2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 08, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Communication Sciences and Disorders

  • CSD 667 - Rehabilitative Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Demographics of hearing impairment; speech perception of hearing-impaired people; principles of amplification and other sensory prostheses; manual communication; speech reading; hearing handicap scales; psychosocial aspects of hearing impairment; special needs of the geriatric client.
  • CSD 668 - Cerumen Management

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Ear canal examination, cerumen and the canal secretory system, cerumen management, audiometric and immitance data, contraindications.
  • CSD 671 - Advanced Clinical Audiology II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Concepts and practice in screening and diagnostic audiology, including clinical decision analysis, otoacoustic emissions, wideband acoustic immitance, and clinical applications of auditory evoked potentials.
  • CSD 673 - Hearing Aids I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Historical development of hearing aids, electroacoustic measurements of hearing aids, compression technology and ear mold acoustics.
  • CSD 674 - Hearing Aids II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Strategies used to select and fit amplification for hearing impaired children and adults, subjective measure, monaural and binaural effects, and troubleshooting.
    PREREQ: CSD 673 
  • CSD 675 - Auditory Processing Disorders

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Focus on the identification and diagnosis of Central Auditory Processing Disorders through the use of case history/questionnaires, speech audiometric tests, non-verbal tests and electrophysiological measures.
    PREREQ: CSD 661 
  • CSD 677 - Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: CSD 477
    Historical, legislative, administrative aspects of speech-language pathology school programming. Services delivery models; classroom management; collaborative assessment; and teaching, adapting, and implementing IEPs; social, cultural, linguistic, family, and community factors; rights and responsibilities in programming. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: CSD 422/CSD 622 
  • CSD 690 - Independent Study


    1 - 6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
  • CSD 723 - Assessment of Children’s Language

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Formal and informal assessment procedures for syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of oral and written language; computerized analysis of language samples; cognitive, social, familial, educational, psychometric, and multicultural factors in test interpretation and treatment efficacy.
    PREREQ: CSD 422/CSD 622 
  • CSD 725 - Neuropathologies of Language

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of aphasia. Other communicative disorders: confused language, language of generalized intellectual impairment, dysarthria, and apraxia. Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, historical trends, nature of aphasia, diagnosis and treatment.
    PREREQ: CSD 315 OR CSD 615 
  • CSD 726 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders I

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology of motor and language systems. Characteristics and differential diagnosis of aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria. Strategies to assess language and cognition in adults with acquired neurological disorders.
    PREREQ: CSD 315 OR 615
  • CSD 727 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders II

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Assessment of motor speech disorders and treatment of neurogenic communication disorders including aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthria. Application of basic principles of motor learning in treatment of motor speech disorders.
    PREREQ: CSD 726
  • CSD 731 - Language Disorders in School-Age Children

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory and research in oral and written language processing interventions. Curriculum-based assessment; intervention strategies for children and adolescents with language/learning disabilities. Compensatory strategies, environmental adaptations, cultural considerations, behavioral and pharmacological management, motivation, social skills instruction. Background in normal language acquisition and assessment procedures required.
  • CSD 732 - Clinical Techniques - Language Disabilities of School Age Children

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Application of techniques used in the assessment and treatment of school age children with language disabilities. Computerized analysis of language samples, standardized and informal assessment, and interventions for oral and written language.
    PREREQ: CSD 650
  • CSD 750 - Seminars in Speech-Language Pathology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Special topics in speech and language development and disorders, such as pragmatic development in children, stuttering, organic disorders, and recent advances in assessment and management of speech and language disorders.
    Repeatable
  • CSD 753 - Readings in Neuroscience

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: BEN 613 , BIO 624 , NEU 613 , PSY 778 
    A literature-based team-taught course focusing on in depth discussions of classical or recent papers of exceptional import to neuroscience. Students will complete weekly readings assigned by faculty and participate in a 3-hr/wk group facilitated discussion
  • CSD 754 - Interdisciplinary Methods of Neuroscience

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: BEN 614 , BIO 625 , NEU 614 , PSY 779 
    A practical interdisciplinary survey course whereby neuroscience faculty introduce students to a wide array of methodologies, including molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscientific approaches to investigate basic, pre-clinical, translational, and clinical questions to unravel the relationship between brain and behavior.
  • CSD 760 - Directed Research

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    Supervised laboratory experience in conducting research in the speech and hearing sciences. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 2 credits maximum
  • CSD 780 - Seminar in Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3-9 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Special topics, such as special auditory tests, evaluation of special populations, new clinical procedures, and professional issues.
    Repeatable
  • CSD 781 - Hearing Conservation and Environmental Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Physiological, medical, and legal aspects of industrial audiology. Concomitant psychological and social ramifications. Current preventive and rehabilitative techniques.
  • CSD 783 - Cochlear Implants

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Physiology underlying electrical stimulation of the auditory system and perceptual attributes, signal processing of various implant devices, principles of mapping implants, and rehabilitation of cochlear implant recipients.
  • CSD 785 - Professional Issues in Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Ethics, licensure, credentialing, multicultural, and other current issues in audiology.
  • CSD 787 - Vestibular Assessment and Management

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Anatomy and physiology of peripheral and central vestibular system; assessment of normal and impaired individuals with focus on electronystagmography; vestibular and balance disorders; rehabilitation techniques.
    PREREQ: CSD 663 
  • CSD 788 - Pharmacology in Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Pharmacology as it relates to the practice of Audiology. Basic concepts, biochemical basis for hearing, ototoxic and vestibulotoxic agents, patient management, FDA policies, and hair cell regeneration will be covered.
  • CSD 798 - Current Research in Audiology and Speech Pathology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Objective evaluation of current research in audiology and speech pathology. Opportunities to gain multiple experiences synthesizing and presenting published research data. Exposure to the research process through independent investigations.
  • CSD 799 - Independent Research in Speech Pathology or Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-9 credit(s) Every semester
    Specific problems in normal or disordered processes in speech, language, or auditory systems.
    Repeatable 4 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  • CSD 996 - Internship in Audiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-8 credit(s) Every semester
    Supervised internship in a clinic, hospital and rehabilitation center, or school setting with an accredited audiologist. Variable length experience, earn V-grade until complete, leading to a letter grade. Must be in good standing in the audiology program and with permission of audiology clinic director.

Earth Sciences

  • EAR 510 - Paleolimnology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The records of environmental change contained within lake sediments. Basic background in limnology followed by field/laboratory research projects and presentations. Upper division undergraduate science majors.
  • EAR 544 - Quaternary Environmental and Climate Change

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Proxy records from marine, lacustrine, glacial, and terrestrial environments for climate and environmental change during the Quaternary. Comparison with numerical models of atmosphere and oceans. Discussion of current literature and the potential for future global change.
  • EAR 590 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  • EAR 600 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts & Sciences
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • EAR 601 - Hydrogeology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 401
    Fundamentals of groundwater hydraulics. Aquifer flow systems analysis and evaluation. Groundwater-surfacewater relationships. Groundwater chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 602 - Numerical Methods in Geosciences

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 402
    Numerical methods and data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB. Topics will include basic statistics for univariate and bivariate datasets including linear regression and interpolation, time-series analysis, the discrete Fourier transform, numerical integration and finite differences. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 603 - Geomorphology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 403
    Landscape formation and evolution as a function of hydrogeologic, glacial, eolian, and tectonic processes acting on Earth materials. Lecture, labs, and field trips, including some weekends. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 604 - Advanced Structural Geology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 404
    Selected topics in structural geology and tectonics focusing on the mechanics and kinematics of lithospheric deformation. Fundamentals of stress, strain, brittle and ductile deformation, microstructures and rheology. Additional work required of graduate students
    PREREQ: EAR 314 AND EAR 333
  • EAR 605 - Global Change:Geologic Record

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 405
    The geologic record provides perspective for evaluating future global change. This course will focus on the evolution of climate through Earth’s 4.6 billion years and how this record is preserved in ancient rocks and sediments.
  • EAR 606 - Reflection Seismology: Theory and Practice

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 406
    Students will develop a working understanding of the strengths and pitfalls of the method through classroom lectures, exercises, and hands-on data processing using PROMAX seismic processing software. Prerequisites: coursework/experience in geophysics/permission of instructor. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 607 - Climate Change and Human Origins

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: ANT 639  
    Double Numbered with: EAR 407
    This course considers the influence of long term climate changes on hominid evolution and human adaptation, as well as how abrupt climate events and transitions may have impacted the distribution of human populations, the development of agriculture, human conflict and societal change. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 608 - Sedimentary Basin Analysis

    College of Arts & Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 408
    Analysis of sedimentary basins in various tectonic settings, including the study of crustal and surficial processes.  Uses techniques of subsurface analysis including the interpretation of seismic reflection data sets.  Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 609 - Environmental Data Science

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CEE 609
    Introduction to data science methods for environmental analysis in the R and Python programming languages. Reproducible scientific computing; open geospatial data sources; common structures of environmental data; space/time applications of supervised machine learning; and high throughput computing.
  • EAR 610 - Applications of GIS in the Earth Sciences

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 410
    Introduction to some of the many uses of image and topographic data within a geographic information system (GIS) to extract information relevant to the study of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 611 - Environmental Geophysics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    An introduction to the study of the Earth’s near surface using geophysical methods and quantitative data analysis, specifically: seismic reflection and refraction, gravity, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic methods. Participation in geophysical field survey is required.
  • EAR 612 - Water-­Energy Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    A forum for learning about and discussing research at the water-­energy interface, to network with visiting professionals, and know others working in related fields. Participants review and discuss papers and host visiting lecturers.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 4 credits maximum
  • EAR 613 - Physical Hydrology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CEE 613
    Double Numbered with: EAR 413
    Fundamentals of watershed hydrology presented from a physical hydrology perspective; course topics include: the water cycle, hydrologic processes, streamflow generation, groundwater-surface water interactions, and introduction to hydrologic modeling concepts. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  • EAR 614 - The Holocene: Climate and Environmental Change

    The Holocene: Climate and Environmental Change
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Double Numbered with: 414
    This course introduces students of all disciplines to the science behind our understanding of Earth’s climate and environmental changes during the past 12,000 years. Lectures and discussions focus on interactions between climate, landscapes, and humans. Additional work required for graduate students.
  • EAR 615 - Introduction to Climate Dynamics

    Introduction to Climate Dynamics
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: 415
    The course introduces the physical principles underlying the climate system. Topics include Earth’s energy balance; circulation; climate variability; climate feedbacks and climate change, observational evidence of climate change. Additional work required for graduate students.
  • EAR 616 - Practicum in Earth and Environmental Scientific Communication

    Practicum in Earth and Environmental Scientific Communication
    2 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: 416
    Being able to effectively communicate is an essential part of being a successful scientist. In this practicum you will learn techniques to refine your scientific communication skills (oral, written, and graphical). Additional work is required for graduate students.
  • EAR 617 - Geochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 417
    Chemistry of Earth processes, including basic thermodynamics, solution chemistry, isotopic chemistry, and kinetics; magmatic crystallization, isotope fractionation, formation of carbonate and evaporitic sediment, ion exchange in clays, and Cosmochemistry.
    PREREQ: EAR 314 AND CHE 107 AND 117
  • EAR 618 - Petrology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    4 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 418
    Introduction to the origin of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Classifications, compositions, tectonic setting, and processes governing the distribution of rocks within the Earth. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldtrips. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 619 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 419
    Fundamentals of aqueous geochemistry in ground water and surface water in the context of carbonate and silicate dissolution, reactions governing metal oxidation and reduction, mixing of waters and isotopic characterization. One year of college chemistry required. Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 620 - Contaminant Hydrogeology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: EAR 420
    Fundamentals of solute transport, major classes of groundwater contamination, remediation strategies, natural attenuation characterization, fingerprinting of contaminant types. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 401
  • EAR 622 - Applications of Electron Probe Microanalysis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 422
    Learn practical aspects of sample preparation, perform electron probe microanalysis for research projects, develop theoretical background of electron specimen interactions for imaging and X-ray spectroscopy, and interpret results. Additional work for graduate students.
  • EAR 623 - Stable Isotope Geochemistry

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: EAR 423
    A survey of the chemical, physical and biological factors controlling stable isotope distributions with applicatinions to the Earth and environmental sciences. Additional work for graduate students.
  • EAR 624 - Paleoecology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Principles and applications of paleoecology, using examples from both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Analysis of fossil communities. Ecology of mass extinctions. Functional morphology. Predator- prey relationships. Effects of climate/environmental change on ecosystems and species. Discussion oriented combination of lecture, lab, and field trips.
    PREREQ: EAR 325
  • EAR 629 - Topics in Paleobiology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 429
    Current research in paleobiology with a topical focus. Subjects might include macroevolution, evolutionary paleoecology, extinctions and radiations, stratigraphic paleontology, etc. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 325
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  • EAR 630 - Topics in Thermochronology & Tectonics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 430
    Seminar will focus on research topics in thermochronology and tectonics from current literature. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 8 credits maximum
  • EAR 631 - Plate Tectonics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 431
    Tectonic development of the Earth; definition of plates, their boundaries, motions, and driving forces. Analysis and modeling of plate motions. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333 AND PHY 212 AND MAT 296
  • EAR 632 - Seafloor Spreading and Oceanic Lithosphere

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 432
    An investigation of the products and processes of seafloor spreading from the perspective of geological and geophysical studies of mid-ocean ridge spreading centers, oceanic lithosphere and ophiolite complexes. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333
  • EAR 633 - Topics in Active Tectonics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 433
    The use of modern methods to study tectonic processes along active plate margins, focusing on the evolution of topography expressed in orogen and basin development, including the style and accommodation of crustal and mantle deformation. Additional work required of graduate students
    PREREQ: EAR 333 OR EAR 431
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  • EAR 635 - Geophysics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 435
    Fundamental geophysical parameters; seismology and Earth structure; gravity and magnetic fields with application of potential theory; terrestrial rotation and shape; heat flow, thermal state, and evolution of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333 AND MAT 296
  • EAR 643 - Advanced Topics in Geomorphology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 443
    This course presents selected papers from the literature that contribute to current thought in geomorphology and later focus on a topic that can vary from year to year. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 603
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  • EAR 644 - Thermochronology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 444
    Methods used in Earth Sciences to determine temperature-time histories of crustal terranes including 40Ar/39Ar, fission track, and U-Th/He techniques. Diffusion theory and applications of thermochronology to tectonics and landscape evolution, P-T-t paths of crustal terranes. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 418
  • EAR 655 - Geochemical Patterns in the History of Earth and Life

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 455
    Insights gained from the geochemistry of fossils and sedimentary sequences into the history of the Earth’s surface. Emphasis on relationships between the biological world and the physical environment as revealed through stable and radiogenic isotopes and elemental chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 617
  • EAR 660 - Advanced Hydrologic Field Methods

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Hands-on experience using current instrumentation and measurement techniques in hydrology. Emphasizing fundamental theory governing application, demonstrations of application from the literature and field experiments.
  • EAR 665 - Groundwater Modeling

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Fundamentals of groundwater and solute movement in the subsurface and how these processes are simulated by numerical finite-difference models. Topics include conceptual model development, boundary conditions, calibration and sensitivity analysis.
    PREREQ: EAR 401
  • EAR 666 - The SESSion - Solid Earth Seminar Series

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    A theme-based solid Earth seminar that explores selected papers to gain a holistic view of the Solid Earth sciences. Discussion will include observational and experimental/numerical constraints from geophysics, geodesy, geochemistry, and petrology/mineralogy.
  • EAR 670 - Experience Credit

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Prereq: permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.
    Repeatable
  • EAR 678 - Isotope Geology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 478
    Isotope geochemistry is used in all branches of Earth Sciences. This course covers the following topics: Radioactive decay, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry; U-Pb geochronology, 14C dating; O, H, and C isotope geochemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 417 OR EAR 617 
  • EAR 679 - Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Research & Applications

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: GEO 679  
    Double Numbered with: EAR 479
    Introduction to UAV operations, including FAA airspace, platforms and sensors; flight planning, data collection, image processing, and data analysis. Applications and societal impacts, including legal, safety, privacy, ethical issues.  Additional work required of graduate students.
  • EAR 683 - Departmental Colloquium

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: EAR 483
    Students attend the Department of Earth Sciences colloquium lectures and write up summaries of a subset of talks. Provides exposure to current research in a wide array of Earth Science disciplines. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  • EAR 860 - Advanced Seminars in Geology

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Current literature and problems in specialized fields of geology.
    Repeatable
  • EAR 997 - Masters Thesis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0-9 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  • EAR 999 - Dissertation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

Economics

  • ECN 500 - Selected Topics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  • ECN 510 - Special Topics in Economics

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Various special topics of economics issues offered as available.
    PREREQ: ECN 301 OR 311
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
  • ECN 522 - Econometric Methods

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Statistical procedures. Problems of estimating parameters in regression models of economic behavior.
    PREREQ: (ECN 302 AND ECN 521 ) AND (ECN 301 OR 311)
  • ECN 525 - Economics and Gender

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: WGS 525 
    Offered only in Strasbourg. European economy, with central focus on economic principles underlying decisions to create and extend scope of European Community and on economic policies EU has followed since creation.
  • ECN 566 - International Macroeconomics and Finance

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Monetary, fiscal, and regulatory consequences of mushrooming international financial markets including equities, bonds and other securities, commodity and options contracts, and bank deposits and loans.
    PREREQ: ECN 302
  • ECN 580 - International Course

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable

English

  • ENG 615 - Open Poetry Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Participants write original poems, receive each other’s critiques, and revise.
  • ENG 617 - Open Fiction Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Participants write original stories, receive each other’s critiques, and revise.
  • ENG 630 - Graduate Proseminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    Introduction to a comprehensively defined field or period that places literary, cultural, and cinematic texts in historical and critical perspective.
    Repeatable 10 time(s), 36 credits maximum
  • ENG 631 - Critical Theory

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Overview of major issues in critical theory: the debates over the understanding of meaning, subjectivity, textuality, and historicity. Required of all new M.A. and Ph.D. students.
  • ENG 650 - Forms

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Students in Forms courses will analyze assigned writings with the purpose of discovering the author’s intent.
    Repeatable 7 time(s), 24 credits maximum
  • ENG 715 - First Poetry Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    First poetry workshop in the M.F.A. creative writing program sequence. Intensive practice in the writing and criticism of poetry.
  • ENG 716 - Second Poetry Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Secondary poetry workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
    PREREQ: ENG 715 
  • ENG 717 - First Fiction Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    First fiction workshop in the M.F.A. creative writing program sequence. Intensive practice in the writing and criticism of fiction.
  • ENG 718 - Second Fiction Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Second fiction workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
    PREREQ: ENG 717 
  • ENG 719 - Third Poetry Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Third poetry workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
    PREREQ: ENG 715 , ENG 716 
  • ENG 721 - Third Fiction Workshop

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Third fiction workshop in the M.F.A. program sequence.
    PREREQ: ENG 717 , ENG 718 
  • ENG 730 - Graduate Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    A study in a particular topic, genre, movement, or critical problem. Introductory background in the larger field or period of framing the seminar focus is assumed.
    Repeatable 10 time(s), 36 credits maximum
  • ENG 799 - M.F.A. Essay Seminar

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    In this writing-intensive class M.F.A. students complete full length critical essays on major writers to demonstrate their mastery of: a) close reading, b) poetic or fictional technique, and c) essay writing.
    PREREQ: ENG 715  AND ENG 716  OR ENG 717  AND ENG 718 
  • ENG 990 - Independent Study

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  • ENG 996 - Graduate Readings

    College of Arts and Sciences
    3 credit(s)
    To be used for field exam study, and where necessary, study to meet language requirement. May be taken four times for credit.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  • ENG 997 - Thesis

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable 10 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  • ENG 999 - Dissertation

    College of Arts and Sciences
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Credit designated from time to time as the dissertation progresses. Maximum total of 30 credits.
    Repeatable 10 time(s), 15 credits maximum

English as a Second Language

  • ENL 610 - Oral Communication in Teaching

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Language, culture, and teaching strategies needed to communicate effectively in academic situations for international teaching assistants.
    Repeatable
  • ENL 615 - Enhancing Listening, Speaking and Presentation Skills in English

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Develops oral communication and pronunciation for academic and non-academic settings. The work includes activities to enhance listening, speaking, and presentation skills regarding cultural and field-specific topics, while developing effective teamwork strategies.
  • ENL 620 - Advanced Oral Communication in Training

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s)
    Continuing course in language, culture, and teaching strategies needed for effective communication in academic and social situations. For international teaching assistants.
    PREREQ: ENL 207 OR ENL 610 
  • ENL 640 - Conversation for International Teaching Assistants

    College of Arts and Sciences
    0 credit(s) Every semester
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