Course Descriptions

Numbers, Symbols, and Abbreviations ................ 214 Guide to Course Designators................................400 Accounting (ACCT) ......................................................... 215 Adult Education (ADED) ................................................ 215 Adult Psychiatry (ADPY) ............................................... 216 Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)...... 216 Afro-American Studies (AFRO)................................... 218 Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Education (AFEE) ....................................................... 219 Agronomy and Plant Genetics (AGRO) ...................220 Akkadian (AKKA) .............................................................220 American Indian Studies (AMIN) ...............................220 American Sign Language (ASL) ....................................221 American Studies (AMST) ..............................................221 Anesthesiology (ANES) ...................................................221 Animal Science (ANSC)...................................................221 Anthropology (ANTH) ....................................................222 Applied Economics (APEC) ......................................... 224 Applied Plant Sciences (APSC) ...................................226 Arabic (ARAB) ...................................................................226 Aramaic (ARM) ..................................................................226 Architecture (ARCH) ......................................................226 Art (ARTS) ...........................................................................229 Art History (ARTH) .........................................................230 Asian American Studies (AAS).....................................232 Asian Languages and Literatures (ALL)....................232 Astronomy (AST) ............................................................. 233 Biochemistry (BIOC)...................................................... 234 Bioethics, Center for (BTHX)...................................... 235 Bioinformatics (BINF) .................................................... 235 Biology (BIOL) .................................................................. 235 Biomedical Engineering (BMEN) ............................... 236 Biomedical Science (BMSC) .........................................237 Biophysical Sciences (BPHY) .......................................237 Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE) ..237 Business Administration (BA) ..................................... 239 Business and Industry Education (BIE) ................... 239 Center for Spirituality and Healing (CSPH)...........240 Central Asian Studies (CAS) ....................................... 242 Chemical Engineering (CHEN) ................................... 242 Chemical Physics (CHPH) ............................................ 243 Chemistry (CHEM) ......................................................... 243 Chicano Studies (CHIC)................................................ 245 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAPY) .............. 245 Child Psychology (CPSY) ............................................. 246 Chinese (CHN) ..................................................................247 Civil Engineering (CE) ................................................... 248 Classical and Near Eastern Studies (CNES) ........... 251 Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) .............................252 Cognitive Science (CGSC) ........................................... 253 Communication Studies (COMM)............................. 253 Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) . 254 Comparative Literature (CL) .......................................255 Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society (CSDS) ............................................................255 Computer Engineering (CMPE) ................................. 256 Computer Science (CSCI)............................................ 256 Conservation Biology (CBIO) ..................................... 258 Control Science and Dynamical Systems (CSDY) ......................................................... 259 Coptic (COPT) ................................................................. 259 Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (CSCL)...................................................... 259 Curriculum and Instruction (CI) ................................. 259 Dance (DNCE) .................................................................. 266 Dentistry (DENT)..............................................................267 Design (DES) ..................................................................... 268 Design, Housing, and Apparel (DHA) ....................... 268 Development Studies and Social Change (DSSC) .............................................. 270 Dutch (DTCH) ................................................................... 270 East Asian Studies (EAS)............................................... 270 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) .................. 270 Economics (ECON)...........................................................271 Education (EDUC)............................................................274 Education and Human Development (EDHD) ........274 Educational Policy and Administration (EDPA) .....274 Educational Psychology (EPSY) ..................................278 Electrical and Computer Engineering (EE) ............ 284 English: Creative Writing (ENGW).............................287 English: Literature (ENGL)........................................... 288 Entomology (ENT)........................................................... 289 Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management (ESPM)................................................290 Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP) ...292 Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH)....................................292 Family Policy Minor (FPOL)..........................................292 Family Social Science (FSOS).......................................292 Finance (FINA) ................................................................. 294 Financial Mathematics (FM) ........................................ 294 Finnish (FIN) ...................................................................... 294 Fisheries and Wildlife (FW) ......................................... 294 Food Science and Nutrition (FSCN) ..........................295 Foreign StudySPAN (FSSP) ...................................... 296 Forest Resources (FR) ................................................... 296 French (FREN) ...................................................................297 French and Italian (FRIT) .............................................. 298 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (GLBT) ................................. 298 Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) ....................................... 298 Genetics, Cell Biology and Development (GCD) ................................................ 300 Geographic Information Science (GIS)................... 300 Geography (GEOG) .........................................................301 Geological Engineering (GEOE) ................................303 Geology and Geophysics (GEO) ................................303 German (GER) ..................................................................305 German, Scandinavian, and Dutch (GSD) ...............305 Gerontology (GERO) .....................................................306 Global Studies (GLOS) ..................................................306 Graduate School (GRAD) .............................................307 Greek (GRK)......................................................................307 Health Informatics (HINF) ...........................................307 Hebrew (HEBR) ................................................................308 Hindi (HNDI) .....................................................................308 History (HIST)...................................................................308 History of Medicine (HMED)........................................ 312 History of Science and Technology (HSCI) ............. 313 Hmong (HMNG) ................................................................ 313 Horticultural Science (HORT) ..................................... 313 Human Factors (HUMF) ................................................. 314 Human Resource Development (HRD) ..................... 314 Human Resources and Industrial Relations (HRIR)...................................... 315 Industrial Engineering (IE) ............................................ 317 Information and Decision Sciences (IDSC) ............. 318 Infrastructure Systems Engineering (ISE) ............... 319 Innovation Studies (IS).................................................... 319 Insurance and Risk Management (INS) ..................... 319 Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies (INAR)... 319 Interpersonal Relationships Research (IREL) .......320 Introduced Species and Genotypes (ISG) ..............320 Italian (ITAL) ......................................................................320 Japanese (JPN) ................................................................320 Jewish Studies (JWST) ................................................... 321 Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR) ...... 321 Kinesiology (KIN) ............................................................. 323 Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (LAMP) ........325 Landscape Architecture (LA).......................................325 Language, Teaching, and Technology (LGTT) ....... 326 Latin (LAT) ..........................................................................327 Liberal Studies (LS)..........................................................327 Linguistics (LING).............................................................327 Logistics Management (LM) ........................................ 328 Management (MGMT) ................................................... 328 Management of Technology (MOT).......................... 329 Managerial Communications (MCOM) ...................330 Manufacturing Systems (MS) ......................................330 Marathi (MAR) ................................................................... 331 Marketing (MKTG) ........................................................... 331 Master of Business Taxation (MBT) ........................... 331 Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) ........ 332 Materials Science (MATS) ............................................ 332 Mathematics (MATH) ..................................................... 333 Mathematics Education (MTHE) ............................... 337 Mechanical Engineering (ME) ..................................... 338 Medicinal Chemistry (MEDC).....................................340 Medieval Studies (MEST) .............................................. 341 Microbial Engineering (MICE) ..................................... 341 Microbiology (MICB)....................................................... 341 Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICA) ............................................ 341 Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) ........................................................ 342 Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and Genetics (MCDG) ............................................. 342 Museum Studies (MST) ................................................. 342 Music (MUS) ...................................................................... 342 Music Applied (MUSA) .................................................. 346 Music Education (MUED) ............................................. 346 Nanoparticle Science and Engineering (NPSE) ....348 Natural Resources Science and Management (NR) .....................................................348 Neuroscience (NSC).......................................................348 Neuroscience Department (NSCI)............................ 349 Neurosurgery (NSU)....................................................... 349 Nursing (NURS) ................................................................ 349 Nutrition (NUTR) ............................................................. 354 Occupational Therapy (OT)......................................... 354 Operations and Management Sciences (OMS) .... 355 Oral Biology (OBIO) ....................................................... 355 Otolaryngology (OTOL)................................................ 356 Pharmaceutics (PHM) .....................................................357 Pharmacology (PHCL) ....................................................357 Philosophy (PHIL)............................................................ 358 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMED)...... 359 Physical Therapy (PT) .................................................... 359 Physics (PHYS) ................................................................. 359 Physiology (PHSL) ............................................................ 361 Plant Biological Sciences (PBS) .................................. 362 Plant Biology (PBIO) ...................................................... 362 Plant Pathology (PLPA) ................................................. 362 Polish (PLSH) .................................................................... 363 Political Science (POL).................................................. 363 Portuguese (PORT) .........................................................367 Preventive Science Minor (PREV)..............................367 Psychology (PSY)..............................................................367 Public Affairs (PA) ........................................................... 370 Public Health (PUBH) .....................................................373 Radiology (RAD)................................................................375 Recreation Resource Management (RRM) ..............375 Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies (REC) .........375 Rehabilitation Science (RSC) .......................................376 Religious Studies (RELS) ................................................377 Russian (RUSS) ..................................................................377 Sanskrit (SKT) ....................................................................378 Scandinavian (SCAN) ......................................................378 Scientific Computation (SCIC)....................................378 Social and Administrative Pharmacy (SAPH) .........379 Social Work (SW)..............................................................379 Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy (SACP) ........................................................................... 382 Sociology (SOC)............................................................... 382 Software Engineering (SENG)..................................... 383 Soil, Water, and Climate (SOIL) .................................384 Spanish (SPAN) ................................................................ 385 Spanish and Portuguese (SPPT)................................. 386 Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS)......... 386 Statistics (STAT)...............................................................388 Stem Cell Biology (SCB) ............................................... 389 Studies in Cinema and Media Culture (SCMC) .... 389 Studies of Science and Technology (SST)............... 389 Sumerian (SUM) ...............................................................390 Surgery (SURG) ................................................................390 Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAGR)...............390 Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) ...390 Theatre Arts (TH) ............................................................. 391 Therapeutic Radiology (TRAD) .................................. 392 Toxicology (TXCL) .......................................................... 392 Translation and Interpreting (TRIN) ......................... 393 Urban Studies (URBS).................................................... 393 Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (VBS) ........... 393 Veterinary Medicine, Graduate (VMED) ................ 393 Water Resources Science (WRS) ............................... 395 Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE) .. 396 Writing Studies (WRIT) ..................................................397 Youth Development and Research (YOST) ........... 398

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The courses in this catalog are not offered every semester. For a listing of courses offered in a particular semester, consult the Class Schedule at http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/registration.html.

Course Numbers Courses numbered from 5000

to 5999 (listed as 5xxx if individual course number is unspecified) are primarily for graduate students, but are also open to third or fourth year undergraduate students. (5xxx courses in the School of Dentistry and in some clinical departments of the Medical School may not be applied to graduate programs.) Courses numbered 8000 or above (8xxx) are open to graduate students only. Courses at the 6000 (6xxx) and 7000 (7xxx) levels are for postbaccalaureate students in professional degree programs not offered through the Graduate School. Courses numbered at the 4000 (4xxx) level are primarily for undergraduate students in their fourth year of study. 4xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx courses may be applied toward a Graduate School degree with approval by the students major field and if the course is taught by a member of the graduate faculty or an individual authorized by the program to teach at the graduate level. For course descriptions for 4xxx, 6xxx, and 7xxx courses, consult the list of University courses at http:// onestop2.umn.edu/courses/index.html. Courses at the 1000 (1xxx), 2000 (2xxx), and 3000 (3xxx) levels are for undergraduates and may not be applied to graduate programs. Courses numbered 0000 to 0999 do not carry credit.

Course Symbols and Abbreviations The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the course descriptions of most University catalogs to denote common and recurring items of information. Prereq .................Course prerequisites. cr ..........................Credit. 1-4 cr [max 6] .....The course can be taken for 1 to 4

Courses in this catalog PDF are current as of May 11, 2009. See www.catalogs.umn .edu/courses.html for the most up-to-date course information.

Course Designators In conjunction with course

numbers, departments and programs are identified by a 2-, 3-, or 4- letter prefix known as a designator (e.g., CE for Civil Engineering, POL for Political Science, WOST for Womens Studies). When no course designator precedes the number of a course listed as a prerequisite, that prerequisite course is in the same discipline as the course being described.

Course Listing Sample

Course title Department College Course number Course designator

credits and may be repeated for up to 6 credits. ! ............................Work for this course will extend past the end of the term. A grade of K will be assigned to indicate that the course is still in progress. ............................All courses preceding this symbol must be completed before credit will be granted for any term of the sequence. = ............................Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for the course listed after this symbol. &...........................Concurrent registration is required (or allowed) in the course listed after this symbol. # ...........................Approval of the instructor is required for registration. % ..........................Approval of the department offering the course is required for registration. @.. ........................Approval of the college offering the course is required for registration. , ............................In prerequisite listings, comma means and. DGS .....................Director of graduate studies. W .........................Following a course number, the W indicates the course is writing intensive. A-F, S-N, NGA ...Grading options. NGA means no grade associated. If no grading option is listed, the course may be taken either A-F or S-N. For more information about grading, see page 14.
Course credits

Xology (Xolo)
Xology and Diometrics

College of Liberal Education

Grading option

Xolo 5101. Methods in Xology. (3-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F only. 3101. Prereq3578 or #) Historical, numerical, sociological, and Freudian methods of research in xology with applications to contemporary problems.
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for the course listed after this symbol. Prerequisite information

Course description

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Accounting (ACCT)
Department of Accounting

professors. Students preparing tax returns for nonresident aliens use commercial tax preparation software.

ACCT 8803. Empirical Research: Accounting Choice. (2 cr; A-F only)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

ACCT 5100. Corporate Financial Reporting. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqmgmt student, nonaccounting major)

ACCT 5271. Accounting Information Systems. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101/5101 or 5100/6100)
Applications of electronic data processing systems in accounting, including modeling, financial planning, auditing, and data security. Analysis/design of accounting information systems.

Empirical accounting literature on accounting choices. Positive accounting theory, standards/properties in international context. Corporate governance and accounting properties. Issues related to executive compensation.

Overview of asset/liability valuation and income measurement. Focus on how economic events are reported in the financial statements. Examines accounting theory and the accounting standard-setting process.

ACCT 5281. Special Topics in Financial Reporting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5102, [mgmt or grad mgmt student])
Covers areas of financial reporting frequently covered on the CPA exam, including partnerships, foreign operations, and accounting for government and nonprofit organizations.

ACCT 8811. Information Economics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Asymmetric information, incentives, and contracts. Moral hazard, adverse selection, reputation, and signaling phenomena. Applications to accounting such as transfer pricing, budgeting, cost allocations, performance measurement, audit pricing.

ACCT 5101. Intermediate Accounting I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrade of at least B- in 2050, [mgmt major or mgmt grad student])

Valuation, measurement, and reporting issues related to selected assets/liabilities of a firm. Theory underlying accounting issues. Applying accounting principles.

ACCT 5310. International Accounting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5101, [5102 or &5102])
Macroeconomic concepts of international economics. Trade, international markets for capital, role of accounting. Accounting policies/approaches among nations. Financial statements produced in other countries.

ACCT 8812. Information Economics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

ACCT 5102. Intermediate Accounting II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5101[ mgmt or grad mgmt student])
Basic valuation problems encountered in financial reporting. Focuses on valuation of liabilities. Accounting for leases, pensions, and deferred taxes. Introduces consolidated financial statements.

Information in capital markets; asset pricing with asymmetric information; economics of disclosure and information acquisition.

ACCT 5320. Current Topics in Accounting. (2 cr; S-N only)

Topics vary.

ACCT 8831. Theory of Contracts I. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Foundational models of moral hazard, models with adverse selection, from theoretical economics literature. How models have been applied to fundamental issues in accounting research.

ACCT 5125. Auditing Principles and Procedures. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3101 or 5101 or 5100 or 6100], [acct major or grad mgmt student])
Concepts of auditing internal control/financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing/professional standards established by Public Company Oversight Board (PCAOB) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

ACCT 5420. MAcc directed study. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMAcc student)
Internship or directed study in Master of Accountancy degree program.

ACCT 8832. Theory of Contracts II. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

How theoretical economics literature has introduced contraction frictions such as incompleteness/ renegotiation. How these frictions have been applied to issues in accounting research.

ACCT 8001. Internal Control. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqMAcc grad major)
Internal control from management s perspective. Application of COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework and Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework.

ACCT 5126. Internal Auditing. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5125)

Financial/operational auditing. Standards. Managing the function.

ACCT 8892. Readings in Accounting. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

ACCT 5135. Fundamentals of Federal Income Tax. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[2050 or MBA 6030], [mgmt or grad mgmt student])

ACCT 8002. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Standard Setting. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqMAcc grad major)

Readings appropriate to an individual students program or objectives that are not available in regular courses.

U.S. federal system of taxation. Concepts of gross income, deductions, credits. Analysis of structure of Internal Revenue Code, its provisions with respect to specific areas of law. Interrelationships between legislative, judicial, and administrative authority. Methods, tools, and techniques to conduct tax research.

Role/organization of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Compliance with Securities Act of 1933, Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Setting/ convergence of international/U.S. accounting/auditing standards.

ACCT 8894. Research in Accounting. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to students program and objectives.

ACCT 5160. Financial Statement Analysis. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5100/6100 or 3101/5101], [accounting or finance major])
Interpretation/analysis of financial statements. Introduces basic techniques of financial statement analysis and applies them in different settings (e.g., in investment/credit decisions).

ACCT 8006. Advanced Audit. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqMAcc student)

Auditing of derivatives, business combinations, fair value instruments, and other accounting topics. Evaluating the discipline of forensic accounting.

Adult Education (ADED)

Department of Work and Human Resource Education

ACCT 8007. International Accounting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMAcc student)

College of Education and Human Development

ADED 5101. Strategies for Teaching Adults. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Psychological theories of adult learning; learning styles and personality types; teaching styles; group and team learning; moderating and study circles; teaching technologies and distance learning; gender, race, and cultural communication. Applications of strategies.

ACCT 5180. Consolidations and Advanced Reporting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5102, mgmt or grad mgmt student])

Theory underlying the preparation of consolidated financial statements, as well as the mechanical computations needed to prepare the statements themselves.

Rapid changes in environment of international business, how they impact regulation of financial accounting. Causes/history of international differences in design of financial accounting/reporting systems, current efforts to harmonize them into worldwide system. Role/impact of currency translation on financial statements.

ACCT 5236. Introduction to Taxation of Business. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5135, acct major)

ACCT 8800. Empirical Research: Topics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Current research topics that are cutting-edge and in instructors area of expertise. Topics vary.

ADED 5102. Perspectives of Adult Learning and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Emphasis on major adult development theorists, theories, and current applications. Transformative learning, self-directed learning, experiential learning, and cooperative learning provide theoretical framework for exploring physiological, psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects of adult development through the life span.

Introduction to the income tax laws governing the taxation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and S corporations. Students will also increase their knowledge and skills related to tax research by writing research memorandums.

ACCT 8801. Empirical Research in Capital Markets. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

ACCT 5237. Foreign National Tax Consulting. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq5135, accounting major)
Tax return preparation/consulting experience. Partnership between U, IRS, Minnesota State Department of Revenue to provide free tax help to foreign national students, researchers, and visiting

Econometric studies of information contained in accounting numbers; volume and price reactions to accounting disclosure; earnings management; accounting based valuation; market microstructure.

ADED 5103. Designing the Adult Education Program. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

ACCT 8802. Emerging Issues in Accounting. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Topics vary.

Designing and implementing educational programs for adults. Application of concepts, theories, and models in different adult learning situations.

ADED 5196. Field Experience in Adult Education. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Supervised fieldwork and practice. Presentations and evaluations of adult education practices.

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ADED 5201. Introduction to Adult Literacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) ADED 5234. Methods of Teaching Intermediate Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211, 5233)
Learning English/literacy as an adult. Intermediate approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communications skills. Emphasizes communication/ comprehension in oral/written English. English reading and oral communication skills for workplace. Evaluating commercial materials/software.

Definitions of literacy: workplace, community and family. Issues: poverty, welfare, ethnicity, cultural diversity, social class, language and learning, immigrants. Review of literacy programs, funding, and professionalization. Reaching/recruiting undereducated adults. Role of family, schools, community, and state/ local government. New social action approaches required for licensure.

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM)

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Institute of Technology
AEM 5245. Hypersonic Aerodynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4202, [grad studednt or upper div IT])
Importance/properties of hypersonic flow. Hypersonic shock and expansion-wave relations. Local surface inclination methods. Approximate/exact methods for hypersonic inviscid flow fields. Viscous flow: boundary layers, aerodynamic heating, hypersonic viscous interactions, computational methods. Hypersonic propulsion and vehicle design.

ADED 5202. Assessment of Adult Literacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: ADED 5224, 5225, 5226)
Assessment of adult literacy problems as they affect work, family, and community. Setting educational goals. Formal versus informal assessment. Case studies. Educational planning.

ADED 5235. Methods of Teaching Advanced Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211, 5234)

ADED 5203. Methods of Teaching Adult Literacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Advanced approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communication skills. Preparing students for college and continuing education. Reading/study skills. English in workplace and on Internet. Problem solving, analytical thinking. Technology as teaching tool. Evaluating commerical material/software.

Approaches to teaching reading, writing, and mathematics to adults. Technology as a teaching tool. Teaching students with disabilities. Cultural/gender differences. English as second language. Evaluation of commercial materials/software.

ADED 5302. Continuing Education for Professionals. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ADED 5211. Introduction to the Undereducated Adult. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Definitions of literacy in workplace, community, and family. Issues: poverty/welfare, ethnicity, cultural diversity, social class, language/learning, immigrants.

Analysis of philosophies, issues, policies, trends, professional needs and statutory requirements in continuing professional education programs. Role of the program director and organization.

AEM 5251. Computational Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4201 or equiv], [CSci 1113 or equiv], [IT upper div or grad student])
Introductory concepts in finite difference and finite volume methods as applied to various ordinary/partial differential model equations in fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of spatial discretization and numerical integration. Numerical linear algebra. Introduction to engineering and scientific computing environment. Advanced topics may include finite element methods, spectral methods, grid generation, turbulence modeling.

ADED 5303. Working with Volunteers in Community Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ADED 5212. Introduction to Adult Literacy in the Workplace. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211)

Review workplace literacy programs, funding, program planning, and needs assessment. Reaching/ recruiting workers. Role of employers and the unions. Writing for low literacy employees.

Uses collaborative, experiential methods to address fundamental issues and practices in volunteer development. Explore personal philosophies, staffing, and key issues and trends in the administration of volunteer programs.

ADED 5700. Special Topics in Adult Education. (1-8 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Exploration of issues, methods, and knowledge in areas of adult education. Content varies.

AEM 5321. Modern Feedback Control. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4321 or EE 4231 or ME 5281 or equiv)

ADED 5213. Introduction to Adult Literacy in the Community. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211)

Reviews role of the community programs in the United States in literacy building, the family in developing literacy skills, correctional education in reintegrating offenders back into community. Integrating people with disabilities through community literacy programs. Literacy/development in developing countries. Reaching/recruiting indigenous, migrant, and immigrant groups. Social action approaches to literacy education.

Adult Psychiatry (ADPY)

Department of Psychiatry

State space theory for multiple-input-multiple-output aerospace systems. Singular value decomposition technique, applications to performance/robustness. Linear quadratic gaussian and eigenstructure assignment design methods. Topics in H[infinity symbol]. Applications.

Medical School
ADPY 5515. Neuropsychology: University Hospitals. (3-9 cr [max 9 cr]; O-N or Aud) ADPY 8205. Special Assignments. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt) ADPY 8206. Research. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt) ADPY 8249. Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqResident status or 3rd- or 4th-yr med student or 8248 for grad students)

AEM 5401. Intermediate Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 2012, Math 2243)
Three-dimensional Newtonian mechanics, kinematics of rigid bodies, dynamics of rigid bodies, generalized coordinates, holonomic constraints, Lagrange equations, applications.

ADED 5224. Formal Assessment of Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211)

Assessment of adult English/literacy skills needed for work, family, community, and continuing education. Formal testing policy, techniques, standardized tests. Underlying assumptions about testing, cultural bias, and interpretation of formal tests. Test preparation programs.

AEM 5431. Trajectory Optimization. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4321 or EE 4231 or ME 5281 or equiv)

ADED 5225. Informal Assessment of Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211)

Informal assessment of adult English/literacy skills for work, family, community, and further education. Informal testing techniques, setting educational goals, formal versus informal assessment.

ADED 5226. Advanced Assessment of Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211, 5224, 5225)

Applications and case studies. Educational planning for work, family, and community.

ADED 5233. Methods of Teaching Beginning Adult Literacy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211)
Learning English and literacy as an adult: initial approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communications skills. Theories of learning and curriculum design. Technology as a teaching tool: teaching students with disabilities or with cultural/ gender differences.

The course is designed for a two-day presentation, four hours one afternoon, followed by eight hours the next day, to include the following subject matter: introduction to neurotransmitter theory and mechanism of action of psychotropic drugs; evaluation of anxiety states and use of antianxiety agents; clinical picture of depression, use of antidepressants, and principles of drugcombinations; schizophrenia diagnosis, use of antipsychotic drugs, antiparkinson medication, parkinson side effects ofneuroleptics, and tardive dyskinesia; clinical evaluation of epilepsy and use of anticonvulsants; neurophysiology of sleep,prescription of hypnotics and sedatives, and significance of overthe-counter sleep aids; use of anorexiants, over-thecounterappetite suppressants, and opiate analgesics; geriatric psychopharmacology; classification of drug side effects and principles ofdrug interaction; abused drugs; and ethnopsychopharmacology.

Parameter optimization problems. Calculus of variations. Nonlinear optimal control problems. Trajectory optimization algorithms. Steady-state aircraft flight. Minimum-time climb aircraft trajectory. Aero-assisted orbital transfer trajectories. Optimal space trajectories.

AEM 5441. Structural Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2012, 3031, [grad student or IT upper div])

Frequency, time domain analysis of multi-degree of freedom mechanical systems. Natural frequencies, normal modes of vibration. Free/forced vibrations of strings, rods, and shafts beams. Introduction to finite elements in structural dynamics.

AEM 5451. Optimal Estimation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =EE 5251. Prereq[[MATH 2243 or STAT 3021 or equiv], [4321 or EE 4231 or ME 5281 or equiv]] or #)

ADPY 8970. Directed Studies. (1-24 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Basic probability theory. Batch/recursive least squares estimation. Filtering of linear/non-linear systems using Kalman and extended Kalman filters. Applications to sensor fusion, fault detection, and system identification.

AEM 5495. Topics in Aerospace Systems. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)
Topics of current interest. Individual projects with faculty sponsor.

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AEM 5501. Continuum Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3031, Math 2243 or equiv or #) AEM 8221. Rheological Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201 or 5501 or #) AEM 8426. Optimization and System Sciences. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5321, IT grad student)
Applications of modern finite dimensional optimization techniques in system/control theory. Linear/nonlinear programming, duality, complexity theory, interior point methods, matrix inequalities, convex optimization over cones, bilinear matrix inequalities, rank-constrained problems.

Concepts common to all continuous media; elements of tensor analysis; motion, deformation, vorticity; material derivatives; mass, continuity equation; balance of linear, angular momentum; geometric characterization of stress; constitutive equations.

Methods of solution for flows of simple fluids with general constitutive equations. Topics from viscometric flow, extensional flow, perturbations of the rest state with steady and unsteady flow, secondary flow.

AEM 5503. Theory of Elasticity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4501 or equiv, Math 2263 or equiv or #)

AEM 8231. Molecular Gas Dynamics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ME 8361. Prereq[4201 or equiv], [4203 or equiv], [ME 3324 or equiv])
Kinetic theory of gases, Boltzmann equation, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, collisions, transport properties. Introduction to quantum mechanics. Statistical thermodynamics, classical/quantum statistics. Partition functions and thermodynamic properties. Irreversible thermodynamics.

Introduction to the theory of elasticity, with emphasis on linear elasticity. Linear and nonlinear strain measures, boundary-value problem for linear elasticity, plane problems in linear elasticity, three dimensional problems in linear elasticity. Topics from nonlinear elasticity, micromechanics, contact problems, fracture mechanics.

AEM 8442. Navigation and Guidance Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqExposure to [linear algebra, differential equations, probability, statistics])

AEM 8241. Perturbation Methods in Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8202 or #)

Fundamental principles of navigation. Algorithms, performance analysis of navigational systems. Radio-navigation systems (DME,VOR,ILS). Satellite navigation ysstems (GPS,GLDNASS). Inertial navigation systems mechanization, error analysis.

AEM 5651. Aeroelasticity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4202, 4301, [grad student or IT upper div])

Static aeroelastic phenomena, torsional divergence of a lifting surface, control surface reversal. Aeroelastic flutter, unsteady aerodynamics. Problems of gust response, buffeting. Design project.

Method of matched asymptotic expansions presented through simple examples and applied to viscous flows at high and low Reynolds numbers and other problems in fluid mechanics and applied mathematics.

AEM 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) AEM 8495. Advanced Topics in Aerospace Systems. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)

AEM 8251. Finite-Volume Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4201 or 8201 or equiv, CSci 1107 or equiv)
Development of finite-volume computational methods for solution of compressible Navier-Stokes equations. Accuracy, consistency, and stability of numerical methods; high-resolution upwind shock-capturing schemes; treatment of boundary conditions; explicit and implicit formulations; considerations for high performance computers; recent developments and advanced topics.

AEM 8000. Seminar: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqDGS consent) AEM 8201. Fluid Mechanics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4201 or equiv, Math 2263 or equiv)
Mathematical and physical principles governing the motion of fluids. Kinematic, dynamic, and thermodynamic properties of fluids; stress and deformation; equations of motion; analysis of rotational and irrotational inviscid incompressible flow; two-dimensional and three-dimensional potential flow.

Individual student projects completed under guidance of a faculty sponsor.

AEM 8500. Research Seminar in Mechanics of Materials. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) AEM 8511. Advanced Topics in Continuum Mechanics. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5501 or #)

Seminars given by students, faculty, and visitors on topics drawn from current research.

AEM 8253. Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4201)

AEM 8202. Fluid Mechanics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201)

Analysis of incompressible viscous flow; creeping flows; boundary layer flow.

Spatial discretization. Spectral methods. Temporal discretization. Nonlinear sources of error. Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Compressible Navier-Stokes equations.

AEM 8261. Nonlinear Waves in Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5501 or #)

Theory of kinematic, hyperbolic, and dispersive waves, with application to traffic flow, gas dynamics, and water waves.

Constitutive equations; invariance and thermodynamic restrictions. Nonlinear elasticity theory; exact solutions, minimization, stability. Non-Newtonian fluids; viscometric flows, viscometric functions, normal stress. Other topics may include reactive and/ or nonreactive mixtures, nonlinear plasticity, and deformable electromagnetic continua.

AEM 8203. Fluid Mechanics III. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8202)

Analysis of compressible flow and shock waves; method of characteristics for one-dimensional unsteady flow and for two-dimensional steady flow.

AEM 8521. Advanced Topics in Elasticity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5503) AEM 8523. Elastodynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4581 or 5501 or #)
Waves and vibrations in rods, beams, and plates; dispersion; volume and surface waves; reflection; energy theorems; vibrations of bounded media and relation to technical theories; elements of nonlinear waves, inelastic waves, and stability of motion of elastic systems.

AEM 8271. Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4201, #)

Contact stresses, finite deformations, and other topics.

AEM 8207. Hydrodynamic Stability. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201)

Theory of hydrodynamic stability. Stability of shear flows, rotating flows, boundary layer, two fluid flows, fingering flows, Rayleigh-Taylor instability, Kelvin Helmholtz instability, capillary instability, convective/absolute stability. Methods of linear stability, normal modes, energy theory of stability, nonlinear perturbation, bifurcation theory, transition to turbulence.

Overview of computer organization, including external communications and A/D, D/A conversion. Measurement techniques, such as pressure measurements and hot-wire and laser Doppler anemometry. Signal processing and uncertainty; computer control of experiments.

AEM 8295. Selected Topics in Fluid Mechanics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Includes individual student projects completed under guidance of a faculty sponsor.

AEM 8525. Elastic Stability of Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT grad student, familiarity with theory of linear algebra)

AEM 8211. Theory of Turbulence I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8202)

Reynolds equations, methods of averaging, elements of stability theory and vortex dynamics; description of large vortical structures in mixing layers and boundary layers; horseshoe vortices; flow visualization.

AEM 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) AEM 8400. Seminar: Aerospace Systems. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqAerosp Eng grad student) AEM 8421. Robust Multivariable Control Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5321 or equiv)
Application of robust control theory to aerospace systems. Role of model uncertainty/modeling errors in design process. Control analysis and synthesis, including H[sub2] and H[infinity symbol] optimal control design and structural singular value [Greek letter mu] techniques.

AEM 8212. Theory of Turbulence II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8211)

Developing program of research in aerospace Systems. Discussions of current research/topics of interest.

Stability/bifurcation problems. Poincare stability, Lyapunov stability, asymptotic stability. Lyapunovs general methods. Minimum potential energy criterion for elastic conservative systems. Numerical methods for continuation/branch switching. Material phase transformation, crystalline material stability, softphonon theory of phase transitions. Material instability problems in finite-strain elasticity. Stability of discrete/ continuous structures.

Prandtls mixing length theory applied to classical boundary layer, pipe, jet, and wake flows; prediction methods used at Stanford Conference; law of wall; law of wake; K-epsilon method.

AEM 8531. Fracture Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5503 or #)

AEM 8213. Turbulent Shear Flows. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8201, 8202)
Equations of motion for turbulent flow. Isotropic/ homogeneousturbulence. Free shear flows. Wall turbulence, elements of vortexdynamics.

Theories of mechanical breakdown. Kinetic rate theories and instability considerations; formation of equilibrium cracks and circular crack propagation under pulses; statistical aspects of strength and fracture of micromolecular systems; time and temperature dependency in fracture problems and instability of compressed material systems.

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AEM 8533. Theory of Plasticity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5203 or #) AFRO 5101. Seminar: Introduction to Africa and the African Diaspora. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Comparative frameworks, related theories, and pivotal texts in study of Africa and African Diaspora.

Theory of permanent deformation of ductile metals; bi-linear material models, Druckers three bar truss, and other examples; 3-D continuum formulation, yield surfaces, hardening rules, and material stability; slip line theory, Prandtl punch solution; single crystal plasticity.

AFRO 5103. African History from the Perspective of the African Diaspora. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

AFRO 5478. Contemporary Politics in Africa and the Colonial Legacy. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFRO 4478, POL 4478W, POL 5478. Prereq Pol 1054 or Pol 3051 or non-pol sci grad student or #)

AEM 8541. Mechanics of Crystalline Solids. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5501 or #)

Atomic theory of crystals and origins of stress in crystals. Relation between atomic and continuum description; phase transformations and analysis of microstructure; effects of shear stress, pressure, temperature, electromagnetic fields, and composition on transformation temperatures and microstructure; interfacial energy in solids.

Writings and intellectual networks of major Black thinkers whose historical/ethnographic works on Africa span period from 19th to 20th century. Thinkers such as David Walker, Henry Highland Garnet, Martin R. Delany, J.W.C. Pennington, George Washington Williams, Alexander Crummell, W.E. B. Dubois, Carter G. Woodson, William Leo Hansberry .

How current politics in mainly, though not exclusively, sub-Saharan Africa have been shaped by pre-colonial/ colonial processes. Reality of independence, recurrent political/economic crises. Global context, prospects for effective democracy.

AFRO 5551. Methods: Use of Oral Traditions as Resources for History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AEM 8551. Multiscale Methods for Bridging Length and Time Scales. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBasic knowledge of [continuum mechanics, atomic forces], familiarity with partial differential equations, grad student in [engineering or mathematics or physics])

AFRO 5120. Social and Intellectual Movements in the African Diaspora. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFRO 3120)

Use of spoken information through time as a source for writing history. Use of canons of history to analyze and critique oral traditions and integrate them into written history.

Classical/emerging techniques for bridging length/ time scales. Nonlinear thermoelasticity, viscous fluids, and micromagnetics from macro/atomic viewpoints. Statistical mechanics, kinetic theory of gases, weak convergence methods, quasicontinuum, effective Hamiltonians, MD, new methods for bridging time scales.

Political, cultural, and historical linkages between Africans, African-Americans, and African-Caribbean. Development of black socio-political movements and radical intellectual trends in late 19th/20th centuries within African Diaspora. African independent struggles against colonialism. Black resistance in Suriname, Guyana, and the Caribbean against colonialism/racism. Protest organizations, intellectual discourses, and radical movements in the United States and Europe.

AFRO 5701. Proseminar: Classic Works in African American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) AFRO 5702. Proseminar: Major Figures in African American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Classic works in African American studies. Conceptual frameworks. Multidisciplinary focus.

Major figures from various fields in African American studies. Bio-critical focus.

AFRO 5181. Blacks in American Theatre. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TH 5181)
Historical survey of significant events in the development of American black theater traditions. Essays, plays, playwrights, and theaters from early colonial references to the Black Arts Movement.

AFRO 5741. Minorities and Mass Media. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqjour major or minor, Jour 3004, %)

AEM 8595. Selected Topics in Mechanics and Materials. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

Analysis of relationships between mass media and communities of color in the United States. Focuses on issues of content and control.

Includes individual student projects completed under guidance of a faculty sponsor.

AFRO 5182. Contemporary Black Theatre: 1960-Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TH 5182)

AFRO 5756. Social and Cultural History of Blacks in Sports. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 3756)

AEM 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) AEM 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) AEM 8880. Plan B Project. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad aerospace engineering or mechanics major, %)
Satisfies project requirement for Plan B Masters degree. May appear on M.S. program but does not count toward 20-credit minimum in the major field. Topic arranged by student and advisor; written report required.

Essays, plays, playwrights, and theaters that have contributed significantly to contemporary black theater. From the beginning of the Black Arts movement to the present.

AFRO 5191. Seminar: The African American Experience in South Africa. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HIST 5438)

Social/cultural contexts surrounding eras of athletes such as Jack Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, Wilma Rudolph, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods. Impact of these athletes on national/international events. Periods when it was not uncommon for black entertainers/athletes to become involved in politics and community activism.

Ideological, political, religious, and cultural ties that have informed African American and black South African relations from late 18th century to present.

AFRO 5864. Proseminar: African-American History. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Examination of issues including slavery, Reconstruction, the Great Depression, and civil rights movement using cultural and intellectual history and autobiography/biography. Focuses on dynamics of race, gender, class, region, sexuality, and religion.

AFRO 5401. Field Studies in African American and African Studies. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[African American or African Studies] major or minor], #)
Supervised field study/internship focused on African American or African culture(s), language(s), and development.

AFRO 5865. Proseminar: African-American History. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Construction of a detailed research agenda, locating appropriate depositories of primary materials and secondary sources, and developing appropriate methodologies and frameworks.

AFRO 5405. The African American Child. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 3405)

AEM 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Research carried out by African American psychologists and behavioral/social scientists, and by experts on African American child/youth development.

Afro-American Studies (AFRO)

Department of African American and African Studies

AFRO 5429. Slavery in Africa and in the Americas, 1400 to 1880. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFRO 3429)

AFRO 5866. The Civil Rights and Black Power Movement, 1954-1984. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFRO 3866)
The second reconstruction. Failure of Reconstruction, abdication of black civil rights in 19th century. Post-1945 assault on white supremacy via courts/state, grass-roots southern movement in 1950s/1960s. Black struggle in north and west, emphasis on Black Power by new organizations/ ideologies/leaders. Ascendancy of Reagan, conservative assault on movement.

College of Liberal Arts

AFRO 5072. Racism: Social and Psychological Consequences for Black Americans. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Racism and its effects on African Americans; definitions, determinants, and dynamics. Examined in an experiential context to reflect individual and institutional racism.

History of slavery in Africa and the New World. Indigenous institutions of unfree labor in West Africa. Origins of European slave trade in West Africa and South Africa. Development of plantation societies in South America, the Caribbean, and the United States. Comparative approach to understanding New World slavery and slavery on the African subcontinent. Focuses on religion, creolization, and antislavery resistance.

AFRO 5876. Proseminar: Approaches to African Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Study, critical analysis, and comparison of primary documents relevant to African development.

AFRO 5437. History of East Africa. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFRO 3437, HIST 3437, HIST 5437)

Major themes in history of East Africa, from era of early human cultural development to present. Methods that historians use to reconstruct history. Varying interpretations/constructions of history over time.

AFRO 5910. Topics in African American and African Studies. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AFRO 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Guided individual reading/study for qualified seniors and graduate students.

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AFRO 8202. Seminar: Intellectual History of Race. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) AFEE 5118. Strategies for Managing and Advising the FFA Organization. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAgricultural education major or #)
Principles/techniques to advise an FFA chapter. Historical/philosophical basis of FFA, organization/ structure. Integration with classroom instruction, public relations, recruitment, and administration of FFA chapters.

Shifting and contested meanings of race from the Age of Conquest to the present. Starting from the proposition that race is not a fixed or stable category of social thought or being, the seminar seeks to ascertain how and why Western ideas about race have changed.

AFEE 5361. World Development Problems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to development problems throughout the world. Development in Third World countries. Examples of First World development problems. Interdisciplinary focus on population, health and disease, education, agriculture, industry, finance, politics, and human rights.

AFRO 8554. Seminar: Gender, Race, Nation, and Policy--Perspectives from Within the African Diaspora. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Interdisciplinary analysis of U.S. domestic and foreign policies as they affect Africans and peoples of African descent in the diaspora. Intersections of gender, race, nation, and class.

AFEE 5220. Special Topics in Agriculture Education and Extension. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Content varies by offering.

AFEE 5371. Farming Systems Research and Extension. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Introduction to the theory and practice of linking farming systems, research, and extension. An interdisciplinary and holistic approach to rural development for individuals and communities throughout the world.

AFRO 8590. Figures in Contemporary Black Fiction. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

AFEE 5231. Agricultural Education Curriculum K-12. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Philosophy, organization, and administration of instruction in agricultural education programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

Each term focuses on works of an individual writer, such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, and Jamaica Kincaid. Critical studies.

AFRO 8802. Seminar: Orientalism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Recent arguments related to Orientalism as a trend in modern literary and cultural criticism.

AFEE 5233. Advanced Procedures in Teaching Agricultural Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)
New developments in methodology; assessment of innovations and procedures; consideration of various levels of instruction.

AFEE 5401. Introduction to Farm Business Management Education Teaching. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Farm business management career and technical education teaching. Philosophy, history, mission, purposes. Course development, learning styles, roles of instructor. Rewards of profession. Curriculum. Foundational economics principles. Instructional methods. Recruiting/retaining students.

AFRO 8910. Topics in Studies of Africa and the African Diaspora. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

AFEE 5235. Advanced Supervised Agricultural Experience Programs. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
The organization and administration of agricultural experience programs for middle and secondary level students: career exploration, improvement projects, experiments, placement in production/business/ community settings, entrepreneurship. Current state and national programs and resource material.

AFEE 5405. Advanced Farm Financial Analysis Methodology and Concepts. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Education (AFEE)

Department of Work and Human Resource Education

Farm financial analysis concepts, whole entity financial analysis issues/tools, enterprise analysis options/ methodologies. Evaluation of industry standardization efforts. Analysis of where each option fits.

AFEE 5237. Mentorship for Supervising Agricultural Education Teachers. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AFEE 5407. Application of Advanced Farm Financial Analysis Tools and Methods. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Education and Human Development

AFEE 5111W. Agricultural Education: Methods of Teaching. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Use of teaching resources; principles of teaching and learning; problem-solving techniques, lesson plan construction for large group, small group and individual investigations; student management; and assessment.

Professional development training for experienced teachers to serve as mentors for beginning and student teachers of agricultural education. Emphasis on supervision and assessment of teaching performance. Focus on critical period of induction into the teaching profession.

Use of advanced farm financial analysis tools/ methodology to analyze financial performance of actual farm businesses. Case farms are used to apply whole entity financial analysis tools/concepts and enterprise analysis methodologies.

AFEE 5239. Program Organization and Management in Agricultural Education. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AFEE 5409. Seminar: Teaching Strategic Farm Business Planning. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)

AFEE 5112. Agricultural Education Program Organization and Curriculum for Youth. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Analysis of organization, management, and assessment of agricultural education programs at the middle, high school, and adult levels.

Development of community school program in agriculture, agribusiness, and environmental science. Program to meet graduation outcomes and determine student needs.

AFEE 5280. Current Issues for the Beginning Agricultural Education Teacher. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Teaching strategic business planning to farm managers and agricultural professionals. Philosophy of strategic management, components of a strategic business plan. Materials/tools to apply strategic farm business planning in educational programs. Students apply strategic planning methods/concepts to case farm businesses.

AFEE 5113. Adult Agricultural Education Program Development and Technology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Reflection, analysis on current problems and issues confronting beginning teachers of agricultural education. Issues in teaching methods, classroom and program management, discipline, curriculum, FFA and SAE development, school-to-work relationships.

AFEE 5411. Seminar: Farm Financial Planning Teaching Tools and Methods. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Organization and implementation of education programs for farmers, farm managers, and agribusiness personnel using community and environmental resources, agricultural and instructional technology, and management information systems to attain family and business goals.

AFEE 5290. Seminar: Current Issues in Agricultural Education and Extension. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Preparation to teach farm financial planning to farm managers and agricultural professionals. Principles/ concepts of long range financial planning and short range cash flow planning. Farm planning software tools, case farm situations, practical farm planning experience.

Exploration of current issues in agricultural education and extension, strategies of response, implications of response actions, and related leadership roles.

AFEE 5413. Seminar: Teaching Effective Use of Commodity Marketing Tools. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Teaching commodity marketing tools to farm managers and agricultural professionals. Commodity marketing tools, including cash forward contracts, futures, and options, and how to use them to enhance price and protect income. How to choose marketing tools, given financial/market conditions.

AFEE 5114. Agricultural Education Teaching Seminar. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AFEE 5296. Professional Experience Practicum in Agricultural Education and Extension. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Observation, study, and experience in agricultural business and industry; identification of educational problems observed in the agricultural industry; evaluation of personal experience.

Reflective learning on teacher preparation experience; identify issues and problems facing the discipline; needs for continual preparation and program adjustment.

AFEE 5116. Coordination of SAE Programs: Work-based Learning. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Agricultural education major or #)
Principles/techniques for coordinating work-based learning. Supervised agricultural experience in agricultural education. Historical/philosophical roots of experiential learning, integration with classroom instruction, legal aspects, record keeping, coordination techniques, current agreement laws.

AFEE 5331. History, Philosophy, and Systems of Extension. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
History and philosophy of extension; modification and adaptation to worldwide methods and approved practices; extension methodologies; innovative approaches; systems appropriate to development environments.

AFEE 5415. Seminar: Teaching Commodity Marketing Strategies. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Teaching commodity market planning to farm managers and agricultural professionals. Development of marketing plans to enhance price and protect income. Introduction to tools to simulate implementation of plans against actual price scenarios.

AFEE 5993. Directed Study in Agricultural Education and Extension. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics may be chosen to permit study of areas within education or to supplement areas of inquiry not provided in the regular course structure.

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AFEE 5995. Integrating Paper--Master of Education: Agricultural and Extension Education. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Students prepare paper dealing with issues in agricultural education applied to professional responsibilities. Water, and Climate. Participation in discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop personal teaching philosophy.

Akkadian (AKKA)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

AFEE 8090. Seminar: Agricultural Education and Extension. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAgEd grad student)
Topics on various aspects of agricultural education. Prepare, present, and critique a report.

AGRO 8201. Plant Breeding Principles I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HORT 8201. PrereqStat 5301 or equiv)

College of Liberal Arts

AKKA 5011. Elementary Akkadian I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdv undergrads with # or grads)
Introduction to cuneiform script. Basics of Old Babylonian morphology and syntax. Written drills, readings from Hammurabi laws, foundation inscriptions, annals, religious and epic literature.

AFEE 8094. Research in Agricultural Education and Extension. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAgEd student doing Plan B research, %)
Select problems, prepare bibliographies, analyze and interpret data, and prepare manuscripts on studies.

Principles and current methods involved in breeding agronomic and horticultural crops. Use of genotype/ environment data to increase genetic gain, population improvement, parent building, alternative selection strategies, breeding for special traits, and new approaches.

AGRO 8202. Plant Breeding Principles II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5201, Stat 5021] or #)

AKKA 5012. Elementary Akkadian II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011)

Continuation of 5011. Readings include The Gilgamesh Epic, The Descent of Ishtar, Mari Letters, Annals of Sennacherib and Essarhaddon, Sargon II.

Agronomy and Plant Genetics (AGRO)

Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

Breeding principles/methods. Population concepts, constructing source populations, varietal development. Use of quantitative genetics in decision making in plant breeding. Emphasizes covariance of relatives, genotype by environment interactions, stability analysis, statistical methods of analysis, selection theory and application.

AKKA 5300. Readings in Akkadian. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011, 5022)
Survey of Akkadian literature, including literary, legal, historiographical, and sacred texts. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

AGRO 5021. Introduction to Plant Breeding. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGCB 3022 or equiv, background in plant science)

AGRO 8231. Chromosome Biology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGCB 5034 or #)

For majors not specializing in plant breeding. How genetics is applied to plant improvement. Emphasizes sustainable-production scenarios.

Eukaryotic chromosome. Molecular cytogenetics of chromosome structure, replication, pairing, and crossing over. Deficiencies, duplications, inversions, interchanges. Aneuploidy, autopolyploidy, allopolyploidy. Uses of cytogenetic stocks in genetics and plant breeding.

American Indian Studies (AMIN)

Department of American Indian Studies

College of Liberal Arts

AMIN 5107. The Structure of Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AMIN 3107. Prereq3104)
Analysis of grammatical structures of Anishinaabemowin.

AGRO 5121. Applied Experimental Design. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ENT 5121. PrereqStat 5021 or equiv or #)

AGRO 8241. Molecular and Cellular Genetics of Plant Improvement. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq GCB 5034 or equiv or #)
Principles of genetic modification of higher plants by application of molecular and cellular biotechnology approaches. Gene isolation and transfer, tissue culture manipulations, organelle genetics, molecular markers and mapping, and discussions and lab demonstrations of current research on genetic mechanisms related to crop improvement.

Principles of sampling methodologies, experimental design, and statistical analyses. Methods/procedures in generating scientific hypotheses. Organizing, initiating, conducting, and analyzing scientific experiments using experimental designs and statistical procedures.

AMIN 5108. History of Anishinaabemowin, the Ojibwe Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AMIN 3108. Prereq3107 or #)
Historical development of Anishinaabemowin.

AGRO 5131. Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AGRO 3131, HORT 3131, HORT 5131. Prereq [1101, 1103, BIOL 1001, BIOL 1009, HORT 1001] or #)

AGRO 8270. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. =HORT 8270. PrereqGrad major in [applied plnt sci or agro or ent or hort or plnt brdg or plnt path or soil] or #)

AMIN 5109. Anishinaabe Literature. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AMIN 3109. Prereq3107 or 5107 or #)
Readings in Anishinaabe oral literature.

Students plan/implement cropping/marketing strategies for organic produce/flowers from Student Organic Farm on St. Paul campus.

Reports/discussions of problems and investigational work.

AGRO 5311. Research Methods in Crop Improvement and Production. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereqapplied plant sciences grad)

AGRO 8280. Current Topics in Applied Plant Sciences. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad major in agro or applied plant sciences or ent or hort or plant brdg or plant path or soil or #)
Topics presented by faculty or visiting scientists.

AMIN 5141. American Indian Language Planning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AMIN 3141. Prereq3103 or 3123 or #)
Planning for maintenance/revitalization of North American indigenous languages. Condition/status of languages. Documentation, cultivation, literacy, education.

Demonstrations and discussions of techniques in crop improvement and/or production research. Presentations integrate biotechnology with traditional breeding methods; production sessions emphasize ecologically sound cropping systems.

AGRO 8305. Physiological Ecology of Plants in Natural and Managed Ecosystems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =HORT 8305. PrereqBioC 3021, [Biol 1001 or Biol 1002], Biol 1009)

AMIN 5301. American Indian Intellectuals. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Major works produced by two most important generations of American Indian intellectual history. 1890-1934 Transition Period, in which Charles Eastman, Zitkala-Sa, Luther Standing Bear, and Arthur Parker defined American Indian culture and history as integral parts of contemporary American society. Impact of 1968-1975 Red Power movement and its continuing influence on American Indian Studies, as exemplified by works of Vine Deloria, Jr., N. Scott Momaday, Paula Gunn Allen, and Gerald Vizenor.

AGRO 5321. Ecology of Agricultural Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ENT 5321. Prereq[3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Ent or Hort or PlPa or Soil] or #)

Introduction to plants and their reactions and responses in managed and natural ecosystems, including carbon and nitrogen allocation, root biology, microbial interaction, secondary metabolism, and plant response to biotic and abiotic stress.

Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.

AGRO 5999. Special Topics: Workshop in Agronomy. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Jr or sr or grad student)
Workshops on various topics in agronomy and plant genetics. Presenters/faculty may include guest lecturers/experts. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AGRO 8505. Advanced Perspectives in Weed Science. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad major in agro or applied plant sciences or ent or hort or plant brdg or plant path or soil or #)
Topics concerning the biochemistry and sustainability of chemical and biological weed control methods. Lecture and student-directed discussion.

AMIN 5303. American Indians and Photography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AMIN 3303)

AGRO 8005. Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. =BBE 8005, HORT 8005, PLPA 8005, SOIL 8005. PrereqGrad SENG major, #)
Classroom or extension teaching experience in one of the following departments: Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Horticultural Science; Plant Pathology; or Soil,

AGRO 8605. Advanced Management of Agroecosystems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4605 or #)

Problem-based learning approach to developing a holistic approach to agroecosystem-based crop management. Field trips combined with classroom discussion and decision-focused case studies. Students conduct research and develop a decision case.

Historical/comparative overview of photos in which American Indian people are central subjects. Primary features of images in American Indian photos. Relationships among those involved in making/ viewing photos. Ways in which photos are interpreted. Relation of photos to social contexts in which they are produced and to agencies of those who stand behind their making.

AMIN 5402. American Indians and the Cinema. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

AGRO 8900. Advanced Discussions. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. =HORT 8900. Prereq#)

Special workshops or courses in applied plant sciences.

Representations of American Indians in film, historically/contemporarily. What such representations assert about Native experience and cultural viability. What they reflect about particular relationships of power.

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AMIN 5407. Craft and Conventions of American Indian Ethnohistory. (3 cr; A-F only)
Conventions and paradigmatic approaches scholars follow to represent/interpret written documents and oral traditions in constructing their narratives. Craft of ethnohistory: techniques, methods, styles of criticism.

AMST 8232. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy, Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8231)

AMIN 5409. American Indian Women: Ethnographic and Ethnohistorical Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AMIN 3409, GWSS 3412)
Comparative survey of ethnographic/ethnohistorical writings by/about American Indian women.

Student produce a research paper on history/culture of Cold War era as it developed in United States after World War II. Research projects build upon readings from 8231.

AMST 8239. Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in the United States: Readings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Social, cultural, and artistic modes of self-expression. Intellectual analysis of people in the United States identified as female or male or as members of groups defined by race, ethnicity, class, or sexual orientation.

AMST 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) AMST 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) AMST 8801. Dissertation Seminar. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqAmSt doctoral student beginning dissertation work)
Conceptualizing the research problem for the dissertation and structuring the process of writing a chapter of it.

AMIN 5890. Problems in American Indian History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HIST 5890. Prereq#)
Intensive consideration of topics in American Indian history. Possible topics include social history, Indian history of particular regions, political systems, education, and American Indian policy.

AMIN 5920. Topics in American Indian Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Various topics in American Indian studies, depending upon instructor/semester.

AMST 8240. Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in the United States: Topical Development. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

American Sign Language (ASL)

Department of Educational Psychology

Social, cultural, and artistic modes of self-expression and intellectual analysis of people in the United States identified as female or male and/or as members of group defined by race, ethnicity, class, or sexual orientation.

AMST 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AMST 8249. Popular Culture and Politics in the 20th Century: Readings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Popular arts in their political/social context. Issues of race, gender, class, and nationalism.

AMST 8920. Topics in American Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

College of Education and Human Development

ASL 5642. Classroom Communication Through ASL. (1-2 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Fluency in ASL, # required)
American Sign Language (ASL) form/function, vocabulary production, grammatical features needed by professionals working with children, storytelling strategies, technical sign language for classroom teachers. Content progresses in repeated segments.

AMST 8250. Popular Culture and Politics in the 20th Century: Research Strategies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8239 or #)
Popular arts in their political/social context. Focuses on issues of race, gender, class, and nationalism.

AMST 8970. Independent Study in American Studies. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Independent study of interdisciplinary aspects of American civilization under guidance of faculty members of various departments.

AMST 8259. Literature, History, and Culture: Research Strategies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Anesthesiology (ANES)
Department of Anesthesiology

Interdisciplinary study of connections between literary expression and history, particularly as they articulate themes in American culture.

Medical School
ANES 5587. Adv Clinical Physiology I for Nurse Anesthetists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Cellular mechanisms underlying systems physiology. Cellular physiology, physiology of excitable tissues, renal physiology, cardiovascular physiology, hemostasis.

American Studies (AMST)

Department of American Studies

AMST 8260. Literature, History, and Culture: Topical Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

College of Liberal Arts

AMST 5402. American Indians in the Cinema. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Representations of American Indians in film, historically/contemporarily. What such representations assert about Native experience and cultural viability. What they reflect about particular relationships of power.

Interdisciplinary study of connections between literary expression and history, particularly as they articulate themes in American culture.

AMST 8288. Working in the Global Economy: Readings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AMST 5920. Topics in American Studies. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Debates about global economys consequences for American culture/character. Effects of global capitalism on factory work, service sector, pink-collar, and factory work in multinational corporations and professional/managerial positions inside/outside U.S. borders. How work is lived through race, class, gender, and nation.

ANES 5588. Advanced Clinical Physiology II for Nurse Anesthetists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdvanced Clinical Physiology I for Nurse Anesthetists)
Respiratory physiology, acid-base physiology, gastrointestinal physiology, metabolism, endocrinology, reproductive physiology, physiology of pregnancy/labor.

AMST 8201. Historical Foundations of American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad AmSt major)
Exposition of American studies as a field of inquiry, including its history, major theoretical framework, and interdisciplinary methodologies.

AMST 8289. Ethnographic Research Methods: Research Strategies in American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8288 or #)
Students conduct an empirical research project, write a final paper. Assumptions/practices of positivism, reflexive science, and feminist methodology. Issues surrounding politics/ethics of feminist research. Dilemmas in practice of fieldwork, oral histories, reading, and writing.

ANES 5686. Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthetists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGeneral chemistry or #)
Chemical equilibrium, organic chemistry, physics of fluids/gases, anesthetic applications.

ANES 8269. Research in Anesthesia. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AMST 8202. Theoretical Foundations and Current Practice in American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad AmSt major or # or %)
Analysis of central theoretical work in the field and survey of key methodologies.

AMST 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) AMST 8401. Practicum in American Studies. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Training in teaching undergraduate courses in American studies.

Animal Science (ANSC)

Department of Animal Science

AMST 8231. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy, Readings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Culture of Cold War, its legacy. How it affected/ reflected domestic politics, public policies, civic life, gender expectations, sexuality, class relations, racial justice, and civil rights. Impact of domestic anticommunism and of American cultural politics abroad.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

ANSC 5099. Special Workshop in Animal Science. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

AMST 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule or department. Topics may use guest lectures/experts.

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ANSC 5200. Statistical Genetics and Genomics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CMB 5200. Prereq[Stat 3021 or equiv], [Biol 4003 or equiv]) ANSC 8311. Animal Bioenergetics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBioC 4331 recommended, #)
Integrated systems approach to energy metabolism of animals. Application of classical techniques of calorimetry and comparative slaughter, development of systems for expressing energy content of feeds, and techniques for measuring whole body and organ metabolism of specific nutrients. Offered alternate years.

ANSC 8510. Graduate Seminar. (1-2 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Linkage analysis for mapping genes with codominance, dominance, imprinting inheritance modes, linkage/transmission disequilibrium. Radiation hybrid mapping. Parentage testing. Testing/estimation of candidate gene effects. Experimental designs, statistical analysis for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) with additive, dominance, and epistasis effects, and for gene expression studies using microarrays. QTL analysis of gene expression data for mapping transcriptional regulation factors.

Student presentations of literature, proposals, and research results; instructional guidelines and performance evaluation; preparation of visual material.

ANSC 8594. Research in Animal Science. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

ANSC 8312. Protein Metabolism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBioC 4331)

Research including experimental studies in disciplines associated with animal production and research, with emphasis on interdisciplinary studies.

Basic and applied concepts of protein metabolism in farm animals.

ANSC 5700. Cell Physiology. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Two semesters of physics/chemistry, calculus, one semester of systems-level physiology] or #)

ANSC 8320. Concepts and Developments in Nutritional Physiology. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Control mechanisms in maintaining homeostasis with respect to critical cell functions. Regulation of pH, volume, nutrient transport, intracellular electrolyte composition, membrane potential. Aspects of intercellular communication.

Review and critical evaluation of pertinent scientific literature.

ANSC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ANSC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) ANSC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

ANSC 8330. Concepts and Developments in Animal Nutrition. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) ANSC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ANSC 8340. Concepts and Developments in Swine Nutrition. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Review, critical evaluation of recent research reports.

ANSC 8111. Genetic Improvement of Animals. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Application of population genetics to livestock breeding; selection index theory and practice; basis of relationships and covariances among relatives; and selection based on multiple sources of information.

ANSC 8121. Linear Model Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqStat 5021)
Techniques and statistical tools for analysis of data. Matrix manipulation, least-squares procedures, correction for environmental factors, estimation of components of variance, and standard errors of estimates.

Review and critical evaluation of scientific literature.

Anthropology (ANTH)
Department of Anthropology

ANSC 8344. Mechanisms of Hormone Action. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCourse in biochemistry or cell biology or #)
Major signal transduction, apoptosis. Topics incorporate pharmacology, biochemistry, and cell biology of hormone action in relevant physiological systems. Lectures on basic principles. Specialized lectures. Discussion of primary literature.

College of Liberal Arts

ANTH 5008. Advanced Flintknapping. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3008 or 5269] or #)
Hands-on training in techniques of advanced stone tool production, artifact reproduction, and lithic experimental design for academic/artistic purposes.

ANSC 8131. Molecular Biology Techniques. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CMB 8335. PrereqBioC 4332, Biol 4003)

Basic theory and current methodologies of molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology. Lab work includes DNA and RNA hybridization, gene transfer, and polymerase chain reaction techniques. Primarily for students with limited exposure to molecular biology.

ANSC 8394. Research in Animal Nutrition. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research in selected areas: topics and animal species determined by consultation.

ANTH 5015W. Biology, Evolution, and Cultural Development of Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 3015W)
Language in pre-historic humans. Brain/vocal tract structure. How gossip/music shaped human communication.

ANSC 8134. Ethical Conduct of Animal Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CMB 8134, VMED 8134. PrereqGrad student or prof school student or #)

ANSC 8411. Physiology of Reproduction. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3305 or equiv)

Emphasis is on gametogenesis, conception, and implantation.

ANTH 5021W. Anthropology of the Middle East. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 3021W)
Anthropological field methods of analyzing/ interpreting Middle Eastern cultures/societies.

Ethical considerations in use of animal subjects in agricultural, veterinary, and biomedical research. Federal, state, and University guidelines relating to proper conduct for acquisition/use of animals for laboratory, observational, epidemiological, and clinical research. Regulatory requirements, bases for what is deemed proper conduct. Societal impact on scientific investigations utilizing animal subjects.

ANSC 8421. Physiology of Fertilization and Gestation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3305 or #)

Physiological events occurring during gametogenesis; capacitation and fertilization; period of the embryo; period of the fetus; and parturition.

Understanding cultures and cognitive classification systems through lexical semantics.

ANTH 5025W. Cultural Semantics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ANSC 8431. Immunoreproduction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3305 or #)

ANSC 8141. Mixed Model Methods for Genetic Analysis. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only. Prereq5200 or CMB 5200 or equiv)
Mixed model methodology. Whole genome selection.

Blood groups and polymorphic proteins affecting reproduction; immunoglobulin formation; antigens of semen, ova, and genital secretions; immunopathology; maternal-fetal incompatibility; and antibodies to hormones.

ANTH 5027W. Origins of European Civilization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 3027W)
Early development of European society, from Old Stone Age to Roman period. Principle transformations of European culture with introduction of agriculture, development of metallurgy and trade, and emergence of towns and cities.

ANSC 8194. Research in Animal Genetics. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research in quantitative genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and other areas related to animal breeding.

ANSC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ANSC 8451. Reproductive Endocrinology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3305 or 3327 or equiv, BioC 3021)
Hormonal regulation of mammalian reproductive cycles and seasonal patterns; nutritional and stress effects on reproductive endocrinology; mechanism of hormone action.

ANTH 5029. Philosophical Anthropology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqsr or grad or #)

ANSC 8211. Animal Growth and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Advanced survey of traditional problems associated with broad-ranging views on human nature and culture. Specific arguments of relativists, behaviorists, phenomenologists, and others in relation to social life. Structuralist and post-structuralist approaches.

Whole body growth of animals, bone, and adipose tissue; structure, function, differentiation, and development of tissues; mode of action of hormones, growth factors, and growth promoters.

ANTH 5031. Ethnographies of Science. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSr or grad student or #)

ANSC 8494. Research in Animal Physiology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual research under faculty direction. Topic determined by consultation: a specialized aspect of a thesis problem or an independent problem of mutual interest to graduate student and adviser.

ANSC 8294. Research in Muscle Chemistry and Physiology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research in selected areas.

Ethnographic, historical, and sociological accounts of scientific practice. How facts are constructed/ negotiated. Social, cultural, and politcal influences on scientific methods. How scientific projects articulate with hierarchies of race/gender. International differences in scientific practice.

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ANTH 5033. Feminist Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3047 or grad or #)
Advanced introduction to the development of feminist theory in anthropology. Theoretical and methodological shifts in feminist anthropology and ethnography. Feminist ethnography within the discipline as a whole; current debates concerning the reading and writing of ethnography.

ANTH 5401. The Human Fossil Record. (3 cr; A-F only. =ANTH 3401. Prereq1001 or #)

Fossil evidence paleoanthropologists use to reconstruct human evolutionary history. Taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, land use, and biogeography. Examination of fossil casts, readings from primary/secondary professional sources.

ANTH 8120. Problems in Culture Change and Applied Anthropology. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Comparative studies of change in cultural systems. Impact of global processes on local cultures. Roles of anthropology and anthropologists in policy, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

ANTH 5041. Ecological Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 3041, ANTH 8213. Prereq grad or #)

ANTH 5403. Quantitative Methods in Biological Anthropology. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqBasic univariate statistics course or #)
Quantitative methods used by biological anthropologists. Applying these methods to real anthropometric data. Lectures, complementary sessions in computer lab.

ANTH 8201. Humans and Nonhumans: Hybrids and Collectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Concepts, theories, and methods of ecological anthropology (cultural ecology) show how humans interact with the biophysical environment. Compare biological and cultural interactions with the environment; examine adaptive strategies crossculturally.

Social life as consisting of relationships not only among human beings, but also between humans and nonhumans: animals, plants, environments, technologies, etc. Focuses on figure of hybrid, its role in formations of collective life.

ANTH 5405. Human Skeletal Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. =ANTH 3405. Prereq1001 or #)
Structure, design, and variability of modern human skeleton. Anatomy, functional morphology, development, evolutionary history. Bone histology/ biology, excavation, preservation, taphonomy, pathology, forensic analyses. Differentiating between males/females, adults/sub-adults, and humans/nonhumans. Quizzes, exams, research paper, project.

ANTH 5043. Colonialism and Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GLOS 5643)

ANTH 8203. Research Methods in Social and Cultural Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad anth major or #)
Classic and current issues in research methodology, including positivist, interpretivist, feminist, and postmodernist frameworks. Methodology, in the broadest sense of the concept, is evaluated. Students conduct three research exercises and set up an ethnographic research project.

Making of culture as colonial/anthropological object of knowledge. Relationship between colonial knowledge/ formation of academic disciplines (especially anthropology). Colonial/postcolonial transformations of colony, nation, and metropole.

ANTH 5045. Urban Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4003 or grad or #)

Anthropological approaches to urban life in Western and non-Western settings. Topics include social networks and voluntary organizations; class, ethnicity, gender and power; migration and immigration; urban labor and economics; and urban problems.

ANTH 5422. Anthropologies of Citizenship and Nationalism. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3xxx course in [anthorpology or related discipline])
Why/how citizenship and nationalism have been constructed over time as a force of cultural identity/ belonging. Key theories, recent developments in citizenship theory. Defining an anthropological approach to citizenship.

ANTH 8205. Economic Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 4053)

Theoretical foundations of economic anthropology examined through critical readings of traditional, classical, and contemporary authors. Ethnographic puzzles of material life and issues of ecological degradation, development, market expansion, gender, and transglobal processes.

ANTH 5128. Anthropology of Learning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5128)

Cross-cultural perspectives in examining educational patterns, and the implicit and explicit cultural assumptions underlying them; methods and approaches to cross-cultural studies in education.

ANTH 5442. Archaeology of the British Isles. (3 cr; A-F only)

Material evidence of prehistoric/historical past. Archaeological study of recent and modern times in Britain. Approaches/interpretations of materials. Issues of preservation/presentation.

ANTH 8207. Political and Social Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ANTH 5221. Anthropology of Material Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Material culture as a social creation, studied from multiple perspectives (e.g., social anthropology, archaeology, primatology). Conceptions of how humans articulate with material world they construct.

ANTH 5446. Archaeology of Representation as Communication. (3 cr; A-F only)

Seminar. Uses of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photgraphs as means of communication, from earliest representations of 30,000 years ago to present day.

Western concepts of politics, power, authority, society, state, and law. Cross-cultural approaches to these concepts in historical perspective. Major theoretical frameworks and current problems and positions in social and political anthropology. Ethnographic classics and new directions.

ANTH 8209. Psychological Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 4021)

Self, emotion, cognitive processes, and child development in cross-cultural perspective.

ANTH 5244. Skeletal Materials for Archaeologists. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANTH 8244. Prereq1001)
How anthropologists use fossil bones to answer questions of past human diet, behavior, and environments. Basics of skeletal-element/species identification of humans and large mammals. Project where students analyze a small assemblage of bones. Emphasizes scientific method, data analysis using computers.

ANTH 5525. Understanding Cultures for Social Science Professionals. (3 cr; A-F only)

Culture in a golobalized world. How anthropological concept of culture can help social service professionals understand and engage with people from diverse backgrounds.

ANTH 8211. Symbolic Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 4019)

Advanced introduction to semiotic, structuralist, and interpretive approaches in anthropology. Reviews classic foundations and recent developments.

ANTH 5980. Topics in Anthropology. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ANTH 8213. Ecological Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 3041, ANTH 5041)

ANTH 5255. Archaeology of Religion. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ANTH 5990. Topics in Archaeology. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Archaeological evidence for origins of religion and its diverse roles in human societies over millennia. What constitutes religion, why it is constantly present in human history. How archaeologists reconstruct beliefs/ practices of past peoples.

ANTH 8001. Ethnography, Theory, History. (5 cr; A-F or Aud)

Seminar on method, theory, and key problems in ecological anthropology and human ecology. Examines approaches in light of human practices, interactions between culture and the environment, global environmental change, and our understanding of human dimensions of ecosystem-based management.

ANTH 5269. Analysis of Stone Tool Technology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1001 or 3001 or #)

Introduction to foundational concepts, methods, and ethnographic work. Emphasizes theories that have shaped 20th-century thinking in cultural anthropology. Connection of these theories to fieldwork and contemporary issues.

ANTH 8215. Anthropology of Gender. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad anth major or #)

Practical lab experience. How to analyze archaeological collections of stone tools to learn about human technological behavior in past. Students analyze archaeological/experimental collections, make stone tools themselves.

ANTH 8002. Ethnography: Contemporary Theory and Practice. (5 cr; A-F or Aud)

Comparative, cross-cultural approach to gender. Focuses on various theories (e.g., feminist, postmodernist, psychoanalytic) of power, gender, authority, and femininity and masculinity. Gender ambiguity and issues of sexuality.

Concepts/perspectives in anthropology. Emphasizes American cultural anthropology. Rrecent work in semiotic, psychological, and feminist anthropology.

ANTH 5325. The Art of the Aztec Empire. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5325)

Art/architecture of Nahuati-speaking Aztecs of Central Mexico, from their first appearance in archaeological record until Spanish invasion of Central Mexico in 1521. Theoretical/methodological approaches. Critical analysis of scholarly writing and what constitutes evidence.

ANTH 8004. Foundations of Anthropological Archaeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001, 8002)
Theoretical foundations of anthropological archaeology in historical and contemporary perspective.

Students draft a research proposal in their area of interest. Seminar involves reading and evaluating proposals, learning about funding and process of submitting proposals, nuts of bolts of composing a proposal, and ethics of research in anthropology.

ANTH 8219. Grant Writing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad anth majors preparing to submit research grant proposals next academic yr)

ANTH 8220. Archaeology Field School. (6 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad anth major)

ANTH 8005. Linguistic Anthropology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to literature of anthropological linguistics.

Advanced archaeological field excavation, survey, and research. Intensive training in excavation techniques, recordation, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological materials.

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ANTH 8221. Nature, Culture, and the Body. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Applied Economics (APEC)

Department of Applied Economics

The body as a site for thinking through issues of power, modernity, subjectivity, citizenship, race, sex, gender, sexuality, and life/death. The body in relation to classic concerns in anthropology about production of nature/culture, sex, gender, kinship, and social practice.

econometric research applied to labor policy issues such as minimum wage, tax policy, social insurance, education.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

APEC 5031. Methods of Economic Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 1271, Stat 5021, knowledge of matrix algebra)

APEC 5581. Human Capital and Household Economics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or Econ 3101 or #)

ANTH 8230. Development and Management of Anthropological Research Projects. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAnth grad student or #)
Training seminar on research development, coordination, grant management, field/laboratory research management, and fundraising.

Statistical and econometrics techniques for applied economists. Theory and application of multivariate regression model using data sets from published economic studies. Emphasis on use of statistical technique to understand market behavior.

Household economics and investment in human capital (e.g., children, education, health and nutrition); labor force participation, lifetime earnings, and nonmarket work; time allocation and substitution of capital for labor in the household in the western and third world.

ANTH 8244. Skeletal Materials. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANTH 5244. Prereq#)

How anthropologists use fossil bones to answer questions of past human diet, behavior, and environments. Skeletal element and species identification (of humans, large mammals). Students analyze small assemblage of bones for class project. Emphasizes scientific method, data analysis using computers.

APEC 5032. Economic Data Analysis for Managerial and Policy Decisions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5031 or #, familiarity with SAS)

ANTH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ANTH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ANTH 8510. Topics in Archaeology. (3-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Seminar examines particular aspects of archaeological methods and/or theory. Topics vary according to student and faculty interests.

Statistical/econometric methods for the analysis of large data sets to support managerial/policy decisions. Methods for organizing, accessing, and ensuring the quality of data. Estimation techniques include panel data methods, limited dependent variable models, and time series analysis. Emphasizes clarity of reporting and design of procedures for maintaining/updating data estimates.

APEC 5611. Economic Aspects of Environmental Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Sr or grad student] in [biological science or conservation biology or ecology or fisheries or forestry or public affairs or water resources or wildlife conservation] or CLA or #)
Economist approach to environmental problems such as water/air pollution. Application of supply/demand concepts to evaluation of environmental resources. Methods of evaluation. Analysis of pollution control policies from economic point of view.

APEC 5151. Applied Microeconomics: Firm and Household. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or or Math 1271 or Math 2243 or equiv or grad student or #)
Quantitative techniques for analysis of economic problems of firms and households. Links between quantitative tools and economic analysis Regression analysis, mathematical programming, and present value analysis.

APEC 5651. Economics of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[3001 or Econ 3101], [4611 or Econ 3611 or NRES 3261W]] or #)
Economic analyses, including project evaluation of current natural resource/environmental issues. Emphasizes intertemporal use of natural resources, natural resource scarcity/adequacy, environmental quality, and mechanisms for pollution control and their implications for public policy.

ANTH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ANTH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) ANTH 8810. Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology. (3-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Seminar examines particular aspects of method and/ or theory. Topics vary according to student and faculty interests.

APEC 5152. Applied Macroeconomics: Income and Employment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or or Math 1271 or Math 2243 or equiv or grad student or #)
Static general equilibrium open economy models and simple business cycle models that examine economic growth, business cycles, and fiscal and monetary policy. Input-output analysis and large scale econometric models. Sources/properties of economy and sector-wide data. Empirical applications.

APEC 5711. U.S. Agricultural and Environmental Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or Econ 3101)
U.S. agricultural policy in an open world economy; role of private markets and government in regulating supply and demand; income vs. price support, supply controls, environmental constraints, and export protectionism; functioning of markets; roles of public interest groups and future of American agricultural policy.

APEC 5321. Regional Economic Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3006 or ECON 3102 or #)

APEC 5721. Economics of Science and Technology Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[5151 or &5151], PA 5022] or #)
Economics of technical change, research, and technology. Productivity. Methods for evaluating impacts of R&D. Intellectual property rights.

Development patterns. Role of resources, transportation, and institutional constraints. Migration, investments in growth/change. Economic information in investment and location decisions. Economic development policies/tools. Economic impact analysis.

ANTH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) ANTH 8991. Independent Study. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Under special circumstances and with instructor approval, qualified students may register for a listed course on a tutorial basis.

APEC 5341. Public Finance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021)

APEC 5731. Economic Growth and International Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3002 or [Econ 3101, Stat 3022]; Econ 4211 recommended)
Economics of research/development. Technical change, productivity growth. Impact of technology on institutions. Science/technology policy.

Which services should the public sector provide? Which level of government should provide them? How should governments fund those services? Which types of taxes should be levied and on whom? Applying economic theory/analysis to spending, revenue, and tax policy issues facing governments.

APEC 5751. Global Trade and Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021)

APEC 5451. Food Marketing Economics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =APEC 4451W. Prereqgrad student)
Economics of food marketing in the United States. Food consumption trends. Consumer food behavior, expenditure, data collection. Consumer utility models, demand forecasting. Food distribution system. Changes in supply chain, industry structure that serves retail food outlets. Individual/group projects.

Trade policies of import/export nations, gains from trade, trade negotiations/agreements. Free trade and common market areas. Exchange rate impacts. Primary commodities and market instability. Current trade issues.

ANTH 8992. Directed Reading. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ANTH 8993. Directed Study. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed Study

APEC 5811. Cooperative Organization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021 or #)
Application of economic analysis to cooperative form of organization. Producer/consumer cooperatives used to examine economic issues such as changing market organization, financing, management incentives, taxation, and antitrust regulations. Cooperatives as a tool for economic development.

ANTH 8994. Directed Research. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

APEC 5481. Futures and Options Markets. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =APEC 4481. Prereqgrad student)
Economic concepts related to futures/options trading. Hedging, speculation.

APEC 5511. Labor Economics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3001 or Econ 3101 or PA 5021], [PA 5032 or equiv], grad student] or #)
Theoretical foundations of labor markets. Intertemporal/household labor supply. Demand for labor, efficiency wages. Human capital theory, unemployment, migration decisions. Analysis of

APEC 5891. Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Farm and Agribusiness Management. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Special topics or individual work suited to the needs of particular groups of students.

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APEC 5991. Special Topics and Independent Study in Applied Economics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Special classes, independent study, and supervised reading/research on subjects/problems not covered in regularly offered courses.

APEC 8402. Information and Behavioral Economics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8401, Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or equiv or #)

APEC 8202. Mathematical Optimization in Applied Economics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [5151, Econ 5151] or equiv or #)

Economic foundations and applications of mathematical and dynamic programming and optimal control. Mathematical optimization concepts; structures and economic interpretations of various models of the firm, consumer, household, sector, and economy. Model building and solution techniques.

New theories of consumer behavior that combine economic and psychological models. Influence of information on consumer choice over time and under uncertainty. Expected, nonexpected utility theory, information economics, bounded rationality, prospect theory, choice over time, and rational addiction with applications to empirical work.

APEC 8703. Microeconomic Analysis of Economic Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEcon 8001-04 or Econ 8101-04, and ApEc 8211-8212 or #. Concurrent registration is ok)

Topics concerning microeconomics of economic development in low-income countries. Focuses on behavior of agricultural households, poverty, inequality, education, health/nutrition, and evaluation of development programs.

APEC 8203. Applied Welfare Economics and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqcalculus, intermediate econ theory)

APEC 8403. Demand Analysis and Household Economics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8211, 8212, Econ 5151] or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or [Econ 8201, Econ 8202, Econ 8203, Econ 8204] or #)
Household/individual behavior. Consumer demand analysis, education, and other issues. Static demand theory/estimation, dynamic demand theory/estimation, equivalence scales, intrahousehold allocation of consumpion, analysis of education issues.

APEC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) APEC 8793. Masters Paper: Plan B Project. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqAgri/ApEc MS student or ApEc MS student)
Students work under guidance of adviser to complete their Plan B Paper project.

Basic concepts underlying measurement of welfare change, problems of market failure and externalities, social welfare functions, and distribution within and across generations. Application of concepts, based on case studies of the environment, returns to research, technical change, and agricultural policy.

APEC 8404. Labor Economics and Human Capital. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8403, Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or #)
Topics in applied microeconomics related to labor supply and human capital. Focuses on household decisions and resulting outcomes in labor market. Household labor supply. Estimation of labor supply/ earnings functions. Theory of human capital, wage structure/determination, and impacts of tax/transfer policies.

APEC 8801. Applied Production Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Econ 8001, Econ 8002, Econ 8003] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102, Econ 8103] or equiv or #)
Aspects of production theory. Axiomatic representations of multi-output technologies. Input, output, and directional distance functions. Cost, revenue, and profit functions and duality. Input/output separability. Jointness/non-jointness in production. Index numbers, measures of efficiency/productivity.

APEC 8204. Applied Financial Economics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEcon 5151 or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or #)
Introduction to major theories of asset pricing under competitive markets, symmetric information. Equilibrium/arbitrage models of financial markets, option pricing models. Applications of asset pricing theory: agricultural markets, financial derivatives, interest rates, agricultural credit.

APEC 8205. Applied Game Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8101, 8102, 8103, 8104] or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002, Econ 8003, 8004] or #)

APEC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) APEC 8601. Natural Resource Economics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5151, 8202, 8206 [ECON 5151 or equiv]] or #)
Economic analysis of resource use/management. Capital theory, dynamic resource allocation. Applications to renewable/nonrenewable resources. Empirical studies, policy issues.

APEC 8802. Financial Economics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8211, Econ 5151] or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or #)

Topics in game theory, application to economic problems. For each topic, important theory/equilibrium concepts are followed by extensive applications. Focuses on static/dynamic games of complete/ incomplete information, evolutionary games.

Major theories of asset pricing under assumptions of uncertainty, competitive markets, and symmetric information. Equilibrium/arbitrage models of financial markets with econometric applications. Pricing/use of derivatives.

APEC 8803. Marketing Economics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or #)

APEC 8206. Dynamic Optimization: Applications in Economics and Management. (0-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5151 or equiv or #)

APEC 8602. Economics of the Environment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 8004 or Econ 8104 or #)
Economic analysis of environmental management, emphasizing environmental policy. Application of microeconomic theory to problems of market failure, market-based pollution control policies, contingent valuation, hedonic models, option value, and other topics.

Review of market structure, conduct, and performance. Market interdependency over space/time. Product forms. Issues pertaining to market failures/ interventions.

Formulation/solution of dynamic optimization problems using optimal control theory and dynamic programming. Analytical/numerical solution methods to solve deterministic/stochastic problems for various economic applications.

APEC 8804. Managerial Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8202, Econ 5151] or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or #; Majors must register A-F basis)
Analysis of managerial decisions by organizations and individual entrepreneurs. Application of dynamic programming to investment and resource allocation decisions. Economics of business organization, including boundaries of the firm, mechanisms for vertical coordination, and economic implications of alternative ownership structures.

APEC 8211. Econometric Analysis I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[Stat 4102 or Stat 5102], Ph.D. student] or #)

Classical multiple linear regression, stochastic regressors, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelated disturbances, panel data, discrete dependent variables.

APEC 8212. Econometric Analysis II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8211 or equiv or #)
Second semester of econometrics for Ph.D. students. Specification tests, instrumental variables, heteroscedasticity, panel data, simultaneous equations, bootstrap methods, limited dependent variable models, semiparametric estimation, econometrics of program evaluation, general method of moments, time series, hazard models.

APEC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) APEC 8701. International Economic Development, Growth, and Trade. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 8002 or Econ 8102 or #)

APEC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) APEC 8901. Graduate Seminar: M.S. Program. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqAgri/ApEc MS student or ApEc MS student)
Writing, critiquing, oral presentation skills. Oral presentation of research proposal for thesis or Plan B project critiqued by peers and committee members.

APEC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) APEC 8401. Consumer Behavior and Policy. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEcon 5151 or [Econ 8001, Econ 8002] or [Econ 8101, Econ 8102] or #)

Development, growth, and trade of developing nations and emerging market economies. Course links stylized characteristics of economic development, economic policy, and political economy using modern economic theory and empirical methods of analysis.

APEC 8702. Economic and Trade Policy: Sectoral and Institutional Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqECON 8002 or ECON 8102 or #)

APEC 8902. Graduate Seminar: Ph.D. Program. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqAgri/ApEc PhD student or ApEc PhD student)
Faculty, students, and outside speakers present research ideas/results, which participants critique. Topics vary according to interests of speakers.

Analytical/empirical treatments of consumer behavior. Household decision making. Demand for quality characteristics. Review of basic consumer theory, policy-related issues, experimental economics, consumer-survey techniques. Types of data available to analyze consumer behavior and household decisions.

International trade across developed/developing countries. National policies, regional agreements/ treaties, multilateral arrangements such as World Trade Organization. Applying international trade and multinationals theory and econometric methods.

APEC 8991. Advanced Topics in Applied Economics. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Special seminars or individual work on subjects suited to needs of students.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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Applied Plant Sciences (APSC)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
APSC 8123. Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. =PLPA 8123, SOIL 8123. PrereqGrad student)

ARAB 5501. Modern Arabic Poetry in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Aramaic (ARM)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

Free verse movement and its major trends: postromantic, social realist, symbolist, resistance, prose poem. Emphasizes leading poets such as al-Malaika, al-Sayyab, al-Bayati, and Adunis. Theoretical/critical essays. All readings in English.

College of Liberal Arts

ARM 5011. Biblical Aramaic and Old Aramaic Inscriptions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1 yr Hebrew or Arabic or #)
Biblical Aramaic -- grammar, fluency in reading Biblical Aramaic and Old Aramaic inscriptions.

ARAB 5502. The Arabic Novel in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

The novel as a new genre in Arabic literature. Trends: realist, psychological, existentialist, feminist, postmodernist, fantastic, experimentalist. Emphasizes major writers such as Mahfouz, Ghanem, Salih, Jabra, El Sadawi, Munif, and Khouri. Theoretical/critical essays. Cultural /historical context.

Ethics training to graduate students enrolled in plant/ environmental graduate research programs and fulfill requirement for training in responsible conduct of research. Course meets during first seven weeks of spring semester.

ARM 5012. Syriac. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1 yr Hebrew or Arabic or #)

Emphasis on fundamentals of grammar and reading Syriac texts fluently.

APSC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) APSC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) APSC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) APSC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) APSC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

ARAB 5503. Arabic Drama in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Emergence and development of drama as a Europeaninspired genre in Arabic literature. Emphasizes major trends and playwrights. All readings in English.

Architecture (ARCH)
School of Architecture

College of Design
ARCH 5101. Architectural Design Studies. (7 cr; S-N only. Prereq3+ track for MArch)
Principles/methods architecture design. Theories, history, technologies, media, and processes as foundation for critical thinking. Analytic modeling, visual thinking.

ARAB 5505. Survey of the Middle East. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARAB 3505, HIST 3505, MELC 3505)
Peoples, lands, and cultures of the Middle East. Historical survey from earliest civilizations to the present.

ARAB 5541. Islam in the Catholic Age: Arab Phase 600 A.D. to 900 A.D. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARAB 3541, HIST 3541, MELC 3541)

ARCH 5110. Architecture as Catalyst. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N only. PrereqM.Arch)

The rise of Islam in its Arabian setting. Roles of the prophet, the Orthodox and Umayyad Caliphs. Development of the Islamic state and empire. Status of Muslims and non-Muslims.

Topical workshops on design methods, theories, or emerging practices.

ARAB 5542. Medieval Islam. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HIST 3542, MELC 3542)
Islamic dynasties, Mamluks and Mongols, and Crusaders and Assassins. Abbasid Caliphates disintegration and rise of Seljuk Turks.

ARCH 5123. Architectural Thesis. (8 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5122, 5241, BA Arch major; students must submit thesis plan in semester before writing thesis)

Students choice, study and solution of an architectural problem to demonstrate proficiency in all phases of design.

Arabic (ARAB)
Department of African American and African Studies

ARAB 5543. Arabs Under Mamluks and Ottomans: 1300-1920. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARAB 3543, HIST 3543, MELC 3543)

ARCH 5241. Principles of Design Programming. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8251, [M.Arch or MS Arch] major] or #)
Architectural programming. Client/user needs. Equipment, space, activity analysis. Site selection, precedent analysis. Analysis of standards/regulations. Technology and materials. Hypothesis formulation/ evaluation. Conceptual development, research, representation, interpretation.

College of Liberal Arts

ARAB 5001. Research Methods in Arabic Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Skills and techniques required to deal with medieval and modern works in Arabic literature and Islam. A survey of the most important research bibliographies in Arabic and Islamic studies. Bibliographic references in English and, when appropriate, Arabic.

Struggle against Crusaders and Mongols. Disintegration and reemergence under Muhammad Ali of Egypt; dynastic struggles in Syria; rise of Young Turks; Arab revolt.

ARAB 5544. Arab World 1920 to the Present. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ARAB 3544, HIST 3544, MELC 3544)

ARAB 5011. Islam in Africa. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Ideological, doctrinal, and ritual aspects of continental African Islam. Emphasis on various religious brotherhoods and Sufi orders from different African countries in the 20th century. No knowledge of Arabic required.

Struggle in the Arab world for independence and its course since independence. Emphasis on development, political stability and unity; political structures; the Arab-Israeli conflict.

ARCH 5291. Accelerated Undergraduate Architecture Studio I. (9 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Selected architectural problems developed by faculty to deepen/enrich ideas introduced in required architectural studio sequence.

ARAB 5678. Seminar: African-Arabic Fiction in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARAB 5036. Islam: Religion and Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Religion of Islam, faith, practices, sectarian splintering, expansion outside original home to status of world religion, institutions, status in world societies - Asia, Europe, Americas.

African fiction in Arabic, including works of Barrada, Idris, Mahrouz, al-Matwi, El-Saadawi, and el-Zayat. Emphasizes twentieth century. Tests discussed in historical/cultural context. Theoretical/critical essays. All readings in English.

ARCH 5292. Accelerated Undergraduate Architecture Studio II. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5291, accelerated status] or #)

Architectural problems. Emphasizes development of structures as integral part of design, site planning, design process.

ARAB 5900. Topics in Arabic Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5102 or #)
Readings and discussion of selected works in Arabic. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ARCH 5301. Conceptual Drawing. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMArch major or #)

ARAB 5101. Advanced Arabic I. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3102 or equiv or #)
Advanced readings in classical and modern Arabic. Compositions based on texts.

Drawing as way of analyzing, exploring, and generating design ideas. Projection systems, diagramming, mapping. Different modes of visual perception. Nonverbal structures.

ARAB 5992. Directed Readings. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual research and readings for advanced students.

ARAB 5102. Advanced Arabic II. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101 or #)
Readings of Arabic texts. Writing compositions based on texts. Continuation of 5101.

ARCH 5311. Theory of Architectural Representation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4311. Prereq[5371, 5372, M Arch] or instr consent)
Integration of emerging computer graphics with photography and architectural graphic conventions. Historical, theoretical, and critical issues of representation. Influence of visual media on architectural field.

ARAB 5491. Classical Islamic Civilization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARAB 3491, HIST 3491, MELC 3491)
Islamic legacy in the classical age (800-1400), including medical/natural sciences, mathematics, philosophy, literature, and their transmission to Europe.

ARAB 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent)

ARCH 5313. Visual Communication Techniques in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4313. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)
Delineation, presentation, and design techniques. Various visual media and methods of investigation.

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ARCH 5321. Architecture in Watercolor. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4321. PrereqM Arch grad student or #) ARCH 5423. Gothic Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4423. PrereqM Arch major or #)
History of architecture and urban design in Western Europe, from 1150 to 1400.

Watercolor as a tool in design process. Foundation principles, techniques, medium, tools, materials. Color relationships, mixing, composition, applications to design.

ARCH 5452. Architecture: Design, Form, Order, and Meaning. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)
Architecture and the issue of meaning. Explores fundamental and constituent elements of architectural form and order; their inherent tectonic, phenomenal, experiential, and symbolic characteristics; their potential and implications for the creation and structure of meaningful human places.

ARCH 5350. Topics in Architectural Representation. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5321, [Arch major or M. Arch major]] or #)
Selected topics in architectural representation.

ARCH 5424. Renaissance Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4424. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)

History of architecture and urban design in Italy from 1400 to 1600. Emphasizes major figures (Brunelleschi, Alberti, Bramante, Palladio) and evolution of major cities (Rome, Florence, Venice).

ARCH 5361. 3-D Computer Architectural Modeling and Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4361. PrereqM Arch major)

ARCH 5425. Baroque Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4425. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)

ARCH 5455. Typology and Architecture: Theories of Analysis and Synthesis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5411, M Arch major, #)
Theoretical traditions and development of typologys role in architecture. Investigates works of Laugier, Quatremere de Quincy, Viollet-Le Duc, Ledoux, Durand, Camillo Sitte, and Le Corbusier. Recent developments and theoretical positions of neorational and contextual arguments for contemporary applications of the idea of type.

Use of 3D computer modeling for representation in abstract/realistic ways. Computer modeling software. Creation/arrangement of objects, setting up lighting, developing surface materials, creating still renderings/ animations. Ways in which computer visualization can be used for design exploration, for feedback during development of ideas, and for realistic representation of fully formed designs.

Architecture and urban design in Italy from 1600 to 1750. Emphasizes major figures (Bernini, Borromini, Cortona, Guarini) and evolution of major cities (Rome, Turin).

ARCH 5426. Architecture and Nature: 15001750. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARCH 4426. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)
History of interaction of architecture and nature in Italy, England, and France in 16th/17th centuries. Major monuments, their relationship to theories of architecture/gardening and to urban/rural life.

ARCH 5458. Architecture and Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3412, Arch major or grad student or #)

ARCH 5371. Computer Methods I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =LA 5371. PrereqConcurrent enrollment 8251, M Arch major or #)

Introduction to current techniques, computer programs, and their application to architectural computing.

ARCH 5372. Computer Methods II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =LA 5372. Prereq5371, &8252 and M Arch major or #)
Current techniques, computer programs, and their application to architectural computing and design.

ARCH 5431. Eighteenth-Century Architecture and the Enlightenment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4431W. PrereqM Arch grad student or #)
Architecture, urban planning, and garden design in Europe and America from 1650 to 1850.

Architecture as a cultural medium. Relationships among architecture, people, and culture; research findings and design; vernacular and high style architecture. Physiological and symbolic messages; reception theory in architecture; cultural critique and change; implications for architectural practice.

ARCH 5459. Gender and Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqArch or WoSt major or M Arch major or #)

ARCH 5373. Computer Methods III. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =LA 5373. Prereq5372, &8253, M Arch major or #)
Advanced techniques, computer programs, and their application to architectural computing in design, theory, and technology.

ARCH 5432. Modern Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4432. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)
Architecture and urban design in Europe and the United States from early 19th century to World War II.

Examination of ideas related to gender and architecture, gendered and non-gendered places and practices, and their relations to cultural norms and change.

ARCH 5374. Computer Methods IV. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5373, &8254, M Arch major or #)

ARCH 5434. Contemporary Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4434. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)
Developments, theories, movements, and trends in architecture and urban design from World War II to present.

ARCH 5461. North American Indian Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARCH 4461. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent)

Historic/contemporary principles/theories of North American Indian architecture. Culture, technology, environment, art, and craft of North American Indians in their settlements/architecture.

Advanced architectural computing applications in design, history, theory, representation, and technology.

ARCH 5381. Introduction to Computer Aided Architectural Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Arch or BED or M Arch or grad student in LA or #)
2-D drawing, 3-D modeling/animation, printing, plotting. Electronic networking/communications, database management, spreadsheet analysis, land-use analysis, project management.

ARCH 5439. History of Architectural Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 4439. PrereqM Arch major or instr consent) ARCH 5445. Suburbia. (3 cr; A-F only. =ARCH 4445W)

ARCH 5468. Constructing Sacred Space. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqmArch or MS)

History of architectural theory from antiquity to 20th century.

Speculative understandings of space, form, and expression of sacred space in historic/contemporary cultural/social contexts, using Islamic art/architecture. Language of architecture.

ARCH 5382. Computer Aided Architectural Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5381 or arch grad major or #)
2-D/3-D CAD, image manipulation. Advanced multimedia visualization techniques for design, including solid modeling, photo-/realistic imaging, animation, video-editing/recording.

Suburbia, from origins in 18th-century England to present. Historical changes and present challenges, especially in America. Ideology, mythology, planning, development, geography, transportation, the family. Specific sites/designs. Representations in film, television, popular literature, and music.

ARCH 5511. Construction Materials in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch or #)
Building materials, assemblies, and construction operations shaping building designs. Material properties for design/detailing of building systems, elements, and components. Implications in design applications. Modeling, hands-on building experiences.

ARCH 5410. Topics in Architectural History. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)
Advanced study in architectural history. Readings, research, seminar reports.

ARCH 5411. Principles of Design Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)

Avant-garde responses to post-war consciousness of social issues/meaning in architecture. Eroding communal identity, common man, architectural symbolism, monumentality, critical regionalism, place/ technology in form making, popular culture, rise of theory.

ARCH 5446. Architecture Since World War II: Postwar Experimentation, Aesthetics, and Politics of Architecture. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3412 or #)

ARCH 5512. Building Methods in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5511, M Arch major or #)

Principles of design and their instrumentation. How and why architecture theory is generated. Types and significance of formal analysis. Theoretical positions and modes of criticism.

ARCH 5450. Topics in Architectural Theory. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqArch major or M Arch major or #)
Selected topics in architectural theory and criticism.

Analysis of architectural materials, building systems, and construction operations related to enclosure systems design, building infrastructure, and detailing. Application of legal constraints and regulations (e.g., ADA, building codes, life-safety issues) in preparation of drawings, specifications, and construction documents for building design.

ARCH 5513. Environmental Technology I: Thermal Design in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)

ARCH 5421. Architecture and Interpertation: The Cave and the Light. (3 cr; A-F only. =ARCH 4421W. Prereq[3411, 3412] or #)

Historical/hermeneutical investigation of iconography of grotto. Intertwined themes of descent into earth and ascent to light, from earliest strata of human culture to present day.

ARCH 5451. Architecture: Defining the Discipline. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)

Architecture as a discipline: its nature, role, purpose, and meaning discussed within a general, philosophical, and theoretical framework. Investigation and discussion of paradigms defining architectural theory and practice.

Thermal and climatic issues in the design of small and mid-size buildings. Investigations in built and mechanical methods to modify climate. Evaluation of the impact of design techniques on energy use, the environment, and architectural meaning.

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ARCH 5514. Environmental Technology II: Lighting and Acoustic Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)
systems, funicular structures. Bending/compression elements, plates/grids. Tensile architecture, shells. Traditional construction materials.

Principles of daylighting, electric lighting, and acoustic design in architecture. Relationship between luminous and acoustic environments, human comfort and architectural experience. Analytical methods, design process, and modeling of daylighting.

ARCH 5673. Historic Building Research and Documentation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3412, 5672 or #)
Philosophy, theory, and methods of historic building research, descriptive analysis of buildings, building documentation, historical archaeology, and architectural taxonomy.

ARCH 5572. Architectural Structures II: Concrete and Masonry Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5571, M Arch major or #)

ARCH 5515. Technology One: Building Materials and Construction Systems. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqM Arch student)

Overview of advanced materials: reinforced fiberglass, structural glass, and structural tensile fabrics. Impact of construction technology on architecture and methods of integrating knowledge of structural materials and construction methods into the design process.

Building materials (concrete, masonry, steel, timber, glass). Building systems (structure, envelope, circulation, HVAC, plumbing). Integration of systems. Building construction processes/terminology.

ARCH 5711. Design Principles of the Urban Landscape. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBED major or M Arch major or LA grad major or grad student or #)
Art/design of creating city, neighborhood, and development plans. Public policies, planning tools/ processes, and hysical models used by design professionals and private/civic institutions to shape physical environment.

ARCH 5611. Design in the Digital Age. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or upper level undergrad student)

ARCH 5516. Technology Two: Luminous and Thermal Design. (6 cr; A-F only. PrereqM Arch)

Concepts/principles of daylighting, thermal, energy, and systems integration. Architectural/technological implications of lighting and thermal design. Ecological thinking in support of sustainable design decision making.

Introduction to design, design process. Developing/ understanding ways of seeing, thinking, and acting as a designer. Changes in design being wrought by digital technology. Team design project.

ARCH 5621. Professional Practice in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)

ARCH 5721. Proseminar in Metropolitan Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =LA 5721. Prereq[[5711 or equiv], enrollment in CMD prog] or #)

ARCH 5517. Technology Three: Structural Systems. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqM Arch student)

Structural behavior in withstanding gravity and lateral forces. Evolution, range, and applications of structural systems. Structural analysis. Graphical methods, site visits, analog/digital modeling. Case studies, problems.

Legal, ethical, business, and practical requirements of architectural practice. Contemporary and historical models of contract formation, business principles, accounting, project management, design services, and marketing.

Reading seminar. Evolution of the contemporary city. Dynamics that created contemporary urban spatial patterns. Planning/design theories that have guided public interventions in the built environment. Thematic texts, classroom discussions.

ARCH 5750. Topics in Urban Design. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqArch major)
Special topics in theory/practice of urban design.

ARCH 5521. Material Investigation: Concrete. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqMArch or MS)

ARCH 5631. Legal Contracts in Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch major or #)
Legal subject matter relevant to the work of architects and design professionals.

ARCH 5770. Field Studies in Urban Design. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only)

Design projects identify common problems/ improvements, investigate alternatives, and develop solutions where concrete is primary building material.

ARCH 5523. Material Investigation: Steel and Glass. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student)
Design projects identify common problems and improvements, investigate alternatives and develop solutions where steel and glass are the primary building materials.

ARCH 5645. Real Estate Development in Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFor undergrads BA Arch major; for grads M Arch major or #)

Travel study of urbanism through guided field trips and lectures by local experts. Relationship between built environment, land, water, and transit. Planning and development policies. On-site graphic documentation and analysis. Design or written papers.

ARCH 5525. Design in Masonry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5512, M Arch major or #)
Design principles, construction methods, and document production for masonry structures.

Fundamentals of real estate development and investment building. Processes and rules of specialists in development of investment projects. Topics include pro forma value and depreciation, tax shelter, feasibility, market analysis, appraisal equity financing, design, construction, leasing, and property management.

ARCH 5790. Special Topics in Metropolitan Design. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. =LA 5790. PrereqEnrollment in CMD prog or #) ARCH 5993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading or study.

ARCH 5527. Material Investigations: Stone and Water. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqM.Arch or M.S)
Design projects identify common problems/ improvements, investigate alternatives, and develop solutions where wood is primary building material.

ARCH 5650. Topics in Architectural Practice. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5621, Arch major or 5621, M Arch major or #)
Topics in architectural practice, methods of design production, marketing, operation, and relationships among clients, architecture, and society.

The discipline of architecture.

ARCH 8101. Subjects and Methods in Architecture. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad Arch major or #)

ARCH 5539. Daylighting and Architecture Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5514, M Arch major or #)

ARCH 5670. Topics in Historic Preservation. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqArch or M Arch major or #)

ARCH 8250. Advanced Topics in Design. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqAdmitted to 3+ track for MArch prog or #)
Design studio.

Role of daylighting in architectural design: principles, strategies, energy and environmental issues, psychology of light, color, and integration of electric lighting. Design projects investigate qualitative and quantitative issues through drawing, physical models, and photometric analysis.

Selected topics in the theory, philosophy, research, and methods of architectural historic preservation.

ARCH 8251. Graduate Architectural Design I. (9 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMArch or #)

Design projects focus on fundamental issues of space/ form/ light/materiality in relation to human habitation. Design as a process of exploration/inquiry. Modes/ media ofrepresentation, their critical impact.

ARCH 5550. Topics in Technology. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F only. PrereqM.Arch major)
Selected topics in architecture technology, e.g., construction, environmental management, energy performance, lighting, materials.

ARCH 5561. Building Production Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqM Arch major or #)
Document production, contract execution, building project management. Construction industry organization, scheduling, consultant relations, legal/ code restraints, contractual stipulations, budget/ project resource allocations. Case studies, hands-on experiences.

Philosophy, theory, and origins of historic preservation. Historic archaeology and research, descriptive analysis, and documentation of historic buildings. Governments role in historic preservation, preservation standards and guidelines, preservation and building codes, neighborhood preservation, preservation advocacy, and future directions for historic preservation. Research on architectural and historical aspects of historic sites using primary and secondary resources and on controversial aspects of preservation.

ARCH 5671. Historic Preservation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3412 or #)

ARCH 8252. Graduate Architectural Design II. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8251, grad Arch major or #)

Fundamental architectural problems involving design as a creative inquiry. Individual and collaborative effort.

ARCH 8253. Graduate Architectural Design III. (9 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8251, MArch] or #) ARCH 8254. Technical Applications in Design. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8253, MArch major] or %)

ARCH 5672. Historic Building Conservation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3412, 5671 or #)

Issues of design process, representation, programming, technology, and urban relations.

ARCH 5571. Architectural Structures I: Wood and Steel Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM Arch or #)

Influence of history/culture on architecture/structure. Structural mechanics, analysis, form finding, and design by experimental, qualitative/intuitive, and quantitative methods. Vector-/form-active structural

Historic building materials, systems, and methods of conservation. Discussion of structural systems, building repair and pathology, introduction of new environmental systems in historic buildings, and conservation of historic interiors. Research on historic building materials and techniques using primary and secondary resources and on documentation of a specific historic site through large-format photography and measured drawings.

Design potential inherent in technical development process of design project. Testing concepts, developing details, integrating building systems. Structural bay enclosure, cost considerations, regulatory compliance. Building-information modeling, analog/digital representations in architecture document production.

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ARCH 8255. Graduate Architectural Design V. (6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8254, grad Arch major] or #)
Fundamental architectural problems involving design as a creative inquiry. Individual/collaborative effort.

ARCH 8750. Topics in Urban Design. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad Arch major or #) ARCH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only)

ARTS 5340. Advanced Sculpture: Carving and Construction. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3304)
Carving/construction using wood, other materials. Studio practice, investigation of historical/ contemporary methods/concepts. Development of personal sculptural imagery.

ARCH 8295. Directed Graduate Architectural Design. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8251, grad Arch major or #) ARCH 8299. Masters Design Project. (10 cr; A-F only. PrereqPlan C, MArch)
Final studio project for Plan C masters. Measures knowledge of architecture and ability to conduct research for design proposal, communicate in visual/ written representations. Proposal, graphic presentation of project.

Art (ARTS)
Department of Art

ARTS 5350. Advanced Sculpture: Kinetics. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3305 or #)

College of Liberal Arts

ARTS 5104. The Nature of Abstraction. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3102 or #)
Exploration of abstraction as concept. Studio practice with attention to developing individual work. Emphasizes understanding topics relevant to abstraction. Approached from discipline of painting, open to various material sensibilities.

Studio practice in kinetic sculpture. Historical/ contemporary methods/concepts of sculpture produced by motion. Development of personal imagery.

ARTS 5360. Advanced Performance Art and Installation. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3306 or #)

ARCH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ARCH 8350. Advanced Topics in Representation. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad Arch major or #)
Theory and practice of visual representation in architecture.

Studio practice in performance art and installation; investigation of historical and contemporary methods and concepts of interdisciplinary expression. Development of personal imagery.

ARTS 5105. Advanced Dimensional Painting. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3105 or #)

ARCH 8450. Topics in Theory. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5411, grad Arch major or #)
Topics vary

Illusionary space applied to sculptural forms. Practical applications of spatial/painterly concepts. Emphasizes critical/visual judgment. Development of cohesive body of work reflecting interaction of two/three dimensions.

ARTS 5370. Contemporary and Traditional Approaches to Figurative Sculpture. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3307 or #)

Clay figure modeling. Mold making using historical/ contemporary systems. Casting in semi-permanent materials. Studio practice, traditional sculptural methods/concepts. Development of personal imagery.

ARCH 8494. Directed Research in Architectural History. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad Arch major or #) ARCH 8550. Topics in Technology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad arch major or #)
Special topics in theory/practice of architecture technologies.

ARTS 5106. Advanced Drawing: Interpreting the Site. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3106 or #)

Search for personal content as inspired by site. Field trips (2/3 of course) to draw or paint from various metropolitan area locations. Interpretations enhanced by experimentation with new marks/symbols.

ARTS 5400. Seminar: Concepts and Practices in Art. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBFA candidate or #)

ARTS 5107. Advanced Drawing Using Digital Media. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3107 or #)
Advanced, individual creative work using digital technology as tool/component in contemporary drawing practice.

Various ideologies, cultural strategies that influence practice/interpretation of art. Emphasizes diversity of viewpoints. Application of issues in developing final BFA exhibition.

ARCH 8561. Sustainable Design Theory and Practice . (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[5513, [grad MS or MArch]] or #)
History, theory, and ethics of sustainable design processes/practices. Emphasizes approaches to sustainable architecture. Regional/global ecological issues, design strategies, methods of assessment. Primary architectural/technological implications of sustainable design theory/practice that inform design thinking/research. Sustainable design issues. Research projects, case studies, fieldwork.

ARTS 5402. Artists Books. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3402 or #)

ARTS 5110. Advanced Drawing. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101 or 3111 or #)

Advanced projects in creation of unique, handmade books using various structures, media, techniques. Critical, historical, theoretical issues surrounding contemporary book arts.

Developing personal direction in form/content. Various media. Various aesthetic/conceptual approaches.

ARTS 5120. Advanced Painting. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3102 or #)

Developing personal vision/content through painting. Emphasizes critical thinking, self-evaluation, and independent pursuit of ideas.

ARTS 5403. Womens Images and Images of Women. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTS 3403. Prereq1001 or #)

ARCH 8563. Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Issues in Sustainable Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5513, [grad MS or MArch]] or #)
Energy/IEQ aspects of sustainable design related to global environmental issues. Energy/IEQ strategies, methods, and tools as applied to sustainable building design. Research projects, case studies.

ARTS 5130. Advanced Painting: Watercolor. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3102 or #)
Expressive/technical possibilities of transparent watercolor. Emphasizes pictorial structure, color relationships, visual expression. Work from still life, nature, life model, imagination.

Womens place in Western art from the artists perspective. Women as artists and the imagery they have created. Women as the object of imagery and the social and political attitudes those images convey. Survey of women artists from late-Renaissance through contemporary feminism; relevant issues.

ARTS 5405. Visual Narrative Structures. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[1001, one 1xxx art course] or #)
Visual/verbal investigation of structures of visual narratives. Contemporary efforts to integrate cogent images in visual texts. Development of methods for personal visual communication of cultural, spiritual, aesthetic, environmental experiences. Historical/ cultural focuses. Studio work.

ARCH 8565. Materials Performance in Sustainable Building. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [5512, grad MS or March]] or #)

ARTS 5310. Advanced Sculpture: Direct Metal. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3301 or #)

Building-material properties, resource conservation, fabrication/construction processes in production of high performance sustainable building designs. Application of assessment/evaluation tools (LCA, BEES, Athena or LEED) for IEQ, waste reduction and management with an emphasis on experimental/ analytic methods. Aesthetic/technical solutions that integrate design selection processes, construction methods, commissioning processes, and facility management, maintenance, and decommissioning.

Direct metal sculpture in steel, other metals. Studio practice, investigation of historical/contemporary methods/concepts. Development of personal sculpture imagery.

ARTS 5441. Professional Practices. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

ARTS 5320. Advanced Sculpture: Spatial Problems. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3302 or #)

ARCH 8567. Site and Water Issues in Sustainable Design. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [5512, [grad MS or MArch student]] or #)

Sculptural practice outside traditional media/ approaches. Installation, theater, public art, architecture as topics for individual investigations into spatial organization.

Intensive writing seminar provides a context for theoretical issues, business practices, and professional skills required for career management and development in the visual arts.

ARTS 5444. Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq5400, BFA candidate, sr)
Final solo or small group exhibition and artists statement developed in consultation with faculty adviser. Visual documentation of work and statement as appropriate to media.

Site, water and site/building integration aspects of sustainable design. Ecological principles, site analysis. Water/site/building integration strategies, methods, and tools integrated with sustainable design issues such as energy, indoor environmental quality, and materials. Research projects, case studies, measurement methods.

ARTS 5330. Advanced Sculpture: Metal Casting. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3303 or #)

Metal casting of sculpture in bronze, iron, aluminum, other metals. Studio practice, investigation of historical/contemporary methods/concepts. Development of personal sculptural imagery.

ARTS 5490. Workshop in Art. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Selected topics and intensive studio activity. Topics vary yearly.

ARCH 8650. Topics in Architectural Practice. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad Arch major or #)

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ARTS 5510. Advanced Printmaking. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3510 or #)
In-depth research of personal imagery using a broad range of historical and contemporary applications. Development of imagery using color, photo-mechanical, digital processes. Cross-media approaches.

ARTS 5701. Performed Photography: Documentation of Artistic Acts and Social Interventions. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo 3xxx [photography or video] courses)

ARTS 8500. Printmaking: Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Focus on the complexities and multi-disciplinary activities of printmaking. Development of concepts and personally significant imagery leading to thesis work.

ARTS 5520. Advanced Printmaking: Relief and Lithography. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3502 or #)

Studio course. Use of image-based media to document various artistic, site-specific acts that may otherwise go unnoticed. Relationship between original event (performance, social intervention, sculptural prop, ephemeral gesture) and memory trace left in image/ record.

ARTS 8600. Time and Interactivity: Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Tutorial. Issues related to creative visual work using computer/other technologies. Interactivity, robotics, digitally based conceptual art, time-based art.

Relief printing, lithography for creative expression. Studio practice with stone, metal, wood. Developing personal visual language/aesthetics. Historical/ contemporary awareness, evolving technologies/ strategies.

ARTS 5710. Advanced Photography. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo semesters of 3xxx photography or #)
Design/implementation of individual advanced projects. Demonstrations, lectures, critique. Reading, writing, discussion of related articles/exhibitions.

ARTS 8700. Photography: Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) ARTS 8800. Ceramics: Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

ARTS 5550. Advanced Papermaking. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3505 or #)

Distinct expressive qualities of handmade paper, its versatility as contemporary art form. Independent research pursued in consultation with instructor.

Contemporary issues in the production of photographic images.

ARTS 5810. Advanced Ceramics. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3801, 3802, 3810] or #)
Critical discourse of aesthetics. History of, contemporary issues in clay and criticism. Independent, advanced projects.

ARTS 5610. New Media: Making Art Interactive. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3601 or #)
Conceptual/aesthetic development with digital, interactive art. Experimental approaches to interactive technologies. Projects with responsive/tangible media. Theory/history of new media.

Tutorial emphasizing individual goals and directions. Discussion of aesthetics, history, theory, contemporary issues in clay, and criticism.

ARTS 5821. Ceramic Materials Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3801 or 3802 or #)

ARTS 5620. Narrative Digital Video. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3602)

Ceramic materials, their interrelationships. Advanced investigation of glazes, slip formulation, clay bodies in high/low temperature ranges. Individual interests related to students aesthetic needs.

ARTS 8990. M.F.A. Creative Thesis. (1-9 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqArt MFA candidate, passed oral/written prelim, #)
Research/studio work in preparation for thesis exhibition and supporting paper.

Individual, advanced, creative projects with narrative forms of video art. Documentary, live action, memoir. Relationships between conceptual, aesthetic, and artistic process.

ARTS 5830. Advanced Ceramics: Mold Making. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3803 or #)
Advanced mold making for ceramics. Plaster mold fabrication, ceramic production, contemporary methods/concepts. Development of personal visual expression.

Art History (ARTH)

Department of Art History

College of Liberal Arts

ARTH 5101. Myths in Art: Cross-Cultural Comparison. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Relationships of text/image, efficacy of each in conveying meaning. Properties of visual/verbal communication. Ways in which artists convey mythological meanings, how much these ways differ according to place/time. Students prepare/critique visual presentations through Web pages.

ARTS 5630. Advanced Experimental Video. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3603 or #)

Experimental approaches in producing digital video within a contemporary art context. Using digital media technologies in installation, performance, and interactive video art. Emphasizes expanding personal artistic development. Theoretical issues, critical/ historical readings/writings in media arts.

ARTS 5990. Independent Study in Art. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMajor, completed regular course with instructor, #)
Independent study project designed by student in consultation with instructor.

ARTS 5640. Advanced Animation. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3604 or #)

Two-/three-dimensional animation with digital technologies. Individual projects. Expansion of personal voice/visual clarity within framework of animated imagery and time-based artwork.

ARTS 8100. Drawing and Painting: Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqArt MFA student)
Tutorial in drawing and/or painting.

ARTH 5103. Hellenistic and Early Roman Art and Archaeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5103. PrereqClas/ArtH 3008, jr or #)

ARTS 8300. Sculpture: Theory and Analysis. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Theoretical issues of sculpture as understood by practicing sculptors. Research on and discussion of current sculpture in light of historical precedent; personal work relative to contemporary practice.

ARTS 5650. Advanced Sound Art. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3605)

Sculpture, architecture, painting, and topography in developing centers of Hellenistic culture in the eastern Mediterranean, and in Etruscan and Roman towns from 400 B.C. to the beginnings of the Roman Empire.

Sound art practice/theory. Emphasizes individual creative projects using sound as primary material. History of experimental sound art from early 20th century to present. Critiques, readings, writing, public presentations.

ARTS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ARTS 8400. Theoretical Constructions in Contemporary Art. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Structure for examining and understanding current critical practice. Evaluation and questions about assumptions of theory in context of current artistic production.

ARTH 5108. Greek Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5108. PrereqArtH/Clas 3008, jr or sr or grad, or #)
Geometric through classical examples of religious and secular architecture and their setting at archaeological sites in Greece, Asia Minor, and Italy.

ARTS 5660. The Body Electric: Sensing New Domains for Creative Expression. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Cultural conceptions of the most personal of new media s hybrid domains of physical/virtual interplay. Readings of contemporary/historic conceptions of body/machine. Boundaries/membranes, response/ reaction. The biological, the computational, the bionic. Advanced projects with interactive, sensing, and programmable technologies.

ARTH 5111. Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Greece. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5111. PrereqJr or sr or grad student, Greek art/archaeology course or #)
Artistic and architectural forms of Neolithic period in Aegean area and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures. Aims and methods of modern field archaeology; the record of human habitation in the Aegean area. Archaeological evidence as a basis for historical reconstruction.

ARTS 8401. Studio and Pedagogy: Philosophy and Practice. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

ARTS 5670. Interdisciplinary Media Collaborations. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper-division undergraduate or graduate student in art, creative writing, dance, music or theater)

Orientation to establishing studio practice, introduction of department and community resources, and preparation for teaching. Studio visits and critiques; development of teaching strategies. Required of drawing and painting students.

ARTH 5112. Archaic and Classical Greek Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr, Clas/ArtH 5111)
Sculpture, painting, architecture and minor arts in Greek lands from the 9th through 5th centuries B.C. Examination of material remains of Greek culture; archaeological problems such as identifying and dating buildings; analysis of methods and techniques. Emphasis on Periklean Athens.

ARTS 8410. Studio Critique. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8400)

Studio based critique to foster critical dialogue about art practice across media/disciplines. Colloquium for ideas/theories that migrate between artistic practices and influence studio work.

Interdisciplinary, collaborative artist teams explore modes of creative expression at intersections of the arts. Students collaborate to co-author/produce works of art for pubic presentation. Emphazes integration of media arts with visual art, music, dance, and theater to produce interdisciplinary/collaborative art.

ARTS 8420. Seminar: Visiting Artists Program. (2 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N only. PrereqMFA student)

Introduction to work/ideas of visiting artists/critics. Individual studio critiques, group discussion. Students connect/extend topics to their thesis and supporting paper.

ARTH 5120. Field Research in Archaeology. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =CLCV 5120, CNES 5120. Prereq#)
Field excavation, survey, and research at archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area. Techniques of excavation and exploration; interpretation of archaeological materials.

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ARTH 5172. House, Villa, Tomb: Roman Art in the Private Sphere. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5172. PrereqOne intro art history course or #) ARTH 5340. Practicum in Archaeological Field and Computer Techniques. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 3340, CLCV 3340, CNES 3340, CNES 5340. PrereqOne course in ancient art/ archaeology or #) ARTH 5546. American Architecture: 1840 to 1914. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

The architecture, painting, and sculpture of urban houses, country estates, and tombs in the Roman World. Relationships between public and private spheres, and literary and physical evidence; usefulness of physical evidence in illuminating gender roles.

ARTH 5182. Art and the State: Public Art in the Roman Empire. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5182. PrereqOne intro art history course or #)

Methods for excavation of Old/New World sites. Meets at archaeometry/computer lab for part of semester and at selected site in Minnesota for day-long sessions for 9 to 10 weeks.

American architecture from 1840 to 1914, examined in relation to European precedents and American sociohistorical conditions. Critical attention to problems of style, the architectural profession, vernacular vs. higharchitecture, technology, economics, urbanism, and social reform.

Origins of Roman public art; use in maintaining community; exploitation by the first Emperor, Augustus; development and diffusion through the later Empire; varying capabilities to adjust to the demands of a Christian Empire.

ARTH 5411. Gender and Sexuality in Art Since 1863. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 5234. Gothic Sculpture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqjr or sr or grad or #)

The origin, character, and development of Gothic sculpture in France, the German empire, and the Netherlands, 1150-1400. Emphasis on French sculpture of the cathedral age and the emergence of a court style in Paris and elsewhere in Europe (e.g. London, Prague).

History of art from late 19th to early 21st century. How gender/sexuality have been central to that period?s artistic production, art criticism, and aesthetic theorization. How gender/sexuality are important themes for artists. How the writing of history reveals assumptions about gender/sex. Critical reading/writing.

ARTH 5575. Boom to Bust: American Art from the Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
American art/culture from 1917 to 1940. Boom of post-WWI affluence, bust of stock market crash, Midwestern Dust Bowl. How tumultuous times influenced painting, sculpture, photography, and industrial design.

ARTH 5413. Alternative Media: Video, Performance, Digital Art. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3464 or #)

ARTH 5655. African American Cinema. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 3655, AFRO 4655, ARTH 3655)

In-depth examination of development of alternative media in 20th/21st century art. Video technologies. Performance, time based art. Digital art.

African American cinematic achievements, from silent films of Oscar Micheaux through contemporary Hollywood and independent films. Class screenings, critical readings.

ARTH 5252. History of Early Christian Art in Context. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 5252. Prereq One 3xxx ArtH course or #)
The role played by art in the formation of early Christian and Byzantine communities, and in establishing their relationships with the Pagan world and early Islam.

ARTH 5417. Twentieth Century Theory and Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3464 or #)

Trends in 20th-century art theory, historical methodology, criticism. Key philosophical ideas of modernism/postmodernism: formalism, semiotics, poststructuralism, feminism, marxism, psychoanalysis, deconstruction.

ARTH 5725. Ceramics in the Far East. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Selective examination of representative pottery and ceramic wares produced in China, Korea, and Japan from the Neolithic era to modern times. Nearly every major ceramic type is represented.

ARTH 5301. Visual Culture of the Atlantic World. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Visual culture of Atlantic world, from Columbus to American Revolution. Visual objects, practices considered in context of Europes colonization of Americas. Slavery, religious conflict, international commerce, production of scientific knowledge addressed in terms of their impact upon visual imagery.

ARTH 5422. Off the Wall: History of Graphic Arts in Europe and America in the Modern Age. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)
History/theory of creation of lithography, social caricature (e.g., Daumier, Gavarni), revival of etching (e.g., Goya, mid-century practitioners, Whistler), and color lithography (e.g., Toulouse-Lautrec, Vuillard, Bonnard). Media changes of 20th century. Revolutionary nature of new media.

ARTH 5765. Early Chinese Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Develop a more effective way to understand the unique qualities of an individual work of art. Concentration is on accessible works of art in local private and museum collections.

ARTH 5766. Chinese Painting. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Major works from the late bronze age to the modern era that illustrate the development of Chinese landscape painting and associated literary traditions.

ARTH 5302. Print Culture in Early Modern Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

ARTH 5454. Design Reform in the Era of Art Nouveau. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 5767. Japanese Painting. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Japanese pictorial arts from the late tomb period to the modern era; special attention to the development of indigenous traditions.

Cultural history of printed images in Europe from their emergence in 15th century through about 1750. Book illustration, reproductive printmaking. History of print connoisseurship. Prints and scientific knowledge. Role of print culture in major social/political events such as Protestant Reformation.

History of art nouveau in France, Belgium, England, Germany, Austria, Scotland, United States. Innovations in architecture, graphics, decorative arts; continental variants of the style. Major promoters and pioneers of modern design. Critical issues of design reform; texts integrated with principal monuments.

ARTH 5769. Connoisseurship in Asian Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

A selective examination of representative works of art produced in China from the Neolithic era to the Han Dynasty. Major archaeological sites and examples of art in local collections.

ARTH 5324. 15th-Century Painting in Northern Europe. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqjr or sr or grad or #)
The origin, character, and development of painting in France, the Netherlandish area, and the German Empire during the years 1350 to 1500. Emphasis on the Flemish school (e.g., Van Eyck brothers, Campin, Van der Weyden) and its influences.

ARTH 5463. Early 20th-Century Painting and Sculpture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Primary movements of early 20th century: fauvism, German expressionism, cubism, futurism, dadaism, surrealism, non-objective painting, constructivism, Orphism, early abstraction. Framed against postimpressionism and internationalism at turn of century.

ARTH 5775. Formation of Indian Art: 2500 BCE to 300 CE. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Sculpture/architecture, from Indus Valley civilization through Kushana period.

ARTH 5325. Art of the Aztec Empire . (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 5325)

ARTH 5466. Contemporary Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3464 or #)

ARTH 5776. Redefining Tradition: Indian Art, 400 to 1300. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Indias art/architecture, from earliest free-standing temples through 13th century. Focuses on temples, associated sculpture. Mural painting, beginnings of Islamic architecture in India.

Art/architecture of Nahuatl-speaking Aztecs of Central Mexico, from first appearance in archaeological record until Spanish invasion in 1521. Major scholarly problems, theoretical/methodological approaches. Analysis of scholarly writing, what constitutes evidence.

Survey of the art and important critical literature of the period after 1970. Origins and full development of postmodern and subsequent aesthetic philosophies.

ARTH 5535. Style, Tradition, and Social Content in American Painting: Colonial Era to 1876. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 5777. The Diversity of Traditions: Indian Art 1200 to Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 5335. Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 3335, HIST 3706)
Center of baroque culture--Rome--as city of spectacal and pageantry. Urban development. Major works in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Emphasizes ecclesiastical/private patrons who transformed the Eternal City into one of the worlds great capitals.

Americas colonial, Revolutionary era, and 19thcentury painters responses to the influence of European aesthetics. Key American painting types: portraiture, rural genre, and landscape from Copley and Gilbert Stuart to the Hudson River School and the chroniclers of the Western frontier.

Issues presented by sculpture, architecture and painting in India, from prehistoric Indus Valley civilization to present day.

ARTH 5781. Age of Empire: The Mughals, Safavids, and Ottomans. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 5536. Topical Studies in American Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Course description varies from year to year, depending on the current research interests of the instructor and the needs and interests ofadvanced undergraduate and graduate students in modern and American art.

Artistic developments under the three most powerful Islamic empires of the 16th through 19th centuries: Ottomans of Turkey; Safavids of Iran; Mughals of India. Roles of religion and state will be considered to understand their artistic production.

ARTH 5785. Art of Islamic Iran. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Architecture, painting, and related arts in Iran from the inception of Islam (7th century) through the 20th century. Understanding the nature of Islam in Persianate cultural settings and how artistic production here compares to the Islamic world.

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ARTH 5925. History of Photography as Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Origins and development of photography, with attention to technology and cultural impact. Major aesthetic achievements in photography from its beginning to present.

ARTH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ARTH 8520. Seminar: American Art and Material Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =AMST 8520. Prereq#)

Asian Languages and Literatures (ALL)

Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

ARTH 5927. Documentary Cinema. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

History of nonfiction filmmaking, from early forms of reportage and birth of documentary to emergence of film-verite and guerrilla television and work by independents (e.g., Errol Morris, Michael Moore).

Topics in American art, popular art, and material culture, emphasizing methods and techniques of inquiry: creation and use of archives, oral history, sources for pictorial evidence, and current approaches to interpreting traditional and non-traditional data.

College of Liberal Arts

ALL 5220. Pedagogy of Asian Languages and Literatures. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F only. Prereq Grad student)

ARTH 5940. Topics: Art of the Film. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Topics in film history including individual directors (e.g., Hitchcock, Welles), genres (e.g., westerns, musicals), and other topics (e.g., American independent filmmaking, film noir).

ARTH 5950. Topics: Art History. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ARTH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ARTH 8710. Seminar: Islamic Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Focus depends on current research interests of the professor and needs and interests of graduate students in Islamic and Asian art history.

Second language acquisition theory, methods, testing, and technology applicable to teaching of modern Asian languages/literatures.

ALL 5261. Work of Translation: Theory, Function, and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Native or near-native] speaker of English, advanced speaker/reader of at least one other [classical or vernacular] language)
Issues surrounding translation. Theories of representation. Ideological work. Readings/discussion of both historical/contemporary writing on translation. Actual translation tasks.

ARTH 5993. Directed Study. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) ARTH 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) ARTH 8001. Art Historiography: Theory and Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Key texts, from Renaissance to present, from western/ non-western fields, relating to history/criticism of both art and visual culture. Focuses on recent critical theory, its re-examination of assumptions underlying the discipline.

ARTH 8720. Seminar:East Asian Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research focuses on closely defined topic, such as a short period of Chinese art, a restricted subject, or role of a single artist. A substantive research paper is required and participation in the seminar dialogue is expected.

ALL 5265. Traditional Poetics and Aesthetics in East Asia. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSome knowledge of East Asian culture/literature suggested)

Introduction to traditional theories of poetics/aesthetics in East Asia. Emphasizes China and Japan. Chinese interpretations of classic Poetry, their impact on conception of poetry in general. Correspondences of poetic/painting theory. Impact of Zen Buddhism on aesthetics. Japanese court treatises on poetry.

ARTH 8120. Computer Applications in Art History and Archaeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ARTH 8770. Seminar: Art of India. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3 cr art history, #) ARTH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Seminar. Potential of digital technology as applied to art history/archaeology. Computer technologies as affecting methodologies of art history/archaeology. Way in which art history/archaeology can contribute to emerging computer applications.

Selected problems and issues in history of South Asian art. Topic varies by offering.

ALL 5276. Liberalism and Its Critics: Global Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F only)

Survey of liberal political thought and various critics of it that arose in extreme left/right political perspectives, including those in colonial contexts and within non-Western religious formations, especially Hindu and Muslim.

ARTH 8190. Seminar: Issues in Ancient Art and Archaeology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 8190. Prereq#)
Selected topics, with special attention to current scholarly disputes. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

ARTH 8920. Seminar: Film History and Criticism. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Selected topics in film history and theory, including specific directors, genres, movements, periods, and critical issues (e.g., violence).

ALL 5333. Poetry and Power in Early China: Book of Songs and Songs of the South. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqUpper div undergrad or grad student)

ARTH 8200. Seminar: Medieval Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Focus on a major art historical theme, artist, period, or genre.

ARTH 8950. Seminar: Issues in the History of Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3 cr art history, #)
Theoretical or topical issues. Topics vary.

ARTH 8320. Seminar: Issues in Early Modern Visual Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

ARTH 8970. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

How to read/analyze poems from early anthologies in terms of their display/invocation of different types of cultural power. Power that poems have held over Chinese literary tradition in subsequent millennia, their literary influence/position in intellectual/political lives of Chinese readers. Studies that relate to the poetry and social/material culture.

Issues in visual culture of Europe and the Americas, 1500-1750. Topics vary, may include representation of body, collectors/collecting, impact of Reformation, image/book, art/discovery, early modern vision/ visuality.

Asian American Studies (AAS)

Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

ALL 5334. Voices From Early China: Book of Songs and Songs of the South. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergraduate major in ALL or grad student or #)

ARTH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ARTH 8340. Seminar: Baroque Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary.

College of Liberal Arts

AAS 5920. Topics in Asian American Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Students read/analyze poems from Book of Songs and Songs of the South (ca. 1000-300 B.C.E.). Literary influence, position the poems have held in intellectual, emotional, and political lives of Chinese readers. Historical, cultural, and theoretical studies that relate to the poetry and the voices in it.

ALL 5343. Lovers, Clowns, and Acrobats: An Introduction to Chinese Drama. (3 cr; A-F only)
Traditional Chinese drama/theater. Students read/ discuss major masterpieces of Chinese drama in English translation. Major secondary scholarship. Theatrical practices of modern opera (especially Beijing opera) through in-class viewings. Focuses on representation of gender/romance.

AAS 5996. Graduate Proseminar. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only)

ARTH 8400. Seminar: Issues in 19th-Century Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Typical seminars have included symbolism, role of the academy and the avant-garde, surrealism in art and theory, and Franco-American relationships at the turn of the 20th century.

Discussions/presentations from various disciplinary perspectives on research, activism, and performance in Asian American/Diasporic Studies. Students engage in dialogue, observe models of scholarly engagement, and reflect on issues within Asian American/diasporic studies.

ALL 5356. Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Film. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div undergrad or grad student)

ARTH 8440. Seminar: Contemporary Art. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Identity politics in contemporary art. Theories of performance/performativity. Nationalism/sexuality in art since 1980s. Discourses of death in postmodernism. Body at turn of 21st century.

How gender/sexuality have been depicted, constructed, and subverted in Chinese cinemas (including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) from 1930s to present. Weekly film screenings, readings on Chinese film, key works of feminist film theory.

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ALL 5357. Chinese Cinematic Realisms. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) ALL 5636. South Asian Women Writers. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or advanced undergrad)

Astronomy (AST)
Department of Astronomy

Various styles of realism in Chinese cinemas (mainland, Taiwan) from silent era to present. Theories of realism, conceptions of the Real applied in close readings of major films, placed in historical context. Chinas negotiation of modernity during 20th century.

ALL 5358. Chinese Revolutionary Cinema. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Cinema associated with Chinese revolutionary movement of 20th century. Left-wing cinema movement in Shanghai in 1930s. Revolutionary realism/romanticism of Mao era. Legacy of revolutionary film during post-Mao reform era.

Survey of South Asian womens writing, from early years of nationalist movement to present. Contemporary writing includes works by immigrant writers. Concerns, arguments, and nuances in works of women writing in South Asia and diaspora.

Institute of Technology
AST 5012. The Interstellar Medium. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2001, Phys 2601 or #)
Survey of physical processes in the interstellar medium. Dynamic processes, excitation processes, emission and absorption by gas and dust. Hot bubbles, HII regions, molecular clouds.

ALL 5671. Hinduism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ALL 3671)

Development of Hinduism focusing on sectarian trends, modern religious practices, myths and rituals, pilgrimage patterns and religious festivals, and the interrelationship between Indian social structure and Hinduism.

ALL 5359. Early Shanghai Film Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Shanghai film culture, from earliest extant films of 1920s to end of Republican Era in 1949. Influences on early Chinese film, from traditional Chinese drama to contemporary Hollywood productions. Effects of leftist politics on commercial cinema. Chinese star system, material film culture.

ALL 5672. Buddhism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ALL 3672, RELS 3371, RELS 5371)

AST 5022. Relativity, Cosmology, and the Universe. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHYS 5022. Prereq [2001, Phys 2601] or #)
Large-scale structure/history of universe. Introduction to Newtonian/relativistic world models. Physics of early universe, cosmological tests, formation of galaxies.

Historical account of Buddhist religion in terms of its rise, development, various schools, and common philosophical concept. Indian Buddhism compared with Hinduism; Buddhisms demise and revival on the Indian subcontinent.

ALL 5366. The Nation in Modern Chinese Film and Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student)
Chinese nationhood as represented/negotiated in film/ literature from early 20th Century to present. How China was re-imagined as a modern nation in culture, from Republican era to Mao era to the reform era. How alternative national visions of nationhood arose in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

ALL 5682. Romanticism and Empire: Britain and India. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Investigation of intersection of modern imperialism and aesthetics of Romanticism in different locations of British imperial system. Emphasizes primary works of English, Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu Romanticism. Politics of empire/orientalism. Spatiality of romanticism. Geography of imperialism. Spread and political employment of particular aesthetic ideologies.

AST 5201. Methods of Experimental Astrophysics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div IT or grad or #)

Contemporary astronomical techniques and instrumentation. Emphasizes data reduction and analysis, including image processing. Students make astronomical observations at OBrien Observatory and use departments computing facilities for data analysis. Image processing packages include IRAF, AIPS, IDL, MIRA.

ALL 5374. Representing the Past: Chinese Myth, Legend, and Ideology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ALL 5900. Topics in Asian Literature. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

AST 8001. Radiative Processes in Astrophysics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Analysis of texts that contain early Chinese myths, legends, and historical narratives in their construction of an understandable world. How such materials have been incorporated into different cultural formations from later periods, including contemporary popular culture. How they have figured into the construction of China and Chineseness in 20th Century.

ALL 5920. Topics in Asian Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Introduction to classical/quantum physics of electromagnetic radiation as it applies to astro-physics. Emphasizes radiative processes (e.g., emission, absorption, scattering) in astrophysical contexts (e.g., ordinary stars, ISM, neutron stars, active galaxies).

ALL 5990. Directed Study. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)

AST 8011. High Energy Astrophysics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Energetic phenomena in the universe. Radiative processes in high energy regimes; supernovae, pulsars, and X-ray binaries; radio galaxies, quasars, and active galactic nuclei.

ALL 5433. Womens Writing in Premodern Japan in Translation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Individual reading/study, with guidance of a faculty member, on topics not covered in regular courses.

Genji monogatari (lengthy narrative), Makura no soshi (collection of vignettes), poetry. Gendered writing system/authorship, narrative techniques. Sexuality/ figure of author. Strategies of fictionality.

ALL 8001. Critical Approaches to Asian Literary and Cultural Studies. (3 cr; A-F only) ALL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, [adviser, DGS] consent) ALL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, [adviser, DGS] consent)

Constructions of national identity, its consolidation in current disciplinary/academic structures.

AST 8021. Stellar Astrophysics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Stellar structure, evolution, and star formation. Emphasizes contemporary research.

ALL 5436. Literature by 20th-Century Japanese Women in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

AST 8031. Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Introduction to physics of ideal/non-ideal fluids with application to problems of astrophysical interest. Steady/unsteady flows, instabilities, turbulence. Conducting fluid flows. Magnetohydrodynamics.

Literary and historical exploration of selected works by Japanese women writers in a variety of genres. All literary texts read in English.

ALL 5466. Japanese Popular Culture in a Global Context. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

What happens when one nations popular culture begins to permeate others. Japanimation, manga, fashion, and music. Relationship of popular culture to nation(alism), ethnicity, gender, and identity. Effects of popular culture on consumers, socialization. Ways that consumption affects us personally.

ALL 5476. Japanese Minority Literatures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOne 3xxx course in modern [Meiji or later] Japanese literature)
Fiction/poetry by Okinawans, zainichi (Japanese of Korean descent) writers, and authors from outcaste burakumin. Interrogation of minority literature as theoretical construct. Alteration of what constitutes Japanese literature. Relationships between a groups historical experiences and literary representation.

ALL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ALL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade) ALL 8990. Directed Readings. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only. PrereqPhD student)
Companion course for 5xxx course. Students meet one hour per week to discuss advanced readings. Guided readings in foreign language(s) of specialty, where appropriate.

AST 8041. Comparative Planetology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Overview of current knowledge of the solar system. Formation history of protostellar nebula, physical properties of major planetary bodies/moons. Sun and fossils of epoch of planetary system formation: comets, asteroids, minor bodies.

AST 8051. Galactic Astronomy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Content, structure, evolution, and dynamics of Milky Way Galaxy. Emphasizes recent observations from space-/ground-based telescopes.

AST 8061. Radio Astronomy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Techniques/applications of radio astronomy. Basics of signal-to-noise ratios. Sensitivities/applications of Fourier transform and power spectra. Aperture synthesis, single dish applications. Observing of continuum emission and spectral line emission/ absorption, astrophysical examples.

ALL 5477. Kurosawa, Masculinity, and Cold War. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced undergrad or grad student)
Akira Kurosawa?s work as a film director. Emphasizes revising dominant interpretations of Japanese film/ masculinity in context of pre-WWII Japanese and Cold War Japanese-U.S. situation. Politics of culture, class, social agency, and gender coding.

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AST 8071. Infrared Astronomy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Techniques/applications of infrared astronomy. Basics of signal-to-noise ratios/sensitivities, challenges of developing infrared instrumentation. Observations of continuum emission (blackbody, free-free, synchrotron). Spectral line emission/absorption, infrared polarization. Astrophysical examples.

BIOC 5352. Biotechnology and Bioengineering for Biochemists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =MICB 5352. Prereq[[3021 or 4331 or BIOL 3021 or or MICB 4111], [BIOL 3301 or MICB 3301]] or #)
Protein biotechnology. Microorganisms used as hosts for protein expression, protein expression, and engineering methods. Production of enzymes of industrial interest. Applications of protein biotechnology in bioelectronics. Formulation of therapeutic biopharmaceuticals.

BIOC 8001. Biochemistry: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBMBB or MCDB&G grad student or #)
Protein structure, methods to determine structure, protein folding, forces stabilizing macromolecular structure, protein engineering, design. Dynamic properties of proteins/enzymes, enzyme substrate complexes, mechanism of enzyme catalysis. Enzymology of metabolic regulation and cell signaling.

AST 8081. Cosmology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Role of gravity in cosmology. Background, recent research advances.

AST 8110. Topics in Astrophysics. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) AST 8120. Topics in Astrophysics. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) AST 8200. Astrophysics Seminar. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) AST 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) AST 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) AST 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) AST 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) AST 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) AST 8990. Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

BIOC 5353. Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Small Molecules. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[3021 or 4331 or Biol 3021 or MicB 4111], [Biol 3301 or MicB 3301]] or #)

BIOC 8002. Molecular Biology and Regulation of Biological Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBMBB or MCDB&G grad student or #)

Small molecule biotechnology. Screening strategies for drug discovery. Secondary metabolite and antibiotic biosynthesis. Combinatorial methods for generating new pharmaceutically active natural products. Production of organic acids and vitamins. Introduction to metabolic engineering.

Structure/stability of nucleic acids, genome organization. Chromosome mechanics, including DNA replication, recombination, and transposable elements. Mechanism/regulation of gene expression, including transcription, processing, and translation. Genetic/ enzymatic controls. Cell cycle controls. Regulation of development.

BIOC 5361. Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq College-level courses in [organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology])

BIOC 8084. Research and Literature Reports. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad BMBB major or #)
Current developments.

Introduction to genomics. Emphasizes microbial genomics. Sequencing methods, sequence analysis, genomics databases, genome mapping, prokaryotic horizontal gene transfer, genomics in biotechnology, intellectual property issues.

BIOC 8184. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereqgrad BMBB major or DGS consent)
Reports on recent developments in the field and on research projects in the department.

BIOC 5401W. Advanced Metabolism and Its Regulation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3021 or 4331 or Biol 3021)

Underlying principles that determine metabolism of common/unusual compounds in plants, animals, microorganisms. Regulation of carbon, energy flow in whole organisms.

BIOC 8213. Selected Topics in Molecular Biology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GCD 8213. Prereq8002 or #)

BIOC 5444. Muscle. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHSL 5444. PrereqBiol/BioC 3021 or 4331 or Phsl 3061 or #)

Muscle structure/function: molecular mechanism by which force is generated.

Current topics such as DNA replication, recombination and gene conversion, regulation of gene expression, chromatin structure and transcription, developmental gene regulation, organellar gene expression, RNA splicing, initiation/control of translation, animal viruses, transposable elements, somatic recombination, oncogenes.

Research under supervision of a graduate faculty member.

BIOC 5527. Introduction to Modern Structural Biology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[intro biochemistry, intro physics] or physical chemistry or #)

BIOC 8216. Signal Transduction and Gene Expression. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8002 or #)
Cell signaling, metabolic regulation in development. Procaryotic/eucaryotic systems used as models for discussion. Literature-based course.

Biochemistry (BIOC)
Department of Biochemistry, Moleccular Biology, and Biophysics

Methods employed in modern structural biology to elucidate macromolecular structures. Primary focus on X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Principles underlying structural biology and structure/function relationships.

BIOC 8290. Current Research Techniques. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad BMBB major)
Research project carried out in laboratory of a staff member.

College of Biological Sciences

BIOC 5001. Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology. (5 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOC 6001. Prerequndergrad course in biochemistry, #) BIOC 5225. Graduate Laboratory in NMR Techniques. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq8001 or #)

BIOC 5528. Spectroscopy and Kinetics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntro physical chemistry or equiv; intro biochemistry recommended)

BIOC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) BIOC 8401. Ethics, Public Policy, and Careers in Molecular and Cellular Biology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [BMBB or MCDB&G])
Ethics of scientific investigation from viewpoint of western scientific enterprise. Relationship between science, culture, and public policies. Careers in molecular/cellular biology. Nontraditional career tracks. Invited speakers, case studies, small-group discussions, lectures.

Integrated course in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and developmental biology.

Biochemical dynamics from perspectives of kinetics and spectroscopy. Influence of structure, molecular interactions, and chemical transformations on biochemical reactions. Focuses on computational, spectroscopic, and physical methods. Steady-state and transient kinetics. Optical and magnetic resonance spectroscopies.

Practical aspects of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry. Hands-on experience with 500/600 MHz instruments. Sample preparation/ handling, contamination sources, tube/probe options, experiment selection, experimental procedures, software, data processing.

BIOC 5531. Macromolecular Crystallography I: Fundamentals and Techniques. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[One organic chemistry or biochemistry course], [two calculus or college physics courses]] or instr approval)
Macromolecular crystallography for protein structure determination/engineering. Determining macromolecule structure by diffraction.

BIOC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) BIOC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

BIOC 5309. Biocatalysis and Biodegradation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =MICE 5309. Prereqchemistry through organic chemistry, knowledge of wordprocessing, e-mail, access to World Wide Web, access to college-level science library)
Assess validity of information on biocatalysis and biodegradation; learn fundamentals of microbial catabolic metabolism as it pertains to biodegradation of environmental pollutants; biocatalysis for specialty chemical synthesis; display of this information on the Web.

BIOC 5532. Macromolecular Crystallography II: Techniques and Applications. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5531)
Determining structure of macromolecule by diffraction. Using software in macromolecular crystallography.

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BIOC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) BIOC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) BTHX 5620. Social Context of Health and Illness. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Bioinformatics (BINF)
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Social context in which contemporary meanings of health and illness are understood by providers/patients. Ethical implications. Readings from history, social science, literature, and first-person accounts.

Medical School
BINF 5480. Bioinformatics Journal Club. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Bioinformatics Journal Club

Bioethics, Center for (BTHX)

Center for Bioethics
BTHX 5000. Topics in Bioethics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Bioethics topics of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

BTHX 5900. Independent Study in Bioethics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Students propose area for study with faculty guidance, write proposal which includes outcome objectives and work plan. Faculty member directs students work and evaluates project.

BINF 5490. Topics in Bioinformatics. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent or group study in bioinformatics.

BTHX 8000. Advanced Topics in Bioethics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4xxx or 5xxx ethics course or #)
Topics of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Biology (BIOL)
College of Biological Sciences
BIOL 5407. Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOL 3407, BIOL 3408W, BIOL 3807, EEB 3001. Prereq[One semester college biology, [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or MATH 1281 or equiv], grad student] or #)

BTHX 5010. Bioethics Proseminar. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqBioethics grad student or grad minor)
Introduction to topics in bioethics.

BTHX 8114. Ethical and legal Issues in Genetic Counseling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[MCDG MS, genetic counseling specialization] or #)
Professional ethics. Ethical/legal concerns with new genetic technologies.

BTHX 5100. Introduction to Clinical Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Most frequent ethical problems faced by clinicians, patients/families, and ethics consultants. Forgoing life sustaining treatment, decisional capacity, informed consent, treatment refusals, death/dying, pediatric ethics, reproductive issues, research ethics, psychiatric illness. Real cases.

BTHX 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser consent, DGS consent) BTHX 8500. Practicum in Bioethics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr] Prereq-#)
Supervised placement to apply knowledge/skills from core courses. Individualized plan is developed between student, bioethics adviser or DGS, and mentor at practicum site.

Principles of population growth/interactions and ecosystem function applied to ecological issues, including regulation of human populations, dynamics/ impacts of disease, invasions by exotic organisms, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity. Lab.

BIOL 5409. Evolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOL 2822, BIOL 3409. PrereqOne semester of college biology, grad student)

BTHX 5210. Ethics of Human Subjects Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Issues in ethics of human subjects research.

Diversity of forms in fossil record and in presently existing biology. Genetic mechanisms of evolution. Examples of ongoing evolution in wild/domesticated populations and in disease-causing organisms. Lab.

BTHX 8510. Gender and the Politics of Health. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

BTHX 5300. Foundations of Bioethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Overview of major contemporary frameworks, foundational issues in bioethics.

BTHX 5325. Biomedical Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Major topics/issues in biomedical ethics. Patients rights/duties, informed consent, confidentiality, ethical issues in medical research, initiation/termination of medical treatment, euthanasia, abortion, allocation of medical resources.

Significance of gender to health and health care. Feminist analysis regarding moral/political importance of gender, possibly including contemporary western medicine s understanding of the body, childbirth, and reproductive technologies; cosmetic surgery; chronic illness; disability; participation in research; gender and classification of disease. Care work, paid/non-paid. Readings from feminist theory, history, social science, bioethics, and moral philosophy.

BIOL 5485. Introductory Bioinformatics. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq4003 or &4003 or equiv)

Modern computational tools used in molecular biology and genomics research. When/how to use particular tools, how to interpret results. Principles and advantages/disadvantages of various methods.

BIOL 5511. Teaching the Biological Sciences. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq6 cr in the life sciences)
Methods and teaching styles used by outstanding university teachers including reviews and critiques from research on teaching. Opportunities for students to practice and evaluate teaching strategies.

BTHX 8610. Medical Consumerism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

BTHX 5400. Introduction to Bioethics in Health Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or professional student or #)
Topics vary to reflect issues of current significance. Relates to law/politics as appropriate but focuses on moral analyses of policy issues.

BTHX 5453. Law, Biomedicine, and Bioethics. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)
Law/bioethics as means of controlling important biomedical developments. Relationship of law and bioethics. Role of law/bioethics in governing biomedical research, reproductive decisionmaking, assisted reproduction, genetic testing/screening, genetic manipulation, and cloning. Definition of death. Use of life-sustaining treatment. Organ transplantation.

Roots/implications of medical consumerism. How consumerist model shapes concepts of disease/ disability. Larger historical developments that have led to current situation. How movement toward consumerism changes the profession of medicine. How tools of medical enhancement shape the way we think about our identities and live our lives. Texts from philosophy, history, literature, law, film, and social sciences.

BIOL 5910. Special Topics in Biology for Teachers. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq BA or BS in science or science education or elementary education or K-12 licensed teacher)

Courses developed for K-12 teachers depending on topics or subtopics which might include any of the following: plant biology, animal biology, genetics, cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology.

BTHX 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade) BTHX 8900. Advanced Independent Study in Bioethics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

BIOL 5913. Biology for Teachers: Monarchs in the Classroom. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[Elementary or middle school or high school or preservice] teacher or #], application)

BTHX 5610. Seminar in Publication and Ethics Research. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Students propose area for individual study with faculty guidance. Students write proposal, which includes outcome objectives and work plan. Faculty member directs students work and evaluates project.

Two-week summer workshop. Week one focuses on monarch butterfly biology taught through fieldwork, labs, lecture, and research projects. A 2- to 3-week break follows, when students raise monarchs, conduct simple experiments. Week two focuses on designing classroom activities/projects based on monarch biology. Follow-up meetings held during academic year.

Making a career publication strategy. Selecting publication venues. Literature search for paper. Resolving authorship issues. Ethics in publication. Manuscript formatting, including structure abstract, paper sections, citations, footnotes, and acknowledgments. Letters of submission. Responding to peer review.

BIOL 5950. Special Topics in Biology. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
In-depth study of special topic in life sciences.

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Biomedical Engineering (BMEN)

Biomedical Engineering

BMEN 5311. Advanced Biomedical Transport Processes. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =CHEN 5753, ME 5381. PrereqIT upper div or grad student or #; [ChEn 5103 or ME 5342] recommended)

BMEN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) BMEN 8401. New Product Design and Business Development. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ENTR 6041, ENTR 6087, ME 8221, OMS 6061. Prereq[IT grad student or CSOM grad student], some design experience; 8401, 8402 must be taken same yr)

Institute of Technology
BMEN 5001. Advanced Biomaterials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3301 or MatS 3011 or grad student or #)

Introduction to biological fluid, mass, and heat transport. Mass transferacross membranes. Fluid flow in vessels/interstitium. Heat transfer in cells, tissues, and body. Applications to blood oxygenation, respiration, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.

Commonly used biomaterials. Chemical/physical aspects. Practical examples from such areas as cardiovascular/orthopedic applications, drug delivery, and cell encapsulation. Methods used for chemical analysis and for physical characterization of biomaterials. Effect of additives, stabilizers, processing conditions, and sterilization methods.

BMEN 5351. Cell Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2501 or 5501], CSCI 1107, [Math 2243 or Math 2373], [IT upper div or grad student or #])
Engineering approaches to cell-related phenomena important to cell/tissue engineering. Receptor/ligand binding. Trafficking/signaling processes. Applications to cell proliferation, adhesion, and motility. Cellmatrix interactions.

Student teams work with IT and CSOM faculty and company representatives to develop a product concept for sponsoring company. Assignments include concept/ detail design, manufacturing, marketing, introduction strategy, profit forecasting, production of product prototype.

BMEN 5041. Tissue Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT upper div or grad student or med student or #)
Fundamentals of wound healing and tissue repair; characterization of cell-matrix interactions; case study of engineered tissues, including skin, bone marrow, liver, vessel, and cartilage; regulation of biomaterials and engineered tissues.

BMEN 5371. Biomedical Applications of Heat Transfer in Humans. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPhsl 3061, Phsl 3071, Phsl 5061)

BMEN 8402. New Product Design and Business Development. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ME 8222. Prereq=ME 8222; 8401)

Overview of physiology underlying thermoregulation in humans, clinical applications of heat transfer in humans, framework for design project.

Student teams work with IT and CSOM faculty and company representatives to develop a product concept for sponsoring company. Assignments include concept/ detail design, manufacturing, marketing, introduction strategy, profit forecasting, production of product prototype.

BMEN 5101. Advanced Bioelectricity and Instrumentation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[IT upper div, grad student] or #)

BMEN 5401. Advanced Functional Biomedical Imaging. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student or #)

Instrumentation, computer systems, and processing requirements for clinical physiological signals. Electrode characteristics, signal processing, and interpretation of physiological events by ECG, EEG, and EMG. Measurement of respiration and blood volume/flow.

BMEN 5102. Bioelectric Measurements and Therapeutic Devices II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101 or #)

Functional biomedical imaging modalities. Principles/ applications of representative functional imaging technologies that offer high spatial resolution or temporal resolution. Emphasizes principles and methodological foundations of bioelectromagnetic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. Other functional biomedical imaging modalities.

BMEN 8431. Controlled Release: Materials, Mechanisms, and Models. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PHM 8431. PrereqDifferential equations course including partial differential equations or #)

Physical, chemical, physiological, and mathematical principles underlying design of delivery systems for drugs. Small molecules, proteins, genes. Temporal controlled release.

BMEN 5411. Neural Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3401 recommended)

Theory/application of electrical stimulation in areas of therapeutic/functional neuromuscular stimulation and pain control, cardiac pacing, defibrillation, tissue healing, and electrotherapy. Safety of electric fields. Electrical tissue impedance measurements.

BMEN 5151. Introduction to BioMEMS and Medical Microdevices. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq IT sr or grad student or medical student)
Design/microfabrication of sensors, actuators, drug delivery systems, microfluidic devices, and DNA/ protein microarrays. Packaging, biocompatibility, ISO 10993 standards. Applications in medicine, research, and homeland security.

Theoretical basis. Signal processing techniques. Modeling of nervous system, its response to stimulation. Electrode design, neural modeling, cochlear implants, deep brain stimulation. Prosthetic limbs, micturition control, prosthetic vision. Brain machine interface, seizure prediction, optical imaging of nervous system, place cell recordings in hippocampus.

BMEN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) BMEN 8601. Biomedical Engineering Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Lectures and demonstrations of university and industry research introducing students and faculty to methods and goals of biomedical engineering.

BMEN 5421. Introduction to Biomedical Optics. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqIT sr or grad student)
Biomedical optical imaging/sensing principles, lasertissue interaction, detector design, noise analysis, interferometry, spectroscopy. Optical coherence tomography, polarization, birefringence, flow measurement, fluorescence, nonlinear microscopy. Tours of labs.

BMEN 8602. Biomedical Engineering Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Lectures and demonstrations of university and industry research introducing students and faculty to methods and goals of biomedical engineering.

BMEN 5201. Advanced Biomechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3001 or equiv], [IT upper div or grad student]] or #)

BMEN 8630. Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad BMEn major)
Student presentations of current thesis research or other areas of biomedical engineering.

Introduction to biomechanics of musculoskeletal system. Anatomy, tissue material properties. Kinematics, dynamics, and control of joint/limb movement. Analysis of forces/motions within joints. Application to injury, disease. Treatment of specific joints, design of orthopedic devices/implants.

BMEN 5444. Muscle. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Muscle structure/function: molecular mechanism by which force is generated.

BMEN 5501. Biology for Biomedical Engineers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEngineering upper div or grad student)

BMEN 5212. Tissue Mechanics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5201 or AEM 5501)
Fundamental principles of continuum mechanics applied to physiological systems. Systematic consideration of individual tissues and organs. Relationships among histology, anatomy, physiology, and mechanical function in these tissues. Changes in mechanical properties related to pathology. Emphasizes tissues in the cardiovascular system.

Concepts of cell/tissue structure/function. Basic principles of cell biology. Tissue engineering, artificial organs.

BMEN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) BMEN 8710. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) BMEN 8720. Internship in Biomedical Engineering. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad BMEn major)

BMEN 5502. Pathobiology of Medical Devices. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper division or grad student)
Biological response to biomaterials presented in context of fundamental principles of cell injury, adaptation, repair, or death. Diversity of medical uses of biomaterials, by organ system. Unique features of specific biological systems in which medical devices are used.

Supervised lab or industrial experience unrelated to students normal academic or employment experience.

BMEN 5910. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt) BMEN 5920. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering. (2-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

BMEN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

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BMEN 8820. Plan B Project. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBMEn MS student) BPHY 5174. Medical and Health Physics of Imaging II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TRAD 7174. Prereq5170 or #)

Project chosen by student and adviser to satisfy M.S. Plan B project requirement. Written report required.

BMEN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) BMEN 8900. Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics in biomedical engineering.

Physics of diagnostic imaging. Ultrasound, theoretical/ experimental applications of radionuclides in medicine and biology. Counting statistics and imaging systems associated with radiopharmaceuticals, radiation dosimetry, and safety in nuclear medicine.

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE)

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

BMEN 8910. Independent Study. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad BMEn major)

BPHY 5177. Radiation Therapy Physics Lab: Radiation Physics Basics. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5170 or &5173 or #)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

BBE 5001. Chemistry of Plant Materials. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 4001. PrereqGrad student or #)
Chemical principles underlying structure, properties, processing, and performance of plant materials.

Research or study of a topic determined by interests of student in consultation with faculty supervisor. Requires approval by faculty supervisor and director of graduate studies.

This course provides students hands-on experience with Hardware/software used in radiation therapy clinic for physics measurements.

BPHY 8147. Advanced Physics of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5174 or #)

Biomedical Science (BMSC)

Medical School
BMSC 8990. Research: Biomedical Sciences. (1-7 cr [max 42 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in MD/PhD program)
Content determined by interest of student in consultation with staff.

NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and MRI physics, spatial selection and encoding, imaging hardware and system engineering. Imaging sequences, associated contrast/resolution. Recent developments in MRI.

BBE 5023. Process Control and Instrumentation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4023W. PrereqGrad student or #)
Fundamental principles in system dynamics/control. Emphasizes process systems and problems faced by process engineers.

BPHY 8148. Advanced Digital Imaging Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5171 or #)

Role of digital image science in medical imaging. Measurement of image quality, digital radiography. Image reconstruction for CT, SPECT, PET, and MRI. 3D image processing, image registration/visualization. Picture archiving, communications systems.

BBE 5095. Special Problems. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Advanced individual-study project. Application of engineering principles to specific problem.

Biophysical Sciences (BPHY)

Department of Radiology

BPHY 8149. Advanced Topics in Radiation Therapy Physics. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq[5170, 5173] or #)
Special procedures. Total body irradiation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy, image-guided radiation therapy. Treatment planning algorithms/techniques. Brachytherapy.

BBE 5102. Residential Indoor Air Quality. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 3102. PrereqGrad student or #)
Indoor air pollution issues found in residential structures, especially in the north central region of the United States. Pollutant descriptions, including measurement techniques and typical ranges of concentrations. Health effects. Pathways, transport mechanisms. Control strategies including mitigation and prevention.

Medical School
BPHY 5138. Research Seminar. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Topics introduce techniques/goals of biophysical sciences and medical physics. Lectures/ demonstrations.

Individualized study under faculty direction.

BPHY 8293. Directed Study in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

BBE 5202. Wood and Fiber Science. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

BPHY 5139. Seminar and Journal Club. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current research/topics related to goals/methods of biophysical sciences and medical physics. Lectures/ discussions.

BPHY 8294. Directed Research in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individualized research under faculty direction.

Wood as a bio-material. Woods anatomical/ cellular structure compared with other plant-derived materials. Woods physical properties/characteristics in various applications. Non-wood fiber, bio-product characteristics.

BPHY 5170. Basic Radiological Physics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TRAD 7170. Prereq#)
Theoretical/experimental aspects of radiological physics. Physicalproperties of various ionizing radiations, interactions of ionizingradiations with matter, methods of radiation dose measurement.

BPHY 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) BPHY 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) BPHY 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) BPHY 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) BPHY 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

BBE 5203. Environmental Impacts of Food Production. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqintended for non-engineering students; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for AGET 5203) BBE 5212. Safety and Environmental Health Issues in Plant and Animal Production and Processing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad student or sr or #; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for AGET 5212)

Crop production intensity, animal raising options, food processing waste alternatives, pest control.

BPHY 5171. Medical and Health Physics of Imaging I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TRAD 7171. Prereq5170 or #)

Physics of diagnostic imaging: specification/ quantification of image quality, X-ray production, image receptors, magnetic resonance imaging, radiation exposure and protection. Special imaging techniques, including mammography, computed tomography, and direct digital image capture.

Safety/health issues in food production, processing and horticultural work environments using public health, injury control, and health promotion frameworks: regulation, engineering, education. Traumatic injury, occupational illness, ergonomics, pesticide health effects, biotechnology, air contaminants.

BPHY 5172. Radiation Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TRAD 7172. Prereq5170 or #)
Effects of ionizing radiation on cells, tissues, and organisms. Biochemical/physiological bases of radiation effects. Biological rationale for radiation therapy practices.

BBE 5301. Surface and Colloid Science in Biobased Products Manufacturing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4301. PrereqGrad student or #)
Principles of surface and colloid science, their application tomanufacturing/performance of bio-based products.

BPHY 5173. Medical and Health Physics of Radiation Therapy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =TRAD 7173. Prereq5170 or #)

Measurements of radiation quality, output, and depth dose distributions for clinical use. Treatment parameter calculation. Beam modification and shaping. Treatment planning for fixed field and rotational therapy inexternal beam, intracavitary, and interstitial therapy. Computer applications in treatment planning. Principles/criteria for radiation protection.

BBE 5302. Organisms Impacting Bio-based Products. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4302. Prereq Grad student or #)

Organisms and their importance to bio-based products: deterioration, control, bioprocesses for benefit.

BBE 5303. Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4303. Prereq Grad student or #)

Principles of materials science, their application to biobased materials. Project required.

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BBE 5305. Pulp and Paper Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #) BBE 5412. Manufacturing and Applications of Bio-based Products. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4412W. PrereqGrad student or #) BBE 5533. Assessment and Diagnosis of Impaired Waters. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[CHEM 1022, BIOL 1009, FR 3114 or CE 4501, 5513] or #)
Assessing impaired waters and developing TMDL for conventional pollutants. Preparing/communicating legal, social and policy aspects. TMDL analysis of real-world impaired waters problem. Field trip to impaired waters site.

Pulping processes, fiber refining/processing, paper manufacturing, fiber/paper properties, paper recycling. Water requirements, effluent treatment. Chemical/ mechanical pulping, pulp preparation, secondary fiber, de-inking, wet end additives. Lab problems/exercises supplemented by lectures. Online course.

Manufacturing processes, end-use applications of biobased products.

BBE 5312. Pulp and Paper Unit Operations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

BBE 5413. A Systems Approach to Residential Construction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Application of principles of momentum, heat, and mass transfer to unit operations in pulp/paper industry. Fluid transport, filtration, sheet formation, sedimentation, drainage, pressing, heat exchange, evaporation, washing, bleaching, humidification/ drying, chemical/energy recovery. Computer simulation of multiple-stage systems. Online course.

Dynamic/interrelated issues of energy, moisture control, indoor air quality in residential bldgs. Emphasizes design, construction, and operational aspects to provide an energy efficient, durable structure, and healthy living environment. Interaction between moisture and wood products within building system.

BBE 5713. Biological Process Engineering. (3 cr; A-F only. =BBE 4713. Prereq[3033, [4013 or &4013], [upper div IT or grad student]] or #)
Material/energy balances. Homogeneous reactions of bioprocess engineering and biological systems. Fermentation engineering, reactor design fundamentals. Filtration, centrifugation, separation, absorption, extraction, chromatography. Biorefining. Conversion of biomass into bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials.

BBE 5314. Papermaking Processes and Process Engineering Laboratory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

BBE 5414. Advanced Residential Building Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4414. Prereq Grad student or #) BBE 5415. Advanced Residential Building Science Lab. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 4415. PrereqGrad student or #)
Concurrent with 4334. Exercises on advanced applications of heat/mass transfer to predict performance of residential buildings.

Theory/practice of design/operation of paper machines and associated finishing/converting equipment. Experiments illustrate/apply principles of momentum, heat, and mass transfer. Operation/performance optimization of pilot-plant paper machine. Process engineering studies of industrial production systems. Online course.

Building science theory, advanced applications for residential buildings. Focuses on heat/mass transfer.

BBE 5723. Food Process Engineering. (3 cr; A-F only. =BBE 4723. Prereq[[4013 or &4013], [upper div IT or grad student]] or #)

Food processing engineering. Applications of material balance, energy balance, fluid dynamics, and heat/ mass transfer to refrigeration, freezing, psychometrics, dehydration, evaporation, non-thermal processing, and separation. Development/control for food products.

BBE 5320. Applied Statistics for Process Industries: Measurement, Analysis, and Control. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

BBE 5416. Building Testing & Diagnostics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4416. PrereqGrad student or #)

BBE 5733. Renewable Energy Technologies. (3 cr; A-F only. =BBE 4733. PrereqUpper div IT or grad student or #)

Presented through the Internet. Basic concepts and most frequently used methods in statistical process control, analysis of variances, experiment design, and regression analysis. Online course.

BBE 5333. Off-road Vehicle Design. (3 cr; A-F only. =BBE 4333. Prereq[[3001, 4303] or [AEM 2021, AEM 3031], [CE 3502 or &CE 3502], upper div IT] or #)

Theoretical basis for performance testing. Diagnostics applications for residential structures. Focuses on existing structures and retrofit/remedial applications. Digital differential pressure gauges, blower doors, airflow hoods/grids, duct pressure testing, infrared thermography. Hands-on sessions for equipment use, problem solving.

Solar thermal energy, solar photovoltaics, biomass energy, wind energy, hydroelectricity, tidal power, and geothermal energy. Sustainable development: energy security, environmental, economic, and societal considerations.

BBE 8001. Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Presentation and discussions on current research topics, research philosophy and principles, proposal writing, and professional presentations.

Mechanics involved in designing/testing off-road vehicle. Vehicle mechanics, traction, and performance. Complexity/modeling of vehicle interaction with soil, muskeg, and snow. Students conduct case study or literature review and develop paper for publication.

BBE 5480. Special Topics. (3-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 3480. PrereqSr or grad student)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

BBE 8002. Research Seminar I. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8001 or &8001 or equiv)
Organization/critique of seminars on new developments in biosystems and agricultural engineering.

BBE 5362. Pulping and Bleaching. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

BBE 5503. Marketing of Bio-based Products. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 3503. PrereqGrad student or #)
Introduction to marketing function as it relates to current/emerging bio-based products industries (building materials, paper, fuels, etc.). Product positioning, pricing, promotion, and channel management within strategic planning and environmental marketing management.

BBE 8003. Research Seminar II. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8002 or equiv)
Moderate and critique seminars in biosystems and agricultural engineering.

Chemistry/technologies in producing paper-making raw material. Focuses on wood pulping/bleaching, including non-wood fibers and recycled fiber materials. Online course.

BBE 5401. Bioproducts Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Unit operations of bioproducts engineering/ manufacture. Project required.

BBE 5504. Bio-based Products Development and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student or #)
Concepts of new product development and product management and their application to bio-based products.

BBE 8005. Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. =AGRO 8005, HORT 8005, PLPA 8005, SOIL 8005. Prereq#)
Teaching experience is offered in the following departments: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Horticultural Science; Soil, Water, and Climate; Plant Pathology. Discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop a personal teaching philosophy.

BBE 5402. Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 4402. PrereqGrad student or #)
Laboratory exercises in bio-based products engineering.

BBE 5513. Watershed Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3023, upper div IT)

BBE 5403. Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 4403. PrereqGrad student or #)
Laboratory exercises in bio-based products engineering.

Application of engineering principles to managing surface runoff from agricultural, range, and urban watersheds. Design of facilities and selection of land use practices for controlling surface runoff to mitigate problems of flooding and degradation of surface-water quality.

BBE 8013. Parameter Estimation in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqStat 3021 or equiv, computer programming course)
Procedures for estimating parameter values and parameter uncertainty from experimental data. Values and interpretation of linear and nonlinear models using ordinary and weighted least-square methods. Design of experiments. Application to biosystems and agricultural engineering problems.

BBE 5404. Bio-based Composites Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =BBE 4404. PrereqGrad student or #)
Properties of bio-based composites.

BBE 5523. Ecological Engineering Design. (3 cr; A-F only. =BBE 4523. PrereqCHEM 1022, [BIOL 3407 or BIOL 3807 or EEB 4068 or LA 3204], CE 3502, upper div IT)
Applying ecological engineering. Design of remediation systems. Analysis of artificial ecosystems or natural ecosystems restoration. Wetland restoration, constructed wetlands. Biological engineering for slope stability. Waste treatment. Restoration of ecological service functions of watersheds.

BBE 5407. Bio-based Products Manufacturing and Applications I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BBE 4407. PrereqGrad student or #)
Manufacturing and product service considerations for wood/bio-based products. Chemistry of plant-based materials. Process of papermaking.

BBE 8094. Advanced Problems and Research. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5095) BBE 8300. Research Problems. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

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BBE 8303. Machinery Modeling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAEM 2021, CE 3502) BBE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) BIE 5101. Technological Problem Solving. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3111, 3112, 3121, 3122)
Capstone technology education course in which students research problems relative to various technological systems and develop solution(s) to the identified problems.

Machinery systems modeling using multibody dynamics simulation software (MBS). Students review models presented in the literature and report on limitations of modeling approaches used. Models are developed in the students areas of interest.

BBE 8304. Advanced Topics in Wood Drying. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4304)

Business Administration (BA)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
BA 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) BA 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) BA 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

BIE 5151. Technical Development: Specialized. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Rheological behavior of first-dried solid wood. Significance of creep to stress-strain pattern, shrinkage, and degrade development in lumber drying. Interpretation/evaluation of schedules, processes, and primary/auxiliary equipment used in commercial drying processes. Energy consideration in drying processes.

Students select/study technical processes/principles based on subjects they plan to teach, integrate specialized technical instruction in advanced/emerging areas.

BIE 5321. Vocational Guidance in Business and Industry Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

BBE 8306. Graduate Seminar. (2 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Communication of scientific knowledge related to wood and paper science through the media of poster sessions, oral presentations, and the Internet.

Self assessment, use of occupational and labor market information, job seeking skills, work and work satisfaction. For industrial teachers and trainers in school and industry settings.

BIE 5325. Foundations of Industrial Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Social, economic, psychological, philosophical, legislative, and pedagogical foundations of industrial education in the United States. Comparison with selected foreign countries. Analysis of contemporary trends against backdrop of early foundations.

BBE 8307. Advances and Methods in Forest Products Pathology and Preservation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4303) BBE 8311. Mechanics of Wood and Wood Composites. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Principles of wood protection, methods of evaluating preservatives. Emphasizes international developments.

Business and Industry Education (BIE)

Department of Work and Human Resource Education

BIE 5344. Facilities Management in Business and Industry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3112)
Planning, evaluating, and managing industrial education shop and lab facilities.

Advanced topics on behavior of wood composites.

BBE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) BBE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) BBE 8513. Hydrologic Modeling of Small Watersheds. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCE 3502, hydrology course)

College of Education and Human Development

BIE 5001. Teaching Marketing Promotion. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Materials, methods, and approaches to teaching marketing promotion. Covers the basic elements of the marketing mix: advertising, promotion, public relations, direct selling, visual merchandising, and direct marketing.

BIE 5365. Curriculum Development in Technology Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Conceptualization and derivation of content for the K-12 technology curriculum. Comparison of U.S. approaches to technology curriculum with selected countries.

BIE 5440. Business and Industry Observation and Seminar. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Study and representation of hydrologic processes by mathematical models: stochastic meteorological variables, infiltration, overland flow, return flow, evapotranspiration, and channel flows. Approaches for model calibration and evaluation.

BIE 5011. Introduction to Computer Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Current operating practices and career opportunities in business and industry. Planned experiences in work environments and related seminars.

BBE 8523. Coupled Heat, Moisture, and Chemical Transport in Porous Media. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[CSci 5301 or equiv], [[Math 5512, Math 5513] or equiv], [Soil 5232 or equiv], computer programming)

Instructional uses of computers and representative business/marketing education applications, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, and graphics.

BIE 5452. Methods of Teaching Business and Marketing Concepts. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

BIE 5012. Advanced Word Processing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or equiv)

Recent research/developments in teaching business concepts related to economics, business organization/ management, business law, entrepreneurship, marketing, international business, information systems, accounting, risk management, and personal finance.

Mathematical study of coupled heat, moisture, and chemical transport in porous media. Derivation of governing equations for coupled heat, moisture, and chemical transport. Derivation of numerical solution techniques to solve coupled equations. Comparison of numerical solutions to analytical solutions.

Develop/apply solution methods for office problems using word processing software including advanced editing, printing, and desktop publishing capabilities.

BIE 5457. Methods of Teaching Business Employment and Marketing Employment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

BIE 5013. Spreadsheet Analysis Using Computers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or equiv)

BBE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) BBE 8703. Managing Water in Food and Biological Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Chem 3501 or FScN 5451 or MatS 3011 or #)

Using spreadsheets to analyze data, monitor business records, and create models.

Recent research/developments in teaching for business employment. Administrative support positions, accounting/information processing, marketing, sales, computer operations, other occupations using desktop computing.

BIE 5014. Database Computer Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or equiv)
Business needs for computerized databases. Using database software to develop, maintain, and prepare reports.

BIE 5463. Methods in Teaching Keyboarding and Word Processing. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

BIE 5015. Integrated Computer Applications in Business and Marketing Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5011, 5012, 5013, 5014] or equiv)
Realistic business computer problems requiring integration of two or more application packages. Pedagogical issues of learning/teaching advanced computer applications.

Implementing keyboarding and word processing; effective teaching strategies; expected learner outcomes; evaluation methods; selecting hardware; instructional materials (including print, software, Internet); organizing and managing labs.

BIE 5475. Curriculum Development for Business and Marketing Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of water in foods and biological materials using NMR and MRI. Water and chemical reactivity, microbial activity, physiochemical properties and changes, and structural properties and changes in foods and biological materials.

BIE 5016. Web Development in Business. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5011 or equiv], CI 5362)
Introduction to developing interactive informational, instructional, and e-commerce sites. Basic Web development tools, including scripting languages.

Introduction to conceptual models for design/ delivery of business/marketing education programs in secondary/postsecondary schools, in adult education settings, and in business/industry. Preparing programs of instruction for secondary/postsecondary level. Making decisions regarding course content.

BBE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

BIE 5080. Special Topics in Business and Industry Education. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Content varies by offering.

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BIE 5596. Occupational Experience in Business and Industry. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#) CSPH 5102. Art of Healing: Self as Healer. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Introduction to individual transformational journey as part of health science education. Students become aware of their responsibility/resources to facilitate development of the self. Research data, experience of self that is part psychoneuroimmunology, mindbody-spirit approaches. Lecture, scientific literature, meditation, imagery, drawing, group interaction.

Observation/employment in business/industry to develop technical/occupational competencies. Includes 100 clock hours of supervised work experience per credit.

CSPH 5301. Cultures, Faith Traditions, and Health Care. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Culturally/spiritually based health care practices of selected native/immigrant populations in Minnesota. Clinical implications. Personal/professional conflicts for delivery of competent care to culturally diverse groups by those trained in Western health care.

BIE 5597. Internship: Business and Industry Education. (1-8 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Practical experience in business or industry as a professional educator or supervisor. Requires an integrative paper.

CSPH 5111. Ways of Thinking about Health. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #; instructor permission required for second enrollment in course)

CSPH 5311. Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

BIE 5605. Critical Issues in Business and Industry. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Identification and analysis of major current issues in business and industry education.

Cultural contexts explored through field-trip immersion experiences. Aspects of different health care systems: Indigenous North American, Vedic, traditional Chinese, biomedicine. Writing assignment.

BIE 5662. Computer Training in School and Industry Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HRD 5662. Prereq5011 or equiv)

CSPH 5115. Cultural Knowledge, Health, and Contemporary Cultural Communities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Philosophical roots of Shamanism, Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Influence of these philosophies on Chinese medicine. Evolution of concepts of the tao, Yin-Yang, microcosm, macrocosm. Development of herbal medicine, Tui Na, Qi Gong, acupuncture, moxibustion. Traditional Chinese medicine etiology of disease, physiology, diagnosis, therapy, disease prevention, ethics, psychology, cosmology.

Alternative teaching practices for business applications software: word processors, spreadsheets, graphics, desktop publishing, databases, and communications; public school and industry settings.

BIE 5796. Field Based Projects in Business and Industry. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud)

How personal cultural experience affects ones view of health, illness, and healing and ones professional practice. Wisdom of cultural communities. Cultural construct underpinning the medical system. Role of culture in interaction between practitioner and patient. Reconnecting to cultural heritage in healing.

CSPH 5315. Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Curricular, instructional, developmental, or evaluative problems and projects applicable to local school or business and industry situations.

CSPH 5201. Spirituality and Resilience. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Ethics, spirituality, and healing from perspective of traditional Tibetan medicine. Belief that illness results from imbalance and that treating illness requires correcting underlying imbalance. How to apply these principles, integrate them into clinical practice, and consult with a traditional Tibetan doctor.

BIE 5801. The Business of Tourism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud) BIE 5802. Education and Human Resource Development Through Tourism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Links between resilience and spirituality. Applications of resilience/health realization model to students personal/professional lives. Review of literature, theory, and research.

CSPH 5317. Yoga: Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to major theories, concepts, skills, and techniques influencing tourism business/industry.

CSPH 5211. Peacemaking and Spirituality: A Journey Toward Healing and Strength. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Students test claim that systematic yoga practice leads to optimal health. Yogas philosophy, scientific evidence, practical application. Students propose research-based programs for integrating yoga into personal/professional life.

Policies/practices of education and human resource development in tourism industry.

BIE 5803. Tourism Studies Capstone Seminar. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqTourism studies major)
Students present, critique, and discuss implications of supporting programs for tourism.

Influence of spirituality upon process of resolving conflict and making peace in intense interpersonal/ intrapersonal conflicts in multiple health care and social work settings, including in families, between patients/clients and nurses/social workers, within communities, among friends, between co-workers, or within ourselves.

CSPH 5318. Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda, and Yoga in India. (4 cr Prereq-[5315, 5317] or #)

Students study with expert practitioners in India. Using critical thinking, philosophical knowledge, cultural practices, scientific evidence, and research-based programs to integrate these traditions into personal/ professional life.

BIE 5993. Directed Study in Business and Industry. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

In-depth individual inquiry in the content areas related to business and industry.

CSPH 5215. Forgiveness and Healing: A Journey Toward Wholeness. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Impact of forgiveness on process of inter-/intrapersonal healing. Forgiveness/healing in health care and social work settings from multiple spiritual/secular traditions.

CSPH 5321. Public Health Priorities in the Developing World. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =INMD 7567. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Primary public health problems, priorities, and interventions in developing countries. Issues related to culture/indigenous health systems and of concern to health care providers who work abroad or with refugee communities in countries of resettlement.

BIE 8995. Research Problems: Business and Industry. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Adviser approval)

Individual research in business and industry education.

Center for Spirituality and Healing (CSPH)

Health Sciences
CSPH 5000. Explorations in Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Research/practice on therapies, delivery of complementary therapies, regulatory issues.

CSPH 5221. Significant Spiritual Texts of the 20th Century. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Diverse spiritual classics (i.e., elements of western canon that have proven over time to be resources of values). Resources of meaning for inner-life healers. How to establish a personal library for life-long journey of spiritual development.

CSPH 5325. Latinos: Culture and Health. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqjr or sr or grad student or #)

CSPH 5225. Meditation: Integrating Body and Mind. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

How Latino world view (cosmovision) affects health and compares with U.S. perspective. Differences in perception of time, family involvement, community belonging, gender roles, and communication styles. Folkloric beliefs. Specific issues such as AIDS, pregnancy, womens issues, pharmacy, and nutrition. Health issues of workers. Cultural competency.

CSPH 5101. Introduction to Complementary Healing Practices. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Meditation as a physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual inquiry. Students examine a variety of texts and develop ability to enter a state of calm, meditative awareness.

CSPH 5331. Foundations of Shamanism and Shamanic Healing. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Cultural contexts of healing traditions. Complementary therapies presented by practitioners, including traditional Chinese medicine, meditation, mindbody healing, spiritual practices, energy healing, naturopathy, herbalism, movement therapies, homeopathy, manual therapies, and nutrition.

CSPH 5226. Advanced Meditation: Body, Brain, Mind, and Universe. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [5225, [jr or sr or grad student]] or #)
Students work to integrate meditation practice into daily life, cultivating awareness of the fundamental oneness of body, brain, mind, and universe. Mindbody interactions in health. Hard problem of consciousness in brain science. Emergence of compassion, wisdom, and healing in non-discursive awareness.

3 -day retreat intensive. Shamanic philosophies, ritual etiquette, Core beliefs common to all shamanic healing practices. Cross-cultural healing beliefs/ practices, unique psychology for understanding them, their use with contemporary healing practices and for personal growth.

CSPH 5332. Global Healing Traditions: Amazonia Plant Spirit Medicine. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[5331, [grad student or jr or sr in health science or practicing health professional]] or #)
Non-biomedical traditional healing paradigms as practiced in other parts of the world. Focuses on indigenous healing practices in Peru as directed by a local shaman.

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CSPH 5401. People, Plants, and Drugs: Introduction to Ethnopharmacology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Biologically active substances used in traditional cultures. Ethnopharmacologys past, current, and potential contributions to human knowledge. Concrete examples.

CSPH 5521. Therapeutic Landscapes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Jr or sr or grad student] in [health sciences or therapeutic recreation or horticulture or landscape architecture] or health professional or #)
Principles of therapeutic design for specific population requirements. Therapeutic landscape design. Incorporates interdisciplinary interaction between horticulture, landscape architecture, and health science departments.

CSPH 5555. Introduction to Body and Movement-based Therapies. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

CSPH 5405. Plants in Human Affairs. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Theories/approaches of selected somatic therapies, including dance, movement, and body-based therapies. Historic/theoretical perspectives on use of movement, dance, and somatic re-patterning. Demonstrations of techniques. Application of techniques to specific populations/settings.

Twelve-day, intensive course. Introduction to ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology. Lectures, field trips, presentations by local experts.

CSPH 5522. Therapeutic Horticulture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101 or Hort 5072 or #)

CSPH 5601. Music, Health and Healing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

CSPH 5411. Dietary Supplements: Regulatory, Scientific, and Cultural Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Concepts/principles of dietary supplements, RDA, dose-response, risk assessment. Laws/regulations concerning dietary supplements. Vitamin/mineral supplements. Philosophy/use of botanicals/ nutraceuticals and common herbal supplements in western medicine. Use of supplements and evidencebased recommendations as influenced by culture.

Central elements of therapeutic horticulture in context of multiple health care settings. Evidence-based history, principles, precepts, and practical application of therapeutic horticulture. Various plant/plant-related modalities from current research findings are related to populations, using therapeutic horticulture as a treatment intervention.

Music therapy, music medicine, music psychotherapy. Techniques/interventions. Hypotheses/rationale related to interventions. Related research.

CSPH 5611. Healthy Humor. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

CSPH 5523. Applications in Therapeutic Horticulture. (2 cr)

CSPH 5421. Botanical Medicines in Complementary Healthcare. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Widely-used botanical medicines from biomedical perspective. Alternative therapeutic systems presented according to bodily systems/processes. Evidence for therapeutic use. Botanical characteristics, traditional uses, chemical properties, dosage, hazards/safety issues, quality control.

How to develop comprehensive program plans in therapeutic horticulture. Evidence-based principles, facilitation techniques. Documentation, assessment, program development techniques, evaluation. Leadership training, program plan components, book reviews, readings, comprehensive exam.

Use of humor to enhance communication, treatment, and relationships with patients. How to create a positive work environment and outlook. Physiologic effects/benefits of humor/laughter. Humor and spirituality. Connection between positive outlook and health.

CSPH 5621. Foundations of Integrative Imagery, Phase I. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in health sciences or licensed health care professional)

CSPH 5533. Introduction to Energy Healing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)
Healing techniques that use energetic systems in body to enhance body s ability to heal. Therapeutic touch, healing touch, Reiki, acupuncture, reflexology, magnets, homeopathy, other modalities. Scientific theories on mechanisms of energetic medicine and ways to measure energy. Students interact with practitioners of energy healing.

Fundamental principles, core concepts of imagery. Current scientific research in the health sciences. Applications for pain/symptom relief, preparation for surgery, promotion of healing, and cancer care. Scope of clinical practice, precautions and safeguards.

CSPH 5431. Functional Nutrition: An Expanded View of Nutrition, Chronic Disease, and Optimal Health. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Jr or sr or grad student] in Health Sciences or #)
Principles of nutrition related to metabolic function. Model attempts to reduce chronic disease by looking for underlying causes/triggers and to intervene to restore function and achieve optimal health. Emphasizes importance of nutrition as a component of self-care.

CSPH 5701. Fundamentals of Health Coaching I. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqAdmitted to Complementary Therapies and Healing Practice certificate programs health coaching track or #)
Tenets of health coaching model. Tools for self development, deep listening, and communication. Building blocks for optimal health from holistic perspective. How to identify/benchmark stages/ patterns of change, interface with interdisciplinary health care providers, and educate clients on self-care practices.

CSPH 5535. Reiki Healing. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

CSPH 5501. Clinical Aromatherapy: Therapeutic Use of Plant Essential Oils. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #; intended for students in health sciences or practicing health professionals; [basic science, health science knowledge, computer skills, internet skills] recommended)

History, principles, precepts, and practical application of Reiki energy healing. Alternative energy healing modalities, current research findings. Activation of the Reiki energy, hand positions to perform a treatment. Students provide Reiki treatments, discuss findings.

CSPH 5536. Advanced Reiki Healing: Level II. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq5535, #)

CSPH 5702. Fundamentals of Health Coaching II. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq5701)
Basic tenets of health coaching model. Tools for self development, deep listening, and effective communication. Core building blocks for optimal health from a holistic perspective. Identifying/ benchmarking stages/patterns of change, interfacing with interdisciplinary health care providers, locating resources to assist clients in decision making, and educating clients on self-care practices.

Fundamentals of essential oil therapy for licensed health professionals. History, scientific basis, practice issues, use of 30 essential oils in clinical practice. Controlled use of essential plant oils for specific, measurable physiological/psychological therapeutic outcomes. Topical application, inhalation.

Principles/application of Reiki energy healing. Four levels of healing. Emphasizes healing at spiritual level. Activation of Reiki energy. Symbols that allow for energy transfer through space/time. Using second level Reiki energy for both distance healing and standard Reiki treatment. Students provide Reiki treatments, discuss findings. Current literature, research findings.

CSPH 5505. Foundations of Homeopathic Practice. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqJr or sr or grad student; designed for students in health sciences or practicing health professionals)

CSPH 5541. Emotional Healing and Happiness: Eastern and Western Approaches to Transforming the Mind. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student or #)
Experiential training in the cultivation of happiness, emotional health, and healing for multi-disciplinary professions. Ancient/contemporary, eastern/western approaches. How to increase positive emotions and mind states. Meditation, integrative approaches. Case examples.

CSPH 5703. Advanced Health Coaching Practicum. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5101, 5102, 5701, 5702, admitted to Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Complementary Therapies/ Healing Practices Health Coaching Track)
Case-based. Students identify/utilize broad-based resources in guiding/supporting individual clients cases. Application of theory/process from earlier courses. Ethical issues, professional boundaries, referral processes, client selection.

Homeopathic philosophy, core principles, homeopathic materia medica. Review of research on utilization/ efficacy of homeopathy. How to use common homeopathic remedies in acute situations. When/how to refer patients for homeopathic treatment. Issues of co-management with allopathic health care providers.

CSPH 5511. Interdisciplinary Palliative Care: An Experiential Course in a Community Setting. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Multidisciplinary student teams partner with interdisciplinary community hospice teams in delivery of care to patients in a variety of settings. Series of seminars employs self-analysis/case studies.

CSPH 5545. Mind-Body Healing Therapies. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or jr or sr or #)
Philosophies/paradigms. Four modalities commonly used in allopathic nursing, medicine and other health professions (biofeedback, hypnosis, imagery/ visualization, meditation). Experiential and group discussion format.

CSPH 5704. Business of Health Coaching. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq5101, 5102, 5701, 5702, admitted to postbaccalaureate certificate in complementary therapies/healing practices health coaching track)

Applying health coaching knowledge/skills in service delivery venues or private practice. Starting a business. Business models. Student determine a structure/venue appropriate for them. Legal/ethical considerations.

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CSPH 5705. Health Coaching Professional Internship. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq5701, 5702, 5703, admitted to postbaccalaureate certificate in complementary therapies/healing practices health coaching track; [5101, 5102, 5704] recommended)
120 hours of health coaching practice. Students work with individual clients in acute/longitudinal encounters, provide wellness teaching, and design a career plan.

CAS 5601. Persian Fiction in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3601, MELC 3601, MELC 5601. Prereq=: 3601, MELC 5601)

respiratory systems. Biotransport issues in artificial organs, membrane oxygenators, drug delivery applications.

Impact of westernization on Iran, from 1920s to present. Materials produced by Iranian writers, film makers, and intellectuals. Internal/external forces that bind contemporary Iranian society to world civilization. Works of Hedayat (especially Blind Owl), Chubak, Al-i Ahmad, Daneshvar, and Behrangi are analyzed/interpreted.

CHEN 5759. Principles of Mass Transfer in Engineering and Biological Engineering. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3005 or 4005)

CSPH 5711. Optimal Healing Environments. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Development/implementation of optimal healing environments. Evidence base supporting structural, architectural, human, and care processes. Emphasizes identifying models of optimal healing environments and leadership strategies that support diffusion of innovation.

CAS 5602. Persian Poetry in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3602, MELC 3602, MELC 5602)

Principles of mass transfer in gases, liquids, biological and macromolecular solutions, gels, solids, membranes, and capillaries. Porous solids interaction between mass transfer and chemical reaction. Applications in biological, environmental, mineral, and chemical engineering systems.

Major poetic works of Iran dealing with life at the medieval courts, Sufic poetry, and new poetry are studied. Rudaki, Khayyam, Rumi, Hafiz, Yushij, and Farrukhzad are among the poets whose works are examined.

CHEN 5771. Colloids and Dispersions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhysical chemistry)
Preparation, stability, coagulation kinetics or colloidal solutions. DLVO theory, electrokinetic phenomena. Properties of micelles, other microstructures.

CSPH 8100. Special Topics in Complementary Therapy and Healing Practices. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CAS 5994. Directed Research. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed Research

CHEN 8101. Fluid Mechanics I: Change, Deformation, Equations of Flow. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)
Equations of change of mass, momentum, angular momentum. Kinematics of deformation, convective transport. Applications to fluid statics/dynamics of Newtonian fluids. Examples of exact solutions of Navier-Stokes equations, useful simplifications.

Critiquing research on complementary therapies (e.g., design, outcome measures). Synthesizing research findings for a therapy. Hypothesizing future directions for research on complementary therapies.

Chemical Engineering (CHEN)

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

CSPH 8101. Critiquing and Synthesizing Complementary and Alternative Healing Practices (CAHP) Research. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)

Institute of Technology
CHEN 5531. Electrochemical Engineering and Renewable Energy. (3 cr; A-F only. =MATS 5531. Prereq[MATS 3011 or #], [upper div IT or grad student])
Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering. Electrochemical mass transfer electrokinetics, thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, modern sensors. Formation of thin films and microstructured materials. Computer-based problems.

CHEN 8102. Principles and Applications of Rheology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8101)

Seminar. Students evaluate peer-reviewed literature in complementary/alternative healing practices (CAHP) research. Identifying strengths/weaknesses of published research, synthesizing findings from multiple studies.

Deformation and flow of non-Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids, plastic materials, and perfectly elastic solids. Phenomenological and molecular interpretation of rheology of elastomers, polymer melts and polymer solutions, application of rheology to polymer processing.

CSPH 8191. Independent Study in Complementary Therapies and Healing Practices. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CHEN 8103. Fluid Mechanics III: Porous Media. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEN 5103, MATS 8219. Prereqchemical engineering grad student or #)

Students propose area for individual study with faculty guidance. Students write proposal, including outcome objectives and work plan. Faculty member directs work, evaluates project.

CHEN 5551. Survey of Renewable Energy Technologies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Upper div or #], basic knowledge of chemistry, thermodynamics)

Central Asian Studies (CAS)

Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Technologies to generate renewable energy/chemicals. Biomass, solar, wind, hydroelectric. Emphasizes biomass processing using chemical/biological methods. Renewable technologies compared with fossil fuel technologies.

Geometry/topology of porous materials. Fundamentals of flow, transport, and deformation. One-/two-phase Darcy flows, convective dispersion in microporous materials. Relations of macroscopic properties/ behavior to underlying microscopic structures/ mechanisms. Nanoporous materials.

CHEN 8104. Coating Process Fundamentals. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad major or #)
Process functions. Viscous flow and rheology of polymer solutions and particulate suspensions. Capillarity, wetting. Electrostatic effects. Phase change, colloidal transformations, mass/heat transfer in drying. Kinetics in curing. Stress and property development in solidifying polymeric coatings. Illustrations drawn from theoretical modeling, flow visualization, and stopped-process microscopy.

CHEN 5595. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F only. PrereqChEn major upper div)
New or experimental special topics.

College of Liberal Arts

CAS 5311. Medieval Sages. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =MELC 5311. Prereqbackground in Iranian, Central Asian, or Islamic studies recommended)
Study and discussion of the intellectual life of the region from the rise of the Ghaznavids (A.D. 1000) to the fall of the Timurids (A.D. 1500). Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Biruni, al-Ghazali, Rumi, Sadi, and Firdowsi are among the sages whose lives are examined.

CHEN 5751. Biochemical Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3005 or 4005], [&3006 or &4006], [&3102 or &4102])
Chemical engineering principles applied to analysis/ design of complex cellular/enzyme processes. Quantitative framework for design of cells for production of proteins, synthesis of antibodies with mammalian cells, or degradation of toxic compounds in contaminated soil.

CHEN 8115. Electron Microscopy of Soft Matter. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering or materials science/engineering grad major or #)
Operation principles of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). How these instruments are applied in study of soft materials (e.g., liquid, semi-liquid material systems). Unique specimen preparation techniques, low image contrast, electron-beam radiation-damage, and limited signal-to-noise ratio. TEM/SEM digital imaging.

CAS 5526. Islam and Communism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3526, MELC 3526, MELC 5526)

Development of medieval Islamic culture in Transoxiana; formation of Sufi orders; rise and development of Communist ideology; introduction of socialist principles into Central Asia; clash of Islamic principles with Communist dicta; Pan-Islamism; PanTurkism.

CHEN 5752. Quantitative Biology for Engineers. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEN 8752. PrereqEngineering background, #)

CAS 5532. Russia and Central Asia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3532, MELC 3532, MELC 5532)

Rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, formation of the Chaghatai Khanate and the Golden Horde. Russian expansion into Central Asia and rivalry with Britain. Russia and the Central Asian republics during and after the Soviet period.

Biological fundamentals of biotechnology. Structural basis of biological systems. Communication between cells/environment. Gene expression. Proteins and their functional classes. Metabolic pathways and their reactions. From gene/genome to physiology. Genomics/proteomics as technologies. Biotechnology and society: ethics, law, public policy. Biotechnologybased commercial enterprises.

CHEN 8201. Applied Mathematics I: Linear Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEN 4701. Prereq Chemical engineering grad student or #)
Integrated approach to solving linear mathematical problems. Linear algebraic equations. Linear ordinary and partial differential equations using theoretical/ numerical analysis based on linear operator theory.

CHEN 5753. Biological Transport Processes. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. =BMEN 5311, ME 5381. Prereq3005 or 4005 or equiv)

Fluid, mass, heat transport in biological systems. Mass transfer across membranes, fluid flow in capillaries, interstitium, veins, and arteries Heat transfer in single cells/tissues. Whole organ, body heat transfer issues. Blood flow, oxygenation. Heat/mass transfer in

CHEN 8202. Applied Mathematics II: Nonlinear Analysis. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad-level course in linear analysis, chemical engineering grad major] or #)
Nonlinear mathematical problems. Nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations using theoretical/ numerical analysis.

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CHEN 8211. Physical Chemistry of Polymers. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 8211, MATS 8211. Prereq Undergrad physical chem or #)
Chain conformations. Thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, copolymers. Light, neutron, X-ray scattering. Dilute solutions, polymer characterization. Melts, viscoelasticity. Rubber elasticity, networks, gels. Glass transitions. Crystallization.

CHEN 8503. Chemical Rate Processes: Homogeneous Reactions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)
Description/characterization of chemically reacting systems. Theories of elementary reactions. Experimental methods for investigating elementary reactions. Applications of chemical kinetics to complex reactions, such as combustion, flames, and the atmosphere.

Chemical Physics (CHPH)

Institute of Technology
CHPH 8081. M.S. Plan B Project I. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad chem phys major)
Topic arranged by student adviser. Written report required.

CHEN 8221. Synthetic Polymer Chemistry. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEM 4221, CHEM 8221, CHEN 5221, MATS 5221, MATS 8221. Prereq[Undergrad organic chemistry course, undergrad physical chemistry course] or #)
Condensation, radical, ionic, emulsion, ring-opening, metal-catalyzed polymerizations. Chain conformation, solution thermodynamics, molecular weight characterization, physical properties.

CHEN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CHEN 8752. Quantitative Biology for Engineers. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEN 5752. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)

CHPH 8082. M.S. Plan B Project II. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad chem phys major)
Topic arranged by student adviser. Written report required.

CHPH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CHPH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CHPH 8601. Seminar: Modern Problems in Chemical Physics. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. PrereqGrad chem physics major or #)

CHEN 8301. Physical Rate Processes I: Transport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Survey of mass transfer, dilute, and concentrated diffusion. Brownian motion. Diffusion coefficients in polymers, of electrolytes, and at critical points. Multicomponent diffusion. Mass transfer correlations/ predictions. Mass transfer coupled with chemical reaction.

CHEN 8302. Physical Rate Processes II: Mass Transfer. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)

Applications of mass transfer. Membranes, including gas separation and reverse osmosis. Controlled drug release. Dispersion, including examples of pollution modeling. Adsorption/chromatography. Coupled heat/ mass transfer, including cooling towers. Doublediffusive effects.

Structural basis of biological systems. Communication between cells and environment. Gene expression. Proteins, their functional classes. Metabolic pathways, their reactions. From gene/genome to physiology. Biological fundamentals of biotechnology. Genomics/ proteomics as technologies. Biotechnology and society: ethics, law, public policy. Biotechnologybased commercial enterprises. Readings, two reports, final presentation.

Topics in chemical physics.

CHEN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CHEN 8401. Physical and Chemical Thermodynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [Undergraduate [engineering course or chemistry course in thermodynamics], Chemical engineering grad student] or #)

CHEN 8754. Systems Analysis of Biological Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in [life sciences or chemical/physical sciences or engineering]; ChEn students must take A/F)
Relating biological processes at molecular level to physiological level of cells/organisms/populations. Methodology for analyzing data. Quantification of molecular interplays.

CHPH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CHPH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CHPH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

CHEN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CHEN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CHEN 8900. Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Presentation and discussion of papers concerning newer developments in chemical engineering, materials science, and related fields.

Chemistry (CHEM)
Department of Chemistry

Principles of classical thermodynamics. Introduction to nonequilibrium thermodynamics, with applications in chemical engineering and materials science.

Institute of Technology
Modern tools/techniques for both bulk- and thin-film characterization. Topics may include ion-solid interactions, Rutherford back scattering, secondary ion mass spectrometry, solid-state NMR, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, small-angle x-ray/neutron scattering, transmission/scanning electron/probe microscopy, near-field scanning optical microscopy, porosimetry, adsorption techniques, and ellipsometry.

CHEN 8402. Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)

CHEM 5210. Materials Characterization. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad student or #)

Introduction to statistical mechanical description of equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of matter. Emphasizes fluids, classical statistical mechanics.

CHEN 8901. Seminar. (1 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Presentation and discussion of papers concerning the newer developments in chemical engineering.

CHEN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CHEN 8501. Chemical Rate Processes: Analysis of Chemical Reactors. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Course in chemical reactor engineering, chemical engineering grad student] or #)

CHEN 8902. Seminar: Finite Element Methods of Computer-aided Analysis. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical engineering grad student or #)
Fundamentals of finite element method as applied mathematics. How to construct finite element codes and put them into operation.

CHEM 5245. Introduction to Drug Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =MEDC 5245, PHAR 6245. Prereq2302 or equiv)

Design of reactors for heat management and with catalytic processes. Steady state and transient behavior. Polymerization, combustion, solids processing, and environmental modeling. Design of multiphase reactors.

CHEN 8993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) CHEN 8994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) CHEN 8995. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
New or experimental courses offered by department or visiting faculty.

Concepts that govern design/discovery of drugs. Physical, bioorganic, medicinal chemical principles applied to explain rational design and mechanism of action drugs.

CHEN 8502. Process Control. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChemical Engineering grad major or #)
For linear systems: stability, controllability, observability, pole-placement via state feedback state observers, output feedback, and robustness of control systems. For nonlinear systems: solution properties, stability analysis, singular perturbations, feedback linearization via state feedback, and direct synthesis via output feedback.

CHEM 5501. Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[1022 or 1032H], [MATH 2263 or &MATH 2263 or MATH 2374 or &MATH 2374], [PHYS 1302 or PHYS 1402V])

Physical chemistry as it relates to macroscopic descriptions of chemical systems. Chemical thermodynamics, phase equilibria, chemical equilibria. Statistical mechanics. Phenomenological reaction kinetics. Kinetic theory of gases. Collision, statistical theories of reaction rates.

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CHEM 5502. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[1022 or 1032H], [MATH 2263 or &MATH 2263 or MATH 2374 or &MATH 2374], [PHYS 1302 or PHYS 1402V]) CHEM 8082. M.S. Plan B Project II. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad chem major) CHEM 8211. Physical Polymer Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEN 8211, MATS 8211. Prereq Undergrad physical chem course)

Microscopic descriptions of chemical systems. Quantum theory. Applications to atomic/molecular structure. Molecular spectroscopy. Quantum statistical mechanics. Discussion of solutions to several differential equations.

Satisfies project requirement for Plan B masters degree. May appear on M.S. degree program, but does not count toward 14-credit minimum in major field. Topic arranged by student adviser; written report required. 8081 required; 8082 optional.

CHEM 8151. Analytical Separations and Chemical Equilibria. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Advanced treatment of principles of analytical chemistry, chemical equilibria, and dynamics. Chromotographic and other modern analytical scale separation techniques. Emphasizes column dynamics and retention mechanisms.

Chain conformations. Thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and copolymers. Light, neutron, and X-ray scattering. Dynamics in dilute solution and polymer characterization and in melts and viscoelasticity. Rubber elasticity, networks, gels. Glass transition. crystallization.

CHEM 5541. Dynamics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 8541. PrereqUndergrad physical chem course, #)

Hamiltons/Lagranges equations of motion. Normal modes and molecular rotation. Langevin equation and Brownian motion. Time correlation functions, collision theory, cross-sections, energy transfer. Molecular forces and potential energy surfaces. Classical electrostatics.

CHEM 8221. Synthetic Polymer Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 4221, CHEN 5221, CHEN 8221, MATS 5221, MATS 8221. Prereq[Undergrad organic chemistry course, undergrad physical chemistry course] or #)
Condensation, radical, ionic, emulsion, ring-opening, metal-catalyzed polymerizations. Chain conformation, solution thermodynamics, molecular weight characterization, physical properties.

CHEM 8152. Analytical Spectroscopy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad chem major or #)

CHEM 5551. Quantum Mechanics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 8551. PrereqUndergrad physical chem course, #)

Survey of analytical spectroscopic methods. Design/ application of spectroscopic instruments, including signal generation, acquisition, and interpretation. May include nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance, infrared and ultraviolet/ visible spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.

CHEM 8280. Special Topics in Materials Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary by year depending on instructor and development of the field.

Review of classical mechanics. Postulates of quantum mechanics, with applications to determination of single particle bound state energies and scattering crosssections in central field potentials. Density operator formalism, with applications to description of twolevel systems, two-particle systems, entanglement, and Bell inequality.

CHEM 8153. Extracting Signal From Noise. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4101 or equiv], differential equations course)
Use of analog/digital electronics and computational methods in experiments. Passive circuits, operational amplifiers, filters, oscillators and Laplace transform techniques in analysis, domain conversion for data acquisition/control, statistics, experimental design. Introduction to chemometrics, Fourier analysis, convolution/deconvolution, curve fitting.

CHEM 5755. X-Ray Crystallography. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChem grad student or #)
Essentials of crystallography as applied to modern, single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Practical training in use of instrumentation in X-ray crystallography facility in Department of Chemistry. Date collection, correction/refinement, structure solutions, generation of publication materials, use of Cambridge Crystallographic Structure Database.

Core course; fundamental concepts, reactions, reagents, structural and stereochemical issues, and mechanistic skills necessary for understanding organic chemistry.

CHEM 8321. Organic Synthesis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)

CHEM 8322. Advanced Organic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)

CHEM 8155. Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CHEM 8011. Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)
Reaction mechanisms and methods of study. Mechanistic concepts in chemistry. Gas phase reactions to mechanisms, electron pushing mechanisms in organic reactions, mechanism of enzymatic reactions. Kinetic schemes and other strategies to investigate mechanisms.

Thermodynamics/kinetics of electron/ion transfer, electric double layer, mass transfer by diffusion/migration. Ion-selective potentiometry, chronoamperometry, chronocoulometry, cyclic voltammetry, pulse voltammetry, iontransfer voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, bioelectroanalysis, rotating disk electrodes, microelectrodes, chemically modified electrodes. Scanning electrochemical microscopy. EC-STM, quartz crystal microbalance.

Modern studies. Topics, which vary by year, include natural products, heterocycles, asymmetric synthesis, organometallic chemistry, and polymer chemistry.

CHEM 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CHEM 8352. Physical Organic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4011 or 8011)
Fundamental concepts, mechanistic tools for analyzing organic reaction mechanisms. Solvation, reactive intermediates, gas phase chemistry, photochemistry, strained-ring chemistry.

CHEM 8157. Bioanalytical Chemistry. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theory and practical aspects of analytical methods used in determination/characterization of biologically important materials. Enzymatic/kinetic methods in study of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

CHEM 8361. Interpretation of Organic Spectra. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)
Practical application of nuclear magnetic resonance, mass, ultraviolet, and infrared spectral analyses to solution of organic structural problems.

CHEM 8021. Computational Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3502 or equiv)

Modern theoretical (classical and quantum) methods used in study of molecular structure, bonding, and reactivity. Concepts and practical applications. Determination of spectra; relationship to experimental techniques. Molecular mechanics. Critical assessment of reliability of methods with emphasis on understanding the literature.

CHEM 8159. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSem of organic chem)
Detailed understanding of relaxation processes, chemical exchange, quadrupolar effects, NOW, 2D NMR, NMR hardware, and solid state NMR. NMR imaging and Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) NMR are discussed.

CHEM 8380. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary by year depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8025. Introduction to Graduate Research. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student in chem)

CHEM 8411. Introduction to Chemical Biology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)
Chemistry of amino acids, peptides, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Structure, nomenclature, synthesis, and reactivity. Overview of techniques used to characterize these biomolecules.

New areas of chemistry, hands-on exposure to graduate research. Students rotate through up to two different labs for seven weeks. Labs are run by chemistry graduate faculty members.

CHEM 8180. Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary by year depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8066. Professional Conduct of Chemical Research. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqChem grad student)
Builds sensitivity to ethical issues in chemical research. Readings/case studies, small-group/largegroup discussion, summarizing comments from instructors/guests/panels having special expertise. Weekly seminar.

CHEM 8412. Chemical Biology of Enzymes. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)

CHEM 8201. Materials Chemistry. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEM 4201. Prereq[4701, 3502] or #)

CHEM 8081. M.S. Plan B Project I. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad chem major)
Satisfies project requirement for Plan B masters degree. May appear on M.S. degree program, but does not count toward 14-credit minimum in major field. Topic arranged by student adviser; written report required. 8081 required; 8082 optional.

Crystal systems/unit cells, phase diagrams, defects/ interfaces, optical/ dielectric properties, electrical/ thermal conductivity, X-ray diffraction, thin film analysis, electronic structure, polarons/phonons, solid state chemistry, liquid/molecular crystals, polymers, magnetic/optical materials, porous materials, ceramics, piezoelectric materials, biomedical materials, catalysts.

Enzyme classification with representative examples from current literature. Strategies used to decipher enzyme mechanisms. Chemical approaches for control of enzyme catalysis.

CHEM 8413. Nucleic Acids. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302 or equiv)

Chemistry and biology of nucleic acids: structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, DNA repair, chemical oligonucleotide synthesis, antisense approaches, ribozymes, overview of techniques used in nucleic acid research, interactions with small molecules and proteins.

CHEM 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

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CHEM 8480. Special Topics in Biological Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary by year, depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8700. Advanced Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry: Combinatorial Methods in Chemical Biology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =MEDC 8700, PHAR 6247H. Prereq[2302 or equiv], [BioC 4331 or equiv])
Principles of current combinatorial methods for generation of biological/chemical libraries. Emphasizes utility in biology and in drug design. Material is drawn from primary literature.

CHIC 5993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading, research, and study for completion of the requirements for a senior paper or honors thesis.

CHEM 8541. Dynamics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 5541. PrereqUndergrad physical chem course)
Mathematical methods for physical chemistry. Classical mechanics/dynamics, normal modes of vibration. Special topics such as rotational motion, Langevin equation, Brownian motion, time correlation functions, collision theory, cross sections, energy transfer, molecular forces, potential energy surfaces, classical electrostatics, Shannon entropy.

CHEM 8715. Physical Inorganic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4701 or equiv, grad chem major or #)
Physical methods and concepts applied to inorganic and organometallic systems, including many of the following methods: NMR, IR, UV-VIS, ESR, M[]ssbauer and mass spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, X-ray diffraction.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAPY)

Department of Psychiatry

Medical School
CAPY 5623. Assessment and Treatment Interventions: Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CHEM 8551. Quantum Mechanics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 5551. Prerequndergrad physical chem course)

Review of classical mechanics. Postulates of quantum mechanics with applications to determination of single particle bound state energies and scattering crosssections in central field potentials. Density operator formalism with applications to description of two level systems, two particle systems, entanglement, and Bell inequality.

CHEM 8725. Organometallic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4701 or equiv, grad chem major or #)

Characteristics of depression and suicidal behavior in children/adolescents. Methods of crisis intervention, treatment, and prevention.

CHEM 8552. Quantum Mechanics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8551)

Rotational/point-group symmetries. Perturbation, variation, semi-classical approximation. Hamiltonian of charged particles in electromagnetic fields (Landau levels, Aharonov-Bohm effect, atomic hyperfine interactions). Time-dependent perturbation (radiative, non-radiative transitions). Quantization of electromagnetic field and multiphoton processes. Identical particles. Hartree-Fock, density-functional, and second-quantization.

Synthesis, reactions, structures, and other important properties of main group and transition metal organometallic compounds; treatment in terms of modern electronic and structural theory; emphasis on their use as stoichiometric and homogeneous catalytic reagents in organic and inorganic systems.

CAPY 5629. Treatments for Children and Adolescents With ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. (1 cr; S-N only)

Mechanisms, treatments. Behavioral management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, classroom accommodations, social skills training, coaching, pharmacological management.

CHEM 8735. Bioinorganic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4701 or equiv, grad chem major or #)

CAPY 5630. Workshop: Psychotherapy in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Survey of role of metal ions in biology; emphasizes structure, function, and spectroscopy of metalloproteins and their synthetic analogs.

CHEM 8561. Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Reaction Dynamics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prerequndergrad physical chem course)

CHEM 8745. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8715, grad chem major or #)
Survey of topics in main group and transition metal chemistry; emphasizes synthesis, structure, physical properties, and chemical reactivity.

Schools of psychotherapeutic intervention. Childfocused, interpersonal, behavioral/cognitivebehavioral, and family systems therapy. Engaging children/families. Disseminating evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

CAPY 5632. Workshop: Competence Enhancement Training Programs for Children with Disruptive Behavior. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5633. Assessment of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqUpper div)

Two-part sequence. Thermodynamics, equilibrium statistical mechanics, ensemble theory, partition functions. Applications, including ideal gases/ crystals. Theories of simple liquids, Monte Carlo, and molecular dynamics simulations. Reaction dynamics from microscopic viewpoint.

CHEM 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CHEM 8780. Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary by year depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8562. Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Reaction Dynamics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8561)

Various manifestations of anxiety in children. Separation anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, specific phobias, generalized anxiety. Developmental patterns of childhood fears/anxiety. Cognitivebehavioral and psychosocial interventions.

Two-part sequence. Thermodynamics, equilibrium statistical mechanics, ensemble theory, partition functions. Applications, including ideal gases/ crystals. Theories of simple liquids, Monte Carlo, and molecular dynamics simulations. Reaction dynamics from microscopic viewpoint.

CHEM 8880. Special Topics in Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad chem major or #) CHEM 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

CAPY 5634. Workshop: Developmental Dyslexia: Theory, Research, and Clinical Differentiation. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5635. Workshop: Disruptive Behavioral Disorders V. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Theoretical basis, therapy outcome research literature related to CBT. Problem-solving techniques, verbal self-instruction training, attributional retaining, stress inoculation procedures. Procedures applied to common problems experienced by disruptive children/ adolescents. Anger/frustration management, conflict resolution, interpersonal problem-solving, self-esteem enhancement, negative thought/feeling management.

Topics (and availability) vary depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8580. Special Topics in Physical Chemistry. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq grad chem major or #)
Topics (and availability) vary depending on instructor and development of the field.

CHEM 8601. Seminar: Modern Problems in Chemistry. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereqgrad chem major or #)
Weekly seminar series on modern chemical topics.

Chicano Studies (CHIC)

Department of Chicano Studies

CAPY 5636. Workshop: Disruptive Behavioral Disorders III. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5638. Workshop: Prevention Science II. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5639. Workshop: Behavior Problems in Preschool Children. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5641. Workshop: Prevention Science I-Risk Factors, Protective Factors, and Models of Disorder. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5643. Workshop: Multicultural Issues in Assessment & Treatment of Children With Psychiatric Problems. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

CHIC 5374. Migrant Farmworkers in the U.S.: Families, Work, and Advocacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Social, economic, and legal realities of migrant workers. Demographic shifts, laws, and policies. Farmworker movements and other responses to conditions facing migrants in contemporary economy. Gendered nature of work. Way in which commodities are produced and resistance expressed within structures/traditions of an increasingly globalized system.

CHEM 8602. Seminar Presentation: Modern Problems in Chemistry. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad chem major or #)
Weekly seminar series on modern chemical topics presented by students.

CHEM 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

CHIC 5920. Topics in Chicana(o) Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student)

Multidisciplinary themes in Chicano studies. Issues of current interest.

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CAPY 5644. Workshop: Child Abuse/Neglect and Childhood Psychopathology: Implications for Assessment/Treatment. (1 cr; S-N only) CAPY 5662. Prevention of Violence and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Concepts, Principles. (1 cr; S-N only. =CAPY 5670) CAPY 5674. Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; S-N only)

Types of abuse/neglect. Effects of abuse on childrens psychological development. Child, parent/family, and social factors that place children at risk for abuse/ neglect. Assessment/intervention approaches for working with abused children and their families.

Description/epidemiology of antisocial behavior in children/adolescents. Developmental theories of antisocial behavior. Application of principles/methods of prevention science.

Anxiety, mood, behavioral and trauma disorders. Case examples. Cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, behavior modification, parent-child interaction therapy, family Therapy. Discussion, exercises, session videotapes.

CAPY 5645. Workshop: Innovative Methods in Psychotherapy. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5646. Workshop: Methods of Measurement and Assessment in Psychopathology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5647. Workshop: Prevention Science III. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Behaviors/mechanisms related to peer rejection. Social skills interventions for promoting positive relationships and for building meaningful friendships.

CAPY 5663. Building Friendships and Peer Relationship Skills: Interventions for Socially Rejected Children. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CAPY 5675. Childhood Psychiatric Disorders: Case Studies and Interventions. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Basic milestones in social development. Behaviors/ mechanisms leading to peer acceptance/rejection during childhood. Strategies for promoting social skill acquisition. Behavioral, social-cognitive, and emotional-regulation intervention approaches.

Anxiety, mood, behavioral and trauma disorders. Case examples. Cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, behavior modification, parent-child interaction therapy, family Therapy. Discussion, exercises, session videotapes.

CAPY 5666. Aggression and Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Characteristics, developmental course, and associated risk factors in children with aggression/conduct problems. Developmental pathways of aggression/ conduct problems. Biological, parent/family, social/ peer, and contextual (e.g., neighborhood, school, societal) causes/correlates. Development of resilience in children who face risk factors. Developmentallyfocused, multi-systemic model of intervention.

Child Psychology (CPSY)

Institute of Child Development

CAPY 5648. Workshop: Prevention Science IV. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5649. Workshop: Personality and Social Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) CAPY 5650. Disruptive Behavioral Disorders VI: Behavioral Management Interventions. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Applied behavioral analysis and its application in treating childrens aggressive, hyperactive, and oppositional behavior. Contingency management techniques for home/school. Behavior treatment augmentations to improve parent psychological wellbeing.

College of Education and Human Development

CPSY 5251. Social and Philosophical Foundations of Early Childhood Education. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[MEd student in ECE or ECSE] or #)

CAPY 5669. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Throughout the Life Span: Current Perspectives on Treatment. (1 cr; S-N only. =CAPY 5620, CAPY 5660)

CAPY 5652. Summer Practicum on CognitiveBehavioral Therapies for Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Standard medication, psychosocial, and educational interventions. Recent advances in long-acting stimulant medications. Setting up behavioral programs in home/school. Educational accommodations in school. Coaching. Cognitive-behavioral/neurobiofeedback therapies.

Surveys imagery, history, philosophy, and psychology of early childhood education. Analyzing/interpreting trends in early education, including diversity, special needs, legislation, public policy, and educationally appropriate practice.

CPSY 5252. Facilitating Social and Physical Learning in Early Childhood Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqStudent in early childhood ed or early childhood special ed)

Problem-solving techniques, verbal self-instruction training, attributional retraining. Stress inoculation procedures applied to common problems experienced by disruptive children/adolescents. Anger/frustration management, conflict resolution, interpersonal problem-solving, self-esteem enhancement, negative feeling/thought management. Lectures, readings, supervised field experience. Take-home exam.

CAPY 5670. Preventing Violence and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Interventions, Practices. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAPY 5662. PrereqCommunity and schoolbased intervention programs aimed at the prevention of antisocial behavior are reviewed and evaluated)
Community-/school-based intervention programs aimed at preventing antisocial behavior.

Current theoretical/empirical literature and developmental knowledge as basis for planning, implementing, and evaluating social/physical growth/ development of young children. For students obtaining ECE/ECSE licensure.

CAPY 5653. Introduction to Play Therapy. (1 cr; S-N only)

CPSY 5253. Facilitating Cognitive and Creative Learning in Early Childhood Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMEd student in early childhood ed or early childhood special ed, or #)
Overview of cognitive, creative, and language characteristics of children ages 0-8 years and of how teachers can plan curriculum to facilitate childrens development in these areas.

Play explored from normal developmental perspective. Play as powerful modality in treatment of mental health problems in children and in families. Play Therapy with adults. Case Studies, group participation.

CAPY 5671. Suicide Prevention: Examining What Interventions May Alter Suicide Risk. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CAPY 5654. Summer Practicum in Prevention Science II: Building Friendships and Peer Relationship Skills. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Behaviors/mechanisms related to peer rejection. Social skills interventions for promoting positive relationships and building meaningful friendships. Assignment worked out with instructor. Final exam.

Suicide is examined from a range of perspectives by understanding differences across sex, development, and culture. Suicide prevention techniques are discussed and controversies in the field will be highlighted. Group participation is encouraged.

CPSY 5281. Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMEd student in early childhood ed or early childhood special ed)
Application of theory/research relating to teaching preschool children. For individuals obtaining ECE licensure.

CAPY 5672. Childrens Exposure to Domestic Violence: Effects on Child Functioning, Treatment Implications. (1 cr; S-N only)

CAPY 5660. ADHD Throughout the Life Span: Perspectives on Diagnosis, Assessment, and Developmental Course. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAPY 5620, CAPY 5669. PrereqUpper div)
ADHD, from its earliest presentation to its later adult manifestations. Clinical depression, diagnostic criteria. Disorders that commonly coexist with ADHD. Standard assessment procedures for making a diagnosis. Developmental changes in clinical procedures.

Efects of exposure to domestic violence in context of development, from infancy to late adolescence. Assessment strategies, best practices in intervention/ prevention for vulnerable children and adolescents. Multidisciplinary approaches to working with children exposed to violence (e.g., judicial, medical, law enforcement partnerships).

CPSY 5413. Early Childhood and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CAPY 5673. Prevention Programming: Learning the Skills to Implement a Preventive Intervention. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

State, federal, and international policies and legislative activity touching first five years of a childs life. Family, community, and institutional roles in promoting childrens social, cognitive, and emotional development. Issues related to health, mental health, poverty, developmental delays, and special needs.

CAPY 5661. Aggression, Disruption, and Oppositional Behavior in Children and Adolescents. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Principles of applied behavioral analysis. Specific behavioral programs adapted for treatment of childrens aggressive, disruptive, and oppositional behavior. Applications to home/school settings.

Early intervention to reduce antisocial and risk taking behaviors (e.g., suicide, unsafe sex) in teenagers. Early Risers Skills for Success program as model for teaching techniques of early prevention. Socialemotional skill training, academic enrichment, monitoring/mentoring, behavioral management techniques group settings, techniques to support/ educate parents of a risk children.

CPSY 5414. Individualized Learning Experience in Early Childhood and Public Policy. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEarly Childhood Policy Certificate student, #)
Individualized, applied learning experience. Focuses on early childhood policy development, research, or evaluation. Students attend an early childhood policy lecture series and participate in small discussion groups and follow-up activities.

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CPSY 5501. Foundations in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health I. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Baccalaureate degree in an earlychildhood-related field from an accredited U.S. institution or documented equiv], experience in early childhood [research or practice])
History, theory, research, concepts, and issues in infant mental health. Issues pertinent to difficulties in development. Readings, visual material. Expert guest lectures.

CPSY 5525. Reflective Supervision in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Clinical. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq&5518 or &5521)
Principles and strategies of reflective supervision/ consultation. Discussion, final assignment designated by instructor.

CPSY 8993. Directed Study in Child Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student or #) CPSY 8994. Research Problems in Child Psychology. (1-6 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student or #)
Individual empirical investigation.

CPSY 8301. Developmental Psychology: Cognitive Processes. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Doctoral student, #)

CPSY 5503. Foundations in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health II. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5501)

Perceptual, motor, cognitive and language development, and biological bases of each. Conceptual framework of research issues.

CPSY 8996. Directed Field Experiences in Child Psychology. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student, #)
Emphasizes field experiences focusing on intellectual and/or social development of children as individuals or members of groups; may include interactions with children in natural settings, or research on applied topics or with atypical populations.

History, theory, research, concepts, and issues in infant mental health. Typical development. Difficulties in development. Expert guest lectures. Readings, visual material.

CPSY 8302. Developmental Psychology: Social and Emotional Processes. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student, #)

CPSY 5506. Infant Observation Seminar I. (1 cr Prereq-5501, #)

How an infant develops in context of family relationships over a 9-12 month period. Students observe an infant for one hour a week, write a narrative, and discuss observations.

Normative issues and individual differences in social development from infancy through adolescence. Emphasizes developmental psychopathology, life span considerations.

Chinese (CHN)
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

CPSY 8304. Research Methods in Child Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student or #)

College of Liberal Arts

CHN 5011. Research Methods. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3032 or 3112) CHN 5040. Readings in Chinese Texts. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq4042 or equiv or #)
Introduction to the sources and approaches of research in language and literature.

CPSY 5508. Infant Observation Seminar II. (1 cr Prereq-5506)

How an infant develops in context of family relationships over a 9-12 month period. Students observe an infant for one hour a week, write a narrative, and discuss observations.

Review of principal research methods and designs in developmental psychology and consideration of special issues concerning research, including scientific integrity.

CPSY 5511. Infant Observation Seminar III. (1 cr Prereq-5508)

CPSY 8311. Landmark Issues and Great Controversies in Child Development. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqCPsy doctoral student or #)
History of developmental psychology and child development movement in context of conceptual/ theoretical controversies. Presentations by students/ instructor.

How an infant develops in context of family relationships over 9-12 month period. Students observe an infant for one hour a week, write a narrative, and discuss observations.

Students read authentic materials of various types to increase reading/speaking ability. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CPSY 5513. Assessment in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: DC 0-3R. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Baccalaureate degree in earlychildhood-related field from accredited U.S. institution or documented equiv], [experience in early childhood research or practice])
Infant Mental Health diagnostic manual DC 0-3R. Assessment using the manual. Lectures, discussions, cooperative learning, class exercises, case studies.

CPSY 8321. Seminar: Current Issues in Teaching Developmental Psychology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCPsy doctoral student or #)
Problems/issues in teaching introductory child psychology.

CHN 5101. Chinese Survival Skills. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEnrolled in U of M law school)
For students about to depart for China who have had no formal Chinese language instruction.

CPSY 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CPSY 8360. Special Topics in Developmental Psychology. (1-3 cr [max 21 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student) CPSY 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CPSY 8606. Advanced Developmental Psychopathology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Doctoral student or #)

CHN 5111. Beginning Intensive Chinese. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEnrolled in U of M Law School)
Offered in Beijing.

CHN 5112. Intermediate Intensive Chinese. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEnrolled in U of M Law School)
Offered in Beijing.

CPSY 5515. Assessment in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: NCAST . (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq[Baccalaureate degree in earlychildhood-related field from accredited U.S. institution or documented equiv], [experience in early childhood research or practice])
Achieving reliability in two observational measures of parent-child interaction: (1) nursing child assessment feeding (2) teaching Sscales. Discussion, lecture, videotapes, listening/observation tasks.

Intensive study in specialized areas of developmental psychology. Topics/credits vary.

CHN 5120. Topics in Chinese Linguistics. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4121 or 4125)
Studies of the structure and change in the Chinese language.

CHN 5211. Introductory Classical Chinese. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3022 or equiv or #)
Study of classical Chinese through reading and analysis of representative texts.

CPSY 5518. Prevention and Intervention in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health I. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5501, 5503, 5506, 5508)
Students design prevention/intervention programs and apply evidence-based strategies in workplace/ practicum settings. Readings, in-class reflective practice groups.

Alternative formulation of childhood disorders, emphasizing competency training rather than medical nosology.

CHN 5212. Introductory Classical Chinese. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or 5211 or #)
Reading/analysis of representative texts.

CPSY 5521. Prevention and Intervention in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health II. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5518)
Students design prevention/intervention programs and apply evidence-based strategies in workplace/ practicum settings. Readings, in-class reflective practice groups.

CPSY 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CPSY 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CPSY 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CPSY 8980. Research Seminar in Child Psychology. (1-3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student)
Participation in organized research group in developmental psychology.

CHN 5393. Directed Study. (1-5 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

CHN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CHN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CHN 8494. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Individual study/research with guidance of a faculty member.

CPSY 5523. Reflective Supervision in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Community-based . (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq&5518 or &5521)

Principles/strategies of reflective supervision/ consultation. Discussion, final assignment designated by instructor.

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CHN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CHN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CHN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CE 5311. Experimental Geomechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 5311. PrereqUpper div IT or grad, 4301, GeoE 4301 or #) CE 5581. Water Resources: Individuals and Institutions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Machine stiffness, closed-loop testing. Small-strain theory. Measurement of deformation: strain gages, LVDTs, accelerometers, and associated circuits. Direct and indirect testing. Material behavior: experiments on anisotropic, damaged, and fluid-filled solids.

Control of water resources by natural system functions, user actions. Influence of social, economic, and political institutions. Water resource policy in the United States. Case studies (e.g., flood/drought management).

CE 5321. Geomechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 5321. PrereqUpper div IT or grad, 4301 or GeoE 4301)
Elasticity theory and solution of elastic boundary value problems. Wave propagation in unbounded elastic media. Elements of fracture mechanics and applications. Elements of poroelasticity and applications.

CE 8022. Numerical Methods for Free and Moving Boundary Problems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8401 or #)

Examples of free and moving boundary problems: metal solidification, filling, polymer molding, flow in porous media, ground freezing. Solutions: analytical, fixed finite difference, fixed finite element, front tracking schemes, general deforming finite element methods.

Civil Engineering (CE)

Department of Civil Engineering

CE 5331. Geomechanics Modeling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 5331. PrereqUpper div IT or grad, 4301 or #)

CE 8094. Civil Engineering Research. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Institute of Technology
CE 5094. Civil Engineering Research. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research or independent study in concrete, structural steel, soils, hydraulics, hydrology/municipal, environmental, or transportational problems. Investigations, reports, tests, designs.

Soil and rock response in triaxial testing; drained and undrained behavior; elastic and plastic properties. Modeling stresses, strains, and failure in geomechanics problems.

Research or independent study in concrete, structural steel, soils, hydraulics, hydrology, and municipal, environmental, or transportational problems. Investigations, reports, tests, or designs.

CE 5341. Wave Methods for Nondestructive Testing. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[AEM 2021, AEM 3031] or #)

CE 8200. Seminar: Transportation. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

CE 5170. Internet Based Study. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqUpper div IT)
Internet based teaching with bi-weekly exercises on topic of concern.

CE 5180. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) CE 5211. Traffic Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3201, Stat 3021 or equiv)

Introduction to contemporary methods for nondestructive characterization of objects of civil infrastructure (e.g., highways, bridges, geotechnical sites). Imaging technologies based on propagation of elastic waves such as ultrasonic/resonant frequency methods, seismic surveys, and acoustic emission monitoring. Lecture, lab.

Content depends on instructor and student. Sample topics: traffic safety, traffic flow theory, transportation materials, transportation planning, transportation economics.

CE 8202. Networks and Places: Transportation, Land Use, and Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Topics vary depending on faculty and student interests.

CE 5351. Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Math 2263 or Math 2374 or equiv], [sr or grad student] in civil engineering]] or #)
Emphasizes skills relevant for civil engineers. Mathematical principles explained in an engineering setting. Applications from various areas in civil engineering.

Relationship between land use and transportation. Developing synthetic design skills for linking land use transportation in urban/regional settlements. Economic, political, legal, institutional frameworks for planning. Parallel computer lab, practicum assignment.

CE 8211. Theory of Traffic Flow. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Definitions/measurements of basic traffic flow parameters, fundamental relationships. Macroscopic continuum and microscopic traffic flow models. Schockwaves and applications. Flow, speed, headway, and other statistical distributions of traffic parameters. Gap availability/acceptance. Simulation of traffic flow. Traffic control theory, queuing theory, applications.

Principles of vehicle and driver performance as they apply to the safe and efficient operation of highways. Design and use of traffic control devices. Capacity and level of service. Trip generation and traffic impact analysis. Safety and traffic studies.

CE 5212. Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3201 or equiv)

CE 5411. Applied Structural Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grade of at least C- in 4401, [upper div IT or grad student]] or #)
Principal stresses and failure criteria in 3 dimensions. Introduction to plane elasticity, energy methods, torsion of beams, and bending of unsymmetrical beams.

Techniques of analysis and planning for transportation services. Demand-supply interactions. Evaluating transportation alternatives. Travel demand forecasting. Integrated model systems. Citizen participation in decision-making.

CE 8212. Advanced Travel Demand Modeling and Supply Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5211 or equiv, Stat 3021)

CE 5214. Transportation Systems Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3201)

CE 5541. Environmental Water Chemistry. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq3501, Chem 1021, Chem 1022)

Application of random utility theory to model travel demand; deterministic and stochastic trip assignment; network design problems; transportation planning software.

Systems approach, its application to transportation engineering/planning. Prediction of flows and level of service. Production functions, cost optimization, utility theory, demand modeling, transportation network analysis, equilibrium assignment, decision analysis, multidimensional evaluation of transportation projects.

Introduction to water chemistry. Physical chemical principles, geochemical processes controlling chemical composition of waters, behavior of contaminants that affect the suitability of water for beneficial uses.

CE 8213. Advanced Transportation Technologies Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =ME 8772)
Advantaged technologies specifically related to transportation. Topics drawn from core science/ technology areas of human factors, intelligent vehicles, traffic modeling/management, sensing, communications, and controls.

CE 5542. Experimental Methods in Environmental Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3501, Chem 1021, Chem 1022)

CE 5231. Pavement Management and Rehabilitation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div IT or grad, CE 4231 or #)
Concepts and practices in monitoring, maintaining, and rehabilitating flexible and rigid pavement systems. Manual and automated means of pavement assessment, structural and functional definitions of pavement performance, decision-making processes, and optimization.

Tools necessary to conduct research in environmental engineering and chemistry. Theory of operation of analytical equipment. Sampling and data handling methods, statistical analyses, experimental design, laboratory safety. Lecture, laboratory.

CE 5551. Environmental Microbiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Upper div or grad] student)
Role of microorganisms in environmental bioremediation, pollution control, water/wastewater treatment, biogeochemistry, and human health. Lecture.

Application of microeconomic theory to transportation. Demand/demand estimation, cost/cost estimation, pricing/investment, regulation/deregulation. Urban/intercity passenger transportation, freight transportation.

CE 8214. Transportation Economics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

CE 5253. Asphalt and Portland Cement Concrete Materials. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [3402, upper div IT] or grad student or #)

CE 8215. Transportation Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8210 or 8211], [STAT 5021 or equiv])

Cement chemistry. Materials for and design of Portland cement concrete mixtures. Mixture design, short-/long-term behavior. Admixtures, fiber reinforcement. Effects of proportionment. Bituminous materials. Asphalt cement, rheology, emulsions, chip seals, hot mix asphalt, viscoelastic characterization.

CE 5552. Environmental Microbiology Laboratory. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq5551 or &5551)

Basic microbiological techniques: isolation, identification/enumeration of bacteria, BOD, biodegradable kinetics, disinfection. Lab.

Maximum likelihood methods for generalized linear models, with logit/probit models. Linear regression as special cases. Applications to gap acceptance, discrete choice, speed/headway distributions, accident modeling. Introduction to Bayesian inference.

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CE 8216. Urban Traffic Operations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Capacity analysis techniques for urban streets, optimal traffic signal timing, coordination, real time control. Traffic signal hardware, including detectors/ controllers. Operational techniques for traffic management. Use of computer program packages in traffic engineering practice. Freeway operations/ control.

CE 8331. Modeling Geomechanical Processes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8331. PrereqIT grad student, 5321 or GeoE 5321)

CE 8402. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8401 or #; offered alt yrs)

Data-limited nature of problems in geomechanics. Dimensional analysis. Regimes of solution. Similarity of solutions. Elements of fracture mechanics, elastoplasticity, poroelasticity. Applications to stability of underground excavations, fluid flow in fracture, tool-rock interaction, hydraulic fracturing.

Large strains and work conjugate stresses. Equilibrium and principle of virtual work for nonlinear problems. Nonlinear elasticity and plasticity. Finite element discretization and nonlinear algebraic equations. Linearization and solution algorithms for nonlinear problems. Structural stability.

CE 8217. Transportation Network Analysis. (4 cr; A-F only)

Concepts/tools for transportation system and network analysis. Analytical models, algorithms for formation/solution of equilibrium assignment problem for transportation networks. Static/dynamic user equilibrium traffic assignments. System optimal, stochastic user equilibrium, traffic paradox. Linear/ nonlinear programming, variational inequalities.

CE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) CE 8336. Boundary Element Methods I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8336. PrereqIT grad student)

CE 8411. Plate Structures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5411 or #; offered alt yrs)

CE 8231. Advanced Pavement Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4231 or #)

Introduction to boundary element methods for elastostatics; stress discontinuity, displacement discontinuity, and direct boundary integral methods. Derivation of basic mathematical solutions from the theory of elasticity. Applications in geomechanics.

Analysis of plate structures based on the smalldeflection elastic Kirchhoff-Love theory. Classical and numerical analysis methods. Skew and orthotropic plate structures. Elements of large deflection theory and stability of plates.

CE 8412. Shell Structures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT grad or #)

Advanced concepts in pavement analysis and design; computation of stresses and strains in flexible and rigid pavement systems; review of Boussinesq theory, Burmeister model, and Westergaard model; load transfer in rigid pavements; temperature induced stresses; mechanics of drainage.

CE 8337. Boundary Element Methods II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8337. Prereq8336, GeoE 8336 or #)
Transient and nonlinear problems.

Static analysis of thin elastic shells based on Loves postulates. Membrane and bending theories. Thermal stresses in cylinders. Buckling of shells of revolution. Offered alternate years.

CE 8233. Advanced Bituminous Materials Characterization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [3402, grad student] or #)

CE 8341. Dynamics of Soils and Foundations. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBasic courses in soil machanics/dynamics or #)

CE 8421. Structural Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3401, AEM 2012] or #; &4411 recommended)

Applications of viscoelasticity, rheology, elastoplasticity, and fracture mechanics to bituminous materials characterization. Lectures, discussions of advanced research reading assignments, laboratory assignments.

Vibration or single-/multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Dynamic soil properties. Wave propagation in continuous media. Foundation dynamics. Liquefaction. Introduction to seismology/earthquakes.

Response of discrete/continuous systems to dynamic loading. Formulation/solution of problems of one or more degrees of freedom. Modal analysis. Numerical integration and transform techniques. Response of dynamic systems to base motion using response spectrum methods.

CE 8300. Seminar: Geomechanics. (1-3 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. =GEOE 8300)
Presentations on various topics.

CE 8351. Advanced Groundwater Mechanics I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8351. Prereq4351 or GeoE 4351, IT grad student or #)

CE 8422. Earthquake Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8421 or #)

Introduction to earthquake engineering; response spectra; energy absorption capacity of structures; estimation of damping; earthquake resistant design; seismic design codes; base isolation; soil-structure interaction. Blast resistant design. Wind effects on structures.

CE 8301. Fracture of Geomaterials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8301. PrereqIT grad student, 5321, GeoE 5321 or #)
Crack tip stress and displacement fields; stress intensity factors. Energy principles of fracture; compliance method. Process zone models. J integral. Mixed-mode fracture. Behavior of cracked solids. Numerical and experimental approaches.

Solute transport; shallow flow in leaky aquifers; complex variable methods in groundwater flow. Analytic element method: potentials for line sinks, line doublets, line dipoles, area sinks, and special analytic elements; singular Cauchy integrals; analytic elements in domains with closed boundaries.

CE 8352. Advanced Groundwater Mechanics II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8352. Prereq4351, IT grad student or #)

CE 8431. Structural Stability. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT grad student or #)

Classification of discrete/continuous conservative/ nonconservative systems. Buckling analysis of, e.g., structural members, frameworks, and plates by classical/numerical methods. Offered alternate years.

CE 8302. Soil/Rock Plasticity and Limit Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8302. PrereqIT grad student, CE 4300 or #)

Plasticity of soils and rocks. Yield conditions, flow rules. Theorems of limit analysis. Static solutions, method of characteristics. Kinematic solutions, hodograph. Energy balance. Applications to soil/rock engineering problems.

Applying complex methods, including conformal mapping, in groundwater mechanics; solving problems with free boundaries using the hodograph method; drains in aquifers with free boundaries; superposition of solutions with drains; singular Cauchy integrals; boundary elements.

CE 8432. Analysis of Thin-Walled Members. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5411 or #; offered alt yrs)
Analysis of thin-walled structural members based on Vlasov theory and its modifications. Members with open and closed cross sections. Second-order effects and buckling. Influence of inelastic material behavior on buckling.

CE 8361. Engineering Model Fitting. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8361. PrereqIT grad student or #)
Parameter estimation and inverse modeling for civil and geological engineering. Formulating engineering model fitting problems; comparing and selecting various fit criteria; implementing numerical algorithms; analyzing and interpreting results using both statistical and qualitative tools; designing future measurement plans.

CE 8311. Advanced Rock Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8311. PrereqIT grad student, 4311 or GeoE 4311 or #)

CE 8441. Ductile Behavior of Steel Structures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4411 or eqiv)

Stress transformations; principal stresses and directions. Friction and behavior of rock joints; stability of frictional sliding. Elastic waves; acoustic emission and seismic measurements. Fragmentation and rock breakage.

CE 8400. Seminar: Structures. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Content depends on instructor and student. Sample topics: theory of elasticity, optimization, reliability, wave propagation, soil dynamics, experimental equipment, wind forces on structures, structural failures, modern construction practices.

Advanced topics in behavior of steel structures; Modeling techniques for material/geometric nonlinearity. Plastic analysis. Introduction to plasticity of continuum bodies. Computer methods. Seismic design, code provisions.

CE 8321. Thermoporoelasticity. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8321. PrereqIT grad student, 5321 or GeoE 5321 or #)
Micro-mechanical description of porous media. Thermodynamics foundations. Linear theory of thermoporoelasticity: constitutive, transport, and balance laws; field equations. Determination of material constants. Singular solutions. Methods of solution: integral transform, method of singularities, finite and boundary element method.

CE 8442. Nonlinear Analysis of Structural Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4411, 4413 or #; offered alt yrs)
Advanced theory and computational techniques for analyzing complex structural building systems. Using comprehensive geometric and material nonlinear analysis for designing steel and composite structures.

CE 8401. Fundamentals of Finite Element Method. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4411 or #)

CE 8322. Storage and Flow of Granular Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GEOE 8322. PrereqIT grad student, 4301 or #)

Elements of calculus of variations; weak and strong formulations of linear continuum and structural problems. Isoparametric elements and numerical integration. Basic concepts of error analysis and convergence. Analysis of plates and shells. Introduction to mixed methods and time dependent problems.

CE 8443. Fracture of Materials and Structures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4401 or #)

Foundations of engineering fracture mechanics. Analytical, computational, and experimental tools to analyze/design solid structures and materials containing cracks. Predicting structural performance, designing experiments. Metals, concretes, rocks, ceramics, advanced composites, biological structures, micro-devices.

Plasticity of granular media. Static and dynamic method of slices. Storage and flow of granular materials in bins and hoppers. Stress concentrations, arching, piping. Experiments on granular material properties and flow.

CE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

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CE 8451. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4412 or #)
Advanced topics; experimental and theoretical background to design code provisions. Momentcurvature analysis of members. Shear; torsion; disturbed regions. Beam column joints; shear walls. Effects of earthquake loading. Limit analysis.

CE 8507. Advanced Methods in Hydrology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8506)

CE 8461. Structural Reliability. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4412, 4413] or #)

Structural design standards/methods. Uncertainties in structural design. Basic probabilistic concepts, statistical distributions. Resistance/load statistics. First-/second-order reliability methods, systems reliability. Development of probability-based design codes. Offered alternate years.

Notions of scale-invariance, scaling, and multiscaling in geophysical processes; methods of multiscale analysis; wavelet transforms; time-frequencyscale analysis and fractal analysis. Applications in atmospheric, hydrologic, and geomorphologic processes.

CE 8561. Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOne sem grad work or #)

CE 8508. Ecological Fluid Mechanics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or equiv)

Introduction to hydrologic transport and water quality simulation in natural water systems. Deterministic, process-oriented water quality model development. Mixed cell models, advection, turbulent diffusion/ dispersion. Chemical/biological kinetics in water quality models. Application of water quality models to management problems.

Fluid mechanics of microbiological processes in lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Small-scale fluid motion, nutrient uptake, growth kinetics, ecosystem metabolism, scaling, lab/field microstructure measurements.

CE 8562. Analysis and Modeling of Aquatic Environments II. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqOne sem grad work or #)

CE 8490. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) CE 8500. Environmental Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereqgrad CE major or #)

CE 8511. Mechanics of Sediment Transport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 and 4501 or #)

Topics vary depending on faculty and student interests.

Broad coverage of topics in environmental engineering and science. Speakers consist primarily of graduate students in these areas, but presentations may also be given by University faculty and guest speakers.

Particle motion in fluids. Criteria for incipient motion. Formulations for bedload and suspended load. Bedform mechanics and hydraulic resistance relations. Channel stability, aggradation and degradation, alluvial stream morphology.

Models for transport/transformation of pollutants, nutrients, particulates, ecosystems, etc., from recently completed theses, articles, or research in progress. Students review assigned recent papers, make presentations, and analyze a topic of their choice.

CE 8563. Industrial Waste Treatment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3501, 4501, 4502, or equiv or #)
Introduction to industrial waste treatment. Individual industries, emphasizing constituents of the wastestream and how best to recycle, recover, or reduce wastes. Cost concerns and regulations. Field trips to various industries to gain first-hand knowledge of processes involved in treatment.

CE 8521. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT or COAFES grad student or #)

CE 8501. Environmental Fluid Mechanics I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or equiv or #)

Basic laws of mass, energy, and momentum transport in environmental fluid flow. Exact and approximate solutions for viscous flow. Irrotational flow; gravity waves. Similitude and inspectional analysis. Laminar boundary layers and slender flows. Application to engineering and environmental problems.

Land-atmosphere interactions and turbulent transport in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the lowest part of the atmosphere. ABL development and dynamics. Turbulence, surface energy balance, spectral analysis, similarity theory. Flow over homogeneous and heterogeneous surfaces. Atmospheric stability, measurement, simulation of turbulent fluxes.

CE 8571. Hydraulic Measurements. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or #)

Lab and field methods and instruments for measuring hydraulic pressure, velocity, and discharge.

CE 8502. Environmental Fluid Mechanics II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501 or #)

CE 8541. Aquatic Chemistry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4541 or #)

Reynolds equations. Developed and developing turbulent boundary layers and slender flows, and their interaction with inviscid flow. Jets, plumes, wakes and shear layers. Statistical description of turbulence; data analysis.

CE 8503. Environmental Mass Transport. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502, 3501 or equiv or #)

Advanced course on water chemistry; physical chemical principles and geochemical processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters, soil- and sediment-water interactions. Emphasizes behavior of inorganic contaminants in natural waters and engineered systems and dissolved natural organic matter.

CE 8572. Computational Environmental Fluid Dynamics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad student in IT or COAFES or #)

Finite difference methods, their application to solution of one-/two-dimensional problems in environmental fluid dynamics. Stability, convergence, consistency, and accuracy of numerical schemes. Navier-Stokes equations, their physical meaning, and their numerical solution. Turbulence modeling: RANS and LES.

Principles of intraphase and interfacial chemical transport and fate in the environment, specifically the processes of diffusion, dispersion, and convection. Application to surface water and atmospheric mixing, dispersion in groundwater, and transport between these media.

CE 8542. Chemistry of Organic Pollutants in Environmental Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4541, 5541] or #)

CE 8504. Theory of Unit Operations. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4541, 4531)

Theoretical basis, design, and operation of chemical and physical processes used in treating and controlling water quality, including adsorption, ion exchange, sedimentation, thickening, filtration, gas transfer, coagulation, flocculation, membrane processes, and disinfection.

Structural characteristics and physico-chemical properties of organic contaminants in aquatic systems. Emphasizes PCBs, PAHs, dioxins, insecticides, herbicides, and chlorinated solvents. Factors affecting their transport/transformation. Structure- and propertyactivity relationships, their use in predicting organic chemical behavior.

CE 8581. Research and Professional Ethics in Water Resources and Environmental Science. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. =WRS 8581. Prereq [Environmental engineering or water resource science] grad student or #)
Ethics of water resources science and environmental engineering research/practice. Societal responsibility, plagiarism, recording-keeping, authorship, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, professional relationships, fraud, reporting misconduct. Meets during first eight weeks of spring semester.

CE 8551. Environmental Microbiology: Molecular Theory and Methods. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

CE 8601. Introduction to Stream Restoration. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CE 8505. Biological Processes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4502, 4501 or #)

Introduction to microbial genetics and molecular phylogeny. Application of nucleic-acid techniques in environmental microbiology and microbial ecology.

Theoretical principles underlying chemical and biological wastewater treatment processes, including aerobic and anaerobic treatment for organic carbon and nutrient removal. Mathematical models of microbial growth kinetics and mass transport in suspended growth and attached film applications are developed.

CE 8552. Groundwater Microbiology: Laboratory. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad CE major or #, exposure to basic environ engr and microbiol)

Background material required to participate in a stream restoration project. How to assimilate geologic, hydrologic, and ecological data at watershed and reach scales to plan a restoration project and evaluate/ critique existing stream restoration projects.

CE 8506. Stochastic Hydrology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqStat 3021 or equiv or #)

Analysis and synthesis of hydrologic series and systems; derived distributions; uncertainty and risk analysis; flood frequency analysis; multivariate time series analysis; correlation and spectral analysis; series of long-range dependence; linear estimation; geostatistics; sampling networks; hydrologic forecasting.

Subsurface microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycling, metabolic classification of subsurface bacteria, modeling bacterial transport, diagnosis of microbial induced fouling (MIF) events, bioremediation of contaminated aquifers. Lectures and four lab hours per week.

CE 8602. Stream Restoration Practice. (2 cr; S-N only. =EEB 8602, GEO 8602. Prereq8601 or Geo 8601)
Field experience, group design project. Students provide a stream restoration context for each other s elective coursework, complete critical assessments of stream restoration projects, and design a stream restoration site.

CE 8553. Biofilms. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4551 or #)

Science/engineering concepts to investigate formation/ function of biofilms. Properties/composition of biofilms, transport/transformation processes in biofilms, communication in biofilms, mathematical modeling. Applications in environmental engineering.

CE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

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CE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CNES 5077. Religious Violence in the Early Roman Empire: Jews, Christians, and Pagans. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3077, RELA 3077, RELA 5077, RELS 3077, RELS 5077) CNES 5182. Art and the State: Public Art in the Roman Empire. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5182. PrereqIntro art history course or #)
eOrigins of Roman public art. Use in maintaining community. Exploitation by first emperor, Augustus. Development/diffusion through later empire. Varying capabilities to adjust to demands of a Christian Empire.

Classical and Near Eastern Studies (CNES)

College of Liberal Arts
CNES 5013. Introduction to Roman Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Survey of Roman law from social and historical perspectives. Basic concepts of Roman private law and legal procedure.

Methods for understanding discourses of violence. Ways religious traditions shaped ethnic identity/ practices and views of sacrifice, martyrdom, spectacles of violence, apocalyptic ideologies of violence, state persecution, texts and terror, and holy war.

CNES 5080. New Testament Proseminar. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1082 or 3072 or equiv)

Study of some specific aspect of the New Testament and related literature. The class is organized as a discussion seminar. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CNES 5251. Archaeology of Herodian Israel. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =RELA 5251, RELS 5251. Prereq One course in [archaeology or ancient history] or grad student)
Archaeological sites in Israel dating to era of Herod the Great (37-4 BC). Palaces and religious edifices. Remains from Jewish/gentile settlements throughout the kingdom. Course readings consist of contemporary literary sources and excavation reports.

CNES 5014. Who Owns the Past?: Archaeology, History, Ethics, and Laws. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CNES 5081W. Classical Epic in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CLCV 3081W, CNES 3081W. PrereqGrad student or #)
Homers Iliad/Odyssey. Virgils Aeneid. Cultural context of epic. Development of hero. Epic style. Poetics of epic.

Competition among collectors, museums, countries, native cultures, religious groups, archaeologists, and historians for right to control cultural resources. Legal/ ethical codes to assess/adjudicate claims.

CNES 5252. History of Early Christian Art in Context. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5252. Prereq3xxx art history course or #)

CNES 5082W. Greek Tragedy in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Origins of tragedy. Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. Greek/Roman comic drama (e.g., Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence).

Role played by art in formation of early Christian/ Byzantine communities and in establishing their relationships with Pagan world and early Islam.

CNES 5051. Before Herodotus: History and Historiography of Mesopotamia and theAncient Near East. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HIST 5051. Prereq Prev coursework in Ancient Near Eastern history recommended)
Historical method/sources for Ancient Near Eastern history. Seminar. Emphasizes historical tradition and historiographic texts of Mesopotamia and neighboring regions of Ancient Near East. Secondary emphasis on their relationship to the works of classical historians such as Herodotus. Use of these sources in modern historiography of Ancient Near East.

CNES 5083. Ancient Comedy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) CNES 5103. Hellenistic and Early Roman Art and Archaeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5103. PrereqJr, Clas/ArtH 3008 or #)

CNES 5340. Practicum in Archaeological Field and Computer Techniques. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 3340, ARTH 5340, CLCV 3340, CNES 3340. PrereqClCv major or ancient art and archaeology course or #)

Sculpture, architecture, painting, and topography in developing centers of Hellenistic culture in eastern Mediterranean and in Etruscan and Roman towns, from 400 B.C. to the beginnings of the Roman Empire.

Methods used for excavation of Old and New World sites. Meets at archaeometry/computer lab for part of the semester and at a selectedsite in Minnesota for daylong sessions for 9 to 10 weeks. Meets with 3340.

CNES 5070. Topics in Ancient Religion. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student or #)
Specific aspect of religion in Classical and Near Eastern antiquity, such as healing cults, magic/ divination, Gnosticism, or prophecy/authority. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CNES 5108. Greek Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5108. PrereqJr, Clas/ArtH 3008 or #)

CNES 5502. Ancient Israel: From Conquest to Exile. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3502, HIST 3502. PrereqKnowledge of Hebrew not required; 5501 recommended)

Geometric through classical examples of religious and secular architecture and their setting at archaeological sites in Greece, Asia Minor and Italy.

Israelite history in context of what is known from Egyptian, Canaanite, and Mesopotamian sources. Focuses on issues raised by archaeological data related to Israelite conquest of Canaan.

CNES 5071. Greek and Hellenistic Religions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3071. Prereq#)

Greek religion from the Bronze Age to Hellenistic times. Sources include literature, art, and archaeology. Homer and Olympian deities; ritual performance; prayer and sacrifice; temple architecture; death and the afterlife; mystery cults; philosophical religion; Near Eastern salvation religions. Meets with 3071.

CNES 5111. Prehistoric Art and Archaeology of Greece. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5111. PrereqJr, Greek art or archaeology course or #)
Artistic and architectural forms of Neolithic period in Aegean area and Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures. Aims and methods of modern field archaeology; the record of human habitation in the Aegean area. Archaeological evidence as a basis for historical reconstruction.

CNES 5503. History and Development of Israelite Religion I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANE 3503, ANE 5503, CNES 3503)
Survey of the evolution of Israelite religion. Cultic practices. Law and religion. Prophecy. Religion and historiography. Relationship to surrounding religious systems.

CNES 5535. Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3535, RELS 3535)

CNES 5072. The New Testament. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Early Jesus movement in its cultural and historical setting. Origins in Judaism; traditions about Jesus. Apostle Paul, his controversies and interpreters. Questions of authority, religious practice, and structure; emergence of the canon of scripture. Contemporary methods of New Testament study; biblical writings as history and narrative. Meets with 3072.

CNES 5112. Archaic and Classical Greek Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr, Clas/ArtH 5111)
Sculpture, painting, architecture and minor arts in Greek lands from the 9th through 5th centuries B.C. Examination of material remains of Greek culture; archaeological problems such as identifying and dating buildings; analysis of methods and techniques. Emphasis on Periklean Athens.

Beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to death and afterlife found in cultures of ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Literature, funerary art/epitaphs. Archaeological evidence for burial practices and care of dead.

CNES 5701. Alphabetic Epigraphy of the Ancient Near East. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CNES 5073. Roman Religion and Early Christianity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CNES 5120. Field Research in Archaeology. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5120, CLCV 5120. Prereq#)
Field excavation, survey, and research at archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area. Techniques of excavation and exploration; interpretation of archaeological materials.

Survey of comparative Semitic linguistics. Emphasizes Northwest Semitic. Reading of Phonecian, Moabite, and Judean inscriptions.

Etruscan, Republican religion. Appeal of non-Roman cults. Ruler worship. Christians in Asia Minor, Egypt, and the West. Popular piety, Christian and nonChristian. Rabbinic Judaism. Varieties of Christianity in 2nd and 3rd centuries. Influence of Greco-Roman culture on emerging church. Constantine and Julian. Meets with 3073.

CNES 5713. Introduction to Ugaritic. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdv Hebrew, previous study of biblical texts or #)

CNES 5172. House, Villa, Tomb: Roman Art in the Private Sphere. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 5172. PrereqIntro art history course or #)

Ugaritic alphabetic cuneiform script, morphology, and syntax. Reading of representative samples of Ugaritic literature. Attention to linguistic and cultural issues and links to biblical and other Ancient Near Eastern texts.

CNES 5076. Apostle Paul: Life, Letters, and Legacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3076)

How/what can we know about Paul. What his message was. What he was fighting. How he was later understood by friends/foes.

Architecture, painting, and sculpture of urban houses, country estates, and tombs in Roman world. Relationships between public/private spheres and literary/physical evidence. Usefulness of physical evidence in illuminating gender roles.

CNES 5794. Introduction to Classical and Near Eastern Studies. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereqgrad major or minor or #)
Introduction to core research materials and reference materials in the various disciplines which make up classical studies.

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CNES 5796. Classical Texts: Approaches and Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCNES grad student or #)
Methods/approaches, from antiquity to present, for reading/interpreting Greek/Latin literary texts.

Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS)

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

CLS 5301. Urinalysis. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

Procedures for physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. Lecture, lab.

CNES 5940. Topics in Classical Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo literature courses or #)

Medical School
CLS 5090. Special Laboratory Methods. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Assignment on an individual basis to one of a variety of special areas of experience in the clinical lab.

CLS 5302. Clinical Chemistry I: Lecture and Lab. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqTwo organic chem courses with lab, one biochem course, #)

Additional work for graduate credit. Topics specified in Class Schedule. Meets with 3940.

Principles/theory of clinical chemistry. Assessing renal/metabolic disease/dysfunction, electrolyte/acidbase Quality management. Lecture online, lab.

CNES 5950. Aspects of Classical Culture. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule. Meets with 3950.

CNES 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

CLS 5100. Virology, Mycology, and Parasitology for Medical Technologists. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqmicrobiology course with lab, biochem course)
Lab diagnosis of viral, fungal, and parasitic infections. Lecture.

CLS 5304. Clinical Chemistry II: Lecture. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq[4302 or 5302], two organic chem courses with lab, one biochem course, #)

Principles/application of clinical chemistry. Correlation of clinical/lab findings.

CNES 5994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual research.

CLS 5102. Principles of Diagnostic Microbiology. (2 cr; A-F only. =MEDT 4102. Prereq#)

CLS 5305. Clinical Chemistry II: Laboratory . (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq[4302 or 5302], two organic chem courses with lab, one biochem course, #)
Principles/application of lab procedures in clinical chemistry.

CNES 5996. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual research.

Techniques used in lab diagnosis of infectious disease. Isolating/identifying bacteria/yeast. Antibacterial susceptibility testing. Lecture.

CLS 5402. Molecular Diagnostics. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq#) CLS 5501. Introduction to Transfusion Medicine. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

CNES 8190. Seminar: Issues in Ancient Art and Archaeology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ARTH 8190)
Selected issues, with special attention to current scholarly disputes. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

CLS 5103. Diagnostic Microbiology: Laboratory. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqOne microbiology course with lab, one biochemistry course, #)
Techniques used in lab diagnosis of infectious disease. Isolating/identifying bacteria/yeasts. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Lab.

Basic theory/application of molecular diagnostics in clinical lab. Lecture, lab.

Principles of blood grouping, antibody identification, compatibility testing, and donor testing.

CNES 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMaster%s student, adviser and DGS consent) CNES 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CNES 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CNES 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) CNES 8794. Practicum for Future Faculty in Classics. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqDoctoral [major or minor] in Classical/Near Eastern studies)

CLS 5120. Seminar: Clinical Laboratory Science. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

CLS 5502. Introduction to Transfusion Medicine: Laboratory. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

Current literature. Presentation/discussion of research.

CLS 5121. Journal Presentations. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq1st yr CLS grad student)
Critical analysis, evaluation, discussion of current journal articles in students specialty area.

Exercises illustrating basic techniques in blood grouping, antibody identification, compatibility testing, and donor testing.

CLS 5601. Management and Professional Issues. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

CLS 5125. Practicum Teaching. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Supervised teaching experience, develop skills using instructional materials, tests, and measurements.

Basic concepts in professional issues/management as applied to clinical lab.

CLS 5602. Basic Concepts in Education and Research as Applied to the Clinical Laboratory.. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq#) CLS 5768. Advanced Hematology. (5-10 cr [max 30 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Practical experience collecting bone marrow from patients. Diagnosing hematological diseases by evaluating and interpreting cells from clinical specimens of bone marrow, peripheral blood, and, if applicable, lymph nodes.

CLS 5129. Elements of Laboratory Administration. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Leadership styles, employee selection and evaluation, communications, motivation, morale, discipline, job descriptions, record keeping, budgets, cost accounting, purchasing, product evaluation, lab safety, labor relations, government regulations.

CLS 5130. Practicum in Laboratory Administration. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Workshop in professional development. Developing the dissertation. Preparing a portfolio to document/ reflect on teaching the ancient world and its languages. Readings, workshops, peer teaching, reflective writing.

Supervised experience and assignment of specific problems related to lab service and management in health care institutions.

CLS 5864. Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Departmental research seminar series.

CLS 5140. Techniques for Teaching. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Developing objectives, classroom activities, and evaluation criteria for medical technology education.

CLS 5865. Departmental Seminar. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Departmental clinical lab research seminar series.

CNES 8888. Thesis Credits: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CNES 8950. Topics in Classical & Near Eastern Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics such as slavery, women in antiquity, pagans and Jews, the taboo, and modern study of myth.

CLS 8193. Advanced Topics in Clinical Chemistry. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CLS 5165. Advanced Clinical Immunohematology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Observation, study, and practice in special problems, advanced techniques, and methodology.

Includes use of molecular approaches to diagnosis and risk assessment of selected diseases.

CLS 5201. Hematology I: Basic Techniques. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

Theory/application of basic principles in clinical Hematology. Lecture, lab.

CLS 8194. Research on Clinical Laboratory Problems. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual research project in a selected area.

CLS 8293. Educational Administration in Medical Technology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CLS 5202. Hematology II. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5201 or CLSP 4201 or #)

Fundamentals of examining blood and bone marrow. Identification of normal, immature, and abnormal cells. Correlation of clinical and lab findings. Lecture, lab.

Responsibilities of administration to students, faculty, and educational community. Curriculum planning, accreditation, staffing, student selection, finances. Sample administrative problems and decisions used as practice vehicles.

CLS 5203. Hemostasis. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq5201 or CLSP 4201 or #)

Theory/application of concepts/techniques in hemostasis/coagulation. Lecture online, lab.

CLS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CLS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only)

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Cognitive Science (CGSC)

College of Liberal Arts
CGSC 8000. Seminar: Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 8640. PrereqGrad cog sci minor or #)

COMM 5220. Television Genres. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Philosophical framework for analyzing cognitive sciences. Recent developments in metaphysics and epistemology. Nature of scientific theories, methodologies of cognitive sciences, relations among cognitive sciences, relation of cognitive science to epistemology and various philosophical problems.

Nature, historical development, and influence on society of specific genres of television programming: drama, situation comedy, mystery, soap opera. Program genre change over time and how society, government regulation, and economics of production influence that historical process.

COMM 5441. Communication in Human Organizations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq9 cr social science, 3441 or #)

Communication in organizational settings. Organizational structure and dynamics and their effect upon the communication process. Individual projects.

COMM 5221. Media, Race, and Identity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3211, sr, #)

COMM 5451W. Intercultural Communication Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CGSC 8001. Proseminar in Cognitive Science. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad cog sci minor or #)
Survey of major topics, including theoretical assumptions, methods, and samples of current research.

Critical media studies perspective on cultural politics of race and ethnicity. Social construction of race, politics of racism, media representations of race.

Theory and research on cultural differences in values, norms, behaviors, and perceptions that affect communication across cultures internationally and domestically.

COMM 5233W. Electronic Media and National Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

COMM 5461. Conversation Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LING 5461. PrereqLing 3001 or Ling 5001)
Discourse processes in dyadic and multiparty conversation. Application of concepts through analysis of conversations.

CGSC 8041. Cognitive Neuroscience. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =NSC 8041. Prereq#)
Relations between brain activity and cognitive function in mammals. Working memory, attention, decision processing, executive function, categorization, planning, sequence processing. Behavioral/physiological perspectives. Disruption of cognitive function following brain damage. Extracellular recording of single neuron activity in nonhuman primates. Functional neuroimaging/ magnetoencephalography in humans.

Use of electronic media to change social, political, economic, and cultural life. Use by developing nations to improve agricultural practices, hygienic standards, literacy, and awareness of civic responsibility.

COMM 5261. Political Economy of Media Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3211 or #)

COMM 5462. Field Research in Spoken Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LING 5462. Prereq5461, Ling 3001 or Ling 5001)

Organizational practices of media communicators. Media content as link between communicators and audiences. How viewers use/process media content.

Transcribing and analyzing verbal communication and movement related to it. Applying concepts to recorded conversations.

COMM 5271. Media Historiography. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3211, [jr or sr])

COMM 5611. Survey of Rhetorical Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Rhetorical theory, from ancient to contemporary period. Application to public discourse.

CGSC 8360. Seminar: Topics in Cognitive Science. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad cog sci minor or #)
Lectures and in-depth discussion on a topic.

Critical media studies perspective (political economy, cultural, and technological) on history of mass media in the U.S., 1800s to present. Conceptual approaches to writing of media history. Skills/techniques for doing historical research in media studies.

COMM 5615W. Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1101; 3601 recommended)

CGSC 8410. Perspectives in Learning, Perception, and Cognition. (2 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N only)

COMM 5401. Advanced Theories of Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3401 or grad)

Analysis of public discourse using various theoretical perspectives.

Lectures/discussions in cognitive sciences by local/ visiting faculty.

Survey of major theoretical approaches to communication including, positivism, constructivism, and systems.

COMM 5617. History and Criticism of U.S. Public Discourse: 1630-1865. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr)

CGSC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser consent, DGS consent) CGSC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CGSC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per [semester or summer])

COMM 5402. Advanced Interpersonal Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3401 or 3402)
Social scientific approaches to interpersonal communication. Theory, research findings.

How discourse has been used to establish or maintain power. Speeches and public debates used to examine American public address from 17th century (e.g., Puritan sermons) to the Civil War.

COMM 5404. Language and Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3401 or #)

COMM 5618. History and Criticism of U.S. Public Discourse: 1865-1950. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr)

How language/communication transmit cultural knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Connections among language, thought, and culture. Social/ethnic perspectives on study of language/communication.

How discourse has been used to establish or maintain power. Speeches and public debates used to examine U.S. public address from the mid 19th century to 1950.

COMM 5406. Communication and Gender. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GWSS 5300. PrereqOne womens studies course, #)

COMM 5970. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqNine 3xxx-5xxx Spch cr, #, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

Communication Studies (COMM)

Department of Communication Studies

How gender affects verbal communication. Development of analytical skills through readings, exercises, research that raise awareness of the power of language and the influence of gender prescriptions. Comparisons across languages where possible.

COMM 5994. Communication Research Practicum. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Students participate in research group.

COMM 5408. Social Cognition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Role of cognitive processing in communication studies. Models include perception, attention, memory and their use in communication. Evaluation of social cognition theory and research.

COMM 8110. Seminar: Advanced Speech Problems. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq undergrad degree in spch-comm or equiv)
Evaluation of research methods in speechcommunication.

College of Liberal Arts

COMM 5110. Special Topics in Communication Theory. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Advanced theoretical problems. See department office for current offering.

COMM 5411. Small Group Communication Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3411 or #) COMM 5421. Quantitative Methods in Communication Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3401 or #)

COMM 8210. Seminar: Selected Topics in U.S. Electronic Media. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5210 or #; offered when feasible)
Literature survey; evaluating research on topics; conducting independent research project on a particular topic.

COMM 5210. Contemporary Problems in U.S. Electronic Media. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3211)
Problems affecting U.S. commercial and educational electronic media. Audiences; race/gender issues; regulation.

Survey of small group communication research; theory and practice. Group decision-making and leadership.

COMM 8211. Critical Communication Studies: History, Theory, Method. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Qualitative research methods for studying media institutions, texts, audiences, and contexts.

COMM 5211. Critical Media Studies: Theory and Methods. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)
Survey of theories, research methods, and scholars dominating critical media studies since late 1920s.

Social scientific methods used in studying human communication. Optional data processing laboratory for additional credit.

COMM 5431. The Process of Persuasion. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3431)

COMM 8231. Seminar: National and International Electronic Media Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4231 or #)
Historical and contemporary aspects of national and international electronic media systems. Roles of national and international regulatory bodies. Approaches to programming and evidence of effectiveness.

Communication campaigns (e.g., advertising, political) illustrating persuasive processes and theories. Research paper required.

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COMM 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) COMM 8402. Seminar: Interpersonal Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5402 or #)
Evaluate and develop new perspectives for analyzing, diagnosing, and managing interpersonal communication problems.

COMM 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) COMM 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 24 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) COMM 8994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Supervised research project.

CMB 8201. Mechanisms of Animal Health and Disease I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1st yr CMB grad student or approval of crse coordinator)
Basic mechanisms of animal health. Innate/acquired immunity. Immune avoidance. Cellular basis for pathogenesis of animal diseases. Molecular/genetic mechanisms of host resistance. Host/pathogen interactions.

COMM 8403. Seminar: Emotion and Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CMB 8202. Mechanisms of Animal Health and Disease II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201)

Major theories of emotion and the role of emotion in communication.

COMM 8406. Seminar: Language and Gender Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5406)
Readings and research on current issues. Data collected to test hypotheses and apply theory.

Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB)

College of Veterinary Medicine
CMB 5180. Ecology of Infectious Diseases. (3 cr; A-F only. =PUBH 6180. PrereqMVB or CMB or VMed grad student or #)
Ways in which host, agent, and environmental interactions influence transmission of infectious agents. Environmental dissemination, eradication/ control, evolution of virulence, analytical/molecular tools.

Multi-perspective approach to critically evaluating journal articles, as done for peer-reviewed journals. Aspects of host/pathogen interactions, including molecular/genetic mechanisms of host resistance and pathogenesis.

CMB 8303. Comparative Models of Disease. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqEnrollment in a biological sciences grad program or #)
Disease processes in organ systems. Examples of animal models. Comparative medicine. Clinical relevance of problem/disease. Animal models used to study disease process/problem. Lectures.

COMM 8411. Seminar: Small Group Communication Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Research problems and methods.

COMM 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) COMM 8451. Seminar: Intercultural and Diversity Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Development of ideas/methods for research project, M.A. Plan B project, or Ph.D. dissertation.

CMB 5200. Statistical Genetics and Genomics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANSC 5200)
Statistical issues in genomics. Gene detection, including statistical analysis/designs for linkage study and for mapping quantitative trait loci. Linkage analysis using pedigree data for codominant/dominant markers. Using radiation hybrid mapping and single cell typing. Design issues in linkage analysis, parentage testing, and marker polymorphism.

CMB 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CMB 8335. Molecular Biology Techniques. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANSC 8131. PrereqBiol 5001, Biol 5003 or equiv or #)
Basic theory and current methodologies of molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology. Lab work includes DNA and RNA hybridization, gene transfer, and polymerase chain reaction techniques. Primarily for students with limited exposure to molecular biology.

COMM 8452. Seminar: Methods of Intercultural/Diversity Facilitation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4451 or 5452 recommended)
Theories of and techniques for managing effective intercultural communication and diversity. Intercultural training.

COMM 8502. Seminar: Communication Theory Construction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5421 or #)

CMB 5335. Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory for the Novice. (2 cr; S-N only)

Logic of communication theory development and modification from a social scientific perspective. Types of communication theories.

Five day course. Understanding/applying basic concepts of biotechnology. Lectures, hands-on lab experiments.

CMB 8344. Mechanisms of Hormone Action. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCourse in biochemistry or cell biology or #)

COMM 8503. Historical and Descriptive Research in Speech-Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CMB 5381. Pathogenesis of Infectious Zoonotic Diseases. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Microbiology, biochemistry] courses or #)
Introduction to mechanisms of transmission/ pathogenesis for zoonotic infectious diseases. Lectures, review of current literature, student presentations, written reports.

Mechanisms of hormone/cytokine action. Focuses on major signal transduction/apoptosis. Topics incorporate pharmacology, biochemistry, and cell biology of hormone action in relevant physiological systems. Lectures on basic principles. Specialized lectures. Discussion of primary literature.

Elements involved in conducting and analyzing historical and descriptive research; approaches to historical research, assessing primary and secondary sources; completing a major research project.

COMM 8504. Seminar: Rhetorical Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5615 or #)

Rhetorical criticism theories and methods. Rhetoric as applied to literary studies and the growth of hermeneutics as vantage points for reassessing rhetorical methods.

CMB 5594. Directed Research in Comparative and Molecular Biosciences. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr)
Independent study as determined by instructor. Usual activity includes conduct of research in instructors lab.

CMB 8361. Neuro-Immune Interactions Inter. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 8026, PHCL 8026, PSY 8026. Prereq[MicB 5218 or equiv], [NSc 5561 or equiv])

Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, and autonomic nervous systems) linking brain and immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation. Course is offered fall of even-numbered years.

COMM 8606. Seminar: Rhetorical Analysis of Campaigns and Movements. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5431, 5617 or 5618, 10 cr soc sci or #)
Literature and methodology in historical and contemporary rhetorical campaigns and movements.

CMB 5910. Grantwriting: What Makes a Winning Proposal?. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =VMED 5910)

Components of a strong proposal. Grant submission process. What reviewers look for. How to locate grant announcements that match reserach interests.

CMB 8371. Mucosal Immunobiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =MICA 8371, OBIO 8371. PrereqMICa 8001 or equiv or #)

COMM 8611. Seminar: Rhetoric. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5611 or #)

History/criticism of rhetorical theory. Research in rhetoric.

CMB 8100. Research Rotation in Comparative and Molecular Biosciences. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq1st yr CMB grad student)
Directed research lab rotations. Experimentation, supplemental reading, research presentations under guidance of faculty member who is potential thesis adviser. Taught by program faculty.

Host immune processes at body surfaces. Innate/ adaptive immunity at mucosal surfaces. Interactions/ responses of various mucosal tissues to pathogens. Approaches to target protective vaccination to mucosal tissues. Lectures, journal.

CMB 8394. Research in Comparative Biomedical Sciences. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad CMB major) CMB 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

COMM 8625. Seminar: Communication Ethics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEthics course or #)
Independent research on communication ethics in interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, and media settings. Theories of ethics and methods of analysis.

Directed research determined by students interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.

CMB 8134. Ethical Conduct of Animal Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANSC 8134, VMED 8134. Prereq[Grad or professional school] student or #)

COMM 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

Ethical considerations in the use of animal subjects in agricultural, veterinary, and biomedical research. Federal, state, and University guidelines relating to proper conduct for acquisition/use of animals for laboratory, observational, epidemiological, and clinical research. Regulatory requirements. Bases for proper conduct. Societal impact on scientific investigations utilizing animal subjects.

CMB 8481. Advanced Neuropharmaceutics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =NSC 8481, PHM 8481. Prereq#)
Delivery of compounds to central nervous system (CNS) to activate proteins in specific brain regions for therapeutic benefit. Pharmaceutical/pharmacological issues specific to direct drug delivery to CNS.

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CMB 8550. Comparative and Molecular Biosciences Seminar. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqBiol sciences grad student) CL 8002. Basic Seminar in Comparative Literature II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Student/faculty presentations of their own research or a directed topic.

CMB 8560. Research and Literature Reports. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad CMB major or #)
Current developments in cellular and molecular mechanisms of animal health and disease.

Key texts, positions, and problematics in field of comparative critical theory. Special attention to historical precursors, influential contemporary debates, and disciplinary genealogies.

Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society (CSDS)

Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

CL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) CL 8362. Modernity and Its Others. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Dialectical interrogation of Western and non-Western theories of modernity. Reckoning with differences and variations in its history, providing an account of the normative category of modernity (designated as European), and alternative articulations around the globe.

College of Liberal Arts

CSDS 5301. Society, Ideology, and the Production of Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCL 5301)
Recent critical theories of relation of arts to social/ ideological forces. Selected artifices from Western culture (e.g., Renaissance to 20th century; high, popular, mass culture). Music, visual art, literature.

CMB 8570. Comparative Biomedical Sciences Seminar. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqBiol sciences grad student)
Weekly seminar by primarily outside speakers discussing current issues.

CMB 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CMB 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CMB 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

CL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade) CL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CL 8901. Pedagogy of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSDS 8901. PrereqGrad comp lit major)

CSDS 5302. Aesthetics and the Valuation of Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCL 5302)
Society, ideology, aesthetic value in light of recent critical theories of visual art, music, literature. Mediations of place, social class, gender, ideology on aesthetic judgment in post-renaissance Western culture.

CSDS 5555. Introduction to Semiotics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Problems of the sign. Sign function/production. Signifying systems as articulated in philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and art theory. Applying semiotics to various signifying practices (e.g., literature, cinema, daily life).

CSDS 5751. Basic Concepts of Cinema. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CL 5751, CSCL 5751)

Comparative Literature (CL)

Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

Cinema as object of theoretical/historical analysis. Emphasizes concepts that have transformed scope/ aim of film analysis since 1960s. Readings of filmic/ theoretical texts.

College of Liberal Arts

CL 5331. Discourse of the Novel. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCL 5331)
Comparative study of the novel (eighteenth century to present): its relation to ordinary language practices, emergent reading publics, technologies of cultural dissemination, problems of subjectivity; its role in articulating international cultural relations.

Prepares graduate majors for teaching. Issues of pedagogy. Preparing syllabi for specific courses that graduate instructors teach. Required for students planning to teach in Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature.

CSDS 5910. Topics in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society. (3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Themes in comparative, sociohistorical analysis of discursive practices. Individually or team taught. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CL 8902. Methodologies Colloquium. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. PrereqCL grad major or #)
Presentations by CL/CSDS faculty. Methods in relation to field as a whole. Library component. Meetings with research librarians.

CSDS 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading and study.

CL 5555. Introduction to Semiotics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCL 5555)

CL 8910. Advanced Topics in Comparative Literature. (3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Problems of the nature of the sign; sign function; sign production; signifying systems as articulated in philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and art theory. Applying semiotics to various signifying practices (e.g., literature, cinema, daily life).

Practical applications of specific methodologies and theories to a determined area. Topics vary by instructor and semester.

CSDS 8001. Basic Seminar: Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCSDS or Germanic Studies grad major)
Key texts, positions, and problematics in field of comparative critical theory. Historical precursors, influential contemporary debates, and disciplinary genealogies.

CL 8920. Advanced Topics in Comparative Literature. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CL 5751. Basic Concepts of Cinema. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCL 5751, CSDS 5751)
Cinema as object of theoretical/historical analysis. Emphasizes concepts that have transformed scope/ aim of film analysis since 1960s. Readings of filmic/ theoretical texts.

Practical applications of specific methodologies and theories to a determined area. Topics vary by instructor and semester.

CSDS 8002. Basic Seminar in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CL 8992. Directed Reading in Comparative Literature. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) CL 8994. Directed Research in Comparative Literature. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Key texts, positions, and problematics in field of comparative critical theory. Special attention to historical precursors, influential contemporary debates, and disciplinary genealogies.

CL 5910. Topics in Comparative Literature. (3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CSDS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CSDS 8404. International Hierarchy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 8404)
Asymmetric structures and processes of international relations; systemic conditions and implications of informal empire and structures of dependency and hegemony.

CL 5992. Directed Reading in Comparative Literature. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading and study.

CL 8001. Basic Seminar in Comparative Literature I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCLit or Germanic Studies grad major)
Key texts, positions, and problematics in field of comparative critical theory. Historical precursors, influential contemporary debates, and disciplinary genealogies.

CSDS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

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CSDS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CSDS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CSDS 8901. Pedagogy of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CL 8901. PrereqGrad CSDS major)
Prepare graduate majors for teaching. Issues of pedagogy. Preparing syllabi for specific courses that graduate instructors teach. Required for students planning to teach in Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature.

CSCI 5104. System Modeling and Performance Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5103 or #)
Techniques for modeling computing systems for performance evaluation through analytical/simulation techniques. How to model computing systems and communications protocols to evaluate their performance under different operating conditions.

CSCI 5131. Advanced Internet Programming. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 4131. Prereq5106 or 5211 or #; [[4081 or 5801], 5707, grad student] recommended)

CSCI 5105. Foundations of Modern Operating Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5103 or #)
Advanced concepts that build foundations of modern operating systems. Advanced scheduling algorithms, distributed communication/synchronization, consistency/replication models, distributed file systems, security, protection/virtualization, OS architectures.

Issues in Internet programming: Java programming, concurrent programming, workflow, distributed databases, security, collaborative computing, objectoriented architecture/design, network publishing, messaging architecture, distributed object computing, internets.

CSCI 5143. Real-Time and Embedded Systems. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[4061 or #], experience with C language)
Real-time systems that require timely response by computer to external stimulus. Embedded systems in which computer is part of machine. Increasing importance of these systems in commercial products. How to control robots and video game consoles. Lecture, informal lab.

CSCI 5106. Programming Languages. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4011 or #)

CSDS 8902. Methodologies Colloquium. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. PrereqCSDS grad major or #)
Presentations by CL/CSDS faculty. Methods in relation to field as a whole. Library component. Meetings with research librarians.

Design and implementation of high-level languages. Course has two parts: (1) language design principles, concepts, constructs; (2) language paradigms, applications. Note: course does not teach how to program in specific languages.

CSCI 5161. Introduction to Compilers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2011, 5106] or #)

CSDS 8910. Advanced Topics in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society. (3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Themes in comparative, sociohistorical analysis of discursive practices. Individually or team taught. Topics vary by instructor and semester.

CSCI 5107. Fundamentals of Computer Graphics 1. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 4107. Prereq [4041 or #], fluency in C/C++, mastery of basic concepts in linear algebra)
Fundamental algorithms in computer graphics. Emphasizes programming projects in C/C++. Scan conversion, hidden surface removal, geometrical transformations, projection, illumination/shading, parametric cubic curves, texture mapping, antialising, ray tracing. Developing graphics software, graphics research.

Techniques for translating modern programming languages to intermediate forms or machineexecutable instructions, and their organization into compiler. Lexical analysis, syntax analysis, semantic analysis, data flow analysis, code generation. Compiler project for prototypical language.

CSCI 5204. Advanced Computer Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4203 or EE 4363)
Instruction set architecture, processor microarchitecture, memory, I/O systems. Interactions between computer software and hardware. Methodologies of computer design.

CSDS 8920. Advanced Topics in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Practical applications of specific methodologies and theories to a determined area. Topics vary by instructor and semester.

CSCI 5108. Fundamentals of Computer Graphics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5107 or #)
Advanced topics in image synthesis, modeling, and rendering. Image processing, image warping, global illumination, non-photorealistic rendering, texture synthesis. Parametric cubic surfaces, subdivision surfaces, acceleration techniques, advanced texture mapping. Programming is in C/C++.

CSCI 5211. Data Communications and Computer Networks. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 4211. Prereq[4061 or #], basic knowledge of [computer architecture, operating systems, probability], grad student)

CSDS 8993. Directed Study in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) CSDS 8994. Directed Research in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CSCI 5109. Visualization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1902, 4041 or equiv or #)

Computer Engineering (CMPE)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fundamental theory/practice in data visualization. Emphasizes programming applications. Volume visualization, vector field visualization, information visualization, multivariate visualization, visualization of large datasets, visualization in immersive virtual environments, and perceptual issues in effective data representation. Projects are implemented in C++ using VTK or similar visualization API.

Cconcepts, principles, protocols, and applications of computer networks. Layered network architectures, data link protocols, local area networks, network layer/ routing protocols, transport, congestion/flow control, emerging high-speed networks, network programming interfaces, networked applications. Case studies using Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, TCP/IP, ATM, Email, HTTP, and WWW.

CSCI 5221. Foundations of Advanced Networking. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4211 or 5211 or equiv; intro course in computer networks recommended)
Design principles, protocol mechanisms. Network algorithmics, implementation techniques. Advanced network architectures, state-of-art/emerging networking technologies/applications, network modeling. Simulation, experiments.

Institute of Technology
CMPE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CMPE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only)

CSCI 5115. User Interface Design, Implementation and Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)

Theory, design, programming, and evaluation of interactive application interfaces. Human capabilities and limitations, interface design and engineering, prototyping and interface construction, interface evaluation, and topics such as data visualization and World Wide Web. Course is built around a group project.

CSCI 5231. Wireless and Sensor Networks. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4211 or 5211 or #)

Computer Science (CSCI)

Department of Computer Science

CSCI 5116. GUI Toolkits and Their Implementation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5115 or 5107 or #)

Enabling technologies, including hardware, embedded operating systems, programming environment, communication, networking, and middleware services. Hands-on experience in programming tiny communication devices.

Institute of Technology
CSCI 5103. Operating Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4061 or #)
Conceptual foundation of operating system designs and implementations. Relationships between operating system structures and machine architectures. UNIX implementation mechanisms as examples.

Structure and design of user interface toolkits and frameworks. Aspects of GUI toolkits (e.g., window system protocols, event processing, geometry management, resource management, data management, constraints). Course is built around implementation assignments and case studies of toolkits.

CSCI 5271. Introduction to Computer Security. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4061 or equiv or #)

Concepts of computer, network, and information security.Risk analysis, authentication, access control, security evaluation, audit trails, cryptography, network/ database/application security, viruses, firewalls.

CSCI 5125. Collaborative and Social Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5115 or #)

CSCI 5283. Computer-Aided Design I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2021 or #)

Introduction to computer-supported cooperative work, social computing. Technology, research methods, theory, case studies of group computing systems. Readings, hands-on experience.

CAD for digital systems. Emphasizes VLSI. Hardware description languages, synthesis, simulation, test generation.

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CSCI 5302. Analysis of Numerical Algorithms. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2031 or #) CSCI 5512. Artificial Intelligence II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 5512W. Prereq[STAT 3021, 4041] or #)
Uncertainty in artificial intelligence. Probability as a model of uncertainty, methods for reasoning/learning under uncertainty, utility theory, decision-theoretic methods.

Additional topics in numerical analysis. Interpolation, approximation, extrapolation, numerical integration/ differentiation, numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations. Introduction to optimization techniques.

CSCI 5708. Architecture and Implementation of Database Management Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4707 or 5707 or #)

CSCI 5304. Computational Aspects of Matrix Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2031 or #)

Perturbation theory for linear systems and eigenvalue problems. Direct/iterative solution of large linear systems. Matrix factorizations. Computation of eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Singular value decomposition. LAPACK/other software packages. Introduction to sparse matrix methods.

CSCI 5521. Pattern Recognition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2031, Stat 3021] or #)

Techniques in commercial/research-oriented database systems. Catalogs. Physical storage techniques. Query processing/optimization. Transaction management. Mechanisms for concurrency control, disaster recovery, distribution, security, integrity, extended data types, triggers, and rules.

CSCI 5403. Computational Complexity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)

Problems of pattern recognition, feature selection, measurement techniques. Classification methods: statistical decision theory, nonstatistical techniques. Automatic feature selection and data clustering. Syntactic pattern recognition. Mathematical pattern recognition and artificial intelligence. Applications in information retrieval and WWW data mining.

CSCI 5801. Software Engineering I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[1902, 2011] or #)

Advanced introduction to software engineering. Software life cycle, development models, software requirements analysis, software design, coding, maintenance.

Computational models, complexity measures in each model, and related complexity classes.

CSCI 5523. Introduction to Data Mining. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or equiv or #)

CSCI 5802. Software Engineering II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5801 or #)

CSCI 5421. Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)
Fundamental paradigms of algorithm and data structure design. Divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy method, graph algorithms, amortization, priority queues and variants, search structures, disjoint-set structures. Theoretical underpinnings. Examples from various problem domains.

Data pre-processing techniques, data types, similarity measures, data visualization/exploration. Predictive models (e.g., decision trees, SVM, Bayes, K-nearest neighbors, bagging, boosting). Model evaluation techniques, Clustering (hierarchical, partitional, density-based), association analysis, anomaly detection. Case studies from areas such as earth science, the Web, network intrusion, and genomics. Hands-on projects.

Introduction to software testing, software maturity models, cost specification models, bug estimation, software reliability models, software complexity, quality control, and experience report. Student groups specify, design, implement, and test partial software systems. Application of general software development methods and principles from 5801.

CSCI 5451. Introduction to Parallel Computing: Architectures, Algorithms, and Programming. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)
Parallel architectures design, embeddings, routing. Examples of parallel computers. Fundamental communication operations. Performance metrics. Parallel algorithms for sorting. Matrix problems, graph problems, dynamic load balancing, types of parallelisms. Parallel programming paradigms. Message passing programming in MPI. Shared-address space programming in openMP or threads.

CSCI 5525. Machine Learning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

CSCI 5980. Special Topics in Computer Science. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be repeated for cr)

Models of learning. Supervised algorithms such as perceptrons, logistic regression, and large margin methods (SVMs, boosting). Hypothesis evaluation. Learning theory. Online algorithms such as winnow and weighted majority. Unsupervised algorithms, dimensionality reduction, spectral methods. Graphical models.

Lectures and informal discussions on current topics in computer science.

CSCI 5991. Independent Study. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be repeated for cr)
Independent study arranged with CS faculty member.

CSCI 5541. Natural Language Processing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)

Directed research arranged with faculty member.

CSCI 5994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be repeated for cr)

CSCI 5461. Functional Genomics, Systems Biology, and Bioinformatics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3003 or 4041 or #)
Computational methods for analyzing, integrating, andderiving predictions from genomic/proteomic data. Analyzing gene expression, proteomic data, and protein-protein interaction networks. Protein/ gene function prediction, Integrating diverse data, visualizing genomic datasets.

Elements of linguistic analysis for speech and unstructured text. Phonology, syntactic parsing, semantic interpretation, information extraction. Techniques for modeling uncertainty in linguistic analysis: probabilistic models, Hidden Markov Models, Dynamic Bayes Nets, Probabilistic ContextFree Grammars. Discounting and backoff smoothing. Maximum entropy modeling. Elements of information theory: entropy, perplexity, metrics for comparing models.

CSCI 5996. Curricular Practical Training. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[CSci or CompE] major, #)

Industrial work assignment involving advanced computer technology. Reviewed by faculty member. Grade based on final report covering work assignment.

CSCI 8001. Introduction to Research in Computer Science I. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq1st yr CS PhD student)

CSCI 5471. Modern Cryptography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2011, 4041, [familiarity with number theory or finite fields]] or #)

CSCI 5551. Introduction to Intelligent Robotic Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2031 or #)
Transformations, kinematics/inverse kinematics, dynamics, control. Sensing (robot vision, force control, tactile sensing), applications of sensor-based robot control, robot programming, mobile robotics, microrobotics.

First of two-part sequence course. Students must take both parts to complete course and receive grade. Conducting literature review. Identifying research questions. Writing a research proposal. Research areas in CS. Practical research skills. Research ethics. Resources.

Introduction to cryptography. Theoretical foundations, practical applications. Threats, attacks, and countermeasures, including cryptosystems and cryptographic protocols. Secure systems/networks. History of cryptography, encryption (conventional, public key), digital signatures, hash functions, message authentication codes, identification, authentication, applications.

CSCI 8002. Introduction to Research in Computer Science, II. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq8001, 1st yr CS PhD student)

CSCI 5552. Sensing and Estimation in Robotics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5551, Stat 3021] or #)

CSCI 5481. Computational Techniques for Genomics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or #)

Techniques to analyze biological data generated by genome sequencing, proteomics, cell-wide measurements of gene expression changes. Algorithms for single/multiple sequence alignments/ assembly. Search algorithms for sequence databases, phylogenetic tree construction algorithms. Algorithms for gene/promoter and protein structure prediction. Data mining for micro array expression analysis. Reverse engineering of regulatory networks.

Bayesian estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, Kalman filtering, particle filtering. Sensor modeling and fusion. Mobile robot motion estimation (odometry, inertial,laser scan matching, vision-based) and path planning. Map representations, landmark-based localization, Markov localization, simultaneous localization/mapping (SLAM), multi-robot localization/mapping.

Second of two-part sequence course. Students must take both parts to complete course and receive grade. Conducting literature review. Identifying research questions. Writing a research proposal. Research areas in CS. Practical research skills. Research ethics. Resources.

CSCI 8101. Advanced Operating Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5103 or #)

Successful research systems and existing theory of systems design. Goal is not merely to catalog systems or learn mathematics, but to develop a sense of elegance of design that leads to successful systems.

CSCI 5561. Computer Vision. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5511 or #)

CSCI 5511. Artificial Intelligence I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2011 or #], grad student)

Issues in perspective transformations, edge detection, image filtering, image segmentation, and feature tracking. Complex problems in shape recovery, stereo, active vision, autonomous navigation, shadows, and physics-based vision. Applications.

CSCI 8102. Foundations of Distributed Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8101 or #)

Introduction to AI. Problem solving, search, inference techniques. Logic/theorem proving. Knowledge representation, rules, frames, semantic networks. Planning/scheduling. Lisp programming language.

CSCI 5707. Principles of Database Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 4707, INET 4707. Prereq [4041 or #], grad student)

Fundamental principles underlying design of distributed and multiprocessor operating systems. Foundations of distributed computing systems; shared multiprocessor systems.

Concepts, database architecture, alternative conceptual data models, foundations of data manipulation/ analysis, logical data models, database designs, models of database security/integrity, current trends.

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CSCI 8115. Human-Computer Interaction and User Interface Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5115 or #) CSCI 8404. Design and Analysis of Approximation Algorithms. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5403 or 5421 or #) CSCI 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CSCI 8801. Advanced Software Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5801 or #)
Software reusability, internet/intranet programming, software reengineering, and software safety.

Current research issues in human-computer interaction, user interface toolkits and frameworks, and related areas. Research techniques, model-based development, gesture-based interfaces, constraint-based programming, event processing models, innovative systems, HCI in multimedia systems.

Because an exact solution is often unfeasible for computationally difficult problems in important applications, approximation algorithms are a significant area of study. Introduces techniques for design of approximation algorithms; theory for evaluating the algorithms performance.

CSCI 8161. Advanced Compiler Techniques. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4061 or #)

Techniques for uniprocessors and parallel computers. Fundamental program analysis instruments such as data flow analysis and data dependence analysis. Variety of code generation and transformation techniques.

CSCI 8442. Computational Geometry and Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5421 or #)
Designing efficient algorithms and data structures for geometric problems. Models of computation, convex hulls, geometric duality, multidimensional search, Voronoi diagrams and Delauney triangulations, linear programming in fixed dimensions, lower bound techniques. Applications, advanced topics.

CSCI 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CSCI 8970. Computer Science Colloquium. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Recent developments in computer science and related disciplines. Students must attend 13 of the 15 lectures.

CSCI 8205. Parallel Computer Organization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EE 8367. Prereq5204 or EE 5364 or #)
Design/implementation of multiprocessor systems. Parallel machine organization, system design. Differences between parallel, uniprocessor machines. Programming models. Synchronization/ communication. Topologies, message routing strategies. Performance optimization techniques. Compiler, system software issues.

CSCI 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CSCI 8551. Intelligent Agents. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5511 or #)
Theories of intelligent agents. Agent architectures; knowledge representation, communication, cooperation, and negotiation among multiple agents; planning and learning; issues in designing agents with a physical body; dealing with sensors and actuators; world modeling.

CSCI 8980. Special Advanced Topics in Computer Science. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Lectures and informal discussions.

CSCI 8991. Independent Study. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent study with professor.

CSCI 8211. Advanced Computer Networks and Their Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5211 or #)
Current research issues in traffic and resource management, quality-of-service provisioning for integrated services networks (such as next-generation Internet and ATM networks) and multimedia networking.

CSCI 8994. Directed Research in Computer Science. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed research with professor.

CSCI 8271. Security and Privacy in Computing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5211, 5103] or #; 5471 or EE 5248 or Math 5248 or equiv recommended)

CSCI 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CSCI 8701. Overview of Database Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5708 or #)
Research papers from journals and conferences on current topics in databases, such as database research methodologies, relational implementation techniques, active databases, storage systems, benchmarking, distributed and parallel databases, new data models, prototype systems, data mining, and future directions.

Conservation Biology (CBIO)

College of Biological Sciences
CBIO 8001. Conservation Biology Seminar. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Topics vary.

Recent security/privacy issues in computer systems/ networks. Threats, attacks, countermeasures. Security research, authentication, network security, wireless security, computer system security, anonymous system, pseudonym, access control, intrusion detection system, cryptographic protocols. How to pursue research in security and design secure systems.

CBIO 8004. Economic and Social Aspects of Conservation Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq CBio student or #)
Economic/social aspects of conservation biology. Ecological economics, human dimension of conservation biology, values of conserving species/ ecosystems.

CSCI 8283. Research Problems in ComputerAided Design for Electronic Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or 5283 or equiv or #)
Open research problems in contemporary CAD for electronic design, approaches to their solution.

CSCI 8703. Distributed and Parallel Databases. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5708 or #)
Distributed database management systems (DBMS) architecture, including client-server, distributed DB design, distributed query optimization and processing; distributed transaction management (concurrency control and recovery); federated/multibases (definition and issues); database machines (concepts, successes, and failures); parallel databases.

CBIO 8093. Directed Study Experience. (1-5 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed Study Experience

CSCI 8314. Sparse Matrix Computations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5304 or numerical linear algebra course or #)

CBIO 8095. Contemporary Problems in Conservation Biology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8004, FW 8452, #)

Comprehensive review of conservation biology issue. Written exam.

Sparsity and sparse matrices. Data structures for sparse matrices. Direct methods for sparse linear systems. Reordering techniques to reduce fill-in such as minimal degree ordering and nested dissection ordering. Iterative methods. Preconditioning algorithms. Algorithms forsparse eigenvalue problems and sparse least-squares.

CSCI 8715. Spatial Databases and Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4707 or 5707 or GIS 5571 or GIS 5573)

CBIO 8103. Research in Support of Resource Management: a Dialog With Land Managers. (2 cr; S-N only)

CSCI 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CSCI 8363. Numerical Linear Algebra in Data Exploration. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5304 or #)
Computational methods in linear algebra, matrix decompositions for linear equations, least squares, eigenvalue problems, singular value decomposition, conditioning, stability in method for machine learning, large data collections. Principal directions, unsupervised clustering, latent semantic indexing, linear least squares fit. Markov chain models on hyperlink structure.

Motivation, Models of spatial information, querying spatial data, processing strategies for spatial queries, multi-dimensional storage/access methods, spatial graph datasets, spatial data mining, trends (e.g., spatiotemporal databases, mobile objects, raster databases).

Effective communication between researchers and natural resource managers. Organized around research needs of land managers. Students select topics of interest from these needs and, as small teams, prepare short research proposals to address each topic.

CSCI 8725. Databases for Bioinformatics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4707 or 5707 or #)
DBMS support for biological databases, data models. Searching integrated public domain databases. Queries/analyses, DBMS extensions, emerging applications.

CBIO 8201. How to Excel in Graduate School. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only)
Overview of history/philosophy of science as framework for writing thesis or dissertation. How to conduct research. Time management.

CSCI 8735. Advanced Database Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4707 or 5707 or 5708)
Database systems for emerging applications, nontraditional query processors, multi-dimensional data indexing. Current research trends.

CBIO 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) CBIO 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

CSCI 8760. Plan B Project. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqCSci MS student, #)

Project arranged between student and faculty.

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CBIO 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CBIO 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) CBIO 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CSCL 5154W. Theoretical Constructions of Space. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Inquiry into theories of space drawn from various disciplines including anthropology, architecture, geography, history, landscape design, philosophy, planning, and sociology. Focus on sociopolitical interests that are served and sustained; emphasis on opportunities and implications for personal identity.

Curriculum and Instruction (CI)

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

College of Education and Human Development

CI 5008. Theory and Practice of Teaching Art in Elementary Schools. (1-2 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Art concepts, skills, processes appropriate for elementary school. Methods of art instruction. Childrens production of/responses to art.

CSCL 5256W. Suburbia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Suburbia from origins in 18th-century England to the present. Historical changes and present challenges, especially in America. Ideology, mythology, planning, development, geography, transportation, the family. Specific sites and designs; representations in film, television, popular literature, and music.

Control Science and Dynamical Systems (CSDY)

Institute of Technology
CSDY 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) CSDY 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CSDY 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CSDY 8899. Seminar in Control Science and Dynamical Systems. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCSDy or IT grad)
Current research and advanced topics.

CSCL 5301. Society, Ideology, and the Production of Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSDS 5301)
Recent critical theories on the relation of the arts to social and ideological forces; selected artifices from Western culture (Renaissance to 20th century; high, popular, and mass culture). Music, visual art, literature.

CI 5045. Advanced Contemporary Crafts. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

In-depth experiences in craft techniques, including ceramics, fibers, jewelry, and metal design, with emphasis on design analysis, understanding of materials, and mastery of processes.

CSCL 5302. Aesthetics and the Valuation of Art. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSDS 5302)

CI 5049. Art Media Techniques. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Society, ideology, and aesthetic value considered in light of recent critical theories of visual art, music, and literature. Meditations of place, social class, gender and ideology on aesthetic judgment in postRenaissance Western culture.

Lectures, demonstrations, studio labs and critique session on creative processes; handling specific media. Topic varies.

Issues/trends, current practices, recent research.

CI 5050. Issues in Art Education. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CSCL 5331. Discourse of the Novel. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CL 5331)

Comparative study of the novel, 18th century to present. Its relations to ordinary language practices, emergent reading publics, technologies of cultural dissemination, problems of subjectivity, and its role in articulating international cultural relations.

CI 5055. Postmodern Visual Culture and Global Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student only)

CSCL 5411. Avant-Garde Cinema. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq1921 or ARTH 1921W or equiv)

Representations of knowledge. Postmodern conditions of education and relationships to the influences of visual culture. Introduction to issues concerning the value and importance of visual imagery; influence of computer networking, mass communication, and other image sources.

History/theory of avant-garde cinema, from classical period (1920s) to post-WWII.

Coptic (COPT)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

CSCL 5413. Cinema and Society in the Arab World. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq1921 or ARTH 1921W or equiv)

CI 5065. Improving Art Programs in the Schools. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqInitial lic students majoring in art ed)

College of Liberal Arts

COPT 5001. Elementary Coptic. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Introduction to Coptic grammar and vocabulary, chiefly in the Sahidic dialect.

Focuses on Egypt, Algeria, and Syria, against background of European colonialism, loss of Palestine, Arab-Israeli wars, rise of Arab nationalism, and Algerian War.

Issues of art instruction, including teaching methods and evaluation, philosophical frameworks of pedagogy, and institutional issues concerning art programs in primary and secondary schools; social and cultural structures of schooling, practical issues of teaching art.

CSCL 5555. Introduction to Semiotics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CL 5555)

CI 5069. Curriculum Innovations in Art Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

COPT 5002. Elementary Coptic. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001 or equiv)

Reading a variety of Coptic literature, such as Gnostic, martyrological, or monastic texts.

Problems of the nature of the sign; sign function; sign production; signifying systems as articulated in philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, psychoanalysis, and art theory. Application of semiotics to various signifying practices (literature, cinema, daily life).

Study and analysis of innovations; evaluation of materials for teaching units and projects.

CI 5075. The Social and Historical Foundations of Art Education. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)
Issues of culture in education; examination of various forms of art as representations of knowledge, belief, and cultural capital. Epistemology, the meaning of function, and the conceptual location of visual culture in education and general culture. Seminar discussions include problems of cross-cultural and multicultural art education.

CSCL 5711. Sociocriticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (CSCL)

Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

Sustained consideration of the modern tradition of sociological reflection on literature. Early and late Birmingham School, Frankfurt School, Bakhtin circle, and the various French initiatives associated with both Les Temps Modernes and Tel Quel.

CSCL 5835. Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen: Music, Myth, and Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CI 5078. Application of Aesthetic Theory in Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

College of Liberal Arts

CSCL 5147. Teaching as Dialogue. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Teaching and the teacher are the subject. Entering into dialogue is the method. Issues with the politics of teaching, the means of entering into dialogue, questions of judgment, and the idea of self-teaching as the goal of teaching.

Literary and musical analysis and historical context of the four works of Wagners Ring: Das Rheingold, Die Walkre, Siegfried, Gtterdmmerung. Critical assessment of Wagners achievement and influence.

Contemporary theories of art; psychological and philosophical foundations. Open to teachers, supervisors, and administrators concerned with art in general education at all levels.

CSCL 5910. Topics in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature. (3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CI 5096. Art Education: Practicum. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)

CSCL 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

Issues of art instruction, including teaching methods and evaluation, philosophical frameworks of pedagogy, and institutional issues concerning art programs in primary and secondary schools. Practicum requiring students to work in a public school setting.

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CI 5097. Student Teaching in Art Education. (8 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqLicensure student in art ed)
Observation of, participation in, and supervisory experiences with various types and levels of art classes.

CI 5162. Peer Coaching for Teachers. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqTeaching experience or #)

Teachers coaching teachers; acquiring concepts, skills, and dispositions necessary for observing classroom instruction and providing constructive feedback.

CI 5325. Designing and Developing Online Distance Learning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5351 or 5362 recommended)

Students research, use, and evaluate technologies for distance learning and design their own learning environments.

CI 5111. Introduction to Elementary School Teaching. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqFoundations of ed major or elem ed initial lic)
Curriculum organization, instruction, management, assessment, professional decision making.

CI 5177. Practical Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI MEd student, or CI or EdPA Teacher Leadership MEd student)

CI 5327. Designing Online Adventure Learning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Designing, developing, and integrating adventure learning environments in K-16. Examples of effective adventure learning environments.

CI 5113. Classroom Management in the Elementary School. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

For teachers, administrators, and support staff working in elementary school programs. Focus on management of student behavior, instruction as it relates to student behavior, and teacher organizational tasks in the classroom.

Preparation for identifying a research and development topic, reviewing the existing knowledge on the topic, planning and carrying out a project, further investigating the topic, and writing a report on the project.

CI 5330. Topics in Instructional Systems and Technology. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5178. Project in Teacher Leadership. (3-6 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5361. PrereqCI or EdPA teacher leadership MEd student)

Topics related to needs of in-service teachers. Topics, location, credits, and duration are flexible.

CI 5136. History of the American Curriculum. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Survey of formation of public school subjects and curriculum theory in United States. Social, political, and economic implications of curriculum theory.

Create, implement, evaluate, and present a leadership project designed to initiate positive change in educational environments. Review related literature, proposal development, project development, implementation/evaluation, critical reflection. Share learning outcomes.

CI 5331. Introduction to Learning Technologies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Orientation to examination of various issues affecting use of technology. Students identify research topics for investigation in future courses and identify key literature in preparation for masters/doctoral examinations.

CI 5137. Multicultural Gender-Fair Curriculum. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Issues in diversity and culture in educational contexts. Rationale for multicultural/gender-fair curriculum. Cultural issues inherent in curricular change. Language, culture, sexual preference, special needs students. Conflicts between culture and curriculum.

CI 5181. Clinical Experience in Elementary School Teaching. (3-8 cr [max 16 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqFoundations of education and elem ed initial licensure only)
Students spend full days in the elementary classroom gradually assuming responsibility for teaching the class. Students prepare a portfolio based on criteria given. One seminar per week.

CI 5336. Planning for Multimedia Design and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theory, research, practice in instructional design. Generic components of instructional design process. Applying principles to design/development of computer-based instructional materials.

CI 5138. Multicultural and Moral Perspectives on Classroom Instruction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMEd or PhD student)

CI 5337. Planning for K-12 Technology Design and Integration. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Developing technology-enhanced learning (TEL) lessons/units for K-12 instructional contexts (e.g., content areas across PK-12 grades). Contemporary perspectives on instruction/learning, TEL lesson categorization techniques.

Factors leading to effective communication in ethnically diverse classroom, preschool to adult. Communication techniques and classroom structures that have cultural and moral implications.

CI 5183. Applying Instructional Methods in the Elementary Classroom. (1-2 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqFoundations of ed major or elem ed initial licensure only)
Supervised experience in elementary classrooms.

CI 5141. Reflective Teaching and Professional Ethics. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Teaching license and one yr teaching exper)

CI 5186. School-Related Projects. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd student)

CI 5342. School Technology Planning. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

How to establish plans for use of technology that support K-12 instruction and student learning. Facilitating ongoing comprehensive planning for technology integration. Identifying priorities for technology planning.

Students develop their professional identities as educators by considering their world views and values in relation to their professional role and responsibilities in the context of a diverse society. Encourages reflective practice and critical review of research.

Research or evaluation project related to teaching, curriculum, or other aspect of schooling. Approved and supervised by faculty advisor.

CI 5187. Practicum: Improvement of Teaching in Elementary or PreKindergarten Schools. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMEd student in elem or early childhood ed)
Elementary school classroom teaching project designed to improve specific teaching skills. Approved and directed by adviser.

CI 5145. Critical Pedagogy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Examination of critical pedagogy; critique of power relations regarding race, culture, class, gender, and age in various educational settings; consideration of improved practice in education for children, youth, and adults.

CI 5149. Issues of Diversity in Schools and Classrooms. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or Teacher Leadership program)

CI 5190. Directed Individual Study in Curriculum and Instruction. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student, #)

Producing/evaluating curriculum materials. Literature review of issues/problems. Assessing curriculum processes.

Developing a multi-year funding strategy for establishing K-12 technology integration in accordance with a technology vision/plan.

CI 5343. School Technology Funding. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Mac or PC] with 128 MB RAM, [Windows [NT or 2000 or XP] or Mac [OS 9 or OS 10]], [Pentium 2 or faster], Internet connectivity, up-to-date [Netscape, Internet Explorer], virus protection software; Certificate in School Technology Leadership or #)

Examination of issues in schools and classrooms that affect people from diverse groups, using historical, communication, value, and intercultural frameworks.

CI 5150. Curriculum Topics. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Special topics, current trends in curriculum. Subject integration, curriculum contexts, development, implementation, evaluation.

CI 5254. Kindergarten Methods. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqFoundations of Education/ Elementary Education or M.Ed./ILP Elementary Education)
Purpose of kindergarten, its place in elementary program. Curriculum appropriate for needs of age group, including children with special needs. Assessment procedures, role of classroom teacher.

CI 5344. Facilitating Technology Integration in Classrooms I. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Intersection of student learning theories and research base on effective technology practices. Video cases of technology-supported teaching, peer teaching exercise.

CI 5155. Contemporary Approaches to Curriculum: Instruction and Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad students only)

CI 5321. Foundations of Distance Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Current research/issues that cross disciplinary boundaries in curriculum development, instructional practices, and assessment methods. Interrelations among curriculum, instruction, and assessment within framework of constructivist learning theory. Individual classroom practices/theories.

History, philosophies, technologies, and best practices related to distance learning environments. Distance education theories. Issues in distance education.

CI 5345. Facilitating Technology Integration in Classrooms II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5344 or #], [Mac or PC] with 128 MB RAM, [Windows [NT or 2000 or XP] or Mac [OS 9 or OS 10]], [Pentium 2 or faster], Internet connectivity, up-to-date [Netscape, Internet Explorer], virus protection software; Certificate in School Technology Leadership or #)
Technology-supported teaching/learning at ones educational site. Preparing a vision statement for technology.s role in student learning. How to assume an advocacy role in establishing technology use for instruction/learning.

CI 5323. Online Learning Communities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Students design/research an online learning environment that promotes community. What community is, how it fosters learning in educational learning environments. Theories of distance learning instruction. Community models. technological tools to develop online communities.

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CI 5346. Staff Technology Development and Support. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5306. Prereq [Mac or PC] with at least 256 MB of RAM, [Windows NT 2000 or XP or Mac OS 9 or 10], Pentium [2 or faster], internet connection, upto-date version of [Netscape, Internet Explorer], virus protection software; Certificate in School Technology Leadership or #)
How to lead organization in designing, implementing, evaluating, improving, and sharing approaches to staff development. Technology-related staff development. Facilitating development through use of technology.

CI 5401. Literature for the Elementary School. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChildrens lit course or #)
Evaluative survey of books for children. Research related to childrens reading interests. Response to literature, instructional strategies.

CI 5418. Whole Language Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd or grad student, minimum one yr of teaching exper)
Theory, research, and politics of whole language teaching. Applications for developing an elementary school whole language curriculum.

CI 5402. Introduction to Special Collections. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChildrens lit course)
Uses Childrens Literature Research Collection as research material. Study of manuscripts, original art, and letters.

CI 5422. Teaching Writing in Schools. (3 cr; A-F or Aud) CI 5424. Reading, Language Arts, and Literature: Primary. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Elem ed init lic)

Theory/practice of teaching writing in schools. How race, gender, and social class impact teaching/learning.

CI 5347. Teaching Digital Writing: Blogs, Wikis, Online Talk, Podcasting, and E-Portfolios to Teach Writing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CI 5475)
Uses of blogs, wikis, online discussion. Database search strategies. Multimodal integration of images, audio, video, text. Digital note-taking, mapping, storytelling. Audio-production. Formatting/design techniques. Online evaluation. -portfolios.

CI 5403. Creative Writing For and By Children. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqChildrens lit course or #)

Aspects of writing/illustrating childrens literature or childrens own writing. May feature authors/illustrators of childrens books.

CI 5404. Culturally Diverse Books for Children and Adolescents. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd, MA, PhD student)
Reading of literature for children/adolescents about diverse cultures. Critique of literary quality and cultural depiction. Development of ways to use culturally diverse literature.

CI 5351. Technology Tools for Educators. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBasic knowledge of Macintosh operating system and a word processing program)

Curricular/methodological issues of reading, language arts, and childrens literature. Evaluating childrens literature, emergent literacy, response to literature, reading/writing processes, strategy instruction for word recognition/comprehension, authentic assessment strategies, teaching diverse students.

CI 5425. Reading Instruction in the Elementary Grades. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Elementary or early childhood] licensure student)
Curricular/methodological issues in teaching of reading. Reading/orthographic processes, strategy instruction for word recognition/comprehension, authentic assessment strategies, and teaching diverse students.

Develop skills in using selected technology applications to support teaching and learning. Internet applications, presentation software, multimedia authoring tools, desktop publishing software, Web page creation. May also include a field-site project.

CI 5405. Middle School Language Arts Methods. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqElem ed licensure student)

CI 5361. Integrating the Internet into K-12 Schools for Learning, Instruction, and Professional Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqExperience with computers recommended)

Introduction to the unique needs of middle school students in the language arts classroom. Language arts content and pedagogical skills. Adolescent development/psychology. Field placement in a middle school language arts classroom.

CI 5426. Language Arts Instruction in the Elementary Grades. (3 cr; A-F only)

CI 5410. Special Topics in the Teaching of Literacy. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Capabilities of the Internet for professional development and instructional use. Use of specific client/server software. Instructional issues/ opportunities. Implications for K-12 student involvement and classroom management. Web page development by teachers and their students.

Topics related specifically to the needs of in-service teachers. Topics, location, credits, and duration will be highly flexible.

Curricular/methodological issues of language arts. Oral language development, response to literature, writing processes, authentic assessment strategies. Teaching diverse students.

CI 5411. Teaching Reading in the Elementary School. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5362. Introduction to Educational Multimedia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFamiliarity with basic computer operations)
Issues influencing design/development of educational multimedia for CD-ROM/Internet delivery. Hardware/ software for CD-ROM, Web-based delivery. Design, development, project management.

Aids the inservice elementary classroom teacher in the development of knowledge of theory and practice in the teaching of reading.

CI 5431. Introduction to Instructional Leadership in K-12 Reading. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMinnesota license valid for classroom teaching in pre-kindergarten, [adult basic education or grades kindergarten through 6 or 1 through 6 or 5 through 8 or 9 through 12 or kindergarten through 12])

CI 5412. Reading Difficulties: Instruction and Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5411 or 5451)
Causes, diagnosis and assessment, prevention and correction; intervention practices useful to the classroom teacher and special teacher of reading.

K-12 curriculum in reading, major theories/research that motivate curriculum. Major instructional principles, alignments needed, resources available.

CI 5363. Introduction to Multimedia Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Competent computer user; 5362 recommended)

CI 5432. Instructional Leadership in Reading in Kindergarten and the Elementary Grades. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5431)
Research-based reading instruction for elementary grades. How to help other teachers improve practice. Characteristics of effective schools within context of improving students. reading achievement.

Students develop computer-based multimedia materials using a state-of-the-art programming language. Principles of multimedia design. Potential of multimedia and eLearning.

CI 5413. Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5412)

Assessment and tutoring of individual children who have difficulty reading in school.

CI 5364. Computer-Based Instruction: Games and Simulation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5363)
Principles and procedures of computer simulation and game design. Types of computer simulation, the components common to simulation design, and the theory underlying educational simulation design.

CI 5415. Literacy Development in the Primary Grades. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqElem teaching exper or #)
Theory/practice of integrated teaching of reading, literature, writing, and language in primary classroom settings. Uses national/state language arts standards and assessment protocols to examine primary literacy curricula.

CI 5433. Instructional Leadership in Reading for the Middle and Secondary Grades. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5432)
Curriculum/instruction for middle/secondary school students.

CI 5365. Contemporary Software Development Issues and Tools. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Familiar with standard computer/Internet operations)
Software used in multimedia design/development. Uses of the software, intricacies of interface, relevant programming principles. Introduction to developing multimedia applications.

CI 5416. Literacy Development in the Intermediate Grades. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Elem teaching exper or #)
Theory/practice of integrated teaching of reading, literature, writing, and language in intermediate classroom settings. Uses national/state language arts standards and assessment protocols to examine intermediate literacy curricula.

Developing e-portfolio to assess competence in standards for teaching K-12 reading. Evolving teaching practices. Applications of current technologies.

CI 5434. Professional Development and Evolving Practice in K-12 Reading. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5433)

CI 5435. Instructional Leadership in Preventing Reading Difficulties. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5434)

CI 5367. Interactive Multimedia Instruction. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKnowledge of principles and procedures of CBI design and one multimedia authoring system)
Principles of effective computer-based design; tools in multimedia development; contemporary issues and skills used in the design, development, and implementation of interactive multimedia instruction. Use multimedia development tools, create a multimedia portfolio, and investigate the issues surrounding their effective use.

CI 5417. Elementary literacy Instruction for ESL Students. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBachelors degree completed)
Teaching reading/writing in elementary grades to students from diverse languages. Second-language literacy development. Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension. Ways to connect students background knowledge to literacy curriculum.

Research-based reading interventions for struggling readers. How to help other teachers improve their practice. Theory/research behind preventing reading difficulties. Principles/techniques for assessing reading difficulties and students? progress.

CI 5441. Teaching Literature in the Secondary School. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Current theories. Analyzing literature. Response to literature. Adolescent literature/reading interests. Devising response activities/units. Multicultural literature. Relating media and literature. Linking

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writing to understanding literature. Designing curriculum. Evaluating/assessing students. Growth in literary response.

CI 5482. Reading, Language Arts, and Literature: Intermediate. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqElem ed initial licensure only)

CI 5442. Literature for Adolescents. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Characteristics of literature written for adolescents; rationale for using adolescent literature; adolescents reading interests and attitudes; analysis of quality and appeal; individualized reading programs; methods of promoting reading; multicultural literature; developing teaching activities.

Curricular and methodological issues of reading, language arts, and children.s literature. Evaluating childrens literature, response to literature, reading/ writing processes, strategy instruction for word recognition/comprehension, authentic assessment strategies, teaching diverse students in upper elementary grades.

CI 5536. Equity, Policy, and Assessment in Science Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMEd or grad student or #)

Nature of equity, diversity, and policy matters that influence schools/teachers involved in science teaching and scientific literacy. Classroom presentations, discussions, readings in current research.

CI 5451. Teaching Reading in Middle and Secondary Grades. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5496. Directed Experiences in Teaching English. (8 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqMEd/initial licensure students in English ed only)

CI 5537. Principles of Environmental Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUndergrad in NRES or M.Ed. or grad student in education or #)
Critical review of Environmental Education, its history, theories, curricula, teaching methods, and assessment practices. Development of an exemplary unit plan for teaching environmental studies.

Methods of accommodating to students abilities and facilitating reading in regular content classes.

Student teaching/clinical experience for English postbaccalaureate students only.

CI 5452. Reading in the Content Areas for Initial Licensure Candidates . (1 cr; A-F only. PrereqEnrolled in Initial Licensure Program, concurrent enrollment in licensure area methods course(s), Internet access, basic understanding of [computer use, Web browsers, e-mail, wordprocessing software])
Web-based course for content disciplines whose primary responsibility is to foster students reading related to learning from text.

CI 5500. Special Topics: Outdoor Science Education. (1-8 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Elem tchg exper)
Classroom and fieldwork activities aimed at increasing the knowledge and interest of students in teaching outdoor in all seasons. Topics include snow and ice ecology, the timber wolf and white-tailed deer, pond ecology, Twin Cities geology, trees and plants of Minnesota, and stargazing.

CI 5538. Research-based Decision-making in Science Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMEd or grad student or #)

Nature of research and data-driven decision-making in science education. Focuses on analysis, interpretation, and impact of research on science education. Developing/conducting research. Students discuss, analyze, and present research.

CI 5461. Teaching Composition in the Secondary School. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5501. Teaching Science and Health in the Elementary School. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Elem ed initial licensure only)

CI 5539. Improving Secondary Science Instruction: Surviving the First Two Years. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMEd science education student, in first three years of teaching)

Theories of composition instruction. Teaching composing within social contexts. Informal writing. Linking reading/writing. Describing/evaluating student writing. Using/modeling conference strategies. Computer-mediated software. Grammar and writing. Editing instruction. Writing assessment. Uses of portfolios.

Methods and materials for teaching science and health at the elementary school level.

CI 5504. Elementary School Science: Materials and Resources. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqElem tchg exper or #)
Examination of the teachers role in inquiry teaching; the current science curriculum; and resources for teaching science in the elementary school.

Students reflect on their instruction and student learning during first years of teaching. Monthly meetings, observations, online discussion. Classroom management, planning, inquiry-based teaching, assessment, equity in the classroom.

CI 5462. Evaluating and Assessing Writing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Identifying rhetorical/linguistic features, explaining difficulties in writing. Giving descriptive feedback. Training for peer conferences. Portfolio writing evaluation. Conducting large-scale writing assessments. Issues of validity/reliability with writing assessments.

CI 5505. Middle School Science Methods. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqElem ed licensure student)
Methods of planning/teaching inquiry-based science. Students observe, analyze, and teach inquiry-based lessons.

Detailed examination and practice of the teaching of one area of science (e.g. geology, health, physical science) or one method of instruction (e.g. laboratories, demonstrations, Internet, simulations).

CI 5540. Special Topics: Science Education. (1-8 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5596. Clinical Experience in Middle School Science. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqinitial licensure in science ed)
Supervised clinical experience in middle school science teaching.

CI 5463. Minnesota Writing Project Annual Invitational Summer Institute. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqLicensed teacher or administrator or [space available, faculty letter of recommendation])

CI 5530. Secondary Science Teaching: Laboratory-based Instruction. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqScience ed MEd ILP student)

Workshop. Participants reflect on their own literacy processes, participate in a writing group, discuss current reading texts, and demonstrate best practices in classroom.

Lab-based science teaching in secondary school setting. Research-based teaching strategies are modeled that address national-/state-level standards. How to use various inquiry-based instructional techniques/methods.

CI 5597. Clinical Experience in Secondary School Science Teaching. (4-8 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereqinitial licensure or #)
Supervised clinical experience in secondary school science teaching.

CI 5472. Teaching Film, Television, and Media Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5531. Teaching Middle School Science. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqinitial licensure student in science ed) CI 5532. Teaching Secondary School Science. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to initial licensure program in science)
Methods of planning and teaching science for secondary school students.

CI 5619. Teaching Second Languages and Cultures in Elementary Schools. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Methods of teaching film, video, and media studies at the secondary and college level; methods for eliciting critical responses; analysis of film/video techniques; analysis of cultural representations and genre characteristics; connecting and comparing film/video and literature; studying documentary and television news; developing media studies units.

Methods of planning/teaching science to middle school students.

Methods and materials for ESL and foreign languages; development of oral and written communication in a second language; alternatives in second-language program format; global awareness and cross-cultural experience; assessment of childrens language; childrens literature, games, and songs; planning and development of units and lessons.

CI 5475. Teaching Digital Writing: Blogs, Wikis, Online Talk, Podcasting, and E-Portfolios to Teach Writing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CI 5347)

CI 5533. Current Developments in Science Teaching. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[MEd, initial licensure, grad student] or #)
Using curriculum standards to design science courses.

CI 5631. Second Language Curriculum Development and Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqSLC initial licensure only)

Blogs, wikis, online discussion. Database searches. Integration of images, audio, video, text. Digital note-taking, mapping, storytelling. Online discussions, collaborative writing. Audio production. Formatting/ design techniques. Online evaluation. E-portfolios.

CI 5534. Studies in Science Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM.Ed., init lic, or #)
Improvement of science teaching through the application of research findings.

Developing skills for selecting, organizing, providing, and assessing effective second language learning opportunities through study, practice, and reflection.

CI 5632. Communication and Comprehension in Second Language Classrooms. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqSLC initial licensure only)
Comprehension and communication processes in a second language focus on listening, speaking, reading and writing; techniques for initial to advanced literacy instruction; fundamental principles of effective second language instruction; the relationship of culture to proficiency in the four modalities; traditional and alternative approaches to assessing language proficiency; use of technology to enhance instruction.

CI 5481. Developments in Teaching English and Speech. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Current theories of English/speech curriculum. Teaching oral language. Organizing curriculum. Linking components of English/speech curriculum. Reflecting on pre-student-teaching experience.

CI 5535. Foundations of Science Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqM.Ed., grad student, or #)
Analysis of present science teaching practices in light of historical and philosophical foundations of science education.

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CI 5634. Content-Based Instruction in Second Language Settings. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq SLC initial licensure only)
politics of literacy; assessment of second language reading comprehension and writing proficiency; using technology to enhance literacy instruction.

Content-based language instruction: principles, models and methods; learning strategy instruction; developing content-based language curriculum; traditional and alternative approaches to assessing cognitive-academic language proficiency; use of technology to enhance content-based instruction.

CI 5657. Speaking and Listening in a Second Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5698. Student Teaching in Second Languages and Cultures. (2-6 cr [max 14 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdviser approval; credits cannot be counted on a graduate degree program)
Student teaching in Second Languages and Cultures at the secondary level for teachers already licensed in another field. Requires students to work in a public school setting.

CI 5635. Culture and Diversity in Second Language Classrooms. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq initial licensure program only)
Developing skills for teaching a diverse student population in both foreign language and English as a second language instructional settings through study, practice, and reflection.

Theories and methods in teaching language as communication in oral and aural modes; planning student interaction; classroom organization for oral language learning and acquisition; using technology to enhance interaction; assessment of listening comprehension and oral communication.

CI 5658. Second Language Testing and Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5699. Clinical Experiences in Second Languages. (6-8 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqSLC initial licensure program only)

CI 5641. Language, Culture, and Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd or grad student)

Applies current sociolinguistic and discourse theory/ research to study of relationships between language and culture in educational settings: language curriculum and instruction; classroom language use; borders between school and home/community language use; and educational policies on literacy/ second-language instruction.

Aligning second language classroom instruction and assessment; fundamental concepts in language assessment; traditional and alternative approaches to assessing proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, writing; creation of formative and summative assessments; critique of common assessment instruments.

Teaching and learning experiences in elementary and secondary second language instructional settings. Includes a seminar held concurrently to support the student teaching experience.

CI 5701. Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Elementary ed or early childhood ed initial licensure)

CI 5660. Special Topics in the Teaching of Second Languages and Cultures. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics related specifically to the needs of the inservice teacher. Topics, location, credits, and duration are flexible.

Content/organization of elementary social studies programs. Programs of understanding. Improving the learning situation. Use of materials.

CI 5642. The Assessment of Learners with Limited English Proficiency. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5705. Middle School Social Studies Methods. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqElem ed licensure student)
Introduction to the unique needs of middle school students in the social studies classroom. Social studies content and pedagogical skills. Adolescent development/psychology. Field placement in a middle school social studies classroom.

Explores policies, procedures, and instruments in use in assessing the English language proficiency and academic readiness of limited English proficient students in American public schools; academic competence, bilingualism and special needs populations; alternative assessment; preparation of students for mainstream classrooms.

CI 5662. Issues in Second Language Curriculum Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Historical overview of curriculum development in second language education; contexts that influence curriculum development; models for curriculum development in second language settings; politics of curricular reform; national and state standards and implications for curriculum development; effects of technology on second language curriculum.

CI 5731. Social Studies for the In-Service Elementary and Middle School Teacher. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5644. Working with Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students in the Mainstream Classroom. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Benefits and challenges of working with linguistically and culturally diverse students; instructional practices and strategies; issues related to language learning, cultural considerations, and integration of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in the classroom.

CI 5671. Content-Based Second Language Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Instruction/curriculum models for immersion, bilingual, and ESL teachers. Balancing content and language goals. Standards, assessment. Using technology to support content-based curriculum and assessment.

Content/organization of social studies programs. Improving teaching-learning situation through analysis of trends/issues. Integration with other subject areas.

CI 5741. Introduction to Social Studies Education. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereqsocial studies initial licensure student)
Broad issues and themes related to social studies education, including societal context, rationale, and scope and sequence. Analysis and evaluation of selected teaching strategies, methods, and resources.

CI 5646. Understanding and Teaching English Grammar. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLing 5001 or #)
English syntax from pedagogical perspective. Grammatical structures that challenge ESL learners. Analyzing learner errors. Issues/activities related to teaching grammar in ESL contexts.

CI 5672. Language-Focused Instructional Practices and Strategies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

CI 5647. Teaching Middle and Secondary Immigrant and Refugee Students With Limited Formal Schooling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Academic/social/political factors that affect students success in school. Strategies for teaching. Programmatic choices.

Keeping a language development focus while teaching content in second language. Materials development, proactive/reactive instructional techniques, choice of form. Linguistic complexity and developmental stage of student.

CI 5742. Advanced Methods of Teaching the Social Studies. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Secondary social studies initial licensure student)

CI 5693. Directed Study in Second Languages and Cultures. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Focus on developing a repertoire of instructional methods that support authentic pedagogy and assessment. Enhancing reading comprehension and writing skills in the social studies.

CI 5651. Foundations of Second Languages and Cultures Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Individual or group work on curricular, instructional, or assessment problems.

CI 5743. The Social Sciences and the Social Studies. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSecondary social studies initial licensure student)
Development of instructional strategies and contexts for exploring the social sciences as disciplines at the secondary level; central concepts and generalizations; tools of inquiry; competing structures and theories; and the relative impact of multicultural and gender-fair perspectives on the nature of history and the social sciences.

Historical overview of second language teaching and learning in the U.S. Exploration of second language instructional settings across multiple contexts: elementary and secondary options for foreign language, bilingual education, immersion language programs, and English as a second language programs. Theoretical frameworks for language instruction are tied to practice.

CI 5696. Practicum: Teaching World Languages and Cultures in Elementary Schools. (2-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5619, adviser approval; credits cannot be counted on a graduate degree program for endorsement candidates)
Teaching and learning experiences in Second Languages and Cultures at the elementary-school level. Requires students to work in a public school setting.

CI 5652. Integrating Culture in the Second Language Classroom. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5744. Seminar: Reflecting on Professional Development in Social Studies Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSecondary social studies initial licensure student)
Reflecting on teaching experience, examining social/ cultural context of teaching/learning, developing a professional identity. Refining teaching and teacher research skills.

Exploration of culture in second language contexts. Rationale for and process of implementing cultural awareness, culture learning, and the integration of language and culture instruction as integral to effective second language development.

CI 5697. Practicum: ESL in the Elementary School. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Adviser approval)

CI 5656. Reading and Writing in a Second Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Teaching/learning experiences in an English as a Second Language setting at elementary school level. Requires students to work in a public school setting.

CI 5745. Engaging Youth With Social Studies Texts. (3 cr; A-F only)

Reading comprehension and composing processes in a second language; relationship between first and second language comprehension and composing processes; relationship between reading and writing; relationship of culture to reading comprehension and writing;

Ways to engage students (grades 5-12) in social studies (textbooks, literature, speeches, editorials, political cartoons, tables, graphs, maps, film.). Developing middle/high school students disciplinary literacy.

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CI 5746. Global and Multicultural Education in the Secondary Classroom. (3 cr; A-F only)
Issues, classroom practices, and controversies surrounding global/multicultural perspective-taking in social studies education. Strategies for helping secondary social studies students develop global/ multicultural worldviews.

CI 5923. Educational Strategies in Family Education. (3 cr; A-F only)

Examination, development, and implementation of a variety of educational strategies.

CI 5945. Teaching and Learning in Parent Education. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq5943 or #)

CI 5747. Global and Environmental Education: Content and Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

CI 5924. Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching I. (1 cr; S-N only. =WHRE 5696. PrereqILP student)
Initial experiences in family/consumer sciences teaching profession. Observations of school organization/administration, seminars, relationship building with cooperating teachers, reflections on personal involvement as beginning student teachers.

Students select/use parent education teaching strategies/processes to meet needs of various populations of adult learners. Critical reflection, ethical practices, parent educator competencies.

CI 5946. Assessment and Evaluation in Parent Education. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq5943 or #)
Theory, terminology, issues, and approaches in assessment/evaluation. Application to monitoring parent education program performance, assessing program quality, and measuring parent learning/ development.

Prepares educators for leadership responsibilities in the area of global environmental education. Focus on the knowledge and process skills necessary to carry out a leadership role in the curriculum.

CI 5761. Social Studies Education for the Inservice Middle/Secondary Teacher. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5925. Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching II. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5924)

Trends and issues in social studies education. Current developments and controversies in social studies pedagogy, curriculum, and assessment.

Part-time supervised teaching experience in family/ consumer sciences programs. On-campus seminars emphasize reflective teaching practice and student learning in context of middle/high schools.

CI 5949. Student Teaching in Parent Education. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

Supervised parent education practice to meet individual student needs/interests. Online discussion, reflection, cooperative learning.

CI 5762. Developing Civic Discourse in the Social Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Philosophies, strategies, and research on developing civic discourse in secondary social studies classroom. Selecting issues. Democratic classroom climate. Relating to social/cultural contexts.

CI 5926. Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching III. (8 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5925)

CI 5952. Everyday Lives of Youth. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Full-time supervised teaching experience in family/ consumer sciences programs. On-campus seminars.

Youth as idea/lived-reality in scholarship, public discourse, and professional practice. Building practice of work with or on behalf of youth.

CI 5782. Clinical Experiences in Teaching Social Studies. (1-8 cr [max 7 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq MEd/initial licensure student) CI 5821. Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Elementary ed or early childhood initial licensure)

CI 5927. Family and Consumer Sciences Student Teaching IV. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =WHRE 5699. Prereq5926)

CI 5954. Experiential Learning: Pedagogy for Community and Classroom. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Full-time supervised student teaching experience in family/consumer sciences programs.

Relationship between experience and learning in community and school settings. Emphasizes intentional application of experiential learning theory/ practice to educational program development.

CI 5932. Introduction to Parent Education. (1 cr; A-F only)

Philosophy, history, and models of parent education. Ethical, critically reflective professional practice.

CI 5956. Organizational Approaches to Youth Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Principles of learning pertinent to modern program of mathematics in elementary grades. Objectives, content, philosophy, instructional materials, methods of instruction/evaluation.

CI 5900. Special Topics in Family, Youth, and Community. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5936. Advanced Practice of Parent Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5935 or FE 5702 or %)

Historical contexts, theoretical frameworks, organizational practices, and public policies that shape nonformal educational experiences of youth in community-based or school-linked settings.

Topics not dealt with in regular courses. Topics vary by offering.

CI 5902. Family Education Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Origins, evolution, and critique of alternative perspectives on family education. Implications for educators, programs, and participants.

Evolving perspectives of parent education. Emphasizes psycho-dynamic, conceptual-change approaches. Reflective/dialogic approaches for working with parents in understanding beliefs and examining their origins/consequences. Issues related to diversity, selfawareness, ethics, and evaluation.

CI 5958. Community: Context for Youth Development Leadership. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Issues/policies in family, school, and community that drive the professional practice of community-based youth work. Practical projects explore what it means to be local, to build social capital for youth, and to involve youth in community change.

CI 5904. Contemporary Family Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Contemporary conditions of and transitions in family life. Emphasizes implications for educators and educational programs.

Analysis and critique of parent-child interaction theory/research. Implications for parent-child relationships and parents/childrens development. Application in professional work with families.

CI 5937. Parent-Child Interaction. (3 cr; A-F only)

CI 5960. Seminar in Youth Development Leadership. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqYDL student or #)

CI 5938. Reflective Dialogue in Parent Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Group study of topics/issues. Course proposal, educational program development. Students participate in co-created learning experience with a group of peers. Four-course sequence.

CI 5906. Program Planning in Family Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Curriculum research/theory. Alternative perspectives, their concomitant implications for families. Development of and evaluation of family education curriculum/programs.

Concepts, theories, teaching-learning processes, and materials for using reflective dialogue in parent education. Implementation of reflective dialogue parent education in participants settings.

CI 5962. Leadership Field Experience: Youth Development. (4 cr; S-N only. PrereqYDL student)

CI 5942. Everyday Experiences of Families. (2 cr; A-F only)

CI 5908. Family and Work Relationships. (3 cr; A-F only) CI 5912. Sexuality Education. (3 cr; A-F only)

Interactions of work/family roles, responsibilities, and aspirations. Resources, legal aspects, gender. Development, delivery, and evaluation of sexuality education curriculum/programs.

Culture and everyday experiences of diverse families. Relevance to parent education and to professional development of parent educators. Research/theoretical knowledge woven with observation/personal reflection.

Demonstration of leadership in practice. Project on youth, experiential pedagogy, and community/ program settings. Focuses on public policy, advocacy, evaluation, pedagogical issues, program design, curriculum development, or applied research.

CI 5972. Education in the Community. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

CI 5914. Education for Family Communication. (3 cr; A-F only)

Development, delivery, and evaluation of curriculum/ programs related to family communication.

CI 5943. Parent Learning and Development: Implications for Parent Education. (2 cr; A-F only)

Models of community/education, their intersections. Twentieth century practice of education in the community in the U.S. Examples from other cultures/ times.

Research/theoretical perspectives critiqued. Challenging assumptions, examining competencies.

CI 5974. The Democratic Learning Community. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Historical/theoretical development of how leading thinkers have conceptualized education centered in the community. Colonial, Native American, transcendentalist, progressive, experiential, critical, and feminist perspectives.

CI 5922. Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum in Grades 5-12. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqILP student)

CI 5944. Parent Education Curriculum. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq5943 or #)

Examination, development, and implementation of family and consumer sciences curriculum in grades 5-12.

How parent learning/development, child development, and family systems theories influence curriculum approaches/materials in parent education. Student develop construct, critique, and select curriculum.

CI 5993. Directed Study in Family, Youth, and Community. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F only. Prereq#)

Self-directed study in areas not covered by regular courses. Specific program of study is jointly determined by student and advising faculty member.

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CI 5996. Internship in Family, Youth, and Community. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) CI 8146. Critical Ethnography in Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8148, EDPA 5061, WOST 5101] or #)
Theoretical/methodological foundations. Possibilities and problematics for understanding inequality/ disparities in education. Research design, data collection, analysis, writing.

Involvement in work experience focused on educational competencies in family, youth, and community settings. Nature/extent of responsibilities are defined by position the student assumes.

CI 8161. Research Experience I: Study Design and Planning. (3 cr Prereq-[8133, 6-12 cr of research methodology, CI PhD student] or #)

Students identify research topic, conduct literature review, refine research questions, design study, obtain IRB approval as needed, and begin data collection. Readings, seminar discussions, peer critique of work.

CI 8075. Seminar: Art Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEduc grad student or #)

Reports, evaluation of problems, and review of recent literature.

CI 8147. Critical Discourse Analysis in Educational Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [MA or PhD] student)
Students apply CDA methods to analysis of written, visual, and spoken texts in social settings such as schools, families, and communities.

CI 8162. Research Experience II: Data Analysis and Manuscript Preparation. (3 cr Prereq-8161)
Students complete data collection/analysis, prepare research manuscript. Seminar discussions, critical examination of their own and peers work.

CI 8079. Research in Art Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEduc grad student or #)
Current research agenda. Helps students identify research questions and choose appropriate methodologies.

CI 8148. Conducting Qualitative Studies in Educational Contexts. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq CI MA or PhD student or #)
Introduction to use of qualitative research methods. Ethnography, sociolinguistics, symbolic interactionism. Emphasizes observation.

CI 8181. Seminar in Teaching in Colleges of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI PhD student or #)

CI 8095. Problems: Art Education. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad art educ major or #)
Independent research under faculty guidance; may include advanced studio practice and educational issues requiring a research methodology.

Goals, instructional strategies, evaluation procedures, and professional considerations.

CI 8111. Representations of Knowledge in Curriculum and Culture. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)

CI 8149. Qualitative Research: Coding, Analysis, Interpretation, and Writing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8133, 8148, grad student, completion of a qualitative research study] or #)
How to code/analyze field notes. Individual/group interviews, multimedia using NUDIST NVivo software. Students interpret analyzed material and complete an article length document that includes a review of related research/methodology.

CI 8195. Problems: Improvement of Instruction. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research in curriculum and instruction.

CI 8196. Practicum in Teaching in Colleges of Education. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8181)

Supervised teaching in an education course at the University of Minnesota or other college or university.

Overview of research and theory on sociology of knowledge and education. Conceptions of knowledge in curriculum; connections between cultural conditions and curriculum design and implementation; influence of national political agendas, population, the mass media, and textbooks on curriculum in diverse educational settings.

CI 8197. Problems: Curriculum Studies. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMA student) CI 8198. Problems: Teacher Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research.

CI 8150. Research Topics Curr & Instruc. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[M.A. or Ed.D or Ph.D.] student or #)
Special topics, current research trends in curriculum/ instruction. Research review, subject integration, curriculum contexts, development, implementation, data collection, analysis, evaluation.

Directs students to completing Plan B paper for M.A. degree.

CI 8115. Curriculum and Achievement Outcomes in a Diverse Society. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student)

Analysis of American public school experiences for students of African-American, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian background; social, political, regional, and educational variables that influence student outcomes; perspectives concerning ethnic student achievement; factors influencing school achievement, and prospects for change.

CI 8151. Paradigms and Practices in Teacher Preparation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)
Theory-practice gap in professional education. Conceptions of teacher learning. Pedagogies for teaching practice and program design. Research methodologies.

CI 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser approval, DGS approval) CI 8361. Advanced Courseware and Design: Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Examination and critique of existing research. Students identify a research topic, write a literature review, plan a study, and present a research proposal.

CI 8121. Curriculum Change: Perspectives, Processes, and Participants. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)

Examination of curriculum within educational organizations; educational organization as mediator and transmitter of societal/cultural perspectives; implications of organizational context for curriculum change, change processes, and change participants.

CI 8152. Teacher Learning and Professional Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)

CI 8391. Instructional Systems Seminar. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Topics related to needs of the in-service teacher; topics, location, credits, and duration are highly flexible.

Theoretical/empirical work on teacher learning, professional communities, teacher inquiry, perspectives on outcomes of professional development, and policy recommendations for supporting teacher learning. Research methodologies.

CI 8395. Problems: Instructional Systems. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research.

CI 8127. Curriculum Theory and Research: Alternative Paradigms and Research Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Traditions of inquiry, exemplary studies, and associated research methods; survey and assessment of topics and methods as applied to curriculum questions; and relationships between theory and research.

CI 8154. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Research on relationship between home and school cultures. Education of students of color. Culture, including experiences/practices of students homes. Cultural approaches for improving teaching, transforming society.

CI 8400. Special Topics in Childrens and Young Adult Literature. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad course in childrens or young adult lit)
Overview of research and issues. Study of original manuscripts and artwork for childrens books; research in child and young adult response to literature. Topics vary by offering.

CI 8131. Curriculum and Instruction Core: Critical Examination of Curriculum in Context. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI PhD or MA student or #)
Central concepts, ideas, and debates in professional field of curriculum. Curriculum in general education.

CI 8155. Immigrant Families and U.S. Schools. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Educational experiences of post-1965 immigrants in U.S. schools. Research/debates surrounding immigration, assimilation, and acculturation. Issues confronted by immigrant families/youth. Immigrant experiences that change and respond to external forces in U.S. society.

CI 8410. Special Topics in Reading Research and Instruction. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MA or PhD] student)
Research at all levels. Topics vary. May include research designs, trends, and specific studies.

CI 8132. Curriculum and Instruction Core: Teaching Theory and Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI PhD or MA student or #)

Overview of research on teaching: historical perspective, modern research/findings, implications for practice/research.

CI 8156. Asian American Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Issues/concerns facing Asian American students in U.S. schools. Focuses on Twin Cities context of Hmong American children/families.

CI 8412. Research in Reading. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MA or PhD] student)
Theory of and research on writing process. Applications to developing writing curriculum/ instruction.

CI 8133. Research Methods in Curriculum and Instruction. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI PhD or MA student or #)
Survey of educational research methods, comparison of underlying assumptions/procedures.

CI 8159. Culture and Teaching Colloquium. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Doctoral seminar. Interdisciplinary perspectives on theme central to cultural study of teaching. Theme varies year to year.

CI 8421. Research in Composition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MA or PhD] student)

Research designs: experimental, case study, descriptive, qualitative, ethnographic. Writing in social contexts. Teaching/evaluating writing. Rhetorical, linguistic, and discourse analysis of texts. Validity/ reliability in coding/rating. Portfolio/large-scale writing assessments.

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CI 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser approval, DGS approval) CI 8461. Sociocultural Theory, Education, and Literacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Sociocultural theories, from 1960s to present. Vygotskian/neo-Vygotskian. Genre/activity dialogic. New literacy studies. Critical sociocultural. Multimodality. Empirical studies informed by theoretical perspectives.

CI 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade) CI 8795. Problems: Social Studies Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Independent research.

DNCE 5120. Ballet Technique 8. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5110, %, audition)
Continuation of 5110. Musicality, performance, stylistic differences. Practical work conducted within context of choreographic/aesthetic development of ballet.

CI 8796. Research Internship in Social Studies Education. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI grad student)

DNCE 5210. Jazz Technique 7. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%, audition)

CI 8470. Special Topics on Literacy. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MA or PhD] student)
Current theories/research on literacy and literacy development. Alternative methods of conducting literacy research. Implications for literacy instruction.

Internship with social studies education faculty member; experience in collecting and analyzing data; drafting and presenting reports; writing for publication.

Continuation of jazz technique. Syncopation, performance projection. Specific styles: swing, bebop, lyrical, funk, latin.

CI 8492. Readings in English Education and Reading. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent study course.

CI 8888. Thesis Credits: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) CI 8900. Family, Youth, and Community Colloquium. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. Prereq [MA or PhD] student)
Theories, philosophies, practices, pedagogies, epistemologies, and public policies not dealt with in regular courses. Content varies by offering.

DNCE 5220. Jazz Technique 8. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5210, %, audition)

Continuation of 5210. Syncopation, performance projection. Specific styles: swing, bebop, lyrical, funk, latin.

DNCE 5333. Laban Movement Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

Concepts of LMA, which is used to describe, understand, and perform all forms of movement/ dance. Movement experiences, lectures, discussion, observation.

CI 8495. Problems: Teaching English and Reading. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Individual research.

CI 8511. Seminar: Research in Science Education. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Students and faculty present research projects for comment and critique. Special topics may also be considered.

CI 8902. Family, Youth, and Community in Social, Political, and Economic Context. (3 cr; A-F only)

DNCE 5334. Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

Historical/theoretical perspectives on use of movement/dance in relationship to psychology/ healing. D/MT pioneers/techniques. Applications of D/MT with various populations/settings. Experiential course.

CI 8570. Advanced Topics in Science Education. (1-4 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Examination/critique of current research topics, methods, and issues.

Meanings of and relationships among family, youth, and community in social, political, and economic contexts across cultures/time. Realities/philosophies influencing these meanings/relationships. Implications/ consequences for professional practice.

CI 8571. Equity, Policy, and Social Justice in Science Education. (3 cr Prereq-Science ed grad student or #)
Interactions of issues of diversity, equity, policy, and social justice as related to science education. Diverse perspectives on purposes/scope of science education. Consequences for diversity, equity, access, social justice, empowerment, and educational policy.

CI 8904. Families, Youth, Communities, and Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqMEd or MA or PhD student)
Teaching/learning in family/community settings and in formal education settings. Interrelationships, implications. Hermeneutic, ethnomethodological, and phenomenological research methodologies. Ethics, evaluation, and usefulness of interpretive research. Practice in conducting interpretive research.

DNCE 5337. Body-Mind Centering 2. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3337 or equiv)
Embodied consciousness. How knowledge is created. How mind/body are indissolubly linked. How body gives rise to states of consciousness that influence and often unconsciously control opinions, feelings, thoughts, and actions.

CI 8913. Interpretive Research. (3 cr; A-F only)

DNCE 5443. Theorizing Dancing Bodies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =DNCE 4443. Prereq#)
Major developments in Western philosophic thought on dance and dance theory, from its beginnings to present.

CI 8594. Conducting Research in Science Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqsci educ research course)
Application of research methodology to a specific science education issue.

CI 8914. Critical Science Research. (3 cr; A-F only)

Origins, influences, characteristics, and central concepts. Distinction between critical science and other action research. Requisite skills/knowledge for conducting critical science research, using that knowledge in a project.

DNCE 5454. (Re)Writing the Dancing Body. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =DNCE 4454W. PrereqGrad student)

CI 8595. Problems: Science Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Independent research.

Modes of writing found in dance studies. Oral histories, historical documentation, performance reviews, performance ethnographies, scholarly essays. Discussion/critique of existent modes of writing. Writing/rewriting practice.

CI 8650. Seminar: Special Topics in Second Languages and Cultures Research. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Research topics vary.

CI 8994. Directed Research in Family, Youth, and Community. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. PrereqFamily, Youth, and Community student doing Plan B research)

DNCE 5493. Corporealities, Movement, and Social Justice: Staging Equitable Choreographies. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqJr or sr; 4443 recommended)
Possibilities/implications of artistic work. Metaphoric bodily practices/intersections of performance/social justice practices. Theories/histories of intersections within communities of color across global North/ South. Group project.

CI 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) CI 8691. Readings in Second Languages and Cultures Education. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent reading.

Dance (DNCE)
Department of Theatre Arts and Dance

College of Liberal Arts

DNCE 5010. Modern Dance Technique 7. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%, audition)
Continuation of technical development. Performance range/style. Students study with various guest artists.

DNCE 5495. Dance and Global Tourism. (3 cr Prereq-Grad student)

Continuation 5010. Performance range/style. Students study with various guest artists.

DNCE 5020. Modern Dance Technique 8. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5010, %, audition)

Politics of dance/performance for tourism industry. Ways in which dancing body produces ideas of nationstate. How this reflects stereotypes of female identity in global context.

DNCE 5500. Topics in Dance. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

CI 8695. Problems: Second Languages and Cultures Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research.

DNCE 5110. Ballet Technique 7. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%, audition)
Continuation of ballet technique. Musicality, performance, stylistic differences. Practical work conducted within context of choreographic/aesthetic development of ballet.

DNCE 5601. Dance Composition 5. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4601, 4602, %)

Final part of six-semester sequence in dance composition. Exploration of movement through independently scheduled rehearsals. Choreographic concepts. Tools in dance creation, development/ refinement of movement, structure of group choreography.

CI 8742. Seminar: Research in Social Studies Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCI grad student or #)
Critical review and analysis of seminal research studies; criteria for appraising research findings; educational implications.

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DNCE 5700. Performance. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq&technique course, %) DENT 5303. Microbiology for Dental Students. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq(Dental) Biochemistry/ Histology) DENT 5441. Patient Management II. (4.1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Introduction to management of dental patients. Process/development of comprehensive treatment plans. Students are exposed to treatment planning in private-practice setting.

Technique, improvisation, choreography, music, design, and technical production as they relate to dance performance.

DNCE 5858. Teaching Dance. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1020, %, #) DNCE 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual study.

Methods, principles, and techniques of teaching dance.

General microbiology, bacterial pathogenesis, virology with specific emphasis on oral microbial ecology, dental caries and periodontal diseases. Evaluation of current literature will be done by student essays. Discussions are based on assigned literature and focus on methodology.

DENT 5501. Pediatric Dentistry Pre-Clinic. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5315. Oral Histology and Embryology and Medical Genetics. (2.6 cr; A-F or Aud)
Embryologic development and histologic structure of tissues in the head, face, and mouth with emphasis on clinical correlations, principles of medical genetics, complex traits of the orofacial region, and genetic contributions to oral diseases.

Physical, emotional, dental, and language development. Diagnosis, prevention, and management of oral diseases in children.

Dentistry (DENT)
School of Dentistry

DENT 5601. Introduction to Clinical Preventive Dentistry. (2 cr; S-N or Aud)

Application of principles of prevention through case-based small group learning format and clinical experiences. Clinical observation of preventive protocols/techniques. Students prepare/deliver presentation on preventive topic.

School of Dentistry
DENT 5050. Summer Student Selectives. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only)
Clinical, laboratory, and practice issues. Faculty directed topics.

DENT 5322. Applied Dental Biomaterials. (1.6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5321)

DENT 5101. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. (3.5 cr; A-F or Aud)
General principles of radiology, radiation physics, dosimetry, biology, radiation protection, regulations and recent concepts of imaging.

Lectures on applications of dental materials, including areas of restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, orthodontics, and endodontics. Instruction in the scientific basis for selection and utilization of materials. Areas of current controversy, including replacement of traditional materials with new materials. Literature review seminars cover the evaluation principles for information sources on dental materials.

DENT 5611. Periodontology I Lecture. (1.6 cr; A-F or Aud)

Periodontal anatomy, physiology/etiology of periodontal diseases. Clinical, histopathological, and pathogenesis of gingivitis and periodontitis. Role of genetics, tobacco use, and systemic disorders.

DENT 5612. Periodontology Technique. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5102. Patient Management and Radiographic Interpretation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOral Rad I)
Dental record keeping. Documentation/analysis of medical/clinical findings. Patients rights, informed consent. Radiographic interpretation of deviations from normal.

DENT 5351. Introduction to Dental Biomaterials . (.7 cr; A-F only)

Principles of biomaterials science as applied to dentistry. Effect of synthetic materials on body (biocompatibility). Effect of body on materials (e.g., mechanical, chemical, corrosion effects). Polymers, metallic materials, ceramics, composites, cements. Theory of adhesive interfaces. Mechanisms of adhesion in contemporary dental practice.

Presurgical procedures in periodontics. Development of clinical skills to examine, diagnose, prevent, and treat periodontal patients.

DENT 5613. Periodontology Technique II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5612)

DENT 5103. Oral Radiology Preclinical Lab I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

This course consists of preclinical demonstrationparticipation phases in radiographic technique using mounted human skulls.

DENT 5352. Applied Dental Biomaterials . (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Principles of biomaterials science applied to practical usage. Prosthodontics, operative dentistry. Students apply scientific principles to selection/utilization of biomaterials and evaluate a recent research publication.

Extension of Dent 5612. Closely supervised, students treat at least three periodontal patients during the summer semester. Students develop clinical skills to examine, diagnose, prevent, and treat periodontal patients before assuming responsibility for their comprehensive care.

DENT 5104. Oral Radiology Preclinical Lab II. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud)
This course consists of preclinical demonstrationparticipation phases of radiographic technique using mounted human skulls.

DENT 5701. Introduction to Endodontics Lecture and Laboratory. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Study of morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues.

DENT 5121. Physical Evaluation I. (2.9 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5401. Dental Care Delivery and Oral Epidemiology. (1.9 cr; A-F or Aud. =DH 4131)

General concepts of diagnosis and patient evaluation for use during examination of patients in various adult clinical programs in the School of Dentistry.

Public health approach to disease. Tools to address the publics oral health needs. Oral health care delivery in the United States. Factors impacting supply/demand for dental services. Critical thinking regarding dental care delivery.

DENT 5800. Introduction to Psychomotor Skill Development. (.6 cr; A-F only. PrereqDDS student)
Virtual-reality-based training for psychomotor skills. Mirror skills, proper ergonomics. Preparation of intracoronal activity.

DENT 5201. Pain and Anxiety Control. (1.2 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5402. Prevention and Oral Health Promotion. (2.3 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5801. Operative Dentistry I. (1.7 cr; A-F only. PrereqDental Anatomy, Biomaterials)

Didactic/clinical aspects of pain/anxiety control as pertains to dentistry. Emphasizes use of local anesthetics, conscious sedation (nitrous oxide inhalation). Acute/chronic pain mechanisms, neuropathic pain, issues pertaining to narcotic/other drug abuse.

Aspects/principles of prevention. Risk assessment, screening, dietary analysis. Models of health education, health promotion. How dental profession influences public. Student groups research/present materials about oral health topic.

Restoration of small caries lesions, cervical abrasion lesions, and attrition defects. Practical aspects of caries risk assessment, lesion identification, and comprehensive caries management. Emphasizes indications for surgical intervention, principles of restoration design, and rationale for various design features.

DENT 5301. Introduction to Oral Biology. (1.1 cr [max 2.2 cr]; S-N or Aud)

DENT 5405. Interprofessional Ethics Education. (1 cr; S-N only)

Introduce the scientific foundation of dentistry. Oral microbiology, biochemistry, tissues, diseases, and pain will be related to clinical practice through lectures and discussions of current literature.

Concepts/methods in health care ethics. Interfacing with other students in health care professions. Online modules, facilitated small group discussions of case narratives.

DENT 5802. Operative Dentistry I Laboratory. (2.3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDental Anatomy, Biomaterials)
Restoration of small caries lesions, cervical abrasion lesions, and attrition defects in clinical simulation setting. Emphasizes designing/executing retentive/ resistant restorations, conserving tooth structure, and operating in clinically relevant orientations. Selfevaluation techniques, discriminatory skills.

DENT 5302. Topics in Dental Biochemistry. (1.1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Biological, chemical, and biochemical phenomenon occurring in the oral cavity and the interrelationships between these phenomenon. Biological and chemical basis of dental caries and how saliva, dental plaque, and plaque fluid interact and impact on the caries process. Metabolic handling and anticaries mechanisms of fluoride.

DENT 5411. Professional Problem Solving. (0 cr; A-F or Aud)

Critical thinking in ethical/professional problems in dentistry. How to organize, analyze, and reflect on issues, rights, responsibilities, codes of behavior/ ethics, and consequences.

DENT 5803. Operative Dentistry II Laboratory. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOperative Dentistry I)
Diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of moderate to severe phase of dental caries. Use of dental amalgam, cast gold, composite resin, and cast porcelain. Aesthetic modification to teeth.

DENT 5412. Professional Problem Solving. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Critical thinking in ethical/professional problems in dentistry. How to organize, analyze, and reflect on issues, rights, responsibilities, codes of behavior/ ethics, and consequences.

DENT 5804. Operative Dentistry II Lab. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOperative Dentistry I Lab)
Exercises in treatment of moderate to severe phase of dental caries utilizing dental amalgam, cast gold, composite resin, and cast porcelain. Aesthetic modifications to teeth.

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DENT 5805. Operative Dentistry III. (3.8 cr; A-F only. PrereqOperative Dentistry [I, II], Operative Dentistry [I, II] Lab) DENT 8031. Topics and Problems in Dental Education. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Integration/application of skills/knowledge in diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment. Clinical setting.

DENT 5806. Introduction to Psychomotor Motor Skills II. (.1 cr; S-N only. Prereq1st yr DDS Program)
Maintaining r psychomotor skills for tooth preparation work.

Independent study in student learning, instructional development, curriculum planning, student testing and evaluation, and academic administration, where these areas and their interfaces are applied directly to professional dental education. Provides opportunity for applying and extending concepts learned in Dent 7033.

Design, Housing, and Apparel (DHA)

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

College of Design
DHA 5111. History of Decorative Arts. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGeneral art history survey course or #)
In depth study of textiles, ceramics, metal, and glass from selected historical periods. Focus on the Goldstein Gallery collections.

DENT 8090. Evidence-based Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Selected pediatric dentistry topics. In-depth literature review, seminar discussion.

DENT 5901. Oral Anatomy I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Tooth morphology, nomenclature, classification, charting, calcification, and eruption sequences; mouth growth and development.

DENT 8091. Interdisciplinary Care of the Cleft Palate Patient. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Comprehensive surgical, dental, and speech and hearing evaluation and management of patients with cleft lip and palate.

DENT 5902. Oral Anatomy Laboratory I. (2.9 cr [max 5.8 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Application of oral anatomy, fixed prosthodontic lab techniques, fundamentals of tooth preparation.

DHA 5117. Retail Environments and Human Behavior. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)
Theory/research related to designed environment across retail channels.

DENT 5903. Preclinical Prosthodontics Lecture II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902)
Prosthodontic procedures.

DENT 8100. Topics in Advanced Periodontology: Literature Review. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
State-of-the-art information on a variety of topics concerning risk factors and therapeutic modalities for periodontal disease.

DHA 5123. Living in a Consumer Society. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSr or grad student)

DENT 5904. Preclinical Prosthodontic Technique Laboratory II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902) DENT 5905. Preclinical Prosthodontic Technique Lecture III. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

DENT 8101. Dental Implantology: A Multidisciplinary Approach. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Dental implant therapy from perspective of several dental disciplines.

Lab techniques, fundamentals of tooth preparation.

Consumerism within U.S. society. Commodification of health care, education, and production of news. Commercialization of public space/culture. What drives consumer society. How meaning is manufactured. What the lived experiences are of consumers today. Postmodern market. Alternatives to consumer society.

DENT 5906. Preclinical Prosthodontics Technique Laboratory III. (2.1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

DENT 8120. Advanced Principles and Techniques of TMJ and Orofacial Pain Disorders. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Participation in TMJ and orofacial pain advanced education program)
Interdisciplinary study of theory, principles, epidemiology, and mechanisms associated with TMJ and craniofacial pain disorders and a basis for scientific understanding of diagnostic and management strategies for them.

DHA 5124. Consumers of Design. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5123 or equiv or #)

Contemporary approaches to consumer behavior.

DHA 5165. Design and Globalization. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =DHA 4165. PrereqGrad student) DHA 5170. Special Topics in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud)
In-depth investigation of a single specific topic, announced in advance.

Movement of people, products, and ideas. Challenges brought by differences among us.

DENT 5907. Preclinical Prosthodontics Technique Lecture IV. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

DENT 8121. Current Literature in TMJ and Craniofacial Pain. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

DENT 5908. Preclinical Prosthodontic Technique Laboratory IV. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

Review of current literature and of how it relates to past literature, theories on pain, and philosophies of management.

DHA 5185. Human Factors in Design. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or sr or #)
Theories/methods that influence the assessment of physical, social, and psychological human factors. Development of user needs with application to designed products that interact with human body.

DENT 5909. Preclinical Prosthodontics Technique Lecture V. (3.3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906, 5907, 5908)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

DENT 8123. Advanced Topics in Orofacial Pain. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in dentistry or other health sciences grad student or #)

Review of cutting edge research and clinical findings regarding etiology/treatment of acute/chronic orofacial pain conditions and related disorders.

DHA 5193. Directed Study in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Independent study in design, housing, and apparel under tutorial guidance.

DENT 5910. Preclinical Prosthodontics Technique Laboratory V. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901, 5902, 5903, 5904, 5905, 5906, 5907, 5908)
Fixed, removable, and occlusion topics.

DENT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) DENT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

DHA 5196. Field Study: National/International. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Faculty-directed field study in a national or international setting.

DENT 5911. Preclinical Prosthodonics Technique Lecture VI. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901 through 5910)

DHA 5216. Retail Promotion and Consumer Decision Making. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =DHA 4216. PrereqGrad student)

Implanting fixed/removable protocols. Principles of restoring damaged teeth.

Design (DES)
DES 5160. Topics in Design . (1-4 cr [max 24 cr]; A-F only)
Topics in Design

Consumer behavior theories/concepts as related to apparel. Application to understanding/developing retail promotional strategies: advertising/promotion.

DENT 5912. Preclinical Prosthodontics Techniques Laboratory VI. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5901 through 5910)

Implanting fixed/removable protocols. Principles of restoring damaged teeth.

DHA 5341. Interactive Design I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[4334], [DHA major or grad student], pass portfolio review] or #)

DENT 5915. Clinical Occlusion. (1.3 cr [max 2.6 cr]; A-F only. PrereqEnrolled in dentistry program)

DES 5193. Directed Study in Design. (1-6 cr [max 36 cr]; A-F only. Prereq%)

Design of interactive multi-media projects. Experience developing interactive presentations and electronic publishing. Software includes hypermedia, scripting, digital output.

Clinical variation in occlusion encountered in a typical clinical setting. Guidelines to manage this variation.

DHA 5342. Interactive Design 2: Interface Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[4384 or 5341], [DHA major or DHA grad student]] or #)

Introduction to design/usability of interface between humans and technology. Evaluation of visual elements that control/organize dealings with computers that are used to direct work. Students develop designs, evaluate their effectiveness through usability testing.

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DHA 5382. Digital Sound and Video. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[4384 or 5341], [DHA major or grad student]] or #)
Design solutions involving time-based media. Emphasizes sound/video. Electronic publishing via Internet.

DHA 5484. Rural Housing Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[2401, 2463] or #)
Housing issues for nonmetropolitan places, small towns, and rural areas. Housing needs and policy implications for rural residents. Economic development strategies for housing availability, adequacy, and affordability.

DHA 8192. Readings in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-3 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) DHA 8193. Directed Study in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-3 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed Study in Design, Housing, and Apparel

Independent study and review of books and periodicals under tutorial guidance.

DHA 5383. Digital Illustration and Animation. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[4384 or 5341], [DHA major or DHA grad student], experience with computer illustration] or #)

DHA 8101. Philosophical Foundations of Design, Housing, and Apparel. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)
The nature of thought underlying and within professional areas of the field.

Advanced computer design. Focuses on integration of design knowledge with Macintosh computer applications. Students use software to create digital illustration, 2D/3D digital animations. Technical/ aesthetic investigation of processes inherent to 2D/3D motion graphics. Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, Macromedia Flash, 3D animation software.

DHA 8222. Plan B Masters Project. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqDHA masters student, #)
Plan B masters project.

DHA 8102. Quantitative Research Methods. (3 cr; A-F only)

Quantitative research methods for issues related to humans, their behaviors, and everyday living in the designed environment.

DHA 8262. Writings on Dress: Historical Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

DHA 5386. Fundamentals of Game Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[5341 or 4384], DHA major, [sr or grad student]] or #)

DHA 8103. Methodological Orientations: Qualitative Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Games of all kinds. Theoretical/practical aspects of making games. Investigation of design process. Rules, strategies, methodologies. Analysis of interactivity, choice, action, outcome, rules in game design. Social interaction, story telling, meaning/ideology, semiotics. Signs and cultural meaning.

Assessment of field research methods relevant to research regarding material culture. Relationship of selected research problem (and its theoretical framework) to practical problems of fieldwork. Rationale and plan for appropriate field methods of data collection.

Dress as a significant factor in human interaction prior to 1940. Early social science and philosophical writing, beginning with Montaigne in 1537. These perspectives appraised for relevance to current research and theory.

DHA 8263. Writings on Dress: Contemporary Themes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8101 or #)
Current conceptualizations and thematic areas in literature of textiles and apparel.

DHA 5388. Design Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4354, DHA major] or grad or #)

DHA 8111. Analysis of Design Literature. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Classic and contemporary literature; visualization, creativity, and design methods literature.

DHA 8265. Dress: Race, Class, and Gender. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4212 or #)

Preliminary research, including theoretical, applied, and legal aspects. Planning/developmental models. Design prototyping, testing, and analysis.

DHA 8112. Design Theory and Criticism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Dressing the body as a sociocultural and personal expression of an individuals identity. Gender, race, and class differences in apparel explored to understand the global market, international and niche retailing, as related to clothing practices.

DHA 5399W. Theory of Electronic Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[DHA major, sr] or grad student or #; offered alternate yrs)

Theories, methodologies, histories of electronic design, its impact on visual communications. Digital artifacts, processes, paradigms.

Students establish a framework for criticism by examining various theories used in design disciplines, study existing designed environments to explain the designers purpose, identify problem-solving processes, and describe interaction between humans and design. Field investigations.

DHA 8267. Dress and Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4212 or #)

Cultural factors of identity expressed through dress. Focuses on issues of cultural diversity through analysis of dress and textiles within a specific world region.

DHA 5463. Housing Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PA 5261. Prereq2401, 2463 or #)

DHA 8113. Teaching and Assessment. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

DHA 8268. Behavioral Aspects of Dress. (3 cr; A-F only) DHA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) DHA 8361. Color, Design, and Human Perception. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBasic color theory course or #)

Explore the institutional and environmental settings that make up housing policy in the United States. Examine competing ideas about solving the nations housing problems through public intervention in the market. Federal and local public sector responses to housing problems will be evaluated.

Educational processes/methods used in design studio/ lecture courses. Learning styles, best practices for grading, alternative methods of critique, interacting with students, active learning strategies, teaching with technology. Lecture, practicum.

Research and social science theories as applied to appearance/dress as manifestations of human behavior.

DHA 8114. Design Studio. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Advanced problem analysis, design solution.

DHA 5467W. Housing and the Social Environment. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2401 or #)

Housing choices in context of social environment. Emphasizes special needs of elderly, disabled, minorities, large families, female-headed households, and low-income households. Students conduct a postoccupancy evaluation of housing.

DHA 8164. Innovation Theory and Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theories and factors that influence adoption and diffusion of designed products. Methodologies used in analysis of diffusion process.

Perceptual and psychological aspects of color and design. Human factors of color variables and design strategies that can enhance human experience of, and interaction with, color.

DHA 5469. Understanding Housing: Assessment and Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[2401, 2463] or #)

DHA 8166. Material Culture and Design. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqDHA grad student or #)
Artifacts, from Goldstein collections, as material culture.

DHA 8362. The Nature of Representation in Visual Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad DHA major or #)

Analytical design applied to analysis/presentation of housing/housing-related data. Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to display, analyze, and communicate spatial data related to housing.

DHA 8167. Aesthetics of Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Relationship of images to the design communication process. Aspects of representation and pictorial information modes. Human interaction with images and their role in increasing understanding, enhancing learning, and positively affecting human experience.

How we perceive, analyze, value, and evaluate design outcomes/results.

DHA 5471. Housing Studies Certificate Seminar. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmitted to Housing Studies Certificate Prog)
Integrative seminar and capstone to Certificate program. Students prepare an individual career plan that focuses on application of housing studies to community/workplace.

DHA 8170. Topics in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Varies with topic)
In-depth investigation of a topic announced in advance.

DHA 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) DHA 8463. Housing: Race and Class. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Intersections between housing, race, and class. How housing reflects and helps to constitute racial/class difference. Housing as spatial expression of race/class. Case studies.

DHA 5481. Promoting Independence in Housing and Community. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[2401, [jr or sr or grad student]] or #)
Housing, work, and community environments as they relate to aging and managing disabilities. Principles of home modification, universal design, livable communities, and assistive technology to support individuals/families.

DHA 8180. Professional Seminar in Design, Housing, and Apparel. (1-2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Professional development issues and trends.

DHA 8467. Theoretical Perspectives in Housing Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5467 or #)
Investigation/evaluation of theories applied to study of housing. Levels of analysis. Links between theory, research questions, and methodological approaches.

DHA 8181. Ethics and Research. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student)

Overview of ethical concerns/questions in conducting/ disseminating research. Mentoring relationships, use of human subjects, data handling, plagiarism, authorship, publishing, research funding, social responsibility of researchers, code of conduct.

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DHA 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) DHA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) DHA 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) DHA 8990. MFA Creative Thesis. (6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCompleted coursework requirements for MFA in DHA w/multimedia emphasis, #)
MFA project.

East Asian Studies (EAS)

Institute of International Studies

EEB 5042. Quantitative Genetics. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[BIOL 4003 or GCD 3022] or #; a course in statistics isrecommended)

College of Liberal Arts

EAS 5940. Topics in Asian History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or intr consent) EAS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) EAS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])
Selected topics such as cultural, economic, intellectual, political, and social history.

Fundamentals of quantitative genetics. Genetic/ environmental influences on expression of quantitative traits. Approaches to characterizing genetic basis of trait variation. Processes that lead to change in quantitative traits. Applied/evolutionary aspects of quantitative genetic variation.

EEB 5051. Analysis of Populations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqOne semester college biology, intro statistics)
Factors involved in the regulation, growth, and general dynamics of populations. Data needed to describe populations, population growth, population models, and regulatory mechanisms.

Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB)

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

EEB 5053. Ecology: Theory and Concepts. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 3407 or #)
Classical and modern mathematical theories of population growth, interspecific interactions, ecosystem dynamics and functioning, with emphasis on underlying assumptions and on effects of added biological reality on robustness of predictions, stability, interspecific interactions, ecosystem structure and functioning.

Development Studies and Social Change (DSSC)

College of Liberal Arts
DSSC 8111. Approaches to Knowledge and Truth: Ways of Knowing in Development Studies and Social Change. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad DSSC minor or #)

College of Biological Sciences

EEB 5001. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Plant Communities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Biol 3407, 4014] or #)

EEB 5068. Plant Physiological Ecology. (3 cr)

Approaches practiced by physical, biological, social science, and humanities scholars. Ways of knowing in different cultures/groups. Issues/methodological challenges facing interdisciplinary/international studies. Team taught by faculty from biological, social sciences, and humanities.

Dynamic nature of plant communities in times of environmental changes. Emphasizes species invasion as key for structure/dynamics of plant assemblages. Observational, theoretical, and experimental studies on spatiotemporal dynamics of plant communities under various changes in biological/environmental conditions, including human-induced Global Warming.

Plant function, its plasticity/diversity in an ecological context. Impact of environmental stresses on major physiological processes of plants, including photosynthesis, respiration, water uptake/transport, and nutrient uptake/assimilation. Lab, field trip to Cedar Creek.

DSSC 8112. Scholarship and Public Responsibility. (2 cr; S-N only. PrereqGrad DSSC minor or #)

EEB 5008. Forest Response to Quaternary Climate Change. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Biol 3407, EEB 4631 or Geo 4631concurrent registration EEB 5009)

EEB 5122W. Plant Interactions with Animals and Microbes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBiol 2012 or 3002, 3407 or 3409)
Ecological and environmental implications of mutualistic and antagonistic interactions between plants, animals and microbes at organismal, population, and community levels.

Seminar. Concerns/themes relevant to public engagement in academic work. Diverse practices of reading, writing, and pedagogy. Privileged locations of knowledge. Tactics of civil society organizing. Politics of collaborative work.

Forest responses to past climate change at the population, community, and ecosystem level. Response to natural and human disturbance, range shifts and invasions. Limitations to the speed of response to rapid climate change.

EEB 5146. Science and Policy of Global Environmental Change. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 5146. PrereqBiol 3407 Biol 5407 or equiv)

DSSC 8211. Doctoral Research Workshop in Development Studies and Social Change. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad DSSC minor or #)

EEB 5009. Quaternary Vegetation History and Climate. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[4631 or Geo 4631], Biol 3407] or #)

Identification of potential funding sources for field research and the writing of grant proposals. Preparing for and conducting field research. Taken during the year before undertaking field research, typically the third year of graduate study.

DSSC 8212. Doctoral Research Workshop in Development Studies and Social Change. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad DSSC minor or #)

History of vegetation/climate change in Quaternary period. Importance of mechanistic understanding on interpretation of historical events. Vegetation distribution/climate. Mechanisms of climate change and long-term vegetation dynamics. Vegetation and climate reconstructions. Modeling in paleoecology and paleoclimatology. Case studies in North America and other parts of globe. Human impacts on vegetation and climate.

Critical issues underpinning global change and its biological implications. Current scientific literature in exploring evidence for human-induced global change and its potential effects on a wide range of biological processes. Emphasizes terrestrial ecosystems. Economic drivers, economic consequences. Local, national, and international laws and policies.

EEB 5221. Molecular and Genomic Evolution. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Biol 4003 or GCD 3022], grad student]] or #)

Identification of potential funding sources for field research and the writing of grant proposals. Preparing for and conducting field research. Taken during the year before undertaking field research, typically the third year of graduate study.

EEB 5011. Pollen Morphology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 3007, PBio 4321 or #)
Morphology and nomenclature of pollen grains and pteridophyte spores, survey of pollen and spores of major plant families, lab techniques.

Molecular basis of evolutionary change. Current studies of selection and neutral evolutionary processes at molecular level. Evolution from gene to genome level: protein structure and function, multigene families, organelle genomes, genome organization. Lectures, discussions of current literature, and workshops where students practice analyses.

DSSC 8310. Topics in Development Studies and Social Change. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N only. Prereq Grad DSSC minor or #)
Seven-week seminar. Topical issues in development and social change.

EEB 5013. Quaternary Plant Macrofossils. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPBio 4321 or 4511 or #)
Morphology of seeds, fruits, and other macroscopic remains likely to occur in Quaternary deposits, survey of fossils of major plant families, lab techniques.

EEB 5321. Evolution of Social Behavior. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBiol 3411 or #)

Introduction to theories and concepts relating to behavior evolution, mating systems, and cooperative behavior in animals.

Dutch (DTCH)
Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch

EEB 5033. Population and Quantitative Genetics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[BIOL 4003 or GCD 3022], intro statistics] or #)
Fundamentals of quantitative genetics. Genetic/ environmental influences on expression of quantitative traits. Approaches to characterizing genetic basis of trait variation. Processes that lead to change in quantitative traits. Applied/evolutionary aspects of quantitative genetic variation.

EEB 5322. Evolution and Animal Cognition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 3411 or Psy 3061 or #)

College of Liberal Arts

DTCH 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

Animal cognitive abilities. Learning, perception, memory, navigation, and communication from evolutionary/comparative perspective. Cognitive abilities as adaptations that solve specific environmental problems. Empirical methods for assessing cognitive abilities. Emphasizes parsimonious interpretations of data. Controversial topics such as animal intelligence, animal language and whether nonhuman animals have a theory of mind.

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EEB 5323. Neural and Endocrine Mechanisms Underlying Vertebrate Behavior. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBiol 3411 or Biol 3101 or NSc 3101 or Phsl 3101 or #)
Selected aspects of the physiological basis of vertebrate behavior with emphasis on neural and endocrine integration and the effects of evolutionary pressures on it. Hormones and sex behavior, sensory perception, neuroethology of communication.

EEB 8051. Empirical Ecology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqstat or biometry course or #)

Economics (ECON)
Department of Economics

Overview of analytical methods in interpreting data collected from observational and experimental studies in ecology and related fields of evolution, behavior, and conservation biology. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate methods, including computationally intensive methods, ordination, and hypothesis testing.

College of Liberal Arts

ECON 5109H. Game Theory for Engineers. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[[Math 2283, Math 2373, Math 2374, Math 3283] or Math 4606], M.S./ Ph.D. student in [engineerg or comp sci or info tech or operations mgmt]] or #; not for econ [undergrads or PhD students])
Introduction to game theory and its applications. Utility theory, noncooperative/cooperative games, bargaining theory. Games in normal/extensive form, Nash equilibria/refinements.

EEB 5327. Behavioral Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 3411 or #)

Evolutionary principles applied to aggressive competition, mate choice, cooperation, and parental investment. Optimization models used to examine foraging strategies, predator/prey interactions, and territoriality. Evolution of sex, sexual selection, dispersal. Evolutionary game theory.

EEB 8060. Evolutionary Genetics Seminar. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Research topics in selected areas.

EEB 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) EEB 8360. Behavioral Biology Seminar. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Research topics in selected areas.

EEB 5361. Visions of Nature: The Natural World and Political Thought. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced studies in history, philosophy, or biology)
Theories about the organization of nature, human nature, and their significance for the development of ethics, religion, political and economic philosophy, civics, and environmentalism in Western and other civilizations. Graduate credit requires paper on conceptual topic on human ecology.

EEB 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) EEB 8601. Introduction to Stream Restoration. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEO 8601. PrereqGrad student in [CE or GEO or EEB or WRS or FW or BAE or FR or HORT or ENR or LA or SRSE] or #)

ECON 5151. Elements of Economic Analysis: Firm and Household. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101, 3102, or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, grad or #)
Decision-making by households and firms under conditions of perfect competition, monopoly, and monopolistic competition.

EEB 5371. Principles of Systematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Theoretical/practical procedures of biological systematics. Phylogeny reconstruction. Computerassisted analyses, morphological and molecular approaches, species concepts/speciation, comparative methods, classification, historical biogeography, nomenclature, use/value of museums.

Science/policy behind stream restoration. How to evaluating/critiquing a stream restoration project. Assimilate geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecological data at watershed and reach scales to plan a restoration project. Developing a monitoring/assessment program for an existing or future restoration project.

ECON 5152. Elements of Economic Analysis: Income and Employment. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101, 3102 or equiv, Math 1271 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, grad or #)
Determinants of national income, employment, and price level; aggregate consumption, investment, and asset holding.

EEB 8602. Stream Restoration Practice. (2 cr; S-N only. =CE 8602, GEO 8602. PrereqCE 8601 or GEO 8601)
Field experience, group design project. Students provide a stream restoration context for each others elective coursework, complete critical assessments of stream restoration projects, and design a stream restoration site.

ECON 5312. Growth, Technology, and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101, 3102 or equiv or #)

EEB 5601. Limnology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)

Advanced introduction to description/analysis of interaction of physical, chemical, and biological factors that control functioning of life in lakes and other freshwater aquatic environments.

Economics of research and development; technical change and productivity growth; impact of technology on institutions; science and technology policy.

ECON 5890. Economics of the Health-Care System. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PUBH 6832. Prereq [3101, 3102] or #)
Economic analysis of U.S. health-care sector. Emphasizes problems of pricing, production, distribution. Health-care services as one factor contributing to nations health.

EEB 5605. Limnology Laboratory. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3603 or #)

EEB 8641. Spatial Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3407, 2 sem calculus] or #)

Field/lab methods to obtain information on environmental conditions in aquatic environments and measure abundance of aquatic organisms, especially plankton. Field/lab instruments, sampling devices, microscopy, water chemistry, data analysis.

EEB 5609. Ecosystem Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Biol 3407 or Biol 5407] or #)
Regulation of energy and elements cycling through ecosystems. Dependence of cycles on kinds/numbers of species within ecosystems. Effects of humaninduced global changes on functioning of ecosystems.

Introduction to spatial ecology. Role of space in population dynamics and interspecific interaction. Single species/multispecies models. Deterministic/ stochastic theory. Modeling, effects of implicit/explicit space on competition, pattern formation, stability, diversity, and invasion. Reading/discussion of recent literature.

ECON 8001. Microeconomic Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5151 or equiv, Math 2243, Math 2263 or equiv or #)

EEB 5961. Decision Analysis and Modeling in Conservation Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)
Decision analysis/modeling in conservation biology. Techniques, concepts, software.

EEB 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) EEB 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) EEB 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) EEB 8980. Seminar on Current Topics. (1-3 cr [max 30 cr]; S-N only. Prereq[1st yr or 3rd sem] grad student, #)
Current research in ecology, evolution, and behavior.

Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4161.

ECON 8002. Microeconomic Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001)

Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4162.

EEB 5963. Modeling Nature and the Nature of Modeling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EEB 3963. Prereq [Math 1281, Math 1282] or equiv or #)

ECON 8003. Microeconomic Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8002)

Hands-on modeling experiences in context of biological applications. Reviews calculus concepts. Students carry out modeling steps, from developing the model, to analytical analysis, to developing computer code, to running the models.

Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4163.

ECON 8004. Microeconomic Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8003)

EEB 8010. Seminar in Paleoecology. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Reading and discussion of recent literature on Quaternary paleoecology.

EEB 8990. Graduate Seminar. (1-3 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research topics in selected areas.

EEB 8020. Community Ecology Seminar. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Research topics in selected areas.

EEB 8991. Independent Study: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual research on a specialized topic.

Theories of consumer demand, producer supply, and market equilibrium; general equilibrium and welfare. Sample topics: externalities, economics of information and uncertainty, and game theory. This seven-week course meets with 4164.

EEB 8050. Population Biology Seminar. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Research topics in selected areas.

EEB 8994. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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ECON 8101. Microeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5151 or equiv, Math 2243 or equiv, &Math 5615 or concurrent registration in Math 8601, grad econ major or #)
for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4168.

ECON 8186. Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8108 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.

ECON 8111. Introduction to Mathematical Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 2243 or equiv, &Econ 8101, &Math 5615 or equiv or #; Math 4242 recommended)
Use of mathematical models in economic theory.

ECON 8191. Workshop in Mathematical Economics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104 or #) ECON 8192. Workshop in Mathematical Economics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104 or #)

ECON 8102. Microeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8101, &Math 5615 or &Math 8601, grad econ major or #)

ECON 8112. Introduction to Mathematical Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8111, &8102, &Math 5615 or comparable abstract math course)
Use of mathematical models in economic theory. Standard techniques.

Students conduct research and present papers under faculty supervision.

Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.

Students work on research and present papers under faculty supervision.

ECON 8113. Introduction to Mathematical Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8112, Math 5616 or comparable abstract math course, &8103) ECON 8117. Noncooperative Game Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 5616 or equiv or #)

ECON 8201. Econometric Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3101 or equiv], [Math 1272 or equiv], Stat 5102] or #)

ECON 8103. Microeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8102, &Math 5616 or &Math 8602 or comparable abstract math course, grad econ major or #)

Use of mathematical models in economic theory. May include special topics.

Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.

Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory. Seven-week course.

Solution concepts for noncooperative games in normal form, including Nash and perfect equilibrium and stable sets of equilibria. Extensive form games of perfect and incomplete information, sequential equilibrium, and consequences of stability for extensive form. Applications including bargaining and auctions. Seven-week course.

ECON 8202. Econometric Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201)

Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.

ECON 8203. Econometric Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8202)

ECON 8104. Microeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8103, &Math 5616 or &Math 8602 or comparable abstract math course, grad econ major or #)

ECON 8118. Noncooperative Game Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8117)

Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.

Decision problems faced by the household and firm; theories of choice under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Partial equilibrium analysis of competition and monopoly. General equilibrium analysis. Welfare economics: economic efficiency of alternative market structures, social welfare functions. Dynamics: stability of markets, capital theory.Seven-week course.

Solution concepts for noncooperative games in normal form, including Nash and perfect equilibrium and stable sets of equilibria. Extensive form games of perfect and incomplete information, sequential equilibrium, and consequences of stability for extensive form. Applications including bargaining and auctions. Seven-week course.

Basic linear regression model, its variants. Panel data, censored/truncated regression, discrete choice models. Time series, simultaneous equation models.

ECON 8204. Econometric Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8203)

ECON 8105. Macroeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5152 or equiv, Math 2243, Math 2263 or equiv or #)

ECON 8119. Cooperative Game Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104, Math 5616 or equiv or #)

ECON 8205. Applied Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 4242 or equiv, &Econ 8101, &Econ 8105, &Stat 5101 or #)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4165.

Basics of cooperative game theory, emphasizing concepts used in economics. Games with and without transferable utility; the core, the value, and other solution concepts. Recent results, including potentials, reduced games, consistency, and noncooperative implementation of cooperative solution concepts. Seven-week course.

ECON 8206. Applied Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8205, &8102, &8106, &Stat 5101 or #)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.

ECON 8124. History of Economic Thought. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104, 8108 or #)
Selected topics, emphasizing development of theoretical topics. Seven-week course.

ECON 8106. Macroeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8105)

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4166.

ECON 8125. History of Economic Thought. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8124 or #)

Selected topics, emphasizing development of theoretical topics. Seven-week course.

ECON 8181. Advanced Topics in Microeconomics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.

ECON 8207. Applied Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8206, &8103, &8107, &Stat 5102 or #)

ECON 8107. Macroeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8106)

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications for measurement and data reporting. Overlapping generations and dynasty models. Variational and recursive methods. This seven-week course meets with 4167.

ECON 8182. Advanced Topics in Microeconomics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8208. Applied Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8207, &8104, &8108, &Stat 5102 or #)
Application in research, including classical and Bayesian approaches; formulation, comparison, and use of models and hypotheses; inference and prediction in structural models; simulation methods. Seven-week course.

ECON 8185. Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8108 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8108. Macroeconomic Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8107)

ECON 8211. Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5151, 5152, Math 4242 or equiv, Stat 5102 or #)
Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution

Dynamic general equilibrium models: solving for paths of interest rates, consumption, investment, prices. Models with uncertainty, search, matching, indivisibilities, private information. Implications

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theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.

ECON 8392. Workshop in Economic Growth and Development. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8401. International Trade and Payments Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8103, 8105 or #)
Impact of trade on factor rentals. Stolper-Samuelson, Rybczynski, and factor price equalization theorems. Heckscher-Ohlin theorem. Derivation of offer curves and general international equilibrium. Transfer problem. Seven-week course.

ECON 8581. Advanced Topics in Labor Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8502 or #)

ECON 8212. Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8211)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.

ECON 8582. Advanced Topics in Labor Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8502 or #)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8402. International Trade and Payments Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8401 or #)

ECON 8213. Econometrics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8212)

Linear regression; general linear hypotheses; Gauss Markov Theorem, generalized least squares and their applications. Decision-theoretic choice among estimators. Simultaneous equations models; identification and estimation. Asymptotic distribution theory. Applications, including multivariate time series models and/or limited dependent variables models. Seven-week course.

Tariffs, quotas, and other barriers to trade; gains from trade; trading blocs; increasing returns; growth. This is a seven-week course.

ECON 8601. Industrial Organization and Government Regulation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8102 or #)

ECON 8403. International Trade and Payments Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8402 or #)
International business cycles; exchange rates; capital movements; international liquidity. This is a 7-week course.

Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.

ECON 8281. Advanced Topics in Econometrics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8213 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. This is a 7-week course.

ECON 8404. International Trade and Payments Theory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8402, 8403] or #)
Theoretical models of international trade. Trade data, empirical work on trade. Seven week course.

ECON 8602. Industrial Organization and Government Regulation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8601 or #)

ECON 8282. Advanced Topics in Econometrics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8213 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ECON 8481. Advanced Topics in International Trade. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8403 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.

ECON 8291. Workshop in Econometrics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8213 or #) ECON 8292. Workshop in Econometrics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8213 or #) ECON 8311. Economic Growth and Development. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104, 8106 or #)

ECON 8603. Industrial Organization and Government Regulation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8602 or #)

ECON 8482. Advanced Topics in International Trade. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8403 or #)
Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Behavior of businesses and industries: productivity, firm size distributions, exit-entry dynamics, etc. Theories of the firm, industry structure and performance, invention and innovation, and technology adoption. Positive and normative theories of regulation. Seven-week course.

Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.

ECON 8491. Workshop in Trade and Development. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Workshop in Trade and Development

ECON 8312. Economic Growth and Development. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311 or #)
Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.

ECON 8492. Workshop in Trade and Development. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8501. Wages and Employment. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8102, 8106 or #)
Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of both individual and collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage and price stability, income and employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage and employment theories and practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.

ECON 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ECON 8681. Advanced Topics in Industrial Organization. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8603 or #)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8313. Economic Growth and Development. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8312 or #)
Methods of analyzing dynamical systems; applying methods to new models of growth and development; deriving and evaluating models quantitative implications in light of growth and development in a number of countries. Seven-week course.

ECON 8682. Advanced Topics in Industrial Organization. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8603 or #)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8502. Wages and Employment. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8501 or #)

ECON 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ECON 8381. Advanced Topics in Economic Development. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8312 or #; offered when feasible)

Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of both individual and collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage and price stability, income and employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage and employment theories and practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.

ECON 8691. Workshop in Applied Microeconomics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Workshop in Applied Microeconomics

ECON 8692. Workshop in Applied Microeconomics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8701. Monetary Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8103, 8106 or #)
Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8503. Wages and Employment. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8502 or #)

ECON 8382. Advanced Topics in Economic Development. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8312 or #)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8391. Workshop in Economic Growth and Development. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Workshop in Economic Growth and Development

Economic analysis of labor markets and their operation under conditions of individual/collective bargaining. Implications of labor market operations for resource allocation, wage/price stability, income/employment growth. Wage structures and wage levels. Wage/ employment theories/practices. Economic impacts of unions. Seven-week course.

ECON 8702. Monetary Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8701 or #)

Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.

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ECON 8703. Monetary Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8702 or #) ECON 8882. Advanced Topics in Public Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8803 or #) EDHD 5004. Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Settings. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqTeacher preparation program in [CEHD or music education or agriculture education or DirecTrack] or #)

Economic role of principal financial institutions. Determinants of value of money. Principal problems of monetary policy. Seven-week course.

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8704. Financial Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8103, 8106 or #)

Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.

ECON 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) ECON 8891. Workshop in Public Economics and Policy. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8892. Workshop in Public Economics and Policy. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8990. Individual Graduate Research. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual Graduate Research

Exceptionalities in educational settings as defined in federal/state rules/regulations. Historical perspectives, definitions, etiology, needs, characteristics. Service delivery systems for each exceptionality.

EDHD 5005. School and Society. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or MEd/initial licensure student or CLA music ed major or preteaching major or #)
Readings in history, philosophy, social sciences, and law revealing diverse educational values in a pluralistic society. Multiple expectations of schools. Civil liberties, rights, community. Varying cultural backgrounds of students, family circumstances, exceptional needs.

ECON 8705. Financial Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8704 or #)

Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.

Education (EDUC)
College of Education and Human Development
EDUC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) EDUC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) EDUC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) EDUC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) EDUC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

ECON 8706. Financial Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8705 or #)

Role of financial institutions in efficient allocation of risk; multiperiod and continuous-time securities markets; theory of firm under uncertainty; financial intermediation; derivation of empirical asset-pricing relationships; tests concerning alternative market structures. Seven-week course.

EDHD 5007. Technology for Teaching and Learning. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[MEd/initial licensure or CLA music ed major or preteaching major or #], basic computer skills)
Diverse educational technology in K-12 classrooms. Effective use of technology. Computer technologies used to stimulate personal productivity/communication and to enhance teaching/learning processes.

ECON 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) ECON 8781. Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8702 or #)

EDHD 5009. Human Relations: Applied Skills for School and Society. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd/init lic or CLA music ed or preteaching or #)

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Issues of prejudice/discrimination in terms of history, power, social perception. Knowledge/skills acquisition in cooperative learning, multicultural education, group dynamics, social influence, leadership, judgment/ decision making, prejudice reduction, conflict resolution, teaching in diverse educational settings.

ECON 8782. Advanced Topics in Monetary Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8702 or #)

Educational Policy and Administration (EDPA)

Department of Educational Policy and Administration

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

ECON 8791. Workshop in Macroeconomics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Workshop in Macroeconomics

ECON 8792. Workshop in Macroeconomics. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ECON 8801. Public Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8103, 8106 or #)
Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.

Education and Human Development (EDHD)

College of Education and Human Development
EDHD 5001. Learning, Cognition, and Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 3119. PrereqMEd/initial licensure student or CLA music ed or preteaching major or #; psych course recommended)

College of Education and Human Development

EDPA 5001. Formal Organizations in Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Classical/current theories of organizations. Applications to education and related fields.

EDPA 5011. Leading Organizational Change: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

How theory is incorporated, affects the change process, and can improve schools/institutions of higher education. Characteristics that impact change processes/outcomes. Leadership/policy effects.

ECON 8802. Public Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8801 or #)

Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.

ECON 8803. Public Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8802 or #)

Theories of public choice and role of government in economy. Economic effects of taxes, public debt, and public expenditure. Current problems in economics of public sector, including political economy. Seven-week course.

Principles of learning, cognition, cognitive development, classroom management, motivation, instruction, assessment. Approaches include behaviorism, cognitive and social constructivism, human information processing theory. Topics include intelligence, knowledge acquisition, reasoning skills, scholastic achievement, standardized testing, reliability, validity, student evaluation, performance assessment, portfolios, demonstrations. Applications to instruction and organization of curricular materials.

EDPA 5021. Historical Foundations of Modern Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 3021, HUM 3021, HUM 4021)

Analysis and interpretation of important elements in modern education derived from pre-classical sources: Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution.

ECON 8881. Advanced Topics in Public Economics. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8803 or #)

EDHD 5003. Developmental and Individual Differences in Educational Contexts. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or post-bac or MEd/ initial licensure or CLA music ed or preteaching major or FOE or agriculture or kinesiology or #)

EDPA 5023. History of Western Educational Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 3023, HUM 3023, HUM 4023)

Great educational classics of Western civilization: Plato, Aristotle, Quintilian, Montaigne, Milton, Locke, Rousseau, and others.

Faculty and student presentations based on recent literature. Seven-week course.

Overview of developmental/individual differences of children/adolescents in educational contexts. Emphasizes behavioral biology, dynamic systems, and ecological perception.

EDPA 5024. History of Ideas in American Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Readings in American cultural development related to education, including: Franklin, Jefferson, Mann, B.T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Dewey. Special reference to the emerging system of public education in changing contexts, agrarian to urban-industrial, moderate pluralism to intense diversity.

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EDPA 5028. Education Imagery in Europe and America. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) EDPA 5070. Special Topics: School Leadership. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBA or BS or other baccalaureate degree)
Skills/knowledge necessary to respond to multiple challenges of reduced budgets, increased accountability requirements, and growing concerns about impact of technology investments in education.

Images and ideas of education expressed in the visual arts of Western civilization (antiquity to 20th century) in relation to concurrent educational thought and practice; symbolism, myth, propaganda, didacticism, genre, caricature.

EDPA 5132. Intercultural Education and Training: Theory and Application. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5032. Comparative Philosophies of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Exploration of the principal philosophies in educational thought today, e.g., realism, idealism, pragmatism, and postmodernism. Practice in philosophical critique.

EDPA 5080. Special Topics: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topical issues in educational policy/administration.

Examination of intercultural education; formal and nonformal education programs intended to teach about cultural diversity, promote intercultural communication and interaction skills, and teach students from diverse background more effectively.

EDPA 5134. Futures Research for Educational Leaders. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student)
Perspectives/methods of futures research. Historical/ antecedent and contemporary influences on futures research. Futures sesearch as social technology vs social (inexact) science. Primary toolbox of futures Research. Emerging potentials of futures research.

EDPA 5036. Ethics, Morality, and Values in Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5087. Seminar: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Shared responsibility of students/instructor in presentation of topics.

Application to key issues of professional practice. Moral education, virtues, principles.

EDPA 5041. Sociology of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SOC 5455)

Structures and processes within educational institutions; linkages between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly related to educational change.

EDPA 5095. Problems: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Course or independent study on specific topic within department program emphasis.

EDPA 5136. Scenario and Story Planning for Educational Innovators. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Grad student)
How to create/use strategic scenarios/stories to anticipate/shape forces/events that could impact future educational design, policy, practice, and administration. Designing, analyzing, comparing multiple scenarios/stories under different initial conditions, including assumptions, information content, and contexts.

EDPA 5096. Internship: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-9 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Internship in elementary, secondary, general, or postsecondary administration, or other approved field related setting.

EDPA 5044. Introduction to the Economics of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Costs and economic benefits of education, with a focus on K-12; educational markets, prices, and production relationships; investment and cost-benefit analysis.

EDPA 5101. International Education and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5048. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Leadership. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to cultural variables of leadership that influence functioning of cross-cultural groups. Lectures, case studies, discussion, problem-solving, simulations. Intensive workshop.

Introduction to comparative and international development education, contemporary theories regarding the role of education in the economic, political, and sociocultural development of nations; examination of central topics and critical issues in the field.

EDPA 5141. Global Youth Policy and Leadership: Comparative Youth Policy and Leadership. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqCIDE student or #)
Comparative approach to public responses at global level to youth development and leadership issues. Social systems such as education, health, employment and recreation. Role of individuals, communities, governments, and international organizations directed to provide programs/services to young persons.

EDPA 5052. Ethnic Groups and Communities: Families, Children, and Youth. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5102. Knowledge Constructions and Applications in International Development Contexts. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Roles of young people in widely varied North American communities. Comparative aspects of youth commitment to society, economic value of youth, youth-adult conflict, youth roles in family. Well-defined analyses of contextual roles. Complexity of policy for appropriate educational/community development.

Interrelationships of knowledge capital (noetic symbolic resources) and culture through intrinsic, cross/multicultural perspectives. Distinguishing knowledge from information/data. National/ international developments occurring along basic/ applied knowledge paths.

EDPA 5142. Youth Futures in International and Global Contexts. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqCIDE student or #)
Strategic trends in global youth development. Implications. Reconciling trends with normative scenarios with respect to presence, absence, and projected likelihood of suitable policies, workable collaborations, and funding.

EDPA 5056. Case Studies for Policy Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Qualitative case study research methods and their applications to educational policy and practice. Emphasis on designing studies that employ openended interviewing as primary data collection technique.

EDPA 5103. Comparative Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Examination of systems and philosophies of education globally with emphasis upon African, Asian, European, and North American nations. Foundations of comparative study with selected case studies.

EDPA 5144. Cultural Models, Simulations, and Games. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student)

EDPA 5057. Research in International Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5104. Strategies for International Development of Education Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)
Strategies for improving quality/efficiency of schooling in developing countries. Introduction to current research on what policy/programmatic interventions have proven most successful in increasing access, raising quality, and improving efficiency of education in developing countries.

Use of dynamic educational models, simulations, and games in international education/development courses. Storytelling, simulated intercultural encounters, imagination, knowledge construction/applications, time, ethics, computer simulations, games, systems.

Key skills/proficiencies for rigorous graduate research. Quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods. How to be a critical consumer of policy-related, comparative/ intercultural research. Conducting cross-cultural/ comparative research. Related ethical issues.

EDPA 5301. Contexts of Learning: Historical, Contemporary, and Projected. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Contextual understanding of education as a social institution. Education is studied as one institution among the several that constitute its dynamic context.

EDPA 5061. Ethnographic Research Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Practice in aspects of field methodology below the level of full field study; detailed reading; analysis of studies in anthropology and education for methodological content.

EDPA 5121. Educational Reform in International Context. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Critical policy analysis of educational innovation and reform in selected countries. Use theoretical perspectives and a variety of policy analysis approaches to examine actual educational reforms and their implementation.

EDPA 5302. Educational Policy: Context, Inquiry, and Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Review of social science concepts/research in considering educational policies/issues, process of inquiry that affect policy development, implementation, evaluation. Focus on pre-K-12. Role of educational leaders, administrators.

EDPA 5064. Divergent Perspectives in Educational Policy and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Examines fundamental and current issues in the field of education. Participants learn how to approach an issue from multiple perspectives, develop skills to identify and analyze its component parts, and examine personal belief systems to place a given issue within a personal context.

EDPA 5124. Critical Issues in International Education and Educational Exchange. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5303. Managing the Learning Organization. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Analysis of comprehensive policy-oriented frameworks for internationaleducation; practices of U.S. and other universities; conceptual development of international education and its practical application to programs, to employment choices, and to pedagogy.

Examines schools, colleges, and other human service organizations centered on learning. Focuses on perspectives and skills needed to manage organizations effectively.

EDPA 5304. Educational Leadership for Equity, Opportunity, and Outcome. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Implications of multiple contexts in which leadership occurs. Role of followers. Complexities of collaborative structures and of shared governance.

EDPA 5128. Anthropology of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANTH 5128)

Insights from educational anthropology for educators to address issues of culture, ethnicity, and power in schools.

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EDPA 5305. Leadership and Vision in School Technology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)
How to create a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology into educational environments. Ways to foster environment/culture conducive to realizing that vision.

EDPA 5315. School Technology Leadership Multimedia Project. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[Mac or PC] with 256 MB RAM, [Windows NT 2000 or XP or Mac OS 9 or 10], Pentium [2 or faster], internet connection, [Netscape or Internet Explorer], virus protection software, School Technology Leadership] or #)
Students focus on individualized school technology leadership topic of choice, deliver a multimedia presentation of project results. Regular consultation with faculty, peer mentors, and outside mentors.

EDPA 5346. Politics of Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqpostbac, MEd, or grad student)

Political dimensions of policy formulation/ implementation in education. Use of power/influence in shaping educational policies and in resolving conflicts over educational issues. Analysis of consequences/cross-impacts.

EDPA 5306. Staff Technology Development and Support. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CI 5346. Prereq Broadband Internet access, a newer computer)
How to lead an organization in designing, implementing, evaluating, improving, and sharing approaches to staff development. Technology-related development. Facilitating staff development through use of technology.

EDPA 5321. The Principal as Leader of HighPerforming Schools. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Role of principal: qualifications, duties, problems.

EDPA 5348. Leaders of Human Resources Administration. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Designed for students working on licensure for dir of community educ or superintendent or K-12 principal or dir of special educ)

EDPA 5307. School Management and Technology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)
Various organizational/management issues impacted by information technology. Focuses on hardware, software, and database technologies designed to facilitate management/operations of school organizations.

EDPA 5322. Leaders in the Superintendency and Central Office. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Skills required for effective administrator/leader. Human resources administration. Employee recruitment, selection, orientation/support, supervision, performance appraisal of school district personnel.

Role/responsibility of superintendent in school district. Real life experiences, leadership potential as CEO. Purposes, power, politics, practices of position. Interplay of internal school forces, community forces. Leadership in public, high-profile appointment.

EDPA 5352. Projective Leadership for Strategic Learning Communities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Explores many trends and changes facing society, culture, and education from a strategic learning community perspective; helps students futurize the present.

EDPA 5308. Emerging Issues and School Technology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)

EDPA 5323. Women in Leadership. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTechnology access)

Needs of schools/administrators to remain on forefront of information technologies. Focuses on anticipated technological trends years/decades ahead.

Women in leadership, in context of larger systems and their own lives. Supporting equity/equality across areas of difference.

EDPA 5356. Disability Policy and Services. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Policy, research, and current practices related to education, health, and social services that support children, youth, and adults with special needs, and that support their families. Federal, state, and local perspectives.

EDPA 5309. Electronic Communication Tools and Environments for Schools. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)

EDPA 5324. Strategic Financial Planning and Policy for Educational Leaders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student pursuing licensure as elementary-secondary [principal or superintendent])
State-local school finance systems, budgeting, governmental fund accounting. Interpretation of financial information.

EDPA 5361. Project in Teacher Leadership. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. =CI 5178. PrereqMEd student in Teacher Leadership Program)

Various electronic communication channels, information environments to facilitate educational organizations operations/communication. Focuses on networked environments, integration with handheld computers, and outreach to internal/external stakeholders.

EDPA 5325. Analytical Tools for Educational Leadership. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

EDPA 5310. Data-Driven Decision Making I. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)

Technological/analytical tools associated with datadriven decision-making processes in K-12 school environments.

Create, implement, evaluate, and present a leadership project designed toinitiate positive change in educational environments. Review of related literature, proposal development, project development, implementation and evaluation, critical reflection, sharing learning outcomes.

Data-driven decision making for schools/ administrators. Focuses on data collection/analysis needs of educational organizations and on use of appropriate software/databases to collect, manage, analyze, and report school information.

EDPA 5326. Data Analysis for Educational Leadership. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5325 or equiv], #)

Advanced technological/analytical tools associated with data-driven decision-making processes in K-12 school environments.

Current research/practice on educational leadership. Focuses on creating school cultures conducive to continuous improvement/change. Strategies for personal/organizational leadership in PK-12 settings.

EDPA 5364. Context and Practice of Educational Leadership. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EDPA 5311. Data-driven Decision Making II. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5310, broadband Internet access, newer computer)

EDPA 5328. Introduction to Educational Planning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Continuation of 5310. Data-driven decision making for schools/administrators. Hands-on training in students own organizations in using technology to analyze data to make educational decisions.

Principles, tools, comparative practices, and emerging issues in K-12 and higher education settings; decision making models; strategic and project planning; barriers to effectiveness; and change management processes.

EDPA 5368. Leadership for Special Education Services. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdministrator or supervisor or professional responsible for managing general or special or alternative education program)
Legislative, procedural, executive, and judicial actions that affect services, families, and children with special needs at federal, state, and local levels.

EDPA 5312. School Technology Policy Issues. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)

EDPA 5332. Leadership Development Seminar. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Assessment and development of skills required of the educator in planning, decision making, and human relations. Introduction to contemporary issues in educational administration.

EDPA 5372. Youth in Modern Society. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Various state/national policy issues related to educational technology. Focuses on digital divide in schools/communities, federal educational technology policy initiatives, and state/federal educational technology legislation.

EDPA 5336. Laboratory in Decision Making. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Youth in advanced societies and as a social entity; functions and roles in industrial society, family, education, politics and government, economy and work, welfare and religion; organizations, social movements, and subcultures; empirical research and cross-cultural perspectives.

EDPA 5313. Legal and Ethical Issues in School Technology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)
Social, legal, and ethical issues related to school technology. How to model responsible decisionmaking related to these issues.

Contributions of recent research and theory to effective administration. Analysis of administrative behavior in realistic settings; relations of administration to human behavior.

EDPA 5374. Leadership for Professional Development. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Postbaccaleaureate, at least 3 yrs teaching experience)

EDPA 5341. The American Middle School. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5314. School Technology Safety and Security. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBroadband Internet access, a newer computer)

Focus on the uniqueness of the early adolescent and appropriate learning situations. For educators working with middle-level students.

Designing, implementing, evaluating staff development in preK-12 settings. Research-based standards for effective staff development. Need for embedded time for collaborative learning, evaluating staff/student outcomes.

EDPA 5344. School Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

School safety/security issues impacted by information technology. Network/data security. Physical safety of students, employees, and facilities. Computer recycling/disposal. Appropriate ergonomic environments for students/employees.

Legal foundations of elementary/secondary education. Statutory themes, relevant case law, emergent policy issues. Implications for educational organizations and for administrative practice.

EDPA 5376. Organizational Approaches to Youth Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Defining youth development within framework of formal and informal organizations; organizational systems responsible for youth development in the community; policy issues surrounding these systems.

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EDPA 5378. Experiential Learning: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Theory/practice of learning by doing. Educators personal engagement in process. Technical, motivational, and evaluative aspects.

EDPA 5394. Leadership in Community Education Finance and Law. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5324 recommended)

EDPA 5732. The Law and Postsecondary Institutions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 5381. The Search for Children and Youth Policy in the U.S.. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Review of contemporary policy issues affecting children and youth in the U.S. and South Africa; identify national standards, norms and principles of youth development; conflicting expectations facing policy-makers; and search for the critical content of youth policy.

Interplay between finance and laws directly applicable to community education. MN Statute 124D, revenues/ expenditures, and UFARS approached from frame of resource development.

Analysis of court opinions and federal regulations affecting postsecondary educational institutions.

EDPA 5396. Field Experience in PK-12 Administration: Authentic Practice in Leadership. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

EDPA 5734. Institutional Research in Postsecondary Education. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5701, (EPsy 5231 or EPsy 8261), grad student] or #)
Scope, role, administration, research strategies, and evaluation of institutional research in postsecondary institutions. Overview of research methodologies, disciplinary foundations of institutional research. Use of institutional, state, and national databases in addressing full range of institutional missions/ functions.

EDPA 5384. Collaboration in Heterogeneous Classrooms and Schools. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Field experience or internship arranged for students seeking licensure as PK-12 principal/superintendent. Content/credit depend on licensure requirements specified in individual field experience agreement.

Policy, research, practice base for addressing range of student abilities/backgrounds in diverse schools. Collaborative approaches to curricular, instructional, social support.

EDPA 5501. Principles and Methods of Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 5243)

EDPA 5385. Licensure Seminar: Program Policies and Inclusionary Leadership. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Introduction to program evaluation. Planning an evaluation study, collecting and analyzing information, reporting results; evaluation strategies; overview of the field of program evaluation.

EDPA 5795. Plan B Research Design. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)

Prepararation for licensure program. Program overview, preassessment, reflective practice, APA writing, exit panel review, administrative employment interview.

EDPA 5521. Cost and Economic Analysis in Educational Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Use and application of cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, cost-utility, and cost-feasibility in evaluation of educational problems and programs.

Foundation to design Plan B research project relevant to students professional interests. Literature review strategies to establish conceptual framework for project. Relates research question to design alternatives and to associated qualitative/quantitative analysis techniques. Issues such as human subjects and APA guidelines for preparing research papers.

EDPA 5386. Leadership Portfolio Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5385 or &5385)
Development of electronic administrative licensure portfolio to earn endorsement for license as school superintendent, K-12 principal, director of special education, or director of community education.

EDPA 5524. Evaluation Colloquium. (1 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. =EPSY 5246. Prereq5501 or EPsy 5243)
Informal seminar of faculty and advanced students. Issues/problems of program evaluation.

EDPA 8002. Critical Issues in Contemporary Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEdD or PhD student)

Meanings of difference from sociological, psychological, historical and philosophical perspectives as related to current and emerging critical issues in education. Participants help design, facilitate, and present the course.

EDPA 5387. Leadership for Teaching and Learning. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree)

EDPA 5528. Focus Group Interviewing Research Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Administration of inclusive/coherent systems of teaching/learning. Design principles, best practices, exemplary programs. School/district administrator roles as leaders of learning systems.

Skills needed to conduct focus group interviews. Students conduct focus group study and report results at final class session.

EDPA 8011. Doctoral Research Seminar I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEdPA doctoral student)

EDPA 5701. U.S. Higher Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

U.S. higher/postsecondary education in historical/ contemporary perspective. Emphasizes structure, history, and purposes of system as a whole.

EDPA 5388. Leadership for Master(ful) Scheduling. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5387)

Introduction/planning for individual program development, preliminary examinations, and dissertation prospectus. Modes of inquiry used in current research in education, databases relating to education, recent writings on literature synthesis, key contributions to education literature.

Scheduling models. Strategies for personalizing schools. Hands-on infinite campus student system. Master schedule is built online.

EDPA 8012. Doctoral Research Seminar II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEdPA doctoral student)
Introduction to quantitative/qualitative research approaches/methods. Nature of research, role of researcher, philosophical perspectives on research, ethical issues in conducting research.

EDPA 5704. College Students Today. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 5451)

EDPA 5389. Community Education Leadership. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Competencies of leadership, community relations, communication, community assessment, program development, program evaluation. Philosophy/ administration of community/alternative education programs.

Issues involving population of students in colleges/ universities. College student development theory, students expectations/interests. How college affects student outcomes. Role of curricular/extracurricular activities. Student-faculty interaction.

EDPA 8013. Doctoral Research Seminar III. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEdPA doctoral student)
Introduction to most important quantitative/qualitative approaches employed in educational policy research.

EDPA 5721. Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Review of research. Theoretical frameworks, methodological perspectives, and research strategies used to study students, staff, and faculty; historical perspectives.

EDPA 5391. Special Education Law for Leaders. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDesigned for students working on licensure in PK-12 administration)
Competencies of leadership, policy, and political influence. Legal/regulatory applications focusing on special education law.

EDPA 8014. Doctoral Research Seminar IV. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEdPA doctoral student)
Preparation of thesis prospectus.

EDPA 5392. Special Education Finance: Program Models, Policy, and Law. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqKnowledge of special education; [5324 or &5324] recommended)

EDPA 5724. Leadership and Administration of Student Affairs. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 5421)

EDPA 8015. Research Design and Educational Policy. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8011, EdPA PhD student)
Logic of research design, from research questions and audience considerations to selection of a suitable design for collecting/analyzing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method data.

Scope, administration, coordination, and evaluation of programs in college and university student affairs.

How special education revenue is a resource used to accomplish student-related objectives. Special education revenue sources, compliance, budget monitoring. Key special education policy, case law, program models from perspective of director of special education.

EDPA 5727. Developmental Education Programs and Postsecondary Students. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree)
Focuses on populations served by developmental education programs in the United States and abroad. Defines developmental education. Historical perspective for need for developmental education, student development theories that guide practice in developmental education. Identifying student needs. Model programs, best practices for student retention. Current issues/trends in field.

EDPA 8020. Leadership: From Theory to Reflective Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [[5001 or equiv], doctoral student] or #)

EDPA 5393. Leading School Finance Elections. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Leadership theory. Emphasizes seminal scholars work from related social science disciplines. Implications of theory for practice of leadership. Knowledge, behaviors, values, and skills needed in educational and other public settings.

Comprehensive planning model for conducting school finance elections. Emphasizes systems, strategies, and campaign tactics.

EDPA 8022. Education and Globalization: Anthropological Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EDPA 5728. Two-Year Postsecondary Institutions. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Present status, development, functions, organization, curriculum, and trends in postsecondary, but nonbaccalaureate, institutions.

Anthropological/comparative perspectives used to understand educational processes in a globalized world. What can be gained by adopting translocal view of educational phenomena.

EDPA 8087. Seminar: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topical issues.

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EDPA 8095. Problems: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent study on issues of educational policy/ administration. Arranged with instructor.

EDPA 8595. Evaluation Problems. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 8295. Prereq[5501 or EPsy 5243], #)

EDPA 8096. Internship: Educational Policy and Administration. (1-9 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Internship on issues of educational policy/ administration. Arranged with instructor.

Independent study of an issue in theory or practice of program evaluation.

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EDPA 8596. Evaluation Internship. (1-9 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 8296. Prereq[5501 or EPsy 5243], #)

College of Education and Human Development

EPSY 5101. Intelligence and Creativity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Contemporary theories of intelligence and intellectual development and contemporary theories of creativity and their implications for educational practices and psychological research.

EDPA 8104. Innovative Systems Thinking in Education and Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Critical aspects of historical/contemporary systems philosophy, thinking, and analysis. Development of concepts/skills applicable to coping with evolutionary/ chaotic environments. Modeling/simulation of learning systems in rapidly changing national/international contexts.

Hands-on experience in conducting a program evaluation in a real-world setting under supervision of an evaluation professional.

EDPA 8121. Doctoral Seminar: Comparative and International Development Education. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqEdPA PhD candidate)
Focuses on needs of students while writing the dissertation; general guidance in how to construct the thesis.

EDPA 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) EDPA 8702. Administration and Leadership in Higher Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001, 5701)

EPSY 5112. Knowing, Learning, and Thinking. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Principles of human information processing, memory, and thought; mental operations in comprehension and problem solving; developing expertise and automaticity; emphasis on applied settings.

EPSY 5113. Psychology of Instruction and Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 8124. Classic Readings in Anthropology and Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud) EDPA 8143. Integrative Seminar in Global Youth Policy and Leadership. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F only. PrereqCIDE student or #)

Major contributions to theory or working paradigms.

Leadership, governance, and administration in higher education through theoretical perspectives and practical analysis. Planning, change, decision making, organizational culture, budgets, conflict.

EDPA 8703. Public Policy in Higher Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5001, 5701)

Introduction to adult learning and instructional design. Application of core foundational knowledge to development of effective learning environments for adults. Topics include philosophy, learning theories, instructional models, development and experience, individual differences, evaluation, assessment, and technology.

Integrates ideas/concepts from 5141 and 5142 into alternative knowledge, policy, and futures profiles. Students use WebCT Vista and beyond to interact with each other, with students abroad, and with global experts to apply perspectives, theories, methods, and research to real-world situations.

Theories, analytic methods, and critical issues in postsecondary education policy at national/state levels. Equality of educational opportunity, affirmative action, system governance/coordination, research funding, student financial aid, public accountability.

EPSY 5114. Psychology of Student Learning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Principles of educational psychology: how learning occurs, why it fails, and implications for instruction. Topics include models of learning, development, creativity, problem-solving, intelligence, character education, motivation, diversity, special populations.

EDPA 8301. Contexts of Learning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Study of long-term contextual understanding of education as a social institution. Development of perspective-driven explanation.

EDPA 8721. Instruction and Learning in Higher Education. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Theory/practice of teaching strategies. Implications of student differences (learning style, ethnicity, gender, age) for teaching. Evaluation and professional development of teaching. Context/nature of faculty work, ethical issues, teaching portfolio development.

EPSY 5115. Psychology of Adult Learning and Instruction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 8302. Educational Policy Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Public policy issues in education. Historical, international, political, research perspectives. Current policy strategies for reforming U.S. public schools.

EDPA 8724. Strategic Planning in Higher Education. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701)

Survey of adult learning/instruction. Emphasizes instructional design, learning theories, experience, individual differences, evaluation, tests/measurement, technology. Implications for curricular/instructional design in higher education, continuing education, professional/business related training.

EDPA 8303. Modeling the Learning Organization. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Strategic planning principles, their application to higher education, pitfalls encountered by planners in higher education. Selected tools of strategic planning/ management, strategic planning case studies.

EPSY 5118. Language: Psycholinguistic Research and Educational Application. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Computer software, perspectives on learning organization used to study global education, human service organizations.

EDPA 8728. Economics of Higher Education. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 8304. Leadership and Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Review of major leadership theories, their application to problems of practice in educational organizations. Studies of leadership behavior illustrate major emerging issues in educational management.

Institutional responses to changing external economic factors. Economic effects resulting from higher educations output in teaching, research, and service. Research on institutional and governmental policies.

Psychological study of language. Psychological processes involved in language use, mechanisms that guide these processes. Failures of these mechanisms. How language operates.

EPSY 5135. Human Relations Workshop. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EDPA 8732. Financing Higher Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701)

EDPA 8321. Data Analysis for Educational Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Managers of educational organizations are faced with problems that require analysis of a wide range of information. Outlines a frame for data analysis and introduces a set of computer-based tools suited to the practice of educational administration.

Theories and critical issues in financing postsecondary education. Budgeting, cost-effectiveness, state/federal funding policies, tuition policies, student financial aid, financing educational opportunity.

Experiential course addressing issues of prejudice and discrimination in terms of history, power, and social perception. Includes knowledge and skills acquisition in cooperative learning, multicultural education, group dynamics, social influence, effective leadership, judgment and decision-making, prejudice reduction, conflict resolution.

EDPA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) EDPA 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

EPSY 5141. Aggression in Schools. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5xxx course in [developmental or educational] psychology)

EDPA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) EDPA 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) EDPA 8502. Program Evaluation Theory and Models: Qualitative and Quantitative Alternatives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5501 or EPsy 5243)
Concepts, approaches, models, and theoretical frameworks for program evaluation that have developed since the 1960s.

Development of aggression in schools. Aggression defined, compared to cooperative/prosocial behavior. Theories, methods, gender/individual differences.

EPSY 5142. Play in Development and Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqCourse in child or developmental psychology)
Development/functions of play in humans with comparisons made to other species, especially nonhuman primates. Play as it relates to developmentally appropriate practice.

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EPSY 5151. Cooperative Learning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Participants learn how to use cooperative learning in their setting. Topics include theory and research, teachers role, essential components that make cooperation work, teaching social skills, assessment procedures, and collegial teaching teams.

EPSY 5244. Survey Design, Sampling, and Implementation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5221 or 5231 or 5261 or equiv], [CEHD grad student or MEd student])
Survey methods, including mail, phone, and Webbased/e-mail surveys. Principles of measurement, constructing questions/forms, pilot testing, sampling, data analysis, reporting. Students develop a survey proposal and a draft survey, pilot the survey, and develop sampling/data analysis plans.

EPSY 5412. Introduction to Developmental Counseling and Guidance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

EPSY 5152. Psychology of Conflict Resolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Overview of the field of conflict resolution. Major theories, research, major figures in the field, factors influencing quality of conflict resolution are covered. The nature of conflict, the history of field, and intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup conflict, negotiation, mediation are discussed.

Contemporary models of counselors as advocates for all students. Emphasizes prevention and systems intervention with counselors involved in the developmental guidance curriculum, school change, staff and community collaboration, individual student planning, and learning success with diverse populations.

EPSY 5246. Evaluation Colloquium: Psychological Foundations. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. =EDPA 5524. Prereq5243 or EdPA 5501)
Informal seminar of faculty and advanced students interested in the issues and problems of program evaluation.

EPSY 5415. Child and Adolescent Development and Counseling. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or MEd student or K-12 [counseling endorsement or licensure] student)
Development, issues, and needs of children, kindergarten through high school ages. Counseling/ developmental theory/strategies, family/social environment. Cultural diversity, legal/ethical issues in counseling children/adolescents.

EPSY 5153. Social Development in PreK to Secondary Schools. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Course in psychology)
Social development in educational settings, from preschool through high school.

EPSY 5247. Qualitative Methods in Educational Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)
Introduction to qualitative methods of inquiry. Contrasting different research traditions (e.g., case study, phenomenology, ethnography, social interactionism, critical theory). Practice with field notes, observations, and interviewing. Use of NVIVO to track/code data.

EPSY 5157. Social Psychology of Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 5421. Leadership and Administration of Student Affairs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5724)

Overview of social psychology and its application to education. Participants study the major theories, research, and major figures in field. Class sessions include lectures, discussions, simulations, role-plays, and experiential exercises.

Theoretical approaches, administrative structure, and evaluation methods used in college/university student affairs.

EPSY 5261. Introductory Statistical Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 3264, EPSY 5231)

EPSY 5191. Education of the Gifted and Talented. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theories of giftedness, talent development, instructional strategies, diversity and technological issues, implications for educational practices and psychological inquiry, and international considerations.

Application of statistical concepts/procedures. Graphs, numerical summaries. Normal distribution, correlation/ regression analyses, probability, statistical inferences for one or two samples. Hypothesis tests, Chi-square tests. Conceptual understanding/application of statistics.

EPSY 5422. Principles of Group Work: Theory and Procedures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Advanced undergrad or grad student in the helping professions)
Principles and practices of group work for educators and the helping professions. Discussion of various types of groups (e.g., counseling support, task, psychoeducational). Applications to various settings and populations (e.g., schools and community agencies).

EPSY 5200. Special Topics: Psychological Foundations. (1-4 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 5262. Intermediate Statistical Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3264 or 5261 or equiv)

Focus on special topics in psychological and methodological concepts relevant to advanced educational theory, research, and practice not covered in other courses.

Application of statistical concepts/procedures. Analysis of variance, covariance, multiple regression. Experimental design: completely randomized, block, split plot/repeated measures.

EPSY 5432. Foundations of Individual/ Organizational Career Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 5216. Introduction to Research in Educational Psychology and Human Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5261 or intro statistics course)
Designing/conducting a research study. Reviewing literature, formulating research problem, using different approaches to gather data, managing/ analyzing data, reporting results.

EPSY 5271. Becoming a Teacher of Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5261 or equiv)
Current methods of teaching first courses in statistics. Innovative teaching methods, materials, and technological tools. Types of first courses, reform recommendations, goals for student learning, recommended content, teaching methods, technology, student assessment.

Introduction to individual and organizational career development theory and practice. Examines critical issues in work patterns, work values, and workplaces in a changing global society, with implications for career planning, development, and transitions, emphasizing personal and organizational change. For nonmajors: serves students in adult ed, HRD, IR, college student advising, and other related fields.

EPSY 5221. Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5261 or equiv)

EPSY 5272. Statistics Teaching Internship. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Supervised teaching experience.

EPSY 5433. Counseling Women Over the Life Span. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCounseling or career development course)

Concepts, principles, and methods in educational/ psychological measurement. Reliability, validity, item analysis, scores, score reports (e.g., grades). Modern measurement theories, including item response theory and generalizability theory. Emphasizes construction, interpretation, use, and evaluation of assessments regarding achievement, aptitude, interests, attitudes, personality, and exceptionality.

EPSY 5281. Introduction to Computer Operations and Data Analysis in Education and Related Fields. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Statistics course)

Counseling skills and interventions to facilitate career development of girls and women of different life stages and backgrounds (school girls to older women); developmental issues from a systematic integrative life planning framework; facts, myths, and trends regarding womens changing roles.

How to use the computer to access/analyze information. National, state, local, and specialty Web sites that contain data of interest to social scientists. Using EXCEL, SPSS, SAS, and R for data analysis.

EPSY 5434. Counseling Adults in Transition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced undergrad or grad student in the helping professions)

EPSY 5222. Measurement and Analysis: K-12 Education Accountability. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5231 or [5221, 5261] or [Psy 3305, Psy 5862] or #)
Methods of educational accountability. Meaning of student/school accountability. Measurement of educational inputs, processes, and results. Data analysis, data use for school improvement.

EPSY 5300. Special Topics in Educational Psychology. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Current issues in educational psychology or related areas not normally available through regular curriculum offerings.

Psychological, physical, and social dimensions of adult transitions (e.g., family and personal relationships, career). Adult development theories, stress and coping, and helping skills and strategies as they relate to adult transition.

EPSY 5400. Special Topics in Counseling Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 5451. College Students Today. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5704)
Issues involving diverse populations of students in colleges/universities. Student development theory, students expectations/interests, how college affects student outcomes. Role of curricular/extracurricular activities and of student-faculty interactions.

EPSY 5231. Introductory Statistics and Measurement in Education. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 3264, EPSY 5261)

Theory, research, and practice in counseling and student personnel psychology. Topics vary.

Students develop an understanding of basic statistics and measurement concepts and tools and apply them to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.

EPSY 5401. Counseling Procedures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div student)

EPSY 5243. Principles and Methods of Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5501)

Emphasis on the counseling relationship and principles of interviewing. Case studies, role playing, and demonstration. For individuals whose professional work includes counseling and interviewing.

EPSY 5461. Cross-Cultural Counseling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Effect of cross-cultural/cross-national psychological differences in human traits/characteristics. Framework for development/implementation of counseling interventions.

Introductory course in program evaluation; planning an evaluation study, collecting and analyzing information, reporting results; overview of the field of program evaluation.

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EPSY 5601. Survey of Special Education. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Introduction to programs and services provided to people with disabilities in school and community settings. Emphasis on the needs of families, to the roles and responsibilities of teachers, and to related service providers.

EPSY 5622. Programs and Curricula for Learners with Severe Disabilities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5616)

EPSY 5604. Transition From School to Work and Community Living for Persons With Special Needs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Emphasis on developing programs and curricula for students with moderate, severe, and profound developmental delays, as well as severe multihandicapping conditions. Special consideration given to preparing children and youth for integrated community environments.

EPSY 5646. Reading and Writing Practices with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5644 or general educ methods in tchg reading and writing skills, or #)
Gain knowledge and skills to assess, plan, and implement instruction for children and youth with hearing loss. Emphasis is placed on research, theoretical, and programmatic issues in developing reading and writing skills, curricular adaptations, and effective instructional approaches.

Use of strategies/models for improving transition of youth from school to work and community living. Course content that specifically addresses all phases of student assessment, individualized transition planning. Parent, family, and student involvement in designing post school options. Community-based services (employment, residential living, social and recreational services, etc). Comprehensive interagency approaches.

EPSY 5624. Biomedical and Physical Aspects of Developmental Disabilities. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Anatomy, physiology, and kinesthiology. Central/ peripheral nervous system. Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal development. Physically disabling conditions. Management/education procedures.

EPSY 5647. Aural and Speech Programming for Persons Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Study of the speech and hearing mechanisms, causes of hearing loss, and rehabilitation. Emphasis on instructional practices, aural rehabilitation in the educational setting, adaptive technology, and adaptations to optimize functional skills with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

EPSY 5609. Family-centered Services. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 5625. Education of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities: Introduction. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Methods for collaborating with families in education of children with disabilities. Family-centered approach to design of educational plans/procedures. Multicultural perspectives of family life/expectations for children.

Overview of the issues, problems, and practical applications in designing early intervention services for young children with disabilities and their families.

EPSY 5648. Communication Systems for Children with Disabilities. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 5612. Understanding of Academic Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 5626. Seminar: Developmental Disabilities and Instructional Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5621, 5622] or #)

Applied study of assessment, selection, and application of alternative communication strategies for infants, children, and youth with disabilities. Emphasis on children with hearing loss and additional disabilities.

Introduction to issues related to the education of students with academic disabilities (learning disabilities, mild mental intellectual disabilities, and emotional/behavioral disabilities) including history, definition, assessment, classification, legislation, and intervention approaches.

Data-based strategies for school and nonschool instruction of learners with developmental disabilities including assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum and instruction: curriculum content, concept and task analysis, classroom arrangements, natural and instructional cues, corrections, and consequences.

EPSY 5649. Models of Instructional Programming With Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5641, 5644] or #)

EPSY 5613. Foundations of Special Education I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqChild development course, 5601 or equiv)

EPSY 5635. Education of Students with Physical and Health Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5601 or #)

Design/development of portfolios for various models of educational service delivery systems for individuals with hearing loss. Emphasizes consultation skills, curriculum management/modifications, material/ technology applications, and support service adaptations.

Emphasis on the organization of educational programs and services for people with disabilities and their families. First course for students seeking to become licensed teachers in special education.

Introduction to students with physical and health disabilities and their characteristics; the educational implications of physical disabilities; assessment procedures and appropriate educational interventions for learners with physical and health disabilities.

EPSY 5656. Social and Interpersonal Characteristics of Students with Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Emphasis on children and youth of school age and on the ways in which their emotional, social, and behavioral disorders affect their functioning in school and on ways in which their behaviors disturb others.

EPSY 5614. Foundations of Special Education II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5613)
Emphasis on assessment, planning, and implementing educational programs for people with disabilities. Second course for students seeking to become licensed teachers in special education.

EPSY 5615. Advanced Academic Interventions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5612)

Characteristics of learners with visual and auditory impairments; design of instructional programs to remediate or circumvent disabilities, including use of prosthetic devices; related areas of performance affected by sensory impairments.

EPSY 5636. Education of Multihandicapped Learners with Sensory Impairments. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5613, 5614)

EPSY 5657. Interventions for Social and Emotional Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5616, 5656)

Designing, implementing, and evaluating individual educational plans (IEPs) for special education service in learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, and mild mental/intellectual disabilities.

EPSY 5641. Foundations of Education for Individuals Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Developing comprehensive behavioral programs for students with social and emotional disabilities. Instructing students with social and emotional disabilities.

EPSY 5616. Behavior Analysis and Classroom Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to assumptions, principles, and procedures of behavioral approach to analyzing behavior and programs for classroom management. Emphasis on specifying problems, conducting observations, intervening, and evaluating behavioral change.

Historical and current issues related to education of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Implications of causes of hearing loss, social and cultural relationships, philosophies of education, characteristics and legislative guidelines and their applicability to education of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.

EPSY 5661. Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5616, Autism Spectrum Disorder certificate student)

EPSY 5618. Specialized Interventions for Students With Disabilities in Reading and Written Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in [EBD or LD or DD or D/HH] or #)

EPSY 5642. Early Childhood Intervention for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Preservice teacher in deaf education licensing program or #)
Early identification/assessment. Family-centered, interdisciplinary servicing. Program development for infants, toddlers, preschoolers who are deaf/hard of hearing. Presentations, discussions, activities.

Knowledge/skills needed to promote learning/ success for school age children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Definition, etiology, and characteristics of ASD. Current research/issues. Emphasizes collaborative problem solving approach that facilitates effective family-professional partnerships and educational programming for this population.

EPSY 5671. Literary Braille. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Historical/contemporary perspectives, empirical evidence relating to reading/written language instruction/assessment designed to improve outcomes of students with disabilities. Field work in tutoring.

Mastery of literary braille code including all contractions and short-form words used in Grade 2 English Braille: American Usage. Use of specialized braille writing equipment including, braille writer, slate and stylus, and computer programs with six-key input.

EPSY 5621. Functional/Basic Academic Interventions in Mental Retardation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5613, 5614)

EPSY 5644. Language Development and Programming for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Methods and materials course emphasizing functional approaches to promoting academic learning in students with mild to moderate mental retardation and moderate to severe mental retardation.

Comparative study of the development of functional language in communicatively disabled and nondisabled individuals. Philosophies, programs, and practices focusing on the development of language with deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Models of assessment and instruction for use in educational settings.

Mastery of the Nemeth code for braille mathematics transcription including elementary math computation, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and symbolic logic notation. Introduction to foreign languages, computer notation, music, and raised line drawing techniques.

EPSY 5672. Advanced Braille Codes. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5671 or #)

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EPSY 5674. Techniques of Orientation, Mobility, and Independence for Students with Visual Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5675 or #) EPSY 5752. Student Teaching: Learning Disabilities. (1-6 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#) EPSY 5851. Collaborative Family-School Relationships. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHonors senior or grad student)

Introduction to basic techniques to gain skills in precane techniques, orientation to learning environments, and adaptations for activities of daily living and independence. Introduction to mobility maps, consideration of cane, guide dog, and telescopic aids to mobility.

Supervised experience in teaching or related work in schools or other agencies serving children and adolescents with learning disabilities.

EPSY 5676. Case Management for Children with Visual Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5671, 5673, 5675)

EPSY 5753. Student Teaching: Early Childhood Special Education. (1-6 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#, completion of all course requirements for license in ECSE)
Supervised experience in teaching or related work in schools, agencies, or home settings with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and their families.

Theoretical and empirical bases for creating collaborative family-school relationships for students development and educational success in school. Emphasis on model programs for K-12 and practical strategies for educational personnel to address National Educational goal 8.

EPSY 5852. Prevention and Early Intervention. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theory/research base for school-based primary/ secondary programs to promote academic/social competence of children/youth (birth to grade 12).

Advanced course evaluating and managing cognitive, psychosocial, physical, and academic needs of students. Consideration of parent, teacher, and student in counseling and educational program management.

EPSY 5681. Education of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool Children with Disabilities: Methods and Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5625)

EPSY 5754. Student Teaching: Social and Emotional Disabilities. (1-6 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCompletion of licensure courses for social and emotional disorders, #)
Teach students with social and emotional disorders at public schools and other appropriate sites. Attend a weekly seminar on student teaching competencies.

EPSY 5871. Interdisciplinary Practice and Interagency Coordination in Education and Human Services. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Overview of the methods and materials available to maximize the developmental and educational outcomes for young children, birth to age 5, with disabilities and their families in home, community, and school based-settings.

EPSY 5701. Practicum: Field Experience in Special Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5614, [FOE or SpEd grad or licensure student]] or #)

EPSY 5755. Student Teaching: Developmental Disabilities, Mild/Moderate. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCompletion of all licensure coursework, #)
Supervised student teaching, or special practicum project, in schools or other agencies serving students at elementary/secondary levels who have mild to moderate developmental disabilities.

Principles and procedures of interdisciplinary practice and interagency coordination. Examine the relative strengths of interdisciplinary approaches, develop skills for collaborating with others, and examine different approaches to interagency coordination.

EPSY 5991. Independent Study in Educational Psychology. (1-8 cr [max 20 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Self-directed study in areas not covered by regular courses. Specific program of study is jointly determined by student and advising faculty member.

Observations and supervised support of teaching practice in schools or agencies serving children with disabilities in integrated programs.

EPSY 5702. Practicum in Autism Spectrum Disorder. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5616, 5661, 5609, one of [5622 or 5644 or SLHS 5606], enrolled in Autism Spectrum Disorder certificate program, #)
Four hundred hours of supervised work in settings where individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder are served. On-site supervision is provided by qualified professionals. A University supervisor conducts on-site observations. Bi-weekly seminars.

EPSY 5756. Student Teaching: Developmental Disabilities, Moderate/Severe. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCompletion of all licensure coursework, #)
Supervised student teaching, or special practicum projects, in schools or other agencies serving students at elementary/secondary levels who have moderate to severe developmental disabilities.

EPSY 8114. Seminar: Cognition and Learning. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Advanced study in critical analysis and application of contemporary psychological theory and research in cognition and learning for education.

EPSY 8115. Psychology of Instruction and Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 5757. Student Teaching: Physical and Health Related Disabilities. (1-6 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Seminar including, but not limited to, learning and instructional theories, advanced and emerging technologies, and measurement and evaluation.

EPSY 5703. Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5616, 5657, Psy 4011, Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate student, #)

Supervised student teaching and related work (direct instruction and consultation) in schools or other agencies serving children and adolescents who have physical disabilities.

EPSY 8117. Writing Empirical Paper and Research/Grant Proposals in Education and Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Four hundred hours of supervised experience in applied behavior analytic intervention with individuals with significant challenging behavior and learning difficulties. On-site supervision is provided by qualified professionals. A University supervisor conducts on-site observations. Bi-weekly seminars.

EPSY 5758. Student Teaching: Visual Impairments. (1-6 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Scientific writing skills. Focuses on logic/ argumentation. Each student produces an empirical paper or research proposal. Breaks down the writing process into components: one component per week. Each week, students write a section of their paper/ proposal and critique others.

Supervised student teaching, or special practicum project, in schools or other agencies serving children and adolescents who have visual impairments.

EPSY 8132. Personality Development and Socialization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Personality or child psych course)

EPSY 5720. Special Topics: Special Education. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

EPSY 5800. Special Topics in School Psychology. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Major research and theoretical work. Developmental and educational influences on personality.

Lab and fieldwork approach, often assuming a product orientation, e.g., generation of action plan, creating set of observation field notes, collecting data in some form. Provides opportunities for educational personnel to study specific problems and possibilities related to special education.

Current issues in school psychology or areas not normally available through regular curriculum offerings.

EPSY 5801. Assessment and Decision Making in School and Community Settings. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 8215. Advanced Research Methodologies in Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5221, 5247, 8261, 8262, #)
Quantitative research methods, including models of scientific inquiry, role of theories/research design, role of measurement error in quantitative data-based inference, and qualitative methods of inquiry. Focuses on advanced quantitative/qualitative methodologies used in methodologically-oriented studies in educational measurement, evaluation, and stats.

EPSY 5740. Special Topics: Interventions and Practices in Educational and Human Service Programs. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Concepts, issues, and practices related to the community inclusion of children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities through weekly seminar and extensive supervised experience working with individuals within the community.

Introduction to psychological and educational assessment for individuals who work with children, especially those experiencing academic and behavior problems. Study of standardized group and individual tests of intelligence, achievement, socio-emotional functioning, perception, reading, mathematics, adaptive behavior, and language.

EPSY 5849. Observation and Assessment of the Preschool Child. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Introduction to assessment principles and practices, including observational assessment methods, for children (birth to 5). Intended primarily for teachers in training and others interested in basic information regarding assessment and its relationship to intervention services for young children.

EPSY 8216. Seminar: Research Processes in Psychological Foundations of Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5216, admitted to doctoral program in psych foundations] or #)
Advanced examination of research processes in educational psychology. Invited faculty discuss specific research designs. Students refine/implement research projects and present them in class.

EPSY 5751. Student Teaching: Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (1-6 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Students participate in educational programming for infants, children, and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing. On-site, directed experiences under supervision of master teachers of deaf/hard of hearing students.

EPSY 8221. Psychological Scaling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5221 or equiv, 8261-8262 or equiv)

Elementary and advanced topics in unidimensional and multidimensional scaling: measurement theory and statistics, rating scales and other category scaling methods, magnitude estimation, paired comparisons, multi-attribute scaling, and multidimensional scaling.

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EPSY 8222. Advanced Measurement: Theory and Application. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 5865. Prereq[5221 or Psy 5862 or equiv], [8261 or 8262 or equiv])
Generalizability theory, item response theory, factor models for test items, binomial model. Application to problems of designing, linking assessments. Includes a computer lab.

EPSY 8269. Matrix Algebra for Statistical Modeling. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8262 or equiv)

EPSY 8247. Advanced Interviewing and NVIVO. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5247 or qualitative course or #)

Linear/matrix algebra, including vector operations, applications to multivariate statistics. Procedures for solving systems of linear equations. Geometry of vectors/matrices. Focuses on regression and regression diagnostics in a matrix framework. Uses SPSS MATRIX language.

EPSY 8400. Topics: Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Current issues in counseling and student personnel psychology, or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular curriculum offerings.

Practice in designing, conducting, and analyzing interviews. Students design interview protocols, video/ audio tape themselves conducting interviews, analyze their techniques, and critique others. Students use NVIVO to analyze data they have collected.

EPSY 8271. Statistics Education Research Seminar: Studies on Teaching and Learning Statistics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 8402. Individual Counseling: Theory and Applications. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad ed psy major with CSPP subprog or #)
Traditional and contemporary theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Applications to various settings and populations.

EPSY 8261. Statistical Methods I: Probability and Inference. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3264 or 5261 or equiv)

Introduction to classic/current research related to teaching/learning of statistics. Research from psychology, education, and statistics. Students focus on a particular research question and review the literature related to that question.

EPSY 8403. Social/Cultural Contexts: Counseling and Skills. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad ed psy major with CSPP subprog or #)
Broad personal dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, class, beliefs, disability, age, sexual orientation, and geographic origin. Societal and personal biases and stereotypes; multicultural concepts and culturally appropriate counseling procedures.

Advanced theory, derivations of quantitative statistics. Descriptive statistics, probability, normal distribution. One-/two-sample hypothesis tests, confidence intervals. One-way analysis of variance, follow up tests.

EPSY 8272. Nonparametric Statistics in Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[8261, 8262] or equiv], #)
Estimation/inferential techniques outside normaltheory tests. One-, two-, and K-sample procedures for between-/within-subject differences, including factorial analysis of variance/covariance. Contingency table analysis (tests of independence, homogeneity).

EPSY 8262. Statistical Methods II: Regression and the General Linear Model. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8260, 8261] or equiv)
Analysis of variance designs (two-/three-way), repeated measures, correlation, simple/multiple regression methods, non-parametric procedures, multivariate analyses.

EPSY 8281. Advanced Statistical Computing and Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5261 or equiv, 5281 or equiv)
Cross-disciplinary course. Students learn to use SAS statistical package to perform data management, data analysis, and report writing.

EPSY 8404. Group Counseling: Theory, Applications, and Skills. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEd psy MA or PhD student with CSPP subprog or #)

Theories, research, and procedures of group counseling and of groups such as psychoeducational groups. Applications to various settings and populations. Ethical issues in group work. Practice of group skills and techniques, including group participation and observation.

EPSY 8264. Advanced Multiple Regression Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8261-8262, regression and ANOVA course, familiarity with a statistical analysis package)

EPSY 8282. Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8261, 8262] or equiv)

General linear model used as a context for regression. Matrix algebra, multiple regression, path analysis, polynomial regression, standardized regression, stepwise solutions, analysis of variance, weighted least squares, and logistic regression.

Traditional/modern approaches to analyzing longitudinal data. Dependent t-test, repeated measures ANOVA and MANOVA. Linear mixed models, multilevel models, generalized models. Required labs using SAS computer program.

EPSY 8405. Career Development: Theory, Skills, and Counseling Applications. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCSPP grad student)
Career development theory/practice over life span. Emphasizes career counseling for individuals/ organizations, systems approaches to career programs in education/business. Traditional/contemporary theories/practices.

EPSY 8265. Factor Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8262 or #)

Factor analytic techniques/applications. Component, common factor, confirmatory analysis. Factor extraction, estimating number of dimensions. Rotation, factor scores, hierarchical factor analysis.

EPSY 8290. Special Topics: Seminar in Psychological Foundations. (1-6 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Students formulate research designs. Learning and cognition, social psychology, measurement, and statistics.

EPSY 8406. Professional Ethics for Counselors and Psychologists. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqCSPP grad student)
Theory, research, and practice in counseling ethics. Scope/impact of professional ethics. Ethical decision making. Ethics and the law. Ethical practice in special settings. Scholarship/research in counseling ethics. Lectures, discussions, case studies, individual/group examination of original research.

EPSY 8266. Statistical Analysis Using Structural Equation Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8263 or 8264)

Quantitative techniques using manifest and latent variable approaches for analysis of educational and social science data. Introduction to structural equation modeling approaches to multiple regression, factor analysis, and path modeling. Developing, estimating, and interpreting structural equation models.

Individually directed study of an issue in the theory or practice of program evaluation.

EPSY 8295. Evaluation Problems. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 8595. Prereq5243 or EdPA 5501, #)

EPSY 8296. Evaluation Internship. (1-9 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 8596. Prereq5243 or EdPA 5501, #)

EPSY 8407. Assessing and Counseling Clients With Psychological Disorders. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqCSPP PhD or MA student or #)

EPSY 8267. Applied Multivariate Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[8261, 8262] or equiv], familiarity with matrix algebra, knowledge of a computerized statistics package)

Hands-on experience in conducting a program evaluation in a real-world setting under supervision of an evaluation professional.

Etiology, symptom patterns, and assessment/treatment for various psychological disorders. DSM diagnoses. Empirically validated psychological assessment and counseling methods. Field-based enquiry.

EPSY 8300. Special Topics in Educational Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 8411. Advanced Counseling Research. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEd psy PhD student with CSPP subprog or #)
Focus on critically reviewing counseling research, qualitatively and quantitatively integrating research, and designing valid research.

Use/interpretation of results from several multivariate statistical techniques. Matrix algebra, variance/ covariance, Hotellings T2, GLM, MANOVA, MANCOVA, discriminant analysis, canonical correlations, dimensionality, principal components, latent composites, distance, hierarchical clustering.

Issues or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular curriculum offerings.

EPSY 8311. Education Sciences Proseminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F only. PrereqDoctoral student, #)
Education-related research issues. Problems of schoolbased research. Diverse research methodologies. Educational research, diversity of K 12 students. Role of lab-based studies in education research. Critiques of education research. Relation of cognitive theory to school-based research. Translating research into school-based practice.

EPSY 8412. Seminar: Advanced Counseling Theory and Ethics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEd psy PhD student with CSPP subprog or #)

EPSY 8268. Hierarchical Linear Modeling in Educational Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[8261, 8262] or equiv], #)

Conceptual framework of hierarchical linear models for nested data, their application in educational research. Nature/effects of nested data, logic of hierarchical models, mixed-effects models. Estimation and hypothesis testing in these models, modelchecking, nonlinear models.

Comparative analysis of theoretical models and methods used in contemporary counseling and psychotherapy; ethical standards and models of ethical decision making for professional roles.

EPSY 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent)

EPSY 8413. Personality Assessment of Adolescents and Adults. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Psy 5604H or Psy 8111 or Psy 8112], doctoral student, #)

Assessment interviews, MMPI-2, MMPI-A, DSM4, written assessment reports.

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EPSY 8431. Masters Research Seminar: CSPP. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5261 or equiv, 5221 or equiv, EPsy MA student with CSPP subprog or #)
Survey of research methods, data-based decision making, basic research design skills, and research simulation.

EPSY 8514. University Counseling Practicum II. (4-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. =PSY 8515. Prereq8513, #)
Integrates science of counseling psychology with supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services with career, academic, and personal clients.

EPSY 8706. Single Case Designs in Intervention Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Design and analysis of single-case experiments to examine effects of interventions on individual behavior in school, home, and community.

EPSY 8435. Organization of School Counseling Comprehensive Programs. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCSPP grad student in school counselor prog or #)
Integrates learning from all courses in MA program with research in comprehensive guidance programming. Critiques of research, analyses of current trends/issues. Theories of management/ organization in educational and other service settings. Literature review of comprehensive guidance programs. Students develop/demonstrate knowledge of comprehensive school counseling programming in K-12 school settings.

EPSY 8521. Practicum in Student Affairs and Student Development. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqEdPsy MA or PhD student with CSPP subprog or #)

EPSY 8707. Principles of Behavior Analysis and Learning. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Grad student, foundational course in [learning or psychology]] or #)
Historical development of behavioral science. Thinking about learning/behavior, applying principles to common human experiences. Scholarly leadership skills.

Supervised practice in university and college student development offices.

EPSY 8522. Counseling Practicum: Advanced. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F only. Prereq[Grad EPsy PhD student with CSPP subprog] or #; instructor consent required after 2 repeats)
Advanced skills practicum in counseling, counseling psychology, or student development.

EPSY 8708. Functional Behavior Assessment. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Grad student, one [learning or psychology] course] or #)

EPSY 8436. Crisis Management and Consulting in School Counseling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq CSPP grad student in school counselor program or #)

Applications of principles of behavior. Historical/ contemporary approaches. Functional analysis. Treatment of challenging behavior/learning problems.

EPSY 8600. Special Topics: Special Education Issues. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Current trends (e.g., schoolwide discipline, models of collaboration, and diversity) investigated by formulating research projects. Students write a media piece describing an issue and its impact on the community.

EPSY 8772. Seminar in Early Intervention. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Explores research from diverse disciplines related to education of infants, toddlers, and preschool children with disabilities and their families. Discusses practical application of this research.

Issues, topics, problems. Diversity in school counseling. Review, discussion, and analysis of current literature. Students develop prevention, intervention, and guidance programs for K-12 schools.

EPSY 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) EPSY 8452. Psychological Aspects of Counseling Supervision. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEd psy PhD student with CSPP subprog or #)
Theories, review of relevant research, demonstration, and in-class practice of supervision skills.

EPSY 8612. Seminar: Students with Academic Difficulties. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Survey, analysis, and application of relevant theories and research related to current issues. Students in course develop skills in scholarly inquiry, writing, and debate.

EPSY 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) EPSY 8800. Special Topics in School Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Issues or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular curriculum offerings.

EPSY 8501. Counseling Pre-Practicum. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[CSPP or genetic counseling] grad student)
Overview of basic helping skills through demonstration, in-class practice.

EPSY 8621. Seminar on Intellectual Impairments. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad students interested in mental retardation and related intellectual impairments)

EPSY 8502. Field Placement in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8501 or #)
Students participate under supervision in practitioner activities within a counseling work environment.

Review of research and theories in context of relevant developmental theories; important contributions in primary sources concerning principles of cognition and behavior and applied problems. Procedures for deriving appropriate field applications; generalizing and implementing researchable questions.

EPSY 8811. Assessment in School Psychology I: Foundations of Academic Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad ed psy major with school psy subprog or #)

EPSY 8651. Seminar on Social and Emotional Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theories and models of psychoeducational assessment of children and adolescents within home, school, and community. Conceptual and empirical foundations of eco-behavioral assessment that lead to efficient but comprehensive assessment of children presented from problem-solving perspective.

EPSY 8503. Counseling Practicum I. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8502 or #)
Beginning-level supervised practice in counseling with individuals and groups; emphasizes systematic evaluation of students counseling practice through direct observations, video, and audio tapes.

Review and critical analysis of current trends and future directions of education of students with social and emotional disabilities.

EPSY 8504. Counseling Practicum II. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8503 or #)

Intermediate supervised practice in counseling with individuals and groups; emphasizes ethical issues with systematic evaluation of students practice through direct observations, video, and audio tapes.

EPSY 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) EPSY 8677. Seminar: Information Acquisition for Persons with Disabilities. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 8812. Assessment in School Psychology II: Intellectual and Social-Emotional Domains. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad ed psy major with school psy subprog or #)
Builds on EPsy 8811. Emphasizes gathering data on a childs intellectual and social-emotional functioning and educational progress.

EPSY 8813. Assessment Practicum in School Psychology. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8821, grad ed psy major with school psy subprog or #, &8811 or &8812)

EPSY 8509. Supervision Practicum: CSPP. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Ed psy PhD student with CSPP subprog] or #)
Students involved in counseling supervision of beginning courses.

Research findings from diverse disciplines on impact of hearing and visual disabilities on ability to acquire and/or access information.

Students administer, score, and interpret standardized tests of intellectual, adaptive, and social-emotional assessment, and assess educational progress using both formal and informal instructional assessment strategies. All measures complement other facets of assessment presented in 8811 and 8812.

EPSY 8694. Research in Special Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

EPSY 8815. Systemic Intervention and Consultation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

EPSY 8512. Internship: CSPP. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N only. PrereqEdPsy PhD student with CSPP subprog)
Supervised internship in counseling psychology.

Design and implementation of research related to the unique developmental characteristics of exceptional learners.

EPSY 8513. University Counseling Practicum I. (4-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. =PSY 8514. PrereqEdPsy grad student with CSPP subprog, #)

EPSY 8701. Doctoral Core Seminar: Special Education I. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq EdPsy PhD student with spec ed subprog or #)
Required for students with a family/life span focus on social development, behavioral interaction, and cultural interactions.

Principles/models of consultation/interventions for social-emotional problems exhibited by school-aged children. Emphasizes universal intervention, competence enhancement approaches. All interventions presented from a system-level perspective.

EPSY 8816. Individual Intervention and Consultation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Science of counseling psychology. Supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services with career, academic, and personal clients.

EPSY 8702. Doctoral Core Seminar: Special Education II. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8701 or #)

In-depth study/analysis of instructional interventions/ procedures necessary to work with school personnel in developing schoolwide, classroom, individual instructional interventions. Practice in developing/ applying interventions with individual students.

Required for students focusing on communication/ language/academics.

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EPSY 8818. Intervention Practicum in School Psychology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad ed psy major with school psy subprog, &8815 or &8816) EPSY 8850. Doctoral Seminar in School Psychology: Research, Training, Practice, Policy Issues, and Action Plans. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [[Grad student in school psychology, coursework in school psychology] or advanced PhD student from related department], #)
Critical issues in school psychology, led by students or visiting professionals. Outside reading/research. Scientific findings/implications for training, practice, policy, and research. Students create professionaldevelopment plan.

EE 5173. Basic Microelectronics Laboratory. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5171 or &5171], IT grad student] or %)

Students design, implement, and evaluate interventions for individuals or groups of children and for systemlevel concerns under supervision of practicing school psychologists. Students observe school psychologists collaborate with educators and parents in interventionrelated activities.

Students fabricate a polysilicon gate, single-layer metal, NMOS chip, performing 80 percent of processing, including photolithography, diffusion, oxidation, and etching. In-process measurement results are compared with final electrical test results. Simple circuits are used to estimate technology performance.

EPSY 8821. Issues in School Psychology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEPsy grad student with SchlPsy subprog)

School psychology as professional field of specialization in psychology/education. Historical, theoretical, and research basis of school psychology. How school systems operate. Common roles/functions of school psychologists. In-class discussion, didactic/ field-based assignments.

EPSY 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) EPSY 8905. History and Systems of Psychology: Landmark Issues in Educational Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEd psy PhD student)
Critical issues in learning and cognition, statistics and measurement, counseling, school psychology, social psychology of education, and special education.

EE 5181. Introduction to Nanotechnology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3161, 3601, IT grad student] or %)
Nanoscale imaging. Patterning using scanning srobes, soft-lithography, stamping, and molding. Nanomaterials, properties, synthesis, applications. Nanomanufacturing/component integration using engineered self-assembly/nanotransfer. Labs on AFM, microcontact printing, nanoparticles/nanowire synthesis.

EPSY 8822. Research in School Psychology. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. Prereq[[[8860, 8861, 5616] or equiv], grad ed psy major with school psy subprog] or #)
Integrative, developmental discussions/activities about research in school psychology. Consuming, synthesizing, distributing, and conducting research. Students formulate their own research agenda.

EPSY 8993. Directed Study: Educational Psychology. (1-10 cr [max 20 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Arranged independently with individual faculty members.

EE 5231. Linear Systems and Optimal Control. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3015, IT grad student] or #)
Properties and modeling of linear systems. Linear quadratic and linear-quadratic-Gaussian regulators. Maximum principle.

EPSY 8823. Ethics and Professional Standards in School Psychology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8821)

EPSY 8994. Research Problems: Educational Psychology. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

EE 5235. Robust Control System Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad, 3015, 5231 or #)
Development of control system design ideas; frequency response techniques in design of singleinput/single-output (and MI/MO) systems. Robust control concepts. CAD tools.

Ethics, law, and current educational issues applied to study/practice of school psychology. Ethical principles, state/federal laws governing educational practices. How mandates are applied to work of school psychologists in general/special populations (e.g., special education, ESL, ethnic/racial minorities). Students apply learning as researchers and practicing school psychologists in schools.

Research methodology, techniques, and literature. Students participate in formulating/executing research proposal.

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EE 5239. Introduction to Nonlinear Optimization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3025, Math 2373, Math 2374, IT grad student] or %)

EPSY 8831. Practicum: School Psychological Services. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad ed psy major with school psy subprog)

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EE 5121. Transistor Device Modeling for Circuit Simulation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3115, 3161, IT grad student] or %)
Basics of MOS, bipolar theory. Evolution of popular device models from early SPICE models to current industry standards.

Field placements in schools. Experiences may include consultation, assessment, direct service to individuals or groups, and report writing. Supervised on-site as well as by University through required participation in seminar.

Nonlinear optimization. Analytical/computational methods. Constrained optimization methods. Convex analysis, Lagrangian relaxation, non-differentiable optimization, applications in integer programming. Optimality conditions, Lagrange multiplier theory, duality theory. Control, communications, management science applications.

EE 5251. Optimal Filtering and Estimation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AEM 5451. Prereq[[[MATH 2243, STAT 3021] or equiv], IT grad student] or %; 3025, 4231 recommended)
Basic probability theory, stochastic processes. Gauss-Markov model. Batch/recursive least squares estimation. Filtering of linear/nonlinear systems. Continuous-time Kalman-Bucy filter. Unscented Kalman filter, particle filters. Applications.

EPSY 8832. Clinical/Community Practice in School Psychology. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad ed psy major with school psy subprog)

Supervised experience in assessment and intervention planning of children referred to psychoeducational settings; training in broad range of approaches to problems of adjustment in school-age children and their families, schools, and community settings.

EPSY 8841. Practicum: Instruction and Supervision in School Psychology. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad ed psy major with school psy subprog or #)

Microelectromechanical systems composed of microsensors, microactuators, and electronics integrated onto common substrate. Design, fabrication, and operation principles. Labs on micromachining, photolithography, etching, thin film deposition, metallization, packaging, and device characterization.

EE 5141. Introduction to Microsystem Technology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3161, 3601, IT grad student] or %)

Basic graph/numerical algorithms. Algorithms for logic/high-level synthesis. Simulation algorithms at logic/circuit level. Physical-design algorithms.

EE 5301. VLSI Design Automation I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2301, IT grad student] or %)

EE 5163. Semiconductor Properties and Devices I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3161, 3601, IT grad student] or %)
Principles/properties of semiconductor devices. Selected topics in semiconductor materials, statistics, and transport. Aspects of transport in p-n junctions, heterojunctions.

EE 5302. VLSI Design Automation II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5301, IT grad student] or %)
Basic algorithms, computational complexity. Highlevel synthesis. Test generation. Power estimation. Timing optimization. Current topics.

Review of best practice literature and strategies for evaluating supervision skills. Students give lectures to and supervise school psychology students in order to learn firsthand the issues related to providing supervision and to understand responsibilities related to academic careers.

EE 5323. VLSI Design I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [2301, 3115, IT grad student] or %)
Combinational static CMOS circuits. Transmission gate networks. Clocking strategies, sequential circuits. CMOS process flows, design rules, structured layout techniques. Dynamic circuits, including Domino CMOS and DCVS. Performance analysis, design optimization, device sizing.

EPSY 8842. Internship: School Psychological Services. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad ed psy major with school psy subprog, #)

EE 5164. Semiconductor Properties and Devices II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5163, IT grad student] or %)

Advanced field placement. Full-time supervised experience for one year or part-time for no more than two years.

Principles/properties of semiconductor devices. Charge control in different FETs, transport, modeling. Bipolar transistor models (Ebers-Moll, Gummel-Poon), heterostructure bipolar transistors. Special devices.

EE 5171. Microelectronic Fabrication. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %)

EE 5324. VLSI Design II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5323, IT grad student] or %)

Fabrication of microelectronic devices. Silicon integrated circuits, GaAs devices. Lithography, oxidation, diffusion. Process integration of various technologies, including CMOS, double poly bipolar, and GaAs MESFET.

CMOS arithmetic logic units, high-speed carry chains, fast CMOS multipliers. High-speed performance parallel shifters. CMOS memory cells, array structures, read/write circuits. Design for testability, including scan design and built-in self test. VLSI case studies.

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EE 5327. VLSI Design Laboratory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4301, [5323 or &5323], IT grad student] or %)
Complete design of an integrated circuit. Designs evaluated by computer simulation.

EE 5505. Wireless Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4501, IT grad student] or %; 5501 recommended)
Introduction to wireless communication systems. Propagation modeling, digital communication over fading channels, diversity and spread spectrum techniques, radio mobile cellular systems design, performance evaluation. Current European, North American, and Japanese wireless networks.

EE 5601. Introduction to RF/Microwave Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3601, IT grad student] or %)
Fundamentals of EM theory and transmission lines concepts. Transmission lines and network analysis. CAD tool. Lumped circuit component designs. Passive circuit components. Connectivity to central communication theme.

EE 5329. VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5323 or &5323], IT grad student] or %)

Programmable architectures for signal/media processing. Data-flow representation. Architecture transformations. Low-power design. Architectures for twos complement/redundant representation, carrysave, and canonic signed digit. Scheduling/allocation for high-level synthesis.

EE 5531. Probability and Stochastic Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3025, IT grad student] or %)

EE 5602. RF/Microwave Circuit Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5601 or equiv], [IT grad student or #])

EE 5333. Analog Integrated Circuit Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3115, IT grad student] or %)

Fundamental circuits for analog signal processing. Design issues associated with MOS/BJT devices. Design/testing of circuits. Selected topics (e.g., modeling of basic IC components, design of operational amplifier or comparator or analog sampleddata circuit filter).

Probability, random variables and random processes. System response to random inputs. Gaussian, Markov and other processes for modeling and engineering applications. Correlation and spectral analysis. Estimation principles. Examples from digital communications and computernetworks.

Transmission lines, network analysis concepts. CAD tools for passive/active designs. Diode based circuit designs (detectors, frequency multipliers, mixers). Transistor based circuit design (amplifiers, oscillators, mixer/doubler).

EE 5542. Adaptive Digital Signal Processing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4541, 5531, IT grad student] or %)

EE 5611. Plasma-Aided Manufacturing. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ME 5361. Prereq[[[ME 3321, ME 3322] or equiv], [upper div IT or grad student]] or %)
Manufacturing using plasma processes. Plasma properties as a processing medium. Plasma spraying, welding and microelectronics processing. Process control and system design; industrial speakers. Crossdisciplinary experience between heat transfer design issues and manufacturing technology.

EE 5364. Advanced Computer Architecture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[4363 or CSci 4203], IT grad student] or %)

Instruction set architecture, processor microarchitecture. Memory and I/O systems. Interactions between computer software and hardware. Methodologies of computer design.

Design, application, and implementation of optimum/ adaptive discrete-time FIR/IIR filters. Wiener, Kalman, and Least-Squares. Linear prediction. Lattice structure. LMS, RLS, and Levinson-Durbin algorithms. Channel equalization, system identification, biomedical/ sensor array processing, spectrum estimation. Noise cancellation applications.

EE 5545. Digital Signal Processing Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4541, IT grad student] or %)
Real-time implementation of digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms, including filtering, samplerate conversion, and FFT-based spectral analysis. Implementation on a modern DSP Platform. Processor architecture. Arithmetic operations. Real-time processing issues. Processor limitations. Integral laboratory.

EE 5613. RF/Microwave Circuit Design Laboratory. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5601 or &5601], IT grad student] or %)

EE 5371. Computer Systems Performance Measurement and Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EE 5863. Prereq[[4364 or 5361 or CSci 4203 or 5201], IT grad student] or %)
Tools/techniques for analyzing computer hardware, software, and system performance. Benchmark programs, measurement tools, performance metrics. Deterministic/probabilistic simulation techniques, random number generation/testing. Bottleneck analysis.

Scattering parameters, planar lumped circuits, transmission lines, RF/microwave substrate materials, matching networks/tuning elements, resonators, filters, combiners/dividers, couplers. Integral lab.

EE 5616. Antenna Theory and Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5601 or &5601], IT grad student] or %)

EE 5549. Digital Signal Processing Structures for VLSI. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4541, IT grad student] or %)

Antenna performance parameters, vector potential/ radiation integral, wire antenna structures, broadband antenna structures, microstrips/aperture theory, antenna measurements.

EE 5381. Telecommunications Networks. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4501, 5531, IT grad student] or %)

Fundamental concepts of modern telecommunications networks, mathematical tools required for their performance analysis. Layered network architecture, point-to-point protocols/links, delay models, multiaccess communication/routing.

Pipelining. Parallel processing. Fast convolution. FIR, rank-order, IIR, lattice, adaptive digital filters. Scaling and roundoff noise. DCT. Viterbi coders. Lossless coders, video compression.

EE 5621. Physical Optics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3015, IT grad student] or %)

EE 5551. Multiscale and Multirate Signal Processing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4541, 5531, IT grad student] or %)
Multirate discrete-time systems. Bases, frames. Continuous wavelet transform. Scaling equations. Discrete wavelet transform. Applications in signal/ image processing.

Physical optics principles, including Fourier analysis of optical systems/images, scalar diffraction theory, interferometry, and coherence theory. Diffractive optical elements, holography, astronomical imaging, optical information processing, microoptics.

EE 5391. Computing With Neural Networks. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3025 or Stat 3091], IT grad student] or %)

EE 5622. Physical Optics Laboratory. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5621 or &5621], IT grad student] or %)
Fundamental optical techniques. Diffraction and optical pattern recognition. Spatial/temporal coherence. Interferometry. Speckle. Coherent/ incoherent imaging. Coherent image processing. Fiber Optics.

Neural networks as a computational model. Connections to AI, statistics and model-based computation. Associative memory and matrix computation; Hopfield networks. Supervised networks for classification and prediction. Unsupervised networks for data reduction. Associative recognition/ retrieval, optimization, time series prediction, knowledge extraction.

EE 5561. Image Processing and Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4541, 5581, IT grad student] or #)
Two-dimensional digital filtering/transforms. Application to image enhancement, restoration, compression, and segmentation.

EE 5393. Circuits, Computation & Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MATH 2263, [3025 or STAT 3021]] or %)
Connections between digital circuit design and synthetic/computational biology. Probabilistic, discrete-event simulation. Timing analysis. Information-Theoretic Analysis. Feedback in digital circuits and in genetic regulatory systems. Synthesizing stochastic logic and probabilistic biochemistry.

EE 5581. Information Theory and Coding. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5531, IT grad student] or %)
Source/channel models, codes for sources/channels. Entropy, mutual information, capacity, rate-distortion functions. Coding theorems.

EE 5624. Optical Electronics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3601 or Phys 3002], IT grad student] or %)

Fundamentals of lasers, including propagation of Gaussian beams, optical resonators, and theory of laser oscillation. Polarization optics, electro-optic, acoustooptic modulation, nonlinear optics, phase conjugation.

EE 5583. Error Control Coding. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3025, Math 2373] or equiv], [IT grad student or %])
Error-correcting codes. Concepts, properties, polynomial representation. BCH, Golay, Reed-Muller/ Reed-Solomon codes. Convolutional codes. Iterative codes.

EE 5627. Optical Fiber Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3015, 3601, IT grad student] or %)
Components/systems aspects of optical fiber communication. Modes of optical fibers. Signal degradation/dispersion. Optical sources/detectors. Digital/analog transmissions systems. Direct/ coherent detection. Optical amplifiers. Optical soliton propagation.

EE 5501. Digital Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3025, 4501, IT grad student] or %)

Theory/techniques of modern digital communications. Communication limits. Modulation/detection. Data transmission over channels with intersymbol interference. Optimal/suboptimal sequence detection. Equalization. Error correction coding. Trellis-coded modulation. Multiple access.

EE 5585. Data Compression. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %)

Source coding in digital communications and recording. Codes for lossless compression. Universal lossless codes. Lossless image compression. Scalar and vector quantizer design. Loss source coding theory. Differential coding, trellis codes, transform/subband coding. Analysis/synthesis schemes.

EE 5628. Fiber Optics Laboratory. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5627 or &5627], IT grad student] or #)
Experiments in fiber optics. Dielectric waveguides, modes in optical fibers, fiber dispersion/attenuation, properties of light sources/detectors, optical communication systems.

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EE 5629. Optical System Design. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %) EE 5821. Biological System Modeling and Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or life science grad student or %) EE 8213. Advanced System Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student, #)
Generalized linear systems; applications, structural properties, computational approaches, classification, functional behavior, and synthesis.

Elementary or paraxial optics. Non-paraxial, exact ray tracing. Energy considerations in instrument design. Fourier optics and image quality. Design examples: telescopes, microscopes, diffraction-limited lenses, projectors, scientific instruments.

EE 5653. Physical Principles of Magnetic Materials. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %)

Purpose of biological system modeling. Advantages, limitations, special problems. Models of nerve excitation and propagation. Biological control systems. Respiratory/cardiovascular systems. Sensory organs, theories of perception. Limbs/locomotion.

EE 8215. Nonlinear Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Physics of diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism. Ferromagnetic phenomena. Static/dynamic theory of micromagnetics, magneto-optics, and magnetization dynamics. Magnetic material applications.

EE 5863. Computer Systems Performance Analysis. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EE 5371. Prereq [[4363 or 5361], IT grad student] or %)

Current topics in stability analysis of nonlinear systems, design of controllers for nonlinear systems, discrete-time and stochastic nonlinear systems.

EE 5655. Magnetic Recording. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %)

Magnetic fundamentals, recording materials, idealized models of magnetic records/reproduction, analytic models of magnetic record heads, sinusoidal magnetic recording, digital magnetic recording, magnetic recording heads/media, digital recording systems.

Basic performance measurement/simulation techniques necessary for experimental computer science/ engineering. Hands-on performance evaluation techniques using simulations/measurements of existing systems. Using measured data to compare computer systems or to judge how much a new architectural feature improves systems performance.

EE 8230. Control Theory Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current literature, individual assignments.

EE 5940. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering I. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to optimization in engineering; approximation theory. Least squares estimation, optimal control theory, and computational approaches.

EE 8231. Optimization Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Special topics in electrical and computer engineering. Topics vary.

EE 8235. Advanced Control Topics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Adaptive/learning systems. Optimal/robust control/ stabilization. Stability of dynamic systems.

EE 5657W. Physical Principles of Thin Film Technology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or %)

EE 5950. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering II. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Fabrication, characterization, and application of thin film and nanostructured materials/devices. Focuses on vacuum deposition. Materials science. Hands-on, team-based labs.

Special topics in electrical and computer engineering. Topics vary.

EE 8300. Advanced Topics in Computers. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

EE 5960. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering III. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) EE 5970. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering IV. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEE or CompE grad student or #; only available for Rochester Campus)

EE 5705. Electric Drives in Sustainable Energy Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4701, IT grad student] or %)

Special topics in electrical and computer engineering. Topics vary.

EE 8310. Advanced Topics in VLSI. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

Role of electric drives in wind-electric systems, inertial storage, elec/hybrid vehicles. AC machines for energyefficient operation using d-q axis modeling. Vector-/ direct-torque-controlled induction motor drives. Permanent-magnet and interior-permanent magnet ac motor drives. Sensorless drives. Voltage space-vector modulation technology.

EE 8320. Advanced Topics in Design Automation. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Special topics in electrical and computer engineering. Topics vary.

State-of-the-art automated design tools for electronic system design. Topics vary.

EE 5707. Electric Drives in Sustainable Energy Systems Laboratory. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5705 or &5705)
Lab to accompany 5705.

EE 5990. Curricular Practical Training. (1-2 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Industrial work assignment involving advanced electrical engineering technology. Review by faculty member. Final report covering work assignment.

EE 8331. CMOS Data Converters: A/D and D/A. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5333 or #)

Data converters, low power low voltage analog circuits. Basic background in design of CMOS analogto-digital and digital-to-analog converters. Special circuit design techniques for low power design. Students design/test several design problems.

EE 5721. Power Generation Operation and Control. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4721, IT grad student] or %)

EE 8100. Advanced Topics in Electronics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

EE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) EE 8337. Analog Circuits for Wire/ Wireless Communications. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5333)

Engineering aspects of power system operation. Economic analysis of generation plants & scheduling to minimize total cost of operation. Scheduling of hydro resources and thermal plants with limited fuel supplies. Loss analysis, secure operation. State estimation, optimal power flow. Power system organizations.

EE 8141. Advanced Heterojunction Transistors. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5664 or #)

Recent developments in device modeling with emphasis on bipolar junction transistors. Highlevel effects in base and collector regions and their interrelationship.

EE 5725. Power Systems Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4721, IT grad student] or %)

EE 8161. Physics of Semiconductors. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Modern solid-state theory applied to specific semiconductor materials. Influence of band structure and scattering mechanisms upon semiconductor properties. Plasma effects in semiconductors. Mathematical treatments of generation-recombination kinetics, carrier injection, drift, and diffusion. Use of semiconductor properties in devices of current importance.

Basic background, advanced design concepts necessary to design integrated CMOS RF circuits. Emphasizes CMOS and RF. Where appropriate, mention is made of bipolar circuits and applications to other communications areas.

EE 8360. Computer Systems Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current literature, individual assignments.

Reliability analysis of large power generation/ transmission systems. Writing programs for stateby-state analysis and Monte Carlo analysis. Power system protection systems, circuit current calculations, short circuit detection, isolating faulted components. Characteristics of protection components.

EE 8367. Parallel Computer Organization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSCI 8205. Prereq5364 or CSci 5204)
Design/implementation of multiprocessor systems. Parallel machine organization, system design. Differences between parallel, uniprocessor machines. Programming models. Synchronization/ communication. Topologies, message routing strategies. Performance optimization techniques. Compiler, system software issues.

EE 5741. Advanced Power Electronics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student] or %)

Physics of solid-state power devices, passive components, magnetic optimization, advanced topologies. Unity power factor correction circuits, EMI issues, snubbers, soft switching in dc/ac converters. Practical considerations. Very low voltage output converters. Integrated computer simulations.

EE 8163. Quantum Electronics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5632 or #)

Quantum theory of light/laser systems. Plancks radiation law, Einsteins coefficients. Quantum mechanics of atom-radiation interaction. Quantized radiation field. Interaction of quantized field with atoms. Generation/amplification of light. Nonlinear optics. Specific laser systems. Semiconductor lasers.

EE 8370. Computer Aided Design Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[EE or CompE or CSci] grad major, #)
Current literature, individual assignments.

EE 5811. Biomedical Instrumentation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or lifescience grad student or %)

EE 8190. Electronics Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Current literature, individual assignments.

Biological signal sources. Electrodes, microelectrodes, other transducers. Characteristics of amplifiers. Noise in biological signals. Filtering, recording, display. Protection of patients from electrical hazards. Experiments in neural/muscle stimulation, EKG/EMG recording, neuron simulation, filtering, and low-noise amplifiers.

EE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) EE 8500. Seminar: Communications. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Current literature, individual assignments.

EE 8210. System Theory Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current literature, individual assignments.

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EE 8510. Advanced Topics in Communications. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

EE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) EE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) EE 8940. Special Investigations. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1-3 cr [may be repeated for cr]; IT grad student or #)

ENGW 5201. Journal and Memoir Writing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Using memory in writing, from brainstorming to drafting to revising, in several genres (poems, traditional memoir essays, fiction). How diverse cultures shape memory differently.

EE 8520. Advanced Topics in Signal Processing. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

EE 8581. Detection and Estimation Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5531 or #)

ENGW 5202. Journal and Memoir Writing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Using memory in writing, from brainstorming to drafting to revision, in several genres (poems, traditional memoir essays, fiction). How diverse cultures shape memory differently.

Risk theory approach to detection and estimation, random process representation, signal parameter estimation. Waveform estimation; detection of phase, frequency, and delay in signals. Applications to communications and radar-sonar signal design and processing.

Studies of approved theoretical or experimental topics.

EE 8950. Advanced Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCr ar [may be repeated for cr]; #)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

EE 8591. Predictive Learning from Data. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student or #)

Basic elements and application areas of artificial intelligence (AI) related to design and implementation of expert systems (ES). Knowledge representation, reasoning under uncertainty, ES and their environment, planning, natural language processing (NLP), intelligent computer-aided instruction (ICAI), and AI tools (software and hardware).

EE 8965. Plan C Project I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad EE major)

ENGW 5204. Playwriting. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Jr or sr], one EngW 3xxx course, permission number [available in creative writing office]) ENGW 5205. Screenwriting. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Jr or sr], one EngW 3xxx course, % [permission number available in creative writing office]) ENGW 5207. Screen writing II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5205, one [Eng W or EngL or WS] 3xxx course, [jr or sr], %)
Story structure, dialogue, description. Students turn story created in 5205 into a fully realized screenplay.

Project topics arranged between student and adviser. Written reports.

Advanced workshop. Contact creative writing program for specific description.

EE 8967. Plan C Project II. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEE grad student)

EE 8601. Advanced Electromagnetic Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4601 or equiv)

Aspects of electromagnetic theory. Review of introductory material. Scattering theory, geometric theory of diffraction, integral equation methods, Greens functions.

Project topics arranged between student and adviser. Written reports.

EE 8970. Graduate Seminar I. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student)

Advanced workshop. Contact creative writing program for specific description.

Recent developments in electrical engineering, related disciplines.

EE 8610. Seminar: Electronics, Fields, and Photonics. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq EE grad major or #)

EE 8980. Graduate Seminar II. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Recent developments in electrical engineering, related disciplines.

Students are assigned readings from current literature and make individual presentations to class. From time to time outside speakers present research papers.

ENGW 5210. Topics in Advanced Literary Nonfiction. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

EE 8611. Plasma Physics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

English: Creative Writing (ENGW)

Department of English Language and Literature

Special topics in essay writing (e.g., arts reviewing, writing about public affairs, writing in personal voice). Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Plasma theory and charged particle transport phenomena: collision processes, orbit theory, kinetic theory, Boltzmann transport equation, moment (continuity) equations, magnetohydrodynamics, transport properties. Applications of plasma theory to modeling of dc, rf, and microwave discharges.

ENGW 5310. Reading as Writers. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad student, %)
Special topics in reading fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

College of Liberal Arts

ENGW 5102. Advanced Fiction Writing. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Advanced workshop for graduate students with considerable experience in writing fiction.

ENGW 5606. Literary Aspects of Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JOUR 5606W)
Literary aspects of journalism as exemplified in and influenced by works of English/American writers past/ present. Lectures, discussions, weekly papers.

EE 8620. Advanced Topics in Magnetics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5653 or #)
Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

ENGW 5104. Advanced Poetry Writing. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

EE 8630. Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to needs and staff availability.

Advanced workshop for graduate students with considerable experience in writing poetry. An opportunity to explore new poetic possibilities and to read widely in contemporary poetry and poetics.

ENGW 5993. Directed Study in Writing. (1-4 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Projects in writing poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction, or study of ways to improve writing.

EE 8660. Seminar: Magnetics. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current literature, individual assignments.

ENGW 5105. Advanced Poetry Writing. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

EE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) EE 8725. Advanced Power System Analysis and Economics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4721, IT grad student or #)
Solving sets of equations that involve large sparse matrices. Sparse matrix storage, ordering schemes, application to power flow, short circuit calculation, optimal power flow, and state estimation.

Advanced workshop for students with considerable experience in writing poetry. An opportunity to explore new poetic possibilities and to read widely in contemporary poetry and poetics.

ENGW 8101. Reading Across Genres. (4 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqCreative writing MFA student, %)
Contemporary writing in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Primarily a reading course rather than a writing course.

ENGW 5106. Advanced Literary Nonfiction Writing. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

ENGW 8110. Seminar: Writing of Fiction. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Focuses on full-length book (e.g., novel, short story collection). Assignments in common. Individual project.

Advanced workshop for graduate students with considerable experience in writing literary nonfiction.

ENGW 5110. Topics in Advanced Fiction Writing. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Special topics in fiction writing. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGW 8120. Seminar: Writing of Poetry. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%) ENGW 8130. Seminar: Writing of Literary Nonfiction. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)

ENGW 5120. Topics in Advanced Poetry. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Special topics in poetry writing. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Focuses on exploration and practice of various styles. Assignments in common and individual project.

EE 8741. Power Electronics in Power Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4741, IT grad student or #)
Impact of power electronics loads on power quality. Passive and active filters. Active input current wave shaping. HVDC transmission. Static VAR control, energy storage systems. Interconnecting photovoltaic and wind generators. Static phase shifters and circuit breakers for flexible AC transmission (FACTS).

ENGW 5130. Topics in Advanced Creative Writing. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Workshop. Might include work in more than one genre.

Advanced workshop. Assignments in common and individual projects.

ENGW 8140. Thesis Seminar: Poetry. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCreative writing MFA student, #)
For students working on their creative project.

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ENGW 8150. Thesis Seminar: Fiction. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCreative writing MFA student, #)
Students work on creative project.

ENGL 5090. Readings in Special Subjects. (3-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 5100. Prereq grad student or #)
General background preparation for advanced study. Diverse selection of literatures written in English, usually bridging national cultures and time periods. Readings specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5300. Readings in American Minority Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3300, ENGL 3300H. PrereqGrad student or #)
Contextual readings of 19th-/20th-century American minority writers. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGW 8160. Thesis Seminar: Nonfiction. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCreative writing MFA student, #)
Students work on their creative project.

ENGW 8170. MFA Practicum: EngW 1101W. (3 cr; S-N only. PrereqCreative writing MFA student, #) ENGW 8310. Topics in Creative Writing. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[English or creative writing] grad major or %)

ENGL 5110. Readings in Middle English Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3110. PrereqGrad student or #) ENGL 5121. Readings in Early Modern Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5400. Readings in Post-Colonial Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3400, ENGL 3400H. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected readings in post-colonial literature. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Teaching Practicum for Teaching Assistants assigned to EngW 1101W.

Wide reading in literature of period. Relevant scholarship/criticism. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

ENGL 5510. Readings in Criticism and Theory. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Major works of classical criticism in the English critical tradition from Renaissance to 1920. Leading theories of criticism from 1920 to present. Theories of fiction, narratology. Feminist criticisms. Marxist criticisms. Psychoanalytic criticisms. Theories of postmodernism.

Special topics in fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Topical readings in early modern poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. Attention to relevant scholarship or criticism. Preparation for work in other courses or seminars.

ENGW 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ENGW 8990. MFA Creative Thesis. (2-8 cr [max 48 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8140, 8150, 8160, creative writing MFA student, #)
For students working on their creative project.

ENGL 5140. Readings in 18th Century Literature and Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3141. PrereqGrad student or #)
Literature written in English, 1660-1798. Topics may include British literature of Reformation and 18th century, 18-century American literature, a genre (e.g., 18th-century novel).

ENGL 5597. Harlem Renaissance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 4597. PrereqGrad student or #)
Multidisciplinary review of Jazz Ages Harlem Renaissance: literature, popular culture, visual arts, political journalism, major black/white figures.

English: Literature (ENGL)

Department of English Language and Literature

ENGL 5150. Readings in 19th-Century Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5630. Theories of Writing and Writing Instruction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Introduction to major theories that inform teaching of writing in college and upper-level high school curriculums. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

College of Liberal Arts

ENGL 5001. Introduction to Methods in Literary Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Ends/methods of literary research, including professional literary criticism, analytical bibliography, and textual criticism.

Topics may include British Romantic or Victorian literatures, American literature, important writers from a particular literary school, a genre (e.g., the novel). Readings.

ENGL 5711. Introduction to Editing. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ENGL 5170. Readings in 20th-Century Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5002. Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad or #)
Approaches to practical/theoretical problems of literary history/genre.

British, Irish, or American literatures, or topics involving literatures of two nations. Focuses either on a few important writers from a particular literary school or on a genre (e.g., drama). Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Editor-writer relationship, manuscript reading, author querying, rewriting, style. Some discussion of copy editing. Students develop editing skills by working on varied writing samples.

ENGL 5712. Advanced Editing. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5711)

Editing long text. Fiction, childrens literature, translations, indexes. Workshop/seminar.

ENGL 5020. Readings in Narrative. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3020. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5175. 20th-Century British Literatures and Cultures I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3175. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5743. History of Rhetoric and Writing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Assumptions of classical/contemporary rhetorical theory, especially as they influence interdisciplinary field of composition studies.

Issues related to reading/understanding narrative in various interpretive contexts. Topics may include The 19th-century English (American, Anglophone) Novel, Introduction to Narrative, or Techniques of the Novel.

Principal writers, intellectual currents, conventions, genres, and themes in Britain/Ireland, 1900-45. Fiction/nonfiction by Conrad, Richardson, Forster, Joyce, Mansfield, Rhys, West, Woolf, Lawrence and Huxley. Poetry by Hardy, Hopkins, Loy, H.D., Yeats, Pound and Eliot. Drama by Synge and Shaw.

ENGL 5790. Topics in Rhetoric, Composition, and Language. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 5021. Captivity in Literature and Film: From the Barbary Coast to Guantanamo Bay. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3021. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5176. 20th-Century British Literatures and Cultures II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3176. PrereqGrad student or #)

Whether there is a captivity genre in English/Global literature, from early modern period to 21st century. Texts/films from numerous civilizations/histories.

ENGL 5030. Readings in Drama. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3030, ENGL 3030H. Prereq Grad student or #)
Wide reading in literature of a given period or subject. Prepares students for work in other courses/seminars. Relevant scholarship/criticism. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Principal writers, intellectual currents, conventions, genres, and themes in Britain/Ireland, 1945-99. Fiction/nonfiction by Greene, Bowen, Amis, Fowles, Lessing, Drabble, Murdoch, Naipaul, Carter, Rushdie, and Winterson. Poetry by Smith, Auden, Thomas, Larkin, Hughes, Heaney, Smith, Boland, and Walcott. Drama by Beckett, Pinter, Shaffer, Stoppard, Devlin, Friel, and Carr.

ENGL 5800. Practicum in the Teaching of English. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)

Discussion of and practice in recitation, lecture, small-groups, tutoring, individual conferences, and evaluation of writing/reading. Emphasizes theory informing effective course design/teaching for different disciplinary goals. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

ENGL 5180. Readings in Contemporary Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ENGL 3180, ENGL 3180H. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5805. Writing for Publication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Conference presentations, book reviews, revision of seminar papers for journal publication, and preparation of a scholarly monograph. Style, goals, and politics of journal and university press editors/readers. Electronic publication. Professional concerns.

ENGL 5040. Theories of Film. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Advanced topics regarding film in a variety of interpretive contexts, from the range and historic development of American, English, and Anglophone film (e.g., Fascism and Film, Queer Cinemas). Topics and viewing times announced in Class Schedule.

Multi-genre reading in contemporary American, British, Anglophone literature. Relevant scholarship/ criticism. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

ENGL 5200. Readings in American Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENGL 5992. Directed Readings, Study, or Research. (1-3 cr [max 45 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #) ENGL 8090. Seminar in Special Subjects. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Sample topics: literature of World War II, writings of the Holocaust, literature of English Civil War, advanced versification.

General background/preparation for advanced graduate study. Readings cover either a wide historical range (e.g., 19th century), a genre (e.g., the novel), or a major literary movement (e.g., modernism).

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ENGL 8110. Seminar: Medieval Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) ENGL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ENGL 8510. Studies in Criticism and Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Developments within critical theory that have affected literary criticism, by altering conceptions of its object (literature) or by challenging conceptions of critical practice. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Entomology (ENT)
Department of Entomology

Sample topics: Chaucer; Piers Plowman; Middle English literature, 1300-1475; medieval literary theory; literature/class in 14th-century; texts/heresies in late Middle Ages.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

ENT 5011. Insect Structure and Function. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3005 or #)
Comparative study of insect structures/functions from evolutionary perspective. Introduction to physiology of digestion, respiration, other organ systems.

ENGL 8120. Seminar in Early Modern Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
British writers/topics, from Reformation to French Revolution. In first half of period (which divides at 1640), a typical topic is Spenser and epic tradition; in second half, women historians before Wollstonecraft.

ENGL 8520. Seminar: Cultural Theory and Practice. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

ENGL 8150. Seminar in Shakespeare. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Perspectives/works vary with offering and instructor. Text, performance, interpretation, criticism, feminism, intellectual history. Recent topics: Shakespeare at comedy, Elegy by W.S. (Is it Shakespeares?), Roman political tragedies. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Sample topics: semiotics applied to perspective paintings, numbers, and money; analysis of a particular set of cultural practices by applying various theories to them. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENT 5021. Insect Taxonomy and Phylogeny. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Identification of families of adult insects. Evolution/ classification of insects. Techniques of collecting/ curating insects. Principles of phylogeny reconstruction.

ENGL 8530. Seminar in Feminist Criticism. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Brief history of feminist criticism, in-depth treatment of contemporary perspectives/issues. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENT 5041. Insect Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 5041 or EBB 5122 or #)

ENGL 8170. Seminar in 19th-Century British Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Advanced study in 19th-century British literature/ culture. Sample topics: Romantic poetry, Victorian poetry, Englishness in Victorian novel, Victorian cultural criticism, text/image in 19th-century British culture. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8600. Seminar in Language, Rhetoric, Literacy, and Composition. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Synthetic analysis of the causes of insect diversity and of fluctuations in insect abundance. Focus on abiotic, biotic, and evolutionary mechanisms influencing insect populations and communities.

Students read/conduct research on theories/literature relevant to cross-disciplinary fields committed to writing and to teaching writing.

ENT 5045. Insect Population Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3005 or #)

ENGL 8180. Seminar in 20th-Century British Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

ENGL 8610. Seminar in Language and Discourse Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Current theoretical/methodological issues in discourse analysis. Social/psychological determinants of language choice (class, ethnicity, gender) in various English-speaking societies. Application to case studies, review of scholarship.

Analytical/experimental approaches to study of insect abundance. Path/loop diagrams, time series analyses. Life tables and demography. Single-/multiple-species models for population growth/interactions with competitors. Predators/pathogens in time/space.

Sample topics: modernism, Bloomsbury Group, working-class/immigrant literature. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENT 5051. Scientific Illustration of Insects. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ENGL 8190. Seminar in 20th-Century Anglophone Literatures and Cultures. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics in Anglophone literatures of Canada, Africa, the Caribbean, India and Pakistan, and the Pacific. Sample topics: Stuart Hall and Black Britain; Salman Rushdie and cosmopolitan literatures; national literatures and partitioned states. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8625. Dissertation Seminar: Preparing the Book List and Prospectus. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEngl PhD student in [3rd or 4th yr], at least 12 cr completed)

ENGL 8200. Seminar in American Literature. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Assembling book list, defining field of study, and articulating a rationale for list. How to conceptualize/ develop dissertation prospectus. Students work with faculty instructor, advising committee, and peer writing group.

Traditional/computer-assisted techniques of scientific illustration. Emphasizes insects. Pencil, pen/ink, color (water color, acrylics, colored pencil). Vector/ raster illustration using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Digital photography, microscopy, photomontage, traditional/electronic publication.

ENT 5081. Insects, Aquatic Habitats, and Pollution. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3005, Biol 3407, FW 2001, EEB 4601] or #)

American literary history. Sample topics: first American novels, film, contemporary short stories and poetry, American Renaissance, Cold War fiction, history of the book. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8626. Dissertation Seminar: Writing the Dissertation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEnglish PhD student, passed prelim exam)

ENGL 8290. Topics, Figures, and Themes in American Literature. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Conceptualizing dissertation (using model of Graduate School doctoral Dissertation Fellowship application). Producing dissertation draft chapter/proposal. Students work with instructor, advising committees, and peer writing groups.

Effects of pollutants on biology. Ecology and community structure of aquatic insects. Life-cycle, trophic guilds, community structure in lotic/lentic habitats. Organic pollution/eutrophication, heavy metal pollution, runoff/siltation, acidification, thermal pollution. Changes in aquatic insect community structure according to original literature sources for each class of pollutant. Biological monitoring networks.

Sample topics: Dickinson, 19th-century imperialism, Faulkner, San Francisco poets, humor, Chaplin, Hitchcock, and popular culture. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8300. Seminar in American Minority Literature. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Sample topics: Harlem Renaissance, ethnic autobiographies, Black Arts movement. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENGL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ENGL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) ENGL 8992. Directed Reading in Language, Literature, Culture, Rhetoric, Composition, or Creative Writing. (1-9 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

ENT 5121. Applied Experimental Design. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AGRO 5121. PrereqStat 5021 or equiv or #)

Principles of sampling methodologies, experimental design, and statistical analyses. Methods/procedures in generating scientific hypotheses. Organizing, initiating, conducting, and analyzing scientific experiments using experimental designs and statistical procedures. Offered with AGRO 5121.

ENGL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ENGL 8400. Seminar in Post-Colonial Literature, Culture, and Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

ENT 5211. Insect Pest Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3005 or #)

Prevention or suppression of injurious insects by integrating multiple control tactics, e.g., chemical, biological, cultural. Strategies to optimize the dynamic integration of control methodologies in context of their economic, environmental, and social consequences.

Sample topics: Marxism and nationalism; modern India; feminism and decolonization; the Empire Writes Back; Islam and the West. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ENT 5241. Ecological Risk Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Evaluating current/potential impact of physical, chemical, biological agents on ecosystems. Identifying ecological stressors, assessing level of exposure, measuring ecological responses, communicating/ managing risks. Class participation, two reaction papers, final exam, small-group project.

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ENT 5275. Medical Entomology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) ENT 8041. Advanced Insect Genetics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5011, basic genetics course] or #; offered alt yrs)
Molecular genetic techniques and their applications. Emphasizes insect species other than Drosophila. Application of genetic techniques to physiological processes.

Biology of arthropod vectors of human disease. Emphasizes disease transmission and host, vector, and pathogen interactions.

ENT 5321. Ecology of Agricultural Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AGRO 5321. Prereq[[3xxx or above] course in [Agro or AnSc or Hort], [3xxx or above] course in [Ent or PlPa or Soil]] or #)
Ecological approach to problems in agricultural systems. Formal methodologies of systems inquiry are developed/applied.

Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management (ESPM)

Division of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management

ENT 8051. Toxicology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5011, [organic, inorganic] chem courses, biochem course] or #)
Chemistry, mode of action of conventional insecticides. Insect growth regulators, microbial pesticides. Transgenic viruses, genetically modified plants. Offered alternate years.

College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences

ESPM 5001. Treaty Rights and Natural Resources. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3001. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENT 5341. Biological Control of Insects and Weeds. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq3001, Biol 1009, EEB 3001 or grad)

Biological control of arthropod pests and weeds. Analysis of relevant ecological theory and case studies; biological control agents. Lab includes natural enemy identification, short experiments, and computer exercises.

ENT 8061. Scientific Communication and Ethics. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

ENT 5351. Insect Pathology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011)

Students develop/use critical elements of scientific communication, within an ethical framework. Elements in writing scientific manuscripts and research proposals. Oral communication for scientific, outreach, and classroom presentations.

Readings, class discussion about treaty rights reserved by indigenous Americans with respect to use of natural resources. Emphasizes Midwest issues. Web-assisted course.

ESPM 5019. Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy. (2 cr; A-F only)

Major pathogenic microorganisms that cause diseases in insects. Routes of infection of insects. Lab propagation of disease agents. Factors in application of disease to pest insect control. Safety considerations.

ENT 8200. Colloquium in Social Insects. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3020 or 3200)
Current research on bees, wasps, ants, and termites. Student critiques and research reports.

Business strategies that affect natural environment. Ways business strategies/practices can produce winwin outcomes for the environment and business.

ENT 5361. Aquatic Insects. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

ENT 8210. Colloquium in Insect Evolution. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5371 or #)
Research issues in systematics and evolution. Comparative biology, biogeography, and molecular evolution. Students may re-enroll as topics alternate. Students critique papers from primary literature.

ESPM 5021. Ecological Vegetation Management: a Consulting Approach. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3021. PrereqGrad student or #)

Taxonomy, natural history of aquatic insects including their importance in aquatic ecology, water resource management, recreation, and conservation. Emphasizes family-level identification of immatures/ adults. Field trips scheduled to local aquatic habitats. A collection is required.

ENT 8240. Colloquium in Insect Ecology. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5041 or 5045 or #)
Advanced topics.

Application of ecological concepts such as succession/ competition to ecosystems under management. Wetlands, riparian zones, urban interfaces, agriculture, agroforestry. Northern/boreal conifer, hardwood forests, grasslands (prairie). Management objectives, methods, impacts. Evaluating practices for sustainability. Social issues. Regional (Great Lakes area), national, global case studies.

ENT 5371. Principles of Systematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; offered alt yrs)
Theoretical/practical procedures of biological systematics. Phylogeny reconstruction, including computer assisted analyses, morphological/molecular approaches, species concepts, speciation, comparative methods, classification, historical biogeography, nomenclature. Use/value of museums.

ENT 8300. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Oral and written reports on and discussion by students of selected topics from current literature.

ESPM 5031. Applied Global Positioning Systems for Geographic Information Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3031. PrereqGrad student or #)
GPS principles, operations, techniques to improve accuracy. Datum, projections, and coordinate systems. Differential correction, accuracy assessments discussed/applied in lab exercises. Code/carrier phase GPS used in exercises. GPS handheld units, PDA based ArcPad/GPS equipment. Transferring field data to/from desktop systems, integrating GPS data with GIS.

ENT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ENT 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ENT 8594. Research in Entomology. (1-16 cr [max 36 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Directed research.

ENT 5481. Invertebrate Neurobiology. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5481)

Fundamental principles/concepts underlying cellular bases of behavior/systems neuroscience. Particular invertebrate preparations.

ENT 5900. Basic Entomology. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
For graduate students who need to make up certain deficiencies in their biological science background.

ESPM 5061. Water Quality and Natural Resources. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

ENT 5910. Special Problems in Entomology. (1-6 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual field, lab, or library studies in various aspects of entomology.

ENT 5920. Special Lectures in Entomology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Lectures or labs in special fields of entomological research. Given by visiting scholar or regular staff member.

ENT 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) ENT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) ENT 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Recent literature in field. Complements 4061. Ecology of aquatic ecosystems, how they are valuable to society and changed by landscape management. Case studies, impaired waters, TMDL process, student engagement in simulating water quality decision making.

ESPM 5101. Conservation of Plant Biodiversity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3101. PrereqGrad student or #)
Introduction to principles underlying assessment/ conservation of plant biodiversity at individual, population, and community levels. Case studies in management of biodiversity to restore or maintain ecosystem function. Genetics, timber harvesting, invasive species, plant reproduction.

ENT 8006. Supervised Laboratory or Extension Teaching Experience. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq3005 or equiv or #)
Training/experience conducting lab or extension based educational activities in Entomology. Students select a faculty member to serve as their sponsor, and develop lecture outlines or instructional aids such as Web sites, Web-based training sites, print materials, demonstration aids, and demonstration projects. Students prepare/conduct lab or extension presentations. Overviews of Web-based instructional aids.

ESPM 5108. Ecology of Managed Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3108. PrereqSr or grad student)

Analysis of functioning of ecosystems primarily structured by managed plant communities. Managed forests, field-crop agroecosystems, rangelands, aquatic systems. Structure-function relations. Roles of biodiversity in productivity, resource-use efficiency, nutrient cycling, resilience. Emerging principles for design of sustainable managed ecosystems, provision of ecological services.

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ESPM 5111. Hydrology and Water Quality Field Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3111. Prereq Grad student or #) ESPM 5251. Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3251, LAS 3251. PrereqGrad student or #) ESPM 5575. Wetlands Conservation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3575. Prereq=: 3575; sr or grad student or #)

Integrates water quality, surface/groundwater hydrology. Case studies, hands-on field data collection, calculations of hydrological/water quality parameters. Meteorological data, snow hydrology, stream gauging, well monitoring, automatic water samplers. Designing water quality sampling program. Geomorphology, interception, infiltration.

International perspectives on resource use in developing countries. Integration of natural resource issues with social, economic, and policy considerations. Agriculture, forestry, agroforestry, nontimber forest products, water resources, certification, development issues. Latin American case studies.

Freshwater wetland classification, wetland biota, current/historic status of wetlands, value of wetlands. National, regional, Minnesota wetlands conservation strategies. Ecological principles used in wetland management.

ESPM 5131. Environmental Biophysics and Ecology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Biol 1009 or equiv], Math 1271, Phys 1101, [upper div or grad student]] or #)

Basic concepts of environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, wind, and radiation. Mechanics of heat/mass transfer between a living organism and its surrounding environment. Set of practical examples to integrate concepts and transport processes.

ESPM 5256. Natural Resource Law and the Management of Public Lands and Waters. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 4256. Prereq3241, [sr or grad student])

ESPM 5601. Principles of Waste Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1125 or 2125, Biol 1002/1009 or Chem 1021, Stat 3011, ApEc 1101 or #)

ESPM 5202. Environmental Conflict Management, Leadership, and Planning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3202W. PrereqGrad or #)

Role of judiciary in management of public lands/ waters. Scope of courts jurisdiction over public resources. Constitutional provisions. Concepts of property rights. Principles of water law. Common law principles pertinent to land management. Role of legal system in environmental review. Scope of legal authority granted to administration, limitations placed on private property for protection of public resources.

Waste and waste management principles. Issues, problems, and solutions in remedying waste stream. MSW and yard waste composting, WTE incineration operation, ash disposal, recycling, land fill requirements, direct land disposal, regulatory trends, and case studies.

Negotiation of natural resource management issues. Use of collaborative planning. Case study approach to conflict management, strategic planning, and building leadership qualities. Emphasizes analytical concepts, techniques, and skills.

ESPM 5261. Economics and Natural Resources Management. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3261. PrereqGrad student or #)

ESPM 5602. Regulations and Corporate Environmental Management. (3 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 3602, MGMT 3602. PrereqAPEC 1101 or ECON 1101)
Concepts, major issues relating to industrial ecology and industry as they are influenced by current standards/regulations at local, state, and national levels.

ESPM 5207. Natural Resource-based Sustainable Development in Costa Rica. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3207. PrereqGrad student, #)
Field trips. From conventional to organic bird-friendly coffee production/marketing. Sustainable management of high-/low-land tropical forests and of biodiversity. Lectures, seminars, labs, field work, written project.

Microeconomic principles in natural resource management. Tools to address market failure, project analysis, and evaluation. Economic/financial considerations. Benefit/cost analysis methods/ examples. Valuation/assessment methods for property/ resources. Managing renewable natural resources.

ESPM 5603. Environmental Life Cycle Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Math 1142 or [Math 1271, Math 1282]], [Econ 1101 or ApEc 1101])
Concepts, major issues relating to inventory and subsequent analysis of production systems. Production system from holistic point of view, using term commonly used in industrial ecology: the metabolic system.

ESPM 5295. GIS in Environmental Science and Management. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

ESPM 5211. Survey, Measurement, and Modeling for Environmental Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3211. PrereqGrad student or #)

Introduction to survey, measurement, and modeling concepts/methods for study of natural resources and environmental issues. Emphasizes survey design for data collection, estimation, and analysis for issues encompassing land, water, air, vegetation, animal, soil, and human/social variables.

Application of spatial data inventory/analysis in complex environmental planning problems. Spatial data collection. Database development methods, including GPS, DLG, TIGER, NWI data, and spatial analysis. Topics identified by non-University partners.

ESPM 5604. Environmental Management Systems and Strategy. (3 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 3604)
Environmental problems such as climate change, ozone depletion, and loss of biodiversity.

ESPM 5402. Biometeorology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 1271, Phys 1201, Stat 3011)

ESPM 5241. Natural Resource and Environmental Policy: History, Creation, and Implementation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3241W. PrereqGrad student or #)
Basic concepts of political/administrative processes important to natural resource policy and program development. Case study approach to policy/legislative process, participants in policy development, and public programs. Federal/state laws/regulations, international issues.

Calculus-based introduction to atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the interface between earths surface and the atmosphere. ABL development/turbulence, surface energy balance, ABL clouds, air quality, microclimate, observational/modeling methods.

ESPM 5605. Recycling: Extending Raw Materials Supplies. (3 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 3605)
Principles of recycling. Role of recycling in raw materials utilization, energy, and the environment. Recycling processes for number of commonly recycled materials/products. Properties, environmental implications of recycling.

ESPM 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (1-4 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student)
Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

ESPM 5606. Pollution Prevention: Principles, Technologies, and Practices. (3 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 3606. PrereqCHEM 1011 or #)
Implementing a pollution prevention project, e.g., cleaner production, design for the environment, lifecycle management. Ways industries can reduce their industrial emissions/costs by preventing pollution.

ESPM 5482. Biosafety Science and Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Science/policy for governing environmental/health safety of genetic engineering through Minnesota, national, and international cases.

ESPM 5242. Methods for Natural Resource and Environmental Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 4242. Prereq[3241 or equiv], [3261 or equiv], [sr or grad student])
Methods, formal and informal, for analyzing environmental/natural resource policies. How to critically evaluate environmental/natural resources policies using economic/non-economic decision-making criteria. Application of policy analysis principles/concepts to environmental/ natural resource problems. Recognizing politicallycharged environment in which decisions over use, management, and protection of these resources often occur.

ESPM 5501. Biological Collections: Curation and Management. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqOne [gen biology or intro to natural resources] course or #)
Roles/value of biology collections in natural history museums. Conservation of biodiversity record. Students participate in various hands-on curatorial activities. Lectures, tours.

ESPM 5607. Industrial Biotechnology and the Environment. (3 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 4607. PrereqBIOL 1009, CHEM 1021, grad student)
Biotechnology pertaining to biobased products development and their environmental impact.

ESPM 5608. Bioremediation. (2 cr; A-F only. =ESPM 4608. Prereq[BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009], CHEM 1011)
Use of organisms in remediation of waste/pollution problems related to bio-based product industries. Types, characteristics, and identification of useful microorganisms. Applications of microbes to benefit industrial processes of wood/fiber.

ESPM 5555. Wetland Soils. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =SOIL 5555. Prereq1125 or 2125 or equiv or #; &4511 recommended)

ESPM 5245. Sustainable Land Use Planning and Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 3245. Prereq Grad student or #)
Overview of policies that affect recreation at local, state, and federal levels. Landscape-level planning. Collaborative relationships as means to implement sustainable natural/social policy. Class project involving all aspects of implementing recreation policy, from public meetings to hands-on evaluation of options.

Morphology, chemistry, hydrology, formation of mineral/organic soils in wet environments. Soil morphological indicators of wet conditions, field techniques of identifying hydric soils for wetland delineations. Peatlands. Wetland benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation. Field trips, lab, field hydric soil delineation project.

ESPM 5703. Agroforestry in Watershed Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ESPM 3703. PrereqGrad student or #)

Biological, physical, and environmental attributes of agroforestry as pertains to watershed management. Coupling production with watershed protection benefits. Implications for policy, economics, and human dimensions in sustainable development. Examples/case studies from North America and developing countries.

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ESPM 5811. Environmental Interpretation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 4811. PrereqGrad student or #)
Theories of interpretation, nonformal teaching pedagogy. Interpretive talks, walks, and programs. Camp leadership. Oral presentation. Newsletter development. Web site design. Development of selfguided trail guides, brochures, and exhibits. Planning, evaluation. Interpretive work in private, state, or federal agencies. Hands-on experience.

ECP 8430. Advances in Pharmacometrics Modeling and Simulation. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N only. PrereqGrad student in ECP or PHM or #)
Modeling/simulation at interface between physiological/pharmacological processes. Current literature, discussion groups. Computer applications using relevant software programs.

FMCH 5955. Directed Study. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; O-N or Aud. Prereq#; qualified students may arrange for work on a tutorial basis)
Studies on special topics as arranged between student and faculty.

Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP)

College of Pharmacy
ECP 5610. Pharmacoepidemiology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPubH 5320, PubH 5330 or #)
Application of epidemiologic principles to study, use, and beneficial/adverse outcomes of drugs in human populations.

ECP 8900. Advanced Topics in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major in ECP track or #)
Topic varies depending on faculty teaching course.

FMCH 5960. Basic Research Methods in Family Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPost-MD fellow, #)

ECP 8992. Directed Readings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (1-2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt) ECP 8993. Directed Study in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

History and current status of research in family medicine, research resources available in the department. How to ask/define a research question, conduct a literature search, select a research methodology, meet federal requirements for protection of human subjects in research, critically read the medical literature and facilitate its discussion, and prepare a grant proposal.

ECP 5620. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)
Oxidatative/conjugative enzymes systems involved in human drug metabolism/disposition. Various in vitro models used to evaluate drug metabolism or chemical entity, pros/cons of each. Factors involved in conducting in vivo studies. Components used to predict in vivo drug disposition from in vivo studies.

Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH)

Medical School
FMCH 5201. Clinical Family Medicine. (12 cr [max 108 cr]; No grade. Prereqfamily practice resident or #)

FMCH 5961. Family Medicine Fellows and Junior Faculty Integration Seminar. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Family medicine faculty or fellow], #)
Preparation for roles in academia. Achieving success as a clinical investigator. Funding opportunities, authorship, collaboration, publishing, grant preparation.

Family Policy Minor (FPOL)

Department of Family Social Science

ECP 8100. Seminar. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major in ECP track or #)
Selected topics in experimental and clinical pharmacology.

ECP 8200. Research Problems. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SACP major (ECP Track) or #)

Supervised care for patients of all ages on a continuous, primary, preventive, and general diagnostic basis. Diagnosis, methods of treatment, and problem-solving devices for benefit of patient and family, emphasizing health hazard appraisal. New and refined methods of recording, documentation, and retrieval of clinical data.

College of Education and Human Development

FPOL 8000. Family Policy Perspectives. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Policies that effect families, from persepctive of several academic disciplines. Faculty from academic units across the University teach theory/policy analysis skills from their disciplines. How to analyze public/ private policies for their impact on families. Advocacy. Current policy making activities at the legislature, county boards, and other public sector policymaking bodies.

Individually designed research experience directed at contemporary problems related to drug use.

ECP 8210. Clinical Therapeutics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major in ECP track or #)

Topics in clinical pharmacology that illustrate continuum of pathophysiology of a disease state, its contemporary treatment, problems or controversial issues with treatment approaches, strategies to advance therapy. Lectures, readings.

Identifying/developing course goals. Developing course, teacher, learner evaluations. Students must also take 5346, which follows immediately after 5345.

FMCH 5345. Curriculum Design and Teaching Strategies for Medical Education I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqconcurrent entollment in 5346, #)

FMCH 5346. Curriculum Design and Teaching Strategies for Medical Education II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq&5345, #)

ECP 8220. Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major (ECP track) or #)

Theory of advanced methodologies, applications, and evaluation techniques used to determine efficacy/ toxicity of new drug therapies. Techniques for collecting/evaluating data.

Taken with 5345. Practicum of lecture, demonstration, small-group discussion, clinical teaching, and computer-assisted instruction. Academic ethics, policies, copyright issues, tenure, academic freedom, problem-based learning.

Family Social Science (FSOS)

Department of Family Social Science

College of Education and Human Development

FSOS 5014. Quantitative Family Research Methods I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

FMCH 5564. Family Practice Seminar. (1 cr [max 9 cr]; O-N or Aud. PrereqMD or DO degree)
Knowledge, skills, and attitudes in biomedical and behavioral sciences that form foundation for academic discipline of family medicine; medical decision making, common problems and procedures, family theory and assessment, clinical pharmacy, human sexuality.

ECP 8290. Clinical Clerkship. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SACP major in ECP track or #)
Supervised study of pharmaceutical services at Fairview-University Medical Center or affiliated institutions.

ECP 8400. Pharmacometrics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major in ECP track or #)
Theory/application of contemporary methods for analysis of concentration-time data and exposureresponse relationships.

FMCH 5650. Principles of Geriatrics I. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; P-N or Aud. PrereqMedical School or dental school or GNP School graduate)

Family research methods, issues associated with multiple levels of analysis. Conducting family-focused data analyses using basic/intermediate methods (through ANOVA and multiple regression), including power analysis. Ethical issues involved in family research such as IRB/HIPAA regulations.

ECP 8410. Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

First in two-course sequence. Survey of major topics in geriatric medicine. Epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of major geriatric syndromes and illnesses.

FSOS 5015. Family Research Laboratory. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Theoretical background for using mixed effects model in population analysis. Building fixed/random effects into a pharmacostatistical model. Project allows students to become familiar with a contemporary population pharmacokinetic analysis program.

FMCH 5651. Principles of Geriatrics II. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; P-N or Aud. PrereqMedical School or dental school or GNP school graduate)

Application of basic family research methods into experiential learning using statistical software. Analyses that correspond with problem situations in 5014 and that involve secondary data analyses. Using statistical software for basic family research. Preparation to work with quantitative family data sets.

ECP 8420. Clinical Trial Simulation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSACP grad major in ECP track or #)
Theory/application of contemporary methods of using simulations to design more efficient/informative clinical trials.

Second in two-course sequence. Survey of major topics in geriatric medicine. Epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of major geriatric syndromes and illnesses.

FSOS 5032. Family Systems Theories and Interventions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

FMCH 5950. Clinical Issues in Human Sexuality. (2 cr; O-N or Aud. PrereqEnrollment in health sci grad programs in CSPP, Psy, PubH, SW or FSoS or #)
Assessment and treatment techniques pertaining to common sexual problems.

Systemic/cybernetic frameworks as they apply to diverse families. Thinking systemically about families across multiple ecological systems. How to identify crucial epistemological issues in theoretical/applied areas of family science. Theoretical frameworks. Experiential role-playing, guest presenters, videos, field work, research projects, reading clubs, class discussion.

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FSOS 5101. Family Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FSOS 3102. Prereqgrad student) FSOS 8031. Family of Origin. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqPreference given to marriage and fam therapy students)
In-depth study of each students family of origin in a group of other students and a clinical faculty therapy supervisor.

Family systems and other family theories focusing on the dynamics and processes relevant to family life. Diversity issues related to gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability. Issues related to divorce, single parenthood, and remarriage are covered. Family strengths and family problems are integrated.

FSOS 8104. Family Policy Seminar. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Distinguishing family policy research from other family research. Conceptual frameworks, methods, and roles family policy research can play in policy-making and knowledge-building processes.

FSOS 5150. Special Topics in Family Social Science. (1-4 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Review of research/scholarly thought. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

FSOS 8033. Problems in Families. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8032 or equiv], #)

Family therapy assessment/treatment approaches to problems such as depression, alcoholism, and sexual abuse, and to challenges of varying family structures, such as single-parent/remarried families.

FSOS 5193. Directed Study in Family Social Science. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq FSoS or grad student in related field) FSOS 5426. Alcohol and Drugs: Families and Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FSOS 3426)
Overview of psychology/sociology of drug use/abuse. Life-span, epidemiological, familial, cultural data regarding use. Fundamentals of licit/illicit drug use behavior. Gender, ethnicity, social class, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability.

FSOS 8034. Marriage and Family Therapy Supervision. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5032 or 8032 or #)
Theories of supervision, structures for supervision, methods of supervision, evaluation process, legal/ethical issues. Therapist-client-supervisor relationships, potential problems, contextual issues.

Integrates gerontology and family studies; new lines of inquiry, qualitative and quantitative, into aging families. Family gerontological research, family relationships, family and long-term care institutions, theoretical frameworks and research methods, and research and interventions.

FSOS 8105. Family Gerontology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4154 or equiv or #)

FSOS 8106. Seminar: Families From an Economic Perspective. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

FSOS 8035. Assessment of Couples and Families. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8014 or equiv or #)
Issues in research and clinical assessment. Assumptions and values underlying assessment approaches. Specific assessment techniques discussed, evaluated, and administered. Ethical, legal, and practical issues.

Conceptual/methodological/economic perspectives of family social science. Family investments in human/ social capital. Diversities in families. Interface of public policies and family economic well-being.

FSOS 5429. Counseling Skills Practicum I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FSOS 3429)
Basic counseling skills. Counselor needs/motivations, non-verbal communication, basic/advanced empathy, identifying strengths, maintaining focus, challenging discrepancies, use of self. Emphasizes building from client strengths, learning through role-playing.

FSOS 8107. Family Values Research: Theories and Critical Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8013 or equiv, 8014 or equiv or #; WCFE 8920 recommended)

FSOS 8036. Couple and Family Therapy Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8013, 8014)

Interdisciplinary seminar on critical modes of inquiry in the family domain that require designing studies using normative theories, examining values as units of observation, and solving practical problems by collaborative strategies designed to encourage change.

FSOS 8001. Conceptual Frameworks in the Family. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFamily course or #)

Strengths and limitations of current couple and family outcome research; methodological approaches, including qualitative and quantitative.

FSOS 8150. Topics in Family Social Science. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. PrereqFSoS grad student or #)
Special seminars on timely topics.

Major theoretical models about families, emphasizing sociohistorical context.

FSOS 8003. Current Issues in Family Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Content, theories, and methodologies in family science. Emphasizes findings of recent/emerging areas of research. Readings covering a wide range of topics. Critical examination of research studies. Targeted class discussion.

FSOS 8037. Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Mental Health Practice: Issues with Couples and Families. (2-10 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8032, practicum or internship exper] or [grad student in cooperating mental hlth practice prog who has completed 1 course on therapy with children)

FSOS 8160. Topics in Marriage and Family Therapy. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq MFT grad student or #)
Special seminars on timely topics.

FSOS 8005. Multicultural Issues in Family Social Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Boundaries and triangles, gender inequities, family law, confidentiality and reporting requirements, dual roles, client diversity, and value clashes.

FSOS 8193. Directed Study in Family Social Science. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Doctoral student in FSoS or related field)
Directed study.

Impact of culture/ethnicity on family processes. Definitions/measurement of culture as a variable as it relates to family/individual development across life span. How culture/ethnicity influence dynamics, development, constellation, parenting, aging, and socialization. Cultural variations in relationships between families. Prevention/intervention outcomes. Ethnic socialization/identity. Ethnicity as related to family therapy practice/theory.

FSOS 8039. Clinical Interventions for Couples. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8032 or equiv or #)

FSOS 8200. Orientation for Family Social Science. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#) FSOS 8201. Teaching Family Courses in Higher Education I. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq12 FSoS grad cr; teaching assistant exper recommended)
Students cooperatively plan, administer, and evaluate (with a graduate faculty supervisor) an undergraduate core course. Improvement of teaching and evaluation methods, and conceptualization and presentation of research-based course in family studies.

Interventions into problems faced by couples at various ages and stages of their relationship. Developing and implementing effective strategies for problem solving, relationship maintenance, and partner growth, including integration of sex therapy into ongoing couple therapy.

FSOS 8007. Ethical Issues and Moral Dilemmas in Family Life. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Multidisciplinary perspectives of ethics, social norms, family law, family policy, family economics, and family decision-making. Focuses on differing perspectives of individuals representing various ethnicities, socio-economic levels, religions, and sexual orientations.

FSOS 8043. Family Theory Development: A Systemic Perspective. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001 or equiv or #, FSoS PhD student beyond 1st yr)

Concepts and principles of systems and ecosystems and their applications in family science; emphasizes theoretical integration and development of research models with appropriate methodologies.

FSOS 8202. Teaching Family Courses in Higher Education II. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8201 or equiv)

FSOS 8013. Qualitative Family Research Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

FSOS 8047. Integrative Research Seminar. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001 or equiv, 8013 or equiv, 8014 or equiv)
For advanced doctoral students primarily in family social science who are working on independent research projects. Giving and receiving of constructive criticism and support in integrating theories, methods, and applications in order to create a totality that is logically coherent and conceptually and methodologically sound.

Under faculty supervision, students teach an undergraduate course in family social science for which they have appropriate academic preparation and professional experience.

Approaches to qualitative family research evaluation. Phenomenological, feminist, grounded theory, content analytic, ethnomethodological, ethnographic, program evaluation. Theory, research examples, student projects.

FSOS 8275. Clinical Consultation with Couples and Families. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#; required for grad FSoS majors in marriage and family therapy prog)
Supervised students serve as a consultation group working with community clinicians and their clients, utilizing a one-way window and observation room; opportunities for cotherapy.

FSOS 8014. Quantitative Family Research Methods II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5014 or equiv], [8001 or equiv], two stat courses] or #)

Quantitative research process, from developing a research question to putting findings to use. A major course project (development of a federally fundable research grant application) is basis for class discussion. Focuses on family research. Applying research knowledge to study of families.

FSOS 8101. Family Stress, Coping, and Adaptation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001 or equiv, research methods course)

FSOS 8295. Family Therapy Practicum. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMarriage and family therapy student)

Helping families become more resilient to stress by decreasing vulnerability to crises and traumatic stress disorders. Students develop research or intervention proposal on family stress, coping, adaptation, crisis, trauma, or resilience.

Clinical placement doing marriage and family therapy in a community setting.

FSOS 8296. Family Therapy Internship. (1-21 cr [max 21 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8295, marriage and family therapy student)

Full-time clinical placement doing marriage and family therapy in a community setting.

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FSOS 8297. Supervision of Supervision. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMFT student, #)
Hands-on practicum to gain AAMFT-approved supervisor status.

FINA 8812. Corporate Finance I. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Econ 8103, Econ 8104, business admin PhD student] or #)

FSOS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMaster s student, adviser and DGS consent) FSOS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) FSOS 8550. Advanced Topics in Family Social Science. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq FSoS PhD student)
Special seminars on topics suited to student needs.

Corporate control, managerial incentives, corporate governance, capital structure. What assets are collected within firm. What determines boundaries of firm. Empirical evidence in support of theoretical models. Modern theories of firm, based on incomplete contracts. How corporate finance decisions expand/ limit scope of firm.

FM 5022. Mathematical Theory Applied to Finance II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5021, [5012 or &5012], grad MFM major, program director approval)
Bridge between theory and application.

FM 5031. A Practitioners Course in Finance I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5021 or &5021], grad MFM major, program director approval)
Practical course taught by industry professionals. Focuses on hands-on real-world problem solving.

FINA 8813. Corporate Finance II. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8812, business admin PhD student] or #)
Theoretical corporate finance. Initial public offering, dividend policy. Financial distress and its resolution. Financial intermediation, applications of auctions in finance.

FM 5032. A Practitioners Course in Finance II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5031, [5022 or &5022], grad MFM major, program director approval)

FSOS 8560. Advanced Clinical Topics in Marriage and Family Therapy. (1-6 cr [max 36 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqFSoS PhD student or #)
Special advanced topics or seminars.

Taught by industry professionals. Focuses on hands-on real-world problem solving.

FINA 8822. Empirical Methods in Finance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8802, 8803)
Empirical techniques in analysis of financial markets, how they are applied to actual market data. Statistical properties of asset returns, efficient markets hypothesis. Empirical tests of asset pricing models (CAPM, APT, Intertemporal CAPM, Consumption CAPM). Tests of conditional asset pricing models.

FM 5091. Computation, Algorithms, and Coding in Finance I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MFM major, program director approval)
Implements popular finance models and numerical techniques using mainstream computational tools/ languages.

FSOS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) FSOS 8755. Masters Paper: Plan B Project. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqFSoS MA student)
Graduate faculty work with students on research for Plan B paper.

FINA 8823. Empirical Corporate Finance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8802, 8803)
Current empirical research on corporate finance. Mergers/acquisitions, equity offerings, event studies, tests of market efficiency, impact of corporate governance, compensation policies, initial public offerings.

FM 5092. Computation, Algorithms, and Coding in Finance II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5091, grad MFM major, program director approval)
Implements popular finance models and numerical techniques using mainstream computational tools/ languages.

Finnish (FIN)
College of Liberal Arts
FIN 5670. Topics in Finnish Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Interdisciplinary social science topics on Finnish people, culture, and society. Taught in English.

FSOS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) FSOS 8794. Directed Research in Family Social Science. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad FSoS major, #) FSOS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

FINA 8890. Seminar: Finance Topics. (2-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F only. Prereq[[8802, 8812, 8822, 8823] or equiv], business admin student] or #)
Current topics/problems of interest considered in depth. Topics vary.

FINA 8892. Independent Study in Finance. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Problems or developments of special interest to the student.

Fisheries and Wildlife (FW)

Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Finance (FINA)
Department of Finance

FINA 8894. Directed Research in Finance. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student specializing in finance or #)

Individualized directed research on a project of interest to the student, approved and advised by faculty.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

FW 5003. Human Dimensions of Biological Conservation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Biol 1001 or Biol 1009], Biol 3407)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

FINA 8802. Theory of Capital Markets I: Discrete Time. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Econ 8101, Econ 8102, business admin PhD student] or #)

Financial Mathematics (FM)

School of Mathematics

Survey of social, psychological, economic, policy aspects of managing/conserving wildlife, fisheries, and related resources.

Institute of Technology
FM 5001. Preparation for Financial Mathematics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MFM major or MFM program director approval)
Mathematics needed for MFM program.

Modern asset pricing theory. Static/discrete time frameworks. Fundamental asset pricing equation. Classical finance models: CAPM, consumption-based CAPM, APT. Complete markets, representative agent, Pareto optimality. Challenges to theories. Approaches such as habit formation, heterogeneous agents (incomplete markets) model.

FW 5051. Analysis of Populations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[BIOL 3407 or BIOL 3400W], [4001 or STAT 3011 or ESPM 3012], sr] or #)
Factors involved in regulation, growth, general dynamics of populations. Data needed to describe populations, population growth, population models, regulatory mechanisms.

FM 5002. Preparation for Financial Mathematics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001, program director approval)
Mathematics needed for MFM program.

FW 5136. Biology of Fishes. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FW 3136. PrereqGrad student)

FINA 8803. Theory of Capital Markets II: Continuous Time. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Econ 8101, Econ 8102, Bbsiness admin PhD student] or #)

Continuous-time financial economics. Emphasizes mathematical/statistical tools. Ito processes, Girsanov s theorem, risk-neutral pricing. How to formulate/ analyze continuous-time models.

FM 5011. Mathematical Background for Finance I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5001, 5002] with grade of at least B or [MFM program director approval, grad MFM major])
Mathematics needed for MFM program. Focuses on finance.

Fish biology. Adaptations to different environments and modes of living. Environmental relationships. Lab emphasizes anatomy/identification of Minnesota fishes.

FW 5292. Special Lectures: Fisheries. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =FW 4292. PrereqGrad student or #)

FINA 8804. Advanced Continuous Time Finance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8802, 8803)

Pricing of fixed income securities, optimal capital structure, general equilibrium. Classic/current papers in continuous-time literature.

FM 5012. Mathematical Background for Finance II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011, grad MFM major, program director approval)
Mathematics needed for MFM program. Focuses on finance.

Lectures in special fields of fisheries given by visiting scholar or regular staff member.

FW 5392. Special Lectures: Wildlife. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =FW 4392. PrereqGrad student or #)
Lectures given by visiting scholar or staff member.

FM 5021. Mathematical Theory Applied to Finance I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5011 or &5011], grad MFM major, program director approval)
Bridge between theory and application.

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FW 5401. Fish Physiology and Behavior. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3136 or 5136], grad student] or #)
Introduction to of major themes of modern comparative physiology. Focuses on how they interface with study of fish behavior.

FW 8450. Data Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5xxx statistics course)

FW 5411. Aquatic Toxicology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntro chem, intro ecol, #)
Pollution assessment approaches, biological effects, fate/flow of contaminants in aquatic systems, major types of pollutants.

Advanced statistical methods are used to teach exploration/analysis of univariate/multivariate data. Descriptive statistics, estimation and inference, regression and smoothing, multivariate techniques, resampling.

Food Science and Nutrition (FSCN)

Department of Food Science and Nutrition

FW 8452. Conservation Biology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

FSCN 5411. Food Biotechnology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4121)
Genetic tools as applied to food biotechnology. Improvement of microbes used in food production by modern biotechnological approaches. Discuss need for stringent regulation of modern biotechnology as well as ethical and legal issues.

FW 5455. Sustainable Aquaculture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Intro biology, intro chemistry] or #)
How aquaculture affects the environment and human well-being in Minnesota and world-wide. Role of aquaculture as world s fastest growing food sector and in hatcheries to support fishing and rebuild endangered species. Organic aquaculture, other innovations.

Seminar examining population- to system-level biological issues (genetics; demographic processes; community, ecosystem, and landscape scale interaction; restoration ecology; ex situ strategies for restoration and recovery) and societal issues (social, economic, cultural perspectives; sustainable development strategies; roles of institutions; international and U.S. policies).

FW 5571. Avian Conservation and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEEB 4134 or grad or #)
Current problems in avian conservation/management. Nongame, wetland, game birds.

FW 8459. Stream and River Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLimnology course or #)
Structure/dynamics of running waters from ecosystem perspective. Historical perspective, basic hydrology/ fluvial geomorphology, terrestrial-aquatic interactions, detrital dynamics, metabolism, drift, trophic relations, biotic/abiotic interactions, ecosystem experiments and natural alterations, stability/succession, ecosystem dynamics in a watershed.

FSCN 5421. Introduction to Food Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1102)

Analysis of the federal legal requirements affecting the production processing, packaging, marketing, and distribution of food and food products using case law studies and regulatory history.

FW 5601. Fisheries Population Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4001 or Stat 5021], Biol 3407, [Math 1142 or Math 1271])

FSCN 5441. Introduction to New Product Development. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111, 4331)

Introduction to theory/methods for estimating vital statistics of fish populations. Using microcomputers/ statistical software to describe, analyze, model attributes of fish populations. Case studies from literature of marine/freshwater fisheries management.

FW 8461. Advanced Topics in Fish Physiology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqVertebrate physiology course or #)

Lectures, discussion, current literature. Complements 5459.

Interactive course that introduces students to the principles of new product development, from identification and testing of new product concepts, through prototype testing, to basic process design using examples from industry.

FW 5603W. Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBiol 3407)

Environmental interactions of wildlife at population/ community levels. Environmental threats from human activities. Habitat management practices. Objectives, polices, regulations in population management.

FW 8462. Advanced Topics in Fish Behavior. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5459 or behavior course or #)
Current literature. Complements 5459.

FSCN 5461. Food Packaging. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1102, 3102, Phys 1102 or Phys 1302)

Materials, principles, and procedures of packaging as they apply to food products. Emphasis is on consumer products, but the principles also apply to bulk and institutional foods and ingredients.

FW 5604W. Fisheries Ecology and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEEB 3603 or EEB 4601 or EEB 5601)

FW 8465. Fish Habitats and Restoration. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntro ecology course or #)
Mechanisms underlying physiology/behavior that shape fish community structure in specific north temperate habitats. Techniques and planning procedures for restoring lakes/streams.

FSCN 5471. Advanced Food Chemistry. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111)

Managed species/systems. Applied aquatic/fish ecology related to fisheries. Role of planning in fisheries management. Application of management tools, assessment of their efficacy.

Chemical reactions taking place in formation, stability, and degradation of important food constituents. Examples of reactions for major chemical changes occurring in food systems.

FW 5625. Wildlife Handling and Immobilization for Research and Management. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGeneral biology, [grad student or vet med student or FW sr])

Directed research.

FW 8494. Research in Wildlife. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

FSCN 5481. Sensory Evaluation of Food Quality. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3102, STAT 3011)

Practical techniques to maximize human/animal safety and encourage effective operations. Preparation procedures, legal responsibilities, capture drugs/ delivery systems, safety measures, ethical issues, basic veterinary procedures for handling wildlife. Field course. Uses live animals.

FW 8576. Biology and Management of Large Mammals. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Ecology course, [wildlife, forestry, and ecology grad student]] or #)

Fundamentals of sensory perception. Test designs/ methods in studying sensory qualities of foods. Issues in sensory evaluation. Group research project.

Ungulates. Ecology, population dynamics, energy, nutrition, predation, disease/parasites, social behavior. Research approaches, management implications/ practices. Key information on North American species.

FSCN 5531. Grains: Introduction to Cereal Chemistry and Technology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 1009, Chem 1022)

FW 8200. Seminar. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Oral and written student reports on selected topics from current literature in fisheries biology and management and wildlife. Lectures by and discussions with faculty and visiting specialists.

FW 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) FW 8394. Research in Fisheries. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Directed research.

FW 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) FW 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) FW 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Origins, structure, biochemistry, and cellular properties of major cereal grains as they relate to primary processing (milling) and secondary processing (production of cereal products).

FSCN 5601. Management of Eating Disorders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Sr or grad student] in health related program or #)

Etiology, occurrence, course, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders from a multidisciplinary perspective. Roles/responsibilities of eating disorder treatment team members of varying types across various treatment milieus.

FSCN 5631. Dietary Supplements: Regulatory, Scientific, and Cultural Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Concepts/principles of dietary supplements-RDA, dose-response, risk assessment. Laws/regulations, their interpretation concerning dietary supplements. Vitamins/minerals. Philosophy/use of botanicals/ nutraceuticals in Western medicine in contrast to other cultures. Use of herbal supplements in Western medicine.

FW 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) FW 8448. Fishery Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student [in fisheries or wildlife conserv or conserv biol or ecology] orr #)

Applying ecological theory to study/manipulation of fish populations. Dynamics of growth, mortality, and yield of fish stocks. Field assessment methodology. Simulation applied to management problems. Webassisted course. Students produce a publishable (print or electronic) project.

FSCN 8310. General Seminar. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Presentations by faculty, graduate students, and outside speakers.

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FSCN 8318. Current Issues in Food Science. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq4111, 4121, %)
Current issues, how they impact food industry.

FSCN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

agroforestry, social forestry, and management alternatives. Natural distribution of forest types. Causes, consequences, and extent of deforestation.

FSCN 8320. Advanced Topics in Food Science. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Recent research or special topics.

FSCN 8330. Research Topics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Foreign StudySPAN (FSSP)

College of Liberal Arts
FSSP 5960. Preparatory Seminar for SPAN Overseas Research. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =FSSP 3960. Prereq%)
Preparatory seminar for SPAN overseas research.

FR 5146. Science and Policy of Global Environmental Change. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =EEB 5146. Prereq3104 or Biol 3407 or equiv)

Seminar in which faculty member or group of faculty/ graduate students discuss research progress or review/ discuss current research literature.

Intro to critical issues underpinning global change and its biological implications. Current scientific literature on evidence for global change and potential effects on a wide range of biological processes. Economic/ political impact on global change.

FSCN 8331. Food Proteins. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4112, 4312)

Protein biochemistry as applied to food systems/ processing. Forces that determine protein structure. Isolation/characterization of food proteins. Structure/ function relationships in handling/processing food protein systems.

FSSP 5970. Seminar for SPAN Overseas Research. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =FSSP 3970, FSSP 5980. Prereq%)
Seminar for SPAN overseas research.

FR 5153. Forest and Wetland Hydrology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Basic hydrology course, [upper div or grad student]] or #)

FSCN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) FSCN 8334. Reaction Kinetics of Food Deterioration. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqChem 3501)

FSSP 5980. Seminar for SPAN Overseas Research. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. =FSSP 3970, FSSP 5970. Prereq%)

Forest Resources (FR)

Department of Forest Resources

Current topics, methods/models in forest/wetland hydrology. Hydrologic role of forests, wetlands, riparian systems in snowfall/rainfall regimes. How activities such as deforestation, wetland drainage, and stream channel alterations, affect hydrologic response of watersheds. Runoff/streamflow response from undisturbed/altered forest/wetland watersheds. Problem-solving exercises.

FR 5161. Northern Forest Field Course. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Basis for use of applied chemical kinetics to deteriorative reactions occurring in processing and storage of foods and drugs. Systems include enzymatic reactions, lipid oxidation, nonenzymatic browning, acid base catalysis, and microbial growth and death. Application of these kinetics to study of accelerated shelf-life testing of foods, drugs, and biologics.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

FR 5104. Forest Ecology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 3104. Prereq[[Biol 1001 or 1009], grad student] or #; 1 semester college chemistry recommended)

FSCN 8335. Carbohydrate Chemistry in Food and Nutrition. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111)

Current methods of carbohydrate and polysaccharide analysis, including structural and chemical characterization methods, polymer reactions, and modifications.

FSCN 8336. Lipid Chemistry and Rancidity of Foods. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111)

Form/function of forests as ecological systems. Characteristics/dynamics of species, populations, communities, landscapes, and ecosystem processes. Examples applying ecology to forest management. Weekly discussions on research topics, exercises, current issues in forest resource management. Required weekend field trip.

Field identification of common trees, shrubs, and nonwoody vascular plants. Plant communities, soil site relationships, wildlife values. Natural history of northern/boreal forests in terms of soils, ecological characteristics of trees, community-environment relationships, stand development, succession, and regeneration ecology. Land survey, tree/forest stand measurement, forest sampling techniques. Taught at Cloquet Forestry Center.

FR 5203. Forest Fire and Disturbance Ecology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 3203. Prereq[Grad student or #], course fee)

Chemistry of food lipid oxidation and rancidification, and protective functions of antioxidants.

FSCN 8337. Flavor Chemistry. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111) FSCN 8338. Antioxidants in Food: Practical Applications. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4111, Bioc 3021, food chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry)

FR 5105. Forest Ecosystem Health and Management. (3 cr; A-F only. =FR 3105. Prereq3104 or BIOL 3407 or EEB 3001 or equiv)

Chemistry involved in formation, analysis, and release of flavoring materials in foods.

Principles of forest ecosystem health and its management applied to areas ranging from wilderness to urban forest, and from local to global.

Ecology, history, management, and control of fire, wind, insect infestation, browsing, and other disturbances in forests. Disturbance regimes of boreal, northern hardwood, and other major forest types of North America. Influence of disturbance on wildlife habitat, urban/wildland interfaces, forest management, and stand/landscape dynamics. Guest speakers on fire organization, training, and operations. Two-day field trip.

FR 5114. Hydrology and Watershed Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3114. Prereq Grad student or #)
Introduction to hydrologic cycle and water processes in upland/riparian systems. Applications of hydrological concepts to evaluate impacts of forest management and other land use patterns/activities on water yield, stormflow, erosion, sedimentation, and water quality. Concepts, principles, and applications of riparian/watershed management. Economic/social factors. National/global examples. Emphasizes forest ecosystems.

FR 5204. Landscape Ecology and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 3204. PrereqGrad student or #)

Mechanisms of antioxidant activities in food systems. Free radical scavengers, hydroperoxide stabilizers, synergists, metal chelators, singlet oxygen quenchers, substance reducing hydroperoxides. Practical applications of antioxidants in various food systems, effect of antioxidants on health/diseases.

Introduction to landscape ecology at different scales in time/space. Development/implications of broad-scale patterns of ecological phenomena, role of disturbance in ecosystems. Characteristic spatial/temporal scales of ecological events. Principles of landscape ecology as framework for landscape research, analysis, conservation, and management.

FSCN 8391. Independent Study: Food Science. (1-4 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Includes written reports.

FSCN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) FSCN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) FSCN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

FR 5118. Trees: Structure and Function. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 4118. PrereqGrad student or #)
Plant-water relations. Relations of biology to ecology and management. How physiological factors affect ecological processes and management decisions.

FR 5205. Productivity and Ecology of Forest Soils. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3205. PrereqForest ecology, silviculture)

Soil-site factors affecting plant /wildlife communities. Site quality estimation, site modification/enhancement. Effects of forest management and other human-related disturbances on forest site quality.

FR 5131. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Natural Resources. (4 cr; A-F only. =FR 3131. PrereqGrad student or #)
Introduction to GIS. Focuses on natural resources. Data structures, sources, collection, and quality. Lab exercises introduce geodesy, map projections, spatial analyses, and cartographic modeling.

FR 5218. Measuring and Modeling Forests. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 3218. PrereqGrad student or #)
General sampling design and survey techniques to assess current resource conditions. Application of metrics/sampling methods to forest vegetation. Calculation of tree/stand volume, selection of modeling approaches. Case studies of modeling to project future growth. Landscape processes, characterization, and modeling.

FR 5142. Tropical Forest Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3xxx ecology course)

Ecological principles related to form, function, and development of wet/dry tropical forests at organismal, community, and ecosystem scales. Ecophysiology, succession, productivity, biodiversity, sustainability,

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FR 5228. Advanced Assessment and Modeling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3218, Math 1272, Stat 5021) FR 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3480. Prereq#) FR 8201. Research Problems: Forest Economics. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

Application of recently developed mathematics, computer science, and statistics methodologies to natural resource functioning, management, and use problems. Specific topics, software, and methodologies vary.

Lectures in special fields of natural resources given by visiting scholar or faculty member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

FR 5262. Remote Sensing of Natural Resources and Environment. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3262. PrereqGrad student or #)
Principles/techniques of remote sensing. Mapping/ monitoring land/water resources from local to global scales. Forest and natural resource inventory. Forest cover and soil mapping. Landuse/global change analysis. Lab provides hands-on experience working with aerial photography and digital sensing imagery.

FR 5501. Urban Forest Management: Managing Greenspaces for People. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 4501. PrereqGrad student or #)

FR 8202. Research Problems: Forest Biometry and Measurements. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

Management concepts for green infrastructure of cities, towns, and communities. Urban forest as social/ biological resource. Emphasizes management of urban forest ecosystem to maximize benefits. Tree selection, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, landscape planning, values, perceptions. How urban forestry can be a tool to improve community infrastructure.

FR 8203. Research Problems: Forest Recreation. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FR 8204. Research Problems: Forest Policy. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FR 5264. Advanced Forest Management Planning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3471 or #)

FR 5611. Field Silviculture. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3104, 3411, 3612)

FR 8205. Research Problems: Spatial Data Analysis. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

Applied models for forest planning to integrate forest resource conditions/uses. Stand-level management. Forest-wide/landscape-level planning. Regional timber supply analysis. Optimization models and heuristic techniques as tools. Integrating sustainable timber production with desirable future conditions and spatial structure for biodiversity. Problems, case studies involving recent large-scale applications.

Collection of field data to prepare/write silvicultural prescriptions for regeneration, thinning, and harvesting in context of landscape, watershed, and wildlife habitat issues. Field exercises in forest entomology, pathology, tree improvement, and non-timber forest products. Tree planting. Marking stands for harvest. Taught at Cloquet Forestry Center. Field trips to forests managed by state/industry.

FR 8206. Research Problems: Forest Management. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FR 8207. Economic Analysis of Natural Resource Projects. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Economics of public/private forestry/watershed management projects. Commercial profitability analysis, cost-benefit analysis, preparing feasibility studies. Case studies developed/presented.

FR 5411. Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3411. Prereq Grad student or #)
Management of forest ecosystems for sustaining ecological integrity, soil productivity, water quality, wildlife habitat, biological diversity, commodity production in landscape context. Silvics, forest dynamics, disturbances, regeneration, restoration, silvicultural systems. Ramifications of management choices. Weekend field trip.

FR 5612. Silviculture and Timber Harvesting Practices in Minnesota. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3612. PrereqForest ecology, managing forest ecosystems: silviculture)

Silviculture practices as driven by landowner objectives. Compares/contrasts silvicultural practices employed by county, state, federal, and industrial foresters in Minnesota.

FR 8208. Research Problems: Environmental Learning and Leadership. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FR 5615. Field Remote Sensing and Resource Survey. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3218, 3262)

French (FREN)
Department of French and Italian

FR 5412. Digital Remote Sensing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3262 or grad student or #)

Physical basis and practical applications of digital remote sensing. Energy-matter interactions. Measurements and sensors. Digital image processing/ analysis. Experience working with remote sensing data, image processing, and models.

Field applications of remote sensing, sampling/ measurement methods to inventory/mapping of forest and other natural resources. Offered at Cloquet Forestry Center.

College of Liberal Arts

FREN 5250. Promenades Poetiques: The Subject in Motion. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or above)

FR 5621. Field Timber Harvesting and Road Planning. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3411, 3431, 3612] or #)

FR 5413. Managing Forest Ecosystems: Silviculture Lab. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFR [major or minor] or grad student)

Development of silvicultural prescriptions to achieve various landownerobjectives. Timber cruise, growth/ yield simulations, stand densitymanagement diagrams, thinning schedules, use of forest vegetationsimulator. Field trips, computer labs, lectures.

Design, layout, and administration of timber sales. Forest road planning and design. Protecting residual trees during harvesting operations. Dealing with protesters. Field trips and on-site evaluations of timber harvesting systems. Timber appraisal, forest management guidelines. Road location and profiling. Planning/layout considerations. Taught at Cloquet Forestry Center.

The search for the subject in poetry and poetic prose as revealed through the motif of the promenade and experimentation with literary forms.

FREN 5260. The Returns of Tragedy. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or above)
Tragedy as dramatic form in relation to social order, myth and history, and theatre.

FR 5431. Timber Harvesting and Road Planning. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FR 3431. PrereqGrad student or #)

FR 5700. Colloquium in Natural Resources. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Colloquium in specialized topics in natural resources.

FREN 5270. To Change or not to Change?: Speculations on (Post) Modern French Texts. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111)

Forest operations. Terminology, engineering, equipment/harvesting system options, productivity/ costs. Relationship to forest management and silviculture. Road planning, forest management guidelines. Mitigating potential impacts to soil/water resources. Environmental implications of method/ equipment choices. Selling timber. Sale design, layout, and administration. Two all-day field trips.

FR 8101. Research Problems: Physiological Ecology. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

The meaning and purpose of the notion of change in French novels. Explore how a multiplicity of causes produces major changes in an individuals personal and public life. The notion of change as it relates to financial and intellectual speculation.

FR 8102. Research Problems: Forest-Tree Genetics. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FREN 5301. Critical Issues in French Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
Introduces the methods of interpretation and critical debates that have shaped and continue to define the discipline of French studies. Provides a practical introduction to graduate-level literary research.

FR 8103. Research Problems: Forest Hydrology. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FR 5471. Forest Planning and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =FR 3471. PrereqGrad student or #)

Processes/techniques for scheduling forest management. Goals of landowners, industry, government, and society. Issues/policies/regulations that influence management. Predicting outcomes, financial analysis, regulation, mathematical models, linear programming, economic analysis. Landscapelevel management, historical range of variability, wildlife management, carbon sequestration, resource monitoring, certification, adaptive management.

FR 8104. Research Problems: Forest Ecology. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

FREN 5350. Topics in Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101 or equiv)
Problem, period, author, or topic of interest. See Class Schedule.

FR 8105. Research Problems: Silviculture. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Independent research under faculty guidance.

FREN 5470. Post/Colonial Francophone Literatures. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or above)

FR 8106. Research Problems: Urban Forestry-Biology and Management. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent research under faculty guidance.

Francophone literature from North Africa, Africa, and the Caribbean of the colonial and/or post-colonial eras in the light of relevant literary and cultural theories.

FR 8107. Seminar: Forest Resources. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Assigned topics, problem analyses, and research reports.

FREN 5501. Structure of French: Phonology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FREN 3501. Prereq[Ling 3001 or Ling 5001], grad student)
Advanced study of sound system of contemporary French.

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FREN 5502. Structure of French: Morphology and Syntax. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FREN 3502. Prereq5501 or #)
Linguistic study of contemporary French word forms (inflectional and derivational morphology); introduction to French syntax (linguistic study of grammar) and characteristic syntactic constructions.

FREN 8271. The Novel of the Ancien Regime. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Considers major novels of the 17th and 18th centuries in connection with developments in such areas as esthetic theory, intellectual currents, social transformations, and reading practices.

FREN 8992. Directed Readings for Graduate Students. (1-5 cr [max 25 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) FREN 8994. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 25 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be taken as tutorial with #)

FREN 5531. Sociolinguistics of French. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =FREN 3531. Prereq=: 3531; Ling 3001 or 5001, grad)

FREN 8290. Critical Issues: Perspectives on an Author. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Explores variation in the use of French associated with factors such as medium (oral/written), style (formal/ informal), region, social and economic groups.

In-depth study of major authors writing, critical tradition this writing has occasioned, and theoretical issues upon which this writing may be brought to bear.

French and Italian (FRIT)

Department of French and Italian

FREN 5541. Oral Discourse of French. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015, grad student; Ling 5001 recommended)
Nature of contemporary spoken French discourse. Focuses on spontaneous, multi-speaker discourse. Readings include examples of various linguistic approaches to such discourse. Emphasizes syntactic analysis. Phonological/lexical particularities. Macro level analyses such as discourse analysis and conversation analysis.

FREN 8291. Jean Genets Writings and French Institutions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

FRIT 5257. Passionate Beings: Literary and Medical Problematics in Italy and France from 1800 to the Present. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Jean Genets writings at the crossroads of several disciplines (politics, psychoanalysis, religion, and law). Genets novels, dramas, and political essays explore the power of institutional settings and strategies imagined by individuals to short-circuit their impact.

FREN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) FREN 8371. The Rule of Reason, The Reign of Madness: Readings in Early Modern France. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Literary and medical representations of the passions in France and in Italy from 1800 to the present. Texts range from theatrical works to medical treatises on the passions as ways for exploring notions of subjectivity, responsibility, order. Taught in English.

FREN 5995. Directed Teaching. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed teaching.

FRIT 5850. Topics in French and Italian Cinema. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqKnowledge of [French or Italian] helpful but not required)
Focuses on a theme, problem, period, filmmaker, or other topic of interest in French or Italian cinema. See Class Schedule. Taught in English.

FREN 8110. Topics in Early Medieval French Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to epic, romance, allegory, and theater in Old French readings (12th-13th centuries). Specific topics/texts studied vary. Taught in French.

Relationship between construction of reason and madness in philosophy, legitimation of political rule, and the institution of literature in early modern France.

FREN 8410. Topics in Quebecois Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Quebecois in relation to other North American literatures and to Francophone literature produced elsewhere in the world. Specific topics/texts vary. Taught in French.

FRIT 5999. Teaching of French and Italian: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

FREN 8111. Introduction to Old French. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theoretical and practical aspects of language learning and teaching applied to French and Italian. Includes history of foreign language teaching in 20th-century United States. Taught in English.

Studies in medieval French: instruction in reading Old French, sources of bibliography, and topics in medieval studies (language and literature). Taught in French.

FREN 8420. Critical Issues: Francophone Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

FREN 8114. Old Proven[c]al Language and Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Critical issues relating to literature of Francophone world. Specific topics/texts vary. Taught in French.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (GLBT)

Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Language and literature of Old Occitan (Old Proven[c] al), chiefly troubadours poems. Some language instruction, reading of poems and other works, and consideration of nature and origins of courtly love. Knowledge of French, Spanish, or Italian desirable. Taught in English.

FREN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) FREN 8521. History of the French Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
History of French from its origins in Latin to the present day. Aspects of diachronic phonology (sound change), morphology, syntax. Taught in French.

College of Liberal Arts

GLBT 5993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

FREN 8120. Topics in Later Medieval French Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8110 or #)
Problems presented by texts written in France ca. 1300-1500. Evolution of Middle French language. Specific topics/texts vary. Taught in French.

FREN 8210. Narrative, History, and Memory: Topics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Significance of narrative paradigm in literature, history, and cultural memory. Specific topics/texts treated vary. Taught in French.

FREN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) FREN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) FREN 8812. Seminar: Dissertation Preparation and Writing. (3 cr; S-N only. PrereqCompletion of doctoral prelims)
Initiates dissertation writing process after preliminary exams. Students work with faculty mentors, peer writing groups to develop productive writing/revising strategies. Issues related to professional research/ writing. Conceptualizing the dissertation. Developing chapter outlines. Using feedback. Producing a chapter draft.

Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS)

Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

College of Liberal Arts

GWSS 5101. Feminist Approaches to Ethnography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Preparation for feminist ethnographic research in the social sciences. Using recent works by feminist ethnographers, focus is on the methods, politics, and ethics, as well as gender, race, class, and cross-cultural issues pertaining to fieldwork.

FREN 8220. Staging Modernity: Seminar in Problems of 20th-Century Theatre. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Developments in 20th-century drama/performance in relation to French theatrical tradition. Post-1945 avantgarde innovation, interculturalism in contemporary theater. Specific topics/texts vary. Taught in French.

GWSS 5102. Feminist Approaches to History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8 cr WoSt or grad or #)
Analysis and practice of feminist history. Theories, methods, and sources that address the interrelationship of gender, race, class, and sexuality.

FREN 8250. Critical Issues: Poetry. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Significant critical issues relating to poetic writing of selected authors or periods.

GWSS 5103. Feminist Pedagogies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad or #)

Theory and practice of feminist pedagogies by comparing and evaluating various multicultural feminist theories of education/teaching and the application of specific theories, techniques, and teaching strategies.

FREN 8260. Critical Issues: Theatre. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Significant critical issues relating to dramatic writing of selected authors or periods.

FREN 8270. Critical Issues: Prose. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Significant critical issues relating to prose writing of selected authors or periods.

FREN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) FREN 8980. Directed Teaching. (1-5 cr [max 25 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

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GWSS 5104. Transnational Feminist Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 5501. Women and the Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq9 cr [WoSt or pre-law grad] or #) GWSS 8201. Feminist Theory and Methods in the Social Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Third World and transnational feminisms. Interrogating the categories of women, feminism, and Third World. Varieties of power/oppression that women have endured/resisted, including colonization, nationalism, globalization, and capitalism. Concentrates on postcolonial context.

Legal system as it relates to women: historical legal approach to issues related to constitutional rights of women.

GWSS 5503. Queering Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GWSS 4403)

Lesbianism and lesbian identities as products of cultural practices, relations, and meanings that are historically specific/changing.

GWSS 5105W. Gendered Rhetoric of Science and Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[=Rhet 5108, =Rhet 8530]; 8 cr WoSt or grad or #)
How cultural gender roles are affected by science and technology as well as influence scientific and technological thinking and communication strategies.

Seminar on recent theories, including feminist versions of positivist, interpretivist, critical theoretical, and postmodernist models of social science knowledge. Methodologies congenial to feminist practices of inquiry, including use of narrative in theory, feminist ethnography, discourse analysis, and comparative methods in history.

GWSS 5590. Topics: Social Change, Activism, Law, and Policy Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 8290. Topics: Social Sciences and Public Policy. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8301. Feminist Literary Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Recent developments and major issues in feminist studies of literature. Introduction to array of scholars and scholarship in field of feminist literary theory and criticism, emphasizing broad range of feminist textual analysis taking place in various University departments.

GWSS 5107. Gender, Culture, and Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Critical study of some of the major papers concerning the relations of gender and scientific inquiry produced in the past 20 years.

GWSS 5690. Topics: Women, Society, and Race in the United States. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5122. Philosophy and Feminist Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GWSS 4122, PHIL 4622, PHIL 5622. Prereq8 crs in [philosophy or womens studies] or #)
Encounters between philosophy/feminism. Genders influence in traditional philosophical problems/ methods. Social role of theorist/theorizing as they relate to politics of feminism.

GWSS 5790. Topics: Sexuality Studies. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 5994. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 5995. Directed Research. (1-8 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8101. Intellectual History of Feminism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Major trends in feminist intellectual history from 14th century to the present, especially in the United States and Europe.

GWSS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) GWSS 8390. Topics: Literary Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8401. Gender, Space, and Resistance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Identity politics, social movements, and development politics; complex interrelationships among gender, space, and resistance. Social nature of place and space; sociopolitical and economic processes by which gendered, raced, and classed differences are constituted, reinforced, and resisted in and through space, place, and social networks.

GWSS 5190. Topics: Theory, Knowledge, and Power. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5201. Global Processes and the Politics of Sexuality. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq12 cr WoSt or feminist studies grad student or #)
Comparative examination of the social construction of sexuality. Formal/informal norms/regulations, categories of deviance, representation of sex in the media/arts, role of sexuality in relation to agency/ subjectivity.

GWSS 8102. Advanced Studies in Sexuality. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPriority given to feminist studies grad students)
Contemporary theoretical scholarship/research on selected issues related to sexuality, gender, and the body.

GWSS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) GWSS 8490. Topics: Comparative and Global Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8590. Topics: Historical Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) GWSS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 24 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) GWSS 8993. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8994. Directed Instruction. (1-8 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8995. Directed Research. (1-8 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GWSS 8996. Feminist Studies Colloquium. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad major or minor in feminist studies) GWSS 8997. Feminist Research and Writing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8109, passed written prelims in degree granting program)

GWSS 5290. Topics: Biology, Health, and Environmental Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 5300. Communication and Gender. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =COMM 5406. Prereqone womens studies course or #)

GWSS 8103. Feminist Theories of Knowledge. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 8133)

How gender affects verbal communication. Development of analytical skills through readings, exercises, research that raise awareness of the power of language and the influence of gender prescriptions.

Interdisciplinary seminar. Feminist approaches to knowledge and to criticism of paradigms of knowledge operative in the disciplines. Feminist use of concepts of subjectivity, objectivity, and intersubjectivity. Feminist empiricism, standpoint theory, and contextualism. Postmodern and postcolonial theorizing.

GWSS 5390. Topics: Visual, Cultural, and Literary Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GWSS 8108. Feminist Theories and Methods I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFeminist studies PhD or grad minor student or #)
Two-semester interdisciplinary seminar. First term: current debates in gender theory; intersections of gender theory with critical race theory, post-colonial theory, sexuality theory, and social class analysis. Second term: inter-/multi-disciplinary feminist research frameworks/methodologies from humanities and social sciences.

GWSS 5403. Chicana/Latina Feminisms. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8 cr WoSt and/or Chic or grad or #)

The historical and social development of Chicana and Latina feminisms in general and their various specific types.

GWSS 5404. Working Class Womens Cultures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq12 cr WoSt or #)
Myths and realities surrounding working class women and their cultures. Use sociological and literary material in an effort to learn about working class women and to hear their own voices.

GWSS 8109. Feminist Theories and Methods II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFeminist studies PhD or grad minor student or #)
Two-semester interdisciplinary seminar. First term: debates in gender theory; gender theory, critical race theory, post-colonial theory, sexuality theory, social class analysis. Second term: inter-/multi-disciplinary feminist research methods from humanities/social sciences.

GWSS 5405. Chicanas: Women and Work. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Chicanas, their various relationships to family/ community. Local, national, and global work forces. Questions/issues related to growing integration of world.s systems of production.

GWSS 8190. Topics: Feminist Theory. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics in feminist theory.

Develops interdisciplinary feminist components of Ph.D. thesis or other major piece of writing. Facilitates research/writing.

GWSS 5490. Topics: Political Economy and Global Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

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Genetics, Cell Biology and Development (GCD)

Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development

GCD 8181. Stem Cell Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[4034 or 8121 or BIOC 8002], [4161 or 8161]] or #)

Students read/evaluate primary literature on stem cell research and applications. Critical analysis, written summaries/critiques, oral presentations.

GIS 5555. Basic Spatial Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Stat 3001 or equiv, MGIS student] or #)

College of Biological Sciences

GCD 5036. Molecular Cell Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 4004 or #; [sr or grad student] recommended)

GCD 8212. Selected Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8121 or BioC 8002], 8151, [4161 or 8161 or #])

Modern, integrative approaches combining cell/ molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics to investigate cell organization/function. Membranes, signaling, extracellular matrix, secretion, endocytosis, cytoskeleton, nucleus. Analysis of scientific papers to illustrate new concepts in and experimental approaches to cell organization/function.

Reading and discussion of papers from current literature. Topics selected from research areas of cell biology and developmental biology and experimental approaches taken in these fields. Topics vary annually.

Analyses of data with spatial (locational) information. Exploratory data analysis. Descriptive statistics of point data. Descriptive statistics for line data. Descriptive statistics for polygon data. Spatial autocorrelation. Inferential statistical analysis of point data/polygons. Descriptive analysis of patches/ landscapes. Spatial pattern recognition using empirical orthogonal functions and cluster analysis. Regression methods for spatially autocorrelated variables.

GCD 8213. Selected Topics in Molecular Biology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOC 8213. Prereq8121 or BioC 8002 or #)

GIS 5571. ArcGIS I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [GEOG 5561 or equiv, status in MGIS program, familiarity with computer operating systems] or #)

GCD 8008. Mammalian Gene Transfer and Expression. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Current gene transfer technology. Applications of genetic modifications in animals, particularly transgenic animals and human gene therapy.

GCD 8073. Advanced Human Genetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8121 or #)

Sample topics: DNA replication, recombination and gene conversion, regulation of gene expression in procaryotes, regulation of gene expression in eucaryotes, chromatin structure and transcription, organellar gene expression. Lectures, readings, discussions.

Introduction to ArcGIS system. Data capture. Geometric transformations, map projections. Topology, editing systems, database management, map production.

GIS 5572. ArcGIS II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [5571, [GEOG 5561 or equiv], in MGIS program] or #)

Application of molecular, biochemical, chromosomal, and population genetics to human variation and disease. Abnormal chromosome number and structure; abnormal enzyme, structural protein, receptor and transport; analysis of inheritance patterns; behavioral genetics; genetic basis of common disease. Current research articles in human genetics.

GCD 8900. Seminar. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG major or #)
Current scientific research.

In-depth exploration of topics from 5571, as well as dynamic segmentation, address matching, and macro language programming.

GCD 8910. Journal Club. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG major or #)
Critical evaluation of selected current literature.

GIS 5573. Desktop Mapping. (1.5 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGeog 5561 or equiv, Geog 3511 or equiv, status in MGIS program or #)

GCD 8103. Human Histology. (5 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GCD 6103. PrereqUndergraduate biology, chemistry, math, and physics course; #)
Light/electron microscopic anatomy of tissues and their organization into human organs. Emphasizes integrating structure, its relationship to function at levels from molecules to organs. Lecture, lab.

GCD 8912. Genetic Counseling in Practice. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMCDG MS student with genetic counseling specialization or #)

Introduction to desktop mapping systems such as ArcView, MapInfo and Maptitude. Emphasizes the application of these systems to the display and analysis of geographical data.

Practical genetic counseling, communicating genetics and medical information to the family, helping families with decision making.

GCD 8131. Advanced Genetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3022 or Biol 4003, BioC 3021 or BioC 4331 or #)
Literature-based course covering modern genetic analysis, including mutant screens, characterization of multiple alleles, gene mapping and cloning, genome sequencing, intergenic interactions, transposable elements, genetic mosaics, and molecular mechanisms of recombination.

GCD 8913. Psychosocial Issues in Genetic Counseling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMCDG MS student with genetic counseling specialization or #)
Interviewing skills, supportive counseling, and casestudy analysis specific to genetic counseling.

GIS 5574. GIS and the Internet. (1.5 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGeog 5561 or equiv, status in MGIS program or #)

The role of the Internet in GIS applications. Topics include GIS data sources on the Internet, the role of the Internet in information dissemination, Internet capabilities for interactive mapping and issues surrounding the development of GIS-related Web sites.

GCD 8914. Ethical and Legal Issues in Genetic Counseling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMCDG MS student with genetic counseling specialization or #)
Professional ethics; ethical and legal concerns with new genetic technologies.

GIS 5575. Surveying and the Global Positioning System (GPS). (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGeog 5561 or equiv, status in MGIS program or #)

GCD 8136. Techniques of Biological Electron Microscopy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Introduction to GPS (Global Positioning System) and other surveying techniques of use to GIS professionals. Topics include geodesy, data adjustment, datums, ellipsoids, coordinate systems, and transformations.

Theory and methodology of transmission and scanning electron microscopy.

GCD 8920. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MCDG major or #)
Special topics.

GIS 5577. Spatial Data Administration. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GCD 8151. Cell Structure and Function. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[[4034 or 8121 or BioC 8002], Biol 4004] or BMBB or MCDB&G grad student], #)
Structure, function, and biochemistry of cellular organelles. Cellular interactions in eukaryotes. Emphasizes membranes, secretion, trafficking, cytoskeleton, cell motility, nucleus, cell cycle, apoptosis, cell signaling, and signal transduction mechanisms.

GCD 8993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMCDG MS student with genetic counseling specialization or#) GCD 8994. Research. (1-5 cr [max 20 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMCDG MS student with genetic counseling specializationor #)

Theory/application for administration of geographic databases. Quality assurance, development planning/ management, maintenance, access/distribution, documentation.

GIS 5578. GIS Programming. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMGIS student or #)

Independent research determined by students interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.

Opportunities/flexibility that computer programming offers to application of GIS technologies. Programming techniques using Visual Basic, Python, and ArcObjects. Students apply GIS principles/ concepts to programs using ESRI software.

GCD 8161. Advanced Developmental Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[4034 or 8121 or BioC 8002], [8131 or Biol 4003], Biol 4004] or #)

Current concepts of and experimental approaches taken to understand basic mechanisms of development. Model organisms. Embryology, cell fate determination, differentiation, pattern formation, polarity, cell migration, and cell interactions. Analysis of original research articles.

Geographic Information Science (GIS)

Department of Geography

GIS 5590. Special Topics in GIS. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Special topics in geographic information science (GIS). Topics vary according to student needs, technological developments in field.

College of Liberal Arts

GIS 5530. GIS Internship. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#, strong GIS/mapping skills)
Intensive hands-on experience using GIS to solve practical problems.

GIS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) GIS 8501. Survey of Geographic Information Science: Past, Present, and Future Trends and Activities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMGIS student or #)

GCD 8171. Literature Analysis. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG major)

Critical reading and evaluation of current literature. May include evaluation of both excellent and flawed papers. Intensive and in-depth discussions of selected papers in molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, and developmental biology.

Major trends and activities in geographic information science; university, local, state, and federal-level initiatives. History of GIS and its various disciplinary roots as well as major GIS-related resources (e.g., data sources, Web resources).

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GIS 8990. MGIS Capstone Project. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMGIS, #)
Project of sufficient scope/complexity to document students ability to analyze issues and address them. Written summary of work. Done under supervision of faculty member and, where appropriate, workplace supervisor.

GEOG 5411. Geography of Health and Health Care. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3411W)

Geography (GEOG)
Department of Geography

Application of human ecology, spatial analysis, political economy, and other geographical approaches to analyze problems of health and health care. Topics include distribution and diffusion of disease; impact of environmental, demographic, and social change on health; distribution, accessibility, and utilization of health practitioners and facilities.

GEOG 5561. Principles of Geographic Information Science. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq grad)
Introduction to the study of geographic information systems (GIS) for geography and non-geography students. Topics include GIS application domains, data models and sources, analysis methods and output techniques. Lectures, reading, and hands-on experience with GIS software.

College of Liberal Arts

GEOG 5181. Russia and Environs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3181)
Physical and human geography of Russia and former Soviet republics. Legacy of central planning on regional economies, city systems and city structure. Economic and cultural links among regions and republics. Conflicts rooted in religion, ethnicity and tradition. Relations with nearby states and regions. Physical environmental problems.

GEOG 5421. Introduction to Atmospheric Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ES 5421. Prereq Familiarity with fundamentals of physics, calculus, and statistics, including differential and integral calculus and basic differential equations and basic thermodynamics, mechanics, and the electromagnetic spectrum)

GEOG 5562. Geographic Information Science and Analytical Cartography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGIS 5571 or #)

Calculus-based introduction to atmospheric dynamics, radiation, thermodynamics, chemical composition, and cloud processes. Applications to climate, meteorology, the hydrologic cycle, air quality, and biogeochemical cycles.

Algorithms/data structures for digital cartographic data, topological relationships, surface modeling, and interpolation. Map projections, geometric transformations, numerical generalization, raster/ vector processing. Hands-on experience with software packages.

GEOG 5361. Geography and Real Estate. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt) GEOG 5371W. American Cities I: Population and Housing. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PA 5201W. PrereqGrad or #)

GEOG 5423. Climate Models and Modeling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3401 or #)

GEOG 5563. Advanced Geographic Information Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqB or better in 3561 or 5561 or #)
Advanced study of geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include spatial data models, topology, data encoding, data quality, database management, spatial analysis tools and visualization techniques. Hands-on experience using an advanced vector GIS package.

Origins and evolution of land ownership in the United States.

Emergence of North American cities; residential building cycles, density patterns; metropolitan housing stocks, supply of housing services; population and household types; neighborhood-level patterns of housing use; housing prices; intraurban migration; housing submarkets inside metro areas; emphasis on linking theory, method, case studies.

Survey of development and research with simple and complex (three-dimensional) climate models. Environmental processes and their numerical representation in climate models; evaluation of model sensitivity and accuracy; coupling between atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere; assessment of model predictions for climate change.

GEOG 5426. Climatic Variations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1425 or 3401 or #)

GEOG 5564. Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3561 or 5561)

Theories of climatic fluctuations and change at decadal to centuries time scales; analysis of temporal and spatial fluctuations especially during the period of instrumental record.

GEOG 5372W. American Cities II: Land Use, Transportation, and the Urban Economy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PA 5202W)

GEOG 5431. Plant and Animal Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3431)
Introduction to biogeography. Focuses on patterns of plant/animal distributions at different scales over time/space. Evolutionary, ecological, and applied biogeography. Paleobiogeography, vegetationenvironment relationships, vegetation dynamics/ disturbance ecology, human impact on plants/animals, nature conservation. Discussions, group/individual projects, local field trips.

Core concepts in urban geographic information science including sources for urban geographical and attribute data (including census data), urban data structures (focusing on the TIGER data structure), urban spatial analyses (including location-allocation models), geodemographic analysis, network analysis, and the display of urban data.

Urban economy, its locational requirements. Central place theory. Transportation, urban land use: patterns/ conflicts. Industrial/commercial land blight. Real estate redevelopment. Historic preservation. Emphasizes links between land use, transportation policy, economic development, local fiscal issues. U.S.Canadian contrasts.

GEOG 5565. Geographical Analysis of Human-Environment Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3561 or 5561 or FR 4131 or LA 5573 or one intro GIS course or grad student or #)

GEOG 5374W. The City in Film. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3374V, GEOG 3374W. Prereqgrad student or #)

Cinematic portrayal of changes in 20th-century cities worldwide. Social/cultural conflict, political/economic processes, changing gender relationships, rural versus urban areas, population/development issues (especially as they affect women/children). Meets concurrently with 3374. Additional weekly meeting discusses films, readings. Project on a topic selected in consultation with instructor.

GEOG 5441. Quaternary Landscape Evolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3401 or grad student or #)
Roles of climate change, geomorphic history, vegetation change, and soil development in the evolution of landscape patterns during the Quaternary Period, with emphasis on North America.

Applications of geographic information systems and other spatial analysis tools to analysis of environmental systems patterns, dynamics, and interactions. Focuses on global to landscape databases developed to analyze atmospheric, hydrospheric, geomorphic, pedologic, biologic, and human landuse systems.

GEOG 5588. Multimedia Cartography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3511 or 5511)

Conceptualizing geographic topics in animatable form. Selecting animation metaphors for specific ideas. Using standard graphic software to prepare images for computer display/animation.

GEOG 5511. Principles of Cartography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

GEOG 5377. Music in the City: Sounds and Bodies in Different Places. (3 cr; A-F only)

Geographical conceptions of place, space, embodiment, and identity. Case studies of music.

Topics on data sources for mapping. History of thematic cartography (focused on 19th-century European activity). Multivariate classification/ symbolization. Models for cartographic generalization, spatial interpolation, and surface representation. Animated/multimedia cartography.

GEOG 5605V. Honors: Geographical Perspectives on Planning. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3605V, GEOG 3605W, GEOG 5605W, PA 5203W)

GEOG 5385. Globalization and Development: Political Economy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad or #)

GEOG 5512. Cartography: Topics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3511 or 3531 or #)

Selected topics include the system of cartographic communication, map design, map reading, map analysis, history of cartography.

Nature/scope of modern world system (capitalism), its impact on regional development processes. Roles of state and of international financial institutions.

Role of planning in reshaping 19th-/20th-century cities in Europe, North America, selected Third World countries. History of planning. Societal change, interest groups, power relations in planning process. Citizen participation/practice in planning. Meets with 3605. Includes additional weekly seminar-style meeting, bibliography project on topic selected in consultation with instructor.

GEOG 5401. Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3401. Prereqgrad student or #)

GEOG 5530. Cartography Internship. (2-7 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Provides intensive hands-on experience in contemporary map production and design, ranging from GIS applications to digital prepress. Strong computer skills essential.

GEOG 5605W. Geographical Perspectives on Planning. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3605V, GEOG 3605W, GEOG 5605V, PA 5203W. PrereqGrad student or #)

Processes that create/change the spatial patterns of climate, vegetation, and soils. Potential of humans to alter climate, vegetation, and soil processes. Possible impacts of human-altered environmental conditions.

GEOG 5531. Numerical Spatial Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3531)

Open to graduate students and undergraduates wishing Honors credits. Includes one additional weekly seminar-style meeting and a bibliography project on a topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Meets with 3605.

Applied/theoretical aspects of geographical quantitative methods for spatial analysis. Emphasizes analysis of geographical data for spatial problem solving in human/physical areas.

GEOG 5701. Field Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq9 cr in geog, #)

Field investigation in physical, cultural, and economic geography; techniques of analysis and presentation; reconstruction of environments.

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GEOG 5775. Geographic Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree courses in geography or history or social sciences or education or #)
Teaching geography from middle school up; pedagogical use of geographical themes; methods for effective teaching of multiple cognitive domains -- facts, theories, analytical skills, and evaluations; designing audio-visual aids, independent projects, simulations, etc. to meet National Standards in geography.

GEOG 8106. Seminar: Social and Cultural Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Role of space and place in constitution of social and cultural life, social relations, and social identities; class, space, and place; geography of race and racism; environmental racism; geography of gender and sexuality; nationalism, national identity, and territory.

GEOG 8290. Seminar in GIS and Cartography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEOG 8107. Geographic Writing. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Selected concepts/methods. Topics, which vary yearly, include spatial analysis methods in GIS; advanced visualization methods; data quality and error propagation in GIS; generalization methods in GIS and cartography; role of time in GIS; interactive/animated cartography; incorporation of uncertainty.

GEOG 5900. Topics in Geography. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqsr or grad, #)

Special topics and regions. Course offered by visiting professors in their research fields.

Analysis of organization and presentation of geographic research. Critiques of selected examples of geographic writing.

GEOG 8291. Seminar in GIS, Technology, and Society. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEOG 8001. Problems in Geographic Thought. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Currents of geographic thought in biophysical, GIS, human, cultural, and human-environment subfields. Focuses on concepts/paradigms through which geographers have attempted to unify/codify the discipline, around which debate has flourished, and about which interdisciplinary histories can be traced.

GEOG 8200. Seminar: Urban Geography. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Relationships between practice of GIS and political, economic, legal, institutional structures of society. Effects of GIS on society. Nontraditional spaces in GIS. GIS and local decision making. Privacy issues.

Contemporary research. Topics vary with the interests of faculty.

GEOG 8201. Explorations in the Geography of Minnesota. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Physical environment, agriculture, forestry, mining, land survey, population, recreation, cities/towns, transportation. Sources of information about the state. Students make short oral/written reports. Might provide springboard for a Plan B paper, thesis, or dissertation. Two or three Saturday field trips.

GEOG 8292. Seminar in GIS: Spatial Analysis and Modeling. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3511 [or equiv statistics course], [3561 or 5561 or equiv intro GIS course] or #)

GEOG 8002. Research Methods in Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Seminar. Overview of research designs/methods in geography. Relationships between different research paradigms (modes of inquiry), research designs, and methods. Critical readings. Analyses of research projects.

Overview of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis/modeling of human/environmental systems. Spatial statistics, modeling spatiotemporal processes, simulation techniques, visualization, complex systems/complexity. Guidance in thesis/ dissertation research.

GEOG 8211. Environmental Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

U.S. environmental policies at federal/state level. Policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation.

GEOG 8301. Advanced Qualitative Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Techniques available to scholars who use qualitative methods. Participant observation. Formal/informal interviews: life/oral histories, focus interviews. Documentary and material culture analysis. Practical experience, theoretical/ethical questions.

GEOG 8005. Proseminar: Population Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEOG 8212. Africa. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) GEOG 8213. East Asia and China. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) GEOG 8214. South Asia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) GEOG 8220. Agrarian Change and Rural Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Conceptual literature and empirical studies on fertility, mortality, and migrations in different parts of the world.

Advanced topics. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOG 8302. Research Development. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)

Students in geography and related social sciences are guided in key steps to effective research proposal writing.

GEOG 8006. Proseminar: Research Methods in Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Introduction to research design, strategies, methods of data collection, analysis, interpretation, and representation in contemporary geographic research.

Contemporary research, advanced topics. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course. Advanced topics. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOG 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) GEOG 8336. Development Theory and the State. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Why certain interventionist states in third world countries have been able to guide their economies to overcome legacy of underdevelopment while most have failed to induce development. Internal/ external conditions that facilitated such departure from underdevelopment. Comparative national/provincial case studies: Taiwan, South Korea, Botswana, Brazil, India. Applying theoretical approaches to policy issues.

GEOG 8007. Proseminar: Theories of Development and Change. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Recent research themes and questions in geography and related social sciences on Third World development; development theories, conceptually grounded case studies, and grassroots-based research.

Contours of agricultural/rural development in Third World. Theories of agrarian transformation and of rural development. Role of agriculture in economic development. Peasant economy. Nature/role of state intervention in rural sector.

GEOG 8020. Research Seminar: Economic Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Contemporary research. Advanced topics, which vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOG 8230. Theoretical Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEOG 8101. Proseminar: Nature and Society. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Advanced topics. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course. Contemporary theoretical/ philosophical themes transcending subdisciplines of human/physical geography.

GEOG 8350. Seminar: World Population. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Interconnectedness of environment and people, nature and society. Conceptual literature and empirical studies in human/cultural/political ecology.

GEOG 8240. Medical Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5411 or #)

Contemporary research in world population development and problems. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOG 8102. Proseminar: The State, the Economy, and Spatial Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Introduction to research in economic, political, and urban geography: conceptual research addressing interrelationship between political and economic processes and spatial dynamics of urban and regional development; empirical research documenting nature and extent of this interrelationship at different spatial scales.

Geographic inquiry concerning selected problems of health and health care.

GEOG 8260. Seminar: Physical Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Topics of contemporary research. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOG 8405. Seminar: Graduate Student Professional Development. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGeography grad student)

GEOG 8270. Seminar: Climatology. (3 cr Prereq-#)

Strategies for success in graduate program. Preparation for a career as a geographer. Completing/defending the dissertation. Publishing, job search, tenure process, oral presentations, non-academic career paths.

GEOG 8103. Proseminar: Physical Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Historical development of research in physical geography, current research trends, and transfer of current research to undergraduate education.

Sample topics: climate modeling; climatic variability; climate change and predictability; severe local storms; drought; energy balance; urban climate; statistical climatology.

GEOG 8420. Teaching Practicum. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[Geog or MGIS] grad student or #)

GEOG 8280. Biogeography. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Teaching methodologies, learning objectives, course content, classroom techniques, student/course evaluation. Specific application to instruction in Geography.

GEOG 8105. Proseminar: Historical Geography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Introduction to conceptual research and empirical studies.

Forest dynamics, dendrochronology, tree rings and climate, environmental disturbance, paleobiogeography, field/lab methods in biogeography.

GEOG 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

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GEOG 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) GEOG 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) GEOG 8800. Seminar: Development of Geographic Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.

GEOE 8301. Fracture of Geomaterials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8301. Prereq5331, CE 5331 or #, IT grad student)
Crack tip stress and displacement fields; stress intensity factors. Energy principles of fracture; compliance method. Process zone models. J integral. Mixed-mode fracture. Behavior of cracked solids. Numerical and experimental approaches.

GEOE 8351. Advanced Groundwater Mechanics I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8351. PrereqCE 4351, IT grad student or #)
Solute transport; shallow flow in leaky aquifers; complex variable methods in groundwater flow; analytic element method: potentials for line sinks, line doublet, line dipoles, area sinks, and special analytic elements; singular Cauchy integrals; analytic elements in domains with closed boundaries.

GEOE 8302. Soil/Rock Plasticity and Limit Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8302. Prereq CE 4300 or #, IT grad student)

Plasticity of soils and rocks. Yield conditions, flow rules. Theorems of limit analysis. Static solutions, method of characteristics. Kinematic solutions, hodograph. Energy balance. Applications to soil/rock engineering problems.

GEOE 8352. Advanced Groundwater Mechanics II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8352. Prereq4351 or CE 4351, IT grad student or #)
Applying complex methods, including conformal mapping, in groundwater mechanics; solving problems with free boundaries using the hodograph method; drains in aquifers with free boundaries; superposition of solutions with drains; singular Cauchy integrals; boundary elements.

GEOG 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) GEOG 8970. Directed Readings. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%) GEOG 8980. Topics in Geography. (1-3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Seminar offered by visiting or regular faculty. Topics vary with interests of faculty.

GEOE 8311. Advanced Rock Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8311. Prereq5331, CE 5331 or #, IT grad student)
Stress transformations; principal stresses and directions. Friction and behavior of rock joints; stability of frictional sliding. Elastic waves; acoustic emission and seismic measurements. Fragmentation and rock breakage.

GEOE 8361. Engineering Model Fitting. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8361. PrereqIT grad student or #)

GEOG 8990. Research Problems in Geography. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq%)
Individual research projects.

GEOE 8321. Thermoporoelasticity. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8321. Prereq5321, CE 5321 or #, IT grad student)
Micro-mechanical description of porous media. Thermodynamics foundations. Linear theory of thermoporoelasticity: constitutive, transport, and balance laws; field equations. Determination of material constants. Singular solutions. Methods of solution: integral transform, method of singularities, finite and boundary element method.

Parameter estimation and inverse modeling for civil and geological engineering. Formulating engineering model fitting problems; comparing and selecting various fit criteria; implementing numerical algorithms; analyzing and interpreting results using both statistical and qualitative tools; designing future measurement plans.

Geological Engineering (GEOE)

Department of Civil Engineering

GEOE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) GEOE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) GEOE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) GEOE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Institute of Technology
GEOE 5311. Experimental Geomechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 5311. PrereqIT upper division or grad student, 4301, CE 4301, or #)

GEOE 8322. Storage and Flow of Granular Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8322. Prereq CE 4301 or #, IT grad student)

Machine stiffness; closed-loop testing. Small-strain theory. Measurement of deformation; strain gages, LVDTs, accelerometers, and associated circuits. Direct and indirect testing. Material behavior: experiments on anisotropic, damaged, and fluid-filled solids.

Plasticity of soils and rocks. Yield conditions, flow rules. Theorems of limit analysis. Static solutions, method of characteristics. Kinematic solutions, hodograph. Energy balance. Applications to soil/rock engineering problems.

GEOE 8331. Modeling Geomechanical Processes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8331. Prereq5321 or CE 5321 or #, IT grad student)

GEOE 5321. Geomechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 5321. PrereqIT upper division or grad student, 4301, CE 4301 or #)
Review of elasticity theory and solution of some elastic boundary value problems relevant to geomechanics. Wave propagation in unbounded elastic media. Elements of fracture mechanics and applications. Elements of poroelasticity and applications.

Data-limited nature of problems in geomechanics. Dimensional analysis. Regimes of solution. Similarity solutions. Elements of fracture mechanics, elastoplasticity, poroelasticity. Geomechanical applications to stability of underground excavations, fluid flow in fracture, tool-rock interaction, hydraulic fracturing.

Geology and Geophysics (GEO)

Department of Geology and Geophysics

GEOE 5331. Geomechanics Modeling. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 5331. PrereqIT upper division or grad student, 4301 or CE 4301)

GEOE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) GEOE 8336. Boundary Element Methods I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8336. PrereqIT grad student or #)

Institute of Technology
GEO 5001. Earth Systems Science for Teachers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEO 1009, GEO 1101, GEO 2111H. Prereqeduc degree)

Soil and rock response in triaxial testing; drained and undrained behavior; elastic and plastic properties. Modeling stresses, strains, and failure in geomechanics problems.

GEOE 5341. Wave Methods for Nondestructive Testing. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[AEM 2021, AEM 3031] or #)
Introduction to contemporary methods for nondestructive characterization of objects of civil infrastructure (e.g., highways, bridges, geotechnical sites). Imaging technologies based on propagation of elastic waves: ultrasonic and resonant frequency methods, seismic surveys, acoustic emission monitoring. Lecture, lab.

Introduction to boundary element methods for elastostatics; stress discontinuity method; displacement discontinuity method; direct boundary integral method. Derivation of basic mathematical solutions from the theory of elasticity. Applications of boundary element methods in geomechanics.

Solid Earth, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, their interconnections in natural cycles of material/ energy. Consequences of natural cycles for land-wateratmosphere-life environments/Earths habitability. Human impact on natural cycles. Evidence for global environmental changes. Required project.

GEOE 8337. Boundary Element Methods II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CE 8337. Prereq8336, CE 8336 or #)
Transient and nonlinear problems.

GEO 5102. Climate Change and Human History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEO 3002. Prereq1001 or equiv or #)
Causes of long-/short-term climate change. Frequency/ magnitude of past climate changes, their geologic records. Relationship of past climate changes to development of agrarian societies and to shifts in power among kingdoms/city-states. Emphasizes last 10,000 years.

GEOE 8341. Dynamics of Soils and Foundations. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Vibration of single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Dynamic Soil Properties. Wave propagation in continuous media. Foundation dynamics. Liquefaction. Introduction to seismology/earthquakes.

GEOE 8300. Seminar: Geomechanics. (1-3 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. =CE 8300)
Presentations on various topics.

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GEO 5108. Principles of Environmental Geology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGeology majors: core curriculum through 4501 or #; nonmajors: 1001 or #) GEO 5601. Advanced Sedimentology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4602 or #) GEO 8353. Phase Equilibrium in Mineral Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4301, Chem 3501, Math 2243)

Human impact on geological environment and effect of geology/geologic processes on human life from an ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles perspective. Geologic limits to resources and carrying capacity of Earth. Land use planning, environmental impact assessment, ecogeologic world models. Field project and trip.

Modern techniques of sedimentary basin analysis focusing on interactions among the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Sedimentary facies of modern and ancient systems, petrology of clastic and carbonate deposits, tectonic and paleoclimatic interpretations, paleocurrent analysis, diagenetic effects on subsurface fluid flow, and volcanic sedimentation.

Principles of homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria and their application to problems in petrology. Emphasis on derivations from first principles and formulation of algebraic and graphical methods essential to multicomponent systems.

GEO 5201. Time-Series Analysis of Geological Phenomena. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMath 2263 or #)

GEO 5602. Depositional Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4602, Math 2243 or #) GEO 5701. General Hydrogeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqChem 1022, Math 1271, Phys 1201, Geo majors-core curriculum through 2402 or #)
Theory of groundwater geology, hydrologic cycle, watershed hydrology, Darcys law, governing equations of groundwater motion, flow net analysis, analog models, and groundwater resource evaluation and development. Applied analysis of steady and transient equations of groundwater motion and chemical transport. Chemistry of natural waters.

GEO 8354. Igneous Petrology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4301 or #)

Igneous rocks and processes, emphasizing geochemistry of melts and minerals. Content varies with instructor and student interest.

Time-series analysis of linear and nonlinear geological and geophysical phenomena. Examples drawn from ice age cycles, earthquakes, climatic fluctuations, volcanic eruptions, atmospheric phenomena, thermal convection and other time-dependent natural phenomena. Modern concepts of nonlinear dynamics and complexity theory applied to geological phenomena.

Elementary mechanics of sediment transport applied to quantitative interpretation of sedimentary rocks.

GEO 8355. Metamorphic Petrology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8353)

Metamorphic processes; relation of theory and observation to current problems. Relation of fundamental concepts and techniques to progressive development of mineral assemblages. Term paper required.

GEO 5203. Mineral and Rock Physics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2201, Phys 1302)

Physical properties of minerals and rocks as related to the composition and dynamics of the Earths crust, mantle, and core.

GEO 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) GEO 8511. Mechanics of Sediment Transport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Particle motion in fluids. Criteria for incipient motion. Formulations for bedload and suspended load. Bedform mechanics, hydraulic resistance relations. Channel stability, aggradation/degradation, alluvial stream morphology.

GEO 5204. Geostatistics and Inverse Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqStat 3011 or #)
Statistical treatment of geological and geophysical data. Statistical estimation. Stochastic processes/fields. Non-linear/non-assumptive error analysis. Cluster analysis. Eigenvalue-eigenvector methods. Regional variables. Correlograms and kriging. Theoretical framework of linear geostatistics and geophysical inverse theory.

GEO 5702. Regional Aquifer Systems of North America. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701 or #)

Geologic controls on flow patterns within aquifer systems. Case histories and specific examples from glaciated terrains and Paleozoic basins in Minnesota. Analysis of basin-scale regional aquifer systems of North America. Survey of famous aquifer systems of the world.

GEO 5705. Limnogeology and Paleoenvironment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEO 5205. Fluid Mechanics in Earth and Environmental Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMATH 2263 or #)

Flow equations in conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. Fluid flow in oceans, lakes, rivers, and atmosphere. Flow of Earth s mantle or outer core. Wave propagation. Porous medium flow in soils/ fractures. Diffusive, advective, and dispersive transfer of heat and certain tracers, chemicals, contaminants, and microbes with subsurface fluids.

Within-lake, hydrogeologic, and landscape (geological/ biological) processes that lead to formation of various proxy records of paleoenvironment. Systems approach to physical, geochemical, biogeochemical, and biotic proxies. Basic principles, case studies. Emphasizes how proxy records relate to paleoclimate.

GEO 8601. Introduction to Stream Restoration. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =EEB 8601. PrereqGrad student in CE or GEO or EEB or WRS or FW or BAE or FR or HORT or ENR or LA or SRSE or #)
Background material essential for participating in a stream restoration project. How to assimilate geologic, hydrologic, and ecological data at the watershed and reach scales to plan a restoration project and evaluate/ critique existing stream restoration projects.

GEO 5713. Tracers and Karst Hydrogeology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701, #)

GEO 5302. Isotope Geology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2303 or #)

Theory and uses of radioactive, radiogenic, and stable isotopes in geology. Radioactive dating, geothermometry, and tracer techniques in geologic processes.

Karst hydrogeology and application of tracers to determine source, age, and mixing parameters of water in various natural reservoirs. Physical and chemical principles and processes operating in karst hydrogeology; use of natural and synthetic chemical and isotopic labels or tracers to follow movement and mixing of water through hydrologic cycle.

GEO 8602. Stream Restoration Practice. (2 cr; S-N only. =CE 8602, EEB 8602. Prereq8601 or CE 8601)
Field experience, group design project. Students provide a stream restoration context for each other s elective coursework, complete critical assessments of stream restoration projects, and design a stream restoration site.

GEO 5351. Geochemical Modeling of Aqueous Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4401)
Using mass transfer reaction path models to assess chemical evolution of natural fluids, hydrothermal alteration processes, and formation of hydrothermal ore deposits.

GEO 5802. Scientific Visualization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCSci 1107 or CSci 1113 or #)

Visualization hardware and software, threedimensional graphics, representation of scientific data, modeling, user interface techniques, output, commonly used algorithms, animation, case studies and examples.

GEO 5353. Electron Microprobe Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[One yr chem, one yr physics] or #)
Characterizing solid materials with electron beam instrumentation, including reduction of X-ray data to chemical compositions.

GEO 5971. Field Hydrogeology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GEO 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) GEO 8712. Transport Phenomena and Analytical Geohydrology. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701 or CE 3502 or #)

Aquifer, vadoze zone, and surface water hydrology field techniques. Shallow soil boring and sampling. Well installation. Single/multiple well aquifer testing. Ground water sampling for chemical analysis. Weather data collection, hydrogeologic mapping, water balance calculation.

GEO 5502. Advanced Structural Geology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4501 or #)

Analysis of structures and fabric of deformed rocks. Determination of states of stress and strain in rocks and of evolution of these with time. Deformation mechanisms. Extensive reading in journal literature. Field trips.

GEO 5503. Advanced Petrology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2302, CHEM 1021, [MATH 1372 or MATH 1272 or MATH 1572)

Remanent magnetizations, their classification and origins. Fundamentals of fine particle magnetism; magnetic minerals; separation of multicomponent magnetizations; effects of chemical change on magnetization; magnetic proxies of climatic and environmental change; biomagnetism.

GEO 8243. Principles of Rock Magnetism. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4204 or #)

Microscopic flow parameters, momentum, mass and energy transport through porous media. Geologic factors in aquifer performance, equations for groundwater flow, and analysis of pump tests.

GEO 8718. Numerical Methods in Hydrogeology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5701, CSci 1107 or #)

Introduction to finite difference and finite element methods in hydrogeology. Students develop one- and two-dimensional models of diffusion and advectiondispersion equations.

Quantitative approach to modern igneous/metamorphic petrology. Emphasizes thermodynamics of minerals/ melts and with applications to phase diagrams, thermobarometry, melting relationships, and energetics of petrologic mass transfer.

GEO 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent)

GEO 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

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GEO 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) GEO 8970. Seminar: Current Topics in Geology and Geophysics. (1-4 cr [max 30 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) GEO 8980. Seminar: Current Topics in Geology and Geophysics. (1-4 cr [max 30 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#) GEO 8994. Research in Geology and Geophysics. (1-4 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent research under faculty supervision.

GER 5732. Old High German II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5731)
Study of the monuments of Old High German. Detailed investigation of Old High German in comparison with the other Germanic languages.

GER 8752. Medieval Text Editing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) GER 8810. Feminist Literary Theory and History. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to techniques of historical text-critical editing of medieval Germanic and Latin manuscripts.

GER 5734. Old Saxon. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Study of the poetry of Old Saxon. Detailed investigation of Old Saxon in comparison with the other Old Germanic languages.

Cultural, historical, and literary examination of writings of German women, 18th-20th centuries, and feminist theoretical tools used to analyze their work.

GER 5740. Readings in Philology. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Philological analysis of a chosen text in any medieval Germanic language.

GER 8820. Seminar: Advanced Theory. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topic in critical thought, e.g., the Frankfurt School, hermeneutics, reception theory.

German (GER)
Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch

GER 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

GER 8994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %; may be taken as tutorial with #)

College of Liberal Arts

GER 5011. Advanced Conversation and Composition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011, [grad student or adv undergrad])
Achieving high proficiency in writing/speaking professional/academic German.

GER 8010. Current Debates in Literary and Cultural Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Seminar. Close readings of theoretical constellations in texts. Topic such as text/image, history/memory/time, oral culture/literacy, public/private, authority/crisis. Draws on literary, philosopical, and theoretical work.

German, Scandinavian, and Dutch (GSD)

Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch

GER 8020. Problems in Literary and Cultural History. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

GSD 5103. Teaching of Germanic Languages. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Second language acquisition theory, methods, testing, and technology applicable to teaching of modern Germanic languages.

GER 5016. Advanced Translation: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011 or #)

Translation theory. Related issues in stylistics, philosophy of language. Sample translations. Student production of translations, with methodological commentary.

Historiographic texts as literature and literary or filmic texts as historical documents. Homogenizing/ constructive elements in historiography. Strategies of writing historical syntheses.

GER 5410. Topics in German Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011)

GER 8200. Seminar in Medieval German Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5721) GER 8210. Seminar in Early Modern German Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt) GER 8220. Seminar in 18th-Century German Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

GSD 8001. Approaches to Textual Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theoretical approaches to textual analysis that shape disciplinary discussions in Germanic studies.

Topic may focus on a specific author, group of authors, genre, period, or subject matter. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Topics on specific author, group of authors, genre, or subject matter in German literature, ca. 800-1450.

GSD 8002. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Textual Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

GER 5510. Topics in Contemporary German Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011)
A topic of contemporary German culture explored in depth.

Topics on specific author, group of authors, genre, or subject matter in German literature, 1450-1750.

Theoretical approaches in textual studies that challenge conventional notions of boundaries between disciplines and between national literatures/cultures.

GER 5610. German Literature in Translation. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNo knowledge of German required; cr toward major or minor requires reading in German)
Study in depth of authors or topics from various periods in German literature. Requires no knowledge of German.

GSD 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) GSD 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) GSD 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) GSD 8801. Dissertation Seminar. (3 cr; S-N or Aud)
For doctoral students in German and Scandinavian studies who are beginning to establish topics and do research for their dissertations. Discussion of a variety of topics related to this process as well as presentation of some written work.

Literary, philosophical, and aesthetic texts emerging from major 18th-century literary trends, 1720-1810. Cultural and historical contexts of Enlightenment and Weimar Classicism.

GER 5630. Topics in German Cinema. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3xxx film course or #)
Topics chosen may focus on specific directors, genres, film production or reception, and/or other formal, theoretical, historical, or political issues.

GER 8230. Seminar in 19th-Century German Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Examination of an author, issue, or movement, using a variety of critical approaches.

GER 5711. History of the German Language I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011)
Historical development of German, from beginnings to 1450.

GER 8240. Seminar in 20th-Century German Literature and Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud) GER 8300. Topics in Literature and Cultural Theory. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics on literature, film, or other forms of high and popular culture.

GER 5712. History of the German Language II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5711)

Historical development of German from 1450 to 2000.

GER 5721. Introduction to Middle High German. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Authors, themes, movements, and social issues from 1700 to present. Focus varies each semester.

Introduction to Middle High German language and literature. Study of grammar through formal description of Middle High German phonology, morphology, and syntax. Normalized MHG texts read.

GER 8741. Gothic and Methods of Comparative Reconstruction I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
The oldest extant Germanic language and the prehistory of Germanic group of languages.

GSD 8802. Dissertation Writing Seminar. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8801, completion of doctoral preliminary examinations)

GER 5722. Middle High German: Advanced Readings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5721)

GER 8742. Gothic and Methods of Comparative Reconstruction II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8741)
Continuation of study of the oldest extant Germanic language and the prehistory of Germanic group of languages.

Critical, supportive forum for discussion of problems/ issues related to dissertation research/writing. Shaping/ controlling ones topic. Developing chapter outlines. Questions of audience. Careful uses of language. Turning a dissertation into a book.

Acquisition of fluency in reading Middle High German normalized as well as non-normalized texts, both poetry and prose.

GER 5731. Old High German I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Study of the monuments of Old High German. Detailed investigation of Old High German in comparison with the other Germanic languages.

GER 8751. Paleography: Medieval Manuscript Readings. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

GSD 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Introduction to techniques of reading and transcribing medieval German and Latin manuscripts.

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Gerontology (GERO)
School of Public Health
GERO 5100. Topics in Gerontology. (.5-4 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Timely topics related to the biology, sociology, and psychology of aging and applied aging services.

GLOS 5301. Environment & Empire. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3101, 3144] or #)

Key issues in environmental history. Emphasizes global/colonial processes that have made modern environment. Global spread of diseases, modern remaking of world?s flora/fauna, idea of nature. New technologies and the environment. Conservationist ideology.

GLOS 5805. Community Internships in the Global South. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)
Grassroots internship with a host-country development agency or project through Minnesota Studies in International Development. Community characteristics, development strategies/problems, organizational structure/culture, cross-cultural communication issues.

GERO 5105. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Sociological, psychological aspects of aging. Theories of aging. Death/bereavement. Issues/problems of older adults in America. Human services, their delivery systems (health, nutrition, long-term care, education). Public policy, legislation. Environment/housing. Retirement.

GLOS 5403. Human Rights Advocacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Theoretical basis of human rights movement. Organizations, strategies, tactics, programs. Advocacy: fact-finding, documentation, campaigns, trial observations. Forensic science. Human rights education, medical/psychological treatment. Research project or background for case study.

GLOS 5806. Topics: Case Studies in International Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)

GERO 5110. Biology of Aging. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Biological changes that occur with aging. Methods for studying aging, descriptions of population aging, theories on how/why we age. Process of aging in each body system, variation between individuals/ populations. Clinical implications of biological changes with age. Guest lecturers from different disciplines.

GLOS 5410. Interactive Global and Local Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Development issues illustrated in students. locallevel projects through MSID. Focuses on a particular sector as it relates to development of country. Sample topics: environment and development; health and development; education, literacy, and development; women and development.

GERO 5111. Studying Aging and Chronic Illness. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntroductory course in epidemiology or #)
Methodological issues unique to studies of older populations. Focuses on measurement of epidemiological characteristics. Health conditions/ disorders of older Americans.

Global studies topics, locally in the Twin Cities and Minnesota, and internationally through linked communication with classes at cooperating universities in other countries. Students communicate with counterparts abroad through e-mail to develop comparative/interactive elements. Possible topics: role of river in local history, grain storage/processing, manufacturing/trade, growth of metropolitan area.

GLOS 5807. Applied Field Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID program)

Application of selected field research methods in rural/ urban settings in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Analysis of practical, ethical, and theoretical issues raised through small field assignments and individual research projects.

GLOS 5602. Other Worlds: Globality and Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3101, 3144, grad student] or #)

GLOS 5808. MSID Directed Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)
Research project based on field work in Ecuador, India, Kenya, or Senegal through Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID).

GERO 5112. Aging: Policy and Demography. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad-level research methods, basic statistics course] or #)
Issues in population aging. Current aging policies in the United States. Data sources for aging policy analysis. Formal demographic concepts on aging.

Interconnectedness of world. Considering not one world, but many. Colonialism, consumption, diasporic conditions, global media, nationalism, supra-national governance. How globality is experienced/contested locally/specifically.

GLOS 5809. Advanced International Development Internship. (3 cr; A-F only)

Study abroad course for Minnesota Studied in International Development.

GLOS 5603. Socialist/Post-socialist Transformations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HIST 5251)

GERO 5115. Introduction to Geriatrics. (2 cr; S-N only)

Online course. Major topics in geriatrics. How to diagnose/treat conditions common in caring for older people.

Transformations underway in post-socialist societies of Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union. Ramifications of abandonment of state socialism, introduction of market relations. Effect of former system, new market system on cultural institutions/identities.

GLOS 5900. Topics in Global Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student)

Proseminar. Selected issues in global studies. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

GERO 5191. Independent Study: Gerontology. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr] Prereq-Approval of [adviser, DGS for gerontology minor]) GERO 8020. Seminar in Gerontology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Meets weekly. Students present and discuss new or completed research projects on aging; conduct formal reviews using NIH formats; critique published papers using formal review criteria employed by gerontologic journals; become familiar with large database in aging and describe how that database has been used in research for secondary analyses.

GLOS 5643. Colonialism and Culture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANTH 5043)

Making of culture as colonial/anthropological object of knowledge. Relationship between colonial knowledge/ formation of academic disciplines (especially anthropology). Colonial/postcolonial transformations of colony, nation, and metropole.

GLOS 5910. Topics in East Asian Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Description varies with topic title.

GLOS 5920. Topics in European Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Description varies with topic title.

GLOS 5801. International Development: Critical Perspectives on Theory and Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)
Interdisciplinary approaches to development. Assumptions, competing paradigms, analysis of policies, projects, problems. Globalization, societal crisis, indigenous alternatives to dominant paradigm. Partially taught in separate sections to deepen understanding of particular topic (e.g., environment, health, education).

GLOS 5930. Topics in Latin American Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Description varies with topic title.

GLOS 5940. Topics in Middle Eastern Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Description varies with topic title.

Global Studies (GLOS)

Institute of International Studies

GLOS 5950. Topics in Russian Area Studies. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Description varies with topic title.

College of Liberal Arts

GLOS 5103. Empire and Modernity. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3101, 3144] or #)
How modern world has been constituted by colonial encounter. Role of colonialism in construction of west. Images of non-western societies. Modernity in colonial/postcolonial societies. Problems/potential of universal categories such as democracy, gender, history, human rights. Globalization at the margins.

GLOS 5802. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Work. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)

GLOS 5960. Topics in South Asian Studies. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Description varies with topic title.

Intercultural communication concepts/skills. U.S. cultural/value system. Stages of adjustment. Coping strategies for crossing cultural boundaries. Hostcountry cultural characteristics. Emphasizes work, family, community, views of development.

GLOS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study. Open to qualified students for one or more semesters.

GLOS 5114. International Perspectives: U.S.Mexico Border Cultures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)

GLOS 5803. MSID Country Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to MSID prog, grad student)
Multidisciplinary study of host country. Emphasizes social sciences and history, especially concepts/ information regarding development issues.

GLOS 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Qualified students work on a tutorial basis.

The relations of Mexico and the United States from an international perspective with a central focus on the cultural interchange in the border lands between the two countries. Uses both literary and historical materials.

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Graduate School (GRAD)

Graduate School
GRAD 5102. Preparation for University Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq[SPEAK score of 45 or successful completion of Foundations in English], [current or anticipated] TA assignment, #)

GRK 5100. Advanced Reading. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3004 or #)

Reading in Greek texts/authors. Texts/authors vary each term.

GRK 8300. Readings in Greek Texts. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)

GRK 5200. Biblical Greek. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrade of at least [C- or S] in [3004 or 5004] or #)
Readings from Gospels, epistles of Paul, and related literature. Emphasizes proficiency in reading Greek New Testament. Selections vary.

Reading/discussion of literary or documentary texts from Greek antiquity. Topics may include subjects that draw on various of sources, genres, or methods.

GRK 8400. Readings in Patristic Greek. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)

Theory/practice of teaching in higher education in the United States. Emphasizes awareness of cross-cultural communication issues. Students practice in a simulated instructional setting.

Reading/discussion of early Christian texts in Greek.

GRK 5701. Prose Composition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Moving step by step through Ancient Greek grammar, starting with simple sentences and progressing to complex ones. Course ends with students translating short passages of modern English prose into Greek.

GRK 8910. Seminar. (3 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Various topics in Greek literature examined in depth with emphasis oncurrent scholarship and original student research.

GRAD 5105. Practicum in University Teaching for Nonnative English Speakers. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[5102 or SPEAK score of 50], #)
Theory, advanced practice in teaching in higher education for nonnative speakers of English. Emphasizes interactive teaching strategies, oral presentation skills, legal/policy issues.

GRK 5702. Text Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Health Informatics (HINF)

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

GRAD 8101. Teaching in Higher Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theory/practice. Elements of paleography and manuscript study. Tools for analyzing textual apparatus; constructing a critical edition of a literary text.

Medical School
HINF 5430. Health Informatics I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)
History/challenges of health informatics. Structure of healthcare delivery system. Electronic medical records. Clinical information systems. Basics of information, computation, communication. Data management in health settings. Added value of information systems in health care, Ethical and legal considerations.

Teaching methods/techniques. Focuses on active learning, critical thinking,practice teaching, and preparing a portfolio to document/reflectupon teaching. Readings, discussion, peer teaching, e-mail dialog, reflective writing, co-facilitation of course.

GRK 5704. Greek Paleography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Analysis of various hands used in Greek manuscripts with attention to date/provenance. History of transmission of Greek literature.

GRAD 8102. Practicum for Future Faculty. (3 cr; S-N only. Prereq[8101 or equiv], [native English speaker or SPEAK Test score of 55/60 or ELP rating of 1 from [5102 or 5105]])
Collegial support for teaching, faculty mentorship at regional college or university, investigation of faculty role at variety of institutions, classroom observation/ feedback, preparation for academic job search. Non-native English speakers must pass University requirements for international teaching assistants.

GRK 5705. Introduction to the HistoricalComparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LAT 5705. PrereqGrad student or #) GRK 5706. History of Greek. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

HINF 5431. Health Informatics II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Topics related to health care information systems. System integration and communications. System selection/deployment. Current technologies/ architectures. Security. Special topics such as telemedicine.

Historical/comparative grammar of Greek/Latin, from their Proto-Indo-European origins to classical norms.

GRAD 8200. Teaching and Learning Topics in Higher Education. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only. Prereq8101 or PFF prog director consent)

Reading and formal analysis of documents illustrating evolution of Greek language from Mycenaean to modern times.

HINF 5436. Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Teaching/learning topics in higher education. Applications to specific contexts/topics. Students create course materials for a context/discipline and assess an action plan in terms of student learning. Students write an action plan. Different sections cover topics such as active learning in the sciences, teaching with technology, multicultural education, teaching in clinical settings, learning-community course design.

GRK 5800. Sight Reading for Graduate Students. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N only. Prereq Enrollment in a grad program in Department of Classical/Near Eastern Studies)
Practice in reading Greek texts at sight.

Presentation and discussion of research problems, current literature and topics of interest in Health Informatics.

HINF 5494. Topics in Health Informatics. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual or group studies in health informatics.

GRK 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Guided individual reading or study.

HINF 5496. Internship in Health Informatics. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5430, 5431, #)

GRAD 8400. Interdisciplinary Dissertation Writing Seminar. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPhD student, #)

GRK 5994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Supervised original research on topic chosen by student.

Practical industrial experience not directly related to students normal academic experience.

Led by graduate faculty. For course description, see sponsoring program(s).

HINF 5499. Capstone Project for the Masters of Health Informatics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [[5430, 5431] or #], MHI student)
Students apply related knowledge/skills to a practical problem in health informatics. Proper design of projects, past exemplar projects. Students work with adviser to design/complete a project in a practical setting. Students submit a written project report in lieu of a final examination.

Greek (GRK)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

GRK 5996. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Supervised teaching internship.

College of Liberal Arts

GRK 5001. Intensive Classical Greek. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPrevious experience in another foreign language recommended)

GRK 8100. Readings in Greek Prose. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)

Reading and discussion of ancient Greek prose texts.

Introduction to classical Greek. Covers two semesters of material in one semester.

GRK 8120. Greek Text Course. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or %; not for students in dept of Classical and Near East Studies)
Students attend 3xxx Greek courses. Supplementary work at discretion of instructor.

HINF 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) HINF 8405. Advanced Topics in Health Informatics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Computer systems design for health sciences, small computer concepts/use, computers for clinical services, computer-aided medical decision making, biomedical image processing, pattern recognition. Case studies from health sciences.

GRK 5003. Intermediate Greek Prose: Graduate Student Enrollment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GRK 3003. PrereqGrade of at least [C- or S] in [1002 or 5001] or [#, grad student])
Readings in Classical Greek prose texts by one or more authors (e.g., Plato, Lysias, Xenophon, Herodotus). Review of grammar/morphology. Meets with 3003.

GRK 8200. Readings in Greek Verse. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)
Reading/discussion of ancient Greek poetic texts.

GRK 8262. Survey of Greek Literature I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HINF 8406. Advanced Topics in Health Informatics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

GRK 5004. Intermediate Greek Poetry: Graduate Student Enrollment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5003 or equiv], grad student)
Greek poetry. Readings from Iliad or Odyssey. Nature of Homeric epic. Homeric dialect,Greek meter. Meets with 3004.

Extensive selections from all genres of Greek literature of archaic and early classical periods.

GRK 8263. Survey of Greek Literature II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Extensive selections from Greek authors of the classical and Hellenistic eras.

Computer systems design for health sciences, small computer concepts/use, computers for clinical services, computer-aided medical decision making, biomedical image processing, pattern recognition. Case studies from health sciences.

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HINF 8434. Medical Decision Support Techniques. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5432 or #) HEBR 5300. Post-Biblical Hebrew: Second Temple Period. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #) HIST 5111. Proseminar in the History of Medieval Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Advanced undergrads of exceptional ability or grads, #)

Examines systems based on statistical and logical approaches to decision making that include statistical prediction, rule-based systems, case-based reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and neural networks, and issues related to their use.

HINF 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) HINF 8446. Professional Studies in Health Informatics. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5431, PubH 5452 or #, grad hlth inf major)
Health informatics as a profession, including discipline, responsibilities, resources, and job opportunities. Directed experiences in consulting, teaching, writing, conducting research, and managing facilities.

Readings in late-/post-biblical Hebrew literature of Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman periods (e.g., Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah, Ecclesiastes, Daniel, Dead Sea Scrolls, apocrypha, pseudepigrapha). Focuses on historical development of Hebrew language and literature in relation to earlier biblical sources.

Examination of basic scholarly bibliography for medieval Western European history. Aim is to help students to prepare for M.A. and Ph.D. examinations.

HIST 5115. Medieval Latin Historians. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqReading knowledge of Latin)

HEBR 5400. Rabbinic Texts. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Language, idiom, and literary forms of classical Rabbinic sources in Hebrew. Selections drawn from legal, homiletical, and narrative texts (Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud, Midrash). Original socio-historical/ cultural background of Rabbinic literature, its enduring religious significance.

Writing of history in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. Focus on idea of history, philosophy of various historians, techniques of research by medieval historians and chroniclers, history as literature, and value of medieval histories to modern research scholars. Latin texts only.

HINF 8492. Advanced Readings in Health Informatics. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HEBR 5990. Topics in Hebrew Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

HIST 5251. Socialist/Post-socialist Transformations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =GLOS 5603)

Directed readings in topics of current or theoretical interest in medical informatics.

Historical, linguistic, literary, religious, or humanistic study of Hebrew society/culture. Approach/method of study varies with topic.

Transformations underway in post-socialist societies of Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union. Ramifications of abandonment of state socialism, introduction of market relations. Effect of former system, new market system on cultural institutions/identities.

HINF 8494. Research in Health Informatics. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed research under faculty guidance.

HEBR 5992. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

HIST 5264. Imperial Russia: Formation and Expansion of the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th Centuries. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Interaction with Europe and Asia; attempts at modernization and reform; emancipation of the serfs and rise of revolutionary movements.

HINF 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) HINF 8770. Plan B Project. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPlan B MS student,#, no credit toward PhD)

Hindi (HNDI)
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

College of Liberal Arts

HNDI 5040. Readings in Hindi/Urdu Texts. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4162 or equiv or #)
Students read authentic materials of various types to improve reading/speaking ability.

HIST 5265. 20th-Century Russia: The Collapse of Imperial Russia, the Revolutions, and the Soviet Regime. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Analysis of the factors that led to the collapse of the tsarist regime; discussion of the 1917 revolution, the evolution of the Soviet regime and the collapse of Soviet communism. Emphasis on the role of nationalities and the rise of the Commonwealth of independent states.

Research project. Topic arranged between student and instructor. Written report required.

HNDI 5990. Directed Research. (3-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed Research in Hindi language.

HIST 5271. The Viking World: Story, History, and Archaeology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HIST 3271)

HINF 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) HINF 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

HNDI 5993. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study of modern Hindi texts.

HNDI 8790. Research. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Viking society and expansion of Viking influence abroad. Viking impact on Western Europe, interactions with Slavic lands, settlement of North Atlantic islands, Western Europes impact on Scandinavian lands. Analyzes archaeological, historical, linguistic, and numismatic evidence.

Hebrew (HEBR)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

History (HIST)
Department of History

HIST 5276. Intellectual and Cultural History of Modern Greece. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

HEBR 5090. Advanced Modern Hebrew. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3012 or [#, grad student])

College of Liberal Arts

HIST 5011. Quantitative Methods for Historical Research. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Basics of quantitative historical data collection, measurement, and analysis.

Literary and cultural contributions of modern Greece. The modern Greek experience seen through Greek historical and cultural monuments. An attempt at selfdefinition.

HIST 5285. Problems in Historiography and Representation of the Holocaust. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =JWST 5111. PrereqJWST 3521 or RELS 3521 or #)

Preparation to read various kinds of authentic Hebrew texts and to develop higher levels of comprehension/ speaking. Conducted entirely in Hebrew. Emphasizes Modern Israeli Hebrew. Introduction to earlier genres. Grammar, widening vocabulary. Contemporary short fiction, essays, articles on cultural topics, films, Hebrew Internet sites, TV.

HIST 5051. Before Herodotus: History and Historiography of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CNES 5051. PrereqPrev coursework in ancient Near Eastern history recommended)

Relationship of paintings, memorials, and other art forms to the question of understanding the Holocaust. Issues of sources, especially use of the Survivors of the Shoah project in U libraries.

HEBR 5200. Advanced Classical Hebrew. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =HEBR 3200. Prereq [3 sem of biblical Hebrew, 5 sem of modern Hebrew] or #)

In-depth reading, analysis, and discussion of classical Hebrew texts. Grammar, syntax. Introduction to textcriticism, history of scholarship, and scholarly tools. Format varies between survey of themes (e.g., law, wisdom, poetry) and extended concentration upon specific classical texts.

Historical method/sources for ancient Near Eastern history. Historical traditions. Historiographic texts of Mesopotamia and neighboring regions of the ancient Near East, secondary emphasis on their relationship to works of classical historians such as Herodotus. Use of these sources in modern historiography of ancient Near East.

HIST 5294. Social History of Russia and Eastern Europe Through the 19th Century. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Lives of peasants and workers, nobles and merchants. Topics include family, marriage, sexuality; culture and tradition; transformation from an agricultural to a modern society.

HIST 5053. Doing Roman History: Sources, Methods, and Trends. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)

HIST 5295. Social History of Russia and Eastern Europe From the Late 19th Century to the Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Social movements (revolutionary, nationalist, womens); communist and post-communist societies.

Survey of major scholarship in field of Roman history since Mommsen. Political, cultural, social, military, and economic history. Focuses on methodological problems posed by evidence. Ways in which these issues shape research.

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HIST 5379. Problems in Early American History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Intensive consideration of topics in early American history. Topics may include readings in race, class, and gender; comparative colonialism; slavery; demography; economic history; religion; and regions in the colonial world.

HIST 5468. Social Change in Modern China. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EAS 3468, HIST 3468)
Opium War and opening of Treaty Ports in 19th century; missionary activity and cultural influence; changes in education system; womens movement; early industrialization; socialism and collectivization after 1949; industrialization of Taiwan; PRCs entry into the world trading system.

HIST 5612. Proseminar in Medieval History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5611, grad student] or #)
Basic scholarly bibliography for medieval Western European history during central/later Middle Ages. Foundation for teaching courses in medieval history, preparing for general doctoral exam.

HIST 5381. Minnesota History Workshop. (3-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1301, 1302)

A case study and seminar approach to historical research and interpretation. It offers teachers and other scholars a chance to survey a particular topic in Minnesota history and to write their own historical narrative based on primary source research.

HIST 5469. Historiographies of China, 10001700. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

HIST 5614. The Medieval Church. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

HIST 5421. Gender in Latin American History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Womens history/masculinity. Gender/colonialism, marriage, sexuality, nationalism, labor, political movements, feminism.

Important recent English-language work on Chinese culture during the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. Topics include religion, gender, family structures, ethnic identity, commerce/economics, and political structures/events.

Introduction to history of western church in Middle Ages. Emphasizes church teachings and institutional structures, beliefs/practices of lay people, medieval Christian encounter with non-Christian world.

HIST 5616. Proseminar in Medieval Spain. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HIST 5473. Japans Modernities: Historiographies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [Advanced undergrad, #] or grad student)

HIST 5436. Social History of African Women: 1850 to the Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad or #)

Explore the historical forces which have shaped African womens everyday lives and the ways in which these women have been active agents in the making of their own histories.

Historiography on modern Japan in English language scholarship. Major trends since 1950s, latest scholarship. Issues concerning Japans modernity. Definitions of modernity, modernization, and modernism. Relationship between knowledge-making and nation building. Japans place in world.

Graduate research on the development of the medieval kingdoms of Spain from Roman times to ca. 1500. Emphasis on major social, economic, and cultural developments. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim interaction. Spain and the beginnings of European expansion.

HIST 5617. Spain in the Early Modern Period: 1492-1814. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HIST 5437. History of East Africa. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 3437, AFRO 5437, HIST 3437)

HIST 5474. Sex and the Politics of Desire: Japan and Beyond. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)
History of gender/sexuality in modern Japan and Korea. Geography of Japan. Theoretical/ methodological literature not specific to Japan. Sexology, eugenics, feminism, nationalism, colonialism, cyber sexuality.

Historiography, documents, and archives of early modern Spain analyzed. Includes reading in modern English and Spanish and practical experience with Spanish manuscript documents from the period.

Major themes in history of East Africa, from era of early human cultural development to present. Methods that historians use to reconstruct history. Varying interpretations/constructions of history over time.

HIST 5621. Proseminar: The French Revolution. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or [advanced undergrad, #])
Historical literature about French Revolution of 1789. Old Regime political culture, Enlightenment, origins of the revolution, revolutionary transformations in society, politics/culture both in France and abroad, the Terror, Napoleon, revolutionary legacy.

HIST 5439. Environment and Society in Africa. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Major historiographical, theoretical, and methodological debates concerning peopleenvironment relations in Africa, from rise of human societies to present. Environment and the rise of civilizations. Demography, colonial environmental policies, conservation, disease, indigenous knowledge, water management, food.

HIST 5479. History of Chinese Cities and Urban Life. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HIST 3479)
Introduction to traditional Chinese cities, their modern transformation. Ideal city plan in Confucian classics compared with physical layout of some major cities. Models about Chinese cities, influence of the models on our understanding of Chinese history/society.

HIST 5631. Proseminar: Comparative Early Modern History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqHist grad or #)

HIST 5441. Transformations in Pre-Colonial African History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HIST 5501. Medieval Europe and the World. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Critical reading of historical literature dealing with integration of the globe during the early modern period, ca. 1350-1750; book reports, class discussion.

African internal/external processes before 1600. Framework by which early African history is understood, tools for reconstructing it, themes/debates that have shaped it, new directions in which it is moving.

Place of medieval Europe in the world. Relations of Europe with Asia, Africa, and the Americas. European knowledge of the worlds other great cultures. European travelers/explorers. Assessment of other cultures knowledge of Europe in the period.

HIST 5632. World History Proseminar. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Theoretical approaches to world/global history. Review of major theories, controversies, chronologies, pedagogical approaches.

HIST 5446. Problems in West African History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

HIST 5505. Survey of the Middle East. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
Peoples, lands, cultures of the Middle East, from earliest civilizations to present.

HIST 5633. Socio-Economic History of China. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or [adv undergrad, #])

This problem-centered course explores several of the major historiographical, methodological, and theoretical debates in West African history. Core topics include state formation, trade, slavery, Islam, gender, and colonialism.

HIST 5520. Topics in Chinese History. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Selected topics not covered in regular courses. Taught as staffing permits.

Nature of Chinese socio-political formations and economic development in Qing and Republican eras, 1644-1937. Establishment/methods of state rule, merchants, agrarian social structure, domestic industry, demographic regimes, capitalism, and imperialism. Comparisons using theoretical and case studies of economic development.

HIST 5464. China in the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EAS 3464, HIST 3464)

HIST 5541. Islam in the Catholic Age. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

China during the Song (976-1279), Yuan (1279-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) dynasties, political institutions, and social structures. Attention to primary sources and how historians ask and answer questions about the past.

Rise of Islam in its Arabian setting. Roles of prophet, orthodox/Umayyad caliphs. Development of Islamic state/empire, organizations, institutions, status of Muslims/non-Muslims.

HIST 5640. Topics in Legal History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Cmparative approaches to, methodologies of, and theoretical debates in legal history. Topics from ancient world to present, such as citizenship/statebuilding, religion and the law, women s legal history.

HIST 5465. China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EAS 3465W, HIST 3465W)
Political/social history of China from 1600 until end of Qing dynasty in 1911. Ethnicity, daily life, legal structures, city life, peasantry.

HIST 5547. The Ottoman Empire. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

HIST 5642. U.S. Legal History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Topics in history of American law, legal thought, legal institutions, and legal profession. Proceeds thematically. Primary/secondary sources.

Founding of Ottoman society/state to empire, 1300 to end of empire in 1920. Lands, institutions, peoples, legacy. Impact on Europe.

HIST 5611. Proseminar in Medieval History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

HIST 5646. U.S. Womens Legal History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HIST 5467. State and Revolution in Modern China. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EAS 3467W, HIST 3467W)

Modern Chinas political evolution including the Taiping Rebellion, Republican Revolution, rise of Nationalist and Communist parties, Maoist era; reform under Deng Xiaoping, and the emergence of democracy in Taiwan.

Basic scholarly bibliography for medieval Western European history during early Middle Ages. Foundation for teaching courses in medieval history, preparing for general doctoral exam.

Womens legal status in U.S. history, 1648 to present. Changes in womens legal status in marriage, divorce, and child custody; reproductive/sexual autonomy; and economic/educational equality. Differences among women based on race, class, and ethnicity.

HIST 5648. Development of the Western European Legal Tradition. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Evolution of and interaction among Roman and civil law, customary/feudal law, canon law, and English common law. Primary/secondary sources in English.

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HIST 5649. Ideas in Context: Making Early Modern Knowledge, 1500-1800. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #) HIST 5777. Proseminar in Habsburg Central Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) HIST 5857. Proseminar: Readings in the History of American Women. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Role of institutions/locale in development of early-modern European thought/culture. University, academy, learned society, princely court, museum, printing house, workshop, trading company, armies/ navies, state bureaucracies, salons, other independent associations of nascent civil society.

Central Europe under Habsburg rule from the reforms of Maria Theresa to imperial collapse. Continuity and change in society; economic and political modernization; the rise of national consciousness and anti-Semitism; politics and culture in the Fin de Siecle; the Empire and World War I.

An intensive graduate-level readings course. Survey selected significant topics in historical literature, conceptual frameworks, and methodological problems in the history of American women from 1600 to the present.

HIST 5650. Proseminar: Early Modern Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqHist grad or #)
Critical reading of historical literature for early modern Europe, ca. 1450-1700., dealing with France, Germany, Italy, the Low Countries, and Spain. Each student chooses a country to focus on; book reports, class discussion.

HIST 5794. Proseminar in European Economic History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Europes rise in the world economy; Englands industrial revolution and uneven development in Europe; imperialism and World War I; the Great Depression; the post-1945 economic miracle; continuity and change in Eastern Europe.

HIST 5863. Proseminar: U.S.-Mexico Border. (3 cr; A-F only)

Part of a two-semester sequence. Historiographical approaches to region. Vision of a unified border.

HIST 5671. Proseminar: Modern Britain. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Critical study of major writings in British history, 1760-1945, and preparation for research in field.

HIST 5797. Methods of Population History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Standard methods of population analysis. Focuses on methods widely used for historical population research.

HIST 5871. Readings in U.S. Intellectual History: 19th-20th Centuries. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Definitions of American national identity from 1789 to the present asexpressed in politics, religion, literature, painting, music, architecture, and history.

HIST 5715. Readings in European Womens History: 1450-1750. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to current historical research on European womens history, 1450-1750. Topics include gender roles and form of family structure, womens participation in religious movements, legal status of women.

HIST 5801. Seminar in Early American History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HIST 5877. Asian American History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to the literature of early American history. Readings selected from some of the best scholarship in the field, the questions that now hold the attention of colonial historians, and the theories, methods, and sources they use in pursuit of those questions.

Introduction to key issues, theoretical frameworks, research, and methodologies of Asian American history. Seminal texts that defined the field. Recent scholarship in history and in related disciplines. Emphasis fields comparative/transnational linkages to ethnic studies, Asian studies, and the Americas.

HIST 5720. Society/Politics:Modern Europe. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad or #)

Introduction to literature in English on problems of modern European social, cultural, political history. Thematic/geographic focus varies year to year. Topics include historical approaches to class/gender relations, state formation as social/political process, family history, evolution of public life, popular culture.

HIST 5802. Readings in American History, 1848-Present. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HIST 5881. American Foreign Relations to 1895. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Readings-intensive course. U.S. history from MexicanAmerican War to present.

HIST 5811. Nineteenth-Century U.S. History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad or honors] history major, #])
Proseminar. Central themes/debates in historiography of 19th-century United States. Market revolution, antebellum party politics. Slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction. Immigration and nationalism. Transformations in ideologies/experiences of race/ gender. Industrialization, labor, and urbanization. Western expansion. Emergence of populism/ progressivism.

Intensive readings in the historiography of American foreign relations with emphasis on American imperialism, domestic courses of foreign policy, and international political, economic, and cultural relations.

HIST 5721. Contemporary Europe From the Late 19th Century to the Beginning of the Cold War: 1890-1950. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HIST 3721. Prereqprevious coursework in 19th- and/or 20th-century Europe, #)
The historical literature and debates surrounding major issues in the social, political, cultural, and economic development of Europe from the turn of the century through the impact of WWII. Topics include the development of imperialism, national rivalries, social and political conflict, the rise of fascism and communism, and the origins of war.

HIST 5890. Problems in American Indian History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AMIN 5890. Prereq#)

Intensive consideration of topics in American Indian history. Topics may include social history, history of particular regions, political systems, education, and American Indian policy.

HIST 5821. American History in the Twentieth Century. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student, #)
Intensive readings seminar.

HIST 5900. Topics in European/Medieval History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F only. Prereq Grad or [advanced undergrad with #])

Selected topics in European or medieval history not covered in regular courses; taught as staffing permits.

HIST 5735. European Womens History; 1750 to the Present. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HIST 5831. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy: Readings. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HIST 5901. Latin America Proseminar: Colonial. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Introduces beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students to major historical writings on various Latin American themes.

Selected themes in modern European womens history. Forms of patriarchy. Women in the Enlightenment. Women and revolution. Gender, class, and family life. Women in the labor force. Sexuality and reproduction. Female education. Womens political movements. Women and imperialism. Gender and fascism.

Culture of the Cold War, its legacy. How it affected/ reflected domestic politics, public policies, civic life, gender expectations, sexuality, class relations, racial justice, and civil rights. Impact of domestic anticommunism and of American cultural politics abroad.

HIST 5902. Latin America Proseminar: Modern. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Introduces beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students to major historical writings on various Latin American themes.

HIST 5740. Topics in Modern German History. (3-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HIST 5841. Proseminar in American Economic History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Historical literature on American economic and business history from American Revolution to the modern economy.

Readings and discussions on some central questions concerning the history of Germany during the modern period with a particular emphasis on the relationship between social change and political development. Offerings vary in thematic and chronological focus.

HIST 5910. Topics in U.S. History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or advanced undergrad student with #)

HIST 5844. U.S. Labor History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Selected topics in U.S. history not covered in regular courses. Taught as staffing permits.

HIST 5761. Proseminar - Imperial Russia.. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKnowledge of Russian or German or French)
Western and Russian historiography on crucial issues of imperial Russia. Political institutions; culture and society; modernization and reforms; new interpretations.

Readings in classic and recent approaches to the history of the working class in the United States. Central topics include slavery and free labor, womens paid and unpaid labor, management strategy, labor protest, and trade union organization.

HIST 5920. Topics in African Social History. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

HIST 5845. History of American Capitalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Focuses on the experiences of Africans in their workplaces, households, and communities. Detailed treatment of selected historical themes. Topics vary by semester.

HIST 5762. Proseminar in 20th Century Russia. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5761, knowledge of Russian or German or French)
Western and Russian historiography on crucial issues of 20th-century Russia. The nature of revolutions, debate over the evolution of the Soviet regime, the collapse of empires, new interpretations.

Historiography/history of American capitalism. Crucial events (e.g., market revolution, development of industrial cities) focus weekly discussions of new literature. Students analyze theoretical models of capitalism and new work in social, political, and economic history.

HIST 5930. Topics in Ancient History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad or #)

Selected topics in ancient history not covered in regular courses. To be taught as staffing permits and as enrollment warrants.

HIST 5931. Topics in Comparative Third World History. (3-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student or #)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

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HIST 5932. African Historiography and the Production of Knowledge. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in African history or [grad student, #])
Recent scholarship on social history of Africa. Focuses on new literature on daily lives of ordinary people in their workplaces, communities, households.

HIST 5971. Proseminar: Editing and Publishing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Evolution of modern scholarly publication as system of knowledge. Survey of history of printing/ manufacture of books. Recent changes in information technology. Contemporary academic publishing. Basics of editing/editorial policy. Journals/presses.

HIST 8245. Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity: A Global History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theoretical literature on genocides and human rights and on race/nation. Readings/discussions on meaning of genocide and its codification in international law. Historical cases. Students choose case to research.

HIST 5933. Seminar in Ancient History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPrevious coursework in Greek or Roman history, #)
Seminar on a selected topic in ancient history.

HIST 5980. Topics in Comparative Womens History. (3-4 cr [max 20 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student or [advanced undergrad, #])
Cross-cultural/thematic explorations in history of women. Topics vary. May include gender and colonialism; women and class formation; women and religion; sexuality; medical construction of gender; womens narratives as historical sources; gender and politics.

HIST 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) HIST 8390. Research in American Indian History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5890 or AmIn 5890 or #)

HIST 5934. Comparative History and Social Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or [upper-div undergrad, #])
Works of history/sociology that are broadly comparative/theoretical. Issues of state formation, social movements, social structure, and economic development.

HIST 5990. Readings in Comparative History. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F only. Prereq#)
Students read/discuss historical works that focus on common theme or employ similar methods in different geographic areas. Issues of cross-area comparison. Topics vary (e.g., peasant societies, race/ethnicity, states/nationalism).

Research and writing skills in American Indian history. With instructor and other participants, students identify their research questions, locate sources with which to answer these questions, conduct original research, and produce a substantial research paper.

HIST 5935. Methods and Pedagogy in African History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #) HIST 5940. Topics in Modern Chinese History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or [advanced undergrad, #]) HIST 5941. Readings in Chinese Documents. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqReading knowledge of Chinese)
Readings in Chinese on a topic to be selected by the instructor. Depending on the topic and the time period, readings may involve a mixture of modern and classical Chinese or may be entirely in modern Chinese. Consult instructor for more information.

HIST 8434. Health and Healing in African History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Current historical methods/sources of African history. Pedagogical issues. Students design their own courses.

HIST 5993. Directed Study. (1-16 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad student or sr], #, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

Historiographical, theoretical, and methodological debates concerning health, illness, and healing in African history. Disease ecology, African conceptions of health/healing. Imperialism and origins of tropical medicine. Scientific racism. Colonial conquest and African health. Sexuality, gender, and colonial control. Urbanization. AIDS.

Possible topics include cultural, economic, intellectual, political, and social history.

HIST 5994. Directed Research. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad student or sr], #, %, @)
Work on a tutorial basis.

HIST 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) HIST 8464. Research in Yuan, Ming, and Qing History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGood working knowledge of classical Chinese, background in history of late imperial China)

HIST 8015. Scope and Methods of Historical Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Development of historical studies over time (especially in 19th and 20th centuries). Methodologies currently shaping historical research. Theoretical developments within the discipline during 19th and 20th centuries.

Basic skills and resources for doing research in history of late imperial China. Bibliographic exercises; reading and translating primary documents.

HIST 5942. Topics: History of Medicine. (3-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqPrior history of medicine or history of science course recommended for undergrads)
An exploration of topics central to the history of medicine. Emphasis on mid-18th century to the present. Topics vary yearly.

HIST 8021. Seminar: Advanced Historical Writing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Formal writing group. Writing practices for historians. Readings/discussions about historical analysis. Practical application of writing historical narratives. Students complete a major writing project based on their program needs and progress.

HIST 8465. Research in Yuan, Ming, and Qing History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGood working knowledge of classical Chinese, background in history of late imperial China)

HIST 5950. Topics in Latin American History. (1-4 cr [max 15 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad or advanced undergrad with #)

Basic skills and resources for doing research in history of late imperial China. Students select, translate, and annotate texts appropriate to their research interests and write a research paper centering on these texts.

HIST 8025. Politics of Historical Memory. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Selected topics in Latin American history not covered in regular courses. Taught as staffing permits.

HIST 5960. Topics in History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or [advanced undergrad with #])
Selected topics in history not covered in regular courses. Taught as staffing permits.

Issues surrounding interaction of memory/history. Genealogy of historical memory. Individual narratives and circulation of historical memory. Sites/forms of collective memory. Justice and historical memory. Case studies, discussions, research projects.

HIST 8630. Seminar in World History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Critical examination of historical literature dealing with theoretical approaches to world history and teaching of world history.

HIST 5962. Expansion of Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)

HIST 8110. Medieval History: Research Seminar. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#, good reading knowledge of Latin, French, one other European language)
Research in medieval European history, using primary source material.

HIST 8640. Topics in Legal History Research. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Comparative, methodological, theoretical, and topical courses in legal historical research, from ancient world to present. Offerings rotate.

Research proseminar on actions of Europeans in wider world, 1350-1790. Based on documents in James Ford Bell Library.

HIST 8644. Legal History Workshop. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Introduction to legal history and professional socialization. Work-in-progress of leading scholars working in field of legal history. Students can undertake original research.

HIST 5964. Comparative Economic History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HIST 8232. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy: Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Student produce research paper on history/culture of Cold War era as it developed in United States after World War II. Research project builds upon readings from 8231.

Theoretical approaches guide cross-cultural examinations of major issues in the economic history of East Asia, Europe, and the New World. Agrarian structures in economic development, markets, the state and economic development, and the industrial revolution.

HIST 8239. Readings in Gender, Race, Class, and/or Ethnicity in the United States. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Dynamics of gender, racial, class, and ethnic relations in U.S. history; intersections of these forces.

HIST 5970. Advanced Research in Quantitative History. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Students will carry out publishable-quality research on a quantitative historical topic.

HIST 8240. Topics in Research in Gender, Race, Class, or Ethnicity in the United States. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Dynamics of gender, racial, class, and ethnic relations in U.S. history. Intersections of these forces. Topis vary by instructor.

HIST 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) HIST 8709. Seminar: History of Sexuality. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Theories of sexuality (by, e.g., Foucault, Butler, deLauretis), their application in history. Topics may include: feminist critique of Foucault and the classics, psycoanalytic approaches to religious transformations such as the Reformation, varying forms of gender

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transgression, sexuality in colonial encounters, operation of sexual metaphors in political conflict, and AIDS and the writing of history.

HIST 8960. Topics in History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Topics not covered in regular courses.

HMED 5210. Seminar: Theories and Methods in Medical History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Historiography of the history of medicine.

HIST 8715. Research on European Womens History, 1450-1750. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5715)

HIST 8961. Research Seminar: Intellectual History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Research techniques for completing a major research paper based on primary sources.

HIST 8720. Research Seminar on Central European History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Broad research theme/problem: in most cases preparation for dissertation. Students identify primary/ secondary sources, conduct research, write paper, and read/comment upon each others drafts. Geographic focus varies with instructor, may include Germany or lands of former Habsburg Austrian empire.

Approaches/methods. Readings on or exemplifying intellectual history. Intellectual history as something broader than history of philosophical thought: a set of approaches of broad cross-disciplinary applicability. Each student prepares a research paper on a topic of intellectual history and present it to class for critique.

HMED 5211. Seminar: Theories and Methods in Medical History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5210)
Use of archives, primary sources. Supervised research project.

HMED 5600. Directed Study. (0-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) HMED 5940. Topics in the History of Medicine. (3-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Seminar on the historical relations between medicine and the State from the 18th to 20th centuries.

HIST 8990. Topics in Comparative HistoryResearch. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary. Students read/discuss historical works from different geographic areas, develop proposals for comparative research, or pursue comparative research projects.

HIST 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) HIST 8832. Cultural Fallout: The Cold War and Its Legacy: Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5831)

HMED 8001. Foundations in the History of Early Medicine . (3 cr; A-F only)

HIST 8993. Directed Study. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Students work on tutorial basis. Guided individual reading or study.

History of Western medicine, from professionalization of healing in Greco-Egyptian antiquity to association of postmortem pathology with disease and clinical movement of early 19th-century Paris.

Student produces research paper on history/culture of Cold War era in the United States after World War II. Research projects build upon readings from 5831.

HIST 8994. Directed Research. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Work on a tutorial basis.

HMED 8112. Historiography of Science, Technology, and Medicine. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

HIST 8857. Seminar: Research in the History of American Women. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5857, #)

History of Medicine (HMED)

Medical School
HMED 5002. Public Health Issues in Historical Perspective. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Introduction to the evolution of major recurring problems and issues in public health including environment and health, food customs and nutrition, control of alcohol and drugs, venereal diseases and public policy, human resources regulation, and relationship of science to promotion of health.

Models of practice, different schools. Work of representative historians of science, technology, and medicine.

HMED 8113. Research Methods in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. (3 cr; A-F only. =HSCI 8113. Prereq#)
Introduction to sources, methods, and problems of research in history of science, technology, and medicine. Preparation of major research paper under faculty supervision.

Students define a historical problem or area of research on a topic in American womens history they would like to pursue in depth, identify appropriate sources and accomplish research in primary and secondary sources, write a 25 to 35-page scholarly article, and read and comment upon each others drafts.

HIST 8858. Research in Early American History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5801 or #)
Research and writing skills. With instructor and other participants, students identify their research questions, locate the sources with which to answer these questions, conduct original research, and produce a substantial research paper.

HMED 8220. Seminar: Current Topics in the History of Medicine. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Topics vary.

HMED 5035. The Germ Theory and Modern Medicine. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HIST 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) HIST 8900. Topics in European/Medieval History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

Analysis of the formulation of the germ theory of disease and of its consequences for medical procedures (therapeutics, surgery, management of hospitals), public health programs, and the structure and prestige of the medical profession.

HMED 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) HMED 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) HMED 8631. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) HMED 8632. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) HMED 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) HMED 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) HMED 8830. Topics in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Historical literature of topics common to history of science, technology, and medicine.

HMED 5045. Modern Medical Profession. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Historical analysis of American medical profession in 19th/20th centuries. Role of institutions, influence of social/moral values. Consequences of specialization, scientific innovation.

HIST 8910. Topics in U.S. History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

HIST 8920. Topics in African History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

HMED 5055. Women, Health, and History. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or [jr or sr] with prev coursework in hist or #)
Womens historical roles as healers, patients, research subjects, health activists. Biological determinism, reproduction, mental health, nursing, women physicians, public health reformers, alternative practitioners. Gender disparities in diagnosis, treatment, research, careers. Assignments allow students to explore individual interests.

HIST 8930. Topics in Ancient History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

HIST 8940. Topics in Asian History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

HIST 8944. Research Seminar: New Directions in African Social History I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

HMED 5075. Technology and Medicine in Modern America. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

First of two-part course. Rradical transformation in field of African social history during past two decades. Students select major research topic and begin preliminary investigation.

How technology came to medicine s center-stage. Impact on medical practice, institutions, consumers, production of medical knowledge, professionalization, health policy, gender/race disparities in health care.

HIST 8945. Research Seminar: New Directions in African Social History II. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8944, #) HIST 8950. Topics in Latin American History. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics not covered in regular courses.

HMED 5200. Early History of Medicine to 1700. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

An introductory survey of the history of medicine in Europe and America.

HMED 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Second of two-part course. Students conceptualize and write major research paper.

HMED 5201. History of Medicine from 1700 to 1900. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200)
An introductory survey of the history of medicine in Europe and America.

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History of Science and Technology (HSCI)

Department of History of Science and Technology

HSCI 8124. Foundations for Research in Ancient Science. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad HSci major or minor or #)
Development of natural/mathematical science in ancient Near East and Classical Greece.

HSCI 8940. Seminar: History of Science and Technology in the Americas. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Institute of Technology
HSCI 5211. Biology and Culture in the 19th and 20th Centuries. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3211)
Changing conceptions of life and aims and methods of biology; changing relationships between biology and the physical and social sciences; broader intellectual and cultural dimensions of developments in biology.

HSCI 8125. Foundations for Research in the Scientific Revolution. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad HSci major or minor or #)
Development of sciences/natural philosophy, 15001725.

For advanced graduate students; topics in development of science and technology, emphasizing the United States and Canada.

HSCI 8950. Seminar: Science and Technology in Cultural Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
For advanced graduate students; topics in development of science and technology in or across specific geographic regions or particular cultures.

HSCI 8131. Industrial Revolutions. (3 cr; A-F only)

HSCI 5242. The Darwinian Revolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3242)

Development of evolutionary thought in 19th/20th centuries. Emphasizes Darwins theory of evolution by natural selection. Scientific, economic, political, religious, philosophical dimensions of Darwinism. Comparative reception of Darwinism in different countries/cultures.

Development of industrial society, from 1700 through 1850. Emphasizes developments in mechanical/ engineering sciences. Scientific, economic, political, and social dimensions of industrialization.

HSCI 8993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) HSCI 8994. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

HSCI 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) HSCI 8421. Social and Cultural Studies of Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Review of recent work; theoretical and methodological differences among practitioners; selected responses from historians and philosophers of science.

Hmong (HMNG)
College of Liberal Arts
HMNG 5040. Readings in Hmong Texts. (2-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1016 or 3022 with grade of at least B or #)

HSCI 5244. History of Ecology and Environmentalism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3244)

Development of ecological thought from 18th century natural theology to contemporary ecology and conservation biology; changing views of balance and the economy of nature; conceptual and methodological developments in ecosystems ecology; connections between ecology and conservation, population and environmental politics.

HSCI 8441. Women in Science: Historical Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

HSCI 5331. Technology and American Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3331)
Development of American technology in its cultural/ intellectual context from 1790 to present. Transfer of technology to America. Establishment of an infrastructure promoting economic growth. Social response to technological developments.

Key literature dealing with patterns of participation in science and medicine since the 18th century. The ways in which modern science is perceived to be gendered, particularly in its practice and in ways that seem to influence theory and applications.

Comprehensive, multidimensional overview of Hmong oral forms/traditions. Hmong legends, mythology, folksongs, birth, marriage/funeral rites. History, social/ cultural anthropology. Values, life ways of traditional village society. Societal changes resulting from emigration to U.S.

HSCI 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) HSCI 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) HSCI 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) HSCI 8830. Topics in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Historical literature of topics common to history of science, technology, and medicine.

Horticultural Science (HORT)

Department of Horticultural Science

HSCI 5332. Science and American Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3332)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

HORT 5007. Advanced Plant Propagation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1001)
Control of growth/development in sexual/asexual reproduction of plants. Effects of environment, plant growth substances. Protocols on dormancy, origin, and development of adventitious structures. Specialized propagation techniques. Lecture, lab.

Development of American science since 1600, including transfer of science to America. Development of indigenous traditions for pursuit of science. Establishment of infrastructure for education/research. Response of public to scientific development.

HSCI 5401. Ethics in Science and Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HSCI 3401)
Historical issues involving ethics in science. Ethical problems posed by modern science/technology, including nuclear energy, chemical industry, and information technologies.

HORT 5009. Pesticides in Horticulture: Their Use and Abuse. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[ENT 4015 or ENT 4251], PlPA 2001] or #)
History of and practical information about pesticides used by horticulture industry. Pesticide modes of action. Use, application methods, environmental effects. Final three weeks devoted to labs on practical mixing/delivery systems.

HSCI 5411. Art and Science in Early Modern Europe. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Interaction of art and science, from Renaissance to 19th century. Development of linear perspective, color theory, artistic practice, and scientific illustration/ representation.

HSCI 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) HSCI 8900. Seminar: History of Early Physical Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) HSCI 8910. Seminar: History of Modern Physical Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) HSCI 8920. Seminar: History of Biological Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
For advanced graduate students; topics in development of natural and mathematical science before 1800.

HORT 5018. Landscape Operations and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1001 or #)
Business, managerial, and technical aspects of landscape management relative to environmental horticulture and green industry. Tasks associated with maintaining turf and woody/herbaceous plants in landscape. Relationship of those tasks to preparation/ justification of labor, equipment, and supply budgets. Labs, demonstrations, hands-on experiences asociated with science and technically-based landscape maintenance/operations.

HSCI 5993. Directed Studies. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading or study.

HSCI 5994. Directed Research. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) HSCI 8112. Historiography of Science, Technology, and Medicine . (3 cr; A-F only)
Models of practice, different schools. Work of representative historians of science, technology, and medicine.

For advanced graduate students; topics in development of physical sciences since 1800.

HORT 5023. Public Garden Management. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Overview of knowledge/skills necessary to manage a public garden. History of public gardens. Development of mission and vision. Planning and design. Operations. Education and research. Fund raising, business management, personnel, marketing, conservation.

HSCI 8113. Research Methods in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. (3 cr; A-F only. =HMED 8113)
Introduction to sources, methods, and problems of research in history of science, technology, and medicine. Preparation of major research paper under faculty supervision.

For advanced graduate students; topics in development of natural, biological, and medical sciences from Aristotle to the present.

HSCI 8930. Seminar: History of Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

For advanced graduate students; topics in development of technology from ancient times to the present.

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HORT 5031. Organic Viticulture and Fruit Production. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[1001, 3005] or #) HORT 8023. Evolution of Crop Plants. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq9 grad cr in ag or bio sciences)
Origin, distribution, and evolution of cultivated plants; implication of the effects of evolutionary processes on crop breeding for needs of people today.

HUMF 5211. Human Factors and Work Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =IE 5511, ME 5211)

Principles of fruit production. Temperature fruit crops. Integrated management of fruit cropping systems. Site selection, cultural management practices, taxonomic classification, physiological/environmental control of plant development. Writing.

HORT 5032. Organic Vegetable Production. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3005, ENT 3005, PLPA 2001, SOIL 2125] or #)

HORT 8040. Horticultural Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad major in agro or applied plnt sciences or hort or plnt brdg or plnt path or soil or #)
Reports and discussions of problems and investigational work.

Human factors engineering (ergonomics), methods engineering, work measurement. Displays, controls, instrument layout, supervisory control. Anthropometry, work physiology, biomechanics. Noise, illumination, toxicology. Operations analysis, motion study, time standards.

HUMF 5722. Human Factors Psychology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Integrated management of vegetable cropping. Site selection/environment, seed/stand establishment, cultural management, commodity use, handling. Types of vegetable cultivars. Breeding, physiological/ environmental control.

HORT 8044. Manipulation of Plant Growth and Reproduction. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPBio 5412)
Impact of environmental and genetic factors on crop growth, development, and reproduction. Emphasis on whole plant physiology and plant response to the environment as determined by genotype and its manipulation for the purpose of producing a crop. Lectures, discussion of current literature, and projects.

Psychological principles that underlie human interactions with technological systems. Techniques/ methodologies to assess faulty/incorrect system design. Emphasizes human-centered approaches. Rigorous evaluation of human-machine interaction.

HORT 5051. Floriculture Crop Production. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1001, 1015, 3002)
Propagation, production, and use of floral crops. Emphasizes bedding plants, perennials, and cut flowers. Growing, marketing, and using herbaceous plants. Cultural practices. Manipulation of environment for growth/quality. Lab, field trips.

HUMF 8001. Special Topics: Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEnrollment in good standing, grad HumF minor)
Survey course in human factors/ergonomics, an interdisciplinary science concerned with interaction of performance and behavior with design factors in performance environment. Concepts, methods, empirical findings, different systems applications, and current research. Topics vary.

HORT 5052. Specialty Greenhouse Crop Production. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1001, 1015, 3002)
Media management, insect/disease control, management of annual versus perennial plant production systems. Soil modification, seed germination, transplanting, scheduling, weed control, fertilization/irrigation. Environment management, hydroponic solution management, pest management in closed environment. Post-harvest management/ care, drying/dying procedures. Consumer surveys at Minneapolis and St. Paul farmers markets.

HORT 8045. Plant Responses to Environmental Stresses. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBioC 3021 or BioC 4331, PBio 5412)
Examined from molecular to organismal levels.

HORT 8090. Graduate Horticultural Research. (1-12 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Conduct literature, lab, and/or field research with horticultural plants and cropping systems.

HUMF 8002. Proseminar in Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in good standing, grad HumF minor)
Issues and concerns tailored to interests of faculty and students regarding human factors/ergonomics, an interdisciplinary science concerned with interaction of performance and behavior with design factors in performance environment.

HORT 8201. Plant Breeding Principles I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AGRO 8201. PrereqStat 5301 or equiv)

HORT 5071. Restoration and Reclamation Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[One college course in ecology, one college course in [plant science or botany]] or #)

Principles and current methods involved in breeding agronomic and horticultural crops. Use of genotype/ environment data to increase genetic gain, population improvement, parent building, alternative selection strategies, breeding for special traits, and new approaches. Part of a two-semester sequence including Agro 8202.

HUMF 8541. Decision Support Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =IE 8541. PrereqUndergradlevel computer programming course or #; programming skills recommended)

Ecological/physiological concepts for revegetation of grasslands, wetlands, forests, and landscapes. Plant selection, stand establishment/evaluation. State/federal programs that administer restoration/reclamation. Field trips.

HORT 8270. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. =AGRO 8270. PrereqGrad major in [hort or applied plant sciences or ent or agro or plnt brdg or plnt path or soil] or #)

Students build a decision support system for a problem of their choice. How to identify appropriate problems. Styles of DSSs, evaluating their effectiveness.

HORT 5090. Directed Studies. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8 cr upper div Hort courses, #)

Reports/discussions on problems, investigation work.

In-depth exploration of concepts, technology, materials, or programs in specific area to expand professional competency/self-confidence. Planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating knowledge obtained from formal education and from experience.

HORT 8280. Current Topics in Applied Plant Sciences. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad major in [hort or applied plnt sciences or ent or agro or plnt brdg or plnt path or soil] or #)
Topics presented by faculty or visiting scientists.

Human Resource Development (HRD)

Department of Work and Human Resource Education

College of Education and Human Development

HRD 5101. Foundations of Human Resource Development. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) HRD 5102. Economic Foundation of Human Resource Development. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101)
Introduction to human resource development as a field of study and practice.

HORT 5131. Student Organic Farm Planning, Growing, and Marketing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AGRO 3131, AGRO 5131, HORT 3131. Prereq1001 or AGRO 1101 or AGRO 1103 or BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or #)

HORT 8305. Physiological Ecology of Plants in Natural and Managed Ecosystems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =AGRO 8305. PrereqBiol 1009, Biol 12011202, BioC 3000)

Students plan/implement cropping/marketing strategies for organic produce/flowers from Student Organic Farm on St. Paul campus.

Introduction to plants and their reactions and responses in managed and natural ecosystems, including carbon and nitrogen allocation, root biology, microbial interaction, secondary metabolism, and plant response to biotic and abiotic stress.

HORT 8005. Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. =AGRO 8005, BBE 8005, PLPA 8005, SOIL 8005. Prereq#)

HORT 8900. Advanced Discussions. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. =AGRO 8900. Prereq#)

Introduction to economics as a core discipline supporting the theory and practice of human resource development.

Special workshops or courses in applied plant sciences.

Classroom or extension teaching experience in one of the following departments: Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Horticultural Science; Plant Pathology; or Soil, Water, and Climate. Participation in discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop personal teaching philosophy.

Human Factors (HUMF)

School of Kinesiology

HRD 5103. Psychological Foundation of Human Resource Development. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101)
Introduction to psychology as a core discipline supporting the theory and practice of human resource development.

College of Education and Human Development

HUMF 5001. Foundations of Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =KIN 5001. PrereqEnrollment in good standing, grad HumF minor)
Variability in human performance as influenced by interaction with designs of machines and tools, computers and software, complex technological systems, jobs and working conditions, organizations, and sociotechnical institutions. Conceptual, empirical, practical aspects of human factors/ergonomics.

HRD 5104. Systems Foundation of Human Resource Development. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101)

HORT 8007. Extension Horticulture Practicum. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq9 grad cr in [ag or bio] science, #)
Selected activities that may include development of an extension fact sheet, assistance in Dial-U Clinic, or preparation of a workshop or short course.

Introduction to system theory as a core discipline supporting the theory and practice of human resource development.

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HRD 5105. Strategic Planning through Human Resources. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5001 or 5101, 5102, 5103, 5104) HRD 5496. International Field Study in Human Resource Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001) HRIR 5022. Managing Diversity. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCSOM upper div undergrad major grad)
Ways to effectively manage increasingly diverse workforce. Human resource practices examined with respect to diversity. How to incorporate diversity into decision making to enhance organizational performance.

The theory and practice of strategically developing, utilizing, and aligning human resources as a major contributor to organizational and quality improvement success.

Field study of the organization development, personnel training and development, career development, and quality improvement theories and practices in a selected nation.

HRD 5106. Evaluation in Human Resource Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HRD 5624. Sales Training. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Evaluation of human resource development efforts from the perspective of impact on organizations, work processes, and individuals, plus follow-up decisions.

Strategies and techniques for developing effective sales people.

HRD 5111. Facilitation and Meeting Skills. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HRD 5625. Technical Skills Training. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Analyzing technical skills training practices in business and industry. Systems and process analysis and trouble-shooting of work behavior; design methods and developing training materials.

HRIR 5023. Employment and Labor Law for the HRIR Professional. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq[[At least 60 sem cr or 75 qtr cr], 2.00 GPA] or grad student or #)
Application of statutes and case law to work settings. Civil rights and equal opportunity. Discrimination and harassment. Compensation and benefits. Employee protection and privacy, labor relations. Emphasizes application and ability to recognize legal aspects of HRIR issues.

Introduction to the disciplines of planning and running effective meetings. Tools and methods for meeting management and evaluation are presented within the context of organization development.

HRD 5196. Internship: Human Resource Development. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5001, 5201 or 5301)

HRD 5626. Customer Service Training. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Students apply and contract for human resource development positions. Contracts describe specific HRD responsibilities to be fulfilled during internship and theory-to-practice learning outcomes.

Overview of customer service strategies used by successful organizations and training practices used to develop customer-oriented personnel.

HRIR 5024. Employee Performance: Appraisal and Management. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq CSOM upper div undergrad major grad)
How employee performance is organized, appraised, and managed to achieve organizational/individual performance goals. Job design standards, employee appraisal systems, worker satisfaction.

HRD 5627. Management and Supervisory Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HRD 5201. Training and Development of Human Resources. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Training/development of human resources in organizations. Process phases of analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

Problems, practices, programs, and methodologies relating to the training and development of managers and supervisors, including needed competencies, needs assessment, delivery modes, and evaluation.

HRD 5770. Special Topics in Human Resource Development. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) HRD 5802. Educatiion and Human Resource Development Through Tourism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

HRIR 5025. Comparative and International Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad majors must register A-F)
Emergence, evolution, structures, functions, current challenges of labor movements in industrialized societies. Critical differences in key human resource management practices. Industrial relations systems, collective bargaining in comparative perspective. International Labor Organization.

HRD 5202. Training on the Internet. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Major concepts, skills, and techniques for giving and receiving training on the Internet.

Issues, methods, and knowledge in HRD areas. Topics vary.

HRD 5301. Organization Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to major concepts, skills, and techniques for organization development/change.

Policies/practices of education and human resource development in tourism industry.

HRD 5302. Managing Work Teams in Business and Industry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2 core courses in HRD)

HRD 5821. Diversity Issues and Practices in Work, Community, and Family Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

HRIR 5026. Innovative HR Leadership in the Context of Change and Uncertainty. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[At least 60 cr], 2.00 GPA] or grad student or %; grad majors must register A-F)
Overview of leadership in managing human resources. Historical evolution. Major theories/models. Principles of effective HR leadership in practice. Effects of uncertainty/change on leadership style/practice. HR leadership as powerful management tool.

Frameworks and strategies for developing effective work teams. Skill development in facilitating resolution of conflicts in organizations. Provides foundational information as well as practical applications for participants (upper-level and graduate students) to become small team leaders.

Nature of diverse populations and their unique learning and training needs, exemplary programs, and collaborative efforts among persons representing work, community, and family settings.

HRIR 5028. Leadership and Personal Development. (2 cr; A-F only)

HRD 5405. Quality Improvement Through Human Resources. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [5201, 5301] or #)

HRD 8201. Advanced Training and Development of Human Resources. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5201)
Personnel training/development research. Critical review of selected/innovative practices.

Effective/ethical leadership. Leadership theory. Personal leadership strengths/vulnerabilities. Exercises, role playing, giving/receiving feedback. Students create leadership development plan.

Quality management, productivity improvement theory/practice from a human resource perspective. Organization development/training as integral components of quality improvement. HR role within quality standards. History of quality improvement, contributions of major leaders.

HRD 8301. Advanced Organization Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5301)

Organization development research. Critical review of selected, innovative practices.

HRIR 5054. Public Policies on Employee Benefits: Social Safety Nets. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad in micro economics; HRIR grad majors must register A-F)

HRD 5408. International Human Resource Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Problems, practices, programs, theories, and methodologies in human resource development as practiced internationally.

Human Resources and Industrial Relations (HRIR)

Industrial Relations Center

Analysis of social safety nets through governmentmandated employee benefits: workers compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, health insurance. Rationale for social safety nets. Administration/evaluation of existing programs. Effects on worker well-being and on behavior of employers/workers. Need for reform.

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

HRIR 5000. Topics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt) HRIR 5021. Systems of Conflict and Dispute Resolution. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div undergrad or grad major; HRIR students contact instructor before registering)
Conflict settlement in interpersonal, work-related, community, business, and international settings. Lectures, discussions, observations of actual dispute resolution sessions, exercises. Students participate in simulations.

HRIR 5061. Public Policies on Work and Pay. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Analysis of public policies regarding employment, unions, and labor markets. Public programs affecting wages, unemployment, training, worker mobility, security, and quality of work life. Policy implications of the changing nature of work.

HRD 5409. Planning and Decision-Making Skills. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduction to the disciplines of planning and decision making typically used in process improvement interventions. Tools and methods for facilitating group decisions and problem solving.

HRD 5410. Survey of Research Methods and Emerging Research in Human Resource Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [Registered, in attendance] at conference of Academy of HRD)

HRIR 5062. Personnel Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[ECON 1101, at least 60 sem cr, 2.00 GPA] or HRIR grad major)

Application of economic tools to problems in human resources and industrial relations. Human capital/ training. Incentives, information. Hiring, turnover.

Role of research in HRD. Standards/criteria for evaluating research, critique of conference research papers, identification of emerging research themes. Offered in conjunction with the annual conference of Academy of HRD.

HRIR 5991. Independent Study in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq% or #)
Individual readings or research topics.

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HRIR 8000. Graduate Topics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHRIR MA student or Sch Mgmt approval; grad majors must enroll A-F only) HRIR 8001. Business Principles for the HRIR Professional. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Econ 1101 or equiv], grad HRIR major) HRIR 8031. Staffing, Training, and Development. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPsy 1001, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Introduction to staffing processes (recruitment, selection, promotion, demotion, transfer, dismissal, layoff, retirement); training development theory and techniques as mechanisms for influencing individual and organizational outcomes, such as performance, satisfaction, and climate.

HRIR 8045. Organizational Development, HR Metrics, and the Balanced Scorecard. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8041 or #], [grad HRIR major or %])
Nature/conduct of organizational change. Enhancing organizational effectiveness, improving quality of work life, increasing productivity, and facilitating problem solving through diagnostics, interventions, metrics, and scorecards. Intervention/evaluation strategies/processes. HR professional as consultant.

Selected graduate topics of current relevance to human resource management and industrial relations.

Nature/functions of business corporations. Role of HRIR in business. Markets, competition, profitability, employment, investment. Introduction to finance/ accounting. Global business pressures and HRIR. Trends for future.

HRIR 8032. Staffing and Selection: Strategic and Operational Concerns. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8031, HRIR grad student] or %; HRIR grad students must register A/F)

HRIR 8011. Using Data and Metrics in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad HRIR major or %)
Theory/applications of methods of data analysis for using data in HRIR decision-making. Descriptive/ inferential statistics, especially hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. Regression analysis. Identification of appropriate techniques. Avoiding unreliable inferences. Introduction to HRIR metrics.

Theory/practice related to staffing decisions (recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, dismissal, layoff, retirement) in organizations. Legal environment in which staffing decisions are made. Staffing from strategic/organizational perspectives.

HRIR 8051. Compensation and Benefits. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 1101, Econ 1102, Psy 1001 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Economic and behavioral theory and research on pay program applications. Effect of laws and regulations on pay. Work design, job analysis, and job evaluation. Performance measurement and evaluation. Incentive programs. Managerial and executive compensation. Comparative perspectives. Costing and forecasting.

HRIR 8033. Employee Training: Creating a Learning Organization. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [8031, HRIR grad student] or %; HRIR grad students must register A/F)
Theory, research, practice related to design/implement employee training programs. Instructional design, training techniques, transfer of training, program evaluation/costing. Role of employees, firm policies/ practices in training.

HRIR 8052. Compensation Theory and Applications. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8051 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Relationship between economic and psychological theories and the design and operation of compensation programs. Demographic influences on compensation program outcomes. Statistical analysis applied to pay program design and administration. Global pay variations. Current pay issues and controversies.

HRIR 8012. Applied Quantitative Methods in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8011, grad HRIR major] or %; grad majors must register A/F)
Evaluation of applied statistical research in human resources and industrial relations. Appropriate statistical inferences/applications. Sampling issues, multiple regression, advanced topics.

HRIR 8034. Employee Development: Creating a Competitive Advantage. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8031 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Career development and planning, employee and management development techniques, and organizational and employee concerns related to mobility, job stress, balancing work and family, obsolescence and plateauing, and cross-cultural assignments.

HRIR 8013. Research Methods in Social and Labor Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PA 8386. Prereq8011, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Application of social science research methods to public policy issues.

HRIR 8053. Employer-Sponsored Employee Benefit Programs. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8011, 8051 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

HRIR 8014. Human Resource Information Systems. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

Hardware and database fundamentals, software applications, security issues, vendor evaluation, system and software development and design issues, and strategies for gaining user acceptance.

HRIR 8041. Design and Management of Organizations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 1101, Econ 1102, Psy 1001 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Introduction to micro through macro organizational issues at individual, dyadic, group, organizational, and environmental levels; their implications for organizational design, control, coordination, and development.

Design and administration of nonmandatory compensation benefit programs: medical expense insurance, pensions, profit sharing plans, disability, and other employee benefits. Effects of providing benefits on workers incentives with regard to performance, acquisition and maintenance of human capital, mobility, and risk sharing.

HRIR 8061. Introduction to Labor Market Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 1101, Econ 1102 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

HRIR 8021. Introduction to Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HRIR 3021. Prereq=: 3021; Econ 1101, Econ 1102, Psy 1001, %; grad HRIR majors must enroll A-F only)
Human resource management in contexts of labor markets and organizations. Valuing, employing, developing, motivating, and maintaining human resources in an industrial society. Staffing, training, and development; organizational behavior and theory; compensation and benefits; labor market analysis; and labor relations and collective bargaining.

HRIR 8042. Organizational Structure and Performance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8041 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must register A-F)
How different organizational practices (e.g., employee empowerment, job enrichment, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, individual incentives, information sharing, integration mechanisms) affect organizations in their competitiveness, profitability, workplace safety, employment stability, and wages. Coherence of system of organizational practices.

Labor supply and demand analysis, its international dimensions; determination of wages, employment and unemployment; accumulation of human capital and investment in education and training; government regulation in areas of discrimination and workplace safety; role of unions in wage determination.

HRIR 8062. Human Resource Strategy and Planning. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8061 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Case studies used to diagnose strategy.

HRIR 8022. Field Project. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8011, 8031, 8041, 8051, 8061, 8071, grad HRIR major] or %; grad majors must register A/F, must have instructors consent to drop course)
Teams formulate and execute study of actual business problem faced by business, non-profit, or governmental organization, generally in Twin Cities.

HRIR 8043. Comparative Organizations and HRM Systems. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8041 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must register A/F)

HRIR 8063. Human Resources and Organizational Performance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PA 8105. Prereq8061 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

HRIR 8023. International Human Resource Management. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad HRIR major or %)

Strategies for effective management. Analysis of cross-cultural differences in values, norms, and practices, and how they affect organizational behavior/ performance. Implications for designing HR practices in multinational organizations and international contexts.

Variations in organizational practices related to variations in ownership (profit, nonprofit, government, cooperatives), economic systems, culture, technology, market structure, etc. Organizational practices: employee empowerment, job enrichment, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, individual incentives, information sharing, integration mechanisms, and international comparisons.

Impact of human resource policies and practices on organizational productivity and effectiveness. Role of government, unions, and private sector institutions on organizational effectiveness.

HRIR 8064. Topics in Micro Labor Market Analysis. (2-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8061 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

HRIR 8044. Motivation and Work Behavior in Contemporary Organizations. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8041 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
In-depth study of major topics in microlevel organizational behavior. Accountability, organization citizenship behaviors, forms of organizational attachment, motivation, and issues of equity and justice.

May include micro aspects of unemployment, implicit contracts and efficiency wages, investment in human capital, occupational choice, job search, job matching and turnover, migration, labor force participation, and government program evaluation.

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HRIR 8065. Topics in Macro Labor Market Analysis. (2-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8061 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
May include theories of unemployment based on sectoral shocks, theories of wage rigidity, efficiency wage theories, interindustry wage structure, role of labor market in resource allocation, and effects of government intervention in labor market.

HRIR 8241. Organizational Behavior Foundations of High-Impact HRIR. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHRIR grad major or %)

Psychological aspects of individual/group behavior in organizations. Individual motivation, attitudes and job satisfaction. Leadership. Organization design/culture. Impacts on HRIR decisions/outcomes. Solutions/ approaches to problems in organizations at micro/ macro levels.

HRIR 8860. Seminar: Analysis of Current Labor Market Theory and Empirical Research. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8061 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Functions and operations of labor markets, theory, and research.

HRIR 8071. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEcon 1101, Econ 1102 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Evolution of U.S. labor unions and public policy, bargaining environment and structure, goals and negotiations, contract administration and results. International comparisons, labor-management cooperation, and newly emerging issues.

HRIR 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) HRIR 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) HRIR 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) HRIR 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) HRIR 8811. Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (2-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq HRIR core or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
General linear model and its assumptions and violations; simultaneous equations; pooling crosssection and time series; limited qualitative dependent variable models; sample selection models; hazard models. Emphasizes application to human resources and industrial relations.

HRIR 8870. Seminar: Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8071 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Analysis of contemporary theoretical and empirical research.

HRIR 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) HRIR 8991. Independent Study in Human Resources and Industrial Relations. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Individual readings and/or research projects.

HRIR 8072. Labor Movements in a Changing World. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8071 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Labor movement philosophies. Critical evaluation of labor movement growth and adjustment to environmental change. Domestic and international perspectives of labor movement innovations.

Industrial Engineering (IE)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

HRIR 8073. Dispute Resolution: Labor Arbitration. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8071 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

Institute of Technology
IE 5080. Topics in Industrial Engineering. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student)

Arbitration to resolve grievances and impasses arising out of the collective bargaining agreements administration and negotiation. Arbitration law and legal issues, procedures and practices, case presentation, management rights, discipline and discharge, evidence, contract language interpretation, and remedies. Newly emerging approaches.

Topics vary each semester.

IE 5111. Systems Engineering I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student)
Overview of systems-level thinking/techniques in context of an integrated, design-oriented framework. Elements of systems engineering process, including lifecycle, concurrent, and global engineering. Framework for engineering large-scale, complex systems. How specific techniques fit into framework.

HRIR 8074. Labor-Management Negotiations. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8071 or #, grad HRIR major or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

Analysis of the nature of negotiations with applications to private and public sector collective bargaining. Nature of conflict and dilemma between competition and cooperation. Determinants of bargaining strategies, tactics, outcomes, and impasses. Newly emerging issues.

HRIR 8812. Seminar: Human Resources and Industrial Relations Research Methodology. (2-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Application in research projects.

IE 5112. Introduction to Operations Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Math 2243 or Math 2373 or equiv], [one semester of probability or statistics], [IT upper div or grad student])

HRIR 8101. HRIR in Practice: Strategy, Execution, and Ethics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001, 8031, 8051, 8071, 8141, 8241, HRIR grad major)
Types of strategies. Developing/executing HRIR strategies. Project management. Ethical frameworks, issues, and considerations in HRIR.

HRIR 8821. Seminar: Human Resources and Industrial Relations Systems. (1-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHRIR core or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)

HRIR 8102. Capstone Project. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001, 8011, 8031, 8051, 8071, 8141, 8241, grad HRIR major)

Thought and research in the field. Investigating, integrating, and synthesizing more traditional related disciplines, theories, and research into interdisciplinary body of knowledge concerned with human resource and industrial relations problems and employment relationships.

Survey of Operations Research models/methods in deterministic/stochastic settings. Linear programming, integer programming, networks, forecasting, Markov chains, and queuing systems. Examples from various application areas, such as systems engineering, logistics, design, and project management.

IE 5113. Systems Engineering II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5111, a course on basic probability, [IT upper div or grad student])

Application of related knowledge, concepts, and methods to a practical problem in human resources and industrial relations. Benchmarking of related best practices in research and in practice. Full development, analysis, and proposed recommendations for implementation or improvement of the selected problem.

HRIR 8830. Seminar: Staffing, Training, and Development. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8031 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Concepts, problems, and research.

Systems engineering thinking/techniques presented in 5111. Hands-on techniques applied to specific problems. Topics pertinent to effectiveness of design process. Practices and organizational/reward structure to support collaborative, globally distributed design team.

HRIR 8141. Organizational Theory Foundations of High-Impact HRIR. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [8001, HRIR MA student] or %)
Economic aspects of individual/group behavior in organizations. Individual/collective rationality, information, incentives, coordination problems, contracts. Impacts on HRIR decisions/outcomes. Solutions/approaches to problems in organizations at micro/macro levels.

HRIR 8840. Seminar: Organization Theory and Behavior. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8041 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only) HRIR 8850. Seminar: Compensation and Reward. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8051 or #, HRIR PhD student or %; grad majors must enroll A-F only)
Relevant theoretical models; formulation of research into compensation and reward issues.

IE 5441. Engineering Cost Accounting and Cost Control. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)
Financial accounting, managerial accounting, engineering economics. Preparing financial statements, handling accounts payable/receivable, inventories, depreciation. Financing sources, capital cost/structure. Time value of money and of risk in managerial decision making. Design of cost accounting system and activity-based accounting.

Application in human resources and industrial relations research/practice.

IE 5511. Human Factors and Work Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =HUMF 5211, ME 5211. PrereqUpper div IT or grad student)
Human factors engineering (ergonomics), methods engineering, and work measurement. Human-machine interface: displays, controls, instrument layout, and supervisory control. Anthropometry, work physiology and biomechanics. Work environmental factors: noise, illumination, toxicology. Methods engineering, including operations analysis, motion study, and time standards.

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IE 5512. Applied Ergonomics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUpper div IT or grad student, 5511)
engineering. Experimental design for simulation. Selecting input distributions, evaluating simulation output.

Small groups of students work on practical ergonomic problems in local industrial firms. Projects cover a variety of ergonomic issues: workstation design, equipment and tool design, back injuries and material handling, cumulative trauma disorders, illumination and noise, and safety.

IE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) IE 8794. Industrial Engineering Research. (1-6 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed research.

IE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) IE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) IE 8531. Discrete Optimization. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics in integer programming and combinatorial optimization. Formulation of models, branch-andbound. Cutting plane and branch-and-cut algorithms. Polyhedral combinatorics. Heuristic approaches. Introduction to computational complexity.

IE 5513. Engineering Safety. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUpper div IT or grad student)

IE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) IE 8951. Plan B Course. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Structured environment in which students can complete M.S. Plan B project. Structured environment in which students can complete M.S. Plan B project.

Occupational, health, and product safety. Standards, laws, and regulations. Hazards and their engineering control, including general principles, tools and machines, mechanics and structures, electrical safety, materials handling, fire safety, and chemicals. Human behavior and safety, procedures and training, warnings and instructions.

IE 8953. Plan B. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8951)

IE 5522. Quality Engineering and Reliability. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4521 or equiv], [upper div or grad student or CNR])
Quality engineering/management, economics of quality, statistical process control design of experiments, reliability, maintainability, availability.

IE 8532. Stochastic Processes and Queuing Systems. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4521 or equiv)

Introduction to stochastic modeling and processes. Random variables, discrete and continuous Markov chains, renewal processes, queuing systems, Brownian motion, and elements of reliability and stochastic simulation. Applications to design, planning, and control of manufacturing and production systems.

Information and Decision Sciences (IDSC)

Department of Information and Decision Sciences

IE 5531. Engineering Optimization I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student or CNR)
Linear programming, simplex method, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, interior point methods, integer programming, branch/bound/dynamic programming. Emphasizes applications in production/logistics, including resource allocation, transportation, facility location, networks/flows, scheduling, production planning.

IE 8533. Advanced Stochastic Processes and Queuing Systems. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8532 or #)
Renewal/generative processes, Markov/semi-Markov processes, martingales, queuing theory, queuing networks, computational methods, fluid models, Brownian motion.

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

IDSC 8003. Accounting and Information Systems. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqMAcc student)
IS/IT infrastructure assessment methods, technology solutions, management issues. Digital data sources. Systems design in accounting and financial reporting information systems. Internal control requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Experiential learning, hands-on use of accounting enterprise software other packages.

IE 5541. Project Management. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student)
Introduction to engineering project management. Analytical methods of selecting, organizing, budgeting, scheduling, and controlling projects, including risk management, team leadership, and program management.

IE 8534. Advanced Topics in Operations Research. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5531, 8532)

Special topics determined by instructor. Examples include Markov decision processes, stochastic programming, integer/combinatorial optimization, and queueing networks.

IDSC 8511. Conceptual Topics and Research Methods in Information and Decision Sciences. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

IE 5545. Decision Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4521 or equiv)

IE 8538. Advanced Topics in Information Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8541, collegelevel computer programming course)
Decision support methods. Case studies of specific systems. Methods for testing usability/performance. Trust/over-reliance, their impact on system performance. System-level issues, general planning, design, information analysis, problem paradigms. How to frame problems. Techniques to combine engineering and information technology.

Normative theories of decision making. Emphasizes structuring of hard decision problems arising in business and public policy contexts. Decision trees, expected utility theory, screening prospects by dominance, assessment of subjective probability, multiple attribute utility, analytic hierarchy process, benchmarking with data envelopment analysis, basics of game theory.

Relationships to underlying disciplines; major research streams; seminal articles, survey literature, and major researchers. Provides framework for organizing knowledge about information and decision sciences.

IDSC 8521. System Development. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

IE 5551. Production Planning and Inventory Control. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCNR or upper div or grad student)
Inventory control, supply chain management, demand forecasting, capacity planning, aggregate production and material requirement planning, operations scheduling, and shop floor control. Quantitative models used to support decisions. Implications of emerging information technologies and of electronic commerce for supply chain management and factory operation.

IE 8541. Decision Support Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =HUMF 8541)

Decision Support Systems (DSSs) to assist people in making better decisions, interpreting complex information, and managing complex situations safely/ effectively. Principles of human-centered design, cognitive engineering, and evaluation. Applications in projects of students own choosing.

Why it is hard to develop efficient/effective information systems, what can be done to improve situation. Defining efficiency/effectiveness in development process and in systems. Producing/ evaluating artifacts (constructs, models, methods, tools) that enable more efficient/effective information systems to be developed.

IDSC 8711. Cognitive Science. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Empirically based concepts of knowledge and reason, mental representation and conceptual systems that guide problem solving and decision making. Computational metaphor of mind drawn from psychology, computer science, linguistics, anthropology, and philosophy. Implications for understanding of knowledge work.

IE 8552. Advanced Topics in Production, Inventory, and Distribution Systems. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5551)

IE 5552. Design and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student)

Flow lines, assembly systems, cellular manufacturing systems, and flexible manufacturing systems. Emphasis is on methodologies for modeling, analysis and optimization. Lead time analysis, capacity and workload allocation, scheduling and shop floor control, work-in-process management, facilities planning and layout, and information management.

Cutting edge research issues in production, inventory, and distribution systems. Topics vary: stochastic models of manufacturing systems, stochastic inventory theory, multi-echelon inventory systems and supply chains, supplier-retailer and supplier-manufacturer coordination, supplier and warehouse networks, business logistics, transportation.

IDSC 8721. Behavioral Decision Theory. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)

IE 5553. Simulation. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Upper div or grad student; familiarity with probability/statistics recommended)

Discrete event simulation. Using integrated simulation/ animation environment to create, analyze, and evaluate realistic models for various industry settings, including manufacturing/service operations and systems

IE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) IE 8773. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Recent developments.

Traditional/current research. Major models/ methodologies. Issues of preference, judgment, and choice under conditions of certainty/uncertainty. Seminar format.

IDSC 8722. Heuristic Decision Making. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness Admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)

IE 8774. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8773)

Recent developments.

How decisions are made, how knowledge is stored/ used, how knowledge of variability/feedback influence decisions. Decisions at strategic, operational, individual level. Exceptional performance, pathologies of decision making. Basis for best practice. How knowledge is managed in decisions, decision failure. Folly, normal accidents, decision problems in which individuals manipulate information to influence/ deceive others.

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IDSC 8800. Research Seminar in Information and Decision Sciences. (4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #) ISE 5202. Traffic Engineering Management. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)

Innovation Studies (IS)

College of Continuing Educatio
IS 5001. Introduction to Innovation Studies. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)
Key concepts/models from sociology, futures study, and business. Innovative, team leadership stratgies. Definition/application of just-in-time concept. Lifelong self-improvement skills.

Topics, which vary by semester, are selected from new areas of research, research methods, and significant issues.

Identification and effective use of traffic control devices. Automated method of characterizing/assessing traffic flow. Evaluation/improvement of geometric features.

IDSC 8801. Research Seminar in Information and Decision Sciences. (2 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness Admin PhD student or #)
New areas of research, research methods, issues.

ISE 5301. Bridge Management Maintenance and Rehabilitation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Structural/functional evaluation of steel, concrete, and timber bridges. Distress identification. Modes of failure, including fatigue, corrosion, and foundation erosion (scour). Preventative/reactive maintenance techniques. Rehabilitation design/construction.

IDSC 8892. Readings in Information and Decision Sciences. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Readings useful to a students individual program and objectives that are not available through regular courses.

IS 5002. Final Project for Innovation Studies. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Completion of IS requirements, %)

IDSC 8894. Graduate Research in Information and Decision Sciences. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to students program and objectives.

ISE 5302. Critical Infrastructure Security and Protection. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqISE grad student or #)

Either an internship in an organization or a hands-on study project on a contemporary issue or problem. Students apply expertise/ideas to a real-world situation.

Infrastructure Systems Engineering (ISE)

Center for the Development of Technological Leadership

Security challenges of protecting critical infrastructure, facilities, and built environment. Security, agility, and robustness/survivability of large-scale critical infrastructure that face new threats and unanticipated conditions. Systems risk analysis, engineering, economics, and public policy approaches to infrastructure security. Design/management of complex civil infrastructure systems.

IS 5100. Innovation Studies Seminar. (1-4 cr [max 24 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)
Innovation studies topics.

IS 5950. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)

Special interdisciplinary topics.

ISE 5401. Water Distribution Systems. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Components/design of water distribution systems. Methods of evaluation/management. Maintenance/ rehabilitation techniques.

Insurance and Risk Management (INS)

Industrial Relations Center

Institute of Technology
ISE 5101. Project Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)
Broad areas in project management and leadership. Emphasizes practical understanding of business/ engineering project management. Project planning, scheduling, controlling. Budgeting, staffing, task/cost control. Communicating with, motivating, leading, and managing conflict among team members. Lectures, discussions, exeriential exercises.

ISE 5402. Storm Water Management. (2 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

INS 5000. Personal Financial Planning 2: Tax and Estate Planning Techniques. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201)

Components/design of storm water collection systems. Methods of evaluation/management. Maintenance/ rehabilitation techniques.

ISE 5403. Water Treatment Systems. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)
Components/design of water treatment systems. Evaluation/management methods. Maintenance/ rehabilitation techniques.

In-depth treatment of estate planning and tax management techniques introduced in 5201. Charitiable giving, probate process, use of health care directives, durable powers of attorney, revocable/ irrevocable trusts, wills, asset distribution.

ISE 5104. Construction Estimating. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Methods for quantity take-offs. Identification of resources for price/availability information.

ISE 5500. Public Interactions. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)

ISE 5105. Computer Applications II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Application features in Excel, Visual Basic, and Web Authoring. Data reduction, data presentation, interactive Web calculations. Student projects.

Techniques for effective public communication. How to run a public hearing. Resources for publishing public notices. Sequence course, in three parts.

Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies (INAR)

College of Liberal Arts
INAR 5100. Topics in Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqInAr grad major or #)
Topics specified in the Class Schedule.

ISE 5501. Geographic Information Systems. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)
Introduction to geographic Information Systems (GIS) for infrastructure. GIS application domains, data models/sources, analysis methods, and output techniques. Lectures, readings, hands-on experience with GIS software.

ISE 5112. Infrastructure Systems Engineering Management. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Managing a public works infrastructure. Case studies of decision making in an environment of conflicting interests.

ISE 5113. Computer Applications in Infrastructure Systems Engineering. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Advanced application of computer tools/methods in infrastructure engineering problems. Spreadsheet Visual Basic programming, HTML, JAVA script.

ISE 5503. Financial Management in Public Organizations. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)

INAR 8004. Method and Theory in Archaeology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqInAr grad major or #)
Survey and evaluation of archaeological approaches to non-literary, material evidence for past human activities and societies.

ISE 5114. Pavement Management, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Concepts in network/project level pavement management for flexible/rigid pavements. Pavement distress identification/quantification. Functional/ structural evaluation. Identification of appropriate maintenance activities. Selection/design of rehabilitation alternatives.

Design, installation, and use of accounting/control systems in public organizations. Public accounting standards/practices, financial administration, financial reporting, debt management, budgeting, and contract/procurement management systems. Lecture, discussion, case analysis.

INAR 8100. Interdisciplinary Seminar. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqInAr grad major or #)
Review and evaluation of approaches to interdisciplinary research; themes vary. Leadership and research shared by staff, visitors, and students.

ISE 5504. Construction Law and Ethics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)
Ethical framework for responsible management of public works projects. Moral leadership, trust in public/private organizations, quality control.

INAR 8200. Directed Readings. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqInAr grad major or #) INAR 8300. Directed Research. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqInAr grad major or #) INAR 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) INAR 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

ISE 8105. Capstone Project. (1-2 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE student)

ISE 5201. Pavement Management Maintenance and Rehabilitation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)
Concepts in network/project-level pavement management for flexible/rigid pavements. Pavement distress identification/quantification. Functional/ structural evaluation. Identification of appropriate preventative/reactive maintenance activities. Selection/ design of rehabilitation alternatives.

Integrates knowledge from courses in Masters program with job experience. Students prepare proposal, conduct project, and report results in written and oral form. Project involves aspect of design, management, or operation of some feature of infrastructure.

ISE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser approval, DGS approval)

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INAR 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) INAR 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) INAR 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) ISG 8031. Cooperative Learning Practicum. (1 cr; A-F only. Prereq8021) ITAL 5550. Topics in 19th Century Italy. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqItal 3015 or #)

Cooperative learning techniques. Scenario planning, decision cases. Students develop/test cooperative learning exercises for environmental risk assessment based on their research experience in 8021. Linking research to teaching.

Italian (ITAL)
Department of French and Italian

Explores the literature and culture of Italy in the 19th century. Content will vary depending on the instructor. Topics and readings may include literary, critical, cultural, historical, and/or social issues, a specific author, a genre, or other topics of interest for the period. Specific content will be posted in the department and listed in the Course Guide.

ITAL 5609. World of Dante. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

ITAL 5201. Reading Italian Texts: Poetics, Rhetoric, Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ITAL 3201. Prereqgrad student or #)

Taught in English. Intensive reading of Dantes Inferno, Purgatorio, and Vita Nuova with emphasis on the personal, poetic, and political stakes of the journey of Dantes pilgrim through hell to the earthly paradise.

Interpersonal Relationships Research (IREL)

College of Education and Human Development
IREL 8001. Proseminar in Interpersonal Relationships Research. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad IRel minor)
Survey of major topics, including theoretical assumptions, methods, and samples of current research.

Rhetorical/poetic aspects of language and literature. Interpretive methods, theoretical concepts.

ITAL 5640. Topics in Italian Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqItal 3015)
Topics of interest in studies of Italian and/or Italian American culture of the 20th century. Topics and readings may include literary, critical, cultural, historical, and/or social issues, a specific author, a genre, or other topics . Content varies by instructor. Specific content posted in the department and in the Course Guide.

ITAL 5203. Italian Travelers: From the Enlightenment to the Present. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ITAL 3203. Prereqgrad student or #)
Literary representations of travel, migration, immigration, exile, and tourism in Italy, from Enlightenment to present.

ITAL 5209. Trecento Literature: Ruling the Canon. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015, 3201 or #)
Works of Boccaccio and Petrarch and their role in establishing the canon of Italian vernacular literature. Taught in English also as MeSt 5610.

ITAL 5806. Negotiating the Terms: Italian Film and Literature. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ITAL 3806. Prereqgrad student or #)
Cinematic representations of Italian literary texts. Basic tools of literary/film analysis. How both media impact Italian culture. Taught in English.

IREL 8021. Seminar: Statistical and Methodological Issues in Research on Dyadic Relationships. (3 cr; S-N only. PrereqGrad IRel minor, [one prior course in multiple regression or structural equation modeling], #)
Survey of topics in design/analysis of research on behavior in two-person interactions.

ITAL 5289. The Narrow Door: Women Writers and Feminist Practices in Italian Literature and Culture. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015)
Focuses on issues of gender, sexual difference, equality, and emancipation raised by Italian women writers and thinkers from the 19th century to the present.

ITAL 5970. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Meets unique requirements decided on by faculty member and student. Individual contracts list contact hours, number of credits, written and other work required.

IREL 8360. Seminar: Topics in Interpersonal Relationships Research. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad IRel minor or #)
Intensive study of topics.

ITAL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) ITAL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) ITAL 8992. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Requirements decided on by faculty member and student: contact hours, number of credits, written/other work.

Introduced Species and Genotypes (ISG)

ISG 5010. Risk Analysis for Introduced Species and Genotypes. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or [sr, #])
Analytic-deliberative model of Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA). Components of ERA. Risk characterization. Evaluation of risk management decision processes. Use-risk communication, multistakeholder deliberation techniques. Cases.

ITAL 5305. Staging the Self: Theater and Drama in Modern Italy. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ITAL 3305. Prereqgrad student or #)
Theatrical representations of the self in modern Italy. Focuses on issues of identity, gender, and class in theatrical works ranging from Alfieris Mirra, Pirandellos Enrico IV to Dacia Marainis Clyteminestra.

ITAL 5321. Italian Renaissance Epic. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015, 3201 or #)

Study of the narrative poems of Boiardo, Ariosto, and Tasso in the context of the fashioning of early modern Europe.

Japanese (JPN)
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

ISG 5020. Risk Analysis Modeling for Introduced Species and Genotypes. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq[5010 or equiv], #)

ITAL 5337. Nation and Narration: Writings in the 19th Century. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015)

College of Liberal Arts

JPN 5040. Readings in Japanese Texts. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq4042 or equiv or #)

Four-day workshop. Role/mechanics of mathematical modeling within ecological risk assessment. Integrated exercises, cases.

ISG 8001. Discussions in Introduced Species and Genotypes. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N only)

Introduces the construction of modern Italian national identity by examining the role that literature plays in this process. Works by Manzoni, Foscolo, Leopardi, Gioia, Verga, Serao, and Deledda studied in the context of a range of sociopolitical and cultural issues.

Forum for presentation of dissertation proposals, results from ISG practica, discussion of environmental risk assessment topics. Focuses on ongoing research or key publications on introduced species/genotypes.

ITAL 5401. Mondo di Dante. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3015, 3201 or #)

Students read authentic materials of various types to increase reading/speaking ability. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Intensive reading of Dantes Inferno, Purgatorio, and Vita Nuova with emphasis on Dantes linguistic and cultural contributions.

JPN 5071. Communicative Competence for Japan-Oriented Careers. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4041 or 4042 or #)

ISG 8021. Problem Solving Practicum in Risk Analysis. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. Prereq5010, 5020)

Students address real-world problems in environmental risk analysis of introduced species and genotypes, with faculty guidance and in consultation with public/ private partner, and apply societal deliberation and scientific/policy analysis.

ITAL 5502. Making of Modern Italy: From the Enlightenment to the Present. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =ITAL 3502. Prereqgrad student or #)
Italian literary, cultural, and symbolic practices, from Enlightenment to present.

Effective communication using spoken and written Japanese in contexts likely to be encountered by a career-oriented professional in Japan.

JPN 5251. History of the Japanese Language. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3032, 5451 or #)
Development of Japanese grammar from classical to the modern language.

JPN 5993. Directed Studies in Japanese. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Individual study with guidance of a faculty member.

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JPN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) JPN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) JPN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) JPN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) JPN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Journalism and Mass Communication (JOUR)

School of Journalism and Mass Communications

JOUR 5316. Theories of Visual Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqInstructor approval for non-jour majors or [3006, [jour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or approved ICP major or approved BIS major]] or Grad student)
Perspectives on study/analysis of visual communication. Message structure, systems of production, use of visual media. Contributions from sociology, anthropology, psychology, and history.

College of Liberal Arts

JOUR 5004. Advanced Information for Mass Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in M.A. in health journalism)

Messages, information, audiences, and storytelling. Search strategy and question analysis. Informal information sources. Libraries, electronic information, and data tools. Institutional sources. Interviews, polls, surveys, and evaluating information. Ethics and information for messages.

JOUR 5501. Communication and Public Opinion. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNon-jour major or jour major with course appr on prog plan or prejour with adviser approval)
Theories of communication, persuasion, attitude change. Functions of interpersonal/mediated communication in diffusion of information and in opinion formation.

JOUR 5101. Health Writing . (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[3004W or 3004V], [3101 or 3101H], 3121, [jour major or approved ICP major or BIS major or IDIM major]] or enrolled in MA in health journalism or grad student or #)
Overview/techniques of news reporting/writing. Complex health topics. Techniques of other forms of health writing, including health feature writing and health new media/communication.

JOUR 5541. Mass Communication and Public Health. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJour major or jour minor or grad major or IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major)

Jewish Studies (JWST)

Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

College of Liberal Arts

JWST 5013. Biblical Law and Jewish Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =JWST 3013W)
Significance of religious law in Judaism. Babylonian background of biblical law. Biblical creation of the person as a legal category. Rabbinic transformations of biblical norms. Covenant in Christianity/Islam. Contemporary Jewish literature/philosophy.

JOUR 5131. Capstone: In-Depth Reporting. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[[3004W or 3004V], [3101 or 3101H, 3121], [jour major or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major]] or grad student)
Techniques/issues of special project stories. Explanatory, investigative, civic, and literary or ethnographic journalism. Topics (e.g., civil rights, governmental malfeasance, health care problems) typically involved in these stories.

Intersection of mass media, public health, and behavior. Role of theory in understanding intended/ unintended campaign effect. Role of health journalism. Decisions that inform media-based interventions.

JOUR 5542. Theory-based Health Message Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEnrolled in MA in health journalism or grad student or Jour major or mass comm minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major or #)
Best practices for message design across media/ contexts. Students apply concepts to design health campaign messages that affect various audiences. Implications of theories of message engagement for current public health practice.

JWST 5111. Problems in Historiography and Representation of the Holocaust. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =HIST 5285. PrereqJwSt 3521 or RelS 3521 or #)
Focuses on issues connected with the Holocaust. Inclusiveness of other groups, Holocaust vs. .Shoah,. historiographical conflicts about perpetrators, an examination of the problems of representation in literature and art, problems of narrative theology after Auschwitz.

JOUR 5155. Capstone: Database Reporting. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[[3004W or 3004V], [3101 or 3101H], 3121, [jour major or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major]] or grad student)

Obtaining/analyzing digital data for computer-assisted reporting that can be published on various media platforms. Using spreadsheets/databases to manage information, find news stories, and produce maps/ graphics.

JOUR 5543. Public Health Campaign Evaluation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5541, [enrolled in MA in health journalism or grad student or jour major or mass comm minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major]] or #)
Draws upon the campaign evaluation literature. Recommendations on evaluation research design. Cross-sectional, experimental, and time-based designs. Focuses on summative efforts.

JWST 5112. Jewish Mysticism, Magic, and Kabbalah. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JWST 3112)

Mystical traditions from early rabbinic traditions to Zohar (Book of Splendor) in 13th century. Literature of heavenly ascent (Hekhalot, Merkavah), Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah), precursors of Zohar. the Bahir. Schools of Provence, Gerona, and Zohar. Tension between legal/mystical aspects, magical theurgic techniques, evolution of doctrine of Sefirot, mystical interpretation of Scripture, erotic dimension.

JOUR 5174. Capstone: Magazine Editing and Production. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[[3004W or 3004V], [3101 or 3101H], [3155 or 3173W or 3321 or 4302]], [jour major or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major]] or grad student)
Writing, editing, illustration, design, layout, and photocomposition of print or Web magazine. Emphasizes reporting, telling substantive stories. Students work in groups with varying specializations.

JOUR 5552. Law of Internet Communications. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNon-jour major or jour major with course appr on prog plan or [pre-jour with adviser approval])
Whether/how/which traditional media laws/ regulations apply to the Internet. Developing law of communication on Internet, global/ethical issues.

JWST 5115. Mishnah and Midrash in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =JWST 3115)

Jewish law studies as mirror of society and as way to actualize its value. Original socioreligious contexts, current applications. Biblical interpretations addressing moral, theological, legal, and literary problems.

JOUR 5195. Online Media Creation and Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JOUR 5195H, JOUR 8195. Prereq[3004V or 3004W, 3101, 3121, jour major] or #) JOUR 5195H. Online Media Creation and Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JOUR 5195, JOUR 8195. PrereqJour major, honors, #)

JOUR 5601W. History of Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major; IDL sections are open to non-majors; prereqs do not apply to IDL sections)
Development of American media, from beginnings in Europe to present day. Rise of film/radio/television/ Internet. Relation of communications development to political, economic, social trends.

JWST 5513. Scripture and Interpretation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =RELS 5513)

Concepts/development of online media products. Health news/informational opportunities in new media.

Idea of divine revelation, its impact upon religion/ literature. How history of Bibles creation, transmission, and interpretation help us think critically about role of idea of revelation in religious traditions. What is revelation? How does belief that a text is revealed affect the way it is read within the community for which it constitutes revelation?

Concepts/development of online media products. Health news and informational opportunities in new media.

JWST 5900. Topics in Jewish Studies. (3-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

JOUR 5251. Psychology of Advertising. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqjour maj or min or design comm or graphic pre-design or design comm or graph design or IDIM/ICP/BIS or #)

JOUR 5606W. Literary Aspects of Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ENGW 5606. PrereqJour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major; IDL sections are open to non-majors; prereqs do not apply to IDL sections)
Literary aspects of journalism as exemplified in, and influenced by, works of American/British writers, past/present. Lectures, discussions, weekly papers, critiques.

JWST 5992. Directed Readings. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Guided individual reading or study.

Psychological principles, research techniques, and applications in advertising/selling. Consumer attitudes/ behavior. Psychological mechanisms upon which effectiveness of advertisements/commercials depends.

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JOUR 5615. History of the Documentary. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNon-jour major or jour major with course appr on prog plan or pre-jour with adviser approval) JOUR 8003. The Changing Media Environment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJournalism graduate students)
Nonprofessional skills course. Prepares entering graduate students to work in the changing media environment, emphasizing its political, social, economic, legal, ethical and technological implications nationally and globally; students produce scholarly research about changing media.

Social history of photography, film, video. Informational, documentary, propaganda, and entertainment functions of visual communication. Rise/influence of visual media industries and of publicimage making.

JOUR 8203. Integration of Communication Strategies Across Media. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8200, 8201, 8202, strat comm MA grad major)

Concepts, analytical techniques, and methodologies used to plan communication strategies and implement communication campaigns utilizing a diverse range of media.

JOUR 5725. Management of Media Organizations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNonjour major or jour major with course appr on prog plan or prejour with adviser approval)

Introduction to concepts/principles of media management. Strategic planning, leadership, organizational strategies, ethical/legal issues. Working in teams. Balance sheets, income statements. Motivating/promoting people.

JOUR 8191. Health Journalism: Introduction to Health and Medical Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEnrolled in MA in health journalism or #)

JOUR 8204. Measuring the Effectiveness of Strategic Communication Campaigns. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8203, Strat Comm MA grad major)
Examination, evaluation, and application of concepts/ methods to evaluate effectiveness of strategic communication campaigns and their components.

Best practices in health/medical reporting in different formats/media. Story ideas that challenge conventional wisdom about health care. Elements of health beat. Narrative/investigative styles of journalism. Students do semester-long project.

JOUR 8205. Cases in Strategic Communication. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8203, strat comm MA grad major)
Case study analysis concerning development, implementation, and evaluation of communication strategies. Cases cover broad range of organizations, focus on such issues as brand introduction, brand reinforcement, revitalizations, crisis communication, issues management, and legal/ethical considerations.

JOUR 5771. Media Ethics: Principles and Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNon-jour major or [jour major, course appr on prog plan] or [pre-jour, adviser approval])

Connecting theoretical approaches to media ethics with real-life case studies. History of ethical standards in print, broadcast, photojournalism, public relations, and advertising. Making ethical judgments in complex situations.

JOUR 8192. Advanced Health Journalism: Computer-Assisted Reporting on Health. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEnrolled in MA in health journalism or #)

How to use data/databases to tell health news stories or help with health campaigns. Databases, how to access them. How to mine data for effective communication to consumer audience.

JOUR 5777. Contemporary Problems in Freedom of Speech and Press. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =LAW 6030. PrereqJour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major)
Legal/constitutional derivation of freedom of press/ speech. Emphasizes case law, statutes, judicial theories. Leading cases in privacy torts, prior restraints, news gathering/dissemination. Access to courts/government, including via the Internet. Legalresearch techniques.

JOUR 8193. Capstone: Health Journalism and Communication. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in MA in health journalism or #)

JOUR 8206. Directed Study: Development of an Integrated Strategic Communication Campaign. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. Prereq8205, strat comm MA grad major)

Students focus on different aspects of health communication and journalism. Final project (possibly group project) such as publishable article(s), research paper, or multimedia production.

Project to develop a case study analysis concerning development, implementation, and evaluation of a strategic communication campaign.

JOUR 8194. Health Journalism Field-Based Practicum. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[5101, 8191] or enrolled in MA in health jour)
Field-based practicum. Students are teamed with a local news organization, media company, or communications office of a health care entity to write/ produce health news/information under guidance of an editorial manager at that institution and a faculty instructor. With faculty permission, may lead to capstone project for 8193.

JOUR 8317. Seminar: Visual Communication Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5316, [[8001, 8002] or #])
Theoretical approaches, analysis of research methods, development of research designs/projects.

JOUR 5825. World Communication Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNon-jour major or jour major with course appr on prog plan or prejour with adviser approval)
Mass media systems of world, described/ analyzed regionally/nationally. Historical roots. Social, economic, cultural context. Contemporary conditions/prospects. Relevance of journalism/mass communication to international affairs.

JOUR 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) JOUR 8442. Seminar: Broadcast News. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4442 or #)
Major issues. Confrontations between federal government and network news departments. Historical studies.

JOUR 5990. Special Topics in Mass Communication: Professional. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqJour major or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major)

JOUR 8195. Seminar: Online Media Creation and Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JOUR 5195, JOUR 5195H. PrereqHealth journalism MA grad student or #)
Concepts/development of online media products. Health news and informational opportunities in new media.

JOUR 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) JOUR 8501. Seminar: The Process of Quantitative Mass Communication Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq9 cr soc sci, EPsy 5260 or equiv or &EPsy 5260)
Logic of social sciences research. Relationship between theory and research, concept explication, measurement, instrumentation, and design issues.

Professional-skills-learning opportunity not regularly offered. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

JOUR 5991. Special Topics in Mass Communication: Context. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqJour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major)
Special context topics not regularly offered. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

JOUR 8200. Communication Strategy Research in Rapidly Changing and Complex Media Environments. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Strat Comm MA grad major)
Concepts, analytical techniques, and methods to analyze audiences, target markets, and social trends affecting communication strategy in context of complex and rapidly changing media environments.

JOUR 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Jour major or jour minor or approved IDIM major or ICP major or BIS major], GPA of at least 3.00, @, %, #)
Directed study/projects.

JOUR 8201. Factors Affecting Communication Strategy. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqStrat Comm MA grad major)
Literature/research concerning identification/ analysis of the media and environmental, regulatory, competitive, and economic factors that affect the development of communication strategy.

JOUR 8502. Seminar: Multi-method research in Mass Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501, [EPsy 5260 or equiv or &EPsy 5260])

JOUR 8001. Studies in Mass Communication I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to key concepts, theories, and methods in study of mass communication from social sciences perspective. Survey of research literature using individualistic/structural approaches.

Quantitative/qualitative research principles/techniques applied to mass communication and kindred questions. Reliability, generalizability, and validity in their classic/contemporary senses. Survey methods, focus groups, interviews, other methods. Emphasizes triangulation of diverse methods.

JOUR 8202. Generation and Selection of Communication Strategies. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqStrat Comm MA grad major)

JOUR 8002. Studies in Mass Communication II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001)
Literature on history of the field, cultural and humanistic approaches to its study, and legal and ethical issues.

Concepts/methods to support analytic/creative processes that lead to development of breakthrough communication strategies. Criteria for selecting among strategic alternatives.

JOUR 8513. Seminar: Ethnographic Methods in Mass Communication Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8001, 8002] or #; same as Anth 8810)
Theoretical foundations in anthropology/sociology. Field projects.

JOUR 8514. Seminar: Mass Communication Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001, 8002)

Research paradigms, concepts, and findings for developing a general theory of mass communication.

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JOUR 8601. Seminar: Methods in Mass Communication History Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001, 8002)
Critical analysis of research in journalism/ communication history. Research designs/methods. Development of a research project.

JOUR 8721. Seminar: Communication Agencies as Social Institutions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Influence/effects of mass communication, internal dynamics of media organizations, criticism/modes of reform. Theoretical frameworks for analysis.

KIN 5122. Applied Exercise Physiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4385 or equiv or #)

JOUR 8602. Seminar: History of Mass Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5601)
Research in history/development of U.S. mass media.

JOUR 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) JOUR 8801. Seminar: Comparative Research in Mass Communication, a Cross-National Approach. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4801 or 5825)
Comparative research designs/strategies. Analysis of production, presentation, transmission, and consumption of mass media products/services (particularly news, entertainment, and information) across national borders. Theoretical concerns, empirical problems, policy. Ethical issues involving research on form/content of mass communication within/between countries.

Mechanisms of cardiorespiratory and muscular responses to exercise; application of exercise physiology to assessment of work capacity, athletic conditioning, and requirements of human powered vehicles; low to moderate exercise as an intervention in lowering risk for common health problems.

JOUR 8603. Seminar: Theories and Models in Mass Communication History Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5601, #)

KIN 5123. Motivational Interventions in Physical Activity. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3126W or grad student)
Psychological principles related to physical activity (PA). Delivery of motivational interventions for physical activity. Motivational PA interventions. Two papers, one presentation, two exams.

Literature on theory in historical research. Uses of theoretical models in historical explanations. Role of theory in historical research, debate about uses. Specific works in journalism/communication history in context of theoretical models. Development of major paper examining models/theories relevant to students project.

KIN 5126. Sport Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3126 or equiv or #)

JOUR 8620. Seminar: Advertising Research. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5251 or #)

Theory and research in sport psychology. Focus on the psychological study of human behavior in sport and physical activity settings.

Advertising as persuasive communication. Current research/theory related to advertising decision-making process.

JOUR 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) JOUR 8990. Special Problems in Mass Communication. (3-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

KIN 5136. Psychology of Coaching. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Psychological dimensions of coaching across age levels, including coaching philosophy, leadership, communication skills, motivation, and mental skills training for performance enhancement.

JOUR 8651. Seminar: Mass Media and Social Change. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001 or 8002 or equiv)
Interplay between social theories and media studies. Pragmatism, structural-functionalism, Marxism, political economy, cultural studies, globalization.

JOUR 8662. Seminar: Literary Aspects of Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5606)

JOUR 8993. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad mass comm major or minor, #, %)
Directed study.

KIN 5141. Nutrition for Health and Physical Performance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqFScN 1112 or equiv)

Research in literary aspects of journalism exemplified in careers/works of American/British writers.

Kinesiology (KIN)
School of Kinesiology

Requirements and physiologic roles of nutrients and physical activity in promotion of health/performance. Assessment of energy requirements. RDAs, food composition/safety, weight management. Prevention of chronic diseases; emphasizes coronary heart disease.

JOUR 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) JOUR 8671. Seminar: Communication Ethics-Public/Civic Journalism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Historical underpinnings, philosophical debate, theoretical dynamics, legal concerns, ethical implications.

College of Education and Human Development

KIN 5001. Foundations of Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HUMF 5001)
Variability in human performance as influenced by interaction with designs of machines and tools, computers and software, complex technological systems, jobs and working conditions, organizations, and sociotechnical institutions. Emphasizes conceptual, empirical, practical aspects of human factors/ergonomic science.

KIN 5142. Applied Sport Nutrition for Athletic Performance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Latest research related to nutrition and human performance. Tools to differentiate between trends and scientific research related to optimizing human performance.

KIN 5152. Curriculum Development in Physical Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqinitial licensure/MEd phys ed student)

Trends, issues, and challenges in early childhood/K-12 physical education. Potential effect on curriculum.

JOUR 8673. Seminar: Media Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5725 recommended)
Management issues in media organizations. Relation to dynamics of organization structure, employees, markets, economics/finances.

KIN 5103. Developmental/Adapted Physical Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

KIN 5171. Foundations of Kinesiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin major or #)

Introduction to the emerging field of kinesiology, broadly conceived as the study of human movement. Development and emergence of the term kinesiology and the scholarly, political, and educational ramifications of its development.

JOUR 8675. Seminar: Issues in Information Access and Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Societal, industry, technological, and policy aspects/ developments that affect information access, particularly through mass media.

Introduction to physical education for students with disabilities, emphasizing conceptual, organizational, and administrative issues. Topics include historical and legal foundations, service components, individualized education plans, professional roles, and assessment of movement skills.

KIN 5104. Physical Activities for Persons with Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

JOUR 8678. Seminar: Constitutional Law-Theories of Freedom of Expression. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =LAW 6059. Prereq5777 or #) JOUR 8679. Seminar: Research Methods in Media Ethics and Law. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Problems of constitutional/tort law affecting the press. Underlying theories.

Different approaches to providing physical education service and related movement interventions for persons with disabilities. Topics: movement behavior foundations, movement skill progressions, unique considerations for specific impairments, and sport for persons with disabilities

KIN 5196. Practicum: Developmental/Adapted Physical Education. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5103 or &5103 or 5104 or &5104 or #; KIN undergraduate pre-teaching with sr status are limited to 2 practicum hrs)
Observation of, participation in physical education instruction for students with disabilities. Current issues in developmental/adapted physical education. Exchange of ideas/problems.

Research at intersection of first amendment and media ethics.

KIN 5111. Sports Facilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or Rec grad student or MEd student)

KIN 5235. Advanced Biomechanics II: Kinetics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3112 or equiv], PMed 5135, undergrad college physics, intro calculus)

JOUR 8681. Seminar: Media and Globalization. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4801 or 5825 or #)
Main problems/currents. Concepts, research, policy relevant to global development. Issues of freedom/ constraint, media technology, role of journalism in world affairs.

Steps in planning/building facilities for athletics, physical education, and sport for college, professional, and public use.

KIN 5115. Event Management in Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Techniques/principles of planning, funding, and managing sport events. Collegiate championships, non-profit events, benefits, professional events.

Kinetic aspects of human movement (single/multi-joint torques, simple inverted pendulum models, massspring systems). Analysis of experimental data and of computer simulations. Lectures, seminars, lab.

KIN 5371. Sport and Society. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3126W, grad student] or #)

Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems. Structures that have effected and exist within/among societies, nations, and cultures. Contemporary issues such as social differentiation, violence, and honesty.

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KIN 5375. Competitive Sport for Children and Youth. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) KIN 5696. Practicum in Kinesiology. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student in KIN, #)
Practical experience in kinesiology under supervision of a University adviser and an agency supervisor.

Cognitive, behavioral, and biological factors having important implications for competitive sport participants from early childhood through high school age. Emphasis on translating sport science research into practical implications for youth sport coaches, teachers, and administrators.

KIN 8001. Special Topics: Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEnrollment in good standing, grad HumF minor)
Human factors/ergonomics. Interaction of performance/behavior with design factors in performance environment. Concepts, methods, empirical findings, different systems applications, current research. Topics vary.

KIN 5720. Special Topics in Kinesiology. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqKin upper div undergrad or grad student or #)
Current issues in the broad field and subfields in kinesiology, or related coursework in areas not normally available through regular offerings.

KIN 5385. Exercise for Disease Prevention and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Undergrad [physiology or biology])

Exercise testing/prescription with modifications required because of special considerations associated with aging, gender differences, environmental conditions, or presence of medical conditions.

KIN 5722. Human Factors Psychology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

KIN 8002. Proseminar in Human Factors/ Ergonomics. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Enrollment in good standing, grad HumF minor)
Issues/concerns tailored to interests of faculty/students regarding human factors/ergonomics. Interaction of performance/behavior with design factors in performance environment.

KIN 5421. Sport Finance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Introduction to financial analysis in sport. Cash flow statements, budgeting issues, traditional/innovative revenue producing strategies available to sport organizations. Discussion, practical analysis of current market.

Psychological principles that underlie human interactions with technological systems. Techniques/ methodologies to assess faulty/incorrect system design. Emphasizes human-centered approaches. Rigorous evaluation of human-machine interaction.

KIN 5723. Psychology of Sport Injury. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntro psych course)

KIN 8122. Seminar: Exercise Physiology. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5122 or equiv or #)
Classic and contemporary literature in exercise physiology and allied disciplines, emphasizing contributions of major leaders in the field and opportunities for interdisciplinary research.

KIN 5435. Advanced Theory and Techniques of Exercise Science. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [3385, 4385, Kin major] or #)
Theoretical constructs, in-depth description of procedures used in exercise science research and clinical settings. Laboratory exercises, lectures.

Psychosocial bases of risk factors preceding sport injury, responses to the occurrence of sport injury, and the rehabilitation process. Lecture, discussion, guest lecture, interviews, and presentation experience.

KIN 5725. Organization and Management of Physical Education and Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad/initial licensure or #)
Comprehensive analysis of organization and management of physical education and sport in educational settings. Focus on management and planning processes, management skills, functions, roles, decision making, leadership, shared systems, and organizational motivation. For physical education teachers, coaches, community sport administrators.

KIN 8126. Seminar: Sport Psychology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5126 or instr approval)
Literature, theoretical constructs, research methodology, design. Focuses on student-selected topics/problems.

KIN 5461. Foundations of Sport Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or rec or postbac or grad student or #)
Theories/techniques in administration/management of sport enterprises. Organizational theory/policy, practical examples of sport management skills/ strategies.

KIN 8128. Doctoral Sport Management Seminar. (3 cr; A-F only. =REC 8128. PrereqPhD student, #)
Analysis of current literature, theoretical constructs, research methodology and design relative to sport management. Focuses on student-selected topics, research problems.

KIN 5485. Advanced Electrocardiogram, Graded Exercise Testing, and Prescription. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3385, 4385] or #)
Introduction to electrocardiogram. Placement/ interpretation, use in clinical exercise testing and exercise prescription. Hands-on experience in electrocardiogram for exercise testing.

KIN 5740. Topics: Coaching of Individual, Dual, or Team Sports. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Instruction at the advanced level, including analyses of skills, game strategies, specific techniques of coaching, and methods of training and conditioning.

KIN 8132. Seminar: Motor Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4132 or equiv or #)

KIN 5801. Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or rec major)
Legal issues related to recreation, park, and sport programs/facilities in public/private sectors.

Contemporary research literature focusing on motor skill development from before birth to senescence. Emphasizes interaction between physical, environmental, and performer constraints, and coordination/control of movement.

KIN 5505. Human-Centered Design - Principles and Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =KIN 3505)
Application of design to meet human needs. Design of fabricated products, tools/machines, software/ hardware interfaces, art/culture, living environments, and complex sociotechnical systems.

KIN 5941. Neural Basis of Movement. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[(3111, CBN 1027) or equiv], [Phsl 3051 or equiv])

KIN 8135. Seminar: Motor Control and Learning. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq4135 or equiv or #)

Advanced reading and discussion of research on motor control, motor learning, and human performance.

KIN 5511. Women in Sport and Leisure. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =REC 5511)
Critically examines womens involvement in/ contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.

Overview of various neural subsystems involved in controlling human/primate sensorimotor behavior. Effects of brain lesions on overt behavior, possibilities for rehabilitation. Systems theory approach. Lectures, seminars, class presentations.

KIN 8211. Perception and Action. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[CEHD or Psy] grad student or #)

KIN 5601. Sport Management Ethics and Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd or grad student or #)

KIN 5981. Research Methodology in Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =REC 5981. Prereq3151 or equiv)
Defines/reviews various types of research in exercise/ sport science, physical education, and recreation studies. Qualitative research, field studies, and methods of introspection as alternative research strategies to traditional scientific paradigm.

Survey of theory/research on use of perceptual information for control of action. Focuses on behavioral research on perceptual guidance of daily activities (e.g., standing, walking, driving). Perceptual control in context of expertise (e.g., sports). Perceptual-motor development.

How to critically analyze ethical concepts that underpin or inform sport policies and evaluate sport policies from a normative point of view. Selected sport policy issues are used to illustrate relevance of ethical considerations in policy development and to explore the ethical implications of sport policy.

KIN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) KIN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) KIN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) KIN 8696. Internship: Applied Sport Psychology. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5126, 8126, Kin PhD student, #)

KIN 5631. Programming and Promotion in Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or Rec grad student or #)
Introduction to marketing concepts as they apply to sport industry. Consumer behavior, market research, marketing mix, corporate sponsorship, licensing. Discussion, practical application.

KIN 5987. Professional Skills and Grant Writing for Health Sciences. (2 cr Prereq-Grad student)
Introduction to structure/function of different organizations (e.g., NIH, AHA). Writing/reviewing grants/manuscripts. Preparing for a job in academia.

KIN 5992. Readings in Kinesiology. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCEHD student, grad, #)
Independent study under tutorial guidance.

KIN 5641. Scientific Theory and Application of Training and Conditioning in Sport. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq4385 or SPST 3641 or SPST 4641 or exercise physiology course or #)

KIN 5995. Research Problems in Applied Kinesiology. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad or MEd student in Kin], #)
Selected topics in physical activity/human performance.

Current scientific literature on physiological adaptation through training/conditioning for sport. Applying methods in research journals to improve physiological adaptation through training/conditioning with sport specificity.

Supervised internship; emphasis on educational sport psychology approaches to athletic performance enhancement and psychological adjustment to sport injury.

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KIN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)) KIN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) KIN 8980. Graduate Research Seminar in Kinesiology. (1 cr [max 9 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Grad Kin major, #)
Reporting and discussion of student and faculty research activity.

LA 5301. Introduction to Landscape Architecture Drawing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LA 1301. PrereqLA grad student or accelerated B.E.D. student)

LA 5405. Interdisciplinary Studies in Landscape Architecture. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Research, planning, or design projects. Topics vary.

Perceiving/representing material environment. Sketching/drawing conventions, visual phenomena/ forms.

LA 5351. AutoCAD I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq B.E.D. major or LA grad or #; may not be taken for graduate credit)

LA 5406. Urban Design Journal. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmitted to Denmark International Study Program co-sponsored by the University; given in Denmark)
Methods and theories in urban design and human behavior. Students develop journal as tool for experiencing, analyzing, and recording the urban landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and individual components, and for analyzing design solutions.

KIN 8995. Research Problems in Kinesiology. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqKin PhD student or #)
Research Problems in Kinesiology

Basic concepts, tools, and techniques of computeraided drawing. Introduction to current AutoCAD Release software. Strategies and techniques for producing dimensioned and annotated drawings. Introduction to 3-D drawing capabilities. Use of dimension variables, attributes, blocks, symbols, and creation of customized menus.

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (LAMP)

Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

LA 5352. AutoCAD II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Arch 5351 or LA 5351, B.E.D. major or LA grad or #; may not be taken for graduate credit)

LA 5407. Landscape Architecture Studio. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmitted to Denmark International Study Program cosponsored by the University; given in Denmark)

Medical School
LAMP 5100. General and Systemic Pathology for Dental Students. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Regis dental student)

Intermediate concepts, tools, and techniques of computer-aided drawing with current AutoCAD Release software. Strategies and techniques for producing dimensioned and annotated drawing. Use of dimension variables, attributes, blocks, symbols, and creation of customized menus.

Individual and small-group projects focusing on urban issues; design process in Danish conditions; solutions based on knowledge of Danish problems in landscape and urban design and an understanding of how these problems are solved within Danish and European contexts.

Causes, courses, mechanisms and outcomes of disease. Required as preparation for clinical dental practice and oral pathology.

LA 5371. Computer Methods I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =ARCH 5371. PrereqB.E.D. accelerated status or LA grad or #)

LA 5408. Landscape Architecture, Architecture, and Planning. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmitted to Denmark International Study Program co-sponsored by the University; given in Denmark)

LAMP 5125. Chronobiology. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; O-N or Aud)

Introduction to current techniques, programs, and new editions of computer programs, and their application to landscape architecture computing.

How to interpret biologic time series and how to use them in practice as well as in designing chronobiology experiments. Chronobiologic procedures of data collection and analysis, interpretation of the output in clinical practice.

LA 5372. Computer Methods II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =ARCH 5372. PrereqArch/LA 5371, LA grad or #)

Methods and theories in urban design and human behavior. Students develop urban design journal as tool for experiencing, analyzing, and recording the urban landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and individual components, and for analyzing design solutions.

Current techniques and computer programs, and their application to landscape architecture computing.

LA 5413. Introduction to Landscape Architectural History. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq One course in history at 1xxx or higher)
Introductory course examines the multiple roots of landscape architecture by examining the making of types of landscapes over time. Emphasis on ecological and environmental issues, and issues related to political, economic, and social contexts of landscape architectural works.

Landscape Architecture (LA)

Department of Landscape Architecture

LA 5373. Computer Methods III. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ARCH 5373. PrereqLA grad or #)

Advanced techniques and computer programs, and their application to landscape architecture computing in design, theory, and technology.

College of Design
LA 5201. Making Landscape Spaces and Types. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqB.E.D accelerated status or LA grad or #)

LA 5374. Representation for Landscape Architectural Construction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

LA 5431. History of Landscape Architecture: Individual Influences. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Design exploration using 3-D models and historical precedent studies to create outdoor spaces for human habitation and use. Application of the basic landscape palette of landform, plants, and structures to give physical, emotional, cognitive, and social definition to created places.

Technical/presentation graphics. Concepts/procedures for creating landscape architectural construction documents using AutoCAD 2009. Representation of information in graphic form. Moving information from AutoCAD to Photoshop/Illustrator.

Assessment of influences of individuals on formation of the profession of landscape architecture from 1800 to present. Lectures, presentations, field trips, readings, papers, projects.

LA 5400. Topics in Landscape Architecture. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqB.E.D. accelerated status or LA grad or #)
Current topics in landscape architecture. Taught by regular or visiting faculty in their areas of specialization.

LA 5571. Landscape Construction: Landform Systems and Spatial Performance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAccelerated BED student or LA grad student)

LA 5202. Landscape Analysis Workshop. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Introduction to field techniques for site analysis, including vegetation, soil, and landform description. One-week session, before fall term, at lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station.

LA 5401. Directed Studies in Emerging Areas of Landscape Architecture. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) LA 5402. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture History and Theory. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent studies under the direction of landscape architecture faculty.

Theory and professional applications of landform systems for design. Landform typology, representation methods, manipulation techniques, use of land survey data, earthwork construction issues. Spatial accommodation of vehicles in landscape architecture, including road design.

LA 5203. Ecological Dimensions of Space Making. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqLA major or #; recommended for both BED and Grad students)

LA 5572. Plants in Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5201, 5203, plant identification course] or #)
Design principles for using plants in landscape. Cultural/ecological principles in design projects of various scales. Lectures, presentations, field trips, readings, projects.

Design studio experience drawing on ecological, cultural, aesthetic influences to explore development of design ideas responsive to ecological issues and human experience.

LA 5204. Landscape Ecology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqB.E.D. accelerated status or LA grad student or #)

LA 5403. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture Technology. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Independent studies under the direction of landscape architecture faculty.

LA 5573. Landscape Technology: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqjr or sr B.E.D. major or LA grad or #)
GIS as an analytical tool to solve geographical problems of regional landscape design and resource management. Topics include application techniques, analytical procedures, data characteristics, data sources, input/output methods, and implementation.

Relationships among spatial patterns, temporal patterns, ecological processes in landscape. Factors affecting landscape patterns, measurement of landscape pattern, material transport through landscape, effects of landscape pattern on population dynamics, landscape planning.

LA 5404. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture Design. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Independent studies under the direction of landscape architecture faculty.

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LA 5574. Identification of Minnesota Flora. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBED accelerated status or LA grad student or #) LA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) LA 8400. Topics in Landscape Architecture. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #) LA 8574. Landscape Storm Water Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8201, grad land arch major or #)
Theory and applications of hydrology and storm water management techniques. Applied hydrology, catchment delineation, storm water runoff models, and storm water management techniques (detention ponds, swales, channels, culverts, small storm sewer systems, run-off systems, sedimentation, and erosion control systems).

Introduction to identification of approximately 500 plants commonly used by landscape architects and environmental designers in Minnesota. Students develop a working knowledge of over 250 plants. Focuses on plant selection techniques, plant landscape associations, and issues of plants for use in standard landscape architectural settings. Regular field sessions.

Seminar offered by regular or visiting faculty in their area of specialization. Content varies with interest of instructor.

LA 5721. Proseminar in Metropolitan Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 5721. Prereq[[Arch 5711 or equiv], enrollment in CMD prog] or #)

LA 8401. Directed Studies in Emerging Areas of Landscape Architecture. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Current topics in landscape architecture. Seminar offered by regular or visiting faculty in their area of specialization. Subject matter varies with instructor.

Reading seminar. Evolution of the contemporary city. Dynamics that created contemporary urban spatial patterns. Planning/design theories that have guided public interventions in the built environment. Thematic texts, classroom discussions.

LA 8575. The Art and Ecology of Landscape Detail. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Design of pavements, enclosures, decks, lighting, electrical, and irrigation systems for landscape architecture. Theory/principles of design of light structures, properties/use of materials, construction communication. Landscape integrity and economic viability as performance issues.

LA 5790. Special Topics in Metropolitan Design. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. =ARCH 5790. PrereqEnrollment in CMD prog or #) LA 8201. Designing Landscapes for Dwelling and Settlement. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5203, 5571, grad LA major, &8202 or #)

LA 8402. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture History and Theory. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Advanced independent studies under direction of landscape architecture faculty.

LA 8403. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture Technology. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Advanced independent studies under direction of landscape architecture faculty.

LA 8741. Metropolitan Design Workshop and Optional Seminar. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqEnrollment in CMD prog or #)
Introduction to discipline/methodologies of urban design. Contributing fields/issues, including government/community goals, land use, housing, economic development, natural resources, services, and transportation. Implementation program.

Professional design studio. Hypothetical projects include development of schematic master plans for site layout, grading, and planting. Design for residential, commercial, and civic uses with attention to zoning and other controls, environmental quality, human behavior, markets, project finance, and technics. Requires concurrent registration in LA 8202.

LA 8404. Directed Studies in Landscape Architecture Design. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Advanced independent studies under direction of landscape architecture faculty.

LA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only))

LA 8202. Design of Planned Developments. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Issues related to planned community developments: historical precedents; design for residential, commercial, and civic uses; role of zoning and other controls; deed restrictions; preparation of design brief; environmental quality; human behavior; market; project finance; and techniques of site development.

LA 8405. Interdisciplinary Studies in Landscape Architecture. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad LA major or #)
Research, planning, and/or design project. Sample topics: energy efficient design, historic preservation, urban revitalization, agricultural land use, computerized land-use planning, housing.

Language, Teaching, and Technology (LGTT)

Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

LA 8203. Making Regional Landscape Space. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202, grad LA major, cooncurrent enrollment 8204 or #)

LA 8406. Concepts of Landscape Evaluation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad land arch major or #)

College of Liberal Arts

LGTT 5101. Applications of Technology in Language Teaching. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LGTT 5110)
Explore uses of technology in language teaching; theoretical background, demonstrations, and applications.

Design exploration of landscape ecology, landscape perception, regional economics, and public policy as informants of design decision-making in regional landscapes at or exceeding township level. Geographic information systems as design tools.

Philosophical basis for wide-ranging approaches to evaluating qualitative aspects of landscape. Aesthetic factors and integration of landscape evaluation into regional design decision-making.

LA 8407. Perception Manipulation in Design of Exterior Space. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad land arch major or #)
Historic and modern design devices that alter ones sense of spatial control and arrangement to create illusionary situations in exterior environment. Organized to inform and test principles of perception distortion in exterior space.

LGTT 5110. Technology in the Second Language Classroom. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LGTT 5101)
Examine, evaluate, and use technology in language teaching. Theoretical background, demonstration, hands-on exploration.

LA 8204. Regional Landscape Space. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad LA major or #)

Theoretical investigations and current advances in use of landscape ecology, landscape perception, regional economics, and public policy as informants of design decision-making in regional landscapes at or exceeding township level. Geographic information systems as design tools.

LA 8205. Urban Form Options: Landscape Architecture Studio. (6-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2 yrs of studio, grad LA major or #)

LA 8408. 18th-Century Landscape Theory: Nature and the Sublime, the Beautiful, and the Picturesque. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad land arch or arch major or #)
Eighteenth-century landscape architectural theory underpinned most modern western traditions in landscape architecture. These theoretical positions framed the nature of Nature in the context of human experience through treatises and works of landscape architecture.

LGTT 5710. Special Topics in Language Teaching and Technology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Examine, evaluate, apply specific area of technology to K-higher education, second/foreign language teaching/ learning in classroom, independent study, distance education environments.

Urban landscape design issues, theories, and problems explored via formal/spatial inquiry in studio, reading, and the exposition of ideas in paired seminar. Urban systems, gathering spaces, ecology, infrastructure, recreation, and public space.

LGTT 5738. Web-based Second Language Instruction: Issues, Models, and Designs. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Issues, models, and designs related to Web-based second language instruction in K-Higher Education settings. Evaluating course Web sites. Pedagogical value of Web technology. Applying technology in creating course Web sites.

LA 8301. Landscape Architecture: Research Issues and Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8201 or &8201, grad LA major or #)

LA 8409. Fitting Buildings to the Land. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqLand arch or arch grad student with 1 yr grad design or #)

Alternative methodological approaches to landscape architectural research and consideration of their appropriateness for contemporary research topics.

Exercises and projects in site manipulation to adjust structures and attendant uses and circulation to specific land parcels.

LA 8302. Professional Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8205, grad LA major or #)

LA 8554. Project Programming. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8203, grad land arch major or #)
Individual research in preparation for final studio.

Office and project management case studies. Organizational behavior, marketing, sales, strategic planning, financial and cost accounting, insurance, legal issues and contracts.

LA 8555. Advanced Landscape Planning and Design. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8205, grad land arch major or #)
Advanced studies in area of students choice.

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Latin (LAT)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

LAT 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Guided individual reading or study.

LS 8100. Advanced Interdisciplinary Inquiry. (1-3 cr [max 5 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMLS student, %)
Readings/discussion to shape/focus final project. Workshop format. Key ideas of various disciplines, influential thinkers. Emphasizes developing critical themes.

College of Liberal Arts

LAT 5001. Intensive Latin. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LAT 1001, LAT 1111H. PrereqPrev experience in another foreign language is desirable)
Covers material usually taught over two semesters.

LAT 5994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Guided research on original topic chosen by student.

LAT 5996. Directed Instruction. (1-12 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Supervised teaching internship.

LS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent)

LAT 5003. Intermediate Latin Prose: Graduate Student Enrollment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LAT 3003. Prereq[Grade of at least [C- or S] in [1002 or 5001] or #], grad student)

LAT 8100. Readings in Latin Prose. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)
Reading/discussion of Latin prose texts.

Linguistics (LING)
Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Reading Latin. Reviews elementary grammar, vocabulary, and morphology. Introduction to major themes/issues in Latin literature/Roman culture. Meets with 3003.

LAT 8120. Latin Text Course. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3111 or %; not for students in dept of Classical and Nr East Studies)
Students attend 3xxx Latin courses. Supplementary work at discretion of instructor.

College of Liberal Arts

LING 5001. Introduction to Linguistics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LING 3001, LING 3001H. Prereq grad or #)

LAT 5004. Intermediate Latin Poetry for Graduate Students. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LAT 5200. Prereq[5003 or equiv], grad student)
Introduction to classical Latin poetry. Readings from Vergils Aeneid. Nature of Augustan literature, poetic vocabulary/grammar, Latin meter. Meets with 3004.

LAT 8200. Readings in Latin Verse. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)
Reading/discussion of Latin poetic texts.

LAT 5100. Advanced Reading. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3004, at least two years of college level Latin] or %) LAT 5200. Advanced Reading in Later Latin: Medieval Lyric. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =LAT 5004. Prereq3004 or equiv or #)
Reading course. Authors of late antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

LAT 8262. Survey of Latin Literature I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and historical-comparative linguistics; language learning andpsychology of language; linguistic universals; language in society.

Extensive readings in variety of works from republican and early Augustan period.

Reading in Latin texts/authors. Texts/authors vary each term.

LAT 8263. Survey of Latin Literature II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

LING 5005. Applications of Linguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 3011 or 5001 or #)
Relationships between linguistics and neighboring disciplines. Applications to practical fields such as lexicography, orthography, translation/interpreting, language planning, reading, language teaching, bilingual education, education of the deaf, and correction of language disorders. Computer applications, forensic applications. Topics vary.

Variety of works from Augustan and imperial periods.

LAT 8267. Graduate Survey of Latin Literature of Late Antiquity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Latin literature of 3rd to 6th centuries A.D., including Ammianus and Augustine.

LAT 5701. Latin Prose Composition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Latin grammar, syntax, diction, and prose style. Graduated exercises in prose composition.

LAT 8300. Readings in Latin Texts. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdvanced grad student)
Reading/discussion of literary or documentary texts from Roman antiquity. Topics may include subjects that draw on various sources, genres, or methods. Various topics in Latin literature examined in depth with emphasison current scholarship and original student research.

LING 5101. Language Types and Linguistic Universals. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3001 or 3001H or 5001], 5201, 5302] or #)

Comparison of languages and language types. Crosslinguistic similarities/universals of language, their explanation.

LAT 5702. Text Criticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

LAT 8910. Seminar. (3 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Theory/practice. Elements of paleography and manuscript study. Tools for analyzing a textual apparatus. Constructing a critical edition of a literary text.

LING 5105. Field Methods in Linguistics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5201, 5302, grad major] or #)
Techniques for obtaining/analyzing linguistic data from unfamiliar languages through direct interaction with a native speaker.

LAT 5703. Epigraphy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)

Liberal Studies (LS)

College of Continuing Education
LS 5100. Liberal Studies Seminar. (1-4 cr [max 24 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)
Interdisciplinary topics.

Practical/theoretical introduction to Latin epigraphy (study/interpretation of inscriptions). Readings/ discussion of epigraphic texts. Their value as historical documents, as evidence for development of Latin language, and as literary texts.

Techniques for obtaining/analyzing linguistic data from unfamiliar languages through direct interaction with a native speaker.

LING 5106. Field Methods in Linguistics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5105, grad major] or #)

LAT 5704. Latin Paleography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Analysis of various hands used in manuscripts of Latin authors, with attention to date/provenance. Transmission of ancient Latin literature.

LS 5125. Field Experience. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMLS student or #) LS 5950. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)
Interdisciplinary topics.

LING 5201. Syntactic Theory I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)
Concepts/issues in current syntactic theory.

Off-campus observation, experience, and evaluation in interdisciplinary field of study.

LING 5202. Syntax II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201)

LAT 5705. Introduction to the HistoricalComparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GRK 5705. PrereqTwo yrs college [Greek or Latin] or #)

LS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student, %)
Guided individual reading or study.

Foundation in modern syntactic theory. Syntactic phenomena in various languages. Emphasizes syntactic argumentation, development of constraints on grammar formalisms.

LING 5205. Semantics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or #)

Historical/comparative grammar of Greek/Latin, from proto-Indo-European origins to classical norms.

LAT 5706. History of Latin. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

LS 5994. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Tutorial for qualified graduate students.

Reading/analysis of documents illustrating stylistic registers/evolution of Latin language, from its earliest attestations through Middle Ages.

LS 8001. Introduction to Interdisciplinary Inquiry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMLS student, %)

Analysis of sentence meaning. Semantic properties. Relations such as analyticity, entailment, quantification, and genericity. Philosophical background, formal techniques of semantic analysis, how sentence meaning depends on word meaning, syntax, and context. The role of semantics in grammatical theory.

LAT 5800. Sight Reading for Graduate Students. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N only. Prereq Enrolled in a grad program in Department of Classical/Near Eastern Studies)
Practice in reading Latin texts at sight.

Required course. Emphasizes what students need to know or be able to do to successfully complete their individually crafted program, including critical thinking, clear writing, and interdisciplinary research.

LING 5206. Linguistic Pragmatics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or #)

The analysis of linguistic phenomena in relation to beliefs and intentions of language users; speech act theory, conversational implicature, presupposition, information structure, relevance theory, discourse coherence.

LS 8002. Final Project for Graduate Liberal Studies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMLS; all MLS coursework must be completed by end of sem, %)
Students synthesize/complete final project.

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LING 5301. Phonetics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LING 3301. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or &5001 or #) LING 5931. Morphology and Syntax of Contemporary English. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #) LING 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) LING 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) LING 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

Phonetic analysis/transcription of speech. Articulatory/ acoustic correlates of speech sounds. Extensive practice transcribing. Emphasizes narrow transcription of human speech. One section focuses on universal phonetics, another focuses on English.

Linguistic analysis of word/sentence structure of contemporary English. Focuses on data from recorded/ written texts.

LING 5302. Phonological Theory I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)
How sounds are organized/patterned in human languages. Phonological theory/problem-solving for advanced work in in linguistics. Analyzing data. Presenting written solutions to problem sets.

LING 5932. Topics in the Structure of Modern English. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[3001 or 3001H or 5001], [5201 or 5931]] or #)

Aspects of the morphology, syntax, or semantics/ pragmatics of modern English. Emphasizes analysis of written or recorded texts. Topics vary.

LING 5303. Phonology II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5302 or #)

LING 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed study for Linguistics.

Phonology of human languages. Preparartion for reading papers in the literature and for doing research in phonology.

LING 8005. Research Paper Workshop. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[5105, 5202, 5205, 5302] or [#, grad ling major])
Workshop on research methodology/writing in Linguistics.

LING 8900. Seminar: Topics in Linguistics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

LING 5461. Conversation Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =COMM 5461. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)

Discourse processes. Application of concepts through conversation analysis.

LING 8105. Field Methods in Linguistics I. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5001, 5201, 5302, grad linguistics major] or #) LING 8106. Field Methods in Linguistics II. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5001, 5201, 5302, grad linguistics major] or #)

LING 8920. Topics in Language and Cognition. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001 or #)

LING 5462. Field Research in Spoken Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =COMM 5462. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)
Transcribing/analyzing talk and movement related to talk. Applying concepts to recorded conversations.

Structural analysis of unknown language through work with a native speaker.

Language-related issues in cognitive science from a linguistic perspective. Serves as elective for cognitive science minor, but only for linguistics nonmajors.

LING 8991. Independent Study. (1-4 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent Study

LING 5501. Introduction to Language Acquisition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)
First/second language acquisition.

Structural analysis of unknown language through work with a native speaker.

Logistics Management (LM)

Department of Marketing and Logistics Management

LING 8200. Topics in Syntax and Semantics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5202, 5205 or #)
Syntax and semantics of natural language, with particular emphasis on the interface between the two.

LING 5505. Introduction to Second Language Acquisition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3001 or 3011 or 5001], course on phonological/ grammatical structure of a language)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

LM 8892. Readings in Logistics Management. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdviser consent or #)
Readings useful to students individual program or objectives that are not available in regular courses.

LING 8210. Seminar in Syntax. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5202, 5205 or #)
Current issues in syntactic theory. Topics vary.

Research on language and learning processes of second-language learners. Linguistic structure of interlanguage. Cognitive/social factors that influence acquisition of a new language.

LING 8220. Seminar in Semantics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5202, 5205, 5206 or #)
Current issues in semantics. Topics vary.

LING 5601. Historical Linguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LING 3601. Prereq3001 or 3011H or 5001)

Historical change in phonology, syntax, semantics, and lexicon. Linguistic reconstruction. Genetic relationship among languages.

LING 8221. Formal Semantics of Natural Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PHIL 8182. Prereq Phil 5201 or #)

LM 8894. Graduate Research in Logistics Management. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdviser consent or #)

Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to students program and objectives.

LING 5701. Sociolinguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 3011 or 5001 or #)

Truth-conditional model-theoretic semantics applied to treatment of opacity, intensionality, quantification, and related phenomena in natural language.

Management (MGMT)
Department of Strategic Management and Organization

Social determinants of linguistic diversity, variation, and change. Topics may include social and regional dialects, language style/register, style-/code-switching, quantitative study of speech, linguistic/social inequality.

LING 8300. Topics in Phonetics and Phonology. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5303 or #) LING 8320. Seminar in Phonology. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5303 or #)
Current issues in phonological theory. Topics vary.

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

MGMT 5019. Business, Natural Environment, and Global Economy. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq MBA student)

LING 5721. Bilingualism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001 or 3001H or 3011 or 5001 or #)

Sociolinguistic theory/methods in study of bilingualism. Language ecology in multilingual societies. Language and language behavior in bilingual individual. Language in ethnic conflict. Implications for public policy/planning.

LING 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) LING 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) LING 8500. Topics in Second Language Acquisition. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001, 5505) LING 8531. Research Methods in Language Acquisition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5001, 5505] or #)

Resource deployment policies that affect the natural environment. Sustainability. Local/global environmental threats, how government policies address these issues. Business strategies/practices that produce win-win outcomes.

LING 5801. Introduction to Computational Linguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or programming experience or #)

MGMT 5480. Topics in Natural Resources. (3 cr; A-F only)

Specific topic for each offering.

Methods/issues in computer understanding of natural language. Programming languages, their linguistic applications. Lab projects.

MGMT 8101. Theory Building and Research Design. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Problem formulation, conceptual modeling, theory building, and research design in the social and behavioral sciences.

LING 5802. Computational Linguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5801 or #)

Computer processing of natural language. Applications to such areas as speech recognition and information retrieval.

Based on review of published research, students design and carry out their own studies, writing/presenting research reports at end of term. Focuses on first or second language acquisition, or both, depending on instructor.

MGMT 8201. Foundations of Business, Government, and Society. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

LING 5900. Topics in Linguistics. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

Considers works in political and legal philosophy, ethics, and economics.

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MGMT 8202. Seminar in International Management. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Overview of the field of international management research.

Management of Technology (MOT)

Institute of Technology
MOT 5991. MOT Independent Study. (1-3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqMOT grad student)
Independent study in MOT-related topic.

MOT 8213. Macroenvironment of Technology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MGMT 8204. Topics in BGS - I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)

Topics vary.

Development of scenarios of anticipated social, political, governmental, and economic forces affecting technological change. Use of scenarios to respond to industry threats, opportunities, and uncertainties. Corporate strategies, including building alliances for global competitiveness.

MGMT 8205. Topics in Business, Government, and Society II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)
Topics vary.

MOT 8111. Marketing Management for Technology-based Organizations. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8214. Technology Foresight and Forecasting. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MGMT 8301. Seminar in Organizational Behavior. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

Major theories and current research on individual behavior and group processes in organizations from a micro perspective.

Function of marketing strategy in technology-based organizations. Emphasizes marketing industrial products. Issues in product strategy, including pricing, promotion, product mix, and sales/distribution decisions.

Tools/techniques for technology forecasting, assessment, and strategic foresight for decision making in busines/government. Technology dynamics, R&D strategy, portfolio management, resource allocation.

MOT 8112. Management Accounting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8221. Project and Knowledge Management. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MGMT 8302. Seminar in Organizations Theory. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Major theories and current research on organizational and interorganizational topics from a macro perspective.

Introduction to methods for estimating/analyzing product costs and for using cost information to make product mix and pricing decisions. Cases from technology-oriented firms illustrate principles of activity-based costing. Uses of cost data in managerial decision making, budgeting/control, and financial statement analysis.

Survey/application of project and knowledge management in management of technology. Business/ engineering project/knowledge management. Planning, scheduling, controlling. Budgeting, staffing, task/cost control. Communicating with, motivating, leading, and managing conflict among team members. Crossfunctional development of concepts/processes.

MGMT 8304. Topics in Organizations I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)

Topics vary.

MGMT 8305. Topics in Organizations II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)
Topics vary.

MOT 8113. Operations Management for Competitive Advantage. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8224. Pivotal Technologies. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMOT grad major)
Technologies expected to play pivotal roles in future industrial development. State-of-the-art for each technology. Barriers/opportunities for commercialization. Guest expert lectures. Students analyze potential applications of technologies to industry.

MGMT 8401. Seminar in Strategy Content. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Review of research in strategy formulation.

Overview of operations functions. Impact of operation management on a firms competitiveness and network of trading partners. Key relationships between operations and other value chain functions. Integrating operations decisions to achieve objectives. Productprocess design, quality management, supply chain management, technology management, work force issues.

MOT 8231. Managing Information Resources in Technology-based Organizations. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MGMT 8402. Seminar in Strategy Process. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Examines research on process by which strategy is formulated and implemented in firms.

MOT 8114. Strategic Technology Analysis. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MGMT 8403. Strategy Seminar. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Strategic management. Topics vary.

Technology, its creation, history, and dynamics/ interaction with economics, industry, and society. Role of technology in business and management. Tools/ techniques for analysis of technologies. Emerging technologies, their significance.

Managing information resources/technology in an organization where technology is a critical part of value chain. Database management systems, electronic commerce. Managerial issues: strategic planning for IT/IS, infrastructure, outsourcing, competitive value, implementation.

MGMT 8404. Topics in Strategy Igy I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)
Topics vary.

MOT 8121. Managing Organizations in a Technological Environment. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8232. Managing Technological Innovation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

How technological innovation is important to business success, can be managed, and may drive business strategy. Organizational dynamics of innovation, how it may be enhanced. Bringing innovations to marketplace in existing businesses and new ventures.

MGMT 8405. Topics in Strategy II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student or #)
Topics vary.

MGMT 8892. Readings in Management Theory and Administration. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #, adviser consent)

General management principles for organizations, people, and business systems in technology-intensive industries. Application of managerial approaches to project, business, and corporate levels of organizations and to demands entrepreneurial/established technology firms.

MOT 8233. Strategic Management of Technology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8122. Financial Management for Technology-based Organizations. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

Intensive research on a management topic; major term paper.

MGMT 8894. Graduate Research in Management Theory and Administration. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #, adviser consent)
Research project on a management problem of interest to student; may be completed in cooperation with a business firm.

Creating value within the organization. Financial methods important to managers of technology-based organizations. Budgeting capital, projecting financial needs, and managing working capital.

Identifying key issues, formulating strategies for situations involving business/technology. Industry dynamics, competitive challenges for improving corporate performance and leveraging technological competence.

MOT 8133. Communication in a Technical Environment. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)

MOT 8234. Capstone Project. (.5-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqCompletion of two semesters, grad MOT major)

Oral and written communication. Introductory and specialized workshops on topics such as presentation skills, memo and report writing, listening skills, and visual aid design and integration.

Applied research activity, specifically related to management of technology, in cooperation with participants home organization. Working with a faculty adviser and work mentor, students address an industry-based management of technology project, venture, process, or challenge. Formal presentation to capstone committee is required.

MOT 8212. Developing New Technology Products. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major)
Review of methods and organizational strategies for development of new technology products. Product development strategy. Necessary organizational interactions between research/development, operations, marketing, and intellectual property strategy in design/delivery.

MOT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MOT 8900. Conflict Management. (.5 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MOT major)
Theory and methods for applying conflict management techniques in organizations. Cooperative and competitive models of conflict, basics of bargaining, conflict strategies, communication styles, listening skills, dispute resolution, third-party mediation, and use of computers for conflict mediation.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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MOT 8910. Corporate Responsibility. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MOT major) MCOM 5530. Strategies and Skills for Managerial Presentations. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqMBA student) MS 5107. Simulation of Manufacturing Systems. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMS grad student, #)
Using integrated simulation/animation environment to create, analyze, andevaluate realistic models for various manufacturing, assembly, and material handling systems. Experimental design for simulation. Random number generation, selecting input distributions, evaluating simulation output.

Principles of stakeholder management. Ethical framework for responsible management of investors, employees, suppliers, customers, and external community. Moral leadership, trust in organizations, and quality control. New metaphors and techniques for managing the socially responsible organization.

MOT 8920. Science and Technology Policy. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMOT grad student)

Delivering key messages with clarity/confidence, regardless of audience or setting. Maximizing impact as a speaker, seated/standing. Personal communication style and audience. Tailoring message. Handling questions/answers. Using audio/visual tools. Presenting as a team.

Role of government in science/technology. Impact of policy on economy/society. Ways companies/ individuals may influence science/technology policy. Technology-related public policy in the United States, elsewhere.

MCOM 5540. Strategies and Skills for Managerial Presentations: Non-Native Speakers of English. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqMBA student, non-native speaker of English)
Delivering key messages with clarity/confidence, regardless of audience or setting. Maximizing impact as a speaker, seated/standing. Personal communication style and audience. Tailoring message. Handling questions/answers. Using audio/visual tools. Presenting as a team.

MS 5199. Topics in Manufacturing Systems. (1 cr [max 7 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMS grad student)
See Class Schedule.

MS 5201. Project Management. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Practical understanding of project management. Project planning; scheduling; budgeting; staffing; task and cost control; and communicating with, motivating, and managing team members.

MOT 8930. Topics in Emerging Technologies. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqMOT grad student)

Invited speakers give half- or full-day seminars on special topics in emerging technologies (e.g., energy systems, tissue engineering, thermal spray coating technology).

MOT 8940. Managing Intellectual Property. (.5-1.5 cr [max 1.5 cr]; S-N only. PrereqMOT grad student)

Manufacturing Systems (MS)

Institute of Technology
MS 5101. Manufacturing Strategy and Operations Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

MS 5202. Technology Forecasting. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Introduction to methods of technology assessment/ forecasting. Applications to history of technology/ industry. Technological developments and their economic, social, and industrial impacts.

Characteristics of Intellectual Property (IP), its role in technology enterprises. Law of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, know-how and other IP. Effect of IP rights acquisition and asset valuation on company competitiveness. IP protection/licensing strategy.

MS 5203. Minimizing Environmental Impacts in Manufacturing. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

MOT 8950. International Management of Technology Project. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq MOT grad student)

On-site residency in international locations for up to two weeks. Visits to local, technology-intensive companies. Lectures/discussions with company executives, government officials, and university faculty. Comparative analysis of management of technology concepts/issues in an international business context: social, economic, cultural, and governmental perspectives. Written assignment required.

Strategic roles of manufacturing, process technology, operations management, and market strategies; their impact on manufacturing. Overview of operations functions such as demand forecasting, capacity planning, inventory planning, inventory control, materials management, Kanban & JIT, facility selection, strategic alliances, and outsourcing.

Process engineering approach to waste management and pollution control in the manufacturing industry. Regulatory framework. Waste minimization. Resource recovery. Chemical, physical, and biological treatment processes. Disposal practices. Case studies in treatment/disposal. Site visits.

MS 5204. Automated Machining Processes. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

MS 5102. Manufacturing Processes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Descriptions/models of commonly used manufacturing processes. Process descriptions, capabilities/ performance, models relating process parameters to part/process characteristics, control. Different kinds of manufacturing processes. Lab.

Description and demonstration of automated machine tools and machining cells. Machining center configuration and operation, machine tool controller, machining code generation, in-process sensing and control, cell controllers, and system simulation.

Managerial Communications (MCOM)

Business Career Center

MS 5205. Issues in Quality. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

MS 5103. Quality Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Overview of statistical, engineering, and management approaches to quality improvement. Economics of quality. Quality improvement teams/organization. Information systems. Problem-solving. QFD. Reliability engineering. Design of experiments. Statistical process control. Process validation. Capabilities studies. Quality standards, audits, and certification. TQM.

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

MCOM 5400. Managerial Communications for the HR Professional. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq HRIR student)

Design/implementation of quality systems. Specifying the condition, process, and context for implementations. Technology in the service of quality. Applying technology to achieve customer interaction. International quality. The transplanted executive.

MS 5206. Industrial Safety. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Memo writing, oral presentations, and team communication required of HR professional. Emphasizes hands-on, experiential learning, including videotaping.

MS 5104. Design of Manufacturing Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Design/analysis of flow lines, assembly systems, cellular manufacturing, flexible manufacturing, and automated systems. Control issues in facility layout, scheduling, batch sizing, group technology, and bottleneck management. Modeling/analysis of tools. Computer simulation/operations research).

Occupational safety and health/product safety for engineers. Fundamental safety concepts, engineering intervention principles. Standards, laws, and regulations governing safety of work places/products. Hazards and their engineering control, the human element, management of safety/health.

MCOM 5500. Strategic Managerial Communication (Comprehensive Course). (4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F only. PrereqMBA student)
Communication strategies at three levels: interpersonal, teams, and external relations. Students compare communication styles. Organizational, persuasive, and language strategies.

MS 5207. Design for Manufacturability. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Machine design practice plans for assembly of components into systems. Basic design principles.

MCOM 5510. Persuasive Writing in Business. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqMBA student)
Writing to motivate/affect change. Form/content. Techniques of persuasion. Producing polished text. Writing with power.

MS 5105. Financial Decision Making in Manufacturing. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

MS 5208. Plasma Processing. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)

Plasma coating processes, manufacturing issues. Details of technologies such as plasma spraying and diamond deposition. Lab demonstrations.

MCOM 5520. Persuasive Writing in Business: Non-Native Speakers of English. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqMBA student, non-native English speaker)
Writing to motivate/affect change. Form/content, techniques of persuasion. Producing polished text. Writing with power.

Fundamental topics in engineering economics, such as risk and uncertainty, equity and debt, accounting, cost accounting, time value of money, investments, and capital. Skills developed in budget management, capital cost justification, cost estimation, value engineering, equipment depreciation and replacement, and creating business plans.

MS 5209. Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)
Introduces MEMS by presenting various microfabrication techniques such as integrated circuit microfabrication processes, bulk micromachining, bonding, and high-spectration processes. MEMS design processes. MEMS applications. Future of MEMS.

MS 5106. Intelligent Decision Support Systems in Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major)
Methods for identifying where to apply DSSs, technologies for building them, strategies for evaluating their effectiveness. Examples from many engineering areas.

MS 5210. Robotics. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad MS major)

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MS 5211. Fabrication of Plastics and Composite Materials. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad MS major) MKTG 8892. Readings in Marketing. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMBA 6210 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #)
Readings useful to students individual program and objectives that are not available in regular courses. credits, use of covenants not to compete, consulting agreements, deferred payment terms, treatment of transaction costs.

Standard methods of making polymer and polymer composite parts. Standard test methods, both destructive and nondestructive. Students make polymer parts and test them. Lab.

MS 5502. ISE: Public Interactions. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqISE grad student)

MKTG 8894. Graduate Research in Marketing. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMBA 6210 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #)
Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to students program and objectives.

MBT 5326. Mergers and Acquisitions II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Techniques for effective public communication. How to run a successful public hearing. Resources for publishing public notices.

Current corporate transactions serve as case studies for analyzing tax consequences of various transaction structures. Participants prepare present value models of related tax consequences to corporations/shareholders involved. Use of Section 338(h)(10) for acquisitions of S corporations, international acquisitions.

MS 5900. Directed Study. (1-3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Directed study/research in manufacturing systems. Topics chosen in collaboration with instructor.

Master of Business Taxation (MBT)

Department of Strategic Management and Organization

MBT 5333. Tax Aspects of Consolidated Returns. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5230, MBT student)

MS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) MS 8760. Computer-assisted Product Realization: Capstone Project. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad manufacturing systems major)
Students experience the complete part design to production process. Manufacturing process design and commercial software packages for use, in part, in process design.

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

MBT 5150. Current Financial Accounting Issues. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

Filing. Determining affiliated groups. Election filing. Intercompany transactions. Limitations on certain loss and credit carryforwards. Allocation of federal income tax liability. E&P, investment basis adjustments. Loss allowance rules. Excess-loss accounts.

Accounting principles/practices underlying preparation of financial statements and additional disclosures. Recent pronouncements on financial accounting.

MBT 5335. Taxation of the Small Business Corporation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5230, MBT student)

Marathi (MAR)
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures

MBT 5200. Tax Accounting Methods and Periods. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

College of Liberal Arts

MAR 5992. Directed Readings. (3-5 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Individualized guided reading or study of modern Marathi texts.

MAR 5994. Directed Research. (3-5 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)

Rules affecting timing of income and deductions for tax purposes. Examination of cash and accrual accounting methods on an overall basis and with respect to individual items of income and deductions; rules for changing accounting methods and periods; annual accounting and transactional concepts, including the claim of right doctrine, the Arrowsmith doctrine, and the tax benefit rule.

Federal income taxation of S corporations. Election eligibility; termination of status; treatment of income and deduction items; distributions, basis of stock and debt. Compensation arrangements in closely held corporations; fiscal year issues; personal service corporations; advantages of C corporations vs. S corporations; corporation liquidation and redemption rules; S corporation.s built-in gains tax.

MBT 5340. Taxation of Partners and Partnerships. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAcct 5135, MBT student)

Reviews tax consequences associated with formation, operation, and dissolution of a partnership.

Directed research on a subject agreed upon by student and instructor.

MBT 5220. Tax Research, Communication, and Practice. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)
Tax questions. Locating/assessing potential authority. Communicating research results. Sources of IRS policy. Processing/auditing returns. Rulings, determination letters. Closing agreements. Assessments, collections.

MBT 5341. Taxation of Partners and Partnerships II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5340, MBT student)

Marketing (MKTG)
Department of Marketing and Logistics Management

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

MKTG 8812. Consumer Attitudes and Persuasion. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student or [masters program student, #])

MBT 5223. Tax-exempt Organizations. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)
Tax law/issues concerning Section 501(c)(3) and other tax-exempt organizations. Qualification, procedures. Unrelated business income, private foundations (including intermediate sanctions), joint ventures.

Partnership allocation issues. Special allocation arrangements, substantial economic effect regulations. Allocations of gains, losses, depreciation under Code Section 704(c). Partnership disguised sales issues, allocation of partnership liabilities, mergers/divisions. Section 197, partnership rules. Issues relating to choice of entity, issues when converting to/from partnership form.

MBT 5346. FAS 109 Computations and Analysis. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5230, MBT student)
Financial accounting/reporting standards for effects of income taxes from corporate activities. Computation of current/deferred tax expense/benefit. Temporary differences, carryforwards. Computation of deferred tax assets/liabilities, valuation allowances, business combinations. Investments in subsidiaries, equity method investments. Foreign operations, tax allocations, interim period tax calculations.

How people process information for making judgments. How people acquire and mentally organize information, how such data are related to prior knowledge, and how this knowledge or processes performed on it guide judgments.

MBT 5226. Negotiation Techniques in Taxation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Hands-on approach. Applications from facilitating business sales, mergers, and acquisitions, to representinga clients position before IRS, to controlling TV remote. Negotiation process: planning, pre-negotiation preparation, strategy development.

MKTG 8831. Seminar: Inter-Organizational Relations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMBA 6210 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #)
From an efficiency perspective, inter-organizational networks involved in task of moving goods and services from point of production to point of consumption. Literature covering the functional, institutional, analytical, and methodological traditions, as well as the behavioral school of thought and transaction cost and relational contracting.

MBT 5230. Corporate Taxation I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

MBT 5350. Wealth Transfer I (Estates and Gifts). (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

Federal income taxation of corporations/shareholders. Organization of a corporation. Establishment of capital structure. Determination of tax liability. Dividends, nonliquidating distributions. Stock redemptions, liquidations.

MKTG 8851. Seminar: Marketing Management and Strategy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMBA 6210 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #)
Topics in marketing management and formulation and implementation of marketing strategies. Exposes students to diversity of thought, within marketing and the strategic management literature.

MBT 5236. Introduction to Taxation of Business. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5135 or Acct 5135)

Taxation of transfers under federal estate and gift tax laws. Property owned by decedent. Retained life estates. Transfers taking effect at death. Revocable transfers. Joint interest. Powers of appointment. Valuation. Expenses, debts, taxes. Charitable bequests, marital deduction. Taxable inter vivos gifts, splitting/ credits.

Introduction to income tax laws governing taxation of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and S corporations. Students write research memorandums.

MBT 5351. Wealth Transfer II (Estate Planning). (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)
Topics related to planning transfer of property during lifetime and at death.

MKTG 8890. Seminar: Marketing Topics. (4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMBA 6210 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #)

MBT 5323. Mergers and Acquisitions I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5230, MBT student)
Different types of acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, and spin-offs involving C corporations. Tax consequences of acquisition to corporations/shareholders involved. Use of 338 elections, limitations on acquired net operating losses/

MBT 5353. Income Taxation of Fiduciaries. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAcct 5135, MBT student)
Simple, complex, and revocable trusts; estates; accumulation distributions, income in respect of decedents; trust accounting income and principal; distributable net income; terminations; and excess distributions.

Current topics and problems of interest considered in depth. Topics vary with each offering.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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MBT 5356. Taxation of Qualified Retirement Plans. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)
Federal income taxation of corporate deferred compensation and fringe benefits. Pension/profit sharing/stock option plans. Retirement accounts, annuities/insurance, medical related compensation benefits. Reporting requirements.

MBT 5500. Business, Government, and Economic Tax Policy. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq Acct 5135, MBT student)

Modern macroeconomics and its effects on taxation and public finance including government expenditures. History of taxation and the institution and individuals affecting tax policy. Goals of an effective tax system and various proposed major tax reforms.

MATS 5531. Electrochemical Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEN 5531. PrereqMatS 3011 or #, upper div IT or grad)

Fundamentals of electrochemical engineering. Topics include electrochemical mass transfer electrokinetics, thermodynamics of cells, modern sensors, formation of thin films and microstructured materials. Computerbased problems will be assigned.

MBT 5360. State and Local Taxation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAcct 5135, MBT student)

Examines state levying of individual income, corporate income, property, sales, and excise taxes. Tax problems of businesses with multistate operations.

MBT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent)

MATS 5771. Colloids and Dispersions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhysical chemistry)

MBT 5361. State and Local Taxation II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)
Income/sales tax consequences of mergers/ acquisitions, corporate reorganizations. Practical application of tax concepts. Planning ideas in drop shipments, investment holding companies, e-commerce, leasing companies, and like tax alternatives. Real property taxation, individual income taxation, state administrative tax procedures, state payroll considerations.

Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management
MHA 8763. External Forces Affecting Health Services Delivery. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student)
Guidance in development of concepts, models, and principles of financing, social policy making, and organizing and human resource development for health services delivery. Written paper and teaching presentation required.

Preparation, stability, coagulation kinetics, or colloidal solutions. DLVO theory, electrokinetic phenomena. Properties of micelles, other microstructures.

MATS 8001. Structure and Symmetry of Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Comprehensive description of structure of materials, including metals, semiconductors, organic crystals, polymers, and liquid crystals. Atomic and molecular ordering, influence of intermolecular forces on symmetry and structure. Principles of scattering and use of X-ray, neutron, and electron diffraction.

MBT 5363. Taxation of Executive Compensation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT Student)
Federal income taxation of executive compensation, relevant fringe benefit programs. Benefit programs other than qualified retirement plans. Salary comtinuation, stock options, non-profit organization plans, health/welfare plans.

MATS 8002. Thermodynamics and Kinetics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

MHA 8782. Research Practicum. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPhD student)

Field experience in healthcare research. Supervised independent and team research on selected topics and problems.

First three laws of thermodynamics, free energy, equilibrium constants, fugacity and activity relationships, solution models, order-disorder transitions, phase transitions. Elementary statistical mechanics. Applications to materials systems, including surface energies, multicomponent equilibria, reaction kinetics, mass transport, diffusion.

MBT 5370. Taxation of Property Transactions. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAcct 5135, MBT student)
Determining realized gain or loss and recognized gain or loss, and tax treatment of that gain or loss on property dispositions. Consequences of property transactions including depreciation, depletion, basis, and capital gains problems.

Materials Science (MATS)

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Institute of Technology
MATS 5517. Electron Microscopy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Transmission electron microscope, scattering and diffraction, electron sources, lenses, apertures and resolution, specimen preparation, diffraction patterns, kikuchi diffraction, planar defects, strain fields, high resolution imaging, X-ray spectrometry.

Basic physical theory of bonding in metals, alloys, and semiconductors. Review of modern physics, statistical physics, and solid state physics. Structure of matter emphasizing electronic processes. Techniques for predicting and understanding electronic structure of solids. Transport theory, elementary theory of magnetism, and superconductivity.

MATS 8003. Electronic Properties. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

MBT 5373. Taxation of Inventories. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

Valuation, charitable contributions of inventory, acquisition of going-business valuation, uniform capitalization requirements, retail inventory method, accounting method changes. As related to LIFO: background, economic considerations, election, conformity, costing, pooling, methods, Inventory Price Index Computations (IPIC).

MATS 8004. Mechanical Properties. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Defects in crystalline materials, including point defects, dislocations, and grain boundaries. Structure and movement of defects related to mechanical behavior of materials. Tools used to understand crystals and crystallography.

MATS 5518. Imaging and Diffraction in the Scanning Electron Microscope. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Theory/practice of scanning electron micrscopy. Classroom sessions cover how instrument works, best-use practices. Practical sessions allow students to hone skills.

MBT 5376. Taxation of Financial Instruments. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

How financial products/derivatives are used and the tax consequences that result. Trends/developments.

MATS 8005. Dislocations and Interfaces. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

MBT 5380. Tax Aspects of International Business I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5230, MBT student)

MATS 5519. Basic Transmission Electron Microscopy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Multinational business operations/transactions involving foreign income. Tax consequences of transactions with/by foreign organizations/companies.

Theory/practice of transmission electron microscope. Classroom sessions cover how instrument works, best-use practices. Practical sessions allow students to hone skills.

Structure and properties at an advanced level. Influence of bonding and crystallography on structures of dislocations cores. CSL and DSCL theory of grain boundaries and of structures of phase boundaries in heterojunctions including thin film epilayers. Effect of defects on electrical, optical, magnetic, and superconducting behavior of materials.

MBT 5381. Tax Aspects of International Business II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5380, MBT student)
Foreign tax credit, Subpart F planning opportunities, international structuring (joint ventures, use of entity classification regulations). Transfer pricing, foreign currency. Legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments.

MATS 5520. Basic Analytical Electron Microscopy. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5518, 5119)
Theory/practice of analytical electron microscopy. Classroom sessions cover techniques, best-use practices. Practical sessions allow students to hone skills.

MATS 8114. Structure and Symmetry in Soft Materials. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001 or equiv or #)

Molecular interactions, packing, symmetry operations/ structure. X-ray/neutron scattering in soft materials, including organic/liquid crystals, amphiphiles, and polymers.

MBT 5390. Topics in Taxation. (1-4 cr [max 160 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)
Topics vary.

MATS 5521. Thin Films and Interfaces. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT upper div or grad, MatS 4013 or #)

MATS 8115. Electron Microscopy of Soft Matter. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMaterials science/ engineering or chemical engineering grad major or #)
Operation principles of transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). How these instruments are applied in study of soft materials (e.g., liquid, semi-liquid material systems). Unique specimen preparation techniques, low image contrast, electron-beam radiation-damage, limited signal-to-noise ratio. TEM /SEM digital imaging.

MBT 5420. Current Topics in Taxation. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqACCT 5135, MBT student)

Tax research/compliance, other tasks. Students submit summary paper.

Fundamentals of vacuum science; vapor pressures and thin film deposition processes (physical and chemical vapor deposition, sputtering, laser ablation); thermodynamics and kinetics of thin film growth; epitaxy; film stability and reactions; structure-property relationship; multilayers and diffusion barriers; characterization techniques to include photon, electron, and ion spectroscopies. Computer-based homework problems.

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MATS 8204. Computational Methods and Applications to Problems in Materials Science and Engineering. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, knowledge of programming languages such as Fortran) MATS 8219. Science of Porous Media. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEN 5103, CHEN 8103)
Geometry and topology of porous materials. Fundamentals of flow, transports, and deformation in them. One- and two-phase Darcy flows, convective dispersion in microporous materials. Relations of macroscopic properties and behavior to microscopic structures and mechanisms. Nanoporous materials. Examples from nature and technology.

MATH 5076. Mathematics of Options, Futures, and Derivative Securities II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5075)
Mathematical background such as partial differential equations, Fourier series, computational methods, Black-Scholes theory, numerical methods (including Monte Carlo simulation), interest-rate derivative securities, exotic options, risk theory.

Implementation of computational methods/applications to numerical problems in materials science and engineering. Emphasizes implementation to applications.

MATS 8211. Physical Chemistry of Polymers. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CHEM 8211, CHEN 8211. Prereq Undergrad physical chem or #)
Introduction to polymer physical chemistry. Chain conformations; thermodynamics of polymer solutions, blends, and copolymers; light, neutron, and X-ray scattering; dynamics in dilute solutions and polymer characterization; dynamics of melts and viscoelasticity; rubber elasticity, networks, and gels; glass transitions; crystallization.

MATS 8221. Synthetic Polymer Chemistry. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEM 4221, CHEM 8221, CHEN 5221, CHEN 8221, MATS 5221. Prereq [Undergrad organic chemistry course, undergrad physical chemistry course] or #)
Condensation, radical, ionic, emulsion, ring-opening, metal-catalyzed polymerizations. Chain conformation, solution thermodynamics, molecular weight characterization, physical properties.

MATH 5165. Mathematical Logic I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =MATH 4152. Prereq2283 or 3283 or Phil 5201 or CSci course in theory of algorithms or #)
Theory of computability: notion of algorithm, Turing machines, primitive recursive functions, recursive functions, Kleene normal form, recursion theorem. Propositional logic.

MATH 5166. Mathematical Logic II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5165)

First-order logic: provability/truth in formal systems, models of axiom systems, Godels completeness theorem. Godels incompleteness theorem: decidable theories, representability of recursive functions in formal theories, undecidable theories, models of arithmetic.

MATS 8212. Solid State Reaction Kinetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8002)

Reactions between ceramic solids in terms of transport mechanisms. Thermodynamics of point defects in binary and ternary ionic solids, diffusion in the bulk and along line and surface defects, chemical and electrochemical potential gradients, reactions at interfaces, practical examples drawn from oxidation and solid/solid reactions of ceramics.

MATS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MATS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) MATS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MATS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MATS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) MATS 8993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) MATS 8994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) MATS 8995. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
New or experimental courses offered by department or visiting faculty.

MATH 5248. Cryptology and Number Theory. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2 sems soph math)
Classical cryptosystems. One-time pads, perfect secrecy. Public key ciphers: RSA, discrete log. Euclidean algorithm, finite fields, quadratic reciprocity. Message digest, hash functions. Protocols: key exchange, secret sharing, zero-knowledge proofs. Probablistic algorithms: pseudoprimes, prime factorization. Pseudo-random numbers. Elliptic curves.

MATS 8213. Electronic Properties of Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Band theory studied by tight binding, pseudopotential, K.P. and KKR techniques. Optical and transport properties. Experimental techniques for characterizing electronic properties, including photoemission, Auger spectroscopy, and optical spectroscopy. Microelectronic materials, metal-semiconductor, and other interface phenomena.

MATH 5251. Error-Correcting Codes, Finite Fields, Algebraic Curves. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2 sems soph math)

MATS 8214. Electronic Properties and Applications of Organic Materials. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Introduction to current and prospective applications of organic materials in electronic, electroluminescent, and photoconductive devices. Bonding, electronic structure, charge carriers, transport mechanisms, luminescence, and photoconductivity in molecular crystals and conducting polymers.

Information theory: channel models, transmission errors. Hamming weight/distance. Linear codes/fields, check bits. Error processing: linear codes, Hamming codes, binary Golay codes. Euclidean algorithm. Finite fields, Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem codes, polynomial codes, Goppa codes, codes from algebraic curves.

MATH 5285H. Honors: Fundamental Structures of Algebra I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574 or 3283])

MATS 8215. Electronic Ceramics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Electronic properties of ceramics; electronic and ionic conduction; dielectric behavior; ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and electroptic properties. Relationships between structure (crystal structure, microstructure) and properties. Introduction to applications (e.g., capacitors, sensors, actuators.

Review of matrix theory, linear algebra. Vector spaces, linear transformations over abstract fields. Group theory, includingnormal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, class equation, Sylows theorems. Specific examples: permutation groups, symmetry groups of geometric figures, matrix groups.

Mathematics (MATH)
School of Mathematics

MATH 5286H. Honors: Fundamental Structures of Algebra II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5285)
Ring/module theory, including ideals, quotients, homomorphisms,domains (unique factorization, euclidean, principal ideal), fundamental theorem for finitely generated modules over euclidean domains, Jordan canonical form. Introduction to field theory, including finite fields,algebraic/transcendental extensions, Galois theory.

MATS 8216. Contact and Fracture Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Theories of indentation contact and fracture resistance emphasizing structure/property relationships. Surfaces, thin film interfaces, coatings, and bulk behavior. Theoretical basis and experimental techniques for measuring mechanical behavior at the nano-scale. Lab exercises.

Institute of Technology
MATH 5067. Actuarial Mathematics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4065, [one sem [4xxx or 5xxx] [probability or statistics] course])

MATS 8217. Advanced Electron Microscopy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5517)

Future lifetime random variable, survival function. Insurance, life annuity, future loss random variables. Net single premium, actuarial present value, net premium, net reserves.

MATH 5335. Geometry I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [&2263 or &2374 or &2574])

Theory/application of scanning/transmission electron microscopy.

MATH 5068. Actuarial Mathematics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5067)

MATS 8218. Thin Film Growth and Epitaxy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Principles of epitaxial growth. Growth models, thermodynamics, kinetics, homoepitaxial growth, continuum models of homoepitaxial growth, models of heteroepitaxial growth, surfaces, interfaces, defects, coincident lattices, experimental methods of growth, characterization.

Multiple decrement insurance, pension valuation. Expense analysis, gross premium, reserves. Problem of withdrawals. Regulatory reserving systems. Minimum cash values. Additional topics at instructors discretion.

Advanced two-dimensional Euclidean geometry from a vector viewpoint. Theorems/problems about triangles/circles, isometries, connections with Euclids axioms. Hyperbolic geometry, how it compares with Euclidean geometry.

MATH 5075. Mathematics of Options, Futures, and Derivative Securities I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo yrs calculus, basic computer skills)
Mathematical background (e.g., partial differential equations, Fourier series, computational methods, Black-Scholes theory, numerical methods--including Monte Carlo simulation). Interest-rate derivative securities, exotic options, risk theory. First course of two-course sequence.

MATH 5336. Geometry II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5335)

Projective geometry, including: relation to Euclidean geometry, finitegeometries, fundamental theorem of projective geometry. N-dimensionalEuclidean geometry from a vector viewpoint. Emphasizes N=3, including: polyhedra, spheres, isometries.

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MATH 5345. Introduction to Topology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2263 or 2374 or 2573], [&2283 or &2574 or &3283]) MATH 5487. Computational Methods for Differential and Integral Equations in Engineering and Science I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4242)
criterion, root/ratio tests. Continuity in metric spaces. Rigorous treatment of differentiation of single-variable functions, Taylors Theorem.

Set theory. Euclidean/metric spaces. Basics of general topology, including compactness/connectedness.

MATH 5378. Differential Geometry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2243 or 2373 or 2574]; [2283 or 3283] recommended])
Basic geometry of curves in plane and in space, including Frenet formula, theory of surfaces, differential forms, Riemannian geometry.

Numerical methods for elliptic partial differential equations, integral equations of engineering and science. Methods include finite element, finite difference, spectral, boundary integral.

MATH 5616H. Honors: Introduction to Analysis II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5615)
Rigorous treatment of Riemann-Stieltjes integration. Sequences/series of functions, uniform convergence, equicontinuous families, Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, power series. Rigorous treatment of differentiation/ integration of multivariable functions, Implicit Function Theorem, Stokes Theorem. Additional topics as time permits.

MATH 5385. Introduction to Computational Algebraic Geometry. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2243 or 2373 or 2574])
Geometry of curves/surfaces defined by polynomial equations. Emphasizes concrete computations with polynomials using computer packages, interplay between algebra and geometry. Abstract algebra presented as needed.

MATH 5488. Computational Methods for Differential and Integral Equations in Engineering and Science II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5487)

Numerical methods for time-dependent partial differential equations of engineering/science. Methods include finite element, finite difference, spectral, boundary integral. Applications to fluid flow, elasticity, electromagnetism.

MATH 5445. Mathematical Analysis of Biological Networks. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Linear algebra, differential equations)
Development/analysis of models for complex biological networks. Examples taken from signal transduction networks, metabolic networks, gene control networks, and ecological networks.

MATH 5525. Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574 or 3283])
Ordinary differential equations, solution of linear systems, qualitative/numerical methods for nonlinear systems. Linear algebra background, fundamental matrix solutions, variation of parameters, existence/ uniqueness theorems, phase space. Rest points, their stability. Periodic orbits, Poincare-Bendixson theory, strange attractors.

MATH 5651. Basic Theory of Probability and Statistics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2243 or 2373]; [2283 or 2574 or 3283] recommended; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: Stat 4101, Stat 5101)
Logical development of probability, basic issues in statistics. Probability spaces, random variables, their distributions/expected values. Law of large numbers, central limit theorem, generating functions, sampling, sufficiency, estimation.

MATH 5652. Introduction to Stochastic Processes. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5651 or Stat 5101)
Random walks, Markov chains, branching processes, martingales, queuing theory, Brownian motion.

MATH 5447. Theoretical Neuroscience. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2243 or 2373 or 2574)

Nonlinear dynamical system models of neurons and neuronal networks. Computation by excitatory/ inhibitory networks. Neural oscillations, adaptation, bursting, synchrony. Memory systems.

MATH 5535. Dynamical Systems and Chaos. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574])
Dynamical systems theory. Emphasizes iteration of one-dimensional mappings. Fixed points, periodic points, stability, bifurcations, symbolic dynamics, chaos, fractals, Julia/Mandelbrot sets.

MATH 5654. Prediction and Filtering. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5651 or Stat 5101)

MATH 5467. Introduction to the Mathematics of Image and Data Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2283 or 2574 or 3283 or #]; [[2263 or 2374], 4567] recommended)
Background theory/experience in wavelets. Inner product spaces, operator theory, Fourier transforms applied to Gabor transforms, multi-scale analysis, discrete wavelets, self-similarity. Computing techniques.

MATH 5583. Complex Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2 sems soph math [including [2263 or 2374 or 2573], [2283 or 3283]] recommended)
Algebra, geometry of complex numbers. Linear fractional transformations. Conformal mappings. Holomorphic functions. Theorems of Abel/Cauchy, power series. Schwarz lemma. Complex exponential, trig functions. Entire functions, theorems of Liouville/ Morera. Reflection principle. Singularities, Laurent series. Residues.

Markov chains, Wiener process, stationary sequences, Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. Partially observable Markov processes (hidden Markov models), stationary processes. Equations for general filters, Kalman filter. Prediction of future values of partially observable processes.

MATH 5705. Enumerative Combinatorics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2283 or 2374 or 2574 or 3283])
Basic enumeration, bijections, inclusion-exclusion, recurrence relations, ordinary/exponential generating functions, partitions, Polya theory. Optional topics include trees, asymptotics, listing algorithms, rook theory, involutions, tableaux, permutation statistics.

MATH 5481. Mathematics of Industrial Problems I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574], familiarity with some programming language)
Topics in industrial math, including crystal precipitation, air quality modeling, electron beam lithography. Problems treated both theoretically and numerically.

MATH 5587. Elementary Partial Differential Equations I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574])

MATH 5482. Mathematics of Industrial Problems II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574], familiarity with some programming language) MATH 5485. Introduction to Numerical Methods I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], familiarity with some programming language)

Emphasizes partial differential equations w/physical applications, including heat, wave, Laplaces equations. Interpretations of boundary conditions. Characteristics, Fourier series, transforms, Greens functions, images, computational methods. Applications include wave propagation, diffusions, electrostatics, shocks.

MATH 5707. Graph Theory and Nonenumerative Combinatorics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574]; [2283 or 3283 or experience in writing proofs] highly recommended; Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: 4707)

Topics in industrial math, including color photography, catalytic converters, photocopying.

MATH 5588. Elementary Partial Differential Equations II. (4 cr [max 400 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[2243 or 2373 or 2573], [2263 or 2374 or 2574], 5587] or #)
Heat, wave, Laplaces equations in higher dimensions. Greens functions, Fourier series, transforms. Asymptotic methods, boundary layer theory, bifurcation theory for linear/nonlinear PDEs. Variational methods. Free boundary problems. Additional topics as time permits.

Basic topics in graph theory: connectedness, Eulerian/ Hamiltonian properties, trees, colorings, planar graphs, matchings, flows in networks. Optional topics include graph algorithms, Latin squares, block designs, Ramsey theory.

MATH 5711. Linear Programming and Combinatorial Optimization. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2 sems soph math [including 2243 or 2373 or 2573])
Simplex method, connections to geometry, duality theory,sensitivity analysis. Applications to cutting stock, allocation of resources, scheduling problems. Flows, matching/transportationproblems, spanning trees, distance in graphs, integer programs, branch/ bound, cutting planes, heuristics. Applications to traveling salesman, knapsack problems.

Solution of nonlinear equations in one variable. Interpolation, polynomial approximation, numerical integration/differentiation, numerical solution of initial-value problems.

MATH 5486. Introduction To Numerical Methods II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5485)

Direct/iterative methods for solving linear systems, approximation theory, methods for eigenvalue problems, methods for systems of nonlinear equations, numerical solution of boundary value problems for ordinary differential equations.

MATH 5594H. Honors Mathematics - Topics. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3593H with grade of at least B, experience in writing proofs] or %; intended for mathematically-talented students with proven achievement in theoretical mathematics courses)
Topics vary depending on interests of instructor. Theoretical treatment of chosen topic.

MATH 5900. Tutorial in Advanced Mathematics. (1-6 cr [max 120 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Individually directed study.

MATH 8001. Preparation for College Teaching. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq! math grad student in good standing or #)
New approaches to teaching/learning, issues in mathematics education, components/expectations of a college mathematics professor.

MATH 5615H. Honors: Introduction to Analysis I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[2243 or 2373], [2263 or 2374], [2283 or 3283]] or 2574)
Axiomatic treatment of real/complex number systems. Introduction to metric spaces: convergence, connectedness, compactness. Convergence of sequences/series of real/complex numbers, Cauchy

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MATH 8141. Applied Logic. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Applying techniques of mathematical logic to other areas of mathematics and computer science. Sample topics: complexity of computation, computable analysis, unsolvability of diophantine problems, program verification, database theory. Eisenstein series; Hecke operators, Poincar[e] series, Euler products; Ramanujan conjectures; Theta series and quadratic forms; waveforms and L-functions.

MATH 8142. Applied Logic. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

MATH 8208. Theory of Modular Forms and L-Functions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8207 or #)
Applications of Eisenstein series: special values and analytic continuation and functional equations of L-functions. Trace formulas. Applications of representation theory. Computations.

MATH 8300. Topics in Algebra. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad math major or #; offered as one yr or one sem crse as circumstances warrant)
Selected topics.

Applying techniques of mathematical logic to other areas of mathematics, computer science. Complexity of computation, computable analysis, unsolvability of diophantine problems, program verification, database theory.

MATH 8301. Manifolds and Topology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Some point-set topology, algebra] or #)

MATH 8151. Axiomatic Set Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5166 or #)

MATH 8211. Commutative and Homological Algebra. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202 or #)
Selected topics.

Classification of compact surfaces, fundamental group/ covering spaces. Homology group, basic cohomology. Application to degree of a map, invariance of domain/ dimension.

Axiomatic development of basic properties of ordinal/ cardinal numbers, infinitary combinatorics, well founded sets, consistency of axiom of foundation, constructible sets, consistency of axiom of choice and of generalized continuum hypothesis.

MATH 8212. Commutative and Homological Algebra. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8211 or #)
Selected topics.

MATH 8302. Manifolds and Topology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301 or #)

MATH 8245. Group Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202 or #)

MATH 8152. Axiomatic Set Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8151 or #)

Notion of forcing, generic extensions, forcing with finite partial functions, independence of continuum hypothesis, forcing with partial functions of infinite cardinalities, relationship between partial orderings and Boolean algebras, Boolean-valued models, independence of axiom of choice.

Permutations, Sylows theorems, representations of groups on groups, semi-direct products, solvable and nilpotent groups, generalized Fitting subgroups, p-groups, co-prime action on p-groups.

Smooth manifolds, tangent spaces, embedding/ immersion, Sards theorem, Frobenius theorem. Differential forms, integration. Curvature, GaussBonnet theorem. Time permitting: de Rham, duality in manifolds.

MATH 8306. Algebraic Topology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301 or #)

MATH 8246. Group Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8245 or #)

Singular homology, cohomology theory with coefficients. Eilenberg-Stenrod axioms, Mayer-Vietoris theorem.

MATH 8166. Recursion Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMath grad student or #)

Representation and character theory, simple groups, free groups and products, presentations, extensions, Schur multipliers.

MATH 8307. Algebraic Topology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8306 or #)

Analysis of concept of computability, including various equivalent definitions. Primitive recursive, recursive, partial recursive functions. Oracle Turing machines. Kleene Normal Form Theorem. Recursive, recursively enumerable sets. Degrees of unsolvability. Arithmetic hierarchy.

MATH 8251. Algebraic Number Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202 or #)

Algebraic number fields and algebraic curves. Basic commutative algebra. Completions: p-adic fields, formal power series, Puiseux series. Ramification, discriminant, different. Finiteness of class number and units theorem.

Basic homotopy theory, cohomology rings with applications. Time permitting: fibre spaces, cohomology operations, extra-ordinary cohomology theories.

MATH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MATH 8360. Topics in Topology. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301 or #; offered as one yr or one sem crse as circumstances warrant)
Selected topics.

MATH 8167. Recursion Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8166)

Sample topics: complexity theory, recursive analysis, generalized recursion theory, analytical hierarchy, constructive ordinals.

MATH 8252. Algebraic Number Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8251 or #)

MATH 8172. Model Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMath grad student or #)

Zeta and L-functions of global fields. Artin L-functions. Hasse-Weil L-functions. Tchebotarev density. Local and global class field theory. Reciprocity laws. Finer theory of cyclotomic fields.

Interplay of formal theories, their models. Elementary equivalence, elementary extensions, partial isomorphisms. Lowenheim-Skolem theorems, compactness theorems, preservation theorems. Ultraproducts.

MATH 8253. Algebraic Geometry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202 or #)

MATH 8365. Riemannian Geometry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301 or basic point-set topology or #)
Riemannian metrics, curvature. Bianchi identities, Gauss-Bonnet theorem, Meyerss theorem, CartanHadamard theorem.

Curves, surfaces, projective space, affine and projective varieties. Rational maps. Blowing-up points. Zariski topology. Irreducible varieties, divisors.

MATH 8173. Model Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8172 or #)

Types of elements. Prime models, homogeneity, saturation, categoricity in power. Forking.

MATH 8254. Algebraic Geometry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8253 or #)

MATH 8366. Riemannian Geometry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8365 or #)

Gauss, Codazzi equations. Tensor calculus, Hodge theory, spinors, global differential geometry, applications.

MATH 8190. Topics in Logic. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Sheaves, ringed spaces, and schemes. Morphisms. Derived functors and cohomology, Serre duality. Riemann-Roch theorem for curves, Hurwitzs theorem. Surfaces: monoidal transformations, birational transformations.

Offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant.

MATH 8201. General Algebra. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx algebra or equiv or #)
Groups through Sylow, Jordan-H[o]lder theorems, structure of finitely generated Abelian groups. Rings and algebras, including Gauss theory of factorization. Modules, including projective and injective modules, chain conditions, Hilbert basis theorem, and structure of modules over principal ideal domains.

MATH 8270. Topics in Algebraic Geometry. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMath 8201, Math 8202; offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant) MATH 8271. Lie Groups and Lie Algebras. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8302 or #)
Definitions and basic properties of Lie groups and Lie algebras; classical matrix Lie groups; Lie subgroups and their corresponding Lie subalgebras; covering groups; Maurer-Cartan forms; exponential map; correspondence between Lie algebras and simply connected Lie groups; Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff formula; homogeneous spaces.

MATH 8370. Topics in Differential Geometry. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301 or 8365; offered for one yr or one sem as circumstances warrant)
Current research in Differential Geometry.

MATH 8380. Topics in Advanced Geometry. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8301, 8365)
Current research.

MATH 8385. Calculus of Variations and Minimal Surfaces. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx partial differential equations or #)
Comprehensive exposition of calculus of variations and its applications. Theory for one-dimensional problems. Survey of typical problems. Necessary conditions. Sufficient conditions. Second variation, accessory eigenvalue problem. Variational problems with subsidiary conditions. Direct methods.

MATH 8202. General Algebra. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8201 or #)

Classical field theory through Galois theory, including solvable equations. Symmetric, Hermitian, orthogonal, and unitary form. Tensor and exterior algebras. Basic Wedderburn theory of rings; basic representation theory of groups.

MATH 8272. Lie Groups and Lie Algebras. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8271 or #)

MATH 8207. Theory of Modular Forms and L-Functions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8202 or #)

Zeta and L-functions, prime number theorem, Dirichlets theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions, class number formulas; Riemann hypothesis; modular forms and associated L-function;

Solvable and nilpotent Lie algebras and Lie groups; Lies and Engelss theorems; semisimple Lie algebras; cohomology of Lie algebras; Whiteheads lemmas and Levis theorem; classification of complex semisimple Lie algebras and compact Lie groups; representation theory.

MATH 8386. Calculus of Variations and Minimal Surfaces. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8595 or #)
Theory of multiple integrals. Geometrical differential equations, i.e., theory of minimal surfaces and related structures (surfaces of constant or prescribed mean curvature, solutions to variational integrals involving surface curvatures), all extremals for variational problems of current interest as models for interfaces in real materials.

MATH 8280. Topics in Number Theory. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#; offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant)

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MATH 8387. Mathematical Modeling of Industrial Problems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [5xxx numerical analysis, some computer experience] or #) MATH 8446. Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8445 or #)
Numerical methods for parabolic equations (e.g., heat equations). Methods for elasticity, fluid mechanics, electromagnetics. Applications to specific computations.

MATH 8572. Theory of Evolutionary Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8571 or #)

Dynamics of Navier-Stokes equations, strong/weak solutions, global attractors. Chemically reacting fluid flows. Dynamics in infinite dimensions, unstable manifolds, center manifolds perturbation theory. Inertial manifolds, finite dimensional structures. Dynamical theories of turbulence.

Mathematical models from physical, biological, social systems. Emphasizes industrial applications. Modeling of deterministic/probabilistic, discrete/continuous processes; methods for analysis/computation.

MATH 8388. Mathematical Modeling of Industrial Problems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8597 or #)

MATH 8450. Topics in Numerical Analysis. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad math major or #; offered as one yr or one sem crse as circumstances warrant)
Selected topics.

Techniques for analysis of mathematical models. Asymptotic methods; design of simulation and visualization techniques. Specific computation for models arising in industrial problems.

MATH 8470. Topics in Mathematical Theory of Continuum Mechanics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud) MATH 8501. Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx ODE or #)

MATH 8580. Topics in Evolutionary Equations. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8572 or #; offered for one yr or one semester as circumstances warrant) MATH 8581. Applications of Linear Operator Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx applied mathematics or #)
Metric spaces, continuity, completeness, contraction mappings, compactness. Normed linear spaces, continuous linear transformations. Hilbert spaces, orthogonality, projections.

MATH 8390. Topics in Mathematical Physics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8601; offered for one yr or one sem as circumstances warrant)
Current research.

Offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant.

MATH 8401. Mathematical Modeling and Methods of Applied Mathematics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx numerical analysis and applied linear algebra or #)

Dimension analysis, similarity solutions, linearization, stability theory, well-posedness, and characterization of type. Fourier series and integrals, wavelets, Greens functions, weak solutions and distributions.

Existence, uniqueness, continuity, and differentiability of solutions. Linear theory and hyperbolicity. Basics of dynamical systems. Local behavior near a fixed point, a periodic orbit, and a homoclinic or heteroclinic orbit. Perturbation theory.

MATH 8582. Applications of Linear Operator Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8581 or #)
Fourier theory. Self-adjoint, compact, unbounded linear operators. Spectral analysis, eigenvalueeigenvector problem, spectral theorem, operational calculus.

MATH 8502. Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501 or #)

MATH 8402. Mathematical Modeling and Methods of Applied Mathematics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8401 or #)
Calculus of variations, integral equations, eigenvalue problems, spectral theory. Perturbation, asymptotic methods. Artificial boundary conditions, conformal mapping, coordinate transformations. Applications to specific modeling problems.

Selected topics: stable, unstable, and center manifolds. Normal hyperbolicity. Nonautonomous dynamics and skew product flows. Invariant manifolds and quasiperiodicity. Transversality and Melnikov method. Approximation dynamics. Morse-Smale systems. Coupled oscillators and network dynamics.

MATH 8583. Theory of Partial Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Some 5xxx PDE, 8601] or #)
Classification of partial differential equations/ characteristics. Laplace, wave, heat equations. Some mixed problems.

MATH 8431. Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5xxx numerical analysis of partial differential equations or #)
Equations of continuity/motion. Kinematics. Bernoullis theorem, stream function, velocity potential. Applications of conformal mapping.

MATH 8503. Bifurcation Theory in Ordinary Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501 or #)

MATH 8584. Theory of Partial Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8583 or #)

Basic bifurcation theory, Hopf bifurcation, and method averaging. Silnikov bifurcations. Singular perturbations. Higher order bifurcations. Applications.

Fundamental solutions/distributions, Sobolev spaces, regularity. Advanced elliptic theory (Schauder estimates, Gardings inequality). Hyperbolic systems.

MATH 8432. Mathematical Fluid Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8431 or #)

MATH 8505. Applied Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Theory I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5525 or 8502 or #)

MATH 8590. Topics in Partial Differential Equations. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8602; offered for one yr or one sem as circumstances warrant)
Research topics.

Plane flow of gas, characteristic method, hodograph method. Singular surfaces, shock waves, shock layers. Viscous flow, Navier-Stokes equations, exact solutions. Uniqueness, stability, existence theorems.

Static/Hopf bifurcations, invariant manifold theory, normal forms, averaging, Hopf bifurcation in maps, forced oscillations, coupled oscillators, chaotic dynamics, co-dimension 2 bifurcations. Emphasizes computational aspects/applications from biology, chemistry, engineering, physics.

MATH 8600. Topics in Advanced Applied Mathematics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Offered for one yr or one semester as circumstances warrant. Topics vary. For details, contact instructor.

MATH 8601. Real Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5616 or #)

MATH 8441. Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4xxx analysis, 4xxx applied linear algebra] or #)
Approximation of functions, numerical integration. Numerical methods for elliptic partial differential equations, including finite element methods, finite difference methods, and spectral methods. Grid generation.

MATH 8506. Applied Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Theory II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5587 or #)

MATH 8442. Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8441 or #; 5477-5478 recommended for engineering and science grad students)
Numerical methods for integral equations, parabolic partial differential equations, hyperbolic partial differential equations. Monte Carlo methods.

Background on analysis in Banach spaces, linear operator theory. Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction, static bifurcation, stability at a simple eigenvalue, Hopf bifurcation in infinite dimensions invariant manifold theory. Applications to hydrodynamic stability problems, reaction-diffusion equations, pattern formation, and elasticity.

Set theory/fundamentals. Axiom of choice, measures, measure spaces, Borel/Lebesgue measure, integration, fundamental convergence theorems, Riesz representation.

MATH 8602. Real Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8601 or #)

Radon-Nikodym, Fubini theorems. C(X). Lp spaces (introduction to metric, Banach, Hilbert spaces). Stone-Weierstrass theorem. Basic Fourier analysis. Theory of differentiation.

MATH 8520. Topics in Dynamical Systems. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8502)
Current research.

MATH 8640. Topics in Real Analysis. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8602 or #; offered for one yr or one sem as circumstances warrant)
Current research.

MATH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) MATH 8445. Numerical Analysis of Differential Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4xxx numerical analysis, 4xxx partial differential equations or #)

MATH 8530. Topics in Ordinary Differential Equations. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8502)

Offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant.

MATH 8540. Topics in Mathematical Biology. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

MATH 8641. Spatial Ecology. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqTwo semesters calculus, theoretical population ecology or four semesters more robust calculus, course in statistics or probability or #)
Introduction: role of space in population dynamics and interspecific interaction; includes single species and multispecies models, deterministic and stochastic theory, different modeling approaches, effects of implicit/explicit space on competition, pattern formation, stability diversity and invasion. Recent literature. Computer lab.

Offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant.

Finite element and finite difference methods for elliptic boundary value problems (e.g., Laplaces equation) and solution of resulting linear systems by direct and iterative methods.

MATH 8571. Theory of Evolutionary Equations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8502 or #)

Infinite dimensional dynamical systems, global attractors, existence and robustness. Linear semigroups, analytic semigroups. Linear and nonlinear reaction diffusion equations, strong and weak solutions, well-posedness of solutions.

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MATH 8651. Theory of Probability Including Measure Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5616 or #)
series, product representations. Hyperbolic geometry, isometries. Covering surfaces, Riemann-Hurwitz formula. Schwarz-Christoffel polygonal functions. Residues.

Probability spaces. Distributions/expectations of random variables. Basic theorems of Lebesque theory. Stochastic independence, sums of independent random variables, random walks, filtrations. Probability, moment generating functions, characteristic functions. Laws of large numbers.

MTHE 5021. Algebraic Structures in School Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTchg exper or isntr consent)

MATH 8702. Complex Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8701 or #)

MATH 8652. Theory of Probability Including Measure Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8651 or #)

Riemann mapping, uniformization, Dirichlet problem. Dirichlet principle, Greens functions, harmonic measures. Approximation theory. Complex analysis on tori (elliptic functions, modular functions, conformal moduli). Complex dynamical systems (Julia sets, Mandelbrot set).

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies for teaching arithmetic. Content and issues relevant to the algebra curriculum. Instructional materials and technology appropriate for arithmetic. Each offering of the course will focus on either elementary/middle or middle/secondary grade levels.

Conditional distributions and expectations, convergence of sequences of distributions on real line and on Polish spaces, central limit theorem and related limit theorems, Brownian motion, martingales and introduction to other stochastic sequences.

MTHE 5031. Geometric Structures in School Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Enrollment in math initial licensure program)

MATH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MATH 8790. Topics in Complex Analysis. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8702 or #; offered for one yr or one sem as circumstances warrant)
Current research.

MATH 8654. Fundamentals of Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8651 or 8602 or #)

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies for teaching school geometry. Content and issues relevant to the geometry curriculum. Instructional materials and technology appropriate for geometry. Each offering will focus on either elementary/middle or middle/ secondary grade levels.

Review of basic theorems of probability for independent random variables; introductions to Brownian motion process, Poisson process, conditioning, Markov processes, stationary processes, martingales, super- and sub-martingales, Doob-Meyer decomposition.

MTHE 5100. Topics in Mathematics Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEd or grad student)

MATH 8801. Functional Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8602 or #)

MATH 8655. Stochastic Calculus with Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8654 or 8659 or #)

Motivation in terms of specific problems (e.g., Fourier series, eigenfunctions). Theory of compact operators. Basic theory of Banach spaces (Hahn-Banach, open mapping, closed graph theorems). Frechet spaces.

Issues, materials, and instructional techniques focusing on a single current topic of particular relevance to secondary school and college mathematics teachers.

Stochastic integration with respect to martingales, Itos formula, applications to business models, filtering, and stochastic control theory.

MATH 8802. Functional Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8801 or #)

MTHE 5101. Teaching Elementary School Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTchg license or student elem ed MEd or special ed or #)

MATH 8659. Stochastic Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8652 or #)

In-depth coverage of various stochastic processes and related concepts, such as Markov sequences and processes, renewal sequences, exchangeable sequences, stationary sequences, Poisson point processes, Levy processes, interacting particle systems, diffusions, and stochastic integrals.

Spectral theory of operators, theory of distributions (generalized functions), Fourier transformations and applications. Sobolev spaces and pseudo-differential operators. C-star algebras (Gelfand-Naimark theory) and introduction to von Neumann algebras.

Modern trends, methods, and materials used to convey mathematical ideas.

MTHE 5155. Rational Number Concepts and Proportionality. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqEduc student or #)

MATH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) MATH 8990. Topics in Mathematics. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Readings, research.

The relationship between the development of rational number concepts and proportional reasoning skills. Examination of how newer school curricula treat these concepts. Application of materials in the classroom and analysis of results. Reading and responding to current research.

MATH 8660. Topics in Probability. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Offered for one year or one semester as circumstances warrant.

MATH 8991. Independent Study. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Individually directed study.

MTHE 5161. Developing Leadership in School Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTchg exper or #)

MATH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MATH 8668. Combinatorial Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Basic enumeration, including sets and multisets, permutation statistics, inclusion-exclusion, integer/ set partitions, involutions and Polya theory. Partially ordered sets, including lattices, incidence algebras, and Mobius inversion. Generating functions.

MATH 8992. Directed Reading. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Individually directed reading.

Current developments in the psychology and pedagogy of mathematics education as related to the evolving nature of mathematics education objectives. Emerging use of technology in the mathematics classroom. Techniques for the development of supervisory abilities. Characteristics of effective staff development.

MATH 8993. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Individually directed study.

MTHE 5170. Historical Topics in the Mathematics Classroom. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

MATH 8994. Topics at the IMA. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Current research at IMA.

Mathematics Education (MTHE)

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Historical underpinnings of school mathematics content and methodology. Cross-cultural contributions in the development of mathematical ideas. Development of lessons, activities, and materials for school use.

MTHE 5171. Teaching Problem Solving. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

MATH 8669. Combinatorial Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8668 or #)

Further topics in enumeration, including symmetric functions, Schensted correspondence, and standard tableaux; non-enumerative combinatorics, including graph theory and coloring, matching theory, connectivity, flows in networks, codes, and extremal set theory.

College of Education and Human Development

MTHE 5011. Arithmetic Structures in School Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Enrollment in math initial licensure program or tchg exper)

Investigation of fundamental concepts and principles of problem solving, reasoning, and proof. Emphasis on activities and applications appropriate for junior and senior high classes. Pedagogical experiences to prepare teachers to teach problem solving, reasoning, and proof in classrooms.

MTHE 5172. Teaching Probability and Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Investigation of fundamental concepts and principles of probability and statistics. Emphasis on activities and applications appropriate for junior and senior high school classes. Pedagogical experiences to prepare teachers to integrate quantitative literacy accurately and effectively in classrooms.

MATH 8680. Topics in Combinatorics. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad math major or #; offered as one yr or one sem crse as circumstances warrant)
Selected topics.

MATH 8701. Complex Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5616 or #)

Pedagogy, content, and instructional strategies for teaching arithmetic. Content and issues relevant to the K-8 mathematics curriculum. Instructional materials and technology appropriate for elementary or middle school arithmetic. Credit hours and targeted level vary with particular classes.

Foundations of holomorphic functions of one variable; relation to potential theory, complex manifolds, algebraic geometry, number theory. Cauchys theorems, Poisson integral. Singularities,

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MTHE 5305. Middle School Mathematics Methods. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqElem ed licensure student)

The unique needs of middle school students in the mathematics classroom. Mathematics content and pedagogical skills. Adolescent development/ psychology. Field placement in a middle school mathematics classroom.

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 5211. Human Factors and Work Analysis. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =HUMF 5211, IE 5511)

Institute of Technology
ME 5080. Topics in Mechanical Engineering. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, submission of permission form, #)
Topics vary each semester.

Human factors engineering (ergonomics), methods engineering, work measurement. Displays, controls, instrument layout, supervisory control. Anthropometry, work physiology, biomechanics. Noise, illumination, toxicology. Operations analysis, motion study, time standards.

MTHE 5313. Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Middle School. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTchg exper or #)

Mathematics learning, instruction methods, mathematical topics, and assessment procedures appropriate for the middle grades. Examination of newer curricular materials. Illustration of successful instructional techniques. Discussion of the relationship between the nature of the learner and effective instruction.

ME 5221. Computer-Assisted Product Realization. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3221, AEM 3031, CSci 1113, MatS 2001)
Injection molding with emphasis on design of manufacturing processes. Tooling design and specification of processing conditions using computer-based tools; process simulation software and computer-controlled machine tools. Simultaneous process and part design. Production of tooling and parts. Part evaluation.

ME 5090. Advanced Engineering Problems. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqME upper div, #)
Independent research project with faculty adviser in mechanical engineering, typically related to advisers research interests. Student contacts adviser to develop project description well before projects start date.

MTHE 5314. Teaching and Learning Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath Ed or MEd or CI MEd or grad student or #)
Methods, materials, and curriculum development. Principles of learning. Review of research. Preparation/evaluation of tests, units, and materials of instruction. Recent developments in mathematics curriculum and in instructional alternatives. Issues in teaching/learning. Program planning/evaluation.

ME 5101. Vapor Cycle Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student)

ME 5223. Materials in Design. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3221)

Vapor compression and absorption refrigeration systems; heat pumps; vapor power cycle analysis, regeneration, reheat, compound cycle modifications, combines gas turbine--vapor cycle systems.

Fundamental properties of engineering materials. Fabrication, treatment. Physical and corrosive properties. Failure mechanism, cost and value analysis as related to material selection and specification.

MTHE 5355. Mathematics for Diverse Learners. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTeaching license or student in elem ed or special ed or #)
Mathematical concepts and methods for exceptional students, both low achieving and gifted. Experimental materials and methods designed for underachieving students.

ME 5103. Thermal Environmental Engineering. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3322 or 3323)

Thermodynamic properties of moist air; psychrometric charts; HVAC systems; solar energy; human thermal comfort; indoor air quality; heating and cooling loads in buildings.

ME 5228. Introduction to Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3221, AEM 3031, CSci 1113, MatS 2001)

MTHE 5366. Technology-Assisted Mathematics Instruction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

ME 5105. HVAC System Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5103, [IT upper div or grad student])

Technology--including computers, programmable and graphing calculators, and video--as instructional tools in mathematics; design and evaluation of technologybased mathematics lessons; the effect of technology on the mathematics curriculum; managing the technologyenriched classroom.

Design procedures used for heat exchangers, cooling towers, hydronic systems, and air handling systems. HVAC system design for a commercial building.

Finite elements as principal analysis tool in computer-aided design (CAD); theoretical issues and implementation aspects for modeling and analyzing engineering problems encompassing stress analysis, heat transfer, and flow problems for linear situations. One-, two-, and three-dimensional practical engineering applications.

ME 5113. Aerosol/Particle Engineering. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student)
Kinetic theory, definition, theory and measurement of particle properties, elementary particle mechanics, particle statistics; Brownian motion and diffusion, coagulation, evaporation and condensation, sampling and transport.

ME 5241. Computer-Aided Engineering. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3222, CSci 1113 or equiv)

MTHE 5696. Student Teaching in Mathematics. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N only. PrereqMEd/initial licensure student or #)
Student teaching in secondary school mathematics classes.

Apply computer-aided engineering to mechanical design. Engineering design projects and case studies using computer-aided design and finite element analysis software; design optimization and computer graphical presentation of results.

MTHE 5993. Directed Studies in Mathematics Education. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Math ed MEd student, #)
Secondary school classroom teaching project to improve specific teaching skills, planned by student, approved/directed by students adviser.

ME 5115. Air Quality and Air Pollution Control. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student)

MTHE 8501. Theory and Classical Research in Mathematics Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad math educ major)

Air pollution sources, atmospheric transport, transformations, fate, and emissions control. Air pollution meteorology, dispersion, chemistry of secondary pollutant formation, standards and regulation. Control devices and techniques for gaseous and particulate emissions. Cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, wet and dry scrubbers, combustion modification.

ME 5243. Advanced Mechanism Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3222 or equiv, basic kinematics and dynamics of machines; knowledge of CAD packages such as Pro-E recommended)

Analytical methods of kinematic, dynamic, and kinetoelastodynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms. Computerized design for function, path, and motion generation based on Burmeister theory.

ME 5247. Stress Analysis, Sensing, and Transducers. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAEM 3031, MatS 2001)

Critical review of research and relevant theoretical formulations; criteria for appraising research methods; educational implications.

ME 5116. Cleanroom Technology and Particle Monitoring. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student)

MTHE 8571. Research in Mathematics Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5313, 8501)
Designed for advanced graduate students in mathematics education. Presentation and discussion of Ph.D. thesis proposals and other contemporary research.

Fundamentals of cleanroom technology for microelectronics manufacturing; airborne and liquidborne particulate contaminants; particle monitors: optical and condensation particle counters, wafer surface scanner, microscopy; filter performance and testing; cleanroom design and operation; high purity systems; particle detection in processing equipment.

Electrical resistance strain gage theory and technology. Gage characteristics, selection, and use. Bridge circuits and temperature and stray strain compensation. Signal conditioning. Data analysis. Photoelasticity techniques. Interpretation of fringe patterns. Sensor principles and performance. Transducer design and characterization.

ME 5248. Vibration Engineering. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT upper div or grad, 3281)

MTHE 8591. Seminar: Mathematics Education. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath educ PhD student)

ME 5133. Aerosol Measurement Laboratory. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or graduate student)

Apply vibration theory to design; optimize isolators, detuning mechanisms, viscoelastic suspensions and structures. Use modal analysis methods to describe free vibration of complex systems, relating to both theoretical and test procedures.

Problems of mathematics instruction from kindergarten through junior college; opportunity to develop proposals and design models for empirical research.

MTHE 8995. Problems: Mathematics Education. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMA or PhD educ major with math educ concentration)

Principles of aerosol measurement. Single particle analysis by optical and electron microscopy. Aerosol samplers and inertial collectors. Integral mass concentration and number concentration detectors. Size distribution by laser particle counter and differential mobility particle sizer. Aerosol generation and instrument calibration.

ME 5281. Analog and Digital Control. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3281)

Continuous and discrete time feedback control systems. Frequency response, stability, poles and zeros; transient responses; Nyquist and Bode diagrams; root locus; lead-lag and PID compensators, Nicols-Ziegler design method. Digital implementation aliasing; computer-aided design and analysis of control system.

Students survey most recent literature and design and prepare research reports on special topics.

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ME 5286. Robotics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [3281 or equiv], [upper div ME or AEM or CSci or grad student]) ME 5446. Introduction to Combustion. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, 3321, 3322)
Thermodynamics, kinetics, energy and mass transport, and pollutants in reacting systems. Reactors, laminar and turbulent flames. Ignition, quenching, and flame stability. Diffusion flames. Combustion in reciprocating engines, furnaces, and turbines, with emphasis on internal combustion engine performance and emissions.

Manipulator forward/inverse kinematics, homogeneous transformations, coordinate frames, Jacobian/velocity control, task primitives/programming, computational issues. Determining path trajectories. Reaction forces, manipulator dynamics/control. Vehicle kinematics, dynamics, and guidance. Lab project demonstrates concepts.

ME 8229. Finite Element Methods for Computational Mechanics: Transient/Dynamic Problems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5228 or equiv, 5341, AEM 3031, CSci 1113)
Computational mechanics involving transient or dynamic situations; development and analysis of computational algorithms. Stability and accuracy of algorithms, convergence issues; linear/nonlinear situations. Implicit, explicit, mixed, and variable time discretization approaches; modal-based methods for engineering problems

ME 5312. Solar Thermal Technologies. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3333, IT upper Div] or grad student)

Solar radiation fundamentals. Measurement/processing needed to predict solar irradiance dependence on time, location, and orientation. Characteristics of components in solar thermal systems: collectors, heat exchangers, thermal storage. System performance, low-temperature applications. Concentrating solar energy, including solar thermo-chemical processes, to produce hydrogen/solar power systems and photovoltaics. Solar design project.

ME 5461. Internal Combustion Engines. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, C or better in 3322 or 3324)
Basic spark ignition and diesel engine principles, air, fuel-air and actual engine cycles, cycle modeling, combustion and emissions, knock phenomena, air flow and volumetric efficiency, mixture requirements, ignition requirements and performance. Lectures and complementary labs.

ME 8243. Topics in Design. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Topics vary with each offering.

ME 8253. Computational Nanomechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student)

Fundamentals of mechanical properties in nanometer scale. Role of discrete structure and underlying atomic, molecular, and interfacial forces are illustrated with modern examples. Overview of computational atomistic methods. Lectures, hands-on computing using publicly available or personally developed scientific software packages.

ME 5341. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering and Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, 3321, 3322)
Characteristics of applied heat transfer problems: nature of problem specification, incompleteness of needed knowledge base, accuracy issues. Categories of applied heat transfer problems (e.g., materials processing, turbomachinery, cooling of electronic equipment, biomedical thermal therapeutic devices, heat exchangers, HVAC systems).

ME 5462. Gas Turbines. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, 3321, &3322)

Gas turbine cycles, regeneration, recuperation, reheat, intercooling, combined cycle plants, and thermochemical regeneration. Axial and radial flow compressors and turbines; combustor designs, energy analysis, emissions, and noise. Turbojet, fanjet, turboprop engine performance. Stationary power plants, vehicular propulsion, hybrid vehicles.

ME 8254. Fundamentals of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). (4 cr; A-F only)

Major classes, components, and applications of MEMS. Principles behind operation of MEMS devices/ systems. Standard microfabrication techniques. Unique requirements, environments, and applications of MEMS. Students apply microfabrication techniques/applications to design/ manufacture of a MEMS device or microsystem.

ME 5666. Modern Thermodynamics. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq3331 or equiv)

ME 5344. Thermodynamics of Fluid Flow with Applications. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, 3321, 3322)

Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy for compressible gas flows. Relevant thermodynamic properties. Nozzles, diffusers, thrust producers, shocks. Fluid-wall frictional interactions. Wall heat transfer, internal heat release. Temperature recovery. Mass addition. Chemical thermodynamics/applications.

Applications of thermodynamics to natural phenomena. Multiscale approach. Student group projects, with undergrads and grad students in same group. Three hours/week classroom instruction, one hour/week project discussion. Project presentations at weeks 8 and 14 are webcast.

ME 8262. Topics in Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Processes. (4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq3221, AEM 3016)

ME 8113. Advanced Aerosol/Particle Engineering. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT grad student or #)

ME 5348. Heat Transfer in Electronic Equipment. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3333 or 3324], IT upper div or grad student)

Technology trends and packaging needs of microelectronic components. Thermal characteristics, heat transfer mechanisms, thermal failure modes of electronic/microelectronic equipment. Reliability prediction. Thermal stress/strain in layered structures and solder joints.

Introduction to kinetic theory, definition, theory, and measurement of particle properties; elementary particle mechanics, particle statistics; Brownian motion and diffusion, coagulation, evaporation and condensation, sampling, and transport.

Advanced topics in Manufacturing. Analytical/ numerical modeling of manufacturing processes. Use of computer-based modeling tools and computer controlled manufacturing machines. Comparison of predictions/measurements of process variables and part characteristics. Part production/testing. Processes, technologies, and topics vary with each offering.

ME 8221. New Product Design and Business Development I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =BMEN 8401, ENTR 6041, ENTR 6087, OMS 6061. PrereqIT grad student, some design experience)

ME 8268. Properties and Fabrication of Plastics and Composites. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3221, AEM 3031, MatS 2001)
Materials, equipment, and processes. Principles of product and tool design. Hydraulic and temperature circuit control for equipment.

ME 5351. Computational Heat Transfer. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, 3322)
Numerical solution of heat conduction and analogous physical processes. Develop and use a computer program to solve complex problems involving steady and unsteady heat conduction, flow and heat transfer in ducts, flow in porous media, and other special applications.

Students and faculty work with company representatives to develop a product concept, a working physical prototype, and an extensive business plan. Concept design, detail design, manufacturing, marketing, introduction strategy, and profit forecasting. Sponsoring company intends to bring product to market. ME 8222 must be taken in sequence the same year.

ME 8281. Advanced Control System Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5281)

Loop Shaping. Review of controllability/observability. LQR/LQG/LTR. Repetitive control. Input shaping. Tracking control (feedforward, precompensation). Lyapunov stability. System identification.

ME 5361. Plasma-Aided Manufacturing. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =EE 5611. PrereqGrad or IT upper div, ME 3321, ME 3322 or equiv)

ME 8222. New Product Design and Business Development II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =BMEN 8402. Prereq8221)

Properties of plasmas as a processing medium, process control and system design considerations using specific examples of plasma spray coating, welding, and microelectronics processing.

ME 5381. Biological Transport Processes. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =BMEN 5311, CHEN 5753. PrereqIT upper div or grad student, transport class, [3322 or ChEn 5103] or #)

Students and faculty work with company representatives to develop a product concept, a working physical prototype, and an extensive business plan. Concept design, detail design, manufacturing, marketing, introduction strategy, and profit forecasting. Sponsoring company intends to bring product to market. Must be taken in sequence with 8221 the same year.

Introduction to nonlinear systems, bifurcations, chaos, Lyapunov stability. Input-output stability (circle theorem, passivity, Lure). Input-output and inputstate feedback linearization. Lyapunov-based design. Sliding surface control, dynamic surface control. Parameter identification (least squares, gradient, etc). Lyapunov-based adaptive control, integrator backstepping, singular perturbations.

ME 8282. Control of Nonlinear Systems. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5281)

ME 8287. Topics in Dynamics and Control. (2-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5281)
Topics vary with each offering.

Fluid, mass, and heat transport in biological systems. Mass transfer across membranes, fluid flow in capillaries, interstitium, veins and arteries. Biotransport issues in single cells and tissues, artificial organs, membrane oxygenators, and drug delivery applications.

ME 8228. Finite Elements in Multidisciplinary Flow/Thermal/Stress and Manufacturing Applications. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3222, 5341, AEM 3031, CSci 1113)

ME 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) ME 8337. Experimental Methods in the Thermal Sciences . (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Planning experiments. Uncertainty, qualification, visualization, analogies. Temperature, pressure, heat flux, and flow measurements. Signal processing and analysis. Introduction to optical diagnostics.

Multidisciplinary and coupled effects involving flow/heat transfer/stress. In-depth understanding of modeling and analysis in each discipline. Coupling multi-disciplines for engineering problems. Applications to manufacturing and process modeling of, e.g., metals, alloys, polymers.

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ME 8341. Conduction. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Undergrad class in heat transfer or #)
Advanced understanding/application of conduction/ diffusion to heat/mass transfer problems. Solving ordinary/partial differential equations related to physics of diffusion. Special topics in numerical microscale heat transfer.

ME 8772. Advanced Transportation Technologies Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =CE 8213)
Advanced technologies specifically related to transportation. Topics draw from core science/ technology areas of human factors, intelligent vehicles, traffic modeling/management, sensing, communications, and controls.

chromatography, GC-MS, LC-MS, and tandem mass spectrometry. Chromatographic theory and statistical approaches to method validation.

MEDC 5495. Vistas in Medicinal Chemistry Research. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

ME 8342. Convection. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad level course on fundamentals of fluid mechanics that has a substantial component on viscous flows or #)
Heat transfer in fluids flowing around bodies and in tubes/ducts. Forced/natural convection. Laminar/ turbulent flow regimes. Turbulent transport and modeling. High-speed flows, viscous dissipation, variable property effects. Application to heat exchange devices. Convective mass transfer.

Selected topics of contemporary interest in medicinal chemistry

ME 8773. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqIT grad student)

Recent developments.

MEDC 5700. General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMedC grad student or #)
Fundamental principles of molecular recognition, physicohemical properties of drugs, drug metabolism and disposition, interaction of molecules with DNA/ RNA.

ME 8774. Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8773)

Recent developments.

ME 8775. Technical Communication. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

ME 8343. Radiation . (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Undergrad class in heat transfer or #)
Advanced radiation heat transfer problems. Physics foundation for radiation. Materials properties. Radiation transfer problems. Solution methods for integro-differential equations. Statistical methods. Multi-mode heat transfer.

One-day workshop on presenting a seminar. Students deliver one-hour seminar on technical topic and attend nine other technical seminars.

MEDC 5710. General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMedC grad student or #)
Fundamental principles of enzyme inhibitors, combinatorial chemistry and library design, drug receptor interactions and signal transduction mechanisms, and molecular modeling.

ME 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) ME 8794. Mechanical Engineering Research. (1-6 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed research.

MEDC 8100. Medicinal Chemistry Seminar. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad major or #)
Current topics.

ME 8345. Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student)

Finite volume method for solution of governing equations for heat transfer and fluid flow. Mathematical models of turbulence. Construction of general computer program. Practical applications.

ME 8800. Modern Developments in Mechanical Engineering. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq IT grad student)
Seminars on topics in engineering science of importance to mechanical engineers. Invited scholars deliver five-lecture series on each topic; two to five topics each semester.

MEDC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MEDC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) MEDC 8500. Design of Chemotherapeutic Agents. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5600 or #)
Modern aspects of designing chemotherapeutic agents. Strategies for enzyme inhibition and metabolic blocks in development of anticancer, antimicrobial, and antiviral agents.

ME 8361. Molecular Gas Dynamics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AEM 8231. PrereqIT grad student)
Kinetic theory of gases, Boltzmann equation, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, collisions, transport properties. Introduction to quantum mechanics. Statistical thermodynamics, classical/quantum statistics. partition functions and thermodynamic properties. Irreversible thermodynamics.

ME 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) ME 8951. Plan B. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)
Structured environment in which students can complete a M.S. Plan B project.

ME 8362. Introduction to Plasma Technology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8361)

Fundamentals of gaseous plasmas. Thermal/ nonequilibrium plasmas. Types of plasma generation. Electron energy distribution function. Sheaths, glow discharges, electric arcs, RF plasmas. Steady/unsteady plasmas. Plasma heat transfer. Plasma diagnostics.

ME 8953. Plan B. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8951)

Structured environment in which students can complete a M.S. Plan B project.

MEDC 8600. Chemical Aspects of Drug Metabolism and Bioactivation. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5600 or #)
Chemical and enzymatic mechanisms of biotransformation and bioactivationof drugs and other xenobiotics. Reactivity and fate of bioactivatedmetabolites.

ME 8381. Bioheat and Mass Transfer. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIT grad student, upper-division transport/fluids course; [physics, biology] recommended)
Analytical/numerical tools to analyze heat/mass transfer phenomenon in cryobiological, hyperthermic, other biomedically relevant applications.

Medicinal Chemistry (MEDC)

Department of Medicinal Chemistry

College of Pharmacy
MEDC 5185. Principles of Biomolecular Simulation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqChem 3502 or #)
Molecular simulation for students in medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, biochemistry, and chemical physics

MEDC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MEDC 8700. Advanced Concepts in Drug Design. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEM 8700, PHAR 6247H. Prereq5600 or #)
Current approaches to rational design of drugs.

ME 8390. Advanced Topics in the Thermal Sciences. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Topics vary according to instructor.

ME 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) ME 8462. Turbomachinery. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIT grad student, 3321, 3322 or equiv or #)
Thermodynamic analysis of energy transfer between fluid and rotor; dimensional analysis; principles of axial, mixed, and radial flow pumps, fans, compressors, and turbines; cascade performance; computer flow simulations; applications to propulsion systems and power plants.

MEDC 5202. Research and Development Process of Pharmaceutical Products. (2 cr; S-N or Aud)
New drug development process in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry

MEDC 8760. Design of Peptidomimetics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5600 or #)

Current approaches to design and synthesis of mimetics of biologically active peptides. Structural and conformational rationale used in peptidomimetic design.

MEDC 5245. Introduction to Drug Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CHEM 5245, PHAR 6245. Prereq Chem)
Concepts that govern design/discovery of drugs. Physical, bioorganic, medicinal chemical principles applied to explain rational design, mechanism of action drugs.

MEDC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MEDC 8800. Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory Techniques. (1-2 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad med chem major or #) MEDC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

ME 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

MEDC 5494. Advanced Methods in Quantitative Drug Analysis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Quantitative methods (HPLC, GC, TLC, and immunoassays) for analysis of drugs and metabolites in biological fluids. Advanced techniques such as capillary electrophoresis, supercritical fluid

Experiential rotations in medicinal chemistry research laboratories.

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MEDC 8900. Research in Medicinal Chemistry. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad med chem major or #)
Study and experimental investigation.

MICE 8990. Biotechnology Seminar. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFirst-yr students enroll S-N, as they do not make a presentation; secondyr students enroll A-F, as they present a seminar)
Student presentations of thesis research and presentations by invited speakers.

MICA 8007. Cell Biology and Biochemistry of the Extracellular Matrix. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =BIOC 8007. Prereq8002 or 8004 or #)

Medieval Studies (MEST)

Center for Medieva Studies

College of Liberal Arts

MEST 5610. Advanced Topics in Medieval Studies. (3-4 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq One yr work in some area of Middle Ages, reading knowledge of appropriate language, #)

Microbiology (MICB)
Department of Microbiology

Concepts in cell adhesion and tissue composition and importance of cell adhesion in tissue function and disease. Topics range from structure/function/assembly of tissue components to cellular adhesion mechanisms.

Medical School
MICB 5205. Microbiology and Immunology for Medical Students. (7 cr; A-F only. PrereqMicB 3301, MicB 4131)

MICA 8009. Biochemical Aspects of Normal and Abnormal Cell Growth and Cell Death. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8004 or [BioC 3021, Biol 4004] or #)
Aspects of mechanisms involved in growth control at level of nuclear function. Neoplasia in hormonal cancers (such as prostate cancer) and role of protein phosphorylation in normal and abnormal growth. Mechanisms of cell death via apoptosis and its implications in normal and abnormal proliferation.

From late antiquity through end of Middle Ages (circa 300-1500 A.D.). Current topics specified in Class Schedule.

MEST 5993. Directed Studies in Medieval Studies. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq One yr work in some area of Middle Ages, reading knowledge of appropriate language, #)

Directed study with one of the core faculty of medieval studies program.

Basic/clinical human immunology, medical microbiology. Molecular/cellular basis of immune responses, tolerance. Immunologic disease, serology, antimicrobial agents, chemotherapy. Basic/medical bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, virology. Unifying principles governing pathogenesis. Diseases are grouped with organisms important in differential diagnosis.

MICA 8010. Microbial Pathogenesis. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMICa grad student or instr)

Molecular mechanisms of bacterial/viral pathogenesis. Strategies of disease causation/interaction with host, regulation of virulence factors, mechanism of virulence factor transmission to other microbes.

MEST 8010. Medieval Studies Colloquium. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Lectures by and discussions with faculty and visiting speakers.

Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MICA)

Department of Microbiology

MICA 8011. Current Topics in Immunology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMICA 8003 or #)
Colloquium format. In-depth reading, discussion

MEST 8110. Seminar in Medieval Studies. (3-4 cr [max 48 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAppropriate languages, #)
Offered when feasible.

Medical School
MICA 5000. Practicum: Teaching. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[MIMP or MICaB] grad major or #)
Supervised experience in lab instruction. Use of instructional materials, tests/measurement.

MICA 8012. Integrated Topics in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqMICa grad student, completion of two of [8002 or 8003 or 8004])
How microbiology, immunology, and cancer biology impact one another. Molecular, structural, and biochemical complexity of microbes. Molecular mechanisms of disease. Cell death/injury. Adaptive immune responses. Immunological tolerance. Cancer immunity.

Microbial Engineering (MICE)

BioTechnology Institute

College of Biological Sciences

MICE 5309. Biocatalysis and Biodegradation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOC 5309. Prereqchemistry through organic chemistry; knowledge of word processing, e-mail, access to World Wide Web, access to college-level science library recommended)
Assessing validity of information on biocatalysis and biodegradation; fundamentals of microbial catabolic metabolism as it pertains to biodegradation of environmental pollutants; biocatalysis for specialty chemical synthesis; display of this information on the World Wide Web.

MICA 8002. Structure, Function, and Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[One undergrad or grad course each in [microbiology, genetics, biochemistry]] or #)
Structure, function, and metabolism of microorganisms. Microbial genetics. Molecular virology.

MICA 8094. Research in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq1st yr MICa grad student) MICA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMaster s student, adviser and DGS consent)

One-on-one research training from faculty adviser during laboratory rotation.

MICA 8003. Immunity and Immunopathology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper level undergrad immunology course or #)
Lymphocyte activation, signal transduction in lymphocytes, antigen receptor genetics, antigen presentation, lymphoid anatomy, adaptive immune responses to microbes, immunodeficiency, immunopathology, cytokines, transplantation, autoimmunity.

MICA 8371. Mucosal Immunobiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CMB 8371, OBIO 8371. Prereq8001 or #)

MICE 5355. Advanced Fermentation and Biocatalysis Laboratory. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq [3301 or BIOL 3301], [grad student in microbial engineering or upper-div major in [microbiology or chem engineering or biochemistry]], #)
Methods in industrial microbiology, lab, and pilot scale fermentation/biocatalysis engineering. Lab experiments carried out in fermentation pilot plant. Operation of bench/pilot scale bioreactors. Designing bioreactors. Process optimization, monitoring, and control. Scale-up experiments, data analysis.

MICA 8004. Cellular and Cancer Biology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[One undergrad or grad course each in [biochemistry, cell biology]] or #)
Fundamental concepts in cellular, molecular, and genetic basis of disease. Molecular basis of inflammation and cancer metastasis. Genetic basis for inherited disorders and gene therapy. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis.

Host immune processes at body surfaces. Innate/ adaptive immunity at mucosal surfaces, interactions/ responses of various mucosal tissues to pathogens, current approaches being used to target protective vaccination to mucosal tissues. Lectures, journal club format.

MICA 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) MICA 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MICA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MICA 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

MICE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MICE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MICE 8920. Teaching Practicum. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MicE major)
Supervised experience in classroom, laboratory, and/ or recitation instruction; develops skills in effective use of instructional techniques, materials, tests, and measurements.

MICA 8005. Topics in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001, two of [8002 or 8003 or 8004])
Colloquium format. Readings/discussion on specialized topic.

MICA 8006. Protein Sequence Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiochem course, knowledge of UNIX operating system recommended)

DNA and protein sequence and protein structure databases; protein sequence analysis; methods for display of sequence comparison and prediction results; Genetics Computer Group (GCG) sequence analysis programs; and current literature and research problems.

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MICA 8910. Seminar: Faculty Research Topics. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[MIMP or MICa] grad student or)
State-of-the-art information presented by scientific experts within/outside the University.

Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and Genetics (MCDG)

College of Biological Sciences
MCDG 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MCDG 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) MCDG 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MCDG 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MCDG 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) MCDG 8900. Student Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG or BMBB major %)
Presentation/discussion of student thesis research.

MST 5020. Internship. (1-4 cr [max 32 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5011, 5012, %)
Students arrange to perform a professional-level task in a museum of good standing under close supervision of a member of the museums professional staff. Instructor must approve a work plan and report.

MICA 8920. Seminar: Student Research Topics. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[MIMP or MICa] grad student or #)
Current thesis topics and other aspects of microbiology, immunology, and cancer biology.

MST 8993. Directed Study in Museum Studies. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5012 or &5012], #, %)

Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC)

Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Study by a student, largely self directed with consultation of a faculty member, on a topic not covered (or not covered in depth) by another course. Program of study is determined jointly by student and advising faculty member.

Music (MUS)
School of Music

College of Liberal Arts

MELC 5311. Medieval Sages. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 5311. Prereqbackground in Iranian, Central Asian, or Islamic studies recommended)
Study and discussion of the intellectual life of the region from the rise of the Ghaznavids (A.D. 1000) to the fall of the Timurids (A.D. 1500). Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Biruni, al-Ghazali, Rumi, Sadi, and Firdowsi are among the sages whose lives are examined.

College of Liberal Arts

MUS 5101. Piano Pedagogy I. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8 cr in MusA 1301 or MusA 1401 or #)
Demonstration and discussion of teaching techniques, methods, and materials for group and individual instruction at the elementary, early intermediate, and late intermediate levels.

MELC 5526. Islam and Communism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3526, CAS 5526, MELC 3526)
Development of medieval Islamic culture in Transoxiana; formation of Sufi orders; rise and development of Communist ideology; introduction of socialist principles into Central Asia; clash of Islamic principles with Communist dicta; Pan-Islamism; PanTurkism.

MUS 5102. Piano Pedagogy II. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8 cr in MusA 1301 or MusA 1401 or #)

Demonstration and discussion of teaching techniques, methods, and materials for group and individual instruction at the elementary, early intermediate, and late intermediate levels.

MELC 5532. Russia and Central Asia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3532, CAS 5532, MELC 3532)

MCDG 8910. Journal Presentations. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG or BMBB major or %)
Discussion of original scientific literature.

MUS 5150. Body Awareness in Activity: The Alexander Technique for Musicians. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Alexander technique with specific applications to music performance. Emphasis on body/mind awareness to promote technical ease and freedom.

Rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, formation of the Chaghatai Khanate and the Golden Horde. Russian expansion into Central Asia and rivalry with Britain. Russia and the Central Asian republics during and after the Soviet period.

MCDG 8920. Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad MCDG or BMBB major or %)
Special Topics Course in the Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics Program, including Itasca Research.

MUS 5151. Organ Literature I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502, 3603, sr or grad or #)
Organ literature from the 14th century to the mid18th century. Influence of organ design of various periods and national schools on the literature and its performance.

MELC 5601. Persian Fiction in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3601, CAS 5601, MELC 3601)
Impact of westernization on Iran, from 1920s to present. Materials produced by Iranian writers, film makers, and intellectuals. Internal/external forces that bind contemporary Iranian society to world civilization. Works of Hedayat (especially Blind Owl), Chubak, Al-i Ahmad, Daneshvar, and Behrangi are analyzed/interpreted.

MCDG 8950. Teaching Practicum. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad MCDG major or %)
Supervised experience in classroom, laboratory, and/ or recitation instruction; development of skills in effective use of instructional techniques, materials, tests, and measurements.

MUS 5152. Organ Literature II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502, 3603, sr or grad or #)
Organ literature of J. S. Bach and of other 19th- and 20th-century composers. Influence of organ design of various periods and national schools on the literature and its performance.

MELC 5602. Persian Poetry in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CAS 3602, CAS 5602, MELC 3602)

MCDG 8993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMCDG grad student or #)
Directed Studies.

MUS 5160. Instrumental Accompanying Skills and Repertoire. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAccomp major)

Major poetic works of Iran dealing with life at the medieval courts, Sufic poetry, and new poetry are studied. Rudaki, Khayyam, Rumi, Hafiz, Yushij, and Farrukhzad are among the poets whose works are examined.

MCDG 8994. Research. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMCDG grad student or %)

Independent research determined by students interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.

Performance class in accompanying skills particular to orchestral reductions and non-sonata instrumental accompanying. Repertoire to include, but not be limited to, classical and romantic string concerti, and encore pieces.

MELC 5993. Directed Studies. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed Studies

Museum Studies (MST)

Bell Museum of Natural History
MST 5011. Museum History and Philosophy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Historical and philosophical roots of museum development in Europe and North America from the Renaissance to modern day museums and history centers. Emerging philosophical issues faced by museums today.

MUS 5170. Vocal Accompanying Skills and Repertoire. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq French, German and Italian diction, accomp or grad vocal major)
Performance class (Lieder, melodie, opera) with emphasis on coaching techniques and performance skills of pianists and singers.

MELC 5994. Directed Research. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed Research

MUS 5181. Advanced Piano Literature I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad piano major or #)

Literature for piano from late Baroque period to mid20th century.

MST 5012. Museum Practices. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5011 or #)

Practical aspects of museum work. Standards, practices, responsibilities, and issues, all set in greater museum context. Curatorial and educational duties, collections management, security, funding, boards, public relations, installation, and budgeting.

MUS 5182. Advanced Piano Literature II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad piano major or #)

Literature for piano from late Baroque period to mid20th century.

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MUS 5230. Chorus. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqChoral and/or instrumental music background; audition, #) MUS 5280. Opera Theatre. (2 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)
Preparation and performance of fully-staged operatic production. Major involvement in singing, acting, and technical aspects of opera.

MUS 5427. Violin Pedagogy I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqViolin or viola major or #)
Private teaching of violin students at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Discussion and demonstrations of pedagogical techniques.

University Womens Chorus, Mens Chorus, Concert Choir and Choral Union. Choirs participate in a variety of programs exploring both Western and non-Western repertoire from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. Concerts include touring, and collaborative campus and community performances.

MUS 5336. Jazz Arranging. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or #)

MUS 5240. University Singers. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAudition, #)

Mixed chorus with members of former chamber singers and concert choir. Programs exploring Western/non-Western repertoire from Middle Ages through 20th century. Concerts include touring and collaborative campus/community performances.

Beginning techniques of arranging for jazz combo and jazz ensemble; vocal and instrumental.

MUS 5428. Violin Pedagogy II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqViolin or viola major or #)
Private teaching of violin students at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Discussion and demonstrations of pedagogical techniques.

MUS 5340. Jazz Ensemble. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)

A 20-member performing organization covering significant jazz compositions and arrangements written specifically for this medium.

MUS 5430. New Music Ensemble. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Study/performance of contemporary ensemble (including small chamber orchestra) literature. Historical/theoretical analysis of works performed.

MUS 5241. Vocal Literature I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[12 cr in MusA 1304, grad music student] or #)
Vocal literature of major/minor composers from 17th century to present. Structure, style, performance practice.

MUS 5341. Jazz Pedagogy. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Teaching methods of vocal and instrumental jazz improvisation, basic arranging techniques, and jazz history; bibliographies and materials.

MUS 5440. Chamber Ensemble. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)

Performance of chamber music; duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and other ensemble combinations for instruments and/or voices.

MUS 5380. Gospel Choir. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only)

MUS 5242. Vocal Literature II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq12 cr in MusA 1104 or MusA 1304, grad music major or #)
Vocal literature of major and minor composers from 17th century to present; structure, style, and performance practice.

Performance ensemble. Students explore history of gospel music through experiential/participatory songs. Field songs, songs of struggle. Southern, traditional, and contemporary songs.

MUS 5450. Orchestral Repertoire. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Investigation of practical and performance problems in standard orchestral repertoire with regard to style and interpretation.

MUS 5400. University and Campus Bands. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Lab course.

MUS 5250. Opera Workshop and Ensemble. (2 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)
Preparation and performance of operatic arias, choruses, and scenes. Participation in fully staged or workshop productions of music theatre repertoire.

MUS 5460. Ensemble for the Performance of Early Music, c900-1750. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F only)

MUS 5410. University Wind Bands. (1 cr [max 14 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)

MUS 5270. Voice Practicum. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad sr vocal major or #)

Wind ensemble and symphony bands perform standard and contemporary literature; concerts and tour appearances. Players from all colleges may participate.

Teaching voice class or individual students with peer and faculty feedback. Assist in class voice instruction or teach two students weekly in conjunction with two one-hour observation labs. May be taken for two semesters.

MUS 5420. Orchestra. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqaudition, #)

Performance of medieval, renaissance, and baroque music (sacred and secular) according to traditions established from c900 to 1750. Ensemble consists of a chamber chorus and consorts of period instruments. Repertoire includes Gregorian chant, masses, motets, chansons, madrigals, and choral/instrumental movements from cantatas, oratorios, passions, all in original languages.

Symphony orchestra performs standard repertory and major works with chorus; concerts and tour appearances. Players from all colleges may participate.

MUS 5461. Guitar Literature I: History and Repertoire before 1900. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

MUS 5271. Diction for Singers I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq12 cr MusA 1304 or grad music major or #)

MUS 5421. Suzuki Violin Pedagogy I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqViolin major or #)

Principles and techniques of singing in English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French. International Phonetic Association alphabet used.

Philosophy and teaching techniques of Japanese pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki and their applications in Western culture. Discussion, playing experience, and observation of childrens lessons in the MacPhail Center Suzuki Program.

Early history of classical guitar through its repertoire/ composers. Related instruments such as renaissance lute, vihuela, baroque guitar, and baroque lute. Development of modern classical instrument.

MUS 5462. Guitar Literature II: History and Repertoire Since 1900. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

MUS 5272. Diction for Singers II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq12 cr MusA 1304 or grad music major or #)

MUS 5422. Suzuki Violin Pedagogy II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5421 or #)
Philosophy and teaching techniques of Japanese pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki and their applications in Western culture. Discussion, playing experience, and observation of childrens lessons in the MacPhail Center Suzuki Program.

Repertoire/composers, concert/recording artists, and instrumental innovation of Segovia/post-Segovia eras.

MUS 5464. Cello Pedagogy. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Principles and techniques of singing in English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French. International Phonetic Association alphabet used.

Concentrated study of cello teaching methods. Provides students with the strategies for teaching cello privately, develops analytical skills, and increases knowledge of cello repertoire. For practical application in conjunction with string technique course.

MUS 5275. Vocal Pedagogy I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr vocal major or #)

Advanced study of mind/body preparations for singing, anatomy, and physiology of the vocal mechanism. Voice use and care, historical and comparative pedagogy, learning theories, models and guidelines for teaching, instructional techniques, and diagnosing and solving vocal problems.

MUS 5423. Suzuki Pedagogy Practicum. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[(&5424 or &5425), grad music student] or #, grad consent)
Supervised teaching of both individual and group lessons. Instructor provides periodic critiques from observation of live or videotaped lessons.

MUS 5465. Guitar Pedagogy in Practice. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3502, 3512, 3603W, [MUSA 3323 or higher]] or #)

MUS 5276. Vocal Pedagogy II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqSr vocal major or #)
History of solo vocal performance; selection and preparation of beginning level solo vocal repertoire; development of vocal performance skills (interpretation, expression, artistry), recital programming, and vocal career counseling.

MUS 5424. Advanced Suzuki Violin Pedagogy I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5422 or #)
Intensive examination of Suzuki techniques for intermediate and advanced violin students in Western society. Discussion, playing experience, observation of childrens lessons in the MacPhail Center Suzuki Program, and practical teaching experience.

Application of aspects of guitar teaching. Playing Techniques/methods for developing aspects in students. Logistics private/public teaching. Maintaining a studio. Curriculum/repertoire, grading, classroom management.

MUS 5466. Guitar Pedagogy. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGuitar principal or major or #)

MUS 5279. Group Voice: Performance/ Pedagogy. (2-3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq performance only track: 2 cr per sem; performance/pedagogy track: 3 cr per sem; [upper div student or grad student], #)

MUS 5425. Advanced Suzuki Violin Pedagogy II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5424 or #)
Intensive examination of Suzuki techniques for intermediate and advanced violin students in Western society. Discussion, playing experience, observation of childrens lessons in the MacPhail Center Suzuki Program, and practical teaching experience.

Historical survey of methods and etudes from late 18th century to present, reflecting variety of content and approach. Works by Aguado, Sor, Giuliani, Tarrega, Segovia, Carlevaro, Duncan, Iznaola, Dodgson, and Brindle.

MUS 5471. Woodwind Literature and Pedagogy I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusic major or #)
A study of the major teaching materials for the five woodwind instruments including methods, duets, and solos used primarily for pedagogical reasons.

Foundations/fundamentals of speech/singing. Vocal production, anatomy, physiology, terminology. Application of vocal techniques in learning/performing repertoire. Teaching methods, including voice/motion exercises.

MUS 5472. Woodwind Literature and Pedagogy II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusic major or #)
A study of chamber music involving one or more woodwind instruments. May include additional instruments such as piano, strings, and/or voice.

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MUS 5473. History and Acoustics of Single Reed Instruments. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Music major or #) MUS 5573. Analysis of Late-Romantic Orchestral Literature. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or Theory IV Exam or # 3504 or equiv recommended) MUS 5666. Stravinsky. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5502, 12 cr music history)

Study of clarinet and saxophone history and literature, mechanical design and development, acoustics, modern schools of performance, selected teaching and performance techniques.

MUS 5480. University Brass Choir. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqaudition, #)

The University Brass Choir is an ensemble of 16 brass and percussion players exploring unique literature that spans 400 years. From the rich antiphonal music of Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612) to the works of the 20th century. The Brass Choir performs in Twin Cities churches and concert halls.

Introduction to advanced tonal analysis. Corpus of dramatic orchestral music by Wagner, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Moussorgsky, and Rachmaninoff as focus for projects and classroom discussions related to chromatic harmony, form, and orchestration.

Analysis and criticism of representative works; aesthetic concerns as expressed in writings of Stravinsky and others; influence upon European and American composers; biographical issues and contributions to artistic life, particularly the ballet.

MUS 5668. Beethovens Symphonies. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3603, #)

MUS 5591. Computer Music 1: Studio Techniques and Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq%)

MUS 5481. Trumpet Pedagogy. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad in music or #)
Principles of trumpet pedagogy. Discussion of literature, history, and current teaching aids.

Principles of acoustics, electronic sound generation/ manipulation, digital signal processing techniques. Programming languages for digital sound synthesis. Work with editing software, MIDI applications.

Analytical overview of selected movements from Beethovens 9 symphonies. Principles of sonata analysis (norm and deformation); introduction to wider contexts of interpretation and understanding (generic, expressive, social).

MUS 5485. Transcription for Winds. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3502 or #)

Principles of music manuscript and examination of transcription examples. Transcription projects with score and parts. Smaller projects that involve arrangements and original compositions.

MUS 5592. Computer Music 2: Interactive Techniques and Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5591 or #)

MUS 5804. Folk and Traditional Musics: Selected Cultures of the World. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1801 or 1804 or music grad or #)

Topics such as filtering, formant synthesis, reverberation techniques, and additive synthesis. Work with interactive MIDI applications.

A study of selected music traditions from 5 to 7 world cultures. Genres, social institutions, concepts, styles, instruments, and usages.

MUS 5950. Topics in Music. (1-4 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Each offering focuses on a single topic. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

MUS 5597. Music and Text. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502)

MUS 5490. Percussion Ensemble. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Practice and performance of standard and contemporary compositions for percussion instruments in various combinations.

Designed for music majors only, this course gives an introduction to the analysis of music with texts such as art song and opera.

MUS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

MUS 5611. Resources for Music Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3603)

MUS 5491. Percussion Literature I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad or #)

Repertoire derived from orchestral and band literature for snare drum, timpani, mallet instruments, and various percussion accessories. Major works of the 20th century written for solo percussion, percussion ensemble, and chamber groups of percussion and nonpercussion instruments.

Development of skills in identifying, locating, and evaluating resources for research in music. Computersearching techniques, acquaintance with basic reference sources in the field, preparation of the music research paper.

MUS 8110. Sonata Seminar. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAccompanying emphasis, strings and winds by audition, #)
Performance in standard Baroque, Classical, and Romantic sonatas for piano and violin, cello, viola, flute, clarinet, or oboe.

MUS 5620. Topics in Opera History. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqgrad music major or #)
Study of specific operas. Development of opera in context of other artistic, social, cultural, and political events, movements, and changes. Periods/countries vary each semester.

MUS 8112. Instrumental Repertoire: Reduction and Realization. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in accompanying/conducting)
Reducing orchestra scores, representing orchestral reductions at piano, working with conductors. Conductors join course in mid-semester.

MUS 5492. Percussion Literature II. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad or #)
Repertoire derived from orchestral and band literature for snare drum, timpani, mallet instruments, and various percussion accessories. Major works of the 20th century written for solo percussion, percussion ensemble, and chamber groups of percussion and nonpercussion instruments.

MUS 5621. Baroque Music and Its Contexts. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in music or #)
Genres, styles, and contexts of music composed in Western Europe between 1600 and 1750. Emphasizes works typically not covered in undergraduate music history classes. Individual works as representative of larger aesthetic, social, political, and theological issues.

MUS 8131. Advanced Keyboard Skills. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in music or #)
Diatonic/chromatic tonal harmony applied to keyboard. Emphasizes harmonization, transposition, and improvisation. Open score and clef reading using alto, tenor, and soprano clefs.

MUS 5541. 16th-Century Counterpoint. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3501, 3508] or pass basic skills exam)

MUS 8133. Seminar in Basso Continuo. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in Music or #)

Polyphonic counterpoint in modal style of Renaissance. Writing exercises in species counterpoint and in two, three, and four parts. Cantus firmus techniques, mixed values, invertible counterpoint, canon. Representative works by Josquin, Lassus, Palestrina, Victoria, and others. Renaissance treatises by Artusi, Banchieri, Diruta, Morley, Zarlino, and others.

MUS 5624. Music of J. S. Bach. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in music or #)
Issues of musical style, historical context. Moves chronologically through Bach s career. Relationships between his duties and works he composed. Genesis, function, relationship of a work to genre and performing forces. Lectures, presentations, research/ analysis assignments.

Realization of figured basses (bass lines annotated with Arabic numerals indicating harmony) and performance of continuo parts in European concerted music from 17th/18th centuries at keyboard. Emphasizes developing stylistic accompaniment skills at harpsichord/organ.

MUS 8151. Seminar in Organ Repertoire. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in music or #)
Repertoire for pipe organ. Readings/presentations on selected areas of repertoire of 15th through 20th centuries. Organ design/construction of various European and American schools, as well as relevant performance practices.

MUS 5550. Class Composition. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502 or #)

Original works in various forms. Development of individual compositional style in a post-tonal idiom. Various forms, performing forces, techniques.

MUS 5647. 20th-Century European/American Music. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3603 or equiv, 5501 or equiv, 12 undergrad cr in music history)

MUS 5561. Orchestration I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502)

Emphasizes major artistic movements, stylistic turning points, social roles of music. Interactions between high art, popular, ethnic musics; contributions of men and woman as composers and performers.

Scoring techniques for ensembles in combination and full orchestra; year-long sequence. Score study of representative works from 18th through 20th centuries.

MUS 5658. History of the Symphony in the 20th Century. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3603, 5501 or #)
History of symphony (and related genres) in Europe and America, ca. 1890 to present. Changing aesthetic concerns, structural, harmonic, and timbral innovations. Sociocultural contexts; analysis and criticism.

MUS 8170. Advanced Vocal Accompanying Skills and Repertoire. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[French, German, Italian diction], accompanying or DMA voice emphasis or MM voice emphasis by audition)
Advanced performance (Lieder, melodie, opera) emphasizing coaching techniques and performance skills of pianists and singers.

MUS 5562. Orchestration II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5561)

Scoring techniques for ensembles in combination and full orchestra; year-long sequence. Score study of representative works from 18th through 20th centuries.

MUS 5571. Schenkerian Analysis for Performers. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3502)

Theory/analysis of tonal music using principles developed by Henrich Schenker. Basic concepts/ notation, their application to excerpts/short pieces from 18th/19th centuries.

Surveys standard German-language song repertoire: Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Strauss, Wolf.

MUS 8171. Song Repertoire and Performance for Pianists and Singers: German Lieder. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad student with major in vocal performance or in accompanying or in piano], #)

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MUS 8172. Song Repertoire and Performance for Pianists and Singers: French Melodies. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad student with major in vocal performance or in accompanying or in piano], #)
Surveys standard French melodies: Faure, Chausson, Duparc, Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc, Caplet, Roussel, Satie.

MUS 8450. Graduate Seminar in Conducting. (3-4 cr [max 32 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in conducting or #)

MUS 8571. Composers Laboratory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8570)

Preparing original music composition to specification for possible radio/TV/theatre/film use. Analytic projects based on research into current practice of music criticism/music journalism. Philosophical and sociological research into creative process.

MUS 8173. Song Repertoire and Performance for Pianist and Singers (20th and 21st Centuries). (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, [major in vocal performance or accompanying or piano], #)

Development of musicianship, conducting, rehearsal, and analytical skills. Repertoire, gesture, score study, interpretation, pedagogy, and performance presentation in wind band, orchestral, and choral conducting. Students meet twice weekly in group seminar, and prepare and participate in weekly conducting labs scheduled with all major University ensembles.

MUS 8580. Topics in Tonal Analysis. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

MUS 8470. Wind Ensemble/Band Conducting (Wind Conducting). (4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Seminar in wind ensemble/band conducting techniques. Work with diverse wind repertoires of differing styles/periods.

Seminar. Sample topics: string quartets of Beethoven, chamber music of Brahms, significant works by tonal composers.

Surveys standard 20th-century songs. Nontraditional notation, avant-garde compositions.

MUS 8581. Schenkerian Theory and Analysis I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

MUS 8174. Song Repertoire and Performance for Pianists and Singers (English Song). (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, [major in vocal performance or accompanying or piano], #)
Surveys standard English songs from Elizabethan Age to present, Italian songs, bel canto tradition.

MUS 8471. Wind Ensemble/Band Conducting I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqWind conducting emphasis or #)

MUS 8175. Song Repertoire and Performance for Pianists and Singers: Russian, Spanish, and other languages. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad student with major in vocal performance or in accompanying or in piano], #)
Surveys standard songs in Russian, Spanish, and other languages: Turina, Obradors, Granados, Nin, Rodrigo, Monstsalvatge, Guridi, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich. International Phonetic Alphabet.

Seminar in wind band repertory of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries emphasizing stylistic and period practices; techniques of score study, analysis, and interpretation. Practical conducting experience.

Analysis and critical readings pertaining to theory of tonal music developed by Heinrich Schenker. Application of his method to representative repertoire from 18th and 19th centuries. Contrapuntal writing modeled after presentation in Schenkers [Counterpoint].

MUS 8582. Schenkerian Theory and Analysis II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8581 or #)

MUS 8472. Wind Ensemble/Band Conducting II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqWind conducting emphasis or #)

Application of Schenkerian theory to 18th-/19thcentury music, coordinated with critical study of major music treatises from that era.

Seminar in study of music for small wind ensembles and Harmoniemusik tradition; rehearsal techniques and strategies. Music since 1960; contemporary notation systems; rehearsal techniques and strategies. Practical conducting experience.

MUS 8584. Current Issues in the Analysis of 19th-Century Music. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [[3502, 3512] or equiv placement exam], #; gradlevel Schenkerian analysis recommended)
Recent analytic approaches to 19th-century music. Students demonstrate fluency with methods and current issues. In-class discussions, short written analytical projects, two longer papers.

MUS 8181. Operatic Accompaniment Skills and Repertoire. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student with major in accompanying or in conducting)
Development of skills required in operatic accompanying/coaching work. Standard opera arias, cultivation of orchestral sound at the piano, stylistic traditions, working with conductors.

MUS 8479. Performance and Document: Wind Ensemble/Band Conducting. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8472, #) MUS 8480. Orchestral Conducting. (4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Preparing and performing full wind ensemble or band conducting program with supporting document.

MUS 8590. Topics in 20th-Century Analysis. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad music major, #) MUS 8631. Seminar: Music in Medieval Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUndergrad music degree)

Seminar explores literatures of 20th-century art music.

MUS 8182. Opera History in Context: Monteverdi and Mozart. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Grad student in music or #)

Seminar in orchestral conducting techniques, including work with diverse orchestral, operatic, choral, and dance repertoires of differing styles and periods; 17th century to present.

Development of opera in context of other artistic, social, cultural, and political events, movements, and changes. Focuses on two representative composers and some of their significant operas.

MUS 8489. Performance and Document: Orchestral Conducting. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Selected genres of polyphonic and monophonic music, 9th-14th centuries, for analysis and cultural criticism. Social roles of music and performance traditions; current musicological issues.

MUS 8183. Opera History in Context: Verdi and Britten. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in music or #)

Preparing and performing full orchestral conducting program with supporting document.

Development of opera in context of other artistic, social, cultural, and political events, movements, and changes. Focuses on two representative composers and some of their significant operas.

MUS 8490. Choral Conducting. (4-12 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Prepare students for careers in conducting. Students study musical scores and conducting/rehearsal techniques.

MUS 8632. Seminar: Music in Early Modern Europe. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUndergrad music degree)

Transformation of chanson, madrigal, mass, and motet from 1400 to 1580. Analysis and cultural criticism; social roles of music and performance traditions; current musicological issues.

MUS 8237. Score Study: Choral. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

MUS 8501. Music Theory Pedagogy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in music or #)
Comparison of pedagogical philosophies/methods in music theory. Pedagogical literature, practice teaching, curriculum design.

MUS 8640. Seminar in Musicology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusicology or theory emphasis or #)
Topics vary; readings, research, strategies, and methods.

Analysis of various choral scores ranging from Renaissance through 20th century. Reading of choral and choral/orchestral scores at piano, including scores with C clefs and transposing instrument.

MUS 8255. Choral Literature: Baroque Era to the Present. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Survey of sacred and secular choral works.

MUS 8550. Composition. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Creation of original musical works in various instrumental and vocal forms; advanced development of writing and realization of musical ideas.

MUS 8644. Seminar: Advanced Research in Historical Musicology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Undergrad music degree)
Major reference and research materials in musicology and related disciplines, including databases. Historical methods and historiography. Locating and interpreting primary sources of music and archival documents. Developing research strategies for degree papers and theses. Forms of documentation and historical writing.

MUS 8299. Performance in Choral Conducting. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Preparation and performance of choral conducting recital, with supporting paper.

MUS 8560. Readings in Music Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Seminars on major theoretical text or group of interrelated texts. Pre-tonal, tonal, post-tonal, or nonWestern focus in individual offerings.

MUS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MUS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

MUS 8570. Seminar in Composition. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqComposition emphasis or #)
Aesthetic and professional issues in composition. Survey of professional activities, including r[e]sum[e] and grant writing and concert production.

MUS 8645. Current Musicology: Readings. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusicology or theory emphasis or #)

Readings and topics in recent scholarly and analytical work.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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MUS 8647. Seminar: The Critical Editing of Early Music--Method and Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqUndergrad music degree)
Preparation of critical editions from primary sources of vocal and instrumental music (partbooks and tablatures). Nature of musical sources, both manuscripts and prints. Stemmatic filiation, editorial judgment and method, presentation of text.

MUSA 5119. Tuba: Elective. MUSA 5121. Percussion: Elective. MUSA 5122. Harp: Elective. MUSA 5123. Guitar: Elective. NOTE: MUSA 5401 through MUSA 5423 are private instruction. The prerequisites are (2-4 cr [max 24 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAudition, %) MUSA 5401. PianoSecondary. MUSA 5402. HarpsichordSecondary. MUSA 5403. OrganSecondary. MUSA 5404. VoiceSecondary. MUSA 5405. ViolinSecondary. MUSA 5406. ViolaSecondary. MUSA 5407. CelloSecondary. MUSA 5408. Double BassSecondary. MUSA 5409. FluteSecondary. MUSA 5411. OboeSecondary. MUSA 5412. ClarinetSecondary. MUSA 5413. SaxophoneSecondary. MUSA 5414. BassoonSecondary. MUSA 5415. French HornSecondary. MUSA 5416. TrumpetSecondary. MUSA 5417. TromboneSecondary. MUSA 5418. BaritoneSecondary. MUSA 5419. TubaSecondary. MUSA 5421. PercussionSecondary. MUSA 5422. HarpSecondary. MUSA 5423. GuitarSecondary. NOTE: MUSA 8301 through MUSA 8324 are private instruction. The prerequisites are (2-4 cr [max 48 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAudition, %). MUSA 8301. PianoMajor. MUSA 8302. HarpsichordMajor. MUSA 8303. OrganMajor. MUSA 8304. VoiceMajor. MUSA 8305. ViolinMajor. MUSA 8306. ViolaMajor. MUSA 8307. CelloMajor. MUSA 8308. Double BassMajor. MUSA 8309. FluteMajor. MUSA 8311. OboeMajor. MUSA 8312. ClarinetMajor. MUSA 8313. SaxophoneMajor. MUSA 8314. BassoonMajor. MUSA 8315. French HornMajor. MUSA 8316. TrumpetMajor. MUSA 8317. TromboneMajor. MUSA 8318. EuphoniumMajor. MUSA 8319. TubaMajor. MUSA 8321. PercussionMajor. MUSA 8322. HarpMajor. MUSA 8323. GuitarMajor. MUSA 8324. Accompanying/Coaching.

NOTE: MUSA 8501 through MUSA 8524 are private instruction. The prerequisites are (2-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#). MUSA 8501. Piano: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8502. Harpsichord: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8503. Organ: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8504. Voice: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8505. Violin: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8506. Viola: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8507. Cello: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8508. Double Bass: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8509. Flute: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8511. Oboe: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8512. Clarinet: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8513. Saxophone: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8514. Bassoon: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8515. French horn: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8516. Trumpet: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8517. Trombone: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8518. Euphonium: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8519. Tuba: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8521. Percussion: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8522. Harp: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8523. Guitar: Beyond Requirement. MUSA 8524. Accompanying/Coaching: Beyond Requirement.

MUS 8651. Sonata Theory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Principles of the classic sonata: norms, types, and deformations. Structural analysis, analytical methodologies, and fundamentals of sonata hermeneutics.

MUS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) MUS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) MUS 8864. Current Issues in Ethnomusicology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Ethnomusicological methods, theorizing, and research practice. Current issues in monographs, journals, and anthologies. Fieldwork practicum.

MUS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) MUS 8994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed research.

MUS 8999. Recital Credits: Doctoral. (4 cr [max 20 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDMA student, #)
Registration for recital credits coincides with performance of D.M.A. recital (five recitals for 20 credits).

Music Education (MUED)

School of Music

College of Liberal Arts

MUED 5011. Music in the Elementary Classroom Curriculum. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqElem Ed major or %)
Fundamentals of music, methods, and materials for incorporating singing, rhythmic activities, classroom instruments, movement, listening, appreciation, and creation in context of classroom curriculum.

Music Applied (MUSA)

School of Music

College of Liberal Arts

NOTE: MUSA 5101 through MUSA 5123 are private instruction and the prerequisites are (2 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq%) MUSA 5101. Piano: Elective. MUSA 5102. Harpsichord: Elective. MUSA 5103. Organ: Elective. MUSA 5104. Voice: Elective. MUSA 5105. Violin: Elective. MUSA 5106. Viola: Elective. MUSA 5107. Cello: Elective. MUSA 5108. Double Bass: Elective. MUSA 5109. Flute: Elective. MUSA 5111. Oboe: Elective. MUSA 5112. Clarinet: Elective. MUSA 5113. Saxophone: Elective. MUSA 5114. Bassoon: Elective. MUSA 5115. French Horn: Elective. MUSA 5116. Trumpet: Elective. MUSA 5117. Trombone: Elective. MUSA 5118. Euphonium: Elective.

MUED 5211. Foundations of Music Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

An overview of the historical, philosophical, and psychological foundations of music education.

MUED 5313. Youth Music: Preferences, Influences, and Uses. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student in music or music education or #)

Youth music preferences and their determinants. How music influences youth behavior. Students/teachers uses of commercial styles.

MUED 5350. Student Teaching in Classroom Music. (4-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Music ed major, #)

Supervised teaching and observing of classroom and general music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.

MUED 5433. Techniques and Materials: Choral Ensembles. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusic or music ed major or #)
Research and literature on vocal and choral music education; choral curriculum issues; repertoire selection; rehearsal techniques.

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MUED 5450. Student Teaching in Vocal Music. (4-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusic ed major, #) MUED 5803. Therapeutic Management in Music Settings. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq[5804, 5805] or #)
Cognitive behavioral methodology related to music therapy and music education settings. Prepares students to complete case studies mandated for internship completion set forth by American Music Therapy Association.

Supervised teaching and observing of vocal music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.

MUED 8118. Qualitative Research in Arts Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [arts or education], %)

A theoretical, practical and systematic approach to qualitative research in arts education. Students participate in a joint field exploration or work in a setting relevant to their long-term research interests.

MUED 5500. Guitar Methods for Music Education/Therapy Professionals. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3502 recommended)
Accelerated program for developing guitar performance skills. Classroom applications, therapy applications, pedagogy.

MUED 5804. Music Therapy Methods and Procedures I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5800 or #)

MUED 8119. Advanced Applications of Research Methods. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad music education student or #)
Application of research methods/design. Emphasizes both quantitative and qualitative methods. Contemporary procedures/theories of data collection, management, analysis, and interpretation.

MUED 5550. Student Teaching in Instrumental Music. (4-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Music ed major, #)
Supervised teaching and observing of instrumental music in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. Weekly seminar emphasizing classroom management, curriculum development, and administration of music programs.

Methods/procedures for developing basic music therapy competencies/professionalism. Music therapy populations, their clinical needs. How to use music therapy in an evidence-based approach to meet client objectives.

MUED 5805. Music Therapy Methods and Procedures II. (4 cr; A-F only. Prereq5804 or #)
Second course in professional sequence for music therapy. Topics include psychotherapy techniques and other music therapy approaches. Practicum in the community, in-class lab.

MUED 8211. Foundations of Music Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [music or music education] or #)

Major historical, philosophical, sociological, and psychological foundations of music education. Primary literature in the field. Role and current state of music education.

MUED 5611. Teaching Music with Related Arts. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)
Methods and materials for teaching music in cultural context including other art forms.

MUED 5806. Career Preparation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5805 or #)

MUED 8280. Seminar: Current Trends in Music Education. (3 cr [max 30 cr]; A-F only. Prereq%)
Current issues/trends in music education: philosophical, historical, psychological, and pedagogical. Courses focus varies, reflecting the dynamic nature of the field.

MUED 5621. African Performing Arts in Education. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in [music or other arts or education] or #)
Representation of African performing arts in educational settings outside Africa. Performance practices, principles, techniques. Analyzing, listening, playing instruments, dancing. Performing with master artists, developing educational materials, reviewing resources, designing integrated arts projects.

Ethics, grant writing, resume/CV preparation, supervision, board certification, professional responsibilities. Students design evidence-/researchbased music therapy program, present their proposals to class/community.

MUED 5807. Psychiatric Music Therapy. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad music therapy student or #)

MUED 8281. Seminar: Philosophical Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student in [music or music education] or #)
Issues in philosophical foundations of music education.

MUED 5647. Teaching the Percussion Instruments. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Psychiatric populations. How music therapy can be implemented as evidence-based practice. Students design original research and role-play music therapy interventions for psychiatric populations. Practicum component on designing music therapy interventions.

MUED 8282. Seminar: Historical Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student in music or music education or #)
Issues in historical foundations of music education.

Contemporary approaches for teaching percussion in the schools; development of curricular materials and practice in performance techniques.

MUED 5808. Medical Music Therapy. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad music therapy major or #)

MUED 5650. Student Teaching Seminar. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAt least C- in all required [music, music education, professional education] courses)
Reflective practice during student teaching. Developing materials for professional employment (e.g., resume, portfolio).

Role/scope of music therapy in medical treatment. Medical diagnoses. How to program appropriate music therapy interventions to address patient needs.

MUED 8283. Seminar: Psychological Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student in music or music education or #)
Issues in psychological foundations of music education.

Six-month resident internship in music therapy at an affiliated, approved hospital or clinic.

MUED 5855. Music Therapy Internship. (0-13 cr [max 13 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqMusic therapy major, #)

MUED 8284. Seminar: Research and Scholarly Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student in music or music education or #)

MUED 5664. Teaching Music with Technology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Home page development techniques, software/ materials, audio/video utilities, research applications.

MUED 5991. Independent Study. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMusic ed or music therapy major or grad, #, %)

Scholarly/professional expectations of music educators and music therapists in academia and other positions of leadership. Writing for a variety of professional purposes/publications.

MUED 5669. Psychology of Music. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPsy 1001 or Psy 3604 or #)

Independent study project organized by the student in consultation with the appropriate instructor.

MUED 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) MUED 8880. Masters Research Project. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad music ed major, #)
Individual Plan B projects.

Basic study of the psychology and psychoacoustics of music including hearing, music perception and cognition, values and preferences, musical abilities, musical systems, media music effects, the influence of music on human behavior, and psycho-sociophysiological processes involved in musical behavior.

MUED 8112. Introduction to Research Methods and Design in Arts Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [music or music education], %)
Methods and research designs employed in investigating education issues in the arts. Reporting results. Proposal development. Bibliographic skills for conducting a review of related research literature. Common analytical techniques.

MUED 5750. Topics in Music Education. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [music education/therapy or education] or #)
Focuses on single topic, specified in Class Schedule.

MUED 8900. Seminar: Music Education Doctoral Seminar. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F only. Prereq%)

MUED 5800. Group Music Leadership Skills. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Completion of [MUS 1151, MUS 1152] or MUS 1155], music therapy major] or #)
Role of group music experiences in human development. Relations specific to music therapy. Students develop repertoire of music applications/ techniques for various age groups/populations. Standards for group leadership. Precision teaching skills.

MUED 8115. Assessment in Arts Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [music or music education], %)
Methods for assessing unique challenges in artistic achievement: performances, products, and other artistic achievements. Assessment design. Interpretation for large-/small-scale assessments in performance, classroom, and clinical settings.

Research-oriented collaboration between students and faculty. Models the manner in which research is conceived, primary literature evaluated, methods designed, and research projects carried through to completion.

MUED 8994. Directed Research. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

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Nanoparticle Science and Engineering (NPSE)

Institute of Technology
NPSE 8001. Introduction to Nanoparticle Science and Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
A broad, interdisciplinary overview of the emerging field of nanoparticle science and engineering. This introductory course, designed for students with diverse backgrounds in science and engineering, covers a wide spectrum of topics--from the synthesis of nanoparticles, to nanoparticle growth and transport, to characterization methods for nanoparticles, to novel nanoparticle-based materials and devices.

NSC 5037. Psychology of Hearing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 5037. PrereqPsy 3031 or #)
Biological and physical aspects of hearing, auditory psychophysics, theories and models of hearing, perception of complex sounds including music and speech, clinical and other applications.

studies in human subjects, single cell recording experiments in subhuman primates, and artificial neural network modeling.

NSC 5667. Neurobiology in Disease. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =NSU 5667. Prereq#)
Basic clinical/pathological features, pathogenic mechanisms. Weekly seminar course.

NSC 5201. Computational Neuroscience I: Membranes and Channels. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHSL 5201. Prereqcalculus through differential equations)
Comprehensive examination of membrane and ion channels using UNIX workstations to simulate their properties. Hodgkin-Huxley model, nonlinear dynamic systems, voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels, impulse propagation.

NSC 5668. Neurodegeneration and Repair. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Pathogenic mechanisms of neuronal death, neurodegenerative disease, neuronal repair. Weekly seminar course.

NPSE 8002. Nanoparticle Science and Engineering Laboratory. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8001, [IT grad student or #)

Practical exposure to computational and experimental techniques in nanoparticle research. Required for Ph.D. students minoring in nanoparticle science and engineering.

NSC 5202. Theoretical Neuroscience: Systems and Information Processing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3101, 3102W] recommended)
Concepts of computational/theoretical neuroscience. Distributed representations and information theory. Methods for single-cell modeling, including compartmental/integrate-and-fire models. Learning rules, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning models. Specific systems models from current theoretical neuroscience literature. Lecture/discussion. Readings from current scientific literature.

NSC 8026. Neuro-Immune Interactions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CMB 8361, PHCL 8026, PSY 8026. Prereq5561, MicB 4131)

Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, and autonomic nervous systems) linking brain and immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation. Course is offered fall of even-numbered years.

NPSE 8101. Nanoparticle Science and Engineering Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq IT grad student or)
Broad overview of current research in nanoparticle science and engineering. Topics include areas of nanoparticle synthesis, nanoparticles characterization, nanoparticle-based materials and devices, environmental impact of nanoparticles, and instrumentation for nanoparticle research. Speakers from the University of Minnesota as well as external experts.

NSC 8041. Cognitive Neuroscience. (4 cr; A-F only. =CGSC 8041. Prereq#)
Relations between brain activity and cognitive function in mammals. Working memory, attention, decision processing, executive function, categorization, planning, sequence processing. Behavioral/physiological perspectives. Disruption of cognitive function following brain damage. Extracellular recording of single neuron activity in nonhuman primates. Functional neuroimaging/ magnetoencephalography in humans.

NSC 5461. Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNSc grad student or #)

Lectures by team of faculty, problem sets in important physiological concepts, discussion of original research papers.

Natural Resources Science and Management (NR)

Department of Forest Resources

NSC 5462. Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHCL 5462. Prereq#)

NSC 8207. Seminar: Psychopharmacology. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =PHCL 8207, PSY 8070. Prereq#)
Faculty and postdoctoral fellows interested in psychotropic drugs and chemicals participate. Some seminars devoted to biomedical ethics. Neurochemistry, pharmacology, and behavior as antecedent or consequential variables.

Current research on drugs of abuse, their mechanisms of action, characteristics shared by various agents, and neural systems affected by them. Offered biennially, spring semester of even-numbered years.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

NR 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) NR 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) NR 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) NR 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) NR 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

NSC 5481. Invertebrate Neurobiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ENT 5481)

Fundamental principles/concepts underlying cellular bases of behavior and systems neuroscience. Particular invertebrate preparations. Offered annually the last 10 weeks of spring semester.

NSC 8211. Developmental Neurobiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNeuroscience grad student or #)
How neuronal types develop. Emphasizes general mechanisms. Experimental data demonstrating mechanisms.

NSC 5540. Advanced Survey of Biomedical Neuroscience. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; intended for members of biomedical community or students with advanced scientific backgrounds)
Current topics in biomedical neuroscience, accompanied by supporting, fundamental concepts. Intensive, one week course.

NSC 8216. Selected Topics in Autonomic and Neuroendocrine Regulation. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =PHSL 8216. Prereq#)
Advanced seminar. Course is offered fall and spring semesters.

NSC 5551. Itasca Cell and Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory. (4 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqNeuroscience grad or #)

NSC 8217. Systems and Computational Neuroscience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5561 or #)
Advanced seminar.

Neuroscience (NSC)
Medical School
NSC 5031W. Perception. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 5031W. PrereqPsy 3031 or Psy 3051 or #)
Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience perspectives on visual perception. Color vision, pattern vision, image formation in eye, object recognition, reading, impaired vision. Course is biennial: offered fall of odd years.

Intensive lab introduction to cellular and molecular aspects of research techniques in contemporary neurobiology; held at Itasca Biological Station. Electrophysiological investigations of neuronal properties, neuropharmacological assays of transmitter action, and immunohistochemical studies in experimental preparations.

NSC 8221. Neurobiology of Pain and Analgesia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Pain and analgesia. Course is triennial.

NSC 8222. Central Regulation of Autonomic Function. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PHSL 8222. Prereq5561)

NSC 5561. Systems Neuroscience. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNSc grad student or #)

Principles of organization of neural systems forming the basis for sensation/movement. Sensory-motor/ neural-endocrine integration. Relationships between structure and function in nervous system. Team taught. Lecture, laboratory.

Neural/hormonal sensory pathways affecting central autonomic nuclei involved in maintenance of homeostasis. Current research on physiological control systems at cellular, organ, and integrative levels. Course is offered fall of odd-numbered years.

NSC 8247. Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing and Balance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =OTOL 8247)

NSC 5661. Behavioral Neuroscience. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad NSc major or grad NSc minor or #)

Neural coding/representation of movement parameters. Neural mechanisms underlying higher order processes such as memorization, memory scanning, and mental rotation. Emphasizes experimental psychological

Structure/function of auditory/vestibular systems. Network analysis of middle/inner ear mechanics, hair cell biophysics, auditory nerve/CNS electrophysiology, information processing, neural mechanisms subserving balance/gaze, cellular morphology, and computer models.

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NSC 8248. Directed Readings in Auditory Physiology. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =OTOL 8248)
Current research on biophysics and physiology of auditory system; topics selected for each student. Written reviews prepared and discussed.

NSCI 5111. Medical Neuroscience for Graduate Students. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: 6111; BioC 3021, Biol 4004, #; intended for grad students who require a comprehensive medically-oriented neuroscience course)
Survey of molecular, cellular, and systems neuroscience as related to medicine. Lecture/lab.

Nursing (NURS)
School of Nursing
NURS 5016. Critical Reading of Scientific Literature in Adolescent Health. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad-level research methods course, inferential statistics course] or #)

NSC 8320. Readings in Neurobiology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics in neurobiology and neurophysiology.

NSC 8321. Career Skills and Understanding Responsibilities as a Neuroscientist. (.5 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqNeurscience grad major or #)

NSCI 5540. Advanced Survey of Biomedical Neuroscience. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; intended for members of biomedical community or students with advanced scientific backgrounds) NSCI 5913. BrainU 101: Neuroscience in the Classroom. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [Elementary or middle school or high school or preservice] teacher, #, application)

Application of skills, from research methods and statistics courses to critical reading of empirical literature on adolescent health. Relevance of research findings to adolescent health practice.

Information that falls outside of core neuroscience academic curriculum. Areas of practical value for graduate school and career development. Career skills, writing skills, responsible conduct in research.

Current topics in biomedical neuroscience. Supporting, fundamental concepts. Intensive, one week course.

NURS 5030. Clinical Foundations. (7 cr [max 21 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdmission to postbaccalaureate certificate nursing program)

NSC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser approval) NSC 8334. Laboratory Neuroscience. (1-3 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad NSc major)
Guided research.

NSC 8411. Teaching in Neuroscience. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereqinstr approval)
Grad students serve as primary instructors in 4151 and work with fellow students and faculty mentors to design curriculum, classroom sessions, exams, and course evaluations.

Two-week summer workshop. Week one focuses on training teachers in neuroscience through lectures, activities, and discussion sessions. Week two focuses on designing inquiry-based classroom investigations based on neuroscience education given during week one. Follow-up activities held during the academic year include BrainU staff/faculty classroom presentations and use of training materials.

Foundation for culturally appropriate, ethical, evidence-based nursing practice across the life span. Emphasizes research/theory that underlie art/science of professional nursing. Concepts of person, environment, health, and nursing. Didactic, clinical, and laboratory experiences.

NURS 5031. Human Response to Health and Illness: Adults and Elders. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqProfessional master of nursing [MN] student)

NSCI 5914. BrainU 202: Neuroscience in the Classroom. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5913 or Biol 5190], #, application)

Individual responses to health/illness, in context of families/environments. Clinical component emphasizes application of nursing process in adult/ elderly populations.

NSC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) NSC 8481. Advanced Neuropharmaceutics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CMB 8481, PHM 8481. Prereq#)
Delivery of compounds to central nervous system (CNS) to activate proteins in specific brain regions for therapeutic benefit. Pharmaceutical/pharmacological issues specific to direct drug delivery to CNS.

One-week summer workshop. Focuses on critiquing previously implemented neuroscience class activities, developing assessment tools, learning peer mentoring, and expanding neuroscience content knowledge. Follow-up activities held during academic year include BrainU staff/faculty classroom presentations, use of training materials, and peer mentoring sessions.

NURS 5032. Human Response to Health and Illness: Children and Childbearing Families. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqProfessional master of nursing [MN] student)

NSC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) NSC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade) NSC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

NSCI 5915. BrainU 303: Neuroscience in the Classroom. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5913 or Biol 5190], 5914, #, application)

Family responses to health/illness. Emphasizes application of nursing process in children/childbearing families. Seminar/community-based project focus on family as unit of care.

One-week summer workshop. Focuses on critiquing previously implemented neuroscience class activities and assessment tools, and expanding neuroscience content knowledge. Follow-up activities held during academic year include BrainU 303 participants. use of training materials and implementation of neuroscience investigations.

NURS 5033. Population Response to Health and Mental Illness. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Nursing postbaccalaureate certificate prog)

Population-based nursing practice. Emphasizes application of nursing process in promoting mental health and public health, and in preventing illness across life span. Clinical experiences include interactions with individuals, families, communities, and systems.

NSCI 5916. BrainU 101: Neuroscience in the Classroom. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#; intended for high school teachers)
Four-weekend workshop. Concepts in neuroscience. Neurobiology of learning. Effects of drugs. Lectures, activities, discussion, designing investigations. In 2009-10, held in Winona. In 2010-11, held in Duluth.

NURS 5034. Clinical Seminar: Nursing Care of Clients With Complex Health Conditions. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5033, 8100, Nursing Postbaccalaureate Certificate Prog)

Neuroscience Department (NSCI)

Department of Neuroscience

Neurosurgery (NSU)
Department of Neurosurgery

Exemplar cases from students. clinical settings used as basis for development of clinical decision-making. Critical analysis of current/emergent nursing care issues associated with caring for complex/diverse populations.

Medical School
NSU 5667. Neurobiology in Disease. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5667)
Basic clinical/pathological features, pathogenic mechanisms. Weekly seminar.

Medical School
NSCI 5101. Introduction to Neuroscience for Graduate Students. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [BioC 3021 or BioC 4331], %; intended for grad students outside neuroscience program who require comprehensive intro)
Basic principles of cellular/molecular neurobiology and nervous system. A term paper supplements lectures. Multiple-choice exams.

NSU 8318. Neuroradiological Conference. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Neuroradiological conference.

Clinical decision-making, comprehensive nursing care of clients with complex health problems. In collaboration with a clinical preceptor and a faculty adviser, students develop an individualized learning contract.

NURS 5035. Practical Nursing Care for Complex Health Conditions. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqNursing postbaccalaureate certificate program or master of nursing program)

NSU 8320. Neurosurgical Conference. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Neurosurgical conference.

NURS 5040H. Seeking Solutions to Global Health Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or sr Nursing Honors student or upper div Honors or #)

NSCI 5110. Dental Neuroscience for Graduate Students. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: 6110; BioC 3021, Biol 4004, #; intended for grad students who require a comprehensive grad-level neuroscience course)
Structure/function of human nervous system. Lectures and reading assignments emphasize topics pertinent to dentistry.

NSU 8324. Readings in Neurobiology. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8104, @)

Global health issues from interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasizes ethical/cultural sensitivity/complexities. Students propose realistic actions that could be taken to resolve these issues.

NURS 5113. Web-based Teaching and Learning Strategies. (2 cr; S-N or Aud)
Skills necessary to design, produce, implement, and evaluate effective technology enhanced learning environments. Pedagogical/technological issues surrounding teaching with technology.

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NURS 5115. Interprofessional Health Care Informatics . (3 cr; A-F or Aud) NURS 5222. Advanced Physiology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) NURS 5522. Sociopolitical Context of Womens Health. (1-2 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Grad student)
Women.s health issues from multidisciplinary perspective. Sexual/reproductive health issues across life span. Sociocultural issues affecting health, such as poverty/violence.

Implications of informatics for practice, including nursing, public health, and health care in general. Electronic health record issues. Ethical, legislative, political, and global/future informatics issues.

NURS 5116. Consumer Self-Care Informatics. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNursing student or #)

Systems approach to human physiology/ pathophysiology. Physiologic changes across life span. Emphasizes clinical application using populationspecific content related to various specialty areas in advanced practice nursing.

Consumer s issues in acquiring, understanding, using, or providing health information. Online strategies for improving health. Consumer-provider relationships. Ethical/legal issues.

NURS 5223. Assessment of Psychopathology for Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNurs grad or #)

NURS 5604. Advanced Health Assessment and Interventions with Adolescents. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCPsy 5303 or equiv or #)
Integrates knowledge from nursing, public health, health behavior, and adolescent development as framework for developing health assessment/ intervention strategies for clinical practice with adolescents.

NURS 5120. Palliative Care for Children. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of children with life-limiting conditions. Family centered approach. Holistic assessment/intervention for child/ family, within interdisciplinary health care team.

Advanced concepts from nursing theory and research, social sciences, neuropsychology, and neurophysiology used in the assessment of psychiatric symptoms and disorders across the age continuum. During clinical, develop proficiency in the assessment of psychopathology in clients with psychiatric symptoms.

NURS 5141. Ethical Issues in Health Care of Elders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or nursing sr or #)
Health care related ethical issues that confront elders, their families, health care providers, and society.

NURS 5224. Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNursing grad student in advanced practice in primary care, physiology course, #)
Foundation in pharmacotherapeutics across life span. Pharmacodynamics/kinetics/epidemiology, client patterns of medication use, selection of appropriate drugs for selected client conditions, and prescriptive writing privileges for advanced practice nurses.

NURS 5800. Nursing Topics. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Course allows students to study a topic not included in regular courses, or for faculty to offer a course to determine interest in a topic.

NURS 5801. Policymaking, Health Policy, Political Action and Nursing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

NURS 5170. Research Topics. (1-16 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =PUBH 6170)
Exploration of research topic to meet individual student needs.

NURS 5172. Decision Making in Health Care. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student, #)

NURS 5225. Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or RN [with masters degree] or #)
Advanced concepts in neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and clinical management related to psychopharmacologic treatment of psychiatric disorders/symptoms. Application to problems in various clinical settings.

Analysis of sociocultural values, public policymaking, health care policy, and the relationship to the health care delivery system. The impact of health care policy on the profession and practice of nurses, and on consumers. Enhanced participation of nurses in policymaking and political action.

Selected classical conceptual models of decision making, their particular perspectives/limitations/ usefulness for decision making about health care issues. Models/components used to assess, evaluate, teach, or help healthy people, patients, families, health care professionals, or policy making groups in making health care decisions.

NURS 5802. Spirituality and Nursing Practice. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFor undergrad cr: nurs sr or RN; for grad cr: nurs grad student or #)

Exploration of the concept of spirituality as integral to the whole person. Discussion of spiritual nursing care interventions.

NURS 5183. Scholarly Leadership. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqAdvanced doctoral nursing student, #)
Implications of dissertation research on advancing science, clinical practice, and leadership in nursing and health care. Principles of scholarly collaboration.

NURS 5228. Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad nursing student or #)

NURS 5803. Transcultural Nursing: Theories and Issues. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCultural anth course or #)

Overview of pharmacological principles for commonly used medication classes. Each drug class, related physiology. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drug classes andspecific medications.

NURS 5200. Holistic Health Assessment and Therapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNursing grad student or professional master of nursing [MN] student)
Health assessment knowledge/skills for advanced nursing practice with patients across age span, including pregnancy. Selected nursing interventions, complementary therapies for application to specific populations/illnesses.

NURS 5241. Nursing Leadership for Effective Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqFinal sem of MN Program) NURS 5300. Health Behavior Intervention: Theory and Application. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
Interdisciplinary course examines theoretical foundations and research base of intervention strategies to promote health behavior acquisition, behavioral change, and maintenance for adults (individuals and groups). Critical examination of health behavior and patterns and health risk assessment; approaches to program creation.

Study of cultural factors that influence theories, issues, and nursing care practices in diverse cultures and subcultures. Emphasis on nursing within international systems of health care and nursing practices related to various health-illness systems in this country and worldwide.

Leadership theory/application. System issues affecting nursing practice and patient outcomes.

NURS 5805. The M Technique. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqUndergrad nursing student or grad student in health sciences or health professional)

Scientific/theoretical foundations/practice of m technique, a touch therapy for promoting relaxation by topically administering essential oils. Appropriate applications. Demonstration/practice of technique. Interdisciplinary course.

NURS 5202. Introduction to Complementary Healing Practices. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Historical and cultural context of the allopathic and complementary healing traditions. Philosophies and paradigms of selected complementary therapies and culturally based healing traditions; descriptions of selected interventions.

NURS 5806. Theoretical Foundations and Experiential Learning in Complementary/ Alternative Therapies. (2-3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

NURS 5204. Population Focused Assessment and Intervention. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nursing major, #)
Population focused assessment in health planning. Models of assessment for communities, organizations, other aggregates. Skill development in conducting/ analyzing/using assessment in planning population focused interventions.

NURS 5310. Interprofessional Teamwork for Health Professionals. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq Student in [nursing or dentistry or medicine or pharmacy or public health or master s in health care administration])

Overview of complementary therapies. Demonstration of selected therapies. Theoretical/scientific knowledge supporting use of therapies.

Introductory experience to interprofessional teamwork skills. Focuses on patient-centered care.

NURS 5808. American Indian Health and Health Care. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student or #)

NURS 5340. Group as a Health-Care Intervention. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Theoretical concepts and research findings from the areas of group therapy and dynamics are applied in the development of a model for using group as an intervention for various client populations.

Examines health of native nations in Minnesota within historical/cultural contexts. Epidemiology of major health conditions, health services, traditional Indian medicine, health beliefs. Opportunities for contact with Native American community.

NURS 5221. Refugee Health: Trauma, Stress, and Coping. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

War, displacement, and associated stressors affecting psychosocial health of refugees. Migration experiences, family/community dynamics, approaches for recovery. Creating community-based interventions to support refugee health.

NURS 5501. Professional Issues in NurseMidwifery. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Nurs grad major, #)
Analysis of professional issues that confront and impact the practice of certified nurse-midwives. History and development of the professional organization including certification, legislation, ethical dimensions, public policy, and clinical practice issues.

NURS 5820. Foundations of Infection Control. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBaccalaureate degree in health related field or #)
Integrates microbiology, epidemiology, and patient care practices applied to a population-focused practice. Focuses on risk identification, prevention strategies.

NURS 5830. Advanced Clinical Nursing. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nursing major, #)
Independent study or faculty seminar on special clinical topic.

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NURS 5900. Introduction to Principles and Practice of Anesthesia. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in nurse anesthesia) NURS 8113. Theory Development in Nursing. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8100 or equiv, 8112 or #) NURS 8170. Research in Nursing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq&8170 or inferential stat course taken within two yrs)

Administration of anesthesia. Application in operating room setting under one-to-one guidance of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

Strategies for theory development; synthesis of theoretical formulations in nursing using selected inductive and deductive theory development strategies.

NURS 5901. Basic Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5900)

NURS 8115. Integrated Seminar in Nursing Informatics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student, #)
Problem-focused topics related to nursing and health informatics theory, measurement, and ethical/ policy issues. Interdisciplinary, cross-institutional relationships. Interpersonal dynamics that support trust-building exchanges.

Research process/methods appropriate for problems relevant to nursing. Critique of research studies, proposal development.

Students apply principles of anesthesia to formulate nurse anesthesia care plans for care of adults undergoing anesthesia.

NURS 8171. Qualitative Research Design and Methods. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8170 or equiv)

NURS 5910. Nurse Anesthesia Care: Patients With Cardiothoracic Problems. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq5222, 5224, 5228, 5901, Phsl 5115)

First in series of three courses. Delivering anesthesia to complex patients. Focuses on anesthesia for patients undergoing cardiothoracic procedures.

NURS 8116. Clinical Decision Support: Theory and Application. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq5115 or [HINF 5430, HINF 5431] or #)
Principles/concepts of knowledge management and decision making. Students design a clinical decision support intervention. Legal, ethical, and practical issues related to its implementation and maintenance of CDS interventions.

Overview and comparative analysis of selected qualitative research methods and analytic strategies. Focuses on developing rigorous qualitative designs that contribute to development of nursing and health care knowledge for diverse populations.

NURS 8172. Theory and Theory Development for Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student)
Paradigms in nursing/health, associated methods of scientific/scholarly inquiry. Inductive/deductive techniques for theory development Theory-testing using data obtained under controlled conditions.

NURS 5920. Nurse Anesthesia Care: Advanced Principles for Special Populations. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5910) NURS 5925. Grant Writing and Critique. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Self-paced course. Online modular format. How to write/critique grants. Students select a research or program grant to critique, applying knowledge obtained through learning modules.

Examination/application of principles used to deliver anesthesia by nurse anesthetists to special populations.

NURS 8120. Phenomenon of Health. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs major, #)

Prevailing and emerging views of health from differing belief systems and methods of inquiry. Philosophical, theoretical, and methodological implications for development of a nursing paradigm based on evolving perspectives of humanness.

NURS 8173. Principles and Methods of Implementing Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SAPH 8173. Prereq8114 or other 8xxx grad research methods course, 2 grad stat courses;)
Integrates scientific, statistical, and practical aspects of research. Inter-relationships among design, sample selections, subject access, human subjects requirements, instrument selection and evaluation, data management, analyses plans, grant writing, and research career issues. Field experiences required.

NURS 5940. Contemporary Issues in Nurse Anesthesia. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq5930)

NURS 8121. Health Behaviors and Illness Responses. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDoctoral student or #)

Analysis of economic, legal, political, ethical, and social factors that influence the practice and profession of CRNAs.

NURS 5941. Nurse Anesthesia Practicum A. (5 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5930)

First of a series of three clinical courses that focus on developing proficiency in nurse anesthesia practice. Emphasizes incorporating current research and demonstrating increasing autonomy in decision making and case management.

Theories of health behaviors and responses to illness are analyzed/critiqued. Multivariate research designs. Specification of testable, descriptive, dynamic models for health/illness that incorporate culture, biology, environment, and health systems for diverse individuals, families, communities, and populations.

NURS 8175. Quantitative Research Design and Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8170 or equiv], [8xxx statistics or &8xxx statistics])
Designs for quantitative description and quasiexperimental/experimental evaluation of scientific problems across domain of nursing. Emphasizes evaluation of logic of design/attribution of causality from health and social science perspectives.

NURS 8122. Stress, Coping, and Health. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqResearch course, grad nurs major, #)

NURS 5942. Nurse Anesthesia Practicum B. (5 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5941)

Stress and coping theories and related research; adequacy and efficacy of stress-management interventions/programs; directions for future research.

NURS 8176. Research on Decision Making in Health Care. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqOne graduate-level research course, #)
Conceptual models/studies on decision making about health care. Formulating research proposals to investigate health care decisions by health care professionals, health care policy makers, patients/ clients, or families.

Second of a series of three clinical courses. Analyzing impacts of research on clinical practice. Increasing efficiency in decision-making and case management for various patient populations.

NURS 8123. Complementary Therapies: Theory and Research. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqResearch course)
Scientific basis of selected complementary therapies such as therapeutic touch, imagery, music, and massage; hypotheses related to selected interventions; appropriate methodologies.

NURS 5943. Nurse Anesthesia Practicum C. (5 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5942)

Third of a series of three. Evaluating impact of research on clinical practice, on achieving a level of safe beginning practice as a nurse anesthetist, and on demonstrating leadership in operating room. Increasing autonomy in decision-making. Case management for various patient populations.

NURS 8177. Advanced Nursing Research Practicum. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[8181 or &8181], PhD nursing student, #, adviser consent)

NURS 8124. Family Health Theory. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8100 or #)
Emerging theory in family nursing science. Related theories. Research on family systems for structuring a systemic framework to examine clinical problems related to family health care. Applications to selected phenomena of interest to health care.

Students collaborate with research team under supervision of faculty mentor in designing/conducting a health-related research project.

NURS 5995. Research Dissemination. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student or #)

NURS 8178. Methods for the Study of Family Health Phenomena. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8124, 8100 or equiv or #)

Knowledge dissemination skills for advancement of health/nursing science/practice. Emphasizes interpretation/diffusion of research findings to health professional and scientific audiences in various venues and communication modalities.

NURS 8100. The Discipline of Nursing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs major or #)

Design/evaluation of intervention/outcomes research. Use of advanced experimental design and multivariate statistical approaches to evaluate theory-based interventions with longitudinal outcomes in context.

NURS 8134. Interventions and Outcomes Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8121, PhD student, #)

Conceptual and methodological approaches in study of family health phenomena from nursing perspective. Research designs formulated to study questions in this area.

NURS 8180. Doctoral Proseminar I: Scholarly Development. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqDoctoral nursing student)
Transition to doctoral study. Begins socialization process to role of nursing scholar/scientist. Career trajectories of nursing scholars who have pursued various roles.

Knowledge structures used in nursing; theories, models, and conceptual frameworks. Articulation and evaluation of personal conceptual framework for advanced nursing practice.

NURS 8140. Moral and Ethical Positions in Nursing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs major or #)

NURS 8112. Theoretical Foundations of the Discipline. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8100 or equiv, knowledge of phil of sci)

Paradigms in nursing and related methods of inquiry, knowledge structures, and projection of needs for further knowledge development and testing.

Synthesis of ethical positions, from nursing perspective, on health-related issues at individual, group, population, and policy levels. Normative ethics, theoretical basis for positions taken, and contextual implications for subsequent action.

NURS 8181. Protection of Research Subjects. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[PhD student or #], [[Responsible Conduct of Research I, RCR II] or NIH Web-based course equiv or concurrent])

NURS 8152. Scholarship in Health Care Ethics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDoctoral student)
Analysis/evaluation of philosophical/empirical research in health care ethics with consideration of human diversity.

Ethical research conduct from design to dissemination. Application of Code of Federal Regulations for protecting human subjects, role of and relationship with Institutional Review Boards, risk management. Safety monitoring and reporting of adverse events. Data management. Misconduct policies.

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NURS 8182. Policy Implications of Nursing Research. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqNursing doctoral student or #) NURS 8314. Intervention Models for Adults/ Elders with Chronic Health Conditions. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5222, 5800, 8100, 8140, 8170, #)
Development of theory-/research-based nursing intervention models for adults/elders with chronic health conditions. Students implement/evaluate intervention models in an advanced practice role with chronically ill adults/elders.

Nursing research as a foundation for health policy. Research utilization for resolution of global, national, and state policy issues affecting population health and health service delivery. Political analysis to effect policy change.

NURS 8341. Advanced Practice Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing in Groups and Community. (7 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5340, 8340, &8240, &8242)

NURS 8185. Qualitative Data Analysis for Health Care Research. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8171 or grad course in qualitative research methods)

Techniques for descriptive, interpretive, and analytic data. Data preparation, management, and analysis. Transforming data from multiple texts to theoretical conceptualizations. Writing, dissemination of findings.

NURS 8315. Advanced Practice Nursing for Adults. (4-5 cr [max 5 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5222, 5800, 8100, 8140, 8170, #)

Application of theory and research to advanced practice psychiatric/mental health nursing with groups and community systems, including populations at risk. Clinical practicum provides experiences for developing advanced practice roles in variety of healthcare settings.

NURS 8190. Critical Review in Health Research. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqAdvanced statistics course, #)
Skills needed to critique a body of scientific literature in focused areas of nursing research and related fields. Construction of literature reviews for planning research projects and for research utilization.

Development of clinical expertise in provision of advanced nursing care to adults with acute health problems needing restorative care. Students utilize theory/research to manage/evaluate acute health problems in a selected adult specialty area.

NURS 8360. Advanced Clinical Nursing. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs major, #)
Independent study or faculty seminar on special clinical topic when interest exists.

NURS 8316. Implementing Advanced Practice Roles in Adult Nursing. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5222, 5800, 8100, 8140, 8170, 8314, 8315)
Clinical nurse specialist roles of case management, teaching, consultation, and collaboration. Students usw theory/research to provide advanced nursing care to adults within context of selected specialty area.

NURS 8361. Special Topics in Nursing. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs major, #)
Students select and study a topic of interest.

NURS 8193. Special Topics in Nursing Research. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Seminar and/or individual study of research design, methodologies, or instruments.

NURS 8402. Primary Care: Assessment and Management of Health for Advanced Practice Nurses. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 5224, 8242)

NURS 8320. Multidisciplinary Seminar on Social Perspectives of Aging. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Literature/policy on key social aspects of aging, emphasizing service, policy, and ethical implications; generation of research questions.

NURS 8194. Problems in Nursing - Plan B. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[8100 or &8100], [8170 or &8170], #)
Using a scholarly process to address a specific issue relevant to science/practice of nursing

Data-based assessment/management of preventive health services and common acute/chronic conditions of primary care populations. Emphasizes clinical reasoning and independent/collaborative practice health care plans.

NURS 8321. Advanced Nursing Care of the Elderly I. (4-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student in nursing, #)
Functional patterns of health. Evaluation of theories/ research as related to physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of aging. Comprehensive assessment and research-based advanced nursing interventions to promote, maintain, and restore health of elderly.

NURS 8403. Primary Care Practice for Family Nurse Practitioners: Assessment and Management of Health. (4 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 8402)

NURS 8240. Advanced Practice Nursing: Roles and Issues. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdmission to advanced practice area of study or #)
Current most relevant professional/health care issues affecting diverse advanced practice nursing roles. Role theory, practice models, interdisciplinary team function, reimbursement, certification, scope of advanced nursing practice.

Application of advanced practice comprehensive health histories and physical assessments in formulating client centered databases. Development/ implementation of care plans. Follow-up evaluation of primary care delivered to families across life span.

NURS 8322. Primary Health Care for Elders. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8321, #)

NURS 8241. Health Care Leadership for a Changing World. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAHC grad student or #)

Application of leadership theory/research to strengthen students. capacity to facilitate change in health care delivery system.

Data-based primary care management of common acute/chronic conditions of elderly. Physiological, psychosocial, and pharmacological interventions. Agerelated, cultural, family, and community variations. Implementation, evaluation of interventions.

NURS 8404. Family Practice Practicum I. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 5224, 8402, 8601)

NURS 8242. Population Focused Health Care Delivery Systems. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nurs student or #)
Health care organizations/delivery systems, their relation to health of diverse populations. Models of population focused care, use of research to improve health care delivery, effect of economic/social factors on health/health services.

NURS 8323. Advanced Nursing Care of the Elderly (II): For Nurse Practitioners. (5-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8322, 8xxx advanced gerontological nurs course, grad nurs major, #)

Comprehensive advanced nursing assessment for acute/chronic health conditions of primary care population across life span. Synthesis/application of nursing theory/research in implementing/evaluating safe/effective nursing interventions to promote health and prevent illness.

Synthesis and application of theory and research to effectively implement advanced gerontological nursing practice. Focuses on comprehensive primary care management across settings, evaluation of care, role analysis, and impact of contextual factors on health care services for the elderly.

NURS 8405. Family Practice Practicum II. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 5224, 8402, 8601)
Synthesis of advanced practice nursing theory in data collection and in assessment of client in his/ her environment. Implementation/evaluation of interventions for disease management in primary care setting. Nursing theory/research used in developing nursing practice models for health promotion, disease prevention, and intervention.

NURS 8302. Advanced Practice Nursing for Acute Health Needs I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200, 5222, 8100, advanced pharmacology, [pathophysiology or immunobiology], inferential statistics)

NURS 8324. Advanced Nursing Care of the Elderly II: For Clinical Nurse Specialists. (6 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad nurs major, #)

Evaluation of theories/models/research in symptom management. Application of therapy/research supporting clinical decision making with adults experiencing alterations in exchange, sensory, and mobility phenomena. Emphasizes client outcomes related to advanced practice nursing interventions.

Synthesis and application of theory and research to effectively implement as an advanced gerontological nurse. Comprehensive client care management across settings, evaluation of care, role implementation, and influences of contextual factors on health care services for the elderly.

NURS 8311. Specialized Focus in Researchbased Clinical Reasoning and Management in Acute Care. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200, 5222, 8100, 8140, 8170, 8240, 8303, 8305, 8309, advanced pharmacology, [pathophysiology or immunobiology])
Synthesis/utilization of knowledge/research in care of adults with acute/critical illness. Participation (in a clinical area of interest) in advanced decision making and in management of clients requiring restorative care.

NURS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) NURS 8340. Advanced Practice Psychiatric/ Mental Health Nursing with Individuals and Their Families. (7 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200, 5223, 5225, 8100, 8121, 8140, 8170)

Application of midrange theories, models, concepts applicable to promotion, maintenance, restoration of health of infants, children, adolescents within context of their families/communities. Current research evaluated/used for designing age-specific interventions for children and their families.

NURS 8406. Health Care of Children for the Family Nurse Practitioner. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

NURS 8407. Health Care of Children Practicum for the Family Nurse Practitioner. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 5224, 8242, 8402)
Synthesis of research-based nursing assessment/ intervention of minor acute/chronic health conditions in primary care population across life span. Application of nursing theory, research from related disciplines, in evaluating/implementing interventions. Clinical practicum in pediatric primary care. Focuses on assessment, primary health care, of well children from birth to adolescence.

Evaluation of theory and research; their application to advanced clinical management of biological, psychological, and social responses of individuals and families to psychiatric illness. Developing clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and management of individuals and their families.

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NURS 8420. Childbearing-Childrearing Family Nursing. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8100, 8150, grad nurs major or #)
Maintenance, promotion, and restoration of health for clients in the childbearing-childrearing family. Theories and concepts related to parents, children, and families. Practicum includes conferences, written assignments, and use of grounded theory methods of investigation. coordinated nursing interventions. Clinical seminars incorporate advanced practice nursing models of care and interdisciplinary collaboration strategies.

NURS 8600. Advanced Public Health Nursing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad nursing major)
Conceptual frameworks for advanced public health nursing practice. Analysis of population-focused nursing research and of public health nursing management strategies.

NURS 8457. Assessment and Intervention Models in Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8124 or equiv, 8100, 8456, #)

NURS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) NURS 8450. Primary Care: Health Assessment and Care of Well Children. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200, 5222, &8451)

In-depth, systemic, and theory-based study of family health assessment methods and intervention models. Practicum to assess, intervene, and evaluate intervention models related to patterns of functioning in families of children with complex health-care needs.

NURS 8601. Interventions for Health of Populations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8040)

Study of age-specific and family-centered assessment, prevention, and health promotion nursing interventions for infants through adolescents. Emphasis on theories and concepts related to comprehensive health supervision. Stresses the use of critical thinking for clinical decision making to implement and evaluate advanced practice nursing interventions.

NURS 8459. Advanced Nursing Care of Children With Acute Illness for Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqNursing grad student admitted to pediatric clinical nurse specialist area of study or #)

Synthesis of behavior formation/change, public health, and nursing models, theories, and research for critiquing and designing population-focused interventions. Developing, implementing, evaluating, and proposal writing for culturally competent public health interventions in community-based settings.

NURS 8602. Public Health Nursing Intervention Practicum. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8242, 8601)
Applying principles, theory, and research about epidemiology/public health/public health nursing interventions to population-focused health issues. Collaborating with community-based preceptors to achieve public health objectives.

NURS 8451. Primary Care Practicum: Health Assessment and Care of Well Children. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5200, &8450, #)
Focus on age-specific, family-centered nursing assessments/interventions to promote wellness of children, infants through adolescence. Emphasizes compiling/evaluating interventions for children/ families. Practicum includes exposure to models of primary prevention.

Synthesis/application of theory/research to effectively implement pediatric clinical nurse specialist role. Focuses on comprehensive care management across settings, evaluation of care, role implementation, and contextual factors affecting health care for children with special health needs and families.

NURS 8500. Reproductive Health Care for Women Practicum for the Family Nurse Practitioner. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq Concurrent registration with Nurs 8501, 8405)

NURS 8603. Public Health Nursing Leadership Practicum. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8100, 8170, 8241, 8242, 8600)

Synthesis of leadership and advanced public health nursing theories and research; their applicability within public health nursing leadership situations.

NURS 8452. Primary Care: Common Acute Health Conditions Affecting Children. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8501, 8451, &8453, #)

Synthesis/utilization of nursing knowledge/research in clinical decision making process related to womens reproductive/sexual health throughout life cycle. Evaluation of patient outcomes using nursing standards/criteria.

Research-based evaluation and management of common acute conditions affecting children from infancy through adolescence. Exploration of theories and models used to explain and predict physiologic and psychologic adaptation of children and their families.

NURS 8501. Reproductive Health Care for Women. (3-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5200, #)

NURS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) NURS 8701. Nursing and Health-Care Systems Administration I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Intensive study of nursing and healthcare administration and leadership. Application of nursing, organization, care delivery, and population health improvement theories to health systems administrative practice. Planning, organizing care systems, assembling, and developing material and human resources.

Theory, current research underlying clinical practice in assessing/managing issues related to womens reproductive/sexual health throughout life cycle.

NURS 8453. Primary Care Practicum: Common Acute and Chronic Health Conditions Affecting Children. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8411, 8442, &8452, #)
Focus on age-specific, family-centered nursing assessment and intervention of minor acute and chronic conditions of children within family context. Emphasis on nursing intervention strategies include diagnostics, therapeutics, education, and follow-up evaluation of outcomes.

NURS 8502. Reproductive Health Care for Women at Risk. (2-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8503 or 8520)

Theoretical and research basis for advanced practice nursing care of women and infants at risk for medical and/or psychosocial problems. Selected high-risk perinatal and complicated gynecological and neonatal conditions.

NURS 8454. Primary Care Practicum: Synthesis of Advanced Nursing Practice for the Child, Family, Community. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8452, 8453)

NURS 8503. Nurse-Midwifery Care of the Childbearing Family. (4-10 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501, #)
Theoretical/research-based nurse-midwifery intrapartum care, management, support of women and their families. Labor, birth, immediate postpartum period, and newborn care. Development/ implementation of nurse-midwifery care. Draws from research that provides basis for practice.

NURS 8702. Nursing and Health-Care Systems Administration II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8701, #)

Intensive development of competencies associated with skilled administration of healthcare services. Application of organization, nursing, political, and economic theories in operationalizing and evaluating administrative and leadership practice of nurses in healthcare delivery systems.

Research-based knowledge synthesis to effectively intervene with common pediatric physical and psychosocial alternations in health. Role implementation issues and development of an effective theory-based nursing practice model for care of individuals, families, and communities.

NURS 8455. Health Care for Children and Youth with Special Health-Care Needs. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8454)
Primary care of children and youth with special healthcare needs, emphasizing growth and development, pathophysiology, specific conditions, and holistic, family-centered, community-based, culturally competent, and coordinated approach to assessment and intervention.

NURS 8504. Nurse Midwifery and Womens Health Care Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Practicum. (2-3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5200, 5222, 8402)

NURS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) NURS 8800. Methods for the Study of Family Health Phenomena. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8124, 8175 or equiv or #)

Application of advanced practice comprehensive health histories and physical assessments in formulating client centered databases. Development/ implementation of care plans. Follow-up evaluation of primary care delivered to adult populations. Focuses on women.

Exploration of conceptual and methodological approaches in study of family health phenomena from a nursing perspective. Formulation of research design to study questions in family health.

NURS 8456. Health Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Practicum. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8454, 8455, #)
Research-based evaluation and management of psychologic and physiologic responses to chronic illness. Developing theory-based holistic, familycentered, community-based, culturally competent,

NURS 8520. Advanced Concepts in Womens Health for the Nurse Practitioner. (3-8 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8501, #)
Theoretical and research basis for women.s healthcare nurse practitioner practice building on foundations of gynecological and antepartum care. Preparation of childbearing family for birth and selected complex health concerns for women.

NURS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

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Nutrition (NUTR)
Department of Food Science and Nutrition

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

NUTR 5621W. Macronutrient Metabolism. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBIOC 3021, PHSL 3051, FSCN 4612)

of feeding. Energy balance. Macronutrient specific appetite. Energy expenditure. Uncoupling proteins. Vagal feeding regulation. Drug therapy for obesity. Eating disorders. Students read/discuss key research papers.

OT 5300. Concepts for Occupational Therapy Practice. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqenrolled OT student or #)
Critical thinking, ethics, professional resources/ organizations, patient-therapist relationship. Level I fieldwork experience.

NUTR 8620. Advances in Nutrition. (2-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) NUTR 8621. Presentation Skills. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq%)

Recent research or special topics (e.g., obesity, vitamin biochemistry, nutrition education).

OT 5313. Therapeutic Occupation. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqenrolled OT student or #)

Occupational therapy philosophy, history, and frames of reference. Activity analysis applied to purposeful, therapeutic activities for individuals and groups.

Carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and energy metabolism. Systems/holistic approaches of metabolic pathways. Regulation/alteration of metabolic pathways. Macronutrient metabolism techniques/research.

NUTR 5622. Vitamin and Mineral Biochemistry. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBioC 3021, Phsl 3051, FSCN 4612)
Nutritional, biochemical, and physiological aspects of vitamins/essential minerals in human/experimentalanimal models.

Orientation to nutrition graduate program. Presenting scientific seminars, using electronic presentation programs/equipment.

OT 5341. Introduction: Evaluation and Intervention I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5393 or #)

NUTR 5623W. Regulation of Energy Balance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5621 or FSCN 4621)
Regulation of energy balance in humans, including regulation of food intake and energy expenditure.

NUTR 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) NUTR 8695. Independent Study: Nutrition. (1-10 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Written report for masters plan B project.

Assessment concepts/techniques. Application to patient populations with both mental health/physical disabilities. Treatment planning/documentation.

OT 5342. Compensatory Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Intervention II. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5300, 5313 or #)
Assessment of daily living performance areas; adaptation techniques to compensate for performance deficits. Level I fieldwork experience.

NUTR 5624. Nutrition and Genetics. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqBiochemistry)

Overview of gene-diet interactions and relevant technologies used to study such interactions. Nutrigenomics, epigenetics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics. Examples of gene-diet interactions, implications. Current issues.

NUTR 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) NUTR 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) NUTR 8900. Advances in Nutrition: Advanced Lifestyle Nutrition. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: PubH 8900; Nutr grad major or Pub hlth nutr or Epi MPH or Epi or Food sci grad major)
Evaluation and discussion of research and research issues in nutrition during various stages of the life cycle. Methodological issues of applied human nutrition investigation, current status of knowledge, and implication of research results to public health policies, programs, and future research.

OT 5343. Specialty Topics: Evaluation and Intervention III. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5342 or #)
Applies critical thinking model to assessment/ intervention of selected patient populations with mental/physical problems requiring specialized approaches. Focus on habilitation/rehabilitation of populations with multiple performance component deficits. Fieldwork.

NUTR 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) NUTR 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) NUTR 8610. Nutrition Graduate Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqNutr grad student, #) NUTR 8614. Advances in Nutrition: Advanced Energy Balance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in nutr or related field)
Recent literature on energy balance and body composition in animals and humans. Presentation of thesis (M.S. or Ph.D.) or plan B project work in public seminar.

OT 5344. Neurorehabilitation: Evaluation and Intervention IV. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5343 or #)
Assessment/intervention related to perception, cognition, reflexes, sensory integration, and motor control. Application to individuals with multiple performance component deficits.

OT 5360. Dynamics of Group Models. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5313 or #)

Application of group/team dynamics in diverse professional settings.

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

OT 5370. Theory of Occupation. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqenrolled OT student or #)

Occupational therapy frames of reference, role of activity, and historical development of profession.

NUTR 8615. Advances in Nutrition: Exercise Metabolism. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in nutr or related field)
Review of research on effects of diet on exercise metabolism.

Medical School
OT 5121. Issues in Mental Health. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqOne course gen psych, one course abnorm psych)

OT 5375. Community Resources and HealthCare Issues. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5300, 5342] or #)

NUTR 8616. Advances in Nutrition: Free Radicals, Trace Elements, and Other Micronutrients. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in nutr or related field)

Free radical chemistry, cellular biology, and micronutrient nutrition considered in roles of prooxidants and antioxidants in human diseases and aging. Current understanding of biological action of free radicals and role of micronutrients in antioxidant protection in humans and animals.

Psychiatric/neuropsychological assessment/treatment. Issues related to medical/community management and to roles of OT/PT with respect to clients with mental health needs. Interaction between physical/mental health and disability.

Analysis of community health-care systems, including cultural/family influences on individual health and decision making. Students identify current trends in health care and determine responses to them at social, political, or legislative level.

OT 5376. Adult Education and Planning. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5313 or #)

OT 5122. Descriptive Neurology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOT student or #)

NUTR 8617. Chemical Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =PUBH 8162. Prereq[[BioC 3001, BioC 3021, BioC 4331] or equiv], [Chem 2302 or equiv])
Fundamental background in chemical carcinogenesis, carcinogen activation/detoxification, carcinogenDNA adduct formation, cellular oncogenesis, cancer chemoprevention, nutrition/cancer. Topics integrated/ interrelated.

Relates neuroanatomical/neurophysiological principles to neurological conditions commonly seen in occupational/physical therapy practice.

OT 5161. Theory of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Applied to Medical Sciences. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOT student or #)
Diagnostic procedures. Medical, surgical, and rehabilitation management of patient problems in orthopedics, surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, medicine, cancer, and speech. Correlation to current practice. Presentation of patients.

Skills needed to plan, implement, and evaluate adult educational programs/materials for patient/ family education, peer/professional education, and education of others in order to carry out therapeutic interventions. Student teaching unit, community based activity.

OT 5380. Management of Occupational Therapy Services. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq [5360, 5375, 5376] or #)

NUTR 8618. Neuroregulation of Energy Metabolism. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[FScN 5621, FScN 5623] or #)

Advanced topics on neural regulation of food intake and energy expenditure. Neurotransmitters, including NPY, opioids, urocortin, melanocortins, oxytocin, and vasopressin. Genetics of obesity. Behavioral aspects

OT 5182. Functional Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Registered occupational therapy student or #)

Administration/management of occupational therapy services within managed care environment. Issues in Medicare, HMOs, TQM, consultation, human resources, promotion of profession. Emphasizes program development in current organizational structures.

Neuroanatomic structures as functional systems, basic neurophysiologic concepts. Emphasizes applications for understanding/treating physical dysfunctions.

OT 5391. Occupation Across the Life Span. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5375, 5376] or #)

The well elderly, school therapy, work-related injuries/ industrial rehabilitation. Fieldwork.

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OT 5392. Research in Occupational Therapy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5313 or #)
Analysis of scientific literature, development of research proposals.

OMS 8652. Regression Analysis. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMBA 6120 or equiv, business admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
Regression and correlation models, inferences in simple and multiple regression, multicolinearity, indicator variables, variable selection techniques, treatment of assumption violations, applications to management problems, basic concepts of experimental design.

OMS 8800. Research Topics in Operations and Management Science. (2-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin Ph.D. student or #)
Topics selected from new areas of research. Research methods, issues in operations/management science.

OT 5393. Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereqenrolled OT student or #)
Gross human anatomy emphasizing skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and peripheral nervous systems of the extremities and trunk. Includes cadaver lab prosections. Analyzing functional human movement from a biomechanical perspective.

OMS 8892. Readings in Operations and Management Science. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Readings useful to students individual program and objectives that are not available in regular courses.

OMS 8661. Linear Programming. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)

OT 5394. Orthotics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5341 or #)

Analysis, design, and construction of orthotic devices.

Revised simplex, primal-dual, and large-scale methods, including decomposition and partitioning and methods for bounded variables.

OMS 8894. Graduate Research in Operations and Management Science. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #)
Individual research on an approved topic appropriate to students program and objectives.

OT 5395. Independent Study in Occupational Therapy. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Enrolled OT student or #) OT 8300. Research Seminar in Occupational Therapy. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq5392 or #)
Critical review of research literature in occupational therapy. Issues related to ethical/successful conduct/ publication of research. Development of Plan B project outline.

OMS 8671. Simulation Analysis. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereqcredit will not be granted if credit has been received for: SCIC 8031; Business admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
A treatment of underlying probabilistic and statistical aspects of computer simulation. Random number generators, variate and process generation, statistical analysis of simulation output, ranking and selection of simulation models, and variance reduction techniques.

Oral Biology (OBIO)

Department of Oral Sciences

School of Dentistry
OBIO 5001. Methods in Research and Writing. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Skills necessary to begin a research project, including literature review, hypothesis formation, research design, and writing. Each student develops a research protocol.

OT 8310. Research Problems in Occupational Therapy. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq [5392, Plan B OT student] or #)
Individual, concentrated study of a problem in occupational therapy. Completion of Plan B project.

OMS 8672. Stochastic Modeling and Analysis. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
Probabilistic modeling of dynamic processes, including Markov chains; Poisson, renewal, continuous-time Markov processes, and queuing models. Statistical estimation of selected models; applications to managerial problems, such as brand shift, industrial migration, manufacturing, and computer/communications networks.

OT 8320. Fieldwork Education in Occupational Therapy I. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Occupational therapy student or #)
Supervised clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and community agencies. Students apply critical thinking through supervised application of theory/skills.

OBIO 8021. Oral Microbiology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)
Role of indigenous human oral microflora in health/ disease. Colonization of oral cavity. Role of specific pathogens in development of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Infections of dental pulp and periapical tissues. Oral manifestations of viral/fungal infections. Microbial considerations in specialty areas of dental practice.

OT 8321. Fieldwork Education in Occupational Therapy II. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqOccupational therapy student or #)

OMS 8681. Queuing Theory: A Computational Approach. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8672, business admin PhD student or #)

Supervised clinical practice in affiliated hospitals and community agencies. Students apply critical thinking through supervised application of theory/skills.

Theory of Stochastic Service Systems (theory of queues) from an algorithmic point of view. Prepares students to model and analyze complex stochastic service systems via classical methods and algorithmic methods and approximations.

OBIO 8022. Oral Neuroscience. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)

OT 8322. Fieldwork Education in Occupational Therapy III: Optional. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqOccupational therapy student or #)
Optional fieldwork experience involving supervised practice in clinic or community agency with specialty focus. Sample topics: hand therapy, school therapy, clinical research. Students apply critical thinking through supervised application of theory/skills.

OMS 8711. Research in Operations Strategy. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
Operations performance; competitive advantage; focused factory, product, and process innovation; and operations strategy implementation. Research results and methods.

Background lectures and student presentations on current research topics to evaluate questions in general motor/sensory function related to oral/nasal structures. Taste, smell, and other chemical senses as they relate to those structures.

OT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) OT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

OMS 8721. Management of Technological Operations. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Business admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
Theories and models used to address problems of managing technological operations and operations in manufacturing and service firms. Technology strategy, economic/organizational perspectives on technology, productivity analysis, technology evaluation, project selection and evaluation, learning, etc.

OBIO 8023. Physical Biology of the Oral Cavity. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)

Structure/function of load-bearing components of human masticatory system from biophysical point of view. Mandibular form/movement. Infrastructure of hard tissues as related to occlusal wear and masticatory efficiency. Role of saliva and salivary pellicle in reduction of interocclusal friction. Computer simulation of jaw mechanics.

Operations and Management Sciences (OMS)

Department of Operations and Management

OMS 8735. Operations Forecasting and Inventory Research. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)

OBIO 8024. Genetics and Human Disease. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)

Curtis L. Carlson School of Management

OMS 8651. Experimental Design. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMBA 6120 or equiv or business admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)
Analysis of variance for one-way, two-way, and multiway data. Basic concepts of statistical design and analysis of results. Randomized block, Latin square, cross-over, factorial designs, confounding, estimation and comparison of effects, response surfaces, and applications to management.

Research on forecasting, inventory control, materials requirements planning, just-in-time manufacturing, aggregate planning, scheduling, routing, sequencing, and dispatching in manufacturing and service industries. Research papers and methods are discussed.

Principles of medical genetics. Emphasizes oral diseases. Twins, chromosomes, recombinant DNA, major gene traits, genes in populations, chromosomal abnormalities, complex traits, facial clefts, dental caries, periodontal diseases.

OMS 8745. Research on Quality Management. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqBusiness admin PhD student or #; offered alt yrs)

OBIO 8025. Topics in Cariology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)

Research literature, methods, and results. Research on quality strategy, economics of quality, statistical process control, vendor management, off-line quality, and quality practice.

Lectures, assigned readings, and discussions of basic epidemiological, biological, and chemical aspects of dental caries. Etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of dental caries. Influence of dietary, salivary, plaque, and microbial factors on caries process.

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OBIO 8026. Salivary Glands and Secretions. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #)
Salivary gland structure/development. Mechanisms/ control of macromolecule/electrolyte secretion. Salivary protein structure/function, interactions with bacteria. Salivary pellicle, salivary gland disease. Clinical studies, readings, student presentations. Each student develops a research proposal.

Otolaryngology (OTOL)
Department of Otolaryngology

OTOL 8237. Endoscopy. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)
Didactic and practical instruction in laryngoscopy, esophagoscopy, bronchoscopy, and mediastinoscopy. General management principles emphasized.

Medical School
OTOL 5101. Introduction to the Basic Sciences in Otolaryngology I: Ear. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOtolaryngology major or #)
Multidisciplinary introduction to the basic sciences of the ear. Acoustics and psychoacoustics, temporal bone anatomy, external and middle ear mechanisms, cochlear physiology, auditory neurophysiology, ear embryology, ear biochemistry, immunology, fine structures, vestibular mechanisms and measurement. S-N grading option for nonmajors only.

OTOL 8238. Pathology of the Ear, Nose, and Throat. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad otol major)

OBIO 8027. Structural and Biological Aspects of Dental Biomaterials. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Dental specialist or oral research trainee or #)
Relates composition/structure of dental biomaterials to their behavior in a biological environment. Cause/ mechanism of such effects. Materials that have beneficial effects. Dental implantology, guided tissue regeneration.

Gross pathology and histopathology of diseases of the ear, nose, throat, and related regions.

OTOL 8239. Otoneurology. (1-2 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major or #)
Instruction and experience in diagnosis and management of otoneurologic problems, including training in electronystagmographic analysis of vestibular function.

OBIO 8028. Molecular Basis of Cellular and Microbial Adhesion. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Dental specialist or oral research trainee or #)
Biochemical basis of adhesion phenomena. Cells of immune system, development of organs, tissue formation, bacterial colonization of the human.

OTOL 5102. Introduction to the Basic Sciences in Otolaryngology II: Head and Neck. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOtol major or #)

Multidisciplinary introduction to the basic sciences of the head and neck. Laryngeal anatomy and physiology, nasal anatomy and physiology, immune biology, embryology of head and neck. S-N grading option for nonmajors only.

OTOL 8240. Allergy. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)

Concepts and management of otolaryngologic allergy.

OTOL 8241. Cancer of the Head and Neck. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)

OBIO 8030. Oral Biology Seminar. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqDental specialist or oral research trainee or #) OBIO 8093. Tutorial in Oral Biology. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#)

OTOL 5993. Directed Studies. (1-12 cr [max 24 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Directed readings and preparation of reports on selected topics.

Clinical head and neck oncology; etiology, treatment (both surgical and nonsurgical), and other principles of management.

Faculty and student discussion of current topics in oral biology.

OTOL 8230. Clinical Otorhinolaryngology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)

OTOL 8242. Audiology and Speech Pathology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major or #)

Semester-long apprenticeship with faculty members to familiarize students with faculty research interests. Individual study of selected topics.

OBIO 8094. Directed Research. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#) OBIO 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) OBIO 8371. Mucosal Immunobiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CMB 8371, MICA 8371. PrereqMICa 8001 or equiv or #)

Diagnostic and management instruction and experience in all phases of clinical otorhinolaryngology. Both inpatient and outpatient services are provided at Fairview-University Medical Center, St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Hennepin County Medical Center. Clinical practica and weekly special group conferences.

Clinical audiology and speech-language pathology, including diagnosis and treatment of conductive, sensorineural, and central hearing loss; voice disorders; swallowing disorders; velopharyngeal insufficiency related to cleft lip/palate and craniofacial anomalies; alaryngeal speech; and speech disorders related to head and neck cancer.

OTOL 8231. Surgery of the Ear, Nose, and Throat. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)

OTOL 8243. Introduction to Research Methodology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major or #)
Statistical methods, experimental design, and execution of otolaryngologic research. Ethics of research with human and animal subjects.

Host immune processes at body surfaces. Innate/ adaptive immunity at mucosal surfaces. Interactions/ responses of various mucosal tissues to pathogens. Approaches to target protective vaccination to mucosal tissues. Lectures, journal.

Surgical training and experience with broad scope of surgical problems encountered in otorhinolaryngology provided at Fairview-University Medical Center, St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Hennepin County Medical Center. Clinical practica and weekly special group conferences.

OTOL 8244. Seminar: Current Literature. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major or #)
Presentation and discussion of selected articles. Required for all otolaryngology graduate students.

OBIO 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) OBIO 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) OBIO 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) OBIO 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

OTOL 8232. Maxillofacial Surgery. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)

OTOL 8247. Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing and Balance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 8247. Prereq#)

Basic science and management principles of maxillofacial diseases. Problems of maxillofacial trauma. Experience with these problems in the hospitals of the training program, especially the county hospitals.

OTOL 8233. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Head and Neck. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOtol major)
Otolaryngologic cosmetic surgery emphasizing rhinoplasty and otoplasty.

Structure and function of auditory and vestibular systems. Network analysis of middle and inner ear mechanics, hair cell biophysics, auditory nerve and CNS electrophysiology, information processing, neural mechanisms subserving balance and gaze, cellular morphology, and computer models.

OTOL 8248. Directed Readings in Auditory Physiology. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 8248. Prereq#)
Current research on biophysics and physiology of auditory system; topics selected for each student. Written reviews prepared and discussed.

OTOL 8234. Anatomy of the Head and Neck and Temporal Bone Dissection. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major or #)
Head and neck anatomy studied from cadaver through programmed learning. Temporal bones dissected to learn anatomy and to practice otologic surgical procedures. S/N for nonmajors only.

OTOL 8249. Current Topics in Cochlear Anatomy. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Review of current research papers concerning cochlear anatomy and pathology.

OTOL 8235. Roentgenology of the Head and Neck. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)
Principles and procedures in roentgenology for otolaryngologic and head and neck problems.

OTOL 8250. Advanced Biochemistry of the Auditory System. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMdBc 6100, MdBc 6101 or equiv or #)
Review of recent progress in biochemical aspects of auditory end organs.

OTOL 8236. Pharmacology in Otolaryngology. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad otol major)
Principles of pharmacology as they relate to otolaryngology.

OTOL 8262. Advanced Clinical Audiology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad otol major, 8242 or #)
Comprehensive reading and practicum in auditory evaluation of patients. Assumes basic knowledge of clinical audiology. Each session devoted to aspect of auditory evaluation or aural rehabilitation, including behavioral audiometry, electrophysiologic evaluation, hearing aid selection, and cochlear implants.

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OTOL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) OTOL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) OTOL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) OTOL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) OTOL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PHM 8431. Controlled Release: Materials, Mechanisms, and Models. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =BMEN 8431. PrereqDifferential equations course including partial differential equations or #) PHCL 5112. A Graduate Student Toolkit: Scientific Speaking, Grant Writing, and Responsible Conduct of Research. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq#)

Physical, chemical, physiological, and mathematical principles underlying design of delivery systems for drugs. Small molecules, proteins, genes. Emphasizes temporal controlled release. Concepts may be applicable to controlled release of other chemical agents.

Presentation skills, scientific writing, responsible conduct of research. Practical workshops in each area. Preparing for preliminary exams.

PHCL 5210. Pharmacology. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Principles of pharmacology. Meets with 6110.

PHM 8441. Solubility and Solid-State Properties of Drugs. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Physical chem survey course or #) PHM 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

PHCL 5211. Pharmacology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5210 or #)

Physical/physicochemical properties of drugs in solid state as related to drug delivery.

Continuation of 5210. Meets with 6111. Lectures on the major classes of drugs.

PHCL 5212. Pharmacology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211 or #)

Continuation of 5211. Meets with 6112

PHM 8481. Advanced Neuropharmaceutics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =CMB 8481, NSC 8481. Prereq#)
Delivery of compounds to central nervous system (CNS) to activate proteins in specific brain regions for therapeutic benefit. Pharmaceutical/pharmacological issues specific to direct drug delivery to CNS.

PHCL 5462. Neuroscience Principles of Drug Abuse. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5462. Prereq#)

Pharmaceutics (PHM)
Department of Pharmaceutics

Current research on drugs of abuse, their mechanisms of action, characteristics shared by various agents, and neural systems affected by them. Offered biennially, spring semester of even-numbered years.

College of Pharmacy
PHM 5200. New-Drug Development Process. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)
New-drug development process in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.

PHM 8100. Seminar: Pharmaceutics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad Phm major) PHM 8110. Readings in Pharmaceutics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad Phm major)
Current literature.

PHM 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PHM 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PHM 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PHM 8900. Spec Topics in Pharmaceutics. (1-4 cr; A-F or Aud)

PHCL 8026. Neuro-Immune Interactions . (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CMB 8361, NSC 8026, PSY 8026. PrereqMICA 8001 or equiv or #)
Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, autonomic nervous systems) linking brain/immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation.

PHCL 8110. Advanced Pharmacology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5110 or #)

Contemporary research concepts, experimental approaches in investigative pharmacology. Mechanisms of action of drugs on systems (whole animal), organ, and cellular levels.

PHM 8120. Readings in Central Nervous System (CNS) Drug Delivery. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#)
Weekly discussion of recent publications or new techniques, methods, and analyses on delivery of drugs to central nervous system. Topics vary. Informal presentations from CNS drug delivery researchers.

PHCL 8200. Seminar: Selected Topics in Pharmacology. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq6112 or #)
Student-presented seminars.

PHCL 8207. Seminar: Psychopharmacology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 8207, PSY 8070. Prereq#)

PHM 8150. Pharmacokinetics Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. =PHAR 6223. PrereqGrad Phm major)
Current concepts and literature review.

Pharmacology (PHCL)
Department of Pharmacology

Medical School
PHCL 5101. Pharmacology for Pharmacy Students. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2nd yr pharmacy student or #)

For graduate students and postdoctorals interested in studies and research associated with psychotropic drugs and chemicals. Neurochemistry, pharmacology, and behavior as antecedent or consequential variables. Some seminars devoted to biomedical ethics.

PHM 8295. Research Problems in Pharmaceutics. (1 cr [max 20 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Experimental investigation of problems in pharmaceutics.

PHCL 8208. Neuropsychopharmacology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5212, 6112, Psy 5021, Psy 5061] or #)

Action/fate of drugs. Lectures, lab.

PHM 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PHM 8411. Stabilization of Pharmaceuticals. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPhysical and organic chem survey courses)
Application of physicochemical principles (e.g., chemical kinetics) to elucidate and minimize stability problems in pharmaceutical systems.

PHCL 5102. Pharmacology for Pharmacy Students. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5101 or #)
Action/fate of drugs.

PHCL 5103. Pharmacology for Dental Students. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled dental student or #)
Pharmacological principles/actions of drugs.

Methodologies to study relationships between drugs and biochemical, behavioral, and neurophysiological consequences. Functional biogenic amine, peptidergic, other pathways. How manipulations alter neuronal function or behavior. Feedback mechanisms, induction, inhibition. Reinforcement of, tolerance to, or dependence on drugs of abuse: stimulants, hallucinogens, depressants, opiates. Student presentations. Offered alternate years.

PHM 8421. Advanced Pharmacokinetics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Topics in kinetics of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.

PHCL 5109. Problems in Pharmacology. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUpper div or grad student or #)
Research projects and special problems by arrangement.

PHCL 8209. Substance Abuse at the Bedside. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in any basicscience program)
Clinical management of addictive diseases. Students discuss how observed clinical interactions can influence a basic science project in which they are involved.

Basic principles of Pharmacology. Focuses on molecular mechanisms of drug action.

PHCL 5110. Introduction to Pharmacology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

PHCL 8216. Signal Transduction and Gene Expression. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBIOC 8002 or #)
Mechanisms of intracellular signal transduction. Transcriptional regulation> Cellular/molecular techniques to study cell signaling. Well-characterized signaling pathways, Experimental approaches. Current issues/problems.

PHCL 5111. Pharmacogenomics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Human genetic variation, its implications. Functional genomics, pharmacogenomics, toxicogenomics, proteomics. Interactive, discussion-based course.

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PHCL 8217. Problems in Investigative Pharmacology. (1 cr; S-N or Aud) PHIL 5202. Symbolic Logic II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or #) PHIL 5603. Scientific Inquiry. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Philosophical theories of methods for evaluating scientific hypotheses, of role of experimentation in science, and of how hypotheses come to be accepted within a scientific community.

Presentation and discussion of contemporary research problems, investigative approaches, and methodologies in experimental pharmacology. Related to cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, and autonomic pharmacology; neuropharmacology; psychopharmacology; chemotherapy; toxicology; and molecular pharmacology.

Elements of set theory, including the concepts of enumerability and nonenumerability. Turing machines and recursive functions; the results of Church, Godel, and Tarski and the philosophical significance of those results.

PHCL 8221. Neurobiology of Pain and Analgesia. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Course offered triennially.

PHIL 5211. Modal Logic. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or #)

Axiomatic and semantic treatment of propositional and predicate modal logics; problems of interpreting modal languages.

PHIL 5605. Space and Time. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4605. PrereqCourses in [philosophy or physics] or #)

Philosophical problems concerning nature/structure of space, time, and space-time.

PHCL 8222. Transdisciplinary Tobacco Research. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Transdisciplinary science, its application to nicotine/ tobacco research. Transdisciplinary theories/methods, examples of their application/integration. Draws on TTURC/local investigators, public health advocates. Offered every other year.

PHIL 5221. Philosophy of Logic. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5202 or #)

Attempts to answer, What is logic? Scope of logic. Disputes about alternative logics. Theories concerning logical truth (e.g., conventionalism: view that logical truths are contingent).

PHIL 5606. Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

PHCL 8320. Readings in Neurobiology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics in neurobiology/neurophysiology.

PHIL 5222. Philosophy of Mathematics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCollege level logic or mathematics course or #)

Problems of interpretation in ordinary (nonrelativistic) quantum mechanics. Two-slit experiment, Schrodinger cat paradox (measurement problem), EinsteinPodolsky-Rosen paradox. Leading approaches to interpretation (Copenhagen, hidden variables, universal wave function) and their connections with philosophical issues.

PHCL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PHCL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PHCL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PHCL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PHCL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Major philosophical questions arising in connection with mathematics. What is mathematics about? How do we know the mathematics we do? What is the relation between mathematics and the natural sciences? Selected readings of leading contributors such as Frege, Dedekind, Russell, Hilbert, Brouwer, Godel, Quine.

PHIL 5611. Philosophy of the Social Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4611. Prereq[9 cr of [philosophy or social science], grad student] or #)
Criteria for describing/explaining human actions. Problems of objectivity, reduction, freedom.

PHIL 5323. Education and Social Change. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =PHIL 4325)
Connections between education, social change. Theories of democratic/popular education, their application through in-depth practicum in community education setting.

PHIL 5622. Philosophy and Feminist Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GWSS 4122, GWSS 5122, PHIL 4622. Prereq8 crs in [philosophy or womens studies] or #)
Encounters between philosophy/feminism. Genders influence in traditional philosophical problems/ methods. Social role of theorist/theorizing as they relate to politics of feminism.

PHIL 5324. Ethics and Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4324. Prereq6 cr in [philosophy or education] or #)
What constitutes good education in terms of educational outcomes and of processes that promote learning. Connections between concepts of good education and of good society.

PHIL 5760. Selected Topics in Philosophy. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3xxx-5xxx course in phil or #)
Philosophical problems of contemporary interest. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

PHIL 5993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

PHIL 5325. Biomedical Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

A survey of major topics and issues in biomedical ethics including patients rights and duties, informed consent, confidentiality, ethical issues in medical research, the initiation and termination of medical treatment, euthanasia, abortion, and the allocation of medical resources.

PHIL 8010. Workshop in History of Philosophy. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq&4xxx hist of phil course, #)
Topics vary by offering.

Philosophy (PHIL)
Department of Philosophy

College of Liberal Arts

PHIL 5040. Rationalists. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3005 or #)
Major work of selected early modern rationalists (e.g., Descartes Principles of Philosophy, Spinozas Ethics, Conways Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy, Leibnizs Discourse on Metaphysics). Works discussed may vary from offering to offering.

PHIL 5326. Lives Worth Living: Questions of Self, Vocation, and Community. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4326. Prereq#)

PHIL 8080. Seminar: History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 5050. Empiricists. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3005 or #)

Immersion experience. Students live together as a residential community of learners. Works of philosophy, history, and literature form backdrop for exploring such questions as How is identity constructed? What is vocation? What experiences of community are desirable in a life? Each student creates a life-hypothesis for a life worth living.

PHIL 8081. Seminar: History of Philosophy-Ancient Philosophers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Major developments in ancient Greek philosophic thought; methods and role of history of philosophy in discipline of philosophy.

PHIL 8085. Seminar: History of Philosophy-Modern Philosophers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Major work of selected early modern empiricists (e.g., Lockes Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Berkeleys Principles of Human Knowledge, Humes Treatise of Human Nature). Works discussed may vary from offering to offering.

PHIL 5415. Philosophy of Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1003 or 1004 or 3302 or social science major or #)
Analytical accounts of law and legal obligation.

Major developments in modern philosophic thought; methods and role of history of philosophy in discipline of philosophy.

PHIL 5085. Wittgenstein. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4085. Prereq3005 or 4231 or #)
Major work (e.g., Philosophical Investigations).

PHIL 5510. Philosophy of the Individual Arts. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 4510. Prereq3502)
Aesthetic problems that arise in studying or practicing an art.

PHIL 8090. Seminar: History of Modern Philosophy. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 5201. Symbolic Logic I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1001 or #)

PHIL 5601. History of the Philosophy of Science. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

PHIL 8100. Workshop in Epistemology and Metaphysics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq &4xxx [epistemology or metaphysics] course, #)
Topics vary by offering.

Study of syntax and semantics of sentential and first-order logic. Symbolization of natural-language sentences and arguments. Development of deductive systems for first-order logic. Metatheoretic proofs and methods, including proof by mathematical induction and proof of consistency and completeness.

History of logical empiricism, from its European origins in first half of 20th century to its emergence as nearly universal account of science in post-war AngloAmerican philosophy.

PHIL 8110. Seminar: Metaphysics. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4101 or #)

Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 5602. Scientific Representation and Explanation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Contemporary issues concerning representation and explanation of scientific facts.

PHIL 8130. Seminar: Epistemology. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4105 or #)

Problems in the theory of knowledge. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

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PHIL 8131. Epistemology Survey. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) PHIL 8606. Seminar: Philosophy of Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) PMED 8210. Research in Physical Medicine. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program) PMED 8212. Electromyography. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program) PMED 8214. Readings in Electromyography. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program) PMED 8220. Seminar: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program)

Survey, against background of traditional issues, of contemporary developments in theory of knowledge.

PHIL 8180. Seminar: Philosophy of Language. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4231 or #)
Topics vary by offering.

Aims and goals of medicine; concepts of health, illness, and disease; nature of reasoning in clinical medicine; theoretical evolution in medicine; and role of values in practice of medicine and healthcare.

PHIL 8182. Formal Semantics of Natural Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =LING 8221. Prereq Phil 5201 or #)
Truth-conditional model-theoretic semantics applied to treatment of opacity, intensionality, quantification, and related phenomena in natural language.

PHIL 8610. Seminar: History of Modern Physical Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

PHIL 8620. Seminar: Philosophy of the Biological Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 8200. Workshop in Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[&4xxx logic or 4xxx phil of math], #)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 8640. Seminar: Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =CGSC 8000. Prereq#)

PHIL 8210. Seminar: Logical Theory. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5201, 5205] or #)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 8220. Seminar: Philosophy of Mathematics. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5202 or [4xxx or 5xxx] math course or #)
Topics such as significance of limitative metatheorems (Goedel, et al), assessment of major foundational programs (set theoretic, modern Hilbertian, constructivist), modal/structuralist alternatives to standard platonism.

Philosophical framework for analyzing cognitive sciences. Recent developments in metaphysics/ epistemology. Nature of scientific theories, methodologies of cognitive sciences, relations among cognitive sciences. Relation of cognitive science to epistemology and to various philosophical problems. Topics very by offering.

Physical Therapy (PT)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Medical School
PT 8131. Research Seminar I. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad PT major)
Scientific thinking in physical therapy. Preparation to execute research project or literature review. Analysis of current literature. Basic features of research design. Elements of evaluating treatment efficacy. Students interact with their research adviser and with research faculty in various specialties.

PHIL 8660. Seminar: Social and Cultural Studies of Science. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =SST 8420)
Review of recent work; analysis of theoretical and methodological differences among practitioners; selected responses from historians and philosophers of science.

PHIL 8300. Workshop in Moral and Political Philosophy. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [&4xxx moral phil or 4xxx pol phil] #)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 8310. Seminar: Moral Philosophy. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4310 or 4320 or 4330 or #)
Concepts/problems relating to ethical discourse.

PHIL 8320. Seminar on Medical Ethics. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4xxx or 5xxx] ethics course or #)

PHIL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PHIL 8670. Seminar: Philosophy of Science. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics vary by offering.

PT 8132. Research Seminar in Physical Therapy II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8131, Grad PT major)
Scientific thinking in physical therapy. Preparation to execute research project or literature review. Analysis of current literature. Basic features of research design. Elements of evaluating treatment efficacy. Students interact with their research adviser and with research faculty in various specialties.

PT 8193. Research Problems in Physical Therapy. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad PT major)

Patients rights/duties, informed consent, confidentiality, ethical issues in medical research, initiation/termination of medical treatment, euthanasia, abortion, maternal/fetal conflicts, allocation of medical resources.

PHIL 8710. Seminar: Feminist Philosophy. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4622 or 5622 or WoSt 4122 or WoSt 5122 or #)
Topics vary by offering.

Process of developing/completing a scholarly research project or literature review related to rehabilitation science. Type of research experience is determined by adviser.

PHIL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PHIL 8410. Seminar: Philosophy of Law. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5415 or #)
Primarily for law students and advanced political science, history, or sociology majors or minors.

PT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Master s student, adviser and DGS consent) PT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

PHIL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PHIL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PHIL 8993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) PHIL 8994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Physics (PHYS)
School of Physics and Astronomy

PHIL 8420. Seminar: Political Philosophy. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4321 or 4414 or #)
Topics vary by offering.

Institute of Technology
Schrodinger equation: bound state and scattering problems in one dimension. Spherically symmetric problems in three dimensions, angular momentum, and the hydrogen atom. Approximation methods for stationary states. Time-dependent perturbation theory. Operators and state vectors: general formalism of quantum theory.

PHIL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PHIL 8500. Workshop in Aesthetics. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq&4xxx aesthetics course, #)
Topics vary by offering.

PHYS 5001. Quantum Mechanics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4101 or equiv or #)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMED)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

PHIL 8510. Seminar: Aesthetics Studies. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary by offering.

Medical School
PMED 8200. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program) PMED 8207. Basic and Applied Psychiatry. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqenrolled in PMed residency training program)

PHYS 5002. Quantum Mechanics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001 or equiv)

PHIL 8550. Seminar: Philosophy of Religion. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4521 or #)
Topics vary by offering.

PHIL 8600. Workshop in the Philosophy of Science. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq &4xxx phil of sci course, #)
Topics vary by offering.

Symmetry in quantum mechanics, space-time symmetries and the rotation group, Clebsch-Gordan coefficients and the Wigner-Eckart theorem. Scattering theory. Method of second quantization with elementary applications. Relativistic wave equations including Dirac equation.

PHYS 5011. Classical Physics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4001, 4002 or #)

Classical mechanics: Lagrangian/Hamiltonian mechanics, orbital dynamics, rigid body motion, special relativity.

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PHYS 5012. Classical Physics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or #)
Classical electromagnetism: electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwells equations, electromagnetic waves, radiation, interaction of charged particles with matter.

PHYS 5702. Solid State Physics for Engineers and Scientists. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701 or #)

Diamagnetism and paramagnetism; ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism; optical phenomena; lasers; superconductivity; surface properties; ferroelectricity.

PHYS 8301. Symmetry and Its Application to Physical Problems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5002 or #)

PHYS 5022. Relativity, Cosmology, and the Universe. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AST 5022. Prereq2601 or #)

Large-scale structure and history of universe. Introduction to Newtonian and relativistic world models. Physics of early universe. Cosmological tests. Formation of galaxies.

PHYS 5950. Colloquium Seminar. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[Grad student or advanced undergrad in physics], %)

Fundamental invariance principles obeyed by laws of physics. Group theory as tool for using symmetry and invariance to help understand behavior of physical systems. Applications made to atomic, molecular, nuclear, condensed-matter, and elementary particle physics.

Colloquium of School of Physics and Astronomy.

PHYS 5041. Mathematical Methods for Physics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2601 or grad student)
Survey of mathematical techniques needed in analysis of physical problems. Emphasizes analytical methods.

PHYS 5980. Introduction to Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad or upper div phys major)
Introduction to the research activities of the School of Physics and Astronomy.

PHYS 8311. Biological Physics of Single Molecules. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5201 or Chen 4707], 5011] or #)

PHYS 5042. Analytical and Numerical Methods of Physics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5041 or #)
Survey of mathematical techniques, both analytic and numerical, needed for physics. Application to physical problems.

PHYS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Independent, directed study in physics in areas arranged by the student and a faculty member.

Biological molecules, based on statistical mechanics, kinetics, optics, and other physics ideas. Physics of DNA/proteins, their interactions. Force spectroscopy (optical tweezers, atomic force microscopy). Concepts of optical spectroscopy. Single molecule fluorescence/ imaging.

PHYS 5994. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr, %)
Problems, experimental or theoretical, of special interest to students. Written reports.

PHYS 8312. Biological Physics of Macroscopic Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[5201 or CHEN 4707], 5011] or #)

PHYS 5071. Physics for High School Teachers: Experimental Foundations and Historical Perspectives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGen physics, #; no cr for physics grad or grad physics minor)

PHYS 8001. Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5002 or #)

Topics in non-relativistic quantum mechanics; second quantization. Introduction to Diagrammatic and Greens function techniques and to relativistic wave equations. Application of relativistic perturbation theory to particle interactions with electromagnetic field. Invariant interactions of elementary particles.

Macroscopic systems, based on physics such as fluid dynamics, statistical mechanics, non-linear dynamics, and chaos theory. Super-molecular aggregates. Biological physics of the cell. Biological physics of populations/evolution.

In-depth examination of a conceptual theme in physics, its experimental foundations and historical perspectives. Kinematics and dynamics from Aristotle through Einstein; nature of charge and light; energy and thermodynamics; electricity, magnetism, and quantized fields; structure of matter.

PHYS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PHYS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PHYS 8500. Plan B Project. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be taken once to satisfy Plan B masters project requirement; no cr toward PhD)
Project topic arranged between student and instructor. Written report required.

PHYS 5072. Best Practices in College Physics Teaching. (1-3 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Pedagogies for introductory physics classes. Topics from educational research/practice as applied to classroom.

PHYS 8011. Quantum Field Theory I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001 or #)

Second quantization of relativistic wave equations: canonical quantization of the free scalar and Dirac fields. Fields in interaction: interaction picture. Quantum electrodynamics: quantization of the electromagnetic field, propagators and Feynman rules, tree-level processes. Higher-order processes and renormalization.

PHYS 5081. Introduction to Biopolymer Physics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PHYS 4911. Prereq working knowledge of [thermodynamics, statistical mechanics])

PHYS 8501. General Relativity and Cosmology I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5012 or #)
Tensor analysis and differential geometry. Special relativity leading to formulation of principles of general relativity and Einsteins equations. Tests of general relativity and thorough discussion of various black hole solutions, including Schwarzschild, Reisner-Nordstom, and Kerr solutions.

Introduction to biological and soft condensed matter physics. Emphasizes physical ideas necessary to understand behavior of macromolecules and other biological materials.

PHYS 8012. Quantum Field Theory II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8011 or #)

PHYS 5201. Thermal and Statistical Physics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[4101, 4201] or equiv] previous exposure to thermodynamics, introductory statistical physics)

Aspects of general theory of quantized fields, including space-time and discrete transformation properties, the CPT theorem, and the spin-statistics connection. Introduction to functional and path-integral methods. Renormalization group and asymptotic freedom. Semiclassical methods and instantons in gauge theories.

PHYS 8502. General Relativity and Cosmology II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8501 or #)
Gravitational radiation. Applications of general relativity to stellar structure of white dwarfs and neutron stars, action principle, and symmetric spaces. Big-bang cosmology, strongly emphasizing particle physics.

Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. General Principles of Statistical Mechanics: Ensembles. Derivation of Thermodynamics from statistical principles. Classical Systems. Quantum Statistical Mechanics: Fundamentals. Photons. Ideal Fermi & Bose Gases. Non-ideal gases. Introduction to Phase Transitions.

PHYS 8013. Special Topics in Quantum Field Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8012 or #)

PHYS 5401. Physiological Physics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1301 or 1401)

Includes non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory, supersymmetry, two-dimensional quantum field theories and their applications, lattice simulations of quantum fields, topological quantum field theories, quantum field theory methods applied to condensed matter physics, and string theory.

PHYS 8600. Seminar: Space Physics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Current topics in space physics and plasma physics.

Musculoskeletal system, circulatory system/membrane transport, biological control systems, propagation/ action potential in nervous system, biomagnetism, electromagnetism at cellular level.

PHYS 8100. Seminar: Problems of Physics Teaching and Higher Education. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Lectures and informal discussions of courses and curricula, techniques, and materials important in undergraduate physics instruction; relation to general problems of higher education.

PHYS 8601. Plasma Physics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4621, 5012 or #)

Theory of plasma waves and instabilities in plasmas, magnetohydrodynamics, nonlinear waves in plasmas, wave propagation in inhomogeneous plasmas.

PHYS 5402. Radiological Physics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1302 or 1402)

PHYS 8602. Plasma Physics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8601 or #)

Signal analysis, medical imaging, medical x-rays, tomography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, MRI, and similar topics.

PHYS 8161. Atomic and Molecular Structure. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqLevel of mathematics associated with BS in physical sciences)

PHYS 5701. Solid-State Physics for Engineers and Scientists. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or advanced undergrad in physics or engineering or the sciences)
Crystal structure and binding; diffraction; phonons; thermal and dielectric properties of insulators; free electron model; band structure; semiconductors.

Emphasizes interpretation of quantum numbers and selection rules in terms of symmetry. Experimental data summarized and compared with theoretical predictions.

Theory of plasma waves and instabilities, collisions, radiation, transport, nonlinear wave-particle and wavewave interactions, instabilities in inhomogeneous plasmas.

PHYS 8611. Cosmic Ray and Space Physics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5012 or #)
Properties of energetic particles in heliosphere and in astrophysical environments; solar physics, including radiation and magnetic effects; solar wind and magnetospheric physics; physics of radiation belts.

PHYS 8200. Seminar: Cosmology and High Energy Astrophysics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Current topics in cosmology and high energy astrophysics.

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PHYS 8650. Advanced Topics in Space and Plasma Physics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8602 or 8611 or #) PHYS 8901. Elementary Particle Physics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8001 or #) PHSL 5201. Computational Neuroscience I: Membranes and Channels. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5201. Prereqcalculus through differential equations)

Topics in plasma waves and instabilities, solar physics, cosmic ray physics, atmospheric physics or planetary physics.

PHYS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PHYS 8700. Seminar: Condensed Matter Physics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Current research.

Types of fundamental interactions. Exact and approximate symmetries and conservation laws. Gauge quanta: gluons, photons, W and Z bosons, gravitons. Fundamental fermions: leptons and quarks. Isotopic and flavor SU(3) symmetries of strong interaction. Heavy hadrons. Amplitudes and probabilities. Quantum chromodynamics.

PHYS 8902. Elementary Particle Physics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8901 or #)

Neural excitation (ion channels, excitation models, effects of neural morphology) using UNIX workstations to simulate empirical results. Includes the Hodgkin-Huxley model, nonlinear dynamic systems analysis, voltage and ligand gated ion channels, ion transport theories, and impulse initiation and propagation.

Deep inelastic scattering. Weak interactions of leptons. Semileptonic and nonleptonic weak processes with hadons. Oscillations of neutral Kaons. Violation of CP symmetry in Kaons. Neutrino masses and oscillations. Standard model of the electroweak interaction. Grand unification. Unitarity of the S matrix. Properties of soft pions.

PHSL 5315. Human Power, Sports Performance, and Disease Treatment. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMajor in [physiology or medicine or physical therapy or kinesiology or coaching/elite athletic training], #)
Seminar. Multiple physiological systems in sports/ exercise medicine and elite athletic performance. Human power training, sports performance, treatment of disease using exercise prescriptions. Students review literature, analyze data, make PowerPoint presentations.

PHYS 8702. Statistical Mechanics and Transport Theory II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8701 or #)

PHYS 8911. Introduction to Supersymmetry. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8011 or #)

Motivation. Coleman-Mandula theorem. Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics. 4D supersymmetry algebra and representations. Extended supersymmetry. N=1 superspace and superfields. Supersymmetric guage theories. Chiral/ vector multiplets. Non-renormalization theorems. Supersymmetry breaking. Supersymmetric Standard Model. Phenomenology. Nonperturbative supersymmetry. Supergravity.

Equilibrium properties of macroscopic classical and quantum systems. Phase transitions and Renormalization Group. Transport theory. Applications to soft condensed matter systems.

PHSL 5350. Humans in Extreme Environments. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3061 or equiv], #)
Physiological systems, human factors, psychological reactions. Countermeasures to enhance performance and prevent negative health consequences. Readings, required paper, final exam.

PHYS 8711. Solid-State Physics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4211, 5002 or #)

Fundamental properties of solids. Electronic structure and transport in metals and semiconductors. Properties of disordered materials.

PHYS 8712. Solid-State Physics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8711 or #)

PHYS 8950. Advanced Topics in Elementary Particle Physics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8902 or #)
Research topics.

PHSL 5355. Directed Study: Humans in Extreme Environments. (1-5 cr [max 25 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3061 or equiv], #)
Individualized study on topics related to human physiology in extreme environments. Library or lab research.

Fundamental properties of solids. Electronic structure and transport in metals and semiconductors. Properties of disordered materials.

PHYS 8994. Research in Physics. (1-12 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research under faculty direction.

PHYS 8750. Advanced Topics in Condensed Matter Physics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8712 or #)

Sample research topics: magnetism, superconductivity, low temperature physics, superfluid helium.

Physiology (PHSL)
Department of Physiology

PHSL 5356. Research: Humans in Extreme Environments. (1-5 cr [max 25 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3061 or equiv], #)

Independent lab research on physiology in extreme environments.

PHYS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PHYS 8800. Seminar: Nuclear Physics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Current research topics.

Medical School
PHSL 5061. Principles of Physiology for Biomedical Engineering. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiomedical engineering grad, one yr college chem and physics and math through integral calculus)

PHSL 5444. Muscle. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =BIOC 5444. Prereq3061 or 3071 or 5061 or BioC 3021 or BioC 4331 or #)
Muscle membranes: structures, mechanisms, and physiological roles of channels/pumps. Muscle contraction: force generation by actin/myosin.

PHYS 8801. Nuclear Physics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001 or concurrent reg in 5001)

Properties of nuclei based on hadronic and quarkgluon degrees of freedom. Relativistic field theory at finite temperature and density applied to many-body problems, especially nuclear matter and quarkgluon plasma. Applications to lepton and hadron scattering, nucleus-nucleus collisions, astrophysics and cosmology.

Human physiology with emphasis on quantitative aspects. Organ systems (circulation, respiration, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, muscle, central and peripheral nervous systems), cellular transport processes, and scaling in biology.

PHSL 5510. Advanced Cardiac Physiology and Anatomy. (2-3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Fundamental concepts, advanced topics related to clinical/biomedical cardiac physiology. Lectures, laboratories, workshops, anatomical dissections. Intense, one week course.

PHSL 5094. Research in Physiology. (1-5 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Independent lab research project in physiology, supervised by physiology faculty.

PHSL 5511. Advanced Neuromuscular Junction Physiology. (2-3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

PHYS 8802. Nuclear Physics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8801 or #)

PHSL 5095. Problems in Physiology. (1-5 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individualized study in physiology. Students address selected problem through library or lab research, supervised by physiology faculty.

Fundamental concepts and advanced topics related to clinical/biomedical aspects of neuromuscular junction physiology. Lectures, laboratories, workshops, anatomical dissections. Intense, one week course.

Properties of nuclei based on hadronic and quarkgluon degrees of freedom. Relativistic field theory at finite temperatures and density applied to many-body problems, especially nuclear matter and quarkgluon plasma. Applications to lepton and hadron scattering, nucleus-nucleus collisions, astrophysics and cosmology.

PHSL 5520. Advanced Pulmonary Mechanics: Physiology and Pathophysiology. (2-3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

PHSL 5101. Human Physiology. (5 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)

Survey of human physiology. Muscle, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal physiology. Integrative, systems approach. Emphasizes normal function.

Fundamental concepts and advanced topics related to mechanical aspects of pulmonary function (e.g., elastic recoil, airway resistance). Lectures, laboratories, demonstrations. Intense, one week course.

PHYS 8850. Advanced Topics in Nuclear Physics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8802 or #)
Research topics.

PHSL 5115. Advanced Clinical Physiology I for Nurse Anesthetists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Cellular mechanisms underlying systems physiology. Cellular physiology, physiology of excitable tissues, renal physiology, cardiovascular physiology.

PHSL 5530. Physiology of Drug Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo semesters of calculus, #)
Topics in pharmacokinetics. Non-compartmental calculations of clearance and volume of distribution. Compartmental modeling. Deconvolution approaches. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling. Course is designed around the pharmacokinetic program PKQuest.

PHYS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PHYS 8900. Seminar: Elementary Particle Physics. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Elementary particle physics, high energy physics, particle astrophysics and cosmology.

PHSL 5116. Advanced Clinical Physiology II for Nurse Anesthetists. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5115, #)

Respiratory physiology, acid-base physiology, gastrointestinal physiology, metabolism, endocrinology, physiology of pregnancy and labor.

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PHSL 5540. Advanced Exercise Medicine: Physiology and Bioenergetics. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad student or practicing health professional], #) PBS 8123. Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [applied plant sciences or plant pathology or plant biological sciences or soil science]) PBIO 5309. Molecular Ecology And Ecological Genomics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBIOL 3407 or BIOL 3409 or BIOL 4003)
Application of molecular tools (PCR, sequencing, AFLP, SNPs, QTL) and analyses of molecular data for understanding ecological/evolutionary processes. Strengths/weaknesses of techniques/analyses. Questions molecular tools are used to answer.

Three-day intensive course. Physiology, bioenergetics, nutrition, and sports medicine. Focuses on application of principles to treatment of diseases and functional deficits. Lectures, demonstrations, hands-on experiences in an exercise medicine facility.

PHSL 5701. Physiology Laboratory. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Experiments in physiology. Emphasizes quantitative aspects, including analysis of organ systems.

PHSL 8216. Selected Topics in Autonomic and Neuroendocrine Regulation. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =NSC 8216)
Advanced seminar.

History/values relating to research/scholarship. Social responsibility/reporting misconduct. Authorship plagiarism. Peer review.Copyright/intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Research data management. Fiscal responsibility/management. Environmental health/safety.Research involving humans/animals. Mentorship presentations by faculty and invited speakers. Meets first seven weeks of spring semester.

PBIO 5412. Plant Physiology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007, Biol/BioC 3021 or BioC 4331) PBIO 5416. Plant Morphology, Development, and Evolution. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 2022 or Biol 3002 or Biol 3007)

Physiological and biochemical bases of plant systems with emphasis on higher plants.

PBS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PBS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PBS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PBS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PBS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PBS 8900. Seminar. (1-2 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Current scientific research.

PHSL 8222. Central Regulation of Autonomic Function. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =NSC 8222. Prereq NSC 5561 or #)

Neural/hormonal sensory pathways affecting central autonomic nuclei involved in maintenance of homeostasis. Current research on physiological control systems at cellular, organ, and integrative levels. Offered fall of odd-numbered years.

Evolutionary history of land plants. Morphological changes in vegetative and reproductive structures. Morphology of green algal ancestors, nonvascular land plants, and spore bearing and seed bearing vascular plants are analyzed in an evolutionary framework.

PBIO 5514. Plant Molecular Genetics and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBIOC 3021 or BIOL 3021 or BIOL 4003 or BIOC 4332 or equiv)
Survey topics in plant molecular biology. How advances in molecular/genomic biology are used to understand plant physiology and developmental biology. Uses of transgenic plants in research/ biotechnology.

PHSL 8294. Research in Physiology. (1-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad cellular and integrative Phsl major, #)
Directed laboratory research.

PHSL 8310. Advanced Topics in Cellular Physiology. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Discussion of primary research publications. Topics vary by semester.

PBIO 5516. Plant Cell Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PBIO 4516W. Prereq[Biol 2022 or Biol 3007 or Biol 3022], [Biol 3021 or BioC 3021 or Biol 4003])
Structure, function, and dynamic properties of plant cellular components such as organelles, cytoskeleton, and cell wall. How cellular structures are assembled, how it contributes to cell growth/division. Cell fate/ development. Responses to hormones and external signals.

PHSL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PHSL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PHSL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PHSL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PHSL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

PBS 8901. Preparation of Research Proposals. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqPlant biological sciences PhD student)

PBIO 5960. Special Topics . (1-3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPlant biology course)

Grant writing process. Strategies and ethical standards for research proposal preparation/review. Students prepare an original proposal and critique work of others.

Plant Pathology (PLPA)

Department of Plant Pathology

PBS 8910. Journal Club. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Critical evaluation of selected current literature.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

PLPA 5003. Diseases of Forest and Shade Trees. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Diseases of trees in urban and forested areas. Biology, ecology, and control of tree diseases. Identifying disease agents, integrated control procedures. Laboratory.

PBS 8993. Directed Studies. (1-5 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPBio grad student, #) PBS 8994. Research. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPBio grad student, #)
Independent research determined by students interests, in consultation with faculty mentor.

Plant Biological Sciences (PBS)

College of Biological Sciences
PBS 8081. Integrative Plant Biology: Connecting Molecules to Ecosystems . (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqPlant biological sciences grad student or #)

Plant Biology (PBIO)

Department of Plant Biology

PLPA 5090. Issues in Plant Pathology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
See Class Schedule or department for current offerings.

College of Biological Sciences

PBIO 5109. Current Questions in Fungal Biology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)
Diversity of fungi and their interactions with other organisms. Pathogenic/mutualistic interactions with animals/plants. Use of fungal systems for drug discovery and understanding pathogenicity, signal transduction, morphogenesis, and evolution.

Fundamental questions in plant/fungal biology. Research approaches. Students read/evaluate primary literature. Critical analysis, written summaries, oral presentations. Research in plant/fungal biology, ranging from molecular to ecosystem levels.

Concepts/methodology in study of plant disease epidemics, host plant resistance, and host-parasite genetics. Disease assessment, epidemic progress models, environmental influences, crop loss assessment, disease forecasting, ecology of hostparasite. Environmentally sound management strategies. Use of resistance for disease control.

PLPA 5102. Epidemiology and Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5201 or equiv], GCD 3022)

PBIO 5301. Plant Genomics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PLPA 5301. Prereq[Intro course in genetics, intro course in biochemistry] or #)

PLPA 5103. Plant-Microbe Interactions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

PBS 8082. Current Topics in Plant Biology: Structure-Evolution-Ecology. (1 cr; S-N or Aud)

Background information and review of selected current literature. For first-year students in plant biological sciences and other biological science graduate programs.

Introduction to genomics. Emphasizes plants and relevant model organisms. DNA marker/sequencing technology, comparative genomics, whole genome sequencing, DNA chips/microarrays, EST libraries and SAGE analysis, gene-knockout systems, genome databases, sequence comparison/clustering algorithms, visualization tools.

Genetics, physiology, molecular biology of plantmicrobe interactions. Communication between plant/microbes, signal transduction, control of gene expression, symbiosis/parasitism, plant host response mechanisms, plant disease physiology.

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PLPA 5201. Biology of Plant Diseases. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBiol 1009 or equiv) PLPA 8005. Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. =AGRO 8005, BBE 8005, HORT 8005, SOIL 8005. Prereq#) PLPA 8500. Perspectives in Plant Pathology. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Integrative overview of the field. For Ph.D. students nearing end of formal classroom experience.

Principles and concepts of plant disease caused by selected viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, and environmental factors. Pathogen biology, interaction of pathogens and the environment; epidemiology and control measures appropriate to plant disease.

PLPA 5202. Field Plant Pathology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Characteristics of a variety of plant diseases. Field trips to observe symptoms and effects of diseases, and to learn about prevention and control of diseases in field, forest, golf course, greenhouse, nursery, orchard, and urban environments.

Teaching experience in one of the following departments: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Horticultural Science; Soil, Water, and Climate; or Plant Pathology. Discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop a personal teaching philosophy.

PLPA 8090. Advanced Procedures and Research in Plant Pathology. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Special assignment in lab and field problems in pathological research.

PLPA 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PLPA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PLPA 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

PLPA 5203. Introduction to Fungal Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBIOL 1009 or equiv)
Kingdom fungi. Organisms classified as protista and straminipila. Morphological features, lifecycles, and ecology that make each group unique. Evolutionary relationships, applied aspects. Student seminars, lab visits, Web resources.

PLPA 8101. Causal Organisms of Plant Disease. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5201 or equiv)
Laboratory-based intensive examination of bacteria, viruses, and nematodes as causal agents of plant disease.

PLPA 5204. Plant Disease Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3001 or 3002)
Principles of crop/pathogen biology, epidemiology, crop ecology, crop management practices that influence occurrence of plant disease. Interaction of crop management practices with plant disease. Strategies for controlling plant disease through management practices illustrated by examples from agronomic, horticultural, forest crops.

PLPA 8102. Epidemiology and Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5201, GCD 3022)

Polish (PLSH)
Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

PLPA 5300. Current Topics in Molecular Plant Pathology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. Prereq[BioC 4125, course in [plant pathology or microbiology], course in genetics, [lab in [molecular biology, Biotechnology] or equivalent]] or #)

Disease assessment, analysis in time/space, models for epidemic progress, environmental influences, crop loss assessment, disease forecasting, ecology of hostparasite interactions. Mendelian, populational, and molecular genetic aspects of host-parasite interactions. Modes of variability in pathogen populations, strategies for disease resistance.

College of Liberal Arts

PLSH 5900. Topics. (1-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

PLPA 8103. Plant-Microbe Interactions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqIntro course in biochem or plant physiology or equiv)

PLSH 5993. Directed Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Guided individual reading or study in Polish language, literature, and culture.

Interactive class. Students read, discuss, and critique publications in molecular plant pathology. Each week, students focus on one article and examine it from different dimensions (underlying principles, experimental strategies, data analysis, impact on the broader discipline).

Genetics, physiology, and molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions. Communication between plants/microbes. Signal transduction, control of gene expression, symbiosis/parasitism, plant host response mechanisms, plant disease physiology.

Political Science (POL)

Department of Political Science

PLPA 5301. Plant Genomics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PBIO 5301. PrereqIntro course in genetics or #)

PLPA 8123. Research Ethics in Plant and Environmental Sciences. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. =APSC 8123, SOIL 8123. PrereqEnrolled in a plant/environmental grad research prog)

College of Liberal Arts

POL 5210. Topics in Political Theory. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt) POL 5251. Greeks, Romans, and Christians: Ancient and Medieval Political Thought. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 3251. Prereqgrad student)
Politics/ethics in Greece, Rome, Christendom: Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Marsilius.

Introduction to genomics. Emphasizes plants and relevant model organisms. DNA marker/sequencing technology, comparative genomics, whole genome sequencing, DNA chips/microarrays, EST libraries and SAGE analysis, gene-knockout systems, genome databases, sequence comparison/clustering algorithms, visualization tools.

History/values relating to research/scholarship. Social responsibility, reporting misconduct. Authorship. Plagiarism. Peer review. Copyright, intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Research data management. Fiscal responsibility/management. Environmental health/safety. Research involving humans/animals. Mentorship. Presentations by faculty, invited speakers. Meets during first seven weeks of spring semester.

POL 5252. Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution: Early Modern Political Thought. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 3252)

PLPA 5302. Genomics of Plant-Associated Microbes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[BioC 4125, course in [plant pathology or microbiology], course in genetics, [lab in [molecular biology, biotechnology] or equiv]] or #)

PLPA 8200. Seminar. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Critical review and presentation of current problems and progress in plant pathology.

Genomics research for plant-associated microbes. Journal articles, discussions, case studies. Identification/characterization of genes in plantmicrobe interactions. Analysis of plant pathogens, research methodologies. Linkage/gene/physical mapping, candidate genes, sequencing, gene silencing, knock-out, ESTs, microarrays, bioinformatics. Online training modules, field trips, guest lectures, individual/ group projects.

PLPA 8302. Genomics of Plant-associated Microbes. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[BioC 4125, course in [plant pathology or microbiology], course in genetics, [lab in molecular biology/ biotechnology or equiv]] or #)
Identification/characterization of genes involved in plant-microbe interactions. Genome analysis of plant pathogens. Innovative research methodologies. Linkage/gene/physical mapping. Identification of candidate genes. Genome sequencing, gene silencing, knock-out, ESTs/microarrays, bioinformatics. Online training modules. Field trips. Guest lectures. Individual/group projects. Journal articles, case studies.

Thinkers, themes, and discourses from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Renaissance Humanists; Machiavelli; More; Reformation; Luther; Calvin; Natural Law; Grotius; Divine Right; Common Law; Bacon; English Revolutionaries; Hobbes; Locke; Astell; Enlightenment; Rousseau; French Revolutionaries; Hume; Burke; Wollstonecraft.

POL 5253. Modernity and its Discontents: Late Modern Political Thought. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4253. Prereq=: 3253)
Theoretical responses to and rival interpretations of Western economy, society, politics, and democratic culture in the modern age; theories of history; class struggle; end of metaphysics and death of God; technology and bureaucracy; psychology of culture in Hegel, Marx, Tocqueville, Mill, Nietzsche, Weber, Freud.

PLPA 5999. Special Workshop in Plant Pathology. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Workshops on a variety of topics in plant pathology offered at locations other than the Twin Cities campus. See Class Schedule or department for current offerings.

PLPA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PLPA 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

POL 5275. Contemporary Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4275; grad student; 1201 recommended)
20th-century crisis of Western humanism in major works of contemporary political thought from World War II to present. Force and freedom. Ideology and truth. Authority and resistance. Thinkers may include Arendt, Camus, Beauvoir, Fanon, Foucault, Habermas, Rawls, Sartre, Said. Ideas may include communitarianism, feminism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, socialism.

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POL 5280. Topics in Political Theory. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4280; grad student) POL 5306. Presidential Leadership and American Democracy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 3306. Prereqgrad student or #) POL 5461. European Government and Politics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4461W. Prereqgrad student or #) POL 5502. Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4502; 1001 or 1002 or equiv or non-pol sci grad student or #)
Supreme Courts interpretation of Bill of Rights, 14th amendment. Freedom of speech, press, religion. Crime/punishment. Segregation/desegregation, affirmative action. Abortion/privacy.

Topics in historical, analytical, or normative political theory. Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

European political institutions in their social settings. Power and responsibility. Governmental stability. Political decision making. Government and economic order.

Examines whether presidents political and constitutional powers are sufficient to satisfy citizens high expectations and whether president should be expected to dominate American politics.

POL 5465. Southeast Asian Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

U.S. involvement in region. Progress toward and resistance to democratic political systems and economic development.

POL 5525. Federal Indian Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: 4525, AmIn 4525; grad student)

POL 5308. Congressional Politics and Institutions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 3308, POL 4308. Prereqgrad student or #)

Origin/development of U.S. congressional institutions, parties, committees, leaders, lobbying/elections, and relations between Congress/executive branch. Relationship of campaigning/governing, nature of representation, biases of institutional arrangements.

POL 5473. Chinese Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4473, EAS 4473; grad student)

POL 5309. Justice in America. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4309; [1001 or 1002], [non-pol sci grad major or equiv or #])
American judiciary, selection of judges, how/why these individuals/institutions behave the way they do. What influences judicial decisions. What impact decisions have. Why people comply with them.

Fundamental conflicts in Chinese society. Democracy movement, human rights, class divisions, gender struggles, environmental issues, capitalist vs socialist development strategies. Secondary topics include Chinese foreign relations and domestic/foreign political issues in Taiwan.

Formulation, implementation, evolution, comparison of Indian policy from pre-colonial times to selfgovernance of new millennium. Theoretical approaches to federal Indian policy. Major federal Indian policies. Views/attitudes of policy-makers, reactions of indigenous nations to policies. Effect of bodies of literature on policies.

POL 5561. Comparative Legal Systems. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4561. Prereqgrad student or #)
Survey of principal legal systems of Western world. Role of legal system in relation to various political/ economic systems. Contrast between common law and civil law traditions.

POL 5477. Struggles and Issues in the Middle East. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4477; 1054 or 3051 or non-pol sci grad student or #)

POL 5310. Topics in American Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad student or #)
See Class Schedule for description.

Turkey, Iran, Israel, and selected Arab states. Domestic politics of religious/secular, ethnic, economic, environmental, and other policy/identity issues. Regional politics of water access, Israeli/Palestinian/ Arab world relationships, oil and Persian/Arabian Gulf, human rights.

POL 5737. American Political Parties. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4737W. Prereqgrad student or #)

American two-party system. Party influence in legislatures/executives. Decline of parties, their future.

POL 5315. State Governments: Laboratories of Democracy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4315W. Prereqgrad student or #)

Political behavior, governmental institutions, and public policies in American states. Comparison among states, between state and national government. Emphasizes Minnesota.

POL 5478. Contemporary Politics in Africa and the Colonial Legacy. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 4478, AFRO 5478, POL 4478W. Prereqgrad student or #)

POL 5766. American Political Culture and Values. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4766; 1001 or equiv or non-pol sci grad student or #)
Individualism, freedom, equality. Dominant beliefs about democratic principles, materialism, capitalism, citizenship, patriotism/heroism.

POL 5322. Rethinking the Welfare State. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4322; grad student)

How current politics in mainly, though not exclusively, sub-Saharan Africa have been shaped by pre-colonial/ colonial processes. Reality of independence, recurrent political/economic crises. Global context and prospects for effective democracy.

POL 5767. Public Opinion and Voting Behavior. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 3769. Prereqgrad student or #) POL 5810. Topics in International Politics and Foreign Policy. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4810; grad student) POL 5833. The United States in the Global EconomyUS For Econ Policy. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4833; grad student; 3835 recommended)

Competing arguments about welfare states in advanced industrial countries. Whether welfare states result from sectional interests, class relations, or citizenship rights. Compares American social policy with policies in other western countries.

POL 5479. Latin American Politics. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =LAS 4479, POL 3479. Prereqgrad student or #)
Overview of Latin American politics and political economy. Authoritarianism, human rights, redemocratization. Development and economic policy. Social movements. Ethnicity/race. Religion. Revolution. U.S.-Latin American relations.

Major factors influencing electoral decisions. Political attitude formation/change. Data analysis lab required.

POL 5327. Politics of American Cities and Suburbs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4327; [[1001 or 1002], [non-pol sci grad major or equiv]] or #)
Development/role of American local government. Forms and structures. Relationships with states and federal government. Local politics and patterns of power/influence.

Selected issues in contemporary international relations. Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

POL 5481. Governments and Markets. (3-4 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq=: 4481; 1054 or 3051 or nonpol sci grad student or #)
Connection between democracy and markets. Focuses on countries in North America, Europe.

POL 5331. Thinking Strategically in Domestic Politics. (3-4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4331; grad student)
Applications of rational-choice and game theories to important features of domestic politics in the United States and elsewhere.

POL 5485. Human Rights and Democracy in the World. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4485. Prereqgrad student or #)
History of ideas about human rights and democracy. Economic, political, psychological, and ideological explanations for repression.

Domestic/international politics of United States. Foreign economic policy (trade, aid, investment, monetary, migration policies). Effects of policies and international economic relations on U.S. economy/ politics.

POL 5872. Global Environmental Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 3872; non-pol sci grads only)
Emergence of the environment as a key aspect of the global political agenda. Non-governmental and governmental international organizations. Politics of protection of the atmosphere, rain forests, seas and other selected issues. International security and the environment.

POL 5403. Comparative Constitutionalism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theory/practice of constitutionalism in different countries. Conceptual/normative inquiry between constitutionalism, rule of law, and democracy. Origins and role of constitutions. Relevance of courts with constitutional review powers: U.S., Germany, Japan, Hungary, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria.

POL 5487. Struggle for Democratization and Citizenship. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4501W. Prereqgrad student)

History of democratic movement from its earliest moments in history to present. Attempts to draw balance sheet. Emphasizes how disenfranchised fought to become included.

POL 5410. Topics in Comparative Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad student)
Topics of current analytical or policy importance. Topics vary, see Class Schedule.

POL 5501. Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad student or #)
Historical/analytical approaches to Courts landmark decisions. Theory/techniques of judicial review. Courts authority related to wider political/social context of American government.

POL 5881. International Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4881. Prereqgrad student or #)
How international law matters for world politics. War crimes, human rights. Law of the sea and of the environment. International crime. Lectures, discussions, simulations of cases.

POL 5441. Environmental Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 3441. Prereqnon-pol sci grad student or #)

POL 5883. Global Governance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 4883; 3835 or non-pol sci grad student or #)

How American political system deals with environmental issues. How third world countries deal with environmental protection/economic growth. How international community deals with global environmental problems.

Rise/role of inter-governmental organizations such as United Nations, non-governmental organizations. Peacekeeping, trade, development, human rights, security and arms control, self-determination, refugees, health, environment. Seminar discussions, class simulations.

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POL 5885. International Conflict and Security. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4885W. Prereqgrad student)
Alternative theories of sources of militarized international conflict. Theories applied to past conflicts. Theories relevance to present.

POL 8124. Game Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8122, grad pol sci major] or #)

Application of noncooperative game theory in political science. Equilibrium concepts, bargaining, repeated games, games of incomplete information, signaling games, reputation, learning in games.

POL 8252. Early Modern Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 5887. Thinking Strategically in International Politics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: 4887; grad student)

POL 8125. Dynamic Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPol sci grad student or #) POL 8126. Qualitative Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Theorists and texts from Renaissance to French Revolution. Selectively includes Machiavelli, More, Calvin, Luther, Grotius, Bodin, Hobbes, Winstanley, Harrington, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hume, Smith, Burke, and Wollstonecraft; key debates over liberty, law, power, and knowledge.

Applications of game theory to international politics. Conflict/cooperation, global environmental commons, deterrence/reputation.

Time series method, its application in political science.

POL 8253. Late Modern Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Theoretical responses to and rival interpretations of Western economy, society, politics, and democratic culture in the modern age; theories of history; class struggle; the end of metaphysics and the death of God; technology and bureaucracy; psychology of culture, in Hegel, Marx, Tocqueville, Mill, Nietzsche, Weber, Freud.

POL 5889. Governments and Global Trade and Money. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =POL 4889. Prereq3835 or grad student or #)

Politics of international trade and monetary affairs, including north-south and east-west relations.

Broad introduction to qualitative methods in social science. Practical, hands-on training through fieldwork projects devised and carried out during the semester. Interviewing, participant observation, narrative interpretation, ethical problems, and issues of gender and race in fieldwork.

POL 5970. Individual Reading and Research. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

POL 8127. Survey Research Methods: Measuring Public Opinion. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPol sci grad major)

POL 8260. Topics in Political Theory. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Readings and research in special topics or problems.

POL 8060. Research Proseminar in Political Science. (2 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N only. PrereqPol sci grad student)
Readings, discussion, guest speakers. Topics vary by semester.

Theoretical/empirical issues in survey research methodology aimed at assessing political attitudes/ behavior (including questionnaire design, scientific sampling). Skill areas necessary to analyze, design, or conduct surveys to examine political phenomena.

POL 8275. Contemporary Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
From approximately World War II to the present. Survey of range of texts or intensive focus on such authors as Adorno, Arendt, Derrida, Foucault, Habermas, Horkheimer, Rawls, Said. Sample topics: feminism, postmodernism, communitarianism, Frankfurt School, postcolonialism.

POL 8070. Advanced Research and Writing in Political Science. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. PrereqABD student in pol sci)
Commentary/guidance at all stages of dissertation research process, from conceptualization of topic/ project to editing of nearly final drafts.

POL 8131. Advanced Methods and Models. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major, 6 cr 81xx seminars or #)

POL 8101. Introduction to Political Science. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Intersection of statistical methodology and deductive modeling; issues in merging inductive and deductive research. Sample topics: parties and elections, probabilistic voting, strategic modeling of international relations.

POL 8301. American Politics. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

History, scope, and methods of political science as a discipline; current subfields; major research programs (including statism, pluralism, institutionalism, realism, behavioralism, rational choice, and critical theory); problems of theory, interpretation, concept-formation, comparison, measurement and experimentation; designs for research.

POL 8160. Topics in Models and Methods. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Seminars on selected topics.

Seminar on main themes of theory and research in American politics, institutions, law, and policy. Major works on individual, mass, elite, and institutional behavior and their relationship to each other. Foundation for advanced seminars in American politics.

POL 8201. Understanding Political Theory. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or %)
Key concepts and major approaches.

POL 8302. Public Opinion and Political Participation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8104. Professional Development I. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqPol student, ABD status)
Research ethics. Completion of dissertation prospecti or early dissertation chapters.

POL 8215. Philosophy of Political Inquiry. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Major schools in philosophy of science as applied to political inquiry: pragmatism, positivism, hermeneutics, critical rationalism, critical theory, realism. Themes of political inquiry: explanation, interpretation, theory, criticism. Political issues raised by philosophy of science: liberalism, democracy, control, multiculturalism.

Major theoretical perspectives and research on political participation, voting behavior, and public opinion. Voter turnout, importance of party identification, effects of campaigns, long-term change in public opinion, and designing and conducting research.

POL 8303. Political Parties. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8105. Professional Development II. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqPol sci student, ABD, %)

Research ethics. Skills for teaching undergraduate courses in political science. Completion of dissertation prospecti or early chapters.

Party systems and subsystems; party organizational characteristics, goals, and incentives; distribution of power and authority within the party; chief party functions; party as an organizer of governmental power; determinants of party structure and role.

POL 8225. American Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8120. Core Course in Political Methodology: Modeling Political Processes. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPol sci grad major or #)
Methods used and potential for creating models of political processes. Designing political institutions, discerning/forecasting election outcomes, producing early warnings of international conflicts, increasing turnout in elections. Using mathematics to study political strategy and collective decision making in committees/legislatures. Using statistics to measure political variables, design experiments with human subjects, and test micro/macro political theories.

Colonial era to present: Puritans, American Revolution, Constitution, rise of individualism, pro- and anti-slavery arguments, civil war and reconstruction, industrialism, westward expansion, Native Americans, immigration, populism, socialism, social Darwinism, growth of corporations and unions; Great Depression; growth of American power at home and abroad.

POL 8305. Interest Groups and Social Movements. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8235. Democratic Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Theoretical/empirical work on role of interest groups and social/political movements in American politics and policy-making processes. Theories of interest group and social/political movement formation, maintenance, and decline. How interest groups and social/political movements attempt to influence public policy. Impact/effectiveness groups/movements as agents of democratic representation, particularly for marginalized groups.

POL 8122. Positive Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Survey of positive political theory and rational-choice models. Information and transaction costs; institutions; models of elections, voting, coalitions.

Competing models of democracy: classical, republican, liberal, radical, Marxist, neo-Marxist, pragmatist, populist, pluralist, postmodern, participatory. Domestic and international struggles over meaning of democracy; social science models of and findings on democracy.

POL 8307. Proseminar in Political Psychology I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =PSY 8211. PrereqGrad pol sci major or pol psych minor or #)
Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary by semester.

POL 8123. Introduction to Quantitative Political Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPol sci grad student or #)
Principles of regression analysis, use of regression model in political science.

POL 8251. Ancient and Medieval Political Thought. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Politics and ethics in Greece, Rome, Christendom: Thucydides, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, Marsilius.

POL 8308. Proseminar in Political Psychology II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =PSY 8212. PrereqGrad pol sci major or pol psych minor or #)
Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary by semester.

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POL 8311. Political Psychology and Socialization. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or pol psych minor or #)
Introduction to political psychology. Personality and politics; political cognition, emotion, and political behavior; political expertise; media and politics; aggression, authoritarianism, and political behavior; altruism and politics.

POL 8401. International Relations. (3 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or %)

Basic theories/approaches to study of international politics. Surveys representative work/central issues of scholarship.

POL 8460. Topics in International Relations. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8402. International Security. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Introduction to contending theories of international conflict/security.

Readings and research in advanced topics or problems. Recent topics: global environmental issues, morality in world politics, and norms and institutions in world politics.

POL 8312. Legislative Process. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Introduction to study of legislative politics; theories of legislative institutions and individual behavior; congressional elections; congressional committees, parties, and leaders.

POL 8403. International Norms and Institutions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8601. Introduction to Comparative Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major)

POL 8313. Executive Process. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Tension between leadership and democracy in context of American presidency in terms of Presidents relationship with federal bureaucracy, Congress, and making of diplomatic and military policy.

Origins, roles, and effectiveness of international norms and institutions; theoretical explanations and debates. Institution of sovereignty; rational choice versus constructivist perspectives; role of international law, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations; and international society and transnational cultural norms.

Main theoretical approaches and issues: comparative method, the state and class; political culture; development, democratization, rational choice, social movements.

POL 8602. Families, Children, and the State. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

POL 8314. Judicial Process. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Judicial systems and roles; selection of judges; organizing and supporting litigation; influences on judicial decisions; impact and enforcement of judicial decisions; courts and other institutions of government.

POL 8404. International Hierarchy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CSDS 8404. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Asymmetric structures and processes of international relations; systemic conditions and implications of informal empire and structures of hegemony; cultural productions of difference and inequality.

Politics of family, sex, and children. Comparative perspective. Family autonomy vs. state authority. Political struggles over the definition of family, sex, and marriage. Crisis in fatherhood. Children.s rights. Globalization of Western ideology of childhood. Political realities of third-world childhood. Theories of political efficacy in family/child advocacy.

POL 8603. European Government and Politics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8320. Social Psychology of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Approaches, findings, and controversies in research on social psychology of prejudice, racial attitudes, and intergroup relations. Focuses on approaches based in social psychology and on related work from political science and sociology.

POL 8405. International Political Economy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8321. Urban Politics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Theoretical and policy issues in international economic relations. Different approaches for understanding outcomes in international economy. Trade, finance, labor markets, creation and maintenance of international regimes, and globalization of economic liberalism.

Main theories and approaches used to interpret European politics. Many of these theories have broad relevance for comparative politics, for example, theories about the state, cleavages and coalitional bases, parties and social movements, and constitutional structures and institutions have broad relevance for the field of comparative politics.

POL 8605. Government and Politics in Africa. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Theoretical and methodological approaches to study of African politics, focusing on pre-colonial and colonial legacies for post-colonial reality. Local politics, social construction of identities, political economy of peasantry and working class, political development and decay, social movements, and prospects for democracy.

Selection of local leadership; relationship of political system to governmental forms and social institutions; role and impact of political institutions; policymaking at local level; studies in policy problems; the emerging metropolis.

POL 8406. Politics of International Finance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Relationship between workings of the international political system and that of international markets for currency and capital.

POL 8325. State Politics and Intergovernmental Relations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Theoretical approaches to comparative study of state politics; study of political culture and behavior, governmental institutions, and public policy at state level; federalism.

POL 8407. Morality in World Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8331. Constitutional Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Overview of substantive and theoretical debates in American constitutional law; role of law and constitutional interpretation in shaping American political institutions and American politics.

Approaches to normative theorizing and empirical research on moral norms in world politics. Theoretical topics: realism, communitarianism, consequentialism, constructivism, postmodernism, cultural relativism. Substantive issue areas: famine and foreign aid, just war theory, nuclear weapons, moral implications of technology, case study on war (Gulf War).

POL 8608. Government and Politics of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8408. International Relations of the Environment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Theory and practice of international environmental politics. Emergence of environment as major issue of international relations. Diversities of agendas and politics. Imperatives, templates, resistance in global efforts to forge an applied politics of environmental sustainability. Selected cases.

Framework for understanding politics of change underway in the former Soviet Union. Roots of current transformation, including causes and legacy of the Russian revolution and creation of the Soviet Union. Issues in current transformation, including nationalism, economic reform, and democratization. Prior knowledge of basic Soviet politics is assumed.

POL 8611. Chinese Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMaster s student, adviser and DGS consent) POL 8335. Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Theoretical approaches: incrementalism, innovation and policy learning, comparative policy outputs, policy process models, interest groups, and selected areas of public policy.

POL 8411. Political Psychology and Foreign Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Major issues since 1949: democratization, dissent, violence, gender, capitalist and socialist development strategies, inequality, effect of culture on politics, status of Taiwan. Current scholarly debates on Chinese politics. Professional methods for research on contemporary China.

POL 8337. Welfare State Theories and American Social Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

Foreign policy theories about decision makers and audiences. Impact of human nature, formal institutions, cultural and cross-cultural settings, and kinds of issues on foreign policy choice, control, and justification.

POL 8615. The Political Economy of Contemporary Japan. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad pol sci major or #)
Major political and economic issues confronting the Japanese system; situation of Japanese case within comparative politics literature concerning role of the state in formulating economic and social policy making. Review of literature. Deregulation in key industries, welfare reform, tax reforms.

Rival theoretical explanations for cause and nature of welfare state development in context of four American social policies: social security, welfare, education, and healthcare.

POL 8412. American Foreign Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8410 or #)

POL 8360. Topics in American Politics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Readings/research in special topics or problems.

U.S. policy toward foreign states and peoples: heritage, motivations, policy processes, what the public generally knows and wants, specific policies. Rise of intermestic issues and decline of enemy-focused internationalism; implications for process and content of U.S. foreign policy.

POL 8619. Latin American Politics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)

POL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

Major bodies of theory on development, democracy and redemocratization, social movements, civil society, the state, and transnational linkages.

POL 8633. Comparative Sociopolitical Change. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Critical evaluation of literature and theoretical perspectives; comparative examination of social and political change and interrelationship between both processes; structure/agency nexus.

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Psychology (PSY)
POL 8637. Comparative Political Economy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Connections between democracy and markets, emphasizing experiences of countries in North America and Europe.

PORT 5910. Topics in Lusophone Cultures and Literatures. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

POL 8641. Comparative Mass Political Behavior. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Examined from a cross-national perspective. Development of political participation, mobilization and its effects, development of political cleavages and political parties as vehicles of conflict, modes of political behavior under varied systems of representation and varied party systems.

Cultural manifestations in Portuguese-speaking world (Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa). Literature, history, film, intellectual thought, critical theory, popular culture. Topics may include writers (e.g. Machado de Assis) groups of writers (e.g. Lusophone women writers), or problematics such as (post-) colonialism or Luso-Brazilian modernities.

PSY 5018H. Mathematical Models of Human Behavior. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMath 1271 or #)

Mathematical models of complex human behavior, including individual/group decision making, information processing, learning, perception, and overt action. Specific computational techniques drawn from decision theory, information theory, probability theory, machine learning, and elements of data analysis.

PORT 5970. Directed Readings. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMA or PhD candidate, #, %, @)
Lusophone studies (Portuguese-speaking Africa, Brazil, Portugal). Areas not covered in other courses. Students submit reading plans for particular topics, figures, periods, or issues.

PSY 5031W. Perception. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5031W. Prereq3031 or 3051 or #)

POL 8643. Comparative Political Institutions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPol sci grad student or #)

Cognitive, computational, and neuroscience perspectives on visual perception. Topics include color vision, pattern vision, image formation in the eye, object recognition, reading, and impaired vision.

Structure/operation of various political institutions in different settings. Theoretical approaches, comparative frameworks. Introduction to literature on political institutions. Preparation for comparative research on political institutions.

PORT 5990. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @) PORT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PORT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PORT 8920. Seminar: Lusophone Literatures and Cultures. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Graduate-level research in literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics vary.

PSY 5036W. Computational Vision. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3031 or 3051], [Math 1272 or equiv]] or #)
Applications of psychology, neuroscience, computer science to design principles underlying visual perception, visual cognition, action. Compares biological/physical processing of images with respect to image formation, perceptual organization, object perception, recognition, navigation, motor control.

POL 8660. Topics in Comparative Politics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad pol sci major or #)
Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.

PSY 5037. Psychology of Hearing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 5037. Prereq3031 or #)
Biological and physical aspects of hearing, auditory psychophysics, theories and models of hearing, perception of complex sounds including music and speech, clinical, and other applications.

POL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) POL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) POL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) POL 8990. Directed Readings and Research in Political Science. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq16 cr 8xxx pol sci courses, #, %)

Problems pertaining to Portuguese, Brazilian, and/ or Lusophone African cultures and literatures. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

PSY 5038W. Introduction to Neural Networks. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3061 or NSC 3102], [MATH 1282 or 2243]] or #)

Preventive Science Minor (PREV)

PREV 8001. Prevention Science Core. (3 cr Prereq-Grad student)
Theoretical, empirical, and practical foundations for strategic interventions to prevent behavioral problems and promote healthy development. Multidisciplinary roots of prevention science. Trends/directions. best practices.

Parallel distributed processing models in neural/ cognitive science. Linear models, Hebbian rules, self-organization, non-linear networks, optimization, representation of information. Applications to sensory processing, perception, learning, memory.

PSY 5051W. Psychology of Human-Machine Interaction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3031 or 3051 or #)

PREV 8005. Prevention Science Capstone Course. (1 cr Prereq-8001)

Cognitive-science approach to human-machine interaction. Analysis of human errors, human-machine system evaluation, human-computer interaction, bionic interfaces, adaptive technology for visually impaired people.

Portuguese (PORT)
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Topics for preservation research project. Students discuss possible projects with faculty/peers. Students present final proposal for research project.

College of Liberal Arts

PORT 5520. Portuguese Literary and Cultural Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Study of origins and development of modern Portuguese nation (late 15th to 20th century) using literature, cultural and literary criticism, history, sociology) and various media (film, art, music, Internet). Main cultural problematics pertaining to Portugal as well as fundamental literary texts.

Psychology (PSY)
Department of Psychology

Theories/experimental evidence in past/present conceptions of psychology of language.

PSY 5054. Psychology of Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3001W or equiv] or honors or grad student)

College of Liberal Arts

PSY 5012. Learning and Cognition in Animals. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011 or 4011 or honors or grad student or #)

PSY 5061. Neurobiology of Behavior. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 3061. Prereq[3001W or equiv] or BIOL 1009 or #)

Physiological/neuroanatomical mechanisms underlying behavior of animals, including humans. Neural basis of learning/memory, sleep, wakefulness, and attention processes. Effects of drugs on behavior.

PORT 5530. Brazilian Literary and Cultural Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Review/evaluation of key questions, methods, theories, and data about forms of learning and elementary cognitive processes. Emphasizes animal models. Implications for human learning/behavior.

PSY 5062. Cognitive Neuropsychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3031 or 3051)

Study of origins and development of modern Brazilian nation (late 16th to 20th century) using literature, cultural and literary criticism, history, sociology) and various media (film, art, music, Internet). Main cultural problematics pertaining to Brazil as well as fundamental literary texts.

PSY 5014. Psychology of Human Learning and Memory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011 or 3051 or honors or grad student)

PORT 5540. Literatures and Cultures of Lusophone Africa. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Human memory encoding/retrieval. How we adaptively use memory. Brain systems that support memory. Episodic/semantic memory. Working/shortterm memory. Procedural memory. Repetition priming. Prospective remembering. Autobiographical memory.

Consequences of different types of brain damage on human perception/cognition. Neural mechanisms of normal perceptual/cognitive functions. Vision/attention disorders, split brain, language deficits, memory disorders, central planning deficits. Emphasizes function/phenomenology. Minimal amount of brain anatomy.

PSY 5064. Brain and Emotion. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3061 or 5061 or #)
Introduction to affective neuroscience. How brain promotes emotional/motivated behavior in animals/ humans. Biological theories of emotion in historical/ current theoretical contexts. Fundamental brain motivational systems, including fear, pleasure, attachment, stress, and regulation of motivated behavior. Implications for emotional development, vulnerability to psychiatric disorders.

Origins/development of Lusophone Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Cape-Verde, Guinea-Bissau, So Tom, Prncipe). Literature, cultural/literary criticism, history, sociology, media (film, art, music).

PSY 5015. Cognition, Computation, and Brain. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3051 [except for honors/grad student])
Human cognitive abilities (perception, memory, attention) from different perspectives (e.g., cognitive psychological approach, cognitive neuroscience approach).

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PSY 5065. Functional Imaging: Hands-on Training. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[2801 or 4801 or equiv], [3061 or NSCI 3101]] or #) PSY 5501. Vocational and Occupational Health Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001W or equiv or #) PSY 8010. Advanced Topics in Learning. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5012 or #) PSY 8020. Seminar in Conditioning and Learning. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5012 or grad psych major or #)

Basic neuroimaging techniques. Emphasizes functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Theory/ background. Students design/execute fMRI experiment on Siemens 3 Tesla scanner, incorporating techniques that compensate for distortion and other imaging artifacts.

Survey of history, concepts, theories, methods, and findings of vocational/occupational health psychology. Burnout, personality, violence, stressors/stressrelations, counter productive behaviors, coping in workplace. Vocational development/assessment, career decision-making/counseling, person-environment fit.

Contemporary topics in learning and behavior theory.

Review and discussion of ongoing research and prospectives on future research.

PSY 5101. Personality Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 3101. Prereq[3001W or equiv], [honors undergrad or grad student])
Theories and major issues/findings on personality functioning, personality structure, and personality assessment. Historically important and currently influential perspectives.

PSY 5604H. Abnormal Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 3604. Prereqhonors or grad student or #)
Comprehensive review of psychopathological disorders. Etiology, diagnostic criteria, clinical research findings.

PSY 8026. Neuro-Immune Interactions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CMB 8361, NSC 8026, PHCL 8026. PrereqMicB 4131 or equiv, NSc 5111 or equiv)

PSY 5135. Psychology of Individual Differences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 3135. Prereq[3001W or equiv] or [5862 or equiv] or #)
Differential methods in study of human behavior. Psychological traits. Influence of age, sex, heredity, and environment in individual/group differences in ability, personality, interests, and social attitudes.

PSY 5606. Clinical Psychophysiology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3001W or equiv], [3061 or 5061], [3604 or 5604]] or #)

Regulatory systems (neuroendocrine, cytokine, and autonomic nervous systems) linking brain and immune systems in brain-immune axis. Functional effects of bidirectional brain-immune regulation.

PSY 8031. Seminar: Visual Perception. (2 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5031 or #)

How psychophysiological methods such as autonomic/ central nervous system recording are used in studying major psychopathological disorders.

Cognitive, psychological, neurophysiological determinants of visual perception. Current research.

PSY 5136. Human Abilities. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3135 or 5135, 5862 or equiv or #)

PSY 5701. Organizational Staffing and Decision Making. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[2801 or equiv], 3711] or #)

PSY 8036. Topics in Computational Vision. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5031 or 5036 or equiv or #)
Recent research in visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience, and computer vision.

Theory, methods, and applications of research in human abilities. Topics include intelligence, aptitude, achievement, specific abilities, information processing/ learning and intelligence, aptitude/treatment interactions, and quantitative measurement issues.

Application of psychological research/theory to issues in personnel recruitment/selection and to measurement of job performance. Applying principles of individual differences, psychological measurement to decision making in organizations (recruitment, selection, performance appraisal).

PSY 8037. Psychophysics and Audition. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Modern/classical psychophysics. Psychophysical/ physiological correlates of audition. Theories of hearing.

PSY 5137. Introduction to Behavioral Genetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001W or equiv or #)

Genetic methods for studying human/animal behavior. Emphasizes nature/origin of individual differences in behavior. Twin and adoption methods. Cytogenetics, molecular genetics, linkage/association studies.

PSY 5703. Psychology of Organizational Training and Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[2801 or equiv], 3711] or #)

PSY 8055. Seminar: Cognitive Neuroscience. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5015 or #)

Recent advances in analysis of neural bases of cognitive functions.

PSY 5138. Psychology of Aging. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3001W or equiv)

Theories, methods, and research pertaining to improving performance of individuals at work through. Training-needs analysis, instructional design, aptitudetreatment interactions, measurement of training outcomes, training evaluation, knowledge structures.

PSY 8056. Seminar: Psychology of Language. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad psych major or #)
Selected topics in psycholinguistics.

Theories/findings concerning age-related changes in mental health, personality, cognitive functioning, productivity are reviewed/interpreted within context of multiple biological, social, and psychological changes that accompany age.

PSY 5708. Organizational Psychology. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PSY 5702, PSY 5705. Prereq [[3001W or equiv], 3711] or #)

PSY 5202. Attitudes and Social Behavior. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3201 or #)
Theory/research on social psychology of beliefs/ attitudes. Persuasion principles.

Psychological causes of behavior in work organizations. Consequences for individual fulfillment and organizational effectiveness. Individual differences, social perception, motivation, stress, job design, leadership, job satisfaction, teamwork, organizational culture.

PSY 8060. Seminar: Neural Substrates of Mental Processes. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5012 or 5061 or 5062 or 5064 or NSci 5661 or 8010 or CPsy 8301 or NSci 8401 or or #)
Neurobiological substrates of psychological processes such as memory, attention, and emotion. Neurobiological substrates of mental dysfunction.

PSY 5204. Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Honors or grad student], #)
Introduction to interpersonal relationship theory/ research findings.

PSY 5862. Psychological Measurement: Theory and Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4801 or equiv)
Types of measurements (tests, scales, inventories) and their construction. Theory/measurement of reliability/ validity.

PSY 8061. Neuropsychopharmacology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5xxx coursework in biological psych or neuroscience or pharmacology or #)

PSY 5205. Applied Social Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3201 or grad student or #)

Applications of social psychology research/theory to domains such as physical/mental health, education, the media, desegregation, the legal system, energy conservation, public policy.

PSY 5865. Advanced Psychological and Educational Measurement. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EPSY 8222. Prereq5862 or #)

Relationships between biochemical, neurophysiological, psychological, and behavioral effects of drugs. Research in neuropharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, and pharmacology of addiction.

PSY 5206. Social Psychology and Health Behavior. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3201 or grad student or #)

Survey of social psychological theory/research pertaining to processes by which people develop beliefs about health/illness. Relationship between these beliefs, adoption of health-relevant behavior. Effect of psychological factors on physical health.

Topics in test theory. Classical reliability/validity theory/methods, generalizability theory. Linking, scaling, equating. Item response theory, methods for dichotomous/polytomous responses. Comparisons between classical, item response theory methods in instrument construction.

PSY 8070. Seminar: Psychopharmacology. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =NSC 8207, PHCL 8207. Prereq#) PSY 8111. Psychopathology I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqClinical psych grad student, #)
Descriptive psychopathology. Theory/research. Evaluation of current experimentation in various behavior disorders.

Basic issues, contemporary research. Lectures, student presentations.

PSY 5960. Topics in Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1001, [jr or sr or grad student])

PSY 5207. Personality and Social Behavior. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3101 or 3201 or honors or grad student or #)
Conceptual/methodological strategies for scientific study of individuals and their social worlds. Applications of theory/research to issues of self, identity, and social interaction.

Special course or seminar. Topics listed in psychology office.

PSY 8112. Psychopathology II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8111, psych grad student] or #)

PSY 5993. Research Laboratory in Psychology. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

Laboratory instruction and seminars in faculty research areas.

Etiological bases of psychopathology. Theory/research. Evaluation of current theoretic models and empirical findings regarding nature/causes of varying behavior disorders.

PSY 8004. Philosophical Psychology. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[Logic or phil course], [psych or ICD or phil] PhD student] or #)
Selected philosophical/methodological problems.

PSY 8201. Social Cognition. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPsych PhD candidate)
Social psychological theory/research on social inference and reasoning processes. Psychology of prejudice/stereotyping.

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PSY 8202. Close Relationships. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5204 or #)
Classic/contemporary theory/research on close relationships. Emphasizes romantic relationships.

PSY 8502. Assessment in Counseling Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCounseling psych grad student or #)
Principles and practice. Emphasizes psychometric assessment. History, foundations in measurement, basic methods, survey of instruments, test interpretation evaluation, ethics.

PSY 8554. Career and Occupational Health Psychology Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, or #)

PSY 8203. Impression Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad psych major; 8208 recommended; #)

Classic and contemporary theory and research concerning interpersonal strategies of impression management and interplay between private and public self.

PSY 8503. Interviewing and Intervention. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8501, 8502 or #)
Skills-based course: conceptualization of counseling process, stages of counseling, development of counseling skills, and strategies for behavior change.

History of vocational interest inventories/measures related to career development, and of assessments used in occupational health psychology. Scale construction methodology. Research applications. Interpretation/use of instruments.

PSY 8204. Social Psychology of Prejudice and Intergroup Relations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Approaches, findings, and controversies in research on social psychology of prejudice, racial attitudes, and intergroup relations. Focuses on approaches based in social psychology and on related work from political science and sociology.

PSY 8510. Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501, 8502, 8503 or equiv, #)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.

PSY 8560. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum I: General. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[[[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], [[8510, 8511] or [8514, 8515] or equiv]], counseling psych grad student] or #)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminars. May include guest speakers, readings, and student presentations.

PSY 8205. Proseminar: Research in Social Psychology. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqPsych PhD student)
Contemporary theoretical positions and related research.

PSY 8511. Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], counseling psych grad student, or #)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.

PSY 8561. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum II: General. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501-8502-8503 or equiv, 8510-8511 or 8514-8515 or equiv, or #)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminar that may include guest speakers, readings, and student presentations on topics relevant to clients and settings of practice experiences.

PSY 8206. Proseminar: Research in Social Psychology. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8205, Psych PhD student)

Contemporary theoretical positions, related research.

PSY 8208. Social Psychology: The Self. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPsych background especially in personality and soc psych)
Social psychological theory and research concerning the self and social behavior.

PSY 8512. Counseling Psychology Beginning Practicum: General. (1-6 cr [max 18 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501, 8502, 8503 or equiv, #)
Beginning applied experiences in counseling psychology settings.

PSY 8562. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum III: General. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501-8502-8503 or equiv, 8510-8511 or 8514-8515 or equiv, #)
Applied practice experience in counseling psychology settings and seminar that may include guest speakers, readings, and students presentations on topics relevant to clients and settings of practice experiences.

PSY 8209. Research Methods in Social Psychology. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqPsych PhD student)

PSY 8514. University Counseling Practicum I. (4-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. =EPSY 8513. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501, 8502, 8503 or equiv, #)
Integrates science with supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) involving career, academic, and personal counseling clientele.

Experimental/quasi-experimental methods for research in social psychology. Statistical, interpretive, operational, and ethical issues.

PSY 8210. Law, Race, and Social Psychology. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq2nd or 3rd yr law student or PhD student in social science doctoral program)

Interdisciplinary seminar. Scientific foundations for and legal implications of implicit (vs explicit) racial or gender bias in four socio-legal domains: criminal law, affirmative action, employment discrimination, and legislative redistricting.

PSY 8515. University Counseling Practicum II. (4-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. =EPSY 8514. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501, 8502, 8503 or equiv, 8514, #)
Integrates science with supervised practice in University Counseling and Consulting Services (UCCS) involving career, academic, and personal counseling clientele.

PSY 8565. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum I: Vocational Assessment Clinic. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], [[8514, 8515] or equiv], counseling psych grad student] or #)

Applied practice experience in vocational assessment clinic of Department of Psychology. Career/vocational testing, assessment, decision making.

PSY 8211. Proseminar in Political Psychology I. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =POL 8307. PrereqPolitcal Psychology grad minor)

PSY 8541. Multicultural Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPsych grad student or #)
Approaches, findings, and controversies in research on psychology of ethnic/racial minorities and other cultural populations. Emphasizes counseling/ community applications of theory/research. Lecture, discussion, lab.

PSY 8566. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum II: Vocational Assessment Clinic. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8501, 8502, [8503 or equiv], 8514, [8515 or equiv], counseling psych grad student, or #)

Applied practice experience in Vocational Assessment Clinic of Department of Psychology. Career/vocational testing, assessment, decision making.

Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary each semester.

PSY 8212. Proseminar in Political Psychology II. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =POL 8308. PrereqPolitical Psychology grad minor)
Readings, discussion, and guest speakers. Topics vary each semester.

PSY 8542. Ethics in Psychology. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling or clinical psych grad student or #)

PSY 8567. Counseling Psychology Advanced Practicum III: Vocational Assessment Clinic. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCounseling psych grad student, 8501, 8502, 8503 or equiv, 8514, 8515 or equiv, #)
Applied practice experience in Vocational Assessment Clinic of Department of Psychology. Career and vocational testing, assessment, and decision making.

PSY 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PSY 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PSY 8501. Counseling Psychology: History and Theories. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqCounseling psych grad student or #)

Ethical principles and codes of conduct for psychologists. Ethical dilemmas faced by researchers, practitioners, and teachers.

PSY 8544. Vocational and Occupational Health Psychology Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], counseling psych grad student, #)
Research problems specific to special populations, vocational research, assessment/testing, findings in these areas useful to counseling psychology practice.

PSY 8570. Counseling Psychology Internship I. (1-12 cr [max 36 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Counseling psych PhD candidate, #)
First part of counseling psychology internship.

PSY 8571. Counseling Psychology Internship II. (1-12 cr [max 36 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Counseling psych PhD candidate, #)
Second part of counseling psychology internship.

Introduction to history of counseling psychology and to primary theoretical orientations used by counseling psychologists. For each theory: basic principles, application to counseling practice, and research support.

PSY 8545. Counseling Psychology Process and Outcome Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[8501, 8502, 8503] or equiv], counseling psych grad student, #)
Introduction to methods/content domains. Research design, methodological issues, analogue research, process/outcome research.

PSY 8572. Counseling Psychology Internship III. (1-12 cr [max 36 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq Counseling psych PhD candidate, #)
Third part of counseling psychology internship.

PSY 8611. Assessment I. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqClinical psych grad student)

Theory and practice in clinical application of assessment techniques and interviewing. Lab: observations, administration, scoring, interpretation.

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PSY 8612. Assessment II. (5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8611, clinical psych grad student)
Procedures and their assumptions. Computation using statistical software. Limitations, interpretation. Lecture, lab. and of planning process. Issues in planning ethics and in planning in settings of diverse populations/ stakeholders.

Theory and practice in clinical application of assessment techniques and interviewing. Lab: observations, administration, scoring, interpretation.

PSY 8620. Clinical Psychology Practicum. (1-6 cr [max 36 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Field experience in professional work in clinical settings.

PSY 8881. Seminar: Quantitative and Psychometric Methods. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Reviews individual research on current topics in psychological measurement.

PA 5011. Leadership and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in public policy or #)
Challenges facing higher-level managers in public/ nonprofit organizations in a mixed economy and democratic republic. Distinctive features of public/ nonprofit management, skills necessary for effective management, managers role as creator of public value. Lectures, case discussions.

PSY 8621. Clinical Intervention I. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqClinical psych grad student)

PSY 8882. Seminar: Quantitative and Psychometric Methods. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Reviews, individual research on current topics in psychological measurement.

Professional methods in clinical psychology. Individual and group treatment techniques. Lectures and demonstrations of contemporary theories of methods of intervention with adults and children.

PSY 8622. Treatment I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8111, CSPR grad student)

PSY 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PSY 8935. Readings in Behavioral Genetics and Individual Differences Psychology. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5135, 5137 or #)
Each week participants read and discuss one or two primary research articles.

PA 5012. The Politics of Public Affairs. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in public policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or #)

Methodological issues in treatment research, theories of change/motivation. Empirically supported therapies for anxiety, mood, and personality disorders, psychosis, and addiction. Simulating therapeutic interactions to prepare students to provide therapy.

Stages of policy making from agenda setting to implementation. Role/behavior of political institutions (courts, legislatures, executives, bureaucracies) and citizens, social movements, and interest groups. Concepts of political philosophy. Theories of the state. Team taught, interdisciplinary course. Small discussion sections.

PSY 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PSY 8701. Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Application of research and theory in psychological measurement and individual differences to problems in job analysis, personnel selection and classification, and individual training.

PSY 8937. Seminar in Human Behavioral Genetics. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5137 or #)

PA 5013. Law and Urban Land Use. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in urban/regional planning or #)
Role of law in regulating/shaping urban development, land use, environmental quality, and local/regional governmental services. Interface between public/ private sector.

Advanced topics vary with each offering. Sample topics: gene identification in complex human traits, behavioral genetics of alcoholism, twin-family methodology.

PSY 8960. Graduate Seminar in Psychology. (1-4 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqPsychology grad student or #)
Graduate seminar in subject of current interest in psychology.

PA 5021. Economics For Policy Analysis and Planning I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Econ 1101 or equiv], Major in public policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy]] or #)
Introduction to tools useful for public policy: intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, concepts of international trade.

PSY 8993. Directed Studies: Special Areas of Psychology and Related Sciences. (1-6 cr [max 36 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Special area of psychology or a related science.

PSY 8702. Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

PA 5022. Economics For Policy Analysis and Planning II. (1.5-3 cr [max 4.5 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[5021 or equiv], public policy major] or #)
Application of economic reasoning to various public policy issues. Cost-benefit analysis, nonmarket valuation, and tax analysis.

Determinants of behavior, performance, job satisfaction that can be influenced after an individual enters an organization. Application of research/theory in motivation, social psychology, human factors to enhancement of job performance/satisfaction.

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PA 5001. Intellectual Foundations of Public Action. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in publ aff or publ policy or sci, tech, and environ policy or urban and regional planning or publ hlth or #)

PA 5031. Empirical Analysis I. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in publ policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or urban/regional planning or #)
Basic statistical tools for empirical analysis of public policy alternatives. Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability and probability distributions, statistical inference. Estimation and hypothesis testing. Cross-tabulation and chi-square distribution. Analysis of variance, correlation. Simple/multiple regression analysis.

PSY 8703. Seminar in Industrial and Organizational Psychology III. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Developing issues and trends in current research, research methodological advances, and implementation practices. Recent important and controversial developments.

PSY 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PSY 8814. Analysis of Psychological Data. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad course in statistics, grad student in [psychology or child psychology], #)

Evolution of intellectual approaches that underlie public planning, management, and policy analysis as strategies for public action. How public decision making is shaped by knowledge and values; role of rationality. Conceptual approaches to public action along descriptive/normative lines and structure/process lines.

PA 5002. Introduction to Policy Analysis. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in public policy or #)
Process of public policy analysis from problem structuring to communication of findings. Commonly used analytical methods. Alternative models of analytical problem resolution.

PA 5032. Intermediate Regression Analysis. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[5031 or equiv], major in [public policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy]]] or #)
Bivariate/multivariate models of regression analysis, assumptions behind them. Problems using these models when such assumptions are not met.

Data-analytic procedures used in psychological research. Types of variables used in psychological research. Data collection designs, their limitations. Procedures for analyzing experimental/nonexperimental data, both univariate and multivariate. Emphasizes selection of data-analytic procedures. Procedures and their assumptions. Computation using statistical software. Limitations, interpretation. Lecture, lab.

PA 5003. Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqPublic policy major or public affairs major or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)
Finance/accounting concepts/tools in public/nonprofit organizations. Fund accounting. Balance sheet and income statement analysis. Cash flow analysis. Public/ nonprofit sector budgeting processes. Lectures, discussions. Cases.

PA 5033. Multivariate Techniques. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[5031 or equiv], major in [public policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy]]] or #; [5032 or equiv] recommended)
Public affairs topics using maximum-likelihood estimation approaches.

PSY 8815. Analysis of Psychological Data. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad course in statistics, grad student in [psychology or child psychology], #)

PA 5035. Survey Research and Data Collection. (1.5 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[5031 or equiv], [major in publ policy or [sci, tech, and environ policy] or urban/regional planning]] or #)
Introduction to survey research methods. Emphasizes applications to policy and applied research. Research design choices (e.g., descriptive, experimental, case studies), sampling, variable specification, measurement. Conducting interviews, mailed questionnaires. Qualitative techniques.

Data-analytic procedures used in psychological research. Types of variables used in psychological research. Data collection designs, their limitations. Procedures for analyzing experimental/nonexperimental data, both univariate and multivariate. Emphasizes selection of data-analytic procedures.

PA 5004. Introduction to Planning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMajor in urban/regional planning or #)

History, institutional development of urban planning as a profession. Intellectual foundations, planning theory. Roles of urban planners in U.S./international settings. Scope, legitimacy, limitations of planning

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PA 5036. Regional Economic Analysis. (1.5 cr; A-F only. PrereqMajor in public policy or [science, tech, env policy] or urban/regional planning or #) PA 5112. Public Budgeting. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #) PA 5231. Transit Planning and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Principles/techniques related to implementing transit systems. Historical perspective, characteristics of travel demand, demand management. Evaluating/ benchmarking system performance. Transit-oriented development. Analyzing alternative transit modes. System design/finance. Case studies, field projects.

Economic data analysis techniques for practitioners in planning and economic development working at local/ regional levels. Shift-share analysis, economic base model, base multipliers, location quotient analysis, minimum requirements method, economic impact analysis. Individual/group projects.

Budget processes in legislative/executive branches of federal, state, and local government. Program planning evaluation/administration. Techniques of budget/program analysis. Use of budget as policy/ management tool. Analysis of fund flows within/ among governments.

PA 5037. Regional Demographic Analysis. (1.5 cr; A-F only. PrereqMajor in public policy; or science, tech, and env. policy; or urban and regional planning; or instructor consent)

PA 5113. State and Local Public Finance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Demographic data analysis, population projection techniques for practitioners in planning, social service delivery, and community development at local/regional levels. Population extrapolation using curve fitting methods, demographic indicators, cohort-component method of population projection, estimation of fertility/migration rates, life tables. Individual/group projects.

Theory/practice of financing. Providing public services at state/local level of government. Emphasizes integrating theory/practice, applying materials to specific policy areas, and documenting wide range of institutional arrangements across/within the 50 states.

PA 5232. Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student or #)
Development of transportation policy, making of transportation plans, deployment of transportation technologies. Lectures, interactive case studies, role playing.

PA 5122. Law and Public Affairs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Overview of evolution of American legal system. Role of courts, legislatures, and political actors in changing law. How law is used to change public policy.

PA 5251. Strategic Planning and Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5080. Capstone Preparation Workshop. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq&8081)

PA 5123. Introduction to Philanthropy: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)
Brief history of philanthropy in the United States. Foundation/other sources of funding for nonprofit activity. Philosophies of fundraising/grantmaking. Types of foundations/agencies that fund. Practical approaches to getting/managing money.

Theory/practice of strategic planning/management for public/nonprofit organizations/networks. Strategic planning process, management systems; stakeholder analyses. Tools/techniques such as purpose expansions, SWOT analyses, oval mapping, portfolio analyses, and logic models.

Project management, qualitative research, and critical framework needed to successfully complete Capstone course. Students complete draft of client project group norms and client contract.

PA 5253. Designing Planning and Participation Processes. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)
Theory/practice of design, implementation, and evaluation of planning/participation processes in an increasingly diverse society. Types of planning. Stakeholders, including typically under-represented groups. Costs/benefits of participation. Participant roles. Planning/participation tools/techniques.

PA 5101. Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)

PA 5132. Mediation Training. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Theories, concepts, and real world examples of managerial challenges. Governance systems, strategic management practices, effect of funding environments, management of multiple constituencies. Types of nonprofits using economic/behavioral approaches.

Creating an arena for mediation. Skills/expectations needed to mediate disputes between individuals, among groups: balanced (peer or colleague), imbalanced (power differentials). Role playing, group debriefing, critique. Cases.

PA 5261. Housing Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =DHA 5463. PrereqGrad or #)

Institutional/environmental setting for housing policy in the United States. Competing views of solving housing problems through public intervention in the market. Federal/local public sector responses to housing problems.

PA 5102. Organization Performance and Change. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)
Measuring outcomes of mission-driven organizations. Theory/operation of organizations from structural/ cultural/symbolic perspectives. Development/use of performance information. Organizational assessment, structure, change. Mission, vision, strategy, systems thinking. Evaluation of change efforts.

PA 5190. Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5203W. Geographical Perspectives on Planning. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =GEOG 3605V, GEOG 3605W, GEOG 5605V, GEOG 5605W. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5271. Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Planning and Policy Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5103. Leadership and Change in an Innovation Society. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)
Models of change/leadership. How leaders can promote personal, organizational, and societal change. Case studies, action research. Framework for leadership/change in an innovation society.

Includes additional weekly seminar-style meeting and bibliography project on topic selected in consultation with instructor.

Introduction to GIS. Applications in public planning and policy analysis. Operational skills in GIS software. Mapping analysis of U.S. Census material. Local/state government management/planning. Spatial statistical analysis for policy/planning.

PA 5204. Urban Spatial and Social Dynamics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Behavioral theories of internal spatial arrangement, functioning, and characteristics of cities at macro level and how they combine to produce a system of cities. Factors influencing urban spatial structure over time. Urban form, land use/rent. Spatial expression of economic, social, and political forces.

PA 5290. Topics in Planning. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5301. Population Methods and Issues for the United States and Third World. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Basic demographic measures/methodology. Demographic transition, mortality, fertility. Diverse perspectives on nonmarital fertility, marriage, divorce, and cohabitation. Cultural differences in family structure, aging, migration, refugee movements, population policies. Discussion of readings on population growth and environment.

PA 5104. Strategic Human Resource Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5011 or 5941 or grad nonprofit mgmt cert or #)

Theory/practice of developing, utilizing, and aligning human resources to improve culture/outcomes of nonprofit/public organizations. HR strategy, individual diversity, leadership, selection, training, compensation, classification, performance appraisal, future HR practices.

PA 5211. Land Use Planning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Physical/spatial basis for land use planning at community/regional level. Role of public sector in guiding private development. Land use regulations, comprehensive planning, growth management, innovative land use planning/policies.

PA 5311. Program Evaluation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5111. Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5003 or #; 5011 or 5941 recommended)

PA 5212. Managing Urban Growth and Change. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Theory/practice of planning, promoting, and controlling economic growth/change in urban areas. Economic development tools available to state/ local policymakers, historic context of their use in the United States. legal, social, and economic implementation constraints. Interactions among economic, social, and demographic trends.

Design, installation, and use of accounting/ control systems in public/nonprofit organizations. Public accounting standards/practices, financial administration/reporting, debt management, budgeting, contract/procurement management systems. Lecture, discussion, case analysis.

Principal methods, primary applications of evaluation research as applied to policies/programs in health/ human services, education, or the environment. Conducting evaluations. Becoming a critical consumer of studies.

PA 5390. Topics in Advanced Policy Analysis Methods. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)
Topics in advanced policy analysis methods.

PA 5221. Private Sector Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Roles of various participants in land development. Investment objectives, effects of regulation. Overview of development process from private/public perspective.

PA 5401. Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Nature/extent of poverty/inequality in the United States, causes/consequences, impact of government programs/policies. Extent/causes of poverty/inequality in other developed/developing countries.

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PA 5405. Implementation of Social Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Theory, tools, and practice of the implementation of social policy in the United States.

PA 5511. Community Economic Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Contexts/motivations behind community economic development activities. Alternative strategies for organizing/initiating economic development projects. Tools/techniques for economic development analysis/ planning (market analysis, feasibility studies, development plans). Implementation at local level.

PA 5722. Environmental and Resource Economics Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Intermediate microeconomics, intermediate policy analysis, grad student] or #)

PA 5412. Aging and Disability Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Policy debates concerning populations that are aging or disabled. Students learn/practice analyses in context of important health, social, and economic policy debates. Readings on current theory/evidence.

PA 5414. Child Labor and Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5521. Development Planning and Policy Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5501 or &5501 or 8204 or &8204 recommended)
Techniques/assumptions of development planning and policy analysis at national, regional, and project levels. Direct/indirect effects of external shocks and government interventions on national/regional economies. Macroeconomic modeling, input-output analysis, social accounting matrices/multipliers, project appraisal/evaluation techniques.

Public policy associated with natural resource use and environmental protection. Develops/applies economic concepts/methodologies/policy mechanisms. Principles of environmental/resource economics. Issues related to renewable/nonrenewable resources and environmental pollution. Focuses on scientific/political aspects of policy.

International child labor issues. Options for improving child well-being, including policies/programs that have potential to affect the lives of millions of children.

PA 5790. Topics in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5421. Racial Inequality and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

PA 5801. Global Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Creation of rules, norms, and institutions to regulate global activities. Policy making, from exclusive domain of state to including various nonstate actors. How global policy making regulates interstate, national, and transnational activities. Creation/ enforcement of global rules. Applications to international security, political economy, and other topics.

Historical roots of racial inequality in American society. Contemporary economic consequences. Public policy responses to racial inequality. Emphasizes thinking/analysis that is critical of strategies offered for reducing racism and racial economic inequality.

PA 5522. International Development Policy, Families, and Health. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)
Implications of paid/unpaid labor for development policy, using household as prism. Legal/cultural use of property rights. Financial effects of ill health. Caregiving. Work-family conflict, policies that alleviate it. Role of gender. Qualitativequantitative methods. Readings, lectures, discussions.

PA 5431. Public Policies on Work and Pay. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[PA 5031 or equiv], grad student] or #)

Public policies affecting employment, hours of work, and institutions in labor markets. Public programs impacting wages, unemployment, training, collective bargaining, job security, and workplace governance. Policy implications of the changing nature of work.

PA 5590. Topics in Economic and Community Development. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5890. Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs. (1-5 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5441. Education Policy and the State Legislature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
How Minnesota legislature decides K-12 issues. Implications for higher education. How to increase ones influence in process. Discussions with persons who influence statewide educational policy. Presentations. Field trip to state legislature.

PA 5601. Survey of Women, Law, and Public Policy in the United States. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

PA 5902. Computer Applications in Public Affairs. (.5-3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Introduction to computer systems/applications in public affairs practice.

PA 5442. Policy Design for Education and Human Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad or #)

Designing effective educational policies. Using interdisciplinary approaches to identify/understand core variables (economic, psychological, etc). Work on policy design.

Gendered nature of public policy. Historical analysis of welfare, single motherhood, and protective legislation. How laws structure public policy. How courts are arenas for policy making. Emphasizes employment discrimination and reproductive rights. Differences among women. Intersection of oppression based on class/race/sexual orientation.

PA 5910. Developing Your Public Service Career. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqMajor in [public affairs or public policy or urban/regional planning or [science, technology/environmental policy]] or #)
Students investigate/analyze interests, skills, and abilities and combine them in a career plan. Students develop tools to demonstrate their abilities, document their experiences/knowledge, and explore public service career options.

PA 5611. Feminist Economics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5021, grad student] or #)

PA 5451. Immigrant Health Issues. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only. =PUBH 6281. PrereqGrad student or #)
How to access demographic, health, background information on U.S. immigrants. Characteristics and health needs of immigrants. Designing culturally competent health programs. How to advocate for change to promote immigrant health. Community visits required. Online course.

Feminist philosophy, methodology, and economic practice. Feminist perspectives on development and the global economy, work/family. Heterodox traditions in economics.

PA 5912. Politics of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5621. Board Service in Women and Public Policy. (1 cr; S-N only. Prereq#)

Students serve as full members of a board of directors for a womens movement organization. Organizational leadership. How to be an effective board member. Twin Cities feminist nonprofit organizations.

Potential for public affairs professionals to be agents/ architects of democracy in a radically changing, diverse, global landscape of governance.

PA 5920. Skills Workshop. (.5-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Topics on public policy or planning skills. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

PA 5452. Immigration and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
How to employ an analytical framework to analyze a current immigration policy proposal. Topics vary (e.g., president s guest worker proposal, democratic alternative proposals).

PA 5690. Topics in Women and Public Policy. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5931. Role of the Media in Public Affairs. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

PA 5701. Science and State. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

PA 5480. Topics in Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqJr or sr or grad student or #)

Link between race/ethnicity and public policy. How to identify/measure racial/ethnic disparities and their historical/cultural origins and policy impacts and to craft politically feasible remedies. Topics may include criminal justice, housing, child welfare, and education.

Relationship between science and contemporary society. Nature of science: its values, processes, and ways of knowing. How science has influenced U.S. political institutions and political/judicial processes. Issues in current debate over U.S. science policy.

Historical/contemporary role of news media in defining/shaping public opinion/policy, primarily in the United States. Emphasizes critical research, professional skills in three forms of journalism: hard news coverage, investigative reporting, documentaries. Field experience, practice in governmental public relations.

PA 5711. Science and Technology Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

PA 5941. Leadership for the Common Good. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMajor in public affairs or #)
Personal, team, organizational, visionary, political, and ethical aspects of leadership. Emphasizes building/ experiencing a learning community.

PA 5490. Topics in Social Policy. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)
Selected topics.

PA 5501. Economic Development. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Effect of science/technology on relations among nations in such matters as autonomy, national security, economic strength, environment, cultural identity, and international cooperation. Negotiating international agreements with S&T implications.

PA 5952. Global Commons Seminar II. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqHHH International fellow)
Research/presentations related to professional development projects. Each week selected students assign readings, deliver a presentation on their professional development project, and distribute a summary of the talk. Presentations are developed in collaboration with at least one faculty specialist in the subject area.

Economic development theories/strategies throughout world. Ccompeting theoretical paradigms. Policy debates. Poverty/inequality, rural development, trade policy, human capital, the environment.

PA 5721. Energy and Environmental Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

Impact of energy production/consumption choices on environmental quality, sustainable development, and other economic/social goals. Emphasizes public policy choices for energy/environment, linkages between them.

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PA 5990. Topics: Public Affairs--General Topics. (.5-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or #)
General topics in public policy.

PA 8204. Creating Good Work: Economic and Workforce Development. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

PA 8001. Transforming Public Policy. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5941 or #)

Development of interdisciplinary understanding of one or more policy areas through explorations of theory, readings, cases, and model-building exercises. Articulating policy/system improvements and leadership implications for formulating/implementing them.

Job-oriented economic development. Theories on how/why jobs are created. Tools used by communities and economic developers (e.g., tax abatement, infrastructure, job training, entrepreneurship). Strategy, politics, effectiveness.

PA 8821. National Security Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Politics and economics of national security policy. Defense policy, military strategy, and weapons procurement. While emphasis is on the United States, other countries also discussed.

PA 8290. Advanced Topics in Planning. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Selected topics.

PA 8890. Advanced Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

PA 8002. Synthesis Workshop. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8001, grad PA major] or#)

PA 8302. Applied Policy Analysis. (4 cr; A-F only. PrereqIntermediate microeconomics, introduction to econometrics)

PA 8991. Independent Study. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Development of public policy to advance public interest, common good. Recommendations flow from interdisciplinary understanding of problem, stakeholder analyses, modeling/analysis. Political feasibility, marketing, entrepreneurship, advocacy.

Design/evaluation of public policies. Emphasizes market/non-market contexts. Microeconomics and welfare economics of policy analysis. Econometric tools for measurement of policy outcomes. Applications to policy problems.

Public Health (PUBH)

School of Public Health
PUBH 8100. Topics: Environmental Health. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
New course offerings or topics of interest in environmental health.

PA 8081. Capstone Workshop. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad major in [public policy or [urban and regional planning] or [science, technology, and environment policy]], completion of core courses] or #)

PA 8312. Analysis of Discrimination. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Introduces students of policy analysis and other applied social sciences to tools for measuring and detecting discrimination in market and nonmarket contexts. Application of modern tools of labor econometrics and race relations research to specific problems of market and nonmarket discrimination.

Project external client on issue agreed upon by student, client, and instructor. Students apply interdisciplinary methods, approaches, and perspectives studied in core courses to the issue. Written report includes analysis of issue and policy recommendations. Oral presentation of major findings. Concentration/topic vary term-toterm.

PA 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) PA 8386. Research Methods in Social and Labor Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =HRIR 8013. Prereq5032 or 5033, 5022 or equiv)

PUBH 8120. Occupational Health and Safety Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[6120, [6330 or 6341], 6450, environmental health major, [OIPRTP specialty or equiv]] or #)
Facilitates student research training in occupational injury prevention. Roundtable discussions, interdisciplinary involvement.

PA 8082. Working Group. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad major in [public policy or [urban and regional planning] or [science, technology, and environment policy]], completion of core courses] or #)
Facilitates completion of research paper on current issue in public policy and management. Students apply interdisciplinary methods, approaches, and perspectives studied in core courses. Written report includes analysis of issue, policy recommendations. Concentration/topic vary term-to-term.

Use of social science research methods in analyzing and developing public policies.

PUBH 8140. Validity Concepts in Epidemiologic Research. (2 cr; S-N only)

Conceptual basis for validity in observational epidemiologic research. Recognizing, evaluating, preventing, and correcting for confounding specification error, measurement-error bias, and selection/follow-up bias.

PA 8390. Advanced Topics in Advanced Policy Analysis Methods. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

PA 8490. Advanced Topics in Social Policy. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

PUBH 8141. Doctoral Seminar in Observational Inference. (2 cr [max 20 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8140, doctoral student in public health, #; [6330, 6340] or [6341, 6342] recommended)

PA 8190. Advanced Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

PA 8590. Advanced Topics in Economic and Community Development. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

Fundamentals of epidemiologic inference. Methods for designing, analyzing, and interpreting epidemiologic studies.

PA 8201. Environment and Infrastructure Planning. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Urban and regional planning] grad student or #)

PA 8686. Feminist Organizations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

PUBH 8142. Epidemiologic Uncertainty Analysis. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq8140)

Relationship between infrastructure, human settlement design. Natural resource systems as foundation of infrastructure provision. Environmental basis of, and political/legal/institutional frameworks for, land-use planning. Parallel computer lab, practicum assignment.

Uses social movement literature and histories of U.S. second-wave feminism to study feminist organizations. Recurring issues and conflicts within organizations and movements examined through comparative studies of feminism in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Britain, and Italy. Methods and sources for studying feminism.

Scientific interpretation of statistical analysis as dependent on both data and assumptions. Techniques that enable an investigator to incorporate uncertainty about assumptions into a quantitative analysis.

PA 8202. Networks and Places: Transportation, Land Use, and Design. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: 8212; [urban and regional planning] grad student or #)

PA 8687. Women and Electoral Politics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Political science and womens studies literature on American women and electoral politics.

Relationship between land use and transportation. Developing synthetic design skills for linking land use transportation in urban/regional settlements. Economic, political, legal, institutional frameworks for planning. Parallel computer lab, practicum assignment.

PA 8690. Advanced Topics in Women and Public Policy. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

Cellular/molecular mechanisms by which xenobiotics cause toxicity. Investigative approaches to current research problems in toxicology/carcinogenesis. Apoptosis, cell cycle regulation, genetic toxicology, molecular mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis, genetic basis for susceptibility to environmental toxicants.

PUBH 8160. Advanced Toxicology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[6160, one course in biochem, one course in molecular biol] or #)

PA 8203. Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies and Theories. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Urban and regional planning] grad student or #)

PA 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PA 8790. Advanced Topics in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics.

PUBH 8161. Current Literature in Toxicology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq6104)

Modern methods in toxicology, critical thinking skills. Topics vary each semester. Students read/discuss toxicological literature.

Policymaking/politics of planning in housing, community development, social policy. Connecting policy to local/regional politics. Role of institutional decision-making structures on policy outcomes. Importance of citizens, social movements, interest groups in policymaking process.

PA 8811. Strategic Issues in International Economic Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

PUBH 8162. Chemical Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =NUTR 8617. Prereq[[BioC 3001, BioC 3021, BioC 4331] or equiv], [Chem 2302 or equiv])
Fundamental background in chemical carcinogenesis, carcinogen activation/detoxification, carcinogenDNA adduct formation, cellular oncogenesis, cancer chemoprevention, nutrition/cancer. Topics integrated/ interrelated.

Compares/contrasts experiences of industrial/ developing countries in trade, investment, exchange rates, and immigration.

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PUBH 8163. Toxicology. (5 cr; A-F only. PrereqEnrolled in toxicology concentration of environmental health PhD program)
Biological/physiological principles that govern toxicological methods.

PUBH 8435. Latent Variable Measurement Models and Path Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PUBH 7435. PrereqBiostatistics PhD student or #)
Introduction to use of statistical techniques known collectively as latent variable models. Exploratory/ confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis, structural equation modeling, latent trait models, latent class models. SAS/AMOS software are used.

PUBH 8494. Directed Research: Biostatistics. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#)
Research, with direction from a faculty member, in biostatistics.

PUBH 8165. Current Topics in Toxicology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. Prereq[Environmental health PhD, toxicology concentration] student or #)

Seminars presented by students/faculty in toxicology grad program.

PUBH 8166. Experiences in Toxicology Research. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqEnvironmental health PhD student in toxicology concentration)
Students complete research projects in labs of toxicology program graduate faculty members.

PUBH 8442. Bayesian Decision Theory and Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[7460 or experience with FORTRAN or with [C, S+]], Stat 5101, Stat 5102, Stat 8311, grad student in [biostatistics or statistics]] or #)
Theory/application of Bayesian methods. Bayesian methods compared with traditional, frequentist methods.

PUBH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) PUBH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) PUBH 8800. Topics in Health Services Research and Policy. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics and credit vary by instructor.

PUBH 8170. Advanced Industrial Hygiene Applications. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5170, eh grad major)
Recognition, evaluation, and control of occupational health/safety hazards. Application of concepts to specific industrial hygiene problems related to gases/ vapors, aerosols, and physical agents.

PUBH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) PUBH 8445. Statistics for Human Genetics and Molecular Biology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [[[Stat 8101, Stat 8102] or equiv], PhD student] or #; some background with molecular biology desirable)
Introduction to statistical problems arising in molecular biology. Problems in physical mapping (radiation hybrid mapping, DDP), genetic mapping (pedigree analysis, lod scores, TDT), biopolymer sequence analysis (alignment, motif recognition), and micro array analysis.

PUBH 8194. Directed Research: Environmental Health. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research, with direction from faculty member, in environmental/occupational stresses on human health.

PUBH 8801. Health Services Policy Analysis: Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad or professional school] student or #)
Integrated overview of U.S. health services policy. Related theoretical/empirical literature. Analysis of alternative policy-making models, political/ philosophical underpinnings of those models.

PUBH 8300. Topics: Epidemiology. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

New course offerings or topics of interest in epidemiology.

PUBH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) PUBH 8377. Seminar: Chronic Disease and Behavioral Epidemiology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqEpi grad major or #)
Readings, presentations, classroom discussions, and exercises in epidemiologic research methods in chronic/behaviorally-based diseases other than infectious/cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

PUBH 8452. Advanced Longitudinal Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Stat 5102, Stat 8311, experience with [SAS or S+], advanced [biostats or stat] student] or #)
Methods of inference for outcome variables measured repeatedly in time or space. Linear/nonlinear models with either normal or non-normal error structures. Random effects. Transitional/marginal models with biomedical applications.

PUBH 8802. Health Services Policy Analysis: Applications. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqHsrp&a grad major or #)
Emphasizes relationships between health services research and policy, and uses case studies to examine how research influences policy and vice versa.

PUBH 8803. Long-Term Care: Principles, Programs, and Policies. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad-level health-care policy course or #)
Long-term care policy for functionally impaired persons, particularly the elderly. Team taught from healthcare and social services perspective; grounded in research literature on evidence of program effects. Innovative programs addressing current fragmentation of services.

PUBH 8379. Seminar in Epidemiology. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqEpi grad or MPH major or #)
Selected current problems.

PUBH 8462. Advanced Survival Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[7450, 8432, Stat 5102, advanced [biostatistics or statistics] major] or #)

PUBH 8392. Readings in Clinical Research. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqClinical research major, #)
Current readings in clinical research.

Statistical methods for counting processes. Martingale theory (transforms, predictable processes, Doob decomposition, convergence, submartingales). Applications to nonparametric intensity estimation. Additive/relative risk models. Inference for event history data, recurrent events, multivariate survival, diagnostics.

PUBH 8805. Sociological Theory in Health Services Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Overview of sociological theories in medical sociology, occupations/professions. Emphasizes teaching students how to apply theories to health/social phenomena of their own interest/choice.

PUBH 8393. Directed Study: Clinical Research. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqClinical research major, #)
Directed research or field practice in clinical research.

PUBH 8472. Spatial Biostatistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[STAT 5101, STAT 5102] or [STAT 8101, STAT 8102]], some experience with S-plus; STAT 8311 recommended)
Spatial data, spatial statistical models, and spatial inference on unknown parameters or unobserved spatial data. Nature of spatial data. Special analysis tools that help to analyze such data. Theory/ applications.

PUBH 8806. Sociology of Health Occupations and Organizations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Hsrp&a grad major or #)
Sociological theories of occupations/organizations as applied to health care. Functional, conflict, evolutionary theories applied to health care reorganization such as managed care, technology on organization of work/occupations. Emphasizes application of theories to develop hypotheses.

PUBH 8400. Topics: Biostatistics. (.5-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics of interest.

PUBH 8422. Modern Nonparametrics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[7406, STAT 5102, [public health or grad student]] or #)

Classical nonparametric inference, exact tests, and confidence intervals. Robust estimates. The jackknife. Bootstrap and cross-validation. Nonparametric smoothing and classification trees. Models/applications. Formal development sufficient for understanding statistical structures/properties. Substantial computing.

PUBH 8475. Statistical Learning and Data Mining. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[[6450, 6451, 6452] or STAT 5303 or equiv], [biostatistics or statistics PhD student]] or #)

PUBH 8810. Research Studies in Health Care. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad or professional school] student or #)

PUBH 8432. Probability Models for Biostatistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[7450, 7407, Stat 5102, [advanced biostatstics or statistics] major] or #)

Statistical techniques for extracting useful information from data. Linear discriminant analysis, tree-structured classifiers, feed-forward neural networks, support vector machines, other nonparametric methods, classifier ensembles (such as bagging/boosting), unsupervised learning.

Introduction to philosophy of science, conceptual modeling, experimental design, survey/sample design, issues relevant to health services research.

PUBH 8811. Research Methods in Health Care. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8810, [grad or professional school] student] or #)

Three basic models used for stochastic processes in the biomedical sciences: point processes (emphasizes Poisson processes), Markov processes (emphasizes Markov chains), and Brownian motion. Probability structure and statistical inference studied for each process.

PUBH 8482. Sequential Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[7450, 8432, Stat 5102, [advanced biostatistics or statistics] major] or #)
Statistical methods for design/analysis of sequential experiments. Wald theorems, stopping times, martingales, Brownian motion, dymamic programming. Compares Bayesian/fequentist approaches. Applications to interim monitoring of clinical trials, medical surveillance.

Research methods commonly used in analysis of health services research and health policy problems.

PUBH 8813. Measurement of Health-Related Social Factors. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIntro stat course, understanding of simple correlations or #)
How social factors such as innovativeness, compliance, religiosity, and stress are measured and tested for reliability and validity. Relationships between theory, concepts, variables, data.

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PUBH 8820. Health Economics I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqOne course each in intermediate microeconomics, calculus, intro to linear algebra)
Application of microeconomic theory to healthcare decisions of consumers and producers under different assumptions about market structure and behavior.

Recreation Resource Management (RRM)

Department of Forest Resources

REC 5161. Recreation Land Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1501 or 5101 or #)
Historical development of recreational land policy in the United States and related contemporary issues in policy, management, interpretation, and research.

PUBH 8821. Health Economics II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8820 or #)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

RRM 5101. Nature and Heritage Based Tourism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =RRM 3101. PrereqGrad student or #)
Interaction of resource based tourism with cultural/ natural environments. Impacts of tourism on environment.

REC 5191. Commercial Recreation and Tourism. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3551 or #)
Scope and development of profit-oriented recreation agencies, including an emphasis on the tourism industry.

Examines application of microeconomic theory to health services research through selected reading from published and unpublished health economics literature.

PUBH 8830. Writing for Research. (2 cr PrereqHSRPA PhD student or #)

Two-course sequence. Writing research grants/papers. Writing skills appropriate to research proposals and scholarly papers. How to review, synthesize, and critique research proposals and published articles.

REC 5211. Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1501 or &5101, rec major or #)

RRM 5201. Introduction to Travel and Tourism. (3 cr; A-F only. =RRM 3201. PrereqGrad student or #)
Nature, structure and complexity of tourism industry. Overview of travel/tourism: definition, evolution, magnitude globally. Types/functions of various sectors, tourism distribution system, role of various stakeholders in creation/delivery of tourism. Motivations for travel as means of understanding demand for tourism.

PUBH 8831. Writing for Research. (2 cr Prereq-8830)

Second of two course sequence. Writing research proposals and scholarly papers. How to review, synthesize, and critique papers and research proposals.

Purposeful intervention; roles of specialist/recreation therapists in meeting cognitive, physical, emotional, social needs of people with disabling conditions through recreation services; roles of specialist/ recreation therapists changing societal attitudes toward illness and disability and the self-concepts of individuals with impairments.

PUBH 8836. Integration of Public Health Research Methods in Health Services Research and Policy. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqProfessional school or grad student or #)
Integration of concepts/designs of public health research methods, how they can be integrated into health services research and policy analysis. Experiential learning opportunities in clinical settings that illustrate need for integration.

RRM 5232. Managing Recreational Lands. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =RRM 4232W. PrereqGrad student or #)

REC 5215. Assess and Monitor Patient/Client Functioning in Recreation Therapy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTR major or academic health professional or #; majors A-F only)

PUBH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) PUBH 8893. Directed Study: Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHSRPA grad student, #) PUBH 8894. Directed Research: Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHSRPA grad student, #)

Recreation management tools from a public agency perspective. Social carrying capacity, recreation opportunity spectrum, limits of acceptable change, benefits based management, visitor experience/ resource protection. Various projects. Group project to develop a management plan.

Selecting appropriate techniques/tools, analysis of individual p/c supports/deficits. Monitoring/recording progress in RT and in collaborative services: standard notes; team meetings; on-line reporting for quality assurance, referral, augmentation/termination of services.

RRM 5259. Visitor Behavior Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqRRM major or ENR major or ESPM major or grad student or #)

REC 5221W. Comprehensive Therapeutic Recreation Services Development and Management. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5211 or #, rec major)
Guided development of written plans including development of protocols and critical pathways, intervention programs/activities, individual treatment plans and standards for appropriate placement of individuals in group intervention, and management of patient/client service delivery, record keeping, and administrative responsibilities.

Application of social science theory/methods to recreation and resource-based tourism visitor behavior. Analysis of surveys, observations, and content. Implications for sustainable resource management. Course is online or in-person, depending on semester.

RRM 5301. International Tourism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student)

Radiology (RAD)
Department of Radiology

Role of tourism across the globe. Global tourism industry. Tourist generating/receiving areas. International tourism organizations. Tourism policy.

REC 5231. Therapeutic Recreation and Diagnostic Groups. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5211 or #)

Medical School
RAD 8200. Nuclear Medicine. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt) RAD 8210. Fundamentals of Nuclear Medicine. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1st-yr resident) RAD 8250. Research: Nuclear Medicine. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt) RAD 8450. Research: Radiation Biology. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt) RAD 8550. Research: Radiological Physics. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

RRM 5480. Topics in Recreation Resource Management. (1-4 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Definitions, philosophies, methodologies regarding therapeutic recreation services for persons in diagnostic groups of cognitive, physical, sensory, communication, and psychiatric impairments/ disabilities. Lectures, group discussion. Presentations by parents, professionals, and self-advocates. Clinical or community practicum assignment.

Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies (REC)

School of Kinesiology

REC 5241. Functional Intervention: Recreation Therapy in Geriatric Care. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3541 or 5111 or #)
Role of leisure in maintenance of mental, physical, social-emotional health/functioning. Issues relative to prevention of impairment/disability. Rehabilitation, support of vital life involvement, effect on design/ delivery of recreation services.

College of Education and Human Development

REC 5101. Foundations of Recreation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMEd or grad student or #)
Investigation of the rational, sociological, psychological, and philosophical foundations of the recreational use of leisure in contemporary society. Includes a survey of leisure services.

REC 5271. Community Leisure Services for Persons with Disabilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq1501, Rec major or #)

REC 5111. Sports Facilities. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or Rec major or #)

Exploration and application of concepts and techniques of normalization and least restrictive environment strategies to leisure service delivery in inclusive community settings for a range of individuals with disabilities.

Steps in planning and building facilities for athletics, physical education, and sport for college, professional, and public use.

REC 5301. Wilderness and Adventure Education. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

REC 5115. Event Management in Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: Kin 5115; Grad student, #)
Techniques/principles of planning, funding, and managing sport events. Collegiate championships, non-profit events/benefits, professional events.

Rationale for, methods in applying wilderness/ adventure education programs in education, recreation, corporate, human service settings. Emphasizes adventure/wilderness program management.

REC 5311. Programming Outdoor and Environmental Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Methods, materials, and settings for developing and conducting environmental and outdoor education programs.

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REC 5371. Sport and Society. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3126, grad student] or #) REC 5995. Problems in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies. (1-12 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[MEd or grad student], #) RSC 5841. Rehabilitation Science Instrumentation and Methodology. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[Phys 1031, Phys 1032] or equiv], #, [rehabilitation science student or program permission])
Theory/application of kinesiological EMG and other common instruments used to measure human motion.

Sport, sporting processes, social influences, systems, and structures that have effected and exist within/ among societies, nations, and cultures. Issues concerning social differentiation. Social concerns such as violence and honesty.

Independent study of leisure service programs, systems, facilities, or policies. Focuses on conduct of recreation programs. Scholarly projects (e.g., library or field research) or demonstration projects.

REC 5421. Sport Finance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

Introduction to financial analysis in sport. Cash flow statements, budgeting issues, traditional/innovative revenue producing strategies available to sport organizations. Discussion, practical analysis of current market.

REC 8128. Doctoral Sport Management Seminar. (3 cr; A-F only. =KIN 8128. PrereqPhD student, #)
Analysis of current literature, theoretical constructs, research methodology, and design relative to sport management. Focuses on student-selected topics, research problems.

RSC 8100. Rehabilitation Science Seminar. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqRehabilitation science student or program permission)
Critically reading/discussing rehabilitation science literature. Identifying important researchable questions, methods to answer them. Speaking/writing persuasively on scientific topics.

REC 5461. Foundations of Sport Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or rec or postbac or grad student or #)
Theories/techniques in administering/managing sport enterprises. Organizational theory/policy. Practical examples of sport management skills/strategies.

REC 8310. Seminar: Leisure Services. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqRec MEd or grad student or #) REC 8320. Seminar: Theoretical Perspectives in Leisure Behavior. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5101 or #)
Major theoretical paradigms and empirical findings, where appropriate, from leisure studies in particular and social sciences in general.

Critical study and special problems in recreation, park, and leisure services and in therapeutic recreation.

RSC 8130. Current Literature Seminar. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student in PT or rehabilitation science major or #)
Critical review of literature to evaluate efficacy of selected physical therapy interventions.

REC 5511. Women in Sport and Leisure. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =KIN 5511)

Critically examines womens involvement in/ contributions to sport, physical activity, and leisure.

RSC 8135. Advanced Kinesiology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Rehabilitation science student or program permission], #)
How to describe/measure movement. Basic/applied biomechanics, pathokinesiology, and rehabilitation literature. Lecture, lab, seminar discussion.

REC 5601. Sport Management Ethics and Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or # #)

Ethical concepts that underpin or inform sport policies. Evaluating sport policies from a normative point of view. Selected sport policy issues are used to illustrate relevance of ethical considerations in policy development, ethical implications of sport policy.

REC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) REC 8390. Seminar: Administrative Problems in Leisure Services and Therapeutic Recreation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqRec MEd or grad student or #)
Administrative and management issues and problems in leisure services and therapeutic recreation.

RSC 8170. Special Topics in Rehabilitation Science. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq [Rehabilitation science student or program permission], #)
Topics vary by semester. Papers required.

REC 5631. Programming and Promotion in Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqKin or Rec grad student or #)
Introduction to marketing concepts as they apply to sport industry. Consumer behavior, market research, marketing mix, corporate sponsorship, licensing concepts. Discussion, practical application.

REC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) REC 8980. Graduate Research Seminar in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq5981, EPsy 5261 or #)
Analyzing, designing, and reporting on research problems in leisure studies.

RSC 8185. Problems in Rehabilitation Science. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Rehabilitation science student or program permission], #)

REC 5701. Positive Youth Development Programming. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqUpper div undergrad or grad student or #)

Research practicum on selected topic. Use of systematic literature search. Critical analysis of scientific literature. Specific measurement systems. Data collection/reduction methods of on-going or new research projects. Preparing/defending research reports.

Youth development programming for out-of-school time. Philosophy/purpose of youth development programs. Principles/procedures for developing out-ofschool time programs.

REC 5801. Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq3551 or 5461 or #)
Legal issues related to recreation, park, and sport programs/facilities with public/private sectors.

REC 8995. Research Problems in Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq#)
Individual scholarly research.

RSC 8188. Teaching Practicum. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Rehabilitation science student or program permission], #)

REC 5900. Special Topics: Contemporary Issues in Leisure Services. (1-12 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Rehabilitation Science (RSC)

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Supervised experience in teaching/evaluation. Effective use of instructional materials in lecture/ lab courses. Students create learning objectives for teaching unit(s), conduct a review of current literature on topic, prepare/deliver presentations, compose test questions. Offered by individual arrangement with faculty.

RSC 8192. Research Design in Rehabilitation Science. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Contemporary issues emphasizing administrative and supervisory functions for recreation and allied professionals; individual offerings, to be determined by faculty, focus on special issues and professional groups.

Medical School
RSC 5135. Advanced Biomechanics I: Kinematics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
How to describe/measure movement. Basic/applied biomechanics, pathokinesiology, and rehabilitation literature. Lecture, lab, seminar discussion. Meets with RSC 8135.

Critical appraisal of current medical literature. Fundamentals of research design, data analysis, and medical writing.

RSC 8282. Problems in Human Movement. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Rehabilitation science student or program permission], #)

REC 5981. Research Methodology in Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =KIN 5981. PrereqMEd or grad student or #)
Defines/reviews various types of research in exercise and sport science, physical education, and recreation studies. Qualitative research, field studies, and introspective research strategies as alternatives to traditional scientific paradigm.

Fundamental principles of neurophysiology, neurology, motor control, and motor learning as a basis for therapeutic intervention in motor dysfunction.

RSC 5294. Independent Study in Rehabilitation Science. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Rehabilitation science student or program approval)
Independent exploration into topics related to rehabilitation science.

RSC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) RSC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) RSC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

REC 5992. Readings: Recreation. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqREC major, #)
Independent study under tutorial guidance by faculty member on particular topic(s) not covered in regular coursework.

RSC 5814. Age, Exercise, and Rehabilitation. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqRehabilitation science student or program permission)

Overview of normal physiological responses to exercise in the elderly. Comparison of exerciseinduced responses of physiological systems throughout aging process. Focuses on importance of exercise from rehabilitation perspective. Offered Fall semesters of even-numbered years.

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RSC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) RSC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) RELS 5111. Problems in Historiography and Representation of the Holocaust. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3521 or 3541 or JwSt 3521 or #) RELS 5535. Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World. (3 cr; A-F only)

Religious Studies (RELS)

Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

Issues connected with Holocaust. Inclusiveness of other groups, Holocaust versus Shoah, historiographical conflicts about perpetrators. Problems of representation in literature/art. Problems of narrative theology after Auschwitz.

Beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors related to death and afterlife found in cultures of ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Literature, funerary art/epitaphs. Archaeological evidence for burial practices and care of dead.

RELS 5112. Jewish Mysticism, Magic, and Kabbalah. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

RELS 5614. Medieval Church. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

RELS 5001. Theory and Method in the Study of Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RELS 3001. Prereq Sr or grad student or #)
Theoretical/methodological issues in academic study of religion. Theories of origin, character, and function of religion as a human phenomenon. Psychological, sociological, anthropological, and phenomenological perspectives.

Mystical traditions from early rabbinic traditions to Zohar (Book of Splendor) in 13th century. Literature of heavenly ascent (Hekhalot, Merkavah), Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzirah), precursors of Zohar. the Bahir. Schools of Provence, Gerona, and Zohar. Tension between legal/mystical aspects, magical theurgic techniques, evolution of doctrine of Sefirot, mystical interpretation of Scripture, erotic dimension.

Introduction to history of western church in Middle Ages. Emphasizes church teachings and institutional structures, beliefs/practices of lay people, medievalChristian encounter with non-Christian world.

RELS 5621. The Christian Right and Left in America: Protestant Liberals, Evangelicals, and Fundamentalists. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RELS 3621)
Religious, historical, social, and scientific thought/ practice across three main U.S. Protestant groups since 1820. Historical processes that brought about diverse understandings of Christianity, theologies, and worship. Theological left/right views of views of society, history, and science that influence public debates.

RELS 5115. Mishnah and Midrash in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Jewish law studies as mirror of society and as way to actualize its value. Original socioreligious contexts, current applications. Selections include biblical interpretations addressing moral, theological, legal, and literary problems.

RELS 5013. Biblical Law and Jewish Ethics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Significance of religious law in Judaism. Babylonian background of biblical law. Biblical creation of the person as a legal category. Rabbinic transformations of biblical norms. Covenant in Christianity/Islam. Contemporary Jewish literature/philosophy.

RELS 5671. Hinduism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RELS 3671)

RELS 5070. Topics in Religious Studies. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

RELS 5251. Archaeology of Herodian Israel. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CNES 5251, RELA 5251. Prereq One course in [archaeology or ancient history] or grad student)
Archaeological sites in Israel dating to era of Herod the Great (37-4BC). Palaces, religious edifices, and remains from Jewish/gentile settlements throughout the kingdom. Course readings consist of contemporary literary sources and excavation reports.

Development of Hinduism. Sectarian trends, modern religious practices, myths/rituals, pilgrimage patterns, religious festivals. Interrelationship between Indian social structure and Hinduism.

RELS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 24 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#) RELS 8190. Comparative Seminar in Religions in Antiquity. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student in relevant field)
Topics vary, see Class Schedule. Major cultural movement as it developed over several centuries. Draws on evidence in literature, archival records, inscriptions, documentary papyri, and archaeological remains. Artistic media such as wall painting, architectural ornament, funerary sculpture, or manuscript illumination.

Topics specified in Class Schedule and Course Guide.

RELS 5071. Greek and Hellenistic Religions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Greek religion from the Bronze Age to Hellenistic times. Sources include literature, art, and archaeology. Homer and Olympian deities; ritual performance; prayer and sacrifice; temple architecture; death and the afterlife; mystery cults; philosophical religion; Near Eastern salvation religions. Meets with 3071.

RELS 5255. Archaeology of Religion. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Evidence for origins of religion, its diverse roles in human societies over millennia. What constitutes religion, why it is constantly present in human history. How archaeologists reconstruct beliefs/practices of past peoples.

RELS 5072. The New Testament. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Early Jesus movement in its cultural, historical setting. Origins in Judaism; Jesus traditions. Apostle Paul, his controversies and interpreters. Questions of authority, religious practice, structure; emergence of the canon. Contemporary methods of New Testament study; biblical writings as history and narrative. Meets with 3072.

RELS 5371. Buddhism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ALL 3672, ALL 5672, RELS 3371)

Historical account of Buddhist religion in terms of its rise, development, various schools, and common philosophical concepts. Indian Buddhism compared with Hinduism. Buddhisms demise/revival on Indian subcontinent.

Russian (RUSS)
Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

College of Liberal Arts

RUSS 5021. Russia Study Tour. (6-18 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3002 or equiv)
Study of Russian language & culture in an accredited institution in Russia.

RELS 5073. Roman Religion and Early Christianity. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

RELS 5503. History and Development of Israelite Religion I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Etruscan, Republican relgion. Appeal of non-Roman cults. Ruler worship. Christians in Asia Minor, Egypt, and the West. Popular piety, Christian and nonChristian. Rabbinic Judaism. Varieties of Christianity in 2nd and 3rd centuries. Influence of Greco-Roman culture on emerging church. Constantine and Julian.

Survey of the evolution of Israelite religion. Cultic practices, law and religion, prophecy, religion and historiography. Relationship to surrounding religious systems.

RUSS 5104. Introduction to Literary Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3002 or equiv)
Reading and analysis of poetry and prose selections to understand rudiments of studying Russian literature. Readings are in Russian.

RELS 5504. Development of Israelite Religion II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

RELS 5076. Apostle Paul: Life, Letters, and Legacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

How/what can we know about Paul. What his message was. What he was fighting. How he was later understood by friends/foes.

Ancient Judaism from the Persian restoration (520 B.C.E.) to Roman times (2nd century C.E.). Religious, cultural, and historical developments are examined to understand Jewish life, work, and worship under a succession of foreign empires: Persian, Greek, Roman.

RUSS 5105. Russian Poetry and Prose. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3002 or equiv)
Appreciation of literary values through stylistic analysis and literary interpretation; analysis of humanistic elements. Readings in Russian.

RELS 5077. Religious Violence in the Early Roman Empire: Jews, Christians, and Pagans. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CNES 3077, CNES 5077, RELA 3077, RELA 5077, RELS 3077)

RELS 5513. Scripture and Interpretation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =JWST 5513. PrereqAt least one upper level course (3xxx or higher) in academic biblical or religious studies or #)
Idea of divine revelation, its impact upon religion/ literature. How history of Bibles creation, transmission, and interpretation helps us think critically about role of idea of revelation in history of religious traditions. What is revelation? How does belief that a text is revealed affect the way it is read within the community for which it constitutes revelation?

RUSS 5211. Modern Russian Literature in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3211)

Literary, cultural, and political significance of modern Russian literary works.

Methodological strategies for understanding discourses of violence. Ways religious traditions shaped ethnic identity/practices and views of sacrifice, martyrdom, spectacles of violence, apocalyptic ideologies of violence, state persecution, texts/terror, and holy war.

RUSS 5404. Tolstoy in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3404)

Novels, stories, and philosophical writings of Leo Tolstoy.

RELS 5080. New Testament Proseminar. (3 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1082 or RELA 1082 or 3072 or equiv)

RUSS 5407. Stories and Plays of Anton Chekhov in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3407)
Study of literary devices and themes in selected stories and major plays using the intrinsic approach.

Discussion seminar. Specific aspect of New Testament, related literature. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

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RUSS 5409. 19th-Century Russian Novel. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3409)

Scandinavian (SCAN)
Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch

The Russian realistic novel from origin to decline; social, political, and intellectual circumstances that led to its emergence as the dominant genre of the age of realism in Russia.

College of Liberal Arts

SCAN 5501. Scandinavian Mythology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Study of Scandinavian mythology based on primary sources represented by Saxo Grammaticus, Snorri Sturluson.s Edda and Ynglinga Saga, and the Poetic Edda. Myths are analyzed using contemporary critical approaches. All readings in translation.

Scientific Computation (SCIC)

Institute of Technology
SCIC 8001. Parallel High-Performance Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)

RUSS 5411. Dostoevsky in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3411)

Novels, stories, and other writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

RUSS 5421. Literature: Middle Ages to Dostoevsky in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3421)

Russian literature from about 1000 A.D. to mid-19th century; emphasizing writers of the first half of the 19th century.

SCAN 5502. The Icelandic Saga. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Interdisciplinary overview of computer science aspects of scientific computation, both hardware and techniques. Parallel computing, architectures, programming, and algorithms; restructuring compilers and data structures.

RUSS 5422. Literature: Tolstoy to the Present in Translation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3422)

Survey of Russian literature from mid-19th century to the present: realism, modernism, feminism and other trends.

Study of the sagas written in 13th-century Iceland. Discussion includes cultural and historical information about medieval Iceland and analysis of a selection of saga texts using contemporary critical approaches. All readings in translation.

SCIC 8011. Scientific Visualization. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)
Basic issues in scientific visualization, visualization software, graphics, representation of scientific data, modeling, hardware for visualization, user interface techniques, output, commonly used algorithms and techniques for visualization, animation, information visualization, higher dimensional data, case studies, and examples of successful visualizations.

SCAN 5613. Contemporary Scandinavian Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

RUSS 5601. Methods of Translating Fiction From Russian to English. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =RUSS 3601. Prereq3102 or equiv)
Learning to appreciate various literary styles through experience of translation.

An investigation of issues which emerged as extremely important after 1945 in Scandinavia, as articulated by writers and analyzed by researchers in social sciences. All readings in translation.

RUSS 5900. Topics in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture. (1-4 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1102 for language topics)
Variable topics in Russian language, literature, and culture.

SCAN 5615. Ibsen and the Beginnings of Modern Drama. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

SCIC 8021. Advanced Numerical Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)

RUSS 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual study.

Close reading of Ibsen.s .modern tragedies. from A Doll.s House (1879) to When We Dead Awaken (1899). Focus is on the dialectics between Ibsen and his society, and dramatic structure and staging conventions in the context of modern theater. Readings in English for nonmajors.

Interdisciplinary overview of advanced numerical methods of scientific computation, emphasizing computational aspects. Approximation methods for partial differential equations, numerical linear algebra, sparse matrix techniques, iterative methods, solution of eigenvalue problems, and case studies.

SCAN 5616. Strindberg and the Drama in Revolt and Change. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Strindberg as the master of naturalistic drama and the precursor of modernity in European and American theater. Close reading of plays with emphasis on dramatic structure and staging conventions in the context of modern theater. All readings in English for nonmajors.

SCIC 8031. Modeling, Optimization, and Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)

Sanskrit (SKT)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

College of Liberal Arts

SKT 5001. Beginning Sanskrit. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Introduction to the classical language of ancient India.

Interdisciplinary overview of mathematical modeling, optimization, and statistics techniques for scientific computation. Nonlinear equations and nonlinear optimization, statistics, control theory, modeling, and simulation.

SCAN 5670. Topics in Scandinavian Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

SKT 5002. Beginning Sanskrit. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001 or equiv)

Introduction to the classical language of ancient India.

Topic may focus on a specific author, group of authors, genre, period, or subject matter. Topics specified in Class Schedule. Readings in English for nonmajors. May meet with 3670.

SCIC 8041. Computational Aspects of Finite Element Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Undergrad degree in field using sci comp or IT grad student or #)

SKT 5201. Intermediate Sanskrit. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5002 or equiv)

Readings in Sanskrit literature.

SCAN 5701. Old Norse Language and Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

SKT 5202. Intermediate Sanskrit. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Readings in Sanskrit literature.

Acquisition of a reading knowledge of Old Norse; linguistic, philological and literary study of Old Norse language and literature.

Fundamental concepts and techniques of finite element analysis. Variational equations and Galerkins method; weak formulations for problems with nonsymmetric differential operators; Petrov-Galerkin methods; examples from solid and fluid mechanics; properties of standard finite element families, implementation.

SCAN 5710. Topics in Old Norse Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5701 or equiv)
Topic may focus on Old Norse prose or poetry. Primary texts read in Old Norse. Critical literature about texts, medieval Icelandic culture in English. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SCIC 8095. Problems in Scientific Computation. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)
Selected topics in interdisciplinary aspects of scientific computing.

SKT 5710. Topics: Language and Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Selected reading and/or study of linguistic problems in Sanskrit.

SKT 5992. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

SCAN 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Guided individual reading and study.

SCIC 8190. Supercomputer Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)
Series of seminars by distinguished lecturers.

SKT 8993. Directed Studies. (1-12 cr [max 30 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Guided individual reading or study.

SCAN 8500. Seminar in Medieval Scandinavian Languages and Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Sample topics: [Volsunga Saga], studies in Snorri Sturlusons [Edda], dialogue analysis in the Icelandic saga.

SCIC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SCIC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) SCIC 8594. Scientific Computation Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Undergrad degree in field using sci comp or #)

SCAN 8994. Directed Research. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#; may be taken as tutorial with #, %)

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SCIC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SCIC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) SCIC 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) SAPH 8500. Pharmacy and Its Environment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #) SW 5107. Child Welfare Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PA 5411. PrereqGrad or #)

Cultural foundations of pharmacy. Development of present state of pharmacy practice. Role of pharmacist as health practitioner in relation to other health practitioners. Identification of factors (health policy, regulation, economics, research and development, promotion) that affect individual responses to drug therapy.

Examine the intersection of conceptual orientations of developmental psychology with policies that affect children and families. Demographic, historic, and social trends underlying the assumptions that drive policies directed at women and children; projections of future policies.

SAPH 8700. Hospital Pharmacy Administration. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)
History, classification, organization, and functions of hospital departments in relation to the pharmacy service.

SW 5309. Case Management with Special Populations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or non-degree seeking student or #)

Social and Administrative Pharmacy (SAPH)

Department of Pharmacy Practice

SAPH 8702. Hospital Pharmacy Survey. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)
Readings for self-directed students to explore contemporary issues in hospital pharmacy practices.

Examine concepts and principles of case management practice with special populations such as older adults, persons with developmental disabilities, and persons with serious and persistent mental illness. The core functions of case management practice in a range of settings are addressed in relationship to issues of diversity, vulnerability, and empowerment.

SAPH 8810. Social Psychology of Health Care. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)

SW 5312. Children With Sexual Behavior Issues. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Pharmacy
SAPH 8054. Advanced Studies in Pharmaceutical Care Practice. (4 cr; A-F or Aud)

Behavioral and social aspects of recovery responses to drugs and other therapies, patients compliance with prescribed therapies, relationships between healthcare professional and patient.

Assessments/interventions with children/families. Ageappropriate sexual experimentation/inquisitiveness, socially inappropriate sexual behaviors. Molestation of other children. Coercion of other children into sexual activity. Interventions.

Analyzing practice/implementation of pharmaceutical care. Students confront their assumptions about pharmacy profession, pharmacy practice, and pharmaceutical care. Discussions, guest speakers, intensive literature searches/evaluation.

SAPH 8840. Social Measurement. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqIntro stat course, understanding of simple correlations or #)
How social factors such as innovativeness, compliance, religiosity, and stress are measured and tested for reliability and validity. Relationships between theory, concepts, variables, data.

SW 5313. Social Work with Older Adults. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or non-degree seeking student or #)

SAPH 8100. Seminar. (1 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F only. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)
Contemporary issues and research problems in sociobehavioral pharmacy, pharmacoeconomics and policy, and clinical research.

The practice components of social work with older adults including assessment, intervention, and case management. Taught from the perspective of biopsycho-social strengths and challenges and within the context of current social policy and delivery systems.

Social Work (SW)

School of Social Work

SW 5314. Social Work in the Schools. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or non-degree seeking student or #)

SAPH 8173. Principles and Methods of Implementing Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =NURS 8173. PrereqTwo grad stat courses)

College of Education and Human Development

SW 5051. Human Behavior and the Social Environment. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or 8 cr social sciences or #)
Social, psychological, biological, and cultural factors of individual and group development as applied to social work practice. Behavior and life-cycle development focusing on diversity and each stage of life. Discuss development in terms of the individual, and in terms of overlapping social systems such as the multigenerational family, culture, community, and society.

Application of social work methods in a school setting. Emphasizes assessment, diagnosis, consultation, advocacy, interdisciplinary team building, and crisis intervention.

Integrates scientific, statistical, and practical aspects of research. Interrelationships among design, sample selections, subject access, human subjects requirements, instrument selection and evaluation, data management, analyses plans, grant writing, and research career issues. Field experiences.

SW 5315. Social Work Practice in Interdisciplinary Teams. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or non-degree seeking student or #)

SAPH 8200. Research Problems. (1-8 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)
Individually designed research experience directed at contemporary problems related to drug use process.

Preparation for work in interdisciplinary teams with students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, health administration, dentistry, education, social work, and psychology. Group dynamics, use of self, integrated team planning, evaluating team effectiveness.

SAPH 8235. Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #)

Economic analysis of pharmaceutical sector of health care systems. Problems of pricing production and distribution of pharmaceuticals. Domestic or international policy issues relevant to price and access of pharmaceuticals.

SW 5052. Ecologies of Child Development Within Communities of Color. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)

SAPH 8255. Pharmaceutical Marketing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SACP major or #)

Examine social, affective, and cognitive development of children of color via a life course, ecological systems framework. Family, school, peers, and community are studied as ecological contexts which influence developmental trajectories for these children and youth. Attention is given to poverty, racism, and oppression.

SW 5316. Brief Treatment and the TaskCentered Approach. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad student or non-degree seeking student or #)

Advent/prominence of brief-treatment models in work with individuals, families, and groups. Theoretical/ empirical bases. Practice with diverse populations in managed care. Skill training, supervised practice.

Historical development of distributive systems, marketing channels, institutions, policies, and practices as they relate to pharmaceutical industry. Contemporary issues/theory related to pharmaceutical marketing. Pharmaceutical proportion, especially directed to consumer advertising.

SW 5101. Historical Origins and Contemporary Policies and Programs in Social Welfare. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad or 8 sem cr of social sciences)

SW 5317. Social Work With Involuntary Clients. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or non-degree seeking student or #)

SAPH 8270. Clinical Conferences. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SAPh major or #) SAPH 8420. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmacy Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad SAPh major or #)

Contemporary policies and programs in social welfare are examined in light of their historical origins and evolution. A framework is then developed for analysis of concepts and principles in contemporary social policy for social welfare programs and services. The emergence of the profession of social work also examined.

Includes theory, ethics, effectiveness, and intervention methods for work with client systems that experience involuntary contact with a social worker. Interventions at micro, mezzo, and macro levels are included. Practice in varied settings such as child welfare, mental health, corrections, and public schools as well as practice related to organizational responses to change.

Historical development of the profession, its growth and development, emphasizing forces of education, professionalization, attitude modification, and changes occurring as a product of legal and organizational forces in society.

SW 5105. Women and Public Policy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Study of feminist organizations; issues and conflicts within organizations and movements; methods and sources for studying feminism.

SW 5318. Family Centered Home Based Services. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SW 8314. Prereq=: 8314; grad or non-degree seeking student or #)

Ecological, multisystems approach focusing on the family system. Triadic theory, meta-neutrality, strengths-focus, case management and team treatment. Family-based services evaluated for high-risk, multi-problem families and as an alternative to foster placement.

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SW 5319. Adolescents: Norms, Culture, and Health. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt) SW 5705. Violence in Families. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 5707; grad student or adult special or#) SW 8010. Seminar: Field Practicum I. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8201)

Relationships among familial, social, societal, political, economic, environmental, psychosocial, and cultural determinants of adolescent behavior that affect health; major public health issues and problems of adolescents.

SW 5481. Child Abuse Prevention I: Research and Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree or #)
Foundation of research/theory for level I child abuse prevention studies certificate.

Prevention/intervention with perpetrators, survivors, and social institutions. Perpetration, effects on victims, social responses to family violence. Child abuse/ neglect. Abuse of women/vulnerable adults. Roles of gender, race, culture, age, physical ability, and sexual orientation.

Integrates classroom learning with direct experience of a social work field internship. Professional support/ learning groups focus on student-and facilitatoridentified issues. Students discuss professional/ personal biases, ethical dilemmas, and supervisory issues. Cross-cultural understanding, implications of cross-cultural practice.

SW 5706. Issues and Interventions in Child Sexual Abuse. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or adult special or #)
Major issues/interventions in child sexual abuse. Working with sexually abused children and their families. Perceptions of victims, non-offending parents, perpetrators, and other family members. Interviewing. Justice system. Child protection.

SW 8020. Field Practicum II. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8010)
Integrates classroom learning within a concentration with the direct experience of an internship. Students expand competency in cross-cultural practice.

SW 5482. Child Abuse Prevention II: Program Development, Evaluation, and Advocacy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5481)

Design and evaluation of policies and programs of interventions to prevent child abuse. This is the second course in the Level I Child Abuse Certificate program.

SW 5483. Child Abuse Prevention III: Skill Building I-- Cultural and Legal Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree or #)

SW 5707. Interventions with Battered Women and Their Families. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 5705; grad or non-degree seeking student or #)

SW 8030. Advanced Standing Social Work Practicum. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqAdv standing)

Risk factors, protective factors, resilience in cultural settings. Identifying/designing strategies appropriate to cultural characteristics. First course for level II child abuse prevention certification.

Current theories, research, and evaluation of interventions with battered women and their families. Focus on practice, e.g., direct work with social institutions, victim-survivors, and assailants and their families.

Integrates classroom learning with direct experience of a social work field internship. Professional support/learning groups discuss issues raised in field placement. Groups focus on professional/ personal biases, ethical dilemmas, supervisory issues, cross-cultural sharing, and implications of students privilege/power in relation to client systems.

SW 5484. Child Abuse Prevention IV: Skill Building II--Risk Assessment and Interviewing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree or #)

SW 5708. Substance Abuse and Social Work. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or non-degree seeking student or #)

SW 8041. Specialized Field Placement. (3-4 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8030, MSW adv-standing)
Internship within an agency or a specific population. Applied practical experience in specialized concentration area of practice.

Designing instruments for child abuse risk assessment. Culturally/ethnically competent interviewing. Ethnographic interviewing. Strengths-based ecosystemic assessment. Strategies for evaluating interventions. Second course for level II child abuse prevention certification.

Assessment and intervention in situations involving substance abuse with special emphasis on cross cultural practice. Relationships of substance abuse to areas such as child welfare, mental illness, and violence within families are examined.

SW 5512. Developing and Managing an Agency Budget. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMSW student or #)

SW 5709. Applied Psychopharmacology for Human Service Professionals. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)
Categories of psychoactive drugs. Medications to treat mental disorders. Legal drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana. What is occurring physiologically when someone takes a psychoactive drug.

SW 8051. Psychopathology and Social Work Practice. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqAll foundation courses for full program or advanced standing or #)
Psychopathology from ecosystemic perspective. Biopsychosocial influences on incidence, course, treatment of common mental disorders diagnosed from infancy through adulthood. Differential effects on populations at risk. Diagnostic skills, alternative intervention strategies, social work roles.

Preparing/monitoring agency budgets, interpreting/ utilizing financial reports. Information systems. Fiduciary responsibilities geared to ethics, organizational mission, and positive client outcomes.

SW 5513. Grant Writing and Fund-raising. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMSW student or #)

SW 5711. Co-Occurring Addictive and Mental Health Disorders. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Cannot be taken for cr by MSW students)

SW 8101. Social Policy and Delivery Systems for Child Welfare and Family Services. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[8211, advanced standing] or #)
Federal, state, and local policies related to contemporary child welfare system and system of social services to families. Current debates about policies, financing, and structure and organization of service delivery; process of influencing policy changes in children and family services.

Procuring/managing financial resources ethically in human services settings. Designing a strategic fund-raising plan. Researching sources of support, developing relationships with grant makers, preparing/ submitting grant requests.

SW 5514. Strategic Risk Management in Agencies. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMSW student or #)

Mentally ill, chemically abusive, or dependent clients. Intervention, advocacy, education, and support for client and those who are part of his or her environment. Social, environmental, and multicultural factors. Meets partial state requirements for becoming licensed as an alcohol/drug counselor.

SW 5810. Seminar: Special Topics. (1-4 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SW 8103. Health and Mental Health Policy. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[8211, advanced standing] or #)

Strategies to minimize risk to agency, its assets, and its resources. Relationship between mission, risk management, and board role. Agency internal systems, controls, and prevention strategies. Liability/insurance. Agency exposure to risk, including volunteer program management.

SW 5811. Social Work Ethics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 8801, grad student or non-degree seeking student or #)

SW 5519. Mediation and Conflict Resolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=8519)

Develop mediator skills for making informed decisions regarding the appropriateness of mediation for conflicts that frequently confront social worker practitioners such as divorce, neighborhood disputes, conflicts between parents and adolescents, conflicts between spouses, and conflicts between crime victims and offenders.

Acquire knowledge base and develop skills required to identify ethical issues, resolve ethical dilemmas, and make ethical decisions within the context of the professional practice of social work. Values base and ethical standards of the profession and ethical decision-making models examined in-depth.

Factors affecting health and mental health status of variety of populations. Policies on organizational, local, state, and federal levels affecting health status; financing; and delivery of health and mental health services. Ethical issues embedded in policies, issues in need of policy development.

SW 8105. Economic Security of Disadvantaged Populations. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[8211, advanced standing] or #)

SW 5813. Child Welfare and the Law. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2nd yr MSW or advanced standing or #)
Social work practice in juvenile court. Child abuse/ neglect reporting laws, risk assessment, reasonable efforts, case plan, custody proceedings, permanency planning, termination of parental rights, child testimony, social worker testimony, adoption laws.

Impact of social policy and macro economic trends on economic security of disadvantaged populations. Focuses on antipoverty/welfare programs in the United States, although international perspective is used as well.

SW 5525. Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace, and Justice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2001 or #)

SW 8150. Special Topics in Social Policy. (1-9 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt) SW 8201. Social Work Methods: Practice With Individuals and Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMSW student)

Role of international social welfare in meeting basic human needs and promoting human rights, social justice, and peace. Theories, models, and social policies in different economic and political systems with emphasis on Third World nations.

SW 5991. Independent Study in Social Work. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Independent study in areas of special interest to students and faculty.

Introduction to theories, knowledge, values, skills in initial phases of social work practice. Practice phases: assessment, goal setting, contracting, intervention, treatment. Developing relationships, interviewing skills in practice with diverse populations. Ecological problem-solving framework from empowerment orientation.

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SW 8202. Social Work Methods: Practice With Families and Groups. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8201 or #) SW 8501. Planning, Marketing, and Program Development. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [Foundation curriculum, advanced standing] or #) SW 8602. Direct Practice Evaluation. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq8601 or equiv or #)

Intervention theories, roles, methods, evaluation in practice with families/groups. Continues ecological problem-solving framework from 8201.

SW 8211. Macro Social Work Practice and Policy Advocacy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5101 or #)
Policy analysis, development, implementation, community development, social action, social planning. Ecological, problem-solving, empowerment perspectives, policy/methods. Theories of organizational/community development/change.

Principles, applied practice of management concepts in human service settings. Management theories, organizational planning, program development, marketing/communications. Management practice that is client/community-focused, results-oriented, and seeks to achieve positive social change.

Students design evaluations that incorporate current evaluation methods and principles derived from research, theory, practice wisdom, their own experience. Evaluation methods include single-system designs, client- focused evaluations, practitionerfocused evaluations, and use of event analyses, standardized instruments, self-constructed instruments.

SW 8301. Advanced Child Welfare Practice. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqAll foundation courses for full program or advanced standing or #)

SW 8502. Resource Development and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Foundation curriculum, advanced standing] or #)

SW 8603. Program Evaluation. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq8601 or equiv or #)

Child welfare policies. Use of multisystemic interventions. Impact of poverty, race, ethnicity, and gender on policy/practice. Developments in family preservation, relative placement, foster care, adoptions, and Indian child welfare. Role of social work in child protection services.

Procuring/managing financial resources in social work settings. Principles of philanthropy. Fund raising, grant writing, preparing/monitoring budgets, interpreting basic financial reports. Management information systems, accountability requirements.

Conceptual, methodological, political, psychological, and administrative factors related to conduct and consequences of social work program evaluation. Social programs as cause and effect; models, types, and strategies of evaluation; appraisal of selected research literature.

SW 8303. Advanced Mental Health Practice with Adults. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8051 or &8051 or all foundation courses for full program or advanced standing or #)

SW 8503. Personnel Leadership and Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Foundation curriculum, advanced standing] or #)

Theory/practice of cognitive, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic social work treatment in community/ clinical settings. Criteria for differential applications, including brief treatment and crisis-oriented approaches. Cultural/social aspects of mental health, issues important to populations at risk.

Skills/principles in effective leadership. Legal/strategic considerations in personnel management. Workplace diversity. Selection, hiring, and development of paid/ unpaid staff. Evaluation, compensation, and benefits. Promotions and staff termination. Management of work groups and collaboratives.

SW 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)
Independent study under tutorial guidance.

SW 8693. Directed Study. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

SW 8304. Advanced Practice With Children and Adolescents. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqAll foundation courses for full program or advanced standing or #)

SW 8505. Advanced Community Organization and Advocacy. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq [Foundation curriculum, advanced standing] or #)

SW 8694. Directed Research. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Individual or small group research inquiry translating introductory course content into research design and study. Projects may be conducted in conjunction with field learning experiences or other coursework.

Practice with children, adolescents, and their families. Ecosystemic model that undergirds assessment/ intervention. Mastery of developmental tasks and enhanced social functioning as protective mechanisms. Biopsychosocial focus. Integrates familial/community contributions, especially in face of loss or disruption.

Methods for stimulating/supporting joint action for constructive change to fulfill community needs. Principles of working with local organizations. Social action to accomplish specific changes.

SW 8507. Community Practice Seminar. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Foundation curriculum, advanced standing] or #)

SW 8702. Advanced Social Work Practice With Diverse Populations. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqAll foundation courses for full program or advanced standing or #)

SW 8312. Advanced Social Work Practice With Groups. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[8201, 8202, adv standing] or #)

Links content from human services management and from community organization and advocacy. Integrating framework that draws upon knowledge/ skills used in agency/organizational management and in community organization/change.

Models of ethnic-sensitive social work practice applied in human service management or direct practice settings. Critical examination of human needs and organizational responses to racially and culturally competent practice with populations at risk.

Advanced clinical social work practice with groups. How to differentiate among available models of group work and select an appropriate model based on needs of client population and on context in which they are served.

SW 8519. Mediation and Conflict Resolution for Social Workers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 5519; MSW student or grad conflict mgmt minor or #)

SW 8801. Social Work Ethics and Legal Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: 5811; foundation courses or adv standing or #)
Develops knowledge base and skills required to identify and understand legal and ethical issues, resolve ethical dilemmas, and make ethical decisions within social work. Values base, ethical standards, ethical decision-making models, and laws and legal procedures related to social work. Legal aspects of child welfare practice.

SW 8313. Professional Practice in Interdisciplinary Teams and Collaboratives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Foundation curriculum, [advanced standing or grad student in health and human service or in educational professional program]] or #)
Principles of interdisciplinary/interorganizational collaboration in human services, health, and educational settings. Team building, decisionmaking models, engaging value differences, managing conflict on team, role/status disparities, relational communications. Emerging approaches to interorganizational collaboration.

Advanced mediator skills for social workers; appropriateness of mediation for conflicts that frequently confront social work practitioners, such as divorce, neighborhood disputes, and conflicts between parents and adolescents, between spouses, and between crime victims and offenders.

SW 8525. Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace, and Justice. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[8211, advanced standing] or #)

SW 8314. Social Work Interventions With Families. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SW 5318. Prereq=5318; adv standing or 8202 or #)

Role of international social welfare in meeting basic human needs and promoting human rights, social justice, and peace. Theories, models, and strategies of social welfare in different economic/political systems. Emphasizes Third World nations. Skills for social workers and other professionals in the helping professions.

SW 8803. Social Work Supervision, Consultation, and Leadership. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqFoundation courses or advanced standing or #)

Principles, practice skills, models of supervision: administration, education, support. Power/authority, leadership, use of self in supervising. Ethics, risk management, legal obligations. Simulated skills practice, experiential learning.

Interventions based on systems perspective of family as center of focus, in environmental context. Policy/ practice principles of working with families in their home, community environment.

SW 8601. Social Work Research Methods. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqMSW student or #)

SW 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) SW 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

Introduction to quantitative and qualitative social work research skills fundamental to development and critical use of information relevant to social work practice decision-making and evaluation at case, program, policy levels. Social research ethics, development of research questions, sampling, measurement, research design, data collection and analysis.

SW 8851. Social Welfare History and Historical Research Methods. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Completed research courses for soc work PhD student or [equiv research methods courses, grad student])
Methods of historical research in, and survey of, history/evolution of social welfare/work, using primary/secondary source materials.

SW 8855. Social Policy Formulation and Analysis. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSoc wk PhD student or #)

Application of theoretical perspectives, conceptual frameworks, and research methodologies to analysis of social issues and analysis/formulation of social welfare policy.

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SW 8861. Theory and Model Development in Social Work. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSoc wk PhD student or #)
Intervention research methods, contemporary social work practice models. Direct intervention in systems, from individual to community. Theoretical, value, empirical foundations of practice models for intervention research.

Sociology (SOC)
Department of Sociology

SOC 8201. Social Stratification and Mobility. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3811 or equiv or #)
Form and content of hierarchical arrangements. Relationship of hierarchy to social order and individual behavior. Structures of social stratification. Status attainment. Mobility. Inequality and economic development, social development, and technological change. Economic status in relation to social status, including race, gender.

College of Liberal Arts

SOC 5090. Topics in Sociology. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqUndergrad soc majors/ minors must register A-F)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SW 8863. Social Work Teaching Methods and Educational Issues. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSoc wk PhD student or 2nd-yr MSW student or #)
Teaching methods, skills, strategies, and issues related to Teaching, scholarship, and service roles in social work education. Issues, including curriculum development. Teaching experience in a social work class.

SOC 5455. Sociology of Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =EDPA 5041. Prereq1001 or equiv or #; soc majors/minors must register A-F)
Structures/processes within educational institutions. Links between educational organizations and their social contexts, particularly as these relate to educational change.

SOC 8211. Race Relations Theory. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Major theoretical debates. Classic and contemporary theoretical approaches to studying U.S. race relations; contemporary and historical experiences of specific racial and ethnic groups.

SW 8871. Social Work Research Seminar I. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqSoc wk PhD student or #)
Concepts/methods of social research. Issues in social science, social work research, and knowledge development. Development of research questions. Sampling, measurement, data collection in qualitative/ quantitative research.

SOC 5811. Intermediate Social Statistics. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3811 or equiv; primarily for 1st-yr soc grad students; soc majors/minors must register A-F)
Measurement, theory of probability, and bivariate statistics. Multiple regression analyses of sociological data.

SOC 8221. Sociology of Gender. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =WOST 8202)

SW 8872. Social Work Research Seminar II. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq8871 or #)
Methods/design of quasi-experiments, surveys, descriptive research. Grounded theory. Analysis of quantitative/qualitative data.

Organization, culture, and dynamics of gender relations and gendered social structures. Sample topics: gender, race, and class inequalities in the workplace; women.s movement; social welfare and politics of gender inequality; theoretical and methodological debates in gender studies; sexuality; science; sociology of emotions.

SOC 8001. Sociology as a Profession. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad soc major)

SW 8875. Research Practicum. (2 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqSoc wk PhD student or #)
Experience in conduct of research, following completion of 8871 and 8872. Students work under faculty direction.

Sample topics: role of sociology in society, professional organizations, employment opportunities, professional ethics, and writing for publication or grant proposals.

SOC 8290. Topics in Social Stratification. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Comparative perspectives on racial inequality; race, class, and gender; quantitative research on gender stratification; stratification in post-communist societies; institutional change and stratification systems; industrialization and stratification. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

SOC 8011. Sociology of Higher Education: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad soc major or #)

SW 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy (SACP)

College of Pharmacy
SACP 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, [adviser, DGS] consent) SACP 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, [adviser, DGS] consent) SACP 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SACP 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqPlan A) SACP 8888. Thesis Credits: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade)

Social/political context of teaching. Ethical issues, multiculturalism, academic freedom. Teaching skills (e.g., lecturing, leading discussions). Active learning. Evaluating effectiveness of teaching. Opportunity to develop a syllabus or teaching plan.

SOC 8311. Political Sociology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

SOC 8090. Topics in Sociology. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

Social dimensions of political behavior and social origins of different forms of the state. How various theoretical traditions--Marxist, Weberian, and feminist-address key issues in political sociology, including citizenship, revolution, state formation, origins of democracy, welfare state, and fascism.

SOC 8091. Independent Study. (1-5 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Independent study of an established 8xxx course.

SOC 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SOC 8390. Topics in Political Sociology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSoc grad student or #)

SOC 8093. Directed Study. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad soc major or #)
Directed study in sociology.

SOC 8094. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt) SOC 8101. Sociology of Law. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

May be used to fulfill sociology graduate requirement for advanced methodological training. Sociological analysis of law and society. In-depth review of research on why people obey the law, of social forces involved in creation of law (both civil and criminal), procedures of enforcement, and impact of law on social change.

Topics with common focus on social underpinnings of political behavior/change. Sample topics: democracy and development, international legal and political systems, power and protest in advanced capitalist states, xenophobia and international migration, and civil society and democracy. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SOC 8412. Social Network Analysis: Theory and Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

SOC 8111. Criminology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Overview of theoretical developments and empirical research. Underlying assumptions, empirical generalizations, and current controversies in criminological research.

Introduction to theoretical/methodological foundations of social network analysis. Concepts/principles, measurements, computer techniques. Applications to friendships, communities, workteams, intra-/interorganizational relations, international systems. Focuses on network visualizations.

SOC 8421. Work and Occupations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

SOC 8148. Law, Society, and the Mental Health System. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Grad student, 4148] or #)
Intensive survey of psychopathology. Reference to criminal behavior, criminal justice system.

Sociological analysis of work, occupations, and labor markets, including contemporary theory and research. Course emphasis varies with instructor.

SOC 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) SOC 8490. Advanced Topics in Social Organization. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

SOC 8190. Topics in Law, Crime, and Deviance. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in sociology or #)
Advanced topics in law, crime, and deviance. Social underpinnings of legal/illegal behavior and of legal systems.

Content varies with instructor. Sample topics: gender and organizations, interorganizational relations, comparative study of organizations, nonprofit organizations, consumer behavior, industry and technology, social networks, conflict, coercion, and social exchange. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

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SOC 8501. Sociology of the Family. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Theoretical and empirical works from contemporary family sociology. Content varies with instructor. Sample topics: definitions of the family, family roles, family interactions, marriage and divorce, childbearing, parenthood, and cultural variations in families.

SOC 8790. Advanced Topics in Sociological Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Sample topics: theories of conflict, theories of purposive action, Marxist theory, and structure-agency debate.

SENG 5511. Artificial Intelligence. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)
Introduces ideas and theories of AI. Problem solving, search, inference techniques. Logic and theorem proving. Knowledge representation, rules, frames, semantic networks. Planning and scheduling. Introduces Lisp programming language.

SOC 8801. Sociological Research Methods. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad soc major or #)
Multiple objectives of social research and how they inform research design. Conceptualization and measurement of complex concepts. Broad issues in research design and quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and management.

SOC 8540. Topics in Family Sociology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Families and mental health; families, work, and the labor market; historical/comparative research on the family. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

SENG 5551. Introduction to Intelligent Robotic Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)
Transformations, kinematics and inverse kinematics, dynamics, and control. Sensing (robot vision, force control, tactile sensing), applications of sensor-based robot control, robot programming, mobile robotics, and micro-robotics.

SOC 8551. Social Structure and the Life Course. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSoc grad major or #)
Central concepts/premises of life course analysis as applied to intersocietal (comparative); intrasocietal (socioeconomic status, race, gender); and historical variability. Institutional patterning of life course (family, education, work, polity). deviance and criminal careers. changes in the self. methodological strategies.

SOC 8811. Advanced Social Statistics. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5811 or equiv, grad soc major or #)

Statistical methods for analyzing social data. Sample topics: advanced multiple regression, logistic regression, limited dependent variable analysis, analysis of variance and covariance, log-linear models, structural equations, and event history analysis. Applications to datasets using computers.

SENG 5707. The Principles of Database Systems. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

SOC 8590. Topics in Life Course Sociology. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Sociology of aging, sociology of youth, and mental health and adjustment in early life course. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

SOC 8821. Research Practicum. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSociology grad student or #)
Writing a scholarly paper. Framing the question within the literature(s). Selecting appropriate data/methods. Conducting initial analysis. Writing a preliminary draft.

Fundamental concepts; conceptual data organization; data models; data manipulation languages; database design; security and integrity; performance evaluation; query optimization; distributed database systems.

SENG 5708. Advanced Database Management. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)
Applications/motivation. Extended relational, objectrelational, and object-oriented data models. Object identifier, types/constructors. Versions, schema evolution. Query language (e.g., recursion, path expressions). Object indices, buffer management, and other implementation issues. Triggers, rules, complex objects, and case studies.

SOC 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SOC 8701. Sociological Theory. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad soc major or #)
Traditions of social theory basic to sociological knowledge, their reflection and expansion in contemporary theory, their applications in selected areas of empirical research. Sample topics: social inequality, social organization and politics, family organization and social reproduction, social order and change, sociology of knowledge and religion.

SOC 8888. Thesis Credits: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) SOC 8890. Advanced Topics in Research Methods. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Grad soc major, 8801, 8811 or #)
Advanced quantitative methods (e.g., multilevel models) and historical/comparative, field, and survey research. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].

SENG 5801. Software Engineering I: Software Life Cycle, Requirements Specification, and Design. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

Software Engineering (SENG)

Department of Computer Science

Developing cost-effective software. Software engineering lifecycles, problem specification/analysis, system design techniques, documentation. Lectures, project.

Institute of Technology
SENG 5115. Graphical User Interface Design, Evaluation, and Implementation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

SENG 5802. Software Engineering II: Advanced Software Engineering. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad SEng major)
Topics in software engineering and in objectoriented software development. Software design/ implementation using UML, object-oriented techniques, object-oriented languages such as Java. Lectures, project.

SOC 8721. Theories of Social Psychology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Prominent contemporary theories of sociological social psychology, including structural (social structure and personality) perspectives, social relationships and small group processes (exchange, equity, expectation states theories), and symbolic interactionism. Classical writings, theoretical statements, and empirical studies.

SOC 8731. Sociology of Knowledge. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSoc grad student or #)

Design and evaluation of interactive application interfaces, user- and task-centered approaches to design, guidelines for graphical design, interface evaluation techniques, current interface trends, including web interfaces and information visualization. Group projects that include designing, prototyping, and implementing an application interface.

SENG 5811. Software Testing and Verification. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5801, grad SEng major)
Theoretical/practical aspects of testing software. Analyzing a requirements document for test conditions. Writing a test plan. Designing, creating, and executing test cases. Recording defects. Writing a test report.

Knowledge and related terms (ideology, stereotype, prejudice, belief, truth). Variation of knowledge across social groups/categories (e.g., gender, race, class, generation, nationality); institutions (e.g., politics, law, science); and societies across time and space. Power, rituals, institution, networks, and knowledge. Genealogy of theories.

SENG 5116. Graphical User Interface Toolkits. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)
Toolkit-centered introduction to GUI implementation technology. Students learn to use a GUI toolkit to implement a graphical application. Introduction to advanced techniques, including constraint-based data management, 3D visualization tools, and toolkit structure and design.

SENG 5831. Software Development for RealTime Systems. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

Analysis, design, verification, and validation of real-time systems. Periodic, aperiodic, and sporadic processes, scheduling theory. Pragmatic issues.

SOC 8735. Sociology of Culture. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Definition/importance of culture as dimension of social life. Structural/Durkheimian approaches, cultural Marxism, practice theory. Cultural creation/reception. Identities as cultural formations. Culture/social inequality. Culture and race. Cultural construction of social problems. Culture and globalization.

SENG 5131. Network Programming: Distributed Objects. (3 cr [max 23 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad SEng major)
Java programming, concurrent programming, workflow, distributed database, security, collaborative computing, object-oriented architecture/design, network publishing, messaging architecture, distributed object computing, and intranet.

Formal specification of software artifacts. Applicability of formal specifications. Methods such as Z, SCR, and Satecharts. Formal analysis. Theorem proving. Reachability analysis. Model checking. Tools such as PVS, Statemate, SPIN, and SMV.

SENG 5841. Model-based Development. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

SOC 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

SENG 5851. Software Project Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major)

SENG 5199. Topics in Software Engineering. (2-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqSEng grad student)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Concepts used to manage software projects. Project management cycle: initiation, planning/control, status reporting, review, post-project analysis. Leadership and motivation strategies. Lecture, discussion, individual/team presentations/projects.

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SENG 5852. Quality Assurance and Process Improvement. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad SEng major) SOIL 5311. Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[Chem 1022 or equiv], Phys 1102, grad] or #) SOIL 8128. Seminar in Soils. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Students present an open seminar on an advanced topic and attend seminars presented by other graduate students.

Theory and application of capability maturity model: process assessment, modeling, and improvement techniques. Life cycle issues related to development and maintenance; quality, safety, and security assurance; project management; and automated support environments. Group projects and case studies.

SENG 5861. Introduction to Software Architecture. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2nd year, MSSE grad student)
Software/systems architecture. Representation/ design, how they fit into software engineering process. Description of architectures, including representation and quality attributes.

Structural chemistry, origin/identification of crystalline soil clay minerals. Structure of soil organic matter. Chemical processes in soil: solubility, adsorption/ desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity, alkalinity. Solution of problems related to environmental degradation, plant nutrition, and soil genesis.

SOIL 8195. Research Problems in Soils. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Grad major in soil sci or related field], #)

SOIL 5480. Special Topics in Land and Atmospheric Science. (1-4 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSr or grad student) SOIL 5515. Soil Genesis and Landscape Relations. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq2125 or #)

Directed research on special topics of interest in soil science or climatology supervised by individual or small groups of faculty.

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SOIL 8252. Advanced Soil Physics. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5232, differential equations] or #)

SENG 5899. Software Engineering Seminar. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad SEng major, #)

Software engineering trends. Talks by invited speakers, selected readings.

SENG 5900. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) SENG 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent)

Basic soil morphology and soil profile descriptions; pedogenic processes and models of soil development; soil geomorphology, hydrology, and hillslope processes; digital spatial analysis; soil classification; soil surveys and land use; soil geography.

Advances in measurements/modeling of soil physical properties/processes as they relate to water, solute, heat movement in soils. Measuring/estimating hydraulic/ thermal properties. Scaling, media concepts. Applying fractals. Analytical/numerical solutions of non-steady state heat/water flow equations. Analytical solutions of diffusion-dispersive equation for solute movement. Spatial variability in soil physical properties/processes.

Directed study/research in software engineering. Topics/scope decided in collaboration with instructor.

SOIL 5555. Wetland Soils. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ESPM 5555. Prereq1125 or 2125 or equiv or #; &4511 recommended)

SOIL 8282. Modeling Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen Dynamics in the Soil-Plant-Air System. (3 cr; A-F or Aud) SOIL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SOIL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) SOIL 8510. Advanced Topics in Pedology. (2-4 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5515)
Sample topics: soil-landscape relations, soil genesis, landscape evolution, land use and management, precision agriculture, digital terrain modeling, forest soils.

SENG 8494. Capstone Project (Plan B Project). (3 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqSEng major)

Students work in teams on software project using tools, techniques, and skills acquired during previous coursework. Each team works with a client to establish requirements, agree upon design, and achieve a successful acceptance test of resulting software system.

Morphology, chemistry, hydrology, formation of mineral/organic soils in wet environments. Soil morphological indicators of wet conditions, field techniques of identifying hydric soils for wetland delineations. Peatlands. Wetland benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation. Field trips, lab, field hydric soil delineation project.

Integrative/quantitative treatment of dynamics of water, carbon, and nitrogen in soil-plant-air continuum.

SOIL 5611. Soil Biology and Fertility. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq2125, Biol 1009 or equiv, Chem 1021 or equiv, sr or grad; BioC 3xxx, MicB 3xxx recommended)
Soil microbial populations and biodiversity. Soil microorganisms. Biogeochemical cycles. Macro and micronutrient fertilization, and element function in plants and microbes. Composts, sludge and manures in fertilization. Plant microbe associations: nitrogen fixation, mycorrhizal fungi, and biological control of root pathogens. Pollution and bioremediation.

SENG 8891. Independent Project. (2-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Independent project arranged with faculty.

Soil, Water, and Climate (SOIL)

Department of Soil, Water, Climate

SOIL 8541. Aquatic and Soil Chemistry. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq=: CE 8541; 5311 or CE 4541)
Physical chemical principles, geochemical processes controlling chemical composition of natural waters, soil-/sediment-water interactions. Emphasizes behavior of inorganic contaminants in natural waters, engineered systems, dissolved natural organic matter.

SOIL 5711. Forest Soils. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq1125 or 2125)

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

SOIL 5005. Lab and Field Techniques in Soil Science. (2 cr; A-F only. =SOIL 4005. Prereq2125)

Factors affecting tree growth; estimation, modification, and management effects on site productivity; regeneration.

Field/lab experiences for analysis of soils/landscapes. Students describe soils along a hillslope sequence, take soil samples, and perform a suite of chemical, biological, and physical soil analyses. Lab analytical techniques, safety, quality control issues.

SOIL 8005. Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. =AGRO 8005, BBE 8005, HORT 8005, PLPA 8005. Prereq#)
Teaching experience in one of five departments: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Agronomy and Plant Genetics; Horticultural Science; Soil, Water, and Climate; or Plant Pathology. Participation in discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop a personal teaching philosophy.

SOIL 8550. Teaching Experience. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad major in soil sci or related field, #)
Provides students with practical experiences in instructional techniques in a university setting.

SOIL 5111. Practicum Internship in Precision Agriculture. (2-5 cr [max 5 cr]; S-N or Aud)

Practical experience in precision agriculture in agriindustry/business. Content and extent of work at the internship site is jointly decided by the instructor, host business representative, and students principal adviser.

SOIL 8110. Colloquium in Soil Science. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Research or intellectual areas in soil science or climatology not covered in regular courses. Topics vary; contact department for current offerings.

SOIL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SOIL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) SOIL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

SOIL 5125. Soil Science for Teachers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SOIL 1125, SOIL 2125)

Basic physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. Soil genesis classification and principles of soil fertility. WWW used for lab. Soil survey information used to make a land-use plan. Similar to 2125 with less emphasis on chemistry.

SOIL 8123. Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. =APSC 8123, PLPA 8123. PrereqEnrolled in a plant/environmental sci grad research prog)

SOIL 5232. Vadose Zone Hydrology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[Math 1271 or equiv], [Phys 1042 or equiv])

Basic soil physical properties/processes governing transport of mass/energy in soils. Emphasizes water/ solute transport through unsaturated root/vadose zones, their impact on subsurface hydrology and on water quality. Lectures, hands-on laboratory exercises, discussion of real world problems, problem solving.

History/values relating to research and scholarship. Social responsibility, reporting misconduct. Authorship. Plagiarism. Peer review. Copyright, intellectual property. Conflicts of interest. Research data management. Fiscal responsibility, management. Environmental health/safety. Research involving humans/animals. Mentorship. Presentations by faculty and invited speakers. Meets during first seven weeks of spring semester.

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Spanish (SPAN)
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

SPAN 5526. Colonial Discourse in Spanish American Writing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Three 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish)

SPAN 5716. Structure of Modern Spanish: Pragmatics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

College of Liberal Arts

SPAN 5106. The Literature of the Reconquest and Feudal Spain. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish)
The major literary genres developed in Spain from the Reconquest to 1502, with reference to the crucial transformations of the Middle Ages, including primitive lyric, epic, clerical narrative, storytelling, debates, collections, chronicles, exempla, and the Celestina (1499-1502).

Discourse production in Spanish America between 1492 and 1700. Conquest and colonial writing/ counterwriting. Historical origin, evolution, and impact of cultural, political, and socioeconomic factors.

Concepts in current literature in Spanish pragmatics. Deixis, presupposition, conversational implicature, speech act theory, conversational structure.

SPAN 5527. Nineteenth Century Latin America: Enlightened Thought, Nation Building, Literacy, Cultural Discourse. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Three [3xxx or 5xxx] literature courses in Spanish)
Political/economic contexts. Capitalism, liberalism, conservatism, their discursive media. Essay, journalism, literature, expression of everyday life. Wheels of commerce, progress, industrialization. Romanticism, realism, positivistic faith.

SPAN 5717. Spanish Sociolinguistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo 3xxx or 5xxx linguistics courses in Spanish or #)
Sociolinguistic variation, cross-dialectal diversity in different varieties of Spanish in Latin America and Spain. Impact of recent cultural, political, and socioeconomic transformations on language.

SPAN 5107. The Literature of the Spanish Empire and Its Decline. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq three 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or Portuguese)
Major Renaissance and Baroque works of the Spanish Golden Age (16th- and 17th-century poetry, nonfiction prose, novel, drama) examined against the historical background of internal economic decline, national crisis, and ideological apparatus developed by the modern state.

SPAN 5718. Spanish Language Contact. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo 3xxx or 5xxx linguistics courses in Spanish or #)

SPAN 5528. Latin American Cultural Integration in the Neocolonial Order.. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 3xxx or 5xxx lit courses in Spanish or Portuguese or %)

Analysis of different types/results of Spanish language contact globally, taking into account varying social conditions under which contact occurs.

Modernismo, historical vanguard, impact of populist politics in patterns of culture/literature. 1900-50.

SPAN 5721. Spanish Laboratory Phonology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[5711, honors] or grad student or #)

SPAN 5108. Don Quixote. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or Portuguese)

Analysis of Cervantes [Don Quixote] in its sociohistorical context; focus on the novels reception from the romantic period to postmodern times.

SPAN 5109. The Crisis of the Old Regime: Spanish Literature of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or #)

Second half of 20th century: critical culture. Neoindigenism, the new novel, poetry/antipoetry, theater/ drama. Pragmatic search for a past and identity. Globalization, its impact in literature.

SPAN 5529. The Impact of Globalization in Latin American Discourses. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or #)

Core literature on Spanish laboratory phonology. Phonology from a laboratory perspective. Students evaluate laboratory research methodologies, perform basic acoustic analyses, and design laboratory phonology studies.

SPAN 5910. Topics in Spanish Peninsular Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq Three 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or Portuguese)
Crucial moment or characters, works, or events marking beginning of new phase in literary/cultural landscape.

Major literary works and intellectual movements and conflicts represented in written culture, of the 18th and early 19th centuries (1680-1845), examined as expressions of the long crisis of Spains Old Regime and the rise of bourgeois liberalism.

SPAN 5531. Hispanic Literature of the United States. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx Spanish or Portuguese literature courses or #)

SPAN 5110. Discursive Formations at the Threshold of 20th-Century Spain. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or #)

Interdisciplinary approach providing a framework for deconstructing issues of national identity, marginalization, and gender. U.S. Hispanic theatre/ literature and its ethnic diversity, regional variations, cultural links, and scope of its genres.

SPAN 5920. Topics in Spanish-American Studies. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3104 or %)
Spanish-American literature analyzed according to important groups, movements, trends, methods, and genres. Specific approaches depend on topic and instructor. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Theory and representative examples of the realist/ naturalist novel (Galds, Pardo Bazn) in the context of its antecedents (costumbrismo), opposites (the idealist/sentimental novel), and turn-of-the-century innovations of modernism and the generation of 1898.

SPAN 5701. History of Ibero-Romance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3703, two other 3xxx or 5xxx Spanish linguistics courses or #)
Origins and developments of Ibero-Romance languages; evolution of Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan.

SPAN 5930. Topics in Ibero-Romance Linguistics. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Problems in Hispanic linguistics; a variety of approaches and methods.

SPAN 5111. Contemporary Spanish Literature. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or #)

Major literary works/movements in Spain from 1915 to 2000. Neomodernism, surrealism, social realism, literatures of dictatorship/exile. Postmodernism. Poetry, novel, drama, essays, film, video/TV. Problems of literary history.

Formulating and evaluating a phonological description of Spanish. Approaches to problems in Spanish phonology within metrical, autosegmental, and lexical phonological theories.

SPAN 5711. The Structure of Modern Spanish: Phonology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3701, two 3xxx or 5xxx linguistics courses in Spanish or #)

SPAN 5970. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqMA or PhD candidate, #, %, @)

Students must submit reading plans for particular topics, figures, periods, or issues. Readings in Spanish and/or Spanish-American subjects.

SPAN 5713. The Structure of Modern Spanish: Syntax. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3702, two 3xxx or 5xxx Spanish linguistics courses or #)

SPAN 5985. Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Spanish in the United States. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx linguistics courses in Spanish or #)
Sociolinguistic analysis of issues such as language maintenance/shift in U.S. Latino communities, code switching, attitudes of Spanish speakers toward varieties of Spanish and English, language change in bilingual communities, and language policy issues.

SPAN 5221. Spanish Drama of the 17th-Century. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or Portuguese)
Polemics surrounding public theater in 1600s. Analyses of texts in light of current approaches to comedia and related theatrical genres (e.g., autosacramentales).

Study and analysis of the principal constructions found in the syntax of Spanish.

SPAN 5714. Theoretical Foundations of Spanish Syntax. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5713 or #)
Linguistic types/processes that appear across languages. Grammatical relations, word order, transitivity, subordination, information structure, grammaticalization. How these are present in syntax of Spanish.

SPAN 5990. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @) SPAN 5991. The Acquisition of Spanish as a First and Second Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqthree 3xxx or 5xxx linguistics courses in Spanish or #)
Analysis of issues such as the acquisition of Spanish and English by bilingual children; Spanish in immersion settings; developmental sequences in Spanish; classroom language learners attitudes, beliefs, and motivation; development of pragmatic competence.

SPAN 5316. Spanish Picaresque Narratives. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 3xxx or 5xxx literature courses in Spanish or Portuguese)

Literary autobiography, residual elements of Erasmian humanism, post-Tridentine repression/censorship. Pcaro s critique of imperial Spain s system of values/ authority. Cultural critics challenge to rediscover popular texts of early modern period.

SPAN 5715. The Structure of Modern Spanish: Semantics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

SPAN 5525. Caribbean Literature: An Integral Approach. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree [3xxx or 5xxx] literature courses in Spanish or #)

Applying semantic theory to Spanish: conceptual organization and the structuring of experience; meaning and cultural values; semantic fields; categorization and prototypes; cognitive model theory; metaphor, metonymy, and mental imagery as source and change of meaning.

Literature of Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Emphasizes historical legacy of slavery, African culture, and independence struggles.

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SPAN 8100. Research in Sociohistorical Approaches to Spanish Literature. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5xxx courses in Span literature and culture) SPAN 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) SPAN 8900. Spanish Seminar. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqSpan 5xxx series required for MA or #)
Projects relying heavily on advanced research in Spanish problems. Investigation of assigned fields, analysis of problems, appraisal of principles. Limited to small group of students. For list of sample seminars, consult department and director of graduate studies.

SPPT 8930. Dissertation Workshop. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Critical/supportive forum for issues related to dissertation research/writing. Conceptualizing the dissertation. Shaping ones topic. Audience. Uses of language. Feedback. Producing the dissertation prospectus.

Sociohistorical functions of Spanish literary works and major theories concerning literary production of texts. Testing modern theories in terms of representative fictional discourses from specific historical periods.

SPAN 8200. Spanish Literary Texts: Theories of Formal Structures. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5xxx courses in Span literature and culture)
Advanced research in methods of literary analysis of discourse. Emphasizes theoretical and practical frameworks within which representative texts are analyzed and interpreted from differing perspectives.

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SLHS)

College of Liberal Arts
SLHS 5304. Phonetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =SLHS 3304)
Phonetic analysis, transcription of speech. Articulatory correlates of speech sounds. Extensive practice transcribing. Emphasizes narrow transcription of normal adult English, special populations in SpeechLanguage Pathology. Non-English IPA sounds needed for special populations.

SPAN 8940. Advanced Research in SpanishAmerican Literary Historiography. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Sources and procedures that have given rise to institutionalizations of Spanish-American literary history. Evaluation and review of epistemological principles and assumptions in theory of literary criticism and histories of literature.

SPAN 8212. Spanish Theater of the 16th Century: Drama up to Lope. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5xxx courses in Span literature and culture)

Medieval origins of drama to [La Celestina] (14991502), pastoral dialogues, crossover plays of Spanish and Portuguese dramatists, popular theater up to emerging public and private theaters under Italian influence. Rojas, Encina, Vicente, Naharro, Cervantes, and new tragedians.

SPAN 8960. Workshop: Research in Hispanic Cultural Issues. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqReading knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese)

SPAN 8223. The Poetry of the Spanish Golden Age. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5xxx courses in Span literature and culture)
New Spanish poetic forms, from Garcilaso de Le[] n, mystics, and San Juan to Baroque trends by G[] ngora, Lope, and Quevedo. Classic traditions and modern adaptations. Ideological foundations of lyric genres--eclogue, lira, mystics, satire, conceptismo/ culteranismo, and sonnet.

Individualized support and advice in framing, theorizing, problematizing, and interpreting areas of cultural research. Taught in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

SLHS 5401. Counseling and Professional Issues. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[& 8720 or &8820], grad student] recommended)
Basic counseling principles and current professional issues in communication disorders. Application of counseling theory to clinical practice. Analysis of regulation, practice, and future direction of communication disorders.

SPAN 8990. Advanced Comparative Research of Caribbean Genres. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5525 or #)

Major literary works and genres of Caribbean literature studied against the background of sociohistorical vicissitudes of the process leading to the formation and consolidation of the national states.

SLHS 5501. Fluency and Phonological Disorders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

Description, nature, and treatment of fluency disorders in children/adults. Involvement in therapeutic/research activities.

SPAN 8300. The Construction of Spanish Literary History. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo 5xxx courses in Span literature and culture)

Spanish and Portuguese (SPPT)

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

SLHS 5502. Voice and Cleft Palate. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3305, 4301] or [CDis 3305, CDis 4301] or #)
Normal/disordered aspects of voice and resonance. Organic/functional voice disorders, laryngectomy, cleft palate. Nature and clinical management of these disorders.

Origins and development of Hispanic literary canon: sociocultural theories of Spanish literary histories as academic and historiographic disciplines. Critiques of modern literary theories through analysis of literary works by major writers.

College of Liberal Arts

SPPT 5930. Selected Topics in Hispanic and Lusophone Cultural Discourse. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqReading knowledge of Span and Port)

SPAN 8312. Two Spanish Masterpieces: [Libro de Buen Amor] and [La Celestina]. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5106, 5107 or 5xxx course in Portuguese)

SLHS 5503. Dysphagia and Motor Speech Disorders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3305, 4301] or [CDis 3305, CDis 4301] or #)
Nature/management of motor speech disorders in adults/children. Dysarthria, apraxia.

Cultural reappraisal of the late Middle Ages by reference to two Spanish masterpieces: the Archpriests [Book of True Love] and Rojas [La Celestina] (14991502). Emphasizes historical function of varied genres, motifs, and sources adapted by the authors.

Cultural discourses in Spanish- and Portuguesespeaking areas. Historical intersections/divergences. Taught in Spanish or Portuguese, and in English when cross-listed. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

SPAN 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SPAN 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) SPAN 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SPAN 8710. Seminar in Spanish and Portuguese Phonology. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5711, Ling 5302 or #)
Critical examination of readings and research on specific topic.

SPPT 5999. The Teaching of College-Level Spanish: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad or #)
Theoretical grounding in the general principles of second language acquisition and guidance with their practical applications to the teaching of first- and second-year Spanish at the college-level.

SLHS 5603. Language and Cognitive Disorders in Children. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3303 or CDis 3303 or equiv or grad student or #)
Language assessment, teaching procedures used with children/adolescents. Procedures apply to children who face language disabilities such as developmental delays, autism, learning disabilities.

SPPT 8400. Topics in Modern Hispanic and Lusophone Culture. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqThree 5xxx SPAN or PORT courses)
Advanced research in methods of analysis of cultural products, including but not limited to literature. Emphasizes historical, ideological, and theoretical frameworks within which representative texts/events may be interpreted.

SLHS 5605. Language and Cognitive Disorders in Adults. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3302, 4301] or [CDis 3302, CDis 4301] or #)

Neurogenic communicative and cognitive disorders in adults, including aphasia, right-hemisphere syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and dementia. Consideration of neurologic substrates, assessment and diagnosis, and clinical intervention.

SLHS 5606. Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Description of the range of augmentative and alternative communication applications for persons with developmental and acquired disabilities.

SPPT 8920. Critical Theory Seminar. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)
Critical theory as it intersects with cultural issues related to Hispanic/Lusophone worlds. Content varies according to faculty expertise, but remains within geopolitical parameters of nations/regions of Spanish/ Portuguese-speaking worlds.

SLHS 5607. Electronic Communication Aids. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5606 or #) SLHS 5608. Clinical Issues in Bilingualism and Cultural Diversity . (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3303 or equiv or #)

SPAN 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

Topics in cultural diversity, bilingualism, and second language learning needed for clinical competency in speech-language pathology. Basic/applied issues across a broad range of culturally/linguistically diverse populations.

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SLHS 5801. Audiologic Assessment I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4801 or CDis 4801 or#) SLHS 5900. Topics: Communication Disorders. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics listed in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences office.

Basic audiometric battery, including pure tones, speech, masking, and immittance in adults. Industrial audiology, otoacoustic emissions.

SLHS 8801. Audiologic Assessment II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5801 or CDis 5801 or #)

SLHS 5802. Hearing Aids I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3305, 4801] or [CDis 3305, CDis 4801] or #)
Survey of modern hearing aids including history of development, electroacoustic functions, clinic and laboratory measurement techniques, sound field acoustics, techniques for selection.

SLHS 5993. Directed Study. (1-12 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed readings and preparation of reports on selected topics.

Auditory brainstem response and balance function in adults. Case studies and development of clinical protocols allowing for integration of topics from both courses in this sequence.

SLHS 8802. Hearing Aids II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5802 or Cdis 5802 or #)

SLHS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SLHS 8410. Seminar: Research. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Advanced study exploring application of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs used in single-subject and group research.

Instrumentation and methods for fitting and evaluating personal hearing aids; ear impression techniques and materials; repair and modification of hearing aids.

SLHS 5803. Hearing Loss in Children: Diagnosis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4801 or CDis 4801 or #)
Behavioral, physiological approaches to assessment and identification, development of the auditory mechanism, etiologies of hearing losses in infants, children, selection of sensory aids, principles of case management with children and families.

SLHS 8803. Signals and Systems in Audiology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3305, 3306, 4801] or [CDis 3305, CDis 3306, CDis 4801] or #)

SLHS 8420. Seminar: Teaching. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad com dis major)
Advanced study to prepare doctoral students for careers in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Introduction to electronics, digital signal processing, and calibration of instruments used to assess hearing. Lab sessions on such topics as sound-field calibration, earphone calibration, filters, spectra of transient signals, and use of an artificial mastoid.

SLHS 5804. Cochlear Implants. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[4802, 5801, 5802] or [CDis 4802, CDis 5801, CDis 5802] or #)

Implantable auditory prostheses. History of device development, including cochlear implants and auditory brainstem implants. Signal processing. Techniques for selection, fitting, and rehabilitation. Behavioral/ physiological changes across lifespan.

SLHS 8430. Proseminar in Speech-LanguageHearing Sciences. (1 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N only. PrereqIntended for students in Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences)

SLHS 8805. Hearing Science Foundations of Audiology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqKnowledge of acoustics, basic anatomy/physiology of ear, intro coursework in hearing/speech science)

Presentations/discussions led by faculty and PhD students in the deparment, based on research or issues in the discipline.

SLHS 5805. Advanced Rehabilitative Audiology. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq4802 or [equiv, #])

SLHS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) SLHS 8501. Interdisciplinary Management in Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Disorders. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3305 or CDis 3305 or #)

Physiological/psychological acoustics. Emphasizes hearing loss. Models of middle ear, bone conduction hearing, cochlear mechanics, frequency selectivity, intensity resolution, temporal resolution, and binaural hearing.

SLHS 8806. Audiology Capstone. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8802, 8807)
Students research a case history of patient with an auditory disorder, write paper that summarizes the literature on the disorder, and recommend assessment tools and treatment plans.

Analysis of speech perception/production. Communication skills/strategies. Sensory modalities. Rehabilitative techniques in adults, children, and infants with hearing losses.

SLHS 5806. Auditory Processing Disorders. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq4802 or CDis 4802)

Normal/disordered auditory processing abilities. Anatomy/physiology of central auditory pathway, assessments to evaluate auditory processing skills, techniques to address auditory processing weaknesses. Current/historical theories/controversies surrounding auditory processing assessment.

Communication problems associated with cleft palate and craniofacial disorders within interdisciplinary context; structural bases for speech problems, and physical and behavioral approaches to speech treatment; interdisciplinary medical and dental concerns and management.

SLHS 8807. Audiologic Assessment III: Balance. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5801, 8801)
Anatomy/physiology of vestibular mechanism, assessment techniques to evaluate balance function. Treatment options available for persons with balance disorders.

SLHS 8530. Seminar: Speech. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Advanced study and analysis of research in speech science and speech pathology.

SLHS 5807. Noise and Hearing Conservation. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8801, 8802] or [CDis 8801, CDis 8802])

SLHS 8820. Clinical Education in Audiology. (1-8 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad CDis major)
Clinical experience.

Formative Assessment in Hearing Conservation. Auditory/nonauditory effects of noise on humans. Designing a hearing conservation program. Measuring noise levels. Monitoring hearing. Measuring hearing protection devices. Developing educational materials Describe federal/state regulations on hearing conservation. Students work in groups to measure noise in campus settings, perform real-ear assessment of hearing protectors, and develop/pilot-test educational materials on effects of noise on hearing.

SLHS 8602. Traumatic Brain Injury. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3302, 4301] or [CDis 3302, CDis 4301] or #)

SLHS 8830. Seminar: Hearing. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt) SLHS 8840. Audiology Externship. (1-7 cr [max 7 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[8802, 8807] or [CDis 8802, CDis 8807])

Survey of communicative/cognitive disorders in adults who have traumatic brain injuries. Demographics, neuropathologic substrates, assessment/diagnosis, clinical applications.

Advanced study/analysis of research in hearing science and audiology.

SLHS 8630. Seminar: Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Research in language acquisition, language science, and language disorders.

SLHS 5808. Hearing Disorders. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8801, 8802] or [CDis 8801, CDis 8802])
Disorders of auditory system, including anatomical, physiological, perceptual, and audiological manifestations of pathologies affecting hearing.

SLHS 5810. Laboratory Module in Audiology. (1-2 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4801 or CDis 4801 or#)

SLHS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SLHS 8720. Clinical Education in SpeechLanguage Pathology. (1-8 cr [max 24 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad CDis major, adviser, DGS consent)
Clinical experience.

Students intern at external clinical setting under supervision of certified audiologist. Entry-level knowledge/skills required for professional practice as clinical audiologist. External internship settings may include hospitals, schools, private otolaryngology practices, hearing aid dispensing practices, industrial settings, and community clinics.

SLHS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) SLHS 8994. Directed Research. (1-12 cr [max 18 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed research

Intensive study of clinical methods in audiology. Supplements didactic courses in audiology curriculum. Laboratory study, individually or in small groups.

SLHS 5820. Clinical Research and Practice: Grand Rounds. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq4801 or CDis 4801 or equiv or #)

Students participate in group discussions of current professional issues in audiology. Case presentations, guest presentations on current technology, clinical/ research ethics. Group meet for an hour weekly with faculty coordinator who leads discussion. Integrates academic/clinical education.

SLHS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

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Statistics (STAT)
School of Statistics

STAT 5511. Time Series Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTheoretical understanding)

College of Liberal Arts

STAT 5021. Statistical Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =ANSC 2211, ESPM 3012, STAT 3011. Prereq=: 3011; College algebra or #; Stat course recommended)
Intensive introduction to statistical methods for graduate students needing statistics as a research technique.

Characteristics of time series. Stationarity. Secondorder descriptions, time-domain representation, ARIMA/GARCH models. Frequency domain representation. Univariate/multivariate time series analysis. Periodograms, non parametric spectral estimation. State-space models.

STAT 8102. Theory of Statistics 2. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8101, Statistics graduate major or #)
Statistical inference. Sufficiency. Likelihood-based methods. Point estimation. Confidence intervals. Neyman Pearson hypothesis testing theory. Introduction to theory of linear models.

STAT 5601. Nonparametric Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3022 or 4102 or 5021 or 5102 or #)

STAT 8111. Mathematical Statistics I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[5102 or 8102 or #], [[Math 5615, Math 5616] or real analysis], matrix algebra)
Probability theory, basic inequalities, characteristic functions, and exchangeability. Multivariate normal distribution. Exponential family. Decision theory, admissibility, and Bayes rules.

STAT 5031. Statistical Methods for Quality Improvement. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[3021 or 3022 or 4102 or 5021 or 5102 or 8102], Math 1272)
Random variability/sampling. Controlling statistical process. Shewhart/accumulative charting. Analyzing plant data, trend surface, and variance/design of experiments.

Order statistics. Classical rank-based procedures (e.g., Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis). Goodness of fit. Topics may include smoothing, bootstrap, and generalized linear models.

STAT 5931. Topics in Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to student needs and available staff.

STAT 8112. Mathematical Statistics II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8111)

STAT 5932. Topics in Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to students needs and available staff.

Statistical inference, estimation, and hypothesis testing.Convergence and relationship between convergence modes.Asymptotics of maximum likelihood estimators, distributionfunctions, quantiles. Delta method.

STAT 5041. Bayesian Decision Making. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4101 or 5021 or 5101 or #)

Axioms for subjective probability/utility. Optimal statistical decision making. Sequential decisions/ decision trees. Backward induction. Bayesian data analysis.

STAT 5993. Tutorial. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Directed study in areas not covered by regular offerings.

STAT 8121. Theories of Inference. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8102, 8112, or #)

STAT 5101. Theory of Statistics I. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =STAT 4101. PrereqMath 2263)

Logical development of probability, basic issues in statistics. Probability spaces. Random variables, their distributions and expected values. Law of large numbers, central limit theorem, generating functions, multivariate normal distribution.

STAT 8051. Applied Statistical Methods 1: Computing and Generalized Linear Models. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqStatistics grad major or #)
Statistical computing, including graphics, Monte Carlo, and bootstrapping. Linear regression with one/many predictors. Graphics. Model building/ assessment. Diagnostics. Outliers. Generalized linear models. Logistic/Poisson regression. Two way and higher dimensional contingency tables.

Topics vary according to instructor and student interests. Sample topics: conditional distributions and sufficiency; estimation theory; comparison of statistical inference theories; Neyman-Pearson hypothesistesting theory and its extensions; confidence regions; invariance; nonparametric, sequential, likelihood, and Bayesian inference.

STAT 8131. Predictive Inference. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8112 or equiv)

STAT 5102. Theory of Statistics II. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =STAT 4102. Prereq5101 or Math 5651)

Sampling, sufficiency, estimation, test of hypotheses, size/power. Categorical data. Contingency tables. Linear models. Decision theory.

STAT 8052. Applied Statistical Methods 2: Design of Experiments and Mixed -Effects Modeling. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8051 or #)

Traditional frequentist and nontraditional predictive approaches. Bayesian predictive methods and the purpose for which data are used. Theoretical apparatus discussed using a variety of common statistical paradigms. Model selection, comparisons and allocation, perturbation analysis and control.

STAT 5201. Sampling Methodology in Finite Populations. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3011 or 3021 or 5021 or #)

Simple random, systematic, stratified, unequal probability sampling. Ratio, model based estimation. Single stage, multistage, adaptive cluster sampling. Spatial sampling.

Classical experimental designs, mixed effect models. How to recognize designs. How to design/analyze experiments. ANOVA for factorial designs, contrasts, multiple comparisons, complete/incomplete block designs, unbalanced data, confounding, fractional factorials, response surfaces, nested designs, split-plots, random effects, mixed effects, repeated measures, longitudinal data.

STAT 8141. Probability Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5102)

STAT 5302. Applied Regression Analysis. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3022 or 4102 or 5021 or 5102 or #)
Simple, multiple, and polynomial regression. Estimation, testing,prediction. Use of graphics in regression. Stepwise and othernumerical methods. Weighted least squares, nonlinear models,response surfaces. Experimental research/applications.

STAT 8053. Applied Statistical Methods 3: Multivariate Analysis and Advanced Regression. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8052, 8102)
Standard multivariate analysis. Multivariate linearmodel, classification, clustering, principal components, factor analysis, canonical correlation. Topics in advanced regression.

Probability as a language of uncertainty for quantifying and communicatingexpert opinion and for use as Bayesian prior distributions. Methods forelicitation and construction of subjective probabilities. De Finetti coherence, predictive elicitation, fitting subjectiveprobability models,computer-aided elicitation, and use of experts.

STAT 8151. Statistical Decision Theory. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8112, Math 8656)

STAT 5303. Designing Experiments. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3022 or 4102 or 5021 or 5102 or #)
Analysis of variance. Multiple comparisons. Variancestabilizing transformations. Contrasts. Construction/ analysis of complete/incomplete block designs. Fractional factorial designs. Confounding split plots. Response surface design.

STAT 8054. Statistical Methods 4: Advanced Statistical Computing. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8053 or #)
Optimization, numerical integration, Markov chain Monte Carlo, related topics.

Comparison of inferential methods in statistics (including riskcomparison, minimaxity, and admissibility) using Walds formulation of decision. Formal and proper Bayes rules compared with frequentist inferences. Topics may vary depending on instructor.

STAT 8171. Sequential Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8112)

Waldss sequential probability ratio test and modifications.Sequential decision theory. Martingales. Sequential estimation,design, and hypothesis testing. Recent developments.

STAT 8055. Applied Project. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq[8054, 8801] or #)

Collaborative applied statistical practice with a member of University community, including consulting, problem solving, presentation/ documentation of results.

STAT 5401. Applied Multivariate Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5302 or 8102 or #)
Bivariate and multivariate distributions. Multivariate normal distributions. Analysis of multivariate linear models. Repeated measures, growth curve and profile analysis. Canonical correlation analysis. Principle components and factor analysis. Discrimination, classification, and clustering.

STAT 8201. Topics in Sampling. (3 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq8102 or #)

Sampling theory; stratified sampling, ratio estimators, cluster sampling, double sampling, superpopulation theory, Bayesian methods, multiple imputation, nonresponse.

STAT 8101. Theory of Statistics 1. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqStatistics grad major or #)

STAT 5421. Analysis of Categorical Data. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5302 or #)

Varieties of categorical data, cross-classifications, contingency tables. Tests for independence. Combining 2x2 tables. Multidimensional tables/loglinear models. Maximum-likelihood estimation. Tests for goodness of fit. Logistic regression. Generalized linear/ multinomial-response models.

Review of linear algebra. Introduction to probability theory. Random variables, their transformations/ expectations. Standard distributions, including multivariate Normal distribution. Probability inequalities. Convergence concepts, including laws of large numbers, Central Limit Theorem. delta method. Sampling distributions.

STAT 8311. Linear Models. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLinear algebra, 5102 or 8102 or #)

General linear model theory from a coordinate-free geometric approach. Distribution theory, ANOVA tables, testing, confidence statements, mixed models, covariance structures, variance components estimation.

STAT 8312. Linear and Nonlinear Regression. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311)
Nonlinear regression: asymptotic theory, Bates-Watts curvatures, super leverage, parameter plots, projected residuals, transform-both-sides methodology, Wald versus likelihood inference. Topics in linear and

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generalized linear models as they relate to nonlinearity issues, including diagnostics, semi-parametric models, and model assessment.

STAT 8701. Computational Statistical Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311, programming exper)
Random variate generation, variance reduction techniques. Robustlocation estimation and regression, smoothing additive models,regression trees. Programming projects; basic programming abilityand familiarity with standard high-level language (preferablyFORTRAN or C) are essential.

Stem Cell Biology (SCB)

SCB 5051. Stem Cell Biology Practical Training Module. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqAcceptance into stem cell biology masters program)
Intensive two-week course. Hands-on instruction in techniques of tissue culture. Conventional, fluorescence, and confocal microscopy. Flow cytometry for both analysis of cell populations and sorting of cells.

STAT 8313. Topics in Experimental Design. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311)

Optimal, Bayes, and nonlinear designs; algorithms for computing designs; sample size; recent developments.

STAT 8321. Regression Graphics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311)

Foundations: dimension-reduction subspaces, Li-Duan Lemma, structural dimension. Inferring about central dimension-reduction subspaces by using 3D plots, graphical regression, inverse regression graphics, neteffect plots, principal Hessian directions, sliced inverse regression and predictor transformations. Graphics for model assessment.

STAT 8711. Statistical Computing. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8701 or #)

Basic numerical analysis for statisticians. Numerical methods for linearalgebra, eigen-analysis, integration, and optimization and their statistical applications.

SCB 5054. Stem Cell Institute Research Seminar and Journal Club. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N only. PrereqAcceptance into stem cell biology [masters program or PhD minor program] or #)
Students attend weekly Stem Cell Institute research seminars and journal clubs, write brief summaries, participate in journal club, and present original research paper.

STAT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) STAT 8401. Topics in Multivariate Methods. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8311)
Bivariate and multivariate distributions. Multivariate normal distributions. Hotellingss T-squared, MANOVA, MANCOVA, and regressionwith multivariate dependent variable. Repeated measures, growth curve, andprofile analysis. Canonical correlation analysis. Principle components andfactor analysis. Discrimination, classification, clustering.

STAT 8721. Programming Paradigms and Dynamic Graphics in Statistics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8062, 8102)
Alternative programming paradigms to traditional procedural programming, including object-oriented programming and functional programming. Applications to development of dynamic statistical graphs and representation and use of functional data, such as mean function in nonlinear regression log likelihoods and prior densities in Bayesian analysis.

Studies in Cinema and Media Culture (SCMC)

Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

STAT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) STAT 8801. Statistical Consulting. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad stat major or #)
Principles of effective consulting/problem-solving, meeting skills, reporting. Aspects of professional practice/behavior, ethics, continuing education.

College of Liberal Arts

SCMC 5001. Critical Debates in the Study of Cinema and Media Culture. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Basic concepts in historical/international debates over production/reception of media culture. Emphasizes cinema. Advanced orientation toward intellectual traditions that inform contemporary scholarship.

STAT 8411. Multivariate Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8152)

Multivariate normal distribution. Inference on the mean, covariance, and correlation and regression coefficients; related sampling distributions such as Hotellings T-squared and Wishart distributions. Multivariate analysis of variance. Principal components and canonical correlation. Discriminant analysis.

STAT 8811. Statistical Consulting Practicum. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqStatistics grad student or #)
Providing (under faculty supervision) statistical support to clients, primarily University researchers. Exercises in problem solving, ethics, listening/ communication skills.

SCMC 5002. Advanced Film Analysis. (4 cr; A-F only)

STAT 8421. Theory of Categorical Data Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8062 or #)

Application of textual analysis to the reading of a film. Students work collaboratively to discern and interpret all component aural/visual elements of what the film says and how it says it.

Categorical data, multidimensional cross-classified arrays, mixed categorical and continuous data. Loglinear, logit, and multinomial response models. Ordinal responses. Current research topics.

STAT 8821. Curricular Practical Training. (1 cr; S-N only. PrereqStatistics grad student, %)

SCMC 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Guided individual reading or study.

STAT 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) STAT 8501. Introduction to Stochastic Processes with Applications. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101 or 8101)
Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, renewal processes,Poisson process, Brownian motion, and other stochastic modelsencountered in applications.

Industrial work assignment using advanced statistical techniques. Grade based on final report and presentation covering work assignment.

STAT 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) STAT 8900. Student Seminar. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqStatistics graduate student)
Preparation or presentation of seminar on statistical topics.

Studies of Science and Technology (SST)

Institute of Technology SST 8000. Colloquium. (1.5 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad SST minor)
Series of weekly lectures by nationally and internationally known scholars with diverse disciplinary and methodological backgrounds speaking on a variety of issues.

STAT 8511. Time Series Analysis. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5102 or 8111 or #)

STAT 8913. Literature Seminar. (1 cr [max 4 cr]; S-N only. PrereqStatistics grad major or #)
Students will read, present, discuss, and critique current literature/research.

Characteristics of time series. Stationarity. Secondorder descriptions. Time-domain representation, ARIMA/GARCH models. Frequency domain representation, univariate/multivariate analysis. Periodograms, non-parametric spectral estimation, state space models.

SST 8100. Seminar: Models, Theories, and Reality. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHSci 8111 or [Phil 8601 or Phil 8602 or Phil 8605] or #)

STAT 8931. Advanced Topics in Statistics. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to student needs and available staff.

Students participate in ongoing research on the role of models and theories in science, and prepare and present research papers.

STAT 8666. Doct Pre-Thesis Cr. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr)

STAT 8932. Advanced Topics in Statistics. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to student needs and available staff.

SST 8200. Seminar: Philosophy of the Physical Sciences. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Students participate in ongoing research in history, philosophy, and social study of physical sciences and prepare and present research papers.

STAT 8933. Advanced Topics in Statistics. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics vary according to student needs and available staff.

SST 8300. Seminar: The Biological and Biomedical Sciences. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq HSci 8111 or [Phil 8601 or Phil 8602 or Phil 8605] or #)

STAT 8992. Directed Readings and Research. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Directed study in areas not covered by regular offerings.

Students participate in ongoing research in history, philosophy, and social study of biological and biomedical sciences, and prepare and present research papers.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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SST 8400. Seminar: Science, Technology, and Society. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqHSci 8111 or [Phil 8601 or Phil 8602 or Phil 8605] or #) SURG 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) SURG 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) SURG 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)
of English syntax, as well as English semantics, pragmatics, and discourse structures. Second in a twocourse sequence.

Students participate in ongoing research on interactions involving science, technology, and society from perspectives of history, philosophy, and social study of science, and prepare and present research papers.

TESL 5610. Research Methods in Applied Language Study. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLing 5505 or #)

SST 8420. Seminar: Social and Cultural Studies of Science. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =PHIL 8660)
Recent work; theoretical and methodological differences among practitioners; selected responses from historians and philosophers of science.

Key issues in second language acquisition/learning research. Focuses on learning a second or foreign language in the classroom.

TESL 5721. Methods in Teaching English as a Second Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLing 3001 or 5001 or #)
Introduction to methods for teaching English as a second language to adults.

Sumerian (SUM)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies

College of Liberal Arts

SUM 5011. Elementary Sumerian I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdv undergrads with 2 yrs of another foreign lang, grads)
Sumerian writing and grammar. Readings from classical Sumerian literary and historical texts.

Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAGR)

Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

TESL 5722. Practicum in Teaching English as a Second Language. (6 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq[[5401 or &5401], [5402 or &5402], 5721, ESL major or ESL minor] or #)
Observation of, and practice in, teaching English as a second language to adults at college or university level.

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

SAGR 8010. Colloquium in Sustainable Agriculture. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Coursework in biological or social sciences that provides intro to ag practices or issues)

TESL 5723. Materials for Teaching English as a Second Language. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [5721, 5722] or #)
Principles for evaluating/preparing materials for teaching second languages as applied especially to English as a second language.

SUM 5012. Elementary Sumerian II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011)

Reading from classical literary and historical texts.

Surgery (SURG)
Department of Surgery

Medical School
SURG 8200. Clinical Surgical Problems in Management. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad surg major) SURG 8201. Surgery Roentgenological Pathology Conference. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad surg major)

Forum for University faculty and students, and representatives of the farming community, including farmers, grassroots organizations, agricultural businesses, and representatives of state agencies, to engage in discussions on topics related to sustainability of food production.

TESL 5724. Intro to Language Assessment. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

How to engage in meaningful, appropriate, and fair second-language assessment practices; interpret test results; and construct new forms of assessment.

Diagnostic and management instruction in all phases of clinical surgery, inpatient and outpatient.

SAGR 8020. Field Experience in Sustainable Agriculture. (1-4 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqCoursework in biological or social sciences that provides intro to ag practices or issues)

TESL 5805. Basics of Second Language Acquisition for Teachers. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLING 3001 or 3001H or 5001 or #)

3- to 14-week internship with growers or organizations working with sustainable agriculture issues. Students analyze issues in final written project, oral seminar.

Structure of a specific language. Overview of published research on psychology of secondary language learning. Extensive practice analyzing learner language.

Weekly review of surgical patients presenting interesting roentgen and pathological findings. Staff from the Departments of Surgery, Radiology, and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. Basic science and management principles of the surgical patient.

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

TESL 5900. Topics in Second Language Learning and Teaching. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

TESL 5910. Seminar in Teaching English as a Second Language. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

SURG 8202. Surgical Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad surg major)

Graduate students undertake original investigation of problems in either experimental or clinical surgery.

College of Liberal Arts

TESL 5101. Academic Writing in TESOL. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. Prereq[5721, grad ESL student] or #)

Topics related to second language learning/teaching. Focuses on learning/teaching English as a second language. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

TESL 5993. Directed Studies. (1-4 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %, @)
Directed study for teaching English as a second language.

SURG 8203. Surgery Complications and Research Conference. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad surg major)

Evaluation of surgical patients, including postoperative course. Discussion and critical evaluation of current research problems.

SURG 8207. Transplantation Conference. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad surg major)

Interdepartmental discussion and evaluation of current clinical and research problems.

Research writing conventions in the profession. University rules on ethical use of human subjects, research paper rhetorical structure, literature sources/ searches, literature review coherence, hedging markers, basic research methods, research result reporting, APA-formatted bibliographies, writing strategies.

TESL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) TESL 8751. Genre Analysis for Second Language Learning. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5401 or 5402 or 5721 or #)

SURG 8293. Applied Statistics. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqGrad student in [surgery or experimental surgery or health sciences] or)
Interactive computer course. Concepts of applied statistics. Examples, problem sets based on surgical research. How to independently set up appropriate experiments and perform basic descriptive/inferential analysis.

TESL 5401. Language Analysis for Teachers of English as a Second Language. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqLing 3001 or Ling 5001 or #)
Overview of the structure of the English language geared to the needs of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Study the structures of English from the point of view of second-language speakers as well as native speakers. Phonetics, phonology, morphology, and some aspects of the syntax of the English language. Part of a two-course sequence.

Critical review of literature on genre analysis. Languages for specific purposes. Focuses on English. Registers used in fields such as engineering, nursing, and business. Students gather data, write research reports.

TESL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

SURG 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) SURG 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

TESL 5402. Language Analysis for Teachers of English as a Second Language. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5401, Ling 5001)
Overview of the structure of the English language geared to the needs of teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Study the structures of English from the point of view of second-language speakers as well as native speakers. More complex structures

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Theatre Arts (TH)

Department of Theatre Arts and Dance

Bunraku-style puppets. Readings, in-class screenings of videos/slides. Students build/create series of short works for in-class performance.

TH 5558. Audio Systems Analysis and Installation. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4555 or #)
Analyzing, designing, developing specifications, and installing sound systems. Students work from client program lists, with given resources and given spaces, to arrive at best possible audio system. Hands-on experience.

College of Liberal Arts

TH 5100. Theatre Practicum. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %; 4 cr of 3100 for undergrads)

TH 5500. Theatre Design Practicum. (1-3 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515, #, %)

Individual creative projects in production of approved plays as an actor, director, dramaturg, or playwright. (See 5500 for design practicums.)

Individual projects in production of approved plays as a designer of scenery/properties, costumes, lighting, or sound. (See 5100 for other creative practicums.)

TH 5103. The Theatre Dramaturg. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4177 or 4178], [jr or sr], #)

TH 5510. Drawing, Rendering, and Painting for the Theatre Designer I. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

TH 5559. Sound Design for Performance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4555 or #)

Audio technology/psychology, their impact on audience in a performance. Communication, design process, psychoacoustics, script analysis.

Theoretical/practical aspects of dramaturgy in American theater. Historical perspectives. Research/ production history of classics. Development of new scripts. Dramaturgical structure and interpretive choices. Dramaturgy as it relates to playwrights/ directors. Preparing/editing the rehearsal script. Production dramaturgy.

Development of skills necessary for presentation of theatre scene/costume designs. Materials, layout, and techniques in scene painting. Basic drawing/graphic skills.

TH 5560. Drawing, Rendering, and Painting for the Theatre Designer II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5510)

TH 5515. Design Composition and Collaboration. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad or 3515, 3711, #) TH 5520. Scene Design. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

TH 5117. Performance and Social Change. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqJr or sr or grad student)
Reading, writing, research, presentations and workshops explore activist performance projects. Theories of social formation and ideology provide framework to discuss/animate theaters potential for social change.

Classical composition of art and its application to stage design and directing through the collaborative process.

Development of skills necessary for presentation of theatre scene/costume designs. Materials, layout, and techniques in scene painting. Rendering and scene painting skills.

TH 5570. Properties/Scenery Technology. (1-3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)
Management, structures, upholstery, mask-making, furniture construction, stage mechanics, soft properties, faux finishes. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

Conceiving/communicating design ideas in both twodimensional sketches and three-dimensional models for theatre and allied venues. Drafting.

TH 5178. History and Theory of Performance Conventions. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[1322, [3171 or 3172]] or grad student)

TH 5530. Costume Design. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

Draws on visual materials, practical exercises, and theories of spatial representation in context of political/ social function. Historical/cross-cultural overview of performance conventions and theatrical space from City of Dionysia to site-specific happenings of 20th century.

Theory and process of costume design for theatrical productions (e.g., dance, opera, film) through hypothetical productions.

TH 5580. Costume Technology. (3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

Fabric enhancement techniques, masks, wig-making, millinery, makeup prosthetics, pattern drafting, and draping. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

TH 5540. Lighting Design for the Theatre. (3 cr [max 9 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

TH 5179. Text and Performance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[1322, [3171 or 3172]] or grad student)

Design aesthetics and exploration of design for various stage forms and venues. Development of the lighting plot and paperwork; use of the computer in lighting design.

TH 5590. Theatre Technology Practicum. (1-3 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515, #, %; 4 cr max for undergrads)
Individual creative project in technology/craft area of theatre. Practical work in costume, lighting, makeup, props, scenery, sound, or theatre management.

How to read texts toward performance in various dramatic/nondramatic material. Method of unlocking metaphoric energy of texts. Vocabulary/techniques of analysis that transform text from page to stage.

TH 5545. Stage Lighting Technology. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3515 or grad or #)

The lighting technicians skills and crafts: equipment, techniques, control operation, wiring, and maintenance.

TH 5711. Advanced Stage Direction. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4711, #] or grad student)

TH 5181. Blacks in American Theatre. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 5181)

TH 5550. Video Project. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[4550 or 4560 [preferred]], #)

Realistic/nonrealistic dramatic forms. Theory/ technique of rehearsal. Production problems. Includes directing of three one-act plays.

Historical survey of significant events in the development of American Black theatrical tradition; essays, plays, playwrights, and theatres from early colonial references to Black Arts Movement.

Students participate in a video-shoot project serving in various positions, including camera operator, gaffer, grip, audio engineer, cast, and possibly director and director of photography.

TH 5713. Theory and Practice of Performance. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq[3171, 3172, [4177 or 4178], 5711] or grad student)

TH 5182. Contemporary Black Theatre: 1960-Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =AFRO 5182)

TH 5551. Editing and Post Production for Video and Film. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Students manipulate software and other technologies used in post production. Editing, audio, image manipulation.

Traditions of thinking about theatre, from ancient Greece to present, in practical applications. Focuses on epistemological significance of performance in current critical practices of postmodernism, psychoanalysis, and phenomenology.

Essays, plays, playwrights, and theatres that have contributed to contemporary Black theatre. From the beginning of the Black Arts Movement to the present.

TH 5714. The Drama of Myth. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[1322, 3171, 3172] or #)

TH 5330. Comedy: Advanced Physical Performance Studio. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq3331, #)

TH 5553. Video Production Design and Aesthetics. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4553 or #)

Mechanics of creating physical comedy. Focuses on process using clown, Comedia dellarte, Bouffons, or improvisational comedy. Exercises on how comedy is born from tragedy and state of conflict within ones self.

Use of technologies in video/film in making a statement or communicating an idea/emotion. Creativity, sensitivity to an audience. Students explore different creative uses of technologies/medium.

Role of myth in performance. Students choose a myth and study its iconography, tracing its journey in painting, sculpture, music, and other texts that accumulated around it throughout history. Course culminates in creation of a non-traditional performance score that embodies/reveals energies of contemporary culture within ancient metaphor of a chosen myth.

TH 5340. Tragedy/Poetry: Advanced Physical Performance Studio. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F only. Prereq[3322, 3331, grad student] or #)

TH 5554. Multimedia Production for Live Performance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5553 or #)

TH 5715. Actor-Director Collaboration. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereqgrad or 3322, 3711)

Applying advanced acting and directing technique to an artistic, collaborative process that promotes flexibility and creativity. Actors and directors are exposed to a challenging range of roles, styles, and scenes.

Specific tragic/poetic training paradigms in physical theater employed by Stanislavski, Grotowski, Brecht, Lecoq, etc. Psychological, emotional, technical, and physical work. Tragic action in Greek tragedy, Shakespeare, Melodrama, operatic characterization, Brecht. Original tragic/poetical work.

Use of multimedia production technologies in actual production. Students apply knowledge/skill in conjunction with an artistic team on a production and are an integral part of the development/realization of that production.

TH 5556. Audio Engineering. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq4555, #)

TH 5716. Stage Management for the Theatre. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[1101, 1321, soph] or grad)
Theories, practicalities, and techniques for rehearsal/ performance. Organizing/managing various types of performance venues.

TH 5355. Puppetry: Techniques and Practice in Contemporary Theater. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[3513 or &3513], #] or grad student)
Fundamentals of puppet and object theater/ performance are introduced through traditional/ contemporary puppetry forms. Focuses on object theater, toy theater, hand puppets, and shadow/

Miking/recording techniques specific to music/ dramatic dialogue. Recording different styles of music. Hands-on recording of bands, doing final mixes to demo CD. Field trips to professional studios and club/ concert recordings.

TH 5718. Principles of Arts Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Nonprofit arts organization structure: concept, mission, organization. Financial, marketing, fund-raising, and grant-writing strategies. Discussion/guest professionals from Twin Cities arts/funding communities.

For definitions of course numbers, symbols, and abbreviations, see page 214.

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TH 5725. The Alchemy of an Object. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq[[1322, 3171, 3172] or #], grad student) TH 8120. Seminar. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected research topics from various theatre fields and periods. Sample topics: Border Crossings--Theatre History and Representation; The Theatre and Drama of the Third Reich, 1927-1944.

TRAD 8320. Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning Problems. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8325. Radiation Therapy Pediatrics Oncology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8350. Research: Radiation Therapy. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8450. Research: Radiation Biology. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8550. Research: Radiological Physics. (1-15 cr [max 15 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Stage object as vehicle for investigating role of drama in culture from Middle Ages to present. Object as first connection that dramatic text makes with material world. Object as culturally inscribed link between language of drama and world of action in a historically given moment. Object as metaphor of cultural praxis.

TH 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Masters student, adviser and DGS consent) TH 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. Prereq Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) TH 8500. Theatre Design Practicum. (1-3 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)
Individual creative projects in production of approved plays as a designer for scenery/properties, costumes, lighting, or sound (see 8100 for other creative practicums).

TH 5753. Text Analysis for Drama. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5711 or grad)

Tools for intensive textual analysis for advanced directors/designers. Traditional, Aristotelian analysis and contemporary approaches covered through theories/writings of Bertolt Brecht and Howard Barker.

Toxicology (TXCL)
College of Veterinary Medicine
TXCL 5000. Directed Research in Toxicology. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Special project that addresses specific issue in toxicology. Under guidance of faculty member.

TH 5760. Advanced Stage Management. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5716 or &5716, #; [4 cr max for undergrads])
Practical experience in stage management for specific productions of the University Theatre with emphasis on rehearsal and performance.

TH 8590. Theatre Technology Practicum. (1-3 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

Individual creative projects in the technology or craft of costume, lighting, makeup, props, scenery, sound, or theatre management.

TH 5780. Advanced Topics in Arts Management. (2-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5718)
Students apply non-profit arts management theories/ techniques learned in 5718. Marketing/audience development, fundraising and grant writing strategies, and financial management of a nonprofit arts organization.

TH 5950. Topics in Theatre. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Topics specified in Class Schedule.

TH 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) TH 8711. Theory and Practice of the Modern Stage Director. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Survey of principal stage directors (e.g., SaxeMeiningen, Meyerhold, Brecht, Strehler, Mnouchkine, Brook) and their theories and practices from 1871 to today using books, journals, firsthand accounts, and videos.

TXCL 5011. Principles of Toxicology. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad txcl major or #)

Introduction to fundamentals of poisoning in individuals and the environment, assessment of potential health hazards, and application of toxicology in various professional careers.

TXCL 5195. Veterinary Toxicology. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =CVM 6195. PrereqGrad student or #)
Toxicology of minerals, pesticides, venoms, and various toxins. Identification of poisonous plants. Recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of animal poisons.

TH 5993. Directed Study. (1-5 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq6 Th cr, #, %, @)
Guided individual reading or study.

TH 8100. Theatre Practicum. (1-4 cr [max 20 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

Individual creative projects in production of approved plays as an actor, director, dramaturg, or playwright (see 8500 for design practicums).

TXCL 5545. Introduction to Regulatory Medicine. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =CVM 6545. Prereq Grad student or #)
Explanation of products requiring pre-market approval and those that may be marketed without approval. Post-market surveillance. Adverse reactions, removal of product from market.

TH 8750. MFA Directing Practicum. (2-3 cr [max 10 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqMFA directing specialization)

TH 8102. Theatre Historiography. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) TH 8111. History and Theory of Western Theatre: Ancient World and Early Medieval. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Current trends in historiography; research strategies and methods.

Rehearsed and performed production of published or original one-act (2 cr) or full-length play (3 cr) with budgeted design and technical support.

TXCL 8012. Advanced Toxicology I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5011 or BioC 4331, PubH 5104 or #)
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of xenobiotics; toxicokinetics; mechanisms of toxicity or specific classes of chemical agents.

TH 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) TH 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) TH 8950. Topics in Theatre. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

TXCL 8013. Advanced Toxicology II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq8012, BioC 4332, Phsl 5062 or Phsl 6101 or #)

TH 8112. History and Theory of Western Theatre: Medieval Through Renaissance. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

TH 8113. History and Theory of Western Theatre: National Theatres to the French Revolution. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

TH 8980. Internship. (1-5 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %) TH 8990. MFA Creative Thesis. (3-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %) TH 8994. Directed Research. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

Kinetic and dynamic determinants of target organ toxicity; pathological alterations in structure/ function relationships for major target organ systems; mechanisms of mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, and teratogenesis.

TXCL 8100. Investigative Toxicology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8013 or #)

Evaluating toxicology research issues and literature.

History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

TXCL 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) TXCL 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) TXCL 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) TXCL 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

TH 8114. History and Theory of Western Theatre: Enlightenment Through Naturalism. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

Therapeutic Radiology (TRAD)

Department of Therapeutic Radiology

TH 8115. History and Theory of Western Theatre: 20th Century Through World War II. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

Medical School
TRAD 8204. Tumor Clinic Conference. (0 cr; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8240. Radiation Therapy Conference. (0 cr; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8310. Fundamentals of Radiation Therapy. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt) TRAD 8315. Radiation Therapy Pathology. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

TH 8116. History and Theory of Western Theatre: 20th Century From 1945 to the Present. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

History, theories, arts, and crafts of western theatre from the ancient world to the present.

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TXCL 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) VMED 5165. Surveillance of Foodborne Diseases and Food Safety Hazards. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =PUBH 6181. Prereq[PUBH 5330, [professional school or grad student]] or #)
Principles/methods for surveillance of foodborne diseases. Investigation of outbreaks. Assessment of food safety hazards. Focuses on integration of epidemiologic/lab methods.

VMED 5243. Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology IV. (1 cr; A-F only. PrereqCVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree)

Translation and Interpreting (TRIN)

Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine. Underlying pathogenesis/treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research.

College of Continuing Educatio

TRIN 5900. Topics in Translation and Interpreting. (1-4 cr [max 16 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

VMED 5190. Seminar and Presentation Development. (2 cr; S-N only. PrereqGrad student)

VMED 5274. Diseases of the Urinary System. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Expands on disorders of small animal urinary system. Introduction to core and to additional disorders.

TRIN 5993. Directed Study. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Directed study in translation/interpretation.

Skills needed to research, organize, develop, and deliver an oral scientific presentation or to assist in finding, compiling, and organizing information for presentations, theses, or papers suitable for publication.

VMED 5291. Independent Study in Veterinary Medicine. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDVM, #)
Arranged independent study in a clinical area of veterinary medicine.

Urban Studies (URBS)

Department of Geography

VMED 5193. Dairy Decision Making in a Financial Context. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq Earned DVM, #)

College of Liberal Arts

URBS 5101. The City and the Metropolis: An Exploration. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or [adv UrbS undergrad, #])

Economic/decision making principles applied to commercial dairy farms in North America. Economic techniques, decision making under financially constrained conditions. Financial evaluation of a dairy operation. Modules assignments, written work submitted via the Internet, discussions at online course site.

VMED 5293. Directed Studies in Comparative Medicine and Pathology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Directed studies arranged between student and instructor.

VMED 5295. Problems in Large Animal Clinical Medicine/Surgery and Theriogenology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqVMed grad student, possess DVM)
Hospital cases using standardized format, audiovisual aids. Review literature pertaining to case. One or two cases presented by enrolled participants per month.

The City and the Metropolis as places that result from important acts of human creativity. Interdisciplinary/ exploratory perspectives. Building/developing (North American) cities, Construction of urban culture.

VMED 5210. Advanced Large Animal Physiology I. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Review of large animal physiology at level needed for specialty board certification or beginning research. Students present topics in physiology and supplement reading with clinical case material or journal articles.

URBS 5861. Financing Cities. (3 cr; A-F only)

Services/projects cities provide/finance. Ways in which developers/consumers participate in urban development through policies and financial tools. Challenges cities face in determining budgets.

VMED 5211. Advanced Large Animal Physiology II. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#; 5210 recommended)
Large animal physiology for specialty board certification or beginning research. Students present topics in physiology and supplement reading with clinical case material or journal articles.

VMED 5310. Topics in Veterinary Clinical Pathology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. Prereq Grad student in CVM)

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (VBS)

College of Veterinary Medicine
VBS 8700. Seminar: Veterinary Pathobiology. (1 cr [max 5 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Modified rounds format. Cases from VMC used to explore cytology with associated chemistry/ hematology data. Attendees/clinicians can request lab topics for dicussion. Past topics have included lab measurement of chemical analytes, test sensitivity or specificity (e.g., ethylene glycol test, FELV test), lab testing for infectious agents.

VMED 5212. Large Animal Diagnostic Ultrasonography. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Fundamentals of diagnostic ultrasound in large animal patient. Ultrasonography of the equine limbs/joints, large animal abdomen/thorax. Lectures, lab.

VMED 5319. Veterinary Gross Pathology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N only. PrereqGrad student in CMB or [VMED, [DVM degree or foreign equivalent], @])

Veterinary Medicine, Graduate (VMED)

College of Veterinary Medicine
VMED 5080. Problems in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Individual study on problem of interest to epidemiology or public health student.

VMED 5232. Comparative Clinical Veterinary Dermatologic Pathology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; S-N only. PrereqDVM degree or foreign equiv)

Diagnosing gross lesions of tissues. Evaluating images from wide variety of animals submitted to lab. Mock exams. Students prepare two in-depth reviews on topics covered during in course.

Microscopic pathology of basic dermatologic reactions and of variable disease states.

VMED 5240. Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology I. (1 cr; A-F only. PrereqCVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree)

VMED 5320. Advanced Veterinary Systemic Pathology I. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in VMED or [CMB, [DVM degree or foreign equiv]] or #)
Students review/summarize topics in systemic pathology using veterinary pathology textbooks and relevant updates from pathology and veterinary medical journals. Diagnostic cases in alimentary, respiratory, urinary, cardiovascular, and hematopoietic system pathology. Students give 10-15 presentations with handouts for other students.

VMED 5082. Diagnostic Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases. (2 cr; A-F only. Prereq Statistics course or #)

Biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine of disciplines relevant to companion animals. Pathogenesis/treatment of diseases. Developing hypotheses that can be translated into clinical research.

Theoretical principles, practical applications of diagnostic testing in populations. Examples related to infectious diseases in veterinary/human health. Basis of test performance, limitations, interpretations.

VMED 5241. Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology II. (1 cr; A-F only. PrereqCVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equiv] degree)

VMED 5090. Seminar: Veterinary Epidemiology. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqVeterinary Medicine grad student)

Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine of disciplines. Underlying pathogenesis/ treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research.

VMED 5321. Advanced Veterinary Systemic Pathology II. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in VMED or [CMB, [DVM degree or foreign equiv]] or #)

Each student leads at least one seminar. Reviews of current research, literature reviews, and technique development. Students and participating faculty participate in presentation, discussion, and administration of the seminars.

VMED 5242. Advanced Small Animal Pathobiology III. (1 cr; A-F only. PrereqCVM grad student, [DVM or foreign equivalent] degree)

VMED 5093. Directed Studies in Population Medicine. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student, #)
Directed studies arranged between student and instructor.

Overview of biology, physiology, pathophysiology, and medicine. Underlying pathogenesis/treatment of diseases of companion animals. Developing hypotheses that could be translated into clinical research.

Students review/summarize topics in systemic pathology using veterinary pathology textbooks and relevant updates from pathology and veterinary medical journals. Representative diagnostic cases in endocrine, reproductive, musculoskeletal, nervous, special senses, and integumentary system pathology. Student give 10-15 presentations with handouts for other students.

VMED 5330. Veterinary Descriptive Histopathology. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student in VMED or [CMB, [DVM degree or foreign equiv]] or #)

Weekly, one-hour microscopic slide prsentations, reviews on wide variety of diseases in domestic/nondomestic animals. Students present microscopic slide cases and prepare discussions about disease entities, differential diagnoses, and ancillary tests.

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VMED 5380. Veterinary Diagnostic and Comparative Pathology. (2 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F only. Prereq[DVM/VMD or equiv degree] from a foreign institution, [resident or grad student] in [veterinary anatomic or clinical pathology], #)
Diagnostic skills in gross/microscopic pathology. Students participate in necropsy services of veterinary diagnostic lab, examine carcasses from variety of animals. Case write-ups, interpretation of gross/ microscopic lesions done under supervision of faculty pathologists. Students assist in supervision of veterinary students on senior necropsy rotation.

VMED 5691. Independent Research in Veterinary Anesthesiology. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[Biology major or prevet or vet or grad student], #)
Independent research supervised by faculty member.

VMED 8250. Problems in Acid-base, Electrolyte, and Fluid Metabolism. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Clinical problems and physiology of acid-base, electrolyte, and fluid disorders of dogs and cats.

VMED 5693. Directed Studies in Surgery/ Radiology/Anesthesiology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Directed studies arranged between student and instructor.

VMED 8292. Journal Club: Large Animal Internal Medicine. (1 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Students/faculty keep abreast of current literature in large animal internal medicine. Students critically evaluate the literature.

VMED 5395. Problems in Veterinary and Comparative Pathology. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq Grad student in CVM, [DVM degree or foreign equiv])
Case material in Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Students investigate pathogenesis/epidemiology of selected disease condition or case-related problem agreed upon with faculty pathologist.

VMED 5893. Directed Studies in Theriogenology. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student, #)
Directed studies arranged between student and instructor.

VMED 8293. Advanced Studies in Nephrology and Urology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#) VMED 8294. Research Studies in Nephrology and Urology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Individual research on selected problems

VMED 5910. Grant Writing: What Makes a Winning Proposal?. (1 cr; S-N or Aud. =CMB 5910)

Studies of urinary tract disease with goal of generating new knowledge.

VMED 5410. Scientific Writing and Speaking. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student in health sciences)

Components of a strong proposal. Grant submission process. What reviewers look for. How to locate grant announcements that match research interests.

Techniques of writing/publishing papers/theses. Manuscript preparation. Submission/review process. Proofreading. Publishing processes. Grant Writing. Oral/poster presentations at sceintific meetings.

VMED 8090. Epidemiology of Zoonoses and Diseases Common to Animals and Humans. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqEpidemiology and infectious disease course or #)
Major human zoonotic diseases, methods of transmission, diagnosis, control, and prevention.

VMED 8296. Advanced Large Animal Veterinary Medicine. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM student, vet med grad student, #)
Discussions of diseases of organs or systems in animals in a clinical setting.

VMED 5420. Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Disease. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqBasic course in microbiology)
Impact, application, and interpretation of molecular techniques in understanding etiology, transmission, and control of infectious diseases important to animal and public health. Theoretical/practical aspects of molecular biology methods in context of epidemiological studies of infectious diseases, including bacterial/viral infections of veterinary/ zoonotic significance. Population and evolutionary genetics of pathogenic microorganisms. Data analysis/ interpretation. Design of descriptive/hypothesisdriven epidemiological studies involving molecular techniques.

VMED 8134. Ethical Conduct of Animal Research. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =ANSC 8134, CMB 8134. Prereq[Grad or professional school] student or #)

VMED 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) VMED 8360. Evidence-based Medicine. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Use of medicine literature in clinical problem solving.

Ethical considerations in use of animal subjects in agricultural, veterinary, and biomedical research. Federal, state, and University guidelines relating to proper conduct for acquisition/use of animals for laboratory, observational, epidemiological, and clinical research. Regulatory requirements. Bases for proper conduct. Societal impact on scientific investigations utilizing animal subjects.

VMED 8393. Medical Conference. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Medical, surgical, or obstetrical cases supported by anatomic, bacteriologic, pathologic, physiologic, pharmacologic, and radiologic evaluations whenever applicable.

VMED 5493. Directed Studies in Infectious Disease. (1-4 cr [max 8 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq Grad student, #)
Directed studies arranged between student and instructor.

VMED 8195. Pre-Harvest Food Safety and Public Health Aspects of Food Animal Production. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

VMED 8394. Research in Veterinary Medicine. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Research problems relating to any aspect of internal medicine or to the various systems in animals.

Includes presentations and discussions on on-farm HACCP principles and prudent use of antibiotics.

VMED 5496. Training in Swine Production and Management. (4 cr; S-N only. PrereqVMED grad student or #)

VMED 8201. Advanced Small Animal Veterinary Medicine. (1-5 cr [max 5 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)

Production module introduces techniques/protocols for swine production system operation. Research module covers applied research trials for viral/bacterial pathogens in pigs.

Discussions of diseases of organs or systems in animals, including degenerative, psychological, anomolous, metabolic, nutritional, neoplastic, immune, inflammatory, toxic, and traumatic disorders.

VMED 8396. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques of Animal Diseases. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDVM student, vet med student, #) VMED 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent)

Detailed examination, discussions, and treatments of cases of animal diseases in a clinical setting.

VMED 5596. Swine Diseases and Diagnostics. (2-3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Review of recent advances in swine diseases; farm visits for on-farm disease diagnostics and control programs.

VMED 8202. Internal Medicine in Small Companion Animals. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Lectures, assigned readings, and discussions on internal medical problems of dogs and cats.

VMED 8492. Seminar: Infectious Diseases and Swine Medicine. (1 cr [max 2 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

VMED 5610. Companion Animal Oncology. (2 cr; S-N or Aud. PrereqDVM, #)

Principles of veterinary oncology. Biologic behaviors, treatments, and prognosis of neoplastic disorders.

VMED 8203. Advanced Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Animal Disease. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq#)
Detailed examination, treatment, and discussion of naturally occurring disease in patients admitted to Veterinary Medical Center.

Students, faculty, and guest speakers present seminars on current research in diagnosis, control, and treatment of infectious diseases.

VMED 8494. Research in Infectious Diseases. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Directed research.

VMED 5621. Principles of Veterinary Anesthesiology. (2 cr; A-F only. PrereqVMed grad student, [DVM degree or foreign equiv], instr consent)

VMED 8210. Seminar: Veterinary Medicine. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

VMED 8495. Problems in Infectious Diseases. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
In-depth discussion on specific problems for various infectious diseases of farm animals.

In-depth training in principles of veterinary anesthesiology. Lectures, anesthesia labs, presentations by students.

Participation and presentations of regularly scheduled seminars about internal medicine.

VMED 8220. Advanced Nephrology/Urology Clinics. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Clinical investigation of naturally occurring urinary diseases in patients admitted to Veterinary Medical Center.

VMED 8520. Advanced Immunology. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Lectures and case presentations.

VMED 5670. Bovine Surgery Practicum. (2 cr; S-N only. Prereq[VMed grad student, [DVM or equiv foreign degree]] or #)
Intensive training in ruminant surgery. Evaluation of food animal surgery principles, hands-on laboratory components.

VMED 8530. Advanced Swine Diseases. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Lectures and discussion on advances.

VMED 8230. Medical Conference. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)
Participation in weekly conference about internal medical disorders.

VMED 8592. Infectious Disease Journals: Critical Thinking. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Reading and critical discussion of journal articles.

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VMED 8593. Advanced Veterinary Virology and Serology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Discussion and laboratory practice.

VMED 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) VMED 8681. Advanced Small Animal Surgery. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Advanced techniques and procedures.

VMED 8780. Advanced Avian Critical Care: Principles and Procedures. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqCourse each in vet pathology, physiology, pharmacology, anatomy, small animal anesthesiology and critical care)
Procedures and protocols for managing avian medical emergencies such as starvation, toxicities, respiratory failure, and massive trauma.

Water Resources Science (WRS)

Department of Soil, Water, and Climate

College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

WRS 5101. Water Resources: Individuals and Institutions. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student or #)

VMED 8781. Seminar: Advanced Veterinary Anesthesiology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[CVM 6321, CVM 6322] or equiv], grad student)
Active interaction around topics of advanced anesthesiology in veterinary species.

VMED 8682. Advanced Large Animal Surgery. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM or equiv degree, #)
Surgery of various systems in large animals, with preoperative and postoperative evaluation and management.

VMED 8788. Seminar: Veterinary Critical Care/ Emergency Medicine. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq DVM or equiv degree)
Current topics.

Socio-cultural, legal, and economic forces that affect use of water resources by individuals/institutions. Historical trends in water policy, resulting water laws in the United States. Institutional structures whereby water resources are managed at federal, state, and local levels.

VMED 8683. Surgery of the Gastrointestinal System. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Advanced techniques and problems.

VMED 8789. Research in Avian Clinical Problems and Procedures. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM, #)
Students conduct medical and surgical procedures involved in management of avian trauma and critical care patients.

WRS 5241. Ecological Risk Assessment. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#)

Evaluating current/potential impact of physical, chemical, and biological agents on ecosystems. Identifying ecological stressors, assessing level of exposure, measuring ecological responses, communicating/managing risks. Class participation, two reaction papers, final exam, small-group project.

VMED 8684. Surgical Physiology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt) VMED 8685. Neurosurgery. (2-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Advanced neurosurgical diseases of small animals amenable to surgical treatment.

Discussions on pathophysiology of surgical diseases in dogs and cats.

VMED 8791. Research in Veterinary Anesthesia. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq8781 or equiv, SACS 5380 or equiv)
Research methodology; controlled prospective and retrospective research studies. Collection and analysis of scientific data.

WRS 8050. Special Topics in Water Resources Science. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud) WRS 8060. Directed Studies in Water Resources Science. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Directed Studies in Water Resources Science

VMED 8686. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. (2-4 cr [max 4 cr]; A-F or Aud)

VMED 8792. Seminar: Veterinary Radiology. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Current topics in veterinary imaging, veterinary radiation therapy, or specific applications.

WRS 8095. Plan B Project. (3 cr; S-N or Aud)

Advanced thoracic and cardiovascular diseases of small animals amenable to surgical treatment.

VMED 8688. New Techniques in Large Animal Surgery. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq DVM or equiv degree, #) VMED 8691. Research in Large Animal Surgery. (1-6 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM or equiv degree, #)
Independent research projects.

VMED 8793. Seminar: Veterinary Anesthesiology. (1-2 cr [max 2 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[CVM 6321 or equiv], DVM degree)
Discussion and presentations; for veterinary anesthesiology and surgery residents and graduate students.

Satisfies Plan B project requirement. May appear on masters program, but does not count toward credit minimum in major. Project topic arranged between student and adviser. Written report required.

WRS 8100. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Water Resources. (.5-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Water Resources

VMED 8794. Research in Veterinary Radiology. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Research into an application, development of an application, or prospective/retrospective study of any aspect of veterinary imaging or veterinary radiotherapy.

WRS 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) WRS 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) WRS 8581. Research and Professional Ethics in Water Resources and Environmental Science. (.5 cr; S-N or Aud. =CE 8581. Prereq [Environmental engineering or water resources science] grad student or #)

VMED 8692. Seminar: Small Animal Surgery. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Discussions of problems and case analysis.

VMED 8693. Seminar: Large Animal Surgery. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM or equiv degree, #)
Discussion of current literature and surgery board preparation.

VMED 8795. Problems: Veterinary Radiology. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Discussion of problems associated with veterinary imaging or radiation therapy.

VMED 8694. Research in Small Animal Surgery. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; S-N or Aud) VMED 8695. Problems in Large Animal Surgery. (1-3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. PrereqDVM or equiv degree, #)
New techniques and procedures in large animal orthopedic surgery.

VMED 8796. Avian Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq courses in vet anesthesia, vet small animal orthopedics)
Current methods for anesthetizing raptors, psittacine birds, and waterfowl. Lecture and lab on current methods for avian fracture bone fixation.

Ethics of water resources science and environmental engineering research/practice. Societal responsibility, plagiarism, recording-keeping, authorship, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, professional relationships, fraud, reporting misconduct. Meets during first eight weeks of spring semester.

VMED 8696. Research in Critical Care/ Emergency Medicine. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqDVM or equiv degree)

VMED 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

Special problems course. Controlled study; prospective and retrospective models of evaluation are defined, critiqued, and used for experimental design and data collection to validate research methods.

WRS 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) WRS 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) WRS 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

VMED 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only])

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Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE)

WHRE 5001. Survey: Human Resource Development and Adult Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Overview of fields of human resource development and adult education. Includes societal context, theories, processes, definitions, philosophies, goals, sponsoring agencies, professional roles, participants, and resources. Focus on the unique characteristics and ways the fields overlap and enhance one another.

WHRE 5331. Coordination Techniques for Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

WHRE 5628. Multimedia Presentations in Business. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5011 or equiv)
Designing, creating, and presenting information using multimedia resources in business settings.

Purposes of cooperative work and community education. Responsibilities of instructor coordinator. guidance, selection, placement, supervision, and evaluation of students. Articulation of related instruction. Training sponsor identification, orientation, development, and evaluation. Program management.

WHRE 5629. Course Development for Business and Industry. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =HRD 5629)
Designing instructional programs/courses that help learners develop desired competence. Designing instruction for performance based training and vocational/technical education. Developing course syllabus components that clarify course expectations. Developing academic/community-based elements that complement course goals. Reflect on and compare performance-based instruction with other curriculum models for the field.

WHRE 5341. Global Program Delivery Techniques and Technology of Extension. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFEE 5341)

WHRE 5002. Thinking, Learning, and Teaching in Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Nature of thinking/learning in everyday life contexts of work and human resource education. Theory/practice relevant to stimulating/supporting thinking/learning in/ for these contexts.

Special educational activities and teaching and communications methods and techniques for youth and adults, ranging from outreach to extension services, with an emphasis on youth and adult education programs in different global settings.

WHRE 5351. Methods for Change in Developing Countries. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. =AFEE 5351)
Sociological and cultural parameters as they pertain to promoting the adoption of improved practices in rural, community, and agricultural development, including formal and informal education institutions. Project planning, implementation, and evaluation related to actual change and development situations in developing countries.

WHRE 5661. Instructional Methods for Business and Industry. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq=: HRD 5661 or BIE 5661)
Theory/practice in instructional methods for career/ technical education (CTE) instructors and human resources/development (HRD) professionals. How to select various teaching methods and plan for their delivery. Preparing an instructional methods plan to clarify course content, teaching methods selected, rationale for their selection, and how a student organization might facilitate student learning.

WHRE 5011W. Technology and Public Ethics. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Nature of technology. Values, ethical issues related to technology. Technology and transformation of workplace, family, community life. Critique of technology.

WHRE 5021. Learning Through Service. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Service as philosophy and as method of learning. Theory/practice of service in school-based, workbased, and community-based organizations.

WHRE 5401. Distance Learning in Adult Education and Training. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Distance learning concepts, theory, history, present practice, delivery systems, course design, major issues, future directions.

WHRE 5696. Teaching Internship: Introduction. (1 cr; S-N only. =CI 5924. PrereqAdmission to initial licensure program)
Initial experiences in teaching profession. Observation of school organization/administration, seminars, relationship building with cooperating teachers, reflection on personal involvement as a beginning student teacher.

WHRE 5031. Information Resources in Education. (3 cr; S-N or Aud)

Sources of knowledge and search strategies for accessing library, electronic, institutional, and informal resources of interest to educators.

WHRE 5501. Organizational Learning. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

WHRE 5101. Introduction to Leadership and Administration of WHRE. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects of learning in organizations. Historical context. Definitions, theories, and applications of organizational learning. Learning organization, knowledge management, intellectual capital.

WHRE 5697. Teaching Internship: School and Classroom Settings. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5696 for initial licensure program)

Finance, public relations, communications, legal aspects, leadership, personnel policies/management, program planning/development, evaluation. Interinstitutional collaboration of work and human resource education programs in school-based settings.

WHRE 5511. Education for Work. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) WHRE 5521. Work-Based Learning Policies. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Examination of contextual bases underlying education for work; implications for practice.

Part-time supervised teaching experience in a school. Seminars on managing students learning in context of work and human resource education programs in contemporary schools and on becoming a reflective educator.

WHRE 5102. Leadership in WHRE. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Leadership, leadership roles/responsibilities. Application to work and human resource education.

Aims/purposes of federal, state, and local policies, related to work-based learning.

WHRE 5698. Teaching Internship. (3-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt. PrereqAdmission to initial licensure program) WHRE 5699. Teaching Internship: Extended. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. =CI 5927. Prereq5698)
Extended student teaching experience in a school system that provides programs for grades 5-12.

WHRE 5121. Principles of Supervisory Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

WHRE 5522. Work-Based Learning Practices. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Teaching experience in a school system that provides programs for grades 5-12.

Introduction to the principles of supervision in education, business, industry, government, and service organizations.

WHRE 5131. Planning WHRE. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt) WHRE 5141. Evaluation of WHRE. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Educational planning. Evaluation of work and human resource education in formal/informal settings.

Learning in context. Curricular integration. Educational systems articulation. Educational partnerships. Best practices in school-/work-/ service-based learning/connecting activities. Building community support. Leadership relating to active, community-based learning.

WHRE 5771. Teaching Entrepreneurship: Small Business Management. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Methods, organization, curriculum development and modification, and implementation of educational programs for entrepreneurs.

WHRE 5601. Student and Trainee Assessment. (2 cr; A-F or Aud. =HRD 5601. Prereq=: BIE 5601)

Designing/conducting project, program, and systems evaluations in work and human resource education contexts/settings.

WHRE 5201. Family and Work Relationships. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Examination of the interactions of work and family to prepare professionals to improve work and family relationships.

Developing learning progress reporting systems and tests of knowledge, affect, and processes for programs focused on instruction of skills associated with business/industry. Evaluating instructional effectiveness. Applying tests and other evaluation instruments to assess/report learning in business/ industry and career/technical education fields. Students develop each type of test and an overall evaluation plan for a course.

WHRE 5801. Educating Special Populations in Work and Human Resource Education Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Identifying/accommodating in work and human resource education settings educational traits of students with disabilities and disadvantaging conditions.

WHRE 5802. Enhancing Work-based Learning Through Collaboration. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Interagency planning issues/practices relating to special populations for educational, business, and human service organization personnel, family members, and advocates.

WHRE 5301. Philosophy and Practice of Career and Technical Education. (2 cr; A-F or Aud)

Purposes/goals of contemporary career/technical education. Governance structure, historical perspectives, industry-education relationship, current education practices. Possible future trends and their implications. Development of a personal philosophy of career/technical education.

WHRE 5612. Managing and Consulting in Human Resource Development and Adult Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5001)
The theory of managing and consulting in human resource development and adult education. Includes a personal assessment of role requirements and experimentation with management and consultation processes and techniques.

WHRE 5803. Developmental Writing and the College Student: Theory and Practice. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree)

Basic grounding in theory/practice of college-level developmental writing instruction. History of basic writing, development of notions of academic discourse, error/grammar in student writing, best classroom practices, current issues.

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WHRE 5804. Research in Postsecondary Developmental Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqBachelors degree, courses in [intro psychology, basic statistics]) WHRE 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser consent, DGS consent) WHRE 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) WHRE 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) WHRE 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters . (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade) WHRE 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required) WHRE 8896. Internship. (1-10 cr [max 10 cr]; S-N or Aud)
Student applies for position in professional practice; individual arrangements describe specific responsibilities during internship. Ed.D. program requirement.

Strategies for conducting three types of research that are central to developmental education: placement test validation, program evaluation, and classroom research. Students read examples and learn what constitutes best practices in each type.

WRIT 5052. Graduate Research Presentations and Conference Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Grad student, non-native speaker of English] or #)

WHRE 5821. Diversity Issues and Practices in Work and Human Resource Education Settings. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Nature of diverse populations, their unique learning/ training needs. Exemplary programs. Collaborative efforts among persons representing work and human resource education settings.

Practice in writing/presenting graduate-level research for conferences or professional seminars. Delivery of professional academic presentations to U.S. audiences. Conference abstract, paper, and poster presentation. Communication in research process. Students select topics from their own research/studies. Format, style, transitions, topic narrowing, non-verbal presentation skills.

WRIT 5111. Information Design: Theory and Practice I. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

WHRE 5822. Diversity and Organizational Transformation in Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Developing models for understanding impact of diversity on individual, organizational, and community outcomes. Discussing organizational change in relation to diversity.

Audience analysis, media selection, message design through various theoretical perspectives, including cognitive/schema, social construction, feminist, intercultural theories. Usability testing, contextual inquiry as means to study effectiveness of messages.

WHRE 5823. Program Planning and Improvement for Special Populations in Work and Human Resource Education. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt)
Concepts, issues, and practices related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of efforts focused on developing new programs or modifying existing programs, in work and human resource education settings, for individuals with special learning needs.

WRIT 5112. Information Design: Theory and Practice II. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student or #)

WHRE 8911. Foundations of Inquiry in Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Practice of inquiry in work and human resource education. Identifying a research problem and research questions. Quantitative/qualitative methods of research. Issues related to ethics of research.

Political, economic, social, and technical aspects of media selection and message design. Media analyses, scripts, budgets, treatments, project-design plans, interactive screens. Online design project.

WRIT 5196. Internship in Scientific and Technical Communication. (3-6 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. PrereqSTC grad or #)

WHRE 5901. Using Research in Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Role of work and human resource education research in professional practice. Problems of practice for research. Alternative modes of research. Synthesis/ application of results of research.

WHRE 8912. Quantitative Research In Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8911)

Internship sites may include the University, industry, or government agencies. An internship proposal, progress report, internship journal (optional), and final report with a letter from the internship supervisor are required.

WHRE 5990. Special Topics in Work and Human Resource Education. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Topics vary.

Assumptions, procedures for and considerations in planning/conducting quantitative research in work and human resource education.

WRIT 5270. Special Topics. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[[STC or RSTC] [major or grad student]], #)
Topics specified in Class Schedule.

WHRE 8915. Ethics and Responsible Research. (1 cr; A-F or Aud)

Introduction to ethical/legal issues involved in practicing responsible educational research. Key issues, formal/informal codes of conduct, ethical reasoning.

WRIT 5291. Independent Study. (1-3 cr [max 3 cr]; Stdnt Opt. Prereq#, %)

WHRE 5993. Directed Study in WHRE. (1-4 cr [max 4 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Self-directed study, with faculty advice, in areas not covered by regular courses.

Supervised reading/research on advanced projects not covered in regularly scheduled offerings.

WHRE 8001. Advanced Theory in Human Resource Development and Adult Education. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5001 or AdEd 5001)

WHRE 8990. Research Seminar. (1 cr [max 6 cr]; S-N or Aud. Prereq8911, [8912 or 8913 or 8914] or %)
Developing, reporting, and evaluating research. Participants make and react to presentations. (Two credits counted in doctoral program.)

WRIT 5511. Research in Scientific and Technical Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)
Experimental/survey research techniques for quantitative/qualitative methodologies in scientific/ technical communication. Face-to-face, phone, focus group interviewing. Questionnaire development, contextual inquiry. Using rating, ranking, q-sort methods. Ethics, experimental bias, inferential statistical analysis.

Theoretical understanding of individuals and organizations as adaptive entities; roles of human resource development and adult education in mediating complex demands.

WHRE 8100. Work and Human Resource Education Colloquium. (1-3 cr [max 12 cr]; Stdnt Opt)
Selected topics of significance to work and human resource education professionals. Topics based on interest and demand.

Writing Studies (WRIT)

Department of Writing Studies

College of Liberal Arts

WRIT 5001. Introduction to Graduate Studies in Scientific and Technical Communication. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqGrad student or #)

WRIT 5531. Introduction to Writing Instruction: Composition Pedagogy. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqGrad student)
Pedagogical philosophy/methodology in composition, primarily first-year writing. Introduction to theories underlying teaching/tutoring with technology.

WHRE 8141. Foundations of Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt)

Key historical/philosophical concepts in work, career, and adult development. Individual/organizational change. Learning through experience.

History of technical communication. Different audiences, purposes, genres, and emerging trends. International/intercultural issues. Students participate within a community of technical communication professionals.

WRIT 5532. Scientific and Technical Communication Course Development and Pedagogy II. (1 cr; A-F or Aud. Prereq5531 or #)

WHRE 8142. Comparative Systems in Work and Human Resource Education. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq8141)
Looking critically across/within countries/regions at structures intended to deliver work-/career-relatd education/training.

WRIT 5051. Graduate Research Writing Practice for Non-native Speakers of English. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqGrad student)

Mentor with faculty, usually concurrently with students first teaching assignment. Student shares observations, solves teaching problems in seminar setting. Issues facing new teachers. Developing a philosophy of teaching. Focuses on evaluating work in classroom.

WHRE 8143. Contemporary Workforce and Workplace Issues. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Workforce preparation/retraining. Impact of cultural, political, and economic changes.

Graduate-level writing techniques/formats for summaries, critiques, research, and abstracts. Persuasion, documentation, structure, grammar, vocabulary, field-specific requirements. Writing through several drafts, using mentor in specific field of study. Revising/editing to meet graduate standards. Discussions.

WRIT 5534. Designing Technical Training for Intercultural Audiences. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Select and research a training topic, write learning objectives and outcomes, set the conditions for learning, complete a comprehensive course outline, and one training module.

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WRIT 5561. Editing and Style for Technical Communicators. (3 cr; A-F only. Prereq[Grad student, knowledge of grammar/punctuation rules] or #) WRIT 8510. Topics in Rhetorical Theory, History, and Criticism. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq5775 or equiv) YOST 5032. Adolescent and Youth Development for Youthworkers. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 3032. Prereq[1001 or 2001 or 2002W or 2101], [any Psych or CPsy course])
Application of theory/research about children/ adolescents. How findings/theories facilitate understanding of behavior.

Proofreading, copyediting. Students use primarily electronic editing methods in assignments. Editor s responsibilities, relationship to writer, and roles within an organization. Style guides, technical editing, ethical choices, editing in a global setting. Editing/style for visual design and online documents.

Rhetorical theory in context of culture influenced by science/technology. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

WRIT 8520. Topics in Science and Rhetoric. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Doctoral seminar concerning relationship between rhetoric and science. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

WRIT 5570. Minnesota Writing Project Directed Studies. (1-3 cr [max 9 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Guided individual research into current theories/ practices of writing and writing pedagogy.

WRIT 8530. Topics in Feminist Theory in Science, Technology, and Communication. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F only)
Doctoral seminar on interaction of gender with science/technology. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

YOST 5101. Youth Work Practice I: Internship. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101, 5032 or equiv, &5111, #)

WRIT 5664. Science Writing for Popular Audiences. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqRhet 3562 or #)
How science is translated for popular audiences. Rhetorical theory used to critique popularized articles. Developing a heuristic for writing articles. Controversial issues surrounding movement from science as science to science as popular.

WRIT 8540. Topics in Scientific and Technical Communication Pedagogy. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Doctoral seminar on theories of pedagogy/research studies that inform technical/scientific classroom/ workplace. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

First course of a sequential internship that includes 15 hours per week working with youth in a community youth-serving organization. Develop and enhance competence and identity as a youth worker, and reflect on and integrate knowledge about youth with on-going experience in youth work.

YOST 5102. Youth Work Practice II: Internship. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5101, &5112, #)

WRIT 5671. Visual Rhetoric. (3 cr; A-F only. PrereqJr or sr or grad student)

WRIT 8550. Topics in Technology and Culture. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)

Range/development of visuals, especially those in science/technology. Vocabulary for commenting on, criticizing, and creating visuals.

Doctoral seminar on computer-mediated communication, democracy/technology, controversies over digital communication, privacy/ethical issues. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

Second course of a sequential internship that includes 15 hours per week of work with youth in a community youth-serving organization. Develop and enhance competence and identity as a youth worker, and reflect on and integrate knowledge about youth with ongoing experience in youth work.

WRIT 5775. Major Figures in Rhetorical Tradition: Classical Period. (3 cr; A-F only)

WRIT 8560. Topics in Writing Studies. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F only. PrereqGrad student)

YOST 5111. Youth Work Methods I: Seminar. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq3101, 5032 or equiv, &5101, #)
Weekly discussion seminar taken concurrently with 5101 to integrate theory and praxis with youth work experience. Written and experiential assignments to increase knowledge, competency, and skills related to working with youth.

Classical theories of rhetoric. Epistemological status of rhetoric. Ethical implications of persuasion. Emphasizes Aristotles Rhetoric as founding document. Other figures (e.g., Plato, Isocrates, Cicero, Quintilian).

Doctoral seminar in writing studies theories/practices. Topics vary. See Class Schedule.

WRIT 5776. Major Figures in Rhetorical Tradition: Modern Era. (3 cr; A-F or Aud)

Aristotelian rhetoric in modern era. Fancis Bacon, scientific revolution. George Campbell, rise of human sciences. Kenneth Burke, semiotics in 20th century. Perelman/Olbrechts-Tyteca, reconciliation with philosophy.

WRIT 8666. Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits. (1-6 cr [max 12 cr]; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; % for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr) WRIT 8775. Classical Rhetorical Theory. (3 cr [max 12 cr]; A-F or Aud)
Aristotles Rhetoric in context of its times and of Aristotles other works, especially The Ethics and The Politics.

YOST 5112. Youth Work Methods II: Seminar. (1 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq5111, &5102, #)
Weekly discussion seminar taken concurrently with 5102 to integrate theory and praxis with youth work experience. Written and experiential assignments to increase knowledge, competency, and skills related to working with youth.

WRIT 5777. Rhetoric of Science. (3 cr; A-F only)

Relationship between rhetorical theory/science. Readings typically include works by rhetoricians, sociologists, historians, and philosophers on role that rhetoric/language play in establishing scientific claims.

YOST 5234. Youth Agencies, Organizations, and Youth Service System. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 3234. Prereq[Two soc/anth courses, work experience in [youth agency or org]] or #)

WRIT 8011. Research Methods in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqSTC/RSTC grad or #)

WRIT 8777. Thesis Credits: Masters. (1-18 cr [max 50 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]) WRIT 8792. Directed Readings. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#) WRIT 8794. Directed Research. (1-4 cr [max 12 cr]; S-N only. Prereq#)
Supervised research project.

Communities/governmental responses to young people as potential problems through agencies/programs and other organizational forms. Purpose, structure, activities of such forms. How forms are/are not integrated into youth service systems.

Quantitative/qualitative research methods. Theoretical perspectives that demonstrate/test analytical approaches to scientific/technological rhetoric.

YOST 5235. Community Building, Civic Engagement, and Civic Youthwork. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 3235. Prereq[2001, one basic course in Pol, one basic course in Soc] or #)
Reciprocities between youth development and community development brought about by young peoples civic engagement. Individual, social, and political change by/for young people and their community.

WRIT 8012. Applied Research Methods in Scientific and Technical Communication. (3 cr [max 6 cr]; A-F or Aud. Prereq[8011, grad student] or #)
Introduction to one or two quantitative or qualitative research methods in scientific/technical communication or rhetoric (e.g., ethnography, case studies, discourse analysis).

WRIT 8888. Thesis Credit: Doctoral. (1-24 cr [max 100 cr]; No grade. PrereqMax 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required)

WRIT 8333. FTE: Masters. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqMasters student, adviser and DGS consent) WRIT 8444. FTE: Doctoral. (1 cr; No grade. PrereqDoctoral student, adviser and DGS consent) WRIT 8505. Professional Practice. (3 cr; A-F or Aud. PrereqSTC/RSTC grad student, %, #)
Extended problem-solving situation in business, government, or industry. Student acts as consultant to explore problem, identify possible solutions, introduce solution, apply it.

Youth Development and Research (YOST)

School of Social Work

YOST 5240. Special Topics in Youth Studies. (2 cr [max 10 cr]; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 3240. PrereqTwo social sci courses, exper working with youth or #)

College of Education and Human Development

YOST 5031. International Youthwork. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 3031. Prereq2xxx or #)
Lives of young people living outside the United States and of immigrants/refugees now resident in this country. Working with and on behalf of such groups. Socio-political analysis of globalization. Its impact on young people, youthwork, and youth policy worldwide.

In-depth investigation of one area of youth studies. Teaching procedure and approach determined by specific topic and student needs. Topic announced in advance.

YOST 5241. Experiential Learning. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 2241. Prereq[1001, 2001] or #)

History/theory of experiential learning, its application in youthwork. Observation, reflection, program design, and evaluation skills grounded in experiential learning theory. 15 hours of field observation required.

YOST 5291. Independent Study in Youth Studies. (1-8 cr [max 8 cr]; Stdnt Opt)

Independent reading and/or research under faculty supervision.

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YOST 5301. Communicating With Adolescents About Sexuality. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. Prereq [Upper div AdPy course, exper working with youth] or #) YOST 5402. Youth Policy: Enhancing Healthy Development in Everyday Life. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4402. Prereq[2001, one course each in [FSoS, PolSci, Soc]] or #)

How to communicate sensitively/effectively with adolescents and their concerned persons about sexuality in everyday life. Healthy sexual development (physical, emotional, ethical), sexual diversities. Gender/body image, disease, sexual violence, intimacy, sex in cyberspace.

Youth policy as formulated in response to youth issues, problems, and community/public concerns. Policy as political response to youth panics, as indirect youthwork, and as a communitys moral compact with its young people. Perspectives are explored specific to student interests.

YOST 5313. Direct Work with Adolescents. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. PrereqTwo social sci courses, exper working with youth or #)

Designed to give an understanding of direct work with troubled and at-risk adolescents in a wide range of settings where youth workers or social workers are typically involved. Emphasis on young people in groups in the lifespace in everyday life, rather than in one-to-one office-based interactions.

YOST 5314. Theatre Activities in Youthwork and Education. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4314. Prereq1001 or 2101)

Using experiential learning and theater activities to enhance creativity/imagination of youthworkers/ educators. Approaches to working with youth in school/agency settings. Application of experiential learning and improvisational theater theory/praxis.

YOST 5315. Youthwork in Schools. (4 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4315. PrereqIntroductory course in education or #)
Craft of youthwork as a framework to understand life-worlds of young people and a practice to enhance healthy development. How young people often make artificially/harmfully divide their lives into school and not school.

YOST 5319. Understanding Youth Subcultures. (3 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4319. Prereq2001 or one course each in [Anth, Soc] or #)
Young peoples participation in and understanding of subcultures, life-styles, and event cultures. Place of these in young peoples identity, friendship, and life chances.

YOST 5321. Work With Youth: Individual. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4321. Prereq1001 or 2002W or #)
Basic assumptions underlying individual work with youth. Special issues/concerns of adolescents and of persons who work with them, especially those who work with youth in one-to-one interactions.

YOST 5322. Work With Youth: Families. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4322. Prereq1001 or 2002W or #)
Theories/techniques of working with youth and their families. Practical methods of structural change. Developing effective communication. Decisionmaking/problem-solving systems. Winning the familys cooperation. Role of professional in influencing healthy family development.

YOST 5323. Work with Youth--Groups. (2 cr; Stdnt Opt. =YOST 4323. Prereq1001 or 2002W or #)
Social group work. Adolescent group needs/ associations. Group process. Working with diverse groups of youth in community, in group living situations, and in group therapy.

YOST 5401. Young Peoples Spirituality and Youthwork: an Introduction. (4 cr; A-F or Aud. =YOST 4401W. Prereq[2001, one course each in [Anth, Soc, CPsy]] or #)

Adolescent spirituality, its relation to working with young people. Faith/spirituality as actual/necessary aspects of healthy youth development. Research, active community-based programs. Knowledge, attitudes, and skills to meet adolescent needs/wants.

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The following is an alphabetical list of course designators and their referents under which courses are organized within the Courses section of this catalog. The list is provided to help students find the full description of prerequisite courses and identify the programs to which the courses apply. Directly following each designator and its referent is a see note in cases where the program name or names differ from the referent. For example, courses in physiology (PHSL) pertain to the cellular and integrative physiology program. Courses in fields that do not offer graduate programs, but which may be taken for graduate credit if related to a students program, also appear in the course section; their designators and referents below are followed by related courses. Psychiatry .................................. 245 CAS Central Asian Studies ................ 242 CBIO Conservation Biology ................ 258 CE Civil Engineering ...................... 248 CGSC Cognitive Science ...................... 253 CHEM Chemistry .................................. 243 CHEN Chemical Engineering ............... 242 CHIC Chicano Studies ......................... 245 CHN Chinese ...................................... 247 CHPH Chemical Physics ....................... 243 CI Curriculum and Instruction ...... 259 CL Comparative Literature ............. 255 CLS Clinical Laboratory Science ...... 252 CMB Comparative and Molecular Biosciences ................................ 254 CMPE Computer Engineering .............. 256 CNES Classical and Near Eastern Studies ....................................... 251 COMM Communication Studies ............ 253 COPT Coptic ......................................... 259 CPSY Child Psychology .......................246 CSCI Computer Science ...................... 256 CSCL Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature ............. 259 CSDS Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society ............... 255 CSDY Control Science and Dynamical Systems ................... 259 CSPH Center for Spirituality and Healing.......................................240

CAPY Child and Adolescent

FIN FINA FM FMCH

Finnish ....................................... 294 Finance ....................................... 294 Financial Mathematics .............. 294 Family Medicine and Community Health .................... 292 FPOL Family Policy Minor .................. 292 FR Forest Resources ........................ 296 FREN French ........................................ 297 FRIT French and Italian ...................... 298 FSCN Food Science and Nutrition ....... 295 FSOS Family Social Science ............... 292 FSSP Foreign StudySPAN .............. 296 FW Fisheries and Wildlife................ 294

GCD GEO GEOE GEOG GER GERO GIS GLBT GLOS GRAD GRK GSD GWSS HEBR HINF HIST HMED HMNG HNDI HORT HRD HRIR

AAS ACCT ADED ADPY AEM AFEE AFRO AGRO AKKA ALL AMIN AMST ANES ANSC ANTH APEC APSC ARAB ARCH ARM ARTH ARTS ASL AST BA BBE BIE BINF BIOC BIOL BMEN BMSC BPHY BTHX

Asian American Studies ............ 232 Accounting................................. 215 Adult Education ......................... 215 Adult Psychiatry ........................ 216 Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics .................................. 216 Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Education .......... 219 Afro-American Studies ............. 218 Agronomy and Plant Genetics... 220 Akkadian ................................... 220 Asian Languages and Literatures .................................. 232 American Indian Studies ........... 220 American Studies ...................... 221 Anesthesiology .......................... 221 Animal Science.......................... 221 Anthropology............................. 222 Applied Economics ................... 224 Applied Plant Sciences .............. 226 Arabic ........................................ 226 Architecture ............................... 226 Aramaic ..................................... 226 Art History................................. 230 Art .............................................. 229 American Sign Language .......... 221 Astronomy ................................. 233 Business Administration ........... 239 Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering ............................... 237 Business and Industry Education ................................... 239 Bioinformatics ........................... 235 Biochemistry ............................. 234 Biology ....................................... 235 Biomedical Engineering ............ 236 Biomedical Science ................... 237 Biophysical Sciences ................. 237 Bioethics, Center for .................. 235

DENT Dentistry .................................... 267 DES Design ........................................ 268 DHA Design, Housing, and DNCE Dance ......................................... 266 DSSC Development Studies and DTCH Dutch.......................................... 270 EAS East Asian Studies ..................... 270 ECON Economics.................................. 271 ECP Experimental and Clinical EDHD Education and Human
Social Change ............................ 270 Apparel ...................................... 268

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development ..............................300 Geology and Geophysics ........... 303 Geological Engineering ............. 303 Geography ................................. 301 German ...................................... 305 Gerontology ............................... 306 Geographic Information Science .......................................300 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies .................. 298 Global Studies............................ 306 Graduate School ........................ 307 Greek.......................................... 307 German, Scandinavian, and Dutch.......................................... 305 Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies ....................... 298

Pharmacology ............................ 292 Development .............................. 274

Hebrew ....................................... 308 Health Informatics ..................... 307 History ....................................... 308 History of Medicine................... 312 Hmong ....................................... 313 Hindi .......................................... 308 Horticultural Science................. 313 Human Resource Development . 314 Human Resources and Industrial Relations ................... 315 HSCI History of Science and Technology................................. 313 HUMF Human Factors........................... 314

EDPA Educational Policy and EDUC EE EEB ENGL ENGW ENT EPSY ESPM

IDSC IE INAR INS IREL IS ISE ISG ITAL

Administration........................... 274 Education ................................... 274 Electrical and Computer Engineering ...............................284 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior ..................................... 270 English: Literature ..................... 288 English: Creative Writing .......... 287 Entomology................................ 289 Educational Psychology ............ 278 Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management ........... 290

Information and Decision Sciences ..................................... 318 Industrial Engineering ...............317 Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies.............. 319 Insurance and Risk Management .............................. 319 Interpersonal Relationships Research..................................... 320 Innovation Studies ..................... 319 Infrastructure Systems Engineering ............................... 319 Introduced Species and Genotypes .................................. 320 Italian ......................................... 320

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Communication ......................... 321 JPN Japanese ..................................... 320 JWST Jewish Studies ........................... 321

KIN

Kinesiology ................................ 323

LA Landscape Architecture ............ 325 LAMP Laboratory Medicine and LAT Latin ........................................... 327 LGTT Language, Teaching, and LING LM LS MAR MATH MATS MBT MCDG
Pathology ................................... 325

PA PBIO PBS PHCL PHIL PHM PHSL PHYS PLPA PLSH PMED

Technology................................. 326 Linguistics ................................. 327 Logistics Management .............. 328 Liberal Studies ........................... 327

Marathi ...................................... 331 Mathematics .............................. 333 Materials Science ...................... 332 Master of Business Taxation ..... 331 Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and Genetics................. 342 MCOM Managerial Communications .... 330 ME Mechanical Engineering ........... 338 MEDC Medicinal Chemistry .................340 MELC Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures............................... 342 MEST Medieval Studies ....................... 341 MGMT Management .............................. 328 MHA Master of Healthcare Administration........................... 332 MICA Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology ................... 341 MICB Microbiology ............................. 341 MICE Microbial Engineering .............. 341 MKTG Marketing................................... 331 MOT Management of Technology ...... 329 MS Manufacturing Systems ............ 330 MST Museum Studies ........................ 342 MTHE Mathematics Education ............. 337 MUED Music Education ........................ 346 MUS Music.......................................... 342 MUSA Music Applied............................ 346

Public Affairs ............................ 370 Plant Biology ............................. 362 Plant Biological Sciences .......... 362 Pharmacology ............................ 357 Philosophy ................................. 358 Pharmaceutics............................ 357 Physiology.................................. 361 Physics ....................................... 359 Plant Pathology .......................... 362 Polish.......................................... 363 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ............................ 359 POL Political Science......................... 363 PORT Portuguese ................................. 367 PREV Preventive Science Minor ......... 367 PSY Psychology ................................. 367 PT Physical Therapy ....................... 359 PUBH Public Health ............................. 373

URBS Urban Studies ............................ 393 VBS

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences ..................................... 393 VMED Veterinary Medicine, Graduate 393

WHRE Work and Human Resource

WRIT Writing Studies .......................... 397 WRS Water Resources Science .......... 395 YOST Youth Development and
Research..................................... 398

Education ................................... 396

RAD REC RELS RRM RSC RUSS

Radiology................................... 375 Recreation, Park, and Leisure Studies ....................................... 375 Religious Studies ....................... 377 Recreation Resource Management .............................. 375 Rehabilitation Science ............... 376 Russian ....................................... 377 Clinical Pharmacy ..................... 382

SACP Social, Administrative, and SAGR Sustainable Agricultural

SAPH Social and Administrative SCAN SCB SCIC SCMC

Systems ...................................... 390

NPSE Nanoparticle Science and NR

Engineering ............................... 348 Natural Resources Science and Management ....................... 348 NSC Neuroscience ............................. 348 NSCI Neuroscience Department ......... 349 NSU Neurosurgery ............................. 349 NURS Nursing ...................................... 349 NUTR Nutrition..................................... 354

Pharmacy ................................... 379 Scandinavian ............................. 378 Stem Cell Biology...................... 389 Scientific Computation .............. 378 Studies in Cinema and Media Culture ....................................... 389 SENG Software Engineering................ 383 SKT Sanskrit ...................................... 378 SLHS Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences ..................................... 386 SOC Sociology ................................... 382 SOIL Soil, Water, and Climate............ 384 SPAN Spanish....................................... 385 SPPT Spanish and Portuguese ............ 386 SST Studies of Science and Technology................................. 389 STAT Statistics ..................................... 388 SUM Sumerian .................................... 390 SURG Surgery....................................... 390 SW Social Work ............................... 379 Teaching English as a Second Language ................................... 390 TH Theatre Arts ............................... 391 TRAD Therapeutic Radiology .............. 392 TRIN Translation and Interpreting...... 393 TXCL Toxicology ................................. 392

OBIO Oral Biology .............................. 355 OMS Operations and Management

TESL

OT Occupational Therapy ............... 354 OTOL Otolaryngology.......................... 356

Sciences ..................................... 355

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