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CENG 5333 - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,3 Lab Hours: 0,3
This course presents advanced design topics not covered in the first reinforced concrete course. Examples of those topics are foundation elements, slender columns, two-way slabs, shear walls and earthquake resistant structures.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 3333 .
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5333G .
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CENG 5333G - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,3 Lab Hours: 0,1
This course presents advanced design topics not covered in the first reinforced concrete course. Examples of those topics are foundation elements, slender columns, two-way slabs, shear walls and earthquake resistant structures. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 3333 .
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5333 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5334 - Advanced Structural Steel Design (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,3 Lab Hours: 0,1
Develop skills in structural steel design and analysis beyond those taught in the basic steel design course. This course covers the behavior and design of advanced components used in steel structures, such as flexural members with slender webs (“plate girders”), composite beams, and beam-to-column connections and also framing systems for seismic design.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 4331 .
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5334G .
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CENG 5334G - Advanced Structural Steel Design (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,3 Lab Hours: 0,1
Develop skills in structural steel design and analysis beyond those taught in the basic steel design course. This course covers the behavior and design of advanced components used in steel structures, such as flexural members with slender webs (“plate girders”), composite beams, and beam-to-column connections and also framing systems for seismic design. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 4331 .
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5334 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5335 - Structural Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers topics related to the response of structures subjected to various dynamic loading conditions. Examples of topics discussed include undamped and damped single degree-of-freedom systems, response of one-degree-of freedom system to harmonic loading and general dynamic loading, response spectra, free and forced vibration of shear buildings, and dynamics analysis of beams and frames. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G and ENGR 2232 , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5335G .
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CENG 5335G - Structural Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers topics related to the response of structures subjected to various dynamic loading conditions. Examples of topics discussed include undamped and damped single degree-of-freedom systems, response of one-degree-of freedom system to harmonic loading and general dynamic loading, response spectra, free and forced vibration of shear buildings, and dynamics analysis of beams and frames. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGR 2232 and CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5335 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5336 - Introduction to Finite Elements (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,1 Lab Hours: 0,4
This course provides an introduction to the Finite Element Method Focusing on the analysis of common structural components encountered in civil engineering discipline utilizing a commercial FEA software package. The course covers key FEA principles and procedures associated with linearly behaving static structural members modeled using a variety of appropriate two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 3331 and MATH 2160 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5336G .
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CENG 5336G - Introduction to Finite Elements (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 4
This course provides an introduction to the Finite Element Method focusing on the analysis of common structural components encountered in civil engineering discipline utilizing a commercial FEA software package. The course covers key FEA principles and procedures associated with linearly behaving static structural members modeled using a variety of appropriate two-dimensional and three-dimensional elements. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level projects in areas beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in all of the following: CENG 3331 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5336 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5337 - Advanced Strength (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers advanced topics related to the strength of materials. Examples of topics discussed include analysis of stresses and strains, two-dimensional elasticity problems, classical failure theorems, bending of symmetrical and asymmetrical beams, torsion of prismatic bars, and application of energy methods for analyzing structural members.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5337G .
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CENG 5337G - Advanced Strengths (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers advanced topics related to the strength of materials. Examples of topics discussed include analysis of stresses and strains, two-dimensional elasticity problems, classical failure theorems, bending of symmetrical and asymmetrical beams, torsion of prismatic bars, and application of energy methods for analyzing structural members. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5337 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5338 - Theory of Elasticity (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers advanced topics related to the application of the theory of elasticity in analyzing structural and solid members. Examples of topics discussed include introduction to elasticity and solid mechanics principles and theorems, plane stress and plane strain analysis, formulation of two dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates, analysis of stress and strain in three-dimensions, and elasticity in three dimensions. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5338G .
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CENG 5338G - Theory of Elasticity (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers advanced topics related to the application of the theory of elasticity in analyzing structural and solid members. Examples of topics discussed include introduction to elasticity and solid mechanics principles and theorems, plane stress and plane strain analysis, formulation of two-dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates, analysis of stress and strain in three-dimensions, and elasticity in three dimensions. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5338 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5339 - Theory of Elastic Stability (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers topics related to buckling of various structural members. Examples of topics discussed include elastic bucking of bars and frames, inelastic buckling of bars, torsional buckling, lateral buckling of beams, and buckling of rings, curved bars and arches.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5339G .
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CENG 5339G - Theory of Elastic Stability (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers topics related to buckling of various structural members. Examples of topics discussed include elastic bucking of bars and frames, inelastic buckling of bars, torsional buckling, lateral buckling of beams, and buckling of rings, curved bars and arches. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level assignments in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5331 or CENG 5331G , or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5339 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5431 - Advanced Surveying (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
Principles of field astronomy, GPS surveys, control surveys, State Plane Coordinate Systems, photogrammetry, volume determination, route surveying (horizontal and vertical curvature) and an introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Laboratory includes: GPS for control, coordinate system transformations, survey boundary development, topography survey, and roadway alignment.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5431G .
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CENG 5431G - Advanced Surveying (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
Principles of field astronomy, GPS surveys, control surveys, State Plane Coordinate Systems, photogrammetry, volume determination, route surveying (horizontal and vertical curvature) and an introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Laboratory includes: GPS for control, coordinate system transformations, survey boundary development, topography survey, and roadway alignment. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent or a minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5431 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5432 - Introduction to GIS in Surveying-Geomatics and Transportation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to the knowledge and skill requirements of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as applied to surveying-geomatics and transportation. Students will learn and apply GIS and cartographic concepts to develop problem solutions in surveying mapping & thematic mapping and to manipulate geo-referenced spatial information as required in typical industry applications.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5432G .
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CENG 5432G - Introduction to GIS in Surveying-Geomatics and Transportation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to the knowledge and skill requirements of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as applied to surveying-geomatics and transportation. Students will learn and apply GIS and cartographic concepts to develop problem solutions in surveying mapping & thematic mapping and to manipulate geo-referenced spatial information as required in typical industry applications. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5432 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5433 - Drainage & Erosion Control (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Principles and practices of drainage design including drainage structures, stormwater quality and erosion & sediment control measures, with particular emphasis on governmental publications and regulations.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5137 or CENG 5137G or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5433G .
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CENG 5433G - Drainage and Erosion Control (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Principles and practices of drainage design including drainage structures, stormwater quality and erosion & sediment control measures, with particular emphasis on governmental publications and regulations. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5137 or CENG 5137G or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5433 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5434 - Surveying History & Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Study of the legal aspects of surveying, including boundary law and the surveyor’s rights and responsibilities, with particular emphasis on surveying practice in Georgia.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5434G .
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CENG 5434G - Surveying History and Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Study of the legal aspects of surveying, including boundary law and the surveyor’s rights and responsibilities, with particular emphasis on surveying practice in Georgia. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent or a minimum grade of “C” in CENG 2231 or TCM 2233 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5434 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5435 - Introduction to Terrestrial LiDAR (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
This course presents a thorough introduction to terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR) or laser scanning and its multiple applications. It Includes the use of selected state-of-the-art, ground-based, instruments and their corresponding data collection and processing software packages to generate 3D point-cloud models.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5435G .
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CENG 5435G - Introduction to Terrestrial LiDAR (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
This course presents a thorough introduction to terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR) or laser scanning and its multiple applications. It includes the use of selected state-of-the-art, ground-based, instruments and their corresponding data collection and processing software packages to generate 3D point-cloud models. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5435 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5436 - Introduction to Close-Range Photogrammetry (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
This course presents a thorough introduction to close-range photogrammetry and its multiple applications in Civil and Construction Engineering. It includes the use of selected, state-of-the-art, unmanned aerial vehicles and associated data collection and processing software packages to generate 3D spatial models.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the Instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5436G .
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CENG 5436G - Introduction to Close-Range Photogrammetry (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0,2 Lab Hours: 0,2
This course presents a thorough introduction to close-range photogrammetry and its multiple applications in Civil and Construction Engineering. It includes the use of selected, state-of-the-art, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated data collection and processing software packages to generate 3D spatial models. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverable representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5436 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 5438 - Surveying-Geomatics Professional Practice (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course prepares the student for professional practice as a Land Surveyor and includes subdivision design, site layout including associated drainage and sewer design, application of zoning and land use regulations, professional ethics, associated business practices, platting and CAD/computer methods.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5431 and CENG 5434 or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5438G .
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CENG 5438G - Surveying-Geomatics Professional Practice (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course prepares the student for professional practice as a Land Surveyor and includes subdivision design, site layout including associated drainage and sewer design, application of zoning and land use regulations, professional ethics, associated business practices, platting and CAD/computer methods. Graduate students will be required to complete individual advanced level research in an area beyond the scope of the undergraduate requirements that demonstrates a higher level of mastery in the subject matter with additional required deliverables representative of graduate level work, as determined by the instructor.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5431G and CENG 5434G or permission of instructor.
Cross Listing(s): CENG 5438 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 7031 - Research Methods for Civil Engineers and Construction (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the synthesis and application of research design in the civil engineering and construction fields. The course emphasizes the understanding of current and emerging trends in these fields, formulation of research questions, development of research hypotheses, and the design of field data collection and experiments. Graduate students will be required to communicate research ideas in both oral and written forms.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate student standing.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 7131 - Principles of Environmental Engineering (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course offers an in-depth overview of the most current and substantial topics and concepts used in environmental engineering to analyze and understand the processes that affect and control pollution in both natural and engineered systems. The course provides students with the necessary tools to identify, analyze, and solve the most relevant environmental problems that affect human beings and their surrounding ecosystem. Fundamental principles of environmental engineering, combined with methods of quantitative analysis of environmental systems developed in the class, will be applied to provide feasible solutions to the most pertinent problems affecting our environment.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5136 or CENG 5136G , or Permission of Instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
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CENG 7133 - Physical-Chemical Processes for Water & Wastewater Treatment (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course will cover principles of sustainable treatment of domestic and industrial water, wastewater, and sludges, e.g., coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtrations, disinfection (chlorination, ozonation and ultraviolet (UV)), chemical precipitation, dissolved air flotation (DAF) system, gas transfer and striping, adsorption, advanced oxidation, ion exchange, and sludge treatment and disposal.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 5139 or CENG 5139G , or Permission of Instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
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CENG 7331 - Structural Dynamics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course covers topics related to the response of structures subjected to various dynamic loading conditions. Examples of topics discussed include undamped and damped single degree-of-freedom systems, response of one-degree-of freedom system to harmonic loading and general dynamic loading, response spectra, and free and forced vibration of shear buildings.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “B” in CENG 5331G , CENG 5336G , or Permission of Instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
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CENG 7332 - Intro to Non-Destructive Testing and Forensic Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Introduction to the theoretical basis and practical application of nondestructive testing with complementary analytical and destructive testing for the forensic investigation of engineering materials and structures.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CENG 3333 , or CENG 4331 , or Permission of Instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
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CENG 7891 - Master’s Project (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is available for students to undertake individualized experimentation, research, and study related to civil engineering, and/ or a capstone project. The specific topic will be approved by a faculty member in the program, and credit will be assigned commensurate with the magnitude of the study.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 7895 - Special Problems in Civil Engineering (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Individual and specialized study in the area of civil engineering not otherwise covered in the program. Students must submit a proposal of the special problem for approval by the faculty member of record. Credit will be assigned commensurate with the magnitude of the study.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 7999 - Thesis (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the preparation and completion of the thesis.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CENG 9891 - PhD Research in Civil Engineering (1-12 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
One-on-one supervised Ph.D. research in civil engineering, resulting in data collection in support of the writing of the Ph.D. Dissertation. Students will also begin a literature search that will contribute to their final dissertation.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
Is Course Repeatable: Yes
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CENG 9999 - Dissertation (Civil Engineering) (1-6 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0
Students are provided support and direction in completing the doctoral dissertation. The course provides guidance from both the dissertation supervising chair and the dissertation committee. Students will document their doctoral research activities, adhering to college and professional standards. Best practices associated with hypothesis development, data analysis, data interpretation, and technical writing are followed.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Semester
Is Course Repeatable: Yes
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CHBE Community Health: Behavior and Education |
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CHBE 9130 - Research Methods in Community and Behavioral Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces doctoral students to research methods in health science. Development and presentation of research proposals will be the focus of the course. Additional emphasis will be placed on writing skills in research and grant applications.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9132 - Ecological Determinants of Public Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The course provides students with an examination of the social and behavioral determinants of health at all ecological levels, and their relationships with health equity. It also explores social and behavioral interventions to address community health inequity at multiple ecological levels (individual through policy).
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9230 - Community-Based Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course introduces students to the theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. Concepts in community assessment, organization, and mobilization for the purpose of addressing identified public health concerns will serve as the foundation for the public health planning process. Appropriate techniques of partnership building, planning strategies, data collection, data analysis, and evidence-based decision making will also be introduced.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9235 - Communication and Advocacy (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will provide students with the ability to evaluate the history and current applications of health communication theory and strategies to public health practice and research. Emphasis is placed on use of health communication theory and strategies designed to create change across the ecological spectrum, from individual to policy levels. Students will gain the skills to structure, develop, implement and evaluate social marketing, media advocacy, risk communication and advocacy efforts for policy change. In addition, ability to lead systematic qualitative and mixed method data collection processes involving interviewing skills, participant observation and focus group development will be developed. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking skills to help students analyze and utilize these skills in research and practice in diverse public health settings.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9331 - Health Disparities and the Rural Underserved (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an in-depth look at health disparities, including factors related to the history, politics, socioeconomics, race/ethnicity, and access to and utilization of health care. The extant literature in each of these areas will be examined and discussed.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9335 - Global Health and Preparedness (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will focus on global public health and preparedness for domestic and global emergencies. Students will explore patterns of health and disease around the world, and compare them to public health issues in the United States. An ecological framework will be employed to illustrate the complex political, social, economic, and environmental determinants of global health inequity. Concepts from the social sciences, epidemiology, health systems, and policymaking will be incorporated. The course will emphasize issues related to humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters both globally and domestically, and the need to build public health infrastructure and preparedness to mitigate them.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CHBE 9630 - Doctoral Seminar in Community Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course will provide students with the opportunity to analyze the history and current applications of social and behavioral science theories, approaches, models and strategies (learned throughout the curriculum) to public health practice and research. This seminar will examine the breadth of epistemologies employed as we develop effective methods to create change across the ecological spectrum, from individual to policy levels. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking skills to help students engage in dialogue about what will be effective research and practice in diverse public health settings over the next ten years.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE Community Health Education |
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COHE 6130 - Research Methods in Community Health (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduces students to research methods in community health. Development and presentation of practicum and research proposals will be the focus of the course. Additional emphasis will be placed on writing skills in research and grant applications.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE 7090 - Selected Topics in Community Health Education (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
Allows the student the opportunity to receive specialized and/or focused instruction in a community health topic not generally offered by the department.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE 7232 - Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduces the student to the theory and application of planning and evaluation principles. Planning and evaluation skills will be developed that can be utilized in a variety of health-related settings. Familiarizes students with theories and models from the social and behavioral sciences and health education used in behavior change interventions. Emphasizes the planning and implementing of community health interventions at multiple ecological levels.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
Is Course Repeatable: Yes
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COHE 7234 - Community Health Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Advanced concepts in the purpose and methods of community health organization, social action, organizational development, policy influence, capacity building, community diagnosis (needs assessment), social networking and coalition formation to bring about health behavior change and improved quality of life. Special focus on the application of methods presented to develop and enhance community health education intervention efforts.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE 7237 - Rural Community Health Issues (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of social, economic, political, and cultural influences that impact the health of individuals and families in rural communities. Designed for health professionals, this course focuses on improving health status and developing culturally appropriate and effective intervention and services in rural settings.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE 7238 - Communication for Change (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to familiarize students with the history and current applications of health communication theory and strategies to public health practice and research. This course examines how to structure, develop and evaluate social marketing, media advocacy, risk communication and advocacy skills for change. In addition, systematic qualitative data collection processes such as interviewing skills, participant observation and focus groups will be developed. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking skills to help students analyze and utilize these skills in research and practice.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COHE 7890 - Directed Individual Study (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
Provides the student with an opportunity to investigate an area of interest under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM Communication Arts |
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COMM 1100 - Human Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A broad approach to oral communication skills including intrapersonal, interpersonal, small group, and public speaking
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 1101 or WRIT 1101 .
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COMM 1110 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
The critical study and practice of public speaking emphasizing the art of rhetoric from a humanistic perspective. Areas of study include research and preparation, ethics, audience analysis, and presentation of speeches.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 1101 or WRIT 1101 .
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COMM 2332 - Media and Society (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to print and electronic mass communications and media related professions. Surveys the media’s historical development in the United States with particular focus on structure, social roles, and related theories. Also considers change factors that can affect the future of media.
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COMM 3030 - Selected Topics In Communication Arts (1-3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1-3 Lab Hours: 0
Offers varied courses in specialized areas of field of Communication Arts.
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COMM 3331 - Media Criticism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Familiarizes students with dominant paradigms currently used in media studies. Particular emphasis will be given to theories addressing the social context of the media and criticism as a rhetorical act.
Cross Listing(s): COMM 3331.
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COMM 3332 - Voice and Phonetics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
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COMM 3336 - International Media Systems (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course comparatively studies mass media systems around the world. It analyzes media systems in terms of relevant political, social, economic and cultural factors. Diversity and change in global communication is a main theme. The influence of rapidly-advancing technology is analyzed for its dynamic impact around the world, especially in developing nations.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 .
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COMM 3337 - Mass Communication Law (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course surveys freedom of speech and press and its limitations bylaws governing libel, privacy, copyright, contempt, free press, broadcast regulation, fair trial and reporter’s shield. Broadcast industry self-regulation and ethical concerns of mass communications will be discussed.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 .
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COMM 3360 - Critical Approaches to Mass Cultural Expression (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of theoretical and critical approaches to various forms of cultural expression, including film. television, popular literature, magazines, music, video, and radio. Applications of differing critical methodologies.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 2100 .
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COMM 3430 - Media Management and Sales (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
In this course, students will examine the organization and operation of media operations’ policies and procedures. Students will also examine media management theory and practice, key media administrator roles, media industry processes and departments, and media manager skills in finances, personnel, programming, promotion/marketing, selling of commercial advertising in media and audience research.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 .
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COMM 3431 - Digital Media Entrepreneurship (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course focuses on the business side of the information business, specifically digital media startups. As part of this course, students develop an original idea for a digitally-based media startup, research and analyze the potential market for the startup, and develop a basic media business. This course would also look at the behavior of entrepreneurs, but will be focused more on media entrepreneurs and the development of student ideas into potential media startup projects.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 .
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COMM 3530 - Media Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course involves the study of moral and professional conduct within various mass communication contexts and provides students with the ability to recognize and confront potential ethical, diversity and shifting cultural issues as journalists and media consumers.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 .
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COMM 4330 - History of Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course surveys the history of newspapers, magazines, radio and television, and web media content with emphasis upon their correlation with political, social and economic trends in America.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 2332 and Junior standing.
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COMM 4331 - Gender, Media, and Representation (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Focuses on three basic areas with regard to women and media: 1) the representation of women in the media; 2) the status of women as media professionals; 3) the ways women make use of media as audience members.
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COMM 4332 - Contemporary Communication Application (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Offers analysis of a selected contemporary topic in communication. Includes discussion of appropriate communication models and their analytical application to the selected topic.
Is Course Repeatable: May be repeated a maximum of two times for credit. Department approval required.
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COMM 4334 - Advanced Law and Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Provides an evaluation of contemporary media regulations/law and ethical issues by way of case analysis along with the study of the evolution of media regulation for understanding of past, present, and future media performance.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in COMM 3337 .
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COMM 5000 - Topic in Communications (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Cross Listing(s): COMM 5000G .
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COMM 5000G - Topics in Communications (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 5025 - Popular Culture Theory and Criticism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of the theoretical and critical approaches to the study of various forms of popular cultural expression such as film, television, popular literature, magazines and music. Critical methodologies present may include semiotics, genre criticism, ethnography, feminism and cultural studies.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ENGL 2100 .
Cross Listing(s): ENGL 3025 .
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COMM 5030 - Television Theory and Criticism (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Critical Examination of various aspects of television, such as genres, social implications, historical significance and modes of production.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor.
Cross Listing(s): ENGL 5030 .
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COMM 5035 - Selected Topics in Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Subject announced when course offered. Topics vary, such as environmental impacts on communication, transactional analysis theory, nonverbal communication.
Cross Listing(s): COMM 5035G .
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COMM 5035G - Selected Topics in Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Subject announced when course offered. Topics vary, such as environmental impacts on communication, transactional analysis theory, nonverbal communication. Graduate students will have additional readings and research expectations, including, when appropriate, a research presentation.
Cross Listing(s): COMM 5035 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 5333 - Theories of Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the development of mass media systems and the resulting theoretical perspectives. Encourages theory application as means of understanding and explaining what happens to us individually and as members of a society as mass communication became possible and now as media systems are being adapted.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 2332 , and COMS 2330 or PRCA 4330 .
Cross Listing(s): COMM 5333G .
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COMM 5333G - Theories of Mass Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines the development of mass media systems and the resulting theoretical perspectives. Encourages theory application as means of understanding and explaining what happens to us individually and as members of a society as mass communication became possible and now as media systems are being adapted. Graduate students will be given an extra assignment determined by the instructor that undergraduates will not be required to do.
Cross Listing(s): COMM 5333 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 5335G - Public Relations Campaigns in Health and Science (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examines communication and public relations in health and science campaigns, with a focus on public communication and strategy effectiveness. Graduate students will have additional readings and research expectations, including, when appropriate, a research presentation.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 7100 - Research in Communication and Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to the concepts and methods of applied research and theory necessary for professionals in communication and leadership settings. Topics will include survey development, interviews, focus groups, experiments, ethnography, and content analysis. Students will construct a research question, review literature, collect and analyze data, and present the results of their analysis.
Cross Listing(s): LEAD 7100 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 7150 - Communication and Leadership in the Public Arena (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of the communication and leadership on public issues. Course explores the theories and practices associated with leadership in groups and organizations in the public and private sectors. Focuses on interactive aspects of leading and following, and developing leadership skills from a communication perspective.
Cross Listing(s): LEAD 7150 .
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 7300 - Applied Crisis Communication Theory (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Examination of theories relevant to crisis communication management and application of those theories to cases, both actual and hypothetical.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 7400 - Health Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Applies various communication theories to the health care community. The impact of health communication in different contextual levels, i.e., interpersonal, group, organizational, mass and cultural will be examined.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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COMM 7500 - Selected Topics in Communication (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Selected topics in the field of communication defined by the instructor. May be taught as a colloquium, directed reading, or seminar.
Restriction(s): NO Undergraduate Level Students
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CORE 2000 - CORE Capstone (1 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0
In this course students will make connections among their core curriculum, their career goals, and their external activities, and articulate how these connections inform their understanding of their place in the world.
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CSDS 1001 - American Sign Language I (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to the structure of American Sign Language, as well as to the history and culture of the Deaf Community. Includes the use of signs, fingerspelling, body language, and facial expressions. Grammar Is introduced in context, with an emphasis on developing question and answer skills.
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CSDS 1002 - American Sign Language II (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to increase recognition and recall needed to improve conversational skills in ASL to a functional level for expressive and receptive use. Content will provide greater knowledge of the grammar, syntax and other aspects of the language.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 1001 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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CSDS 1003 - Deaf History and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This class provides students with an understanding of the history and culture of people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Students will learn about issues within the Deaf Community in the United States and abroad.
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CSDS 1220 - Intro To Comm Disorders (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to professions in communication sciences and disorders and issues relevant to the discipline. Survey of types, characteristics, etiologies, and treatment methodologies of various communication disorders in children and adults.
Cross Listing(s): SLPA 1220 .
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CSDS 2001 - American Sign Language III (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is an continuation of American Sign Language, expanding the emphasis on ASL grammar, vocabulary development, and Deaf culture. Dialogue, short stories, narratives, and short conversation, both receptive and expressive, will be featured through the course.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 1001 and CSDS 1002 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
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CSDS 2002 - American Sign Language IV (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This intermediate course provides students an opportunity to increase their listening and signing skills in depth. Students will be exposed to individuals with hearing impairments as well as Deaf Culture. Students may do observations within the deaf and hard of hearing population.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 2001 .
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CSDS 2003 - Introduction to Interpreting (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course provides an introduction to the role of the interpreter in daily interaction with individuals who are deaf and the hearing population. Also Includes discussion of business practices, professional conduct, with emphasis on observance of ethical standards.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 1002 .
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CSDS 2220 - Communication and Deafness (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An examination of speech, language, and hearing problems in populations who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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CSDS 2230 - Anat/Phys Speech/Hearing Mech (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Anatomy and physiology of areas of respiration, phonation, articulation, cerebration/nervous system and audition; functional correlates to the communication process.
Cross Listing(s): SLPA 2230 .
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CSDS 2240 - Normal Speech/Lang Development (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic and pragmatic growth.
Cross Listing(s): SLPA 3150 .
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CSDS 2250 - Phonetics (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in communication sciences and disorders. Emphasis on IPA transcription of normal and disordered speech, regional/cultural dialects, diacritical markings, and phonological processes.
Cross Listing(s): SLPA 2250 .
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CSDS 2260 - Communication Disorders in the Media (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
An exploration of various communication disorders and how they are portrayed by the media and in the literature.
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CSDS 3400 - Speech Science (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Physiological production, acoustics, physics of speech, analysis of speech, and technology-related instrumentation available to assess the parameters of speech production.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 2230 and CSDS 2250 .
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CSDS 3410 - Intro to Audiology (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Introduction to etiology, characteristics, and assessment of individuals with hearing impairments. Directed Observation.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 2230 .
Cross Listing(s): SLPA 3410 .
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CSDS 3420 - Language Disorders (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Etiology, characteristics, classification, assessment, and treatment of language disorders. Supervised clinical observations may be required.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 2240 .
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CSDS 3430 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders (3 Credit Hours)
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
Etiology, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of neurogenic communication disorders and dysphagia. Field experiences may be required.
Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in CSDS 2240 .
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