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2011-12 Graduate Catalog 
    
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2011-12 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Business Communication and Entrepreneurship
  

  • BCEN 5670 - International Business Communication

    3 credit hours
    Provides a theoretical and practical framework for understanding and conducting effective international business communication. Emphasis on the analysis and development of international business communication processes.


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  • BCEN 5680 - Issues and Trends in Workplace Diversity

    3 credit hours
    Emphasis on developing skills essential for working effectively with a diverse work force in global and domestic settings, incorporating the value of diversity into organizations, and building multicultural work teams.


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  • BCEN 5710 - History and Foundations of Business Education and Marketing Education

    3 credit hours
    Developments, aims, principles, and present status of business education; organization and evaluation of the business education curriculum; administration and supervision of business education.


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  • BCEN 5840 - Study Abroad

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Graduate standing and completion of core courses in respective field as determined by graduate business studies. A short-term international business education experience designed to expose the student to the economic, political, cultural, and social environments of a foreign country(ies), with specific emphasis directed toward the international state/status of the subject matter pertinent to the discipline.


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  • BCEN 6010 - Training and Development

    3 credit hours
    (Same as PRST 6460.) Prerequisite: Graduate status. A broad introduction to training and development as a field of study and practice. Designed for training and development specialists as well as organizational leaders focused on continually improving human and organizational performance.


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  • BCEN 6310 - History and Philosophy of Business Education and Marketing Education

    3 credit hours
    Historical development, philosophy, and objectives of business and marketing education. Contributions to general education, vocational education, and adult education. Curriculum in relation to future needs, objectives, and social change.


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  • BCEN 6460 - Issues and Trends in Business Education and Marketing Education

    3 credit hours
    Exploration and analysis of research-based studies on current issues and trends in vocational-technical education and business education, marketing education, and office management.


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  • BCEN 6600 - Organization and Coordination of Marketing Education Curriculum

    3 credit hours
    Offers preparation for developing, implementing, and coordinating the marketing education curriculum. Emphasis on organizing and administering marketing education programs at the secondary level, on coordinating the work-based learning activities of vocational students, and on integrating and managing youth organizations.


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  • BCEN 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • BCEN 6670 - Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Business Education

    3 credit hours
    Administrative problems of a school system. Emphasis on those of the supervisor of business education, the department head, and the teacher as to reorganization, budgets, curriculum, equipment, personnel, adult education, and public relations.


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  • BCEN 6700 - Coordination of Marketing Education Curriculum and Cooperative Programs

    3 credit hours
    Organization of such programs and their characteristics in combining classroom instruction with regularly scheduled supervised experience and on-the-job training.


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  • BCEN 6720 - Measurement and Evaluation in Business and Marketing Education

    3 credit hours
    Teacher-made, standardized, and industry-developed tests and other standards used in teaching, used to evaluate student achievement, and used by industry for employment and promotion.


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  • BCEN 6780 - Problems in Business Education, Marketing Education, and Training

    3 credit hours
    Individualized research projects in special areas of concern to teachers of business education, marketing education, and vocational education and to trainers in business and industry.


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  • BCEN 6810 - Recent Developments in Basic Business

    3 credit hours
    Present status and trends affecting content of basic business courses, aims, objectives, learning aids, motivation devices, resource materials, and current research.


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  • BCEN 6820 - Managerial Communication

    3 credit hours
    Analysis of communication theory and communication processes with emphasis on development of executive communication skills essential for understanding organizational processes from a holistic perspective. Covers organizational theory, behavior, and interpersonal communication from both a domestic and global perspective.


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  • BCEN 6830 - Recent Developments in Integrated Business Technology

    3 credit hours
    Trends in teaching office technology; selecting classroom equipment and applications software, setting standards of achievement for job competencies, developing proficiency in applications of current software, analyzing supportive instructional technologies and materials, and assessing instructional issues in current research and writings.


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  • BCEN 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 credit hours
    Open only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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Business Law
  

  • BLAW 6430 - Legal Environment of Management

    3 credit hours
    Legal rights and potential liabilities of business managers. Presentation of the legal, ethical, and political environment of business. Includes basic principles of the legal system, torts and product liability, antitrust, labor and employment laws, securities, contracts, sales, secured transactions, bankruptcy, agency, partnerships, corporations, and commercial paper. May not be used for elective credit in graduate business degree programs.


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  • BLAW 6500 - Legal Aspects of Healthcare

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: BLAW 3400 or ACTG 6100  or approval of department chair. The U.S. health care system; its major stakeholders; and the laws and regulations that apply to health care institutions, professionals, and suppliers including Medicare, electronic health records, health care fraud and abuse, compliance planning, certificates of need, health care business associations, federal tax exemption, liability and licensing issues, and ethics in decision making.


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Chemistry
  

  • CHEM 5100 - Organic Spectroscopy

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 or equivalent. Theory of and practice in the interpretation of mass, infrared, Raman, ultraviolet-visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals

    4 credit hours

    Modern physical chemistry including current theories of atomic and molecular structures, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and related theoretical topics. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals

    4 credit hours

    Modern physical chemistry including current theories of atomic and molecular structures, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and related theoretical topics. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5350 - Physical Chemistry

    4 credit hours

    Quantitative principles of chemistry involving extensive use of calculus. Major topics include thermodynamics, phase changes, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, quantum chemistry, molecular structure, and statistical mechanics. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5351 - Physical Chemistry Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5360 - Physical Chemistry

    4 credit hours

    Quantitative principles of chemistry involving extensive use of calculus. Major topics include thermodynamics, phase changes, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, quantum chemistry, molecular structure, and statistical mechanics. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5361 - Physical Chemistry Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every year.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5400 - Inorganic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Basic concepts and theories of inorganic chemistry and how these are used to predict and understand the physical and chemical properties of compounds of the elements other than carbon. Inorganic compounds in the air, water, earth, and in the laboratory, and in biochemistry, geochemistry, and industrial materials and processes. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5600 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Quality of the environment and of chemical changes in the environment through contamination or modification of the air, water, and soils as affected by human, agricultural, industrial, and social activities. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5630 - Detection of Chemical Pollutants

    4 credit hours

    Theory and practice of analytical chemistry methods used in pollution measurement. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5631 - Detection of Chemical Pollutants Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5700 - Polymers, an Introduction

    3 credit hours

    Structure, properties, and applications of polymers. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5730 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

    4 credit hours

    Modern chemical concepts and computations applied to quantum chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics. Three lectures and one three-hour calculation laboratory period. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 5731 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6100 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3020/3021 or 2030/2031 or equivalent. Concepts and modern theories of organic chemistry: stereochemistry of reactions, mechanistic interpretation of organic reactions, and multistep synthesis. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6110 - Topics in Organic Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6100 . A selection of modern topics. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6200 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 4230/4231 or CHEM 6230 /CHEM 6231 . Selected topics of major interest in chemical analysis. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6230 - Intermediate Analytical Chemistry

    4 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 2230/2231 or equivalent. Selected instrumental methods of analysis including but not limited to gas and liquid chromatography methods; ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectroscopic methods; and flame emission and atomic absorption spectrometry. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period. Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6231 - Intermediate Analytical Chemistry Lab

    0 credit hours

    Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6300 - Intermediate Physical Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Key concepts from classical thermodynamics, quantum theory, and chemically relevant spectroscopies. Statistical thermodynamics introduced. Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6400 - Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Concepts of inorganic chemistry needed for effective teaching of general chemistry and for safe and effective use of inorganic chemicals and materials in industrial and academic laboratories; atomic theory, principles of inorganic reactivity in acid-base; precipitation, complexation, and oxidation-reduction reactions; crystal and ligand field theory; symmetry; molecular orbital theory; organometallic chemistry. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6410 - Transition Metal and Theoretical Inorganic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 5400  or consent of instructor. The chemistry of transition metal complexes, organometallic compounds, and of related compounds, their practical applications, and modern theoretical treatments of this chemistry. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6420 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6400 . Selected topics of current interest in inorganic chemistry such as organo-metallic chemistry, inorganic materials science, and kinetics and mechanisms of inorganic reactions. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6480 - Laboratory in Inorganic Chemistry-Inorganic Synthetic Methods

    1 credit hours

    Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 6400  (for 6480), CHEM 6420  or CHEM 5700  (for CHEM 6490 ), or consent of instructor. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6490 - Laboratory in Inorganic Chemistry-Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry

    1 credit hours

    Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 6400  (for CHEM 6480 ), CHEM 6420  or CHEM 5700  (for 6490), or consent of instructor. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6500 - Biochemistry I

    3 credit hours

    Chemical properties of biological molecules such as proteins, lipids, nucleotides, and carbohydrates. Chemical basis of enzyme catalysis. Structure of biological membranes. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6510 - Biochemistry II

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6500 . The structure of lipids, amino acids, nucleotides, and nucleic acids and their metabolism at a molecular level. Emphasis on understanding the chemical basis of biological phenomena. Three hours lecture per week. Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6520 - Topics in Biochemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6500  or CHEM 6510  or consent of instructor. Selected topics of particular interest in biochemistry. Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6530 - Biochemical Techniques

    2 credit hours

    Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 6500  or CHEM 6510  or consent of instructor. Laboratory in biochemical techniques with emphasis on protein purification, enzyme kinetics, carbohydrate and lipid analysis, and manipulation of DNA. Offered every spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6610 - Environmental Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Working knowledge of physical and organic chemistry. Fundamental chemical principles applied to the fate and behavior of organic and inorganic contaminants in the soil-water environment. Topics include sorption and redox reactions of contaminants.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours

    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading. Offered every term.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6720 - Topics in Physical Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6300  or permission of department. Advanced theories of, latest literature in, and unsolved problems of a particular research area in physical chemistry selected by the professor. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6780 - Polymer and Materials Chemistry Laboratory

    2 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6100  or previous undergraduate organic chemistry knowledge; corequisite: CHEM 5700 ; CHEM 5330 /CHEM 5331  strongly recommended. Laboratory experiments will introduce synthesis techniques, kinetics, characterization, engineering, and application of polymers and other modern materials. Six hours of laboratory.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6800 - Chemistry Seminar

    1 credit hours

    Required of graduate students specializing in chemistry. Scientific articles reviewed and reports on individual research projects presented. Offered every term.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 6870 - Chemistry Research

    3 credit hours

    Original laboratory problem that will furnish material for a thesis. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7110 - Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6100 . Applications and advanced concepts in physical organic chemistry, including those used in teaching organic chemistry. Topics include classical and modern approaches in physical organic chemistry including MO theory, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, structure and solvent effects, pericyclic reactions, and theories of acidity/basicity. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7200 - Advanced Chemical Separations and Chemical Equilibrium

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6230 /CHEM 6231  or equivalent including a course in quantitative chemical analysis. Advances in theories and applications of analytical chemistry for students familiar with laboratory techniques and chemical instrumentation. Special attention given to chemical equilibrium as it applies to the practice and teaching of chemical separations. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7210 - Problems in Modern Chemical Laboratory Procedures

    3 credit hours

    Newly developed laboratory techniques and procedures which the student had not previously had the opportunity to learn. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7220 - Independent Study of Instrumental Analysis

    3 credit hours

    Developing skill in using selected sophisticated instruments. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7400 - Computational Chemistry I

    4 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Foundation courses of the Computational Science Ph.D. program (COMS 6100 , COMS 6500 , and CSCI 6020 ) or consent of instructor. Fundamental concepts and practical aspects of various electronic-structure models used in modern computational chemistry. Molecular orbital theory, ab initio and density functional methods, wave-function analyses, and geometry optimization techniques. Offered every fall. Three lectures and one three-hour computer lab.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7410 - Computational Chemistry II

    4 credit hours

    Prerequisites: CHEM 7400  and consent of instructor. Practical applications of quantum chemistry models. Calculation of molecular properties with high accuracy, computational techniques for large systems, structure prediction and structure-activity relationships. Offered every spring. Three lectures and one three-hour lab.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7420 - Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6400 . Applications and advanced concepts of inorganic chemistry; methods of teaching these concepts. Inorganic materials such as metals, superconductors, zeolites, and fullerenes; organometallic compounds, halides, hydrides, and oxides of elements; inorganic reaction mechanisms; bioinorganic chemistry; electronic states and term symbols. Modern methods of teaching inorganic content in general chemistry courses. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7510 - Advanced Biochemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6500  or consent of instructor. Advanced subjects in biochemistry including current techniques in structure/activity relationships of biomolecules, regulation and control of metabolic pathways, bioenergetics, enzymology, control of transcription and translation, regulation of gene expression, and biochemistry of inherited disease. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7640 - Dissertation Research

    1 to 6 credit hours

    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of dissertation. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of doctoral research each semester until completion. S/U grading. Offered every term.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7700 - Topics in Theoretical Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Bonding, stereochemistry, empirical and semi-empirical parameters, state functions, spectroscopic interpretation, and reaction mechanisms. Offered on sufficient demand.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7710 - Topics in Applied Chemistry

    3 to 6 credit hours

    Some important and current practical applications. Offered every other spring.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7720 - Advanced Topics in Physical Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: CHEM 6300 . Theoretical basis and application of the principal methods used for experimental molecular structure determination. Computational methods of structure prediction and interpretation of data. Searching and retrieving structural information from structural databases. Offered every other fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7800 - Chemistry Internship

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Admission based on recommendations and performance in teaching. Offered every term.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7810 - Chemistry Internship

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Admission based on recommendations and performance in teaching. Offered every term.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7820 - Seminar in Chemical Education

    1 credit hours

    Areas and ideas associated with chemical education. Readings from current literature or seminal texts on given topics which may include the role of laboratory in chemical education, current research in science education, trends in chemical education, research techniques in chemical education, and the historical development of chemistry. Offered online. May be taken up to three times for credit. Offered every fall.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7900 - Teaching and Learning in Chemistry

    3 credit hours

    Areas and ideas associated with chemical education. Readings from the current literatureor seminal texts on misconceptions in chemistry, theories of learning, and theories of teaching. Offered summer only.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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  • CHEM 7910 - Instructional Technology in the Science Classroom

    3 credit hours

    Explores concepts and applications associated with the use of computer- and other technology-based instructional materials in the science classroom. Readings from current literature or seminal texts on theoretical issues; practical applications associated with the use of technology in teaching scientific concepts. Offered summer only.

    NOTE: Graduate standing is the prerequisite for graduate courses in chemistry. The 5000-level courses also have the same prerequisites as listed for the corresponding 4000-level courses in the undergraduate catalog.


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Child Development Family Services
  

  • CDFS 5140 - Violence in the Family

    3 credit hours
    (Same as SOC 5140 .) Causes, dynamics, and consequences of violence in the family. Includes the discussion of violence toward children, spouses, dating partners, siblings, and elders. Emphasizes the social conditions which lead to these types of violence.


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  • CDFS 5340 - The Contemporary Family

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 or permission of instructor. An ecological approach to the study of contemporary issues, problems, questions, and lifestyles as they relate to families and individuals.


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  • CDFS 5390 - Families in Later Life

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Human Sciences majors - CDFS 3320; Sociology majors - SOC 2600; or permission of the instructor. Examines families in later life from an ecological approach with emphasis on family forms and relationships.


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  • CDFS 5391 - Aging Health and Development

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CDFS 4390 or SOC 2600 or permission of the instructor. A service learning opportunity that seeks to provide students with understanding of the concepts and application of aging, families in later life, assessment, and gerontological program planning and implementation.


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  • CDFS 6300 - Application of Child Development Principles I

    3 credit hours
    A comprehensive exploration of human growth and development from conception to age six. Recognizing and assessing developmental ages and stages as well as special needs is an integral part of this course.


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  • CDFS 6320 - Families at Risk

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 or permission of the instructor. The dynamics, context, and overall impact of factors which place families at risk. Methods by which family members cope with normative and/or catastrophic stressor events analyzed from a variety of theoretical perspectives.


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Communication (Speech)
  

  • COMM 5040 - Debate Across the Curriculum: Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: COMM 3210. Advanced techniques and methods for using argumentation and debate in teaching core curriculum in upper elementary and secondary school classes and developing intrascholastic debate and interscholastic debate activities. Practicum experiences provided.


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  • COMM 5210 - Argumentation

    3 credit hours
    The theory and practice of advocacy speaking with emphasis on organization, refutation, reasoning, and rebuttal. In-class debating on questions of fact, value, and policy.


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  • COMM 5220 - Small Group Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMM 2200, 2300, or permission of department. Theories of group dynamics and practical application. Study and practices of leadership in groups as decision-making organizations.


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  • COMM 5230 - Advanced Public Speaking

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: COMM 2200 or permission of the instructor. Application of the principles of public speaking through analysis and criticism of speech structure and delivery of classroom speeches.


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  • COMM 5260 - Readings in Speech Communications

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intensive work in a specific area of speech communication; topic is chosen in instructor-student conference.


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  • COMM 5320 - Theories of Persuasive Communication

    3 credit hours
    Recent writing and research on theories of oral persuasion and on current practices of persuasion. Emphasis on the ethical, critical, cultural, and functional implications in contemporary persuasion theory and practice.


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  • COMM 5560 - Intercultural Communication

    3 credit hours
    Dynamics of the communication process as it functions in intercultural contexts; training for successful cross-cultural communication interactions.


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  • COMM 5710 - Senior Seminar in Speech Communication

    3 credit hours
    Intensive investigation of the major research methodologies in speech communication, presentation of senior projects, and a synthesis of the speech communication discipline.


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  • COMM 5800 - Special Topics in Speech Communication

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Designed to meet individual and group needs for advanced study in speech communication. Topic to be determined at time of scheduling. A maximum of six semester hours may be applied toward a degree.


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Communication Disorders
  

  • CDIS 5000 - Language Development, Speech, and Literacy

    2 credit hours
    Introduces development of language, language production, and language perception, and how these processes are related to literacy development. Stages of language development, reading acquisition, word recognition, and language and reading disorders.


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