What’s New This Year?

1. Policy Changes

     a. Accelerated Programs (GC #18-6)

     b. Conditional Admission (GC #18-4)

     c. Grades and Scholarship (GC #18-6; editorial clarification)

     d. Readmission (GC #18-4; see Leave of Absence and Readmission)

2. Program Changes

         Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s Program

• Accelerated Bachelor/Master of Arts in Mathematics  
• Accelerated Bachelor/Master of Science in Network Technology  

         Certificates

• Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Certificate  
• Teaching Children in Poverty Certificate  

         Master’s

• Data Science, MS  
• Hispanic Studies, MA  
• Mechanical Engineering, MS           

     b. Revised Programs

         Certificates

• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate  
• Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate  
• Hospitality Management Certificate  
• Management Information Systems Certificate  
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate  

         Doctoral

• Bioenergetics and Exercise Science, PhD  
• Nursing Practice, DNP  

          Master’s

• Computer Science, MS  
• English, MA  
• Instructional Technology, MS  
• Kinesiology, MS  
• Middle Grades Education, MAEd  
• Music, MM  
• Physician Assistant, MS  
• Psychology, MA  (Title revision)
• Science Education, MAEd  
• Social Work, MSW   

3. Course Changes

• ENGL 6009 - Research Methods in Language Study  
• ENGL 6805 - Research: The Writer’s Perspective  
• ENGL 7601 - Research Design in Rhetoric and Composition  
• PADP 6500 - Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics  
• SOCW 5910 - Foundation Skills in Social Work Practice  
• SOCW 6550 - Integrative Seminar  

• ART 6900 - History of Prints and Drawings
• ART 6901 - Northern Renaissance Art
• ART 6905 - Twentieth-Century Painting and Sculpture: 1900 to 1950
• ART 6906 - Twentieth-Century Architecture
• ART 6914 - Contemporary Art: 1950 to the Present
• ART 6915 - Italian Renaissance Art: 1500 to 1600
• ART 6950 - Architectural History of the Middle East Before 1600
• ART 6953 - Russian Art and Architecture
• ENGL 5150 - Topics in the Novel
• ENGL 5170 - Modern Drama
• ENGL 5280 - Topics in Poetry
• ENGL 6195 - Topics in Drama
• ENGL 7265 - American Literature
• NURS 6612 - Advanced Nursing Practice with Families in Primary Healthcare
• NURS 8266 - Philosophical, Theoretical, and Conceptual Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
• NURS 8268 - Interdisciplinary Leadership and Role Development for Practice Excellence
• NURS 8271 - Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice
• NURS 8275 - Application of Best Practices in Interdisciplinary Settings
• NURS 8276 - Healthcare Policy, Politics, and Ethics

• ADED 6358 - Classroom Assessment and Measurement  (Cross-listed with COAD 6358 )
• CMGT 6605 - Decision and Risk Analysis in Construction  
• CMGT 6615 - Productivity Improvement in Construction and Engineering  
• CMGT 6645 - Construction Financial Management  
• CMGT 6675 - Green Building and Sustainable Construction  
• CMGT 6680 - Ethical Practices in Construction Profession  
• CMGT 6685 - Construction Safety Management  
• CMGT 6690 - Lean Construction  
• CSCI 6010 - Big Data Analytics and Management  
• CSCI 6020 - Machine Learning  
• CSCI 6030 - Information Extraction and Retrieval  
• CSCI 6040 - Computational Analysis of Natural Languages  
• CSCI 6045 - Cyber-Physical Systems  
• CSCI 6050 - Digital Image Analysis and Understanding  
• CSCI 6150 - Computer and Network Security  
• CSCI 6510 - Distributed Computing  
• DASC 6000 - Data Science Methods I  
• DASC 6005 - Data Science Methods II  
• DASC 6010 - Big Data Analytics and Management  
• DASC 6020 - Machine Learning  
• DASC 6030 - Information Extraction and Retrieval  
• DASC 6040 - Computational Analysis of Natural Languages  
• DASC 6050 - Digital Image Analysis and Understanding  
• DASC 6060 - Health Informatics  (Cross-listed with HIMA 6060 )
• DASC 6070 - Decision Support in Health Care  (Cross-listed with COHE 6450 )
• DASC 6090 - Data Science Practicum  
• ECON 6111 - SAS Programming for Research I  
• ECON 6112 - SAS Programming for Research II  
• ECON 6113 - Python Programming  
• ELEM 6600 - Implications of Poverty for Learning and Development  
• ELEM 6625 - Responsive Curriculum for Children in Poverty  
• ELEM 6650 - Families and Communities in Poverty  
• ELEM 6675 - Evaluative and Educative Implications for Teaching Children in Poverty  
• HUMS 7101 - Application of Bioethics in Clinical Settings  
• HUMS 7201 - Independent Study  
• KINE 6203 - Kinesiology Data Analysis using MATLAB  
• KINE 7203 - Neuromotor Control  
• MENG 6000 - Introduction to Engineering Research  
• MENG 6100 - Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids  
• MENG 6210 - Thermal Systems Design  
• MENG 6220 - Advanced Thermodynamics  
• MENG 6230 - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems  
• MENG 6310 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials  
• MENG 6320 - Advanced Engineering Design  
• MENG 6330 - Advanced Vibration and Structural Dynamics  
• MENG 6340 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials  
• MENG 6343 - Advanced Composite Materials  
• MENG 6350 - Theory of Elasticity  
• MENG 6410 - Bioheat and Mass Transfer  
• MENG 6700 - Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering  
• MENG 7000 - Thesis  
• MGMT 6420 - Studies in Leadership  
• MGMT 6421 - Twenty-First Century Leadership  
• NURS 8261 - Conceptual Foundations and Application of Translational Science  
• NURS 8263 - Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence in Practice, Policy and Ethics  
• NURS 8290 - Organizational Behavior in the Healthcare Environment  
• NURS 8291 - Analytical Decision-Making in Complex Healthcare Systems  
• NURS 8292 - Legal Aspects of Health Care Operations  
• NURS 8805 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthetists I  
• NURS 8806 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthetists II  
• NURS 8810 - Human Physiology for Nurse Anesthetists  
• NURS 8811 - Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia I   
• NURS 8812 - Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia  
• NURS 8813 - Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia  
• NURS 8814 - Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia  
• NURS 8815 - Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia II  
• NURS 8816 - Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia III  
• NURS 8817 - Clinical Correlations I  
• NURS 8818 - Clinical Correlations II  
• NURS 8819 - Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia I  
• NURS 8820 - Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia II  
• NURS 8821 - Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia III  
• NURS 8822 - Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia IV  
• NURS 8823 - Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia V  
• NURS 8824 - Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia IV  
• NURS 8893 - Anesthesia Synthesis Course  
• PADP 6510 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics I  
• PADP 6520 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics II  
• PADP 6530 - Pharmacology and Therapeutics III  
• PSYC 6001 - Seminar in Psychology  
• SCIE 6100 - Special Topics in Science Education  
• SCIE 6700 - Grant Writing in STEM Education  
• SENG 5000 - Programming and Data Structures Foundations  
• SENG 5005 - Discrete Structures and Algorithmic Foundations  
• SOCW 6008 - Introduction to Clinical-Community Practice from a Relational Perspective  
• SOCW 6112 - Trauma Informed Practice with a Clinical-Community Relational Perspective  
• SOCW 6114 - Group Practice with a Clinical-Community Relational Perspective  

• ART (Art) to ARTH (Art History)

• ARTH 6920 - Nineteenth Century Painting  (Formerly ART 6903)
• ARTH 6960 - Art and Power in Mesoamerica  (Formerly ART 6918)
• ARTH 6961 - Native North American Art and Ritual  (Formerly ART 6919)
• ARTH 6970 - History of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Design  (Formerly ART 6911)
• ARTH 6980 - Ceramic History of North Carolina and the Southeastern United States  (Formerly ART 6917)
• SOCW 6005 - Human Behavior and Social Environment for the Human Service Professions  (Formerly SOCW 5001)
• SOCW 6009 - Foundations of Social Work and Social Welfare  (Formerly SOCW 5900)

• COHE 6620 - Health Care Strategic Planning and Management  
• CSCI 6600 - Database Management Systems  
• CSCI 6710 - Web Applications Development  
• CSCI 7000 - Thesis  
• ENGL 6151 - Topics in British Literature Before 1800  
• ENGL 6155 - Topics in British Literature After 1800  
• ENGL 6220 - Topics in American Literature Before 1865  
• ENGL 6250 - Topics in American Literature After 1865  
• ENGL 7005 - Research Methods in Literary and Cultural Studies  
• ENGL 7165 - Special Topics in Literature  
• ENGL 7702 - Research Methods in Empirical Inquiry  
• HMGT 6310 - Strategic Management of Conventions and Special Events  
• HMGT 6400 - Critical Analysis of Food Service and Beverage Management Systems  
• HMGT 6410 - Strategic Management of Lodging Operations  
• HMGT 6420 - Current Issues and Strategies in Hospitality Management  
• MGMT 6682 - Collaboration, Conflict and Negotiation  
• MGMT 6822 - Business and Society  
• MGMT 6832 - Human Resources  
• MKTG 6752 - Integrated Marketing Communications  
• NURS 8116 - Advanced Practice Nursing: Obstetrical Healthcare  
• NURS 8267 - Design and Statistical Methods for Advanced Nursing Practice  
• NURS 8269 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I  
• NURS 8270 - Population Health in Advanced Interprofessional Practice  
• OMGT 6383 - Supply Chain Analytics  
• PHLY 9000 - Dissertation Research*  
• PHYS 9000 - Dissertation  
• PSYC 6404 - Ethics and Law in School Psychology  
• SOCW 6110 - Foundational Communication and Relationship Capacities for Clinical-Community Practice from a Relational Perspective  

4. Other Changes

     a. New Course Prefix - DASC (Data Science)

     b. Distance Education  section of the graduate catalog was revised per FS Resolution #18-44 and 18-46.

     c. General Requirements for Degrees and Certificates  (This section was substantively revised.)