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CMBI 6636 - Immunology
Study of the immune response in animals including cells and organs of the immune system, immunogens, MHC, cytokines, TCR, antibodies and complement. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6647 - Molecular Biotechnology
Prerequisite: previous coursework in molecular biology or consent of the instructor. This course introduces students to the biotechnology/biopharmaceutical industry and discusses the many foci of the industry, including immune technology and vaccine development, cancer biology, stem cell biology, and plant, animal, and human genetic engineering. Scientists from local industry discuss their companies, projects, and research. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6650 - Molecular Targets, Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine
Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of graduate biology. Understanding the genes and signaling pathways involved in the pathogenesis of cancer has led to the development of novel approaches for the treatment of cancer. This course will first review literature generated over the last decade concerning molecular mechanisms involved in cancer biology. This information will provide the foundation for subsequent discussions on how this biological knowledge is being used to identify novel therapies for the treatment of this disease and how therapies progress from the bench to the bedside. In addition, the course will cover new types of precision medical treatment based on genomic and proteomic profiling and new advances in immune approaches. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6652 - Virus and Disease
In this course students explore the molecular aspects of viruses with an emphasis on viral replication, infection, and interaction with a host cell. The course also focuses on human pathogenic viruses, along with factors that facilitate the spread of viral diseases. Immune system defense mechanisms, antiviral treatments and vaccines are discussed as well. Examples of specific viruses analyzed in class include HIV, ebola, coronaviruses and Covid-19, herpesviruses, rabies and influenza. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6653 - Environmental Microbiology
This class is an advanced study of environmental microbiology, with special attention paid to the phylogenetic and metabolic diversity of microorganisms in the environment, the way that they affect nutrient cycling, the ways they can remediate human pollutants, and how they contribute to both inter- and intra-domain communication and symbioses. Cross-listed with ENVS 6653 . 3 credits.
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CMBI 6656 - Receptors, Signaling, and Disease
Prerequisite: CMBI 6601 or CMBI 6603 or CMBI 6606 , or consent of the instructor. Cellular receptors and signaling are responsible for the ability of cells to detect and respond to their surrounding and environment. They are of critical importance to normal cellular function. This course examines various signaling pathways such as intra and extra cellular signaling that leads to cellular suicide and apoptosis, followed by an examination of the molecular mechanisms of some novel therapeutic drugs. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6670 - Special Topics
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. An examination of topics of special interest to students and faculty. May be taken more than once. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6680 - Graduate Seminar
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Weekly discussions of current scientific literature and student and faculty research projects. May be taken more than once. 1 credits.
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CMBI 6688 - Internship I
Prerequisites: 18 graduate hours and consent of the instructor. Laboratory and research experience will be developed under the supervision of an outside researcher. The internship must involve 350 to 450 hours of work (3 months of full-time work or 6 months of part-time work). In addition, a portion of the internship must be devoted to the completion of a report. The instructor will monitor the student's progress through regular meetings and evaluation of the final report. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6689 - Internship II
A continuation of Internship I. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6690 - Research Project
Prerequisites: 18 graduate hours and consent of the instructor. An independent research project/program under the supervision of a member of the faculty. A final paper describing the work must be completed following either a journal format or the format for thesis papers at the discretion of the instructor. 3 credits.
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CMBI 6695 - Independent Study I
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A planned program of independent study under the supervision of a member of the faculty. 1-3 credits.
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CMBI 6696 - Library based-Independent Study II
Prerequisites: 9 graduate hours and consent of the instructor. A planned program of independent study under the supervision of a member of the faculty. A final review paper covering the topic being examined is required in a journal format. 1 credits.
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CMBI 7607 - Advanced Topics in Cellular Biology
Prerequisite: completion of 15 credits of graduate work. This course is an advanced-level course providing an in depth study of cellular structure and function. Primary emphasis is on eukaryotic cells, but prokaryotic structures are explored as well. Topics include: the role of biological membranes in cellular activity, the structure and function of cellular and extracellular components as well as receptor structure and function, cellular signaling, cell growth and death, differentiation, and motility. There is extensive use of primary literature and an emphasis on understanding current research methods, developing critical thinking and data analysis skills, working in teams and individually. 3 credits.
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CMBI 7694 - Comprehensive Exam
Prerequisite: completion of 18 credits in the cellular and molecular biology program. Satisfactory completion of the comprehensive exam is required for students taking the non-thesis track to demonstrate mastery of subjects central to cellular and molecular biology and for graduation. University Comprehensive Exam fee will apply. 0 credits.
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CMBI 7695 - Independent Study for Thesis Preparation
Prerequisites: 9 graduate hours and consent of the instructor. Active field or bench research training along with significant library research on the potential thesis topic. The student will learn the major techniques that will be needed for their thesis study, collect preliminary data and complete a formal thesis proposal. In addition a potential Thesis committee must be identified. 3 credits.
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CMBI 7698 - Thesis I
Prerequisites: CMBI 7695 , submission of a thesis proposal, and consent of the coordinator. Supervised thesis research. To complete this course the student must make a written or oral report to the full Thesis committee. This course is graded as pass/fail. 3 credits.
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CMBI 7699 - Thesis II
Prerequisites: completion of CMBI 7698 with a passing grade and completion of thesis research. To complete this course the student must make an oral defense of the work and have the official thesis document approved. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6601 - Physical-Chemical Treatment of Aqueous Wastes
Analysis of physical and chemical processes in natural and engineered systems for water pollution control. Unit processes covered include, but are not limited to, aeration and gas transfer, sedimentation, filtration, coagulation/flocculation, absorption, chemical stabilization, ion exchange, disinfection. Design methodologies and operational aspects of treatment are also considered 3 credits.
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CIVL 6602 - Biological Treatment of Aqueous Wastes
This course provides an in-depth study of principles of biological treatment of aquatic wastes (municipal, industrial, and/or hazardous). Suspended and attached growth processes commonly in use are covered. Emphasis is given to design and operational aspects of activated sludge, trickling filters, and rotating biocontactors. On-site treatment processes are also covered. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6603 - Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment
This course covers the fundamental principles of contaminant behavior in the environment. Contaminant physical-chemical properties, transport, and transformation mechanisms affecting contaminant distribution among air, water, and solid domains are studied in-depth. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, environmental interface equilibria, advective and diffusional transport; biochemical exchange in atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial domains. Environmental modeling is also considered. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6605 - Solid Waste Management
Characteristics, volumes, collection, and disposal of solid waste and refuse. Design of processing, recycling, and recovery equipment; landfill desgin and operation; resource recovery; incineration. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6606 - Environmental Law and Legislation
Review of techniques of enforcement of state and federal pollution control laws and regulations; effects on waste treatment criteria and design and evalution of municipal ordinances; preparation of environmental assessments and impact statements. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6607 - Water Pollution Control Processes
Prerequisite: CHEM 6601 . This course is open to non-engineering students only. Study of physical, chemical, and biological processes employed for pollution control. Processes cover the removal of suspended, colloidal, and dissolved phases of pollution. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6610 - Pollution Prevention Management Technologies
The first half of this course focuses on methods to implement a pollution prevention hierarchy, developing management support, identifying pollution prevention opportunities, assembling a pollution prevention team, and developing economic justification for potential opportunities. The second half of the course focuses on various technologies available for a wide variety of pollutants, including a review of methods that can be used to integrate the technologies within processes of existing facilities. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6612 - Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Prerequisite: CIVL 6602 . Theories and principles of advanced sewage treatment including nutrient removal, demineralization, distillation, ozonization, carbon filtration, ion exchange, nitrification; design of facilities; upgrading scondary plants. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6613 - Industrial Wastewater Control
Prerequisites: CIVL 6601 , CIVL 6602 . Characterisitcs of industrial wastes: volumes, sources, types; methods of volume reduction, waste segregation, recovery, recycling, and waste treatment. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6614 - Surface Water Quality Management
Prerequisite: CIVL 6620 . Determination of controls that must be instituted to achieve specific water quality objectives. Waste load allocation as principal management tool, requiring knowledge of response of a system to waste load inputs. Input/response relationships for three different surface water sytems: rivers and streams, lakes, estruaries. Related topics: dissolved oxygen analysis, indicator bacteria, and eutrophication. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6615 - Groundwater Hydrology
Prerequisites: undergraduate courses in fluid mechanics and soil mechanics. Study of fundamental principles governing fluid flow in porous and fractured media, provides necessary foundation for advanced studies in hydrogeology and contaminant hydrology. Includes Darcy's law, the continuity equation, aquifers, flow in the saturated zone, flow nets, wells and well hydraulics, flow in fractures, flow in the unsaturated zone, groundwater modeling. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6616 - Contaminant Hydrology
Prerequisite: CIVL 6615 . Behavior of the contaminants in the subsurface. Emphasis on physical, chemical, and biological processes that determine fate of a contaminant: advection, diffusion, absorption, mechnical disperision, biochemical reactions. Quantitative relationships for predictive framework. Applications include site characterization, remediation, wellhead protection, flow and transport modeling, groundwater waste disposal. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6617 - Wastewater Residuals Management
Prerequisites: CIVL 6601 , CIVL 6602 or consent of the instructor. An overview of rules and regulations affecting treatment and disposal of wastewater residuals. Quantitative and qualitative characterisitcs are considered. Treatment processes for preliminary operations, thickening, chemical/biological stabilization, conditioning, disinfection, dewatering, drying, thermal reduction, and ultimate disposal are covered extensively, and design procedures are outlined. Case studies address beneficial use of wastewater residuals. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6618 - Hazardous Waste Treatment
Prerequisites: CIVL 6601 , CIVL 6602 or consent of the instructor. A review of the historical, legislative, and social framework of hazardous waste issues. Physical, chemical, biological, and thermal processes used for decontamination of hazardous wastes and hazardous waste sites are studied extensively. Specific remedial in-situ/ex-situ technologies such as soil vapor extraction, soil washing, incineration, bioremediation, immobilization, and chemical extraction are covered. Includes various laboratory and field case studies. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6620 - Engineering Hydrology
Prerequisites: undergraduate course in hydraulics; computer literacy. Theory, methods, and applications of hydrology to contemporary engineering problems. Methods of data collection and analysis as well as design procedures are presented for typical engineering problems. Specific topics to be considered within this framework include the rainfall/runoff process, hydrograph analysis, hydrologic routing, urban runoff, storm water models, and flood frequency models. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6621 - Advanced Hydrology
Prerequisite: CIVL 6620 . Examination of water sources and losses; the evaporation and infiltration processes and their effects on stream flow hydrographs. Deterministic and stochastic methods of reservoir analysis and design for purposes of food protection and water conservation will be investigated , as well as problems in urban hydrology. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6623 - Open Channel Hydraulics
Prerequisite: undergraduate course in hydraulics. Basic theories of open channel flow will be presented and corresponding equations developed. Methods of calculating uniform/steady flow; gradually varied flow; and rapid, spatially vaired, unsteady flow will be investigated. Flow through bridge piers, transitions, and culverts; backwater curves and the design of open channels. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6624 - Computer Applications in Hydrology/Hydraulics
Prerequisites: CIVL 6620 , CIVL 6623 . Investigation of widely used computer software in the areas of hydrology and hydraulics. The theory underlying the programs as well as application and evaluation of software will be stressed. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6628 - Highway Engineering
A review of the fundamentals of transportation systems with a focus on highway and traffic engineering. Students will learn about existing and emerging technologies transforming transportation systems. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6629 - Wood Engineering I
Prerequisites: a structural analysis course and a structural design course. Course may not be taken for credit by students who have completed the undergraduate equivalent of this course. Study of the growth and structure of wood and how these influence wood strength, durability, preservation, and fire protection. Analysis and design of structural members of wood using Allowable Stress Design (ASD) method including beams, columns, and connections; design of wood structures. Laboratory experiments included. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6630 - Structural Concrete Design
Design of reinforced concrete structural elements such as beams, columns, slabs and foundations conforming to ACI specifications. Theoretical, practical, economic and legal considerations. Design projects. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6631 - Structural Steel Design
Students will learn to design tension members, columns, beams, beam-columns, and connections using the LRFD method. Design and behavior of the elements of steel structures using AISC specifications. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6633 - Wood Engineering II
Prerequisite: CIVL 6629 or an undergraduate course in wood engineering. Wood properties and determination of allowable stresses. Laminated, built-up, and composite sections. Wood framing systems and connections to resist gravity and lateral loads. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6634 - Prestressed Concrete Design
Prerequisite: an undergraduate course in concrete design and construction. Analysis and design of pre-tensioned and post-tensioned concrete structures. Beams, columns, connections, partial prestressing, deflections, anchorage. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6635 - Building and Bridge Design
This course integrates theories and knowledge from structural analysis, civil engineering materials, and structural design courses into practical design solutions for basic building and bridge structures. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6640 - Advanced Structural Analysis
Advanced structural analysis covering general stiffness method, influence lines for indeterminate structures, plastic analysis of beams and frames, and computer-based structural analysis. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6641 - Computer-aided Structural Analysis
Current techniques for applying industry-standard structural engineering computer software. Case studies will be used to understand the capabilities and limitations of computer models. Utilization of selected models for the planning, analysis, and design of civil engineering projects. No previous experience with finite element analysis is required; however, a strong background in engineering fundamentals (i.e. statics, mechanics of material, a computer language) is essential in order to take full advantage of this course. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6650 - Soil Mechanics I
Prerequisites: undergraduate course in soil mechanics; computer literacy. The first in a series of courses dealing with soil mechanics and foundation engineering. Gives the student a better understanding of the basic principles of geomechanics. Includes the nature of soil; soil formation; phase relationships and classification; stress, strain, and strength analysis; flow analysis; and consolidation theory. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6651 - Soil Mechanics II
Prerequisite: CIVL 6650 . Second course in the soil mechanics series. Includes consolidation theory, settlement analysis, solid modification, compaction, lateral earth pressure, slope stability, and soil exploration. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6652 - Foundation Design and Construction
Application of soil mechanics to foundation design, stability and settlement. Selection of foundation type. Review of shallow footings, deep foundations, pile foundations, mat foundations and subsurface exploration. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6653 - Foundation Engineering II
Prerequisite: CIVL 6652 . Deals primarily with deep foundations. Topics include pile foundations, pile types, pile driving, load testing, design of individual piles, group action, drilled pier foundations, construction methods and capacity in sand and clay. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6660 - Construction Estimating and Scheduling
Application of network analogy to project planning and scheduling; resource, time, and financial management; computer applications; the process of coordinating numerous and often complex elements to erect a structure and satisfy the needs of a construction project. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6661 - Air Pollution Fundamentals
An introduction to the sources of air pollution, transport of gaseous and particulate pollutants in the atmosphere on local and global scales, transformations of pollutants by atmospheric processes, impact of airborne pollutants on the environment, control of sources of air pollution, and legislative mandates. Introduction to meteorological concepts and computer transport models. Current issues such as ozone depletion and global warming will also be discussed. Cross-listed with CHME 6621 . 3 credits.
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CIVL 6662 - Fundamentals of Construction Accounting and Finance
Concepts of financial accounting and economics emphasizing the construction industry. Financial statements, accounting concepts, project accounting methods, and the nature of project costs. Case study of major construction contractor. Ownership structure, working capital, and the sources and uses of funds. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6663 - Construction Equipment and Methods
Principles of horizontal construction, advanced construction equipment and techniques, the methods used to investigate equipment productivity, and equipment application understanding, fleet operations, maintenance programs, methods and procedures to construct tunnels, roads, dams, and the excavation of buildings. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6664 - Construction Law and Claims
Legal aspects of property development and construction: land use, construction practices and specifications, architecture and engineering contracts, agency, subcontracting, professional registration, liability, insurance, liens, and bonds. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6665 - Construction Project Management
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Skills of project management from other fields outside of construction are brought in to provide a well-rounded knowledge of management processes. Advanced topics of construction project management will be brought to the forefront in this course to increase the student's knowledge of advanced concepts including estimating, cash flows, cost control, materials management, and safety related topics. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6667 - Building Information Modeling
Students will work in project teams to simulate engineering and construction processes for a real world project. Students will focus on collaboratively modeling a building in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and preparing BIM-informed schedules and cost estimates by utilizing advanced BIM solutions and their individual strengths. Working together in a team environment and simulating real world practices, students will be able to test BIM practices to become creative and innovative practitioners. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6668 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
This course is designed for students, with basic to intermediate level CAD software experience, who want to take their skill to the next level. Drawing exercises are used extensively to demonstrate the use of advanced drawing tools and to provide hands-on experience to students on topic-specific drawings. Topics include 2D and 3D drawing, perspective and axonometric views, rendering, natural and artificial lighting, dynamic blocks, layouts and viewports, title blocks, plot styles, layout grids, and fixing problematic drawing files. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6670 - Selected Topics
A study of relevant topics of particular interest to students and instructor. Course may be taken more than once. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6678 - Computer Applications in Civil Engineering
Prerequisite: introductory course in computer fundamentals. The design and analysis of software and hardware systems for the solution of civil engineering problems. Includes software engineering, software coding, evaluation of hardware and software. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6680 - Sustainable Engineering
This course provides an overview of the concept of sustainability, including changing attitudes and values toward technology and the environment in recent times. Topics include models for population growth and urbanization trends, energy resources, global food production, global water resources, the built environment, and basics of quantifying sustainability with tools for sustainable engineering. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6681 - Sustainable Urban Planning
Engineering, social, economic, political, and legal aspects of sustainable urban planning. Emphasis placed on smart growth/smart energy, new urbanism, low-impact development, and transit-oriented development. Case studies of communities in local, national, and global examples. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6682 - Green Building Design and Materials
The main focus of the course is on the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system. Alternative materials and technologies used in green building construction are evaluated to make a case for materials selection for specific urban infrastructure projects considering the material's benefits, performance over time, and life cycle impacts. The course reviews the contents of the U.S. Green Building Council professional accreditation exam. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6683 - Infrastructure Protection and Resilience
Vulnerability assessment and security management of infrastructure systems through the development of risk and resilience models. Review of infrastructure sector history and hierarchy, and strategies and challenges facing civil infrastructure. Evolution of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) from a pure protection focus, to one that goes beyond protection to resilience. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6686 - Design for Environment
Methods and concepts concerning the design of engineered systems and processes and assessment of their effects on the global environment, minimization of residues, materials selection and packaging, designing products for recycling, disassembly, and disposal. Decision making in new product development and creating environmental objectives. Incorporating design for environment into the design process. Use of product design matrices, environmental effect analysis, life cycle thinking, and other design for environment tools. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6690 - Research Project
Prerequisites: 18 graduate hours or consent of the department chair and the program coordinator. Independent study under the guidance of an advisor in an area of mutual interest, each study terminating in a technical report of academic merit. Research may be in such environmental areas as water resources, stream pollution, solid waste management, and air pollution. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6691 - Engineering Entrepreneurship
Team project-based course geared toward developing entrepreneurial businesses related to civil and environmental engineering in a seminar format. With support of industry mentors, students are guided through the process of identifying opportunities, developing business plans, and determining funding sources. The class culminates with presentations to industry experts and venture capitalists to mimic typical investor pitches. The goal is to provide students with the knowledge and network to realize their business idea. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6692 - Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Civil and construction engineering programs tend to stress problem solving by analysis and mathematics while rarely mentioning the importance of carefully considering the physical and social environment of a project. Because many engineers work with isolated bits of knowledge there is a failure to think holistically. Successful project delivery is the result of a respectful appreciation of the project's natural environment. An awareness of and the need to respect nature and her forces during engineering design and construction is the theme of this course. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6695 - Independent Study I
Prerequisite: consent of the program coordinator. Independent study under the guidance of an advisor in an area designated by the program coordinator. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6696 - Independent Study II
A continuation of independent study I. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6698 - Thesis I
Prerequisite: completion of 15 credits of graduate work. Periodic meetings and discussions of the individual student's progress in the preparation of a thesis. 3 credits.
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CIVL 6699 - Thesis II
A continuation of Thesis I. 3 credits.
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CJST 6600 - Computer Crime: Legal Issues and Investigation Procedures
An overview of computer crime and the procedures forensic computing specialists, law enforcement investigators, and prosecutors must invoke to prosecute computer criminals successfully. Cross-listed with INVS 6600 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6601 - Mental Health, Law, and Criminal Justice
Basic psychological theory and specific applications in the criminal justice system will be explored. Particular emphasis is placed on mental health issues as they affect the criminal justice system. 3 credits.
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CJST 6602 - Computers, Technology, and National Security Information Management Systems
An introduction to information systems used within our national security system. A framework is provided for understanding the needs, types, capabilities, and applications of management information systems. An overview of existing national security information systems is presented with implications for future needs. Finally, the impact of science and technology upon our national secrurity agencies and how information management systems will prepare us for 21st century challenges will also be analyzed. 3 credits.
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CJST 6603 - Internet Vulnerabilities and Criminal Activity
This course provides appropriate strategies for the proper documentation, preparation, and presentation of investigations involving the Internet and familiarizes students with legal information which impacts internet investigations. 3 credits.
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CJST 6604 - Network Security, Data Protection, and Telecommunications
A comprehensive introduction to network security issues, concepts, and technologies. The core technologies of access control, cryptography, digital signatures, authentication, network firewalls, and network security services are reviewed. Issues of security policy and risk management are considered. Cross-listed with INVS 6652 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6605 - Theories of Criminal Behavior
A survey of theories relating to the scope and nature of the crime problem. Consideration of the problems of deviancy including social norms deviancy, mental disturbances, juvenile crime, and the various possible and actual responses to deviancy. Various approaches to the problem of rehabilitation. 3 credits.
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CJST 6606 - Domestic and Sexual Violence
An in-depth analysis of the typologies, causes, correlates, dynamics, and effects of domestic and sexual violence and victimization. Includes a review of treatment practices in these areas will be provided. 3 credits.
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CJST 6608 - Law and Evidence
Comprehensive study of the rules of evidence, particularly as applied to physical evidence. Includes judicial notice, presumptions, hearsay rules, confessions, admissions, scientific evidence, and expert testimony. Emphasis of criminal law applications. 3 credits.
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CJST 6610 - Administration of Justice
A study of all the steps of the criminal justice system, from the time the accused is arrested until sentencing to a correctional facility. The objectives are to review all the problems which arise during this process and to consider some possible solutions which will benefit the individual being processed without subverting the purposes of the process. 3 credits.
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CJST 6611 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
An introduction to quantitative and qualitative menthods used in criminal justice for research and policy analysis. Students will become familiar with basic types of research designs, survey research methods, evaluation methods. 3 credits.
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CJST 6612 - Criminal Justice Management
The development of the theory and practice of criminal justice management in the United States. Covers significant developments and ideas of those who have made major contributions to American criminal justice management. 3 credits.
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CJST 6613 - Quantitative Applications in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite: CJST 6611 . An introduction to quantitative applications in the field of Criminal Justice. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics include measurement scales, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, data distributions, sampling, probability, hypothesis testing, Chi Square, Z-test, T-Test, and Analysis of Variance models. Students will also be introduced to the use of SPSS for data analysis. 3 credits.
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CJST 6615 - Foundations of Scholarship
A seminar course with the purpose of developing academic research, writing, and presentation skills. Areas covered include the conduct of literature searches, abstracting, organizing literature reviews, citation systems, academic presentations, and the academic publication process. Cross-listed with CJST 7702 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6617 - Advanced Victimology
An in-depth analysis of the causes, correlates, dynamics, and aftereffects of criminal victimization on victims of crime and a review of current practices in the area of crime victim assistance. 3 credits.
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CJST 6618 - Crime Victims' Rights and Services
An anlysis of the legal rights of victims of crime at both the state and federal levels and how these laws relate to specific victim advocacy and service-providing programs, with an in-depth treatment of the management and administration of crime victim programs. 3 credits.
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CJST 6621 - Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence
This course provides an introduction to the overlap between non-human animal cruelty and interpersonal violence. It explores the link between childhood animal abuse and subsequent adult violence along with theoretical explanations for this link. Animal cruelty in the context of intimate partner violence and child maltreatment are also examined. 3 credits.
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CJST 6623 - Mental Health Law
Prerequisite: CJST 6601 . Review of civil and criminal law as it relates to mental health issues. Topics include competence to stand trial, insanity, competence to be executed, civil commitment, sexual predator commitment statutes, confidentiality, duty to warn, and issues of expert testimony. Ethical issues and issues of professional responsibility will be covered. 3 credits.
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CJST 6624 - Group Process in Criminal Justice
Small group interaction; both theoretical and experimental facets of group process are presented. Group counseling and encounter groups. 3 credits.
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CJST 6625 - Information Systems Threats, Attacks, and Defenses
This course provides an overview of the actors, motives, and methods used in the commission of computer-related crimes and describes the methods used by organizations to prevent, detect, and respond to these crimes. Cross-listed with NSPS 6625 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6626 - Firewall and Secure Enterprise Computing
This course covers theory and practices of Internet firewalls and many of the details and vulnerabilities of the IP and embedded protocol sites. In the laboratory and online portion of the course students will construct, deploy, and test a real firewall against common Internet attacks. Cross-listed with NSPS 6626 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6627 - Internet Investigations and Audit-Based Computer Forensics
Theory and techniques of tracking attackers across the Internet and gaining forensic information from computer systems. The course includes case studies of Internet-based crimes and addresses limits of forensic techniques. Cross-listed with NSPS 6627 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6628 - Computer Viruses and Malicious Code
This course addresses theoretical and practical issues surrounding computer viruses. Cross-listed with NSPS 6628 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6629 - Practical Issues in Cryptography
Examples of current historical cryptography and stegonagraphic systems; major types of cryptosystems and cryptanalytic techniques, and how they operate; hands-on experience with current cryptographic technology. Cross-listed with NSPS 6629 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6630 - Investigating Financial Crimes
Study of principles and techniques associated with investigating financial crimes. Emphasis on case study approach to understanding financial crimes investigation. Cross-listed with INVS 6630 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6631 - Investigations I
Prerequisite: graduate standing. This course will provide students with an overview of all types of investigations, including criminal, civil, and private investigations. Students will learn basic principles of investigations, organization of investigations, sources of information, evaluation of sources, organization and presentation of cases and ethical responsibilities associated with various types of investigations. Cross-listed with INVS 6631 . 3 credits.
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CJST 6635 - Global Perspectives on Crime and Justice
Affords students the opportunity to explore a number of foreign and criminal justice systems with emphasis on policing. Different perspectives of crime problems will be seen through the prism of foreign culture. Specific countries and topics will vary. 3 credits.
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CJST 6636 - Criminal Justice System Graduate Study Abroad
Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of the instructor. This course is designed to provide graduate students with first-hand illustration of the justice system in a subject country during a study abroad program to a selected country (e.g. China, Poland, Russia and Israel) to support graduate level analysis in the assigned research papers. The course will be taught by a university instructor, include interactions and presentations by various guest experts from different agencies or educational institutions in the subject country, and include site visits to various criminal justice facilities and other places. The course will cover such topics as policing, law, juvenile justice, and corrections. The course is repeatable if in a different subject country. (This course may be cross-listed with undergraduate CJST 5535.) A course fee will be charged or the additional costs will be incorporated with the overall cost of the study-abroad experience within which the course is taught. 3 credits.
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CJST 6637 - Criminal Justice Policy
Examines the formulation and implementation of criminal justice policy, including an introduction to policy analysis in the criminal justice context. 3 credits.
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CJST 6646 - Abnormal Psychology in Forensic Populations
Prerequisite: CJST 6601 . This is an advanced course in mental disorders associated with prisons and other forensic practice. Emphasis is on disorders involving violent and predatory behavior including personality disorders, psychosis, pedophilia, and other sexual paraphilias. Special emphasis on psychopathy, psychopathology, and criminal behavior. Well-known forensic cases will be examined. This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in the Forensic Psychology sequence. Cross-listed with PSYC 6656 . 3 credits.
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