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BIOL 522 - Forensic Biology
Principles of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analysis, decomposition, autopsy, forensic databases, and bioterrorism.
Credits 4
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BIOL 523 - Biophysics
Principles of biophysics. Topics include cell physiology, chemotaxis, molecular motors, physical constraints of an environment, diffusion, receptor complexes, and signal transduction.
Credits 3
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BIOL 524 - Pharmacology
An introduction to medicinal chemistry. Topics include pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and the process of drug discovery, design, and development. 3 lec.
Credits 3
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BIOL 525 - Flora of the Southern Appalachians
Taxonomy of flowering plants of the region; family relationships; use of keys for identification; recognition, collection, documentation, and preservation of specimens. One weekend collecting field trip. 2 Lecture 6 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 533 - Ecological Co-Adaptations
In-depth study of co-evolutionary interactions, including seed dispersal, pollination, host-parasite, and plant-microbe interactions such as nitrogen fixation. Lecture, laboratory and field trips. 3 lec, 3lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 534 - Terrestrial Ecology
Populations, ecosystems, community structure, and dynamics; major North American biomes; field and descriptive methods; required weekend field trips. 2 Lecture 6 Lab/Field.
Credits 4
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BIOL 535 - Aquatic Ecology
Biological, physical, and chemical components and processes in lakes and streams; field studies of local lakes and their biota. 2 Lecture 6 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 538 - Ecological Restoration
Exploration of ecological restoration theory and management applications from fine to coarse scales approaches, and including compositon, structural and functional components of ecosystems.
Credits 3
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BIOL 541 - Conservation Biology
Exploration of biodiversity conservation principles as they apply to managed ecosystems. Components of biodiversity, threats to biodiversity, and strategies for conserving it will be examined.
Credits 3
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BIOL 553 - Principles of Systematics
Principles and methods used in describing animal and/or plant taxa and in testing hypotheses of evolutionary relationships; individual research projects on the systematics of selected taxa.
Credits 3
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BIOL 555 - Vascular Plants
Biology of the higher plants; club and small club mosses, quillworts, scouring rushes, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms in living and fossil form. 3 Lecture 3 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 561 - Molecular Medicine
The study of the molecular and cellular basis of disease, and the application of this knowledge to the development of new clinical and diagnostic tools, medications, and therapies.
Credits 3
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BIOL 566 - Aquaculture
Introduction to commercial practices for the production of fish; review of the generic elements involved in aquaculture systems with examples of aquatic farming; examination of problems related to industry.
Credits 1
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BIOL 567 - Biostatistics
Statistical concepts and methods for biologists, design of experiments for computer analysis by ANOVA, single or multiple regression, principal components. 2 Lecture 2 Lab.
Prerequisites PREQ: An elementary statistics course or permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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BIOL 570 - Biology of Arthropods
Functional morphology, physiology, natural history, and systematics of the arthropods; field/lab emphasis on spiders. 2 Lecture 6 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 571 - Animal Behavior
Mechanisms, development, functional significance, and evolution of behavior; individual research projects, films, and discussions in lab. 3 Lecture 3 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 572 - Ornithology
Anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior, diversity, and evolution of birds. Lab will focus on identification of North Carolina birds, field research techniques, and behavior. 3 lecture, 3 lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 573 - Microbial Ecology
Ecology of Archaea and Bacteria. Population and community detection, diversity, and roles in biogeochemical cycling using cultivation and molecular techniques. 3 Lecture 3 Lab.
Prerequisites PREQ: 304 and 413 or 414. COREQ: 573 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 574 - Virology
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the field of virology. In the first part of the course students will learn about the discovery of viruses and important findings that have greatly impacted human health and the fields of molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry. We will then dive into the molecular nature of viral genomes and their replication strategies. In the last part of the course students will learn about the battle between the virus and the host and the bizarre chain of immunological events that follows infection of a host organism with a specific virus. Core concepts in innate and adaptive immune responses will be introduced to allow for in depth discussions about viral pathogenesis, vaccines, and anti-viral therapeutics. The field of virology is very broad and constantly changing and therefore cannot be completely covered in a one-semester course. However, it is the sincere goal of the instructor of this course to provide students with the tools that will allow them to further their knowledge of viruses on their own and enable them to initiate meaningful discussions with others. Scientific communication skills (both written and verbal) are of upmost importance and will be stressed throughout the course. Students will also participate in class discussions of current virology topics. Graduate students will apply knowledge gained in the lecture portion of the course by leading class discussions of primary literature topics relevant to the course. The instructor will assign a current journal article related to material being covered in class. With the instructors supervision the graduate student will then create a class discussion activity related to the journal article. The Graduate student will then be responsible for furthering the class’s knowledge of the topic during a journal club presentation and by leading a class discussion activity. At the end of the semester all students will research a virus of interest to them using primary literature and texts available through Hunter library. Students will write a report on their findings as well as present them orally to class. Students will be expected to demonstrate a mastery of all topics covered in the course and clearly communicate this knowledge to their fellow classmates through their presentation and written report.
The laboratory component of this course is designed to safely give students hands on experience working with viruses. While working with locally isolated bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) students will learn basic virological techniques such as sterile technique, virus culture, virus stock growth, and infectious virus particle quantification/purification methodologies. Each student in the class will work with their own unique bacteriophage and thus results between different students in the class are expected to vary. Class discussions and data comparisons between students will facilitate a greater understanding of the potential experimental outcomes of the techniques applied in the course. All students will then complete an experimental series using their own stock of bacteriophage. During this experimental series students will learn and apply assorted molecular biology techniques such as DNA purification, restriction enzyme analysis, cloning, PCR, and Sanger sequencing. Students will evaluate the results of their experiments to first identify which bacteriophage they are working with, and then further the knowledge of their bacteriophage using partial sequence comparisons with other known mycobacteriophages with the goal of putative cluster placement. Graduate students will then plan and conduct their own experimental series (wet lab or bioinformatics based) using available bacteriophages that will be expected to contribute to the mycobacteriophage program recently started at WCU by Dr. Gainey, Dr. Wallen, and Megan Eckardt. At the conclusion of the laboratory portion students will write a comprehensive report to communicate the results of their experimental laboratory series. In addition students will also gain some experience working in a biological safety cabinet while learning mammalian tissue culture.
Credits 4
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BIOL 576 - Contemporary Fisheries
Biological concepts and alternative management practices involved in the protection, conservation, restoration, augmentation, and cultivation of fisheries resources. 3 Lecture 3 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 577 - Herpetology
Study of the biological diversity, evolution, life history, ecology, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. Field trips required.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 4
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BIOL 578 - Parasitology
This course is intended to provide an exploration into the world of parasites. Emphasis will be placed on the life cycles and natural histories of those parasites that coexist with humans and animals and some of the worldwide toll these parasites exact.
Credits 3
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BIOL 589 - Cooperative Education in Biology
S/U grading. Only 3 hours apply toward degree.
Prerequisites PREQ: Minimum of 9 hours of graduate courses with at least a B average and approval of department head, advisor, and cooperative education coordinator.
Credits 3, R6
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BIOL 593 - Advanced Studies in Biology
Advanced Studies in Biology
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head.
Credits 1-6, R12
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BIOL 612 - Principles of Chemical Ecology
Biochemistry, physiology, and function of secondary compounds stressing alkaloids, phenolics, and terpenoids.
Credits 3
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BIOL 613 - Molecular Biology
Principles of molecular/cellular biology for secondary teachers.
Credits 3
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BIOL 614 - Principles of Chemical Ecology Laboratory
Techniques for isolating, identifying, and studying biological functions of alkaloids, phenolics, and terpenoids. 6 Lab.
Prerequisites COREQ: 612.
Credits 2
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BIOL 632 - Biogeography
Plant and animal distribution; ecological and historical factors contributing to distribution of the earth’s biota.
Credits 3
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BIOL 636 - Physiological and Ecosystem Ecology
In-depth study of environmental effects on physiological and morphological traits and their influences on energy and nutrient cycling through ecosystems. Lecture, laboratory and field exercises. 3 lec, 3 lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 639 - Ecological Genetics
A course for ecologists interested in learning how ecological/conservation genetics maintain evolutionary processes and promote ecosystem health.
Credits 3
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BIOL 642 - Population and Community Ecology
Population ecology concepts and questions from empirical and theoretical perspectives, including population structure, dynamics, regulation, demography, life histories, metapopulations, competition, predation, parasitism, and mutualism. 3 lecture/discussion, 3 lab/field.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of Instructor.
Credits 4
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BIOL 643 - Evolutionary Processes
Mechanisms of evolution; emphasis on current research and hypotheses such as group selection, kin selection, r and K selection, and sympatric speciation.
Credits 3
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BIOL 672 - Ichthyology
Systematics, life history, ecology, and identification of groups of fishes; collection of local fishes. 2 Lecture 6 Lab/Field.
Credits 4
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BIOL 675 - Advanced Methods in Ecology and Evolution
In-depth study of field, computer simulation, and laboratory methods used to study the evolutionary ecology and ecological interactions across levels from individuals through landscapes. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab.
Credits 4
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BIOL 693 - Topics in Biology
Topics in Biology
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head.
Credits 1-6, R12
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BIOL 694 - Topics in Biology
S/U grading.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of department head.
Credits 1-6, R12
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BIOL 696 - Seminar in Biology
Presentations regarding current topics in biology.
Credits 1, R3
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BIOL 697 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Biology
An introduction to teaching methods, experimental design, and methods of computer literature searching and Internet access.
Credits 2
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BIOL 698 - Comprehensive Examination
Comprehensive exam for MS in Biology students.
Prerequisites Students must have completed their first two semesters (summer excluded) of study.
Credits 0
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BIOL 699 - Thesis
Only 6 semester hours may be applied toward degree.
Credits 1-6, R12
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BIOL 779 - Continuing Research—Non-Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R10
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BIOL 799 - Continuing Research—Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1-6, R24
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Birth-Kindergarten |
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BK 513 - Literacy
Advanced study of emergent literacy in young children from a developmental and constructivist perspective. Includes regular observation and data collection.
Prerequisites PREQ: PSY 624.
Credits 3
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BK 514 - Numeracy
Advanced study of emergent numeracy in young children from a developmental and constructivist perspective. Includes regular observation and data collection.
Prerequisites PREQ: PSY 624.
Credits 3
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BK 566 - Infant Development
Genetics, prenatal development, health, learning, perception, cognition, language, attachment, social development, environmental influences, family, culture, intervention programs.
Prerequisites PREQ: PSY 624.
Credits 3
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BK 588 - Internship/Field Experiences
Observing, planning, teaching, and evaluating young children with and without disabilities in a variety of settings. 5 days/week, full-time.
Prerequisites PREQ: EDCI 602, PSY 624, BK 570.
Credits 3
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BK 603 - Current Family Theory and Research
Professional family theory and research; sources of research data and information.
Prerequisites PREQ: EDCI 602.
Credits 3
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BK 607 - Action Research in Early Childhood
Development, implementation, and evaluation of action research addressing an issue or trend in early childhood education.
Prerequisites PREQ: EDCI 602, PSY 624, BK 570.
Credits 3
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Business Administration |
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BA 500 - Career Pathways: Enhancing Professional Skills for Graduate Students
Professional and career skills for graduate students, including teamwork, creativity, presentation skills, oral communication, writing skills, analysis and synthesis of data, and planning and organization.
Credits 0
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BA 589 - Cooperative Education Experience
An elective in addition to existing program requirements. S/U grading.
Prerequisites Minimum of 9 hours at the 600 level with at least a B average.
Credits 3
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BA 593 - Current Topics in Business Administration
New or innovative approaches to solving business problems. Not available for credit toward graduate degrees in the College of Business.
Prerequisites Permission of instructor and director of graduate programs in business.
Credits 1-3, R4
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BA 682 - Independent Research Project
Supervised, student initiated research project. Three supervised contact hours with instructor.
Prerequisites Permission of department head and Director of Graduate Program.
Credits 3
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BA 693 - Topics in Business Administration
Topics in Business Administration
Prerequisites Permission of department head and director of graduate programs in business.
Credits 3, R6
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BA 779 - Continuing Research-Non-Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R10
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Business Law |
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LAW 630 - International Law
Its practice, sources, sphere of operation, questions determined by it, applicable courts, and extent to which it is observed and enforced.
Credits 3
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LAW 640 - Public Accounting Regulatory Environment
Study of “Code of Ethics” of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Business Law as it impacts the practice of public accounting.
Credits 3
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LAW 693 - Topics in Business Law
Topics in Business Law
Prerequisites Permission of department head and director of graduate programs in business.
Credits 1-3, R6
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LAW 695 - Seminar in Business Law
Seminar in Business Law
Prerequisites Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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Chemistry |
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CHEM 521 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Survey of structure and bonding in inorganic compounds, acid-base theory, coordination complexes of transition metals and fundamentals of crystal-field and ligand-field theory.
Prerequisites Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C or better in CHEM 321 and CHEM 352; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 535 - Instrumental Analysis II
Advanced theory and practice of modern chemical instrumentation including environmental, biological and materials applications. 2 lecture, 3 lab.
Credits 3
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CHEM 540 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Synthetic methods and mechanistic study to include selected topics emphasizing relationships between structure and reactivity.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C- or better in CHEM 242 (lecture); or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 541 - Physical Organic Chemistry
An in depth study of physical organic chemistry with an emphasis on structure and bonding and experimental determination of reaction mechanisms.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C- or better in CHEM 242 and 352; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 542 - Introduction to Organic Polymers
Linear and cross-linked polymers; selected topics emphasizing relationships between structure and properties.
Prerequisites PREQ: 370.
Credits 3
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CHEM 550 - Advanced Biochemistry
Detailed analysis of the structures, properties, and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins in plant and animal systems.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C or better in CHEM 361 or BIOL 361; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 553 - Physical Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
Quantum mechanics, introduction to atomic and molecular spectroscopy and applications of thermodynamics.
Prerequisites Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with completion of MATH 255, PHYS 230, and a grade of C or better in CHEM 232; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 554 - Computer Interfacing
Digital logic, computer design; interfacing computers to laboratory instruments. 2 Lecture 3 Lab.
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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CHEM 555 - Chemometrics
Survey of numerical analysis of chemical data including quantitative and qualitative mixture analysis, classification, process optimization, and molecular target prediction with structure activity relationship modeling.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C or better in CHEM 232 and previous or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 370; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 3
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CHEM 561 - Environmental Chemistry
Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in water, soil, air, and living environments.
Prerequisites PREQ: 352.
Credits 3
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CHEM 562 - Molecular Bioinformatics
Provides experience in the computer analysis of DNA and protein sequences, interrogating gene bank databases, and predicting protein structures and functions. 2 Lecture 3 Lab.
Prerequisites PREQ: 361 or permission of instructor.
Credits 3
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CHEM 563 - Molecular Biotechnology
Overview of modern biotechnology from a molecular perspective.
Credits 3
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CHEM 564 - Genomics
Molecular aspects of cellular genomes.
Credits 3
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CHEM 565 - Forensic Chemistry
Introduction to modern forensic chemistry with emphasis on the use of instrumental methods of analysis.
Credits 4
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CHEM 571 - Inorganic Syntheses
Multistep synthesis of inorganic compounds along with advanced characterization techniques.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C- or better in both CHEM 242 (lecture and lab) and CHEM 321; or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 1
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CHEM 572 - Organic Syntheses
Multistep synthesis of organic compounds along with advanced characterization techniques.
Prerequisites PREQ: Enrollment in the Chemistry 4+1 concentration with a grade of C- or better in CHEM 242 (lecture and lab); or enrollment in the Chemistry MS program.
Credits 1
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CHEM 575 - Biochemistry Laboratory
Practical applications of biochemical and molecular biology techniques associated with the production and analysis of nucleic acids and proteins.
Prerequisites PREQ: A grade of C or better in CHEM 242 or permission of the instructor.
Credits 1
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CHEM 593 - Topics in Chemistry
Lecture, Lecture/Lab, Lab or Seminar.
Prerequisites Permission of department head.
Credits 1-3 Lecture, 0-3 Lab or seminar
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CHEM 621 - Graduate Inorganic Chemistry
Structure and bonding in inorganic compounds; acid-base theory; coordination complexes of transition metals; introduction to crystal-field and ligand-field theory.
Credits 3
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CHEM 652 - Graduate Physical Chemistry
Overview of chemical thermodynamics, kinetics, and quantum mechanics.
Credits 3
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CHEM 689 - Cooperative Education in Chemistry
Applied project or internship component of the M.S. Chemistry Professional Science Concentration in Natural Products.
Prerequisites PREQ: Minimum of 9 hours of graduate courses, minimum B average in graduate work, and approval of department head, advisor, and cooperative education coordinator.
Credits 6, R6
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CHEM 691 - Topics in Chemical Education
Topics in Chemical Education
Prerequisites PREQ: High school chemistry teaching experience; permission of department head.
Credits 1-3, R9
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CHEM 692 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
Credits 3, R6
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CHEM 693 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry
Topics in Analytical Chemistry
Credits 3, R6
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CHEM 694 - Topics in Organic Chemistry
Topics in Organic Chemistry
Credits 3, R6
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CHEM 695 - Topics in Physical Chemistry
Topics in Physical Chemistry
Credits 3, R6
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CHEM 696 - Seminar in Chemistry
Seminar in Chemistry
Credits 1, R3
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CHEM 698 - Research in Chemistry
Only 9 semester hours may be counted toward a degree.
Prerequisites Permission of Thesis Research Advisory Committee.
Credits 1-3, R15
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CHEM 699 - Thesis
Only 3 semester hours may be counted toward a degree.
Prerequisites CHEM 698 and permission of Thesis Research Advisory Committee.
Credits 3, R9
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CHEM 779 - Continuing Research-Non-Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R10
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CHEM 799 - Continuing Research-Thesis Option
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. S/U grading. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements.
Prerequisites Student must be enrolled in a thesis program.
Credits 1, R12
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FS 563 - The Scientific Method
Explores the nature of evidence, proof, certainty, probability, historic developments within science, hypothesis testing, and survey attacks against science in the courtroom and in society.
Prerequisites Graduate standing.
Credits 3
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Communication Sciences and Disorders |
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CSD 594 - Topics in Communication Disorders
Topics in Communication Disorders
Prerequisites PREQ: Permission of instructor.
Credits 1-3, R6
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CSD 620 - Infant Toddler Communication
This course describes the acquisition of communication and language in the first 30 months of life.
Credits 3
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CSD 630 - Professional Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Review and analysis of professional issues that impact services delivery in communication sciences and disorders and strategies for addressing the issues.
Credits 3
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CSD 640 - Voice Disorders
The etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of voice disorders. Current issues in the management of voice problems.
Credits 3
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CSD 642 - Research in Communication Disorders
Study and application of research designs and statistics in communication disorders.
Credits 3
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CSD 648 - Language Disorders - School Age
Current issues in language and learning disabilities; application of research to assessment and intervention.
Credits 3
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CSD 662 - Articulation and Phonological Disorders
Current issues in articulation and phonology; application of research to assessment and intervention.
Credits 3
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CSD 668 - Language Disorders–Preschool
Analysis of language disorders among the preschool population: Evaluation and implementation of treatment approaches.
Credits 3
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