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Changing topics with explore Comparative Literature topics, such as theory, genre, periods, or major authors with an international impact. |
| CPLT 3600 | Literary Theory (3.00) |
| An introduction to literary theory, required of all Comparative Literature majors. This seminar will normally be taken in the third year. | |
| CPLT 3710 | Kafka and His Doubles (3.00) |
| Introduction to the work of Franz Kafka, with comparisons to the literary tradition he worked with and the literary tradition he formed. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CPLT 3720 | Freud and Literature (3.00) |
| In formulating his model of the psyche and his theory of psychoanalysis, Freud availed himself of analogies drawn from different disciplines, including literature. Freud's ideas were then taken up by many twentieth-century literary writers. After introducing Freud's theories through a reading of his major works, the course will turn to literary works that engage with Freud. | |
| CPLT 3730 | Modern Poetry: Rilke, Valéry, and Stevens (3.00) |
| Studies in the poetry and prose of these three modernist poets, with emphasis on their theories of artistic creation. The original as well as a translation will be made available for Rilke's and Valery's poetry; their prose works will be read in English translation. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CPLT 3740 | Narratives of Childhood (3.00) |
| Childhood autobiography and childhood narrative from Romanticism to the present. | |
| CPLT 3750 | Women, Childhood, Autobiography (3.00) |
| Cross-cultural readings in women's childhood narratives. Emphasis on formal as well as thematic aspects. | |
| CPLT 3760 | Ways of Telling Stories: Eighteenth-Century Fiction (3.00) |
| Comparative studies in the European novel. Dominant novel types, including the fictional memoir, the novel in letters, and the comic "history." | |
| CPLT 3850 | Fiction of the Americas (3.00) |
| In this seminar, we will study the centuries long 'conversations' between North American and Spanish American writers. Principally through short stories and some novels, we will examine their mutual fascination. Our reading list will include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Horacio Quiroga, John Reed, Mariano Azuela, William Faulkner, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Margaret Atwood, Manuel Puig Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CPLT 4559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. |
| CPLT 4990 | Seminar for Majors (3.00) |
| Offered in the fall semester for fourth-year distinguished majors. The seminar topic normally changes from year to year. | |
| CPLT 4998 | Fourth Year Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Two-semester course in which the student prepares and writes a thesis with the guidance of a faculty member. After being accepted to the distinguished majors program, the student should decide on a thesis topic and find an advisor by the end of the third year. In the fall semester (497), the student engages in an extended course of reading and produces at least 20 pages of written text; in the spring (498), the student completes and submits the thesis. |
| CPLT 4999 | Fourth Year Thesis (3.00) |
| Two-semester course in which the student prepares and writes a thesis with the guidance of a faculty member. After being accepted to the distinguished majors program, the student should decide on a thesis topic and find an advisor by the end of the third year. In the fall semester (497), the student engages in an extended course of reading and produces at least 20 pages of written text; in the spring (498), the student completes and submits the thesis. | |
| CPLT 8002 | Comparative and Transnational Studies (3.00) |
| An advanced seminar that studies issues presented when considering literature in its transnational context, paying special attention to comparison. Focus on the modern and contemporary period, but we consider also earlier periods. 2 essays and final exam. This course is required for the Graduate Certificate in Comparative Literature. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.engl.virginia.edu/courses. | |
| CPLT 8559 | New Course in Comparative Literature (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides the opportunity to offer a new course in the subject of Comparative Literature. |
| Computer Science | |
| CS 1010 | Introduction to Information Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides exposure to a variety of issues in information technology, such as computing ethics and copyright. Introduces and provides experience with various computer applications, including e-mail, newsgroups, library search tools, word processing, Internet search engines, and HTML. Not intended for students expecting to do further work in CS. Cannot be taken for credit by students in SEAS or Commerce. |
| CS 1020 | Introduction to Business Computing (3.00) |
| Overview of modern computer systems and introduction to programming in Visual Basic, emphasizing development of programming skills for business applications. Intended primarily for pre-commerce students. May not be taken for credit by students in SEAS. | |
| CS 1110 | Introduction to Programming (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the basic principles and concepts of object-oriented programming through a study of algorithms, data structures and software development methods in Java. Emphasizes both synthesis and analysis of computer programs. |
| CS 1111 | Introduction to Programming (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the basic principles and concepts of object-oriented programming through a study of algorithms, data structures and software development methods in Java. Emphasizes both synthesis and analysis of computer programs. Prerequisite: Prior programming experience. |
| CS 1112 | Introduction to Programming (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the basic principles and concepts of object-oriented programming through a study of algorithms, data structures and software development methods in Java. Emphasizes both synthesis and analysis of computer programs. Note: No prior programming experience. |
| CS 1120 | Introduction to Computing: Explorations in Language, Logic, and Machines (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is an introduction to the most important ideas in computing. It focuses on the big ideas in computer science including the major themes of recursive definitions, universality, and abstraction. It covers how to describe information processes by defining procedures using the Scheme and Python programming languages, how to analyze the costs required to carry out a procedure, and the fundamental limits of what can be computed. |
| CS 1501 | Special Topics in Computer Science (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special topics in Computer Science |
| CS 2102 | Discrete Mathematics I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces discrete mathematics and proof techniques involving first order predicate logic and induction. Application areas include finite and infinite sets and elementary combinatorial problems. Development of tools and mechanisms for reasoning about discrete problems. Cross-listed as APMA 2102. Prerequisite: CS 1110 or 1120 with a grade of C- or higher. |
| CS 2110 | Software Development Methods (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A continuation of CS 1010, emphasizing modern software development methods. An introduction to the software development life cycle and processes. Topics include requirements analysis, specification, design, implementation, and verification. Emphasizes the role of the individual programmer in large software development projects. Prerequisite: CS 1010 with a grade of C- or higher. Note: Students may not receive credit for both CS 2010 and CS 2050. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CS 2150 | Program and Data Representation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces programs and data representation at the machine level. Data structuring techniques and the representation of data structures during program execution. Operations and control structures and their representation during program execution. Representations of numbers, arithmetic operations, arrays, records, recursion, hashing, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, and related concepts. Prerequisite: CS 2102 and either CS 2110 or CS 2220 with all grades of C- or higher. |
| CS 2190 | Computer Science Seminar I (1.00) |
| Proides cultural capstone to the undergraduate experience. Students make presentations based on topics not covered in the traditional curriculum. Emphasizes learning the mechanisms by which researchers and practicing computer scientists can access information relevant to their discipline, and on the professional computer scientist's responsibility in society. Prerequisite: CS 2110 or 2220 with a grade of C- or higher, and CS 2102 with a grade of C- or higher. | |
| CS 2220 | Engineering Software (3.00) |
| Covers tools and techniques used to manage complexity needed to build, analyze, and test complex software systems including abstraction, analysis, and specification. Prerequisite: CS 1120 Note: Students may not receive credit for both CS 2110 and CS 2220. | |
| CS 2330 | Digital Logic Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes number systems and conversion; Boolean algebra and logic gates; minimization of switching functions; combinational network design; flip-flops; sequential network design; arithmetic networks. Introduces computer organization and assembly language. Cross-listed as ECE 2330. |
| CS 2501 | Special Topics in Computer Science (3.00) |
| Content varies, depending on instructor interests and the needs of the Department. Taught strictly at the undergraduate level. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; additional specific requirements vary with topics. | |
| CS 3102 | Theory of Computation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces computation theory including grammars, finite state machines and Turing machines; and graph theory. Cross-listed as APMA 3102. Prerequisite: CS 2102 and either CS 2110 or 2220 all with grades of C or better. |
| CS 3205 | HCI in Software Development (3.00) |
| Human-computer interaction and user-centered design in the context of software engineering. Examines the fundamental principles of human-computer interaction. Includes evaluating a system's usability based on well-defined criteria; user and task analysis, as well as conceptual models and metaphors; the use of prototyping for evaluating design alternatives; and physical design of software user-interfaces, including windows, menus, and commands. Prerequisite: CS 2110 or 2220 with a grade of C- or higher. | |
| CS 3240 | Advanced Software Development Techniques (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes modern software engineering practice for multi-person projects; methods for requirements specification, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance of large software systems; advanced software development techniques and large project management approaches; project planning, scheduling, resource management, accounting, configuration control, and documentation. Prerequisite: CS 2160 with a grade of C- or higher. |
| CS 3330 | Computer Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Includes the organization and architecture of computer systems hardware; instruction set architectures; addressing modes; register transfer notation; processor design and computer arithmetic; memory systems; hardware implementations of virtual memory, and input/output control and devices. Cross-listed as ECE 3330. Prerequisite: CS 2110 or 2220 with a grade of C- or higher, and CS 2330 with a grade of C- or higher. |
| CS 4102 | Algorithms (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the analysis of algorithms and the effects of data structures on them. Algorithms selected from areas such as sorting, searching, shortest paths, greedy algorithms, backtracking, divide- and-conquer, and dynamic programming. Data structures include heaps and search, splay, and spanning trees. Analysis techniques include asymtotic worst case, expected time, amortized analysis, and reductions between problems. Prerequisite: CS 2102 and 2150 with grades of C- or higher. |
| CS 4240 | Principles of Software Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on techniques for software design in the development of large and complex software systems. Topics will include software architecture, modeling (including UML), object-oriented design patterns, and processes for carrying out analysis and design. More advanced or recent developments may be included at the instructor's discretion. The course will balance an emphasis on design principles with an understanding of how to apply techniques and methods to create successful software systems. Prerequisite: CS 2150 with grade of C- or higher. |
| CS 4330 | Advanced Computer Architecture (3.00) |
| Provides an overview of modern microprocessor design. The topics covered in the course will include the design of super-scalar processors and their memory systems, and the fundamentals of multi-core processor design. Prerequisite: CS 216 and CS/ECE 333, both with grades of C- or higher. | |
| CS 4414 | Operating Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes process communication and synchronization; resource management; virtual memory management algorithms; file systems; and networking and distributed systems. Prerequisite: CS 2150 and CS 3330 with grades of C- or higher. |
| CS 4434 | Dependable Computing Systems (3.00) |
| Focuses on the techniques for designing and analyzing dependable computer-based systems. Topics include fault models and effects, fault avoidance techniques, hardware redundancy, error detecting and correcting codes, time redundancy, software redundancy, combinatorial reliability modeling, Markov reliability modeling, availability modeling, maintainability, safety modeling, trade-off analysis, design for testability, and the testing of redundant digital systems. Cross-listed as ECE 4434. Prerequisite: CE/CS 3330, APMA 3100, APMA 3110. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| CS 4444 | Introduction to Parallel Computing (3.00) |
| Introduces the student to the basics of high-performance parallel computing and the national cyber-infrastructure. The course is targeted for both computer science students and students from other disciplines who want to learn how to significantly increase the performance of applications. Pre-Requisites: CS 2150 and CS/ECE 3330, both with grades of C- or higher | |
| CS 4457 | Computer Networks (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics include the design of modern communication networks; point-to-point and broadcast network solutions; advanced issues such as Gigabit networks; ATM networks; and real-time communications. Cross-listed as ECE 4457. Prerequisite: Either CS or ECE 3330 with grades of C- or higher. |
| CS 4458 | Internet Engineering (3.00) |
| An advanced course on computer networks on the technologies and protocols of the Internet. Topics include the design principles of the Internet protocols, including TCP/IP, the Domain Name System, routing protocols, and network management protocols. A set of laboratory exercises covers aspects of traffic engineering in a wide-area network. Prerequisite: CS 4457 with a grade of C- or better. | |
| CS 4501 | Special Topics in Computer Science (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Content varies annually, depending on instructor interests and the needs of the department. Similar to CS 5501 and CS 7501, but taught strictly at the undergraduate level. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; additional specific requirements vary with topics. |
| CS 4610 | Programming Languages (3.00) |
| Presents the fundamental concepts of programming language design and implementation. Emphasizes language paradigms and implementation issues. Develops working programs in languages representing different language paradigms. Many programs oriented toward language implementation issues. Prerequisite: CS 2150 with grade of C- or higher. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| CS 4620 | Compilers (3.00) |
| Provides an introduction to the field of compilers, which translate programs written in high-level languages to a form that can be executed. The course covers the theories and mechanisms of compilation tools. Students will learn the core ideas behind compilation and how to use software tools such as lex/flex, yacc/bison to build a compiler for a non-trivial programming language. Prerequisite: CS 3240 and 3330 with grades of C- or higher. | |
| CS 4630 | Defense against the Dark Arts (3.00) |
| Viruses, worms, and other malicious software are an ever-increasing threat to computer systems. There is an escalating battle between computer security specialists and the designers of malicious software. This course provides an essential understanding of the techniques used by both sides of the computer security battle. Prerequisite: CS 216 with a grade of C- or above. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| CS 4710 | Artificial Intelligence (3.00) |
| Introduces artificial intelligence. Covers fundamental concepts and techniques and surveys selected application areas. Core material includes state space search, logic, and resolution theorem proving. Application areas may include expert systems, natural language understanding, planning, machine learning, or machine perception. Provides exposure to AI implementation methods, emphasizing programming in Common LISP. Prerequisite: CS 2150 with grade of C- or higher. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| CS 4720 | Web and Mobile Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | With advances in the Internet and World Wide Web technologies, research on the design, implementation and management of web-based information systems has become increasingly important. In this course, we will look at the systematic and disciplined creation of web-based software systems. Students will be expected to work in teams on projects involving mobile devices and web applications.
Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| CS 4730 | Computer Game Design (3.00) |
| This course will introduce students to the concepts and tools used in the development of modern 2-D and 3-D real-time interactive computer video games. Topics covered in this include graphics, parallel processing, human-computer interaction, networking, artificial intelligence, and software engineering.
Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CS 4750 | Database Systems (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamental concepts for design and development of database systems. Emphasizes relational data model and conceptual schema design using ER model, practical issues in commercial database systems, database design using functional dependencies, and other data models. Develops a working relational database for a realistic application. Prerequisite: CS 2150 with grades of C- or higher. | |
| CS 4753 | Electronic Commerce Technologies (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | History of Internet and electronic commerce on the web; case studies of success and failure; cryptographic techniques for privacy, security, and authentication; digital money; transaction processing; wired and wireless access technologies; Java; streaming multimedia; XML; Bluetooth. Defining, protecting, growing, and raising capital for an e-business. |
| CS 4810 | Introduction to Computer Graphics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the fundamentals of three-dimensional computer graphics: rendering, modeling, and animation. Students learn how to represent three-dimensional objects (modeling) and the movement of those objects over time (animation). Students learn and implement the standard rendering pipeline, defined as the stages of turning a three-dimensional model into a shaded, lit, texture-mapped two-dimensional image. Prerequisites: CS 2150 with a grade of C- or higher. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CS 4820 | Real Time Rendering (3.00) |
| Examines real-time rendering of high-quality interactive graphics. Studies the advances in graphics hardware and algorithms that are allowing applications such as video games, simulators, and virtual reality to become capable of near cinematic-quality visuals at real-time rates. Topics include non-photorealistic rendering, occlusion culling, level of detail, terrain rendering, shadow generation, image-based rendering, and physical simulation. Over several projects throughout the semester students work in small teams to develop a small 3-D game engine incorporating some state-of-the-art techniques. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in CS 4810 or equivalent working knowledge. | |
| CS 4830 | Image Synthesis (3.00) |
| Provides a broad overview of the theory and practice of rendering. Discusses classic rendering algorithms, although most of the course focuses on either fundamentals of image synthesis or current methods for physically based rendering. The final project is a rendering competition. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in CS 4810 or equivalent working knowledge. | |
| CS 4840 | Computer Animation (3.00) |
| Introduces both fundamental and advanced computer animation techniques. Discusses such traditional animation topics as keyframing, procedural algorithms, camera control, and scene composition. Also introduces modern research techniques covering dynamic simulation, motion capture, and feedback control algorithms. These topics help prepare students for careers as technical directors in the computer animation industry and assist in the pursuit of research careers. Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in CS 4810 or equivalent working knowledge | |
| CS 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | In-depth study of a computer science or computer engineering problem by an individual student in close consultation with departmental faculty. The study is often either a thorough analysis of an abstract computer science problem or the design, implementation, and analysis of a computer system (software or hardware). Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CS 4998 | Distinguished BA Majors Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Required for Distinguished Majors completing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences. An introduction to computer science research and the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis. Pre-Requisites: CS 2150 with a grade of C- or higher AND a CLAS student |
| CS 5487 | Real-Time Systems (3.00) |
| This course presents the underlying theory, concepts, and practice for real-time systems, such as avionics, process control, space travel, mobile computing and ubiquitous computing. The goals of the course include: introducing the unique problems that arise when time constraints are imposed on systems, identifying basic theory and the boundary between what is known today and what is still research, stressing a systems integration viewpoint in the sense of showing how everything fits together rather than presenting a collection of isolated solutions, and addressing multiprocessing and distributed systems. This course also presents some of the basic results from what might be called the classical technology of real-time computing and presents these results in the context of new applications of this technology in ubiquitous/pervasive computer systems. Prerequisite: CS 3330 and CS 4414, knowledge of C or C++, or instructor permission. | |
| CS 5501 | Selected Topics in Computer Science (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Content varies annually, depending on students' needs and interests. Recent topics included the foundations of computation, artificial intelligence, database design, real-time systems, Internet engineering, and electronic design automation. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CS 5787 | Security in Information Systems (3.00) |
| This course focuses on security as an aspect of a variety of software systems. We will consider software implementations of security related policies in the context of operating systems, networks, and data bases. Topics include: operating system protection mechanisms, intrusion detection systems, formal models of security, cryptography and associated security protocols, data base security, worms, viruses, network and distributed system security, and policies of privacy and confidentiality. Prerequisite: CS 3240 and either CS 4457 or CS 4414 or instructor permission. | |
| CS 5788 | Cryptology: Principles and Applications (3.00) |
| Introduces the basic principles and mathematics of cryptology including information theory, classical ciphers, symmetric key cryptosystems and public-key cryptosystems. Develops applications of cryptology such as anonymous email, digital cash and code signing. Prerequisite: CS 3102 or instructor permission. | |
| CS 6014 | Computation as a Research Tool (3.00) |
| This course is an introduction to programming for students who will be using computational methods for their research but are not computer science students. No previous programming experience is required. We use a multi-language/multi-domain approach. The first part of the course covers basic programming concepts for a given language. The last third of the course splits into domain specific tracks of interest to students. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| CS 6160 | Theory of Computation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes formal languages, the Chomsky hierarchy, formal computation and machine models, finite automata, pushdown automata, Turing machines, Church's thesis, reductions, decidability and undecidability, and NP-completeness. Prerequisite: CS 3102 or equivalent. |
| CS 6161 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3.00) |
| Analyzes concepts in algorithm design, problem solving strategies, proof techniques, complexity analysis, upper and lower bounds, sorting and searching, graph algorithms, geometric algorithms, probabilistic algorithms, intractability and NP-completeness, transformations, and approximation algorithms. Prerequisite: CS 4102 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| CS 6190 | Computer Science Perspectives (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This 'acclimation' seminar helps new graduate students become productive researchers. Faculty and visitors speak on a wide variety of research topics, as well as on tools available to researchers, including library resources, various operating systems, UNIX power tools, programming languages, software development and version control systems, debugging tools, user interface toolkits, word processors, publishing systems, HTML, JAVA, browsers, Web tools, and personal time management. Prerequisite: CS graduate student or instructor permission. |
| CS 6240 | Software Engineering (3.00) |
| Analyzes project management, software tools, requirements and specification methods; top-down, bottom-up, and data-flow design; structured programming, information hiding, programming language issues, and coding standards; software development environments, fault tolerance principles, and testing. Prerequisite: CS 3240 or equivalent. | |
| CS 6250 | Building Complex Software Systems (3.00) |
| This course requires actual implementation of a complex, challenging system such as those encountered in today's world. Most systems undertaken involve an external interface implementation, such as a real-time controller, robotic management, requiring sophisticated sensor input. Available implementation tools, such a CORBA, distributed RPC calls, and GUI interface systems are mastered as appropriate to the project. Similarly, relevant software engineering concepts, such as system specification and documentation methodologies are developed as appropriate to the project. Prerequisite: First-year standing as a CS graduate, good programming skills, undergraduate mastery of operating systems and programming languages, or instructor permission. | |
| CS 6316 | Knowledge-Based Systems (3.00) |
| Introduces the fundamental concepts for research, design, and development of knowledge-based systems. Emphasizes theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence, problem solving, search, and decision making with a view toward applications. Students develop a working knowledge-based system in a realistic application domain. Cross-listed as SYS 6016. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. | |
| CS 6354 | Computer Architecture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of representative digital computer organization with emphasis on control unit logic, input/output processors and devices, asynchronous processing, concurrency, and parallelism. Memory hierarchies. Prerequisite: CS 3330 or proficiency in assembly language programming. |
| CS 6415 | Performance Analysis of Communication Networks (3.00) |
| Analyzes the topologies arising in communication networks; queuing theory; Markov Chains and ergodicity conditions; theory of regenerative processes; routing algorithms; multi-access and random-access transmission algorithms; mathematical methodologies for throughput and delay analyses and evaluations; performance evaluation; performance monitoring; local area networks (LANs); interactive LANs. Cross-listed as ECE 6415. Prerequisite: CE/ECE 4457, APMA 3100, or instructor permission. | |
| CS 6444 | Introduction to Parallel Computing (3.00) |
| Introduces the basics of parallel computing. Covers parallel computation models, systems, languages, compilers, architectures, and algorithms. Provides a solid foundation on which advanced seminars on different aspects of parallel computation can be based. Emphasizes the practical application of parallel systems. There are several programming assignments. Prerequisite: CS 3330, 4414, and 4610, or instructor permission. | |
| CS 6456 | Operating Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers advanced principles of operating systems. Technical topics include support for distributed OSs; microkernels and OS architectures; processes and threads; IPC; files servers; distributed shared memory; object-oriented OSs; reflection in OSs; real-time kernels; multiprocessing; multimedia and quality of service; mobile computing; and parallelism in I/O. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in OS; CS 6354 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| CS 6501 | Special Topics in Computer Science (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Course content varies by section and is selected to fill timely and special interests and needs of students. See CS 7501 for example topics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| CS 6610 | Programming Languages (3.00) |
| Examines modern and non-imperative languages, the theoretical techniques used to design and understand them, and the implementation techniques used to make them run. Topics include functional languages, object-oriented languages, language safety and classification of errors, type systems, formal semantics, abstraction mechanisms, memory management, and unusual control-flow mechanisms. Example languages include Standard ML, Modula-3, CLU, Scheme, Prolog, and Icon. Prerequisite: CS 4610 or equivalent. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| CS 6620 | Compilers (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the theory, design, and specification of translation systems. Translation systems are the tools used to translate a source language program to a form that can be executed. Using rigorous specification techniques to describe the inputs and outputs of the translators and applying classical translation theory, working implementations of various translators are designed, specified, and implemented. Prerequisite: CS 3330 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 |
| CS 6750 | Database Systems (3.00) |
| Studies new database systems, emphasizing database design and related system issues. Explores advanced topics such as object-oriented and real-time database systems, data warehousing, data mining, and workflow. Makes use of either commercial or research database systems for in-class projects. Prerequisite: CS 4750 or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2010 | |
| CS 6840 | Computer Graphics (3.00) |
| Analyzes display devices, line and circle generators; clippings and windowing; data structures; 2-D picture transformations; hidden line and surface algorithms; shading algorithms; free form surfaces; color graphics; 3-D picture transformation. Cross-listed as ECE 6435. Prerequisite: Knowledge of C/C++. | |
| CS 6993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. | |
| CS 7456 | Models of Computing Systems (3.00) |
| Explores studies of user behavior, program behavior, and selected aspects of computer systems such as scheduling, resource allocation, memory sharing, paging, or deadlocks. Analyzes mathematical models and simulation, the use of measurements in the formulation and validation of models, and performance evaluation and prediction. Prerequisite: CS 6456 and either SYS 6005 or ECE 6711. | |
| CS 7457 | Computer Networks (3.00) |
| Introduction: switching methods, network services, layered protocol architectures, OSI reference model; Physical Layer: transmission media, modulation, encoding; Data Link Layer: framing, error detection and correction, ARQ protocols, data link layer protocols, multiplexing; Local Area Networks: multiple access protocols, local network topologies, CSMA/CD, token bus, token ring, FDDI, DQDB; Network Layer: packet switching, routing algorithms, traffic control, internetworking, network protocols; Transport Layer: transport services, connection management, transport protocols; Special topics such multimedia, ATM, and protocol design and verification. Prerequisite: CS 6456 or instructor permission. | |
| CS 7501 | Selected Topics in Computer Science (3.00) |
| Content varies based on the interest and needs of students. Topics may include safety critical systems, parallel processing, information retrieval, data communications, computer networks, real-time computing, distributed multimedia systems, electronic commerce, and advanced combinatorics and graph theory.. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CS 7620 | Advanced Compilers (3.00) |
| Study of advanced compilation techniques with a focus on code generation and optimization techniques, advanced execution environments, and compilation of emerging programming languages. Prerequisite: CS 6160 and 6610, or equivalent. | |
| CS 7716 | Artificial Intelligence (3.00) |
| In-depth study of a few major areas historically considered to be part of artificial intelligence. Emphasizes the design considerations involved in automatic theorem proving, natural language understanding, and machine learning. Cross-listed as SYS 7016. Prerequisite: CS 6316 or SYS 6016. | |
| CS 7882 | Advanced Computer Vision (3.00) |
| Analyzes advanced topics in automated reconstruction of imaged objects and computer interpretation of imaged scenes; techniques for three-dimensional object reconstruction; computing motion parameters from sequences of images; computational frameworks for vision tasks such as regularization, and stochastic relaxation; approaches for autonomous navigation. Depth image analysis; novel imaging techniques and applications; and parallel architectures for computer vision. | |
| CS 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CS 7995 | Supervised Project Research (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to project research for the Master of Computer Science degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. |
| CS 8501 | Special Topics in Computer Science (3.00) |
| Special Topics in Computer Science | |
| CS 8516 | Topics in Theoretical Computer Science (3.00) |
| Study of selected formal topics in computer science, including computational geometry, advanced searching techniques, proximity and intersection problems, interconnection problems, VLSI CAD, amortized complexity analysis, approximation algorithms, zero-knowledge proofs, biological computing, and quantum computing. Prerequisite: CS 6160 or instructor permission. | |
| CS 8524 | Topics in Software Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A special topics course in software engineering. Topics are determined by the individual instructor, but might include software reliability; engineering real-time systems; managing large software projects; resource estimation; validation and verification; or advanced programming environments. Prerequisite: CS 6240 or instructor permission. |
| CS 8535 | Topics in Computer Architecture (3.00) |
| Studies selected advances in the architecture of computer systems. May include distribution processor systems, memory hierarchies, and secondary storage management schemes. Prerequisite: CS 6354 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| CS 8545 | Topics in Operating Systems (3.00) |
| Topics covered are generally chosen from one or more of the following operating system research areas: detailed case studies, distributed systems, global computing, distributed shared memory, real-time systems, object-oriented systems, security, multimedia, and mobile computing. Prerequisite: CS 6456 or instructor permission. | |
| CS 8561 | Topics in Programming Languages (3.00) |
| Studies selected advanced topics in design, definition, and implementation of programming languages. Typical recent topics: parallel language design; formal semantics of programs. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: CS 6610 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| CS 8575 | Topics in Database Systems (3.00) |
| Analyzes the implementation of database systems, concurrent and distributed access, backup, and security; query languages and optimization of query access; multi-attribute dependencies and retrieval. Data warehousing and web-based data systems are explored. Prerequisite: CS 6750 or instructor permission | |
| CS 8584 | Special Topics in Computer Vision/Image Processing (3.00) |
| For M.S. and Ph.D. students conducting research in image processing and machine vision. The contents vary with each semester and each instructor. An in-depth study of recent research in narrowly defined areas of computer vision/image processing. Readings from recently published articles in journals and conference proceedings are assigned. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| CS 8897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's students who are teaching assistants. |
| CS 8999 | Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to thesis research for the Master of Science degree under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| CS 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral students who are teaching assistants. |
| CS 9999 | Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Czech | |
| CZ 1210 | Introduction to Czech Language (3.00) |
| Introduces students to the essentials of Czech grammar with emphasis on speaking and reading. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; some knowledge of Russian recommended. | |
| CZ 1220 | Introduction to Czech Language (3.00) |
| Introduces students to the essentials of Czech grammar with emphasis on speaking and reading. Prerequisite: Instructor permission; some knowledge of Russian recommended. | |
| Dance | |
| DANC 1400 | The Art of Dance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will foster students' understanding and awareness of dance as an art form. Students will begin by exploring the pioneers of modern dance and continue through the many styles and eras of modern /contemporary dance over the past century. |
| DANC 2210 | Ballet I (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores various styles of Ballet dance through a dance technique class. Students will work at barre and center while learning terminology and correct placement. |
| DANC 2220 | Modern I (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores various styles of modern dance through a dance technique class. Styles include but are not limited to Limon, Horton, Taylor, and Release Technique. |
| DANC 2230 | Jazz Dance I (1.00) |
| Explores various styles of jazz dance through a dance technique class. Styles include but are not limited to contemporary, theater, hip-hop, and lyrical. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DANC 2300 | Dance Improvisation (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Allows students to experience the theories of dance improvisation for beginning to intermediate students. Through improvisational structures students will develop their skills as improvisers and begin to realize its function in choreography. Prerequisite: instructor permission |
| DANC 2559 | New Course in Dance (1.00 - 4.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Dance. Course was offered Summer 2010 | |
| DANC 3210 | Ballet II (1.00) |
| Explores various styles of Ballet dance through a dance technique class for intermediate to advanced students. Students will deepen their knowledge through continued study of terminology and correct placement. Prerequisite: DANC 2210 or instructor permission | |
| DANC 3220 | Modern Dance II (1.00) |
| Explores various styles of modern dance through a dance technique class, at an intermediate/advanced level. Styles include but are not limited to Limon, Horton, Taylor, and Release Technique. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission. | |
| DANC 3230 | Jazz Dance II (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores various styles of jazz dance through a dance technique class, at an intermediate/advanced level. Styles include but are not limited to hip-hop, contemporary, theater, and lyrical. Prerequisites: Instructor Permission. |
| DANC 3300 | Dance Composition (2.00) |
| Explores the elements of dance composition and choreography while guiding students through the creative process. Students will ultimately have the opportunity to stage cohesive dance works. | |
| DANC 3400 | Dance History (3.00) |
| This courses takes an in depth look at the origins and development of Dance in relation to Western Culture. Students will gain understanding of critical thinking within dance studies. Emphasis will be placed on Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary Dance Forms. | |
| DANC 3610 | Contact Improvisation (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Allows students to explore Contact Improvisation as an art form as well as a technique. Emphasis will be placed on partnering skills and the improvisational form. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DANC 3620 | Dance Repertory (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is designed to give students the opportunity of working with professional dance artists. Students will have the chance to learn repertory, experience different methods of choreography, and gain knowledge of the process of performance. |
| DANC 3630 | Dance Theater (3.00) |
| Studies the integration of dance, text, and dramatic action to provide students with the insight behind dance theater as an art form. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DANC 3640 | Dance for the Camera (3.00) |
| This class will serve as an overview to dance for the camera. Students will learn introductory techniques for videography, creating dance for the camera, and video editing. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| DANC 3650 | Dance Production (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction and practical experience in the production of dance. Students will explore technical theatre aspects such as lighting, sound, stage management, costumes, and sscenery as well as other areas useful in producing dance. Students will explore topics in a practical workshop setting. |
| DANC 4220 | Modern Dance III (1.00) |
| Explores various styles of modern dance through a dance technique class, at an advanced level. Styles include but are not limited to Limon, Horton, Taylor, and Release Technique. Students will be encouraged to learn movement at an accelerated pace while focusing on specificity and clarity. Prerequisites: Instructor permissions Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| DANC 4640 | Laban Movement Analysis (3.00) |
| Serves as an introduction to the theoretical system for movement description known as Laban Movement Analysis, which includes the Bartenieff Fundamentals. This course addresses the study of movement through Body Effort, Shape, and Space. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DANC 4993 | Independent Study: Dance (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Allows upper level students to pursue dance as an independent project. Students can select their area of focus in dance including Production, Performance, Artistic Direction, Choreography, and/or Research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission |
| Drama | |
| DRAM 1010 | Introduction to Theatre (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates theatre arts and their relation to contemporary culture, emphasizing play analysis, types of production, and the roles of various theatre artists. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 1020 | Oral Interpretation (3.00) |
| For non-majors. Enhances communication skills through basic voice and speech exercises leading to staged readings of prose, poetry, comedy, and drama. | |
| DRAM 1559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 2010 | Theatre Art: Image to Form (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the translation of dramatic image into theatrical form as explored through elements of storytelling, script analysis, 2- and 3-D design, and the experience of performance. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2020 | Acting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores basic theories and techniques of acting through exercises, improvisations and scenes from contemporary dramatic literature. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2040 | The Alexander Technique for the Actor (3.00) |
| A studio course introducing students to a basic and practical understanding of the Alexander technique movement system. | |
| DRAM 2070 | Public Speaking (3.00) |
| The purpose of this course is to put principles of speech into practice; students will learn to communicate effectively primarily through practical experience. Students will (1) learn the basic principles of speech preparation and delivery, including invention of topics and arguments, organization, and style; (2) apply these principles to your speech preparation and delivery; and (3) develop and use listening skills in the analysis of speeches. Course was offered Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| DRAM 2080 | Circus in America (3.00) |
| Introduces the circus as a form of American entertainment. Focuses on its development, growth, decline, and cultural influences. | |
| DRAM 2110 | Lighting Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the basic techniques for moving the lighting design from drafted plot through finished design, including equipment, dimming and control systems, and color theory. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2020, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 2130. |
| DRAM 2130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of lighting and sound technology in laboratory production projects. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2020, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 2110. |
| DRAM 2210 | Scenic Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the basic techniques for moving set design from drawing to finished environment, including drafting, carpentry, painting, and dressing. Lab required. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2020, or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2230 | Production Lab: Scenery and Props (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of scenery and properties technology in production. Pre-requisites: Dram 2010 and 2020 Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 2231 | Production Lab: Run Crew (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of scenery and properties technology in laboratory production projects. Prerequisites Dram 2010 and 2020. |
| DRAM 2232 | Production Lab: Scene Painting (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of scenic painting in laboratory production projects. Prerequisites: Dram 2010 and 2020. |
| DRAM 2240 | Digital Design: Re-making and Re-imagining (3.00) |
| Digital projects that explore the dramatic tension existing between word (drama) and art (picture). Examines bias that is embedded in narrative and visual expressions. Visual work is based upon narrative responses developed by each student. Utilizes a number of digital applications (Adobe Photoshop, RealViz Stitcher, Apple Final Cut Pro) as the palettes that allow the class to explore visual tensions and biases inherent in art, architecture, and scenic design. | |
| DRAM 2250 | Scene Painting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Fundamental techniques of scenic painting. A studio class during which students learn to paint faux finishes of marble, wood grain, brick and other common finishes for theatrical application. DRAM 2232 Production Lab: Scene Painting required. |
| DRAM 2303 | Figure Drawing: Foundations (3.00) |
| Figure Drawing: Foundations Course was offered Summer 2011, Summer 2010 | |
| DRAM 2310 | Costume Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies basic techniques for moving the costume design from drawing to finished character, including construction, alteration, patterning, fitting, and accessories. Lab required. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2020, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 2330 or instructor permission. |
| DRAM 2330 | Production Laboratory: Costume and Makeup (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of costume and makeup technology in production laboratory. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2020, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 2310 or instructor permission. |
| DRAM 2430 | Production Laboratory: Acting (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of acting skills in production laboratory. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: Instructor permission |
| DRAM 2440 | Theatre at Sea: Rehearsal & Performance (3.00) |
| DRAM 2559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 2620 | Sound Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students will explore the sonic qualities of sound and music through discussion, construction, critical listening, and demonstration. |
| DRAM 2630 | Production Laboratory: Sound (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Application of sound technology in laboratory production projects. May be repeated up to four credits. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. |
| DRAM 2710 | Scriptwriting for Film and TV (3.00) |
| A writing workshop focusing on dramatic writing for film and television. Students will study script structure using established texts in the field. Students will also read classic screenplays and teleplays and will study the finished product on video. Students will write short dramatic scenes in class and prepare scenarios and fully written scenes in screenplay and teleplay format. | |
| DRAM 2800 | Television News Writing and Production (3.00) |
| Students analyze, discuss, and learn the techniques of television news writing. Explores the difference between print and television news; the value of research; the impact of deadlines; the worth of clear, concise, accurate expression; the importance of ethics; and the urgency of time. Working in teams, students participate in a variety of roles included in television news production, such as reporting and editing, with an emphasis on writing to the dictates of the television medium. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 2810 | Cinema as Art Form (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A course in visual thinking; introduces film criticism, concentrating on classic and current American and non-American films. |
| DRAM 2820 | Television Texts, Scripting and Directing (3.00) |
| Studies the theory and creative principles of television scripting and directing; analysis of form, content, and production values; includes composition, writing, lighting, camerawork and performance. Prerequisite: Instructor permission | |
| DRAM 2920 | World Cinema (3.00) |
| ¿What¿s playing at the movies?¿ will be a question that must be answered in every port of call. The focus of this course will be the cinema of the countries visited during the semester. We will watch films (mostly dubbed or subtitled), and seek to understand how the cinema is considered within the various cultures: as art, as entertainment, as business, and as product for export or import. We will also look at how the differing cultures have been. | |
| DRAM 3020 | Theatre Make-Up (3.00) |
| Introduces the design and application of theatre make-up. Emphasizes observation and mastery of basic techniques and materials employed in facial analysis and the creation of juvenile, lead, character, and aged make-up. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 3040 | Musical Theatre History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the evolution and history of the musical theatre from Mozart to Sondheim through the works of major composers over the last 200-plus years. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| DRAM 3050 | Theatre History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A survery of Western theatre history from the Greeks to the present. Prerequisite: Instructor permission |
| DRAM 3070 | African-American Theatre (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Presents a comprehensive study of 'Black Theatre' as the African-American contribution to the theatre. Explores the historical, cultural, and socio-political underpinnings of this theatre as an artistic form in American and world culture. Students gain a broader understanding of the relationship and contributions of this theatre to theatre arts, business, education, lore, and humanity. A practical theatrical experience is a part of the course offering. Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 3080 | Script Analysis: Dramatic Structure and Theatrical Production (3.00) |
| Analysis of representative play scripts to discover how structure and language support conceptual and stylistic choices in production. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3210 | Scene Design I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the development of the scenic design as theatrical environment, from script analysis through research to completed scenic design. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 2230. |
| DRAM 3300 | History of Dress (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the history of dress, from ancient to modern times, as a reflection of the individual's self expression and the relationship to one's culture. Lab required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission |
| DRAM 3320 | The Fine Art of Dress 1: Conformity & Individuality (3.00) |
| Expores the cultural influences on fashion choices and expression of identity you create for the 21st century. Examination of your own wardrobe and study of the History of Dress serves as grounding for research into selected garments from The Collection of Historic Dress, c. 1795-1965. Working with extant garments provides insight into these periods of American history, the cultural influences, and the people who inhabited these clothes. | |
| DRAM 3410 | Acting II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Exercises and scene work emphasizing the development of the actor's vocal and physical resources as a means of creating and communicating character, emotion, and relationships. Prerequisite: DRAM 2020 and instructor permission |
| DRAM 3420 | Voice for Theatre (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces principles of vocal health, provides practical techniques for meeting the voice and speech demands of daily life and performance, and promotes life-long exploration of the speaking voice and the spoken word. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 3430 | Improvisation (3.00) |
| A workshop that explores several dimensions of theatrical self-expression through improvised exercises and situations. This course will employ lecture, discussion and performance activities to raise awareness and proficiency in improvisational techniques through dramatic interaction involving imagination and creativity. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 3440 | Movement for Theatre (3.00) |
| Examines the fundamental skills necessary to effective and descriptive physical expression for the stage. Focuses on developing an individual awaresness of one's physical self and establishing a sold foundation upon which to build a character physically, through practical exericises in balance, rhythm, endurance , freedom of movement, flexibility, shape and expression. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 3450 | Musical Theatre Performance (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the integration of song into scene work, and examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer/dancer. Focuses on a character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 3490 | Acting Out (3.00) |
| Select ensemble company rehearses and performs scenes from Shakespeare, classic, and contemporary dramatic literature in public performance workshops. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 3559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 3600 | Modern American Drama (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies representative twentieth-century American dramas in the context of theatre history. Prerequisite: Instructor permission |
| DRAM 3610 | Modern Drama (3.00) |
| Modern Theatre and Drama is designed to afford the student the opportunity to read and discuss selected works of dramatic literature that have served as the base for theatrical production during the twentieth century; to study that literature in the contexts of cultural developments during the twentieth century; and to begin to develop an ability to read a play text for both its theatrical and its cultural "clues." Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 3640 | Sound Design:studio (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Creative application of digital sound editing for media. Techniques investigated include editing pre-recorded music, creating realistic sound environments, representing visual art with sound, three-dimensional sound, and sound creation for video. |
| DRAM 3651 | Directing I (3.00) |
| Encourages the development of the director's analytical and rehearsal skills in translating text, actors, and space into valid and effective scenes; drawn from plays in the mode of psychological realism. Prerequisite: Dram 2020 required, and Dram 2010 preferred; Instructor permission | |
| DRAM 3652 | Production Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will examine aspects of theatrical management including: production, stage, company, and house. Students will study current management principles and the application of those principles in practical management projects. Prerequisite: Instructor permission Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 3653 | Production Laboratory: Stage Management (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | One credit is required; may be repeated up to four credits. Application of stage management skills to production and performance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
| DRAM 3701 | Special Topics in Dance (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Allows upper level students to pursue dance as an independent project, students will choreograph and present their own work, or pursue another aspect of dance study. Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 3710 | Playwriting I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the art and craft of playwriting, focusing on short exercises and in-class writing assignments. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 3720 | Playwriting II (3.00) |
| Continuation of Playwriting I, focusing on specific craft exercises and the development of individual style. Prerequisite: DRAM 3710. | |
| DRAM 3810 | Film Criticism (3.00) |
| Extends the work of DRAM 2810 by concentrating on the development of a critical perspective in the study of films and film-makers. | |
| DRAM 3830 | History of Film I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the development of the silent film, 1895 to 1928; emphasizes the technical and thematic links between national schools of cinema art and the contributions of individual directors. Includes weekly film screenings. |
| DRAM 3840 | History of Film II (3.00) |
| Analyzes the development of film art from the inception of sound to the 1950s. Includes weekly film screenings. Prerequisite: DRAM 2810 or 3830, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 3850 | History of Film III (3.00) |
| A history of narrative, documentary and experimental film, 1955-77. Developments in the aesthetics of film are examined in the context of socio-economic, political and cultural conditions specific to different historical moments. Includes weekly film screenings. DRAM 3830, DRAM 3840 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 3870 | Contemporary Independent Film and Video (3.00) |
| Investigates the nature of 'independent' film and video in relation to the dominant commercial media, surveying a broad range of independent media genres, from the independent features of John Cassavetes and Quentin Tarantino through the alternatives practiced by experimental and documentary makers. Prerequisite: DRAM 2810, or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4030 | Figure Drawing (1.00 - 2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course focuses primarily on the human form to study line, tone, mass, proportion and composition. Additional subjects that enhance the understanding of the figure might include interior/exterior spaces and still-life. Students will be introduced to various drawing techniques and media. The emphasis will be on the creative process and the art of "drawing to know." Outside work will be assigned to compliment the in-class exercises. |
| DRAM 4110 | Lighting Design (3.00) |
| Studies the development of lighting design, from script analysis through concept to completed production. Lab required. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010 and 2110, or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4310 | Costume Design (3.00) |
| Studies the development of costume design as a revelation of character and relationship to the special world. Proceeds from script analysis through research to the completed rendering. Lab required. Prerequisite: DRAM 2010, or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4410 | Acting III (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Scripted scenes, exercises, and ensemble work to expand the actor's approach to characterization and interpretation within various dramatic genres. Prerequisite: DRAM 3410 and instructor permission |
| DRAM 4440 | Dance for Theatre (3.00) |
| Examines the history of social and theatrical dance, its function in a particular society, and its dramatic purpose within a play. Requires demonstrated proficiency in ballet, modern dance or basic theater movement skills. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4490 | Stage Combat Skills (3.00) |
| Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 4591 | Special Topics in Theatre Managment (1.00 - 3.00) |
| An outlet for students doing internships or independent studies in management, which require credit. There are currently no designated courses for this. | |
| DRAM 4592 | Special Studies in Drama (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study project conducted under the supervision of an instructor of the student's choice. Instructor determines credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission and advisor. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 4593 | Special Topics in Performance (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Special topics in performance offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4594 | Special Topics in Movement (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Specialized topics in movement offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 4595 | Special Topics in Voice (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Specialized topics in voice and speech offered to upper-level performance students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 4596 | Special Topics in Directing (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive study of specific topics offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4597 | Special Topics in Design (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive study of specific topics in theatre design offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4598 | Special Topics in Design Technology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive study of specific topics offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4599 | Special Topics in Playwriting (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Specialized topics offered to upper-level students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4651 | Directing II (3.00) |
| Continues the work of DRAM 3651 with special attention to the director's organization, scheduling, and efficient use of resources. Students direct a one-act play. Prerequisite: DRAM 3651 and instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 4710 | Playwriting III (3.00) |
| Advanced workshop focusing on the development of longer works and the rewriting process. Prerequisite: DRAM 3720. | |
| DRAM 4720 | Playwriting IV (3.00) |
| A continuation of Playwriting III. Prerequisite: DRAM 4710. | |
| DRAM 4730 | Advanced Playwriting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A workshop for writing extended pieces of dramatic literature. For students who have completed DRAM 3710 or by instructor permission. |
| DRAM 4910 | Senior Seminar (3.00) |
| Seminar discussions and assignments that allow the student to demonstrate knowledge of the theatre as well as artistic, aesthetic, and critical judgment. Prerequisites: Fourth year drama majors or permission of instructor | |
| DRAM 5040 | Early American Theatre and Drama (3.00) |
| A study of nineteenth-century theatre and dramatic literature in relation to the central cultural developments of the century. An examination, through the reading of nineteenth-century comedies and melodramas as social documents, of the complex and ever-changing role the theatre played in nineteenth-century American life. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 5060 | Modernism in the Theatre (3.00) |
| Studies the theory, literature and mise-en-scene of the theatre during the modern era. Prerequisite: DRAM 3050, or equivalent. | |
| DRAM 5070 | History of American Popular Entertainment: From Minstrelsy to Madonna (3.00) |
| This course traces the development of popular entertainment forms from British and European roots through late modern and post-modern examples like Elvis, Madonna and Disneyland. Particular attention will be paid to popular culture and broad cultural trends. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 5080 | Performance in the Postmodernism Era (3.00) |
| Through detailed research and the 'reconstruction' of performance, students examine the work of contemporary theatre artists and the nature of the shift from a modern position/perspective/aesthetic to what many historians and critics regard as a post-modern one. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 5450 | Musical Theatre Performance (3.00) |
| Integration of song into scene work and the examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer. Focuses on character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 5559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 5710 | Playwriting V (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the craft of playwriting and examination of exemplary works. Weekly problem exercises emphasize the development of a way of working. Prerequisite: nine credits of drama courses or instructor permission. |
| DRAM 5720 | Playwriting VI (3.00) |
| Analyzes the craft of playwriting. Continued study of exemplary plays and problem exercises, and increased emphasis on reading and discussion of student work. Prerequisite: DRAM 5710 and instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7020 | Theatre Makeup (3.00) |
| Research and studio practice in the design and application of theatre makeup. Emphasizes observation and mastery of basic techniques and materials employed in facial analysis and the creation of juvenile, lead, character, and aged makeup. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. Program. | |
| DRAM 7070 | Script Analysis (3.00) |
| A survey of dramatic literature, classical to contemporary, with an eye toward reading scripts for the stage. Analysis of representative playscripts to discover how structure and language support conceptual and stylistic choices in production. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 7080 | Performance: From the Modern to the Post Modern (3.00) |
| Traces the development of the modern theatre from its inception to its reputed decline and absorption into post modern performance. Special attention is paid to those individuals or theatre companies that shaped the modern/post-modern theatre worlds. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 7100 | Graphics for the Theatre (3.00) |
| Studies basic design communication skills which serve as the foundation for costume, scenic, lighting designers, and technical directors in collaboration with directors, designers, actors, and shop personnel. Includes basic elements of design in line, color, texture, visual research methodology, and media techniques in drawing, painting, model making. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7160 | Lighting Design I: Elements of Design (3.00) |
| Studies the elements of theatrical lighting design essential to the stage designer. Areas of study include script interpretation, lighting composition, color, instrumentation, graphic notation, and presentation techniques. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7170 or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 7180, 7140. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7170 | Drafting & CAD for Theatre (3.00) |
| Study of drafting techniques and computer aided drafting and drawing software that prepares the designer or technician to identify and communicate methods and materials relative to executing the design. Covers standards for theatrical drafting, preparation of ground plans, sections, and design elevations including both pictorial and orthographic drawings. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7180 | Digital Media for Design (3.00) |
| Studies a variety of graphic software programs and computer-aided design techniques which prepares the lighting designer, scenic designer, costume designer, and technical director to identify and communicate methods and materials relative to the execution of their respective designs. Taught completely on-line with all course materials and project submissions made electronically. Prerequisite: DRAM 7170 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7230 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7240 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 7260 | Scene Design I: Design Studio-Realism (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the range of theatrical design styles which form the core of the designer's visual catalog. Includes, but is not limited to, 19th- and 20th-century realistic design styles. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 7280 | Scene Painting (3.00) |
| Studies the materials and methods of scenic painting and its application to conventional and non-conventional means of scenic replication for dramatic and musical stages. Includes various media used for scenic illustration, and the methods used for preparing a variety of surfaces to be painted. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Repeatable up to 9 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 7330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7350 | Costume Technology: Couture Methods (3.00) |
| An intense study of basic execution and design techniques that enable construction techniques that enable the costume designer to translate the visual design from the sketch to the stage. Study includes basic construction techniques, same and proper equipment utilization, principles of pattern drafting, design analysis, shop organization and personnel management. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7360 | Costume Design: Research (3.00) |
| Application of design principles to play scripts focusing on the examination of the special world of the play as foundation for character and character relationships. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7350; corequisite: DRAM 7380. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7380 | Costume Technology: Patterning & Draping (3.00) |
| Explores the fundamentals of draping and flat-patterning, the two basic systems of pattern-making upon which all patterns are based. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7350; corequisite: DRAM 7360. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7400 | Mentored Study: Acting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty guided study in an area of advanced acting not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program |
| DRAM 7410 | Movement: Foundations for the Actor (3.00) |
| Examines the essential tools required of the physical performer through practical studio work in the elements of balance, rhythm, shape, endurance, freedom of movement, flexibility, shape and musicality. Identification of physical habits and the body's mechanics will be addressed in order to uncover the key elements of expressive movement and gesture. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7420 | Movement: Creating Physical Character (3.00) |
| Examines the various techniques and methods for creating character through shape, gesture and movement. Through practical work in and out of the studio, students will learn how to read and create postural and gestural patterns in relation to character and establish a specific vocabulary of movement for advanced work in physical acting. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7430 | Voice: Breath, Structure, Sound (3.00) |
| Explores the basic approaches to vocal relaxation, breath control, resonance, and projection. Includes identification and correction of vocal habits and regionalisms, and introduction of phonetics, Lessac, and Linklater vocal methods. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7440 | Voice: Tone, Speech, Text (3.00) |
| Studies the tonal aspects of sound production. Examines appropriate consonant and vowel production, and includes the phonetic analysis of text. The voice is connected to language imagery and emotion, employing textual exploration and physicalization exercises. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7450 | Acting: Impulse into Action (3.00) |
| Examines the actor's habitual approach to characterization . Methodology includes exercises for kinesthetic awareness, emotive connections, image formation, and action choices. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 7460 | Acting: Character into Relationship (3.00) |
| Studies complex characterization and style considerations. Works from Miller, Williams, O'Neill, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Shaw serve as material for scene study. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7470 | Acting: Production and Performance (1.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7490 | Performance Lab (1.00 - 2.00) |
| Collaborate development of performance project(s). Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 7501 | Special Topics (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. | |
| DRAM 7559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7620 | Mentored Study in Sound Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Faculty-guided study in an area of sound design or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program and instructor permission. |
| DRAM 7630 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| DRAM 7640 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 7660 | Technical Direction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Furthers technical directors' skills through the study of advanced principles of scenery technology, construction, shop organization, purchasing, planning, and organization of crews to complete a production. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011, Spring 2010 |
| DRAM 7680 | Construction (3.00) |
| Furthers technical construction skills through the study of traditional and contemporary theories of staging, pragmatic application of scenic construction systems; including wood, fabric, plastics and steel. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 7690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (3.00 - 9.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. |
| DRAM 7920 | Design: Psychology of Space, Light and Attire (2.00) |
| Studies design for the actor, exploring the power of the visual world and the role of the designer in shaping the world of the play in contemporary production. Projects teach the student to express concepts using the designer's tools. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor. | |
| DRAM 8010 | Heritage of Design (3.00) |
| A study of significant theatrical designers who have made significant contributions to the contemporary theory and practice of costume, light, and scenic design. Scholarly research will be conducted in select historical collections and archives. | |
| DRAM 8100 | Figure Drawing (1.00 - 2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course focuses primarily on the human form to study line, tone, mass, proportion and composition. Additional subjects that enhance the understanding of the figure might include interior/exterior spaces and still-life. Students will be introduced to various drawing techniques and media. The emphasis will be on the creative process and the art of "drawing to know." |
| DRAM 8130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 8140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8150 | Lighting Design 2: Alternative Forms (3.00) |
| A continuation of DRAM 7160, emphasizing alternative forms and spaces, problem solving, orchestration, and cuing. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 8160 | Lighting Design 3: Special Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Seminar on advanced topics in lighting design. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160, 8150, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3.00 - 9.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8230 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic design. Prerequisite: graduating standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8240 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic design. Prerequisite: graduating standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 8250 | Scenic Design 2: Design Studio-The Classics (3.00) |
| Study and creation of classical period scenic design. An examination of design for classical, Shakespearean, and 16-18th century plays. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7260; corequisite: DRAM 8270. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 8270 | Period Decor (3.00) |
| Studies period furniture and decorative arts from antiquity to the present, including cultural influences on interior design elements. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100; corequisite DRAM 8250. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 8310 | History of Dress and Textiles (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies period and contemporary dress and textiles as the foundation of the designer's creation of stage costumes. Analyzes cultural influences of the special world, the psychology of dress, period movement, and the expression of self through choice of dress. Develops investigative methodology through hands-on work with the department's vintage clothing and textiles collection. Prerequisite: DRAM 7360 or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 8350 and 8370 recommended. Course was offered Fall 2010 |
| DRAM 8330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8350 | Costume Design: Character (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies design principles and psychology of dress to character development, using scripts from Shakespeare to Williams. Focuses on translation of idea and character through historical and theatrical forms in developing design concepts for contemporary audiences. Prerequisite: DRAM 7360; corequisite DRAM 8370. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8360 | Costume Design: Production Styles (3.00) |
| Examines advanced production forms with application of design principles to fully developed projects selected from plays, musicals, opera, ballet, and film, as appropriate to the student's progress and focus. Emphasizes versatility and experimental solutions to contemporary design challenges. Prerequisite: DRAM 8350. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8370 | Costume Technology:Advanced Patterning and Draping (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Contemporary application of period cut and construction, in the reproduction of period fashion for stage purposes. Prerequisites: DRAM 7350 and graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8380 | Costume Technology: Tailoring (3.00) |
| Contemporary application of period cut and construction in the reproduction of period fashion for stage purposes. Prerequisite: DRAM 7380; corequisite DRAM 8350. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3.00 - 9.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8410 | Movement: Stage Combat Skills (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the practical performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8420 | Movement: Period Movement and Dance (3.00) |
| Examines the social history of Western culture and its dramatic use in plays set between the 16th-19th centuries. Focus is on skills acquisition of the movement specific to each period, creative application to performance, and research skills for development of character. Prerequisites: Graduate standing MFA program. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8430 | Voice: Shakespeare and Verse (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores speaking and acting verse, focusing on scansion, language analysis, verbal improvisation, and personalization using Berry, Rodenburg, and Wade techniques. Actors score and interpret poetic and dramatic material, integrating text analysis with emotional expressiveness. Emphasizes heightened language texts, primarily Shakespeare. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. Course was offered Fall 2009 |
| DRAM 8440 | Musical Theatre Performance (3.00) |
| Integration of song into scene work and the examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer. Focuses on character's song presentation within the context of a musical play. | |
| DRAM 8450 | Acting: Shakespeare (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Performers work for vocal and physical embodiment of Shakespeare's language. Examines the mechanics and structures of poetic language and includes research and exploration of historical and contemporary approaches to Shakespearean performance. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. Course was offered Spring 2010 |
| DRAM 8460 | Acting: Period Styles (3.00) |
| Focuses on making informed performance choices in period plays based on aspects of structures such as: dramatic text, historical period, culture and society, and production concepts. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8470 | Acting: Production and Performance (3.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8490 | Acting: Performance Lab II (2.00) |
| Collaborative development of performance project(s). Prerequisite: DRAM 7490. | |
| DRAM 8500 | History of Acting and Directing (3.00) |
| This seminar has a two-fold purpose: 1) to survey the development of Modernist performance trends in American theater by examining the theory and practice of master directors and actors. 2) to explore the Postmodern practice of recent master artists. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8501 | Special Topics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. |
| DRAM 8559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 8630 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 8640 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8650 | SPFX Special Effects (3.00) |
| Explores advanced techniques in special effects and the materials used to create them. Laboratory assignments establish a basic proficiency in creating special effects using methods of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Includes using a vacuum form machine, plastic foams, casting, mold making, pyrotechnics, blood, ghosts and illusions, using fire arms on stage, and atmospheric effects. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 8670 | Properties (3.00) |
| Materials and methods of stage property construction. Includes projects in molding and casting, foam sculpting, upholstery, and furniture construction. | |
| DRAM 8680 | Rigging (3.00) |
| Studies traditional and contemporary entertainment rigging systems; investigates current practices of rigging, their equipment, and the materials involved. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| DRAM 8690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (3.00 - 9.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| DRAM 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 8999 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9060 | Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Preparation of a written thesis that corresponds to the performance, direction, or design of a production. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 9130 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9140 | Production Laboratory: Lighting (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in the preparation and performance of lighting design. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9150 | Lighting Design 4: Portfolio (3.00) |
| Critical assessment of the lighting student's portfolio and résumé leading to the creation of a professional body of work. Tailors design and presentation projects to student's needs. Prerequisite: DRAM 7160, 8150, and 8160, or instructor permission; corequisite: DRAM 9060. | |
| DRAM 9170 | Advanced Lighting Technology (3.00) |
| Explores advanced stage lighting technologies including MIDI show-control, automated fixture programming, complex cuing, and effect sequencing. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| DRAM 9190 | Mentored Study: Lighting (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A guided study which gives students the opportunity to explore with a faculty member areas of lighting design and/or technology which are not contained in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9230 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| DRAM 9240 | Production Laboratory: Scenery (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of scenic designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 9250 | Scene Design 3: Design Studio-Alternative Styles (3.00) |
| Studies advanced production forms including operas, musicals, and dance productions or ballets. Involves solving design issues directly related to music and its influence on the stage picture. Prerequisite: DRAM 7100, 7260, 8250, 8270. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| DRAM 9290 | Mentored Study: Scene Design (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A faculty-guided exploration of scenic design and/or technology areas not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| DRAM 9330 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9340 | Production Laboratory: Costume (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program of the curriculum, crediting work in the preparation and performance of costume designs. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9350 | Costume Design: Portfolio and Design (3.00) |
| Critical assessment of the student's portfolio and résumé leading to the creation of a professional body of work. Tailors design and presentation projects to student's needs. Prerequisite: DRAM 8360. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9370 | Costume Technology: Crafts (3.00) |
| Examines traditional and innovative products and practices used in the execution of contemporary design of accessories and special costume pieces including period, fantasy, special effects, and spectacle. Prerequisite: DRAM 8370 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9380 | Costume Technology:Creative Draping (3.00) |
| A Challenging explortion for the students with designs that combine unusual materials and techniques with traditional dressmaking for stage purposes. Prerequisites: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. | |
| DRAM 9390 | Mentored Study: Costume (3.00 - 9.00) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of costume design and/or technology not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9400 | Mentored Study: Acting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A faculty guided study in an area of advanced acting not covered in the established curriculum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program |
| DRAM 9410 | Community Outreach Projects (3.00) |
| Designing and executing one to three theatre projects with groups outside of the University and outside of traditional theatre organizations. Thirty hours of community outreach contact required. Prerequisite: Third year M.F.A. student. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9420 | Devised Theatre (3.00) |
| Examines the developmental process in the creation of new work driven solely by the actor or acting company. Applies performance skills with communication of individual artistry. | |
| DRAM 9430 | Voice: Dialects (3.00) |
| Studies the dialects most commonly employed in theatre. Methodology includes practice with taped dialects, interviews with authentic dialect speakers, phonetic representation, and research into specific cultural aspects influencing structural formation and sound. Prerequisite: Graduate standing MFA program. | |
| DRAM 9450 | Acting: Physical Theatre (3.00) |
| Practical work on refining physical, or nonverbal, communication in performance. Using text-based or devised work, will apply skills in ensemble and/or solo performance to uncover storytelling through the physical language of the body. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9460 | Acting: Portfolio Preparation (3.00) |
| Audition techniques and practice are examined, as is a wide-ranging repertoire of audition materials. Prerequisite: DRAM 7450, 7460, 8450, 8460. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9470 | Acting: Production and Performance (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 9480 | Acting: Production and Performance (1.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of acting. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9490 | Performance Lab (1.00 - 2.00) |
| Collaborative development of performance project(s). | |
| DRAM 9501 | Special Topics (3.00) |
| Intensive study in a specific topic offered to graduate students. | |
| DRAM 9559 | New Course in Drama (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of drama. | |
| DRAM 9620 | Technical Design (3.00) |
| Studies structural analysis for application to theatrical scenic construction with application to theatrical scenic shifting systems. Students learn basic physics concepts and employ those principles in practical terms by solving stage shifting problems. Develops pragmatic structural design approaches for technical direction and design. Prerequisite: DRAM 8670, 7680, 7660 or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9630 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| DRAM 9640 | Production Laboratory: Technical Direction (2.00) |
| Participation in the production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of scenic elements. Prerequisite: graduate standing M.F.A. program. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| DRAM 9690 | Mentored Study: Technical Direction (1.00 - 3.00) |
| A faculty-guided study in an area of technical theatre not covered in the established curriculum. Repeatable up to 9 credits. Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program or instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9710 | Playwriting XI: The Full-Length Play I (3.00) |
| A writing workshop focusing on writing a full-length thesis play. | |
| DRAM 9720 | Playwriting XII: The Full-Length Play II (3.00) |
| A writing workshop focusing on revising and completing a full-length thesis play. Prerequisite: DRAM 9710. | |
| DRAM 9730 | Dramaturgy II (3.00) |
| Emphasizing dramaturgical projects. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| DRAM 9950 | Production Laboratory: Playwriting (2.00) |
| A production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of plays written. | |
| DRAM 9960 | Production Laboratory: Playwriting (2.00) |
| A production program, crediting work in preparation and performance of plays written. | |
| DRAM 9993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor. | |
| DRAM 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: Graduate standing M.F.A. program. |
| DRAM 9999 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (3.00 - 12.00) |
| Graduate-level preparation for thesis research. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures | |
| EALC 1559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures | |
| EALC 2559 | New Course in East Asian Languages and Cultures (3.00) |
| This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EALC 3559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures. | |
| EALC 4559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (3.00) |
| New course in East Asian languages, literatures, and cultures. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EALC 4998 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The first part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures. |
| EALC 4999 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis II (3.00) |
| The second part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures and have already completed EALC 4998. | |
| EALC 5559 | New Course in East Asian Literatures and Cultures (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of East Asian Literatures and Cultures | |
| East Asian Studies | |
| EAST 1010 | East Asian Canons and Cultures (3.00) |
| An introduction to conceptions of self, society, and the universe as they have been expressed in canonical literary, philosophical, and religious texts in East Asia from earliest times up through modern times. Readings will be in English translation, supplemented by reference. | |
| EAST 1310 | Chinese Culture and Society (3.00) |
| An introduction to conceptions of self, society, and the universe as they have been expressed in canonical literary, philosophical, and religious texts in East Asia from earliest times up through modern times. Readings will be in English translation, supplemented by reference. | |
| EAST 1320 | Chinese Culture and Society (3.00) |
| Introduction to the culture, history and social structure of China, as part of an eight-week summer study program in Shanghai and Tibet. Supporting Courses List of possible courses to be taken for credit in the Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures degree programs. See Course Offering Directory for current course offerings. Note: Prior approval from your major advisor should be received to insure that a course listed here or on the AMELC website counts for major credit. | |
| EAST 1559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in East Asian studies. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EAST 2630 | Chinese Culture and Social Change (3.00) |
| An interdisciplinary course that looks at Chinese culture through the lens of social orchestration efforts by different types of Chinese states, from the Qing dynasty to the present. Examines the meaning of culture and the roots of cultural change as well as the bases for accommodation or resistance to directed social change. Prior course on China or instructor permission. | |
| EAST 3055 | Social Movements in Modern East Asia (3.00) |
| Analyzes the nature of collective action in 20th and 21st century China, Japan, and Korea, plus other East Asian locales as current events may warrant. The key analytic framework concerns the applicability of both gender and social movement theories to the empirical evidence presented in each case. | |
| EAST 3559 | New Course in East Asian Studies (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in East Asian studies. | |
| EAST 4991 | East Asia Majors Seminar (3.00) |
| Capstone course required for all East Asian Studies majors in their final year. Pre-Requisites: Restricted to Fourth Year, Fifth Year East Asian Studies majors Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| EAST 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | ndependent study in special field under the direction of a faculty member in East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. |
| EAST 4998 | Senior Thesis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures.Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. |
| EAST 4999 | Distinguished Majors Senior Thesis (3.00) |
| The second part of a two-semester sequence of tutorial work for students completing a Senior Thesis as part of the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in the Distinguished Majors Program in East Asian Studies or East Asian Languages and Literatures and have already completed EAST 4998. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| EAST 8998 | Non-Topical Research: Prepaation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| EAST 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | |
| ECE 2066 | Science of Information (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction to the fundamental scientific principles governing information science and engineering. Topics include: definition of information; entropy; information representation in analog and digital forms; information transmission; spectrum and bandwidth; information transformation including data compression, filtering, encryption, and error correction; information storage and display; and large-scale information systems. Technologies for implementing information functions. |
| ECE 2330 | Digital Logic Design (3.00) |
| Includes number systems and conversion; Boolean algebra and logic gates; minimization of switching functions; combinational network design; flip-flops; sequential network design; arithmetic networks. Introduces computer organization and assembly language. Six laboratory assignments. Cross-listed as CS 2330. | |
| ECE 2501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A second-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. |
| ECE 2502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| A second-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECE 2630 | Introductory Circuit Analysis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Elementary electrical circuit concepts and their application to linear circuits with passive elements; use of Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws to derive circuit equations; solution methods for first- and second-order transient and DC steady-state responses; AC steady-state analysis; frequency domain representation of signals; trigonometric and complex Fourier series; phasor methods; complex impedance; transfer functions and resonance; Thevenin/Norton equivalent models; controlled sources. Six laboratory assignments. Prerequisite: APMA 1110. |
| ECE 2660 | Electronics I (4.00) |
| Studies the modeling, analysis, design, computer simulation, and measurement of electrical circuits which contain non-linear devices such as junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field effect transistors. Includes the gain and frequency response of linear amplifiers, power supplies, and other practical electronic circuits. Three lecture and three laboratory hours. Prerequisite: ECE 2630. | |
| ECE 3103 | Solid State Devices (3.00) |
| Analyzes the basics of band theory and atomic structure; charge-transport in solids; current voltage characteristics of semiconductor devices, including p-n junction diodes, bipolar transistors, Schottky diodes, and insulated-gate field-effect transistors; electron emission; and superconductive devices. Prerequisite: ECE 2630. | |
| ECE 3209 | Electromagnetic Fields (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the basic laws of electromagnetic theory, beginning with static electric and magnetic fields, and concluding with dynamic E&M fields; plane wave propagation in various media; Maxwell's Laws in differential and integral form; electrical properties of matter; transmission lines, waveguides, and elementary antennas. Prerequisite: PHYS 2415, APMA 2130, and ECE 2630. |
| ECE 3250 | Electromagnetic Energy Conversion (3.00) |
| Analyzes the principles of electromechanical energy conversion; three-phase circuit analysis; magnetic circuits and nonlinearity; transformers; electromagnetic sensing devices; DC, synchronous, stepper, and induction machines; equivalent circuit models; power electronic control of machines, switching regulators, Class D amplification. Laboratory, computer, and design exercises complement coverage of fundamental principles.
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| ECE 3251 | Electromagnetic Energy Conversion Lab (1.50) |
| This lab provides practical exposure and continuation of the topics covered in the lecture sections of ECE 3250. Topics include principles of measurement and analysis using computerized instrumentation. Co-requisite ECE 3250 Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECE 3255 | Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory (1.50) |
| Laboratory investigations of electromechanical energy conversion. Includes three-phase circuit analysis; magnetic coupling, magnetic forces, and nonlinearity; transformers; DC, synchronous and induction machines; equivalent circuit models; and power electronic control of machines. Prerequisite: ECE 2630 and PHYS 2415. | |
| ECE 3330 | Computer Architecture (3.00) |
| Includes the organization and architecture of computer systems hardware; instruction set architectures; addressing modes; register transfer notation; processor design and computer arithmetic; memory systems; hardware implementations of virtual memory, and input/output control and devices. Cross-listed as CS 3330. Prerequisite: CS 2110 and ECE/CS 2330 with grades of C- or higher. | |
| ECE 3501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A third-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. |
| ECE 3502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| A third-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 3660 | Electronics II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Construction of electronic circuit design to specifications. Focuses on computer simulation, construction, and testing of designed circuits in the laboratory to verify predicted performance. Includes differential amplifiers, feedback amplifiers, multivibrators, and digital circuits. Three lecture and three laboratory hours. Prerequisite: ECE 3630. |
| ECE 3663 | Digital Integrated Circuits (3.00) |
| Digital CMOS circuits. MOSFET transistor. Combinational circuits. Sequential circuits. Design simple digital gates and circuits at the transistor level. Simulate designed circuits to verify performance. Prerequisite: CS 2330, ECE 2630 and ECE 3630. | |
| ECE 3750 | Signals and Systems I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Develops tools for analyzing signals and systems operating in continuous-time, with applications to control, communications, and signal processing. Primary concepts are representation of signals, linear time-invariant systems, Fourier analysis of signals, frequency response, and frequency-domain input/output analysis, the Laplace transform, and linear feedback principles. Practical examples are employed throughout, and regular usage of computer tools (Matlab, CC) is incorporated. Students cannot receive credit for both this course and BIOM 3310. Prerequisite: ECE 2630 and APMA 2130. |
| ECE 3760 | Signals and Systems II (3.00) |
| Sequel to ECE 3750 provides analogous tools for analyzing discrete-time signals and systems, with applications to discrete-time signal processing and control. Sampling and reconstruction of continuous-time signals provides the transition between CT and DT settings. State space methods are also introduced. Prerequisite: ECE 3750. | |
| ECE 4140 | Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics (3.00) |
| Today¿s electronic devices are reaching nanometer dimensions where fundamental quantum and atomistic processes dominate. Instead of the traditional 'top-down' classical viewpoint in "Solid State Device" courses, quantum transport principles are needed to understand `bottom-up¿ how current flows through individual atoms, molecules, nanotubes or spintronic devices. This course provides a convenient starting point. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECE 4155 | Microelectronic Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory (1.50) |
| Fabrication and testing of MOS capacitors. Determination of material properties, including carrier concentration, mobility, lifetime, orientation, and layer thickness. Device fabrication using oxidation, diffusion, evaporation, and device testing of MOS and power bipolar transistors. Corequisite: ECE 5150. | |
| ECE 4209 | RF Circuit Design and Wireless Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Design and analysis of wireless communication circuits. Topics covered include transmission lines, antennas, filters, amplifiers, mixers, noise, and modulation techniques. The course is built around a semester long design project. Prerequisite: ECE 3209, 3632, 3750. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECE 4265 | Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1.50) |
| Analyzes the measurement and behavior of high-frequency circuits and components; equivalent circuit models for lumped elements; measurement of standing waves, power, and frequency; use of vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers; and computer-aided design, fabrication, and characterization of microstrip circuits. Corequisite: ECE 5260 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 4332 | Introduction to VLSI Design (4.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Digital CMOS circuit design and analysis: combinational circuits, sequential circuits, and memory. Second order circuit issues. Global design issues: clocking and interconnect. Use of Cadence CAD tools. Team design of a significant VLSI chip including layout and implementation. This course satisfies the requirements for the Major Design Experience for undergraduates. Prerequisites: ECE 2630, ECE 2330, ECE 3663 |
| ECE 4434 | Dependable Computing Systems (3.00) |
| Focuses on the techniques for designing and analyzing dependable computer-based systems. Topics include fault models and effects, fault avoidance techniques, hardware redundancy, error detecting and correcting codes, time redundancy, software redundancy, combinatorial reliability modeling, Markov reliability modeling, availability modeling, maintainability, safety modeling, trade-off analysis, design for testability, and the testing of redundant digital systems. Cross-listed as CS 434. Prerequisite: CE/CS 3330 and APMA 3100 or APMA 3110 Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 4435 | Computer Organization and Design (4.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Integration of computer organization concepts, such as data flow, instruction interpretation, memory systems, interfacing, and microprogramming with practical and systematic digital design methods such as behavioral versus structural descriptions, divide-and-conquer, hierarchical conceptual levels, trade-offs, iteration, and postponement of detail. Design exercises are accomplished using a hardware description language and simulation. Prerequisite: ECE 3330 or instructor permission. |
| ECE 4440 | Advanced Digital Design (4.50) |
| Analyzes digital hardware and design; digital system organization; digital technologies; and testing. A semester-long hardware design project is conducted. Prerequisite: ECE 4435. | |
| ECE 4457 | Computer Networks (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A first course in communication networks for upper-level undergraduate students. Topics include the design of modern communication networks; point-to-point and broadcast network solutions; advanced issues such as Gigabit networks; ATM networks; and real-time communications. Cross-listed as CS 4457. Prerequisite: Either CS or ECE 3330 with a grade of C- or better. |
| ECE 4501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A fourth-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. |
| ECE 4502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 4.50) |
| A fourth-level undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 4641 | Bioelectricity (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the biophysical mechanisms governing production and transmission of bioelectric signals, measurement of these signals and their analysis in basic and clinical electrophysiology. Introduces the principles of design and operation of therapeutic medical devises used in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. Includes membrane potential, action potentials, channels and synaptic transmission, electrodes, electrocardiography, pacemakers, defibrillators, and neural assist devices. Cross-listed as BIOM 4641. Prerequisite: ECE 2630, BIOM 2101, or instructor permission. |
| ECE 4660 | Analog Integrated Circuits (3.00) |
| Topics include the design and analysis of analog integrated circuits; feedback amplifier analysis and design, including stability, compensation, and offset-correction; layout and floor-planning issues associated with mixed-signal IC design; selected applications of analog circuits such as A/D and D/A converters, references, and comparators; extensive use of CAD tools for design entry, simulation, and layout; and the creation of an analog integrated circuit design project. Prerequisite: ECE 3103 and 3632. | |
| ECE 4710 | Communications (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the statistical methods of analyzing communications systems: random signals and noise, statistical communication theory, and digital communications. Analysis of baseband and carrier transmission techniques; and design examples in satellite communications. Prerequisite: APMA 3100, ECE 3760. |
| ECE 4715 | Communication Systems Laboratory (1.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides first-hand exposure to communications practice, including response of systems, signal theory, modulation and detection, sampling and quantization, digital signal processing, and receiver design. Prerequisite: ECE 3760; corequisite: ECE 4710. |
| ECE 4784 | Wireless Communications (3.00) |
| This is a survey course in the theory and technology of modern wireless communication systems, exemplified in cellular telephony, paging, microwave distribution systems, wireless networks, and even garage door openers. Wireless technology is inherently interdisciplinary, and the course seeks to serve the interests of a variety of students. Prerequisite: ECE 3750 and 4710. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 4785 | Optical Communications (3.00) |
| This course covers the basics of optical communications. The first half of the course is spent describing optical devices including the LED, laser, optical fiber, PIN photodiode, APD detectors, optical amplifiers, modulators, etc. Characteristics of devices and their effect on the overall system are discussed. The second half of the course is devoted to system design and analysis. The emphasis is on modulation/demodulation and channel control methods, defining performance measures, and describing network architectures. Common applications of optical communications are then discussed. This course is intended to complement training in communications and in optics. Prerequisite: ECE 3750, APMA 3100, and ECE 4710. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 4850 | Linear Control Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the modeling of linear dynamic systems via differential equations and transfer functions utilizing state space representations and classical input-output representations; the analysis of systems in the time and frequency domains; study of closed-loop systems; state-space methods and the classical stability tests, such as the Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Nyquist criterion, root-locus plots and Bode plots. Studies compensation design through lead and lag networks, rate feedback, and linear state-variable feedback. Prerequisite: ECE 3750 or instructor permission. |
| ECE 4855 | Control Laboratory (1.50) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A laboratory consisting of design, analysis, construction, and testing of electrical and electromechanical circuits and devices. Corequisite: ECE 4850. |
| ECE 4860 | Digital Control Systems (3.00) |
| Analyzes the design of dynamic systems that contain digital computers; the Z transform; block diagrams and transfer functions in the z-domain; block diagrams, frequency response and stability in the z-domain; state space methods; and design using the z-transform and state methods. Prerequisite: ECE 4850 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 4907 | Electrical Engineering Projects (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Under faculty supervision, students plan a project of at least one semester's duration, conduct the analysis or design and test, and report on the results. If this work is to be the basis for an undergraduate thesis, the course should be taken no later than the seventh semester. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ECE 4908 | Electrical Engineering Projects (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Under faculty supervision, students plan a project of at least one semester's duration, conduct the analysis or design and test, and report on the results. If this work is to be the basis for an undergraduate thesis, the course should be taken no later than the seventh semester. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ECE 5150 | Microelectronic Integrated Circuit Fabrication (3.00) |
| Explores fabrication technologies for the manufacture of integrated circuits and microsystems. Emphasizes processes used for monolithic silicon-based systems and basic technologies for compound material devices. Topics include crystal properties and growth, Miller indices, Czochralski growth, impurity diffusion, concentration profiles, silicon oxidation, oxide growth kinetics, local oxidation, ion implantation, crystal annealing, photolithography and pattern transfer, wet and dry etching processes, anisotropic etches, plasma etching, reactive ion etching, plasma ashing, chemical vapor deposition and epitaxy; evaporation, sputtering, thin film evaluation, chemical-mechanical polishing, multilevel metal, device contacts, rapid thermal annealing, trench isolation, process integration, and wafer yield. Prerequisite: ECE 3103 or equivalent. | |
| ECE 5241 | Optics and Lasers (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reviews the electromagnetic principles of optics; Maxwell's equations; reflection and transmission of electromagnetic fields at dielectric interfaces; Gaussian beams; interference and diffraction; laser theory with illustrations chosen from atomic, gas and semiconductor laser systems; detectors including photomultipliers and semiconductor-based detectors; and noise theory and noise sources in optical detection. Prerequisite: ECE 3103, 3209, 3750. |
| ECE 5260 | Microwave Engineering I (3.00) |
| Design and analysis of passive microwave circuits. Topics include transmission lines, electromagnetic field theory, waveguides, microwave network analysis and signal flow graphs, impedance matching and tuning, resonators, power dividers and directional couplers, and microwave filters. Prerequisite: ECE 3209 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 5501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (0.50 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A first-level graduate/advanced undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ECE 5502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1.00 - 3.00) |
| A first-level graduate/advanced undergraduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the course offerings. The topic usually reflects new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 5555 | Special Topics in Distance Learning (3.00) |
| Special Topics in Distance Learning Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ECE 5630 | Introduction to VLSI (3.00) |
| Digital CMOS circuit design and analysis: combinational and sequential circuits, arithmetic structures, memories. Modern design issues: leakage, optimization, clocking, and interconnect. VLSI circuit design, simulation, and layout. Prerequisite: ECE 2630, 2330. Desirable: ECE 3103, ECE 3330 or equivalent. | |
| ECE 5750 | Digital Signal Processing (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Fundamentals of discrete-time signal processing are presented. Topics include discrete-time linear systems, z-transforms, the DFT and FFT algorithms, digital filter design, and problem-solving using the computer. Prerequisite: ECE 3750 and 3760, or equivalent. |
| ECE 5755 | Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (1.50) |
| This course provides hands-on exposure to real-time digital signal sampling (DSP) using general-purpose DSP processors. The laboratory sequence explores sampling/reconstruction, aliasing, quantization errors, fast Fourier transform, spectral analysis, and FIR/IIR digital filter design and implementation. Programming is primarily in C++, with exposure to assembly coding. Prerequisite: ECE 3750 and 3760; corequisite: ECE 5750. | |
| ECE 6140 | Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics (3.00) |
| Today¿s electronic devices are reaching nanometer dimensions where fundamental quantum and atomistic processes dominate. Instead of the traditional 'top-down' classical viewpoint in "Solid State Device" courses, quantum transport principles are needed to understand `bottom-up¿ how current flows through individual atoms, molecules, nanotubes or spintronic devices. This course provides a convenient starting point. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECE 6155 | Microelectronic Integrated Circuit Fabrication Laboratory (1.50) |
| Topics include the determination of semiconductor material parameters: crystal orientation, type, resistivity, layer thickness, and majority carrier concentration; silicon device fabrication and analysis techniques: thermal oxidation, oxide masking, solid state diffusion of intentional impurities, metal electrode evaporation, layer thickness determination by surface profiling and optical interferometer; MOS transistor design and fabrication using the above techniques, characterization, and verification of design models used. Corequisite: ECE 5150. | |
| ECE 6163 | Solid State Devices (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces semiconductor device operation based on energy bands and carrier statistics. Describes operation of p-n junctions and metal-semiconductor junctions. Extends this knowledge to descriptions of bipolar and field effect transistors, and other microelectronic devices. Related courses: ECE 5150, 6155, and 6167. Prerequisite: ECE 3103 or equivalent, or solid state materials/physics course. |
| ECE 6167 | Semiconductor Materials and Devices (3.00) |
| Examines the fundamentals, materials, and engineering properties of semiconductors; and the integration of semiconductors with other materials to make optoelectronic and microelectronic devices. Includes basic properties of electrons in solids; electronic, optical, thermal and mechanical properties of semiconductors; survey of available semiconductors and materials choice for device design; fundamental principles of important semiconductor devices; sub-micron engineering of semiconductors, metals, insulators and polymers for integrated circuit manufacturing; materials characterization techniques; and other electronic materials. Cross-listed as MSE 6167. Prerequisite: Some background in solid state materials and elementary quantum principles. | |
| ECE 6261 | Microwave Engineering II (3.00) |
| Explores theory and design of active microwave circuits. Review of transmission line theory, impedance matching networks and scattering matrices. Transistor s-parameters, amplifier stability and gain, and low-noise amplifier design. Other topics include noise in two-port microwave networks, negative resistance oscillators, injection-locked oscillators, video detectors, and microwave mixers. Prerequisite: ECE 5260 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 | |
| ECE 6265 | Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1.50) |
| Explores measurement and behavior of high-frequency circuits and components. Equivalent circuit models for lumped elements. Measurement of standing waves, power, and frequency. Use of vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers. Computer-aided design, fabrication, and characterization of microstrip circuits. Corequisite: ECE 5260 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 6331 | Advanced Switching Theory (3.00) |
| Review of Boolean Algebra; synchronous and asynchronous machine synthesis; functional decomposition; fault location and detection; design for testability techniques. Prerequisite: ECE 2330 or equivalent. | |
| ECE 6332 | VLSI Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Digital CMOS circuit design and analysis: combinational circuits, sequential circuits, and memory. Second order circuit issues. Global design issues: clocking and interconnect. Use of Cadence CAD tools. Semester long team research project investigating new areas in circuit design. Prerequisites: ECE 2630, ECE 2330. |
| ECE 6415 | Performance Analysis of Communication Networks (3.00) |
| Analyzes topologies arising in communication networks; queuing theory; Markov Chains and ergodicity conditions; theory of regenerative processes; routing algorithms; multiple-access and random-access transmission algorithms; mathematical methodologies for throughput and delay analyses and evaluations; performance evaluation; performance monitoring; local area networks (LANs); interactive LANs; multimedia and ATM networks. Cross-listed as CS 6415. Prerequisite: ECE /CS 4457, APMA 3100, or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 6434 | Dependable Computing Systems (3.00) |
| Examines techniques for designing and analyzing dependable computer-based systems. Topics include fault models and effects, fault avoidance techniques, hardware redundancy, error detecting and correcting codes, time redundancy, software redundancy, combinatorial reliability modeling, Markov reliability modeling, availability modeling, maintainability modeling, safety modeling, trade-off analysis, design for testability, and the testing of redundant digital systems. Includes a research project and investigation of current topics. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 6435 | Computer Organization and Design (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Integration of computer organization concepts such as data flow, instruction interpretation, memory systems, interfacing, and microprogramming with practical and systematic digital design methods such as behavioral versus structural descriptions, divide-and-conquer, hierarchical conceptual levels, trade-offs, iteration, and postponement of detail. Design exercises are accomplished using a hardware description language and simulation. Prerequisite by topic: Digital Logic Design (ECE 2330 or equivalent), Introductory Computer Architecture (ECE 3330 or equivalent), Assembly Language Programming. |
| ECE 6501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A first-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ECE 6502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| A first-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECE 6505 | Electrical and Computer Engineering Seminar (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This one-hour weekly seminar course features presentations given by ECE faculty members, to introduce various research areas, topics, and advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering. It is a one-credit course required for all first-year ECE graduate students. |
| ECE 6555 | Special Topics in Distance Learning (3.00) |
| Special Topics in Distance Learning | |
| ECE 6642 | Optoelectronic Devices (3.00) |
| Optoelectronics merges optics and microelectronics. Optoelectronic devices and circuits have become core technologies for several key technical areas such as telecommunications, information processing, optical storage, and sensors. This course will cover devices that generate (semiconductor light emitting diodes and lasers), modulate, amplify, switch, and detect optical signals. Also included are solar cells, photonic crystals, and plasmonics. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 6660 | Analog Integrated Circuits (3.00) |
| Design and analysis of analog integrated circuits. Topics include feedback amplifier analysis and design including stability, compensation, and offset-correction; layout and floor-planning issues associated with mixed-signal IC design; selected applications of analog circuits such as A/D and D/A converters, references, and comparators; and extensive use of CAD tools for design entry, simulation, and layout. Includes an analog integrated circuit design project. Prerequisite: ECE 3103 and 3632, or equivalent. | |
| ECE 6710 | Pattern Recognition (3.00) |
| Studies feature extraction and classification concepts: analysis of decision surfaces, discriminant functions, potential functions, deterministic methods, automatic training of classifiers, analysis of training algorithms and classifier performance, statistical classification including optimality and design of optimal decision rules, clustering and non-supervised learning, feature selection and dimensionality reduction. Assignments include programming and analytical problem sets and a final computer project. Prerequisite: ECE 6711 or equivalent. | |
| ECE 6711 | Probability and Stochastic Processes (3.00) |
| Topics include probability spaces (samples spaces, event spaces, probability measures); random variables and vectors (distribution functions, expectation, generating functions); and random sequences and processes; especially specification and classification. Includes detailed discussion of second-order stationary processes and Markov processes; inequalities, convergence, laws of large numbers, central limit theorem, ergodic, theorems; and MS estimation, Linear MS estimation, and the Orthogonality Principle. Prerequisite: APMA 3100, MATH 3100, or equivalent. | |
| ECE 6713 | Communication Systems Engineering (3.00) |
| A first graduate course in principles of communications engineering. Topics include a brief review of random process theory, principles of optimum receiver design for discrete and continuous messages, matched filters and correlation receivers, signal design, error performance for various signal geometries, Mary signaling, linear and nonlinear analog modulation, and quantization. The course also treats aspects of system design such as propagation, link power calculations, noise models, RF components, and antennas. Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in probability. | |
| ECE 6714 | Estimation Theory (3.00) |
| Presents estimation theory from a discrete-time viewpoint. One-half of the course is devoted to parameter estimation, and the other half to state estimation using Kalman filtering. The presentation blends theory with applications and provides the fundamental properties of, and interrelationships among, basic estimation theory algorithms. Although the algorithms are presented as a neutral adjunct to signal processing, the material is also appropriate for students with interests in pattern recognition, communications, controls, and related engineering fields. Prerequisite: ECE 6711 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 6782 | Digital Image Processing (3.00) |
| Analyzes the basic concepts of image formation and image analysis: imaging geometries, sampling, filtering, edge detection, Hough transforms, region extraction and representation, extracting and modeling three-dimension objects. Students will be assigned analytical and programming assignments to explore these concepts. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 6784 | Wireless Communications (3.00) |
| This is a survey course in the theory and technology of modern wireless communication systems, exemplified in cellular telephony, paging, microwave distribution systems, wireless networks, and even garage door openers. Wireless technology is inherently interdisciplinary, and the course seeks to serve the interests of a variety of students. Prerequisites: ECE 3750/3760, and ECE 4710. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 6785 | Optical Communications (3.00) |
| This course covers the basics of optical communications. The first part of the course is spent describing optical devices including the LED, laser, optical fiber, PIN photodiode, APD detectors, optical amplifiers, modulators, etc. Characteristics of devices and their effect on the overall system are discussed. The second part of the course is devoted to system design and analysis. The emphasis is on modulation/demodulation and channel control methods, defining performance measures, and describing network architectures. Common applications of optical communications are then discussed. This course is intended to complement training in communications and in optics. Prerequisites: ECE 3750 and APMA 3100. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 6851 | Linear Automatic Control Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Provides a working knowledge of the analysis and design of linear automatic control systems using classical methods. Introduces state space techniques; dynamic models of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and other systems; transfer functions; block diagrams; stability of linear systems, and Nyquist criterion; frequency response methods of feedback systems design and Bode diagram; Root locus method; System design to satisfy specifications; PID controllers; compensation using Bode plots and the root locus. Powerful software is used for system design. Cross-listed as MAE 6610. Prerequisite: ECE 3750 or instructor permission. |
| ECE 6852 | Linear State Space Control Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies linear dynamical systems emphasizing canonical representation and decomposition, state representation, controllability, observability, stability normal systems, state feedbacks and the decoupling problem. Representative physical examples. Cross-listed as MAE 6620. Prerequisite: APMA 6150, ECE 6851, or instructor permission. |
| ECE 6993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. |
| ECE 6995 | Supervised Project Research (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. A project report is required at the completion of each semester. May be repeated as necessary. | |
| ECE 6996 | Supervised Graduate Teaching Experience (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A guided teaching experience for Ph.D. students, with selected teaching assignments and directed performance evaluation, under the supervision of a faculty member, as a part of Ph.D. training designed for students' development of independent teaching skills. |
| ECE 7163 | Physics of Semiconductors (3.00) |
| Analyzes semiconductor band theory; constant energy surfaces and effective mass concepts; statistics treating normal and degenerate materials; spin degeneracy in impurities; excited impurity states and impurity recombination; carrier transport; scattering mechanisms; and prediction techniques. Prerequisite: ECE 6163 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7168 | Semiconductor Materials and Characterization Techniques (3.00) |
| Analyzes semiconductor growth and characterization methods applicable to III-V heteroepitaxial growth along with etching and contact formation mechanisms; and the physical, structural, and electrical characterization tools including X-ray diffraction, Auger, Hall and C(V). Prerequisite: ECE 6163 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7209 | Electromagnetic Field Theory (3.00) |
| Topics include techniques for solving and analyzing engineering electromagnetic systems; relation of fundamental concepts of electromagnetic field theory and circuit theory, including duality, equivalence principles, reciprocity, and Green's functions; applications of electromagnetic principles to antennas, waveguide discontinuities, and equivalent impedance calculations. Prerequisite: ECE 4209 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ECE 7332 | Advanced VLSI Systems Design (3.00) |
| This course surveys advanced, challenging topics related to digital circuit design, using SRAM as a design driver. Topics include CMOS scaling and technology changes, variation tolerant design, leakage reduction, design for reliability, alternative devices, and advanced memory design. The class draws heavily from current literature on these topics. Students will conduct a semester long project related to the class topics.
Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ECE 7438 | Computer System Reliability Engineering (3.00) |
| A mathematical introduction to system reliability theory, emphasizing the analysis of digital computer systems. Includes time-to-failure models and distributions, fault tree analysis, Markov models and counting processes, failure and repair dependencies, sensitivity and importance analysis, hardware and software redundancy management, and dependability measurement. | |
| ECE 7457 | Computer Networks (3.00) |
| Analyzes network topologies; backbone design; performance and queuing theory; data-grams and virtual circuits; technology issues; layered architectures; standards; survey of commercial networks, local area networks, and contention-based communication protocols; encryption; and security. Cross-listed as CS 7457. Prerequisite: CS 6456 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| A second level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. Topics usually reflect new developments in electrical and computer engineering and are based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| A second level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. Topics usually reflect new developments in electrical and computer engineering and are based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 7555 | Advanced Topics in Distance Learning (3.00) |
| Advanced Topics in Distance Learning Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ECE 7712 | Digital Communications (3.00) |
| An in-depth treatment of digital communications techniques and performance. Topics include performance of uncoded systems such as Mary, PSK, FSK, and multi-level signaling; orthogonal and bi-orthogonal codes; block and convolutional coding with algebraic and maximum likelihood decoding; burst correcting codes; efficiency and bandwidth; synchronization for carrier reference and bit timing; baseband signaling techniques; intersymbol interference; and equalization. Prerequisite: ECE 6711. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 7714 | Advanced Detection and Estimation (3.00) |
| Analyzes classical detection theory and hypothesis testing (Bayes, Neymon-Pearson, minimax); robust hypothesis testing; decision criteria; sequential and nonparametric detection; classical estimation theory (Bayes, minimax, maximum likelihood); performance bounds; robust-outlier resistant estimation of location parameters; stochastic distance measures; parametric and robust operations in time series (Prediction, interpolation, filtering). Applications to problems in communications, control, pattern recognition, signal processing. Prerequisite: ECE 6711 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7717 | Information Theory and Coding (3.00) |
| A comprehensive treatment of information theory and its application to channel coding and source coding. Topics include the nature of information and its mathematical description for discrete and continuous sources; noiseless coding for a discrete source; channel capacity and channel coding theorems of Shannon; error correcting codes; introduction to rate distortion theory and practice of data compression; information and statistical measures. Prerequisite: two years of college-level mathematics including discrete probability, or consent of instructor. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 7774 | Adaptive and Statistical Signal Processing (3.00) |
| Topics include a review of probability and stochastic processes, parametric and non-parametric spectral estimation, optimal filtering, linear prediction, methods of steepest descent, LMS filters, methods of least squares, RLS filters, Kalman filters, and array signal processing techniques. Prerequisite: ECE 6711, 5750, or equivalent; corequisite: ECE 6714. | |
| ECE 7776 | Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing (3.00) |
| Provides the background of multi-dimensional digital signal processing, emphasizing the differences and similarities between the one-dimensional and multi-dimensional cases. Includes M-D Fourier transforms, M-D sampling and reconstruction, M-D DFT, M-D filtering, M-D spectral estimation, and inverse problems such as tomography, iterative signal reconstruction, and coherent imaging. Broad applications in radar, sonar, seismic, medical, and astronomical data processing are introduced. Prerequisite: ECE 5750 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7853 | Optimal Control Systems (3.00) |
| Analyzes the development and utilization of Pontryagin's maximum principle, the calculus of variations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory and dynamic programming in solving optimal control problems; performance criteria including time, fuel, and energy; optimal regulators and trackers for quadratic cost index designed via the Ricatti equation; introduction to numerical optimization techniques. Cross-listed as MAE 7630. Prerequisite: ECE 6852 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7855 | Multivariable Robust Control Systems (3.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in modern multivariable control theory; matrix fraction descriptions, state-space realizations, multivariable poles and zeroes; operator norms, singular value analysis; representation of unstructured and structured uncertainty, linear fractional transformation, stability robustness and performance robustness, parametrization of stabilizing controllers; approaches to controller synthesis; H2-optimal control and loop transfer recovery; H2-optimal control and state-space solution methods. Cross-listed as MAE 7650. Prerequisite: ECE 6852 or equivalent, or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 7856 | Nonlinear Control Systems (3.00) |
| Studies the dynamic response of nonlinear systems; analyzes nonlinear systems using approximate analytical methods; stability analysis using the second method of Liapunov, describing functions, and other methods. May include adaptive, neural, and switched systems. Cross-listed as MAE 7660. Prerequisite: ECE 6851 and 6852. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 7858 | Digital Control Systems (3.00) |
| Includes sampling processes and theorems, z-transforms, modified transforms, transfer functions, and stability criteria; analysis in frequency and time domains; discrete state models of systems containing digital computers; and advanced discrete-time control techniques. Some in-class experiments using small computers to control dynamic processes. Cross-listed as MAE 7680. Prerequisite: ECE 4860 and 6851, APMA 6150, or equivalent. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 7993 | Independent Study (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Detailed study of graduate course material on an independent basis under the guidance of a faculty member. |
| ECE 7995 | Supervised Project Research (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to project research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Registration may be repeated as necessary. |
| ECE 8162 | High Speed Transistors (3.00) |
| Includes the principles of operation, device physics, basic technology, and modeling of high speed transistors. A brief review of material properties of most important compound semiconductors and heterostructure systems, followed by the discussion of high speed Bipolar Junction Transistor technology, Heterojuction Bipolar Transistors, and Tunneling Emitter Bipolar Transistors and by the theory and a comparative study of MESFETs, HFETs, and Variable-Threshold and Split-gate Field Effect Transistors. Also includes advanced transistor concepts based on ballistic and hot electron transport in semiconductors such as Ballistic Injection Transistors and Real Space Transfer Transistors (RSTs) concepts. Prerequisite: ECE 6163 or 7168 or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 8163 | High Frequency Diodes (3.00) |
| Lectures on the basic two terminal solid state devices that are still extensively used in high frequency microwave and millimeter-wave detector and oscillator circuits. Devices discussed are PIN Diode limiters and phase shifters; Schottky Diode mixers and varactors; Planar-Doped Barrier and Heterostructure Barrier mixer diodes; Superconducting-Insulating- Superconducting mixer devices; Metal-Semiconductor-Metal photodetectors; Transferred Electron Devices; IMPATT Diodes; and Resonant Tunelling Diodes. Basic concepts related to Noise in high frequency circuits, Mixers, Resonators, and Oscillators are reviewed. Emphasis on basic device theory, and device fabrication. Prerequisite: ECE 5260, 6163, or instructor permission. | |
| ECE 8501 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| A third-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECE 8502 | Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3.00) |
| A third-level graduate course covering a topic not normally covered in the graduate course offerings. The topic will usually reflect new developments in the electrical and computer engineering field. Offering is based on student and faculty interests. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ECE 8825 | Adaptive Control (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes parametrized control system models, signal norms, Lyapunov stability, passivity, error models, gradient and least squares algorithms for parameter estimation, adaptive observers, direct adaptive control, indirect adaptive control, certainty equivalence principle, multivariable adaptive control, stability theory of adaptive control, and applications to robot control systems. Prerequisite: ECE 6851 and 6852, or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ECE 8897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's students. |
| ECE 8999 | Thesis (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to master's thesis research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECE 9897 | Graduate Teaching Instruction (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral students. |
| ECE 9999 | Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Formal record of student commitment to doctoral research under the guidance of a faculty advisor. May be repeated as necessary. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Economics | |
| ECON 1559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Spring 2011, Fall 2010 | |
| ECON 2010 | Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies demand and supply, consumer behavior, the theory of business enterprise, the operation of competitive and monopolistic markets, and the forces determining income distribution. A full introduction to economic principles warrants completion of both ECON 2010 and 2020. Students planning to take both semesters of economic principles are advised to take ECON 2010 first, though this is not required. The department recommends ECON 2010 to students intending to take only one semester of principles. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 2020 | Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the determinants of aggregate economic activity, the effects of monetary and fiscal policy upon national income, and economic policy toward unemployment and inflation. A full introduction to economic principles warrants completion of both ECON 2010 and 2020. Students planning to take both semesters of economic principles are advised to take ECON 2010 first, though this is not required. The department recommends ECON 2010 to students intending to take only one semester of principles. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 2060 | American Economic History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Surveys American economic history from colonial origins to the present. Cross-listed as HIUS 2061. |
| ECON 2559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 3010 | Intermediate Microeconomics (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the theory of prices and markets; includes an analysis of the forces determining the allocation of economic resources in a market economy. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and one semester of calculus. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3020 | Intermediate Macroeconomics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies macroeconomic theory and policy; includes an analysis of the forces determining employment, income, and the price level. Prerequisite: ECON 2020 and 3010 or 3110, or instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 3030 | Money and Banking (3.00) |
| Studies the role of money in the economic system, with emphasis on monetary policy and theory. Prerequisite: ECON 2020. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| ECON 3040 | The Economics of Education (3.00) |
| Analyzes the demand for, and supply of, education in the United States, governmental policies regarding education, and proposed reforms. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. | |
| ECON 3050 | The Economics of Welfare Reform (3.00) |
| Analyzes the major government programs intended to help people with low incomes. Particularly concerned with whether programs have effects that are consistent with their justifications and how they can be redesigned to better achieve their goals. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 3070 | Economics and Gender (3.00) |
| Examines gender differences in the economy, decision-making and the division of labor within the family, and public policies that affect the status of women. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 3110 | Mathematical Microeconomics (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Covers the same topics as ECON 3010 using differential calculus through constrained maximization of functions of several variables. Credit is not given for both ECON 3010 and 3110. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and two semesters of calculus. |
| ECON 3330 | Public Choice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies politics using economic analysis. Topics include the theory of voting rules, regulation, taxation, and interest groups; the growth of government; and the design of constitutions. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. |
| ECON 3559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 3630 | Economics of the Middle East (3.00) |
| Surveys major economic issues in the development of countries in the Middle East/North Africa region since World War II, using concepts in development economics. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and 2020. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECON 3650 | Economy of China (3.00) |
| Reviews China's economic growth since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and in particular since the move toward the use of market mechanisms in 1978. The theme of the course is that for China, changing economic institutions partly explain growth performance in these years. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 3710 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4.00) |
| Introduction to the probability and statistical theory underlying the estimation of parameters and testing of hypotheses in economics. Simple and multiple regression analysis. Students will use computers to analyze economic data. More sophisticated examples and exercises and/or greater use of calculus than usually encountered in STAT 2120. Three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion. (Credit is not give for both ECON 3710 and STAT 2120.) Prerequisite: MATH 1220. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| ECON 3720 | Introduction to Regression Analysis (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Guides students in the use and interpretation of economic data, focusing on the most common issues that arise in using economic data, and the methodology for solving these problems. Prerequisite: STAT 2120 or ECON 3710. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4010 | Game Theory (3.00) |
| Analyzes the theory of strategically interdependent decision making, with applications to auctions, bargaining, oligopoly, signaling, and strategic voting. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, and ECON 3710 or STAT 2120. | |
| ECON 4020 | Auction Theory and Practice (3.00) |
| Covers the building blocks of modern auction theory (e.g. First Price versus Second Price, Dutch versus English, Revenue Equivalence, Auctions of Multiple Goods), critically assesses this theory by studying recent auctions in practice (e.g. 3G auctions, milk and timber auctions, eBay versus Amazon), and applies auction theory to other, non-auction, environments (e.g. election races, take-over-bid-wars, duopoly pricing). Prerequisite: ECON 3010 and either ECON 3710 or STAT 2120. | |
| ECON 4060 | Economics of Sports (3.00) |
| Through a study of the extensive literature on the economics of college and professional sports, various topics in microeconomic theory, such as monopoly and cartels, racial discrimination, and the relationship between earnings and productivity, are examined. The class emphasizes the mastery of the tools of economic analysis as well as the historical and institutional factors peculiar to sports. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 and STAT 2120 or equivalent. Course was offered Summer 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 4080 | Law and Economics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Applies microeconomic theory to the analysis of legal rules and institutions. Includes the effect of economic forces on the development of law, and the effect of laws on the allocation of resources. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 |
| ECON 4090 | Mathematical Economics (3.00) |
| Introduces the basic mathematical techniques used by professional economists and other quantitative social scientists: equations, derivatives, comparative statics analysis of equilibrium models, optimization, constrained optimization, integration and dynamic models, difference and differential equation models, and inequality constraints in linear and nonlinear optimization problems. The purpose of the course is to prepare students for graduate work in economics and in the more quantitative MBA program. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110 and MATH 1210 and 1220 or equivalent. | |
| ECON 4100 | Managerial Economics (3.00) |
| Applies economic analysis to management problems in business and government. Emphasizes solving problems through marginal analysis, decision making under uncertainty, determining and using the value of information, searching and bidding, bargaining and negotiation, and analysis of transaction costs. Examines methods of capital budgeting, linear programming, game theory, and forecasting. Considers strategic decisions in markets. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110 and a course in statistics. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| ECON 4150 | Economics of Labor (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes employment and wages, including the economics of education, unemployment, labor unions, discrimination and income inequality. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, and 3710 or STAT 2120, or instructor permission. |
| ECON 4160 | Economics of Health (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Uses microeconomic theory to examine the demand for health services and medical care, the market for medical insurance, the behavior of physicians and hospitals, issues pertaining to malpractice, and government policy. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110; MATH 1220 ; ECON 3720/4720 or STAT 3220. |
| ECON 4170 | The Economics of Information and Uncertainty (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The principles of microeconomics are used to examine decision making under uncertainty: finance, learning, savings, contracts, and oligopoly. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 and ECON 3020. |
| ECON 4180 | Regulating Infrastructure (3.00) |
| Analysis of ownership arrangements and regulation of infrastructure industries. Industries examined typically include telecommunications, the Internet, public utilities, and transportation facilities. Special problems posed by natural monopolies, network industries, essential facilities, and congestion. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. | |
| ECON 4190 | Industrial Organization (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies market structure, firm strategy, and market performance. Topics include strategic interactions among firms, as well as business practices such as mergers and acquisitions, price discrimination, advertising, product selection, innovation, vertical restraints, cartels, and exclusionary conduct. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. |
| ECON 4200 | Antitrust Policy (3.00) |
| Studies government regulation and control of business through public policies designed to promote workable competition. Prerequisite: ECON 2010. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 4210 | International Trade: Theory and Policy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the nature and determinants of international trade and factor movements; the effects of international trade on prices of goods and factors; the consequences of tariffs, quotas, customs unions, and other trade policies and agreements, national or international; and international trade and the balance of payments. ECON 3010 or ECON 3110; MATH 1220; ECON 3720/4720 or STAT 3220. Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| ECON 4220 | International Finance and Macroeconomics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies fixed and floating exchange rate systems. Topics include determinants of a nation's balance of international payments; macroeconomic interdependence of nations under various exchange-rate regimes and its implications for domestic stabilization policies; and the international coordination of monetary and stabilization policies. Prerequisite: ECON 3020. |
| ECON 4230 | Seminar on Trade and Development (3.00) |
| Examines various topics related to either international trade, Third World development, or interactions between the two. Examples include the effects of NAFTA, the WTO, multinational firms, child labor, rich country protectionism against Third World imports, volatile primary commodity markets, and how trade liberalization affects workers in rich and poor countries. The course will be structured on student presentations and directed-research projects. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or ECON 3110, and either ECON 4210 or ECON 4610. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 4310 | Economics of the Public Sector (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the justifications for government activities, the design of programs consistent with these justifications, the effects of major existing and proposed expenditure programs and taxes, and positive and normative analyses of political systems. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. |
| ECON 4330 | Economics of Taxation (3.00) |
| Introduces the basic principles of taxation from an economic rather than an accounting perspective. The themes of the course are the incidence and efficiency of taxes who ends up paying a tax and how people change their behavior to avoid a tax. The course will focus directly on the U.S. tax system and how it treats income from work, saving, and production. Prerequisite: ECON 3010. | |
| ECON 4340 | The Theory of Financial Markets (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the theory and operation of financial markets and the role of financial assets and institutions in the economic decisions of individuals, firms, and governments. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, 3030, and 3710 or STAT 2120. |
| ECON 4350 | Corporate Finance (3.00) |
| Analyzes the theory of financing corporate operations and corporate decisions regarding the allocation of capital among alternative projects; includes the nature of financial instruments and the behavior of capital markets. Prerequisite: ECON 3001 or 3110, 3030, and 3710 or STAT 2120. Course was offered Spring 2012, Fall 2011 | |
| ECON 4360 | Empirical Finance (3.00) |
| Develops and tests models of asset pricing and allocation in finance, to determine both the validity of the theories and the extent to which they should guide us in financial decision-making. Prerequisite: ECON 4720. | |
| ECON 4370 | Behavioral Finance (3.00) |
| Behavioral Finance | |
| ECON 4390 | The Economic Theory of Advertising (3.00) |
| Course deals with theories explaining the nature of advertising, and evaluates market performance in this industry, using Game Theory and Oligopoly Theory. Calculus will be used extensively. Prerequisite: ECON 3710 or STAT 2120, ECON 3010 or 3110, and MATH 1220 or 1320. | |
| ECON 4400 | Topics in Economic History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Comparative study of the historical development of selected advanced economies (e.g., the United States, England, Japan, continental Europe). The nations covered vary with instructor. Prerequisite: ECON 3020, or ECON 2010 and 2020 and instructor permission. |
| ECON 4410 | Economics of the European Union (3.00) |
| Studies the history, theory, and empirics of European economic integration. Focuses on monetary union, as well as product and factor market integration. Prerequisite: ECON 3020. | |
| ECON 4420 | Macroeconomic Policy (3.00) |
| Integrated analysis of public policies (including: monetary, fiscal, debt-management, foreign exchange, and incomes) designed to cope with fluctuations in national income, employment, and the price level, and to influence the rate of economic growth. Emphasizes policies adopted during specific historical episodes and the theory of macroeconomic policy. Prerequisite: ECON 3020. | |
| ECON 4430 | Environmental Economics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the origins of environmental problems, how to measure the value of environmental amenities, and the efficacy of specific forms of regulation, including mandated technologies, taxes, subsidies, and pollution permit trading. Topics include air and water pollution, climate change, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, and sustainable development. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110. |
| ECON 4559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of economics. |
| ECON 4590 | Majors Seminar (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Reading, discussion, and research in selected topics. Topics vary by instructor and course may be taken for credit more than once. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| ECON 4610 | Economic Development (3.00) |
| Studies the peculiar problems of economic growth in underdeveloped countries. Emphasizes public policies for both the countries themselves and the more developed countries and international agencies. Prerequisite: ECON 2020; ECON 3010 or ECON 3110; ECON 3720/4720 or STAT 3220. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECON 4620 | Seminar on Development Economics (3.00) |
| This course covers important topics in development economics, such as health, education, gender, environment, institutions, and infrastructure. The primary goal of the course is to prepare students to conduct and evaluate empirical research in development economics. To this end, the course will cover empirical tools necessary to study the problems facing developing economies. This class will not develop overarching theories about growth and power. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| ECON 4660 | Economy of Japan (3.00) |
| Reviews Japan's economic development from the Tokugawa Era onward, and then explores different sectors and issues of the modern Japanese economy. Prerequisite: ECON 3020 or permission of instructor. | |
| ECON 4710 | Economic Forecasting (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the theory and practice of forecasting economic variables using models for linear stochastic processes, including specifying, estimating, and diagnosing models of economic time series. Prerequisite: MATH 1220; ECON 3720/4720 or STAT 3220. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| ECON 4720 | Introductory Econometrics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Meets concurrently with ECON 5720. Studies the application of statistical methods to the testing and estimation of economic relationships. Emphasizes applied econometric studies and the problems that arise when analyzing time series and cross section data by means of stochastic linear models. Prerequisite: MATH 1220 and one of the following statistics courses: ECON 3710, ECON 3720, STAT 3120, STAT 3220, APMA 3110, APMA 3120, or permission of instructor. |
| ECON 4810 | Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3.00) |
| Studies macroeconomic theory beyond the intermediate level. Emphasizes dynamic aspect of macroeconomic analysis under uncerainty, asset pricing, and various topics of macroeconomic policy. Includes a review of basic mathematical tools and models of economic growth.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 4820 | Experimental Economics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include experimental design, laboratory technique, financial incentives, and analysis of data. Emphasizes applications: bargaining, auctions, market price competition, market failures, voting, contributions to public goods, lottery choice decisions, and the design of electronic markets for financial assets. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110 and a course in statistics, or instructor permission. |
| ECON 4880 | Seminar in Policy Analysis (3.00) |
| Introduces the methods used to estimate the effects of existing and proposed government programs. Methods will be illustrated with applications to several areas of government policy. Students will complete an empirical policy analysis under faculty supervision. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110, ECON 3720, and ECON 4310. | |
| ECON 4990 | Distinguished Majors Seminar (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Required for Distinguished Majors. An introduction to economic research and the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis. Although the course is intended for Distinguished Majors, other highly motivated and accomplished students may be admitted if space permits. Prerequisite: ECON 3010 or 3110; and either 3720 or 4720 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent study under the direction of a regular faculty member. Students may not use this class to obtain academic credit for a summer internship. Prerequisite: GPA of 3.300 in UVa ECON courses. |
| ECON 4995 | Supervised Research (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Research under the direction of a regular faculty member. Students may not use this class to obtain academic credit for a summer internship. |
| ECON 4999 | Distinguished Majors Thesis (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Supervised research culminating in the writing of a Distinguished Majors thesis. Restricted to members of the Distinguished Majors Program. | |
| ECON 5090 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies topics in univariate and multivariate calculus and linear algebra. Includes applications to the theory of economic statics. Prerequisite: One semester of calculus and one additional semester of college mathematics, or instructor permission. |
| ECON 5100 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics II (3.00) |
| Studies topics in the theories of difference and differential equations and dynamic optimization. Includes applications to the theory of economic dynamics. Prerequisite: ECON 5090 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 5352 | British Economic History Since 1850 (3.00) |
| Studies the structure, performance, and policy in the British economy since 1850, focusing on the causes and consequences of Britain's relative economic decline. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECON 5520 | Special Topics in Economics (3.00) |
| Graduate students combine course work in an upper-level undergraduate economics course with additional special assignments. Because topics vary with instructor, this course may be repeated for credit Prerequisite: Graduate standing and instructor permission. | |
| ECON 5559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 5720 | Introductory Econometrics (3.00) |
| Meets concurrently with ECON 4720. Studies the application of statistical methods to the testing and estimation of economic relationships. Emphasizes applied econometric studies and the problems that arise when analyzing time series and cross section data by means of stochastic linear models. Prerequisite: Math 1220 and one of the following statistics courses: ECON 3710, ECON 3720, STAT 3120, STAT 3220, APMA 3110, APMA 3120, or permission of instructor. | |
| ECON 7010 | Microeconomic Theory I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the theory of consumer and producer choice. Includes partial equilibrium analysis of competitive and imperfectly competitive markets. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. |
| ECON 7020 | Macroeconomic Theory I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces macroeconomic theory, emphasizing economic growth and the business cycle. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. |
| ECON 7030 | Microeconomic Theory II (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies general equilibrium analysis, welfare economics, externalities, and public goods. Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011, Spring 2010 |
| ECON 7040 | Macroeconomic Theory II (4.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in the theory of money and income. Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 7710 | Econometrics I (4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the concepts and basic techniques of probability theory and statistical inference. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. |
| ECON 7720 | Econometrics II (4.00) |
| Development of the linear and non-linear regression models including hypothesis testing, specification, instrumental variables, generalized least squares, and asymtotic distribution theory. Includes an introduction to identification and estimation of simultaneous equation models. Prerequisite: ECON 7710 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7810 | Guided Study in Economic Theory and Policy (3.00) |
| Studies selected topics in economics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECON 7820 | Guided Study in Economic Theory and Policy (3.00) |
| Studies selected topics in economics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8010 | Microeconomic Theory III (3.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in microeconomic theory such as uncertainty, imperfect information, imperfect competition, game theory, capital theory and dynamic analysis. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8030 | Advanced Economic Theory I (3.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in economic theory. Specific topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are models of Bayesian learning, the economics of uncertainty, and game theory. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8040 | Advanced Economic Theory II (3.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in economic theory. Specific topics vary from year to year. Recent examples are models of financial intermediation, endogenous growth, and alternatives to expected utility theory. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8050 | American Economic History (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the economic evolution of the United States. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2011 |
| ECON 8060 | Topics in Economic History (3.00) |
| Studies selected topics in economic history. Prerequisite: ECON 8050 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8110 | Foundations of Modern Economic Thought (3.00) |
| Studies the development of classical economic thought from Adam Smith to Karl Marx. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8120 | Seminar in the History of Economic Thought (3.00) |
| Studies topics in the history of economic thought. Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8150 | Economics of Labor Markets (3.00) |
| Introduction to labor economics, including economic aspects of employment, wages, schooling, labor unions, and discrimination. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 and 7720 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8160 | Seminar in Labor Economics and Development (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies advanced topics in labor economics, emphasizing applications to developing countries. Cross-listed as ECON 8190. Prerequisite: ECON 8150 and 7720. |
| ECON 8170 | Industrial Organization I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the industrial structure of the economy and its effects on allocation of resources. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8180 | Industrial Organization II (3.00) |
| Advanced study of selected problems in industrial organization. Prerequisite: ECON 8170 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8190 | Economics of Underdeveloped Areas (3.00) |
| Studies advanced topics in labor economics, emphasizing applications to developing countries. Cross-listed as ECON 8160. | |
| ECON 8210 | International Trade Theory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the theory of international trade and analysis of the economic effects of tariffs, quotas, and other departures from free trade. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8220 | International Finance (3.00) |
| Topics include the balance of payments, long-term and short-term capital movements, the international money market, international monetary standards, international equilibrium and the mechanism of adjustment, exchange variations, and the objectives of international monetary policies. Prerequisite: ECON 7020 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8230 | Advanced Topics in International Trade (3.00) |
| The course studies very recent papers on International Trade, or the "micoreconomics of globalization," in order to get students conversant with current research. By the end of the semester, students should be ready to explore potential dissertation topics in the field.
Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2011 | |
| ECON 8310 | Public Economics I (3.00) |
| Topics include the justifications for government activities; principles of program analysis; illustrative theoretical and empirical analysis of expenditure programs; and theories of political processes. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8320 | Public Economics II (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the foundations of excess burden, incidence analysis, and optimal taxation; studies of taxation; general equilibrium analysis for tax policy; and the study of tax reform. Prerequisite: ECON 7030 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8330 | Theory of Financial Markets (3.00) |
| Studies the theory and operation of financial markets. Prerequisite: ECON 7710 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8340 | Derivative Securities (3.00) |
| Studies the theory of options pricing and other derivative assets. Prerequisite: ECON 7010, 7710 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8350 | Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced study of selected topics in macro- and monetary economics, with and emphasis on theoretical and computational issues. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8360 | Empirical Macroeconomics (3.00) |
| Advanced study of selected topics in macro and monetary economics, with an emphasis on empirical methods. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8410 | Applied Microeconomics Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies current research in applied microeconomics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8420 | Macroeconomics Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies current research in macroeconomics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8430 | Economic Theory Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies current research in economic theory. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8440 | International Trade and Development Workshop (3.00) |
| Studies current research in finance. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8450 | Public Economics Workshop (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies current research in public economics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8460 | Econometrics Workshop (3.00) |
| Studies current research in econometrics. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8510 | Topics in Growth Theory (3.00) |
| Studies the issues related to economic development, emphasizing endogenous growth models. Topics include human capital, R & D, learning by doing, fiscal policy, trade, and financial development. Prerequisite: ECON 7040 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| ECON 8710 | Cross Section Econometrics (3.00) |
| Studies econometric tools for the analysis of cross-section and qualitative data. Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8720 | Time Series Econometrics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies econometric techniques for the analysis of economic time series. Prerequisite: ECON 7720 or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8820 | Experimental Economics (3.00) |
| Analysis of the use of laboratory methods to study economic behavior. Topics include experimental design, laboratory technique, and nonparametric analysis of data. Emphasizes using controlled observations to evaluate alternative economic theories and policies. Applications include bargaining, auctions, oligopoly, asymmetric information, voting, public goods, financial markets, and tests of expected utility and game theories. Prerequisite: ECON 7010 or instructor permission. | |
| ECON 8991 | Research Methods in Economics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The course focuses on developing research ideas into a formal paper. Students work in small groups with the instructor, completing writing assignments that form the body of a scholarly paper and offering critical evaluations of other students' assignments. Prerequisite: Third-year status or instructor permission. |
| ECON 8998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. |
| ECON 8999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. |
| ECON 9550 | Selected Research Problems in Economics I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Advanced research into specific economic problems under detailed faculty supervision. |
| ECON 9559 | New Course in Economics (1.00 - 4.00) |
| New course in the subject of economics. | |
| ECON 9560 | Selected Research Problems in Economics II (3.00) |
| Continuation of ECON 9550. | |
| ECON 9998 | Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral research, to be taken only in the first semester after passing a field exam, and before a dissertation director has been selected. |
| ECON 9999 | Non-Topical Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of the first reader or prospective first reader. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Education-Human Services | |
| EDHS 2000 | Introduction to Kinesiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduction to the discipline of kinesiology and an examination of the study of physical activity from the perspectives of professional practice, research, and experience. This course is a prerequisite for all students interested in pursuing a major in kinesiology. |
| EDHS 2010 | Emergency Medical Care (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines current approaches to the management of medical emergencies. Cardiopulmonary disorders, temperature-related injuries, poisoning, hemorrhaging, diabetes, emergency childbirth, epilepsy, fractures, and shock are presented. Investigates the components of a comprehensive emergency medical care system. Students are certified in CPR and First Aid. |
| EDHS 2020 | Human Movement Part I (2.00 - 4.00) |
| Analysis of team sport skills and teaching techniques related to group sport activities. Covers specific sport experiences, such as basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, rugby, and volleyball. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. (2 credits) Prerequisite: Physical education major. | |
| EDHS 2030 | Human Movement Part II (2.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes basic sport skills, developmental progressions, and teaching strategies for individual sports, such as badminton, golf, racquetball, tennis, multi-disciplinary activities, fitness self assessment, track and field, and outdoor education. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. (2 credits) Prerequisite: Physical education major. |
| EDHS 2240 | Substance Abuse (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines substance abuse and use in contemporary society. Treats topics from a multi-disciplinary perspective and includes biological, pharmacologic, cultural, social, psychological, political, economic, and legal aspects of substance abuse. Analyzes patterns of addiction, intervention, and rehabilitation with respect to alcoholism and other drugs. Examines assessments of costs, options, and alternatives to addiction, along with educational efforts toward prevention. Class discussions are an integral part of this course. Taught at the graduate level as EDHS 5240. |
| EDHS 2890 | Personal Development (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is designed for first-year students to assist them in identifying, clarifying, developing and critiquing personal needs and values. Emphasis will be placed on ramifications of personal values, especially in the areas of interpersonal relationships, academics, diversity, goal setting, lifestyle choices, career planning, healthy behaviors, responsibility and commitment in the areas of personal actions, community service and leadership. |
| EDHS 2891 | Issues Facing Adolescent Girls (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides an opportunity for students to develop their leadership skills through involvement in academic service learning. Students will explore the psychological, social, and cultural issues affecting adolescent girls and apply this understanding through service with the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP), a mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with college women for a year. Offered on the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. Graduate level requires additional readings and assignments. |
| EDHS 2892 | Issues Facing Adolescent Girls II (1.00) |
| A continuation of EDHS 2891 Issues Facing Adolescent Girls I, this one-credit academic, service-learning class focuses on developing leadership skills through the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP). Students attend a weekly one-hour class and two-hour mentoring group, and spend four hours a month one-on-one with their mentee. For those not able to mentor, they can meet the class requirements by being involved in the YWLP research team. Prerequisites: EDHS 2891 Issues Facing Adolescent Girls I. | |
| EDHS 3000 | Musculoskeletal Anatomy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A systematic approach to human anatomy with emphasis on the interdependence of structure and function in the skeletal, articular, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular and digestive systems. A laboratory experience is included. |
| EDHS 3010 | Biomechanics/Motor Control of Human Movement (3.00) |
| Studies the science of human movement in the context of muscle actions and the application of forces through levers of the musculoskeletal system. Analyzes fundamental human movement patterns, such as gait. Prerequisite: EDHS 3630. | |
| EDHS 3030 | Exercise Physiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A study of the physiological adaptations to exercise. Emphasis is placed on energy metabolism, physiological responses to exercise and exercise training techniques. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010-2020, or 2060 or equivalent. |
| EDHS 3040 | Motor Development (3.00) |
| Describes and analyzes normal motor development across the lifespan, from pre-natal development through older adulthood. Emphasizes identifying and classifying motor behaviors across the lifespan, as well as understanding the interaction of environmental and biological factors that affect acquisition of these movement behaviors. Laboratory experiences are included. Prerequisite: Kinesiology students or permission of instructor. | |
| EDHS 3050 | Nutrition (3.00) |
| Studies the basic principles of nutrition, including psychosocial-cultural considerations in dietary intake. Focuses on nutrient sources and actions, digestion, special population needs, weight control, food faddism, international problems, nutrition education, and nutrition-related disorders. Taught at the graduate level as EDHS 5630; credit may not be earned for both EDHS 4630 and 5630. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 3240 | Peer Health Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Academic content and training on various health topics for college students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDHS 3410 | Basic Skills (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Measurement of body condition, training for skills required in various sports, and related knowledge necessary for teaching or supervising sports. (See PHYE listings for specifics.) Prerequisite: Physical education major or graduate student in any school. | |
| EDHS 3440 | Teaching Games, Rhythms and Dance (2.00) |
| Participation in, and understanding of, performance and teaching techniques for elementary games, rhythms, outdoor education, games, tumbling, cooperative activities, and dance. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EDHS 3450 | Adapted Physical Education (3.00) |
| Examines the nature and causes of disabling conditions and the motor needs and tolerances associated with these conditions. Enhances experience and skill in planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction for individuals with disabilities in both school and non-school settings | |
| EDHS 3500 | Special Topics In Human Services (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topical offerings in the subject of human services. |
| EDHS 3600 | Teaching Team Sports (2.00 - 4.00) |
| Analysis of team sport skills and teaching techniques related to group sport activities. Covers specific sport experiences, such as basketball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, rugby, and volleyball. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. (2 credits) Prerequisite: Physical education major. | |
| EDHS 3610 | Teaching Individual Sports (2.00 - 4.00) |
| Analyzes basic sport skills, developmental progressions, and teaching strategies for individual sports, such as badminton, golf, racquetball, tennis, multi-disciplinary activities, fitness self assessment, track and field, and outdoor education. The main focus of this course is on pedagogical issues. (2 credits) Prerequisite: Physical education major. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDHS 3630 | Human Anatomy (3.00) |
| A systematic approach to human anatomy with emphasis on the interdependence of structure and function in the skeletal, articular, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular and digestive systems. A laboratory experience is included. | |
| EDHS 3640 | Neuromuscular Bases of Human Behavior I (3.00) |
| Studies the science of human movement in the context of muscle actions and the application of forces through levers of the musculoskeletal system. Analyzes fundamental human movement patterns, such as gait. Prerequisite: EDHS 3630. | |
| EDHS 3660 | Elementary Physical Education Pedagogy (3.00) |
| Study of elementary curriculum and instruction in physical education. Examines the principles of planning (i.e., SOLs), implementing, and evaluating sound elementary physical education programs. Includes field experience. | |
| EDHS 3690 | Secondary Physical Education Pedagogy (3.00) |
| Study of secondary curriculum and instruction in physical education. Examines the principles of planning (i.e., SOLs, safety, legal issues, and child abuse), implementing, and evaluating a sound secondary physical education curriculum. Includes field experience. | |
| EDHS 3770 | Teaching Assistant Program: Adapted Physical Education (1.00) |
| Should be taken in conjunction with EDHS 3450/5450-Adapted Physical Education. Prospective teachers work with a variety of students with disabilities in a physical education setting. Students are assigned to, and supervised by, an adapted physical educator in one of the local schools. | |
| EDHS 4000 | Kinesiology Individuals Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the nature and causes of disabling conditions and the motor needs and tolerances associated with these conditions. Enhances experience and skill in planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction for individuals with disabilities in both school and non-school settings |
| EDHS 4001 | Practicum in Kinesiology Disabilities Lab (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Should be taken in conjunction with EDHS 3450/5450-Adapted Physical Education. Prospective teachers work with a variety of students with disabilities in a physical education setting. Students are assigned to, and supervised by, an adapted physical educator in one of the local schools. |
| EDHS 4100 | Elementary Pedagogy (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of elementary curriculum and instruction in physical education. Examines the principles of planning (i.e., SOLs), implementing, and evaluating sound elementary physical education programs. Includes field experience. |
| EDHS 4110 | Secondary Pedagogy (3.00) |
| Study of secondary curriculum and instruction in physical education. Examines the principles of planning (i.e., SOLs, safety, legal issues, and child abuse), implementing, and evaluating a sound secondary physical education curriculum. Includes field experience. | |
| EDHS 4200 | Practicum in Kinesiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The practicum is a clinically oriented course to enable students in kinesiology to explore their professional goals. Students contact a professional in the arena of their choice. Students work under the supervision of the professional for 120 hours during the semester, keep a journal of their learning experiences, and write a case study and an evaluation of the experience due the last day of class for the semester. |
| EDHS 4410 | Exercise Physiology (3.00) |
| A study of the physiological adaptations to exercise. Emphasis is placed on energy metabolism, physiological responses to exercise and exercise training techniques. Prerequisite: BIOL 2010-2020, or 2060 or equivalent. | |
| EDHS 4450 | Motor Development (3.00) |
| Describes and analyzes normal motor development across the lifespan, from pre-natal development through older adulthood. Emphasizes identifying and classifying motor behaviors across the lifespan, as well as understanding the interaction of environmental and biological factors that affect acquisition of these movement behaviors. Laboratory experiences are included. Prerequisite: Kinesiology students or permission of instructor. | |
| EDHS 4460 | Practicum in Sports Medicine (3.00) |
| The practicum is a clinically oriented course to enable students in kinesiology to explore their professional goals. Students contact a professional in the arena of their choice. Students work under the supervision of the professional for 120 hours during the semester, keep a journal of their learning experiences, and write a case study and an evaluation of the experience due the last day of class for the semester. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 4600 | Contemporary Health Issues (3.00) |
| Discussion of major topics in public health, including chronic diseases, such as child and adult obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular disease, muscle and bone diseases, and mental illness. There is a strong emphasis on fitness , nutrition, and other lifestyle choices to modify disease risk. Eating disorders and athlete medical issues are also discussed. | |
| EDHS 4610 | Emergency Medical Care (3.00) |
| Examines current approaches to the management of medical emergencies. Cardiopulmonary disorders, temperature-related injuries, poisoning, hemorrhaging, diabetes, emergency childbirth, epilepsy, fractures, and shock are presented. Investigates the components of a comprehensive emergency medical care system. Students are certified in CPR and First Aid. | |
| EDHS 4630 | Nutrition (3.00) |
| Studies the basic principles of nutrition, including psychosocial-cultural considerations in dietary intake. Focuses on nutrient sources and actions, digestion, special population needs, weight control, food faddism, international problems, nutrition education, and nutrition-related disorders. Taught at the graduate level as EDHS 5630; credit may not be earned for both EDHS 4630 and 5630. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EDHS 4670 | The Art and Science of Sports Medicine (3.00) |
| A week-long conference that begins with lectures, visitations, and observations of surgery and prosected cadaver joints. Continues with presentations by nationally known physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, and concludes with a written examination and submission of a literature review paper on a selected topic in sports medicine. Taught at the graduate level as EDHS 5670; credit may not be earned for both EDHS 4670 and 5670. | |
| EDHS 4810 | Problems of Personal Adjustment (3.00) |
| Examines social and emotional adjustment within the context of normal development. Encompasses problems associated with the developmental process. | |
| EDHS 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 4995 | Directed Research (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDHS 5000 | Kinesiology Individuals Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the nature and causes of disabling conditions and the motor needs and tolerances associated with these conditions. Enhances experience and skill in planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction for individuals with disabilities in both school and non-school settings. |
| EDHS 5010 | Phonetics (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the structure and function of speech sound production. Teaches the basic skills of phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet, and introduces basic theoretical issues in the study of phonology. |
| EDHS 5020 | Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science (3.00) |
| Examines principal concepts and procedures for the study of physiologic, perceptual, and acoustic aspects of voice, speech, and hearing. Prerequisite: EDHS 5010 and 5050. | |
| EDHS 5021 | Contemporary Health Issues (3.00) |
| Discussion of major topics in public health, including chronic diseases, such as child and adult obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular disease, muscle and bone diseases, and mental illness. There is a strong emphasis on fitness , nutrition, and other lifestyle choices to modify disease risk. Eating disorders and athlete medical issues are also discussed. | |
| EDHS 5030 | Assessment in Kinesiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies assessment strategies and techniques in physical activity settings (i.e., fitness and motor skills, as well as fitness self-assessments). Emphasizes the general concepts and techniques of assessment in physical activity settings, and addresses strategies for the selection and administration of assessment tests. |
| EDHS 5040 | Motor Development (3.00) |
| Describes and analyzes normal motor development across the lifespan, from pre-natal development through older adulthood. Emphasizes identifying and classifying motor behaviors across the lifespan, as well as understanding the interaction of environmental and biological factors that affect acquisition of these movement behaviors. Laboratory experiences included. Same as EDHS 4450, but with additional scholarly and research requirements. | |
| EDHS 5041 | Nutrition (3.00) |
| Studies the basic principles of nutrition, including psychosocial-cultural considerations in dietary intake. Focuses on nutrient sources and actions, digestion, special population needs, weight control, food faddism, international problems, nutrition education, and nutrition-related disorders. Taught at the undergraduate level as EDHS 4630; credit may not be earned for both EDHS 4630 and 5630. Prerequisite: graduate student status and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 5050 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (2.00) |
| Examines the anatomical and physiological substrates of hearing, speech perception, language comprehension, speech production, language production, and swallowing. | |
| EDHS 5080 | Introduction to Audiology (3.00) |
| Introduces the profession of audiology. Examines common pathologies of the auditory system; the impact of hearing loss; conventional procedures used to assess hearing; and interpretation of audiological test findings. | |
| EDHS 5120 | Teaching School Health (3.00) |
| Introduction to current instructional approaches appropriate to a comprehensive K-12 health education curriculum. Designed for elementary and secondary school health instructors; the course stresses specific roles for schools in preventing health problems and promoting high-level wellness among students and the community through well-planned health instruction. One of the primary topics discussed in this course is the appreciate delivery of the teaching of family life. Emphasizes organization for planning, implementation techniques, SOLs, instructional strategies, and the evaluation of instruction. | |
| EDHS 5150 | American Sign Language I (4.00) |
| This is a co-listing of ASL 1010. Introduces receptive and expressive American Sign Language skills, including basic vocabulary, sentence structure, classifiers, use of space, non-manual type indicators, and fingerspelling. Examines signing deaf people as a linguistic/cultural minority. Prerequisite: Communication Disorders students. | |
| EDHS 5180 | American Sign Language II (4.00) |
| An intermediate course, assuming a beginning skill level in American Sign Language (ASL). Prerequisite: EDHS 5150 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 5240 | Substance Abuse in Society (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Investigates substance abuse and use in contemporary society. Treats topics from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including biological, pharmacologic, cultural, social, psychological, political, economic, and legal aspects of substance abuse. Analyzes patterns of addiction, intervention, and rehabilitation with respect to alcoholism and other drugs. Examines assessments of the costs, options, and alternatives to addiction, along with educational efforts toward prevention. Class discussions are an integral part of this course. Credit may not be earned in both EDHS 2240 and 5240. |
| EDHS 5330 | Communication Skills: Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) (3.00) |
| Continuous and interrelated experiences provide an opportunity to learn more about communicating with other people. Focuses on effective communication skills and personal communication styles. Effective communication responses are practiced in class and through required laboratory experiences. | |
| EDHS 5430 | Social Processes & Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise Social Processes and Individual D (3.00) |
| Focuses on the social and psychological factors related to participation in sport and exercise. Includes socialization into and through exercise and sport; observational learning of motor and psychological skills; feedback, reinforcement, and leadership behaviors; competition and competitive stress; and character development and self-perception in sport and exercise. | |
| EDHS 5440 | Athletic Injuries (3.00) |
| An course in principles, procedures, and techniques in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. A one-credit laboratory experience is available in addition to the regular course. Coerequisite: Anatomy, instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 5441 | Athletic Injuries Lab (1.00) |
| Athletic Injuries Lab is complementary, but not required for EDHS 544. Students who are interested in Athletic Training are encouraged to take the lab. Students will learn and demonstrate technical skills in evaluation, treatment and overall management of sports injuries. Examples of topics are crutch-fitting, gait training, taping/wrapping, musculoskeletal and concussion assessment, and rehabilitation. | |
| EDHS 5450 | Adapted Physical Education (3.00) |
| Examines the nature and causes of disabling conditions and the motor needs and tolerances associated with these conditions. Enhances experience and skill in planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction for individuals with disabilities in both school and non-school settings. | |
| EDHS 5460 | Assessment in Kinesiology (3.00) |
| Studies assessment strategies and techniques in physical activity settings (i.e., fitness and motor skills, as well as fitness self-assessments). Emphasizes the general concepts and techniques of assessment in physical activity settings, and addresses strategies for the selection and administration of assessment tests. | |
| EDHS 5470 | Motivational Processes in Sport and Exercise Psychology (3.00) |
| Focuses on factors related to motivation in sport and exercise settings. Antecedents and consequences of motivated behavior are examined from theoretical, research, and application perspectives. Emphasizes participatory motivation in sport; intrinsic/extrinsic motivational orientations (cognitive evaluation and competence motivation); achievement goals; causal attributions and effective responses; and exercise motivation and behavior. | |
| EDHS 5480 | Qualitative Analysis of Motor Patterns (3.00) |
| Experienced teachers analyze and enhance their qualitative assessment skills. The course identifies and works on approximately 10-15 qualitative skills chosen by the class. | |
| EDHS 5500 | Selected Topics (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | These are designed as pilot courses to meet new program requirements, and changing needs in the field. Used also to offer experimental courses, and courses under development, these are announced and offered on a semester-to-semester basis. May be graded or S/U, depending on the instructor, and may be repeated. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 5600 | Contemporary Health Issues (3.00) |
| Discussion of major topics in public health, including chronic diseases, such as child and adult obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, cardiovascular disease, muscle and bone diseases, and mental illness. There is a strong emphasis on fitness , nutrition, and other lifestyle choices to modify disease risk. Eating disorders and athlete medical issues are also discussed. | |
| EDHS 5610 | Teaching School Health Education (3.00) |
| Introduction to current instructional approaches appropriate to a comprehensive K-12 health education curriculum. Designed for elementary and secondary school health instructors; the course stresses specific roles for schools in preventing health problems and promoting high-level wellness among students and the community through well-planned health instruction. One of the primary topics discussed in this course is the appreciate delivery of the teaching of family life. Emphasizes organization for planning, implementation techniques, SOLs, instructional strategies, and the evaluation of instruction. Course was offered Spring 2011 | |
| EDHS 5611 | Computer Applications in Physical Education (3.00) |
| Provides hands-on experience with specific programs designed to introduce students to using the microcomputer as an object of instruction, a medium of instruction, and a management tool. Develops computer skills that can be used immediately by physical education professionals to improve their efficiency. | |
| EDHS 5612 | Achievement Based Curriculum - Physical Education (3.00) |
| Introduction to Curriculum in Physical Education. Details the following processes related to teaching PE including planning, assessment, prescription, teaching and evaluation. | |
| EDHS 5620 | Emergency Medical Care (3.00) |
| Examines current approaches to the management of medical emergencies. Cardiopulmonary disorders, temperature-related injuries, poisoning, hemorrhaging, diabetes, emergency childbirth, epilepsy, fractures, and shock are presented. Investigates the components of a comprehensive emergency medical care system. Students are certified in CPR and First Aid. | |
| EDHS 5630 | Nutrition (3.00) |
| Studies the basic principles of nutrition, including psychosocial-cultural considerations in dietary intake. Focuses on nutrient sources and actions, digestion, special population needs, weight control, food faddism, international problems, nutrition education, and nutrition-related disorders. Taught at the undergraduate level as EDHS 4630; credit may not be earned for both EDHS 4630 and 5630. Prerequisite: graduate student status and instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Spring 2010 | |
| EDHS 5631 | History, Principles, and Philosophy of Physical Education (2.00) |
| Analyzes the heritage of physical education in terms of historical and philosophical foundations, as well as the cultural significance of sport and physical activity. Examines specific issues and principles related to physical education, such as Title IX, advocacy, and block scheduling. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EDHS 5670 | Sports Medicine Conference (3.00) |
| A week-long conference that begins with lectures, visitations, and observations of surgery and prosected cadaver joints. Continues with presentations by nationally known physicians, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, and concludes with a written examination and submission of a literature review paper on a selected topic in sports medicine. Prerequisite: graduate student status. | |
| EDHS 5700 | Physical Activity & Public Health (3.00) |
| The overall goals are to expose students to a public health approach to chronic disease prevention, develop critical thinking skills by reading and interpreting epidemiological literature and produce a research-based intervention proposal using a public health approach. Students will learn about physical activity epidemiology, measurement issues, and associations between activity and health, and develop their own research-based intervention. | |
| EDHS 5800 | Pediatric Exercise Physiology (3.00) |
| The overall goals are to 1) understand the physical maturation process and how that process affects the body¿s response to exercise and exercise training, 2) understand children¿s physical activity behavior and its associations with health and disease, 3) read and critically evaluate relevant research literature, and 4) develop a research proposal to address a limitation or gap in our knowledge pertaining to youth physical activity and exercise. | |
| EDHS 5891 | Issues Facing Adolescent Girls (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides an opportunity for students to develop their leadership skills through involvement in academic service learning. Students will explore the psychological, social, and cultural issues affecting adolescent girls and apply this understanding through service with the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP), a mentoring program that pairs middle school girls with college women for a year. Offered on the Undergraduate and Graduate levels. Graduate level requires additional readings and assignments. |
| EDHS 5980 | Practicum (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Practicum | |
| EDHS 5985 | Internship (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Internship Course was offered Summer 2012, Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 5993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prerequisites: Instructor Permission Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 6610 | Sports, Recreation, and Camping for Children with Disabilities (3.00) |
| This course provides students with information on sport, recreation, and camping opportunities for children with disabilities. This is an experiential course with field trips to local schools and agencies, observations of local sports programs including Special Olympics, a wheelchair sports workshop, and serving as a camp counselor for 1 week at a camp for children with disabilities. | |
| EDHS 7020 | Evidence Based Practice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is a course about clinical statistics, clinical research, and clinical practice. The central focus of the course is integrating clinical research, clinical expertise, and client values for informing clinical decisions. Lectures and hands-on learning experiences center on understanding and critically analyzing reports of clinical research, as well as systematic reviews, for the purpose of informing clinical practice. |
| EDHS 7040 | Cognitive Linguistic Development (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course critically examines the typical and atypical development of cognitive skills and abilities that are fundamental to the development of language. Lectures and learning experiences establish a theoretical basis for cognitive and language development underpinnig a rational and systematic approach to clinical diagnosis and treatment. The course is foundational for clinical practice. |
| EDHS 7060 | Disorders of Phonology and Articulation (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A lecture-discussion and clinical study of development and disorders of phonology and articulation. Etiology, evaluation, and treatment are discussed. Prerequisite: EDHS 5010, 5050 (or concurrent enrollment), or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7080 | Disorders of Fluency (1.00) |
| A lecture-discussion and clinical study of fluency disorders: development, theory, evaluation, and treatment. | |
| EDHS 7090 | Disorders of Voice (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A lecture-discussion and clinical study of voice disorders, organic and functional: pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment. This course includes a clinical laboratory experience. Prerequisite: EDHS 5050, 7190, or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7120 | Prevention Intervention Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A clinical-methods course focusing on clinical decisions as they relate to prevention, screening, history taking, and current models of evaluation, intervention and counseling across (a) service-delivery sites in the continuum of care and (b) clinical populations. Additional emphases include culturally diverse populations, professional ethics, and clinical writing. |
| EDHS 7140 | Autism and Related Disorders (2.00) |
| Autism is a life-long neuro-developmental disorder substantially impacting an individual's ability to communicate. This class explores the history, etiology, assessment, and intervention strategies for working with people of all ages in developing communication skills necessary for daily living. | |
| EDHS 7180 | Habilitative Audiology I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Emphasizes the impact of hearing loss; techniques for improving communication with individuals who have hearing loss; the latest in hearing technology; basic principles of aural (re)habilitation for individuals who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or experience disorders of auditory processing; and the perspectives of Deaf individuals. Prerequisite: EDHS 5080 or equivalent. |
| EDHS 7190 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Communication (2.00) |
| Introduces the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of speech, language, reading, writing, hearing, and vestibular function. Neuropathologies affecting communicative functions are reviewed. Prerequisite: EDHS 5050 or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 7210 | Introduction to the Profession of Counseling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An introduction and professional orientation to: the history of the profession of counseling; the sociocultural, economic, philosophical, theoretical, and political bases of the profession; advocacy in the counseling profession; identity of professional counselors; and a survey of career opportunities for counselors. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission; required of all counselor education master's degree students. |
| EDHS 7220 | Introduction to Career Interventions (3.00) |
| Survey of concepts, issues, trends, and tools related to career development and effective career counseling. Introduces the study and application of career development theory; the use of educational, social, and occupational information and materials in counseling; career assessment; informational media; career decision-making; and the implementation of developmentally and culturally appropriate career counseling strategies. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7230 | Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analysis of theoretical approaches to counseling and representative techniques for each. Particular attention will focus on values and multicultural issues and their impact on the counselor, client, and process of counseling. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7240 | Group Counseling Procedures (3.00) |
| Students learn concepts of group development, group dynamics, and specific skills and techniques or working with groups. Includes participation in relevant class activities. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, 7290, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7250 | Using Tests in Counseling (1.00) |
| Study of the role of standardized test data in counseling. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors; EDLF 7180, EDHS 7230, and instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDHS 7270 | Research in Counseling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the role of research in the counseling profession, emphasizing the activities of the counselor as both a consumer and a producer of research. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7280 | Community and Human Service Agency Counseling (3.00) |
| Provides an overview of the historical, philosophical, organizational, and sociocultural foundations of human service agencies. Explores various community and human service agency settings and the unique client populations they may serve. Attention is given to the roles, functions, and responsibilities of mental health counselors. | |
| EDHS 7290 | Essential Counseling Skills (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This initial course in counseling is required for all master's level students in the counselor Education program. The primary focus is on fundamental attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for developing effective helping relationships. A key feature of this course is the opportunity to practice essential counseling skills and experience the counseling process in a safe, controlled environment. This course also encourages self awareness and self exploration so that students can gain an understanding of how their own personal experiences, preferences, feelings, values, and world views impact their practice as a counselor. Prerequisite/Corequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230 or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7300 | Multicultural Counseling (3.00) |
| Exploration of the personal, social, political, affective, and behavioral considerations of diversity. Multicultural competencies (awareness, knowledge, and skills) in counseling are emphasized as well as their relationship to advocacy and social justice. The course focuses on: developing awareness of one's own cultural socialization and inherent biases; development of accurate knowledge of various cultural groups within our society; and development of skills necessary to provide culturally relevant counseling services. Experiential learning is incorporated throughout the course. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, 7290, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7310 | Mental Health Counseling I (3.00) |
| This is the first semester of a two-semester course sequence addressing the knowledge and skills necessary to become a competent clinical mental health counselor. Historical, philosophical, societal, economic, and political dimensions of mental health counseling are covered. Current trends and professional issues in mental health counseling, personality assessment, diagnosing and treatment of mental and emotional disorders will be discussed. Corequisites: EDHS 7210, 7230. | |
| EDHS 7320 | Mental Health Counseling II (3.00) |
| This is the second semester of a two-semester course sequence addressing the knowledge and skills necessary to become a competent mental health counselor with an emphasis on personality assessment, and diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders. Professional issues in mental health counseling will be discussed. Prerequisite: EDHS 7310. | |
| EDHS 7330 | Ethical-Legal Aspects of Counseling (1.00 - 3.00) |
| There are two sections of EDHS 7330. Counselor Education students take Section one during their first year and Section two the summer between their first and second years. Section 01 is the prequel for section 02. In EDHS 7330-1 students focus on mandatory ethical behaviors, black letter code 1, and legal requirements for practicum and intern counselors. The stress will be on fundamentals. This course is one credit. EDHS-2 focuses on aspirational ethics, spirit of the ethical code and law. In EDHS 7330-2 students focus on reasons, philosophy, more complex ethical and legal cases, and enforcing ethical and legal standards for professional counselors. This course encourages consideration of some of the moral-ethical dilemmas faced by counselors and other helpers. Actual cases are used in focusing on ethical responsibilities and decision-making. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7400 | Experimental Design in Athletic Training (3.00) |
| This course provides an introduction to the principles of designing, executing, and interpreting clinical and translational research in the disciplines of athletic training and sports medicine. This class is specifically for students enrolled in the accredited post-professional masters program in athletic training within the Kinesiology Program. | |
| EDHS 7410 | Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Presents an overview of pathophysiology of athletic injuries designed to enhance the athletic trainer's ability to plan and implement a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Focus on sequential events of tissue healing with respect to exercise progression. Students will also practice advanced manual therapy such as joint mobilization, myofascial release, neural tensioning, muscle energy techniques and strain-counter-strain. Prerequisite: ATC or eligible. |
| EDHS 7420 | Advanced Exercise Physiology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Emphasizing current research findings, this class focuses on energy metabolism, physiological responses to exercise, and exercise training techniques. Prerequisite: Human physiology; introduction to exercise physiology or equivalent. |
| EDHS 7430 | Exercise Physiology Laboratory (3.00) |
| A presentation, through lectures and laboratory experiences, of laboratory procedures and biomedical instrumentation pertinent to exercise physiology laboratories and applied physiology research. Students are involved in a review of current research in each area of laboratory experimentation and participate as both subjects and investigators. Prerequisite: EDHS 7420. | |
| EDHS 7431 | Exercise Principles for Health, Fitness, and Chronic Diseases (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The application of clinical exercise physiology priniciples for public health, fitness, and disease management. Students learn the prinicples of exercise evaluation, prescription, and leadership for health, fitness, and disease rehabilitation, and apply these skills in a practical setting under the direction of professional staff. |
| EDHS 7432 | Clinical Exericse Testing, Evaluation, and Prescription (3.00) |
| Principles of clinical exercise testing, including conducting and interpreting exercise tests for adults with and without chronic diseases. In the practical setting, under supervision of professional staff, students prescribe exercise and counsel adults based on test results and other medical history. Pre-Requisites: EDHS 7431 Adult Fitness and Health 1 | |
| EDHS 7433 | Lifestyle Intervention and Comprehensive Care in Cardiopulmonary Rehab (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Students enrolled in this course are expected to function as clinicians with minimal supervision. They may serve as a student clinical exercise physiologist in a clinic, hospital, or outpatient rehab setting. Their role will include exercise monitoring and prescription, as well as comprehensive lifestyle management of patients with cardiac or pulmonary disease. |
| EDHS 7434 | Prinicples and Practice of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (3.00) |
| Advanced study in topics related to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of cardiopulmonary diseases. Students gain practical experience providing exercise evaluation, prescription, and leadership of Phase1-4 cardiopulmonary patients. Students assist clinicians in the comprehsnive lifestyle management of patients. | |
| EDHS 7440 | Motor Development (3.00) |
| Describes and analyzes normal motor development across the lifespan, from pre-natal development through older adulthood. Emphasizes identifying and classifying motor behaviors across the lifespan, as well as understanding the interaction of environmental and biological factors that affect acquisition of these movement behaviors. Laboratory experiences included. Same as EDHS 4450, but with additional scholarly and research requirements. | |
| EDHS 7450 | Evidence-Based Sports Medicine (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to the principles of evidence-based medicine, clinical epidemiology, and the interpretation of clinical research that assesses prevention, diagnostic, and treatment strategies in sports medicine. The course is targeted at students who are already professionally credentialed as athletic trainers, physical therapists, or other health care providers. |
| EDHS 7600 | Adapted Physical Education: Developmental Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the physical and motor attributes of children with developmental, learning, and emotional disabilities. Examines abnormal and delayed patterns of motor development through an assessment, diagnosis, and prescriptive format. Emphasizes identifying functional goals for these individuals and programmatic techniques for attaining these goals. |
| EDHS 7610 | Physical Education for Children with Severe Disabilities (2.00) |
| Examines issues related to educating children with severe disabilities. Includes review of unique planning and assessment procedures as well as unique programs and sports opportunities for children with severe disabilities. | |
| EDHS 7620 | Personality (3.00) |
| Examines classical and modern theories of the origin and development of personality and human motivation. Prerequisite: EDLF 7150, 7160, or 7200. | |
| EDHS 7630 | Seminar: Issues in Professional Psychology (3.00) |
| Reviews the historical antecedents of contemporary practice. Centers on ethics, regulation of the profession, legislative and legal issues relative to practice, interdisciplinary issues, public policy, future decisions and professional identity. | |
| EDHS 7640 | Cognitive Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the administration, scoring, and interpretation of diverse psychological tests. Includes tests of intelligence, perceptual motor functioning, and various specific abilities. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7641 | Modalities in Athletic Training (3.00) |
| Advanced study of the theoretical foundations and principles of the therapeutic modalities used in the physical medicine environment. Includes theory and clinical techniques used to enhance the treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Prerequisite: Master's and Doctoral Level Kinesiology students | |
| EDHS 7680 | Psychopathology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes the etiology, development, and manifestations of various forms of emotional and social maladjustment in children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasizes developing the conceptual understanding necessary for differential diagnosis, symptom assessment, and use of the DSM system. Stresses the importance of cultural, social, and developmental factors. Prerequisite: EDHS 7620 and instructor permission. |
| EDHS 7690 | Principles of Stress and Stress Management (3.00) |
| Examines the integration of stress theory, assessment, and management within the counseling and helping professions. Explores the impact of stress on mental and physical health and the acquisition of coping skills. | |
| EDHS 7700 | Health and Physical Education Teaching Seminar (3.00) |
| Analyzes current issues, such as safety, liability, and child abuse, related to teaching health and physical education (K-12). Prerequisite: Advisor permission; corequisite: EDHS 7710-7720. | |
| EDHS 7710 | Teaching Associateship: Elementary Physical Education (6.00) |
| Student teaching experience for pre-service teachers that includes writing lesson plans and reflective teaching logs. Supervised by clinical instructors from elementary schools, in cooperation with University supervisors. Prerequisite: Advisor permission. | |
| EDHS 7720 | Teaching Associateship: Secondary Health and Physical Education (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Student teaching experience for pre-service teachers that includes writing lesson plans and reflective teaching logs. Supervised by clinical instructors from secondary schools, in cooperation with University supervisors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7750 | Sports Medicine Instrumentation (3.00) |
| This course accompanies Clinical Biomechanics and is intended for doctoral students embarking on careers as clinical researchers. The course is designed to provide foundation knowledge regarding digital signal acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation. Focus will be on practical application of these concepts while collecting data on human movement and function. | |
| EDHS 7780 | Anatomical Bases of Sports Medicine (3.00) |
| Course includes dissection of the human cadaver and emphasizes the musculoskeletal, articular, nervous, and vascular systems. Dissection experiences are supplemented with classroom lectures. The role of anatomical structures as they relate to athletic injury mechanism, evaluation, and rehabilitation is emphasized. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 7880 | Health and Physical Education Field Project (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Field based action research project designed to explore a contemporary educational problem. | |
| EDHS 7993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Permits students to work on individual study topics, under close faculty guidance, when particular needs cannot be met by registration in regularly scheduled courses. May be repeated for credit; however, only six credits of EDHS 793 may be included in an M.Ed. degree program. The independent study topic must be listed on the student's degree application. Section 1: Letter Grading Section 2: S/U Grading Prerequisite: Approval of advisor and instructor, and an approved plan of study. |
| EDHS 8020 | Disorders of Communication: Augmentative and Alternate Systems (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | A lecture-demonstration course that introduces the techniques and materials essential to developing augmentative communication programs for children, adolescents, and adults who are non-vocal or severely physically handicapped. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8030 | Neurogenic Communication Disorders (3.00) |
| Review of contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for patients with dysarthria or apraxia of speech: includes semiology, etiology, pathophysiology and nosology. Introduces clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment and counseling. Prerequisite/corequisite: EDHS 5020, 5050, 7060, 7190 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8090 | Disorders of Language I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Coverage includes language differences, language delays, language deviancies, and specific language impairment with topics ranging from language sampling to linguistic analysis, to intervention and counseling. Topical coverage also include linguistic diversity, bilingualism, early intervention, literacy acquisition, dyslexia and hyperlexia. Prerequisite: Language development course or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8100 | Disorders of Language II (3.00) |
| Coverage includes semiology and clinical intervention for persons presenting with developmental aphasia, Down syndrome, Asperger syndrome, autism, pragmatic-semantic language disorder, sensory integration and motor disorder. Clinical interventions center on behavioral and family-centered approaches. Prerequisite: Language development course, EDHS 8090, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8110 | Disorders of Language: Aphasia (3.00) |
| Reviews contemporary issues in clinical aphasiaology, including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, semiology, and nosology. Introduces clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 7190 or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EDHS 8120 | Disorders of Communication Based in Cognitive Dysfunction II (2.00) |
| Reviews contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for persons presenting with right cerebral hemisphere pathology, traumatic brain injury, dementia including epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, semiology, or nosology. Introduces clinical practice including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 7190 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8130 | Dysphagia (3.00) |
| A lecture-discussion and clinical study of problems of swallowing. Reviews contemporary issues in the practice of speech-language pathology for patients presenting with dysphagia, including semiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and nosology. An introduction to clinical practice, including evaluation, treatment, and counseling. Prerequisite: EDHS 7190 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8150 | Clinical Seminars (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Section 1: Clinical Education Seminar in Speech Pathology I: A clinical seminar accompanying clinical practice. The seminar focuses on professional issues and the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in weekly conference. Section 2: Clinical Education Seminar in Speech Pathology II: A clinical seminar accompanying clinical practice in medical settings. The seminar focuses on professional issues and the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in a weekly conference. Section 3: Clinical Practice in Speech and Language Pathology: Clinical practice focusing on the diagnosis and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. Practicum assignments are individually structured to provide clinical and field work experience with a variety of ages, patients, and rehabilitation settings, or in a particular aspect of professional specialization. Close individual supervision is maintained by clinical instructors, and each case is discussed in a weekly conference. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 8170 | Clinical Externship (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Clinical practice in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adults with communicative disorders. Programs are individually structured to provide experience with a variety of clinical populations, age groups, and specializations. The sites are off-grounds, and usually within a two hour driving distance of the University. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 8220 | Consultation (3.00) |
| An examination of the models and process of consultation. Designed to expand the student's interpersonal skill repertoire. Emphasizes the practice of consultation appropriate to various work settings. Prerequisite: EDHS 7230, 7290, or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2012, Summer 2010 | |
| EDHS 8240 | Substance Abuse Counseling (3.00) |
| Introduction to substance abuse counseling. Provides an understanding of the disease concept and other views of addiction, different methods of treating substance abuse, the process of recovery, the Twelve Step model, the role of the family in addiction, and counseling issues such as confronting denial, intervention, family counseling, relapse, and the role of the counselor in treatment. Emphasis is placed on developing skills through role play, case study, and interactions with substance abuse counselors and clients. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, Counselor Education major, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8250 | Advanced Career Development and Career Counseling (3.00) |
| Advanced study of career development theories and research, and the application of theoretical propositions to career counseling. Emphasizes the integration of career development concepts into the counseling process. Prerequisite: EDHS 7220 and 7230. | |
| EDHS 8270 | Counseling Adults (3.00) |
| Explores the concerns and problems that post high-school aged counselees present to counselors. Focuses on developmental theories and examines resources and helping strategies appropriate for those problem areas. Prerequisite: EDHS 7230. | |
| EDHS 8280 | Marriage and Family Dynamics (3.00) |
| Analyzes the theory and practice of family counseling. An overview course that addresses the major traditional family therapy theories, as well as recent advances. Prerequisite: EDHS 7230 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8290 | Counselor Education Master's Practicum (3.00) |
| For students enrolled in the School Counseling program. A minimum of 100 on-site hours is required. A description of the setting, specifying the school level in which practicum occurred most be included on the student's application for graduation. Students are required to participate in on-grounds supervision. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, 7290, 7310 or 8310 or instructor permission. Subject to availability of suitable practicum placement. | |
| EDHS 8300 | Assessment in Counseling (3.00) |
| Studies assessment devices and techniques used by counselors. Also provides practice in the interpretation of test data with emphasis on communication principles. Prerequisite: EDLF 7180, EDHS 7250. | |
| EDHS 8310 | Introduction to School Counseling (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Explores the planning and initiation of counseling programs in schools with an emphasis on understanding the role and function of counselors in schools, the planning, implementing, and managing of school counseling programs, the components of school counseling programs, legal and ethical issues in school counseling, and effective evaluation and accountability. Prerequisite: Counselor education majors or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8340 | Counseling Children and Adolescents (3.00) |
| Explores concerns and problems that children and adolescents present to counselors. Focuses on applying developmental theories and examines resources and helping strategies appropriate for counseling children and adolescents. Prerequisite: EDHS 7210, 7230, EDLF 7160, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8380 | Topical Issues in Counselor Education (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Deals with a variety of professional issues in counseling, guidance, and personnel services. Topics are announced prior to registration and can be developed around the interests of prospective students. Must be prearranged. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8390 | Internship in Professional School Counseling (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This is the required internship course for K-12 professional school counseling students. The internship is a two-semester, 600-hour placement in a public school. Students also attend on-grounds supervision. Internship may be repeated for credit. Intent to register must be filed preceding registration. A description of a student's internship school level must be included on the degree application. Prerequisite: EDHS 8290 and instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8400 | Clinical Biomechanics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course will provide a foundation for basic principles of sports medicine biomechanics including forces that act on the body and how they relate to risk for and recovery from injury. This course is intended to provide a foundation of knowledge for health care professionals embarking on a career in clinical sports medicine, athletic training, education and/or research. |
| EDHS 8401 | Clinical Biomechanics Lab (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Lab for Clinical Biomechanics class |
| EDHS 8410 | Orthopedic Bases of Sports Medicine (3.00) |
| Presents a comprehensive review of regional pathophysiology of sports injury and rehabilitation. Focus on treatment of injuries with a surgical and medical management perpsective. Rehabilitation for both operative and non-operative conditions are discussed in a problem-solving format. Prerequisite: EDHS 7410, instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8420 | Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise (3.00) |
| Analyzes metabolic adaptations to acute bouts of exercise and chronic exercise training. Includes energy sources for human movement; substrate utilization, muscle plasticity, functional significance of the metabolic adaptations to chronic exercise training; muscle fatigue and damage. Prerequisite: EDHS 7420 or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8430 | Exercise Intervention in Disease (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines the impact of exercise on the disease process, focusing primarily on cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Examines hypotheses concerning causes of diseases, risk factors, and modification of risk factors through exercise and diet intervention. Prerequisite: EDHS 7420 or instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8450 | Disease Processes and Prevention (3.00) |
| Investigates those disease processes most common and of most significance in their effects upon individual, community, nation, and world health status. Emphasizes definitions, manifestations, etiology, pathology, epidemiology, general medicine procedures, disease prognosis, and potential preventive actions. Develops an understanding of the specific mechanisms through which preventive actions work as a goal of effective health education. | |
| EDHS 8460 | Adapted Physical Education: Physically and Sensory Impaired (3.00) |
| Studies the physical and motor attributes of individuals with physical, sensory, and health disabilities. Addresses programming and instructional implications in physical education for these populations in regard to their ecological, psychological, social, and learning characteristics. Emphasizes developing and achieving functional physical education goals through planning, assessing, prescribing, teaching, and evaluating instruction. | |
| EDHS 8500 | Selected Topics (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Additional sections on special topics may be offered subject to sufficient student interest. Section 1: Adapted Physical Education; Section 2: Athletic Training; Section 3: Biomechanics; Section 4: Exercise Physiology; Section 5: Health Promotion; Section 6: Motor Development; Section 7: Sports Medicine; Section 8: Strength Training; Section 9: Pedagogy Prerequisite: Instructor and advisor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 8610 | Marital and Couple's Therapy (3.00) |
| Analyzes basic principles and techniques of marital and couple's therapy. Emphasizes the practical, covering theory as it relates to the interactional dynamics and behavior of the therapy. Experiential techniques (i.e., role playing, video tape, and live supervision) are an integral part of the course. Some therapy experience is desirable, although not required. | |
| EDHS 8630 | Principles of Psychotherapy Basic (3.00) |
| Introduction to the assumption and process of psychotherapy. Explores basic principles of change as reflected in the dynamics of the psychotherapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. Examines the pitfalls of being a beginning therapist and the problems faced in initiating the therapy process. Participants are provided with an experiential setting to heighten awareness of transference, resistance, and termination. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8640 | Principles of Psychotherapy Advanced (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | In-depth examination of cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic individual psychotherapy. The theoretical base and accompanying empirical literature of varying approaches are discussed with special emphasis on application of principles. Experimental techniques (e.g., role playing and observation of video tapes) are included. Continuation of EDHS 8630. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8650 | Individual Psychotherapy (3.00) |
| Designed to teach the principles and techniques of individual psychotherapy. May be repeated for credit; each year the psychotherapeutic approaches to be taught are specified. The specialized course offering for a given year (e.g., brief strategic psychotherapy, child psychotherapy, or rational emotive therapy) is printed on the student's transcript. | |
| EDHS 8660 | Personality Assessment I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | First of a two-semester sequence in personality assessment. Trains the clinical/school psychology graduate student in basic methods of clinical assessment using a battery of psychological tests, including both projective and non-projective instruments. There are two components to the first semester course: critical examination of theory and research on psychological testing; and a supervised practicum in clinical assessment. Clinical assessments of children and adults are covered. Prerequisite: EDHS 7640 and instructor permission. |
| EDHS 8670 | Personality Assessment II (3.00) |
| Second of a two-semester sequence in personality assessment. During this semester, students examine theory, practice, and research on the application of a variety of personality assessment techniques and instruments to specific diagnostic questions (e.g., assessment of psychotic, affective, neurotic, and borderline disorders); and continue learning to conduct personality assessments through a supervised practicum. Clinical assessments of children and adults are covered. Prerequisite: EDHS 8660 and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8690 | School/Clinical Psychology Practicum (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Supervised field experience in activities central to the role of the school/child psychologist. Prerequisite: EDHS 7640. |
| EDHS 8691 | Clinical Practicum: Communicatrion Disorders (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Clinical Practicum for Graduate Communication Disorders students |
| EDHS 8700 | Clinical Psychology Practicum (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Supervised placement in a setting designed to provide students with clinical experiences dealing with children, adults, and families. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 8710 | Psychosocial Consultation (3.00) |
| Seminar and practicum experience designed specifically for advanced doctoral students. Focuses on the theoretical and research issues that relate to the practice of consultation and supervision. In addition to the readings and class discussions, students engage in both consultation and supervisory activities. Students are challenged to draw upon their prior knowledge of psychological assessment, problem solving, methods of intervention, and psychological theory. Facilitates the integration of prior learning into practice. Prerequisite: EDHS 768 and instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| EDHS 8720 | Group Therapy Interventions (3.00 - 6.00) |
| Designed to broaden and strengthen the group therapeutic skills and experience of doctoral students. Entails the observation of various group procedures and participation in an ongoing group experience. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8730 | Family Therapy: Theory and Techniques (3.00) |
| Examines major schools in the field of family therapy with a focus on learning how to conceptualize a case from these different perspectives. Special emphasis is on the application and evaluation of various intervention models to family problems commonly presented in therapy. Observation of actual cases is a required part of the course. Prerequisite: EDHS 8640, 8650 or equivalent, and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8740 | Advanced Family Therapy (3.00) |
| Advanced seminar in family therapy is designed to give students an in-depth exposure to methods of family intervention. Includes both didactic and case format. Prerequisite: EDHS 8730 and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8750 | Psychological Intervention and Consultation in Schools (3.00) |
| Advanced study of the role and function of the psychologist in school settings. Topics include psychoeducational assessment and remediation procedures; varieties and techniques of appropriate psychological interventions in schools; models of, and national trends in, school psychology service delivery. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 8980 | Practicum (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Supervised field experiences under the direction of professional staff. Student should obtain approval from their advisor before registering for this practicum. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 8998 | Masters Research Internship (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed to give masters students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisites: Permission of Advisor. |
| EDHS 8999 | Masters Thesis (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Masters Thesis |
| EDHS 9090 | Doctoral Seminar: Communication Disorders (1.00) |
| Variable topics. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 9210 | Advanced Group Counseling Theories and Practicum (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Advanced graduate seminar and practicum in group counseling theories and technique. Different theoretical approaches to group counseling along with accompanying techniques are studied in section 1; section 2 is a practicum in advanced group counseling and is subject to availability of suitable practicum placement. Section 2 may be repeated for credit. Section 1: Group Theories (2 credits) Section 2: Practicum (1 to 3 credits) Prerequisite: Counselor Education doctoral status, EDHS 7240 and 7290, or instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 9220 | Advanced Individual Counseling Strategies and Practicum (1.00 - 3.00) |
| A group seminar designed to enhance students' individual intake, assessment, counseling and treatment planning skills. Subject to availability of suitable practicum placement. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: EDHS 7290 and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 9290 | Counselor Supervision Theories and Practicum (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Study of counselor supervision combined with a required experience as a supervisor-trainee. Section 1: Counselor Supervision Theories: Different theoretical approaches to counselor supervision along with accompanying techniques and practical application. (3 credits) Section 2: Counselor Supervision Practicum: May be repeated for credit. (1-3 credits) Prerequisite: Counselor education doctoral student or instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 9310 | Doctoral Seminar: Counselor Education (3.00) |
| Specialized study of the profession's present status, emphasizing research in the field and possible future directions. Prerequisite: advanced standing and instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 9320 | Doctoral Seminar: Counselor Education (3.00) |
| This course is designed for advanced graduate students admitted to the counselor education program, or, with instructor approval, another doctoral program in the Curry School of Education. The course pvodies an extensive study of contemporary issues and trends in student research. The purpose is to provide students with an opportunity to examine the state of research in counseling or in their field, and based on this, to identify the subject of and prepare for the start of their doctoral dissertation study by designing a study and preparing a proposal. Prerequisite: Counselor Education doctoral student or instructor permission. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 9390 | Counselor Education Doctoral Internship: Teaching (3.00 - 6.00) |
| An individually supervised doctoral-level teaching internship for doctoral students in Counselor Education. Prerequisite: instructor permission; subject to availability of suitable internship placement. | |
| EDHS 9490 | Pedagogy in Counselor Education (3.00) |
| This course is designed to provide students with a foundation ofor their teaching internship in Counselor Education. This course includes both didactic and experiential components and focuses on the examination of theoretical orientation and practical skills necessary to function effectively as a Counselor Educator. | |
| EDHS 9500 | Advanced Doctoral Seminar (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Special topics and research analysis for doctoral students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Spring 2010 | |
| EDHS 9740 | Internship in College Teaching or Supervision (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Opportunities for experienced doctoral students to teach courses or partial courses at the University, or to supervise student teachers under the guidance of a faculty member. Opportunities are arranged by the students with the assistance of the sponsoring faculty member. |
| EDHS 9750 | Seminar: Topics in Clinical Psychology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Doctoral seminar covering selected topics in personality theory and clinical psychology. May be repeated for credit. |
| EDHS 9760 | Seminar: Topical Issues in School Clinical Psychology (1.00 - 3.00) |
| Deals with a variety of professional issues in school and child clinical psychology. Topics can be developed around the interests of prospective students. Must be prearranged. Course topics will be announced prior to registration and have included social and affective process in development and neuropsychology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. | |
| EDHS 9761 | Child Therapy (3.00) |
| This course is intended to provide knowledge of basic theory and research concerning child therapy. Students will become well versed in empirically based treatments for child and adolescent mental health. We will address the limitations of existing research on treatment efficacy and effectiveness. Students will become familiar with a range of therapeutic approaches, including play therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. | |
| EDHS 9762 | Social & Affective Processes in the Development of Children (3.00) |
| Provides knowledge of basic theory & research concerning social & affective processes in the development of children, with particular attention to different risk conditions in infancy & childhood, their antecedents & sequelae. Primary focus is the understanding of the role of social contexts (culture, community) & parent-child and family relationships in development. Also examines ways that biological, social & psychological processes interact. Course was offered Fall 2009 | |
| EDHS 9763 | Theories of Behavior and Cognition (3.00) |
| The course considers prominent theories concerning human learning and cognition. Current research concerning cognitive and affective aspects of behavior will be examined in relation to basic theoretical models and, where appropriate, linkages to current practice will be made. Course was offered Fall 2010 | |
| EDHS 9991 | Ed.D. Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Students conduct systematic inquiry to address an important problem in education, through the application of discipline knowledge and research skills, with the goal of improving practice. | |
| EDHS 9993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Study Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 9995 | Independent Research (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Independent Research |
| EDHS 9998 | Doctoral Research Apprenticeship (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed to give doctoral students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisite: Advisor permission required. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDHS 9999 | Doctoral Dissertation (1.00 - 12.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Continuous enrollment is required from the start of the dissertation through the proposal and final examination. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| Education-Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Ed | |
| EDIS 2010 | Teaching as a Profession (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed as a pre-requisite course for applying to the Five-Year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. In this survey of American education, students examine education history, philosophy in action in schools,student diversity, curriculum, effective teaching, school organization & governance, education finance,education law, sociopolitical dimensions of education, & the role of the teacher as a professional. Co-requisite EDIS 2880. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 2011 | Foundations for Teaching Young Children With and Without Disabilities (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides an overview of early childhood special education and early childhood education for children birth through age five and their families. The course covers topics such as historical perspectives, current trends, and recommended practices for working with this age group. |
| EDIS 2880 | Field Experience (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This initial lab experience is a co-requisite class with EDIS 2010 and is a mandatory pre-requisite to applying to the 5-year (BA/MT) Teacher Education Program. Experiences are provided for students to observe children in either a community or school context and to develop an understanding of essential evidence-based practices for effective teaching. Corequisite: EDIS 2010. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 2890 | Strategies for Academic Achievement (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Instruction in multiple strategies for analyzing, planning, and completing academic tasks. Guidance in appropriate application and adaptation of general procedures of study to requirements and materials of specific courses. Focus on continual implementation, refinement, and evaluation of strategies to ensure that study habits are effective and efficient. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| EDIS 2910 | Beyond the Second Year: Academic Realities and Skills (3.00) |
| A three-credit course that will assist upper level students attain their academic goals at the University of Virginia. The class will address strategies for dealing with lenghty and complex readings, the analytical and evaluative skills of scholarship, methods of time mangement in academic pursuits and stress management. | |
| EDIS 3020 | The Exceptional Learner (3.00) |
| An intensive introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Focuses on extending principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities, as well as the gifted, autism, traumatic brain injury, ADD, and ADHD. Information on medical conditions which influence learning and development is also provided. Credit is not given for both EDIS 3020 and 5000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 | |
| EDIS 3070 | Digital Multimedia Development (3.00) |
| Designed for the novice-level student who is interested in developing and publishing computer-based multimedia. This intensive, project-based class covers tools for website and podcast creation and working with digital images, audio, animation, and video. Students will be required to demonstrate competency with each individual tool, and will create a final project for the class which incorporates several tools. Course was offered Summer 2012 | |
| EDIS 3450 | Teaching with Technology (2.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides an introduction to effective, standards-based methods of integrating technology into the classroom, focusing on approaches specific to each content area. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 3451 | Teaching with Technology for Practicing Teachers (1.00) |
| This class is designed for teachers needing to meet the VA technology competency. The class will focus on the essential technologies needed for effective instuction including such things as data mamgement, spreadsheets, webquest, digital story telling, digital instruction, & virtual schooling. Students will be expected to apply technology applications to enhance student achievement. | |
| EDIS 3500 | Special Topics in Curriculum and Instruction (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Topical offerings in the subject of curriculum and instruction. Course was offered Spring 2012 | |
| EDIS 3881 | Field Experience: Elementary Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Elementary Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 3882 | Field Experience: Secondary Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The secondary section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 3887 | Field Experience: Special Education (1.00) |
| Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Special Education section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. | |
| EDIS 3888 | Field Experience: Early Childhood Special Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Field-based practice experiences tutoring children. The Early Childhood Special Ed. section is aligned with specific program/endorsement area, and meets the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4881 | Field Experience: Elementary (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4882 | Field Experience: English Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4883 | Field Experience: Foreign Language Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4884 | Field Experience:Mathematics Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4885 | Field Experience:Science Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4886 | Field Experience:Social Studies Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4887 | Field Experience: Special Education (1.00) |
| Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. | |
| EDIS 4888 | Field Experience: Early Childhood Special Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4889 | Field Experience: Health & Physical Education (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Extensive experience in observing classrooms and in practice teaching using various instructional strategies. Classroom placements are aligned with specific program/endorsement areas and meet the guidelines for the approved licensure program in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 4993 | Independent Study (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Independent study. Course was offered Fall 2010, Spring 2010 | |
| EDIS 4995 | Independent Research (1.00 - 6.00) |
| Independent Research | |
| EDIS 5000 | The Exceptional Learner (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | An intensive introduction to the study of exceptional children and adults. Focuses on extending principles of learning and intellectual, socio-cultural, emotional, and physical development to persons with disabilities, as well as the gifted, autism, traumatic brain injury, ADD, and ADHD. Information on medical conditions which influence learning and development is also provided. Credit is not given for both EDIS 3020 and 5000. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5010 | Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary and Special Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Study of the development of curriculum and instructional design with a focus on developing teaching techniques to increase student performance. Emphasis is also given to understanding classroom routines and management to support safe learning environments. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; corequisite: EDIS 3881 or 3882. |
| EDIS 5020 | Instruction and Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focus is on curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessment of learning outcomes within the framework of the Virginia SOLs. Attention is given to analysis of student work samples and assessments for instructional decision-making. Separate sections apply specific content and assessment techniques appropriate to needs of the program area (elementary, secondary) in accordance with the Virginia-approved program guidelines. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5021 | Assessment and Instruction: Birth to Age Five (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal assessments for children birth to 5 to document development, diagnose learning needs, and plan and modify curriculum and instruction. It also discusses instructional programming and service delivery. Restricted to ECSE students. |
| EDIS 5030 | Secondary Curriculum and Management (3.00) |
| This class focuses on instruction, classroom management, behavioral management, and personalized curriculum techniques for establishing positive learning environments in secondary classrooms. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program; corequisite: EDIS 5020. | |
| EDIS 5040 | Psychoeducational Assessment (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Prepares teachers of exceptional children to administer, score, and interpret several standard educational instruments; to use informal procedures in educational assessment; and to interpret the combined results of psychological, sociological, medical, and educational assessments as they apply to the development and evaluation of individualized educational plans. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5041 | Behavior Management (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examination of principles and applications of behavior analysis in education settings. Students learn fundamental concepts of human behavior as well as procedures for managing classroom behavior and routines for establishing positive learning environments. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5050 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The first course in the "Teaching Science Sequence" addresses scientific literacy as a rationale and framework for secondary science instruction. Specific topics in science subject matter are developed along with teaching techniques, procedures and on-going professional development. |
| EDIS 5051 | Teaching Science in Secondary Schools II (3.00) |
| The second course in the "Teaching Science Sequence" addreses scientific inquiry, teaching process skills, safety, assessment, and evaluation. Prerequisites: EDIS 5050 and instructor permission | |
| EDIS 5052 | Models of Science Instruction Lab (1.00) |
| This lab course introduces students to several models of effective science instruction and provides opportunities for practice of the models in peer instruction lessons. P) Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in EDIS 5051 and Instructor Permission | |
| EDIS 5055 | Models of Instruction (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Focuses on instructional design and delivery. A range of instructional models are introduced with an emphasis on cognition, information processing, and cooperative learning. Student practice planning and implementing instruction. |
| EDIS 5058 | Positioning, Handling, and Self-Care Skills (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed for special educators, related service personnel, and other professionals who teach young children with disabilities or school-aged students with severe disabilities. Includes interdisciplinary instructors with training in special education, occupational, physical, and speech therapies, and nursing. Content addresses high & low muscle tone and related movement disabilities, mobility, carrying and positioning of students, use of equipment, instruction of self-care, and collaborative teaming. Students are involved in supervised use of lifting, positioning, and other therapeutic methods. Prerequisite: EDIS 5000; corequisite: EDIS 7150. |
| EDIS 5060 | Math Instruction for Special and Elementary Education (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Designed to teach special education preservice teachers the Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) content strands: Number and Number Sense; Computation and Estimation; Measurement; Geometry: Probability and Statistics; and Patterns, Functions, and Algebra. This course also focuses on the mathematical adaptations through Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof, Mathematical Communication, Mathematical Connections, and Representation. Elementary and secondary mathematics topics will be covered in this course. Restricted to Special Education. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5070 | Intermediate Teaching with Technology (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course is a more rigorous, graduate version of the introductory course taught concurrently with sections of EDLF 3450. Students in the teacher education program who have advanced expertise with instructional technologies can apply to enroll in EDLF 5050 in place of EDLF 3450. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program. |
| EDIS 5100 | Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course presents the characteristics of children and adolescents with emotional and behavior disorders within the context of special education services. On completion of this course, students will have (1) knowledge of the origins and characteristics of the primary behavioral disorders, (2) procedures for identification and assessment, and (3) approaches of programming and instruction for ED/BD, autism and other related disabilities. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5110 | Characteristics of Learning Disabilities (1.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies the meaning and concepts associated with the field of learning disabilities and the diverse characteristics of individuals with these disabilities. Includes the nature, causes, assessment, and treatment of learning disabilities and related disabilities such as ADHD, ADD, brain injury and others. Prerequisite/corequisite: EDIS 3020 or 5000. Course was offered Summer 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Summer 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2010, Fall 2009 |
| EDIS 5111 | Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1.00) |