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REE 513 - Research Methods & Innovation III Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Strategy and innovation concepts with a focus on technology commercialization. Business strategy frameworks, financial analysis, strategic marketing, operations management, business models, project management, business law, and entrepreneurship.
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REE 515 - Energy Engineering I (F) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Three-term sequence in energy engineering. Review of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals, understanding of resources, energy conversion technology, integration with existing systems, regulatory contexts, business environment, and future trends of a variety of renewable and conventional means of energy production, storage, and distribution.
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REE 516 - Energy Engineering II (W) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Three-term sequence in energy engineering. Review of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals, understanding of resources, energy conversion technology, integration with existing systems, regulatory contexts, business environment, and future trends of a variety of renewable and conventional means of energy production, storage, and distribution.
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REE 517 - Energy Engineering III (S) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Three-term sequence in energy engineering. Review of mechanical and electrical engineering fundamentals, understanding of resources, energy conversion technology, integration with existing systems, regulatory contexts, business environment, and future trends of a variety of renewable and conventional means of energy production, storage, and distribution.
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REE 521 - Production of Biomass & Biofuels Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
The use of recently living plant or animal materials as sources of fuels, chemicals or industrial products. Sourcing and production. Biomass chemistry; lignocellulosics, fats, oils, saccharides, polysaccharides, proteins, and extractables. Chemical modification of biomass to produce fuels, polymers, industrial chemicals.
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REE 523 - Hydrogen Production and Storage Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
An overview of primary technologies, economic aspects, and social policy issues related to development of hydrogen systems and hydrogen economy, including water electrolysis, reformer technologies, and hydrogen storage.
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REE 525 - Solid-State Physics of Photovoltaic Materials Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Principles of PV; electrons and holes in semiconductors; junction analysis. Survey of available semiconductors and materials choices for photovoltaic design. Principles of important photovoltaic devices. Monocrystalline, poly crystalline, and thin film solar cells. Strategies for high efficiency. Photovoltaic materials and phenomena.
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REE 527 - Wind Power Generators Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Wind energy as a power source. AC machines, particularly three-phase induction and synchronous generators for wind power generation. Equivalent circuit models. Wound rotor, permanent magnet, multi-pole, and switched-reluctance generators. Power and torque control.
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REE 529 - Power System Analysis Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Faults: symmetric, un-symmetric. Modeling system components using positive, negative, zero sequence networks. System admittance matrixes. Load flow computational methods such as Gauss-Seidel, Newton-Raphson. Power system stabilization. Power system analysis using software, emphasizing renewable resources. Requires background in power systems.
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REE 531 - Ground-Source Heat Pumps Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Heat pump design and operation. Heat pump cycles. Refrigerant selection. Ground loop design. Heat transfer issues pertaining to geothermal energy. System design and integration. Temperature and materials issues unique to geothermal heat pumps.
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REE 533 - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning. Application of laws and principles of thermodynamics to analysis, design, and control of mechanically-controlled environments for human comfort, animal health, and food preservation. Teaches computation of heating and cooling loads, humidity control, heating, and refrigeration.
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REE 535 - Fuel Cell Fundamentals Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Basic science and technology of fuel cells, electrode processes, electrolyte types, catalysts, and balance of plant components.
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REE 537 - Sustainability of Energy Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensive examination and classification of the local, regional, and global environmental and social aspects of energy use including lifecycle assessments. Impacts of global and national politics on energy use decisions.
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REE 539 - Hydraulics & Fluid Mech. of Hydropower Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Open-channel hydraulics, including watershed hydrology, sediment transport and bed load movement, reservoirs, hydrostatics, dredging, spillways, stilling basins, and hydraulic jumps. Advanced fluid mechanics. Types of turbines. Modeling and unit optimization. Background in fluid mechanics required.
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REE 541 - Utilization Strategies of Bioenergy Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Strategies for sustainable energy production from biomass. Direct combustion. Fermentation processes. Anaerobic digestion systems. Thermochemical processes; gasification, liquefaction. Chemical synthesis pathways.
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REE 543 - Materials for Electrochemical Processes Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Materials used for batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and supercapacitors; their classification, selection and properties, including nanocatalysts, polymer electrolytes, ceramic and plastic packaging materials, and metals.
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REE 545 - Applied Photovoltaics Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
The characteristics of sunlight. Solar cell behavior, properties, and design. Cell interconnection and module fabrication. Designing stand-alone and grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Special-purpose photovoltaic applications. Concentrator and hybrid solar thermal and photovoltaic systems. Advanced photovoltaic systems.
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REE 547 - Electric Power Conversion Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Electric power conversion for wind generators. Review of power switching devices. Rectifiers, DC-DC converters, inverters. Pulse width modulation. Converter topologies. Doubly-fed induction generators. Reactive power compensation.
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REE 549 - Power System Protection & Control Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Protection systems overview; protective devices; coordination and sequencing of relays; grounding practices; impedance protection. Methods of power systems operation and control; load-frequency control, automatic generation control. Modeling power systems protection and control using power system analysis software, emphasizing renewable resources.
Prerequisite: REE 529
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REE 551 - Advanced Geothermal Energy Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Classification of geothermal resources. Basics of geothermal wells and drilling. Resource capacity estimation and measurement. System design and integration. Applications such as aquaculture, greenhouses, and district heating.
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REE 553 - Energy Systems Management and Auditing Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Evaluating building thermal/electric/process loads, including lighting, hot water, HVAC and central plant systems, industrial refrigeration and motors. Opportunities for managing energy use through controls and operations/ maintenance strategies. Roles of commissioning, energy auditing, renewables and economic analysis in reducing energy use.
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REE 555 - Stationary Fuel Cells Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Advanced treatise of fuel cell systems for large, stationary applications with detailed examination of polymer electrolyte membrane, alkaline, phosphoric acid, molten carbonate, and solid-oxide systems, their design, performance, lifetime and reliability, modeling, and economics.
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REE 557 - Costing Renewable Energy Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Renewable energy in micro- and macroeconomic contexts. Review and discussion of current energy market structures, prices, effects of inflation and incentives, affordability, costs of supply reliability, investment criteria, and modeling market trends.
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REE 559 - Development of Hydropower Projects Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Mechanical and electrical equipment, including flow control elements, generators, transformers, protection and control equipment, and governors. Transient responses and stability. The engineering, procurement and construction process for hydropower projects. Commissioning and documentation.
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REE 561 - Process Design and Economic Evaluation for Biomass Energy Systems Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Process engineering methods, including development of process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID); equipment selection and sizing; cost estimation, economic evaluation; and, fundamentals of chemical process safety.
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REE 563 - Batteries Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Comprehensive overview, integration characteristics, and performance comparison of battery systems for transportation and stationary applications, including lead-acid, nickel metal hydride, nickel cadmium, sodium-sulfur, lithium polymer, and lithium ion.
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REE 565 - Semiconductor Process Engineering Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Semiconductor process technology: crystal growth, silicon oxidation, photolithography, etching, diffusion, ion implantation, film deposition. Process integration, manufacturing, and metrology. Future trends and challenges.
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REE 567 - Wind Energy Systems Integration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Wind system electric power integration, protection, and control. System components, including generators, transformers, and switching stations. Network stability. Energy sector regulation and markets. Forecasting and integration of wind power systems.
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REE 569 - Grid Integration of Renewables Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Issues unique to connecting renewable energy generation to the grid. Microgrids. Stability, transient, and harmonic effects. Interconnect agreements and requirements. SCADA and smart grid concepts. System optimization.
Prerequisite: REE 549
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REE 571 - Geothermal Power Generation Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
High-enthalpy resources suitable for electric power generation. Energy transfer and conversion. Plant design and integration. Advanced design such as absorption power cycles.
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REE 573 - Energy-Efficient Building Design Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Principles of integrated, energy-efficient building design. Interpretation/application of codes, standards. Use of software tools for modeling, simulation of building energy systems. Daylighting, natural ventilation, architectural features of passive solar buildings. Inclusion of renewable resources and net-zero designs. Life-cycle economic analysis.
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REE 575 - Transportation Fuel Cells Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Detailed assessment of advances, prospects, and economics of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, operational characteristics, durability, manufacturing, and fuel storage options in the automotive applications.
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REE 577 - Renewable Energy Integration Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Discussion based-class on the integration of renewable energy into the established electric grid, focusing on energy availability, reliability, options for integration, matching demand, and balancing economic options on global, regional, and local scales.
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REE 579 - Economic, Regulatory, and Environmental Aspects of Hydropower Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Duration curves and generation studies. FERC permitting and licensing, including compliance. Power sales contracts and bundled services. Environmental impact assessments. Project financing, management, and operations requirements. Optimization of integrated hydropower systems.
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REE 581 - Energy Storage Fundamentals (F) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
The survey course will examine energy storage fundamentals; applications and trends for pumped hydro, compressed air, flywheels, superconducting magnetic energy storage, gravitational mass, supercapacitors, batteries, fuel cells, and thermal systems.
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REE 582 - Introduction to Batteries (W) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
The course provides introduction to field of batteries and discusses electrochemical fundamentals and general properties of batteries such as energy density, specific power, charging and discharging, temperature effects, aging, and self-discharge.
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REE 583 - Introduction to Fuel Cells (S) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
This overview course will introduce students to fundamental fuel cell principles, history, classification, thermodynamics, efficiency and causes of voltage losses, reaction kinetics, electrode performance and catalyst design, and fuel cell components and their impact on performance.
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REE 591 - Hydrogen Production and Storage (F) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
The course will discuss the basics of hydrogen production and storage, the concept of hydrogen economy, conventional hydrogen generation, electrochemical and photochemical technologies, principles of hydrogen storage and novel storage materials.
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REE 592 - Advanced Batteries (W) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine technology and trends in battery chemistry, manufacturing, pack assembly, characterization, safety, economics and applications for battery systems including lead acid, nickel-based, lithium ion, lithium polymer, metal air and flow batteries.
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REE 593 - Advanced Fuel Cells (S) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an in-depth analysis of the current trends, fuel processing, novel materials, applications, safety, and characterization for polymer electrolyte membrane, alkaline, phosphoric acid, molten carbonate, solid oxide, and direct methanol fuel cells.
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SEM 421 - Systems Engineering Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Foundations of systems engineering; structure of complex systems; system development processes and frameworks; systems engineering management; system needs analysis; system design & development; system engineering validation, reliability, availability, maintainability and deployment; human factors engineering.
Prerequisites: MATH 254N or MATH 341 , and WRI 227
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SEM 422 - Advanced Systems Engineering Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Advanced concepts in systems science and systems engineering; modeling and mathematical methods for systems engineering; system simulation tools; optimization and decision analysis; case studies involving practical systems, engineering integration of hardware, software, information, and human factor systems.
Prerequisites: MATH 243 or MATH 361 or MATH 465 , and MGT 345 and WRI 227 , or SEM 421
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SEM 425 - Advanced Engineering Management Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Competitive Strategic Frameworks (Porter, RBV, Delta); Strategic Execution Framework; Project Management (PMBOOK); Financial Management; New Product Development; Case Studies.
Prerequisite: MGT 345 or SEM 421
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SEM 521 - Foundations of Systems Engineering Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Structure of complex systems; system development processes and frameworks; systems engineering validation, reliability, availability, maintainability and deployment; human factors engineering.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
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SEM 522 - Advanced Systems Engineering Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Advanced concepts in systems science and systems engineering; modeling and mathematical methods for systems engineering; systems simulation tools; optimization and decision analysis; case studies involving practical systems engineering integration of hardware, software, information, and human factor systems.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
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SEM 525 - Advanced Engineering Management Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Competitive strategic frameworks (Porter, RBV, Delta); strategic execution framework; project management (PMBOOK); financial management; new product development; case studies.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
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SEM 526 - Case Studies in Systems Engineering Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Much of modern civilization is defined by technical products and services. Case Studies in Systems Engineering examines challenges firms face in creating these highly complex products and services rapidly, accurately, and cost-effectively. Selected cases represent examples of failed, successful, and prototype systems that all defined the state of the art. Through analysis and group discussions, students will critically examine issues and approaches presented in numerous case studies. Students will link their own critical analysis to System Engineering best practices.
Prerequisite: SEM 521
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SEM 527 - Engineering Data Analytics Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Engineering Data Analytics introduces students to the technologies and methodologies needed for data-driven decision-making during all stages of product development. Students will learn how to analyze, process, and establish correlations using data from various engineering processes during the design phase, prototyping phase, and production and operation phase. Students will examine large data-sets from smart homes, large-scale to IoT (Internet of Things) applications, and IC design and manufacturing. Correlations will be established using linear regression, Anova, and other data relationship techniques. Students will use advanced software tools such as Tibco Spotfire and R to analyze “Big Data”, establish correlations, and determine if processes are capable and in control. An introduction to machine learning and real-time streaming analysis techniques will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or MATH 465
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SOC 107 - Seminar SS Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SOC 201 - Classical Sociological Theory (W) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the early development of sociological theory. Works by Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Parsons and Goffman will be discussed in terms of their contribution to the discipline of sociology.
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SOC 202 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Theories on the social construction of self, social and population structures, gender inequality, global capitalism and deviance are explored in the context of contemporary social issues.
Prerequisite: SOC 201
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SOC 204 - Introduction to Sociology (F,W,S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Survey of human relationships and interaction of organized groups and institutions in modern society. Emphasis on attitudes, values, beliefs, customs and change within our complex social structure.
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SOC 205 - Current Health Issues (W) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the most pressing health issues in contemporary society, including aging, healthcare reform, cost of healthcare, and amenable mortality.
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SOC 206 - Social Problems (F) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
A sociological exploration of contemporary social problems, including crime, illness, poverty, unemployment, immigration, gender inequality, LGBT issues, and the environment.
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SOC 207 - Seminar SS Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SOC 210 - Marriage and Family Living SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Personal problems of the married couple in everyday living with an emphasis on adult lifestyles, relationships, sexual roles and attitudes, family planning, family finances, and divorce and remarriage.
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SOC 225 - Medical Sociology (F,W,S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to medical sociology and social-epidemiological research, covering social causes and consequences of health and illness, the practitioner-patient relationship, health behavior, and health care organization.
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SOC 235 - Introduction to Sustainability (S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the history, theory and practice of sustainability. The focus is on human-environment interactions, highlighting how human agency can jeopardize our collective future, and how harm can be avoided through appropriate social, political, and legal action.
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SOC 301 - Social Science Research Methods (F) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 4
Introduction to theory and methods of research in the social sciences, and interpretation of social science research.
Prerequisites: SOC 204 and SOC 225
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SOC 302 - Social Science Research Methods II (W) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 4
Continuation of SOC 301 : data collection, analysis, and development of social science research papers.
Prerequisite: SOC 301
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SOC 304 - Criminology (W,S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Analysis of criminal behavior from theft to homicide. Discussion of the definition of criminal behavior, varieties of crime and the criminal justice system.
Prerequisite: SOC 204
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SOC 305 - Rural Health (F,W,S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Advanced introduction to rural population health and health care. Topics include rural population health and health behavior, economic and social/structural issues, and health care delivery and reform.
Prerequisite: SOC 225
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SOC 307 - Seminar SS Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SOC 315 - Juvenile Delinquency (F) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to trends and sociological theories of juvenile delinquency.
Prerequisite: SOC 204
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SOC 325 - Global Population Health (F,W) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Introduces demographic methods and theories of population health, in addition to trends in fertility, mortality, morbidity, and aging both in the U.S. and internationally.
Prerequisite: MATH 111 or SOC 204 or SOC 225
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SOC 335 - Health Inequality and Cultural Competency (F,W,S) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to health inequality based on systematic social research. Provision of basic training on cultural competency and underrepresented populations’ engagement with the health care system.
Prerequisite: SOC 225
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SOC 405 - Program Planning and Evaluation (W) SS Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
In this course, health behavior and behavior change theories are introduced, critiqued, and utilized to provide theory-based examples of population health interventions.
Prerequisites: SOC 204 and SOC 225
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SOC 407 - Seminar SS Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SOC 421 - Senior Project Preparation (S) SS Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 2
Selection of senior capstone research project and/or selection of externship site and goals for externship experience that meets industry needs.
Prerequisite: Population Health Management majors with Senior standing only
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SPAN 101 - First Year Spanish (F) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
An introduction to elementary Spanish. A three-term sequence for beginners. Emphasis on vocabulary building, listening comprehension, phonetics, oral practice, and elements of grammar. Elementary readings and writings will be required.
Prerequisite: Taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 102 - First Year Spanish (W) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
An introduction to elementary Spanish. A three-term sequence for beginners. Emphasis on vocabulary building, listening comprehension, phonetics, oral practice, and elements of grammar. Elementary readings and writings will be required.
Prerequisite: Taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 103 - First Year Spanish (S) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
An introduction to elementary Spanish. A three-term sequence for beginners. Emphasis on vocabulary building, listening comprehension, phonetics, oral practice, and elements of grammar. Elementary readings and writings will be required.
Prerequisite: Taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 107 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPAN 201 - Second Year Spanish (S) H Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Intensive introduction to the language. Course aims at progressive development of fluency through extensive exposure to the language in real situations. Comprehension-based approach.
Prerequisite: SPAN 103 or instructor consent; SPAN 201, SPAN 202 , SPAN 203 taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 202 - Second Year Spanish (W) H Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Intensive introduction to the language. Course aims at progressive development of fluency through extensive exposure to the language in real situations. Comprehension-based approach.
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or instructor consent; SPAN 201 , SPAN 202, SPAN 203 taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 203 - Second Year Spanish (S) H Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Intensive introduction to the language. Course aims at progressive development of fluency through extensive exposure to the language in real situations. Comprehension-based approach.
Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or instructor consent; SPAN 201 , SPAN 202 , SPAN 203 taken in sequence or instructor consent
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SPAN 207 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPAN 307 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPAN 407 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPE 107 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPE 111 - Public Speaking (F,W,S) C Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Credit Hours: 3
Public speaking with emphasis on content, organization, and speaker adjustments to various situations; dynamics of the speaker/listener interaction; and appropriate language usage. Includes informative, demonstrative, and persuasive speeches.
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SPE 207 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPE 307 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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SPE 314 - Argumentation (S) C Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Credit Hours: 3
Examines argumentation as part of human interaction and inquiry. Explores arguing to gain adherence as a way of reasoning. Practice in public speaking, debate, ethics and critical thinking.
Prerequisite: SPE 111
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SPE 321 - Small Group and Team Communication (F,W,S) C Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Credit Hours: 3
Provides instruction and experience in decision making through group processes designed to develop competent team leaders and participants. Participation in and evaluation of a variety of group communication exercises.
Prerequisite: SPE 111
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SPE 407 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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STAT 412 - Regression and Time Series (F) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Examines an introduction to regression analysis with a focus on multiple linear regression. Topics include statistical inference, goodness of fit, diagnostics, criteria for choosing covariates, categorical predictors, and an introduction to analysis of time series data.
Prerequisite: MATH 362
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STAT 413 - Categorical Data Analysis (F) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Introduces analysis techniques for categorical data. Measures of stochastic superiority, odds ratios, techniques for Likert data, Models for frequency arrays, goodness-of-fit tests, two-, three-, and higher- way tables, latent and logistic models will be presented.
Prerequisite: MATH 362
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STAT 414 - Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (W) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Examines the methods used in epidemiologic research, including the design of epidemiologic studies and the collection and analysis of epidemiological data.
Prerequisite: MATH 361
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STAT 415 - Design and Analysis of Experiments (F) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Examines the principles of experimental design; construction and analysis of completely randomized design, randomized block design and Latin square designs; covariates; factorial treatments, split plotting; random effects and variance components.
Prerequisite: MATH 362
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STAT 431 - Sampling Methods (F) Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4
Construction of sampling frames; estimation of means, total and proportions: sampling designs including simple random, stratified, cluster, systematic, multistage and double sampling; ratio and regression estimators; source of errors in surveys; capture and recapture methods.
Prerequisites: MATH 361 and MATH 362
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STAT 505 - Biostatistics I Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the introduction of statistics and application of statistical methods to data most often seen by medical practitioners and researchers. This course provides an introduction to the collection and analysis of public health and health care data. Elements of statistical inference, probability distributions, sampling, confidence intervals, and estimation of means and rates are reviewed with emphasis on application and critical interpretation of the results.
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STAT 515 - Epidemiology I Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3
This course will serve as an introduction to the basic principles of epidemiology and the measures used in epidemiology, epidemiologic study design and analysis, and other topics that are important to an introductory understanding of epidemiology.
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Vascular Technology |
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VAS 107 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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VAS 207 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
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VAS 214 - Vascular Anatomy (F) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 4
Detailed consideration of the gross and microscopic anatomy of arteries and veins throughout the human body. Laboratory includes cadaver dissection, anatomical models, and an introduction to instrumentation and basic ultrasound scanning techniques.
Prerequisite: MIT 103 with grade “C” or better
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VAS 225 - Patient Management Practices (F) Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
Current issues in the practice of vascular technology with emphasis on basic concepts of patient care, infection control procedures, and the technologist’s responsibility to the patient, the patient’s family, and the vascular technology profession.
Prerequisite: MIT 103 with grade “C” or better
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VAS 245 - Peripheral Venous Disease (S) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 4
Investigation to the pathophysiology of venous disease with emphasis on theoretical and practical considerations of diagnostic methods of venous testing. These include clinical assessment, plethysmography, and duplex imaging of lower extremity veins.
Prerequisite: VAS 246
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VAS 246 - Peripheral Arterial Disease (W) Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 4
Investigation of the pathophysiology of arterial occlusive disease with emphasis on the theoretical and practical considerations of diagnostic methods of arterial testing. These include clinical assessment, physiological evaluation and duplex imaging of lower extremity arteries.
Prerequisite: VAS 214
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