May 11, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Family and Consumer Sciences

  
  • FACS 5007 - Special Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences Education


    3

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Special topics in selected areas of family and consumer sciences. Variable titles and content.
  
  • FACS 6003 - Advanced Apparel Construction for Secondary Education


    2

    C: FACS 6004 . Advanced application and evaluation of technique in fabric selection and apparel construction.
  
  • FACS 6004 - Advanced Apparel Construction for Secondary Education Laboratory


    1

    Three lab hours per week. C: FACS 6003  Application of advanced construction principles. Interrelationship of fabric selection, pattern selection, alteration, and garment fit.
  
  • FACS 6180 - Advanced Housing and Interior Design


    3

    Advanced study of housing, furnishings, and equipment as they influence family well-being.
  
  • FACS 6323 - Methods of Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Curricula


    3

    P: Admission to MAT program. Topics include group and individualized instructional techniques and strategies, instructional materials development and utilization, community resources utilization, FCCLA student organization and management, and evaluation of student progress.
  
  • FACS 6423 - Advanced Methods and Curriculum


    3

    P: FACS 4317. Principles of curriculum development. Organization, method, materials, and evaluation in relation to program type.
  
  • FACS 6424 - Evaluation in Family and Consumer Sciences Education


    3

    P: FACS 6423 . Principles of evaluation, construction of evaluation instruments and analysis, and interpretation of evaluation data for programs and instruction.
  
  • FACS 6426 - Supervision in Family and Consumer Sciences Education


    3

    P: Admission to FACS MAEd program. Application of conferencing techniques, observation skills, and performance evaluation for professional leadership positions in educational settings.
  
  • FACS 6430 - Trends and Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences Education


    3

    P: Admission to FACS MAEd program. Current trends and issues affecting the family and consumer sciences profession.
  
  • FACS 6990 - Review of Research Literature in Educational Settings


    3

    P: Admission to MAEd program in child development and family relations; EDUC 6482  or SCIE 6500 . Foundational approaches in the research process, including conceptualization of the problem, literature search, and review.

Family and Consumer Sciences Banked Courses

  
  • FACS 6900 - Review of Current Literature


    2


Finance

  
  • FINA 6144 - Financial Management I


    3

    P: ACCT 6241 ; OMGT 6123  Financial manager’s role in financial planning, acquisition of funds, and social, ethical, and governmental aspects of national and international financial decision making.
  
  • FINA 6204 - Analysis of the Business Economic Environment


    3

    P: OMGT 6123 . Concepts, theories, and analytical tools of micro and macroeconomic theory and their application in understanding the economic, social, and legal environment in which businesses operate.
  
  • FINA 6214 - Government Regulation of Business


    3

    P: Consent of director of graduate programs. Legal process and government’s role played in public regulation of business enterprise. Covers judicial system, contract and sales law, business associations, antitrust, securities regulation, employment law, and trade regulation.
  
  • FINA 6604 - Financial Management II


    3

    P: ACCT 6221  or FINA 6144 . Financial management decision techniques as applicable to complex domestic and international business.
  
  • FINA 6624 - Investment Management


    3

    P: FINA 6144 . Conceptual and analytical framework for formulating investment policies, analyzing investment alternatives, and constructing portfolio strategies for individuals and institutions.
  
  • FINA 6654 - Commercial Bank Financial Management


    3

    P: FINA 6144 . Conceptual and analytical framework for management of commercial banks.
  
  • FINA 6814 - Management of Financial Risk


    3

    P: FINA 6144 . Analysis of risk environment of corporations through advanced analytical tools and models.
  
  • FINA 6824 - Portfolio Theory, Construction and Management


    3

    For students considering careers in portfolio management. P: FINA 6144 . Portfolio optimization, asset allocation, performance evaluation, and market efficiency issues from perspective of professional portfolio manager. Extensive use of spreadsheet software.
  
  • FINA 6854 - Real Estate Investments and Analysis


    3

    P: FINA 6144 . Relationships among real estate, financial, and investor communities. Includes markets, location, financial and investments analysis, and taxation.
  
  • FINA 6874 - Topics in Finance


    3

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic and consent of chair. P: FINA 6144 . Selected topics.
  
  • FINA 6876 - International Financial Management


    3

    P: FINA 6144 . Financing of international trade and investments. Topics include international monetary system and banking, exchange rates and money markets, and international long-term investment and financial management.
  
  • FINA 6914 - Portfolio Management and Operations Practicum


    3

    P: FINA 6824 ; or consent of director of graduate programs. Hands-on professional investment management. Students will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of actual and hypothetical investment portfolios.

Foreign Languages

  
  • FORL 6000 - Foreign Language for Reading Knowledge


    3

    Reading skills adequate to successfully conduct research utilizing scholarly texts.

French

  
  • FREN 5305 - Advanced Syntax


    3

    P: FREN 3330 or graduate standing. Detailed and comprehensive study of most difficult points of French grammar. Directed practice in analyzing and writing exercises.
  
  • FREN 5700 - Special Topics in French or Francophone Studies


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: Consent of dept chair. Selected topics relating to language, literature, culture or civilization of France or another French-speaking region of the world.
  
  • FREN 6000 - Advanced Language Skills I


    3

    In-depth exploration of varieties and styles of modern French usage.
  
  • FREN 6100 - The Culture and Civilization of France


    3

    Detailed examination of formation of France from its beginnings to the present.
  
  • FREN 6101 - The Culture and Civilization of the Francophone World


    3

    In-depth exploration of civilization and culture of French-speaking world outside of France.

General

  
  • MUSC 6228 - Arts Marketing


    3

    Key concepts, background, public relations strategies, and arts-specific marketing solutions for teachers, sacred musicians, and community-sponsored arts program directors to promote music, theatre, and art programs effectively.

Geography

  
  • GEOG 5220 - Physical Geography Field Experience


    3

    10 classroom hours of orientation and organization over a 2- week period followed by 3 weeks (15 working days) in a field location. Undergraduates may not count toward foundations curriculum social sciences requirement. P: GEOG 2200, 2250; or consent of instructor. Field-based introduction to basic aspects of physical geography research. Development of research questions, field techniques, use of modern instrumentation, and geographic analysis of field data.
  
  • GEOG 5281 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography


    1

    May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Seminar on selected topic.
  
  • GEOG 5282 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography


    2

    May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Seminar on selected topic.
  
  • GEOG 5283 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography


    3

    May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Seminar on selected topic.
  
  • GEOG 5393 - Seminar in Human Geography


    3

    May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Seminar on selected topic in economic-human geography.
  
  • GEOG 6100 - History and Philosophy of Geography


    3

    Major paradigms constituting discipline of geography. Research frameworks within these paradigms.
  
  • GEOG 6110 - Research Design in Geography


    3

    For beginning graduate student. P: Graduate standing. Analysis of research procedures. Research objectives, literature searches, data collection design, data analysis techniques, and modes of presentation.
  
  • GEOG 6150 - Quantitative Methods in Geography


    3

    P: Introductory course in statistics or GEOG 3400. Advanced statistical methods related to geography.
  
  • GEOG 6160 - Field Geography


    3

    P: Dept consent. Advanced inquiry into development of field techniques and research methods in geography. Data collection, analysis, and writing from field sources.
  
  • GEOG 6200 - Research Methods in Physical Geography


    3

    Introduces field and lab methods typically used in research in geomorphology and other disciplines of physical geography.
  
  • GEOG 6210 - Advanced Fluvial and Hydrological Processes


    3

    Comprehensive examination of principles of surface water hydrology and fluvial geomorphology and their application to environmental problems.
  
  • GEOG 6220 - Advanced Coastal Geomorphology


    3

    Advanced examination of principles of coastal processes and geomorphology, and their application to environmental problems.
  
  • GEOG 6230 - Earth Surface Processes on the Coastal Plain


    3

    Detailed examination of the dominant geomorphic processes and sediment dynamics involved in the creation of landforms and the redistribution of sediments and contaminants in coastal plain environments. Emphasis on laboratory experimentation.
  
  • GEOG 6250 - Advanced Environmental Impact Analysis


    3 Same as  

    C:  . Theory and techniques of environmental analysis. Environmental impact statements: what they are, how they came into being, their role in environmental decision making.
  
  • GEOG 6251 - Seminar in Environmental Impact Analysis


    0

    C:   or  . Conceptual and theoretical foundations and current thinking in environmental impact analysis.
  
  • GEOG 6270 - Advanced Water Resources Management and Planning


    3 Same as PLAN 6270 

    Advanced investigation of spatial and temporal characteristics of water. Consideration of hydrologic, engineering, economic, and institutional aspects of water management.
  
  • GEOG 6291 - Independent Study in Physical Geography


    1

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May not count toward thesis research. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in physical geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6292 - Independent Study in Physical Geography


    2

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May not count toward thesis research. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in physical geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6293 - Independent Study in Physical Geography


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May not count toward thesis research. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in physical geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6300 - Seminar in Cultural Geography


    3

    For beginning graduate students. Comprehensive exposure to concepts, principles, and terminology of cultural geography. Problem solving and research through required papers.
  
  • GEOG 6310 - Seminar in Economic Geography


    3

    For beginning graduate students. Comprehensive exposure to concepts, principles, and terminology of economic geography. Problem solving and research through required papers.
  
  • GEOG 6315 - Advanced Geographic Images


    3

    Social and cultural images of space, place, and environment as produced and consumed through various media and at a variety of scales.
  
  • GEOG 6320 - Feminist Theories of Economy


    3

    Economy and development from feminist and geographical perspective.
  
  • GEOG 6325 - Advanced Population and Development


    3

    Demographic issues and population policies in relation to resource use and economic development.
  
  • GEOG 6330 - Global Restructuring of Agro-Food Systems


    3

    Contemporary trends in global restructuring of agro-food systems of industrialized and developing nations.
  
  • GEOG 6335 - Tourism Development


    3

    Traditional and emerging forms of tourism development as they transform economic, social, cultural, and environmental landscapes inside and outside the US.
  
  • GEOG 6340 - Advanced Medical Geography


    3

    Topics range from geographic patterns and processes of disease to locational aspects of health care delivery systems. GIS used to describe and analyze problems in medical geography. Students become acquainted with current research literature.
  
  • GEOG 6345 - Human Migration and Global Restructuring


    3

    Causes and consequences of human migration processes associated with political and economic restructuring in different regions of the globe.
  
  • GEOG 6350 - Seminar in Rural Development


    3

    Geographic theories and approaches used to study issues and problems facing rural areas.
  
  • GEOG 6355 - Rural Development Practicum


    3

    Contemporary approaches to project design, implementation, management, and evaluation. Applies course in grant writing, problem solving, community analysis, participatory action research, group facilitation, and project evaluation.
  
  • GEOG 6360 - Geographies of Global Climate Change


    3

    Examines climate change mitigation and adaptation from the perspective of human-environment geography.
  
  • GEOG 6390 - Political Geography


    3

    Geographic factors in current national and world problems at advanced level.
  
  • GEOG 6391 - Independent Study in Human Geography


    1

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in human geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6392 - Independent Study in Human Geography


    2

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in human geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6393 - Independent Study in Human Geography


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in human geography under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6400 - Seminar in Geographic Information and Analysis


    3

    P: Consent of the instructor. Comprehensive exposure to concepts, principles, applications, and social implications of remote sensing, geographic information systems, and cartography.
  
  • GEOG 6410 - Advanced Cartography


    3

    P: Undergraduate course work in digital cartographic methods or consent of instructor. Readings, discussion, and independent investigation of cartography topics. Analytic cartography, spatial analysis, and visualization techniques.
  
  • GEOG 6420 - Advanced Remote Sensing


    3

    P: GEOG 3420 or consent of instructor. Interpretation of environmental phenomena recorded in digital data formats by remote sensing instruments. Advanced techniques of digital image processing for remotely sensed images.
  
  • GEOG 6430 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems


    3

    P: GEOG 3430 or consent of instructor. Advanced topics.
  
  • GEOG 6440 - Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments


    3

    P: GEOG 3410 or equivalent. Applications of geographic information science to research in coastal environments.
  
  • GEOG 6460 - Advanced Digital Terrain Analysis


    3

    P: GEOG 2410 or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Advanced investigation of digital topographic analyses that focuses on topographic data acquisition, development of digital elevation models, topographic analyses, and terrain visualization.
  
  • GEOG 6491 - Independent Study in Geographic Techniques


    1

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in geographic techniques under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6492 - Independent Study in Geographic Techniques


    2

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in geographic techniques under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6493 - Independent Study in Geographic Techniques


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Analysis of specific problem in geographic techniques under direct supervision of graduate faculty member.
  
  • GEOG 6510 - Meteorological Measurement Systems


    3

    2 lecture and 3 lab hours per week. Principles of meteorological instruments and measurement techniques; basic and advanced methods in data logging, processing, quality analysis and quality control; hands-on experience in labs, and practical training via independent field project.
  
  • GEOG 6520 - Atmosphere Turbulence


    3

    Mechanisms and characterization of atmospheric turbulence in terms of fluid dynamics and mathematical methods. Modeling and measurement techniques in study of atmospheric turbulence.
  
  • GEOG 6525 - Advanced Dynamic Meteorology


    3

    Applications of the governing equations of the atmosphere to advanced inquiry of atmospheric waves and extratropical cyclones.
  
  • GEOG 6530 - Advanced Micrometeorology


    3

    Advanced measurement and modeling techniques and their use in micrometeorological research; estimation of exchange of momentum, mass and energy between Earth’s surface and lowest atmosphere, and their representation in large-scale meteorological models.
  
  • GEOG 6540 - Advanced Coastal Storms


    3

    Advanced dynamics, analysis, and forecasting of extratropical and tropical storms. History of storms in the Carolinas and current mitigation plans.
  
  • GEOG 6550 - Synoptic Meteorology and Forecasting


    3 S

    Analysis and forecasting of mid-latitude weather systems as characterized by large-scale dynamics. Includes advanced techniques of weather analysis, map interpretation, and satellite and radar analysis.
  
  • GEOG 6560 - Applied Urban Climatology


    3 F

    Impact of urbanization upon atmospheric processes, including energetic balance, precipitation, atmospheric circulation, and pollution.
  
  • GEOG 6570 - Advanced Hydrometeorology


    3

    Theory of atmospheric processes related to surface hydrology. Measurement, prediction, and climate analysis techniques of hydrometeorological variables and associated weather and hydrologic events.
  
  • GEOG 6580 - Advanced Radar and Satellite Meteorology


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Theoretical basis for weather observations with radar and satellite instruments.
  
  • GEOG 6590 - Advanced Tropical Meteorology


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Tropical atmosphere as key component of global weather and climate and climate prediction.
  
  • GEOG 6801 - Internship in Geography


    1

    60 hours of work responsibility required per semester hour of credit. P: 18 s.h. of graduate work in GEOG; consent of director of geography must be obtained during semester prior to internship. Application of advanced geographic principles in industrial, governmental, or business setting.
  
  • GEOG 6802 - Internship in Geography


    2

    60 hours of work responsibility required per semester hour of credit. P: 18 s.h. of graduate work in GEOG; consent of director of geography must be obtained during semester prior to internship. Application of advanced geographic principles in industrial, governmental, or business setting.
  
  • GEOG 6803 - Internship in Geography


    3

    60 hours of work responsibility required per semester hour of credit. P: 18 s.h. of graduate work in GEOG; consent of director of geography must be obtained during semester prior to internship. Application of advanced geographic principles in industrial, governmental, or business setting.
  
  • GEOG 7000 - Thesis


    1-6

    May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h.
  
  • GEOG 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research


    1

    May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting thesis research may only register for this course during the summer.
  
  • GEOG 7300 - Seminar in Geography of Heritage


    3

    Geographic perspective on the nature of heritage and its cultural, political, and economic uses.

Geological Sciences

  
  • GEOL 5000 - Geomorphology


    3

    2 lectures per week. P: GEOL 1500, 1501; an additional 4 s.h. in introductory GEOL sequences; or consent of instructor. Advanced study of landforms, stages of their development, and agents which have shaped them.
  
  • GEOL 5001 - Geomorphology Laboratory


    0

    1 3-hour lab per week. P: GEOL 1500, 1501; an additional 4 s.h. in introductory GEOL sequences; or consent of instructor. Advanced study of landforms, stages of their development, and agents which have shaped them.
  
  • GEOL 5150 - The Geologic Component of Environmental Science


    3

    P: Introductory GEOL course or consent of instructor. Basic geologic knowledge and insights that support sound, rational, and science-based environmental decisions and policies in regard to land and water use. Topics include pollution abatement, clean up, and prevention; resource extraction, use, and conservation; and hazardous geologic processes.
  
  • GEOL 5300 - Geology of Coastal Processes and Environments


    3

    May include field trips to various coastal systems. P: GEOL 1550, 4010, 4011; or consent of instructor. Modern coastal systems. Diversity and distribution, complexity and dynamics of interacting processes and responses, origin and evolutionary history, and role of man as major modifying force.
  
  • GEOL 5350 - Marine Geology


    3

    P: GEOL 1550, 4010, 4011; or consent of instructor. Geology of world’s ocean basins. Impact of geophysical, geochemical, and geobiological principles on concepts of origin and evolution of ocean basins; source, transportation, and deposition of marine sediments and formation of marine stratigraphic record; and role of oceanographic processes affecting earth history such as sea level fluctuation, plate tectonics, paleogeography, and paleoclimatology.
  
  • GEOL 5400 - Optical Mineralogy


    3

    2 lectures per week. P: GEOL 3050, 3051. Theory and basic techniques for determining optical constants of crystals using a polarizing microscope and thin sections.
  
  • GEOL 5401 - Optical Mineralogy Laboratory


    0

    1 3-hour lab per week. P: GEOL 3050, 3051. Theory and basic techniques for determining optical constants of crystals using a polarizing microscope and thin sections.
  
  • GEOL 5450 - Introduction to Aqueous Geochemistry


    3

    2 lectures and 1 3-hour lab per week. P: CHEM 1150, 1151, 1160, 1161; or equivalent. Applies chemical principles to study of elements at earth’s surface; their transportation in aqueous solutions; and weathering, groundwater, and surface water chemistry, geochemical cycles, and distribution of stable isotopes.
  
  • GEOL 5500 - Directed Studies in Geology


    2

    P: Senior or graduate standing in GEOL or consent of instructor. Independent study on selected topic. May include field work, directed readings, or some combination thereof. Occasionally special field study or course offered using one of these course numbers.
  
  • GEOL 5510 - Directed Studies in Geology


    2

    P: Senior or graduate standing in GEOL or consent of instructor. Independent study on selected topic. May include field work, directed readings, or some combination thereof. Occasionally special field study or course offered using one of these course numbers.
 

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