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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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  • BLS 346 - The Color Line in Modern America

    Credits 3
    Examines past and present-day racial controversies, such as school segregation, the civil rights movement, affirmative action and reparations, from an historical perspective. The focus is on how race has shaped belief, identities, policies, politics and opportunities since the Civil War, and how Americans of all backgrounds have understood the dilemma of race. Cross-listed with HST 346
    Graded
  
  • BLS 347 - Empire and Colonialism in the Afro-Atlantic

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing
    This course focuses on the Afro-Atlantic cultural exchanges that developed as a result of Portuguese colonialism in West Africa (Senegambia), the Atlantic Islands (Cape Verde) and Brazil. The course is designed to engage central questions in the anthropology of colonialism and Lusophone area studies. These include: How did Portuguese colonialism transform African cultures and societies? How do we understand the emergence Creole languages and culture in Cape Verde and the Senegambia? How has race and racism shaped colonial and post colonial forms of stratification? Cross-listed with SOC 347, ANT 547, ANT 347, SOC 547
    Graded
  
  • BLS 350 - Readings in Sociological & Anthropological Lit

    Credits 3
    Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics. Cross-listed as WMS 350 with appropriate topic. Cross-listed with CJS 350, SOC 350, WGS 350, ANT 350
    Graded
  
  • BLS 353 - Readings in Sociological & Anthropological Literature IV

    Credits 3
    When the subject matter is related to the minor: directed readings and analysis in sociological topics related to the Black family. Cross-listed with SOC 353, ANT 353
    Graded
  
  • BLS 361 - Art & Culture of Africa

    Credits 3
    A survey of the arts, crafts, and architecture of Africa. Historical developments, stylistics, and aesthetics will be investigated within a socio-cultural framework. Cross-listed with ARH 361
    Graded
  
  • BLS 364 - Race, Class, Gender and Ethnicity in the Media

    Credits 3
    An interdisciplinary exploration of how mainstream media in the U.S.-primarily “Hollywood” movies-have helped shape our understanding of who is (and, equally importantly, who is NOT) part of the “American” nation. Drawing upon anthropology, media studies, critical race studies and feminist theory, we will look at how cinematic representations of various ethnic and racial groups - blacks, “Indians”, Asians, Jews, and most recently, Arabs and Muslims - both reflected and helped shape popular views and attitudes towards those groups. We will pay close attention to the intertwining of race, gender, class and sexuality. This is a blended class as on-line discussions will supplement classroom screenings and discussion. Cross-listed with SOC 364, WGS 366, ANT 364
    Graded
  
  • BLS 365 - Justice and Policy

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor
    An exploration of public policy in a criminal justice context. The causes and consequences of public policy will be explored to demonstrate the complexity of the relationships between criminological knowledge, policy and practice. Cross-listed with CJS 366, POL 366, WGS 361, POL 566
    Graded
  
  • BLS 366 - Religion and Music of the African Diaspora

    Credits 3
    A comparative and interdisciplinary survey of African-derived religious and musical practices in the Americas, beginning with Haitian voodoo and ending with hip-hop. We will examine the historic conditions in which these cultural forms evolved, and discuss how popular attitudes towards African-derived music and religion - often associated with unruliness and loose morals - reflect larger national anxieties about race, class and sexuality. Throughout, we will pay close attention to how different social actors (colonial regimes, the police, anthropologists and practitioners) have constructed African-based religiosity and music as witchcraft, folklore, heritage and roots. Cross-listed with SOC 366, ANT 366
    Graded
  
  • BLS 373 - Cape Verdean Politics & Society

    Credits 3
    A study of Cape Verdeans as an ethnic sub-population in the United States, and as comprising an independent, self-governing nation-state. The historical, political, social, and economic contributions of Americans of Cape Verdean descent in the United States and in Cape Verde are examined. Cross-listed as AAS 303; LST 303. (Formerly PSC 303) Cross-listed with PSC 373, LST 373
    Graded
  
  • BLS 374 - Transformative Justice

    Credits 3
    Historical and contemporary criminological perspectives as they apply to victims and victimization. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationships that exist between victims and offenders. The course examines victimization theories and addresses the role victim interest groups play in the implementation of socio-political criminal justice policies. Cross-listed with CJS 374, WGS 374
    Graded
  
  • BLS 376 - Digital Filmmaking I

    Credits 3
    Introduces aspiring filmmakers to the basic process and techniques of filmmaking with digital video cameras, including filming, writing, directing, editing, and production managing film production projects. Students work towards producing digital video content and a production book documenting their efforts in the planning and implementation of their project. Cross-listed with ENL 376
    Graded
  
  • BLS 380 - Selected Topic

    Credits 3
    Selected topics in African and African-American Studies. Course content is covered at the junior or senior level. Topic and instructor may vary from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit with change in content.
    Graded
  
  • BLS 386 - Prison Industrial Complex

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Upperclass standing or permission of instructor
    An investigation of how the political, social, and economic interests that converge on the site of the prison determine criminal justice policy. This course is a study in the cultural and political economic dimensions of structural violence, with the prison system as the illustrative case study. Cross-listed with CJS 386, WGS 386
    Graded
  
  • BLS 391 - Topics African History

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Course not open to Freshmen
    Advanced-level course for students with a background in African history. Topics will vary from year to year and may be repeated with change of content. Research papers will be required. Cross-listed as BLS 391 and LST 391. Cross-listed with HST 391, WGS 391, LST 391
    Graded
  
  • BLS 396 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Conditions and hours to be arranged
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BLS 416 - Seminar: Civil Rights in America

    Credits 3
    Study of the politics of civil rights and the various philosophical approaches that have been used to extend such rights to groups that have traditionally had no access to the agenda setting processes within the legislative system. Cross-Listed as AAS 416; LST 416. Cross-listed with PSC 416
    Graded
  
  • BLS 470 - International Music and Song of Africa

    Credits 3
    A study of the instrumental music and song of African peoples. In addition to readings, lectures, papers, and presentations, students’ work includes the development of playing skills and ensemble performance experience in African music. Cross-listed with MUS 470
    Graded
  
  • BLS 471 - African Dance and Song

    Credits 3
    A study of African dance and song. In addition to readings, lectures, papers, and presentations, students’ work includes the development of movement skills and ensemble performance experience in African dance. Cross-listed with MUS 471
    Graded
  
  • BLS 472 - Music in World Cultures

    Credits 3
    A survey of selected indigenous music cultures of Africa, Asia, West Asia, Oceania, Europe, and the Americas, with an emphasis on the historical and cultural contexts of music making. Cross-listed with MUS 472
    Graded
  
  • BLS 480 - Capstone Seminar in Black Studies

    Credits 3
    The culminating seminar course for the Black Studies Minor. Students propose, develop and present a scholarly or academically informed creative final project involving one of the Black communities of the region; reflective of their studies in one or more of the social, political, aesthetic, and economic experiences of Black people. Use of academic research, critical reading, and writing skills are required.
    Graded
  
  • BLS 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Conditions and hours to be arranged
    Requirements: Prerequisite:Upper-division standing; permission of instructor, department chairperson and college dean
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BLS 496 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Conditions and hours to be arranged
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 101 - Introduction to Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Bioengineering majors only.
    Overview of important areas of bioengineering with a particular focus on biomedical engineering. Orthopedic and soft tissue implants will be discussed with related areas of biomechanics. Function and repair of eyes, kidneys, hearts, and other organs will be covered. The course will also cover FDA regulation, ethics and the biomedical business.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 162 - Current Topics: Designing a Healthier Planet and its People

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Lecture
    An overview of important areas of bioengineering with a focus on how design can benefit all biological systems spanning from the environment and our planet, to the humans that populate the planet. Topics include how chemistry can help improve energy sources and help decrease the effect of human activities on the environment, how engineering design can improve the health and well being of humans and how government agencies work to regulate these activities in the U.S.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 196 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 201 - Sophomore Seminar: Current Topics in Bioengineering

    Credits 1
    Seminar
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 101; Sophomore Standing
    A journal club style seminar course to expose bioengineering majors to the current advances in the field. All fields of bioengineering such as, cell and tissue engineering, bioenergy, biocatalysis, bioinformatics, biodevices, microfluidics, nanodevices and biomaterials will be surveyed. Students will read scientific articles published, discuss the contents presented in the articles, write review of the articles they read, and present their findings in class.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 232 - Fundamentals for Engineering Biology Lab II

    Credits 1
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 101
    Introduction to next-generation techniques in genetic, molecular, biochemical, and cellular engineering. Lab modules include: gene and genome engineering, protein isolation and separation, enzyme analysis and product development based on useful applications of biological technologies.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 255 - Biology for Engineers

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
    Principles of biology at the biology/engineering interface. The course will discuss biological principles that can inform an approach to engineering that is more in harmony with living systems and it will present engineering analyses of the structure and function of human tissue. Topics include an introduction to molecular biology, evolution and design, cell structure and function, the mechanics of tissues, sensing and signal transmission in the nervous system, biological energy generation and transduction, chemical detoxification and waste handling, and tissue defense mechanisms.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 296 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 311 - Statistics for Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Lecture
    Requirements: Prerequisite:BIO 131 or BNG 232
    A study of the basic and advanced concepts in the systematic design of experiments and the statistical methods for analyzing them. Bioengineering experiments such as single factor, factorial, fractional factorial, and Taguchi designs are explored. Statistical procedures are utilized to study data from clinical trials, bioengineering research and biomedical device design and manufacturing processes.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 312 - Biotransport

    Credits 3
    Introduction to the biotransport phenomena in biomanufacturing systems and unit operations. Emphasis is placed on principles and applications of fluid and mass transport processes in bioreactors, cell, tissue and organ systems. Topics include fundamentals of diffusion and mass transport in and out of cells, immobilized catalysts and biofilms; principles and significance of chemical and biochemical reaction kinetics; and fluid and mass transport in pipes and culture vessels, as well as organs and medical and diagnostic devices.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 315 - Biomechanics

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 111 or PHY 113 and BNG 255 and Prerequisite or Corequisite MTH 212 & BNG 317
    Introduction to the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and systems. Specific topics include: structure and function of biological tissues, mechanical properties of natural and prosthetic materials, and analysis of both rigid body and deformational mechanics applied to biological tissues including bone and soft connective tissues. Basic concepts of deformable body mechanics, including stress and strain analysis, viscoelasticity, muscle action and applications to common problems in orthopedic biomechanics.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 316 - Biomaterials

    Credits 3
    An introduction to biological and biomedical materials. The course examines the structure and properties of metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and biological materials and their interaction with biological systems. Consideration is given to biocompatibility and biodegradation of natural and synthetic biomedical materials and their use for hard and soft tissue replacement, organ replacement, coating and adhesives, dental implants, and drug delivery systems. Recent trends in biomaterials design, synthesis, commercialization and performance are also discussed.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 317 - Biomechanics Laboratory

    Credits 1
    Requirements: PreReq: BNG 101; Co-Req 315
    In support of the biomechanics lecture course, this laboratory covers computational and experimental methods in biomechanics and biomaterials.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 318 - Biomeasurement and Control

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: ECE 211
    A fundamental understanding of medical instrumentation together with measurements in the growing fields of molecular biology, cellular biology, and tissue engineering. This course introduces students to measurements, covers the necessary electronics, and then clinical chemistry measurements, cell counting and characterization, measurements on the nervous system, heart and circulation, lung function, kidney function and medical imaging.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 319 - Chemical Methods in Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: PreReq: BNG 101, CHM 151/162
    Chemical principles and key concepts for bioengineers including chemical nomenclature, chemical syntheses, nucleic acid and protein chemistry, enzymology, metabolism, and others. Students will utilize the methods and concepts taught in this course for problem solving in biotechnology, biomanufacturing and the biopharmaceutical fields. This course also discusses manufacturing, validating, and using drugs, plastics, gels, polymers and fuels for biotechnology industry.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 321 - Quantitative Anatomy and Physiology for Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BIO 121 and CHM 152
    A foundation for the study of advanced topics in bioengineering, with a focus on learning terminology and concepts essential to the understanding of human physiology. The subject of human anatomy and physiology while analyzing functional physiology from an engineering viewpoint will be covered.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 396 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 411 - Bioengineering Lab

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 312
    An introduction to laboratory methods in biotechnology and to the biotechnology industry. The course includes genetic engineering, protein manufacture, purification and analysis. The laboratory component includes bioengineering techniques, biosafety, data acquisition and analysis. There is also an introduction to software for engineering analysis and modeling.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 412 - Molecular Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite:BNG 101, 255; BIO 121; CHM 152, 162;
    This course is designed to provide an understanding of how molecules drive function in biological systems. Students will become proficient in cell biology and integrate that knowledge with the chemical nature of molecules. The students will utilize mathematics, science and engineering concepts to study how biological molecules interact. Examples of current day advances and discoveries will highlight contemporary issues facing the field of bioengineering and how the field has addressed those challenges. Cross-listed with BNG 512
    Graded
  
  • BNG 414 - Biosoft Materials and Fluids

    Credits 3
    Requirements: PreReq:BNG 312, 316; MTH 212
    The properties, structures and rheology of soft condensed matter and complex fluids such as polymer melts, colloids, gels, liquid crystals and amphiphiles. Basic thermodynamics and dynamics of soft materials and complex fluids found in biological systems are discussed. A wide range of applications in biosoft materials are also exemplified.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 415 - Biomedical Fibrous Materials and Composites

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prereq: BNG 316
    Structure and properties of functionally advanced and intelligent fibrous structures and polymeric fiber reinforced composites for biomedical applications. Also studied are polymeric material systems for coating, adhesives and polymeric matrices, and fibrous scaffold structures including nanofiber webs, and reinforcing performs for composites such as knitted or woven fabrics, 3-D fabrics, nonwovens, braided and knotted structures. Properties of the resulting structures and their application areas such as nanobiocomposites, biomedical fibrous composites, and other multifunctional products are considered. Cross-listed with BNG 515
    Graded
  
  • BNG 416 - Biomedical Devices

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing in Bioengineering or permission of instructor or Dept. Chair.
    Construction and functional principles of medical devices. An array of medical devices and implants will be reverse engineered to reveal their basic design, construction and operating principle. The final project will be to develop your own design for a device or implant. Cross-listed with BNG 516
    Graded
  
  • BNG 417 - Nanotechnology in Bioengineering Systems

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prereq: BNG 316, BNG 321
    An introduction to the basic concepts of nanosciences and the application of nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Fundamentals of design in nanoscience and nanotechnology are explored. Ethical and environmental implications in the rapid development of nanotechnology and molecular probe engineering are also discussed. Methods used in the research and development of bioengineering are described. The interface between nanosized materials and biomolecules, the application of nanoparticles and nanoassemblies, modeling of interactions between nanoparticles and cells and tissues, and nanomedicine are covered. Cross-listed with BNG 517
    Graded
  
  • BNG 418 - Biological Interactions on Material Surfaces

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prereq: BNG 316, BNG 321
    A discussion on the surface interactions between different biological tissues and biomaterials. Protein adsorption to biomaterials, selective protein surface binding, biomolecule-nanomaterial interactions, ligand-functionalized biomaterial surfaces, growth factors on biomaterial scaffolds, cell and tissue interactions with biomaterials, functionalization of materials to promote protein and cell interactions, hydrogel nanocomposites in biology and medicine, inflammatory response to implanted nanostructured materials, collagen-coated titanium surfaces, and prevention of postsurgical adhesions are the topics to be covered. This course will also focus on the principles of the surface interaction of implants in host environment. Cross-listed with BNG 518
    Graded
  
  • BNG 419 - Biomimetics

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing in Bioengineering or permission of instructor or Dept. Chair.
    Biomimetics - human-made processes, substances, devices or systems that imitate nature. This course focuses on substances prepared and engineered to meet biomedical uses. The biomimetic process of self-assembly; bioengineering of biological materials; structure hierarchy; imaging, identification and characterization of biological and biomimetic materials; biomimetic electronics, optics, actuation and sensing. Cross-listed with BNG 519
    Graded
  
  • BNG 420 - Case Studies in Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 311; Corequisite or Prerequisite ENL 266 or permission of instructor
    Research analysis and discussion of important developments in Bioengineering. The cases will be selected from a variety of sources-seminal legal cases, patents and inventions. Cross-listed with BNG 520
    Graded
  
  • BNG 421 - Cell and Tissue Engineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prereq: BNG 321
    Principles of growth of normal functioning biological tissues and organs outside the human body that serve as replacement body parts. Students will also learn how living cells within a body differentiate and grow, that is, stem cell and related competitive technologies.
    Graded
  
  • BNG 422 - Research in Bioengineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 311, BNG 316
    Independent research in the broadly defined field of Bioengineering. The focus may be more on the underlying science that students typically experience in a BNG course. The research will be conducted as projects that are the exercise for students to be acquainted with the research tools and instruments used in bioengineering. Students will define a problem or explore an unfamiliar phenomenon, design the experiment, collect and analyze data, and use the results to solve the problem or explain the phenomenon under the guidance of faculty advisors. Cross-listed with BNG 522
    Graded
  
  • BNG 423 - Biosystems Analysis and Design

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BNG 311, 318; MTH 212
    Biomedical signal characteristics, properties of physiological systems, and mathematical modeling of signals from biosystems and biomedical instrumentation. Applied mathematical methods for describing and analyzing biomedical signals such as ECG, EEG, EMG, heart sounds, breath sounds, blood pressure, and tomographic images are considered. Computational, modeling and simulation tools (e.g., MatLab and LabView) are introduced for biomedical signal processing and systems analysis. A group computer project in bioengineering design will be assigned to enhance the proficiency in using the modeling and simulation tools. Cross-listed with BNG 523
    Graded
  
  • BNG 424 - Human Organogenesis

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: BIO 121, BNG 255
    Understanding development of the human body from gametogenesis through birth. Students will learn about totipotent, pluripotent and mutipotent cell populations, and how cells differentiate and adopt specific fates. They will learn how each major organ system develops throughout embryogenesis, and how this knowledge can be used as a template for tissue engineering applications. Cross-listed with BNG 524
    Graded
  
  • BNG 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Cross-listed with MMT 495
    Graded
  
  • BNG 496 - Directed Study

    Credits 3
    Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Cross-listed with MMT 496
    Graded
  
  • BRF 107 - Intro Human & Soc Scien

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: College Now Students Only
    To prepare students for the college-level study of humanities and social sciences by improving students’ reading comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking and particular reading skills necessary for understanding and interpreting college-level humanities and social science materials; and by introducing students to important questions raised by the study of the humanities and the social sciences and to ways of thinking about these questions.
    Exclude Credit
  
  • BUS 101 - iSucceed

    Credits 1
    A one-credit class designed to help freshman students enhance their academic skills while introducing them to campus life. The course is organized around the acquisition of life skills and developing strategies for achieving academic and career success focusing on topics such as (College Transition, Time Management, Foundations for Learning, Self-discovery and Career Development, UMD Resources, College Navigation and Conquering Assessment, Work-life Balance, and Credit-Financial Management). This course provides an opportunity for students to learn more about themselves as a learner, test-taker, UMD student and as a future professional.
    Pass/Not Pass
  
  • CAS 101 - Introduction to the Arts and Sciences

    Credits 1Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
    Requirements: Prerequisite: CAS Major Only
    Introduction to study in the disciplines of the College of Arts and Sciences. This course is designed to increase student success at college. The overall goal of the course is to facilitate a smooth transition to college life by engaging students in a structured curriculum of academic and life skills enhancement while, at the same time, encouraging the development of enduring relationships between students, faculty and advisors, and classmates. To accomplish this goal, the content of the class includes: locating and utilizing campus resources, the importance of co-curricular activity on campus, goal setting and time management skills, writing skills, test preparation and taking skills, critical and creative thinking skills, and career and major/minor exploration.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 161 - Civil Eng Design Graphic

    Credits 2
    1 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
    Requirements: Corequisite: MTH 113
    The standard graphical means of communication between the civil engineer and the constructor are introduced. The students’ graphic communication skills are developed including the ability to use computer-aided graphic systems.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 196 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 202 - Mechanics of Materials

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prereqs: EGR 241; Minimum grade of C-
    The behavior of materials and members under axial load, torsion, flexure, shear and combined loads, including the deflection of beams and buckling of columns. The relationship between stress and strain, principal stresses and strains and yield and fracture criteria are discussed. Previously offered as CEN 303.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 209 - Intro Transporta Eng Sys

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre reqs: MTH 114 and PHY 111
    A comprehensive overview of the characteristics of transportation systems. Concepts in major areas such as geometric design, human factors, traffic engineering simulation, and transportation planning and evaluation, including travel behavior and socioeconomic effects, will be introduced. Principles of highway construction and design will be included.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 212 - Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory

    Credits 1
    3 hours laboratory
    Requirements: Co-req: CEN 202
    Laboratory experiments are conducted to investigate the physical characteristics of materials and to verify the assumptions made in the course Mechanics of Materials (CEN 202). A series of laboratory experiments are conducted and production sites are visited to assess the engineering properties of aggregates and concrete.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 296 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 301 - Surveying

    Credits 4
    Requirements: Pre reqs MTH 113, CEN 161
    A study of the theory and practice of plane surveying as applied to property, topographic, and engineering surveys, including curves, error theory and earth-work as related to civil engineering projects.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 303 - Fluid Mechanics

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-req: EGR 242
    The mechanics of fluids, fluid properties, fluid statics. Kinematics and dynamics of flow fields are developed. Dimensional analysis, metering, laminar and turbulent flows will also be discussed. Emphasis is placed on energy equations with applications to closed conduit and open channel flow problems. Boundary layer concepts and drag and lift forces on submerged bodies are also considered.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 304 - Intro Environmental Engineering

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-Requisites: CEN 303, CHM 152
    Introduction to the sanitary engineering field. The environmental problems of urbanization and the natural cycle of water are discussed. Elementary hydrology, physical, chemical and biological principles of the treatment of water and wastewater are covered. Municipal services - water mains, sanitary sewers and storm water drainage, layout and operation of purification and treatment works are studied in detail. In addition, state and federal regulatory standards are introduced and discussed.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 305 - Soil Mechanics

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre req CEN 202, min grade C-; coreq CEN 315, 303
    Physical and mechanical properties of soils including weight-volume relationships, index and classification properties, compaction, permeability and consolidation characteristics. Effective stresses and soil strength parameters are also discussed. Previously offered as CEN 403.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 306 - Structural Analysis

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-Req: CEN 202 with a minimum grade of C-
    Analysis of forces, moments, and deformations of determinate and indeterminate beams, fames, trusses, and other structural systems. Classical and computer methods used. (Formerly offered as CEN 321.)
    Graded
  
  • CEN 307 - Analysis & Design Reinforced Concrete Structures

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prereqs: CEN 161, 306
    The methods of structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete beams, columns, frames, and one-and two-way slabs are formulated and discussed.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 313 - Fluid Mechanics Lab

    Credits 1
    3 hours laboratory
    Requirements: Pre-Requisite: CEN 303; Co-Req: CEN 325
    Laboratory experiments supplementing the theory course CEN 303 Fluid Mechanics and CEN 325 Water Resource Engineering, with the objective of introducing the student to the field of fluid observations and experimentation.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 314 - Intro Environmental Engineering Lab

    Credits 1
    3 hours laboratory
    Requirements: Co-requisite: CEN 304
    Laboratory experiments in the testing of water and wastewater. Supplements the theory course CEN 304.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 315 - Soil Mechanics Lab

    Credits 1
    3 hours laboratory
    Requirements: Coreq CEN 305
    Laboratory experiments in testing of various types of soils. Supplements the theory course CEN 405. Previously offered as CEN 413.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 323 - Geotechnical Engineering

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prereqs: CEN 305, 315
    Subsurface investigation and characterization based upon current methods of laboratory and in situ testing. Bearing capacity theory and geotechnical design of shallow foundations. Introduction to analysis and design of deep foundations and earth retaining structures. Previously offered as CEN 423.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 325 - Water Resources Engineer

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: CEN 303; Co-req: CEN 313
    Elementary surface and groundwater hydrology, pressure flow and open channel flow fundamentals. Topics include basic probability and statistics with a water resources emphasis, watershed based and site drainage concepts, natural and constructed open channel systems, reservoir routing and design, analysis and management issues. Also covered are the analysis and design of pressure flow systems, dam spillways, energy dissipaters and stilling basins. An integrated, systems analyses approach to water resources engineering is emphasized. Previously offered as CEN 311.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 334 - Traffic Engineering

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-req: CEN 209 or 309
    Introduction to the concepts of movement control. Discussion and quantitative appraisal of the characteristics of the transport user, the vehicle, the road, the navigation and control systems. Written and oral reports are assigned on field data collections and evaluations of typical control problems, traffic studies, road user reactions, and potential future transport systems. Previously offered as CEN 434.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 396 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 402 - Engineering Economy

    Credits 2
    2 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 112 or MTH 114
    A study of the principles involved in the analysis of proposed investment in capital assets for decision-making. Emphasis is placed on techniques for economy studies of multiple alternatives, uncertainties in forecasts, increment costs, taxes, retirement and replacement. Current economic issues, overview of economic decision-making and investment are also discussed. Enrollment is normally limited to engineering seniors.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 408 - Analysis and Design of Steel Structures

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-requisite: CEN 306
    The field of structural engineering is introduced through a study of the methods of structural analysis and design of steel structures using the Load and Resistance Factor Design Method. Previously CEN 308.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 411 - Water Quality Engineering

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-Requisite: CEN 304
    Factors influencing the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface and ground waters. Unit operations and processes related to water treatment are emphasized.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 412 - Pollution Control of Waste

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-Requisite: CEN 411
    The nature and causes of wastewater pollutants and the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of these wastes. The analysis, treatment, and disposal of domestic, municipal, and industrial wastes are studied. Design of wastewater collection, pumping, and treatment facilities are practiced.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 419 - Advanced Traffic Engineering

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 112 or PHY 114; or premission of instructor
    Applied technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design, operations, and management of surface transportation facilities. A course project is required and includes topic areas in capacity analysis, simulation software applications, modeling traffic flow, environmental impact studies and other studies including volume, speed, travel-time, and delay studies. Cross-listed with PHY 419, PHY 519, CEN 519
    Graded
  
  • CEN 421 - Matrx Meth-Struct Analys Matrx Meth Struct Analysis

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prereq: CEN 306
    Fundamental matrix algebra including inversion of matrices. Stiffness matrices for spring assemblages, trusses, beams, and planar frames. Introduction to flexibility method. Computer programs are used by students to solve matrix equations.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 425 - Structural Mechanics

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Prerequisite: CEN 306
    Study of techniques used to analyze structural indeterminate systems. Energy methods used to determine stresses and deformations in structural members. Approximate and numerical methods used for structural analysis. Introduction to plastic structural analysis. Composite structures. Introduction to the analysis of plates and shells. Cross-listed with CEN 525
    Graded
  
  • CEN 428 - Probability and Statistics for Civil Engineers

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre req MTH 211or MTH 213, minimum grade of C-
    Covers probability theories, discrete and continuous random variables and various distributions. Descriptive statistics, hypothesis test, confidence intervals and linear regression analysis will be covered.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 432 - Pavement Design

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Prereq: CEN 309
    Provides a comprehensive understanding of pavement design. Basic principles and various design methods of pavements will be introduced. Major topics to be covered are stresses in flexible and rigid pavements, AASHTO design method for flexible and rigid pavements, design of overlays, design of airports, and other design methods of flexible and rigid pavements.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 433 - Sp Top:Geotechnical Eng

    Credits 3
    3 hours lecture
    Requirements: Pre-req: CEN 323
    Selected topics of special interest in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Topics will include geotechnical aspects of landfill design, design principals and uses of geosynthetics for drainage systems, separation, and soil reinforcement, slope stability analysis, and various other techniques for soil stabilization and site improvement. Cross-listed with CEN 533
    Graded
  
  • CEN 452 - Ethical, Professional and Safety Issues

    Credits 1
    1 hour lecture
    Requirements: Coreq CEN 491
    The professional nature of engineering and the code of ethics which governs its practice. Safety issues pertaining to field practice by civil engineers are covered. Students learn to make competent on-the-job decisions and improve professional practice with an emphasis on safety for workers in the field. Requirements include completing an OSHA safety certification course, for which students pay a fee.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 453 - Hydrology

    Credits 3
    This is a senior/graduate level course designed to provide the student with a comprehensive exposure to the science of physical and statistical hydrology. The goal of the course is to empower the individual with tools necessary to develop expertise in watershed and water resources systems design, planning and management.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 484 - Pavement Materials

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-reqs: CEN 209, CEN 212
    Bituminous and nonbituminous materials and mix-design, asphalt binder, bituminous mixtures, conventional and superpave mix-design methods, surface and subgrade soils, mineral aggregates, Portland cement concretes, material characterization and testing, fracture, fatigue, and permanent deformation, novel pavement materials and additives, and pavement recycling. Field trips to an off-campus laboratory may be required. Cross-listed with CEN 584
    Graded
  
  • CEN 491 - Civil Engineer Project

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 2.00
    Requirements: Prerequisite: Senior Standing
    Final design experience requiring practitioner involvement, student reports, and oral presentations. An interdisciplinary, team approach is emphasized. Graded IP in fall.
    Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
  
  • CEN 495 - Independent Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Requirements: Prereq: Upper-Division Standing;permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean.
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • CEN 496 - Directed Study

    Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
    Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 100 - Preparation for College Chemistry

    Credits 4
    2 hours lecture, 1 hour recitation, 2 hours laboratory
    Helps students overcome science, mathematics, and reasoning difficulties so that they may be successful in their required general chemistry course. The lecture and the laboratory are integrated to ensure that students have direct hands-on experience with most of the abstract ideas covered in the lecture.
    Exclude Credit
  
  • CHM 101 - General Chemistry I

    Credits 3
    4 hours lecture and recitation
    Requirements: Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 101
    Essentials of general, inorganic and physical chemistry covering matter and energy, measurements, atomic structure and nuclear chemistry, electron structure and periodicity, properties of the elements and compounds, chemical bonding and structure, ionic and molecular compounds, gases, liquids and solids, solutions, stoichiometry, chemical reactions and calculations, kinetics and equilibrium, properties of acids, bases and salts.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 102 - General Chemistry II

    Credits 3
    4 hours lecture and recitation
    Requirements: Prerequisite: At least a C- in CHM 101
    Continuation of CHM 101. Essentials of general, organic and biochemistry. Structure in organic chemistry, organic families and nomenclature, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, lipids, amino acids and proteins, nuclei acids, enzymes, metabolic processes (anabolism and catabolism), biochemical energy, nutrition.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 130 - Chemistry and the Environment

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
    3 hours lecture
    Available to anyone in the university, this course provides substantial treatment, with demonstrations, of the chemistry involved in consumer concerns (food additives, medicines, detergents, etc.), air and water pollution, elementary biochemistry, and the general question of power generation and utilization (fuel cells, solar energy conversion, nuclear energy, etc.). No knowledge of chemistry is assumed, but it is hoped the student will have had high school chemistry or its equivalent.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 132 - Chemistry in Nutrition and Health

    Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
    3 hours lecture
    Nutrition and health issues facing people today and the chemistry needed to understand them. Topics to be discussed include health efforts of toxic substances, the science of proper diet, and some of the biochemistry needed to understand diseases such as cancer and AIDS.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 140 - Survey of Forensic Analysis

    Credits 3
    Survey of Forensic Science. Topics including fingerprint, footprint, fabric, glass, ballistics, blood, urine, alcohol, drug, DNA analysis, and evidence collection.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 151 - Principles of Modern Chemistry I

    Credits 3
    4 hours lecture and recitation
    Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 101 or 120 or 131
    Physical and chemical principles pertaining to the structure of chemical species and the nature, extent, and rates of chemical reactions. The details of stoichiometry, energy changes associated with chemical reactions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, and the phenomenon of chemical periodicity are emphasized and discussed in light of modern scientific theories. For science and engineering majors. Honors sections are offered.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 152 - Principles of Modern Chemistry II

    Credits 3
    Requirements: Pre-req: At least C- in CHM 151 or CHM 153
    A continuation of CHM 151. The details of the behavior of solids, liquids, & gases, the types of intermolecular forces, colligative properties, gaseous equilibrium, aqueous equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, and nuclear chemistry are emphasized and discussed in light of modern scientific theories. For science and engineering majors. Honors sections are offered.
    Graded
  
  • CHM 153 - Mod&App Chem Sci&Eng I

    Credits 3
    Combined lecture/laboratory
    Requirements: Pre-req: High School Algebra or MTH 101
    Physical and chemical principles pertaining to the structure of chemical species and the nature, extent and rates of chemical reactions. The details of stoichiometry, energy changes associated with chemical reactions, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, chemical periodicity, and the application to materials are emphasized and explored in an interactive format.
    Graded
 

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