Jun 25, 2024  
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Biology

  
  • BIOL 7895 - Current Literature in Cell Biology


    1

    P: Consent of instructor. Review of current research literature related to cell biology. Emphasis on critical analysis.
  
  • BIOL 7900 - Ecological Statistics


    3

    P: Consent of instructor; RP: an ecology course. Philosophy of statistical methods, principles of sampling and experimental design, and common approaches to the analysis of ecological data.
  
  • BIOL 7920 - Conservation Biology


    3 Formerly BIOL 6920

    P: Consent of instructor; RP: an ecology course. Applies principles of ecology, biogeography, population genetics, economics, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy to maintenance and restoration of biological diversity and management.
  
  • BIOL 7950 - Preparing for the Job Market


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Skills pertinent for career development beyond the PhD, including public speaking, the job search, job application materials, interviewing techniques, networking, and job discussion panels.
  
  • BIOL 7970 - Teaching Natural Science in Higher Education


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Pedagogical best practices and unique aspects of teaching and learning of the natural sciences in higher education contexts.
  
  • BIOL 8810 - Methods and Techniques


    3

    May be repeated for credit. P: Consent of instructor. One semester rotation through research laboratories supervised by IDPBS approved faculty members.
  
  • BIOL 8815 - Seminar in Biological Sciences


    1

    May be repeated for credit. P: Consent of instructor. Presentations on research or critical review of current literature topics by students in IDPBS program. Seminar presentation.
  
  • BIOL 8830 - Introduction to Research


    5

    May be repeated for credit. May count maximum of 15 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Assignment to major advisor during second year of program. Design of experimental protocols and participation in research program.
  
  • BIOL 9000 - Dissertation Research


    3-12

    May be repeated. May count a maximum of 36 s.h. This course is not included in meeting the cumulative “B” average required for graduation.
  
  • BIOL 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.

Biology Banked Courses

  
  • BIOL 5000 - Radio Tracer Techniques in Biology


    3

  
  • BIOL 5001 - Radio Tracer Techniques in Biology


    0

  
  • BIOL 5020 - Animal Parasitology


    4

  
  • BIOL 5021 - Animal Parasitology


    0

  
  • BIOL 5040 - Mycology


    4

  
  • BIOL 5041 - Mycology


    0

  
  • BIOL 5050 - Applied Ecology


    3

  
  • BIOL 5080 - Plant Anatomy and Morphology


    4

  
  • BIOL 5081 - Plant Anatomy and Morphology


    0

  
  • BIOL 5110 - Plant Growth and Development


    4

  
  • BIOL 5111 - Plant Growth and Development


    0

  
  • BIOL 5200 - Invertebrate Zoology


    4

    3 lectures and 1 3-hour lab per week. P: 6 s.h. in BIOL. General comparative anatomical and physiological aspects of invertebrate groups. Emphasis on similarities, differences, and evolution.
  
  • BIOL 5201 - Invertebrate Zoology


    0

    3 lectures and 1 3-hour lab per week. P: 6 s.h. in BIOL. General comparative anatomical and physiological aspects of invertebrate groups. Emphasis on similarities, differences, and evolution.
  
  • BIOL 5678 - Biology of Aging


    3

  
  • BIOL 5740 - Behavioral Ecology


    4

    3 lecture and 2 discussion hours per week. P: BIOL 4200, 4201. Animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Readings from current scientific literature and weekly discussions.
  
  • BIOL 5741 - Behavioral Ecology


    0

    3 lecture and 2 discussion hours per week. P: BIOL 4200, 4201. Animal behavior from an evolutionary perspective. Readings from current scientific literature and weekly discussions.
  
  • BIOL 5850 - Biometry


    3

  
  • BIOL 5851 - Biometry


    0

  
  • BIOL 5860 - Biological Applications of Digital Computers


    3

  
  • BIOL 5861 - Biological Applications of Digital Computers


    0

  
  • BIOL 5880 - Microbial Physiology


    4

  
  • BIOL 5881 - Microbial Physiology


    0

  
  • BIOL 5910 - Vascular Plant Systematics


    4

  
  • BIOL 5911 - Vascular Plant Systematics


    0

  
  • BIOL 5920 - Vertebrate Systematics


    4

  
  • BIOL 5921 - Vertebrate Systematics


    0


Biological Sciences

  
  • BISC 8810 - Methods and Techniques in Experimental Biological Sciences


    3

    May be repeated. P: Admission to IDPBS graduate program or consent of course director. One semester rotation through research laboratories supervised by program faculty members.
  
  • BISC 8815 - Seminar in Biological Sciences


    1

    May be repeated for credit. P: Admission to IDPBS graduate program or consent of course director. Presentations on research or critical review of current literature topics by students in IDPBS program. Seminar presentation.
  
  • BISC 8820 - Current Topics in Biomedical Research


    2

    May be repeated. P: Admission to IDPBS graduate program or consent of course director. Topics reflect new scientific developments.
  
  • BISC 8830 - Introduction to Research


    5

    May be repeated. P: Admission to IDPBS graduate program or consent of course director. Assignment to faculty preceptor during second year of graduate school. Design of experimental protocols and participation in preceptor’s research program.
  
  • BISC 9000 - Dissertation Research


    3-12

    May be repeated. May count for a maximum of 36 s.h. This course is graded S or U and is not included in meeting the cumulative “B” average required for graduation.

Biomedical Science

  
  • BMSC 6113 - Introduction to Biomedical Research


    3

    P: Consent of program director. Research rotations in several different laboratories.
  
  • BMSC 6121 - Seminar in Biomedical Science


    1

    Registration for fall and spring required. P: Consent of program director. Formal seminars and student critiques of current literature in biomedical science.
  
  • BMSC 6133 - Biomedical Research


    3

    May be repeated. P: Consent of program director. Design of experimental protocols and participation in preceptor’s research program.
  
  • BMSC 6136 - Biomedical Research


    6

    May be repeated. P: Consent of program director. Design of experimental protocols and participation in preceptor’s research program.
  
  • BMSC 6141 - Directed Study


    1

    May be repeated for a maximum of 3 s.h. P: Consent of program director. Investigates current research and methodology in biomedical science.
  
  • BMSC 6142 - Directed Study


    2

    May be repeated for a maximum of 3 s.h. P: Consent of program director. Investigates current research and methodology in biomedical science.
  
  • BMSC 6143 - Directed Study


    3

    May be repeated for a maximum of 3 s.h. P: Consent of program director. Investigates current research and methodology in biomedical science.
  
  • BMSC 7000 - Thesis


    3

    May be repeated. May count a maximum of 6 s.h.

Biostatistics

  
  • BIOS 5010 - Epidemiology for Health Professionals


    3

    P: BIOS 1500 or consent of instructor. Distribution of disease in human populations and factors that influence this distribution. Emphasis on leading causes of death, evaluating health research, and utilizing epidemiologic methods.
  
  • BIOS 7021 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals I


    3 Formerly BIOS 6021

    P: MATH 1065 or consent of instructor. Applies statistical methods to health sciences. Types, organization, and display of data; elementary probability; parametric and nonparametric techniques when dealing with one or two samples (matched and independent); one way ANOVA; and simple linear regression.
  
  • BIOS 7022 - Biostatistics for Health Professionals II


    3 Formerly BIOS 6022

    P: BIOS 7021  with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Continuation of BIOS 7021 . Topics include ANOVA for multi-factor designs and analysis of single degree of freedom contrasts; randomized block and repeated measures designs; nonparametric methods for standard designs; multiple linear and logistic regression; and chi-square analysis of contingency tables.
  
  • BIOS 7501 - Experimental Design


    3 Formerly BIOS 6501

    P: BIOS 7021  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Experimental designs and their analysis. Topics include completely randomized, randomized block, Latin square, and split-unit designs; factorial treatment structures and repeated measures designs; multiple comparison procedures; tests of normality and homogeneity of variance; measures of effect size; and power considerations.
  
  • BIOS 7550 - Applied Multivariate Analysis


    3 Formerly BIOS 5450

    P: BIOS 7021  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Overview of the most commonly used multivariate statistical techniques. Topics include Hotelling’s T-square, MANOVA, discriminant analysis, cluster analysis, principal components, factor analysis, canonical correlation, multidimensional scaling, and correspondence analysis.
  
  • BIOS 7560 - Nonparametric Statistical Methods


    3 Formerly BIOS 5500

    P: BIOS 7021  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Statistical methods requiring less restrictive assumptions (than parametric methods) about the form of the population distribution. General linear rank statistics, tests and estimation of location, dispersion, regression, and association in the nonparametric setting.
  
  • BIOS 7570 - Introduction to Survival Analysis


    3 Formerly BIOS 5575

    P: BIOS 7021  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Statistical methods for time-to-event data, including censoring, hazard rates, estimation of survival curves, and methods to compare survival curves. Applications to clinical trials.
  
  • BIOS 7580 - Categorical Data Analysis


    3 Formerly BIOS 5600

    P: BIOS 7021  or equivalent with a grade of B or better or consent of instructor. Introduction to the analysis of categorized data; rates, ratios, and proportions; relative risk and odds ratio; Cochran-Mantel- Haenszel procedure; life table methods; linear models for categorical data. Applications in demography, epidemiology, and medicine.

Business

  
  • BUSI 6001 - Internship in Business


    1

    P: Consent of assistant dean for graduate programs. Part-time experience under the supervision of a business owner, manager, or business professional.
  
  • BUSI 6002 - Internship in Business


    2

    P: Consent of assistant dean for graduate programs. Part-time experience under the supervision of a business owner, manager, or business professional.
  
  • BUSI 6003 - Internship in Business


    3

    P: Consent of assistant dean for graduate programs. Part-time experience under the supervision of a business owner, manager, or business professional.

Business and Information Technologies Education

  
  • BITE 5200 - Microcomputer Business Graphics Applications


    3 F,S,SS

    P: BITE 4200 or consent of instructor. Advanced course in specialized graphics-oriented microcomputer applications software used to produce business documents, reports, brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, and other page or screen composition publications.
  
  • BITE 5205 - Teaching Special Populations in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    P: SPED 2000 or equivalent. Emphasis on modification and development of materials, curricula, and programs for special populations in career and technical education.
  
  • BITE 5388 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3 F,S,SS

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P/C: Problem areas of major concern in business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 5389 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3 F,S,SS

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P/C: Problem areas of major concern in business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 5390 - Seminar in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3 F,S,SS

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P/C: Problem areas of major concern in business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 5500 - Independent Study in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3 F,S,SS

    P: Senior or graduate standing. Independent study, research, and investigation in business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 5503 - Integrating Information Processing Technology into Business and Information Technologies Education


    3 F, S, SS

    P: For undergraduate students: Senior or graduate standing; consent of dept chair. Integration of information processing technology into career and technical education curricula.
  
  • BITE 6100 - Designing Virtual Environments in Business and Information Technology Education


    3

    Use of specialized software and microcomputer applications for designing virtual environments.
  
  • BITE 6103 - Facilities Planning and Management in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Planning building facilities for business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 6400 - Foundations and Management of Retailing for Marketing Education


    3

    Emphasis on retailing and wholesaling institutions, their development, roles in distribution structure, strategies, and practical technical problems. Basic functions of buying, selling, physical distribution, and risk.
  
  • BITE 6410 - Social, Legal, and Ethical Environments in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Major ideas and institutions that comprise important part of environment within which business and educational transactions occur.
  
  • BITE 6420 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Selected issues in information technologies and development of technology-based solutions.
  
  • BITE 6422 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education


    1

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Special topics in selected areas of business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 6423 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education


    2

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Special topics in selected areas of business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 6424 - Problems in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Special topics in selected areas of business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 6426 - Supervision in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Theory, principles, and procedures in supervision as they relate to improvement of instruction and pupil and teacher growth.
  
  • BITE 6428 - Instructional Strategies for Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Planning and implementation of effective instructional procedures for information technology, business or career and technical education.
  
  • BITE 6430 - Computer Concepts and Applications for Business, Information, and Technologies Education


    3

    Business-related computer concepts and applications. Hands-on experience using various hardware and software.
  
  • BITE 6435 - Instructional Strategies for Technical Training


    3

    Development of training strategies, concepts, and materials for enhancing instruction through computer technology.
  
  • BITE 6450 - Evaluation in Business and Information Technologies Education


    3

    Methods and techniques of evaluating business and information technologies education students, teachers, programs, and facilities.
  
  • BITE 6492 - Career and Technical Education Curriculum Design


    3

    Program development with special emphasis on job analysis as a base for program planning and curriculum construction.
  
  • BITE 6700 - Website Design and Maintenance


    3

    Use of specialized software and microcomputer applications for the production and maintenance of websites in Business and Information Technology Education.
  
  • BITE 6750 - Contemporary Business and Information Technologies Education Research


    3

    Contemporary research and evaluation techniques for business and information technologies education.
  
  • BITE 7000 - Thesis


    1-6

    May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h.
  
  • BITE 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.

Ceramics

  
  • ART 5100 - Ceramics Studio IX


    3

    P: For graduate students: May count as an elective with consent of instructor. Senior projects in ceramic art and design Slide portfolio requirement and senior exhibition.
  
  • ART 5110 - Ceramics Studio X


    3

    P: For graduate students: May count as an elective with consent of instructor. Advanced projects in ceramic art and design.
  
  • ART 6100 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6101 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6102 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6103 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6104 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6105 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6106 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.
  
  • ART 6107 - Problems in Ceramics


    3

    To be taken in sequence.

Chemistry

  
  • CHEM 5350 - Instrumental Analysis


    3 WI

    3 lecture and 3 lab hours per week. P: CHEM 3960; C: CHEM 5351 . Theory and practical uses of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis.
  
  • CHEM 5351 - Instrumental Analysis


    1 WI

    3 lecture and 3 lab hours per week. P: CHEM 3960; C: CHEM 5350 . Theory and practical uses of modern instrumental methods of chemical analysis.
  
  • CHEM 5525 - Special Topics


    1

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Selected topics of current interest in areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 5526 - Special Topics


    2

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Selected topics of current interest in areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
  
  • CHEM 5527 - Special Topics


    3

    May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Selected topics of current interest in areas of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
 

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