Sep 26, 2024  
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Exercise and Sport Science

  
  • EXSS 8320 - Bioenergetics II: Regulation of Metabolism


    4 Same as BIOC 8320 

    P: BIOC 7301  or EXSS 7211  or consent of chair. Regulation and integration of metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and amino acids in humans, with an emphasis on primary research literature.
  
  • EXSS 8330 - Introduction to Research


    3 Formerly EXSS 6330

    May be repeated. May count a maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Student assigned to faculty preceptor. Opportunity to learn design of experimental protocols and to collaborate in some aspects of preceptor’s program.
  
  • EXSS 8331 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 8332 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 8333 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 8334 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 8335 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 8336 - Advanced Topics in Bioenergetics


    1-6

    May be repeated for a maximum of 12 s.h. P: EXSS 7211  and consent of chair.
  
  • EXSS 9000 - Dissertation


    3-12

    May be repeated. May count maximum of 27 s.h.
  
  • EXSS 9001 - Dissertation Summer Research


    1

    May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting dissertation research may only register for this course during the summer.

Exercise and Sport Science Banked Courses

  
  • EXSS 6003 - Group Dynamics and Community Leadership


    3


Fabric Design

  
  • ART 5306 - Fabric Design Studio VIII


    3

    P: ART 4326. Original research in nonstructural textile design.
  
  • ART 5316 - Fabric Design Studio IX


    3

    P: ART 5306 . Original research in nonstructural textile design.
  
  
  • ART 6306 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  
  • ART 6316 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  
  • ART 6326 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6330 - Problems in Design


    3 Same as Same as ART 6300, 6310, 6320, 6330, 6340, 6350, 6360, 6370 (Weaving)

    To be taken in sequence
  
  • ART 6336 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6340 - Problems in Design


    3 Same as Same as ART 6300, 6310, 6320, 6330, 6340, 6350, 6360, 6370 (Weaving)

    To be taken in sequence
  
  • ART 6346 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  
  • ART 6356 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  
  • ART 6366 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  
  • ART 6376 - Problems in Fabric and Textile Design


    3

    To be taken in sequence.

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 5300 - Middle Grades Career Exploration: Service Clusters


    3

  
  • 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 assistant dean for 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

    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 6904 - Mutual Fund Management and Operations


    3

    P: FINA 6624  or FINA 6824  or consent of assistant dean for graduate programs. Structure and regulatory environment of investment companies and investment company securities (i.e. mutual funds).
  
  • FINA 6914 - Portfolio Management and Operations Practicum


    3

    P: FINA 6824 ; P/C: FINA 6904  or consent of assistant dean for 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.

French Banked Courses

  
  • FREN 7000 - Thesis


    3


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 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 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.
 

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